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Hey everyone. I'm having trouble getting my DCHP server working. I have a Mac G5 with Fedora 9 installed on it. It has two NICs, one is the onboard Apple NIC (eth1), the other is an Intel (eth0). I'm trying to get it to where eth1 has outside access to …

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HI!! I have Dell latitude Csx- 800Mhz , 256MB ram , win 2000 pro. Recently i installed Norton internet Security 2005 on my laptop. It is a good program , but i find it highly system heavy. Can you suggest me alternative , lighter antivirus and firewall programs which can …

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Hi. I am in need of updating my antivirus program since my current Norton subscription has just expired. I have chosen Avast4 (AVG was close 2nd), but first message that came up when started to install Avast4 was 'found another antivirus program on your system, do you want to continue?'. …

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Hello. My mother-in-law is having an issue with her computer where anytime you go into a program, the keyboard and mouse will lock up and I can only do a hard reset (holding down the power button to turn off the computer and then turn it back on) to get …

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i use my laptop to go on xbox live with my xbox through ethernet, it was working well until one time i took off the ethernet cable and put it back in a while later. Since then, whenever i try connecting my laptop to my xbox it just wouldnt show …

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My wife's laptop running Windows Vista suddenly can't connect to the internet through the LAN cable by which she is attached to our wireless router (she doesn't have wireless facility in her computer). I've tried several cables and know they are working, the router is working since I'm getting a …

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It has been suggested that I flash my BIOS in an attempt to correct a problem, I have also been warned that this could leave me with more problems than I started with, so how can I avoid this other than the obvious not doing it? And How is flashing …

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the motherboard on my compaq presario sr1950nx has died, HP not longer stocks or sells this motherboard, had it in to a shop and they say the power suplly is good but the board is dead, just baffles me that hp has discontinued the board on a 3 1/2 year …

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How can I fix a problem like this one? "The section IDA_CREATE_USER_DRIVE_U does not contain a valid dialog template."

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Well basically my problem is that when i use the built in defragmenter it takes a few hours to defragment, i don't know if thats normal but it seems very slow. So i was wondering if there is any other defragmenter that is definately faster. Thanks in advance. Packard bell …

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Netgear's WNDR3700 Security Options (WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK) ps using HP DV9922us laptop all other computers are on line with xp setting seem correct logs on see's rougter DHCP BUT..... i do get a ip address on ipv4 but dont know how to set that up in vista 64 bit maybe …

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There's a lot of buzz on the Internet today about some "leaked" [URL="http://www.microsoft.com"]Microsoft[/URL] slides concerning Windows 8. But, like the [URL="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178753/_Don_t_get_excited_about_Windows_8_says_analyst"]Computerworld article[/URL] on the subject says, you shouldn't get excited about anything in those leaked slides. You're likely to end up disappointed. If any of you can remember back to …

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hi there, I have an old cpu with a mda video card, now the monitor doesnt work.... I need to build a converter to use any kind of newer generation monitor (cga, vga, svga etc...) can somebody help me??

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So here's the scoop: The company where I work has a few GUI-based Java programs that runs crazy fast in Windows XP. Upon upgrading 6 machines to Windows 7 (and yes, we definitely exceed the requirements to run Windows 7 on our machines), these Java programs run significantly slower (For …

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Hi everyone. I have a wierd problem with my computer. I have a Dell Inspiron 9100 running Windows XP Professional SP2. Just recently, when I've been opening "My Computer" from the start menu........... its been giving me the stupid message that im sure everyone is fed up with.... "Windows Explorer …

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Hi there, A friend of mine asked me to help him with his home network. The router he has has 2 computers connected to it by cable and a few laptops wirelessly. The issue concerns the computers wired to it. Computer 1 can access the internet fine if Computer 2 …

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I am not an advanced user, but I changed something somewhere and can not see anything after log-in screen for hardy heron. Screen goes blue after enter of password. I did not create a sudo password. can anyone help with this?

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When I turn on my computer My Documents opens and I dont know how to fix it. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks

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The HP printer that is having difficulty connecting to a HP Desktop works fine when paring with any other computer, also the thumbnails on Google searches don't work. Change the desktop and they work fine. I eliminated the printing issue due to it works fine with other computers. On startup …

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After the rundll error message (c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\dlcctime.dll) began, I could not print on my Dell924. I uninstalled my printer. When I reinstalled, only the scan, fax, copy appear to be installed. The actual "printer" will not install. I "can" scan and copy (don't use fax feature). I have Norton Internet Security …

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Just curious. I have used win 95 98 xp vista 7 oldtime people always said backup your data before you do defrag now windows 7 & vista have auto defrag function. I have windows vista on this pc, I had auto update and auto defrag before. NTFS file system corrupted …

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Hi all, I just wanted to see if anyone here could clear up a few questions about DRM, notably SecuROM, in games and its effects on one's system stability. I've read many conflicting reports and information on this subject, and several things have come to light. Many people say that …

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Hi friends, Increasing frequency of BSOD with video players including WMP,cowan ,vlan,now even youtube. windows xp sp3 up to date.negative virus scans.chkdsk ok.nvidia geforce ok.temp guage usually ok but sometimes high. bluescreen view shows 0x0000007a bug check code caused by ftdisk.sys+a642 and 0x00000077 caused by ntoskrnl.exe+22f43 what next? thanks for …

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Hi, I'm new to this forum, and had already run Belarc Advisor to get info on my computer before coming here. Now I just wish I could read it. I think it's the same info I'd get with cpu-z too though. Dell Inspiron 1100 running Windows XP SP3 2.4 Ghz …

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Hy people! =) I'm really interrested about Ubuntu Studio 10.04, and I really want to install it on my notebook. But, my question is the following: - I have Windows 7 Ultimate installed, and I was wondering if Ubuntu 10.04 can "see" the Windows's file-system? I have 3 partitions: 1 …

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Hey So about 4 years ago, I bought this HP computer and modified it a bit (new sound card, video card, power supply) and has been working very well ever since. But all of a sudden, all my PCI slots decided not to work. My sound card (Sound Blaster Audigy …

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HI I HAVE a sony vaio with 5400rpm sata and im a gamer i play games like crysis need for speed shift etc and the loading time is very very slow ...even though i am using game booster and diskeeper pro premium 2010 defragmenter i even close 'explorer exe' before …

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There's big news in the software patent front from none other than The U.S. Supreme Court. In the case of [URL="http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=167db2c8-5a72-4f52-8c22-6ae54ff16062"]Bilski vs. Kappos[/URL], handed down yesterday, is a major blow to the anti-patent movement, specifically the [I]no software patent[/I] groups. [INDENT]Florian Mueller, founder of the anti-software patents movement (NoSoftwarePatents) in …

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On a netbook I tried to uninstall all of its bloatware, which was like 5 GB or so. After some uninstalled programs, it began to uninstall the rest very slowly and at a certain point all uninstalls would freeze to death forcing me to kill the task and to reboot …

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How many people enjoy their service with AT&T? <Peers out into audience holding hand over his eyes> Not many, not many. And AT&T just seems to keep getting more unfriendly all the time. Recently they announced data caps just before the release of iPhone 4 (see [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story287711.html"]New AT&T Data Plans …

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ive got a foxconn internal speaker that im trying to hook up to a foxconn motherboard, and no matter how hard i try i cant get it to work. i live in the middle of nowhere, with not even a store to buy a patch cord from to hook into …

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My wife's laptop running Windows Vista suddenly can't connect to the internet through the LAN cable by which she is attached to our wireless router (she doesn't have wireless facility in her computer). I've tried several cables and know they are working, the router is working since I'm getting a …

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I seriously dont get it ..what is best ?...a ps3 graphics card ...(which i heard was like 8800gt) or the xbox 360 custom ati card which is equivelent to the (4870) i think ...........or custom built pc i have both xbox360 a and pc with crossfire sli (ati 4870 ) …

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So I am using a big screen Astar tv for a computer screen. The problem is, on the right side there is about 1 inch of space where it is unaligned and thus there is an inch on the left side that isn't on screen at all. I wouldn't mind …

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hi, i recently had the motherboard and processor replaced in my computer due to the previous components burning out, i took it to the computer shop where they installed a new processor and a new motherboard of good quality, i have kept the same graphics card even though it is …

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I put my (2 year old P34xx?) laptop into sleep mode as I normally do. The next day I powered it up, it started to boot and then froze before getting to windows. I shut it off and it hasn't booted up since. The blue power light on the button …

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Hi all, Am currently using a Asus mobo and a seagate 7200.12 1TB (that the mobo detects correctly). However when I try to add a new sata hard drive, the bios detect only the new drives and not the original seagate drive. And it can only detect one sata drive …

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Recently I purchased a 750a sli xfx motherboard. Also purchased a 125 TDP x4 3.2 ghz phenom processor to go in it. My question is that it stated that it would run this processor and I have checked several sites stating that it would. I have tired the easy overclock …

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Hey guys, I have a whole host of issues to ask about - pretty bad for a new poster. :) Thanks in advance for your help. I have a 3-year-old Pavilion dv6000 with Vista. Yesterday morning, when I tried to start it up, it never reached the login screen - …

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Today, June 22, 2010, The [URL="http://www.openinventionnetwork.com"]Open Invention Network[/URL] (OIN) [URL="http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/press_release06_22_10.php"]announced[/URL] that [URL="http://www.canonical.com"]Canonical[/URL], the company that owns and produces the [URL="http://www.ubuntu.com"]Ubuntu[/URL] Linux distribution, joins its ranks as the first Associate Member. Florian Mueller, founder and former director of the NoSoftwarePatents campaign and the founder of the [URL="http://fosspatents.blogspot.com"]FOSS Patents Blog[/URL] had this …

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I am new to kernel recompilation and building kernels.. Can anyone explain difference between the kernel types smp, non-smp, huge, generic.. How can we identify the type of kernel.. How they are categorize? I am using below kernels and recompiled and loading externel modules also.. but it wasnt successful.. kernel-source-2.6.24.5_smp-noarch-2 …

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I've had my laptop for a few years now, and the internet wireless has always worked. We went away for the weekend and turned the wireless box off as we do every night anyway, when we came back the internet no longer worked, Talk talk then sent us another router …

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Hi This seems to be a very weird problem. I am at my wits end trying to solve it. Basically, I have a Dell Studio laptop. My DVD drive reads every CD/DVD fine except for the Windows OS installation CD. I have tried putting in Windows Vista Cd and 2 …

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my friends pc running vista, lost all sound after defagging her pc, i told her to update her sound drivers through the device manager but it still isnt working. does anyone know how to fix this?

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To get down and dirty in mobile phone competition, [URL="http://www.nokia.com"]Nokia[/URL] [URL="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65N20Y20100624"]decides[/URL] to take on Apple and Google by adopting the Linux [URL="http://meego.org"]MeeGo[/URL] platform for its new N-Series phones. Back in February of this year, [URL="http://www.intel.com"]Intel[/URL] and Nokia [URL="http://www.nokia.com/press/press-releases/showpressrelease?newsid=1384419"]teamed up[/URL] to create the MeeGo mobile phone platform. This bold move allows …

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I can't get past the digital signature when trying to download itunes. How do I override the digital signature?

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I have had this problem for a while now. It started when my "I" storage drive (which holds all my music and photos) was there one day and gone the next. It sometimes re appeared but now has gone and i can not access it. I checked the Bios and …

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[COLOR=#444444]Hey there! [/COLOR] [COLOR=#444444]I have been using speakers with my PC(Windows Xp) which works fine. Now I wanted to talk to my friends online so I tried to plug in my headset with attached microphone. I can hear fine on the headset(listen to music hear sounds on theweb etc.) but …

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Hi, symantec keeping dozen of mail to unknown email address once I connected into internet. I scan lots of times with different antivirus software and a few spyware software, nothing was found. Please help. this is my hijackthis log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:21:28 PM, on 5/16/2006 …

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Hi. I am having a problem with connecting to the internet. Everything was fine three days ago but now when i try connecting I am getting an "Error 31 " that tells me the device is not functioning properly. I haven't made any changes since the last time I connected. …

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