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[URL="http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/poll/index.cfm?action=showresults&pid=3228421"]A new poll into Operating System popularity by a British computer magazine[/URL] has revealed that an incredible 37 percent of respondents are still using Windows XP. That's more than Windows 7 which managed to woo 30 percent of the folk taking part, and Vista could only garner a pretty poor …

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My XP machine was freezing after bootup and I could not access utilities to detemine the error. Could not access Sys restore, so my only option was to initiate a an XP repair using my Win XP SP3 disk. I messed up the first time as I missed entering the …

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I am on travel and was advised my Win Vista machine had supposedly been infected with the 'interpol' virus approximately one month ago. A family member noticed some odd behavior and took the PC to an 'in-store' tech center for a diagnostic. This center stated the machine was infected and …

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I'm interested in the HTC One. It is reported to have a 'hard to damage' polycarbonate case and seems to have great user reviews. My issue is with AT&T selling this phone for $549.00 without contract (* $199.00 with a 2 Year - which I do not want!*) when it …

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Hi Everyone! I got spoiled the other day when I was asked to drive a Cadillac CTS -V for two days and it had the fully loaded satellite radio package. Needless to say, I loved it but did not care for the cost of subscription and installation for my car... …

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Hi! It's time to get another laptop but with all the changes and options available, I'm a little overwhelmed. I travel a good deal, so I need a unit that is built solid but does not resemble a brick or is overly heavy. I was considering an iPad but I …

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Hi, I just got a Motorola Backflip (MB 300 - running Android 2.1) as a work phone two weeks ago. After purchase I uploaded some photos and music (which I scanned with NOD32) from my XP desktop using a mini-USB cable with no problems. After one issue with the phone …

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Hi! I've searched the forums but did not see a solution for my prob. My friend has an old Victorian house built in 1901 and he is NOT tech savvy at all. The current setup is: Verizon FIOS as the provider/ an Actiontec wireless router installed upstairs/ a new Kodak …

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Before anyone grouses - I searched the forum for similar posts and found none. So if I'm treading on old territory, my apologies... The situation: An older gateway tower system running Win XP that operates normally except for multiple [I]' application will not open because MSVCR71.dll was not found. Try …

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Hi Folks! I know I should know this but just had family emergency that has my mind in another place. Here's the deal... This ran smoothly until last Saturday when I noticed the boot sequence started to take more time and display all the post info which I had previously …

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Here's the deal - A WinXP HD that was crashed (supposedly) by a virus. To date, one 'tech' attempted data recovery using some utility which confirmed the data was still intact on the HD. This utility crashed shortly thereafter, and the tech could do nothing further. :( I know what …

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Hi All! I've never posted in this forum before, so here goes. I am a 'webmaster' in that I build and maintain a site using a site builder program for my company. This utility is extremely limited and I would like to create a better site using a flash/ swish …

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HELLLLP! :-| I need a good referral for HD data recovery. The firewall failed on machine, got a virus and the disk crashed ( No backup either - Grrrrr :mad: ). I've tried every software solution I know of and even got a specialist to check it for me. We …

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Hi All! I found that my automatic updates feature was activated and to my surprise SP2 was installed on my Win XP machine. I have heard all kinds of horror stories from users warning not to update, so I was waiting until the dust settled. Unfortunately, someone turned the auto …

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HELLLLP! :-| I need a good referral for data recovery. My firewall failed on machine, got a virus and the disk crashed. I've tried every software solution I know of and even got a tech to check it for me. We both came to the same conclusion - send the …

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Hi All! I came here looking for some good direction and advice. I am a Corporate Trainer/ Systems Engineer who has now been put into the role of webmaster. I really don't care for HTML and some of it's drawbacks, hence my interest in PHP. I don't know squat about …

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