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    Connect to print share from non domain PC

    Server 2008 R2 domain controller with two printer shares Many computers not joined to the domain need to connect to these printer shares. These computers cannot be joined to the domain as they are personal computers/laptops The print jobs MUST render on the server because a print...
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    Hard time cloning hard drive

    I have a hard drive with win xp pro sp3. The drive very old but with a fairly new install. I have noticed repeating errors in event viewer suggesting the hard drive go bad soon. It seems to run well otherwise I am using Norton Ghost 15 to make an image but it fails at the end due to bad...
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    ATI Crossfire - both cards the same?

    I am interested in adding another video card I currently have an HIS Radeon HD 4850 - currently unavailable at newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161244 I got it for 79.99 after $20 rebate & free shipping back in july 09. I look on ebay so far the best I see for the...
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    OS Licensing question

    How does a computer repair business handle OS reinstall for customers who have a license already but don't have their original disk. For example if the customer has a dell laptop with an XP pro product key what do I use to reinstall their OS. Do I have to have an OEM windows xp pro disk, or...
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    Same virus got me twice in less than 24hr period

    XP Antivirus 2010 - this one seems a little more annoying than its predecessors. Was a weird conquincidence....first last night on my personal PC I got this virus. Went to the wrong web page at the wrong time. My antivirus pops up & also an evil dialog box claiming I have infections all...
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    Need to fix my boot loader

    I initially installed windows xp then windows 7. I use EasyBCD to configure it to give boot options for both. I recently had to reinstall windows xp and what I feared would happen did happen. I can only boot windows xp now. I tried to use this EasyBCD in windows xp to configure boot...
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    Testing pc components

    THIS INFO IS NOT IMPORTANT TO THE THREAD: SKIP TO NEXT PARAGRAPH IF YOU DON'T CARE: Basically I work with a company that manufactures laser cartridges and also manufacture some components used in aftermarket cartridges. We are starting a retail store to sell toner, ink, office supplies etc...
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    Problem using ICS & Ethernet Card at same time

    Only internet connection I have is by using my windows mobile phone via internet connection sharing through usb. I now have a wireless router to use only for file sharing between computers and for wireless printing. I do not have an internet connection on this network. Problem is if I...
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    Recommend Laptop memory

    It's been a while since i kept up with the newest technology. My laptop has a T2300 @ 1.66ghz FSB 166 x 4 (665 mhz) i guess that is how it works now. I currently have 2 x 512MB PC2-4300 (266mhz) DRAM frequency is 266 running asynch. CAS4 I want 2 x 2GB modules. Can I install...
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    Can seem to start repair install

    I follow the directions which shows on many sites. I booted the install disk, press enter, then F8. My partition is selected. I press "r" but nothing happens.
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    New video card not working with my mobo

    I have a Biostar Geforce AM2 motherboard that I've had for a few months. I've been using onboard video since i've had it. I just got a new ati x1650 pro PCIe card. After I first installed it there seem to be an issue with the computer posting but after one or two tries it powered right...
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    Printer Port header but no rear panel connector

    I have a biostar Geforce 6100 AM2 mobo. It has a printer port header labeled as JPRNT1. The mobo did not come with a connector/port to add parallel printer support. Anyone know where to find them.
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    Formatting hard drive

    I have a 500GB ata 100 seagate drive inside an enclosure using usb 2.0 port. I am using the disk management in vista to format this new drive as NTFS. It has been about 3 hours so far and it is at 28% finished. Is this normal. I know this drive is much bigger than any other I have owned...
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    EIO Hard Disk

    I am consider getting an EIO Hard Disk for my printer. I know you can put files on the drive that you print copies of often. I am not fully familiar with how they work. What are the ways to initiate printing of a file on the hard drive. Can it be done from the printers control panel, or...
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    Math Question

    I am trying to determine the thickness in microns of a coating liquid that is being applied if evenly onto a urethane roller. Can somebody tell me if my math is good. Dimensions of the roller: 12.25mm X 233.3mm coating liquid weight/volume: (684g) 684,000mg per liter amount of liquid...
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    Need Suggestion for cpu/socket for build

    Its been a year or two since I've been heavy into building pc's I need the best bang for the money. This pc will only be used for email, surfing web, light use of MS office applications. AMD or INTEL Which socket, cpu core, ect. will be the best.
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    chemistry question

    Basically I am trying to apply a teflon coating which is based with isoproply alcohol solvent. I am applying it to a polyurethane material, actually it is a wiper blade that is in an HP laser toner cartridge if any of you see them before. The blade is not an oem HP, which are mostly silicone...
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    Need Pinouts for case wiring

    Chaintech does not have the manual on their website. So does anyone know the which pins are what for the case wiring. The board itself does not indicate any of it. I uploaded an image below. Can someone confirm if the pinout is correct for the 9CJS board. A few chaintech boards use the...
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    Need pinouts for case wiring

    Chaintech does not have the manual on their website. So does anyone know the which pins are what for the case wiring. The board itself does not indicate any of it. I uploaded an image below. Can someone confirm if the pinout is correct for the 9CJS board. A few chaintech boards use the...
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    Calculating volume

    I'm trying to find out the volume of some grease I'm buying. It comes as 40 pounds. Specific gravity is 2.7 I tried to find a formula but it has been like ten years since I've done any of this. Some one give me a formula or better yet an answer. trying to determine how many mililiters
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    Easy to use cd audio burning

    Well my x-girlfriend is trying to burn audio cds but she isn't the most computer literate. Last time she tried it didn't convert the mp3's. She was using some software I never heard of. What is the most simplest audio cd buring software I can get my hands on. Basically add or drag in the...
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    Switching to gigabit speeds

    I'm getting all the hardware necessary to run gigabit in a small business. I was wondering if using Cat 6 would make any improvement over Cat 5e overall.
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    I'm new to X2 dual core

    Can I decide which programs runs on which core? Any utility or software recommended to use with dual core. BTW i'm using winxp
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    Installing Radeon 9800 pro without disk

    I lost the orginal installation disk that came with the card. What is the best way to install without the cd? Can I just install the lastest display driver from the official download site?
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    Disabling onboard video

    Trying to disable onboard video while installing a pci video card. No AGP available. In the bios it show info about the onboard video but no setting to disable. I cannot see a jumper for it either, not sure if there is one. Decide to just put the card it anyway and it displays video but it...
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    Office and windows in spanish

    If I were to purchase Microsoft Office and Micrsoft Windows XP here in the states can they be installed for another language such as spanish or are these products available specifically for a particular langauge or region.
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    Which AMD Cpu to buy?

    It's been a year or two since I've been in the loop and it seems alot has changed. I'm building a computer for my office. Uses: Quickbooks Premier 2007 Office 2007 ultimate Windows Vista Ultimate email/internet surfing Photoshop I'm looking for a cpu in the low $100 range. I...
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    Microsoft Streets & Trips 2007

    I have microsoft streets and trips 2007 but I don't have the gps located that you can buy with the software as I bought mine without it. Is there a way I can buy it separately or any suggestion where I can get a compatible one.
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    Self-Test HP PSC 1300 all-in one

    I have a customer that bought a 56 black ink cartridge. He claims that everytime he turns on his printer it prints a self-test automatically and he dislikes it because it uses up ink. Can replacing an ink cartridge cause this, or is it some setting in his printer? He doesn't have it connected to...
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    Best Method of cleaning laptop screen

    What is the best method to use for cleaning the lcd screen on my laptop.
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    Need a projector

    Anyone know a good projector in the $1000 range. 1024x768 res. Or tell me what to look for when buying a projector
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    Find pixel percentage

    I designing a 8 x 10 image. It is 1-bit mode. black and white only. For special reasons I need to determine a percentage of white(blank) pixels to black pixels. I heard there was a way with either photoshop or Illustrator. Anyone know how this is done?
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    Mods Delete

    Double post please delete
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    Laser Printers

    Reasoning for my question: Using VB6 (the programming language I'm familiar with), I want to use a print function to send a page of text to various monochrome laser printers on 8.5 x 11 paper. The amount of text to be printed on the page needs to be 5% coverage + or - 0.5% tolerance in a 8 x...
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    RMS Output vs FTC Output

    Not sure if this is highly technical but I can find any explaination on this. I have an home amplifier and in the specifications it shows: RMS Output Power: Dolby Digital Mode Front Ch 170 W per channel (6ohm) 1kHz, 10% THD Surround CH 70 W per channel (4ohm) 1kHz, 10% THD...
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    Automatic Backup of Quickbooks

    I have a script that automatically backups the quickbook files. It has execution errors when QBDBMgrN.exe is still in the task manager. Even when quickbooks is closed this still stays in memory and it would have to be manually ended within task manager which I don't want people to have to...
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    Why so cheap?

    http://besteprice.com/product.php?productid=16274&cat=268&page=1 also free shipping
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    This possible?

    A friend sent this to me in an email so I put in on my webserver for viewing purposes. Is this possible? Anyone heard of such. If such doesn't exist, would it still be possible in the future to produce. http://clanfu.net/temp/temp.html
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    Multi-user Accounting Software

    I am switching my accounting software over to Quickbooks or Peachtree, one or the other I have not decided yet but leaning towards quickbooks. Currently I run a single user program on one machine. I was thinkin adding up to four users total. The hardware I have now: 1 - pc with amd64...
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    PC won't boot into windows

    Looking at a co-workers pc today that he brought in to work because he had viruses and spyware, I was planning to remove for him. I hooked it up here at work and it booted to the windows xp screen (one with the black background) then the screen was blank and doesn't go any farther. I tried...