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    2nd Experience with Windows 8

    I dont know, is windows 8 really hard to use or are we caught up in this storm that has developed online. Ive seen enough regular users use windows 8 to question the idea that its harder to use for the general user market. Is it different? Sure, but once you explain the differences, my...
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    2nd Experience with Windows 8

    Maybe not here, but I have seen plenty of posts elsewhere regarding how Windows 8 is and will be a failure overall. My point is simply that its likely that it will not be a failure as long as there is compelling hardware and users get a certain amount of initial assistance getting use to the...
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    Need help from any Windows RT Tablet owners

    Id be fine with using the desktop IE, but unfortunately, Windows RT relies on MS' compatibility list for both the desktop and metro IE. I did find out more about the xml file, so that could be the answer. Thanks for the tip.
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    2nd Experience with Windows 8

    I think one thing people quickly forget when trying to say that since they hate Windows 8, then all the general users will hate it too. That is simply untrue. Alot of the issues talked about on forums like this stem from changing features that, lets face it, most general users paid little...
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    Need help from any Windows RT Tablet owners

    I am currently looking at getting a tablet. I would like to do a Windows 8 or Windows RT tablet, but I first need to confirm something. My main problem is that the tablet must be able to access a certain website that uses flash. This one point could force me into an x86 based Windows 8...
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    [Confirmed] Steve Jobs has died

    sad news, never like to see someone go like that. RIP Steve I may have disagreed with alot of his practices at Apple, but he was a stubborn visionary and it carried Apple to new hieghts of success. As a side effect, he spurred the rest of the industry into action through competition and that...
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    Xbox 360 not seeing shared music

    Ive run into a problem with my 360 not seeing the playlists or music that is added to my wmp 12 library. Im not using the media center function for this, just going to the music section, selecting my pc, and then playing the music I want. The part that is most frustrating is that this has...
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    Hardware failure?

    well i really hope thats the problem lol. it would be quite embarrasing, but ill gladly take it if it works by removing the jumper. i guess thats why a screwdriver is a better idea since your just touching it once. ill try that when i get home and ill be quite pleased if thats all it was.
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    Hardware failure?

    yeah, i have two msi boards, two 939 cpus, and two different power supplies. Only the second power supply is brand new, the 2nd mobo and cpu were bought used, so its not impossible that those are also faulty, i just hope that isnt the case. all have given the same result so far. I havent...
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    Hardware failure?

    this board does have a 4pin power connector and it seems to be firmly connected. This is trying two different psus as well. The board is a 24pin board, so i have that connected up along with the additional 4pin power connector near the cpu itself. thats a good point about the fan. i didnt...
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    Hardware failure?

    Ive been pulling my hair out trying to track down a problem with my system. Its an older htpc i have had for a few years: MSI K8NGM2-FID motherboard Athlon 939 cpu 3GB ram (2 x 1GB/2 x 512mb) Seasonic 430w psu The problem is that the system will not post at all. All i get is...
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    Old XP system shows blank screen after load

    Ive run into a problem with an older xp pc of mine that shows a blank screen after the loading screen shows up. I have tried going into safe mode, but safe mode halts after about half way, i believe its right before the vga driver would be loaded, but not sure. So far, i have tried to switch...
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    Xp pc bsod

    Thats a good point. I probably did copy over the curropted file. Any suggestions on how to repair or replace the corrupted file (or an app that might find the corrupted file)?
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    Xp pc bsod

    When I said I formated the drive, what I did was made a backup of the drive onto another drive, and then did just as you said, ran a chkdsk and even tried a repair install of windows. Chkdsk did say it made repairs, but it still wouldnt boot into windows. Next, I formatted the hard drive...
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    Xp pc bsod

    I did run a memtest for a few hours and nothing came up. Im running three 1GB sticks so I wonder if i should scale that down to one and run the test again.
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    Xp pc bsod

    Ive run into a serious issue with one of my xp machines. A few days ago, I found that my pc had shut off, most likely from an external power loss (we had been having some bad weather). I turned the pc back on only to see a BSOD occur moments after the xp loading screen would show up. This...
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    Limbaugh racist quotes on MLK assassin, slavery shown to be outright fabrication

    i dont remember him calling obama nazi, i do remember his remarks comparing some of the administration's agenda to that of germany. but as far as there being nothing humorous, thats certainly a subjective opinion. ive found some of his parodies funny over the years. as far as...
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    Limbaugh racist quotes on MLK assassin, slavery shown to be outright fabrication

    suspect of what? again, not attacking, just wondering why im giving off some kind of suspect vibe. i mean i will admit i dont hate the man the way you do, but by no means should that disqualify me from making a point about this. i certainly havent been praising him in this thread. to be...
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    Limbaugh racist quotes on MLK assassin, slavery shown to be outright fabrication

    i dont think most of my posts have been regarding rush, this is the first time i can remember a thread about him in particular. ive been a part of alot of other threads. but your right, i did take that as a shot at me, so i apologize since that wasnt the case. anyway, where did i say...
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    Limbaugh racist quotes on MLK assassin, slavery shown to be outright fabrication

    so you attack me for infrequent posting? what, do i have to live on these boards? excuse me for working for a living.... like its some kind of badge of honor.... anyway, if you would calm down and drop the attack mentality for a moment, maybe youd understand my point. how am i whining...
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    Limbaugh racist quotes on MLK assassin, slavery shown to be outright fabrication

    boy life would be alot easier if we could just apply that to everything. occam's razor is certainly an interesting point though. the simpler answer is usually the right one could apply either way though. my post could be boiled down to tying gangs to violence instead of tying it to race...
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    Limbaugh racist quotes on MLK assassin, slavery shown to be outright fabrication

    and yet they choose to focuse on the false quotes..... so either the media is stupid or dont really care. regarding those '1000 verifiable, hateful things', no one has said anything 'excusing' what Rush has said in the past, but you seem hell bent on ignoring how this was handled. You hate...
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    Limbaugh racist quotes on MLK assassin, slavery shown to be outright fabrication

    to me that comment was made at a time when there was alot of troubles in the nfl, alot of unsavory incidents taking place that were really hurting the image of the nfl. the analogy being that there seemed to be far too many negative incidents happening at the hands of players, etc without...
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    Hard drive no longer responding

    i have now moved the drive internally into the system and windows can see it, so ive now been trying recovery software to get my files back. i found an app called photorec that is suppose to target media files, which is what the hard drive contains. im waiting for a second 1TB to arrive so...
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    Limbaugh racist quotes on MLK assassin, slavery shown to be outright fabrication

    1. Rush didnt go to this group and ask to be involved, they came to him and he decided to do it, so this wasnt some grand plan on his part. 2. How are false quotes used to drum up anger 'market forces'? you make it sound like the other side of this doesnt do their fair share of race bating...
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    Limbaugh racist quotes on MLK assassin, slavery shown to be outright fabrication

    depends on your point of view.... you can say anyone is divisive if they dont happen to agree with you. same thing with all of those points. i see people throw that term around as an excuse to stop any debate. when you have two politcial groups with differing views, the situation is...
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    Limbaugh racist quotes on MLK assassin, slavery shown to be outright fabrication

    oh please, when you have nfl owners like Al Davis, Rush being a minor holder in a team wouldnt have caused any more trouble except from those that disagree with his political views. again, why is this even a story? because some decided to float a false quote and stir up the racial issues. It...
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    Limbaugh racist quotes on MLK assassin, slavery shown to be outright fabrication

    Thats fine, I can understand that point. But I have to say that Ive never heard him saying anything that directly inflammatory in regards to race. Most of the time he is having to react to racist alligations. He definitely can say things that might go too far for some, but I havent heard...
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    Limbaugh racist quotes on MLK assassin, slavery shown to be outright fabrication

    Actually, it was those pushing the quotes and the stories that brought this on Rush (i.e. Jackson, etc). Since the quotes turned out to be false, then that certainly wasnt Rush's fault. And how exactly does misquoting Rush confirm that he is an asshole? To me , that confirms how much of an...
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    Rev. Al writes NFL to block Limbaugh team purchase

    I think its pretty obvious this group looking to buy the Rams was heavily influenced by the storm created by Rev Sharpton and Jessie Jackson. Wether the allegations are true or not doesnt even matter sadly. Just the mear hint of racism is enough to disqualify a man that obviously knows and...
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    Hard drive no longer responding

    im using a sata to usb adaptor that comes with a 4-pin adaptor to ac adaptor for power.
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    Hard drive no longer responding

    I just recently got a 1TB Western Digital hard drive and have been using it with a sata to usb adapter for external storage. It was working fine for a few days, but now, the drive will not show up at all when plugged in. when it is plugged in, windows will not respond, most system functions...
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    HTPC gives no display output

    did this happen to you when you first put the system together or did it happen after running correctly for a while? mine had run flawlessly for 4-5 years before this issue cropped up. i did try just 3 sticks, unfortunately it didnt change anything.
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    HTPC gives no display output

    another update regarding this issue. i noticed that the motherboard doesnt make any beeps, etc when i have no ram in the system and power it up. im not completely sure if this board has a speaker, but if it does, would that mean the board has failed or could it still be the processor?
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    HTPC gives no display output

    i did try a pci-e video card and unfortunately got the same result. although i know usually the system is suppose to just switch over to a card if one is installed, i meay need to change something in the bios before it will work. as far as clearing the cmos, the board has a button thats...
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    HTPC gives no display output

    yeah, i have tried a new psu, but unfortunately its giving me the same issue.
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    HTPC gives no display output

    Ive been trying to troubleshoot an issue im having with my htpc. its an older system using an MSI K8NGM2-FID motherboard, AMD 3700+ 939 processor and 3GBs ddr ram (2x 1gb/2x 512mb), and Seasonic 430W power supply all in a Zalman 160 htpc case. the problem started after the system...
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    I just don't understand...

    This is a great topic, kudos to the Op. Ive been following this forum and other forums like it for a while and post here every so often. The points made in the OP are spot on. you have people that will angrily defend their position becuase they feel such a deep attachment to whatever...
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    Sarah Palin stepping down as Governor

    I think the way her and her family had been treated was way, way over the top. I dont care what party your affiliated with, if you think its right to attack someone's family becuase of your political disagreements, then you dont need to be voting. Why is it nowadays that it seems people...
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    Ten Million Dollar Limit!

    I see what your getting at there. You basically want to regulate how a company uses its profits by imposing a tax that forces them to do just that. Its a sneaky way around the problem, but it wouldnt be the first time taxes were used to regulate decisions. But wouldnt that artifically limit...