Recent content by xbar

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    Decisions, Decisions: Win2K,SP2 or WinXp?

    XP is a good OS (by MS standards), far more stable than the MS ones I've used before. You could try using linux, personally i'm w8in 4 the latest Star Office 2 come out before i switch 2 linux. there's a company i no which distributes a copy of linux and all the freeware that comes with it...
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    New Puter but lost my mail?

    or if ur really stuck, change the slave back 2 master and email all ur emails 2 urself.
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    56K drop offs with WinXP

    don't use the internet between 6:10 and midnight! only jokin, v strange ..... u haven't got ne auto-disconnects have u ? (sounds stupid, but u never no!) or try gettin an up2date virus scanner, u may have been infected (tho i've never heard of a virus like that!?!?!?) as i say , v strange...
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    problem upgrading a Compaq Deskpro 2000 5233mmx to Win 98

    i don't really have ne advice .... but wot do u xpect, it's a Compaq :P
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    How to format?

    as a sub-note, is the '/s' (make system disk) still supported in XP ? I've tried it but can't get newhere.
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    irc

    thanx :)
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    irc

    i used 2 use mIRC under Win ME which ran fine. I went off it 4 a while and now am usin it again under XP but it seams 2 take ages 2 log onto the irc server, ne1 wiv ne ideas y ?
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    Router Emulator

    Does ne1 no of a good router emulator running the latest Cisco IOS ?