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    Latest Windows Update 3/17/11 Vista Home Premium removed Aero theme

    Greetings. Wondering if anyone else experienced this problem? Tried all the suggested stuff to try and fix it, but the only thing I could do was System Restore to the point before the update. PC is a E-machines T5230. Vista Home Premium SP2. Moe
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    See any problem with this Win 7 new install?

    Thanks for the replies guys, but I think I'm going to go commercial with an ACER Aspire AM3400-U2052. Staples has it next week for only $300. Will I have any problems running the software already on my original HD after installing it as a second drive? Perhaps the UAC will come up, and I can...
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    See any problem with this Win 7 new install?

    Well I'm biting the bullet and buying Win 7 Home Premium. Currently running Win XP on a Seagate Baracuda 160GB, divided into 6 - 26 GB partitions. I'm planning on buying a new HD and installing 7 on it. I would place my old drive in the next bay as the second drive. What issues do you see with...
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    Cable/DSL router vs. gaming performance

    Thanks for the info, guys. I think the router in question was the D-link 604. The comment was not from the reviewer himself but from someone who read the review and had that comment. So I bet the theory that that guy's ISP was having a problem at the time he checked or his settings were not...
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    Cable/DSL router vs. gaming performance

    Hello, I finally got my cable i-net connection (Comcast) and it's awesome! Now I want to get my 2nd PC in the same room on, so I'm going the wired ethernet method. During my research, I read a review where the person gave a bad rating due to poor online gaming performance. Is this a legitimate...
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    Cable/DSL router & gaming performance

    Hello, I finally got my cable i-net connection (Comcast) and it's awesome! Now I want to get my 2nd PC in the same room on, so I'm going the wired ethernet method. During my research, I read a review where the person gave a bad rating due to poor online gaming performance. Is this a legitimate...
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    Tale of woe... Shuttle / ASUS

    Thanks a lot guys for the suggestions! I tried the WD Data Lifeguard tools. and below is what it told me. ============= Data Lifeguard BIOS Check Log File ======================== Int 13h Devices: 0 ATA Devices: 1 ATAPI Devices: 0...
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    Tale of woe... Shuttle / ASUS

    Here's the system I'm trying to get running... ASUS A7V333 mobo, BIOS 1011, w/o RAID, rev 1.02 256M Muskin PC2700, single stick AMD Athlon XP 1800+, w/Thermaltake Volcano 5 New Antec 400W PS. SL-400W (dual fans) WD Caviar 13.6 Gig HD master WD Caviar 540M slave Cyberdrive 48x MAX CD-ROM...
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    GeForce2 MX quandary

    Guys, Trying to decide between a Hercules/Guillemot 3D Prophet II MX and a Creative Labs Annihilator II MX. Has anyone seen any reviews on the latter? It has DDR vs. the Hercules SDR memory. I play Q3 Rocket Arena & Half-life Team Fortress regularly. Other system specs.. K6/2-400, 64 MB...