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    Mid Range PC parts replacement

    I built a system a few years ago for some mid range gaming running windows 8.1. The motherboard is beginning to flake and Id like to replace it with something comparable, using as many of the spare parts as possible.I'm trying to find an inexpensive MB or CPU\MB replacement (~$100-150 USD) since...
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    Best way to delete duplicate files

    I have several hard drives with redundant data on them, but over time these files have landed in different file structures, for example : Hard drive 1 will have word1.doc in c: \docs Hard drive 2 will have word1.doc in e: \backups\docs Hard drive 3 will have word1.doc in h...
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    Need help with Perfmon Graphing

    I collected perfmon logs from 4 different computers nd converted the BLG files into CSV. I would like to view all of the CPU results on one graph but don't know how to do this. Ha anyone tried to do this before and how did you make it work?
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    Advice to bypass Uverse for Wireless

    My Uverse router has been flaky for weeks now to the point Im always losing wireless and having to reboot it. I was thinking to get it replaced but Im also wanting to add additional units to improve wireless coverage in the house. We have some ipads, androids, MS surface and B\G\N laptops. I...
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    Replacement CPU\MB\GPU for video Processing PC

    I've triaged a dying PC for a friend of mine and figured out that he has an issue with the system board. I know he does a bit of video editing ( Weddings etc.) So I'm suggesting to update the CPU\MB and Video to something more modern. What kind of mid-range replacement would you suggest to...
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    Change rooted device ID

    I have 2 Nook Color's that Ive rooted to the latest CM10 nightly. They both work fine but both show up on Google play as "BN Nook Color". When Im logged into my laptop and wish to remotely install an app, I don't know which one is which, so I was wondering if I could change the device ID so that...
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    Suggest a nice 2.1 system for my PC

    I have an old logitech z5300 5.1 that's starting to have issues and I think Id like to go to a new 2.1 system. I mostly want to listen to music and movies with some medium gaming. Can anyone suggest something in the ~ 100 to 150.00 range? Right now the audio is coming through an MSI-870A G54 MB...
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    Handbrake Settings for IPAD and TV

    I have a ton of DVD ISOs Id like to convert to mp4 to make them viewable on both the IPAD2 and the HDTV. Is there a good handbrake setting or profile that I can use to have 1 file playable on both devices? Also does anyone use a batch encoder for handbrake? TIA
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    Bulk file renaming

    Ive got a list of files in my music folder (example below ) that have parts of the name messed up: example: --file1.mp3 - -file2.mp3 file3.mp3 Id like to take the files that have the "--" and other info ( like track names) and remove it in mass. Ive not figured out how to do this in...
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    Remove Linux from Dual Boot system

    I have two netbooks that dual boot between Mint Linux and Windows 7 using Grub2 . Is there a was that I can remove the Linux install so that I can recover the free space for the Windows 7 usage without starting from scratch?
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    Restore Dual Boot Win7 \ Linux to Smaller SSD

    I am planning on switching from the 160GB HDD to a 64 GB SSD in my netbook. I do not want to rebuild the machine as it's finally where I want it and I was planning on shrinking the current machine before taking a backup in order to get the disk sizes down to where they need to be. Are there any...
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    best card to pair with Athlon X2 6000+

    I am loooking to upgrade from my 8800GS to something else in order to play some newer games like medal of honory etc. what might be the most effective card to pair with an athlon X2 6000+
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    where to get decent extended warranty on used car

    Just bought the wife a 2009 Hyundai Elantra ( 25K miles on it, ~ 40K miles left on factory warranty) to use as the commuter car for her long commutes. I knew I did not need to pick up the warranty offered at the dealer as that one was junk, but I feel like I should pick up one somewhere. We kept...
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    edit multi boot order in Mint

    I have a laptop for my daughter that Ive dual booted between windows and Mint. When installing Mint the boo tloader sets the default OS as being Mint, when Id like the order to default to Windows 7 . How can I change this boot order?
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    connect computer to older TV

    Trying to show a HTPC PoC using an older tv that only has svideo or RCA inputs. The computer in question has DVI and HDMI . what would be the best way to connect the PC to the TV if buying a new TV is out of the question for now? xbox connects to it and looks good, but Id like to use the PC...
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    system issue after installing game

    I installed UT99 on my system last week ( windows 7 x 64 ) and everytime I tried to get it to play the video would be screwed up - the screen size would be half way between screen one and screen two across my monitors and i couldnt figure out how to fix it. I gae up on that for a bit and last...
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    cant open files in windows 7 search results

    Ive noticed an issue where if i search a drive for media files, the search result will show whatever i ask for, but not play the majority of files shown in that page. Usually it doesnt even show the filtype association with the file in aquestion, If I navigate to the file location all is well...
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    easy browse and map windows shares help needed

    is there an easy way to browse and even map any of the windows shares on my network from my Mint PC? Id like to have something be as easy as it is in windows so that more of the family can find their media files on the windows server.
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    Dual boot Linux Mint and W7 on eepc

    I have a new Asus eepc that currently has Win7 on it so that I can do stuff for work. I would really like to dual boot this box with Linux Mint 9 ( or peppermint if thats a better option) so that I can get myself more used to Linux while traveling. There is a 160 GB drive that I need to shrink...
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    Sync laptops and Desktop, what to use?

    I have a new netbook that I take to meetings for notes . Id like to sync that with my main laptop sitting my office and then to my desktop when I take one of these home. whats everyone using to sync up the documents on multiple computers? I know there is MS synctoy , synchback but are there...
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    netbook apps

    Got a new netbook ( ASUS 1005HAB eepc ) and loaded win7 ultimate on it . It's snappier than I thought it would be and should be fine for light duty around the house and on trips. Since I want to run it more efficiently, what other software should I load that is low on resources (media players...
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    switch harddrive in netbook

    I recently bought an ASUS EEPC 1005HAB that came with windows 7 starter and 160GB 5400RPM HDD. I am about to add 2 GB RAM to it and already upgraded to WIN7 Ultimate, but Im wondering if I should put in another HDD. I have a 120GB 7200RPM that needs a home, and I dont want to pay the nasty...
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    Best Way to make MKV

    So Ive settled on using WMC7 for my htpc projects, and now Id like to build up the movie collection. I plan to take some popular movies and rip to ISO format for archival, but for the movies I play the most, Id like to go to MKV in order to just get the movie . Right now this will be mostly DVDs...
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    HTPC from legacy parts

    Im building some proof of concept htpc systems for the house and befire I plunk down a lot of money, I thought I would look towards my workbench and see what I can piece together . I was wondering what type of media the following equipment could run and if I might be able to get away with some...
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    What to load on donated desktops

    I have a bunch of desktops Im reassembling in order to donate to a church \ school or something along that line. The average machine ( bout 6-8 of them) will be an Athlon XP 2800+ or P4 2.4 with 1GB RAM\120GB HDD\128MB Video and Im trying to figure out what to pre load them with. I know they...
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    Video Formats for DVDs

    So I have a dilemma of too many choices and not enough time to figure out what I should do, so I thought Id poll the community for some help. I have a big DVD collection that we use regularly, but Ive been thinking of converting to file formats in order to stream to different devices. Ive got a...
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    Registry monitor for windows machines

    I am trying to figure out what registry entires a certain prgram makes on one of my machines. I remember long ago there was an app that would monitor the machine before a program was installed, then spit out all of the registry changes that it made. Does anyone know of some freeware app that...
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    Lighter alternatives to common software for an old laptop

    I recently loaded Win 7 on an old latoptop for my wife ( HP n610c, 1.8 Ghz Mobile processor 1GB Ram, 80 GB HDD) as a project to just do some light computing on. Surprisingly it runs pretty snappy, but Id like to know what are lighter running (faster) alternatives to some common softwarre? I have...
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    Best File format for movies - MKV or MP4

    Im trying to rip a movie collection to disc and it seems most people recommend MKV or MP4 for this. Im trying to find the best reasons for me to go one way or the other given my current media equipment and some near future purchases. What Ive got: Phillips 50 in 720p Plasma HDTV (wife is...
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    convert ISO to movie file

    I have some ISO files from DVD's Ive ripped and Id like to use them on my media system. I have a Win7 media center PC with playon installed to share the files to other PC's and my xbox 360. Id love to be able to automount any of the iso files and play directly, but since I dont think I can do...
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    Whole house ota HD antenna

    Im looking at a home AV project that would allow me to get rid of our expensive cable. I already have a myriad of htpcs, xboxes etc. around the house, and im tyring to find the best way to feel the OTA HD signal to everything from the HD tuner cards to a few rooms with the digital set top boxes...
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    Moving files from subdirectories to one directory

    I need to move files of the same type from several subdirectories to a new directory but cannot figure out how to do it via command line. This is in windows 7 and I kinda get this from xcopy: xcopy /s *.mht d:\docs That copies all the *.mht files from various subdirectories to d: doc, but...
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    copy files from multiple subfolders to one folder

    Im looking for a quick way to copy files of type "x" from multiple subfolders and put them into one destination . Basically my data is like: c:\temp\mp31\*.mp3 c:\temp\mp32\*.mp3 and so on, I would like to dump all of those files into one new folder, d:\mp3s , only without their...
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    need to delete duplicate files in several subdirectories

    I have 4 external hard drives that have similar folder structures, but they are not all in sync. What I would like to do for example is have Drive A is my main backup drive and compare drive a:\temp with drive b:\temp etc and if the file already exists in A, delete it from B. Thing is I have...
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    windows home server file copy lockups

    has anyone noticed frequent lockups of WHS during file operations? I have an A64 board with 2 750GB Seagate SATA hard drives and an intel 100 server nic . When I do lfile operations like robocopy, browsing, searching, then the host appears to lockup and I have to go hard reset it.any help is...
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    Windows 7 wont boot when I remove non system drive

    during the windows 7 install, the setup found my IDE data drive in the slave position, and my intended system hard drive ( sata0) was listed 2nd. I chose the sata drive to do my install and everything has been working OK. I went to remove my data drive and during the next reboot the system says...
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    WHS and duplicate files

    I helped a friend get their WHS server up and running last weekend. I created a new share called mediatemp in order to copy movies from two different hard drives that may have some of the same file.. does WHS do any type of deduplication automatically? it seems like some of the files ive copied...
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    mythtv server and WHS

    Ive just built a WHS server and have been playing with some of the upnp addins to get media from it to my xbox 360 and other devices. Ive also been wondering what to use to get some DVR functions and I statred thinking what if I threw together another box of spare parts and put in 3 tuners...
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    Windows Home Server layout

    So Im going to build a WHS box today out of some spare parts: x2 3800+, 2 GB RAM, and Ive got 4 hard drives - an 80GB, 1 350 and 2 750's. I was thinking of begining by only inserting the 80GB first, to force whs to install to that dirve (only 20GB iirc) and then load the other 3 drives . I...
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    5.1 Audio card advice

    Im looking for the best audio card that will work on windows 64 bit . Id prefer to stay away from creative if I can but any advice is appreciated :)