Recent content by oldtechie

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    I need to copy my OS from one hard drive to the other..

    Both Seagate and WD provide a stripped down drive imager which is the basis for Acronis
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    memory card slots inacessible in HP multifunction ptr

    My HP7210 multifunction printer has several memory card slots. When it originally installed three mem card drives (x:, y: and z: ) showed up under My Computer. Pop in an sd card fron my digi camera and open it via explorer. Now the system says it cannot access the drives. Tried reinstalling HP...
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    Securing my wireless network.

    Don't know what you've got against disabling the SSID or using MAC filtering. I use both with a Linksys WRT54G so all my neighbors don"t even see my net ID, and only the "allowed" PC's can get in, just in case somebody gives away the security setup and password.
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    Securing my wireless network.

    If you REALLY want to screw it down tight, enable Wireless MAC filtering, allow yours and your roomie's PC's MAC addresses, and change the router password to something only YOU know. You're paying the bill after all...............
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    Securing my wireless network.

    Suggest you also disable broadcast of the SSID fron the router. Then your WAP may show up on a scan for network access points, but the ID will be hidden
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    Could a crappy switch be the culprit?

    Sounds like this is what you have in the closet. http://www.ampnetconnect.com/d...cut_sheet_(122203).pdf You are most likely sharing a 10MB internet connection with every other resident in the complex, This type of shared system is usually set up in hotel-type environments for occasional use...
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    Help my PC run faster?

    Also posted in Software Question for any PC 'guru' out there. Hope it's useful to general population: How to reset/release memory and speed the system back up w/o doing a restart? I have a 5yr old Dell Dim.4600, P4@2.4Ghz, 1MB RAM, XP-Pro/SP3, ATI A-I-O 9000Pro video card w/64MB (weak, but...
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    Slow pc help ?

    Help PC run faster? Question for any PC 'guru' out there. Hope it's useful to general population: How to reset/release memory and speed the system back up w/o doing a restart? I have a 5yr old Dell Dim.4600, P4@2.4Ghz, 1MB RAM, XP-Pro/SP3, ATI A-I-O 9000Pro video card w/64MB (weak, but it...