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    WORLD OF WARCRAFT FREE 10 DAY TRIAL!!!!!

    On a trial account you can't talk on the channels (looking for group, trade, general, local/world defense) but you can use the whisper, tell, say, party, and raid commands, like jaguar said. I had a trial account before I upgraded and it gets really annoying only being able to watch the channels.
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    Texas to vote on banning gay marriage

    I agree. Look at a lot of celebrities-they often can't go a month without divorcing.
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    Programs take ages to load

    Things only freeze up for a few minutes immediately after I connect to the internet. I can't test this in safe mode or safe mode with networking because it wont let me connect to the internet. I can open folders on the desktop (eg. My Documents) while it is 'frozen' but IE, Outlook, Task Manager...
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    MFC42.dll for IE6 SP2

    there is a 6.2.xxxx.x dll in the dll cache, when I run sfc\scannow it asks for the ''windows xp home edition'' CD. What does it say when it wants the SP2 CD? Also every time I run sfc\scannow it always has loads of dlls to replace, what would be putting them wrong in the first place?
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    MFC42.dll for IE6 SP2

    Yes, in: windows\SxS local settings folder as well as a few program folders, download accelerater, 3Dmark, etc
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    MFC42.dll for IE6 SP2

    I did SFC\scannow yesterday, didnt fix it. My XP CD doesn't like it if I try and use it, it comes up with an error that says the installed version is newer than the version on the CD (SP2 is installed)
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    MFC42.dll for IE6 SP2

    When IE crashed the event viewer report generated after the crash said that the faulting module was mfc42.dll version 6.0.8665.0. I don't know where it got that from.. Is IE supposed to use the system32 dll?
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    MFC42.dll for IE6 SP2

    Mine's version 6.0.8665.0 for IE (according to event viewer) but most of my other ones including the one in C:\\windows\system32 is version 6.02.4131.0 like yours. Don't know if updating it will screw things up...
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    MFC42.dll for IE6 SP2

    I've been having trouble with IE and think its the DLL, which version of mfc42.dll is IE supposed to use?
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    Programs take ages to load

    Ok. I'm really out of ideas. I've just bought brand new dual 80GB SATA drives to set up a RAID array, everything going fine, then it happens again. Stuff just refusing to open then all popping up at the same time about 5 mins later. I am NOT infected with spyware/viruses/malware. I think the...
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    GEEK TEST SCORES!!!

    12.8% - Geekish Tendencies
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    A way to permanently discharge static eletricity?

    I think it would take a pretty big static spark to fry something instantly, I read somewhere that it often takes months for damage from small sparks to start effecting components
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    A way to permanently discharge static eletricity?

    Sorry, I'm wrong about the static dispelling, but you don't need the PSU plugged into the wall to remove ESD risks. According to a book I have ''Upgrading and Repairing PCs'' you shouldnt plug the PSU into the wall, but you should be grounded to the chassis or PSU casing. This prevents a...
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    A way to permanently discharge static eletricity?

    Actually you aren't supposed to plug it into the wall, even when the switch is off. The chassis itself is supposed to be big enough to dispel any static by itself
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    What nationality are you?

    New Zealander! (Ethnicity- Part British, Dutch and German)
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    Dual channel Question

    I'm pretty sure that for dual channel you would put a module in each of the two purple slots. They need to be the same size and preferably the same manufacture. As for the green slot, this wont be involved with any dual channel because there is only one. I don't think the green slot will work if...
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    How to pick out a PSU

    SATA II is the newest HD interface, it has a maximum POTENTIAL transfer rate of 300MB/sec compared with PATA's UDMA 6 which only has 133MB/sec. There is also SATA I, that has 150MB/sec
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    Whenever i turn off my comp i get an error message:

    An IRQ conflict between two devices perhaps? Look at device manager to see if it shows any conflicts. Do you get the error as soon as you boot the computer?
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    Opinions on Chieftec HPC420-102DF PSU

    I think it says it has two rails of +12v, 18A on one and 15A on the other. That's enough isn't it?
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    Fastest SATA HDD

    Apparently the fastest are Hitachis- see link http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=27&threadid=1723439&enterthread=y
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    Opinions on Chieftec HPC420-102DF PSU

    Was thinking of getting this PSU, but don't know how reliable it is. (The HPC-420) Opinions appreciated Thanks http://www.chieftec.com/products/psu/atx_psu.htm
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    Can't access IE after installing Norton IS 2005

    Everything's fixed, you were right about the bad install, IE works fine with NIS now.
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    Can't access IE after installing Norton IS 2005

    Thanks for your help, uninstalling Norton fixed the problem. I'll have to see if I can get it to work properly now.. your rant is definitely valid too, might stay with the free stuff once my subs run out with Norton. thanks again
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    Can't access IE after installing Norton IS 2005

    After installing norton internet security antispyware edition, I have been unable to use internet explorer. Outlook express works fine, but nothing else will (eg. messenger, spybot s&d updates) I have tried disabling norton completely but to no effect. I have tried configuring the norton...
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    Programs take ages to load

    I found which program was causing the DCOM error- Windows Messenger. I uninstalled it and the problem with DCOM has not reappeared, nor have I had any freeze-ups. *So far so good*
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    Programs take ages to load

    I would rather not uninstall Norton unless it is definitely the cause of the problem, I have no other antivirus programs to use in its place. DCOM is enabled and still getting errors, the computer seems to only go really slow when the dialup to the internet has just completed or the LAN...
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    Programs take ages to load

    Symantec has W32/Nanpy.A listed as W32.Kassbot.b, which Norton found and deleted a while ago. I looked at the internet keys- Whoa.... thats a lot of stuff that shouldn't be there, I haven't been to any of those sites- I thought internet security programs were supposed to prevent that? What...
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    Programs take ages to load

    I used to get loads of disk errors in event viewer but they stopped when I moved my single drive off the RAID controller. DCOM appears to be unrelated to the problem.
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    Programs take ages to load

    Thanks, would a new hard drive cloned from the old one work properly? Or would it really be better to reinstall WinXP
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    Programs take ages to load

    Are dual channeled RAM modules that are not identical likely to cause this?
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    Mapping an XP drive with win2k

    That doesn't work either. Does the fact that the logon names have no passwords change anything?
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    Mapping an XP drive with win2k

    I have a pc running XP home SP2 that is connected to a win2k pc and I am trying to map the drive on the xp pc using the win2k pc. The XP pc wont accept any usernames that I try, although both computers show up in network neighbourhood on both pcs. I have successfully mapped the win2k pc's drives...
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    Programs take ages to load

    Seagate diagnostic found 3 bad sectors, two had been marked as bad and had no files on them, but the third has a Windows directory file on it, an NVidia driver, and I use an ATI graphics card. Can this be the problem, even though no critical files are on bad sectors? I have also noticed that...
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    Programs take ages to load

    I did a Seagate diagnostic ages ago and it said the HD failed the file structure test with critical errors, I had had no problems with it at that time, so I thought the diagnostic wasn't working properly. I'll do it again and see what it does. I am intending to upgrade to dual SATA drives so...
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    Programs take ages to load

    Its only a recent Windows install so it should not have gone bad already, I also don't use standby mode. I do have a few background applications (including Norton Internet Security 2005, which eats memory quite happily) but nothing 512mb of dual channel RAM can't handle, right? I don't have any...
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    Programs take ages to load

    Every so often if I click on an icon on the desktop the hourglass cursor comes up for a few seconds then disappears. The program doesn't open, if you click it again the same thing happens. After about 3 or so minutes everything that was clicked all comes up at once. What would cause this??? It...
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    bad motherboard?

    Look on the motherboard or in the manual to locate the clear CMOS jumper on the motherboard. Use the jumper to short the pins and that will clear the CMOS.
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    Powercolor Radeon X600 XT vs ATI X600 XT

    I read a review that said the X600 from Powercolor only runs at 350mhz core clock speed instead of the 500mhz stat for the X600 chipset. Do they all do that??
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    What's more important?

    Pricewise it's way better to get the X600 then, its not much more than the X300. I'm looking at cards available in New Zealand, and considering I'm at high school with a part-time job means I can't afford anything too flash. Even with the currency change, I think stuff over here is more...
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    What's more important?

    A Gigabyte Radeon X600 Pro with 128Mb DDR memory and a fill rate of 1600 M/Pixels or a Sapphire Radeon X300 SE with 256Mb memory and a 1300 M/Pixel fill rate. The X600 is the newer chipset so I assume its a better choice anyway?