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I am using a bash script to toggle the touchpad on my laptop. I didn't write the script and know almost nothing about bash scripts. I have the script run when the laptop boots because I never want to use the touchpad and want it disabled. The script does the …

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I used to refer to [URL="http://www.microsoft.com"]Windows[/URL] as "The Infinitely Rebooting OS" and it has improved some over earlier versions but today was a different story and reminded me of those thrilling days of yesteryear. My question is why, Windows, why? Why must I reboot when I install a desktop application? …

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Hi All, THis is just a basic question about Wine. How many use it on Linux and how many are happy with it? I've seen mixed reviews about Wine on the internets so I thought I would ask the only tech community that matters. I just installed it because I …

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Is there a way to speed up Debian 4.0 access to my dsl internet? It seems like 15 or 20 seconds before the lights start flashing on my modem after I click my mouse. Thanks, houndhen

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Bought an OEM version of XP Pro to install on a business computer that wants to be legal with their OS and software. Formatted the HD as NTFS. The installation cd starts OK but when it get to where Windows is supposed to load I get the blue screen and …

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Running Windows XP for about two years with 3.0 Ghz CPU and 2 GB ram. Recently the display started freezing. CTRL, ALT, DEL does nothing to recover. At first I thought it might be the FireFox browser. I upgraded to the latest version. Then it would freeze when I was …

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Does anyone know of linux software for creating wills, advance directives and such? Thanks, Harold

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Running home desktop - Intel core 2 duo 2.0 ghz with 250gb hd and 2.0 mb ram. Multibooting XP, Mepis, Kubuntu, and Mint. Installed a 40 gb scavenged HD (drive 2) to install Mepis on. Planned to copy some files from Mepis on drive 1. Booted from the Mepis live …

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Here is what I have: New pc (intel core 2 duo 3.0 mhz) multibooted with linux distros and windows xp with hp 4110 printer attached. Older hp pc with xp and important files with hp 5550 printer attached. New to Linux but 20 years with Windows. I want to be …

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Have fedora 8 installed and working great but keep getting sound error right after login. Sound still works but I don't know enough to sort out where the cause of the error originates. Here is the error message: [QUOTE]Error while initializing the sound driver: device: default can't be opened for …

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Running Debian 4.0 on 3ghz intel processor. Wanted to evaluate MyBooksPro for linux. Downloaded tarball. Installed according to their instructions. At the end of their instructions it says,"When this program finishes (./Setup.sh), a MyBooks Professional icon should appear on your desktop. If you do not see it (as is frequently …

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I got freepops setup with thunderbird 2.0.0.6 in linux. I got the yahoo account configured and it downloaded my yahoo inbox. The message summaries show a dot on the left, middle, and a timestamp on the right. If you click to open one of the messages there is no text; …

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Windows user for over 20 years where I used DOS and the command line. Using XP and don't plan on getting Vista. New to Linux. I have an older system that is dual booted with XP and PCLOS. Bought a newer system to devote to Linux. The kernel in PCLOS …

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PCLOS has recently started not having the internet connection active upon boot. It did for a while but not sure what could have caused it to not be active. I can re-configure it using gui and it is good until next time I boot and it is not active again. …

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