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    need program to play video on TV attached as 2nd monitor

    I've seen people use a dedicated player on apples, with the controler window on the main PC screen, you can direct the video to go the TV, via S-video... is anyone aware of a dedicated reasonably well-featured program to play video on the attached TV? Edit: a helper program like TVTool...
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    setting up home network with roaming profiles, need win server, or just xp pro?

    i have been getting requests from the GF to get her 3 pc's to sync with each other. AFAIK, this means desktop settings, login passwords, email settings, favorites, and "my documents". I know this is possible with a win server, but that would mean a dedicated domain controller machine. Is...
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    possible to convert DVI to HDMI?

    the newer LCD HDTV's seem to have HDMI ports instead of DVI, is it still possible to get a converter so I can hook up my PC to one of these TV's?
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    assign COM port numbers?

    I have a 4-port RS232 card, that gets assigned COM port numbers 5-8. I had the onboard port disabled, hoping it would then assign the 1-4 numbers The software I am using can only see 1-4, is there a way to re-assign the COM port numbers?
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    [FIXED] get rid of "ATI catalyst control center" in all menus?

    installed the latest ati drivers, now I have links to "ATI catalyst control center" in all sorts of right-click menus, including the one on the desktop! also, in windows explorer, this thing got added to the top of the File menu! wtf! any ideas how to get rid of this?
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    nicest 2.1 speakers for $50

    upgrading GF's monitor to a 1905, now she demands matching speakers... Does anyone care to recommend a nice set of 2.1's that is good for music? (right now she has BA735 that she loves, but they are white and don't match the new monitor)
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    get rid of acrobat reader's nagging Javascript box

    in acrobat reader's options i turned off javascript, now every time i quit the reader it throws up a nagging message box telling me "do you want to enable javascript?" is there any way to supress this reminder?
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    good vendor for smartcards for use with VPN

    I have setup a win 2k3 server (small biz edition) for our office, and right now we are relying on the username authentication for both local and remote clients this kinda scares me, so I figure i switch to VPN / Smarcard for remote access, does anyone have any pointers for vendors for cards...
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    [FIXED] Can't see SMTP server in IIS manager

    I installed a 2k3 small business server, without exchange. A couple days later I realized I need SMTP to send out invitations / alerts for the sharepoint portal, and I installed it via the add/remove components, yet I cannot see the virtual SMTP server in the IIS manager snap-in. This is...
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    [FIXED] enabling remote desktop for more than one person at a time

    I remember at some point I found this program that would enable access for multiple RDP users at the same time on an XP pro machine, I believe it cost $299 for 3 simultaneous clients But I can't remember what it was, can anyone help?
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    anyone know if ibook updates in the forseeable future?

    a friend of mine wants to get a laptop simply for the purpose of couch browsing... He likes macs, so he's bent on a mac laptop. I figured I'd suggest the 12" ibook since they are reasonably priced ($1074 w/512MB) just one thing I want to check: is anyone aware of a looming ibook update in...
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    Poll: who deserves more credit Maxwell or Edison

    do it do it
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    [FIXED] firewalling a network printer

    manual here I see the following tabs in the network config thingie (SyncThru they call it) General, TCPIP, NetWare, SNMP, IPP, IPP Security, WINS, UPnP, SLP None of them have the fields that I expected: allowed IP zone, TCP IP just has DHCP client on /off info pretty much The printer...
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    [SOLVED] using router (WGR614v5) as a dumb switch

    I disabled DHCP client and server on the router, and then everything freezes. The computer also has DHCP off, just programmiing whatever info the PC used to have before adding router into the net I noticed the router still wants to have an IP address even when I disable DHCP client, I don't...
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    How do I check if NCQ is enabled?

    just got a new dell 8400 for the office, it came with I re-installed win xp pro from scratch as soon as i got the dell, no need for their service center, now the hard drive is trashing pretty loudly, a lot louder than my previous seagates. I thought NCQ was supposed to make drive action a...
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    The windows version already installed is newer...

    Hi, I am trying to upgrade a laptop that came with XP home to XP pro. I popped the pro disk in, and up came the message saying that "The windows version already installed is newer than the one you are trying to install", and there's no option to proceed. Any idea on how to get around, I...
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    Anyone know of a good VOIP service?

    we are starting a small business, with very few, but large (for us) clients. I'd like to get a VOIP phone (unlimited long distance seems nice) and need to know which services have a good reputation. It needs to be reliable (barring net congestion on our end) , and high quality for voice...
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    What's a good "class 1" modem?

    I am building a 2k3 server, and I would like to use the fax service. I noticed the following in the hardware requirements newegg has only two "class 1" modems (Text), and they are both of the scary cheap kind. Can any one recommend a reliable "class 1" modem with decent drivers ?
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    server setup, one raid1 pair or OS + data raid

    I am setting up my first win2k3 server, debating between putting both OS and data on same raid1 array, or os on own drive, and data only on raid1. the hardware is dell 420sc 2.8, the load is pretty minimal with some file sharing, CVS (VS.NET + autocad), printer sharing, small office for ~5 users.
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    Is PS3 and PCL6 worth $180 on a printer?

    I am looking at these printers: 550N, and 500N. The only difference, as far as I can surmise, is that the more expenseive one (550N) comes with while the cheaper one has Is this difference worth $180? My budget is $500, if the more ram/ better CPU is worth it, i can get rid of the network...
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    Anyone here name their car?

    what is your car's name? also mention model if you do... (I used to think she was crazy when my ex-gf named her neon 'Chip'. But it did make sense, it looked like a happy grinning little boy. So I figured, people name boats, so why not cars.)
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    good ntbackup strategy

    So I have been trying to setup automated backups for a few months.... Easy enough to do with ntbackup, but now I am wondering if the strategy I setup is giving me the maximum flexibility for restore options Here's the current strategy: Normal backup, overrite target bkf file, done monthly...
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    where is the STALKER beta?

    reading through ars revue of HL2 (Text), I noticed a mention that HL2 comes with STALKER beta... edit: Any idea on how to get it? I have steam silver.
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    exporting event logs in windows

    I am writing an app that uses windows event logging. I can save and clear the logs via the event viewer, all works very nice. The customer has asked that the logs be saved and cleared on a weekly basis, each week worth of logs in their own file. Does anyone have an idea of how this action...
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    PCI-E 16x board in an 8x slot?

    just wondering if this board would work in a dell SC420. I saw a note somewhere that some plastic has to be broken to make the card fit... Someone even got it to boot. What do you guys think about the level of stability / performance that can be had with such a retrofit?
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    Problems setting up MAPI when a personal firewall is on

    k, so I learnt the importance of running a decent firewall instead of the windows FW (Text) Now, I got Sygate this time, and the same thing that used to happen with Kerio is happening: I try to setup my exchange MAPI server, and it's refusing to "check the username". No popup comes up...
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    aw, crap, computer was running IIS ftp with anon enabled

    damn stupid iis, enabling anonymous by default, and then warning you AGAINST turning it off... the bigger problem was, Kerio was acting up, so I turned it off to test if was the problem. It was, so I switched to windows firewall. Which does not have "Trusted Zones". So ftp was open to...
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    Do you let your HD spindown when idle?

    Just wondering if the extra idle time is worth all the power cycling the drive will see. I never could figure out if spindown extends or shortens the life of the drives. Edit: Typically I leave the drives on, but this issue came up when I decided to put a fourth drive into my main PC. I...
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    very slow SMB sharing from new XP install

    I just re-installed XP, put SP2 on, all good stuff. Now whenever I try to connect to my pc over the LAN, it takes about 3 min to get a share listing (3 shares), and just as long to get the file listing inside the shares. Our admin says it's out of his hands, but we had a lot of "master...
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    how to figure out what programs are allowed to pose as svchost?

    i have the software firewall configured to allow svchost.exe full access in and out. Now, there are usually a few programs using svchost for their internet access. Is there a centralized way to check which programs do it? And if I decide that some of them shouldn't have access to the net...
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    is it possible to have PAT on with 4 dimms?

    I have an intel 875P mobo (in 400SC), when I had 2x256MB PC3200 ECC, PAT is on. Then I added back the 2x128MB sticks of the same (the ones that came with the 400SC's) and PAT was disabled. Now I would like to add some more of the crucial 256MB sticks, but I wanted to check if I will be able...
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    free 20 page photobook

    blink or, the 9x12" 20 page book for $20, also pretty good deal, no?
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    is it possible to undelete things with NTFS

    I friend of mine asked me if it was possible to undelete something (it's gone from recycle bin) Only thing I remembered about undeleting was good old DOS undelete command, which showed you all files that have been deleted but were not yet overwritten. Is there a possibility of any of this in...
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    samsung ML 1710 how to tell total pagecount?

    I held the button on the printer for a few sec, and the status page came out. It had the info on the total pagecount among other things. I thought it was useful for determining when to order a new toner and stuff. The problem is, when I do the same thing now, only a blank page comes out. I...
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    desperately seeking some codecs

    is it possible to get these codecs (Sorenson 3 and QDesign Music 2, for playback only) ??? I have a bunch of MOV files, and I would really like to watch them on my XBMC instead of inside the gawd-awful quicktime...
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    Hercules/Guillemot RMA Experience

    I just sent in a GeForce3 Ti500 that died at near the end of its warranty. Has anybody else had to send back a Hercules card? And if so, what model did they send you back? Since it's 3 years old, I am kinda hoping they just send back something a little better. My buddy just sent back a GF4...
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    has apple patented the wheel?

    patent, I can't possibly understand all the terms of art in this. Does anyone know if apple's patent prevent other manufacturers from making mp3 players with a wheel, or are they just slow? The wheel seems to be pretty useful, no?
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    color separation for desktop 6-ink printers

    the proliferation of the 6 (or more) ink printers has started to confuse me: CMYK was bad enough... my question is: with any of these printers, is there a way to feed 6 plates into the driver (if I separate the colors on my own) or is it always "automagical" ? I've used HP software in the...
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    what happened to OT?

    I checked the "profile" and "my forums" tabs, don't see it anywhere.... I used to block it under the old software, how do I get it back now?
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    Does RAID1 double read speed or not?

    I've been confused for a while, the AT FAQ mentions that while all the benchmarks I've seen (eg here) say that RAID1 slows down read performance to about 90% of single drive speed... Is there any truth to the FAQ's?