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    My screen says "no operating system found" when turning on my laptop

    I was given a compaq presario 1692 laptop that was put in a truck and moved around alot, now when i start the laptop it shows the startup "compaq" across the screen but then it shows a underscore line and it says "operating system not found". Could someone help me try to figure out what i need...
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    how do i enable cookies?

    can anyone help me?
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    What are other good selling/trading/forums sites are there?

    besides anandtech? (for computer stuff)
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    "Operating system not found"

    can someone please tell me what this means.
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    what was the firefox trick

    to make it go faster?
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    computer building dilemma

    I was working on a comp, then i stopped for about a month or a month and a half and now I wanna get back into building it, right now I have: tower- cooler master cavalier motherboard- ABIT KV8 Pro disk drive- rosewill combo 52x DVD rom hard drive- Seagate Barracuda 160gb...
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    comp building dilemma

    I was working on a comp, then i stopped for about a month or a month and a half and now I wanna get back into building it, right now I have: tower- cooler master cavalier motherboard- ABIT KV8 Pro disk drive- rosewill combo 52x DVD rom hard drive- Seagate Barracuda 160gb...
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    ahh yes, Christmas is coming

    well since I do not currently have a computer, what would be a good gaming computer to buy?
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    How to get rid of the paytime.exe virus

    i got the virus and avg isn't cleaning it and thats the only antivirus program i have, the virus won't even let me open internet explorer. Anyone have the steps to manually getting rid of it?
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    Spyware problem

    i left my computer on overnight and when i woke up i ran a syware scan with spybot and ad aware i ran ad ware first and everything went smooth but then when i ran spybot it said i had some pretty bad spyware on my computer so i wait until its done scanning and i try to clean them up but then...
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    whats the best antivirus to get?

    Im looking to pay for a new antivirus program and I was wondering which one is good at a fair cost. -Thanks
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    I think my virus program is going out on me

    I have symantec antivirus and when i click the "liveupdate" button to update it says im not on the internet but i am, so i might have to get a new program, anyone know any free programs out there?
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    What is a good sound card to get?

    what would be a good soundcard to get? for a gaming comp.
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    what is a good high wattage psu to buy?

    since people have been telling me the psu that I have to put in my comp right now is a peice of junk so i was wondering what a good psu (500w) trustworthy brand to get is.
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    spyware lurking on my computer?

    I currently have spybot s&d and ad aware. and i run them both everyday but today I noticed that when i was done running a scan it says that it could not delete 2 spy's and now pop ups keep coming. what should I do? -Thanks very much
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    OMG uh oh!!

    I was putting my new kv8 pro mobo in when i noticed there was a small scratch off a part of it and i was wondering if it would effect its performance? here is a picture: this is not the mobo i have but the peice off it looks the same as mine...
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    anyone with any body peircings?

    I have my lip peirced and today i stretched it from a 12 to a 6 gage (for those of you who dont know thats pretty big). anyone else with peircings?
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    Money order question

    ( I hope i have this in the right section) how long is it until a money order expires if you dont cash it? Thanks
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    what is a hub?

    is it like a router? -thanks (sorry for the newb question)
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    My computer help thread

    I will be building a computer over the next few weeks or so. So this will be my official thread for the questions about building a computer to conserve some space. These are the items I currently have for my computer and items im getting (please do not post here saying what I shouldve...
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    Should I get this motherboard or not.

    Ok I am planning on getting this motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=13-127-178&depa=1 what i need: a motherboard that is good for games,features, and just overall good performance for around $100 no more then $105. please simply tell me if I should get it or not. If not...
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    Anyone know anything about this motherboard?

    ABIT "KV8 Pro" K8T800 Pro Chipset Motherboard for AMD Athlon64 CPU 1. How does it perform for the latest 3d games? 2.can it take a radeon 9700 pro? 3. how upgradeable is it?
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    Ok what comes next?

    Ok i got a tower for a comp and I was wondering if someone can give me a list of everything I need to put in it in order. -thanks
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    Question about having 2 dif modems in a home

    Anothe rmember of my family just got a westell dsl modem for downstairs on his computer, but I had a dsl of a different brand called speed stream and my internet was connected then when he connected on his downstairs it kicked mine off upstairs and when i got on mine upstairs he cant go on his...
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    d-link router question

    I have a : http://dlink.com/products/?pid=62 router and I was wondering what it is used for, is it a modem or what? or does it connect to a modem? could someone give me some detailed information on it.
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    Anyone else have this problem?...

    after I run the scan and select "fix the problem" button, right after it completely fixes it, it freezes. I got my S&D from download.com, do i need to download it from somewhere else? -thx
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    Question about wireless dsl modem and ps2 online

    I just got a wireless dsl modem for my computer and I was wondering if there was a way to connect it wirelessly to my ps2 so I can play it online?
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    what is the Best soundcard?

    What is the best soundcard to get? -thx
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    Best Motherboard

    what would be best motherboard to get for a gaming comp? (for a good price)
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    question...

    whatw ould be a really good psu to get for a good price?
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    what is the order that i install the items into my comp?

    well, i am building computer and i was wondering, what order do i install every item in my comp?
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    i am building a gaming computer

    Ok it is my first time building a computer and what i wanna do is making a really awesome gaming machine (price is not an issue) I need a list of everything i need to build a computer it must be the best of the best and it must be reliable and efficient. " remember, it is my first time so try...