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    Block or reroute access to a website?

    I'm not sure who it is, but someone on my computer is goin to one of those websites where u can watch movies. I'm trying to block access to the site so it doesnt come up, or if possible display what I want when they access the site. Is there anything I can do?
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    Windows Error! Shell32.dll ACCESS DENIED

    RUNDLL Error Loading C:\WINDOWS\system32\shell32.dll Access is Denied. what does this mean? My friend said she gets this when she tries to install/uninstall..go into anything in the control panel..and if she clicks properties on the desktop. She has Windows XP with Antivir and Comodo...
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    Windows XP Key

    I have a friend thats about to format. She can't find the productkey before she does and ive heard about ways to find it within the installed system. She has Windows XP Home SP2 could any1 help??
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    Best FREE Antivirus / Firewall

    I have 2 friends, both have over 300 viruses..was wondering what is the best free antivirus/firewall they can use? and also how good are they ??
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    Windows XP - Recent Created Files/Folders

    Is there a list or something that lists recent files/folders that were created? I know about the My Recent Documents list..but from what I understand that can be disabled/cleared but is there another list?
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    Looking for powerful laptops

    I'm looking to buy a laptop soon and was wondering what is a good company to go with? I'm going to be using it with photoshop/photography. would need something with accurate colors if thats even possibel in a laptop..but lookin for suggestions! not looking to spend much but something that can...
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    PC Won't Turn on

    When I turn on the PC on everything sounds normal like its about to power up but for some reason the monitor does nothing. Theres no beepings or anything. I've tried running with 1 Videocard/switching which one was in first/switching out the ram/disconnecting some hardware to see if it was a...
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    Help me decide on external HD

    My primary computer is a Macbook Pro and I need a good reliable hard drive that I can backup the files with. I had an external that worked fine on my mac for a while but now it isn't recognized and I need to get 200GB of info off of it. So my question is: 1. Whats a reliable external drive...
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    Best Heatsink For Amd Athlon FX 55

    I broke one of the fins on my current heatsink so its spinning and vibrating my whole desk. I was wondering what would be a good replacement for my heatsink? I have a Zalman heatsink but I'm not sure which one I have.. I would like a heatsink that I won't need to go in back of the motherboard...
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    Sluggish Performance

    My sytem specs are: ASUS A8N-SLI DELUXE AMD 64-Bit FX-55 2x Geforce 6800 Ultras in SLI 2x OCZ PC3200 512MB EL Dual CH Platinum Rev 2 2x 200GB DiamondMax 10 HDs I was looking through some posts here and tried some of the suggestions..my Hard Drives are in DMA Mode so that cant be it.. I...
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    Quick Ram Question

    I have an Asus A8n SLI Deluxe motherboard and It had 2x PC3200 512MB EL Dual CH Platinum Rev 2 Ram chips but 1 fried so im running on 1 512MB chip right now. I'm going to be sending it in but I might have to send in both of them since its dual channel. I have 2x 512MB 32X8 DDR333 from my old...
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    Lowering timing on RAM

    My friend has 1GB Corsair Xpert TWINXP1024-3200XL DDR. For some reason he said sometimes 1 of the sticks won't register and sometimes the comp freezes at the boot screen.. so how can he lower the cas timings on the ram to see if that will help?
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    A8N-SLI Premium system

    Hello :) one of my friends is having a problem with his system and this is the 2nd time that it has happened to him. The first time it happened was on his old computer and he just installed a new HD. With the new system he was able to start it fine but it happened again. He said when you turn...
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    Best Firewall?

    I'm looking for a really good software firwall right now I have zonealarm but I'm looking for a replacement since my bittorrent files take forever to download with 1-10kb speeds (took me 6 hrs to get a WoW patch :D). I dont care if the firewall costs money aslong as its a really good 1. I...
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    Disc Boot Failure Error

    I have 2 of the same exact drives so how would I set up boot sequence if all ti says is "Hard Disk"? When I hit F8 on the screen where it says "Boot Menu" and hit the first drive it goes through fine, but I guess when I let it run through its going for the 2nd drive first. When I do get the disc...
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    Partitioning a drive

    I have 2 DiamondMax10s and they are both showing up as 127gb and I checed disk management and I saw that they both have some space that wasnt formatted:confused: I want to use it but I was wondering if I do this I have to create a new partition and will that divide the drive because I already...
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    SLI System Overheating

    I've been having overheating problems since its been really hot here in NY and i dont have any A/C. I first thought that it was a driver issue but I tried about 5 different drivers and the same thing happens. I noticed that it happens while under a certain amount of action on screen while...
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    Few Questions/Problems

    Hello :) I have a few questions since I think my computer could be running better then what it is now :) Specs: Asus A8n-SLI Deluxe 2 BFG 6800 Ultras 1GB PC3200 DDR Ram Sound Blaster Audigy 2x Maxtor DiamondMax 10 200GB drives Bios Version 1006 1. I have a external hard drive and...
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    Motherboard heatsink slowing down..

    Hello :) I was browsing through sites when I noticed that my computer started making strange noises and when i looked through the case window i saw that the heatsink on the motherboard started to slow down.. is there any reason why it would and would I be able to fix it myself if i had to? I...
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    Cha1 Fan Speed to low?

    i flashed the bios to 1006 and i got this at the startup.. when I checked it in bios the fan speed said 0 rpm so i flashed it to the bios on the disk.. it still says 0 rpm.. what is the cha 1 fan?? and is there another way to check if its working? edit: I can see the CHA2 fan on the mobo but...
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    Should I Flash Bios?

    Right now I have ver 1002 bios and I was wondering if I should flash it to the 1006 bios? I was told that it has better features or something for SLI but I'm not exactly sure what it is. should I flash or stick with this.. and if i should flash what would be the best/easiest way to do it...
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    SLI Setup

    I was looking through the 6800 drivers and I noticed that my comp was on single gpu instead of multi gpu. When I enabled it and went ingame there was a red tint on the bottom half and not sure how to fix.. http://img222.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img222&image=adsads4we.jpg is there something I have...
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    2nd Hard Drive not bein recognized..

    When I first put together my computer I didnt have the 2nd HD plugged in while installing the OS and stuff but when I plug it in it doesnt wshow up as any of the drives in explorer.. Is there somethign I have to do to allow 2 drives?
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    System Temps

    http://img218.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img218&image=nhbnb6fu.jpg Is this normal? its at idle.. im not to sure about GPU temps so is this ok?
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    Got all my comp parts..

    Hello :) I ordered all of my computer parts and I want to put them it together now.. I've never done this before so I'm not 2 sure what to do first :). Is there any site or anything where I can look and see what I should be doing before I put it together? Is there anything I should follow or...
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    Great Surround Sound Speakers

    Hello :) I'm looking for for really good surround sound speakers I can use for music and gaming. would like to keep it around 500$ :) What do you guys think would be a good choice?
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    DVD Writers and V card Question

    What would be a good DVD Writer out right now? and if i got an asus a8n sli could u use either 1 of these http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=326001-BFG-TSHIRT http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=326010 or is it just the 2nd 1? I dont really...
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    ASUS A8N-SLI & RAM

    I read through the big thread on the asus a8n-sli and didnt see much on this but I read that this board is really picky with RAM and I wanted to know what RAM do you guys use that have the board ?
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    SLI Setup! need help (again!)

    Hello! Couple months ago I was going to build a new computer but was told to wait for SLI :) I hear that some people got there boards already and I was wondering how the boards are :). I like asus boards and i want to know how does the asus a8n-sli do against the others ( are there any...
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    Traveling with comp

    Hello I'm sorry if this is in the wrong section I didnt know anywhere else to put it I have to travel to california soon (i live in nyc) and i want to bring my computer with me.. I've never brought my comp with me on trips so I'm not sure how to do it.. I was wondering what would be the safest...
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    Buying new rig..

    Hello :) I am currently building a new rig since its that time again :) there are a bunch of things I need help with... I want to get the best hardware possible right now and I currently have these listed.. AMD Athlon-64 FX-55 BFG GeForce 6800 Ultra OC Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2...