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    Just screwed my comp up with adaware?

    A few hours ago I ran adaware because for a split second a program box flashed on my screen and then firefox opened a new tab to adultfriendfinder. Nothing came up but cookies and mru files. I deleted all of them. Now I can't access half of the webpages I've tried. I can't do a google...
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    New sub rattles.

    I got a Dayton 12" sub from partsexpress about 2 weeks ago. I had been noticing that during movies, explosions etc. it would rattle. At first I thought it was just something in the entertainment center, but today I took a closer look and found that air is leaking around the bottom of the...
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    Is my HD starting to fail?

    On my second hard drive, sometimes when I first open it, the icons will only be there for a half second and then disappear. If I go back and open it again though, everything is fine. I just ran chkdsk and it reported no bad sectors. It has about 180 gigs of stuff on it, so should I be worried?
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    Streaming Music/Movies with xbox 360?

    I was streaming music and movies fine for the last week or so. (Just got the xbox) Then today I can't see any of my movies and only 3 songs. They are the 3 songs that windows automatically installs "Highway Blues" the Beethoven one and "Like Humans Do". The only thing that I can think of...
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    Need a download manager for Firefox 3.

    Wanted to use Orbit, but it doesn't seem to work with FF3. Mainly for rapidshare files. Scheduled DLs aren't really a necessity, but I'd like to at least be able to resume files. Edit: Figured out a way to get rapidshare files to downthemall.
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    Sending a Transcript.

    I applied to a college yesterday as a transfer student. It never asked me about my transcript. Is that something I should automatically have sent or do I wait for them to ask me for it? If its something I'm supposed to have done, how do I go about getting one sent?
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    Computer Science vs Electrical Engineering

    How do these 2 compare? I assume electrical engineering is higher paying. How much higher though? Which one would be easier to find a job in?
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    Student loans? FAFSA? Etc.

    I decided the other day that I need to go back and finish school. I've only ever went to a community college and I always just went at the last minute, a couple weeks before school started and set everything up. I'm going to be transferring to a 4 years school but on their site it says that...
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    Anyone bought a car using Autotrader and Lending Tree?

    Just wondering what the process is here. My car died Sunday so I've been looking at some vehicles on Autotrader. I see a lot of cars with higher prices on the window sticker, so I'm assuming the prices on autotrader are pretty much bottom line internet "deals". Now if I'm going to get a...
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    Going to be buying a used SUV soon

    My Eclipse is getting pretty run down. I don't plan on buying anything until probably April or so but I wanted to start looking into some things now. I'm looking for something around $10-12k. I like the looks of the Explorer the most. I also like the Durango but can't really find any good...
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    How to install HD with data on it?

    Sometimes it doesn't show up at all, and when it does, I can go through the folders on it but if I try to open any files it crashes the comp. System is: 3000+ EVGA NF4 SLI 80 GB WD SATA 200 GB Maxtor ATA (this is the drive giving me problems) EVGA 7800 gt 1 GB Mushkin pc3200
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    Windows key is invalid...

    I just upgraded my comp and when I went to activate windows on the new HD, it is giving me an invalid product key error. I have 2 certificates of authenticity and both give the same error. Do I need to call the tech support number or is there an easier way around this?
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    New Comp won't boot up

    I took the motherboard/cpu and video card out of my old comp because I was upgrading to a 7800gt. Everything was working fine when I took it out. Put it all in a new case with another stick of memory. The fans on the video card, case and the heatsink come on but it won't boot to the POST...
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    Burning AVI files?

    I'm trying to burn my first dvd. I have 8 episodes that I am trying to put on the disc. They are about 345 megs each. When I add them to Nero though, it is showing them at a little over 2 gigs each. Is it because they are in avi format? I don't really want to go through the hassle of...
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    Anyone watching UF Finals on Spike?

    Diego just stomped the hell out of that guy.
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    Quick Half Life 2 question

    Where is the Cd-key? I just bought it at Walmart and think someone may have stole it out of mine.
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    Homemade Flamethrower

    Link Searched for flamethrower. If its a repost...oh well.
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    Cable keeps dropping connection...

    I've only had cable for about a month now, as it just came into the area. Before every once in a while it would drop the connection and I had to wait about 15 mins and it would be back on, but over the past few days it stays off for hours at a time, the modem just sits and blinks. Could this...
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    Guild Wars World Preview started early

    Just letting anyone know that was planning on trying it. I guess it started this morning.
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    Easy Firewall Question

    I'm using zonealarm as my firewall. So do I need to have the box checked under the network connections properties to use the internet connection firewall, or is that just for XP's firewall? I have it checked right now, just wondering if I don't really need it.
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    Bittorrent Newb...

    I just finally got cable internet hooked up and wanted to set up bittorrent. I dl'ed azureus but when I go to test port 6881 I get a NAT error. I'm guessing that I need to open that port but how do I do it? I've searched the forums but can't find the answer. I'm using the free version of...
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    Stuck on 56k for at least another week

    Last December I called the local cable company to see if they offered cable internet yet and they told me "It was only a matter of upgrading their equipment." Then at the beginning of August they advertised in the newspaper that they had digital cable, high speed internet, etc. So I called and...
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    Music Downloading Question?

    I just found a bunch of old CD's that I used to listen to but a lot (10 or so) of them are scratched so bad that they can't be played and even more of them (20+) are missing. Would it be legal for me to download the CD's that are scratched? What about the ones that are missing?
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    Poll: Pronunciations of a few things...

    Probably all have been posted before. 1. .gif 2. .jpeg 3. kazaa 4. lol 5. seiko 6. mana 7. warez 8. novice I say: 1. jif 2. J-P-E-G, probably wrong on this though 3. kaw-zah 4. L-O-L or I just skip over it when I read it 5. say-ko 6. maw-na 7. wear ez 8. no vice...
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    How do I pay for college?

    Here's my backstory. I'm 22, I practically have an associates degree in computer science, but I want to change my major. I've been attending community college on and off for the past few years. My GPA isn't that great becauseI usually end up slacking off in a class or two every semester. I...
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    Things you used to think when you were little...

    I've been reading a post on another forum and I used to think some of the same things: I used to think that: I was the only one in the world, everyone else were just like robots that only existed when I was around. "a couple" meant any small number under 5. (again relating to the first one)...
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    Symbols in Movies/Books....

    In things like The Matrix, I would never have come up with things like Neo was really a machine, the Oracle's cookie was actually an upgrade to his program....etc. or these interpretations of the Wizard of Oz (also its kinda weird that I found that link today, after doing that damn puzzle...
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    Thinking of changing my major...

    Right now I'm majoring in CS. I missed the last month of one class so the teacher failed me,(Long story about what happened.) or I would have my associates at the local College. Honestly though, programming is getting boring as hell, and I dont think I can see myself doing this for any length...
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    Crazy thing happened to my cd drive.

    My gf was playing a game and all of the sudden it froze. She tried to alt tab out and the colors got all messed up. About 5 seconds later we hear this loud pop. When I finally got the drive open, the cd was completely shattered. Crazy stuff.
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    POLL: Who will win Last Comic Standing?

    Its a toss up between Gary and Alonzo for me right now. I wish Jay was still in it.
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    POLL:How often do you argue with your sig other?

    I argue with mine everyday. but we broke up yesterday....hopefully for good this time.
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    Some Visual Basic Questions

    I ran into a few problems with my vb programs. 1. I'm reading data from a file and the record stops when there is a 0 on 2 straight lines, then the next record starts. So basically something like this Jim 9 7 0 0 Joe 8 0 0 How do I know when the next record begins? right now I'm trying to...
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    What do I need to know?

    I'm just switching over to verizon dsl from 56k. I've never dealt with anything like this before. The dsl modem will be here tomorrow. What do I need to hook up 2 computers to it? A router I guess? I'd prefer a wireless one. What do I need to know about setting one up? What about...
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    Post your computer chair pics.

    I'm just using a $20 wal-mart special right now. Let's see what everyone else is sitting in.
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    Java sucks.

    I'm taking both VB and Java this semester. Everything in VB is so much easier it is to work with. So far I can't see why someone would use java over VB, other than cost. Yet my Java teacher praises java like it is THE language to know. What am I missing here?
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    Watches??

    I'm looking to buy a watch. I haven't worn a watch in a long time so what are some brands I should look into.
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    Steroid Question

    How long does it take for steroids to get out of your system? I mean like could an athlete, i.e. Barry Bonds, take steroids, pump iron like crazy all winter, and then come back in the spring and test clean. How long beforehand would he have to stop using to test negative? In this time how...
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    Rick James Prank Calls/ Soundboard.

    Call 1 Call 2 3 Soundboard
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    Whey Protein?

    Where is the best/cheapest place to buy it online?
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    Current Value of Old money?

    Yesterday when my Dad was going through some of my grandma's old boxes, he found a bunch of old bills and silver certificates. Anyone know of a website I can check out to see if any of them are worth more now?