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    Video software

    I am looking for software that will combine or stitch together 12 short videos I shot with my Kodak Zi8 pocket camcorder. They are in .mov format and I just need to combine them all into one continuous playing file. Thanks in advance.
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    Windows Vista updates

    My sister's laptop is having a little problem. Windows update produces an error code, 80240016, when she tries to get both windows updates and Windows Defender updates. I have checked the Services to make sure they were not disabled and also have eliminated firewall and antivirus programs as...
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    Microsoft Word 2003 help

    My friend Mike wants to type word documents in his native Syrian Arabic language in Word 2003. Is there a way to change the typed text language from English to another language ? I tried setting the language in the tools drop down but it always defaults to English. I have tried everything I...
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    CoolIt Domino ALC

    I can't seem to find much in the way of reviews for it so I thought I'd see if anyone here has used one or knows someone who does. The few reviews I have found were positive. This " Poor mans water cooler " is very reasonable at $75 to my door so I'm thinking of buying one if it actually...
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    More cooling

    Gather round folks. I need to know what heat sink is the king of cooling for my Q9450. I was running Prime95 and 20 minutes in I was looking at 77c average from RealTemp and CoreTemp. IDLE IS 42C at 2.9 ghz and 37 at the stock 2.66. That's a huge jump in a very short time. 2 cores hit 83. I'm...
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    Vista 32 and 64

    I'm currently using Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit and LOVE it. So much so I am going to buy it as soon as it comes out. Problem is it's beta and now I need to install Vista. How much faster will Vista 64 bit with 8 gig of ram run versus 32 bit Vista on 4 gig. Here's what I have: Q9450 Asus...
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    Converting video

    Is there a program I can use to convert a Blu Ray movie into another format that will fit on a single layer dvd ? I have AnyDVD HD already but it doesn't seem to have that feature.
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    Importing email and contacts from / to Outlook 2002

    How do you import things from a .pst backup file. My cousin wants to move his contacts and email from his older computer with Outlook XP 2002 to his main computer that already has Outlook XP 2002 setup on it. I have made a backup copy of the pst folder but don't know how to import the email and...
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    Driver no go

    I am trying to install XP on an MSI Neo2 ( 7025 ) system motherboard and I can't get the sata drivers I downloaded from the MSI site to work. At the prompt for the drivers I have tried all 4 and every time I get I get asked to insert the floppy again when windows is ready to actually...
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    No internet

    A buddy of mine has an laptop that will not connect to the internet through a wireless router. It see's the router and says it is connected but when you open IE or Firefox it's a no go. Where should I be looking for the problem ? We have tried 2 different routers with the same results. It...
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    Backup software

    I'm looking for system backup software to backup to an external hard drive. What I would like to have is something that backs up only the changes and will do it in real time as opposed to a scheduled or full backup. Is there something that will do the initial first backup and then backup...
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    BOSD blues

    I am getting a bsod when I try to " Safely remove hardware " in XP. It only happens with usb thumb drives. I right click on the icon in the task bar and as soon as I left click on remove we go to bosd instantly. I've Googled the error code and there is only a couple of finds related to web...
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    680i LT SLI and E2180

    This is a strange one. I plopped in an E2180 and Windows see's only 1 core. Everest and CPU Wizard see 2 cores but only 1 of them is being used. The other core just sits there. No temp readings or activity at all. I know the board supports Pentium D's. Any idea what may be causing this ?
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    Changing my name in windows

    I threw together a computer for fun from mostly spare parts and loaded XP and have it all running smooth. When I installed windows I used "Me" for the owner name. When I install software it picks up "Me" as the owner. Is there a way to change "Me" to something else ? Someone wants to buy it...
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    What would be better...

    What SINGLE card would be better than 2 stock 8800GT's for gaming in general ? Other components ect.. Q9450, 4 gig 6400 ram, Asus P5N-D in an Antec 900 case. 750 watt power supply. Good air flow. Thinking 9800GTX, HD 4870 or GT260 ???????
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    Good heatsink for Q9450

    I am going to buy a new heatsink and need advice on what buy. The case it will be in is an Antec 900. I have a Frys and MicroCenter near me and hopefully they will have something appropriate in stock. I'm currently using a Zalmen CNPS7700 AICu but it is summer and no air conditioning in my...
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    Blu-Ray Movies

    I installed a Lite-on br player in my pc and compared the picture quality to a stand alone Sony player hooked up a large Sony lcd tv that Circuit City had setup in one of it's stores by me. The movie that was playing was Pirates of the Caribbean / at worlds end. The movie playing at the store...
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    Can I go back ?

    I have an Asus P5N-D motherboard. I started with a Q6600 and the bought the 9450. Windows and the bios recognized the CPU but I got a " Bios update needed " message during post and had to press F1 to continue on. I updated the bios to the latest version at the time, 0502, and have had...
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    Strange bios problem

    I am pulling whats left of my hair out over this one. I updated the bios on my Asus P5D-D to the latest version,0601, and now when I go in and increase the FSB by any amount it defaults back to 1333 when I go back and check it again. I went back to an earlier version and it seems to be...
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    Q9450 question

    I bought a Q9450 to replace my 6600. First thing I noticed was all the programs I used to monitor the core heat temps telling me it was running, on average of the 4 cores, at 65c at idle. This is with a very good after market cooler and properly applied AS5. Good air flow in the case and 72...
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    SP3 Standby change

    With XP service pack 2 when I selected standby or shut down the computer would turn itself off after it was done. After installing SP3 standby changed to hibernate and when I pick hibernate or shut down windows doesn't shut the computer off. I have to tap the power button manually to turn...
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    XP SP3

    I uninstalled SP3 and then reinstalled it. I cannot install Windows Updates now, even individual updates downloaded by themselves. Maybe the Windows installer got corrupted ? Any help would be great as my only option now is to reinstall XP from scratch. Not a huge deal but I'd rather not...
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    Blue Ray drive

    I picked up a LiteOn Blue Ray drive on sale and I'm having trouble playing some movies. I've rented 2 movies so far. The first one, Bruce Willis / Live free... played like a charm. The second one, National Treasure 2, plays everything leading up to the movie but not the movie itself. I've...
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    Bios update

    I have an Asus P5N-D board which I need to update the bios on, I think. I Had a Q6600 and upgraded to a Q9450 which the board is supposed to support. Problem is during post I get a message saying a bios update is needed to reach the full potential of the processor. I can hit F1 to continue or...
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    PCI Express / AGP video cards

    Anybody happen to know what the first PCI-X and AGP video cards were. Nvidia or ATI and what models. When I say first I mean first to hit retail shelves, not the first prototype. Can't find it anywhere on the net. A link would be great also.
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    Which one to keep

    I have two power supply's and one needs to go. I have an Enermax Liberty ELT620AWT and a Silverstone ST60F. The Silverstone connectors match up to drives ect.. perfectly but the Enermax seems like better quality overall. The 20 watt difference between the two isn't important at this time but...
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    WOW Problems

    I sold a second computer of mine to a guy who plays WOW. He says it it is locking up after anywhere from 10 minutes to 1 hour. This was a spare I built that has very little hours on it and was built from all new parts. X2 4400, 1 gig of 3200 ram, WD250 sata drive, Thermaltake Soprono case...
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    Where to go from FX60

    FX60 @2.9, Asus A8N SLI Deluxe, Evga 8800 GTS. What would be the equivalent current Intel CPU and Motherboard. In English, what is my upgrade path, what motherboard and CPU would you recommend I buy for a modest ( non extreme version ) upgrade. Core2 dual and quad cpu's have been tops for a...
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    Imaging a hard drive

    I need to transfer my 80 gig Vista sata drive image onto a new larger 250 gig sata drive. Both drives are WD'S and the last time I imaged a 10 years ago drive I used ghost. Do DOS based boot floppies still work ? Thats the last thing I used with ghost. What would be the best software for this...
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    Monitor Problem

    I am having a problem with my monitor waking up to a garbled screen of color. It only happens with Vista, not XP so I know it's not the monitor or video card. I have all the latest Vista drivers for all the hardware and all Vista updates. I'm running Ultimate. I've tried a different monitor...
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    OutLook 2003

    I have OutLook 2003 and need to diable the automatic send/receive so that messages can be received on comand without any server notification messages or icons at the bottom. I tried email account / advanced settings and unchecked the connect to exchange server which worked but still was...
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    Vista oem

    Has anybody heard or read what the latest is on Vista OEM versions you can buy at the local pc shop. I have a PC Club near me and they don't have any idea when Microsoft is releasing the OEM system builder versions.
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    Web page video problem.

    My brother in laws computer, my old computer, sometimes displays streamimg video from web pages in all different colors. It doesn't happen on every page just certain ones. I was thinking it has to do with codecs. I swapped out video cards and got the same thing. It never happened when I had...
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    Temp censoring Tool

    I was reading a review on Toms Hardware about the new Core Duo 2 and they were using a temp tool I have never seen before. It was used for both the Core 2 and the FX-62 so it wasen't a motherboard utility. It was the cleanest graphical desktop interfaces I have ever seen. The article did not...
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    Burning XBOX360 Games

    I have an XBOX 360 game I downloaded and need to know what software to burn it with and what formatt to pick, ISO, Date ect... I have Nero Express Oem and Easy CD Creator 6. All this is new to me so pardon any dumb questions I might ask. I also have serveral pc games to burn too. Call Of...
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    Vista

    Can anyone tell me what size vista is currently in the last beta. Is it more than a gig or will it fit on a cd ?
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    Deleted emails

    Is there some way of recovering and viewing deleted email messages from OutLook 2003 and OutLook express. I believe I read an article on where you can locate email messages in general and that OutLook does not acually delete messages but stores them in a file on your hard drive.
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    DoD problems

    I am having a problem with Day of Defeat. After logging on I can play for anywhere from as little as 1 minute to 15 minutes and then the game hangs up and the sound stutters and sticks at the time of the freeze. It is not a heat, firewall or video card driver issue, but something is wrong...
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    DoD problem

    Does anyone have any ideas as to why Day of Defeat freezes up. The sound sticks / stutters and the game freezes. I tried turning off Zone Alarms but that had no effect. I can play HL 2, Battle Field 2 and non multipayer games with no problems. It is not a heat issue and I have the latest...
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    Agp Card Upgrade

    My roomate and I put together a rig from spare parts for his son's birthday. It has a 128 meg Radeon 9800 Pro card in agp. Being that ATI and Nvidia both have caved in to the agp market demands and both have competent agp cards now, I would like to get opinions on what to buy as an upgrade...