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    MS Office Outlook question

    So I accidently added the holidays to my MS outlook (2007) so now I have duplicates, does anybody know how to get rid of the duplicates? Thanks
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    dual monitor software

    So I have 2 monitors and I am using vista 64, what software should I use to have ful control of both my monitors? normaly I would just use nvidia nview of ultramon but niether of them are supported by vista 64. Thanks
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    my 11 year old son is starting to speak "leet" language

    So as I am sitting here at my computer after a long days work, I asked my 11 year old son how his day at school went. He started to describe this paper meche crawfish that he made in art class and I asked him if he was satisfied with his work that he put into this little project and he says to...
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    Lego Batman?

    So who has played this title, what do you guys think so far? I will be picking a copy up from the local walmart on friday the 3rd, I am just trying to get an idea of what the general consencus is. Thanks
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    Lego Indiana Jones

    So I went and bought this game and I knew that I would be playing it with a controller but the problem is that I cant seem to figure out how to configure the controller to control the characters in the game, has anybody else had this problem? what did you do to solve this. The controller that I...
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    Assasins Creed

    So how is this game for the PC? I got it the other day but I havent played it yet, I really like the 360 version, are there any gameplay issues with the PC version? Thanks
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    Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter II

    is anybody playing this game? I dont remember ever seeing many threads about it when it was released but I diddnt search either, I am just wondering what the general concensus was/is about this title. I got a free copy way back when I bought my Q6600 processor but it diddnt seem to spark the...
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    thermaltake blue orb CPU heatsink and fan

    OK so I have been playing games on my new xBox 360 and I got worried that my PC may feel a little bit left out, so I bought one of the Thermaltake blue orb processor cooler. The installation went as good as it could have considering I have 3 children all hounding me, saying that they are just...
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    Thinking about going with an H20 setup

    would the Thermaltake bigwater watercooling set-up work with an EVGA 680i motherboard? I am concerned with the smaller fan on the motherboard getting in the way, anybody with this motherboard knows what fan I am talking about. also, what is the general concensus about these units? the...
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    So I got me an Xbox 360...

    After being a PC game exclusive I decided, with a little help from my kids to get an Xbox 360. I am enjoying this little box quite a bit, especially playing the newer Grand Theft Auto IV, man that is a sweet game, I cant believe how much better this one is over the other releases, the gunfights...
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    What should my core voltage be?

    What should the voltage for my Intel Q6600 Quad-Core processor be? The processor is a G0 stepping and right now, the BIOS for my EVGA 680i motherboard, in the voltages section states that the processor is getting 1.4 volts, should it be lower? I do have a modest overclock from the stock speed of...
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    Simple Rivatuner question

    I am not to sure if I am asking this question in the right place, if not feel free to move this thread to where it belongs. When running Rivatuner, is there a way to get the task trey icon to display the core temp of my GPU rather than the standard Rivatuner icon? Thanks Joshua
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    widescreen resolutions for Rise of Nations

    is there a way to get a better, possibly widescreen resolution for the original Rise of Nations? I tried looking on the widescreengamingforums but I couldnt find anything. Thanks for the help
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    EVGA 8800GTX getto-style cooling idea

    in an effort to provide better cooling for an 8800GTX has anybody taken the shroud off the card and zip tied an 80mm case fan to it instead of the stock fan? anybody got any pics of links to any similar sounding projects? Thanks alot fellas
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    man I really need some direction here

    Is running system RAM in a dual channel setup better/faster than running in single channel? From what I understand, yes it is, but is 3ghz in single channel better/faster than 2ghz in a dual channel? right now I have 3 1ghz sticks of RAM in my machine and they are running in a single channel...
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    What is better

    OK so in my machine I have 1 1ghz stick of OCZ OC2 8500 spd RAM and 2 1ghz sticks of OC PC 800. Right now the RAM collectively is only running at 333mhz. If I get rid of the PC2 8500 RAM would I be able get 400mhz out of the remaining 2 sticks? If so, would that be faster than having 3 gigs at...
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    replacing the TIM on a Q6600

    If I were to clean off the stock TIM on my q6600 and replace it with some artic silver will I notice a difference in the temps of my processor? is it worth the effort?
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    labor union question

    I think I am in the right place here if not feel free to move me there, that said; I am writing a short essay and class presentation concerning any labor union issue from 1990 to present, I am doing mine on the 1994 MLB players strike, it is rather nice, I am proud. BUT I would like to...
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    My RAM situation

    I got one stick of PC2 8500 and 2 sticks of 6400 RAM, If I run them all together I get 3 gigs but if I get rid of the 8500 I get 2 gigs in dual channel... what would be the best option, 2 gigs of dual channel or 3 gigs single channel? Thanks
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    What drive would be best for page file?

    Should I configure my page file to run from a drive in my machine that does not have my OS installed? for instance, I have windows installed on my C drive, should I leave my page file on that drive OR should I put it on one of my other drives? Thanks
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    What is the best free antivirus/spyware/malware and trojan remover software

    Just like the title says, what is the best free antivirus/spyware/malware trojan remover available? I seem to have a ton of trojans, spyware, malware, and viruses on my machine and it is time to clean house and get back on the non- infected end of things. Thanks for the help. Thread moved...
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    Vista error

    I keep getting this error in a blue screen of death stating something about a royal.sys, this is on Vista ultimate, has this happened to anyone else? whats the fix.
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    Everest Ultimate questions

    I started using Lavalys Everest ultimate and I have been toying around with the OSD, I like it alot and I am wondering just how customizable is it? does any one else use it? is ther a web site that has "wiggets" or something like that? I would like to get some sort of bandwidth meter or...
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    would I notice the difference?

    would I notice any real benefit in overclocking my Q6600 from 2.4 to 2.8? 400mhz does not sound all that much faster. I do a bit of gaming and surfing/office stuff, thanks
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    How many discs should there be?

    How many disc are 'posed to be in BF-V? I was going to re-install and play but I only have 2 discs, I thought it was a 3 disc set.
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    Windows XP 64

    I recently upgraded my computer (see sig) I am wondering, would XP 64 run better, faster than standard XP with my currant hardware? Thanks
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    PCI-e speeds

    is there a BIG difference? I put my card in the 8x slot on accident and I really dont want to have to pull out my tower and take it all aprt unless my performance is going to be hampered, so what do you guys think? Thanks
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    Why can't I...

    I have tried to do this simple little thing, I have an EVGA 680i motherboard, q6600, and 2G OCz PC2 8500 (1066) RAM but for some reason I can't get the ratio for RAM to processor to go 1:1, for some reason when I set it to 1:1 it goes to 1:2. is there a reason for this? does anybody have this...
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    Silly RAM question

    How does a person (like myself) tell if their RAM is overheating? Thanks
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    How hot is too hot? (Q6600)

    I have read all sorts of things about the Q6600 Intel processor but one thing I am still unsure of is what is the point that I should say "This is too hot". For instance, is 70c too hot? Thanks for the help fellas.
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    nVidia 680i mobo questions

    so I got an intel Q6600, 2gb Ocz PC2 8500 ram and an Evga mobo from new egg the other day and I have one burning question... how can I overclock my processor? does any one have this mobo? I really dont want to be the ONLY person with a Q6600 GO processor running at stock speeds. Please...
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    SATA and 680i install qiestion

    ok so I am almost ready to install windows XP on my new machine, I got the nvidia 680i chipset and a 150 gig sata raptor HDD, but I dont have a floppy drive. I do have a slipstream windows disk that I made and that is how I installed XP on my raptor before but I dont think that is going to get...
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    GRAW 2 install issue

    I cant get the game to install, I am running vista home premium. The installation starts and it goes real slow then towards the end I get and error, I will try again to reinstall the game to get the error, but has this happenend to anybody else?
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    can I OC this processor?

    I got this OEM machine, it is an HP and it has one of those Q6600 processors I would like to in the near future OC it a bit but in my bios I have no options to change any processor settings, is there any way around this? Thanks Oh yeah, the machine i got is the HP A6152n, anyone else have one...
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    Am I stuck wih vista?

    so I bought this OEM machine from Circiut City the other day. I thought that I would be able to wipe out vista and install XP... I cant find a network driver for XP anywhere. The machine is an HP A6152n, has anybody here had this issue? If any of you guys can help it sure would be appreciated
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    Silent Hill II

    So how is this game anyway, I saw the movie and I wasnt all that impressed. is the game worth playing... is it fun and interesting, or is it boring and dumb? ATHanks
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    Dual channel question

    is it possible to run 1gi(2x512) in a duel channel setup? does it make a difference? thanks
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    Cisco Access Point questions

    So I got this thing from a freind, I have no use for it and it is currantly in the FS/FT forums looking for a new home. I am curious though, do any of you guys use these access points? Are they decent? are they a "must have" item? Here is a newegg link to the unit Cisco Aironet 1100 wireless...
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    Outlook 2007 navigation pane question

    OK I am using MS office 2007 and for outlook I would like to set a way to explore folders on my HDD's but I cant seem to find a way to do that without enabling the search function. What I want is to be able to add shortcuts to the left hand navigation pane, but not outlook folders, but folders...
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    neat article I found

    So I stumbled accross this on the "How stuff works" website and I thought it was pretty interesting... How Video cards work