Thanks for the update ozbomber.
Weird that nobody else has put up Conny, since the majority of members are big boob lovers.

@DANO70 we have not yet been told a way to make scene scripts dynamic for clip type ie: change clipsprite posY and standing height for table or top or pole/inout..it may require some java Boolean if/then dynamic, or an agreed common clipsprite 'relative-hotspot' to be incorporated by Totem in the player itself one day.

Here is my story for weekend:
What was said between Wendy and Emy when they took out their sex toys? Lo!
Ooops! This pictures are only for adults :)

@MrBeeKeeper said in a PM to me: Perhaps we need a sort of "Technicians section" or "Helping Hand" category in the Forum, 'cause official Help with its simplified FAQs is far from sufficient, and the new users have no idea first about for what all these "stickies" here and there are.

And my reply: You echo an idea proposed by Dorsai, and I have thoughts on this, too. Follow the "sport" thread again, for more ideas like this.

If you read between the lines of MrBee's PM, you will see other ideas embedded in his words not specifically addressed in my words following. Although a frustrated user myself, I can't think of everything and more input is required displaying other user's frustrations and suggested solutions as well. Thank you in advance for ALL suggestions from any source and anyone sharing our passion for Sport.
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The database cannot be indexed. But an "Index" topic title can be created. This is the outline of my idea, still in infancy:

for help with this problem..................Look for this thread topic:
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trouble with connections..................[/http:/thread topic here]
can't search the forums real good...http://www.virtuagirl.com/forumPost.php?foId=1&ftId=24659
Paypal is asking for a credit card.....www.virtuagirl.com/forumPost.php?foId=39&ftId=29265&forum_search=paypal#post462581

This list could be easily sorted Alphabetically, or in groups with sub-headings (for ease of use), in a worksheet off-line then posted (or reposted) until a good useable list exists. We only need a few topics to "get the user started" until his index (in the drop-down search box shown in the screenshot above) is built up from scratch.

An index topic can be set to point to any post, anywhere in ancient history, bringing past very useful information back into the lime light, thereby assisting not only new users, but the Triple Diamonds as well.

An index topic is a "work-around" in and of itself - producing an index to topics throughout the database. It may need updating from time to time as updates are introduced.

References to past features (removed from recent versions) can be indexed as well, for users preferring to stay with an older version of the software and wishing information about an older feature they may be as yet unfamiliar.
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Note that the term "new-user" can be interpreted in many ways.

We may need to include instructions on how to enter a thread topic into the drop-down box. You and I are well versed, but we forget quickly the early frustrations of new users as we learn our own "work-arounds" and such the like. We all know that backslashes and plus signs don't work, and post accordingly - new users need to know this up front.

Edit: sorry for all the edits. I was looking for clear language in this post, as not all users have English as their first language and (as I've discovered much to my own chagrin) my own slang can often be (and quite often still is) misleading or misinterpreted in the forums.

This work may seem daunting, and a new version of the forums may be coming down the pipe soon anyway, negating the very need for this index. But it really isn't that much work, and the benefits far outway the frustration, imho. After 15 years, I can't see this being an original idea, and I'm surprised it hasn't been already implemented. Maybe I'm missing something... Anyway, it makes for good sport.

Very good jobs @Apasas. Thx.

Brilliant @Apasas, but I think the girls got lost on the way to another thread! lol

Is there a way to "deny" transitions in the new 3K cards ? They can be very annoying in progressive hotness during scene playing. Also has anyone figured out a .scn text that would adjust a swing clip location and still keep the standing/sitting setting of a single clipsprite ?

This took some thought... But I think I got what I want... II was going to do the 30 models 1 point but I thought some girls deserved more...

3= Melisa, Melena Tara


2= Playful *****, Tess Lyndon, Miela, Chelsea French, Monika



1= Jana Cova, Aika May, Little Caprice, Sarah, Jenni Gregg, Jenny Appach
Monica Sweet, Bailey Ryder, Carla Cox, Antonia, Abigale Johnson, Claire Castle Tracy Lindsay, Eve Angel


(All girls and numbers are subject to change) lol

Marie makes a pitch to get more votes...Or should I say Dirty Marie.

I agree - the makeup has been very good as of late. Nice work! (Although that is a REAL closeup shot of Naomi's face :)

You are welcome.

I believe that card 666 (Angel Kiss - Devil's Kiss) is the lowest number of the 'a' series (VirtuaGirl HD cards) to be republished in 1080p.

Ohhhhh. I forgot to factor in any updates to the older cards. That makes sense. I still use 720 so not great for me but it makes sense. Thanks @JonC001.

Cards are now priced based on the highest resolution possible made for such card.
All cards made in 3K reflect that price.
All cards made in 1080p but not 3K reflect that price.
All cards made in 720p but not higher reflect that price.

Some older 720p cards were redone in 1080p, so these will now cost more.

However, discounts make it possible for cheaper prices, based on user level (gold, platinum, diamond, etc.). The higher the user level, the greater the discount.

Plus, new cards are even cheaper for the first seven days.



Top screenshot shows the discount levels and benefits.
Middle screenshot shows one of Marta's cards. See the upper right corner where it says 'full HD 1080p'?
Bottom screenshot shows one of Marta's cards. See the upper right corner where it says 'HD ready 720p'?

A bit of fun in between votes...

I am a Diamond member, so I know that gets me a certain discount under the new pricing system.

After about card 1361 cards all get to be consistently a higher price. But when I look back at older cards in the store most of the cards are one price (for me 1.04 credits) but then one will jump up to 1.30 credits. Like Marta's card 886 is a lower price than her card 887. Then it goes back down. This happens all throughout the store. Especially with some of the older cards.

Why is that? It's disappointing, especially with the price jump that some of these popular cards also seem priced at a premium.

Am I missing something?

Tina Kaye - I wonder who would feel more honoured?

Update on Sunday, February 8th, 2015.

72 members have posted votes to date.

Latest spreadsheet is found using the following link:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xx6d5fgcrx9tfej/30-PointPerfect%20070215.xlsx?dl=0

As promised last week, I have compiled a list of those members with unique model selections. I.E. no one else has mentioned that model. Formatting may be a bit rough. I have not named all girls from Classic or Desk Babes cards.

Member Pseudo No/uniques
BJlover.........1 Whitney Conroy
Marko2012.......1 Carmen Croft
Ullubu..........3 Leyla Black, Mia Hilton, Belle Claire
pduff1976.......1 Tina Kay
member84392371.10 Baby Nicole, Ally Style, Conny, 7c/d-series
Spiderman1804...1 Liliane Tiger
Bantu1..........1 Lyen Parker
Barley..........1 Blanca Brooke
zetheral........4 Billie Star, 3 d-series
Rita69..........1 Maggie
EverthangForev..1 Lindsay Olsen
UncleHGL........7 Charlotta, Jenny Appach, Nicca, 4 c-series
Rich55..........2 Maya Mai, Kayla
Moritz89........1 Myuki Son
kev1n2..........1 Lucky
TrRc84..........1 Alice Saint
rebailne.........1 Davon Kim
Vette99.........2 Elisa, Jennifer Max
mu6best.........1 Axelle Parker
darkcloud.......2 Jenny McClain, Lucianna
DonDigodon......3 Desk Babes
Stefnev1........1 Classic
spiderman101....3 Alyssa Reece, 2 c-series
MelisaFanAnita2.2 Classic Desk Babes
Astaroth999.....1 Tea
anonym79........2 Lena Love, Nicol Vanilla
Apasas..........5 Mai, Ting, Andie, Nesty, Pussykat
EdVonSchlegg....1 Carie
zzmaskers.......1 Mandy Match
superbear123....1 Lola Taylor
2manychoices....1 Classic
Sonder..........1 Jasmine Arabia
frito...........1 Amandine
RockinTheBoat...1 Kelly Black
horatio14.......2 Anna, Goldie
DiabolicKiwi....1 Katty
Weabul..........2 Zoe, 1 c-series

Lilianne Tiger...

Lilianne Tiger...

I said earlier that "each card has a unique 4-digit number ranging 0001 to 9999"

This isn't quite true. The same number might be used again in future, adding another character to the end to make it unique.

default file locations (Windows 7, VirtuaGirl for PC 1.2.0.60):

C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd (all vghd program and data files)

C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/bin (main programming)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/data (program data)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/models (model animation files)

C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/data/a#### (card data -VirtuaGirl)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/data/b#### (card data -VirtuaGuyHD)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/data/c#### (card data -DeskBabes)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/data/d#### (card data -VirtuaGirl Classic)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/data/e#### (card data -VirtuaGirl Interactive)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/data/f#### (card data -DeskBabes Interactive)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/data/emptyCollection (card bundle promotion)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/data/cache5 (program data)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/data/musics (user mp3 files)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/data/playlists (user definable within the program)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/data/scenes (user full-screen animation files)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/data/skins (user skin files)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/data/WebLocalStorage (program data)

C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/models/a#### (animation clips -VirtuaGirl)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/models/b#### (animation clips -VirtuaGuyHD)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/models/c#### (animation clips -DeskBabes)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/models/d#### (animation clips -VirtuaGirl Classic)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/models/e#### (animation clips -VirtuaGirl Interactive)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/models/f#### (animation clips -DeskBabes Interactive)
C:/Users/[User-name]/AppData/Local/vghd/models/demoa (program data)

Note: '####' are used as place-holders in this example
each card has a unique 4-digit number ranging 0001 to 9999
[User-name] will be different on everyone's computer
the slashes are all reversed here (editing in this forum is tricky)

Caution to moderators:
editing this post will remove all of the slashes if they are replaced with the more correct backslashes

Perhaps VGHD models phantasize about completely different things...

I voted for Kristine Crystalis. She has that conventional but sexy look about her. And she had given me some of my most memorable clips.

I also really like Satin Blook with her exotic look and fantastic ass. Lea Tyrone is a worthy leader.

This is probably what would happen if Lucynova worked in my office...

If you are asking 'Can I change my votes in the 30 Point Poll?' the answer is yes. Just add a new post on the 30 points to perfection thread, identifying the new list as "revised". Same 2 rules apply, and your new list replaces the old list.


http://www.virtuagirl.com/forumPost.php?foId=3&ftId=29396

Lea Tyron still has zero points. Maybe you NEED to post a revision.

Oz

@JonC001

On the website and in the software, not all cards with the 'cage' is specified. I expect that to be found in DeskBabes cards with 'cage'.

In 'Girl store' of VirtuaGirl are only 11 cards to find. See my previous post - there are many more cards.

I checked the software DB store.
I found not one card tagged as 'cage'.

Hello!

I would like to know which of the following Desk-Babe cards contain cage Animations:

044 Deny & Melisa
458 Lola & Baily Ryder
455 Lena Love & Lola
359 eileen & Baby Cindy

Regards
Menelaos

Thanks so far guys.

If theres is anyone who can tell me about the Cards mentioned on my initial post it would be great, too.

Regards

Can't wait for Viola. I guess she has become the Uniform Girl on VG. Viola in 3K -- WOW!

As for Camila Chix, I'm not really impressed. Not a fan of that blonde and black hair.

The VirtuaGirl application stores its working data in two folders: data and models. Both have lots of subfolders. The data folder contains control information. The models folder contains the playable clips of the cards you've purchased. The majority of the subfolders in each of these two folders are named after a card and contain data for that card only. In addition to the cards you've purchased, there will also be folders for every card demo that has passed through your carrousel. The data folder also contains a number of special purpose files and folders needed to make the application function.

GOOD NEWS: If you damage or lose any of the contents of either the data or models folders, the VG application can rebuild them, but you may have to right-click the Synchronize with server button on the Advanced window of the Settings tab. Depending on the size of your collection, rebuilding could take a lot of time and there may be shortcuts available. If you have a problem in this regard, ask for help on this forum.

BEGINING ADVICE:

1. Unless you are critically short of space on your default drive, leave the folders where the application put them.
2. Don't try to change the contents of either folder until you are comfortable in using the basic features of the application.
3. It's OK to examine the files. Many of them will make sense when opened as simple ASCII files. Some are XML files and will make more sense if you have an XML reader. A few are binary files and can take days to decode. I know, I've spent days trying.
4. Keep an eye on the size of the Models folder. It will grow dramatically as you add to your collection. When it gets too large, you'll need to move it somewhere else. The VG application makes moving the models folder easy, but there are some tricks. Ask on the forum if you're not sure how to proceed.

a1660 Cherries Disko Inferno - going to the top of my must-have list. Love the western-style cowboy hat and matching heels ..and everything in between! Her confident sly smile is captivating in this pic.
Tom Jones You can leave your hat on courtesy YouTube:
http://tinyurl.com/lzgsm94

@Dorsai6- Again I'm amazed by your knowledge and insight. Pushing a card to the carousel on demand gets my vote. I'll review those threads later.
re: crazy programming logic and your response.. mythoughts: a simple flag bit in an already existant file would work and take zero(0) extra space on the HD. (no response to this required - just me thinking outloud, head shaking slowly side to side)
"Those are the areas I've explored. I can make guesses about other elements of the data folder, but that's all they would be. Hope this helps."
Very much so indeed - thank you for the extra effort and for sharing your knowledge.
Totem- starting to make sense to me now, in a foggy bewildering kind of way

@Wyldanimal- I'm blown away by your insight and skills at presentation - Wow!

These 2 posts can be removed -contain misleading and incorrect information. A revised copy of the incorrect post exists following the latter:
www.virtuagirl.com/forumPost.php?foId=3&ftId=29625&gotolastpage=1#post463230
www.virtuagirl.com/forumPost.php?foId=3&ftId=29625&gotolastpage=1#post463275

Viola is back, YES YES.

Nice going @HSS, downloaded & enjoying.
Yeah, I played with Shaders = ShaderToy = Inigo Quilez - Deform - Square Tunnel a lot too ;) but yo carpet and the slowed down forward cruising speed makes in all ExtraWOW , tks ;0

Updated today 7th Feb 2015:
~included the ommitted planets pics for ETImages folder. I'd assumed ppl had that from a previous ET zip. (sorry about that) ~incl. double shader scene.
~incl. some @HSS suggested right model clipsprite entry (scale: -1, 1, 1) also ~ @HSS's clipspritename tweeks to @DD scene to illustrate model name style & variety ~viz. code comments
This update is same link as 2nd post above ETFG016: Total zip size 45.9 MB
Extract re-download of your previous to 'add & replace' as updates. If you download first time, after 8th Feb ignore all this.
     http://scenes.virtuastripper.net/ETFractalGarden016.zip

This thread is for download link posts only,
Discussions pls goto http://www.virtuagirl.com/forumPost.php?foId=3&ftId=27449&gotolastpage=1#post463741

 

HaHa, NICE your new scene @HSS. Can't keep a good coder down..woohoo.. keep on 'tunneling' ;)
http://www.virtuagirl.com/forumPost.php?foId=3&ftId=29408&pageNb=2#post463742
I tried some of your suggested right model entry/name changes..& put into 'funghi' update to show comparison , very nice, thanks ;)

I'd just like to add..it would be great if @Team could give us hot-key texture changes on the scenes where we have single preset scenes with folders open. (many texture packs say). I'd love that for single files writing. As it is we have to use naming conventions and that still doesn't avoid stalling the whole scene play entirely to change models and backdrops. Transitions between scenes, maybe melty ones etc.

http://scenes.virtuastripper.net/HSS-Magic-Carpet-Ride.zip

Does what it says on the box!

Thanks to Brendan Fogerty for his Endless Tunnel shader on GLSL Sandbox, Beast for giving me new ideas and tweaks to play with. Also TheEmu for his painstaking work on recoding everything to work on VG, lezardo for his antiAlias shader and finally, ET for giving me the idea of using the Simple Wobble shader on this one. You are ALL STARS!

And in this Poll it looks like that Lea Tyron has a big lead. YES that good.

Now @oz can we still put more vote on this girls fro 30 points? I like to add some of them.

Camila Chix gives me a dilemma. After I saw her first show demo...it doesn't get me enough. I might wait to second one. About Viola...well she is not in my type of beauty that I prefer more...but there is a small "maybe" that I'll fine a place for at least one of her show. I know from some source that there are good reasons to safe credits for later ;)

Here is the Demo tab, with the Card I edited Front and Center.
you can see the Three Images that I edited being used.

Next is the Card View popup.
Two of the Images are used there, plus the Overview.demo is Played to give you a sample of the card's animations.

Overview.demo file:
For Any card that you Don't own, and you Have Viewed it's Card through the GUI,
the Data folder for that card is created and an overview.demo file is downloaded.

Go view a card you haven't yet seen..
you will notice a progress bar as this demo file is being downloaded..


and from my example, you can see that If you wanted to, you can really Customize the look of your Assets.

The Data folder holds the Assets that are used by the GUI

I used photoshop to Edit the Three Images. so you can see them in the next images.
the Card image... which is a9999c.jpg ( you missed the "c" in your description above )
the full.png - used on the carousel
the Unlock.png Used on the demo tab and the Card View popup.

the Overview.demo is part of the Card View popup as you will see in the next post.

Re: -with no f(0) folders, P2P won't work, at least not for transfering demos onto your neighbour's carousel.

It all depends. <grin> If you have demos in your f(1) folders, I'm pretty sure P2P will still work with those cards.


Re: If I mark a card with a heart (favourite), the program creates an entire new file on my hard drive to indicate this fact? Unbelievable. Ditto for disabling a card. That's crazy programming logic.

I'm a programmer. I wouldn't do it that way but it is a simple and effective solution. Essentially those files a flags and their cost is just a tiny amount of disk space. The alternative wold be a status file that would probably be harder to maintain.


Re: I wonder if the *overview.demo files are the transitions.

I don't think so. The transitions are in the models folder with an "it" prefix like e0028_it04_38912301.vghd I haven't yet tried to figure out what the numeric codes after the "it" mean.


Re: Why is there a demos.log file and how big will it get? What is it's purpose, and am I really ever likely to look at it?

There have been and still are some problems with the carrousel not working correctly. Totem added this file so we could better report a problem by copying out the relevant part of the log. I have no idea if there is an upper limit to its size.

Re: Carrousel

I and a number of others have requested that Totem modify the VG app so that a user can ***** cards of his choice into the carrousel. That way we can use the carrousel to preview a card before buying. I don't know if Totem has any plan to provide this capability. See the following threads:

Forum > Ideas > Suggested improvements based on version .53
Forum > Everything about VirtuaGirls > Preview before buying?

@Dorsai6 Wow. I didn't expect so much detail. It's a lot to absorb all in one breath. You've gone to a lot of trouble. How in blazes did you ever figure all of
this out? Don't answer that.

Oh, I see. P2P depends on some of the files existing in the models folder.

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For this dialogue, let me define a couple of terms for quick identification:

• (f0) will indicate a models folder containing only the small data files (the demos, the P2P sharing, etc.)
• (f1) will indicate a models folder containing all of the data after buying a card

This will abbreviate the speech and clean up any ***** in the following as I think out loud. I'm trying to figure out if removing all the f(0) folders will affect the performance of the software:

• if I delete the (f0) folders, they get replaced next time the girl shows up on the carousel. The model appears as a grey silhouette on the carousel and the demo is downloaded.
• if I don't delete the (f0) folders, when a girl cycles back to the carousel after a long *****, the software doesn't need to download the demo, because it's already there. No silhouette, no download - immediate playback.
• if I delete the (f0) folders, and shut off automatic download demos, and shut off automatic play demos, I can save some space and only ***** having silhouettes permanently on my carousel, which I don't use anyway. It used to be a promotional tool, but it makes no difference now. The software can play no demos except the demos contained in the f(1) folders (the cards I own).
• with no f(0) folders, P2P won't work, at least not for transfering demos onto your neighbour's carousel.

As a gold member (under 100 cards), if I were to quit now and go away, never to enter the site again; I could continue to use the software as a stand-alone and play all the clips that I own. I wouldn't need the (f0) folders, and I would never need an upgrade. Not that I'm planning this, but with 12,000,000 users I can confidently guarantee you someone else has, and another one is contemplating it. I wouldn't keep those empty folders if I didn't need them. They're always in the way, whenever I go looking for stuff with windows explorer. Users need to know this stuff.

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It's fairly easy to identify which card folders contain a card from the size of the data files. I've been a user for years, but haven't bought many cards. Consequently, I have a large number of folders with very little information in them (ie- I haven't bought that card yet).

Deleting the (f0)'s wouldn't save a lot of space anyway, but a new user might want to do this, considering the vast number of empty folders that exist. A user that will never buy another card might not want them either, even if she was active in the forums and very popular there and planned to stay active for years to come.

To the untrained eye they look like errors, just from their presence. If we decide to include any information about the use of file types in the help files, we had better include this info too.

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If I mark a card with a heart (favourite), the program creates an entire new file on my hard drive to indicate this fact? Unbelievable. Ditto for disabling a card. That's crazy programming logic.

I wonder if the *overview.demo files are the transitions.

Why is there a demos.log file and how big will it get? What is it's purpose, and am I really ever likely to look at it?

Camila Chix's debut today is terrific to say the least. Can't wait to see more shows from this beauty! And another one from Isizzu, great!
I'll skip Viola. Don't own a single card from her first set of cards in the old collection, she's simply not my type a girl. Boobs are way too big, that's a no go. Sry. I am generous and therefore I'll leave her to the big boob guys out there ;-)

@ozbomber I've never participated in your poll in the past. Let me know if I have the rules understood. Reminiscent of hockey and football pools over here, hoping your personalized team will win! (What's the prize for the winner?) You were leading at one point when you said: "Hey guys and gals, I just now took a look at who has voted for most girls in the above top 20. Guess who. MOI."

@Virt4B Love yr avatar, Jana Cova led me to VG, so she gets my 1st vote. Playing the odds (not correctly probably), I'll give only 1 vote for each, and list 30 models.

Jana Cova
Alizee (love her voice- Je suis'Alizee)
Amarna Miller
Anna Tatu
Ariele
Ashley Bulgari
Athina
Beatrix
Bernadette
Bijou
Chelsea French
Chiara
Danielle Trixi (my only American model card - I think)
Ellen (I had a cousin named Ellen - tragique)
Ennie (love the 'London look' makeup a0191)
Eufrat
Heaven
Julya
Katarina H.
Keanna Moire
Lola Reve
Lorena
Melisa
Morgane
Ms. Lynna
Nikky Case
Sandra H.
Tereza
Zoe
Zuzanna

My collection is small. Even so, I had difficulty choosing only 30!

@JeB1952: I am on Windows 8.1 too and never experienced something like problems with the mouse pointer.
@JeB1952 (in another thread): I have having a serious problem with Windows 8.1 (and previous versions of windows) since starting to use PLM again. My mouse pointers are being corrupted or disappears completely.
@Starryk: When exactly does that happen? while PLM is active? Can you reproduce this at will?
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Murphy loves me, and if anything can go wrong it will. I've had trouble with my mouse after installing new software from time to time. It might not be the PLM software, per se. Windows has a mind of it's own when installing driver software, and you might have to trick it into doing what you want. Often windows shares interrupts with different devices (including virtual devices) and isn't too concerned with which interrupts it shares with which devices. Changing the order in which software is installed can make all the difference. Reinstalling your mouse driver might solve your trouble, or it might be time for a new mouse.

Ava's DB

Viola is back #2

Viola is back!

The arrival of Camila Chix #2