Recent content by flamingsnoman

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    Pirated XP Pro Question

    ah okay, i did not know that detail about it having to be purchased w/hardware. another drive for storage or maybe a raid setup might be useful... as for the second part, i guess i can find the customer service number manually. hopefully the process doesn't require me to do anything on my...
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    Pirated XP Pro Question

    thank you for that piece of constructive advice compusaguy. i guess this is the flaming i expected. i'm sure your plan of action would work just perfect, but the remark on hacking it isn't something i would do. and keep in mind that i want to KEEP all my programs, files, etc. not do a...
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    Pirated XP Pro Question

    okay, i understand the part where i call up a microsoft representative to change the cd-key, but: 1) why do i need to purchase another hard drive? 2) i don't have "activate windows" as an option in my system tools
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    Pirated XP Pro Question

    hi, i'm probably going to get flamed for this post in some way or another but i have a question--and am hoping some kind person would answer it for me. i'm running on an Asus p4p800 MB and it supports usb 2.0, a feature that i'm going to need when my zen micro gets here next week 8) the...
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    Is it possible and how do you...

    so.....all my files (music, video clips, pictures, etc.) will stay intact?
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    Is it possible and how do you...

    ...reinstall Windows XP Pro without touching anything else on the hard drive? Basically, I want to reinstall my OS without altering anything else on my computer.
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    laptop to cellphone..

    or a bluetooth adapter, if your phone has BT enabled
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    Right click menu freezes.

    Thanks deadseasquirrel! The LiveUpdate thing works, and I didn't have to uninstall or anything!
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    Right click menu freezes.

    UPDATE: Nevermind, it DID work! Everything's running 100% now :D :D :D
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    Right click menu freezes.

    I found that the first time right-clicking on a file will yield the long laggy wait. However, doing it again, right clicking works like normal. If I wait 5-10 minutes without touching the file and right clicking on it, it will do the lag thing again. This makes me think it has something to do...
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    Right click menu freezes.

    hmm....hopefully not virus..
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    Right click menu freezes.

    OMG!!! I have the EXACT same problem!! Did you have a power outage? See my thread above... flamingsnoman
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    Hard drive error?? HELP!!

    It was raining in my area today and I had my computer on, with AIM and Sonique mp3 player running. Suddenly, the power went out and back on in the span of 3 seconds tops. My rig and everything else is hooked up to a surge protector. When I turned my comp back on, everything seemed fine, until...
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    What's this dot?

    ok, i tried it....and....nothin'. its one stubborn dot!!! oh well, i guess ill just hafta live with it, *sigh*.
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    What's this dot?

    uh....are you sure??? sounds.....risky :confused: can i get a confirmation on this or a second opinion plz?