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    SMTP only works while logged into webmail

    Hello all I have a little strange of a problem and I am hoping to get some opinions from others on this. A company I do some IT work for has their own domain name which they use their mail server for POP3 incoming server, however they use pacbell.net account to send emails out through SMTP...
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    Slideshow Screensaver for Windows XP

    I am trying to find a screensaver that will allow me to display my photos in specific directory but also one that has some cool transitions. I know that My Picture Viewer is built into XP but that comes with couple boring transitions. Any ideas? The few I found on the web are old. Thanx
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    Cordless Vantage Headset and Bluetooth 2.0

    I was not sure where to post this questions, so I picked the general section. I am wondering if anyone out there has this mic/headset, I am trying to find out, since they are bluetooth, if they would work on a regular notebook that had bluetooth built in. I have an Alienware notebook that I...
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    Bluetooth PC microphone/headphone?

    I am wondering if there is such a thing as bluetooth microphone for PC? maybe even Microphone/Headphone. I do decent amount of gaming on my notebook and am looking for capability of using Teamspeak with game, but I dont want to have to carry my Logitech Headphone/Microphone USB version all the...
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    Wha could cause network slowdown?

    Hello all I am wondering if someone could help me with this. I have a Dell Poweredge server, when I have it connected to DSL modem I have no issues with speeds. When I connect it to a SMC Router/Cable modem on Cable modem service I have slow speeds (less then a meg). At the same time when I...
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    HD formated from FAT32 to NTFS question

    Hello I am pretty sure I know the answer to this but I figured I would reach out to all the great people at Anandtech. I am trying to find it if there is a way to recover any data on a Hard Drive that was formatted FAT32 running Windows Millenium, and then reformatted into NTFS and had XP Pro...
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    System crash while playing game - power OUT

    Hello I am wondering if perhaps I do not have a high enough power supply for the setup I have. I was playing "Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions" on DX10 Vista Ultimate, and during one of the fight scenes (pretty graphically intensive scene) my system just powered off, it was like BAM and I had...
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    More then 2gb - Not worth it?

    Hello I am hoping that someone can correct me (only if I am wrong) but is it just me or is it really not worth upgrading to more then 2GB of RAM on either XP Pro or Vista Ultimate. Since either one of those only see 2.56GB on my setup (see my specs below). Mark Intel Core2Quad 2.4 4...
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    Formatted HD, recovered JPG, unable to open

    Hello I am wondering if someone could help me with a dilema. I have a HD that had been "restored" from the HP cds, which had some pictures on there that I would like to recover. I had ran recovery software on it & I was able to find almost all the photos, however I noticed that some I am...
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    Proteck content on CD

    I am wondering if there is a software that would allow you to protect a content on a CD where you would have to enter a password to be able to open the document/xls/txt file etc. Thank you
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    System Lockups while Gaming

    I am wondering if anyone can help me with this dilema. I have recently made an upgrade from a AthlonXP 64 4000 to AthlonXP64 X2 4800, at that time I had Abit A8N Motherboard. I started to have alot of system lockups. I have tried the Microsoft Hot Fix, AMD Drivers, AMD X2 Optimizing Utility...
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    AMD Athlon 64 4800+ X2 problem possibly?

    Hello I am hoping someone can shine some light on this. I have recently upgraded a CPU on my PC, went from AMD Athlon 4000+ to AMD Athlon 64 4800+ Dual Core. I had to update bios on my Motherboard (Abit AN8) in order for it to recognize the CPU correctly. I have not reinstalled Windows yet...
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    Wallpaper changer with special effect

    I am wondering if anyone knows of a wallpaper changer that has a picture change effect like the Mac OSX has, where while one image is blending out another one is blending in at the same time, almost like they are replacing pixels while blending in. I noticed alot of screen saver makes have...
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    P4P800 SoundMax Problem

    I have my Logitec speakers connected to the SoundMax soundcard that is part of the mobo. I have a Leadtek TV card that has internal cable going to the sound card CD IN. All ports on the sound card are used by the speakers. Here is my question: Each time I turn on the TV software for some...
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    Going to buy LCD monitor but have some quesitons

    I am wondering if someone could help me with explanation which LCD Flat screen monitor would be better for gaming, video editing etc. I am not really looking for specific name brand (however suggestions are welcome) but i am trying to see what I should look out for while shopping for one. I know...
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    Video Capturing question

    Currently I have one SATA HD where my OS resides, I also have a RAID 0 on IDE built in on the motherboard, this RAID 0 is what I use for capturing video off my tv card. My question is this, would I loose any performance if I was to upgrade my SATA to RAID0 & keep only SATA RAID0 for...
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    ASUS P4P800 mobo temp higher then the CPU

    I am wondering if anyone else is having this problem, I have a LianLi PC-65 case with ASUS P4P800 Deluxe motherboard, P4 2.8Ghz HT processor, i have a WD SATA 80Gb drive & 2xWD 40GB RAID 0 hds, 1GB or COrsair PC3200 memory, 500W power supply, I have a Vantec fans plus my CPU fan is a Vantec...
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    RAID 0 question please

    I am trying to find out if having a RAID 0 on a SATA controller & doing video capturing would be find or should I keep the IDE RAID 0 that I have now ( which is seperate from the OS HD ). Simply I am trying to see if I could get away with having only 2 HDs in the case build for RAID 0 on SATA...
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    Fan filters question

    I was wondering if having fan filters on the inside of the case on the outtake fans is a good idea or not. Reason why I am asking is it seems that the inside of my case runs hotter then my CPU itself. I have a Lian Li case PC-65 version where the outtake fan is at the top & on the back. It also...
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    Unknown Hard Error d000144

    Hello I have a ASUS P4P800 Deluxe motherboard running Intel P4 2.8 HT processor with 1GB of Corsair Xtreme memory. I also have a wireless USB Microsoft Natural Keyboard & Mouse. Power Supply I have is a Aspire 500W PS from this store. Mu problem is this, when I hit the sleep button on the...
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    TI 4600 vs. FX5700 which one is better?

    I have had the TI 4600 by Visiontek for some time now ( around 2 years ), I have been looking to upgrade, however I am having some trouble deciding. Is the FX5700 by Leadtek any better then my TI4600? Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Mark
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    Trying to wake up the PC

    Hello I have an ASUS P4P800 Deluxe running P4 2.8 HT & Corsair Xtreme memory. I am using Aspire power supply, the question I have is this, I can put the PC to sleep where the CPU & stuff shuts down ( just my power light on the front of the case is blinking ) but at that point my USB is with out...
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    P4 2.8 & Vantec Aeroflow question

    Hello I am running ASUS p4p800 Deluxe with a 512 mb of Corsair Xtreme memory ( the p4 is set to run with HT ), I am using the Vantec AeroFlow VP4. My question is this, when I am doing simple stuff on my PC such as browsing the web or so the CPU temperature is arouns 96F, however when I started a...
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    JetDirect to USB printer?

    I have a JetDiret 170x that I am currently using on my HP Deskjet 812C, I am planning on purchasing new printer however any printer I looked at has only USB connection, is there a way to connect USB to dp25 connector on the JetDirect? Thank you Mark
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    IIS 5 question please

    I am trying to figure something out, I am very new to IIS ( I am running Windows 2000 Advanced Server ), I have set up a website with a subdirectory called "mark" ( I do not have the domain name registered, I am using the IP address at the moment for my friends to get to the site until I learn...
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    Sony (Dell) Trinitron 21inch monitor problem/question

    I have a 21inch Trinitron monitor (build in July 2000 according to the sticker on the back of it), I am having brightness problem with it, the picture is really bright, even when I adjust the brighness all the way down it is still too bright, it does change however when I use the brightness...
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    Webserver & Databasing

    Hello, I have a question, I am new to this so I figured I will ask around. I am trying to decide which way would be the best way to go with a webserver. Here is what I would like to be able to do on the webserver: Forums Databasing Live Chat Flash File cataloged for downloads I have been...
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    Please help me with RAID 0

    I need a little help please, I have a Soyo KT400 Ultra Black motherboard, I am running AthlonXP 1900+ processor with PC3200 512MB Samsung memory, GeForce4 Ti 4600 video card, and a 60GB WD 7200rpm drive on Primary IDE DVDRom 16x Toshiba on Primary IDE ( Slave ) LiteOn 32x CDRW on Secondary...
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    RAID 0 question please

    Hi there, My system is a follows: AthlonXP 1900 kt400 Soyo Dragon Ultra 512MB of PC 3200 memory ( Samsung ) Ti 4600 Geforce4 Visiontek card 60GB WD 7200rpm HD on standart IDE 2x40GB HD 7200rpms ( one is a WD other is IBM ) on RAID 0 using the HighPoint built in on the motherboard WinTV FM...
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    HighPoint RAID on Soyo KT400

    I am wondering, is this RAID controller that is built in on the Soyo KT400 motherboard a software RAID or hardware RAID, there is a chip on the board. & should I be setting it up through the BIOS for the RAID or should I just be using the software that came with it & do it through Windows XP...
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    RAID 0 question

    I am going to set up RAID 0 with my Soyo KT400 motherboard, the question i have is do i have to make sure that both Hard Drives are erased before I connect them & configure them for RAID or can they have data on them & I can delete the info later? Thank you
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    Power supply question please

    I am wondering what could cause this problem, i have a 400W Deer power supply that came with my Chieftek case, i have swapped a fan inside the power supply ( one of the Antec color led fans ), and at the same time I have installed Soyo KT400 Ultra motherboard & Athlon XP 1900 processor with...
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    Windows 2000 Advanced Server question

    I am trying to find a software that would allow me monitoring of FTP services as well as who is on the server, on Windows 2000 Advanced Server. For example if you use software like BulletProof FTP Server or ServU FTP Server you can see who is on the server at any given time & you have the...
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    Upgrading from a PIII 800 to AMD

    I have a question I am upgrading from a PIII 800 to an AMD Athlon XP but I can not decide which one, i have been reading about the XP 2100 & the XP 2200 trying to figure out what the difference is ( except for the few hundred MHz ) & the $50.00 price difference. I know that the 2100 is an older...