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    USB PCI Card Not Working

    I bought this USB card to get my PC USB 2.0 capable: http://www.shop4tech.com/item3652.html Slapped it into 2 different available PCI slots, but upon booting my computer, right after teh Dell screen, I get the following error message: Plug and Play Configuration Error Plug and Play...
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    Can't access a specfic website from my laptop

    With my laptop I can't get to the site www.corral.net. Both Firefox and Internet Explorer give me a timed-out request/page cannot be displayed. I have tried getting to this site with different internet connections and no luck. Once in a blue moon I can access the site with my laptop (very odd)...
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    File Transfer between computers using a direct ethernet cable

    Hi, I don't have an internet connection yet in my new apartment but I want to transfer large files from my laptop to my desktop. I tried connecting an ethernet cable directly from my laptop to my desktop but Windows gave me the "Limited or no connectivity" message and I couldn't figure out how...
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    " Bridge Connections " now causing problems

    I have a laptop with a wireless card, and a desktop with just a wired NIC. The laptop is connected to a wireless network, and I have an ethernet cable running from the desktop NIC to the laptop NIC. What I'm trying to do is enable the desktop to have internet access through the laptop's wireless...
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    Good program for connecting to and managing wireless connections?

    I have lots of issues with the Windows software that connects to wireless networks. Are there any other third party programs I can use instead of Windows to connect to wireless networks? The adapter I have in my laptop is Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection. Thanks.
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    Wireless Connection drops unless Network Stumbler program is running

    For some reason my wireless connection (excellent signal strength) drops like every 10 minutes unless I have the program NetworkStumbler running in the background. Same thing happens with other wireless networks. Can anyone provide an explanation? The connection was dropping every 10 minutes...
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    Having trouble Connecting to Wireless Networks

    I just received a HP nc6220 notebook with the Intel Centrino Mobile Technology. Different available wireless networks will pop up depending on my location. The problem is that I can never connect to any of them. I click the little icon in the lower right of my screen, and a list of available...
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    Hooking up Video and Audio to my TV ?

    Hi, I have a GeForce 2 MX Card with a TV-out port. I also have a Sony TV about 15 feet away from the computer. I want to be able to watch my stored movies, etc. on my TV. If possible, I would also like to have the audio come through the TV (in stereo sound). I found a ton of cables on Ebay...
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    Taskbar messed up Every time I restart

    Every time I start up my computer, my taskbar reverts to a messed up state. The open windows are all the way to the right of the bar, and theres only room for one window. I fix it, but every time I restart it goes back to the same messed up way. Here is a pic (I circled the problem in green...
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    Bypassing Norton Web Security

    Hi, I have a job for the summer and the place I work at has internet access, but requires a username/pass which they don't give to temporary workers. I'd like to be able to use the internet during my lunch break and also for occasional research. I can get to all the local sites within the...
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    Need help choosing a firewire card, Adaptec 4300 ?

    Hi, I have $100 in stacked Amazon GCs that I want to use to purchase a firewire card. I found the Adaptec FireConnect 4300 AFW-4300 1394/FireWire Card for $40, some other cards were cheaper but they were of less quality and I'm not sure if they included a cable (software I don't care about)...
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    How to convert Mac JPEG to PC JPEG

    I scanned something on a Mac machine and it saved as a jpeg on the mac machine, then I emailed it to myself so I could put it on my home PC, but the saved image saved as a .dat file instead of a .jpg, i even tried renameing the .dat file to .jpg and .jpeg but that didn't work so I'm guessing the...
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    Help me pick a FIREWIRE CARD 1394...

    I want to buy a cheap firewire card for my PC, for connecting to my MiniDV camcorder. What should I look for? I read a while ago that either the TI or the VIA chipset was better, but I forgot what the reason was. How can I tell if the chipset is TI or VIA (keep in mind I am buying from ebay)...
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    IE and Netscape keep crashing

    Every day my IE and Netscape crash. I'll reach a certain site, and IE will just crash and disappear without any message. Netscape crashes too, but gives me a message right before it closes itself. Gives some error code and mentions jvm.dll . I'm guessing that stands for Java virtual machine and...
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    Router and Problem with Direct Connect in AIM

    I am inable to directly connect thru AIM with a friend of mine (we both have routers). I was able to play around with "special applications" in my router setup and managed to get this to work a year ago, but my router has been reset since then and we can no longer connect. I've tried opening...
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    Router and problem with Direct Connect in AIM

    I am unable to directly connect thru AIM with a friend of mine (we both have routers). I was able to play around with "special applications" in my router setup and managed to get this to work a year ago, but my router has been reset since then and we can no longer connect. I've tried opening...
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    IE and the disappearing status bar

    At least every few days I have to keep choosing View.....Status Bar because it keeps on disappearing after a while for some reason. What causes this and how can I fix it? Thanks (Using Windows XP and IE 6)
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    Might have downloaded a virus from Kazaa, not sure, please help

    I downloaded what I thought was software from Kazaa, however when I looked at the file, it had no icon (had the generic windows icon) and the file was name adobepremier.zip.exe, but since .exe is hidden when you look at a file, it appeared as adobepremier.zip. These were 2 big hints to me that...
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    Installing a SECOND Hard Drive, please help

    Hi, I just got a new Maxtor 40GB Hard Drive and its setup with Windows XP and running fine. I also want to install my old hard drive as a storage drive, it is also 40gb and has alot of data on it already. I've never done this before so how do I go about it? I know that I should plug the IDE...
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    How Do I format in DOS?

    I use a Windows ME CD to boot to DOS because I want to format my hard drive. However, when I type "format c:" it does not recognize the command it says invalid command or something. So how do I format my hard drive in DOS? Thanks.
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    Need Help Installing Windows XP

    I just got my hard drive replaced with a new one. I wanted to install Windows XP on it but my Windows XP CD is apparently not bootable. I tried running setup.exe through command, but it told me the program could not be run in DOS mode. So I had to boot from the WinME CD, install Windows ME, then...
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    Installing a hard drive, NTFS or FAT32

    Well my existing hard drive gave me an error (but still works) so Dell sent me another hard drive to replace it. I plan on using both hard drives on my PC rather than replacing my old hard drive. My old (current) hard drive is formatted for NTFS. Now, when I install the new hard drive, is it OK...
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    Need help identifying version of Windows 95, Please help!!!!

    I have a sealed Windows 95 OEM, but I can't tell which release it is just from the package. For example if it is release 2.1, or if it supports USB or FAT32, etc. Is there a way to tell from the package or do I have to open it up and pop the CD into my computer to tell? Here is a scan of my...
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    Having trouble setting up Siemens SpeedStream Cable/DSL Router

    Hi, I just purchased this router and am having trouble setting it up. I hookep up all the wires correctly. My 3com cable modem (looks like a shark fin) uses some special cable called an "RJ45 cable" with only 4 wires in it. It will not work with standard ethernet cable (8 wires within). I...
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    Clean Install of XP left all my old files on Hard Drive...Please help!

    I just installed Windows XP (clean install, supposedly). I converted to NTFS, thinking it would format my hard drive for me, but instead all it did was delete the old Windows ME files and leave all the other junk. I want to format my hard drive and then reinstall XP, but i cant get to a MS-DOS...