Well they are both Dell computers so I guess that makes sense. Seems a bit lax security wise. Certainly not complaining though :P.

Ok thanks guys was just curious.

Hey all I was just wondering about something. I've read numerous times about xp product keys and how you can only use the software on one comp at a time. My specific XP recovery disk came with my...

aaahhhhh. i got it. fixed the mbr and it boots fine now. also didnt work because my copy of windows 2000 is apparently pirated :P thx guys

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i recently ran DBAN (using the autonuke function) to wipe my dads old business laptop, and now have a big problem.... There is a cd drive attachment for this laptop, and everytime i try...

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i recently ran DBAN on

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Was just curious about something.......I've been looking around some forums on other sites about isp bandwidth caps and the total gigs that some people are racking up (crazy things like...

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o wow lol i cant believe i didnt see that...so simple... still, its pretty weird how windows security centre recognized the programs for the longest time then just stopped... w/e its all good now i...

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Ok, this isnt too serious a problem because its been present for a LOOOONG time now. I run windows XP so i have that windows security centre thing that tells me the state of my firewall...

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i've heard from alot of my computer geek friends that formatting a drive and installing a new OS doesnt actually 'erase' all previous data, but instead just empties the partitions and...

thank you both. ive changed my channel to one that doesnt overlap with my xbox and my bros laptop, so now those systmes being used no longer interfere with my own connection. ive also discovered that...

Nevermind my last post, ive figured it out thanks suetan!! but now i have a different problem...lol
im connected to my normal network, but for some reason when i start my computer, my signal...

All of my drivers have been installed and everything is up to date, but how can i auto detect my network settings? is the option inside one of the utilities? and where might i be able to input my...

thank you for replying.

but ive tried using WZC with no success. it just wont let me connect to my network. Both WZC and the WLAN card utility essentially want me to create a new profile or...

Hey guys,

i recently reformatted my computer to clean up all the the junk, and after successfully installing all drivers and such, ive discovered that i cannot connect to the internet.

It is...

Thank you for replying. everything is all good, cd wasnt deleted (lol) and windows xp is running now.:)

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I have only ever reformattted my laptop once before and it was with help. But im pretty sure that the reinstallation cd for windows Xp is NOt supposed to show up as a partition right? I...

Thanks for replying, fortunatly the problem has been fixed for now as ive reformatted my computer (it was due anyway:) ) i will certainly however take your advice on the anti malware software...

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ok, the other day mcafee picked up new win32 virus and i havent been able to clean or delete it. Im not sure where the virus started on my system, but now its gotten to most of...