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    currently running vista 64 bit but want to install xp pro 32bit...

    Hey guys and gals i was wondering if someone can help me out, i recently got a new sony viao laptop and was wondering if i can dual boot with a 32 bit windows xp pro on my vista 64 bit. Is it possible for me to install xp on an external HD rather than partition the current HD thats Vista 64...
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    any deals on wireless house hold telelphones and fax machine all in one?

    Looking to see if theres any good deals out there..had them a few months ago but recently household phone stopped working, might as well pick up a fax machine (scan, copy, print etc) along with it for the office. Let me know! Hot Deals is for posting the deals you've found, not the deals you...
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    Has anyone use Symatec host and remote program?

    Wondering if anyone has these installed, or have used a similar program? I need help on connecting to another host computer from my remote on a different network (same program installed, just 1 is a host and 1's a remote user). I think I've opened up the recommended ports on the router etc. Have...
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    ActiveX for mac OS X?

    I was wondering if somone on here owns a Mac as well as a PC.. i know Active X is only built for Windows...but i need ActiveX to run a video as well on my mac....Guys got anything in mind where i can get it for mac pro laptop>
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    Is it worth the extra $90?

    Well i'm looking into buying a notebook...Dell's having that special again...which includes the 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife.. now is it worth the extra $90 to get the 15.4 inch UltraSharp? Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife? ? Is it that much night and day...
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    a little help on a trojan name BAT/KillFiles.X.ad

    Well a few days ago my brother downloaded something off the net that had a trojan in it..for whatever reason i can't seem to delete or remove the trojan from my computer with my anti virus tools. The trojan's called BAT/KillFiles.X.ad. I tried searching on google and hoping to find some info...
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    programs for monitoring temperture?

    What are some good programs where i can monitor the temperture of my pc? I slightly overclocked my 3200+ i just want to know if i can push it abit more. Thanks
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    new new ram?...

    I have a amd 3200+ ati X800xl 256mb 250gig maxtor everything is stock ...lately i guess i need more ram. But i'm not sure if the cosair value ram are doing its job on my pc... its got 2x512 got it off neweggs http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440 those...
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    help with DSL modem + SMC router

    I recently got my GF a router for her house. She's got 2 laptops, but the thing is that only one of her Laptop can be online at a time, i want both of those to be online being shared... She's got the SMG Barricade G. It was free from me so Lol. Was wondering if i need to setup the SMC router or...
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    is there a way to build notebooks?

    Are there parts where you can put them together like our desktops?....would it be cheaper/better that way than getting htem from...dell/sony and such?...how hard is it? last but not least...is it worth the trouble? putting together a desktop is a piece of cake...laptop?...eh?
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    Fan on video card stopped working...

    The fan on my old computer stopped working. I need a better way to cool off the card! It's a ATI Radeon 9700. I'm planning CS:source on it without the fan and i can tell hte difference in performance wise..Can anyone please help me? thank you.
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    best place to buy speakers?

    I was wondering where i can buy these from? Creative Inspire T7700 7.1 Speaker System Retail Thanks!
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    Building new pc for self...looks ok?

    Members of anandtech! I'm selling my current PC to a friend for $400. Just the tower it self with whatever thats instead of it. I think he's getting a killer deal from me(look in sig for pc spec) Lol. But anyways, here's what i'm going with... ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4...
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    Are 2500+ outdated now?

    Seems to me that everyone on this section are talking about A64 3000+ blah blah. Who here still use Socket A mobo's? My poor PC seems to be out dated from the rest of you. How does this mobo look to you/ http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-517&depa=1
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    What's wrong with my PC?

    Lately, it's been rebooting by it self. I've had this problem before but it stopped. Now it's back. Before it rebooted cause the power cord wasn't plugged all the way in. Now i've checked and everything is running normal. But my PC reboot's by it self just before i posted this topic. It reboots...
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    Norton Anti Virus Corp. edition...

    I've installed it before and it worked out fine, but i had to reinstall windows because of a Harddrive problem, so now the Norton Anti virus won't stay on "Real Time Protection"... It'll always have the red circle around it, even though i right click and "Enable Real time protection" It'll...
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    Anyone know anything about Camcorders?...

    Well, Christmas is coming up and i'm in need of some shopping help. I've decided to get my dad a camcorder for his present, but yet i don't know which kind...all i know is the price on these are damn high for what i can see are "good ones"... I want to get him something probably digital, where...
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    Video card taking a dump soon?...

    Recently my video cards been acting weird, such as before window loads, it gets chopped up into million pieces with different coloring. ATI 9700 np After window loads, everything is fine, went onto playing counter strike... i can only get like 60fps. it'll go up and down from 100fps. I...
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    Harddrive not working?...

    Last night, all of a sudden my harddrive got corrupted i believe.. Some ActiveX thing froze my pc, and i turned it off with the button on the tower. but after trying to reboot aton of times, it failed on me. DMI .... error on disk, blah blah. Reset Cmos. nothing, tried to...
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    Hard drive problem.

    Last night, all of a sudden my harddrive got corrupted i believe.. Some ActiveX thing froze my pc, and i turned it off with the button on the tower. but after trying to reboot aton of times, it failed on me. DMI .... error on disk, blah blah. Reset Cmos. nothing, tried to reinstall...
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    need you guys to give me a virus site...

    hey i'm looking for a site full of virus....lol i know i know...its for someone i REALLY don't like... i want it to FULLY fork up his pc...any help would be nice... oh btw...he lives with me and we're sharing the same net...i can't get into his shared Doc because he has a Password...
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    pc keeps restarting while gaming counter strike...

    past few weeks my pc has been crashing on me while i game counter strike. could it be theres no air flow going to the pc?...i have the case open having a big personal fan blowing into the case. is it that or do i need some mini fans on the case it self? i have 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ 512mb...
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    laptop wireless connecton from cell phone?...

    Help?.. i recently bought a data cable so i can go online with my laptop when i'm in places where theres no net. I did all i could, my phone which is a song ericson T637 who's provider's cingular. i did all the bluetoothing. checked eveyrthing on the laptop. but no hope....if anyone has past...
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    In search of a new motherboard..should i?

    Currently I have a Soltek Series SL-75FRN2... I would like to upgrade to a more/better motherboard for easier future usage. Or should i stick with the Soltek?... Nothing is wrong with it, but i've had it for about a year or so. I'm running 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ @ around 40C. I have 1gig...
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    clickspring.net popups?...

    I've been getting that clickspring.net/jimmy512 popup alot lately... it pops up when im surfing the net or doing nothing...anyone else experience this problem?...do u know how to get rid of it? i've heard of the jimmysurf thing which is like a virus? or something....please help. oh and i have...
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    Net work help

    Ok, we just got 2 more PC's in and i need help with going on the net with them 2. I have 1 PC upstairs with Cable modem going into a router connecting that to the PC, Slot 1 and having a line running from the router all the way downstairs to ANOTHER router ( port WAN ) by doing that i THOUGHT...
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    Build me a cheap Gaming PC...

    Go ahead and list/make me a cheap gaming pc...it's going to be mostly for counter strike anyways... budget at around 400-500...
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    Help with laptop not able to connect with router.

    I'm having a problem with my laptop, recently my cousin has been playing on the laptop. i have no clue or how that my network is messed up. its not reading the router at all, if i plug in the lan wire, i get a "orange" light instead of the green "go" light. Something is wrong, and i just don't...
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    Home Air conditioning

    Okay, do any of you guys know anything about A/C? and how it works?.. Well, i have a little problem at home with my A/C. It tents to freeze up alot while the i set the temperture at 74 degrees. If i let it run for over night on "auto" during sometime of the night period it will freeze up. I...
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    PC just dies?...wtf

    WOW i mean, WOW i don't know wtf is wrong wit my pc. Okay, last night at 2:30 or around there somewhere. I was playin CS, the USB mouse line was all F'd up so i had to unplug it from the back of the PC to re-do the lining and all. But allllll of a sudden my PC just dies... i mean i...
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    Help with XP Pro shut down menu...

    Well, i don't know how this happened but, my shut down menu is not as it was before... u know how you get the icon's " stand by" "shut down" " restart" ?... well i had that... now i get this... Pic
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    YMMV: Hot deal @ local Walgreen

    Well in my area there was a deal on the Sony HIGH SPEED CD R's, 50packs 700MB 80min 1x-48x speed compatible! It was only $9.99! I bought 2 of them! Now i have to finish using up my POS cd's from circuit city that i bought...which are 4x MAX.
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    Worth the upgrade? 9700NP to 9800XT?...

    Is it or is it not worth the upgrade from a 9700NP to a 9800XT? I can clock the 9700NP to a 301/290 and hit 5,000 in 3Dmark03..that wasn't the limit tho. I'm planning on going higher with the 9700, but i'm wondering is it worth it?... 9700 to 9800XT...
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    Help with laptop ram's

    i don't know which kind of ram the DELL D500 uses, does anyone know where and what type of ram it uses?.... i'm planning on upgrading to a 512mb or higher. But no clue what ram it uses.
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    Any o/c AMD Athlon XP 2800+ " Barton", 333MHz FSB, 512K Cache Processor

    If so, how's it running? Faster then the 2500+? What do u have it overclocked it to? I'm asking because, i recieved my RMA from AMD for a CPU chippage. They gave me a 2800+ instead of a 2500+. I was wondering if it's worth using the 2800+ and overclocking it to whatever?....
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    Can't see streaming video's on LCD 19" sony

    Can't seem to see streaming video's off the net on my LCD 19" Sony. I'm currently running Dual monitor on my pc. With a Radeon 9700 n/p. Is it that i have to update my video driver? I am currently using 3.8, better for gaming and all. Think that might cause the problem?.. thanks
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    Anyone running/using 2 fans on heatsink?

    Well, today i recieved my new barton 2500+ from the FedEX guy. Just got done installing it, I was wondering if ANYONE on this forum use 2 fans to cool their heatsink? Cause i had this crazy idea and i'm using 2 fans right now. It's heck of alot cooler. I have 1 fan ontop of another. Stock AMD...
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    HELP ! CHIPPED CORE result in o/c?

    I recently replaced my paste on the cpu and i noticed that i chipped the core a lil on the edge. no wonder why my pc's been freezing and unstable of hitting 133mzh fbs on me. I can't even hit 133mzh...it would load windows and reboot by it self... I dunno if the chipping is causing the...
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    Help with freezing pc

    My pc's been freezing up on me lately and i'm not sure what's going on. I haven't changed anything in Bio's or anything, just running it safe for few more days then overclock it. But ever since i installed another monitor onto this pc, my screen's been freezing. I'm running dual monitor now...
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    Question bout my new monitor

    Monitor pic i got my early christmas present, the thing is that I THINK the monitor response slower? Or something but it's blurry while playing counter strike...i get blurry pictures WHILE moving...not sure whats up.. my old 17" was fine. I would run and see clearly but with my new monitor...