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I have a software firewall and I want to run a router firewall alongside it. Because I'm on dial-up I've been told that's no longer possible, that those kind of router/firewalls are no longer available. But recently I was talking to someone who said he thinks it still may be …

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A friend runs win ME and has an Epson colour inkjet printer. Recently the driver has become corrupt a few times. Last time I replaced it with a new one I downloaded of the Epson site yet two week later the printer is printing Chinese characters again Any advice anyone …

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Hello I've an issue trying to load up a home video from my Camcorder onto my Sony Vaio laptop. I've got the dv cable and have connected it all properly. Apparently, I was supposed to get a 'wizard' telling me that new hardware had been connected/add. I never got this …

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Just like the subject line says, I formatted my hard drive, installed windows XP everything is working fine except I have NO SOUND!! Any reason why this might be, or how I can get sound back? Thanks

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OK, [b]you will have to bear with me[/b] as I [b]try to explain[/b] the [b]problem[/b]. I have a [b]BT Voyager 2100[/b] [b]Wireless ADSL router[/b], with [b]one PC connected wirelessly[/b] and [b]one connected with a wire[/b]. Strangely, the difficult one (The [b]wireless[/b] connection) works fine. However, when I try to [b]access …

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i'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this in, if not, coul someone please let me know where to go? here is my problem anyway if there is someone out there to help. my laptop won't type the letter d anymore. The bigger problem is that …

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Hi, I built a new machine (with help from a tech friend) about two years ago, new motherboard, cpu etc ... I reused my old HP monitor, keyboard and mouse and had no problems until about six months ago. The computer powers up fine and everything is going but the …

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Hi, I built a new machine (with help from a tech friend) about two years ago, new motherboard, cpu etc ... I reused my old HP monitor, keyboard and mouse and had no problems until about six months ago. The computer powers up fine and everything is going but the …

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Hi. I just purchased a used Windows XP Sony Vaio PC. It is a P3 with 256MB RAM, 800MHz. For some reason it boots to the XP login screen and the mouse and keyboard will not work at all. The lights on the keyboard also are never lit. I don't …

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hey all, i was wondering if any one else has expieranced this problem. i am using a logictech cordless mouse, with xp home/sp2 os. now if my cursor is stationary for a while it will not respond to me moving my mouse, i have to l/ or r click my …

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Hello! I've been using my webcam for a year and a half and it never caused any problem or malfunctioned, but some weeks ago, the PC Cam Center just stopped working. When I use the MSN Messenger people can see me (and I can see me too in the window) …

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I have a Brother HL-1440 laser printer in an office. The toner cartridge was just recently changed, and now the print is lighter with the new toner cartridge than with the old one. Initially the drum light was yellow, I fixed that by reseting the page counter after changing the …

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Have Dell Dimension R450 w/ Pentium II and WIN98SE, Trying to connect Sony DCR-PC100 camcorder through SIIG 1394 3-port host adapter to SONIC MyDVD program for direct-to-DVD burn. Device Manager lists the 1394 Bus Controller and, under 'Sound, Video and Game controllers', the 1394 DV camcorder. Clicking on this gives …

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Forgive me if this post doesn't belong here, as it may be a more serious problem than just the keyboard and mouse not working. I have two computers, one monitor, one keyboard, and one mouse shared by two computers on a kvm switch. One is a windows xp pro, and …

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Hi there, I'm having problems with controlling my mouse...the pointer never stays in one place, it is always moving to the edge of the screen and controlling it is very difficult once it has gone to the edge. Thanks in advance for your help.

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i have it hooked up to a hp, with XP- i installed it on the computer, the computer has a driver for it- it will print, it just prints a bunch of crap basically- it is a bunch of a jumbled up letters on the whole page, and it is …

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Have a SanDisk Cruzer that came with folders labeled- Secure Data Stor Pocket Cache Cruzer Sync Cruzer Lock- all apparently for secure/encryption/backup/etc. Can not imagine ever using any of this. Does anyone know if these folders/files can be safely removed?

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I'm having trouble with one machine on my network. It will not allow any user inc administrator to do anything with the printers & faxes. There are currently no printers installed. I'm wanting to install a printer and i get the following error a box appears with the title Printers, …

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i have a creative webcam which works when i take albums and not working on msn msger.. and i dont no where to plug the microphone cuz theres r 2 many holes on the back..... ne help will be appreciated

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I have been reading some archived posts and just want to make sure I understand this correctly. These are the two drives I currently have: JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 and Phillips DVD+RW DVD8601 I have been having great difficulty writing back up DVDS and movie DVDS. Now that I have read …

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I have a Westell 6100 DSL modem that works on my computer(Windows ME), but not on my mom's laptop(Windows 98). I connect it through the USB port on both computers (neither one has a network card). The problem is that when I run the setup wizard from the CD BellSouth …

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I'm having some trouble trying to burn dvd I'm using nero reloaded with a ricoh dvd+rw/+r I think it has something to do with the drive as when there is no disc in it shows it as a dvdrw but when I insert a disc it reverts to a cdr …

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i connect my digital VIDIO camer through USP , i can see the emage is working but i can't get the sound , can any body help

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Hello! Im new here and I have a question I bought a Creative webcam LIVE via USB (of course), I have Windows XP with all new updates and a Yahoo messenger (the newest one). When I log in to messenger its ok, but when I click start my webcam yahoo …

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Does anyone know if a wireless mouse like this ([URL=http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=627457&CatId=0]http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=627457&CatId=0[/URL]) and keyboard would be good for gaming?

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Is there any possibility of getting batteries for a very old desktop computer in NYC? I'm told I need: P/N 30807 CK-SUM 3A00 SYS. 333 S/L REV A03 [I]and [/I] 840 (4.5. volts) The person who's telling me they're unobtainable doesn't speak much English, and I'm not sure he really …

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I have an IBM 365x Laptop computer. When I plug in my external PS/2 mouse, it does not work. The TrackPoint mouse on the keyboard still works, but the external mouse does not. The Control Panel and Device Manager only show one mouse installed: PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port. I can't …

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Does anyone know where I can download the toolbox software for this printer. I went to the HP site but they only have the driver. I am als having trouble with the smart chips they put into everything to force you to buy new cart and printheads that are still …

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I just purchased a very good Logitec webcam (3 weeks old worked fine ) and all of a sudden I have blue and yellow horizontal lines flickering across ruining the picture. I have not cahanged anything other than ms updates... I have tried turning off other peripherals but cannot find …

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Ok, my son has an older PC. It's running on Windows 2000. It's custom made. Anyway, the mouse was working fine. I had a friend clean the hard drive and then re-install Windows 2000. Now we don't have a mouse. You can't see the pointer. I went into system devices …

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