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    USB to paralel cable

    Okay, my uncle bought a new printer, but it only accepts USB connections, it doesn't have a parallel port. His laptop doesnt have USB connections, just a parallel port for the printer. My advice would be to buy a USB PCMCIA card for the laptop, but he wants to use a parallel cable. I'm asking...
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    Recover data from previous OS

    how do i recover data from a previous windows xp installation. there are two windows installation in the hard drive. The first copy of windows went bad and wouldnt boot anymore, so i thought by installing a second copy in a different folder I would be able to recover the data from the previous...
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    Cd Burner Apps

    Is there software that can burn music to CDRs? I just need something that can give me options like no pause between tracks. I searched in the forum, and many of you recommend Nero. I've been using Nero, but for some reason, the songs would "skip" when playing. I played it in different...
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    Num Lock Problems

    For some reason, Num Lock turns off during the Logon Screen.. I have my bios set to Num Lock on, and yes it is on when u turn on the computer, but once it enters the screen to logon, Num Lock turns off. There a file in windows i have to modify in order for Num Lock to stay on? I'm using Windows...
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    Search engine IE

    Ok, heres the problem... I installed this program this program, had spyware, so i deleted it, its completely wiped out now, but it changed my default search engine to some wierd one.. anyways, I've googled this up, I was told to go to registery and delete a key pertaining to the search engine...
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    Dell 4550 new vid card

    ok, my system 2.66ghz P4 768MB ram 2 hard drives (120GB/40GB) a cd-burner dvd drive tv tuner sound blaster sound card and the AGP Geforce4 MX 420 My system is 3 years old, when i bought it, i upgraded to a Geforce TI 4200, died out on me... a year later (2003) bought an ATi 9800...
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    RedHat 9 mouse problems

    Hi all... I decided to explore the world of linux.. tried out many distros and Redhat seems to be my favorite thus far, and easiest to use.... Then i reboot my computer, and the mouse stops to move everywhere, its impossible to control it... it jumps around and automatically click to where ever...
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    M0n0wall

    ok, i've been reading some threads where people started using their old P1 and P2 computers and turning them to hadware based firewalls, so i decided to try it myself, just to experiment.. i have a pentium 1 233mhz with 128mb sdram and installed m0n0wall on it.. ok... this is my setup...
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    I/O Range and IRQ for PCMCIA

    hello all I have this problem configuring the D-Link DFE-690TXD on a VERY old laptop (IBM 760XL) .. I installed WinME on it, installed drivers, i configured i to use TCP/IP, but it cannot pull an ip form the router.. I noticed in the Device Manager it said that the DLink card is not working...
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    Windows 2K External CD-Drive

    Hi everyone I need help installing Windows 2K on a laptop that uses an external Cd-rom drive. I've done it many years ago, but now I completely forgot how to boot the Windows CD from the external CD-Drive. How can I get the laptop to boot from the external cd-rom drive?? I do have the drivers...
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    Laptop Memory\W2K problem

    Hello everyone, I'm having some trouble adding more memory to my IBM T20 750mhz laptop... it currently has 128MB but when i added a 256MB stick in, BIOS would recognize it but for some reason Windows 2000 won't start.. Anyone have any idea whats wrong... I would appreciate all the help...
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    Sharing a Folder over the net

    I want to share a folder over the net so my firends can download files from there.. I wonder if you guys can give me what options i have..? thank-you
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    ATI 9800 ..problems

    After many months of usage, my ATI 9800np has now been giving me problems...I was playing a game and all of a suddent wierd colored blocks started to show up, shut down my comp and noticed inside my comp was a bit warm...set the case fan speed to high and started the comp again, everything...
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    Willamette and Intel845pe

    Will a 1.7 Celeron Willamette core able to work in an intel 845pe motherboard? I know that the 1.7 celeron is 478pins, but it also on a 0.18 micron process, will this affect the compatibility with the moherboard?
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    increase upload speed

    I am running my own webserver...got it to work and everything seems to run fine. now ppl seems to be downloading files at a speed of only 46KB....my ISP gives me upload speeds up to 900KBps... is there anyway i can increase the speed..i dont want it to go up to 900kbps...but somethin around...
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    Mini Computer and an ATI9800

    Will this Mini Computer have enough power to handle my Ati9800np? Also will it fit?
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    mini computer and an ati9800

    Will this Mini Computer have enough power to run my Ati9800?
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    IBM RFID error

    I have a T20 model 750mhz...I've had it for quite some time now, but today, an error showed up right during the BOOT ERROR 0189: Invalid RFID Configuration Information Area Press <F1> to Setup I tried going to the RFID Security tab under Config in the IBM BIOS Utility, but all i can do in...
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    Home Network

    I just bought a linksys router and it works perfectly...now i'm trying to create a home network using it, i;m trying to get two computers to share, and i used the home network setup wizard. but for some reason, WinXP tells me that MSHOME cannot be accessible...i put both computers using the same...
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    Router Recommendations

    I am looking for a router not wireless. I am a home user, and all i want to do is to share my internet connection with 2 comps maybe more. I also want one with decent features like a good firewall, and flexibility, and i do plan to host games over the net. I've set my eyes on This do you...
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    Using a Router and Want to Host Games

    guys, i have a friend who has DSL which is connected to the router which is connected to the computer...everything works fine...but for some reason people can't join his games that he host...i suspect the router has something to do with it...but then again, i'm not 100% sure, so that is why i'm...
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    Sharing My Cable internet..What do I need?

    I am a complete noooobbb at networking..what do i exactly need to share my cable internet connection for two computers. My isp tells me that it is impossible, and that i could only use the cable modem with one computer at a time, but i know there must be way to share the connection...i would...
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    AS3 and ATI card

    Is it safe to replace the grease on the 9800np core with AS3...or is it too risky since it's conductive?
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    Worries with my 9800np

    Hi everyone...I just upgraded my mx420 to a 9800np. Love the card! I see FPS gains in many games, and able to crank the resolution up with AA/AF max, better than the ti4200 did.... But when i started 3dmark2001 to benchmark my new card, I get the same results as the overclocked...