Recent content by bulldawg1979

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    Proper Settings for amd dual core and gaming

    Are games ever multithreaded? Do you know the key combo to unlock the HP bios? Can't access anything to overclock.
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    Proper Settings for amd dual core and gaming

    On an HP Pavilion dv9000 laptop, while gaming, it appears that only one CPU is doing all of the work. Is there something that needs to be done to make both CPUs share the load? Looking in the bios, some of the settings seem to be hidden. Is there a key combo to turn on additional bios...
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    Autoreply in Outlook 2003 running amuck!

    Turns out the solution was turning off the "autoreply" not in Outlook, but on the server hosting his business account.
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    Autoreply in Outlook 2003 running amuck!

    He has Norton Antivirus and a scan has not detected a virus. I told him, last night, to do an online scan, but haven't heard the results. Is there anything that could explain this bizarre behavior, except a virus?
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    Autoreply in Outlook 2003 running amuck!

    Trying to help a friend whose business email account, using Outlook 2003, is having two frustrating problems. First, everyday, for the last several weeks, his inbox fills up with "undeliverable mail" from addresses he doesn't recognize. Second, anyone who sends him an email receives an...
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    Dual Boot: XP crashes, but Win98 OK

    Every time WinXP tries to load, my computer reboots itself. The computer is old and I thought the suspects (e.g., bad motherboard, RAM, hard drive, etc.) were probably hardware and not software. Then, I remembered that long ago, I setup the system to dual boot, so I tried to boot into Win98...
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    Here I go again: AMD64 or Intel duo core?

    I'm beginning to lean toward the Intel because it seems like the AMD systems have slower HDs, at least in the HP models. Does anyone know why?
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    Here I go again: AMD64 or Intel duo core?

    Office Max has a good deal ($999.99) on the HP Pavilion dv5130us. Here are the specs: Processor: AMD Turion 64 Mobile processor ML-37 with PowerNow! technology Processor Speed: 2.0GHz Processor Cache: 1MB L2 Cache Bus Speed: Up to 1600MHz System Bus Memory: 1024MB 333MHz DDR System...
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    I Need a Recovery Console!

    I like your two cents. Sounds like the game plan to me. I'm on my way to his house this morning to save his data and change roles from villan who trashed his system to superhero data saver (I hope). Thanks for the advice.
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    I Need a Recovery Console!

    What do you mean by "Norton may own the disk." Glad to hear that I can use the Recovery Console from one of my WinXP CDs. Would it be worthwhile to use the console to disable services, such as ZA, Spybot, Search and Destroy, etc. ?
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    I Need a Recovery Console!

    Trying to help out a family member whose computer has crashed. It is a Compaq desktop that came with Recovery CDs, that I assume are just images of the machines state when it left the manufacturer. Naturally, the user doesn't want to lose all of his data, so I need WinXP's Recovery Console to...
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    AMD64 3700+ vs Intel ?

    Good feedback. Glad to know that Dell products don't lock you into using their replacement parts. However, further research on the web has led me to believe the Circuit City price on the HP is really good. I would love to hear from anyone who has had experience with this system. Again, it is...
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    AMD64 3700+ vs Intel ?

    Not really concerned about the 64 bit, except as it relates to getting an apples to apples comparison. I don't need to be convinced about the AMD superiority, but looking for ammunition to convince my sister.
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    AMD64 3700+ vs Intel ?

    Back to the Intel vs AMD question, is there an Intel processor with 64 bit capability that compares to the AMD64 3700+?
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    AMD64 3700+ vs Intel ?

    Do you have an opinion on Dell products? Do they use proprietary parts? I know, at one time, the power supply was. I worked on an old emachine, recently, for someone and wanted to upgrade the RAM, which I could do for about $25 using locally bought memory, but the motherboard required the use...