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    XP2600 to Mobile XP2500?

    I.e., I have changed out a mobo before, with all that entails, but not sure of what I am trying to do here. :) I have an Asus A7N8X rev. 1 mobo (333 fsb) with an XP2600+(Tbird) running at 2.1 Ghz. Just bought a Mobile (Barton) XP2500+ to swap out (I hope), as per a suggestion in the mobo...
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    Asus A7N8X

    I've been to Asus's website, but just became more confused. I have about the oldest Rev. board there is, and the bios is the one that came with the board. Right now I am running an XP2600+ (Tbird) w/333FSB. Trying to upgrade this machine a bit without having to replace everything. My...
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    Please tell me this isn't going to harm my monitor!

    I have an Envision EN9110 19" LCD monitor. Earlier this morning, when I plugged it in, the AC to DC adapter would not work. Aaaaarrrrggghhhh!! The rating on this adapter was 12vDC out, at 5 amps. The only quick replacement I could find (with the same type connecter, etc.) is 12vDC out, but...
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    AVG corrupted!

    This is the 2nd time in the last couple of months, that when I turn on my machine, I get the warning that AVG has been corrupted. The only way I know how to fix it is to run System Restore (XP) to the last restore point I have. I update Windows, AVG itself, and AdAware and Spybot religiously...
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    Upgradable GPU's

    My first computer was a laptop (380Mhz and ATI Rage Mobility Pro), and almost immediately I began to lust for flightsims that all but overwhelmed the GPU. And I was really disappointed when I found out I couldn't uprgrade anything but the RAM. Now some mnftr's are touting "user upgradable...
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    Pasting super long URL's

    I just pasted a link on another site, and it was so long that it caused my screen (1280x1024) to have to be scrolled sideways. If I post big images, I know how to reduce them so that they are reasonable in size for all viewers. But how do you do that for links (in a forum)? Like, I've seen...
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    Are registry cleaners safe to use?

    I'm running XP Home, and have added and deleted a bunch of stuff since install, so Registry is probably pretty "junked up". NOTE: I have edited a registry just once, when changing from a Voodoo card to an Nvidia one, and that was on 98SE. I was following very explicit instructions, and was...
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    Tabs in Firefox? How

    I just installed Firefox as a browser, and I like it a lot so far, but I've always heard one of its acvantages was "tabbed browsing". How do I enable this? (I can't find it in Mozilla's help) Thanks
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    Anyway to see if WinXP (home) is corrupted and how?

    I wonder if there is anyway (similar to running a virus scan, or not) to see where XP corrupted? I know it's gotta be, but that's all I know>when sending something to the recycle bin, it just disappears. I've done, I think, all the normal things>made sure that check mark that enables this...
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    Recycle bin weirdness

    I just accidentally deleted a .zip file from my desktop, and wanted to get it back to put in another folder. Wel, when I went into the recycle bin, it was completely empty, nada! Seems that file and a bunch of others should have been in there, but nothing. Properties of the bin does not show...
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    Deleting ZoneAlarm a good idea?

    Hi all, I've got ZA running on my PC right now (the free version), but haven't had a resident anti-virus program since I only go online about once a week or so with this computer (drive a semi, so only time I hook up this desktop is when I have a free day on the weekends-afraid my laptop won't...
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    How does one get Windows Explorer (XP) to open at Local Disk (C)?

    Now what I get when open WE is an expanded desktop, which I then have "shrink", go to My Computer, then the "C" disk, and then I can finally get to whatever I want (which is Program files 99 % of the time)! IIRC, back when I had 98SE, it would at least open with "C" expanded; much better.
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    Antec Hard Drive Cooling System seems to work!

    POS as far as intructions and screw size>screw hole goes, but after "forcing" the mounting screws (I am from the "if it doesn't fit, get a bigger hammer" school), and finally getting it installed, it has lowered my CPU temp by about 5 degrees C, and the mobo temp about the same! I relocated my...
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    Temp question, and should I do anything about them?

    CPU=122 F Mobo=87 F (using Asus Probe on an Asus K7N8X w/XP2600+, stock retail cpu fan) Are these temps OK? I just recently had a graphics problem, finally traced it to a software prob, but I thought for awhile it might be a heat problem so I went out and bought an Antec CPU fan and heatsink...