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    Any good Divx DVD Players?

    I'm looking to get a Divx DVD player, and i've seen the Philips DVP642, but there seem to be tons of people who have had it die in 6-10 months. All the other ones i've seen are no names going for 40 bucks. Anyone have any recommendations (whether they've had a philips for a long time, or a "no...
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    Two problems

    1. Every so often DkWatson Post Mortem Debugger or something will random crash, and have the error reporting screen. After I click do not send, i can't access my toolbar. Everything else works, alt-tab, desktop buttons, etc. I click ctrl-alt-del, and under processes I see two DkWatson with non...
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    MS Publisher type program

    I have an old program called Print Artist Classic which lets you completely move around any text block/image that is in, and resize, etc. I am looking for a more updated program that is similar to this. The closest thing is publisher, but it isn't as flexible and easy to use as I would like...
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    video looks like crap (sometimes)

    sometimes some video files (not just 1, several times with diff videos) will look all jumbled, blocky, and fuzzy, and I have no idea why. the audio will be fine. I'm using media player classic with the newest (some april release i think) of ffdshow. what is wrong?
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    Any way to kill a program

    so... having some problems with programs, and I was wondering if there was another way to shutdown a program without task manager... i've been having to restart every time :(
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    Anyone have a link to the subtitled "133t" star wars ep 3 trailer?

    So the official site has it taken down, but i was wondering if anyone else knows of a mirror or has a copy.
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    Who had this standup routine?

    Where he had a part about how people liked to exaggerate stories when they're boring, and he started to tell a story about how someone was drunk and stabbed someone else in the face anyone know who this was by?
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    firewall conflicts screwed my computer

    So I have windows xp w/ sp2, and I had sygate personal and everything was fine. I decided to try Outpost firewall because i had heard very good things about it. I disabled Sygate running at startup, but I did not uninstall it. I then installed outpost firewall. I rebooted, and now my computer...
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    Opera Pipelining

    Is it automatic? I've read up some stuff, and it seems to be, but it loads up all the pages slower than firefox did (though the program itself seems to be faster).
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    Firefox woes

    I've been using Firefox for a long time and I love it, but recently it has been acting up. - Images sometimes will not load (sometimes just a few, sometimes all), yet it works fine in Opera and IE - Web pages sometimes will not load, even though it was working a minute ago, yet it works fine...
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    Someone please recommend me a nice sports watch

    - around 75 or less preferred - digital - either blue, black, or silver - durable and water resistant... my last watch was supposedly water resistant but got a bunch of water in it which now fogs up the screen thingy :( - rubber/resin strap, not leather - of course has to have the usual...
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    CuteFTP 7

    Cute FTP supports CHMOD'ing, and so does my web hosting, yet every time I try to CHMOD something, it automatically disconnects me. It works perfectly using Cpanel and SmartFTP. Anyone know what is wrong? I'm using CuteFTP Pro 7.
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    Removing things frlom context menu

    I used to have the old version of PestPatrol (when they were called eTrust), and whenever i right click a folder it has "Scan directory with eTrust PestPatrol", but i don't even have it installed (i can't find it in the add/remove programs thing anymore). is there anyway i can remove this?
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    Most popular defrag program?

    There were some other threads but it was sort of up in the air which seemed to work best. This is just performance straight up, not price or whatever. I've used a couple and diskeeper seems best because it has about the same performance but the fastest speed, but maybe i'm just crazy. What do...
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    Laptop HD or DVD-ROM problem

    So, I have this old IBM T23 laptop with a DVD rom drive. after awhile the HD gets messed up and makes clicking noises, etc. So I bought another HD off of ebay that is the same type (travelstar) as the old one, but now I can't install or do anything on the formatted, new drive. I set the boot...
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    Best water (poll)

    drink water.
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    TI 84+ problem

    I had a program (allmath) on my TI84+ calculator, and it was working fine. A little later, I tried it again and then it just flashed and returned to the menu. I'm using Mirage OS. This happened to a couple of other programs/games, and I haven't a clue what the problem is. Can someone please help...
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    AT&T/Cingular

    I'm currently trying to find a place where I can add another line for cheaper, or just cheaper in general. I'm currently with Cingular (from AT&T) and I called them about adding another line. They said they can't add another line because the phones and service were different. They then said I...
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    So, using smartchild as a dictionary

    >>>Is Eminem Gay? - Eminem gay? Tell us your opinion. Tell us what you think and win big! (sponsorship) WTF? for those who don't know, Smarterchild is an AIM chat bot
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    Who here likes foreign music?

    Does anyone here like foreign music (that for the most part you can't understand)? More and more I seem to find myself enjoying foreign music because it's different than the majority of american bands. And it just's nice to not having to strain yourself trying to figure out what they're saying...
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    Does anyone have a good rating?

    It seems that everyone has a horrid rating (3 or below) except for the one AT FAQ person. Is there anyone here that has a good rating and is just a "normal" poster?
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    Did my HD die?

    I have a server rack type thing with 4 SCSI harddrives inside. I had them all running one day when I started getting a "Windows Delayed Write Failed" for one of them. I rebooted my computer, and now it doesn't show it, and my shortcut to it says it is unavailabe. It still spins up, but i can't...
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    Oh noes!!11!1

    I seem to have done one too many optimization thing-a-ma-boppers. The left side of windows explorer (normally blue and shows information about the folder and file you are viewing) has disappeared! how do i get it back? the explorer bar seems to be the name, but i can't find the right one. help me :(
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    Ninjas vs. Pirates

    Yes, they can be space pirates. Ninjas are still better, imo.
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    Good free hosting?

    I am looking for a site to host of some stuff of mine, and I was wondering what other people used. I know of T35.com, but that has a 250kb file size limit, and I was looking to host some videos. Can anyone help me out?
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    Fraps not recording in game sound *FIXED*

    I'm using a USB headseat (includes microphone) and trying to record CS:S with fraps. the only sound it records is from the microphone. any way to fix this? TIA edit: I RTFM and found out the problem. it was the "recording device" setting in the control panel.
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    CS:S... what is wrong with all the servers?

    /rant I've been playing counter strike for maybe 5 years now (since 1.2 I believe), and I pride myself in being a good part time admin (my server is not 24/7), and also an excellent player. I have excellent aiming/reflexes (well in game reflexes at any rate) and I know all the little tricks...
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    Programs to record while I play a game?

    Does anyone know of a good program to record in-game stuff while I play? I saw that the paid version of fraps had that (I think), but I was wondering if there were any other good ones? TIA
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    Firefox tweaked out, Moox

    Has anyone tried Moox at http://www.moox.ws/tech/mozilla/ ? I personally haven't tried them because I don't want to re-get all my extensions, but I was wondering if others have tried them?
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    Computer won't load windows HELP PLEASE!

    Recently my p4 1.9 ghz computer with a Nvidia GeForce Ti 500 has been having trouble with booting up. I have tried system restore, deleting the drivers (with windows uninstaller and driver cleaner) and reinstalling, and using Omega drivers, and all end up with problems. During the BIOS...
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    FTP Server problem

    I am currently trying to open an FTP server for my friends to share their files. They are able to connect and log in, but that can't open a data connection. On my part, I keep getting an error of ICS: Removed Port Mapping: ICS:1070 425 Cannot open data connection (10060) and on theirs...
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    Use 1 shortcut to open multiple programs?

    Is it possible to make one shortcut open multiple programs? Such as, a shortcut called IM Programs and have it open skype and AIM, or Gaming and have it open steam, xfire, and AIM, or something like that?
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    How to make start-menu orderly

    How do I make my start menu programs in alphabetical order? right now it's just i nthe order I installed them, but I would like it to be "normal" and alphabetical. I can't right click in the start menu-programs area... TIA
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    DVD-ROM: needed?

    I have heard that using a DVD-RW too much will wear out the laser, and it's quality will diminish, so I should have a DVD-ROM for reading, and a DVD-RW for burning. Is this true?
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    Drivers question

    If I plan to run an x800 xt at about stock speed (I don't want to void my warranty), would I get any performance increase by using "custom" drivers like omega compared to the standard drivers off the ATI site?
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    Which of these three cases?

    I'm looking to build my own computer, and I have done a tiny bit of research on cases, and these three cases caught my eye in particular: Antec P160 - $130 Retail CoolerMaster Wave Master - Retail $130 Thermaltake VA3000 - Retail $100 (w/o case window) I was wondering what you...