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    XPC Question

    For those of you who have XPC (ie shuttle box), i have a question. Are the parts for the XPC standard components? The components I wondering whether they are standard components are not are the power supply and the CPU cooling. I do realize that the motherboard are proportiary, but what about...
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    Hard drive problem

    I bought a brand new hard drive about 3 weeks ago, and i'm wondering, it's now making a loud clicking noise. When ever the hard drive is accessing, doesn't matter if it's reading or writing, after a while, it will just make a click noise. it's not continuiously clicking, but just clicks. It's...
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    Electrical Noise and Soundcard

    Is there a soundcard that anyone can recommend me? Currently, my soundcard is the builting soundcard which is from Asus motherboard the A7V600, which if i'm not mistaken is the ADI AD1980 SoundMAX 6-channel Codec. And since I use headphones only, I hear a lot of electrcial noise from when the...
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    Microsoft Document Imaging

    Is there any software out there that can open MDI (Microsoft Document Imaging) files without having to get MS Office 2003? I mean any free viewers out there like Adobe PDF viewer.
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    Windows Media Player DRM

    Does anyone know the answer to how many times you can restore the Windows Media License? I seem to get the error code "C00D272F" (without quotes) from Windows Media. If anyone can help, please let me know. I cannot play my protected music. I thought I would be able to restore my license when I...
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    Sun Java running slow

    Does anyone know how to resolve the program of why Sun Java runs slow in general? It doesn?t matter which Java Applet is loaded on the web, everything is slow when you interact with Java. Is there like anything besides Sun?s Java that I can download and install? I mean I read on the Microsoft...
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    Equalizer program

    I have one of those integrated soundcards which does not allow me to control the bass and treble. I was wondering if there is a program or equalizer that i can load on start up that added add this functionality? If it helps I'm using one of those SoundMAX drivers.
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    Office 2003 Update Problem

    Has anyone run into this trouble before? I have the Microsoft Office 2003 Teachers and Student edition, when I go to the office update site (similar to the windowsupdate site), it won't patch. After the download the installation fails. I haven't tried re-installing office yet, but somehow i...
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    Banner ads, does any one click on them?

    do any of you actually click on banner adverts? Most sites have them but if only a small amount are clicking on them wouldn't it be better to get rid. Rather than annoying the rest of the people who don't click on them. I have tried affiliate schemes but they never make me any real money.
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    Consumer Electronics Show

    Does anyone know of any website that has some highlights or videos from the show? I only really know of Cnet.com, TechTV doesn't seem to have anything on their site.
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    PCI Specification

    Does anyone know the specification for the current PCI version 2.3? Is there any good links that anyone can provide me with the info? Perhaps what the voltage output, bandwidth, etc, etc. Also, if there are any sites that gives a comparison between the current version (which if I'm not mistaken...
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    TV Tuner question

    I'm interested in getting a TV Tuner, but don't know which to get. I'm looking for people's advice at this very moment. Is the MSI TV Anywhere good? What about the Pinnacle PCTV Pro? I never heard of Leadtek, can anyone shed some light into this one. What I do want for sure is a stereo sound...
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    Drives powering down on restart

    Does anyone know how to fix the problem where my hard drives are powering down on restart? It gets very annoying, because it takes a little longer loading windows XP home eidtion back up because the drives have to spin back up.
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    USB Modem question

    Does anyone know if a USB modem still uses a com port? I know it uses a USB connection to be plugged in, but for the fax program I use, it only goes by com port numbers, and doesn't use the Windows TAPI. So, which brings to my question, does a USB modem also gets assigned a com port, so that...
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    Nvidia nForce2 Question

    Does anyone also have this nForce2 chipset (from Nvidia) here too? If so, is there a way to control the treble and bass in the volume properties? Currently, it's all grayed out, and you can't change it. Is there a way around this? This is certainly not like the soundblaster cards where you could...
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    Wireless network

    For the wireless network stuff. I know there are already A, B, and G that is for consumers use for mass adoption I believe. I was thinking that getting a wireless A/B access point combo would be a good deal, but I have a question about this, and that is, is B compatiable with G, and G...
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    How many drives does SATA support?

    How many drives can a single SATA controller support? I can't find any info that mentions this. Thanks.
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    Corel WordPerfect Office 11

    Has anyone tried out the Corel WordPerfect Office 11? Is it worth it? Is it a good alternative to MS Office? I'm only really interested in the word processor and the spreadsheet, don't care about the mail program or the database. What's your opinion on this software package?
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    Text file encoding question

    When I select save as in MS office, and I want to save in text format (yes, i know i loose all those formatting), it prompts me with an option to save in "Windows (Default)", "MS-DOS", and "Other encoding" with a list to choose from. My question in saving text documents is what is the difference...
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    IE can't open page

    I have a problem with my IE6SP1. it opens page when i click on a link, but then when I right click on a link and open in new window, it doesn't work. On top of that, when a window pops open, it doesn't load at all, this affect the windows update site too, which i can't update anymore. If anyone...
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    Quality of Service Packet in Windows XP

    I'm currently running Windows XP Home edition. I remember reading somewhere that Windows XP (I don't think it matters which version) reserve about 10% of your bandwidth (for what reason, I don't know). I know with XP Pro, you can turn that 10% reserve off, but how do I do this with XP Home...
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    Windows XP Home recovery console password

    Does anyone know what is the password for the Windows XP Home edition password for the recovery console? I don't even have a password of the sort, and it's not letting me in. Even if i do have the password, and type it in correctly, it says it's wrong.
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    WindowsME - Windows Explorer problem

    I'm having a problem with my windows ME windows explorer window. It shows the files, but on the folder side, it's blank. Is there like a missing file here? If so, what is the filename to be copied back?
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    A7V133 - 3D games hanging, apps included

    My specs are listed at the end of this message. Does anyone know why when I play 3D games like WarCraft3, Earth & Beyond, UT2k3 (only during the menus) keeps hanging? On top of this when I use Microsoft Office XP, it could be less then a minute (as soon as i start typing), or it could be an...
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    Changing IRQs

    Is there a way to change the IRQs in device manager in windows XP? Because I am getting random crashes on my video card, and plus other devices are conflicting with each other. Currently, I do not have any pci cards beside the agp slot. Seems like what I have found so far is that the irq are...
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    Wireless G standard

    I know there are products already out that support wireless g standards. My question, is that has the standard been set yet? Or are these products beta phase and are waiting for the final g standards to be release?
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    Difference between regular & academic WinXP Pro

    What is the difference(s) between Windows XP Pro upgrade and upgrade academic? Is there like a watermark or something in the academic version? Does the crc match from the academic and regular? Or is it just exactly the same files aside from the packaging label.
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    Can't get my Video drivers installed - Please Help

    I can't get my Asus Geforce 4 4200 drivers install on my computer. Everytime i install the video drivers (both the one that came with the cd or the latest one from the website) doesn't work. Doesn't matter if it's Win XP Pro/Home or Win2k. After installing the drivers, it hangs starting up...
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    Lord of the Ring spoof

    This is for those who haven't seen the spoof for Lord of the Rings on MTV quite sometime ago (when the first movie was release). It's quite funny, considering it was my first time watching it (since I missed it on TV). http://www.geocities.com/ct3789/file/lotr.wmv
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    Trailer of Star Wars Episode 3

    An interesting Star Wars Episode 3 movie trailer. Warning, it does contain a bit of a spoiler. So for those who don't want to see the spoiler, then don't bother viewing the movie. http://www.geocities.com/ct3789/file/riseoftheempire.mov http://www.urbancities.net/file/riseoftheempire.mov
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    My computers keep crashing - Please help

    Does anyone know why my computer keeps crashing? It crashes when I play any 3D games (like Earth & Beyond, UT2k3), playing any videos (whether it's DVD, divx, rm, wmv), and in Microsoft office (doesn't matter which part i'm using whether it's word, excel, etc.). Funny thing is that when I'm...
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    What is CmdLineExt02.dll?

    As the subject line says. Can't delete/rename this file in my windows temp folder.
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    Linux installer question

    I was looking into Linux, maybe installing it. But i want to get a few info before I do. I know there are one click type installation of programs etc. services but you usually have to pay for a subscription of some sort. But what if you don't want to subscribe to those type of things, or you...
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    Hardware 56K USB modem

    Is there any hardware 56K USB modem in the market out there? I don't have high speed, and I'm planning on upgrading my PC. I want to save as many PCI slots as possible, so the only option here is to go external. But if there isn't any 56K USB hardware modem, then I guess I have to go for PCI...
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    Yahoo! Mail Plus

    Did anyone check out the new Yahoo's Mail Plus service? They give you a lot more than MSN Hotmail. What's your take on this? Would any of you find it useful? Would people pay for this?
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    MSN Free email?

    Is the msn.com consider a free email address now? I was going though the windows messenger, and it creates a userid@msn.com email address. So, will msn.com be consider free email like hotmail is? I know you can't use aol, hotmail, yahoo addresses on this forum.
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    Ebay or Yahoo auction

    Which is better for hosting my stuff for sale? Ebay or Yahoo? I know Yahoo is overall cheaper, but is it worth my business to go with Yahoo? Or is it better to go with ebay, even though I have to pay a bit more. What's your take on this?
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    OnboardUSB & Adaptec USB2connect 5100 power output

    Does anyone know how much power the onbord motherboard USB1.1 and the Adaptec USB2connect 5100 port output? When I plug in my external hard drive, it doesn't seem to have enough power to power the drive. But with the external hub, it's enough without external power supply needed.
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    Booting off USB 2.0 hard drive

    Does anyone know if the Asus A7V-133 motherboard supports booting off a USB hard drive? I know the onboard motherboard is USB 1.1 only. But what about if you add a USB 2.0 add-on card. Is it possible to boot off a USB 2.0 hard drive on this motherboard?