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    Shot In the Dark, Rocovering Lost Outlook Attachment

    I know this is a real shot in the dark, but I was wondering if anyone knew of any advanced way to recover lost changes to an Outlook attachment. Here's the situation. In Outlook 2007 my boss opened an attachment and worked on a .doc for hours. She saved throughout, but never did a "save as"...
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    Do you like your Headset? (PC)

    So once again my headset's microphone has died after about 6 months of use. That's the third (2 Logitechs and 1 Plaintronic) set that didn't make it longer than a year. I'm looking for a good PC headset. Here are my requirements... 1. Reliability, I want them to last for longer than a...
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    Mac OS Mouse Acceleration

    This is my first Mac, I'm very happy with almost everything but the mouse acceleration is driving me crazy. Is there any way to turn this off? They shouldn't call it acceleration as much as deceleration. When trying to make subtle moves, the mouse seems super slow or unresponsive. Bleh.
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    Macbook Gaming Heat Discussion

    So I recently bought an Aluminum Macbook (2.4 GHz C2D, 4 GB RAM). I'm a casual gamer, but the Pro was just too big for me. I was nervous about the NVIDIA GPU sharing main memory, but have been pleasantly surprised. WoW runs very well, 60 FPS in light traffic, 30 FPS in heavy traffic, medium...
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    Core Temps over 10C Difference?

    I just built a new Core 2 Quad Q9400 rig and I think I'm seeing some pretty strange stuff. Idle: CPU 29C Core 0: 39C Core 1: 27C Core 2: 38C Core 3: 38C Load: CPU 41C Core 0: 40C Core 1: 34C Core 2: 40C Core 3: 40C http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/7203/q9400burnin.png The...
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    Dual vs Quad - Lab Benchmarks Vs Reality?

    So in shopping for my next budget gaming system, I've noticed that the Core 2 Duo E8400 and E8500 score ridiculously high in many gaming benchmarks, often beating far more expensive CPUs. So I'm confident they are good buys, but how would they compare to the quad cores (e.g. Phenom II X4 920...
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    Nvidia defect on Dell Vostro, thoughts on new BIOS?

    So I've been very happy with the Dell Vostro I purchased for my wife (1.4 Core 2 Duo, 2G RAM, Geforce 8400 GS), it's been a great little laptop for $600. I basically just use it to play WoW on the couch and it gets pretty warm. After this news of defective G84/G86 Nvidias, I see there is now...
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    How can I debug my PC to isolate the motherboard?

    So about 3 months ago I built a PC. Everything was working fine until suddenly it refused to boot. The mobo just beeped once and then I couldn't even get to a BIOS, no display at all. I pushed on all the cards, and it booted once, but since then I haven't been able to get it to boot at all...
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    Notable Video Games of Value

    I have a small obsession with obscure yet valuable video games. It takes a strange combination of being a great game, that did poorly upon release so that few copies were printed. However, if the game is so good that a new version is released, whether it be a greatest hits or for a new system...
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    Difference in BIOS between vanilla, Ultra, SLI?

    I'm looking at the Epox EP-9NPA Ultra and EP-9NPAJ. Is there any difference in BIOS between Vanilla and Ultra versions of Mobos as far as Overclocking settings go? Thanks
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    Did Rampage have an ending?

    Recently a friend of mine and I started playing Rampage and decided that we were going to beat the game. Well after day 365 and all cities being repeated several times, we realized that it is probably a never ending game, like gauntlet. We were playing the Midway's Arcade Classics version...
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    RAM Latency vs FSB Freq question

    I'm planning on overclocking an AMD 3000+ Venice and I've read not to change the RAM ratio. (Nor do I want to buy 500 MHz RAM) What latency ratings should I look for and what type of FSB frequency and latency settings can I expect to get away with? Suggestions?
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    AMD 754 vs 939 Advice?

    I'm currently shopping parts for a budget gaming AMD system. The 3700+ seems like a great deal (found a mobo/512 RAM bundle for $270) and a beast with 1 MB of cache. I don't mind the 1.6G FSB but I have concerns about going with the older, hotter socket 754 and I've heard of problems maxing...
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    Best Xbox LAN games IYO? (besides Halo 2)

    I used to be all PS2, but Xbox's support of HD and LAN games has me leaning towards them these days. So what are the best Xbox LAN games IYO? I'm looking for games that support 4 players per screen. SW Battlefront seemed nice at first but only supports 1 player per screen. LucasArts...
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    How Can I Truely Uninstall Internet Explorer?

    First off, I use Firefox, but I don't enjoy having currupted files on my PC. Ok, I've got some seriously corrupted files somewhere in IE. Adaware freezes when the scan gets to IE. Also, MS Anti-spyware Beta, and Internet Options freeze when when I try to "delete all offline content" The...
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    Any ideas for a dedicated juke box?

    Now that my 800 Mhz Athlon is getting near obsolete, I'm thinking of turning it into a dedicated juke box. Anyone have good any ideas/links for smallest cases/monitors etc.
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    OK seriously that kind of bothered me.

    I just posted a thread discussing the fact that I had a thread locked last night, and the one discussing how the first one got locked, got locked. I know that a private business can delegate what can be said on their grounds, but can we not even discuss the boundaries of what is acceptable?
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    My first thread to be erased by mods.... ah memories

    The mods erased my thread from last night. I think because it promoted drinking or something. Yet somehow the teabagging one is still up. he he
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    Mortal Kombat for Sega Genisis is the greatest game of all time

    I disagree. It's a very good game, but I think Donkey Kong is the greatest game of all time.
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    Car Stereo Question, Keeping 12 factory speakers

    Here's the situation: I've got a 2001 BMW 325i with a great 12 speaker Harman Kardon stereo system. The only problem is that the head unit doesn't play burns very well and I want to add mp3 capability. I want to either add an mp3 changer into the trunk, or just change the head unit. I'm...
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    I wouldn't pay $750 for a PS3, much less a PSX

    I was kind of excited for the new PSX but it needs to be more like $400. Is anyone buying this thing?
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    how can I get win2k to claim HD partition back?

    I used some partition software to reclaim a few gigs. Ranish Partition manager shows the windows partition as 30 gig, but in windows i'm still only showing 20 Gig (the old partition size). How can I get Windows to recognize that it has more room? thanks zerohm
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    how can I get win2k to claim HD partition back?

    I used some partition software to reclaim a few gigs. Ranish Partition manager shows the windows partition as 30 gig, but in windows i'm still only showing 20 Gig (the old partition size). How can I get Windows to recognize that it has more room? thanks zerohm
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    how can I get win2k to claim HD partition back?

    I used some partition software to reclaim a few gigs. Ranish Partition manager shows the windows partition as 30 gig, but in windows i'm still only showing 20 Gig (the old partition size). How can I get Windows to recognize that it has more room? thanks zerohm
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    Refurbished Moniters, Good Deals or Gambles?

    I'm trying to find a cheap 21" moniter and I've found that refurbished moniters are very tempting due to there cheapness. What good or bad experiences have you had with buying a refurbshed moniter. Thanks zerohm
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    Problems with Asus A7V to printer using USB

    I've had the exact same problem with 2 printers so it's got to be the PC. When I connect through USB, the PC recognizes the Lexmark Z45, but when I try to install the Lexmark software, it can't communicate with the printer properly. Has anyone had this or similar USB problem? Are there some...
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    Best Online Games?

    I'm looking for some good online games besides starcraft and diablo2. FSP's are ok but I like cooperative games better than derect competition. I was thinking about Neverwinter Nights. Any suggestions?
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    Does anyone have that recent G. Bush Quote?

    I'm looking for a sound clip of when Bush fouled up that quote so bad. He was trying to say, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me" but he got it all wrong and looked ridiculous. Does anyone know where I can find this?
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    Losing faith in George Lucas

    We should have seen it coming when Lucas invented ewoks, to replace wookies on the forest moon of Endore. I don't want cute teddy bears throwing rocks. I want to see wookies rippin' storm troopers' arms off in an Empirial bloodbath. This minor change did not detract from the quality of the...
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    Sound Blaster Live Value cause Lock-ups?

    I'm pretty sure I've read some posts where people thought that their SB live value was causing lock ups with certain hardware. Has anyone confirmed this and what motherboard was it with? My PC locks up about once or twice a week and only during gaming. This makes it very slow and...
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    Best Video Card for $100?

    I've never been able to debug my Geforce 2 gts 32 to work correctly with K7 tbird 800. 3D apps (games) are the only thing that's unstable. I'm fed up and I'm just going to replace cards until things are stable. Thinking of Radeon. What is the best video card for $100 or less? (egay)_ I don't...
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    Q:What does Snoop Doggy Dogg use to do his laundry?

    Q:What does Snoop Doggy Dogg use to do his laundry? A: BLEE-OTCH!!!
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    we need more author icons!

    This is really trivial, but dear Anandtech engineers, We need more author icons, like 5 or 6 times more. Or even better, let people submit their own. Of course many people would try to submit offensive pictures but you could simply edit those along with an a-mail notifying the offender...
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    Asus a7v + Win2k Pro + Geforce 2 gts conflicts!

    My TBird 800 runs solid as a rock in all 2D applications, (diablo 2: direct draw) but it's never been stable in 3D (Quake 3, Alice, diablo 2:Direct 3D). I can't remember all the fixes i've downloaded but i definetly did the via 4 in 1 and a couple microsoft fixes. I'm running bios 1005a, did...
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    Win2k Pro + Geforce 2 GTS + Asus a7v Conflicts

    My TBird 800 runs solid as a rock in all 2D applications, (diablo 2: direct draw) but it's never been stable in 3D (Quake 3, Alice, diablo 2:Direct 3D). I can't remember all the fixes i've downloaded but i definetly did the via 4 in 1 and a couple microsoft fixes. I'm running bios 1005a, did...
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    Geforce 2 GTS + Win2k Pro + Asus A7v Conflicts!?!

    My TBird 800 runs solid as a rock in all 2D applications, (diablo 2: direct draw) but it's never been stable in 3D (Quake 3, Alice, diablo 2:Direct 3D). I can't remember all the fixes i've downloaded but i definetly did the via 4 in 1 and a couple microsoft fixes. I'm running bios 1005a, did...
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    Asus A7V BIOS 1005a Bootdisk!

    I know this is a gimp question, but the 4-disk WIN2k boot disk doesn't get me into DOS. Where can I find a DOS boot- disk (for WIN2k Pro) with enough room for aflash.exe and 1005a? PC ran perfect with 1003 now unstable with 1004a feel free to mail me: Zerohm@hotmail.com T-Bird 800...
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    A7V and Win2K blues!

    Several tech sites (including Anandtech) suggested the asus A7V for dream gaming system, and it would be, if it were fully compatable with WIN2K. The original bios won't recognize the secondary IDE, but the new bios that will is completely unstable! Windows is fine but Quake3 and UnReal...
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    A7V and Win2K blues.

    Several tech sites (including Anandtech) suggested the asus A7V for dream gaming system, and it would be, if it were fully compatable with WIN2K. The original bios won't recognize the secondary IDE, but the new bios that will is completely unstable! Windows is fine but Quake3 and UnReal...
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    GeForce 2 GTS, Do brands matter?

    I just purchased the visiontek geforce 2 GTS 32MB DDR, would the creative labs card (or any other brand) be any better? Are there different drivers for different brands?