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    Tell me how Microsoft Word disappeared from my computer

    Before people ask what process I took, here's what I've done: 1. Tried opening Word, to find it's just kinda gone. 2. Went to the program folder, to find it empty 3. Tried opening a Word doc, and it opened with wordpad 4. Restored a version of Windows from a day or two ago 5. Word SEEMED...
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    Dark videos for some reason, HELP!!

    Hi all, for some reason videos generally appear very dark on my monitor even though websites are bright. Changing monitor settings doesn't seem to help, and in fact changing settings has absolutely zero effect on videos watched directly through netflix. I can't even imagine how to begin to fix...
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    Cable on a PC

    Hi, I bought cable tv (http://www.optimum.com/online/) I wanted them to connect it to my tv card, which they did. But they said they can't help me to get it to work, and that I have to call tech support. I called tech support, and they told me I have to call the people who sold me the...
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    IT/Special Projects Salary

    Sorry for posting in this section. I know this should go in the Random Discussions section, but the pool of people who post in this section is the pool of people I need to have read this. My brother works for a certain barbecue products company. They import and distribute barbecue accessories...
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    CGI help desparately needed

    I have the following cgi code I need to modify: open(OUT, ">javascripts/update.txt") The above deletes everything in the file update.js. I then have more code that fills out update.txt with information from a form. Now for a contest I'm doing, what I am trying to do is make a new...
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    1600x1024 resolution: Fixing the "pinched" look?

    My monitor supports 1600x1024 resolution. When I set it to that resolution, everything looks stretched upward. Is it possible to fix that?
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    How do I transfer files from one computer to another using FTP

    How do I transfer files from one computer to another using FTP? There is no special connection between the two computers, but I have full access to both of them.
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    Need help w/ two WEIRD WinXP Issues

    I have Windows XP Media Center edition. 1. If you have Windows. Look in your start menu. From the bottom up, on the left, here's what you should see if you have the same operating system: * Blue Bar that says "Log Off" and "Turn Off Computer * "All Programs" with a green arrow * Horizontal...
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    Cooling issues: Help for a n00bie

    I'm running two copies of prime95 on my new gateway gm5076e, at high priority, and on its first night the computer shut down. People in the post I linked to suggest it's a fan or circulation issue. I'm a total newbie when it comes to fans, so I'm looking for suggestions...
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    Prime95 on Pentium D 3.2GHz

    Hi, so I just got a new computer, and I'm wondering if a system this *good* (compared to what I had before) can actually take the stress of running Prime95 at full blast. I just got a PC w/ a Pentium D proc at 3.2GHz. Since running two copies of prime95 means that I will be running at about...
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    SPEEDING THIS UP

    I'm writing the following cgi program, and was wondering if anyone could help me know if there is a faster/better way of doing this:
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    Site Debugging

    I own a website I recently switched to CSS for various reasons. I know if I had a header that is not recent enough then the page wouldn't load correctly. Is it possible to view the page as it would look in all versions of Internet explorer that came out after the year 2000? Maybe also other...
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    Debugging site

    I own a website I recently switched to CSS for various reasons. I know if I had a header that is OK but not recent enough then the page wouldn't load right. Is it possible to view the page as it would look in all versions of Internet explorer that came out after the year 2000?
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    HTML IMG attributes question

    I suspect that there's no "altsrc" type attribute for the html image tag, i.e. you can't say <IMG SRC="http://www.randomURL.com/images/ber.gif" ALTSRC="http://www.otherURL.com/images/ber.gif" ALT="Image Not Available"> In other words, I have a site, I want to host the images on another site...
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    "program" written in html/javascript

    So I KNOW a lot of programmers don't consider html and javascript to be a programming language. However, I know it is possible to write a page in html/javascript code, and then change the .htm or .html extension to something else that will let it run on your computer as if it were a program...
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    "program" written in html/javascript

    So I KNOW a lot of programmers don't consider html and javascript to be a programming language. However, I know it is possible to write a page in html/javascript code, and then change the .htm or .html extension to something else that will let it run on your computer as if it were a program...
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    What is PC2700S versus PC2700?

    Trying to buy laptop memory, found some that is "HYNIX 512MB DDR PC2700S CL2.5 MEMORY MODULE" What is "PC2700S", versus "PC2700"? Does the CL2.5 make a difference? Will this usually work in the standard laptop?
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    Music disappearing?

    Has anyone ever noticed random music files disappearing from their computer? I have Win2K. Every once in a while, a song I had just a few months ago isn't there anymore, and I definitely didn't delete any songs from my hard drive b/c I never delete songs.
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    Help selling a computer

    Hey I have a computer here I'm trying to sell. I heard there is some site you can just list its specs in some dropdown menus or something to find out what you might expect it to go for, or at least what's a fair asking price. I can't find one though. Does anyone here know of such a site?
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    My invites disappeared!!

    Did anyone else's gmail invites all just suddenly disappear?
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    screen size becomes small when resolution changes

    I change my laptop resolution to 800x600 and the screen size becomes really really small. It's a Sony VAIO, like 3 or 4 years old. HELP!!!!