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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

    That works but loads EXTREMELY slow and incorrectly. I can access the site once in a blue moon but it loads super slow and the page looks all messed up as far as formatting. If there is a free anonymous surfer out there that allows POST data (allowing me to login to my Corral account) then...
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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?

    Do you have a link to it? I don't think my laptop came with the Intel connectivity software, all I see is the Intel advanced driver settings. I have NetStumbler, but it looks like I can only monitor networks, not connect to them.
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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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    cheapest way to get better Wifi reception?

    Do these antennas only connect to the routers/APs or can they also connect to the Wireless adapter? If so, how exactly does it hookup/connect to the adapter? I found a good deal on an antenna here: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0165348 Will this...
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    Any way around blocked POP3 access on my campus?

    Why is everyone getting their panties all knotted up for? The kid just wants to access his email.
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    Wireless Connection drops unless Network Stumbler program is running

    I don't know who the owner is. If you're trying to imply that I'm leeching off someone's personal connection, I'm not. I explained to you in another thread that these networks are from nearby university buildings and cafes etc. It must be something with the settings of my computer if...
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    Wireless Connection drops unless Network Stumbler program is running

    Not sure what those are, I know SSID is the display name of the network. I don't have access to the routers, they are public. All I can do is edit settings on my laptop.
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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 figured it out, apparently you have to add the networks to your list of preferred networks in the advanced settings. weird like that.
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    Having trouble Connecting to Wireless Networks

    Here are a couple of pics of what happens. This is just an example, back at my home there will often be 2 or 3 networks that don't require a key, and the same thing happens. http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=viewAllPhotos&albumID=432328038 In this example I was already online...
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    Having trouble Connecting to Wireless Networks

    No, there is no moving little ball, just the icon with the 2 computers that is also there before I connect. Like I said, when I hit connect absolutely nothing happens.
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    Having trouble Connecting to Wireless Networks

    You would think that Windows would give me a "time out" message or some other message saying that it couldn't connect to the network. Instead, it just does nothing. So you're saying that just because wireless connections appear on the Wireless Connections list, it doesn't mean that the signal...
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    Having trouble Connecting to Wireless Networks

    Most seem to be public hotspots (nearby university buildings, cafes, etc). One of the available networks at home belongs to my upstairs neighbor (who said I can use his connection if I give him a case of beer once a month) but he is not too computer savvy and I would feel awkward asking to play...
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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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    Format/Reinstall Problem

    I have the same problem on my freshly installed Hard Drive/ Windows XP. Here is what my boot.ini says, I need to know what exactly to delete from it, thanks. The two options I get at startup are "Windows XP Pro" and "Previous Operating System on C:" [boot loader] timeout=30...
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    Taskbar messed up Every time I restart

    HAHA yeh im not that dumb
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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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    Spyware Problem

    The click you hear is IE going to diff websites. When you hit back or forward in IE, you can here these clicks.
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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 tried renaming the file to .jpg and .jpeg, it didn't work. On the mac, it saved the scan as just the name 'merc1', macs dont use file extensions. The file was definitely a JPEG file, even the icon said JPEG on it. However once I emailed the file to my PC, it saved it as merc1.dat In my UNIX...
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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...

    Should I get TI or the VIA chipset?
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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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    IE and the disappearing status bar

    I tried what you said (except the steps are a little different in Windows XP) and after I exited regedit, my IE wouldn't start, even after restarting my computer, so I had to change the registry files back to the way they were.
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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'm running Windows XP, I already scanned the file with Norton before opening, and Norton said it was fine. Could it really be just spyware? I mean I feel like something more malicious would result from a program like this. Although the file was 147mb, it certainly wasn't Adobe Premier, I have a...
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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 just type it when I'm in "c:\" Should I make a Win98 boot disk? Does that have a format application?
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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.