Recent content by Ferrari692

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    Windows ME, dialup lets me get mail but no internet?

    I have a computer here running Windows ME. I am able to connect to my bellsouth dialup. However I can not access any webpages. My email through outlook express works fine and I am able to get my mail. I think there is just a setting I am missing for my internet settings. Any help would be...
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    XP Critical Security Update KB886903 will not install! Failed installation!

    I am running SP2, I do have .net framework installed, and it is a legal copy of windows. Thanks for the help so far I would appreciate any more you have to offer.
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    Firewall settings can't be changed! Help! Group Policy?

    I was logged on as administrator. It doesn't help. Could it possibly be a virus?
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    Can't turn SP2 Firewall On! Something about Group Policy?

    I am using broadband cable internet and was using no extra firewall software previously. I also think it is a virus because I just removed a ton of trojans and spyware off this computer. Any suggestions of how to remove the virus would be great. I have run panda antivirus and mcafee but norton...
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    XP Critical Security Update refuses to install! (KB886903)

    I was able to install every critical windows update except this one: [Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 1.1 Service Pack 1 (KB886903)] which failed while trying to install on my system. I can't seem to figure out a way for it to work. Any suggestions would be greatly...
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    XP Critical Security Update KB886903 will not install! Failed installation!

    I was able to install every critical windows update except this one: [Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 1.1 Service Pack 1 (KB886903)] which failed while trying to install on my system. I can't seem to figure out a way for it to work. Any suggestions would be greatly...
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    Firewall settings can't be changed! Help! Group Policy?

    I am having a problem with my SP2 firewall. I am running XP Pro on this system and after installing SP2 I noticed that firewall was disabled. However the buttons to access the firewall are all grey and I cannot modify any settings. Apparetly the computer thinks that this has something to do...
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    Can't turn SP2 Firewall On! Something about Group Policy?

    I am having a problem with my SP2 firewall. I am running XP Pro on this system and after installing SP2 I noticed that firewall was disabled. However the buttons to access the firewall are all grey and I cannot modify any settings. Apparetly the computer thinks that this has something to do...
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    Windows ME taking forever to shutdown! Help Please!

    Hello, I was just wondering why my computer (Pentium III running Windows ME)is taking so long to shutdown. It runs very nicely and has no problem restarting. Also it shuts down fine in safe mode which makes me think that it has something to do with a device driver or process that is...
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    Windows ME takes 5 min to shutdown! Help!

    Hello, I was just wondering why my computer (Pentium III running Windows ME)is taking so long to shutdown. It runs very nicely and has no problem restarting. Also it shuts down fine in safe mode which makes me think that it has something to do with a device driver or process that is...
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    SP2 Messed My Computer Up! Help Please!

    Hello, I have one of those prescot mobo's that will not boot because I installed SP2. I did some research and found out why this was happening so i figured I would just remove it. Well, I found many sites that said to just disable the L1 and L2 cache to get XP to boot. The problem is...
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    Questions about Safe Overclocking Temps!

    Thanks for the info that was exactly what I wanted to know. Ferrari692
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    Questions about Safe Overclocking Temps!

    Hi, I am new to overclocking and I had a few questions about safe temperatures. First off this is what I have done to overclock -Stock CPU XP 2600 333fsb at 2.08Ghz now overclocked to 2.305Ghz -To do this I increased the fsb to 200 , set the multiplier to 11.5 and increased the voltage to...
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    Questions about Overclocking for Doom 3!

    I am new to overclocking but I have done a little research. I still have a few questions. I just bought a Geforce FX 5700LE which seems to run at 250chip and 400mem. I just wanted to get a little more performance out of it. I had heard from some forum that you could overclock the card to the...
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    Can't file share between two Comps running XP Pro!

    I fixed it! Thanks for your help guys!