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    Pandas Tru Prevent software?

    I hope to hear from other Panda users, I have posted in other forums and no responses. The other posters issue regarding proximity in time with my issue of updates and his with another Panda program could be a coincidence, however, I note that the member also had an issue with user id just like...
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    Pandas Tru Prevent software?

    I tried the Panda Tru Prevent trial offer at the beginning of April and read reviews and found that I liked what I saw and it was compatible with my computer and so I subscribed to it in mid april. on april 28th the program had a problem with my user id and thus i sent an email to Panda as it...
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    Google Web Accelerator

    I was surfing and I believe that it was in the Major Geeks forum that this accelerator was being removed as recommended for two fold reasons. One that it actually appeared to slowdown things and the other issue was "privacy" concerns. i didn't see the earlier posts so i apologize if i am...
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    usb 2 vs firewire

    Interested in this post. I have a notebook with a PC card for 2.0 usb conncection. Just wondering if this card could be changed to one with firewire and what about a hookup to an external hard drive? Our office tech told me usb 2 was faster, obviously he does not really know what you...
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    One Touch back up Feature Western Digital Ext Hard Drive

    Well, due to the fact that i want to get a very user friendly backup, and after all my surfing and reading at various forums I have zeroed in on the Western Digital 160 gigs USB external hard drive. I spoke to Western Digital and they advise that the back up will do what I want it to do, that...
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    External hard drive & Security

    Thankyou for the reply, as that sounded like a good idea regarding the partitions I searched the net and it came up with Steganos as a virus program? Perhaps there is another name for the program you used? the password protection of the partition seems to make sense. Thx for the reply and...
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    External hard drive & Security

    I am encountering a very problematic time in buying an external hard drive. i have a notebook, pentium 4, 40 gigs, xp, 1.9ghz, and I want to purchase an external hard drive, the content of the hard drive will be work and personal files that would be on my Ghost Image that I would create from...
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    cd burner program with alternative to drag n drop?

    I have a new external burner for my notebook which has a cd/rw. The burner is a 16X+R16X-R, usb 2.0, 8.5 gb and I use a very good program to burn dvd's on maxcell 4.75 R+, so i don't need a dvd program the program i use is 1 Clcik dvd copy and it is great. What i want to do is use my...
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    Recommendations?? External DVD burner???

    What is the problem with these external burners? I am not going to be doing a lot of burning, just occasional. talked to my techie and he is not interested in putting together an NEC into a case. Just wondered if the answers to my questions were from the US or Canada. I have spoken to...
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    Recommendations?? External DVD burner???

    i am looking at purchasing an external dvd burner. Have looked at the BenQ Ew162I and the LG GSA-516OB. does anyone have experience with these or other models that are good?? Both are 16X+R and 16X-R DVD+- RW/R Looking for comments, Thankyou.
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    Best DVD Burner for Notebook

    What model in users opinion is the best external dvd burner for a notebook, am presently looking at a BenQ 16X Ext DVD+/-RW USB 2.0, 8.5GB data. There are other models Sony, HP. However, sales reps say it is simply a matter of model. Wanted to get Users opinions. Regards
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    toshiba satellite 2410 and sp2

    Hi Wobble Wobble, I appreciate very much your interest. Did you look at the support site with the list of issues. The one that toshiba mentioned in particular was the yamahao drivers. You mentioned that you did a clean start in your earlier post so I gather that you go rid of the watered down...
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    toshiba satellite 2410 and sp2

    Thanx Wobble Wobble for the reply. Just wondering if you are from the USA as the models and their components are different than the toshiba 2410 that were shipped to Canada and that is where the problems are for us as the boxes had parts from another country according to Toshiba support here and...
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    toshiba satellite 2410 and sp2

    Toshiba has finally posted all the reasons not to install sp2 yet on their laptops...some reasons are incompatability with yamaha drivers, video card, usb devices are not recognized and on and on. My colleagues jumped the gun and are so regretful. If anyone has a Toshiba notebook and is...
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    Are DVD/CD burners a standard size for laptops?

    I am new to all of this and wondered if i have a cd that I wish to copy and my notebook...toshiba has a Cd, floppy and of course a hard drive, I presume that I will have to use the cd on my notebookd to playback the cd that I wish to copy and then by an external burner to do so. Is that how it...
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    toshiba satellite 2410 and sp2

    I still am hopeful that I will find a member that may also own a toshiba laptop 2410 and advise of their ex[periences in installing sp2. As my previous posts indicate there have been problems at work with this model and by other notebook owners. I sincerely would appreciate comments from...
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    toshiba satellite 2410 and sp2

    I received no responses to the above post and wondered if anyone with a laptop has encountered problems at all in loading sp2 and the ultimate operation of the box. when i spoke to M$ they mentioned Dell in particular as one that had issues. I hope that there is someone out there who has some...
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    Tips for Travelling with a laptop

    Someone mentioned swabbing? What is it? Internal/ External/ . I am new to all of this stuff. I look forward to comments. Regards
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    toshiba satellite 2410 and sp2

    I purchased the above model of toshiba notebook feb/2003. Its a great notebook with windows xp home edition sp1. I got the cd for sp2 in the mail and before the install i decided to talk to the toshiba depot here in my city and was advised by the tech that there were real problems in trying to...
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    Best PC speakers wanted, audiophile here, advice?

    I did a lot of researching and reading and listening and don't have a lot of space but am an audiophile and have an excellent stereo system that I upgrade from a pro shop buying audiophile tradeins as my budget and my common sense tells me to wait for the proper time and the owner of the...
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    Canon Pixma 5000 or 6000

    I am going to purchase either of the above as the reviews that I have read on the 5000 are very good. I will be using the printer for text and some photos from my 35 mm camera and perhaps later a digital canon camera but not for now. I noticed a topic on ink smearing in canon printers and I...
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    Is it just me or does Canon ink smear easily?

    Hi I just jointed and this will be my first post. I too have noticed the ink smearing on my laptop BJC 80 printer and I to have tried different papers. I have to be very careful where I pick the paper out of when I remove it otherwise if I happen to touch it there is a smear. Also there is...