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    Thoughts on case and motherboard

    I do light photo/video editing, gaming, and office applications. Plan to use the Intel 3930 CPU, and I'm in US. My current computer is 5 or 6 years old and I'm thinking about reusing my Silverstone Temjin TJ09. Use this or get a new case? For the motherboard, looking at Asrock Extreme9 or...
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    Need some input on which Asus P67 board to base a new build on

    Asus seems to have the best boards based on what I have read. Trying to decide on Maximus IV Extreme, P8P67 Deluxe or Sabertooth. I am leaning toward the Deluxe because it has a front panel for USB3. Here is what I'm using to build the system: Intel 2600K SSD ~ 200 to 256GB (C300...
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    Need help connecting windows 7 laptop to windows xp

    We have a network workgroup with 3 xp wired computers. We recently bought a laptop with windows 7 and a wireless router to connect it wirelessly to the rest of the network. The laptop can connect to the internet through the network, but it can't see the other computers. What am I doing wrong...
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    Need some advice on my home network

    Currently, I have three wired computers throughout the house. The router I'm using is a Linksys WRT54G with a Linksys PSUS4 for things like the TV and Blu-Ray. We bought my daughter a laptop and she wants to connect it wirelessly so I bought a Linksys E3000 for the G and N bands. Here's my...
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    Need help with a CD crashing my system

    We had pictures taken and the pictures have been put on a CD. When we put it in any of our computers, it crashes with a blue screen. If we start the computer up with the cd in the drive, it comes up with a blue screen that says Bad Pool Header. Any idea on how to get this CD to work or should...
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    Need laptop setup recommendation

    My four year old daughter wants a laptop, and my wife wants her off of her computer so it's time to buy a laptop. My daughter plays online flash games and some kids computer games. Also, we want her to be able to watch DVD's on it. I'm looking to spend 450 to 650. It seems like my choices...
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    Computer crashing

    My computer has been unstable for a couple of days, but today it has been crashing alot. The crashing is when I put Leapster disc into the cd-rom. Also, during startup, I get "serious error" messages with this data. BCCode : 19 BCP1 : 00000020 BCP2 : 87501F30 BCP3 : 87501F48...
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    Any safety issues with using a previously owned computer

    I bought a computer at a yard sale a couple of weeks ago. I replaced the hard drive, but is there any risk to the bios? I don't know where the computer came from but it might have been someone's work computer so I just want to make sure it is safe to use. Thanks in advance
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    Yieldmanager error

    I installed ICQ 7 last night. Now I get very frequent errors referringto a script problem that mentions Yieldmanager. How do I fix this?
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    Trouble with Internet Explorer and Flash

    One of my computers is unable to load up websites with flash. A good example is pampers.com. I think it has to do with flash. Basically, IE sits there for about 5 minutes doing nothing trying to load the page up. Sometimes it hard freezes making it necessary to shut down IE. Other times it...
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    Windows will not start up

    My in-laws have a Dell Dimension E310. Going into Windows XP gives them a blue screen with the error code of "Stop: 0x0000007E (oxc000001d, 0x80537008,0xf79d93b8, 0xf79d90b4). The system will not go into safe mode as it hangs after the rolling text screen where it is loading drivers. I...
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    Stuck at XP splash screen when using ESATA

    I've been using 2 ESATA for a couple of years now for backup. All of a sudden, the system hangs at the XP splash screen unless I boot up with the ESATA's unplugged. How can I solve this?
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    Having trouble logging into a work website

    I have a website that I log into for work. From one of my computers, it works. From the other, after I log in, part of the text and links log, but then internet explorer freezes. Any ideas on what this could be and how to fix it?
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    Windows XP and SSD

    I still use XP, but I'm interested in getting an SSD to replace an old 150G Raptor. Is this a good idea or should I wait until I move to Windows 7?
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    Hard Drive keeps disappearing

    I have a really odd issue. My D: drive keeps disappearing. I will be working and then the computer will come to a stop. It stays like that for about 20 seconds and then my D drive is missing. If I reboot, it's there in bios and in windows, but eventually, it will fall off again. Any ideas...
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    Need help with a MPEG-4 file

    A friend sent me a video file that says it is MPEG-4 format. It doesn't run at all under Windows Media Player or Winamp. Quicktime runs it but the picture is distorted. Roxio Cineplayer will play it for about a minute or so and then it crashes. Any ideas on how to play this or a player that...
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    Program to find duplicate files

    Is there a good program recommendation for something that will search my hard drives for duplicate files? I have about 20 years of stuff that's been moved lots and I'm sure I have tons of duplicates. Thanks,