Recent content by stevem326

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    Kaspersky 2009: How is it?

    I installed KIS 2009 a few days ago and so far it's been great (I switched from Symantec). Full scans are actually faster than Symantec and I'm not noticing any buggy or bloated behavior so far.
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    Need a Security Suite Recommendation

    Thanks a lot for the info. Yes, KIS 2009 is what I'm leaning towards but the cheapest I could find it for was $60 until you suggested Best Buy. Thanks for the tip!
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    Need a Security Suite Recommendation

    Can anyone recommend a good security suite from one provider that would offer anti-virus, firewall, and anti-spyware? I'm thinking about going with Kaspersky but I know there are lots of other good ones out there as well like ESET, ZoneAlarm Pro, etc. Thanks for any suggestions!
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    Strange Hard Drive Activity

    I'm running XP Pro with SP3 installed with all the latest MS security patches. The only security stuff I have running is Symantec Anti-Virus (Version 10.1.6.6000), PC Tools Spyware Doctor (Version 5.5), and the free basic Zone Alarm firewall (which is also up-to-date). I am running PerfectDisk...
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    Strange Hard Drive Activity

    Sometimes when I have my PC on my hard drive will just take off with a bunch of activity. The activity light starts flickering on and off and I can hear the drive making noises like data is being accessed or written. This will go on for usually 3-5 minutes non-stop and then it pretty much gets...
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    Windows XP, Service Pack 3

    I had problems last night installing SP3. It downloaded okay and started to install okay but when it got to the end of the installation I got an hourglass and it just hung there. It was on the last step of the installation where it said, "Finishing installation, preparing processes after...
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    How Hard Is It to Network a Mac and a PC?

    Thanks. I used to have a dual-boot system with XP Pro and Ubuntu and then XP Pro and Xandros. It was pretty cool but I'm just getting a bug to try a Mac for some reason :cool:
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    How Hard Is It to Network a Mac and a PC?

    LOL...actually I've been using a PC for years but just wanted to buy a Mac to play around with (a local store is having a sale on them this month). But, with the money I'd be spending on the Mac I could do some serious upgrading to my current PC...hmmm....now you got me thinking!
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    How Hard Is It to Network a Mac and a PC?

    Nah, I mainly just want them both to have internet access and to be able to print...that's about it. Just kind of a project to play with for now.
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    How Hard Is It to Network a Mac and a PC?

    I know very little about networking but I'm thinking about buying a Mac (mainly just for fun and for something to do) and trying to network it together with my desktop PC. Can anyone give me an idea of what exactly this involves? I know it's a bit more than just buying a router and hooking...
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    Can I Use Western Digital Diagnostic Tools

    Great, thanks...I'll just stick with using the Seagate tools then.
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    Can I Use Western Digital Diagnostic Tools

    Oh so you get an error message or something then?
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    Can I Use Western Digital Diagnostic Tools

    I replaced my Western Digital HD with a Seagate (nothing wrong with the WD, just wanted to try something different). I've already downloaded and used the Seagate HD diagnostic tools on my new Seagate drive but I still have my old WD diagnostic tools. Do you think it would hurt a Seagate hard...
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    CPU-Z is a Trojan horse?...

    I second this suggestion. I've used Virus Total a few times to confirm suspicious files and it's turned out to be a very useful tool. Good luck.
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    Which is the best defragmenting software?

    Thanks for the illustration. Do you ever have any problems defragging external drives? I have a 500GB external HD and sometimes PD will hang during the analysis portion (before the defrag starts). It will get to 99% finished with the analysis and just sit there without actually going into the...