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Tan Computer Lab was invented in 2006 and is named after Toad and Dan, the founders. The Tan Computer Lab contains 4.5 Computers. The Dell, Acer, HP, Gateway and No Name remains. The Tan Computer Lab is a private organization. Our colors are tan and…

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TCL COMPUTERS: HP PAVILLION DELL DIMENSION GATEWAY ESSENTIAL ACER VERITON OUR COMPUTERS: HP PAVILLION…
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Hi Having a problem with window XP sp2 When i try to open a file e.g (text file) windows XP takes about 30 seconds to opening the file. Also if i try to right click on any file the contents menu also take about 30 second to appear. The problem …

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[font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff][i][size=2][color=black][font=Verdana][color=black][i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i][/color][/font] [/color][/size][/i][/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]How to Turn Off Automatic Updates [/color][/size][/font] [list] [*][size=2][font=Arial][color=#000000]Click Start , click Control Panel , and then double-click System. [/color][/font][/size] [*][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]Click the Automatic Updates tab, and then click Turn off automatic updating. I want to …

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Latley I figured I would try using Windows DVD Maker to burn DVDs, versus using the super basic version of Roxio that came with my PC. I like the varitety of menu styles and features it has (for a freebie), but the encoding process before burning is extremely slow. To …

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I have vista ultimate edition and I can't watch movies in either IE7 or Firefox using media player 11, and I am wondering if there are any fixes to these problems. Thanks

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I have an HP Slimline S7220n with 1 gb of ram, 250 gb hard drive running vista home premium. Its been on since about March and it overheats every 20-45 minutes depending on how long its been off. Currently I am keeping it running to back up my stuff with …

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I have a crappy, old Dell Latitude CP M233ST, which I got for free. I just wanted to use it for typing Word documents, etc., but it runs terribly. The person I got it from installed XP on it when it barely meets the requirements and takes like 10 minutes …

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[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]One-Click Shutdown[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]If you have Clean Sweep Deluxe, you should disable it before proceeding. Follow these directions to create a one-click shutdown shortcut:[/color][/size][/font] [list] [*][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]Navigate to your Desktop.[/color][/size][/font] [*][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]On the Desktop, right-click and go to …

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Forgive me if this is the wrong forum. I have two different 'muvee' products installed, both say they need to close whenever i try to preview or 'make muveeo' the video. I have re-installed both twice. They are muvee autoProducer 6.0 (basic came w/ computer) and muveeNow (basic came w/ …

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I am looking for a new power supply for my pavillion a6200n, between 350watt to 500watt. Price range is from $0-$200. Could anyone reccomend one?

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Hi everyone My friend and I have just obtained an older HP Pavillion running XP Pro Service Pack 1 and I am trying to upgrade to SP2. Whenever I go to MS Update or Windows Update I get a message stating: 'Your current security settings prohibit Active X controls. As …

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I have a really weird problem with mpeg videos, rundll32 and windows explorer. Whenever I navigate to a folder with MPEG videos inside I instantly recieve a message that reads 'Windows Host Process (Rundll32) has stopped working' and then in smaller print it reads 'A problem caused the program to …

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Okay so last year I obtained a used Acer Veriton 7100 to play around with. Since before I recieved it it has had a start up problem issue of some sort. When ever you turn it on and it boots to the log on screen of 98 or XP (tried …

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My DVD R/W drive reads empty CDs and DVDs as zero free space but will burn them and then show the used space correctly. I have uninstalled/reinstalled Nero 7, no change. Obviously, this doesn't stop me using the drive but I'm puzzled as to why this is happening as it …

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I hope someone can help me because I this is driving me crazy, I have an HP Slimline s7220n running vista home premium, i bought it and installed it when it came out in early February and hap no problems at all and about a week ago out of no …

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My bro has a problem with his Acer Veriton 7100. Win98se rebooted every time after password screen. Went into safe mode and removed ACPI from system. Now boots all the way. Started installing diff system devices trying to find problem. PCI bus gives yellow ? mark. Select properties and was …

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