Recent content by bubz0r

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    sharing files between a Mac and a Windows PC

    one option is to set one of the machines up as an ftp server - the other machine just ftp's into it and wallah!
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    Visability Problems with LAN on XP - HELP!!

    with the user account, go into your control panel/users and select your account - there is an option to change the account type - change it to administrator if it is not already set to that. go into your network card properties and make sure you have "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft...
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    need to get files back from winxp share?

    Thankyou very much! I will give that program a go this afternoon and let you know....
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    need to get files back from winxp share?

    help! my computer has a folder that is shared. i accidently deleted some of the files in the shared folder from another pc - now i really need those files back! where do the files delete to? is there anyway i can retrieve them?????? if it helps, i have'nt rebooted my computer since it...
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    Disable Windows Messenger service?

    If you are referring to MSN messenger - I disabled it under gpedit.msc but then my outlook express took ages to startup as it was trying to get messenger to connect so I set my firewall to give it no access.
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    why is my 3d benchmark score so low?

    hmmm i'll have to try some ddr ram and see how i go but its not just his score that is high - its hundreds of others with the same setup that are getting 11,000-12,000. surely my ram cant be responsible for 3000 marks?
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    why is my 3d benchmark score so low?

    g'day I've run 3d benchmark 2001se a few times and my score is around 8900. When I look at the online result browser, people with the same spec machine are getting around 11,000-12,000! I've recently formatted so I dont think its windows... here are my specs: Windows XP Athlon XP 2000+ (not...
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    IBM thinkpad 390e - no display! help!

    big company so i cant sell it. Function F7 switches between the laptop display and the external monitor or both.... i've tried that many times with no luck.
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    IBM thinkpad 390e - no display! help!

    hello I've got a IBM thinkpad 390e here and nothing shows up on the screen. The LCD screen seems to turn on as it is slightly lit up but nothing displays at all. I've plugged another monitor into the back and it works fine. Is it a dead screen? I cant get it serviced so if I cant get it...
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    New system - Locks up in games?

    hmmm just yesterday my power supply stopped working. After pushing the power cord in slowly to the psu it sparked and started working again but obviously the psu is dodge. I will get a replacement and see how things go - dont think its the cause to my problem as when I remove the side of the...
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    New system - Locks up in games?

    okay I've replaced the thermal tape with some thermal paste but that made no difference :( :( :( I'm going to download a cpu intensive benchmark to see if it is my video card...
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    bottom corners of my monitor shake? what's up?

    we've had a few monitors like that here at work. Try a different power point in your house or if you are feeling energetic take it to a mates place and plug it in. The power could be crap at the point you are plugging it in or it could be your whole house like IamDavid said. We usually just...
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    Server Question

    If you are running dedicated servers the video card wont matter - onboard video on a mobo will be fine. Keep in mind if you did want to fire up a game like BF1942 to have a play it probably wont run on a onboard vid card. 1ghz of ram would be nice to be ready for future games, if you have the...