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    Installed Ubuntu 11.10, already had Win7 and Win7 wont start

    Try this link: http://www.supergrubdisk.org/ I use the super grub disk all the time. I've had a lot of success booting into both Ubuntu and Windows using it after my system becomes unbootable. I've never used Rescatux, but if it's as good as super grub then I'll have to add it to my cd...
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    Issue installing new catalyst software suite on Windows 7 64 bit

    I've never had any issue with other files downloaded on my network. For instance, yesterday I downloaded an iso for ubuntu 11.10 and used it for installation on my laptop with no issue. I also frequently download games from steam with a steady speed, which doesn't lead me to suspect any...
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    Issue installing new catalyst software suite on Windows 7 64 bit

    Just got a third PC running Windows 7 64 bit to fail a display driver install. This one was an Nvidia 9800 GTX+.
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    Issue installing new catalyst software suite on Windows 7 64 bit

    Same OS, Windows 7 64-bit with the same updates installed. That's really the only common factor. One's a dell xps with a pentium D and the other is based on an ECS motherboard with an AMD Phenom II x4 955. This problem is boggling my mind...
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    Issue installing new catalyst software suite on Windows 7 64 bit

    I used the program suggested and had no luck. Everything was the same. I even attempted simply to uninstall the current driver and reinstall it, which also failed. I also remembered that I had recently flashed a new BIOS. I rolled the BIOS back, still to encounter the same problem. As an...
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    Issue installing new catalyst software suite on Windows 7 64 bit

    Flushing out the TEMP folders was unsuccessful.
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    Issue installing new catalyst software suite on Windows 7 64 bit

    Sorry, I should have made myself more clear. I'm not concerned too much with the newest driver not working. I'm more concerned that the previous one would not reinstall. I don't want something to happen to my system, then not be able to install any drivers at all for my video card. That being...
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    Issue installing new catalyst software suite on Windows 7 64 bit

    Hello everyone, This morning my computer prompted me that the new 12.2 catalyst software suite was available for download from AMD/ATI. I am currently using 12.1. I chose to download and install the new version, but the installation failed to install the new display driver (8.95). My current...
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    Slow ssh connection

    Pinging is fine. I just noticed that his wireless connection is considered eth1. Could there be an issue because linux thinks the wireless connection is ethernet? EDIT: Check that, he's lagging via ethernet connection and he's lagging trying to connect in Windows.
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    Linux newb here...

    Eclipse is great. I love it for Java programming. For C/C++ I like to use Kate text editor and compile via command line; however, I have used Code::Blocks before and it works pretty well as an editor/compiler combo. I have found a lot of problems with Code::Blocks as far as linking (I get a lot...
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    Slow ssh connection

    We're both running wireless connections. We're connecting to another server and then into the server we want (port filter circumventing...). It's not my network so I can't do any testing on their infrastructure. I noticed there are 51 TX packet errors. I'm familiar with basic network...
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    Slow ssh connection

    My coworker and I are connecting to an ssh server on our network that seems to be lagging only on his machine. My toshiba laptop with Ubuntu 10.04 runs the connection without any real lag at all, yet his hp running Ubuntu 11.04 runs slow; slow enough that he can't edit any text files without...
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    Software to test reliability of hard drive

    Thanks for all the responses. I like the simplicity of running the WD test, but unfortunately the drive is completely useless now (took a turn for the worse). It's about to be tossed in the trash can.
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    Software to test reliability of hard drive

    Good to know. That definitely would be a limitation. Thank you for your help. I'll be sure to connect the drive to one of my boxes at work when I go in on Monday. Thanks again.
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    Software to test reliability of hard drive

    Curious: What makes USB a poor choice for this kind of testing? Also, do you have any other suggestions for testing software?
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    Software to test reliability of hard drive

    Blain, I appreciate the post, but could you please include a method you would suggest I do, for your current post is rather useless to me at the moment. Keep in mind that I do not have many resources at my disposal and that it is possible that I may be forced to use a non-standard/worse...
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    Software to test reliability of hard drive

    Brilliant. That should be perfect.
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    Weird memory problem!!

    This only happened after two years, with no problems before? Sounds like motherboard/power supply problems. I would suggest testing the power supply if you can (maybe install a working one from a different box?). Also, check to see if anyone else online is having trouble with the MSI MS-7548...
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    Software to test reliability of hard drive

    I was just recently handed my friends laptop computer which was failing to boot properly. After attaching it to my PC via an SATA to usb bridge, I found that the file system had become corrupted. I am going to test his RAM for errors using memtest86+. My question is: Is there any free...
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    Ubuntu Linux issue: Invalid option "-0"

    Out of habit I always only use lowercase letters and underscores for naming files and directories, but it's a whole different ballgame when someone else names the files you need to use... I'll have to go over some naming guidelines, because when you deal with so many files, it's not easy to...
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    Ubuntu Linux issue: Invalid option "-0"

    Never mind I found the issue: My coworker named some of the files with a minus character in front of the name " - " So when the system walked through the files in the folder it saw the file name as an option: -[myfilename] Looks like I've got some renaming to do...
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    Ubuntu Linux issue: Invalid option "-0"

    I have a box at work running Ubuntu 10.04 and I have come across a very strange issue. I need to convert a large amount of raw format photos and I typically use: dcraw -D *.CR2 I use this wildcard to convert the multitude of files in the canon raw format .CR2. The issue is that only in...
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    Automatic Updates has mind of it's own?

    If you feel adventurous, you might be able to install gpedit under xp home. Google brings up several hits, but I've never personally tried it. I do think that gpedit is the root of you're problem, as the keys that would normally control the custom update times are housed in connection with this...
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    WHS keeps ejecting cd/dvd discs

    This is a very strange but interesting issue... Sounds like some software on your machine is confusing the read function with the eject function... For kicks, disable the autorun feature (or hold shift after you put a cd/dvd in the drive) and my guess would be that the drive wont eject the...
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    Automatic Updates has mind of it's own?

    gpedit doesn't come with xp home... The second half of this Microsoft article shows you how to configure automatic updates by modifying the registry: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328010 Make sure the keys coincide with the settings you have set up. Good luck!
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    How to open a port with Norton Internet Security 2011

    Take a look at the general troubleshooting section here: http://tversity.com/support/faq/ Maybe that will answer your question. Also, make sure that both the Norton firewall and Windows firewall have the program listed as an exception. If both allow the program to communicate, then the...
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    What's that software... Makes you anonymous...

    It's called Tor: https://www.torproject.org/ It's basically a collection of proxy servers that allow you to connect to them through an encrypted connection, one by one, to mask your data and your location. Pretty cool stuff.
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    WinXP Pro Remote Desktop - Stopped working?

    Is it possible that some anti-virus type program ran an auto-update that reset a firewall on the server? Have you recently updated any router firmware? Can you still get a response across the LAN when you ping the server? First thing I'd try is to temporarily disable all anti-virus applications...
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    Keylogger?

    Open a command prompt and type "netstat -o". This should show you all the processes on your machine communicating over your network connection. Look for the number under PID (process ID) associated with any weird addresses that pop up under foreign addresses. Open Task manager and go to the...
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    Win 7 Pro Dual Boot/Virtualization question

    Technically, the Microsoft license only allows you to install the software on one machine. They consider a separate partition to be another machine... You can find the pdf version of the license here: http://www.microsoft.com/About/Legal/EN/US/IntellectualProperty/UseTerms/Default.aspx
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    Windows 7 bug - does not show "net use" shares in My Computer

    Try, after you're logged in to the vpn, ending the explorer.exe process and then relaunching it. I'm curious to see if this is a user issue or maybe Explorer doesn't sense the mapped shares from the second network until it's relaunched.
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    SP1 Woes

    Fun trick to test your RAM: If you feel like getting down and dirty (not really though cause its just RAM...), since most modern laptops now come with gratuitous amounts of RAM, remove only one of the RAM modules and run your machine on just that. If the computer behaves, congrats, you've...
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    SP1 Woes

    What kind of system are you running? (specs??)
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    Win7 Bootloader

    Multi-OS stuff can be a headache... You're very knowledgeable so I might just be telling something you already know but as a suggestion, you might want to look into a utility called supergrub: http://www.supergrubdisk.org/ I use it all the time after I'm being stupid and completely crushing...
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    Win7 Bootloader

    Try to re-add XP into the longhorn loader using bcdedit: http://www.kombitz.com/2009/01/13/how-to-add-windows-xp-to-windows-7-boot-manager/