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    Any deals or best prices on WinXP Pro?

    Interesting links, I didn't think there really was such a thing as discounted Windows XP. I just wonder what will happen when I inevitably upgrade to Windows Vista. My XP copy is an Upgrade edition, so I have to stick the old Win98 CD in the drive when (re)installing it to prove I qualify...
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    Flaming Asus

    Huh? Do SiS chipsets have a bad reputation or something? I've got a couple machines with their chipsets (including two trusty K7S5As) and they run like champs even after several years. Or is there just a "anything besides nVidia sucks" thing going on. BTW - Love the pics. Too bad you...
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    Buying computer online in pakistan

    Wow, you really have nothing better to do all day, then to be here posting inane crap. Congrats on getting a high post count so soon...it's going to take you far in life, and the chicks really dig it.
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    aeternitas is out of line flaming and giving bad info

    I don't know why many of you are so hesitant to flat out ban someone who's sole existance on the forum is to be a troll, incite trouble (such as the Pakistani thread), and post total crap just to increase his post count and annoy others. Of course, he'll just re-register under a new name...
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    Buying computer online in pakistan

    See, this whole discussion got railroaded from the start because you all fed the troll. Nobody should ever acknowlege anything "aeternitas" has to say. He's posted 500 messages in two weeks and obviously has nothing better to do than be a pain in ass around here.
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    CDR media - What would YOU buy?

    I had the same problem with some GQ DVD+Rs, but once I installed the latest Roxio EMC7 update, it was able to burn them at 4x just fine.
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    CDR media - What would YOU buy?

    I get the spool of 100 GQ (Great Quality) discs from Fry's Electronics for 9 bucks from time to time. Cheap and mostly reliable. Sure I get a few bad ones once in a while, but that happens when I get TDK or Memorex as well.
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    Why is there NO SCSI DVD Burners??

    And not to mention the fact that everyone has IDE controllers in their PCs, but hardly anything outside of servers has SCSI controllers. Plus, would you need one for Fast SCSI, Wide Fast SCSI, Ultra SCSI, Ultra Wide SCSI, Ultra-2 SCSI, Ultra 3-SCSI, Ultra-320 SCSI, etc etc.
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    SQL Server 2000 EE vs. Standard

    I'm going to need SQL Server 2000 for a pair of servers, and I was hoping someone could help me with a question about the limitations of Standard Edition. Will SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition refuse to be installed on a server with 4 GB of ram, or will it simply ignore and available ram...
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    Norton Antivirus 2005 is terrible!

    This is such a true statement. In a moment of poor judgement last year, I bought the McAfee Internet Security Suite. It took several tries for it to install cleanly, and update itself (its pop up blocker blocks its own attempts to update the software!) but it caused so much trouble I had to...
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    Some options on my new PC

    I tend to think you won't see much (if any) difference between those two processors, but since the price difference is only 9 bucks I'd say go for the 2500+. That's what I have as well, and I love it. I just need a better motherboard for overclocking (I have a cheap DFI NFII 400) and maybe I...
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    Some options on my new PC

    I've been using WD, Seagate and Maxtor drives for years and I've found little difference in them. They all seem to be equally reliable and similar in performance. If the 5 year warrenty is important to you, go for it. Otherwise, you're probably going to be just as happy with the Western Digital.
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    creating a blowhole

    Now that's a good idea. I did it with a Dremel, and it burned through four cutting tips and a good half hour to cut the complete hole. And it was far from a clean, even cut.
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    What case/PSU do you use now?

    Lian Li PC60 450 Watt No-name PSU (I don't get excited over brand name PSUs)
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    Sempron Socket A BOX

    My guess is that you're going to run awfully hot with the stock cooler. I had a stock AMD cooler on my Barton 2500 and it failed on me...though I also have one on a 1700 Thunderbird that I'm overclocking the snot out of and it works fine (but it runs really warm). You can give it a try, but...
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    Where can I learn the differances between KDE and Gnome?

    I haven't read a lot of articles on it, and I'm certainly no expert on the differences between the two. But I personally found KDE to be easier to learn, therefore I think it simple to use. It just goes back to personal preference...
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    Print server help PLEASE

    So I'm assuming your router's IP is 192.168.8.1? Try changing the router IP to 192.168.1.1, which then you will lose communication with the router since your PC is on a different subnet. Have the computer release/renew it's IP and it should pick an open address on that new subnet...then you...
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    Saving pics from the internet

    Firefox is light years ahead of the old Netscape browser you probably experienced. Don't let your past issues stop you from trying it out. It's free and a fairly small download, and easily uninstallable if you end up hating it.
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    Where can I learn the differances between KDE and Gnome?

    I would have thought of the opposite, that supposedly KDE is the simple one and Gnome is the customizable one. Just goes to show that these environments mean different things to different people. I personally like KDE better, but I can't explain why. You just play around with them until you...
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    Print server help PLEASE

    This is a little difficult to follow. So you changed your pc's IP address to 192.168.1.7 so that it would be in the same subnet as your print server, but where does that 192.168.8.18 come from? If you had somehow changed the print server's ip to the 192.168.8.18 address, just change your...
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    I need help! Just tried to oc my dell laptop!

    So the big question is, how does Crying Far play on the new system??
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    Need a new case

    I am extremely pleased with my aluminum Lian Li PC-7USB case I recently got. 60 bucks on eBay. Doesn't come with a power supply, but I went and picked up a 450 for it. Plenty of room and I love how the hard drive rack is right in front of the front case fans, with gaps between each drive for...
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    (Your opinion) -- best lookin' case?

    I'm with you on the Lian-Li PC-60 (is the 65 really different?). I just bought it and love the quality and the clean, minimalist look. As much as I like the windowed cases and light effects many people have, I don't have my PC in a place where I could readily see such coolness, so a closed...