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i'm looking for a small form factor PSU that will still give me ~500W. I have a computer installed in a medium-large guitar amp, and it's not very deep. i don't have much in there, just the motherboard mounted to the front surface. i hook an optical drive up only …

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Hi, I've had 108 port scans performed on my machine since yesterday. My firewall has pick it up and seems to have prevented access. My back trace tool has identified the IP addresses these port scans have been conducted from. Additionally I've reported this issue to the IP network owners, …

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Okay, this might take a moment to explain, but... I'll do my best to be as precise as possible. Roughly a month ago I found myself, rather out of the blue, unable to connect to the internet. I have never had a problem like this in the past. I got …

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My desktop computer is running Windows XP and my laptop is running Windows 7. I went through my desktop and created a network disc (on a jump drive). When I initially run this on the laptop, it sees the desktop, lets me access everything on the desktop that I need …

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How do I make it so a script will auto-select a users profile name? ex... C:\users\ ME \other\stuff where "ME" is a wildcard that would work in any profile.

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gateway laptop will not boot up in windows or the bios. the monitor is just black. i hear a fan on. gateway laptop model 450SX4. i tried changing the memory and reset the hard drive.

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Hi, hoping someone can help me - this may be already answered in the zillions of posts but I don't know where to start..!! I have a home network set up through a Belkin wireless router. Never had any problems until recently. All computers running XP SP2. Main PC has …

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*Taken from the ATOS website, [url]http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/index.html*[/url] If there's one thing i hate, it's the windows XP logo. I CAN'T STAND IT! so like, wavy and multicolored... so, i'm posting this little tweak for your collective benefit: first, get a program like regedit (google it, i'm getting lazy and don't want …

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Hi there, I've had 3 years of problem free use of my Dell Latitude 505 laptop. That is until the last few days when all hell has broken loose. The first in a catalogue of errors was a blue screen message saying "unmountable_boot_volume" together with instructions to start in windows …

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Hiya everyone, Right a few months ago i called in a company to sort out my pc as it wouldnt boot up, the guy said it was down to my motherboard (even though it was just over a year old!), so he changed it. Recently the pc has been shutting …

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Hii, I switched off the power supply by mistake while my computer was working. After switching it on again, I've not been able to boot it up again neither in normal nor in safe mode. I tried installing WinXP again but to no use, gives these errors- STOP: 0x0000008e (0xc0000006, …

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hi i am having problem with my windows xp if i connect my modem it keeps telling that modem in use by another program or not configured properly i have checked to make sure that my connection is correct. please i need your help

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Hi, here is a summary of problem and action taken: 1) Fake anti-virus software alert (opens up fake Windows security alert bubble from icon taskbar in bottom right and internet pages to porn, viagra etc). Each time i try to open programs i get infection errors, do i want to …

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i can connect to the internet with wyzo my browser, but none of my programs connect, like itunes can not connect to the itunes store, ect. please help

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I loved AOL for years, but it was getting more expensive all the time. I was paying over $30/month when I went to broadband, but I still wanted to stay w/AOL, even if they didn't want me (evidenced when I tried to call them with questions and was snootily told …

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Hi I had and still look after a Asus A6Km A6000 laptop. Recently it has been returned to me with keyboard issues. I have been down the track of: physically removing the keyboard to be sure that component is fine ~ it is I have been able to flash the …

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I'm stuck in situation. I was trying to transfer files & settings from my wifes old computer that has xp to her win 7 laptop. I think she put the cord in too early or something because the computer froze. Now all it does it gives me the screen with …

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Hey there DaniWebfamily !!! I have an Emachine EL1200, with Windows XP Home on it. Went to bootup one day and it won't boot into the system. It only goes into that screen that gives ya the options of SAFEMODE, SAFE MODE with Networking....etc The computer won't go into SAFEMODE …

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Hi. I know what a physical and virtual cores are but in terms of performance is there any difference between a physical core and a virtual core? Lets say you had two processors and for the purpose of this example they were identical except one was a quad core without …

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hi, im new to the forum and would like to introduce myself,, im student looking to do hands on system builds for better understanding,, im recyling used xp systems to friends who have little $$.. one i have has (primary?) logon/PW request screen, just want to get in, wipe clean …

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I have a dell 9300 laptop that required a power jack replacemernt. after replacind the jack, the laptop turns on {power light only) , for about 3 seconds, then shuts off. any suggestions??

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Sometimes you look at the morning's headlines and wonder what exactly a particular CEO was thinking when they made a certain statement. Recently we've had these gems from seasoned CEOs: [LIST] [*][URL="http://www.mediaite.com/online/yahoo-ceo-carol-bartz-tells-michael-arrington-to-fk-off-video/"]Carol Bartz told Michael Arrington of Tech Crunch to f**k off.[/URL] [*][URL="http://blogs.computerworld.com/16249/steve_ballmer_admits_microsoft_is_number_five_in_the_mobile_race"]Steve Ballmer admitted his company was number 5 …

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Hey guys. I have an old HP desktop I recently began using again after having it dormant for a couple years or so. It's an HP Pavilion a530e running Windows XP, with an AMD Athlon video card, and it's hard for me to give more details than that unfortunately because …

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How do I uninstall windows xp and install windows 98SE? I know,why would I want to do that? Well, its on an HP Pavilion Intel celeron 366MHZ 48mb sdram. I know,it can't be done. O yes it can, because I did it with some help from someone else. So now …

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Yes this is the first time this has occurred.. I will tell you what happened... Here i go Ok tonight i sent an im over aim to somebody and they said i sent a link which i didnt and i send another im to another person and they also said …

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I bought a Linksys wireless G router a few months back and have tried several times to set it up, everything is plugged in correctly, and my modem is working but I am not getting internet service or Xbox live when I try to go through the router. I had …

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Until a few days ago my 1TB Western Digital external harddrive was working perfectly. I tried opening J: and I hear this faint click in the background and Windows tells me it cannot access drive J: .After another try a pop-up message tells me my drive has experienced a CRC …

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I have been using a 1GB of flash drive for over a year now with no problems and decided to get a 8G flash drive but I'm having problems with it. I 'm not sure if the flash drive its self is bad of if I can do something to …

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I have a Dell Latitude 610 laptop -- had it for about 2.5 years. It's set up to dual-boot Kubuntu 9.04 and Windows XP (SP2). For a long time, I was able to connect to my home network or other networks either wirelessly or by Ethernet. The computer has both …

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i deleted my world of warcraft game folder by mistake and was wondering if there is any way to recover it.

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In my mac. My root file is harddisk and a user account with name james. Every time i logged into terminal i found james as root folder. I cannot go to main root folder hard disk in terminal where all system files located. So it would be great ....can any …

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hello guys! i'm having some trouble figuring out which one of these lcds should i get: first model is an HP 2010i and the second one is ASUS VH222H-P (both from [URL="http://hpcheap.com/store/"]http://hpcheap.com/store/[/URL] ).Now the second one is a little bit more expensive than the first one,but the first one is …

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My computer froze while adding an OSX.3 update and now when I start it up it doesn't complete its startup sequence. I hold down C key to force startup from the cd but it just keeps trying to start up from the main hard drive. Is there a key sequence …

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Hi dear, I bought an used dell optiplex gx1 and start but and say: press <ctrl><alt><enter> for system setup (and I do it but nothing happen> my key board is ok I allredy try it with another computer and work) also say erro 8602 auxiliare device failure. pxe-moo:initializing landesk service …

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I don't have permissions to enter into my own local shared folder in a computer with win xp professional. This is very strange. Can anybody help me? Thanks

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I have been using Musicmatch and 360 share pro for years. Now when I want to play a song that I have downloaded from 360 and want to play it with MM.I have to download Media Gateway for the musicmatch license. The problem with that is the one time I …

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Hi guys I have a single machine with windows XP professional i would like to use them for browsing my company intranet and internet i dont want to use two NICs. Will there be a security breach Will anyone be able to get into intranet when switch to internet i …

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Hey everybody. I'm new here so I'm not sure if I'm doing this right, but bear with me :) I have a Windows XP and every time I try to open a Internet Explorer link, whether it be on the Desktop or in the Programs menu, ect., the window won't …

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Hi guys, I just bought an Iomega 1TB external harddrive for my home laptop( I us eit as adesktop because of space). My friend who is computer savvy told me that I should have it on (ac power) all the time and it should be connected all the time. I …

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Hi Ladies and Gents. Ive got an Advent 7106 laptop, after installing a firewall program my computer just shuts off with a blue screen and this error message - stop: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005,0x80614bcd,0xAA473B64,0x00000000) This happens roughly thirty seconds into turning the laptop on and then shuts down and restarts for the …

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Ok, let's try one more. I'm working on a Toshi M35X Satellite that runs perfectly fine with one small problem. When you turn it on, no matter if it's from the a/c adapter, battery, both, it won't finish posting until you insert the adapter plug, withdraw it from the socket …

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ok,i accidentally plugged my usb(accessible) out because i'm in rush..after few hours,i plugged back again, nothing happened...i mean,NO AUTOPLAY,NO ACCESS unlike before. I can't see any drive in My Computer.when i go to Device Manager>USB controllers...there is one icon there with a "yellow !"..thinking it's my usb, i always tried …

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Let me get one thing straight: the [URL="http://www.apple.com/iphone/"]iPhone 4[/URL] is undoubtedly a beautiful device. It's due out in the UK next week - stop giggling - and I would very much like one. The problem is that although ordering started on Tuesday, I've been unable to order one. This is …

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Folks, I was having a problem with the CD drive so I downloaded a driver from Dell support that I thought was going to help. Well, when it finished it powered down the computer. I turned back on and now instead of loading past the Microsoft screen, I get a …

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I'm running Windows SmallBusinessServer 2000 on a machine with a 56k modem for all outgoing faxes that uses the Microsoft Shared Fax Service. I also have a Windows 2003 Enterprise running terminal services, and in the printers sharedfax is added as a network printer. It shows "unable to connect status" …

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Hi guys, i was wondering if any of you can point me in the direction of a network drive, or enclosure, that will work as soon as plugged into a router; any I look at all have included software. This would be for home use so cost is also a …

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dear sir , RUN command is not working on my computer . i am using windows xp. can anybody please help?

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