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    Keybinds/Hotkeys

    Does anyone know of a program or way that i can change some of the default keybinds on my keyboard? I have a Logitech RK-49 and the number pad has some hotkeys such as Shift+NumPad7=Home, Shift+NumPad6=Right Arrow, etc. This wouldn't normally bother me, except some of the games I play (like...
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    Word 2007 Acting Funny

    I'm having trouble with my Word auto-minimizing. For a background, I use a web-based program for work, and lately when I have gone to open a report, it opens in Word nice and maximized, but minimizes itself within about 1-2 seconds after opening. I've spent some time Google-ing the problem...
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    Excel 2007 Question

    I'm a big time multitasker, sometimes needing to see up to 4 excel files side-by-side spread across my two monitors. By default in Excel 2007, all files are combined under one window, which makes spreading out the files impossible. After searching around Google a few months ago I finally found a...
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    Strange Internet

    I am posting this for my friend (although I had the exact same problem a few weeks ago). I'll start with my problem and solution. I could connect to Spark Instant Messenger for my work, and AIM and WoW worked fine, but no matter which web browser I used, I would go back and forth through very...
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    Need some help with my server build

    *bump* so no one knows a way to get one massive partition using EFI? would I have better luck posting this on a different section in the forums?
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    Need some help with my server build

    I've been working on building a home server to run CentOS, and even though it is my first time playing with any sort of linux (minus a brief use of PClinuxOS live cd awhile back) I feel confident I have enough basic knowledge and documentation to get me through... ...minus one thing, I can't...
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    Lots of problems need lots of help

    This is going to be a fairly long post, so I apologize, but I definitely need help. I'm trying to help a friend fix her office's network (she's the owner of her own business, a spa type place). She has three computers, we'll say c1, c2, and c3. c1 is in my friend's actually office, with c2...
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    Setting up a triple boot

    so what size do i need for each? i plan on using kubuntu for my primary os, vista for my work, and 7 to "play" on
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    Setting up a triple boot

    I have been planning on a vista/kubuntu x64 dual boot for some time now, but i think while I'm at it (now that I finally bought my new hard drives) that I might as well put the windows 7 beta on too to play with it some. a few things I need to know before I get started. I will be triple booting...
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    routers hate me

    as much as i always make fun of tech support people for always recommend removing power from a modem before all else, your method os shutting off everythign and slowly bring everything up worked. only problem now is that my hardwired desktop randomly loses web surfing capabilities for 30-300sec...
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    routers hate me

    i got the linksys 160 wireless n router today and cannot get it to work. i did like the instructions said and ran the install disc then plugged up everything correctly (coax to modem, modem to router, router to pc) but it won't connect to the internet. all of the router icons are glowing...
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    Upgrade advice needed

    honestly, you're computer should be fine. people typically think i'm lying, but i have a Q6600 cpu, 8800 GTS, and 2GB OCZ ram, and i play every game i have on highest settings minus anti-aliasing. some of those games include bioshock, far cry 2, lost planet, half life 2, crysis (yes, crysis at...
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    Time to transfer some data

    Purpose: To help me figure out the best way to get my data organized Issue: I like to stay very organized with all my HDDs and folders and what not, but I am now out of room. I have a mobo with 4 SATA ports, 3 of which are taken by HDDs (160, 500, 500) and the last taken by a dvd burner...
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    Need Help Making the Switch

    well, funny story, downloaded the alternate cd, and got the install to work flawlessly, set up everything and was ready to go, and when kde 4.1 loaded, it died just like the live cd. so basically i have a reformatted hdd and can't get a full boot :P guess i'll be reinstalling windows and just...
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    Need Help Making the Switch

    yeah i figured that might help. Toshiba Satellite M35X Intel Celeron 1.4GHz cpu 256MB ram Intel 82852/82855 GM/GME graphics controller Realtek AC97 audio BIOS is toshiba v1.2 from 9/3/2004 SMBIOS 2.31 40GB toshiba mk4025gas hdd
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    Need Help Making the Switch

    So I decided after doing some research last month that I was going to make the switch to Kubuntu from vista (although I have had zero problems in a year and a half with my vista (64 bit enterprise)). So anyway, I'll be getting a new hard drive for my desktop soon since I'm running out of room...
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    want to use a different hard drive to install vista

    i suggest going to ebst buy and buying a computer thats on sale. they all have dual core processors or better, and they all have some form of vista on them, and best buy typically has a cheap 400-500 dollar pc on sale each week, and thats with monitor mouse and keyboard etc. so you might as well...
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    mobo not booting with extra ram

    how do i burn it. i use nero, and i downloaded the precompiled memtest .iso, so do i burn as a data cd or an image?
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    mobo not booting with extra ram

    i recently decided to up my ram from 2GBs to 4GB, and after learning the hard way to stick with the same SKUs of ram, i now have my 4GB (4x1GB) of OCZ Platinum 800MHz PC6400 4-4-4 DDR2 dimms. however, when i plug them all in, the bios shows up as having 4xxxMBs of ram, but it won't go past teh...
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    combining memory

    i recently upgraded ram in my machine and found out (the hard way) that chances are, it won't work. nothing is going to blow up on you or anything, but its best to typically stick with same brand same model sticks. the reason for this is because different sticks run on different latencies and...
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    Lag and Bad Sound?

    well, if there is anyone that cares, i accidentally figured out the problem; bad ram. i saw it was an accident cause i got bored one day and went to tigerdirect (where i purchase all my computer parts) and saw a good deal on ram, and since modern games are getting kinda heavy, i figured i would...
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    Lag and Bad Sound?

    Lately my computer has been lagging quite a bit, i don't know if it's because of service pack 1 or what, but it was fine til like 2 weeks ago. for starters, I'm annoyed because with a Q6600, 2GB of ram (soon to be 4), and an 8800GTS, i shouldn't lag on anything. but anyway, ever since I started...
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    computer to hdtv

    oops, forgot to say that my soundcard is just my mobo which is 7.1 built-in (asus p5n-e sli). but i'll check the booklet it came with and that website. thanks yall so after looking in my book, i realized that i have 6 channel audio. it says, word for word: Realtek ALC883 6-channel...
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    computer to hdtv

    so i built a computer last summer with a Q6600, 8800 GTS, 1.16TB hdd, blah blah, and now i got around to getting some blu ray movies on my computer, and would like to play them on my big screen so i dont have to buy another blu ray player, and i was just wondering if the quality of cables really...
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    need help recongnizing a new, third hard drive

    so i built a new computer about 6 months ago and put in a 160GB and 500GB seagate 7200 rpm sata hard drives. i use the 160 for installing programs and basic stuff, and the 500 for all of my music and movies. well, i already ran out of space on my 500 and so i bought another one, exactly the...
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    bad score on new computer

    maybe i misunderstood the website, but when i submitted my 3dmark06 score to the futuremark website i was pretty sure that it said the average score of my setup was roughly 25,000, but mine was only 9600. i just recently bought a ton of parts from tigerdirect and built them, they are as...
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    New Computer, need advice

    i know there are probably a lot of threads like these around, but i need to see if my parts will be good enough. the biggest issue for me is what size power supply to use. i used a calculator i found in another thread, but it said something like 1300 watts, and i know there is no way i'll need...
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    using internet

    i work at Sam's Club (walmart's sister store) and i was wondering how i could use the internet. some days ins't really dead (i work in a photo lab) and i would like to review cameras at cnet or any other various things that deal with the internet, but i cant connect. i know we have it because...
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    looking for a silent DVD dl r+/-

    i have a NEC, and it works wonderfully. i can very rarely hear it, and its fast/cheap. bought it from, tigerdirect for like $50
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    various component networking via wireless

    i was thinking something a bit cheaper than a brand new computer, in my muse i was picturing almost something that looks likes a newtwork card for a laptop with the three cords sticking out of it with the audio video cables, but i guess that was a fat chance of existing. is there any other way...
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    knoppix std

    i googled kubuntu, and was somewhat disappointed in the appearence; it looks very similar to windows (which i dont mind, but not what i was looking for). i like knoppix because everyhting is very small, simple, and clean. the only thing the start bar does is change the profiles which i love, and...
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    Bad-ass moments in movies

    i didnt feel like skimming 7+ pages of answers, so forgive me if it has been said but: Equilibrium (to many parts to mention, but final scene or 2 were nice)
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    firefoxie

    whatever happened to firefoxie.net? i found many good firefox mods and tweaks but over the past few months when ive tried to access teh site, its seems like it is down. is there a site around that has similar things (chromedit along with tweaks to make it faster) but for firefox 2? you see, i...
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    knoppix std

    is there a version of linux that looks similar to knoppix? i havent used much of linux, but i greatly enjoy the look and feel of knoppix (i tried knoppix in case i didnt have time to learn linux and i didnt want to have to reinstall windows or deal with a dual boot). ive seen screenies of other...
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    various component networking via wireless

    is there an item i could buy to wirelessly synch my desktop and my home entertainment system (7.1 surround sound, tv, etc) in the next room over? i would love to be able to listen to my hundreds of cds on good speakers rather than my lovely little 5 year old desktop speakers (which work fine...
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    How do I bypass school filter?

    i was a senior in high school last year and..."had some fun" with the internet in my media arts class since i was always a week or more ahead and had nothing better to do. my school district uses novell, but it should work for anything, go to www.prank.org, click on computer pranks and search...