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    Mac help needed :)

    Thanks I will pass that on to them..
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    Mac help needed :)

    Hello I have a friend that has a mac and having a problem with it: I am not familiar with mac PC's so I am no help to them.. Here is the email they sent to me.. Any help is appreciated: Thanks Can you give me some advice on my wifi network? I have my Airport Extreme set up (as you...
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    Wireless across the street.

    Yep do that, It will help some.. But it depends on where the router is located also.. The closest point to where you are located the better..
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    Wireless across the street.

    If they are using G speed equipment.. Thats about the best you are going to get it: BUT you can use a usb wireless card with enough cable to put it out the window and that will help the speed. But its really not going to improve that much. ALso it is where the router is located, Thats a big...
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    my aunt's got a strange guy in her apartment

    The only way to get the person out Legally: (1) Write a 3 day move out notice If the person is still there after the 3 day notice (2) 30 day notice - make sure its Certified letter, Notarized If the person is still there after 30 days Start the eviction Process: Thats the only way to get...
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    Hello all - A laptop question :)

    Im going to say the HD is still good in it. Usually when this happens the HD is left untouched
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    Hello all - A laptop question :)

    I am not sure of the age - Its a gateway model MT6451 I have looked for other's that may be having the same trouble but didnt find anything.. I checked on the gateway Website. It was made Jan-2007
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    Hello all - A laptop question :)

    Yeah if its Video or CPU I know its done, It does have a power jack issue - The AC cable has to be set a certain way to power the laptop up or charge the battery.. As its starting up - The blue drive light, power button light, system light are blue within 2-3 seconds all lights except the...
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    Hello all - A laptop question :)

    I have a gateway laptop - battery is fully charged - When I power it up with or without the AC cable the power light comes on then the drive light start as well as a couple other lights. Then it turns itself off and starts over again.. It will keep doing this till I hold the power button for 5...
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    The American Ninja: Bin Laden Hunter

    Here if you want to actually find Bin Ladin>> Tell the US Government to sprinkle Viagra Dust all over the Afgan Mountains I know he is still there hiding.. When they do this the little pecker will pop up :D
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    Kids threw a rock at my car

    Yeah sorry (LOL) I misread it >> I have selective reading this evening :D
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    Moving across the country

    Also if you are going to rent a vehicle to do the trip: far better companies to go to: hertz, Penske and so on.. Uhaul just isnt a good choice..Unless its a new truck.. But still 99cents a miles is very high..
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    Kids threw a rock at my car

    It will power anything 110 Volts - Remember Lights are operated by 110 - Specially the big 150 watt flood lights.. I have set this up for many people.. It works great.. Just remember if you choose a radio.. Get a radio that if powered down and power comes back on the radio will come back on...
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    Moving across the country

    Actually to save you money - Get an account on www.Uship.com they will drive far cheaper than UHAUL - It will cost you $3,000 or better with Uhaul and unless its a truck less than a year old it will beat you up on the trip.. .. With Uship U decide who is going to load - What you are going to...
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    Kids threw a rock at my car

    Actually besides the Cameras: Here is an Idea: Take a Motion light, Take the bulbs out, Put in a screw in Adapter that you can plug an extension cord into, Run the extension cord into the house, Hook a radio or another electrical item to the cord: If someone is in your yard the radio or other...
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    I have a newer HP DV7 laptop needing help >>

    Well I ended up using the Vista restore partition and just removed windows 7 all the way around. Vista installed and the owner is happy.. backed up all her documents and she will be happy when she gets it.. I dont know why HP would send out upgrade win7 DVD's like that if they are going to...
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    I have a newer HP DV7 laptop needing help >>

    I think I have figured out the problem: Windows 7 was installed using the upgrade software from HP - Its trying to boot to both 7 and vista at the same time.. I dont think it was installed properly.. So I am going to restore it back to Vista and they said that will be good to.. They said Vista...
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    I have a newer HP DV7 laptop needing help >>

    I have a friend that has a DV7 HP laptop - Upgraded from Vista to Win7 Home Premium upgrade from HP upgraded DVD's What happening is 3-5 minutes after bootup, The entire screen turns white - Has a scroll line to the right but no slider: At the top of the screen it states ( To help protect...
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    Tranzeo Question:

    I just bought a Tranzeo Antenna at a flea market for $25.00 Its Model number TR-CPQ-19F But I cant get this antenna to do anything or connect.. Is there certain software I need or anything special I need to do to the Antenna to get it to work.. Thanks for any help ;)
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    HP DV9000 Part number GW910av - Problems

    I actually did that last night.. Same thing started happening.. maybe have a bad board is what I am beginning to think>>
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    HP DV9000 Part number GW910av - Problems

    Update: I turned the laptop off and now the sound is off again: The speaker icon in the task bar is there but has a red X next to it - When I put the mouse over it it says: No Audio Output device is installed I am lost.. Not sure what is up with this thing The DVD Burner is working...
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    HP DV9000 Part number GW910av - Problems

    hello I have a DV9000 HP laptop part number GW910Av 3 items work sometimes ( Sound card ) ( web cam ) ( DVD Burner ) mostly off then on Tonight I ran windows updates and the sound and DVD burner are on for now. The web cam showed in Device manager but when I ran youcam software it stated USB...
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    Old LTE5300 laptop

    DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /M:1 DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM HIGHSCAN I=B700-B7FF D=64 H=255 DOS=HIGH,UMB FILES=100 BUFFERS=20 LASTDRIVE= Z SHELL=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM C:\WINDOWS DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\CDDRV.SYS /D: DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\SETVER.EXE DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS...
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    Old LTE5300 laptop

    I have tried changing settings in Config.sys as well as the Autoexec.bat and still cannot figure this out: It has 64MB Ram so its got enough memory top operate windows 95.. Any ideas is appreciated :) Thanks
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    MAG Beta Giveaway

    Well they extended it, But I think its for different reasons, I think its still has bugs in it and they are trying to get them all out before release dates: So by extending the beta release they can get more info on operating problems this way :)
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    Can't wake computer out of sleep / hibernate

    I never let my PC's hibernate or sleep.. I went into the screensaver section and went to change the power settings: Set everything to never: Once I did that I never had any more trouble..
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    Old LTE5300 laptop

    Hello I was given a Old Compaq (LTE5300) LTE 5300 laptop. I am giving this to a family that doesnt have a PC and it will be something that they can play games on and once they get a battery for it they can be mobile with it instead of using the Dock its connected to. I am having a small...
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    Laptop messed up, need help..

    Chances are you have the dead nvidea chip, There is a lot of the DV9000 series laptops are dead due to the Chip: Dont let HP fix it: You can a new board on Ebay for $140.00 plus ship - That beats the $300.00 to $400.00 that HP wants for repair.. ( BUT ) you will have the same problem. The...
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    block radiation from the monitor?

    In fact if the monitor of any type is the issue: There is a LED projector good for 20,000 hours for $250.00 at best buy. This may take all the troubles away. Also this is good from 6" to 60" viewable.. It weighs less than 10 ounces.. Has very high reviews...
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    block radiation from the monitor?

    They make a PC cart that is made for the situation your Mother is in:) I will see if I can get the info on it: Its on wheels, Very light and easy to push. When she is in the chair there is a cable to pull the cart to where she is located: Put the larger LCD monitor on it - The laptop will be...
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    block radiation from the monitor?

    How about leaving the Laptop on a table, And using an external mouse and keyboard. If that wont work leaving the laptop on a desk with the external mouse an keyboard - What about getting a larger LCD monitor - Place the laptop far enough away from everything. The LCD monitor if big enough...
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    Need help with *.psw files

    Hello I have a friend that is having trouble with MS office and his PDA. The documents are coming as *.psw files. Here is the email I got from him. I have a Dell PDA that I just sync'd w/ my 2 wk old Acer that has Vista on it. Instead of my files from my PDA coming up on the pc as a "work...
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    AMD Athlon 64X2 question

    Thanks for all the help: I installed the chip and without reinstalling windows its showing AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual core processor 3800+ 2.0GHZ I noticed the speed difference right away. cable internet speed jumped a lot faster as well.. Also in device manager is showing both cores...
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    AMD Athlon 64X2 question

    Im not sure about the Socket 939 - I will have to check: Whats the easiest way to check Also reinstall of Vista with no problem.. If I did this switch would I see a noticeable difference - If not I would just leave the single core in the PC
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    AMD Athlon 64X2 question

    Hello I have a HP DX5150 desktop PC, I was wondering if its possible to replace the single core Processor and put in a Dual core processor. Here is the Processor that is in it now: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3000+ I was wondering if I can replace it with this: AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual...
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    Can this be done :)

    Thanks :) I will give it a shot :)
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    Can this be done :)

    I am working on the s5120Y - U guessed it was a slim line// Myself I would have never bought one.. I tell everyone stay with a standard case. Yes it saves a very little amout of room over a reg sized PC case. Plus when it comes time to upgrade anything - Its almost impossible..
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    Can this be done :)

    All done. I saved the partition and installed XP Home :) But only 1 problem exist now.. The Nic that is installed RTL8201N I am getting limited access erros with it: Worked on it 5 hours last night and no avail. I have tried repairing, removing, Upgrading, getting web help no avail...
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    Can this be done :)

    I am working on this PC for a friend of mine and she wants to keep the Vista restore Partition just in case she messes up XP - So if she messes XP up all she has to do is turn the PC off and back on and boot into the restore partition and reinstall Vista so she will have an operating system just...
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    Can this be done :)

    I have a newer HP slimline PC The PC is preloaded with Vista premium with a Restore partition: I want to remove the Vista operating system on the C: drive - And want to leave the Vista restore partition intact: What I want to do is remove vista and install XP Pro. What is the easiest...