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    Why does my computer keep restarting???

    That crossed my mind today as I was looking through my room for a PSU, thanks I'll try it out
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    Why does my computer keep restarting???

    I've done a couple reformats since the problem started, so I know spyware isn't the problem As for the Ram....originally I had 256mb of generic dell ram. I had problems with the computer restarting, so I added 512 of crucial just to see what happened. The problem continued so I took the dell...
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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's like deadaim for latest version of aim?

    Go to google and type in Gaim...It's the linux version of aim. Has some more cool features.
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    Questiosn about XP's memory usage

    You can change the windows xp interface to look like that of windows 2000, and turn off the fading. That makes it run a little bit faster. I don't know too much about cache and page files but I would assume that xp uses both the hard drive's page file and the system's memory simutaneously...
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    Why does is my C-drive so low on space??

    How many partitions do you have? It may be that another partition is filled up, and you're trying to save to that one
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    Evil Loop Installing XP from CD

    But wait a minute....why would that matter if it was a burnt copy...aren't we as consumers allowed to make copies for our own personal backup??
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    Evil Loop Installing XP from CD

    Hmmm......mine was a burnt copy too...... But...I think I tried it with the original too, and I had a hard time...somehow it eventuall worked...
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    Evil Loop Installing XP from CD

    Well, when I did it way back, it never asked me to press any key to boot, and I didn't press any key. Just jumped into the loop.
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    Evil Loop Installing XP from CD

    I had the same exact problem a while ago with an XP Home disk, and I felt like an idiot. For some reason when I use any other windows xp disk it recognized where it was after boot, and continued the install. I'm also clueless as to why this happened...
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    How to get past the "GRUB"

    What do you mean by "install any windows stuff', because I haven' t installed anything other than applications really... I know I didn't delete my windows partitions because I can access my winxp stuff when I"m on win2k
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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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    How to get past the "GRUB"

    Well, I don't think its a windows issue. The whole reason This started happening was because I deleted Fedora. I totally wiped out the partition, and then tried to reboot the computer. For some reason it seems like my two windows OS's relied on Linux being functionable.
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    How to get past the "GRUB"

    So let me get this straight. When you choose to boot up using (hd0,0) that gets you to window's menu select and from that you can select Windows 2000, but when you select XP in the window boot menu then that flashes XP and crashes, or goes into the grub boot menu? Thats exactly what its doing...
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    How to get past the "GRUB"

    This is what came up when I hit tab--- hdb5 is windows 2000 hda1 is windows xp now, how would I type this into the grub bootloader in order to load xp? Before, I would type in rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1 boot This would bring me to the windows bootloader, but wouldn't load...
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    The first time I've ever seen smoke with a computer......

    Yea, the computer isn't fried at all, occasionally it'll give me a message that says "operating system not found", which is good. It wont boot from anything however, and I'll try taking out the ram, maybe that will work when I switch them out. I'll let you know what happens thanks.
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    The first time I've ever seen smoke with a computer......

    I was referring to the second floppy power connector, my problem isn't really the floppy drive though, I just thought it was kind of interesting. What I'm having problems with..is that the computer isn't passing the post. It gives me a few messages after it counts up the ram... cpu = amd-k6...
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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 just tried running the repair off my xp disk...but...I dont see a recovery console. I know I've seen in some versions of windows where is says press R to enter recovery console. I have a corporate version of xp which has 6 different options to choose from. I chose number one, which is to setup...
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    How to get past the "GRUB"

    "rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1 boot And whala, you now have windows." Wow, that worked really nice, I haven't run the repair yet off my xp disk, but I ran that little command and it booted me into windows after i selected 2000. For some reason when I selected XP the first time, it...
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    How to get past the "GRUB"

    Thanks for the help, I'm reading this with a live version of knoppix, I'm going to try the repair now, and see if it works.
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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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    Slow XP Boot

    Hey, what is the windows/prefetch folder for? And how does it make the boot process faster? Can anything go wrong deleting its contents?
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    just curious...speakers pop during startup

    Oh ok thanks, just wondering
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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

    WOW, I have been having this problem with other computers for a LONG time. I can't believe noone could have told me that, ha. Jesus, that sucks. thanks for your help, that must be the problem.
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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

    So you're saying that regardless of my motherboard. I can go out and get the 2.0 card and itll work fine with my system?? Thats sweeet!!
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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

    Great link thanks, So swapping and paging is the same thing?? Hmmm..things are making sense for me now. Thanks
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    Checking your disk for consistancy

    No, I'm running Xp, but the same thing happened in windows 2000. It doesn't pose a problem for me, but I was just wondering what it was all about, and if there was anything more than what you mentioned. Thanks.
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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????

    Believe it or not I use the startup control panel...good stuff...I haven't checked it in a while, maybe they have something new running that shouldn't be. Thanks.
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    caps lock turns on when it feels like it????

    I would agree with that explanation except for the fact that I was using her computer one day, typing right in the middle of the keyboard nowhere near the caps, and it just "turnED INTO CAps" all the sudden. I was like wtf, and she reminded me that it does that. I have no idea...