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    Windows 7 cannot see Windows XP Pro share - FIXED

    FIXED - For some reason Win7 and VISTA are picky about the time being set correctly on both PC's. The time was correct within one minute but the date was off by 2 weeks. After fixing the date on XP3, everything works correctly. P.S. Cisco's Network Magic found this error. Strange...
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    Favorite windows program to compute SHA-1 Hashes?

    What's your favorite program to compute SHA-1 hashes? For MD5 I use WinMD5 (http://www.blisstonia.com/software/WinMD5/). I've not found anything I like as well for SHA-1. Sugestions??? Thanks, doan
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    Squid proxy server

    I set up a PC based firewall/router using PFsense for my home netwrok of about 5 PC's. I configured squid to cache to the hard drive. If I download a large file from an external website on PC "A", then download the same file again on PC "A", squid is clearly working - the file downloads at...
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    LAN/Network mapping tool for Windows XP

    I used to have a slick program (can't remember the name now) that would scan my entire network and create a map. The map showed each device including switches and routers. I've been searching and have not come up with anything, any ideas or suggestions? It was either freeware or trialware...
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    Disk Space Warning

    I have a HTPC running on XP. I'm looking for a program that will notify me (possibly by email) when disk space gets low. I searched sourceforge.net and did not find anything. Thanks, David
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    Strange lockup problem

    System is a P4 running XP. If it sits idle for more than say 30 minutes it locks up. No repsonse fromkeyboard mouse or network. If I keep it busy by running prime95 it will stay up for days. Any ideas? All power managment is set to off, screen saver off too
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    Outlook 2003 - inline images

    Anybody know of an add-in or plug-in for Outlook 2003 to make it display attached images in-line (like outlook express and thunderbird)?
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    DVDShrink replacement???

    Any new apps (free) to replace DVDshrink? I use AnyDVD in the background for decoding and then DVDshrink to remove menus, etc. Some recent Sony DVD's crash DVDShrink. I tried nero recode but its not as good as DVDshrink.
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    I need a high end laptop

    I need a high end laptop to use as a full workstation replacement. I currently use a Dell 9400: 2.1ghz core duo, 2 GB ram, 100GB 7200 rpm drive. Now I need 64 bit support (linux) and 2 hard drives. Is there a laptop availble that has core 2 duo AND supports 2 SATA hard drives? 2 HD's at...
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    Trendnet Gigabit switches

    Anyone have experience with trendnet hardware? Compusa sells their gear at very competive prices. 8 port gigabit switch for about $45. But no mention of Jumbo frame support any where. Their website has nothing about jumbo frames either, even on the big rack mount gear. I am tempted by...
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    P3 server Performance

    I have an old P3 1Ghz system that handles mail and video for my home network. The performance is genrally OK, but WebMail is really slow while serving video. All the videos (DVD's) are stored as ISO files and are mounted remotely by the client, so the CPU usage is very low while serving video...
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    Cheap Dell Laptop

    My 10 year old son wants a Laptop for xmas. Dell is currently running a special on the B130 for $499 with 15.4 in screen, 1GB ram, 60gb HD, and dual layer burner. This is a lot cheaper than the other Inspiron Models. Any downside to the B series other than the celeron processor and 2 hour...
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    Cheap Dell Laptop

    My 10 year old son wants a Laptop for xmas. Dell is currently running a special on the B130 for $499 with 15.4 in screen, 1GB ram, 60gb HD, and dual layer burner. This is a lot cheaper than the other Inspiron Models. Any downside to the B series other than the celeron processor and 2 hour...
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    Recommend Vista Video Card

    I'm looking for a not-too-expensive video card. It needs to have: - AGP interface - Dual DVI - Vista Compatible (supports aero glass) I'm not a gamer but I need a dual-DVI card and it would be nice if it supports Aero Glass at a minimum cost. Thanks
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    3 button mouse without a wheel

    I'm looking for a 3 button USB optical mouse WITHOUT a scroll wheel. Any idea where to get one? I have one that's branded by HP but I need 4 more.
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    Laptop battery life

    I'm taking my laptop on a long flight tomorrow (Hawaii). While watching movies, will the battery last longer if I play the movies right off the DVD or should I rip the movies to the Hard drive first.
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    Speed step monitoring software

    Is there an app out there that will report the realtime cpu speed of a core duo proccessor? I get mixed results with cpu-z vs what is reported by windows (my computer/properties/general). Intel's own Processor ID Utility does not even work correctly.
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    PC for audio juke-box

    I'm building a small m-atx system that will be used only to play mp3's through my stereo. My stereo does not have surround sound or digital, just plain old left & right RCA inputs. Will there be a noticeable difference in sound quality between on-board audio and a dedicated sound card? If...
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    Good Free program for calculating md5sum

    I searched the Freeware thread, but i didn't find anything.
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    Strange windows XP problem

    Most of the time when I open the Task Manager it puts a small CPU usage meter in the system tray like the pic HERE Sometimes it does not, like the pic HERE Can anyone explain this? I'd prefer to see the little CPU Usage meter in the system tray all the time.
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    Windows XP filesharing stops

    About once a week filesharing stops on my server running Windows XP. When it stops the following error is posted in the event viewer. Faulting application , version 0.0.0.0, faulting module unknown, version 0.0.0.0, fault address 0x00000000. For more information, see Help and Support...
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    PATA Master/slave

    I know that it is generally discouraged to use 2 devices on an ide channel (master and slave). I have a server that I use almost exclusively for serving movies to my HTPC. I need to add more drives, but all the IDE ports are in use (one master device on each). What would be the downside...
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    Is there anyway to"hack" itunes to get it to sync

    We have been using Itunes for a long time to maintain our music collection for our HTPC. Now my wife bought a Sandisk MP3 player and is finding Media Player combersome for making playlist and syncing with her sansa. Any way to be able to use Itunes?
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    Linux DVD ripping and compressing tools

    Anything similar to DVD Decrypter and DVD shrink?
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    Minimum System to play DVD's

    I'm looking for a cheap laptop soley for watching DVD's via network off my server. What's the minimum config that will play a DVD. The slowest hardware I have around to test on is a P2-333 and it seems to do OK. I'm looking at a 200mhz used laptop, but I'm not sure if it will handle playing...
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    Loading linux with onboard video

    So I tried load linux on on my Shuttle MV42 motherboard yesterday. The MV42 is an old Socket 478 board that has an S3 ProSavage 3D video chipset onboard. First Try: Debian 3.1 - could never get X to start 2nd Try: Fedora Core 4 - Worked OK, It would not give me the option of 1600 x...
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    Windows Utility to make windows snap to the edges of the desktop or adjacent window

    I did some seaching but I didn't find anything recent. I found allsnap 1.31.3 Beta. Any others? Thanks, David
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    Failing HD??

    Check out the output of HD-Tach here. The red trace is a WD 1200JB I recently bought used, the blue trace is "normal" for a 1200jb. What's going on here. The drive works in windows but its much slower than expected. David
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    What makes Windows XP decide to refresh the desktop

    and redraw all the icons?
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    TCP/IP vs. NetBios

    On my home network (5 PC's plus one laptop, all running XP or Win2k), I use TCP/IP networking with fixed IP's. The laptop and my main desktop also have Netbios enbled so they can share files while the laptop is logged into my work via VPN. This all works but when transfering files between the...
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    Gigabit NIC's

    Newegg has gigabit NICS from $11.00 to over $100? Any gotchas on the cheap ones?
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    App like DU Meter

    Is there an app like DU Meter than runs in the taskbar?
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    Linux on Highpoint Raid controller??

    I spent some time trying to get my sytstem to dual boot with winXP and fedora3. I have an Abit BX7-Raid with CD and DVD burners on the two "native" ATA controllers and 2 hardrives on the Highpoint raid controller - not in raid, just 2 drives. With XP loaded on a 20GB partition of drive 1, I...
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    Looking for free/sharware Instant Messaging server

    Looking for free/sharware Instant Messaging server for win2k/XP
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    Win2k/XP = Is JBOD safer than RAID 0?

    I have a small server that I use to backup stuff off the desktop systems in my house. It has several small drives. If I make a JBOD array and one drive fails can I easily recover the data on the working drives? My guess is no, but I'm curious about others experiences. David
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    Dummy Monitor

    I'm trying to run a linux box headless. I log in remotely using RealVNC on screen 0. This only works if a monitor is plugged into the video card while its booting, the monitor doesn't even have to be on. I'd like to know how to make a video connector that will emulate the monitor being...
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    Has anyone tried DeepFreeze from Faronics?

    Has anyone tried DeepFreeze from Faronics? link
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    Laptop for a digital picture frame..

    I'm looking at converting a laptop into a digital picure frame. I'd like to keep the project under $300. Anybody have any idea what older laptops had decent displays? I've tried it with an i-opener, but it only looks good if you look at it straight on adn even then its only "OK".. Thanks, David
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    Abit BH6 - auto on after power fail??

    I'm using an old BH6 for a mail server. Is there any way to make it power up after a power failure? The previous mobo had a bios setting that would auto start as soon as power came back. I tried a jumper on the power switch but that makes it turn off in about 4 secs. Thanks