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    Carfax

    Hi everyone, I am a longtime member and major lurker. I am trying to find out best way to get carfax or autocheck vin is VIN Redacted by Moderator 1999 suburban 454 for 4500 seems like a good deal but I could be way off. Violating the Carfax TOS by asking others to run one for you is not...
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    How to tell Winxp see's dual core

    Hi all..just a quick question. How do I know that windows is seeing both cores of my e2160. in the control panel i have 2 processors and multiprocessor under computer. however cpuz says only one core. also i did a fresh install of windowsxp professional. does anyone know a way that I can make my...
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    Crazy Computer Problem Need Help

    I am trying to fix my computer. Its an old Athlon but it worked for its needs. IE internet, word processing and most importantly my Magic Jack phone service. Now the problem...the computer wont post past the pci listing it just hangs and hangs. I have removed ram reseated everything pull...
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    Connecting TWO switches

    Tried searching couldnt find anything...i just got two new trendent switches 24 port. i want to connect them together. one in one room and another down the hall. do i need a crossover cable to do this. the box says that you dont and the booklet had no information. they are brand new switches...
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    Crazy XP problem

    I have a toshiba laptop running winxp home edition. i went to defrag the drive since it has been awhile and i cleaned up some of the junk files. it tells me i need to run chkdsk/f so i say ok to do it on the restart. i then restart it does all the checking and says that it fixed something...i...
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    Problem with wireless setup....pls help

    hi, i have a big problem...I can connect with my laptop but not with my tower with a cable. I recently upgraded to a shuttle a37n motherboard with amdxp2000. i had previously used a pcchips mobo with integraded lan as well. what could i have messed up. i know the shuttles lan works because if i...
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    Need Help Putting Together system....spec

    I need a new motherboard,processor,video card, and ram...any ideas for a low price but quality for home use no heavy gaming occasional rpg game...also best place to buy...i havent upgraded in a while so let me know..links appreciated..
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    System acting crazy...ideas welcome

    I havent upgraded in a very very long time but now my system is acting very sluggish. i have defragged as well as checked the harddrive.system specs pcchips mobo...couple years old duron 800 384 md sdram 16mb tnt card 80 wd harddrive 48xcdrw over the last few weeks the computer has been hanging...
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    need help with monitor

    this is a dumb question but right now iam dumb :) is their a way to adjust the picture on the monitor. it seems that everytime i turn on my computer the picture has moved somewhere. i have to adjust it with the buttons on the monitor but i would much rather just have an easy fix. my monitor is a...
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    need some serious help

    iam working on a friends computer amd k62 500 with 64mb of memory i believe the mobo is a pcchips all intergrated. i put on my 300 watt power supply to make sure that wasnt the problem. now the problem it wont let me install win 98 it starts but just quits i have tried me as well. i have changed...
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    NEED HELP ASAP with xp and kds laptop

    i have a 6480 kds valiant laptop pIII 800 128 mb ram...i am trying to install xp however when it begins to start it just goes to a black screen i can get in with safemode but not regular...i need help....thanks in advance
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    wierd problem need help

    i am trying to fix a friends amd k62-500 64 mb of ram and a mobo that has everything built in usin the sis 530 chipset. here is the problem. she was using the computer just fine then one day it quit booting up. it would count the ram then itwould give her an error. i took and i tried starting it...
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    cmos battery help

    what are symptoms of a bad battery.
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    linux help needed...

    hi my friend installed linux on his computer amd 750-256ram-32mb savage card-3com nic-etc... redhat 7.1 however when i went to help him the screen comes up crazy. the login is fine however it looks like it is going to be fine but you cannot se the names of icons etc. any ideas what is wrong he...
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    win2k need help with passwords and lans/netbui

    my friend has a laptop with win2k but when i try to get to a shared folder it asks for a password my friend doesnt think he put a password in it but we can find out where to change it.thanks for the help in advance
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    question regarding windows 2000 and lan/netbui

    my friend has a laptop with win2k but when i try to get to a shared folder it asks for a password my friend doesnt think he put a password in it but we can find out where to change it.thanks for the help in advance.
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    how to install wordperfect on laptop with no cdrom

    how do i install wordperfect 7.0 onto a laptop. i have the cdrom and a zip drive can i copy cab files etc....
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    need help choosing os this forum gets more visitors than the os forum.

    i have a p133mmx 24mb ram yea i know slow but this particular type of laptop ram is expensive. i have win95 or win98 what would you install for this particular laptop. speed is important of course with 24mb of ram who am i kidding also i use this machine for work iam a teacher so i use office...
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    what is better 16mb agp or 8mb agp and voodoo 2 12mb

    i am trying to decide what i should use. i have the 8mb agp and voodoo2 right now iam just trying to see if i should trade up. i would love a geforce or kyro but i am not rich what would you guys do.
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    need help installing sound card in win2k

    need help installing avance logic 100 sound card into win2k i can get sound but gameport doesnt work. i know the card sucks but i dont have enough money to get a sblive i just want a sound card that allows me to use gameport. thank you in advance keep this at the top so i can get as much help as...
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    wierd problem regarding dma and cdrw

    i have a tdk 12x10x32 cdrw that when i select dma in the control panel it will not burn when i put it in pio mode it burns at 12x everywhere i see i should have dma checked but it doesnt work. i have a dfi socket 370mobo with 226mb of ram and a 466@525 celery. My question is why?
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    i cant see my vol/instant messenger icon on bottom taskbar

    i can see them only when i make the taskbar big any ideas?
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    why....tdk12x10x32 wont work with dma

    i have the above drive and i am using win2k it will only burn 12x with pio checked and not with dma. i have NOT put any via busmaster drivers on iam scared after reading this i did put agp driver on. i guess if it aint broke dont fix it but iam stumped everyone says dma is awesome
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    windows2k disconnecting me

    anyone know why...i have never checked under properties but it keeps either disconnecting or asking me if i want to after a period of inactivity
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    help with soundcard in win2k

    i downloaded the win2000 driver for my cheap als100 soundcard but i cant get the joystick to work. i have sound but it wont let me attach a gamepad any ideas...btw i know my soundcard sucks but being an elementary school teacher and having a wife that hates the computer always seems to put a...
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    win2k and laptop

    two questions is win2k smaller than win98 and can it be ran on an old 133mhz laptop. i run 98 on the laptop now. if it is smaller than i think i would switch since i use it at home and love it
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    getting scroll mouse to work in win2k

    i have a kensington scroll mouse but i cant get the roller to work. they supposedly have a beta driver but iam to chicken to try:)
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    need help bad with tdk velo cdrw installation

    i installed it as secondary master have dvd as secondary slave then have two hdds for primary master and slave. my computer found it just fine no problems upgraded firmware double checked to make sure dma enabled and everything fine yet when i try to burn in nero it starts at 12x then drops to...
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    OT dealing with hot deals

    what do you use as a receipt for something say i bought at buy.com for the rebate do i use the shipping paper??? please help
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    voodoo2 and win2k need help :)

    i installed the voodoo2 drivers for win2k yet in my control panel under display it doesnt have a tab for it. i ran dxdiag and it doesnt say i have a voodoo please any help would be appreciated.
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    wierd problem dvd wont play cds

    my samsung sd604 will not play cds only dvds i upgraded to latest firmware and still nothing anyone else have this problem. please help me....:) thanks
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    installing 98se over 95

    my brotherin law is trying to install se over 95 we put in the cd and it start the process but it then gives us the error that this version of setup will not work. i have tried both a upgrade cd and full version with the same effect. i even took of antivirus software any ideas????
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    computer wont start with nic

    epox board kx, athlon 500, 228 ram, dvd decoder card, us robotics modem, netgear pci nic, aureal sound card. every time we put nic in either pci 2 or 3 the computer wont start up. gets to win98 screen and stays. put isa nic in and that just makes the computer take forever to start up. any ideas...
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    computer freezng...

    my friend has a epox kx board with an athlon 500 oc to 700. he also has a voodoo2, dvd decoder card, aureal soundcard, us robotics modem and a nic. when he tries to install the nic the computer freezes or it will take a super long time to start up. any ideas. we have already tried putting the...
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    better os for me 98se or ME

    this might have already been asked but what is a better os for gaming, internet, and ms office. i am using 98se and win2k. but win2k doesnt play all my games. i have a 466 celly oc to 525 128mb ram 2 hds any ideas what i should do :)
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    Slightly ot re: zip special at compusa

    i purchased one online at like 12:03am on the 31. what are my chances on actually recieving one. i keep reading that compusa cancels orders...
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    computer wont start win netgear 10/100 pci card

    using win98 se the computer just hangs and wont start as soon as i pull it out it works fine. is there a conflict somewhere epoxk7xa athlon 500@750 aureal sound card 3com 56k modem creative Dvd decoder ????
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    pci modem not found.....

    I am trying to install a pci modem yet win98 has yet to recognize it. i know the modem works i just switched mobos. i threw in an isa and it worked. i have tried changing pci slots and still nothing. i know the slots work because after i move things around win98se picks up the new things. any...