Vista sound problem!

I just installed a clean install of vista, and I noticed that I only get 2.1 sound. I have a TerraTec 5.1 FUN PCI sound card, which I installed the drivers for. I connect my speaker system to the soundcard using three 3.5mm jacks. When I play a test sound, all the speakers makes a sound, but elsewhere I only get 2.1 sound! Anyone know how to solve this problem?

Heres a picture of my settings http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/3540/aureon.jpg

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How To Bypass Your ISP And/or Your Country Restrictions

“Site is blocked”, “the administrator has blocked this site”, “Error 403 Forbidden Unauthorized”. All of this is just example of the frustrated error messages you get if you were trying to access website that has been blocked, may be you at work and the administrator is blocking some cretin sites, or may be your ISP [...]


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pathfinding algorithm

I'm making a tower defense game in python similar to Desktop Tower Defense.
I've written a dijkstra pathfinding algorithm that should be run every time a tower is placed. it should be run for start to finish, as well as once for every creep on the map.
However, it takes far too long for only a 48 X 64 grid even for just a single path.
am i taking the wrong approach or if something is causing my algorithm to be inneficient can someone point out to me what it may be?

Code:
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dir_x = [ 0, 1, 1, 1, 0,-1,-1,-1]
dir_y = [-1,-1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0,-1]
inf = float('inf')
sqrt2 = math.sqrt(2)
# find_path
# defines the path that the enemy should follow.
# returns list of nodes which is the shortest path from tuple coordinate xy to the closest end point.
# if no path exists then returns None
# map is a map object
# end is a list of tuple coordinates where the end spaces are
def find_path(map, end, xy):
grid = map.grid
y = len(grid)
x = len(grid[0])
startx,starty = xy[0],xy[1]
pq = []
dd = []
for i in range(y):
dd.append([])
for j in range(x):
dd[i].append(None)
dd[starty][startx] = Node((startx,starty))
dd[starty][startx].distance = 0.0
heappush(pq, dd[starty][startx])
try:
while pq[0] is not None:
curr = heappop(pq)
for i in range(8):
d = 0.0
u = curr.x + dir_x[i]
v = curr.y + dir_y[i]
if i%2 is 1:
d = sqrt2
else:
d = 1.0
if u < 0 or u >= x or v < 0 or v >= y:
continue
if grid[v][u] is 'x':
continue
next = Node((u,v))
next.distance = curr.distance + d
next.direction = i
next.prev = curr
try:
if dd[v][u] is None or next < dd[v][u]:
dd[v][u] = next
heappush(pq,next)
except ValueError:
pass
#end while
except IndexError:
pass
res = []
end.sort()
try:
next = dd[end[0][1]][end[0][0]]
if next is not None and next.distance is inf:
return None
else:
while next is not None and next.prev is not None:
res.append((next.x,next.y))
next = next.prev
except IndexError:
return None
res.sort()
return res
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please help me

hey i just purchased my Sony VAIO VGC-JS190J all-in-one PC and its a pretty good unit how ever i the main reason for purchasing it was to play my Microsoft fsx. i am able to play the game but i have had to drastically give up most of the graphics or/ have had to turn down the settings on the fsx so the fsx game would play smoothly without any lagging. Its not the worst but i wanna know if Sony or anyone else makes any better graphic cards for the Sony unit? any help would be appreciated.

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