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    win 2003 standard edition: failed installation

    Hi, I got windows 2003 SE from MSDNAA for research purposes. I'm trying to install it, but it's not working. The install process goes through without a hitch, but when I try to boot it up, it says that ntoskrnl.exe is missing. I googled that, and it turns out that I can copy that manually from...
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    move win xp os to new hard drive

    Here's the way things are set up now: sata0: new hard drive (F: ) sata1: old hard drive with win xp (C: boot drive ) and this is what I want sata0: new hard drive with win xp copied over (C: drive) sata1: old hard drive wiped clean (D: or F: ) I've managed to copy the win xp...
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    best card for ~$50

    should I get: 9500NP 9550SE 9550 6200 or something else? wanna have agp, dvi, and dx9 capabilities. will be used for HL2, and some RTS games. THANKS!!
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    win xp backup on laptop

    hey everybody, i got a laptop and i wanna back up the whole system by using the backup thing in win xp. i have a usb floppy drive, so I can do the whole backup everything thing. the question is, since the restore would be done by completely wiping out the hard drive, where can i put the...
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    mystery of the missing icons

    The microsoft, adobe, and roxio shortcuts on the desktop and in the start menu have had their icons changed to "%SystemRoot%\installer\{xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx}\KKMAIN.exe" where all the x's are random alphanumerics. I looked in the installer folder and there's nothing there. Is...
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    6800nu and HL2/CS:S on High

    Hey, I have a stock PNY 6800nu and I can't seem to run HL2/CS:S on high model/texture detail settings. In CS:S, fps drops to 5 in outdoors scenes but is as high as 75 indoors (in cs_office). HL2 runs ok, but has to pause to load stuff every so often (between "loading" times). My rig is kinda...
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    HELP! - computer won't shut down!

    I was changing a cd drive and I must have bumped into something because now the motherboard won't shut down. I have to cut the power at the PSU to turn it off. here's what happens if a few situations I've tried: 1. if I shut down from windows it just reboots 2. if I power off by holding the...
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    copy xp from 98/xp dual boot onto new hd

    hey, I have a 98/xp dual boot with 98 on C drive and xp on D drive and I wish to copy xp onto a new hard drive and get rid of 98. One issue I'm afraid of is if the boot files will copy over if I just copy drive D over to the new HD. Also, I'm unsure if xp will still work because all the paths...
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    what kind of binders hold cd/dvd pages?

    saw a post in hot deals for 8 capacity - 3 ring cd/dvd pages, so I bought 50 pages not knowing that they don't fit in regular binders cuz they're about 10 3/4 inches wide. so for those of you who bought hundreds of these things, what kind of binders do you get and where do you get them from?
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    Audigy 4 Pro??? WTF???

    link:confused: edit: here it is, so i guess it must be real...
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    wake-up on lan (WOL)

    hi, i'm trying to boot up my dorm pc from home so that I can remote desktop into it, and I was wondering if this WOL feature will let me do it. Does anyone know if this can be done with either an Abit NF7-S or an Epox 8RDA+, and if so, how I would go about doing that. thanks.
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    Microsoft wireless optical desktop 2.0 - 19.99 AR

    my first hot deals post: compusa has the Microsoft wireless optical desktop 2.0 for 39.99 - 20.00 MIR = 19.99 AR in this weeks ad. The product code (305261) doesn't register on either their website or their phone service, but I called my local compusa they recognized the code and the deal and...
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    win xp - my dvd-rom is being treated as a cd-rom

    hey everybody, I just put a dvd-rom back in my computer after using it on another computer and now windows won't treat it as a dvd-rom. I've checked jumper settings, cable connections, and bios settings and everything checks out fine there. It just that in "My Computer" it shows up as a...
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    Doom III - widescreen resolutions?

    hey, i was just wondering if someone with the game could tell me which widescreen resolutions are supported. particularly if wide PAL (1024x576) was in the list (wishful thinking, i know). Also, whether the widescreen shows more or less than 4x3. Do they add stuff to the sides or just chop the...
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    win xp pro - remote desktop - min specs?

    hey guys, I wanna buy a new computer htpc style for the home theater but since that would go in a closet in the basement, I'm having a hard time justifying the purchase to my parents. But if I did this, could I use remote access from a pentium 90? What would be the bottleneck, the P-90 or the...
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    acrobat reader and netscape

    after having acrobat reader run in netscape, after I close netscape, reader doesn't close. the extra memory hog doesn't bother me too much, but when I close netscape, there's some major conflict going on as netscape runs at 100% cpu util for like 20 secs. anyone know why? aside: I've been...
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    will not POST anymore

    with my xp1700+/8RDA+ turning one year old, I tried to OC to 200FSB for 12.5x166 at 11x192, a couple min into prime95, my hand bumped into the rear of the comp and it immediately died. Now, there's no sign of life in my comp except that the ethernet jack lights up when plugged in. So the...
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    Winxp - "upgrade" install?

    hey guys, just wondering if installing xp by upgrading over an existing version of 98se will keep all programs and data 100% intact. I would especially like to keep the registry settings unchanged. does anyone have experience with this?
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    upgraded mobo. now wanna go back and look at registry

    hey guys, I upgraded the mobo on my computer and did a fresh winxp install on a new HD. I planned on using the old HD as slave and then transferring stuff over after the upgrade but I didn't think that I'd want to look at my old registry. so question is: can I somehow look at my old registry...
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    ICS a LAN connection via firewire?

    If I get my internet off of a LAN, can I not share it on ICS? I have two computers connected on IEEE 1394 firewire and one of them is connected to a LAN connection. I don't want to (can't) bridge the two. Well, first can I get a LAN on firewire? If so, can I get internet on the other computer?
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    Epox 8RDA+ @200mhz fails memtest

    before I begin, here's my setup: 1700+ DUT3C @200x11 @1.775v @40idle-45load 8RDA+ @34c 512 MB PC3200 Buffalo RAM (CH-5) GF4 Ti4200 Maxtor 120 gig 7200rpm 8mb el cheapo PSU anyways, I just upgraded my ram from PC2700 and noticed that I am failing memtest #5 at about the 92-98% mark. I've tried...
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    Ram: OCZ premier or Buffalo (micron module)?

    which is better? Buffalo or OCZ
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    laptop: mini-pci

    how hard is it to install a mini-pci card in a laptop? I was just wondering if it would be a good idea to try to install this wireless card into an inspiron 5150 on my own. thanks
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    um, where do I connect my monitor? (Epox 8rda+)

    uber noob question alert: i have an epox 8rda+ and would like to use the IGP, but I don't see anywhere to connect my monitor. Am I missing something?
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    win xp refuses to enabel DMA for HD

    on my dual boot system, win98se lets my HD run in DMA mode but winxp refuses. I've selected "DMA if available" in device manager, but it still runs in PIO mode. how can i make winxp use DMA mode? Athlon xp 1700+ @2.08ghz 512MB ram @333mhz Epox 8RDA+ (nforce 2.45) Geforce4 Ti4200 (Det 45.23)...
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    how to copy boot sector to new HD (dual boot 98se & xp)?

    I got a new maxtor harddrive and I just wanted to replace my old HD with it, so I made the same partitions (only bigger now of course :D) and I used the packaged maxblast to copy the data over. the only problem is that when I replaced the HD and tried to boot, it would not recognize the dual...
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    dual boot - 98se & xp; reinstalling 98se

    I had set up a dual boot by installing 98se in the C: partition and then installing xp in the D: partition on the same hard drive. my win98se started screwing up so I reinstalled it by deleting (not reformating) *.* in C: Now, I can no longer boot into winxp. does anyone know how to reconfig the...
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    win98se - mouse woes

    I have win98se and the logitech marble mouse trackball, and randomly the mouse cursor just stops moving on the screen. curiously, the mouse still works, but as the cursor doesn't move, it's like working without a cursor. anyways, i've installed all windows updates and reinstalled drivers and...
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    dual boot: 98se and winxp

    I'm trying to get a dual boot fresh install on one harddrive, two separate partitions. will the bios recognize the partitions as different hard drives such that i would be able to select which boot via bios? I'd rather select it in bios than have it prompt me everytime i boot. thanks
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    how much voltage for memory?

    I decided to start OCing my memory today and i think it's clearing up some of the problems i've been having. my POS PNY 2700 ddr was at 166mhz 7, 3, 3, 2.5. now in order to reach a measely 11, 2, 2, 2.5, i had to raise the voltage to 2.72 (actual as read by bios). default voltage is 2.5v right...
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    IE = 100% CPU util

    my recently assembled computer is now having some weird problems with IE. I'm pretty certain the problem was not always there but i'm not sure since I updated win98 and IE to the latest versions fairly quickly. well, here's the prob: when first starting IE and going to any website, the computer...
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    3dmark03 v3.30 doesn't run

    sorry if this has already been discussed, but when i updated 3dmark03 for v3.2 to 3.3, it stopped running. the screen would freeze when i hit "run 3dmark." I'm running 44.03 drivers for my GF4ti4200 and xp1700+@2083 on Epox 8RDA+ (2.41 drivers) on win98SE. v3.2 ran fine so i'm wondering if it...
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    how (much) to OC TB rev. B

    Processor: XP 1700+ rev. B Mobo: Epox 8RDA+ RAM: PNY 512MB PC2700 Stock CPU Temps: 34/37 (idle/100% util) Stock Sys Temps: 33/36 OC experience: none from what i've gathered so far, it seems I should go about it like this: 1. raise FSB 2. raise multiplier 3. raise voltage, go back to 1 (or 2?)...
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    uber noob HD question

    I've never realized cared much for HD performance myself so I don't know didley squat about them but today I've been doing some transferring of files from my old computer to my new one and I realized that my HD write speed is pretty much limited to about 2 or 3 MB/s. I thought these things were...
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    computer freezes randomly - heat probs?

    well, since i moved my GF3 Ti200 from my PII system to the Athlon system, my Athlon's been acting up. Occasionally (maybe 20min maybe 5hr) it'll freeze and the screen will stop responding, and the only way to fix is a hard reboot via the little button on the bottom of the case. anyhow, here's...
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    going to build balanced, value AMD machine; need 2nd opinion

    hey guys, i've been looking into building myself a comp for college. I want it to be balanced (by that i mean pretty good at about everything) and very good performance/price. I'm not very interested in overclocking but if it turns out to be convenient, I can see myself OCing a little bit...
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    vid card cooling needed

    Hey guys, i need some help with my Visiontek GF3 TI200. It overheats after like 20-40min at stock speeds. I've been running it open case but even that doesn't work anymore. so, does that mean that another fan on the case itself would do nothing? should i put another fan on the card? specs...