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    Windows Media Center video playback issue

    OS: Windows 7 Home Premium (service pack 1) 64bit Video Card: Geforce GTX 560 Ti (current driver 8.17.12.7533) Issue: If I open up Windows Media Center, browse to Movies, and then play a movie, it says something to the effect "files needed to display video are not installed" (both AVI and...
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    Can you help me diagnose...

    I think I know what the issue is, but do not want to say ahead of time and possibly steer the conversation the wrong way. My PC has worked flawlessly over the prior year before ?issues?. Over the last few months, I have noticed small tearing on my computer screen - small green horizontal...
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    I would like some opinions on upgrade.

    After some research I want to upgrade my current system (that is having some airflow/heat issues) and get into a board that I can upgrade to SLI at the same time that I install water cooling. Current setup: CPU: AMD 939 3500 2.2ghz (keeping) RAM: OCZ PC 3500 512x4 Performance Series...
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    SQL Question

    In my current job I am learning SQL - while having to write valid SQL statements. I need some help designing a query that checks hire dates for establishing participation for (something). So the statement establishing participation has to have a WHERE clause that will check HIRE_DATE and...
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    Website creator/editor

    I'm looking for a relatively cheap solution to create some basic web pages for family members (for business, a church, maybe a personal one) so nothing really fancy. Maybe a forum board for the church. I dont want to handwrite everything from scratch in wordpad btw... SO what do you...
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    Can anyone tell me why this code isnt working?

    if (strUsername == strCustomerOne && strPassword == strPasswordOne) { location.href = 'welcome.htm'; } Basically, it won't open the welcome.htm file for me for some reason. The HTML code is a web page that lets a person log in their username/password (in a form in the HTML)...
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    This ONE homework question is frustrating me...

    I normally would just go ahead and GUESS at this and say screw it, but for some reason I have searched the net and my testbook obsessively for hte answer and cant find it. I'm sure that someone here will know the answer right away, and I appreciate the help in advance ___________ are known as...
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    DVD player wont play movies?

    When I try to play movies on my computer, windows media player and realplayer both state they dont have the software instlled to run them...what? Im confused, please help. I have a lite on DVD rom drive, OEM from Newegg.
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    Need help with "security camera" setup

    Ok, I have 2 very young kids (one 4 months, one 2.5 years) and my wife wants to spend $200+ on a video monitoring system for their rooms where you can see the kids. I'm thinking I can do this on the cheap with some software and cams with my setup, I just need to know where I should be looking...
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    Vampire: Bloodlines help

    I recently bought this game, and so far its great. Stuck on this quest though. Looked it up on a FAQ and it says the chick is stuck in the first freezer at the bloodbank; this is my issue: 1. I cant get the passcode off the computer (It says "see administrator.") 2. The freezer door says...
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    Problem with Dell FP2001

    Specs: See below for hardware. OS: XP Home (5.1,build 2600) BIOS: Phoenix AwardBIOS v6.00PG DX: 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) Display Mode: 1600x1200 (32bit) (60Hz) Driver: 6.14.0010.7801 The screen blinks black before refreshing to something new. Examples: I click a link on a web page...
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    Vampire: Bloodlines

    I held off this game because of the bugs...I figured why pay full price for a buggy product when I could get a fixed patch down the road, as well as pay half the price of the game at launch. So, my question is, is the game ready? the patches that came out for the game fix it yet? Thanks :)
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    Help with Sygate Personal Firewall

    Well, I placed Sygate firewall due to the high recomendations that comes from with this website amoung others. My problem is sites like Hotmail and Snapfish, ones that my wife uses, do not work for some reason with this firewall. What do I do? THere are settings for "advanced rules" but...
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    Computer Armoires

    I really like my current case (coolermaster CM stacker) however its HUGE. It stands about 25 in tall and needs at least 25 in in depth. so you can my predicament in the case area, so if anyone knows of any prefab ones or even a maker that does custom armoires that would really help...
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    PDAs

    I'm sorry about the double post but in peripherals forum, this thread is getting no action whatsoever. Hello, I need to get organized in a big way. This is my life right now: 1. Second child born this past week 2. Full time business owner 3. Taking 18 credit hours at college I...
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    PDAs

    Hello, I need to get organized in a big way. This is my life right now: 1. Second child born this past week 2. Full time business owner 3. Taking 18 credit hours at college I cannot afford to let anything slip by the cracks as you can clearly see. So please help me find a PDA that...
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    OK, I'm stumped.

    Thanks for the help in advance. First, let me tell you the specs: Linksys WRT54G router Laptop (working on wireless, works great): Win XP Home Main rig (connected in port 1, wired, working great): Win XP Home Secondary rig (connected in port 2, wired, NOT WORKING): Win XP Professional...
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    Printing on a wireless network

    print from the wireless computer? Are there any guides out there that someone can link to me? I searched Google and these forums and dont see anything...is it a case that its so easy and that is why there are no guides? Any help would be appreciated...
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    Can't install Windows XP on old Dell

    I have a Dell computer that the hard drive has "seemingly" kicked the dust. I bought a 80g WDSE IDE HD to replace it. When I am installing Windows, it reboots itself for the first time in hte normal instilation, then upon reboot - where you should get the splash screen for Windows XP...
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    There's something about Dell

    I have never encountered this problem, so I thought I would ask ya'll's advice and opinion. A family memeber's Dell has a broken HD, so I replaced it with a WD 80gb 7200SE. Upon loading XP on it, I am on a perpetual loop where the machine reboots when it is supposed to (after the partition...
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    Dell: can you replace with any type ram?

    Fixing a computer for extended family. Problem: Random reboots. Most likely fix: replace ram. Want to get a same-stick off Newegg, but unsure if Dell "allows" for other type ram. In fact, I was gonna replace the hard drive for them too, just a small upgrade, and now that I think about it, can...
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    Need help placing ram modules.

    My ram: Corsair CMX 512 - 3200C2 mobo: MSI K8N Neo2 This is the chart that the MSI board shows as far as configuration is concerned: S:Single Sided D: Double Sided B: Blank Ram Speed - Slot 1 - Slot 2 - Slot 3 - Slot 4 DDR400 - S - B - B - B DDR400 - B - B - S - B DDR400 - D - B...
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    If I wanted to get a job in networking...

    I want some certificates that will get me interviews. Once I get the interview, it will be me that is responsible to get the job; the prob I have right now is people not considering me b/c I am not "qualified" per my resume. Networking gurus, please answer. I am self learned, so pointing me in...
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    Two questions about new hardware that arrived today

    1. I know MSI bios has been iffy icoupled with winchester 939s, and it is imperitive to check before building to ensure you have at least bios version 1.3; however, I don't know how to check the bios version beforehand. Anyone know how to check the bios version before a build? 2. My...
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    Can I use this CPU cooler?

    http://www.coolermaster.com/in...e=KHC-L91-U1Hyper%2048 I bought a thermalright sp-120 and quickly found out that it was incompatible (thankfully b/f recieving it). So, I am coupling this mobo with a 3500+ Winchester, and want some good cooling. I can't find compatibility specs on either...
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    Is there ANY news on this mobo release? Anywhere?

    Is it so hard to give a release date, even if they push it back like games...I have a 3500+ Winchester, a Coolermaster CM Stacker, Thermalright 120, (I'm gonna use my hd's and opticals, as well as ram, from my current rig) all I am missing is the mobo. I really don't like the offerings on hte...
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    Question about upgrading from 98 to XP home

    I am building a new computer from my grandma. THis needs to be done, however she is really old and learning something new is not a really good thing for her. She is used to 98, but her computer is SO horribly slow (cyrix CPU, takes her 30 minutes to download "Hi Ms. Ryan!", seriously.) I...
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    Wired Network Question

    What would I do here? I want to have in the bedrooms and the living room mutiple plugs like a phone outlet. I do not want to restrict which location that my broadband is originated, in case I want to move my PC into the living room or another bedroom. How would I go about doing this? Any links...
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    I am looking for a x800 XT or 6800 Ultra

    I ahve searched the net through and through for 2 days with 0 results. Sure, there are sites that list them, but those sites have horrible reselleraitings, and I am not plunking $500+ to get screwed. Anyone know where I can find one of these cards?
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    Creative Audigy 2zs

    To those of you that have Creative cards, you know that there are 30+ apps that come along with the card that is completely unnecessary to install. However, I want to make sure that I have this set up the right way (for Doom 3, what else?) Can you help me with this? The Creative web page is not...
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    Where, if I wanted to start teaching myself, should I go?

    I plan on starting school this year in a CIS (Computer Information Sciences) degree but would like to get a step ahead of the game. To those of you in the actual program business, where would be a good place to start, and can you point me in the direction of where I should start? Point me in...
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    Wireless Linksys WRT54G Help

    OK. My wireless router will not work (the wireless part). I can use the 4 ports to hardwire my laptop and it works in conjuction with my computer, but that defeats the fact I bought a wireless router, right? Anyway, my laptop is a Compaq presario, AMD XP 3000, 512 ram, Wireless G card (Model...
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    Looking for a good mid range digital camera

    I need a camera that can zoom, has good "pixels," and will give a good picture in very low light. I do alot of pictures in bad lighting and need something that can give decent pics without/with a low/flash (doing alot of crowd pics during presentations). OK what do you guys suggest? Thanks...
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    New HD not recognized...kinda

    OK. My BIOS recognizes it ~ set up correctly (I have an 80g and a 120g). I checked the connections and it is what I wanted: 80g - master, 120g slave. In My Computer - Properties - Hardware, it recognizes it (Shows under Disk Drives the 2 HDs) But, when I look under My Computer (just...
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    How can I hook up 2 PSUs to the same PC?

    I would like to have all my components (opticals, HDs) on one PSU and all my mods (lights, fans, etc) on another PSU. However, the only thing I know that will turn on the PSU is the motherboard on switch, that I only know that 1 hook up will work. Can I somehow mod the switch at my front panel...
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    Help...Mobo giving error 83???

    I have an Abit AI7 motherboard. I took apart my computer to install somenew hardware (new HD and DVD burner). Now, when I poer on the computer, it tells me in the little window where it displays codes, #83 with a single beep. In the motherboard manual it says 83 = "Save all data in stack back to...
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    Should I get an extended warranty?

    OK. I have decided on this laptop unless someone here can tell me why I shouldn't get it, and give me an alternate (I need ASAP, which sucks b/c I usually get ripped off on these types of purchases). I think this is a great price for what I'm getting, but research was limited, so gurus help me...
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    OC'ing 'advanced' questions

    OK, not sure if these are advanced questions, so I thought the quotation marks were appropriate. First, my specs. Abit AI7 mobo 2.8c 800fsb intel true ATI 9800 pro Audigy 2zs WD 80gb 8meg cache HD Lite on 16x DVD Sony 52x cd-rw I could only get my cpu oc'd to 3.0 by increasing the fsb from...
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    Question about Zone Alarm Pro 4

    Hello, thanks for the help in advance. I recently have purchased this product based upon the Maximum PC recommendation on this firewall. However, it did not come with a manual, thier webpage really didn't help, and the tutorial is horribly inadequate (imho). Question: I have 2 different...
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    Motherboard questions

    OK few questions: First I have this board: Intel 865perl I want to switch it with this board (because I have current problems with my motherboard): http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-127-164&catalog=280&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=1&section=3 Is this a good board...