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    Can I stop my CRT from turning off and back on again during fast user switching?

    The only thing I can figure is that the welcome screen is set to a different resolution. I don't know though.
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    Random shutdown, now no post: Troubleshooting

    Does anyone have any ideas? I don't want to purchase new hardware if I can avoid it
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    PC powers on but no post

    Maybe the power supply is failing and isn't pumping out as much juice as it used to? If you have another PSU on hand you could try that. I'm going through similar problems, except mine won't post and just shuts down after about 4 seconds.
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    Can I stop my CRT from turning off and back on again during fast user switching?

    I noticed a similar issue on my mom's computer but didn't try to do anything for it. Does every user account have the same screen resolution set?
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    Random shutdown, now no post: Troubleshooting

    The other night while watching some hulu the computer cut out on me. It rebooted fine. I went to sleep. When I woke up the power was off on the computer again, and it won't post. The fans spin then it shuts itself down. No beeping, not sure if I even have an internal speaker hooked up though...
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    After update win 7 update 2nd monitor analog only

    Anyone have any ideas?
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    After update win 7 update 2nd monitor analog only

    I recently upgraded to windows 7 64 bit from XP. I have a geforce 8800gts with a two monitor set up. The second monitor is my hdtv, I use the 2nd monitor set up mostly for watching tv shows from hulu/network websites. I have a DVI-I cable going from the computer to the TV. The video card has...
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    Installer pops up on boot

    Where can I find the app log? I have checked msconfig multiple times, no strange entries. Anything remotely questionable is disabled.
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    Installer pops up on boot

    Thanks for the link to the tool. Is there any way other than trial and error to figure out what the offending program is?
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    Installer pops up on boot

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    Installer pops up on boot

    I'm running XP, and for some reason recently the windows installer pops up during boot. It reads "preparing to install", is up for about 2 seconds, and then disappears. I've been looking around msconfig to try and figure out why this is happening but to know avail. XP, core 2 duo E6600, 2...
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    When I choose turn off my comp restarts

    I'm not sure what's going on. I just reformatted because I was having some weird thing going on from changing versions of norton anti virus from mine to the corpate version from my school. I'm running win xp pro. Now for some reason when I choose turn off, the computer restarts. Any ideas what...
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    Question about Svideo

    This isn't really a computer issue, but I didn't know where else to ask this question. I was just wondering what the difference in video quality is between using an RCA video out, let's say from a dvd player to a tv, vs using svideo to connect the dvd player to the tv (obviously the RGB is the...
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    Win2k, really slow on my centrino laptop.

    what are the hardware specs of your laptop?
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    Problem FIXED!!! (Help! PC doesn't start...)

    Also, this happened to me once. And all that had happened is the cable from the psu to the mobo wasn't pushed in all the way. Make sure it's not something stupid like that.
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    Having Problem with CD Rom

    When I boot my comp my dvd rom led light starts flashing like crazy. It doesn't get detected by windows. It's been working fine for months and just started doing this without warning. I tried screwing with jumpers, got it to boot correctly somehow switching it to slave and my RW to master. It...
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    CD Rom Problem on boot

    When I boot my computer the light on my DVD rom starts flashing like crazy. I can't open the tray, it's not detected by the bios. It's worked for over a year and I haven't changed anything. I tried unplugging it, then plugging it back in. I tried making it slave and my RW master. Tried switching...
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    XP won't boot

    I take that back... it's booting from every cd except the win xp upgrade cd. If I go to command prompt it won't format.... ::confused as hell::
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    XP won't boot

    it's not booting from any bootable CD, but it is booting from floppy.
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    XP won't boot

    It's set up to boot cd then floppy then hdd. My thinking is, if I get to a command prompt I can reformat.
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    XP won't boot

    It still takes me to the same error screen.... Is there a way i can make a boot disc on this computer so that i can get to a command prompt? How do I go about doing that?
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    XP won't boot

    He only has the XP upgrade cd, will it work from that, or will i need to use an ME or 98 cd?
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    XP won't boot

    My friend's computer will not boot. When we turn it on it goes to a screen that says something about either there being a hardware conflict, or windows wasn't shut down properly. THen it asks whether to start in safe mode, safe w/ command, safe w/ networking, last known good config, or start...
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    Question about admin and non admin on XP

    How do I go about doing that?
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    Question about admin and non admin on XP

    But what stuff can I limit from his user? And where can I find the options to limit that stuff.... like, can I make certain programs not open for him?
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    Is my monitor dying?

    Try degaussing it... you can find degause in the menus where you adjust size and brithness, etc. If that doesn't help, then yes, it's dead. :(
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    Question about admin and non admin on XP

    I have XP professional on my PC. My father consistantly hijacks the computer (which I paid for, if he wants to use one he has a nice 400mhz gateway in the other room) and downloads porn and other crap and makes my computer run like crap. I'm getting tired of having to keep undoing what he does...
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    Win XP Limiting User Accesibility

    My father, who knows nothing about computers, has a knack for causing problems on mine. Is there any way I can limit what programs he has access to when he logs on?
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    4x AGP in an AGP 3.0 Slot?

    Thank you. Just wanted to make sure I wouldn't damage my expensive geforce 4
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    what's the dif between audigy 1 and audigy 2?

    What kind of PC speakers are you using?
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    Monitor pin count

    You are trying to connect to the onboard video?
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    Why does my wireless client have a faster internet connection than my directly connected one?

    As a test, you could put the wireless card in your wired client, just to see if there's a speed change.
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    4x AGP in an AGP 3.0 Slot?

    I am thinking about purchasing the Asus A7N8x, and want to know if my 4x AGP card will work in the 8x AGP slot.
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    Buy now or wait?!?!?!?!?! FRUSTRATED!!!!

    There's always going to be something better coming out. No matter what you do something better will come along in a few months and replace it. But you're still going to run awesome. And it will last you a long time. Don't worry about it. Just go for it now.
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    Digi Cam Purchase Inquiry

    I have talked to photographers about this, and their response has always been that a regular camera is still considerably better quality than a digital. Other than that, my friends have found olympus to be a good brand.
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    Question about wireless routers

    My cousin is considering buying a wireless router because it's obviously more convenient than wiring and drilling. My biggest concern is that the walls in her house are going to cause problems for the connection. how much interference will the walls cause?
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    Question about wireless routers

    I have a feeling walls will be an issue. With the dlink 22Mb will walls be a problem?
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    Question about wireless routers

    For the average DSL user, what is the pro and con to going wireless router instead of cables? My cousin wants to get another computer and network all the ones in her house, and I'm trying to give her advice. Any input would be appreciated
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    Quick Question

    Thanks, That's what i thought, just wanted to make sure before i did anything.
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    Quick Question

    AGP 4x cards will work properly in an AGP 8x slot, right?