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    Logon Process Initialization Failure Win7 64bit

    There has to be a way to fix this boot problem. All of the data is still there the pictures and files are all still there I just can’t get the computer past this screen. O/S is Windows 7 64bit Logon Process Initialization Failure. All windows screens that are available when pressing F8 on...
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    Windows 7 startup repair fix

    I have windows 7 machine with two 1TB drives running as raid-0 , I am dual booting both 32 and 64 bit. While I was using the computer I got the BSOD and it rebooted. When it rebooted I got the dreaded " Boot error press control alt delete " I have been running the windows installation startup...
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    Raid 0 Recovery Help

    I was playing around with a computer I have. I put a new CPU in it and it was fine after a couple of week I started to overclock it .. I went over the edge and the computer kept cycling rebooting .. so I pulled the jumper , reset the bios and everything was fine. I kept notes on what I was...
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    Booted computer it's now acting like a new computer

    Something odd happened .. When it booted I got an error that it could not find a file (I'm sorry I don't know what file it mentioned) Now it's acting like a new computer. All data is still there it just can't find it .. sort of. I thought I lost all MS Word docs .. But when I search for a...
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    Cloning SATA RAID 0

    I have two 250 gig SATA hard drives setup as RAID 0 for speed , I have just about filled them up. What is the best way to clone the drives, preserve the data and gain storage? Thanks .. K
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    Help me put the path back in Plug and Play

    I have a computer running Windows XP 64. Out of the blue I nocticed the device manager folder was blank. I did some searching and found the plug and play was no longer running. When I go to Services.msc and try and start it it says that it can't find the path. When I look at the plug and play...
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    Pny Quadro FX 570 install

    I have an Intel CPU based system that I am trying to run solidworks for students on. My Video card was too light and kept crapping out so I am trying to install a PNY Quadro FX 570 PCIe video card. I keep getting stopped no matter how I proceed. I un-installed the drivers for the old nVidia...
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    iTunes for windows and XP 64bit

    I built a computer to do my video editing on and because it has my 5.1 connected to it I moved my iTunes to it. I can't get it to burn a cd. I either get "Disc Burner Software Not Found" or, and this was after installed a new Memorex DVD burner with Nero 7, "disk recording not found". I've...
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    Memory question

    I went to Crucials web site and plugged in my motherboard and for the best it lists pc-5300 as the best for my computer. I put pc-6400 (DDR2-800) will it be faster at all or did I just waste my money? my motherboard is a ECS P4M890T-M2 (V1.0B...
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    What with all of this activation crap?

    A month ago I put together a new computer to play with. Saturday I decided to format the drives and setup RAID just for fun. I had to call Microsoft to get XP pro 64 activated. Why ? It is the OEM version but I bought it when I bought the computer. Any of you have an idea what's going on here...
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    iTunes and Samsung/TSST corp drives

    I can't burn a cd using my new TSST corp DVD burner, I keep getting the error message "disk burner or software not found" I can't find anything on the samsung site. I've flashed the drive with the latest firmware. This makes little sence. The drive works with everything else. ie. Video...
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    I'm not seeing full cpu speed

    Using PC wizard 2006 and cpu-z my mhz is showing 1599 mhz for a e6300 shich should be 1830 I have one stick of PC6400 DDR2 ram in it. I've tried many things with the limited AMI BIOS the board has. In the BIOS the muliplier is listed as 7x but , cpu-z is showing 6x? thanks ... K...
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    ecs P4M890T-M2 motherboard

    I built a budget computer and put 2 sticks of PC6400 DDR2 ram in it. I've read a few reviews on the web that said that the MOBO will not take advantage of the RAM speed. Im just wondering if I wasted money on the ram and should have picked up cheaper ram?
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    KVM with Audio

    I'm adding another computer to my desk. My old computer is at 100% CPU load when rendering video and is usless for anything else while it's crunching. What I need is a KVM switch that will have 2 ps2 ports and allow me to use the 5.1 sound system I have with both compters Both computers will...
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    username and password window

    When going to our work website a box pops up and asks for username and password. I have an old username saved in there I'd like to get rid of but ..just can't figure out how. I even did a search in the registry for the username and came up blank. This is in XP home edition. No matter how I try...
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    Norton Error

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    Norton Ghost 2003

    I cloned a 40 gig drive with 3 partitions onto a slave drive on the same computer. I am using the -FDSZ switch during the cloning process. After I restored it to a 80 gig drive everything starts fine I get the password window. I type in my password in , it sits there a while then just goes back...
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    Norton AV 2004 Pro Help with this POS

    I can't seem to get NAV 2004 pro to load. When the error screen comes up I click on the knowledge base and nothing happens. I have uninstalled it several times loaded it on different drives. Uninstalled all spyware softare. I can load Linux faster than it's taken me to load this POS. Does...
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    Building a cluster/render farm

    To help out with my sons dance theatre I have agreed to do the video production. I have built every computer I have ever owned since 1989. so I'm fairly handy with the hardware. The rendering and processing of the video takes forever. I have a Amd Athlon 2500+ barton core with 1 gig of Samsung...
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    windows media player has no sound when playing dvds

    :confused: Windows media player plays the video just fine but there is no sound . I can play cd's so I know the sound works any ideas ?
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    REinstall XP help , XP help doesn't work

    On a new computer, I installed XP home on, I am having a strange problem I have never had. When I go to, START, HELP and SUPPORT, type in an item, I always get nothing for replies. This is one of 3 computers I run XP on that Ihave built. Everything else works. I would have never known it but I...
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    Afree DVD drive and web site

    I bought an "Afree" brand DVD for my son's new computer and have noticed that the light on the drive flashes every second whether there is a disk in it or not. Any ideas. Also does anyone know where the Afree web site is ? Thanks .. K:confused:
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    IE in windows 98SE

    I'm having an odd problem on my wife's computer. ( if it were mine I'd just reinstall the O/S or upgrade to XP) (anyone who has been married for any length of time will understand) I cannot connect to any web sites even microsoft update! Email works, mozilla works, any games that play over...
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    zalman cnps7000 al/cu /asus a7n8x - odd readings

    I have installed a zalman al/cu 7000 on my Asus a7n8x AMD 2500 barton core before with the stock amd cooler if I put my finger on the heat sink it felt warm. I installed the zalman and it feels cooler to the touch most of the time I can feel no warmth at all. But the ASUS probe shows the...
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    Is 350 watts enough ?

    okai 350 watt power supply Running xp home and Linux Asus A7N8x AMD XP 2500+ Barton core Overclocked to 2.0 GHZ 1 gig samsung ram pc3200 2 wd 80 gig hard drives 1 dvd player 1 DVD burner ATI Radeon 9000 (with a fan added to it) Soundblaster Audigy LS 24bit sound card (linux hates it) 2 case fans...
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    Silicom Pcmcia card / 9 pin serial/ Model SES

    I have a Silicom PCMCIA 9pin serial/ Ethernet card. Model SES The ethernet section of the card is not compatable with XP but I have been able to get the serial section of the card to work on Sharp and a Toshiba but cannot get it to work on my HP pavilion. When I installed the card on the other...
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    SES serial , PCMCIA , 9 pin adapter

    I have a Silicom PCMCIA 9pin serial/ Ethernet card. Model SES The ethernet section of the card is not compatable with XP but I have been able to get the serial section of the card to work on Sharp and a Toshiba but cannot get it to work on my HP pavilion. When I installed the card on the...
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    Playback at wrong speed, too fast

    I am capturing video off of my Sony DV camcorder. When I play it back on the computer it's way too fast. While it makes my son look like a dancing whirl wind it also makes everyting sound like mickey mouse. I am using Windows XP movie maker AMD Athlon 2500+ 1 gig of Samsung pc3200 ram Sony...
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    XP Data invalid during driver install

    I am unable to get the driver for my onboard sound to work. I keep getting an error message "data invalid" when I try to install the driver. I did an inplace upgrade to my system to no avail. I took an extra hard drive I have and installed XP on it fresh and it worked fine. Linux also finds the...
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    Cheap P-4 423 pin , systems worth it ?

    I can get a mini ATX motherboard and a P-4 1.5 to 1.6 Ghz 423 pin for around $120 total on Ebay . Has anyone had any luck doing this ? The one I'm looking at will take SDRAM . I'm trying to build a better system on the cheap .. thanks
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    <P5A> XP can't format a floppy w/system files (i/o) error

    I can't format a floppy with system files without getting a " unexpected I/O error " using window xp home . I can quick format and full format but it stops every time I try and add system files during a format. Amd K6 2/450 XP home and NT 4.0 768 megs of ram 40 gig HD bois 1011.005
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    Linux Pentium Pro 200 screen blank

    :confused: Just for kicks and giggles I'm trying to get Linux Mandrake 9.0 to run on an old Pentium Pro 200 . I boot off the floppy and hit enter it starts to load . The bar graph arcoss the bottom gets about 3/4 of the way and then the screen goes blank . Everything I read the computer should...