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    I need help with the Star Wars II Lego PC game

    Well, first of all, I didn't think it would happen but it did, helped my 8 yr old complete the Star Wars II Lego game for the PC awhile ago, but the other day....he accidentally deleted/overwritten the saved game. So all the hard work is gone. I couldn't find it with my unerase programs so...
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    Need a 23-24" LCD, should I go monitor or HDTV for computer?

    I just picked up the OfficeMax special on the Soyo 24" LCD monitor for just under $300, this is my first LCD. I am wondering if I made the right choice. Newegg has the SCEPTRE Black/Silver 23" 16:9 8ms LCD HDTV w/ ATSC/QAM/NTSC Tuner Inside Model X23GV-Komodo for $359...
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    Which external dvd burner is reliable?

    Need an external burner, looks like it will be a dvd burner (only really use CD but don't think there are strictly external CD burners out now :)). Will be burning CDs used for business files, archiving, etc. Must be external so unless I can find an external enclosure for a internal burner, my...
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    Need help with a window problem

    I've been seeing some of these happening with some windows. I'm running win xp home. Seems like a sizing issue? I circled a couple of examples; one where the tabs extend pass the window and another where there should be a fill in box and another tab on bottom. Window cannot be dragged...
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    How's everyone fighting the new image spam?

    Curious to know if anyone's found a decent solution. I'm getting these stock images with gibberish text in my yahoo and isp accounts.
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    Need help with XP Home startup

    I'm trying to help a friend out with his PC. He has a dell 8400 w/ xp home ed. and somehow he managed to do something to cause a countdown timer with a option to enter setup when his pc starts now. It is a dos screen, text only, before the windows startup screen come on. If he does not choose...
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    An expanding mp3 player?

    Ok, so I'm a bit late into the mp3 player scene, anyway I am looking towards a mp3 player that I can expand my music collection through memory cards. I figure I can add and have different cards, which also works great with my camera. I see Rio makes several that take the sd card format. Are...
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    Couple questions regarding re-using old mid tower case in upgrade

    I have a Elanvital case, D-5AB or so, would I be able to just replace the power supply, leave the back plate open and re-use the case with a new motherboard? Or is it not that simple?
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    Need advice on moving Win2k to different HDs

    It's been a while since I have done this so maybe someone with more recent experience can give me some advice. I have my win2k OS on HD1 (which has two partitions) and I want to move it to HD2 while I combine the partitions on HD1 back together. Then move the OS back from HD2 to HD1. I...
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    Technical question regarding a new Dell 8400

    Ordered a new Dell 8400 for a friend, opened it up and found the dvdrom drive with just the power connection and ide connection. No audio cables connected to it. Now, it's been awhile since I got a new system. Is this normal? I haven't started it up since I was just going to inspect for...