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    firefox download manager

    i downloaded a file partially, stopping it midway, and then from firefox's download manager i did a - right click,"remove from list". the file disappeared from the folder. is there any way of getting the file back?
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    Linux 2.6.22.10.tex1 kernel messed up pclinuxos2007

    ok so i downloaded Linux 2.6.22.10.tex1 kernel from synaptic and now the grub says it cant find the file vm-linuz-2.6.22.10.tex1. help!!!
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    visual c# 2005 or visual c# 2008 beta 2?

    starting to do some c# programming. should i go ahead an use vc# 2008 beta 2, or wait for it to be final and in the mean time use vc#2005.
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    hardware requirements of database management system

    what are the special requirements of a database management system, in terms of hardware. there is an emphasis on great speed but each record will not be very large, say 100 bytes. throughput could vary drastically. for example which is more important fsb width or memory speed? raid would...
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    8500gt power consumption

    what is the power consumption of the 8500gt 256mb card, idle and under load? they say the 8800gtx can reach 320W under load which makes me want to vomit! the rest of the system will be a c2d e4400, p945 mobo, 2*512mb ram, 1 ide 80gb, 1 sata 160gb. so how much would i need on the 12V...
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    can't delete vista files in xp

    help! i can't delete 8gb of vista files from xp. the message is "access denied", and i cant change the "read only" attribute because it won't let me. applications like "dellater"and "move on boot" are no good because there are alot of files to delete.
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    strange boot up problem

    sometimes my computer doesn't boot up, i then go push on the power connection in a bit even though its absolutely tight as well as other connection, even the hard disk power and data cables. it then boots up fine. sometimes it hangs after variable lenghts of time. sometimes when i reboot, the...
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    square wave voltage stabilizer

    my psu, monitor and modem are plugged into a voltage stabilizer which gives off square waves. does this pose a problem in the long or short term.
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    harddrive problem

    at bootup it recognises the harddisk but stops at: ultra-dma-5, smart capable, status ok at this point it does not move forward. it's an 80gb seagate 7200rpm ide drive. i am also not allowed to go into setup at bootup. i am currently using anothe hdd, so nothing is wrong with the bios.
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    shrinking a partition in vista

    i want to make all the data on my partition contiguous so that i can shrink it some more. the data is currently at the beginning of the partition and then there is some free space and then some data at the end which is preventing me from shrinking it further. defragmentation does not solve the...
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    firefox bookmarks

    where are firefox bookmarks(.html) located in Vista. a search does not seem to show up anything. googling only gives solutuions for XP.
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    quad core like the E4300?

    any chance/news of a quadcore based on the e4300 series coming out. i.e. a quadcore with 800mhz fsb and 2*2mb L2 cache.
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    grand theft auto : san andreas

    my rig: pentium 2.4 ghz - 533mhz fsb 6600gt 128mb 1gb ram in options it wont allow me to go over 800*600 resolution. why is this? i think my rig should be able to handle more.
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    upgrading to a 5.1 from 4.0 setup

    i currently have a 4.0 setup. 2 front and 2 rear. now i have the option of adding in a centre and sub-woofer to get a 5.1 setup. if i add in a 2.1 instead will i get the centre speaker sound from both the speakers or will one not function at all. is there a better solution to this problem?
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    sims 2 installation problems in xp

    i dont have any antivirus, daemon tools,alcohol etc installed. its a fresh installation of xp sp2. a funny thing happens when i get to choose the install destination. at that screen the picture shows the "nfs most wanted" picture! then ereg error and then flash 6 error. the best result...
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    6600gt agp psu problems

    have a 450w psu. my 2 hdd's and 1 dvd writer are on a separate psu. the 450 is dedicated to the 2.4 prescott and 6600gt 128mb AGP card. but i still get a message in xp saying that it will slow down the card because it isn't getting enough power. should i try and ignore this by installing...
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    6600gt agp low on juice

    here's the setup... p2.4 prescott micro-atx mobo 512 ram 6600gt 128mb agp card in 4x AGP slot with the 4pin connector in. 300w psu cd and 2 hdd have been put on a separate psu by shorting the green to black wires. the computer boots up fine, but if a play any game, after a 1 minute...
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    x800, x800pro with a 4x agp mobo

    this is the setup: cpu-pentium 2.4ghz prescott mobo-gigabyte, via p4m533 chipset, 4x agp ram-512mb as far as i know both the cards support agp 4x. any other advice as to which would be a better choice given my system setup? i feel the x800 would be better than the x700 agp.
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    3dmax 4 wont authorise!

    have installed the latest c-dilla licence manager in xp, but it wont authorise.
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    Looking for a good book for learning electronics

    The ones on my list are: 1. Practical Electronics for Inventors by Paul Scherz 2. The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz, Winfield Hill
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    Straight forward overclocking question

    1. I have a 533mhz FSB cpu (prescott 2.40A) 400DDR RAM and lets say adequate cooling, how much would a normal 533mhz(133*4) FSB motherboard with an intel chipset (845PE) be able to go? would it go past 166mhz and 200mhz? 2. If I used a 800mhz(200*4) FSB would I be able to overclock more, say...
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    is it possibe to overclock through th os

    is it possible to overclock through windows rather than through the bios?
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    mobo for overclocking prescott 2.40A

    This is what I have... CPU : Prescott 2.4ghz(2.40A), 478 pin, FSB 533mhz RAM : 512MB(1 stick) DDR400 GPU : Nvidia 4400ti AGP (will soon be upgraded to probably a 6600GT AGP) Would a motherboard of 533/800mhz FSB with DDR400 RAM be able to overclock to 166mhz(666mhz) from 133mhz better...
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    If Far Cry works why not Battlefield 2...

    I have a "GeForce Ti 4400", P4 2.4 Prescott, 512 MB RAM. Far Cry plays really well, very similar to screen shots found in gaming websites. The environment is fantastic, the water spalshes when shot at, there's lots of grass, vehicles are shiny metal and the explosions are good(pictures at the...
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    Myst 4 revelation

    my combo drive (lite-on sohc-5232k) is reading the disk fine so i don't think any firmware upgrade is required, and my dvd burner is physically disconnected. there are no virtual drives installed. and also have deleted/renamed the install sheild files/folders as instructed by ubisoft support...
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    windows 2000 professional

    Have I understood this right? I make an emergency repair disk. Then if I reinstall windows 2000, and afterwards use the repair disk, all my applications will be accessible just as before. Games, utilities etc.
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    Text appearing in Italics

    Parts of my text have suddenly started displaying in italics. For example, the topic summary in the anandtech forums(link to screen shot), this very message you're reading, "images, groups and news" on the google main page. It even appears in some application help windows where it did not...
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    nfs underground 2

    is there a cheat that lets you convert night to day in nfsu2?
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    anti glare coating removal

    I want to remove the anti glare/static coating from my monitor. Its a Samsung 763dfx. The glass below should not get damaged in the process. What would do the trick?
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    monitor screen: tint and anti-glare layer

    1. is the tint of a monitor screen in the anti-glare layer or in the actual glass? 2. how do I remove the anti-glare layer?
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    DIY rear projection display query

    I will be building a rear projection tv(64cm*48cm / 26inch*20inch) for games, tv and dvd. the plan is to use my computer monitor(17" @ 1152*864 samsung 763dfx) as the source by increasing the brightness. (will upgrade to a display with 1600*1200 native if all works well). i plan on using a...
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    Creative 6.1 6600/6700 speakers with Upmix

    Is anyone using the Creative 6.1 6600 or 6700 speakers with a creative soundblaster live! 5.1 card by using the upmix switch? how good is the rear speaker in games, does it make a big difference compared to 5.1 speakers? edit: does having an additional 6.1 rear speaker give a better sound...
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    Mp3 playback

    When playing Mp3's, the hard drive is read from every few seconds. Can this be avoided, or, is there an Mp3 application that loads the complete Mp3 into RAM and then plays it.
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    sound card

    what minimum specs should a sound card have if it is to play cd quality sound? which current cards will do this?
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    tv capture

    If I am doing tv capture on a pentium 3 933mhz at 720 by 480, and the cpu usage is 100%, how much better performance would i be able to get by using a sound card instead of on-board audio? Also, what minimum specs should the sound card have? system: p3 933mhz, 512mb ram, 20gb 7200rpm...
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    tv capture

    i have read, that during tv capture it is better to have the operating system on a separate drive from the one to which the capture is being written. does this mean a separate physical drive with a separate ide connection, or does it mean on a different partition.
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    Remote Control

    This is what I have in mind... I have two computers on a LAN. Computer "A" is the one i am using and "B" is the other one. From "A", i want to play an MP3 which is stored on "B", but through the speakers on "B". Is this possible, and how can it be done?
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    Pen Drive

    I have a Sony Microvault USM128U2 Pen Drive. 128MB. It works fine with a USB 2.0 motherboard. It is also supposed to work with a USB 1.1 motherboard, but doesn't seem to. the device does not get recognized. both senarios are under windows 2000 SP4, so it should be plug and play.
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    3 displays using onboard vga

    I have read that if you have a mobo with the ATI 9100 IGP, then by adding a dual vga/dvi ATI radeon card one can have a 3 monitor setup. is there anyway to get this to work with an nvidia AGP card(geforce ti 4400) and an onboard S3 Graphics ProSavage8? 128-bit 2D/3D Engine? I know the onboard...
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    Multi-Head Diplay

    Does anyone have a three display setup that includes an AGP and a PCI card? I have a Geforce 4 ti 4400(vga & dvi output). Would a Geforce FX 5200(PCI) or a Geforce MX 440(PCI), dual head, pair up with it to enable a 3 or 4 monitor setup? Does the PCI card, if its less powerful than the...