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    Windows startup sound

    I have a sound clip that I have made my windows startup sound sequence. However, apparantly there is a time limit of approximately 15 seconds and then the sound cuts off. Does anyone know of a registry key or hack that can be made to extend the cutoff interval?
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    Please tell me there is hope.... (HD related)

    I can't believe what I did today. I was tweaking my PC trying to figure out why my K8N Neo Platinum wouldn't overlock at all without not detecting my SATA WD Raptor drive. That's been fixed by simply moving the HD to either SATA3/4 on the motherboard. Apparantly the latter two are run off a...
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    Noteboook Hard Drives - ATA5/ATA6

    I'm trying to fix a notebook computer for a friend. Turns out the hard drive is on it's last legs making clicking noises, so I'm going to need to get a new one. I looked up the specs and it's a Toshiba Satellite 5205-S705 with a 60GB 5400RPM ATA-5 HDD. Looking on NewEgg, eBay, etc shows...
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    MSI K8N Neo Platinum (MS-7030) Hangs at BIOS

    My motherboard is acting a bit weird. This doesn't happen every time, but every once in a while when I reboot or power on my computer, it just 'hangs' at the BIOS screen. It doesn't attempt to boot to any device; all I see is the Platinum logo. The system is not locked up, as I can hit F10...
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    Windows XP Logging On

    This is probably a dumb question, but I would like my computer to not show the Welcome screen or standard log on box when I turn on my computer. I am the only one that uses this computer and this is pointless. I've tried tinkering with the User Accounts settings in the Control Panel and don't...
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    Windows 98 OEM Product ID

    I'm bringing my circa 1998 Compaq Presario back to stock. I used the system restore disk to reinstall WIN98 and it's asking for a 25 digit Product key. I still have the Certificate of Authenticity and the key is only 20 digits long. Am I missing something?
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    Video Card or Monitor

    Hello everyone... I recently bought an NEC MultiSync LCD1765 17" flat panel monitor. Love it. Except for one thing: I get these weird faint diagonal lines in the monitor. They move rapidly across the screen diagonally and it's hard to see them unless you get up close to the monitor. They...
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    XP Pro Boot Problem

    The other night, browsed the web, checked my email....the usual and turned my omputer off for the night. Next morning I had to turn it on, and this message popped up: "Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM. You can attempt...