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    Why does my computer keep restarting???

    This has been a problem I've had for months, and originally I was sure that it was the RAM that was the problem I've got a Dell Dimension 4400 with a memorex dvd burner, dvdrom, 512mb pc3200 (crucial this time) Two hard drives, a firewire card, network card... If I've got any memory...
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    is there a batch file to kill running processes?

    I already know about the startup control panel...but is there anything that I can type in a notepad and turn into a .bat that will end processes for quicktime tasks...windows messenger....norton ghost background processes...etc..
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    Which USB do we have?

    In my hardware class today, the question came up whether our computers were usb 1.1 or 2.0....In the past I had wanted to know...but I couldn't find any way to figure it out. Besides looking up the motherboard specs, (which didn't help) is there a way in windows...or a free software download...
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    What is Unix

    I had a debate with a friend online He says Unix is NOT an OS I say it is, and they used it a while ago, but not so much any more He says "ask on any board to list some unix os and i can promise u they will list linux" I say "UNIX was one of the first operating systems to be written in a...
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    The first time I've ever seen smoke with a computer......

    Alright, I'm going to write what I can say real quick, then post the rest after work. I've been trying to get this computer to work, I replaced the motherboard. It will start up, but only tells me that the "BIOS is shadowed" after it counts up the ram. It tell me to tap F1 to enter setup, but...
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    How to get past the "GRUB"

    I need some help bypassing the linux bootloader. I have my first disk which has 2 windows partitions that i want to keep. My second hard drive has a few linux partitions, with fedora on one. I accidentally deleted fedora when I was trying to install longhorn, and now whenever I startup it says...
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    just curious...speakers pop during startup

    Can anyone explain to me why my speakers pop when I start up xp....they just make a popping noise 3 or 4 times..when xp is done starting up it doesn't do it anymore.
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    Ram upgrade

    Alright I just got this new dell dimension 4400 from a friend of mine, and it currently has 256 MB DDR (just one stick). It has one extra open memory bank. This system can hold up to 1024 MB of ddr ram. The question: Whats my best bet? Getting 2 sticks of 512? Could I put another stick of 128...
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    Profile could not be loaded?? XP

    I just took my friend's old computer, and everytime it gets to the welcome screen it says, his profile could not be loaded. It says windows will create a temporary profile for him. This is bugging me because I'm not sure what it means, or how to fix it. Please help
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    how to set computer to recognize and boot from hard drive

    Alright here's my problem if any of you can help me out, its an easy one. My friend gave me this dell computer..1.7 ghz and i want to put my own 40 gig hard drive in there. The boot sequence is floppy, rom, then hard drive. when i try to boot from my hard drive i get a blue screen. jumpers are...
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    USB 2.0

    question - what governs the speed of the USB bus? I have an emachines 466i motherboard I have an external 24x burner that can take USB 2.0. I dont have USB 2.0 Can I get it? Or will I have to upgrade my board? This has stumped me for a while Please help
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    swap space and primary/logical explanation

    Can someone explain to me how swap space works. I know its a separate partiition, but what does in it, what comes out, and why? Also whats the difference between a primary and logical drive?? Why is logical recommended?
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    Checking your disk for consistancy

    Hey can someone give me a brief explanation of what it means when you boot your computer and it says "One of your disk needs to be checked for consistancy". Sometimes it does this after I change a partition. THanks
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    caps lock turns on when it feels like it????

    My girlfriend is running XP Home and she has problems when she's typing in anything. Microsoft word, aim, any application, she'll be typing and then itll turn into caps all the sudden. I replaced the keyboard, we still have the problem. Anyone have any idea whats wrong? It's been scanned for...