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    Vista Internet Security 2011 Virus

    Hi, I have a pc that has been infected with the Vista Internet Security 2011 virus. It shows up as a fake virus scan popup that asks me to register the software. It also disables all applications from running including virus scannners and browsers. Does anyone know how to get rid of...
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    Lenovo Battery Died... Aftermarket Replacement?

    I'm using a Lenovo X60 and my battery has quit on me. Do you think it's safe to buy an aftermarket battery from eBay or should I play it safe and get it from Lenovo? Thanks
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    CPU Usage Question

    Hi, I run a couple finance applications at work and my CPU usage averages about 20%. What does this tell me about my computer? Would I see any speed benefit to upgrading or would it just be excess? Thanks, Jay
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    Software Password Protection

    Hi, I run Thunderbird as my email software and want to have it prompt the user for a password before launching the program. Can you recommend a piece of software for the job? Thanks, Jay
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    Help! My desktop smells burnt and stopped working!

    Hi, Hopefully you guys can help me. I was using my desktop as usual and when I went to plug in my printer with usb cable I got a burn smell starting coming from it and it froze. When I tried turning it back on, all that happened was a female voice that said "system failed" and something...
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    Clock Software

    Hi, Can anyone suggest a good clock software application? I'm looking for something really simple in digital format and would like it to display seconds. Thanks, Jay
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    Power Outage

    How bad are power outages to a pc? Do frequent power outages damage a pc? I have a APC power bar... does this help? Thanks.
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    Added Ram - Computer Crashes

    Hi, I'm hoping you experts can help me out here. I've recently added 1064mb (2X512) of OCZ Premier series ram to my existing 512mb (2X256) OCZ Premier series ram. When I first installed the new ram, my computer would start up then stop working at the Windows Welcome menu. After...
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    Changing CPU fan

    Hi, After several years I cannot take it anymore and I want to replace my noisy CPU fan. I don't need it to be super quiet but something average or better. I had a couple simple questions I hope you can help me with. 1) Do I need to change just the fan or heatsink as well? 2) My...