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    Program/Process to Transform Database Records to HTML files

    Hi all, Working on a project in which there are thousands of records in various Access or SQL databases that need to be exported to individual HTML files. The tables will need to be joined and a kind of template will need to be made for the HTML page itself (for tables, colors, text...
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    Cannot set wallpaper or view thumbnails in Vista

    Hi all, Just recently, my Vista machine started experiencing this strange issue. The background is black and I cannot set it to any image, only a color. I also cannot view the thumbnails for pictures and such in folders. They show blank with only the file/folder name. I have come across...
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    Can't get Wake-on-LAN to work

    Hey guys! I have an old system with the following specs that I planned on putting in another room with server software for testing and remoting into it. Tyan S1854 Mobo P3 850 256MB RAM 80GB HD DFE-530TX+ NIC I want to get wake-on-LAN working on this system and can't seem to do it...
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    Looking to Upgrade / Component Advice

    Hey guys! I'll try to keep this as short as possible. I graduated from college this weekend and have about $750 or so that I'm thinking of using to upgrade my main system. Here is what I have at the moment. Antec P160 Case w/430W PSU Intel D865GBF Mainboard P4 3.0Ghz w/HT Zalman CPU...
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    XP Repair Install hangs at 39 minutes. Please help!

    I am trying to fix a computer for a friend who was getting a black screen error message about system32/config or something similar. I did chkdsk /r from Bart's PE (since I didn't have the admin password and couldn't reset it) and that didn't work. I proceeded with a repairitive install, but it...
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    Computer Shuts Down / Memory Problems

    My friend brought over his clone PC for me to look at yesterday. He says it is shutting off after being on for several hours and then makes beeping noises. Here are the main specs: Abit NF7 PNY 512MB DDR 333 Seagate 200 PATA Deer 300W PSU ATI 9500 Video So far I have not been able to...
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    Good Topic for a Directed Project

    I will be starting my senior year at the university in a few weeks and am trying to decide on a topic for a directed project in the field of computer information systems. Linux (kernel hacking, drivers, etc.) Web Programming (PHP, CGI, CSS, Javascript, Java) Compression Algorithms/Software...
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    ACT Database Problem. Help!

    I have a system running 2000 with SP4 and just recently it is crashing when I open the ACT database program. It says: "act.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program. An error log is being created. I have tried doing a Google search...
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    Dual Layer Slim External DVDRW Drive

    Hey guys. I hope this is the right forum for this. I take a Sony laptop (VGN-S260) with me when I travel to transfer all my RAW files to from my digital SLR. I like to be able to archive them while I'm away, so I burn them to CD since the laptop does not have a DVDRW drive. Unfortunately, I...
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    Question for Ghost Gurus

    At the local school where I work, we're trying to image a computer lab and have made a ghost image to an external drive using a bartspe disk and the ghost32.exe. We transferred the ghost file and the spanned file (around 4GB total) to a workstation with a DVD burner and used Nero 7 to burn a...
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    I Need to Re-Solder My Laptop DC Jack

    My Averatec laptop stopped holding a charge and I realized that it was the DC jack that was bad. I've taken apart notebooks many times before so I proceeded to disassemble the unit despite not being able to find the schematic diagram anywhere. This morning I located the DC jack and it is...
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    Slow XP machine

    I am working on a friend's P4 system and it is running really slow. Here is what I have done so far. Ran DFT advanced test and it passed Ran Memtest+ for 5 hours with no issues Ran chkdsk from an offline CD When I try to defrag offline, it never starts. I'm wondering if the FAT32 file...
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    Question on DOS File System

    I am working on this problem from my operating systems class and I'm hoping that someone can lead me in the right direction. Suppose a file system is organized like the DOS file system and the device index contains 64K pointers. Explain how the file manager could be designed to use the 64K...
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    How can I write & debug these? Any good links?

    In my operating systems course, we're working with syncronization, semaphores, and monitors. Is there a way for me to test some of the code that I write? I don't think a standard C/C++ compiler can handle the task. Additionally, do you guys know of any good links, books, etc. on the topics of...
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    Assembly Language Question

    I came across this question in one of my courses that I'm not sure of. Here it is... I know some assembly language from a course I took not too long ago, but I'm not sure what they want here. Is the "load" statement used to populate the registers one by one? Does the stack need to be used...
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    User Quotas in Windows 2003???

    Once again I'll try to keep this as simple as possible. At the middle school where I work part-time, we have a nice IBM xSeries Windows 2003 machine that is simply a member of a neighboring domain (a local high school's domain). It belongs to our school and we have complete control over it...
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    Theoretical Question on Buffering

    Hey guys! Hopefully one of you will be able to lead me in the right direction. I have come across a question in one of my CS courses that is a little puzzling to me: Suppose that a driver is configured with 8 disk block buffers. What is the best possible read performance improvement of a...
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    Problem Authenticating Network Users

    Let me try to make this as simple and clear as possible. I work part-time at a middle school to help them with their technology. I am about ready to deploy a new Ghost image to a computer lab and have run into a roadblock. The system that will be used to create the image is running Windows XP...
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    POSIX Question

    So I'm taking this operating system course and I came across a question that is a little confusing. Let me also say that I am not looking for someone to simply provide me with an answer, instead some assistance or good web site links would be greatly appreciated. The question is as follows...
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    Small Issue with File Copy Program in C

    I wrote a small program using C to copy the contents of one file into another. The problem is that it also copies an extra chracter at the end. The character is "ÿ". Any ideas on how I can solve this? I just want to have a simple program for file copy using stdio.h. Here is the code...
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    Retrieve an Outlook 2003 Address Book

    I recently did a full ghost backup and then reformatted one of my machines. After installing Outlook 2003, I extracted the Outlook.pst into the appropriate folder and all my mail appears to be there ok. However, I can't seem to find my address book which was once there. Am I missing...
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    Good Free Remote Access Software and How to Use It

    I have been using the free version of RealVNC for a few months now and it has usually allowed me to connect fine to other users' PCs over broadband. Sometimes, like today, I cannot establish a connection. I instruct the other person to download the software and turn off the authentication, I...
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    Help with MemTest86+

    I am working on an Athlon XP 2.1Ghz that had a defective hard drive and I am testing all the other hardware components for good measure. I loaded MemTest86+ v1.55 from the UBCD to test the single 512MB DDR chip that is in the unit. It has been running for just over 2 hours and has found one...
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    Internet Problem/Restart Problem

    I just upgraded a Sony PCG-R505TE laptop from Windows ME to XP and everything is working smooth except for a few things. The first issue is that certain web sites won't load or take a long time to load. AOL.com is one such site. It doesn't load in either IE or Firefox and I installed Flash...
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    Way to control laptop cooling fan???

    Hey guys! I recently formatted and installed XP over ME on a Sony PCG-R505TE laptop. Everything is working great but I was wondering if there is some kind of utility that would allow me to control the CPU cooling fan. It comes on and off every few seconds based on what is happening and it's...
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    automatic updates nuissance

    i just recovered a friend's hp system from the recovery cds, installed sp2 and all the other critical updates from the windows update site. everything seems fine however the yellow shield that alerts of updates is still in the system tray and clicking on it and selecting "express" shows that...
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    assembly program won't run

    hey guys! i came across this assembly program that is similar to a project that i'm working on and i can't seem to get it to run. the address is http://www.programmersheaven.com/c/MsgB...oard=1&MsgID=282042&Setting=A9999F0001 and the instructions and code are listed below. it seems like it...
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    vnc/remote access software

    hey guys. i'm looking into finding a free vnc client to connect to remote users systems. previously i was using freevnc and it seemed to work ok. recently, i had a friend install it and i couldn't connect to their machine with it. i usually have them go to www.whatismyip.com to get their ip...
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    ATI TV TUNER PROBLEM

    this is an interesting problem that i have. i recently reformatted my system because it had alot of garbage on it. before i did, the tv tuner on my 9600 all-in-wonder was working fine. after reformatting and loading the latest drivers and my software, the tv tuner locks up after a couple...
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    Java formatting text output

    hey guys. is there a way to format text output in a table with java that is relatively simple? i know in C/C++ the 'setw' allows easy spacing of characters. i want to print a table of strings, integers, and double similar to the following: Name Age GPA ------- ---- ----- Joe...
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    Best Way to Setup DSL at business

    i will be getting a DSL service and modem in my office in about a week or so. i need to figure out the best way to setup the connection. i have a windows nt server, a windows 2000 admin station, and 5 other 98 clients that use terminal services to connect to the nt server. i only want to have...
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    Outlook Express Email Recovery After Format. Help!!

    i recently formatted my laptop without realizing that i had setup an important bellsouth pop email account with outlook express. the emails are no longer on the server and bellsouth won't do anything to help me. i need to try and recovery the emails that were once on the computer. i tried...
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    weird mp3 problem

    so my friend's ipod crashed and i used a data recovery program to get his 1000+ mp3 songs off it. i randomly tested about 5 mp3s and they seemed to play fine in media player. i then did a virus scan with norton and when i tried to play another file, it comes up in media player as a constant...
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    svchost.exe consuming 100% of system resources

    i have a system where svchost is consuming 100% of resources. even in safe mode. i tried scanning with mcafee's stinger which found nothing and i am doing a full virus scan now. the system has minimal spyware. any suggestions?
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    low-level language question

    i have this problem that seems to be confusing me: Given the following state of memory (in hex): 0001 A2 0002 11 0003 FF 0004 00 What are the contents of the A register after the execution of the following two instructions? 00001001 00000000 00000001 00011000 00000000...
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    can't install windows update

    on one of my systems when i try to install the specific update listed below, i get an error of a random temp file like Sl314.temp and a message saying that the application has generated an exception that could not be handled. the system is clean of viruses and spyware and i tried reinstalling...
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    quick computing question

    i couldn't find another forum to post this under so here goes. one of my professors assigned as a question the following: Describe a parallel architecture that uses pipeline processing. Draw the diagram for 3 and 5 sub-cycles of the instruction cycle so far i put that a parallel...
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    VB6 shell question

    i'm working on a fairly simple vb app and i want to use the shell command to delete files and display directory contents. shell(cmd.exe dir) doesn't seem to work.
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    BSOD Error at startup. help!

    hey guys. i have this 600mhz Dell laptop that i put xp pro on a while back and it has been running fine up until a few days ago. i have been getting a blue screen that says: A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. If this is the...
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    pc speaker/sound system issue

    i'm having a problem with my sound. when i change the volume in the system tray, the pc speaker beeps instead of the sound system. i can't tell how loud the volume is. it's quite annoying and i updated the drivers for my audigy card with no luck. any ideas? --AL