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I'd like to hear some opinons on Linux Mint ? Is it reliable, is it easy to start off and use as with Windows ? Can you install Mint around a installed Windows7 ?

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Hi Everyone, Everyone likes talking about what distro they use at home, what about what distro of Linux or UNIX is best to learn as a young tech admin. I am currently heavily into AIX with some Red Hat and Suse experience. I am noticing a large shift to Linux …

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Strongly considering installing Ubuntu and wine. I use some software that has Linux versions, but what about Adobe programs how well can I run them in Linux without seeing any speed decrease ? And are there any wine alternatives ? How well have former Windows users caught on to Ubuntu …

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Hi everyone, I have a ADSL 2+ router from D-link, i have access to all the websites except [url]www.facebook.com[/url] and [url]www.orkut.com[/url] This is my personal computer so there is no chance of anyone blocking it. Can anyone enlighten me with what exactly is the problem??? :?:

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I'm using P5GC-MX 1333 Asus motherboard. The place where i purchased it, they told me highest capacity of RAM can be used is 3 GB. Now i want to upgrade the RAM and bit fear to buy a new 2 GB RAM (Current i have 2GB RAM). Is it true …

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Short story, I use to use a 1TB drive and need to upgrade since I have many more files on 3 separate 500GB drives. So I decided to buy a 2TB to replace that drive and put the 1TB in a separate lower power pc just for downloading / seeds. …

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Hello, Recently i bought enclosure for my hard drive mobile samsung,Before i use this as my internal hard drive for my laptop but because for the circumstances my hard drive crash and then i tried to reformat and install a new copies of windows 7 but suddently it will not …

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I can not connect to any antivrus websites. I am trying to download Microsoft Security Essentials and I keep getting an error message that says My computer cannot connect to the microsoft server. I also tried going to the AVG site and received the same error message. I do not …

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Hi, my laptop suddendly crashed on me it would boot up but half way through a blue screen would appear for about 1 second then go and windows would boot up again. This cycle constantly continued without actually loading windows at all. So with this happening i thought i'd try …

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How will Microsoft differentiate Windows 8 in an already crowded Windows OS user space? How about, for one, with the use of a photographic gesture security system for logging in? The idea of using a photo to identify and authenticate the user is not without some pretty obvious problems (ambient …

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Hey I just replaced a motherboard in a dell gx620. put all the components in and it fires up but I cannot log in. it responds to Cnt Alt DEL to accesss the login ( and will recognise cap lock on etc) but when I try to type a password …

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I bought a NEW SONY USB flash device from a trusted store. I plugged it in. Then, it need to be formatted before use. I was formatting the USB, and it goes smoothly. But at the end, it sas "windows is unable to complete format" or something like that. What …

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I have a vista 64 bit, and I have a usb mouse plugged into it. After like 5-10 seconds the mouse just starts moving down. I have to unplug and replug the mouse, and then it stops. I did not change anything, but my 15 month old cousin was button …

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How much would I need to spend on a computer (desktop) that would be capable of playing BF3 at all the max settings?

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I've bought a new laptop a few days ago. I repled the standard hardrive with an ssd and intalled windows 7 home premium 64 bit. Everything works fine. There is one problem: when you press the volume keys the volume goes down. But I want like most computers with oem …

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ASUS Mb, 3 gigs of RAM, 1.9 AMD processor with WindowsXP Pro. Well the machine was operating just fine and I was working on it. All of a sudden it shutdown and turned off. So, I turned it back on, it did the first DOS screen and then went into …

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Hi all, I've just installed Linux ubuntu in my computer days ago, and there's not any media player, so I've downloaded tetom player but I've no idea about linux or how to install it's software. so I need some one to tutor me "from the scratch of the scratch" I …

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yahoo offline installation takes less time to install yahoo onlinewhen you download on yahoo.com.And moreover, each time you want to reinstall yahoo you will notneed to download them Features yahoo messenger 11 Easily find or invite friends from other services to come chat with you Now you can chat with …

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Hello,everyone!I am trying to sync my photos to my iphone. In itunes, I am able to check the box to sync, then check to sync a particular folder. After that I have tried clicking on Apply AND File>Sync iphone and then the photo box will gray out and the photos …

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Okay, this is a long story. Two days ago all the browsers I use stopped working. Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer. I use the internet my university provides for the dorms, and all of my roomates have no problems, so it's not the internet here that is the problem. For …

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hey i need help my windows media player won't play any of my videos anymore it used to but one day i try playing a music video and it only played the sound not the video please help me!

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hi all, I have installed wamp server and so i would like that another computers on the network can open my webpages. i did the followings i changed my ets/host file i added the follwing 192.168.1.34 homeserver.lan 192.168.1.34 *.homeserver.lan but it didnt allow the other computers join. if possible pls …

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After download Spybot Search & Destroy on my computer, I couldn’t open any files on my Desktop, Control Panel to remove or deleted any software, and use the wireless internet, the message C:\WINDOW \SYSTEM32\RUNDLL32EX, pop up. What should I do to remove the message? The software on my computer is …

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hello, can any one answer me is java the router's programming language, or at least the mostly used in it? thank you in advance for any kind of help best regards

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Hi, thanks in advance to whoever can help me out here. I guess the issues with my computer are currently. 1. ping.exe using up a large chunk of the CPU, very erratic but sometimes going near 100% 2. When I open Firefox or Internet Explorer, another tab or window automatically …

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The problem that I am facing is that Word 2007 is adding spaces in a mail merge when there isn't a value from an excel document. <<FirstName>> <<MiddleName>> <<LastName>> I've placed spaces in between the template place holders to seperate the names. However, when a record doesn't have a middle …

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we are to distribute portable software (which is free). along with that we are giving away a unique file which we don't want people to copy, but on the other hand, they can paste anything they want in USB. easy solution is to bind that file to exe file. so, …

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I have been using a Dell Vostro 1500 laptop for almost 4 years now. I purchased it to use in college and now that I am almost done my four year degree, I am wondering if it is time to move on and buy a new one. I know the …

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first off hello all great site been a great help for the silly things i find go wrong with the software on my computers . ok here we go ....... vista (hate it) but a young friend of my daughters has asked me to sort out her computer for her …

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This is bugging the crap out of me, i really need some help. im pretty certain its a virus or some sort of malware, but im not that great with computers so im having some trouble. I have run Anti-malwarebytes bunches of times, and itll come up with infected files …

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I've successfully developed a software using VB.Net and SQL server 2005. i have this problem. when i create exe, it can use to my computer because of SQL server is already installed in my computer. but if i want to use that software in some other computer, must i install …

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I need to decrypt the files that contain information about the private keys.. Can any one guide what is their encryption method... These files are present at the following location... All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys Plzzz Help...

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Alright so all of the computers in my house are all Laptops. Well the issue is when my main laptop is with me at work no one else can print with out unpluggin the USB cable from the back of my docking station. So its kind of a pain. Now …

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Hi guys, same with the title i just want to know is possible apache & php configuration to be clone? If it possible, we can configure some apache configuration for some machine that we want. sorry for my bad english thanks for attention :)

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I got an ubuntu cd time ago and it said it was a bootable CD so I tried it out. It ended up installing in my machine somehow and I tried to search for my pictures and other files with no result. I took the hard drive out and put …

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I'm working on a Gateway NV series laptop with driver problems. It shows four different drivers as having problems in Device Manager, and reinstalling the drivers doesn't help. It shows the error "Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)" …

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Hello, My roommate and I are both connected to the same wireless router. We have both tested our download speeds at websites such as speedtest.net and speakeasy.com. For some reason, he is getting 13+ Mbps, while I am downloading 1-2 Mbps. I am running AVG free edition and have the …

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I am wanting to set up a home server using an old computer, after doing some costs it would work out considerably cheaper than using a hosting service, and although less reliable I feel it would be some good and valuable experience. I have installed Ubuntu server edition onto my …

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Hi, my mom has a Dell Dimension 4550 that has been running fairly smooth for several years. Recently she tried to install some new DDR ram in to the mobo, and VERY incorrectly seated it. She asked me to look at it (after the fact) cause her computer would power …

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hihi, i'm new to apache. was just wondering whether it is possible to run asp or asp.net on apache. if so, is there any sites i can gather further information. if not, does this mean only IIS can process asp and asp.net?

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Hi all, I am a newbie to Linux. I am finding it interesting but i am wondering why Linux is not having any Antivirus or some security tools? wont this pose any security threat when we are accessing Internet?

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hi dear adviser..how can i implement a strong (WEP) tool that can hide thoroghly my IP frames for my wireless laptop..by the way which is the best download tool to secure my damned wireless devise

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I have searched all over the place. most of the information that I find is 10 years old or older and mostly deals with Dial up. I have recently been tasked with finding out what equipment would be needed to start an ISP. The end users/ customers would need to …

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Hello people, I have created a game for windows7 platform and want to put it on the internet and on cd for a small fee. I was wondering if anyone knows a good copy protection mechanism which i can use. I already find a few anti copy protection mechanisms, does …

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Hy , I have a question : I live in a campus where all computers are in a LAN , in each room there is a rooter or switch that makes another LAN for that room so i could say it is a LAN in another LAN. I saw that …

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Apropos of absolutely nothing my Realtek rtl8187b wireless adapter is not working. I do not think it is the adapters problem because another USB mounted adapter does not work either. The consistent message I get is "windows couldn't automatically bind the ip protocol stack to the network'. It is not …

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Can i fix 12dbi omni indoor antenna to my hyuwei ADSL router ??? My router model number is :: [B]WA1003A[/B] Can i replace my ordinary antenna of 4dbi to 12dbi antenna, to increase Coverage area and Strength of the signal ??? General Specification of my Router is probably as follows:: …

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When i go to a website or view anything with animation/video my computer goes to a blue screen of death, or internet will shut down (unexpectedly). Also I am not able to install many software programs. I have had this Acer monitor hooked up for about a year. About 6 …

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On Windows/XP, I'm getting a module IHU99.tmp.exe being loaded. However, when I search my hard drives I do not find it anywhere. Does anyone know what this is?

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