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    Troubleshooting an upgraded system

    Greetings, I recently changed out a motherboard on an old computer. I upgraded to a gigabyte EP45-UD3P, and I threw in a C2D E5200 to run the system. I kept my old hard drive, and I assumed that by just plugging in the old hard drive into the new motherboard, everything would boot up as...
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    Vista/OS X 10.4.11 Networking Question

    I spent some time researching the forums, and I got my home network working properly. It is a small networking consisting of my wife's Apple computer, and my PC. (I know typical arrangement). When I networked the computers, and it prompted me for the user account and password to connect to on...
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    Overclocking an Asus P5K SE/EPU and an E7200

    I am a NOOB when it comes to over clocking, but interested in learning more. I was curious if it was normal for your motherboard to automatically adjust the multiplier on your processor when not under load. The multiplier for the E7200 is 9.5, but when my processor is not under load, the...
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    High Resolution = Smaller icons?

    I know high resolution is all the rage for gaming, but does anybody else find it difficult to perform everyday tasks at higher resolution? When I use Microsoft Word at high resolution, I can barely read the report I am writing due to how small it is. I use a 22 inch Samsung monitor do I need...
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    New system recommendations or comments greatly appreciated!

    I first want to say thank you all for taking time to read this post, and I?ll start off by giving a little background information. I am planning on building a new system for home use in which I game moderately and do a bit of video editing. I would like to build the system from the...
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    Computer will not sleep!!!

    Greetings, I updated a few components on an old system to hold me over until the new i7 processors are out. Everything seems to be working fine, but when I try to put my computer in sleep mode or "low power mode in Vista" the screen turns black for about a second like it is trying to go to...
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    Windows Messenger

    Does anyone know how to uninstall windows messenger?
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    Boot from CD

    I'm trying to install windows XP onto a new HD. I've formatted the HD, i've set the boot up cycle to read the cd rom first. The system restarts, the screen that reads "press any key to boot from cd" appears. I press any key and the system freezes. Nothing else happens. That screen has been...