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    8800GT or wait for new ATI card?

    I know the 8800GT is an awesomely priced card, but should I wait and see what ATI/AMD offers? I know if I wait the 8800GT might be out of stock for a while, do you guys think that ATI will be able to compete with the 8800GT?
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    Prime 95 question

    Is it normal for one core to be slower than the other three? I know its usual for the temps to differ but one of my cores is consistently finishing tests 1+ minutes later than the other cores.
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    Windows XP randomly rebooting and/or bsoding

    After spending a few days messing around to get my vista stable, I decided to give up and go back to xp, which I thought would be much easier to install. No luck, now my computer is randomly restarting without a bsod, or crashing with a STOP: 0x0000000A error. My ram went overnight on memtest...
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    Random bsods running vista

    My system specs are: Q6600 g0 stepping @ stock Thermalright Ultra 120 heatsink seagate 320gb 7200.10 sata drive 2x1 gig mushkin 5-5-5-12 DDR2 800 ram x1900xtx 512mb @ stock 550w antec NeoHE power supply Windows vista 32-bit ultimate version I have run memtest and windows memory test...
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    Antec 180 or 180B

    I was looking online for the 180's specs when I noticed there were two models. Are the models different in any way? If they are, do both models come in two colors? Thanks in advance
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    Fix Vista MBR without Vista DVD

    I have an HP computer that came with Vista pre-installed, so it didn't come with a Vista DVD. I screwed up the MBR by trying to dual boot XP. Is there any way to fix the Vista MBR without using the DVD?
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    Vista DVD working on one computer but not another

    When I use my vista dvd on my computer it works perfectly fine. But when I use it on my brother's HP computer, after the press any button to boot from dvd, it give me the error: the file is possibly corrupt. The file header checksum does not match the computed checksum. Anybody know what's...
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    Get the most out of my dual core CPU

    I got a new Core 2 Duo E4300, but honestly I dont notice that much of a speed increase in comparison with my old Sempron 1800+. The two have the same clock speed but since the C2D has two processors shouldnt it be twice as fast? Is there something I have to do the make sure I get the most out...
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    Keeps Going To "Windows did not start successfully" screen

    Whenever I turn on my computer it goes to the Windows did not start successfully screen and gives me the options: Safe Mode, Safe Mode w/ Networking, Safe Mode w/ Command Prompt, Last Known Good Configuration, and Start Windows Normally. No matter which option I choose it just restarts the...
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    Computer Freezing Randomly

    My brother's computer just randomly started freezing erratically. It'll run fine for about half and hour and just freeze. It wont respond to anything, and I have to hard reboot it. Lately it's been giving out hard drive read errors during boot before it loads the OS. Usually if I just reboot...
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    Hard drive permissions

    Ok I just took my brother's hard drive out of his computer and into mine because it was messed up and I needed to backup some of the files. The problem is I need permission to copy over all of the files. Even when I click allow it wont let me do it.
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    Repair install

    I turned on my computer and I got this error message: Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <Windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe. Please re-install a copy of the above file. I have a windows xp cd but I dont know exactly how to go about re-installing a...
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    Aero w/ 512mb of RAM?

    I have a C2D E4300 and a Radeon 9200 so my CPU and GFX card have no problem with Aero, but I only have 512 mb of RAM. Is there any way I could force Vista to use Aero?
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    All drivers installed but still no audio

    I have integrated audio on my ECS P4800PRO-M motherboard and I've installed all the audio drivers but there still isnt any sound. I've tried multiple speakers and headphones so I know its something to do with the motherboard. Anybody know what could be going on?
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    Power on but no boot

    Just got a new CPU and motherboard so I wanted to install it in my computer. The CPU is a Core 2 Duo E4300 and the motherboard is a ECS P4M800PRO-M. I believe I connected everything correctly but when I power on, nothing is displayed on the monitor. I've tried connecting the monitor to the...
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    Install Windows XP Without CD Drive

    The CD drive on my computer is old and cheap so now its not reading very reliably. I´m trying to install Windows XP onto a clean hard drive but every time some file ends up being corrupted because the CD drive cant read it correctly. Is there any way to install without a CD drive? I have an...
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    Reinstalling Windows XP

    I'm trying to reinstall Windows XP on a blank hard drive. I have my Windows XP bootable CD, but its kinda old so its somewhat scratched up. Everytime I try to install, it interrrupts and says some file is corrupt and to press any key to continue, which restarts my computer, and I go through...
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    Problems with adding RAM

    I just got some new ram recently, I think it's working because it shows up when I click on My Computer and Properties but for some reason I seem to be freezing up in games that played smoothly before. The new RAM I got is PC3200 but I think my computer is supposed to have PC2700, would that...
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    Cant add new network place

    I installed a theme that doesnt have the sidebar in the windows explorer. So when I go to My Network Places, I dont see the options of Add a Network Place, View Network Connections, etc. Is there any way to manually add a network place? I've tried right-clicking and refresh but the shared...
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    eBay Gift Card?

    Just a suggestion. I think eBay should make gift cards that people could use the same way iTunes has gift cards. You could buy them at you local department store or supermarket. You create an account and the money would be in a PayPal account. This would solve the problem of people who are...
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    Trouble Installing Windows

    I've wiped my hard drive and am trying to install windows on my computer again. I've done this several times before without any trouble. But this time something seems to have gone wrong. I've set up my BIOS to boot from CD. But it seems that sometimes it wont boot from the CD. It tells me...
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    How should I get rid of spam?

    I'm currently using Yahoo! Mail and I've already used up all 500 of my allowed blocked addresses. I've turned on SpamGuard and it's set to delete spam once I recieve it. However, every day 1-4 spam e-mails manage to reach my inbox. It seems as if they are all from different senders, but...
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    I cannot hibernate.

    My system specs are: AMD64 venice 3800+ 512 dual channel ram Abit KN8 nforce4 ultra x1900xtx WD80 g hdd. Windows XP SP1 When I attempt to hibernate, the computer will hibernate as normal, but once the system turns off it immediately turns back on. Any help? Thanks.
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    Do 64bit Processors Need 64bit Software?

    I was recently thinking about upgrading my computer from an AMD Sempron to an AMD Athalon 64bit processor. I was wondering if using a 64bit processor would require 64bit software for better performance. I have a normal version of Windows XP and I dont have any games specifically for 64bit...
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    How can I make Firefox remember a password?

    I have a site that I would like to save my login ID and password with in Firefox Password Manager. However, when I enter my ID and password and login for this site it doesnt offer the normal option of remembering the password or not. I know I havent disable the password function for this page...
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    Mozilla Thunderbird Help

    I just started using Mozilla Thunderbird with my Yahoo! Mail account. When I go to Thunderbird and download all my emails I can see my inbox just fine. But when I go to my internet browser and check my e-mail, all the e-mails I downloaded were gone. Is there any way to put those emails back...
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    Any mail programs that work with Yahoo! Mail?

    Are there any mail programs out there that work with the free version of Yahoo! Mail? I've already tried Outlook and Thunderbird but neither of those work.
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    Good software for editing MP4?

    Is there any easy to use software for editing a .mp4 file? All I want to do is cut some stuff out but I want to do it accurately.
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    IP Address Conflict

    Recently my brother has been getting these Windows popups in the toolbar that says someting like "there is an IP address conflict with another computer on the network." I checked our IPs on a website and it said both my brother's and mine were the same. My brother and I both connect to the...
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    Outlook w/ Yahoo Mail

    Is there any way to get Yahoo Mail to work with Outlook without having to subscribe to their premium mail service?
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    Make Microphone Louder

    Is there any way to make my microphone pick up my voice louder. I already have it on the loudest setting but it still too quiet. I know its not a problem with my mic because I tested two different mics.
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    Converting GIF to AVI

    I'm trying to convert an animated gif to avi. However when I convert it the avi has a lot of green and only parts of the picture are the right color. Does anybody know what's happening? How do I fix this? Thanks in advance.
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    4.4 GB .mpg --> 700 MB .avi

    I want to convert a .mpg movie that is 4.4 GB large to a 700 MB .avi. I'm using Blaze Media Pro Video Converter. The problem is I dont know what settings to use. Can anybody help me out? Thanks in advance.
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    Fast Forwarding in DivX Player

    Is there any way to fast forward or skip to a certain point in divx player? Im trying to play an .avi file and whenever I try to skip or fast forward it just restarts the video.
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    Create iTunes Account Without Credit Card

    Is there any way to create an iTunes account without entering a credit card? I don't want to have to buy any gift cards either. I just want to download one of the free videos on iTunes.
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    How do I change AIM sounds?

    How do I change the sound that my buddies hear when I sign on/off? When I look in the preferences menu of AIM all I can find is how to change the sounds I hear when my buddies sign on/off. I want to use my own sound as the sound my buddies hear when I sign on/off.
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    Playing Warcraft III on LAN

    My brother and I are trying to play a Warcraft III on LAN but for some reason my brother cant join a game that I create and vice versa. Does this have something to do with our router or is it a firewall problem? How can I fix this? Any help is greatly appreciated.
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    Using Nero to Create an ISO

    Is there any way to create an ISO using Nero 6 from a DVD if I only have a DVD reader?
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    Run Antivirus Without Logon

    Is there any way to run an antivirus or a system restore without logging on? I think my computer might be infected with a virus that wont let me log on at all.
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    Cant Log On

    I'm running Windows XP. I turn on my computer and it gets to the logon screen just fine. But when I click any of the users it logs on but immediately logs off back to the logon screen. What's wrong? How can I fix it? Any help is greatly appreciated.