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Hi, i would like to know what cisco routers and switches to buy for the purpose of: a) Setting up a home lab. (This will allow me to get the hands on expierence that i need) b) Helping pass the ccna exam. (hopefully with a high score) c) and perhaps …

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I require to view four+ FULL webpages at one time. Is there a broswer that will do this or any ideas? Thanks, Regards X PS: I know you can crop by using the arrows on the corners but I cannot use that solution

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hey its me again! this time with more complex problems... while i was playing driver parallel lines, at the beginning where you have to speed away. as soon as i went into the big park space the game froze... after a few seconds it loaded and continued gameplay. a few …

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Hmm, first post here in ages. Anyway, I'm getting a new box soon, and I'm torn between an Athlon 64 X2 6400+, or a Phenom (either 9500 or 9600). From what I've seen, the 6400+ outperforms the Phenom by miles on non-multithreaded applications (apps that don't take advantage of multiple …

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Software: Sygate Personal Firewall Pro 5.6 build 3408 Here's something that I've been scratching my head about... I have two computers, both running the same version of Windows XP SP2. The -Server- is running "Sygate Personal Firewall Pro 5.6 build 3408" and the other PC is not running a firewall. …

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I recently bought a new AMD Dualcore 6400 barebones system. Not realizing the motherboard it came with only had one IDE channel, I wound up purchasing a 500gb SATA drive to replace the 100 & 120gb drives I previously had. The issue is installing Windows XP on the 500 SATA …

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I'm troubleshooting a clients email and hit a block. (Outlook 2003) Whenever I click a hyperlink in the email body, it opens the documents folder. I've searched Msft and no help there. I've looked in Folder Options/File Types for the NONE: URL relationships, and they appear to be correct. Has …

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Hey ALL !!! I have a Windows ME computer. When I start it , it comes up on the "DELL" screen fine, then the Windows ME screen fine, but then it just goes black. The hour glass shows for a few seconds like it is trying to do something but …

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I was told motherboard was bad (opinion did not come from here ... but from Gateway Tech Support) so I put in a new MB in my GT 5082. Replaced because original problem was that the computer froze and though it would power up ... there was no display and …

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I was removing a few programs I my computer 2 days ago, (in Add/Remove) and I needed to remove a file with the word "Sound___". The problem is, I wasn't paying enough attention and accidentally removed a file by the name of "SoundN__" instead (or something along those lines). Now …

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I just assembled a PC: MOBO: pcchips a33g Proc: AMD Athlon 3500 MEM: Crucial brand 512 MB Audio and Video: Integrated Wireless: USB 2.0 Trendnet adapter HD: 8GB ( small I know, but I store everything externally Optical: DVD/CD WR If I run any combination, even a barebone in BIOS, …

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I have a toshiba satellite s 269 thats running XP its about 2 1/2 years old. Tonight while surfing the internet the computer just completely froze. I restarted it and after about 5 mins the computer just simply shut off. I kept trying to restart the computer but it would …

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Hello i have a couple of pc's 1 of which the " and @ keys are opposite i did at one time no how to do this but have forgotten can someone help. Thanks PIKE.

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Okay, I want to record music on cd's and play them in my car's cd player. Which format of cd should i buy, cd-r, cr+r, cd-rw, cd+rw, or something else? The car is a 2007 honda pilot. Please let me know, so I can start recording.

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Hi, I am a total idiot when it comes to IT stuff. I need help. I have been experiencing very irritating pop-ups and I do not know why. I have already activated the "block pop-up" functions and did multiple scans using trend micro. Only a few things were detected and …

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Hi everyone ! I purchased a used desktop IBM 8212-1SF and it's very small. I'd like to put everything in a new tower case to get more space to put additional cards, hard drive etc. Is it possible to fit all parts in any tower as long as there's enough …

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I recently had a 400 watt power supply die on me so when replacing it I moved up to a 500 watt. Upon connecting the power supply for some reason I can get everything from my motherboard and Processor to my Video card and 2x 120mm case fans to run …

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Hi all, Have been working on a system, XP home editon removing a virus and now the system tray or lower task bar has gone. I have removed this same virus from other systems with no probs. I think I have deleted a file in system32 ? maybe. Any ideas …

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All of a sudden my laptop keyboard stopped working properly. You have to hold the key down for 2 seconds before it will work. At first I thought that it was a bad driver, but the file has not been modified since I got the computer, according to the date …

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i always wanted to know how to play halo2 on xp, bc im a HUGE fan and i love modding it =-D i know u can use halo2 on xp bc i have heard rumors of it happening.

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Hello guys, I need some assistance in data recovery. My hard drives "quit" on me...okay maybe it's partly my fault... So one day I noticed my computer's Internet was connecting/disconnecting by itself a lot while I was using my XP. I have a dual boot with XP and 2k. I …

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Hi my name is Karen, I am new to this. I have been searching for answers online and need a little further direction on what exactly is wrong with my laptop and I came across this site, I hope someone can help me! I have a Toshiba Satellite A20 that …

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So I just built a new computer and everything worked for a day or so, but I tried hotswapping the DVI cable that was connected to a PNY card to the other port (so I'd have room for the antenna off the wireless card, but that's neither here nor there). …

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Hey guys, Like a bunch of other people that I've found on this website, I had a serious infection on my computer. It's mostly cleared up, and I ran HouseCall, and Windows Defender caught a few Trojans, and ZoneAlarm found a few things. I even deleted as many tmp files …

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something strange happened last night. i was on msn messenger, within 5 seconds my friend logged in and sent me a link. the link informed me you could check who had blocked you on msn messenger. just as qucikly he went offline. foolishly i clicked on the link and entered …

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I just recently installed FreeBSD and my system has basically nothing. I add one user which is myself. However I can't do anything with that account since i haven't set permission. My friend told me I need to use sudo command, but which is not available in my machine yet... …

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Hope fully this is in the right category if not sorry. LONG story short, some of our computers cant access the workgroup computers. We have about 10 pc's all connected to one workgroup. The computers have been able to detect each and every computer connected to the workgroup and they …

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Alright, here's my problem. I've tried searching many places and haven't really been able to get an answer to help me. I hope someone here can change my luck. Ok, so, I got this WRT54GS just a few days ago. Here's my problem. I tried to install it using the …

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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: hi guys! i am having a problem 'bout my pc. when i double click my drive c:/ and drive d:/ (partitioned hard drive) it does not open. i have to right click and explore or open it to view the drive's directory. i am using xp sp2. when …

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I have a buffalo DVSM-388FB DVD RAM drive running on Windows XP Pro. If any media is entered (CD, DVD, etc), and the icon for the drive is double clicked in [my computer], it asks to insert disk. Previous I was able to use the drive only as a everything …

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I run Spybot to get rid of those nasty Search Engine Redirects but they just come back after a day or so. Can you tell from my Hijack log if it can be fixed? cleartypetuner from MicrosoftLogfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 8:07:11 AM, on 4/15/2008 Platform: Windows XP …

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My computer is very slow in opening documents and programs. To open a browser page or a program I have to wait for minutes. I frequently get warning that "your computer virtual memory is minimum & too low". Could anyone advice me as to how I can remedy this problem. …

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Hi ALL I am Srinivasan S Saripalli. I have a VC++ doubt which I have notified below. Hope you can give me a solution. I have developed a ATL,COM 32-bit Service and in the Service I am implementing Timer functionality using either `SetWaitableTimer` or `CreateWaitableTimer`. When I compile my Service …

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Yesterday all was well. So as a treat I thought I would Disc Cleanup and Disc Degrag to keep my little lap top happy. Did that and put the lap top in a drawer - of course the battery went flat during the night so Windows may not have shut …

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I have an issue with a linksys WRK54G cable wireless router that doesn't seem able to dish out IP addresses to 2 laptops connected to it. Sometimes 1 will connect for a short while and then stop working after 10 minutes or so. It does however work fine with a …

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Hello! I know answering this thread will be time consuming and little tedious. Please help! I would like to know what kind of case, power supply, and cooling mechanism should I go for along with the following configuration. Please also help me to avoid hardware compatibility issues for my config …

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O.k I am stumped please help, I have installed a 2nd dvd burner into my machine but when i go to use it I get the message "please insert disc in drive", I Have unplugged it, restarted the machine , then plugged back in, Unintsalled the device also But the …

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Can someone tell me if it sounds as if my computer has crashed?? For the past two days when I turn on my computer a STARTUP REPAIR box appears, saying "Your computer was unable to start. STARTUP REPAIR is checking your system for problems." Then the words "Searching for problems" …

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Does anyone here know of a reasonably priced, reliable data recovery service? I have a drive that won't boot anymore, I put it in an external USB drive bay and was able to recover only a few files. It has approximately 5GB of data on it, stuff I'd like to …

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Hi, Lately I kept getting the Melware alarm and the Spybot Pop-up which said that registry entry has changed. I believe my computer is being attacked again. This is the Hijacklog, would appreciate you help to kill the virus... Thank you very much.... Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan …

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In windows XP, when I click on C: or D: drive names in 'My Computer', the system treats it like a file asking "the program you want to use to open this file." However through Windows Explorer i can open the drives. In my Folder Options View Tab, the setting …

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Hope someone can help me with this, I just done a complete wipe of my hard drive and re loaded windows xp pro. Trouble is I cant seem to connect to the internet wirelessly. It appears as if the wireless adapter has not been re installed. I re loaded with …

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I recently had new motherboard installed, MK33, for my trusty old but updated (as much as possible) computer. Offline use of XP pro was freezing up on me quite regularly until I changed my DSL connection from USB to Ethernet card. Now I have freeze up when I try to …

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When I start my computer my desk top icon's won't load. I have run Hijacthis and here is what popped up. Also, I've included my startup list. Thank you for any and all of anyone's help! Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 12:27:51 PM, on 9/6/2007 Platform: Windows XP …

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I tried to shut down via the Start> Shut Down> Shut Down and nothing happened. I can't open any shortcuts (they get sort of greyed out), I had to open Firefox by entering google.com in the "My Documents" folder's address bar. And can't open the anti-virus (avast!). I think it …

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Hello I keep getting this circle/x alot it flashes in the bottom I also get a yellow triangle with( ! )in the center with pop ups that say Windows has detected an internet attack attempt sombodys trying to infest your pc...... Then If I click it. it takes me to …

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I am running vista home premium on a hp pavillion with 3 browsers (cause im special) and recently my internet just started going really slow. acording to opera its about 172 bytes per second, i dont have McAffee or spybot installed. Internet explorer wont load pages nor will firefox, only …

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I just recently bought a new laptop running Vista. I know very little about The Vista O.S. I have created a new primary partition, formatted it, and copied the i386 files to it. When I try to run the wnnt32.exe it will not run. I followed this exact same strategy …

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Hi all, I did an online scan a while back and to try to really identify if I had a problem, I turned off some programs to help with the scan. I thought I turned them all back on again but now whenever my comp starts up and I log …

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