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    ghost, or other cloning, drive imaging program

    Hi; Im looking for a program that can make an image of a hard drive and make a bootable recovery disc sorta thingie. I need it bc i got a load of dell c610 laptops, all identical, but want to put xp on them with office and all the apps and stuff. I heard ghost can do this, but i tried it and...
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    nVidia nic problems

    Hello. This problem has happened to me before, and the only way its been fixed before its by waiting a couple of days. I'm connected to a DSL line using a Netgear DG814 Router with 2 other PCs in the network. Im using the integrated nic on my MSI K7N2 Delta 2 (nForce 2 Ultra 400) Basically...
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    Windows Media Center Software on XP Pro

    Does anybody know how to or have seen a post on how to install the windows media center software on a PC without having to wipe and reinstall the whole operating system. I currently have XP Pro, and browsing the MCE disc 2, the software seems to be all there. Somebody clever must have pulled it...
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    Free forum service

    Ive looked in the web, and found load and loads of free forum hosting services. If anybody is using or has used a free forum service that they would recomend, Id like to know thanks!
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    Seagate's NCQ

    Anybody know anything about this? Click
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    RDP behind firewalls over the internet

    Hello I am trying to remotely administer my friends pc at school from my pc at home. At home I have a Netgear DG-814 Router, at school my friend is the school firewall. If theres any ports that have to be allowed in to my pc, thats not a problem, I can just forward tehm in my routers config, but...
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    Best remote admin software

    Hey guys I dont have much experience with remote assistance apps. Ive only used the one that comes with xp and runvnc. What do you guys use / think is the best for doing remote control over the internet. Ive heard that some are much faster than others, and i have no clue what to choose, so if...
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    FTP Server help

    Hi I have an FTP server that works fine, using guildftp I however wanna make it easier to use for some of my friends. I want them to be able to just log on to my ftp serve with IE and browse without logging in or anything. One of the ftp servers that i know does it is ftp.idsoftware.com You go...
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    Quietest Clear 120mm fan

    I allready know the quietest 120mm fan out there is the noiseblocker, but im looking for a clear 120mm case fan. At least just the blades, since its a front intake and it will be lighted. I dont care if it comes with leds, if it comes with red ones, great if it comes any other color, ill replace...
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    Reference CPU database

    Does anybody know of a processor database purely for reerence? One that lists stuff like different bus widths, fsb, L caches, die size, socket type, etc... If not, I guess Ill have to start my own :P
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    Memory density configuration

    Ive nevero gotten it. When they say 64meg x 64 or 32meg x 72. Im thinking the firs number is the density of each chip, but what does the second number mean? thanks
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    Best CFM/dBa ratio

    Ive allways heard good things about panaflo and how theyre famous for being quiet. I was wondering if anybody knows of any other fans out there that are also quiet and with decent airflow.
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    Mcdonalds banner ad hacked?

    Click on the link, and look at the banner ad on the right link If you dont see, it refresh. It doenst havbe to be that exact link by the way its just the one i saw the ad in. It says on the second tab that pops up: "Best Buy Sucks" Mcdonalds has this monopoly game thing again, and you claim...
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    OS gurus read

    I know this might be a double post, but I need to get the attention from the people who browse the bigger general hardware category. Its about true multitasking: .http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=50&threadid=1152598 Note: I might bump this later in the evening when traffic is...
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    Multi-tasking OSes

    My opinion: Windows is not multitasking because it can only actively attend one task at a time. Im trying to get the point accross to the people who think Windows is multitasking. So all you Unix/Linux (or other multitasking OSes) gurus, can you explain this ehole "true multitasking" issue? Im...
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    Logitech Z-560 for £60 at PC World!!!

    Here in yeovil, somerset, I picked up a set of Logitech Z-560s for a mere 60 quid at PC World There are about 10 sets left Its a clearance thing, so hopefully its accross the country.
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    Cropped Video Playback

    L O everybody I have come accross a weird problem When I playback any video regardless of format or player, It seems to be cropped from the sides and bottom. Any idea what is going on? It just happened a couple of days ago.
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    username change

    seems like a mess. I wanted to change my username to derekblankmccoy. But i saw that in my profile you couldnt do it. So I made a new account (derekblankmccoy) Then I saw in this forum that you could. Could a mod out there please delete the account I just made and cahnge my username to...
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    help i think i have a virus

    I keep hearing ths evil laugh sorta "ha ha" every couple of minutes. Ive updated Panda and ran it twice, and it still keeps doing it help! This is not General Hardware related. AnandTech Moderator
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    Dualview Messing with my head

    Hey everybody Ive got 2 monitors hooked up to my GF4 ti4800 SE Ive got them in Dualview mode. Whats pissing me off is that when i close an application that maximized (almost all apps) what I do is just push my mouse to the front and right and click really fast. Its a rapid movement but Im...
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    Edited: Read Reciept

    *****Hi Does anybody know how to figure out if someone is appearing offline in MSN messenger? My guess is that there must be some kind of way to find out by packet sniffing, because the host has to send a command to let your client show that person offline. Unless the host doesnt answer at all...
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    FTP Server Behind Router

    Hi I am trying to setup an FTP Server behind a Router. derekftp.no-ip.info (not giving you my ip) DG814 ADSL Modem Router Config: UPnP: On Forwarded port 21 to my internal ip Forwarded ports 50000-50100 also t my internal ip GuildFTP config: Under Passive mode, I put my real ip (static) set...
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    send and recieve large files

    Hi; Im behind a router with a static IP, i wanna be able to send and recieve large files between 2 pcs over the web. I know mirc will work, but theres a potential hazard, and the person im trying to connect with is pretty illiterate. I was hoping i could do some kind of ftp, but as i said im...
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    MSN Messenger whiteboard, remote assistance

    Hi; Wondering why the whiteboard doesnt work. Remote assistance only with certain people, mostly people on dial-ups. I heard lots of things: UPnP, NAT, Ports.... etc. Im on a Netgear Router (no firewall) with a static IP I enabled UPnP, in the router settings but still doenst work. Help?
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    windows xp user icons

    anybody know where the user icons, (cat frog, rubber duckie etc) are stored? just curious thanks
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    PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!! MY DATA IS GONE!!!!!

    I was upgrading to Win XP, and it started to install, and after the first boot, the computer froze right when the "please wait" thing with the windows logo appeared. I restarted, and next thing i know is that MY HARD DRIVE WONT BOOT!!!!! It says invalid disk or something. Thing is it wont boot...
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    Best Socket 370 chipset

    Hi; I want to know what the best Socket 370 chipset is. Intel? VIA? other? I dont want the 820 or that VIA DDR one, I want to use some of the the SDRAM thats laying around. So I guess it boiuld down to the 815 (E, EP, whats the difference?) or the VIA Apollo Pros thanks!
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    Tom's Hardware HSF Video @ Intel Channel Conference!

    I just ot back from Intel's Channel Conference here in Mexico. It was the usual (the guys dont know jack, and they give you a pen), untill they showed Tom's Hardware Video about what happens when you take the HSF off the CPU while its running. Personally it pisse me off, bc the guy laser pointed...
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    Powerleap pl-ip3 problems

    Does anybody have this slotket? Ever since I upgraded my 440lx with it, it freezes on startup about 50% of the time. help?