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    What are your thoughts on this 43" Sony projection TV

    Hi I'm looking at used TVs on Craigslist. I'm probably going to move to another state in about a year so I don't want to spend a lot of money on a TV and have trouble moving it. I want to buy something and sell it a year later on craigslist. I found a deal for a Sony projection TV. The...
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    Need to recover a bunch of photos which were just deleted

    Hi My wife accidentally deleted the her whole pictures file on her laptop. I have tod her not to use that laptop until we can recover the photos. I'm assuming that the photos should still be on the HDD but will be overwritten by other files being written to the HDD if I don't recover them. I...
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    Virtual Device Driver format in registry is invalid

    This is the complete text of the error: C:\LIGHTNER.EXE SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\VirtualDeviceDrivers. Virtual Device Driver format in the registry is invalid. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application. I did some searching. Apparently its because of something that NIS2007 did...
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    You may be a victim of software counterfeiting--vista error on genuine vista

    I get this error a little while after I turn on my laptop. and then it keeps on coming.. I can't open the control panel, can't see my system properties by right clicking on my computer, can't print, can't open network and sharing center and many more can'ts! It's very frustrating. The...
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    DVD butrning often fails after switching to 64-bit vista

    I switch to 64-bit vista just a while back, and now a good number of the DVDs I try to burn fail. I mean it won't even start burning. Power2Go doesn't give me a specific reason. I have the latest version which is suppose to support 64-bit windows. The windows burning software (whatever it's...
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    E8400 running hot

    I just changed my CPU last night and installed a e8400.I was initially having trouble getting the fan+heatsink in place. When I turned on the PC, the temp went up to over 100C in no time and it shut down. I thought the heatsink must not be attached firmly and I tried reattaching it but it didn't...
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    q6700, q8200 or q8400?

    I have a P5B deluxe WiFi motherboard and I want to change my CPU (Pentium D 945). I don't have a high budget. I'm a little afraid of getting a 45nm processor because people have had issues with them on P5Bs. But it seems like the newer BIOS has solved most of those problems so I don't know...
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    how reliable is eXtreme power supply calculator?

    http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine I'm upgrading my CPU and GFX card and I wanted to know if my power supply is good enough. the calculator at corsair's website has limited options and it recommends me a 450 watt PSU. The link above however says 330 watts are needed. I currently...
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    confusing problem with my pc - need HELP!

    I posted a thread last week saying that I wanted to change my graphics card because it was giving me hell in vista. here's a picture of "hell": http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/340d2ed093.jpg I thought the problem was with my graphics card (7900gt). When I first installed windows...
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    getting a CPU for my P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP

    The board is suppose to support a bunch of 45nm CPUs. I've checked the list at asus.com and there are alot of them mentioned there. Since the board is old I'm afraid it will have issues with some of these CPUs. I'd like to know if anyone is using a 45nm without any issues. I'd also like some...
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    Is it worth spending money on a graphics card before directx 11

    I'm going to be changing my graphics card (7900GT). I was planning on getting a GTS 250 or 4850. I can't afford to change my graphics card every time there's a new generation. I wouldn't mind spending more to get a better card but I keep on thinking that it wont be worth it because it wont...
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    need some opinion on upgrading my pc

    I have an XFX GeForce 7900 GT graphics card which gives me hell in vista. I've decided to buy a new graphics card. I was thinking maybe I should change my CPU and add some RAM to improve the whole system while I'm at it. I don't want to spend too much money though and I'd rather not change my...
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    Making a dvd without converting avi files

    I want to burn some avi files on a dvd but I want it to have a menu and I don't want it to automatically play the next file after it's done playing one. Do I need to use some specific software for this or is it possible to do it with any dvd creating software? I tried Power Producer 4 but...
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    Need a software which would make my PC connect to the internet at certain time

    I've got an internet connection only available between 3-7 am. I want it to download overnight without me getting up at 3. any ideas?:confused:
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    Dividing a Software DVD into a number of CDs

    I've seen it done before, each CD had some files on it that would be extracted by winrar, after the whole thing was extracted you had the DVD on your hard drive and you could install the program. How do you do that?
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    Ashampoo burning studio 7.1 can't detect my dvd burner

    I just installed ashampoo burning studio 7.1 on my laptop, when I want to beurn something it gives an error saying it can't detect a cd reader on my device. I'm using a VAIO FZ160 with vista hp. Is there anything I can do?:(
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    Installing OpenOffice

    I downloaded the file, it's in HTML format?! anyway clicking on it gives me a page of symbols and it causes firefox to crash. what am I doing wrong?
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    I found a keylogger inside PowerDVD?!!

    My Pc has been protected by kaspersky 6 up until the day before yesterday when i upgraded to kaspersky 7. kaspersky 7 discovered a keylogger in PowerDVD.exe It detects it as soon as I run powerDVD but it doesn't treat it and it doesn't save it as a report. PowerDVD opens up, asks me to...
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    Protecting my flash disk

    I plug my flash into various computers in the university. my last flash suddenly got write protected after I plugged it into one of the computers and I havn't been able to do anything to it. I'm assuming it's a virus. my flash doesn't have one of those thingies on the side which allow u to...
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    I need a decent flash memory

    I know this is probably weird asking about flash memories on the forums but I've had alot of bad experience with um. 1 GB is enough for me, but I want it to be fast. no 6mbs kingstons.
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    DVD-rom region

    I've got a bunch of DVDs for different regions. I don't have any trouble playing them on my desktops DVD roms, but my laptop gives me only a number of region changes.I only have 3 left and I have to use one more to change back to region 1. is there any way I could make it NOT sensitive to the...
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    not enough memory to copy a file?!

    I moved about 80 GB of data rfom my external HDD to my laptop last week with out any problem. after doing some work on them I'm copying about 22 GB back onto the external, after it's copied about 4 GB an error comes up saying not enough memory to copy these files. I've got to 2 GB of RAM. I...
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    Password protecting folders

    I have this feeling that this must be very obvious. I sort of share my laptop with some other people, I want to password protect some folders containing personal pictures, movies etc. nothing high security, I just want to tell them to keep out. Is there any way to do this without installing...
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    need windows picture & fax viewer or sth similar for vista

    My notebook comes with vista home premium. it's got corel snapfire as the default picture viewer, I hate it takes 30 seconds to run and it only shows one picture at a time. does vista have windows picture and fax viewer installed? It didn't give me any search results. Is there any place I can...
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    Need help choosing an antivirus/internet security

    I want it for my new Laptop(Sony VAIO FZ160) currently I'm using the 60 trial for Norton which was installed on it. I'll be using solidworks, which takes up pretty much all of the ram. I need something that won't slow it down. Norton won't do it. I use Kaspersky 6.0 on my desktop, haven't...
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    Installing XP on a vista laptop

    I was planning on buying a Sony Vaio FE890, until someone told me I'll be having trouble if I decide to install XP on it. is that true? can't I have Dual OS?
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    modem installation problems on windows XP proffessional X64

    I've tried two different modems. the first one was a Zlotrix smart spirit 56K. windows wouldn't recognize it automatically, I install the drivers with out any problem but windows still won't recognize it. the second one was a creative DI5663. when I install it windows recongnizes it instantly...
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    Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI or ASUS P5ND2-SLI Deluxe

    hey there the title basicaly says everything. which one of these(Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI and ASUS P5ND2-SLI Deluxe) would you prefer. why? thanx
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    need a little help here

    I'm getting a 7900 GT. I wanna motherboard and CPU.not too expensive.and I really have no clue.
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    Need help choosing a graphics card

    Hello all I've been running games on my GeForce 4 TI 4600 for a while but I couldn't run oblivion which means I need a new card;) I wanna buy something which will cost about 300. I'm planning on changing my motherboard so that I can get a PCI-e card. I would be pleased if you would name...