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    Asus A8V and one sata drive not detected

    i want to install windows onto one sata drive plugged into sata 1 the bios and winxp will not detect the drive can you give me the instructions to install windows onto one drive? thanks
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    Error message: serval Java vitrual machines running at the same time casued a error

    the error above happens when playing yahoo games.
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    does Vista work with most games?

    link do you find most games work on vista?
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    using two Outlook email accounts for the same email address

    it seems to be working but i would like input about this solution. for each email address i have it configured in outlook as two email accounts, same email address but the Logon User Name is slightly different. the second account has "/spam" added to the end of the User Name under Logon...
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    running Defrag while running antivirus scan...is it OK?

    is it ok to run a defrag while running a program like an antivirus scan at the same time? and why? i don't think it's a good idea ...thx
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    i want toolbar button icons as an image file...how can i?

    can i do this and how? so what i am looking for is some of the toolbar buttons on excels toolbars as a file to paste into a document...
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    CD drive will not read any cd. message: "Please insert CD"

    will not open/explore any cd, clicking the drive in my computer gives message Please insert a cd. drive has power, device appears to be installed in windows xp. have not yet tried to swap with another drive or check the cables/jumpers
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    EVGA 7800 GS CO Superclock and Rivatuner. No specific info on clock speed, memory...

    no specific information is shown in riva about this card's clock speeds, memory, no tab to change the speeds... on the Main tab under Target adapter it has my card but just below it says No additional information available...next to this is the Customize button then Low-level system settings...
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    A8V deluxe only shows 3GB of ram when I have 4GB of OCZ

    why would the BIOS not show all four gb of ram? i have read why windows will not. installed four 1GB sticks of OCZ DDR 400 PC 3200 but it says 3,072 MB of ram in the bios and windows system properties?but the program CPUZ says 4GB of ram. any ideas? btw...upgraded to this evga card...
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    can i use SP1 product key but install using SP2 cd? both OEM XP Pro

    reinstalling xp pro. all cd's are oem xp pro this system's product key is from a SP1 cd and i intend to keep using this key. but i would like to install using a cd with SP2 (then enter the orginal key and activate) can this be done?
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    Hosed pc? antivirus and soft firewall will not enable; files missing to run Win Update

    2 or 3 year old dell, XP home SP2, 640 ram, broadband without any firewall or antivirus (for the 2 or 3 years, scary!). They?re the parents of some good friends and asked me to look at their computer? Problems: 1) Panda internet security gives a general message that it cannot enable the...
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    "10,000 cores will not speed up a single threaded app"

    Inquirer article but i still want my x2 4800
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    nice price drops in AMD dual cores

    Link i'm drooling over a X2 4800+ ... over $90 drop in price...now just a little more dropping!
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    recommend some adsl modems; difficult to find standalone modem

    looking for a adsl modem, not a combo unit with a router. with my cable broadband i have a motorola SB 5100, would like to find something this good for dsl
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    Aironet 1100 a/b/g. where can i get the client software?

    do i have to use windows zero configuration or does cisco have a utility? i can't find anything to download
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    install xp from a usb flash drive...can i?

    the cd drive is not available so how can i install xp? can i copy the xp cd to a usb flash drive, boot and install from it? i looked at winimage and did not see how to. if it's a pita i will wait until next week and get an optical drive (but i want to get this laptop running!)
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    need help to install optical drive into a asus Z71V

    Toshiba slim dvd from newegg and the asus Z71V i am not sure what i am missing but think a front bezel and something to connect the atapi interface of the drive to the laptop. otherwise upon fist power up it posts and bios looks fine.
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    eVGA 6800GT AGP retail $299 after 30 MIB

    Newegg got one last week, it's a lot bigger and heavier than the ATI 9800 PRO upgrading from. unrelated post but what OC software would be good/easy for this gt card?
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    haven't had a virus in months and now getting SoberO at work the last two days

    only a couple of us are getting the soberO right now. it's rare for us to get an email containing a virus, most of us don't even get junk mail. how are they getting my email? i read the SoberB is on a rampage
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    is there a big difference in going from a 9800PRO to a x800xt?

    game with a p4 3.4C on an intel 875p board, 2 gb ram. would i see a noticeable difference or large difference over my ati 9800pro if i got a ati x800xt or xl? i don't overclock this system and usually don't go beyond the game settings of changing to high details in the options. Edit: is a...
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    printer server for mini centronics HP?

    is there one ? something like the PS 101 would be great but it's for a standard 36 centronics
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    can i swap a 3.2C and a 3.4C without a headache?

    (i don't want to mess up windows on computer one): computer one has 3.2C northwood, computer two has 3.4C northwood and i would like to switch processors between them, would i need to reinstall chipset drivers or anything? both boards have the 875p chipset, current bios, chipset drivers and...
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    P4C800E dlx and OCZ PC4200 performance...what do you think?

    i'm looking to OC (i'm new to this) my P4C800E dlx with a 3.4C Northwood, antec true430 psu. this OCZ, looks good and per OCZ's site it is compatible. what do you think? would PC4000 or 3700 be more stable? i am running KVM PC3200 now and can only get about 5% AND at that it...
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    file allocation tables should not prevent accessing old hdd running Win 95 from new pc

    just checking...if i pull a hdd out of an old pc running 95 and plug it in as a second drive into a XP pc using NTFS i should be able to immediatly browse the drive to grab data files. is there a reason the file allocation table differences would prevent this? i'll change the folders view...
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    i assume it's ok to format hdd on one pc and then put it into a different pc?

    unformatted sata 300 gb, will be used for storage. the pc it's going into is gaming at the moment (americas army!) so i have it formatting on another pc; both XP i assume that's ok?
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    how to copy folders in outlook express that's on an old harddrive

    dell laptop crashed and their sending a new system. i have the old hdd. how can i import the folders: sent, deleted items (maybe all the personal folders) from OE on the old hdd into OE on the new drive?
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    need adapter to connect to a notebook hdd, it won't take an IDE adapter. not sure what it is

    i have a laptop and need the data off another laptop drive. the hdd is a hitachi travelstar model IC25N040ATCS05-0 the back of the drive does not have pins but has a connector that looks like a pci card. the two adapters i have appear to only want a drive with pins. this is the adapter i...
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    open source IM choices that run on a lan

    looking to run on our lan, would like to use window user account names or computer names...not sure here. looking at: gaim trillian aimutation any suggestions?
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    how do i connect a notebook HDD to get data off it?

    sent a latitude to dell and they say they lost it, so they're sending a new one this week (very condensed version of story). returned the latitude without the HDD, so when i get the new one what's the easiest way to get data from the old hdd i have? can i connect now to a pc by buying...
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    i bought Frontpage from ebay and got a burned cd...ripoff?

    the description was brand new, retail, never been used, does not include box. auction was similar to http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...9&item=7128612199&rd=1 did i get ripped?
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    can i reinstall from XP SP2 but use the original key (XP SP1)?

    i will be buying xp pro sp2 for a new build. can i use it to reinstall on other machines that have SP1 now, i would activate from the original key from the sp1 version. all versions are oem from newegg. i would do this to save a little time and not upgrade to sp2 on pc's that need a reinstall.
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    looking for a rollup of updates win 98 se

    i would like to burn a cd with all the win 98 se updates. anyone know where ms hides this?
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    I want Norton to automatically do PROGRAM updates

    Can Program updates be downloaded and installed automatically? i don't get any notice when their available. Automatic Update is taking care of protection updates
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    need program to burn data to a DVD

    i want to to copy data to a DVD, know of a decent program? free would be nice:)
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    can Program Updates dl and install automatically in NAV

    Can Program updates be downloaded automatically? Installed automatically? Automatic Update is taking care of protection updates
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    New JibJab Sing-a-long "Good To Be In DC"

    Link May have to try a few times as the site has been busy
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    Right clicking shortcut creates Explorer error

    when right clicking a shortcut on the desktop a dr watson error pops up saying Explorer has encountered an error and must close. SP2 was just installed but nothing else was done prior. i am not at the system now so i do not have any more error details. what can i try? tried google and it...
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    Since SP2 Norton scheduled task scans don't run

    Norton AV 2004 has a scheduled task scan that runs once a week. since SP2 was put on it doesn't run. i looked at symantec's SP2 info, disabled the SP2 firewall (the only soft FW), ran a current spybot scan (no threats),even turned off the IE Blocker. i also deleted the norton task and...
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    IM/lan chat program?

    don't want it to go out on the internet. easy to read/use for noob's.