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    Win 7 upgrade

    Thanks.
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    Win 7 upgrade

    Can it be a "clean install" on another hard drive on the same XP computer? Or are you saying I can't use my 3 pack Win 7 upgrade at all to install on this XP computer.
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    Win 7 upgrade

    I am buying a recertified desktop........Pentium 945........for my wife that comes with Win XP pro. I could keep that system for all she will do with it, but have a Win 7 upgrade for 3 computers. The computer with XP only has a 80gb hard drive so I want to increase that to something larger...
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    upgrade to 7 without Vista SP2?

    Thanks for the encouraging news........................I'll abandon trying to install SP/2
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    upgrade to 7 without Vista SP2?

    I am unable to update to Vista SP2, but don't care unless it prevents me from upgrading to Windows 7. I know I can do a clean install, but would like to preserve my settings and as much of what I currently have on my Vista machine. My current computer is homebuilt and the full Vista Premium...
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    no 1680x1050 on ATI

    I disconnected my Monitor, a Dell 20 inch 2005FPW, and after reconnecting I tried to adjust resolution in ATI Catalyst control center. There is no 1680x1050 listed. Under Desktop area there is 1440x900 maximum. The video card is ATI 2600XT. The display is listed as "Default VGA monitor...
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    build for photoshop cs

    Thanks . Thats good info regarding 32 bit software running on a 64 bit system.
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    build for photoshop cs

    I have lurked for 6 months or so and have come up with the following for a new rig. Very little gaming, mainly Photoshop and video editing. I already have the following. Antec Sonata III with 500 watt power supply. VGA ASUS EAH2600XT/HTDP/256M RT video card (very little gaming). Western...
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    sata H/D win xp install........again

    Thanks Soffty, I'll give it a try
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    sata H/D win xp install........again

    I've tried to search and found conflicting info about installing Win XP pro on a Seagate SATA H/D.......none raid. After install starts a partition (raw) is shown, but when "install XP on this partition is selected a message saying "to install XP on the partition you selected setup must write...
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    usb network anygood?

    Thanks for the reply. It would just be internet connectivity and possible music from another computer. It sounds like saving the pci slot would be worth it.
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    usb network anygood?

    I'm building a HTPC using the Monarch Hornet case. It has 2 PCI slots + PCI express for video card. Its a Winfast Foxcon motherboard. I didn't do enough investigation and I now find the SPDIF out is a 3 pin connector on the mother board.....no header for external connection. So I need to...
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    outlook export

    I am trying to move outlook .pst data from a Win xp machine to Win 2000 machine.I have saved outlook .pst files. When I try to import the .pst files to the other machine I get the following message. "File access denied. You do not have the required permission to access the file". Has anyone...
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    budget system help

    Thanks for the input. I'll check into the other cases.
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    budget system help

    budget system Building a budget system for the inlaws. I'm looking at the Asus A7N266-VMAA motherboard due to built in sound, video, and lan. First of all, any bad experiences with this board? It is a Micro ATX board and goes for $64 free shipping. Also considering Athalon XP1800,$57...
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    Outlook 97 in WinXP

    anybody?
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    Outlook 97 in WinXP

    I am trying to install Outlook 97 in WinXP pro and when I try to open the program I get the message....'unable to find Omint.dll. I searched Microsoft....and here.... and found a fix for the problem in Win98 and Outlook 98. It said to rename the file Outllib.dll in Program Files\Microsoft...
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    XP Home or Pro edition?

    I installed Word 97 in XP pro, but was unable to install Outlook 97. Anyone done this successfully?
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    w2k dial up password problem

    Yes my w2k username and pasword are the same as my ISP. I could possibly understand the error if it was changing 6characters to 12, but not to 16.
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    w2k dial up password problem

    Yes, my w2k user name and password are the same as my ISP username aand password. I can't figure out where the 16 character password comes from...............12 I could see.....double the original, but 16 characters?
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    w2k dial up password problem

    I have installed w2k as part of a dual boot system. Windows 98se on drive c and w2k on drive d.........2 different harddrives. In trying to set up my internet connection in w2k, I have gone through the wizard 3 or 4 times and have attempted to manually enter the info, but the same problem...