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    Need freeware for printing bar codes and design labels

    I need some freeware with which I can print bar codes and design labels. The only applications that I have found have been shareware priced at plus $500 and they have had way to many settings. One application I really liked is called Label flow but it is too expensive plus have way too many...
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    How to create a guest computer with internet access only?

    I have a small retail establishment and now plan to set up two desktops running Windows XP in my store so my customers can go online while visiting the store. The only access I want the users to have is to the internet. No access to the control panel, no permissions to install or uninstall...
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    Is there a difference between resetting bios setting to default and removing mobo battery?

    Just wonder if there is a difference by going into bios setup and resetting all settings to factory defaults and temporary removing the CR2032 battery on the motherboard. In my opinion they should mean more or less the same things to the computer but I recently had a problem where removing...
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    Re-boot instead of shutdown. Mobo or cpu?

    As you understand from the headline my computer reboots instead of shutting down. When I shut down from the start menu, the system actually shuts down and remains quit for approx 5 seconds and then reboots again. So the system is shut down for some seconds compared to the restart option in...
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    Need info on some efficient spam fighting freeware..

    I am receiving tons of spam mails (like many other people) so I am considering a change of e-mail adress. However, I want to try some kind of anti-spam mail filter before I do this. Therefore I wonder if you have any good suggestions about free spam fighting software, and maybe where I can...
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    Which memory configuration will give me the best performance in BF2?

    I have 2*256mb PC3200/DDR400 memory installed in my system. Of course it is not always a pleasure to play Battlefield 2 with only 512mb. However I also have 2*256mb PC2100/DDR266 but not installed in my system. Now I wonder which memory configuration will give me the best performance in...
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    Which online retailers will ship to the European Union?

    Don't know if this is the right forum to post my question, but I am sure someone will tell me if not :-) Anyway, I wonder if you can name some (known) online retailers that are willing to ship to the European Union. Just want to see if I can save some bucks buying from the US instead.
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    Computer hangs/shuts down during reinstallation (8-9 minutes left) of win xp, why?

    Today I was going to help a friend of mine and reinstall the operating system (Windows xp home ed). The system is a Fujitsu Siemens P4 3.2ghz, 1024mb with 2 wd hard drives. Earlier he had installed Win xp pro on the same partition as the win xp home that came with the machine. His system had...
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    My win xp cd is no longer bootable. What should I do?

    I want to reinstall Windows xp on my system and also change the partition sizes on my hard drive, but I have run into a strange problem. My cd with Win xp has always been bootable until but no longer is. I have tried with other bootable cds and they work fine (no issue with optical drive). If I...
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    My display turns black for a second (or two) in Windows. Then goes back to normal....

    I have an issue with my computer. When using Windows XP (the system has run fine for a long time but not anymore) the system will go completely black for a second or two and then display video as normal.... There is no pattern in this. It can happen after five minutes or after five hours, and...
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    Will chassis fans, hdd, dvd-drive etc. spin up if no processor is installed?

    Just interested here. Assume that I remove the processor from my computer and then press the power switch on the chassis. What will happen then? Will the system appear completely dead (like a defect power supply had been the case)? Will the drives and fans spin up but the display...
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    CPU-speed incorrectly reported. Bios upgrade needed?

    I had an old motherboard with an old Athlon cpu. Everything ran fine and the cpu speed was correctly reported (when I checked the general tab under the properties for the my computer icon). I then bought a used Athlon XP 1800+ cpu and connected it to the motherboard. When checking the speed...
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    System won't boot/post. What might be wrong?

    I have a system that when started displays a black screen with some with text saying that the system didn't shut down correctly the last time. Then I am given a few options to start Windows XP normally, in safe mode and last know good configuration etc. (you know the rest, I guess). I...
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    Computer hangs or restarts on an irregular basis when gaming or playing mp3....Why?

    I have a system that either hangs or less often restarts after I have been playing games for a while. Sometimes it happens after 30 minutes and sometimes after a few hours, but normally within 1 hour. This happens no matter what game I play. The same thing is applicable when playing mp3...
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    My system won't accept dhcp assigned ip-adresses despite known good nic. Why?

    My router is set to act as an dhcp-server and does a good work with other clients in the network because they are all assigned ip-adresses. I have one computer that simply refuses to accept ip-adresses even though I have set the client to be a dhcp-client. I have tried with several known good...
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    Will an 800mhz fsb motherboard run with an 400mhz fsb processor?

    Just wonder if my system, based on a motherboard with an fsb of 800mhz, will work normally if I plug in a P4 processor that has an fsb of 400mhz instead of the 800mhz P4 that is in use today (I want to have a known good spare cpu). Will the motherboard just lower its fsb to run on the cpu's...
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    Which hardware components can cause the computer to restart intermittently?

    I have an issue with a computer that restarts intermittently. I have not been able to find any pattern when this happens. It happens online, offline, during gameplay, during office work, during movie watching an so on.... Sometimes I can use it for several hours before it restarts by itself, but...
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    Why will some images be displayed in a slide show and others won't

    Just curious here. I have to folders on my desktop with identical content (5 images). When I select the images in one of the folders I can choose to display them in a slide show but when I do the same thing in the other folder I don't get the slide show alterantive. Any ideas on why...
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    I need a program that prevents login between certain hours

    I share my computer that runs win xp home with some other persons. I don't want these people to be able to login between 8pm and 8am, but the system should allow me to login during these hours. Do you know of any freeware (or maybe commercial program) available for download that meets these...
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    When I power on system the display's led go from blinking yellow to blinking green...??

    Today I performed an upgrade on my system. I installed a new motherboard and a new video adapter but I can't get it to work properly. The display passes the monitor "self-test" when no cable from video card is attached. When I plug in the cable and the computer is turned off the led on the...
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    After reinstalling first OS I can't boot to my second OS. What can I do?

    When I bought my hard drive I created two partitions. On the first partition I installed Win 2003 server and on the second partition I installed Win xp pro. This configuration has run fine for a long time and I have always been given the alternative to choose which OS to start when the system is...
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    Will a retail win xp cd accept an oem cd-key?

    I have a Win xp home ed. OEM CD with a cd-key. Just curious. If I reinstall win from this cd and try to enter a cd-key that came with a retail pack version of win xp, what will happen? Will the installation program accept the retail key or will it not? What about the opposite? What...
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    When I turn off my system, it starts by itself after approx 5-10 min. Why?

    I replaced my defect Asus motherboard to a new Gigabyte motherboard two days ago. Everything started up fine and also seemed to be ok, until I decided to turn the computer off. After a few minutes I heard the system boot and I hadn't pressed the power on button. In my opinion a bit confusing...
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    What happens if I plug a 2.8ghz cpu (800mhz) in a mobo that supports 533mhz?

    I have a machine that might have a defect processor (a P4 with 533 fsb) and this is the maximum supported speed of the motherboard. I have another cpu too, but it is a P4 2.8ghz with 800mhz fsb. My question of course is if I risk damaging anything if I plug my 800mhz cpu in the 533 mhz...
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    How do I figure out the maximum supportet cpu-speed of my mobo?

    Just wonder what determines the maximum supported cpu-speed of a motherboard and how one can figure it out precisely... Is it maybe the bios, chipset, buses of the motherboard, or anything else??
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    What settings on my wired router/modem combo should I use for IP-adressing?

    I have a modem with a built in router (a Thomson ADSL modem/router). Since the box is wired I can't use it as a wireless router. I have now bought a Netgear wireless router that I want to use as the access point for a few clients with wireless nics. I guess I will use dhcp on the...
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    Do you know of any router that doesn't have the ability to act as a dhcp server?

    A friend of mine recently told me that he has a colleague that has a router that can't give out ip-adresses to clients. The router is not defect (working as designed). It just is not supposed to act as a dhcp server. I had never heard anything like that before so that's my I am asking. Is...
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    What hardware do I need for a web server that should handle 100 users at a time?

    I am about to build a web server for a friend of mine and am not sure what kind of hardware we should get for it. Server requirements: Operating system will be Win 2003 Server with IIS 6.0. Should be able to handle 100 simultaneous users. Total number of webpages (static and dynamical are...
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    Can a constant supply of +13V (should be 12) cause system look ups?

    I recently measured the output of the psu in my system. The 3.3 and 5V were right on target. However, the important 12V were never below 13V. It fluctuated around 13.1-13.2 all the time... Can this "over supply" of voltage cause a system to hang or could it cause any other problems (other...
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    At what temperature is an Athlon XP 2200+ cpu too hot?

    My computer has begun too freeze (reboot needed) after some time of inactivity. I have ruled out software related problems, disconnected peripherals and all cd/dvd drives. I have run diag on my hard drive and a memory test on the ram. No issues have been found. I have read that a hot cpu...
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    Problems choosing Battlefield 2 patch 1.3 for download.

    I am about to download a patch for BF2 but I am not sure which one to choose. I have two alternatives, first the "full klient patch" and secondly the "windows server patch". The computer is sometimes used as a server in a LAN when playing the game with some friends but the same computer is...
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    Where is the OEM hiding their wallpapers/desktop backgrounds?

    I recently bought a Toshiba notebook and not surprisingly I found a Toshiba wallpaper when I started Windows. When I right click the desktop to change the background wallpaper I have the normal windows wallpapers like "Bliss", "Wind" etc. and some different Toshiba wallpapers. When I go into...
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    What do I need to view the bios code?

    I have an old computer that is ready for recykling so I am not afraid of destorying my motherboard/bios. I therefore wonder if there is a way for me to get a look at the bios source code... Is it impossible or can I do it with help from some kind of program?
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    How can I insert my own desktop background pic. and set it to default background image displayed when os is reinstalled?

    What I want to achieve is that after a new install of Windows XP the desktop background (default background) should be a picture that I have inserted in the installation files. I know how to change the desktop image (when the os is already installed), but not how to insert an image of my own...
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    How are files deleted from the quarantine in F-Secure?

    I recently ran a complete system scan and F-secure put a couple of files in quarantine. I guess that is ok, but F-secure keeps notifying me about the fact that there might be infected files in the quarantine. Therefore I wonder if there is anyway to manually delete these files from the...
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    Is there a program to enlarge images without giving up on image quality?

    Say I have a good looking image that measures 150x150 that I use on my website. Now I want to have the same image but a lot bigger. It is not possible to take the same image with a camera again. If I use a program like Photoshop to enlarge the size of it to 500x500 the quality...
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    What might the reasons be that I can't connet to wireless network?

    Just wonder what the reasons (besides a partly defect network card) could be that I can't connect to a wireless network. Settings on the router are: SSID enabled, no security or encryption, no mac filtering or any other security setting. The network is visible in the wireless network list...
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    How do I delete a single record from the internet history?

    Right of the adress field in IE we have the back down arrow. When this arror is clicked the pages that have been visited recently are displayed. My question now is how I can choose to delete one or two of these but keep the other entries in the history intact? I know how to clear the...
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    Some notebook battery related questions

    I have just ordered a new notebook so I have a few questions because I want the battery to last as long as possible (of course). 1. I have heard that the battery should be charged for 24 hrs the first time. Is this correct or is it just enough that the battery reaches 100%? 2. Does it...
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    Should the same cables be used between router-modem as router-client?

    I have heard that there is two kinds of network cables (crossed and straight) that might be used when setting up a wired network. Between which hardware components should the two cables be used? 1. Router to client (computer)("the normal cat 5 cable")? 2. Modem to router? 3. Client to...