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    my pci devices seem to be missing

    Hi I'm having a problem with pci devices not showing up in my "new" computer. Basically i took the motherboard adn all components out of one case and put them in a new case. i'm pretty sure th order of the pci devices is different. i also added a wireless linksys pci card. I am using...
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    how to get the aero theme back.

    hi i was using a program that needed to disable the aero theme in vista. i have since uninstalled the program, but the aero theme has also disappeared. it is not selectable in the personalize menus. it was working fine before i installed the program that disabled it (zoomtext).
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    cant install xp on my toshiba satellite under any circumstances

    i am having a strange problem with my new toshiba laptop i want a dual boot with vista and xp pro. i have salid copies of both from my school. every time i load my xp disk (when i boot from it), i get a blue screen of death about one minute in. I have also tried completely reformatting my...
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    will intel 950 integrated graphics on this laptop be enough?

    15'' laptop 2 GB Ram intel core 2 duo @ 1.66 Ghz 160 GB 5400 rPm hard drive (some promo printer, that i don't want included) $1200 CAD. The next model up has an Nvidia 7600 i think, but it is $1600 or 1700. i don't think i can afford that much.
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    will intel 950 integrated graphics on this laptop be enough?

    hi thanks for your response. yes yes, this will not be a "play" laptop (i'll build a desltop with student loan money for that :)). I just want it to run smooth in vista, and smooth in compiz or beryl. i have heard that intel has good driver support in the linux world, so i'm hoping this new...
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    will intel 950 integrated graphics on this laptop be enough?

    Hi i'm looking for some quick advice before i buy a new laptop tomorrow. I want something that will perform acceptably with linux-beryl and windows-aero. Will the integrated graphics be enough, or should i get something with a dedicated graphics card? the computer has 2 GB of RAM, and...
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    15.4" vs 17" laptop

    i had the choice of a 15 or 17 inch laptop from my school, and i chose the 17 because i thought it would be easier to see. It turns out thati mostly have my laptop hooked up to an external monitor now though. When i do want to take my computer with me, the thing is a brick. It big and clumsy...
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    advice on a potential new laptop, looking for something more linux compatable

    Hi I have the chance to upgrade to what i believe is a nicer computer, for $700. I'm looking for something that will perform better, graphics-wise, in both linux and windows, than my current computer. Right now my computer is a dell with: 1GB RAM ATI x300 mobility gpu Intel centrino ( a 2...
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    looking for some basic advice on RAM and hard drive upgrade on laptop

    crap... turns out i may know less than i thought. I'm not sure what kind of RAM i need to buy (pcXXXX), DDRx...) also, i assumed most current hard drives were Serial ATA, but it seems like laptops are IDE? is that correct?
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    looking for some basic advice on RAM and hard drive upgrade on laptop

    Hi I want to manually install a new hard drive and also upgrade from 1GB to 2 GB of memory. I know the basics of how each works and how to put them in, but i was hoping for some advice on what to buy before i purchase. I have a dell inspiron 9300 w/ 60 GB hard drive and 1 GB of RAM...
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    help with a windows XP networking problem

    thanks for the replies guys I don't think it is the switch on this laptop, as he can still get on the internet. I did try disabling the windows firewall on his computer, but maybe HP installed some other 3rd party firewall that i missed. I'll have a look. other than that, i don't know...
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    help with a windows XP networking problem

    Hi I'm trying to add my roomates's laptop to our home network so we can share files. I have 3 other computers working together fine on the network. All computers are running winXP, all can get on the internet, all have identical network connections settings. I'm using a linsys WRT54G...
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    Linux SUCKS and should never be used by human beings.

    haha 6 whole hours? i do agree on a lot of points though. Windows is just easier and faster to do what you ant sometimes and that is often important for me. Again though there are things in linux that are easier to do with a command line and compiling etc etc. I've stopped supporting...
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    Recommend a linux distro that is smeall and good for development?

    neat, thanks for the suggestions. i will look into all options mentioned above.
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    Recommend a linux distro that is smeall and good for development?

    Hi i want to install a small and speedy linux distro in VMware to run as a virtual machine in my windows environment. I think i want a CLI interface in general and it will be only for development (C/C++ and maybe some python). One thing i like about ubuntu is the way you can search and...
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    CUPS printing problem in fedora core 5

    Hi I am tryhing to add a printer to fedora core 5 (mythDora). I am normally a ubuntu user and so i've never seen this problem before. Here is the gist of the error message: Cannot retrieve the printer list (error from the manager) Connetion to the CUPS server failed The IPP request failed...
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    organization software

    i was also gonna suggest a google account. Having the integration between my contacts and emails in gmail, and my calander in good calandar is awsome. Having the custom home page and being able to access my stuff from anywhere is great as well.
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    Java Help

    your for loop should be (i < array.length), not (i > array.length) i think.
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    C Programmers, please help with small program

    how did you figure that out JetBlack? I was thinking about this, and i would write two functions to call: - one would determine the prime factors of "i" - the other would add the prime factors determined above Then if tthat sum equals i, print it out. Finally, i would call those two...
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    Running XP PRO but want to also run win 2003 server

    why would one want to dual boot with a server OS? isn't the point of a server to run all the time to support other computers, hold files, run services. If you had your windows XP running, you couldn't run your server so you couldn't use it anyways.
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    help with assigning a static IP address please

    cool thanks for the help guys. May i ask why i use 192.168.1.1 as my gateyway and dns server? Is it because, basically my router sets up a dns server and gateway locally, so all local computers connect to the router, then the router does its thing with the internet?
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    help with assigning a static IP address please

    Hi i have a laptop on my home network (wireless) that i want to assign a static ip address for port forwarding etc. Basically, in the windows TCP/IP settings box, i enter the subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS servers, just as they are listed on the admin page of my linksys router...
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    Microsoft gives us a new theme for XP

    ya i like this windows theme the best so far. there are so few to choose from, natively tat is.
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    So...what's the verdict on IE7?

    IE7 seems slower at initially loading a webpage for me. it takes a noticably longer time to "detetct proxy settings". Overall i like it better than IE6 though, i like th RSS feeds folder and teh search bar right in the browser.
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    C programming

    Hi people I have confused myself about a couple of things, and i'm hoping some people hare can help get tings straight. I want to do some C programming in windows, and i want to use an IDE like eclipse to do it. I have eclipse and the C/C++ plugin installed but there is some problem. What...
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    Newb Java Homework Help!

    ya what 'catraz said is correct. make a constructor for your Track class, maybe one that declares your title artist adn duration variables. Then in your TestTrack class, in the main method, do something like : Track mytrack = new Track (title, artist, duration); then use the code you...
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    [help] Improving my Technical Skills

    i've been reading through the tutuorials for C and C++ at www.cprogramming.com. They are pretty good, although may be a bit confusiing with zero programming experience. Knowing C is an asset as its so tied in with hardware.
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    your advcie on the best linux-supported GPU for laptop

    wow thanks a lot drag, that really clears up a lot. I'm gonna look into tall of this when ihave a bit more time. I might even install edgy when it comes out next week to see if i get better support in there first. I'll post back then.
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    [Poll] What language to learn

    my next project is getting a good grip on the python language. I have been using perl in class as a glue language, can i can see the benefits of knowing a good scripting language. Perl, however, is grossly ugly, and i just don't really like it.
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    your advcie on the best linux-supported GPU for laptop

    thanks for the replies. I gues what it boils down to is: i don't know what i'm talking about (as usual). I don't understand why there are fglrx, ati, radeon, etc drivers for the same graphcis cards. When i use the glx gears command, i think i was getting 300-500 fps, which seemed low. When...
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    your advcie on the best linux-supported GPU for laptop

    as always, thanks for the wealth of informationi drag, very helpful I don't really want to buy a whole new laptop per se, i was hoping to swap the graphics card in mine with a different brand (probably nvidia). Is this more or less doable, or are there other things to consider like chipsets...
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    What keeps you from being 100% Linux (or other non-Windows)

    at first i watned to have ubuntu and ditch windows, then i went back and liked windows more. Now i have settled on dual-boot. There really is no problem with it, I don't know why i didn't like it before. I'm kindof stuck to windows right now as lots of my classes require windows-specifict...
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    your advcie on the best linux-supported GPU for laptop

    kindof a mixed hardware/OS question I have a dell inspiron 9300 with a readeon mobility x300 GPU. It works well in windows but the drivers are the devil in ubuntu (to instal and to configure). I'm not happy with ATI support in linux in general adn i want to upgrade to something better...
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    dell insprion users, please help with silly problem

    oh great! thank you. i never would've figure that out. surprised i didn't get a "rfm"....
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    dell insprion users, please help with silly problem

    hi i'm using a dell inspiron 9300 with an ATI mobility X300 graphics card. When i unplug the power cord, the screen dims. I assume this is some sort of power saving feature. I have a vision disability, and can't see the screen when it is dimmed so i want it to stay bright even when not...
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    help writing C in Eclipse and Windows

    eclipse -clean, executed that time. sorry dont know what i typed the frist time. however, that didn't solve my problem. there is littl documentation on the sourcery toolkit with eclipse so i'll poke around the internet to see if i can find anything, and ask some people at school. if you have...
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    help writing C in Eclipse and Windows

    i tried navigating to the eclipse folder in the PROMPT and typing eclipse-clean and -clean but these commands don't work. Am i doing this wrong?
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    help writing C in Eclipse and Windows

    HI i need to start writing C projects for school and i want to do it in windows with eclipse. I need to use Sorcery G++ for ARM, and the getting started manual says that it does work with eclipse. when i follow these instructions: Start Eclipse and create a Sourcery G++ Lite project by...
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    can an experienced programmer clear this up for me?

    ha, i love the sarcasm here :). alright, i think i'm starting to see the bigger picture. To clear things up though, Java is not part of, or compatable with the .net framwork is it? Only J# is part of the CLR, not Java. If it wanted to program with .net i would need to learn C# as somebody...
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    can an experienced programmer clear this up for me?

    ??? i don't understand. you said there are java oportunities out there, but to learn J2EE/webservices to make myself more marketable? isn't J2EE java? (J2EE = java enterprise edition)? is that right? is there something more to J2EE/webservices than just learning the concepts anad syntax of...