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    Yahoo mail, so, uh

    I never checked the box to change over to the new improved yah mail, so lost access in July iirc, but noodled around and found out how to set up imap access, and surprisingly have access with outlook to this day ... Even though I also never checked a box to agree to their updated TOS which...
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    How to remove Limelight Networks LLC ? ? ?

    Limelight Networks LLC attempts to connect outbound even before I've opened a browser or anything to 68.142.110.42 and periodically forever after all day long. It's bugging the h ll out of me, peer guardian blocks outgoing connect attempts but seems like it sometimes locks up my comp with...
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    Boombox for MP3?

    I want a small boombox to play mp3 files, and real media too if possible. Is there any such animal (apart from docking ipod to set of speakers) ?
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    Video DVD won't play

    I played a video dvd on my pc - played fine. Couple weeks later now it won't play at all, like the pc doesn't even recognize a disc is in the machine ... The dvd plays fine on standalone players. The dvd player in my pc works fine with other discs as always. VLC errors : vcd...
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    DriveImage difficulty

    I want to use DriveImage to return c drive to pristine state without reformat. But the problem is you need to use BartPE which needs slipstreamed xp with sp2. But I can't make slipstream xp apparently 'cuz my xp is oem (I guess, bought it from newegg years ago with mother board). Is...
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    Firefox update thru .ru site ???

    Nagged to update Firefox, simultaneously peer guardian blocked 193.233.9.194 which a whois resolves to chernogolovka scientific center in Russia ... Something for me to be concerned about ??? Or just a coincidence ??? You decide - your thoughts plz.
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    Newservers : download speed ???

    on a 4 mb/s cable connection ? ISP provider suddenlink tech says not aware of any cap on download speed via newsgrps... but I'm seeing 500 kb/s tops Talked to usenetserver.com tech who said my connection to their server(s) should max out my connection. He suggested a couple of things...
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    How to totally replace audio of a home movie dvd

    short version : 280 mb .vob ~ 6 minutes ; I want to lose the audio and replace with my own music. What editing programs and how do i use them ? ---- Long version : My brother in law and niece did a fine job *sarcasm* of taping me on motorcycle with vhs camera and even blasted janis...
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    Need advice re. home video security system

    I want to have four cameras hooked up so i can record to hdd - maybe motion activiated if continuous recording too big a data imprint, and night vision. So that i can also monitor via i'net. Anybody have experience doing this ? And what products you liked or didn't like ?
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    Need suggestion(s) for pay news server host...

    Currently enrolled giganews trial, but it seems pricey at $25/mon for 'platinum' - good deal or no ? others, as fast, as long retention but cheaper ? i want unlimited downloads.
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    how to not see advertising while surfing ?

    just re-formatted...before it seemed like i wasn't seeing so much of the jumping flashing waving kind of advertising now after new xp install and having installed new flash and god knows what else the advertising is bad enough i'm thinking about canceling my internet hookup. Sites like yahoo...
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    wuweb.dll error 0x8ddd0004 ???

    IE 6 got funky on me, upgraded to IE 7 not much change if any....tried to update at ms updates site but keep getting this error. Followed ms procedure to resolve including registry hive permissions in safe mode for relevant account including administrator.... no good also did this procedure...
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    Lobbying Washington

    " The Israel Lobby " Published in London Review of Books, March '06 The authors' purpose is to foster sensible public debate about the Israel lobby and America's policy in the Middle East. It is a most serious issue and worthy of reasoned discourse, especially in context of the ongoing...
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    " Why We Fight "

    Question taken from an old WWII film...well why do we fight ? Nowadays, because Saddam Hussein blew up the WTC, and he and Bin Laden and their evil henchman plot nefarious deeds against us ? And to take our oil of course. Nuh - uh. We are there basically to make the Mid East safe for...
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    Memorial Day - what's it good for ?

    Take a little time to remember those who served and made the most ultimate sacrifice for our country, during events such as - The Battle of the Ira Drang Valley 1967: http://www.mishalov.com/death_ia_drang_valley.html The attack on the USS Liberty ...
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    Comp turns itself on....Why? How ?

    I looked at the event viewer - bunch of stuff i don't understand Comp turned itself on at 12:27 this morning - it was at the log in screen when i got up this morning so it was on about 6 hours. Event log also shows same on May 8, same time. I haven't set it to do this. How can i...
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    USS Liberty survivors seek justice

    I was about 13 yo at the time and remember that the official story was that it was just an accident - misidentification by the attackers. I accepted that story for decades as did most Americans. Now 40 years later the survivors try to re-kindle interest in light of de-classified info of...
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    OOPS, ctrl + del 'ed the wrong folder...how to get it back ?

    I was deleting folders and one I didn't want to delete jumped right under the cursor (i swear :) ) and got deleted ( nope, not to the recycle bin )... Is it gone forever ? I'm using xp.
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    DVD ROM drive dead. Fixable ?

    DVD drive not detected at boot. I substituted an old cd-rom drive same location, cables and it works fine so definitely dead dvd... When I open it up ( I'm going in, Jim.) I'm sure I won't find anything obvious like a little smt fuse...maybe a blown cap ? I'm thinking must be fault in the...
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    How do I take screenshot from XVID ?

    I want to take screenshots from movies/tv shows but they come out blank... I'm using Mediaplayer10, PowerDVD, and Realplayer Classic. K-lite codec pack installed. G-Spot render 'video source type' is "4cc: XVID" I've tried ms print screen and IrfranView, but nothing shows up just the...
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    MS Mediaplayer phoning home

    Installed mediaplayer 10 'bout 3 weeks ago. 'Active ports' and task mgr networking show it connects to about half a dozen different ips initially when i start it, then apparently each time i play a new song it loads another page from somewhere... Under options/ security, privacy i've...
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    How to get rid of mixer.exe ?

    C-Media mixer.exe "This replacement for the default Windows Volume Mixer gets installed when you install the drivers for C-Media onboard sound systems or sound cards. In our opinion the C-Media mixer is no better than the default Windows mixer and, if anything, it is irritating in the way...
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    Does this look ok?

    If the image shows here you'll see in my task mgr a trace of unexplained (to me) activity over my cable modem. And open port. While my comp is just sitting, nothing else going on. Is this normal? Previously I've asked here about this some weeks ago, and the consensus seemed to be 'no...
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    Un-wanted Quicktime etc ???

    While web surfing I click on a link to view a film trailer - Pop up says I need Qucktime, click here to install, but I decline by clicking 'x' to close... This morning I find Quicktime linkage in my Start/Programs menu, (plus an entry for PRINTME INTERNET PRINTING) plus regClean shows a...
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    Unfamiliar w/Newsgroups Part II & THANKS

    ...to those who answered my previous ?'s...a whole new galaxy opened to my eys :) but after dl'ing the newsreaders etc, and studying the various help's and faq's a couple questions remain - * In my NewsAgent Data directory there's a file 00000AB9 ("DAT file") of 280 mb - is this...
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    unfamiliar with newsgroups

    What is an alt.binary newsgroup? What software is needed to read it? For example the following is an excerpt - =ybegin part=24 line=128 size=14839187 name=12119603.MP3 =ypart begin=14720001 end=14839187 #0sõèW³?.....etc And it's all gibberish in Outlook Express - does the...
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    indidental broadband traffic ?

    The data led flashes almost constantly on my toshiba pcx2200 usb cable modem. Is this normal? What is the normal activity to see in Windows (XP) Task Manager/Networking ? Typically the displayed trace idles along at a very low level of .01 % 'Network Utilization' which i assume is back and...
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    Team Sound and XP codecs?

    According to http://www.teamsound.com site forum MS neglected to include certain audio codecs (formerly included in Win2000 and NT) in XP. These were used for Netmeeting and are required by Teamsound. I cannot connect to other players Teamsound server - receiving instead "You have been...
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    XP and games?

    Before I install my copy of XP Home I'd like to know others' experience good or bad with gaming and XP, and whether or not the fix posted at http://www.xp-refresh.net/ is effective???
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    Flash porked my IE 5.5 ???

    Help! I went to Blanktv.com and installed Flash 5.0 because they said I needed it to view their site. But now when I visit many (not all) sites (like yahoo) I get a "IE has caused fatal error etc " message "this program will shut down" and does so when I click 'ok'. There's no CTD, and I can...
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    Helping Windows survive a mobo upgrade

    as per the Anandtech FAQ - I followed the procedure for Win95b which failed to boot showing " Initializing Device IOS: Windows Protection Error - you need to restart you comp." I could get into safe mode most times of multiple reboots. old system: abit bx6r2 pIII 600e, tnt2 ultra, 256 meg...
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    CD crack for Mechwarrior III ?

    and Wild Metal Country ? Are any available, if so where??? I've lost my cd's for these games. --- Another request for a crack will be your last post on AnandTech Forums. AnandTech Moderator
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    Kernel Panic: VFS :

    unable to mount root FS on 3:45 Me - total newbie trying to learn redhat 6.1 I bought a new hdrive, copied everything from old hdrive as a backup measure, able to boot Win95 from both, then decided I wanted Linux, reformatted new hdrive, with two windows partitions and leftover space intended...