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    Using My Dell Complete Care Warranty

    Totally shattered the thing. They will probably send a full replacement because of the damage. I haven't had time to make a service call yet. I would reallylike my display downgraded from an sxga+ to an xga in the proccess. I would even be willing to pay something for this to happen...
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    Dell Complete Care

    I have a dell Lattitude D600. Everything is great except for the display. I had selected the sxga+ lcd display for this 14.1 inch laptop. The native resolution is too damn small. 1400x1050 What if this laptop was dropped on accident that did damage to that display? Does anyone think...
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    Dell Lattitude C600

    I bought this laptop off Ebay for a mere 500 dollars. It's loaded with an on-site warranty that doesn't expire untill March of 2007. The only problem is that it came from the factory with SXGA+ display. The optimal resolution is (1400x1050). That is just way too small for a 14" display, and...
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    Notebook Resolution Problem

    I have a dell Latitude D600 with a 14 inch display. Whenever I try to turn the resolution down from 1400 by 1050, Windows moves to the center of the display and leaves a black border around the outside. I've tried changing the refresh rate, driver, (Mobility Radeon 9000) and attempted to...
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    Why do I catch so much flack for not wanting kids one day?

    Maybe I'm selfish. Maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. Maybe it's because I grew up poor. I just don't think I want kids. I'd much rather have freedom and money to do the things I want to do when I want to do them. I don't ever want to be too tied down. I know this greatly limits...
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    Anybody know any good sites to watch gaming videos?

    I just enjoy watching videos almost as much as playing I've been to ComboVideos.com and Speed Demos Archive. Anybody know any others?
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    I need some cheesy jokes for radio call in

    My boss calls in to talk radio to plug our company. I need some cheesy jokes along the lines of this, "If you think writting on a floppy means getting a really painful tatoo, you need Nerdworks Computing." BLah blah Blah If anybody cares to imput, please please feel free. I need all the...
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    Bankruptcy

    Is there any service that could tell me who I owe money too so that when I file for bankruptcy, nothing is missed. I no idea where to start with this. Any body know anything that could help? Would your credit report do this? Thanks
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    looking for file copy software

    I'm not talking about a drive image program, I'm talking about software that can copy files in use to another drive. I've tried "Total Copy," but it doesn't come through for me every time I need something that will work in windows, not something like erd commander. Any body have any ideas?
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    Thinking about purchasing a Alienware Sentia

    Do you guys think that display will be too small? I plan on taking to onsite calls when needed so I wanted something smaller, I'm just worried about the display size. so what do you guys think about that. BTW Please do not make fun of me for wanting a 1300 dollar alienware machine. Yes I...
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    Best Free People Search

    What are the best free people search sites that you have used?
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    online game I used to play

    It's turn based like worms 3d but your weapon is a cannon and you have the ability to fire on other player's cannons. It's was free but had a pay version as well You had multiple kinds of projectiles you could fire and when it wasn't your turn, you were able to fire "defensive" balls to be...
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    Simple Question About P4 Motherboards

    I need to order one from dell and I'm tired of them sending me heatsinks instead of the part I need.
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    Hard Drive Causes My Machine To Reboot Soon After Post.

    It's true. The maxtor 20gb drive is now causing my machine to reboot between post and loading os. I was running house call on the machine right before this. House Call locked up so I reset the machine and now it reboots. I just got through cleaning spyware of this machine before I ran...
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    driver detection sites

    Does anybody know of any web sites that can detect what hardware you have and if there are any updated drivers for your hardware kinda like windows update? Driver guide has a tool kit that does something similar, but I was looking more for a website solution. Thanks
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    3 environmental conditions that could affect overall network performance

    I couldn't figure this one out. Is it Barometric Pressure Humidity and Moisture Extreme Heat Barometric Pressure and Moisture Sunlight Humidity and Moisture Extreme Heat Humidity and Moisture I picked the last one. Was I right?
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    Ok this is really got me fuming!

    This is a fax from the National Federation of Independent Business that my wife fetched from work. TELL YOU STATE SENATORS-DEFEAT MINIMUM WAGE BILL The Louisiana State Senate will vote on a two bad bills shortly. SB-32 by Senator Cleo Fields would enact a Louisiana minimum wage increase of...
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    Amd Core Operating Speeds

    I'm looking for a chart that list all there current processor's core speeds. I can't seem to find anything that is complete on Amd's site. I probably just over looked something. thanks
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    Problem with Nero 6

    I recently tried to download the nero 6 demo and when I tried to run it for the first time it prompted me for a serial number or demo. When I select demo, it immediately tells me that the demo has expired. I then uninstalled the program and deleted every single registry key using a third party...
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    program that could quickly destroy an operating system

    I looking for something that I could boot with or run that would render my operating system totally useless untill you reformated. I'm not looking for a format command, im looking for an application.
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    network hardware solution for spyware

    I was just wondering if this would be possible? I think corporations already have similar solutions available for viruses, like Trend Micro's Network Virus Wall.
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    New Nvidia Geforce 6800 Question

    I've done brief reading on the new Nvidia cards and have a newbie question. Why wouldn't the 6800 cards have more memory than the previous generation cards? Wouldn't this boost performance as well or not? I guess I'm not sure of the role of video memory plays in the whole scheme of things.
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    software for a dot matrix printer

    I am looking for some software that can print 2 part forms like work orders and invoices. Is there anything that could help me do this in the way of software. I'm not sure what I need excatly.
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    I don't plan to do anything about this BUT...

    I bought this ugly blue compact computer from work about 3 years ago and It's ALWAYS been slow! I bought it because the onboard video went out and I just simply replaced it with an agp card. It stacks up like this. amd athlon 1.2, 256 megs or sdram, 32 meg tnt 2, 40 gig 5400 rpm harddrive...
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    IE keeps reverting webpages back in time!

    Almost Every time I load a page in internet explorer, the page shows up as an earlier date. I'll load any site that archives by date and the front page comes up like its Nov 2003 or any earlier date. My html e-mail does the same thing. If I refresh a couple of times then it finally goes...
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    Knoppix Linux

    I'm new to Linux and wanted to try out Knoppix. Ok I've booted into it and it seems to be working well. All of the menus however are not english. I have the us version showing on the "task bar," but all of the programs are still listed in German I believe. Is there any way to change this...
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    xp home services

    I went here and want to use his "super tweak" or "gaming" configuations but when use those configuations I loose my cable internet connection. Anyone know what service I need to enable that he has disabled just for a internet connection? This is not General Hardware related. AnandTech...
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    Dial up connection slowing over time

    I have a dial up modm with windows xp and no matter what ISP I use it slowly looses bandwidth. I'll start to download a 3 mb file connected at 48.8 and before its done, I'm down under 1.00 kb per second. I've tried uninstalling network settings and even reinstalling xp over itself.
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    Computer Technician Client Database

    I can't remember who makes it, but I do remember that it is a reputable software company. It's software that keeps a detailed record of PCs that a company has worked on in the past. Does anybody know of this or something similar? Thanks
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    trouble with a modem

    Ok, I've got this 56k modem that connects at 115kbs for some reason but that is beside the point I THINK However, when it does connect it doesn't show a connection icon at the bottom of the screen like usuall. It does connects to my isp, (I've tried 2 ISPs btw) but when I open my browser...
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    1600+ showing up as 1050mhz instead of 1400mhz

    I recently replaced my motherboard with an Aopen board having had freezing problems with my old one. When I boot up however, My 1600+ only shows up with a 1050mhz clock speed. I've changed the multiplier to bring the clock speed to 1.4, save and reboot only to find the clock speed stays at...
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    Dsl and Linksys Router Trouble

    Ok. I'm trying to connect this linksys router to my dsl connection and am having no luck at all. I can browse my network, but no internet connection. I only have internet when pc is directly connected to the dsl modem. I Have tried "PPOE" with my username and password. Have tried "obtain...
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    stock cooling for the 2100+

    My friend just bought a retail amd 2100+ and he says that that stock heatsink/fan isn't cutting it at all. He does not overclock. Is the stock cooling not going to do the job? I don't understand why they would include a h/f that couldn't cool the processor properly. I don't know the temps...
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    Limited to 2/5 internet connections on linksys switch

    I'm networking 5 machines with dsl and I can browse the internet on any 2 but no more at one time. I browse my network on all 5. If I try to access internet on three or more at one time, alot of times all three fail. Any help appreciated.
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    What to look for

    What do I want to look for in a motherboard apart from feature support like raid, sata, etc. I may not be overclocking, but what would I look for if I were interested in overclocking? Thanks
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    engine mod

    Someone posted this mod a while back. It's the coolest mod I've ever seen. The guy made his machine look just like a automobile engine. Anybody know where I can get another pic?
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    mod color question

    Does anybody know where or how sites like "ibuypower.com," and "cyberpowerpc.com" use to color matching thier Monitors and Speakers with thier cases? One more question? Are all pre-made crossover cables yellow? Thanks
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    Problems with Linksys router and dsl

    I have a wireless Linksys router model BEFW11S4. I'm having some major issues making this thing work with dsl. I'm running windows xp pro. I'm not using the wireless portion right now, connecting everything throught standard network cable. The dsl modem works fine when directly connected to my...