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    Windows Media Center Edition Wireless Connectivity?

    I have recently taken an interest in purchasing/building a media solution to bridge the gap between my video and audio components and my PC. However, the arrangement of my living room requires that my television and stereo be on opposite ends of the room. A Windows Media Center box seems like...
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    Instant Message Buddy Icons (Avatars)

    I recently switched instant messaging clients from Trillian to GAIM and would like to use a personalized image as my buddy icon / avatar. Can somebody provide the specs for this image for both America Online and Yahoo instant messengers? I created a 48x48 bitmap (3.54KB) for use with all...
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    Firefox and www.pogo.com

    I'd really like to switch to Mozilla's Firefox browser, but I can't seem to get it to work with pogo.com. I know this sounds silly, but my girlfriend also use my Notebook quite a bit and that is one site that she frequents. P4 2.6GHz with Hyper Threading Windows XP Pro SP1 512MB RAM If...
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    Omega ATI Radeon drivers and Windows Media Player conflict?

    I recently installed Omega's ATI Radeon drivers for Half Life 2. A slight improvement was noticeable in the game and the rest of the system seemed OK with the drivers except for Windows Media Player (WMP). Now whenever I attempt to play videos with WMP it: - stutters along at...
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    ATI Radeon + Omega Drivers + Windows Media Player

    I've started experiencing problems with Windows Media Player after installing the Omega ATI Radeon drivers. Problems include videos not playing, the application causing system lock-ups/crashes, and the visiual effects in WMP not working. Anyone else have this problem? Or better yet, anyone...
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    Problems with Linksys Wireless Router

    I just recieved an RMA (warranty) replacement router from Linksys. The previous one stopped working after less than a year. The new one is set up and working (poorly) with my Notebook (wireless), but works fine with my desktop (wired). My wireless connection worked perfectly on the previous...
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    Installing XP Pro SP2

    My biggest reason for wanting to install SP2 is in hope of stabilizing my wireless network connection. I use Wireless Zero Configuration (no alternative for my NIC) and my connection keeps dropping every 10-20 minutes with my new wireless router. I've already tried changing the Broadcast...
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    Can't get the right wireless security to work.

    I'm having trouble getting my Notebook to wirelessy connect to my router using WPA-PSK encryption. It works just fine with WEP 128bit using the following settings: - Linksys WRT54G wireless router - SSID broadcast = Off - MAC Address Filtering = On - WEP 128bit - Windows XP SP1 - Using...
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    Wireless Channel

    I want to set my wireless NIC to broadcast on channel 11 but can't remember how to do this in Windows. Any advice appreciated.
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    Wireless Channel?

    How do you set the wireless channel that your wirelss NIC should broadcast on? I'm assuming that I need to set this to match my wireless router and seem to remember doing so before. Any advice appreciated.
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    MP3 I.D. Tagging Software

    I've been using dbpoweramp to convert to MP3 / Wav, but its' plugin for tagging requires a subscription. Please recommend freeware / shareware tagging software or ripping/tagging software that is spy/ad ware free. Thanks in advance.
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    Lian-Li PC-V1000B case nOob question....

    Given this cases' new layout, is there space to replace the included power supply with a 500W+ (assuming that it is upgrade-able)?
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    Is Wild Tangent stuff really spy/ad ware worthy of removal?

    I've seen posts about WildTangent being spy/ad ware and realized that I have their multiplayer library, updater, and web driver installed. Should I uninstall these? If so, is there a "safe" way to do so that won't cause system instability?
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    Building new PC

    Planning on building a new desktop P.C. within the next few weeks and I'm considering the configuration below. It has been over 4 years since I built my last desktop and I've been living off of a Notebook for the last year. Please provide comments, criticisms, suggestions, etc. I'm looking...
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    How do I change my forum password?

    I'd like to change my user password, but can't figure out how.
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    Oopps, locked myself out of my own wireless router

    I pulled the ultimate knucklehead maneauver and accidentally removed all of my MAC addresses except for my ethernet cards' (which isn't necessary for wireless connection) while leaving the MAC address filtering on. So, I attempted to reconnect by connecting directly to it using an ethernet...
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    Wireless Security

    I live in a densely populated urban area and have become a bit concerned about the security of my wireless home network. All of my PC's are connected wirelessly and run Windows XP Pro, nortorn antivirus, and zone alarm software firewall. I consider myself fairly technical (i.e. build my own...
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    Link to download the Office XP SP3 as one file?

    Anyone have a link to an "official" page to download the Office XP Service Pack 3 as one file (executable)?
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    Link to download Office XP Service Pack as one file?

    Anyone have a link to an "official" page to download the Office XP Service Pack 3 as one file (executable)?
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    Office Service Pack 3

    Are there any reasons to not install Office SP3 on Windows XP Pro SP1?
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    USB Hard Drive Kit

    I recently purchased a USB 2.0 Hard Drive kit, made by ADS Tech, in an attempt to retrieve data off of my desktop drive after the CMOS went out on the mother board. So far I have not had much success. Below is a list of my experiences and info so far: 1. Cannot access the drive using my...