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    Leadtek Winfast TV2000 XP Global Media Center Edition

    I ordered Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP Global Media Center Edition TV Tuner card today for Rs 2,200/$55. I want to know whether someone has experience using it with Windows Vista Media Center application as this is what I intend to use it with. I don't plan to do lots of recording so a hardware...
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    Hard disk failed

    My Smasung harddisk has failed, i m an animator by profession & all my 3 year work is in it.... last night, when i was working all of a sudden the computer hanged...& rebooted..then the BIOS Says "No boot media found" & doesn't detect my harddisk at all i replugged the harddisk...&...
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    Hard disk making strange noise

    from a few days, my harddisk has started making some strange noise, like someone stretched & relesed a string, a sort of whine. It doesn't come always, but sometimes, even the time is not fixed, like today it came after about 2 weeks I m trying to take a recording of this I check with HDD...
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    Which gfx cards support OpenGL 2.0

    I m in 3d animation & cad designing, & i can't buy a quadro FX it's too costly right now i use a Pentium 4 3.06 GHz with 1 GB RAM, & FX5900XT, i do very little gaming, using an Intel 865GBF motherboard, so no overclocking Since i have an AGP system, i can upgrade only to a Geforce...
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    Regarding O2 XDA2 & Outlook 2003

    I got a O2 XDA2 Mini PDA, which has Windwos mobile 5 installed it, I got activesync 4.1 installed in My PC running Windows XP SP2, the PDA is connected via a USB cable i m able to sync files & even browse the mobile phone by the drive like icon made in my computer, however how do i sync the...
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    Asus A8N-E

    I m making a new System for a friend, it's going to be a Athlon64 3200+ Venice core based, & will be used mainly for 3D Max & Phothsop, Illustrator & Premiere Pro I need advice on which motherboard to buy, he is getting a 3200+ Venice right now, but will upgrade to Dual core, 3800+ X2 as soon...
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    3D Sudio Max7 problem

    I m having some trouble, with 3D S tudio Max 7, I have just started learning & a compleate N00b in it, & I guess I misplaced something, or some setting, now when I click on the object in any view, it changes to wireframe as long as the mouse button is pressed, I think it's some setting I...
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    NAV2K5 or KAV ppersonal Pro

    I m using NAV 2K5 rite now with sygate firewall pro, so I have disabled the IWM of NAV2K5, how good Kespersky Personal pro, NAV is eating about 20 MB in 5 services in MY PC, not a prob as I have 512 MB, & when I play games I disable it & remove the services How is Kespersky when it...
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    Norton Antivirus 2005

    I m usin NAV 2004 rite now, it is working fine, I use it at my home with Sygate Personal Firewall Pro, I want to know is it good to upgrade to NAV2K5, what are the new features, I tried the trial version & found that the new Internet Worm protection is just like a firewall, I want to know...
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    Athlon64 Confusion

    I m buying a new system, Athlon64 based, I tried to look on the internet for a good motherboard & CPU combo, there is a lot of confusion regarding core, MHz speed, cache etc can someone plz specify which CPU I should go for with which motherboard from ASUS or Gigabyte, motherboard has to be...
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    3DMark05 & NVIDIA Drivers

    This guy here is claming that 3dMark05 & the drivers provided by 3dMark05 are optimized by NVIDIA & are chating, so 3DMark05 is invalid, however he didn't gave any source for that http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7614
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    ATI or NVIDIA

    I m making a Linux only PC, I m using my old rig, & it will run Mandrake 10.1 only, no Windows & no gaming, for that I have other high end rig, I m making this for my brother who wants to use Linux only, & learn it, the specs of my old PC are P4 1.6 GHz Willmate Intel 845GBV...
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    Creating a Window Blinds toolbar

    so far I made png files from the crystal png for Yz Toolbar, but they are in png format while WB only accepts tga files, when I chose to save the file in photoshop as tga it gives me the option to select resolution, 16 bit/pixel 24 bit or 32 bit what should I chose, & also some option about...
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    Forceware installation process

    I have a FX5900XT from Gigabyte, Im using the 65.73 drivers from Guru3D, I want to know the correct process of installaing new driver, I follow these steps rite now 1) Uninstall Drivers via Control Panel, Restart on Uninstallation prompt 2) Boot in safe mode & remove the left over...
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    NVIDIA 65.73

    I just downloaded 65.73 WHQL Drivers from Guru3D, the performance in doom3 is up with IQ, but there is a thing, the application profile for Doom3 is already made but it integrates it self with doom.exe while doom3.exe is the real executable file, when I tried to modify it, that application...
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    Slipstreame Windows Media Player 10

    Windows Media Player 10 is out, I have a CD of XP SP2 slipstreamed, nothing removed, total stock coponents, is there any way I can slipstrream WMP10 in my CD, so that when XP installs, it automatically installs WMP10
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    Encoding AVI

    I have some home movies captured from my cam, I need to make AVI files of those, I want to compress them in DivX Format, I went to divx.com & found they have both free version & Pro version, well, all I need is to encode a few movies which are in mpg format to divx format, which codec do...
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    DVD Drive Samsung or LG

    I need to buy a new DVD Drive & I can chose only from a Samsung SD-616B DVD Drive with 512 KB cache but no support for DVD+/+RW formats, or LG DVD Drive with support for DVD+R/+RW drivers but 256 KB cache, I can't go for a DVD writter I need to know that will having 256 KB cahce affect CD...
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    NVIDIA Official 61.77

    I just downloaded NVIDIA 61.77 from their website, I have been using NVIDIA 61.76 WHQL with DX 9b already, it was WHQL for both my cards, FX5900XT & 5700, but this new driver 61.77 is says it is not WHQL certified for my FX5700, what do I have to download DX9c for it to be WHQL for my card...
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    Cannot open Install.log

    I just baught Far Cry, it installed fine, & when I run it I see a strange Blue Fog all over the game, I have a FX5900XT & found that this is a driver issue & has been fixed in Patch 1, I downloaded the patch & it says Far Cry is not installed, strange the game is running fine...
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    Slipstream SP2 or not

    I need to know one thing about which I m confused with, if I make a Slipstream Windows XP Pro with SP2, CD, then each time I install windows after formatting my c drive , winodws will automatically install SP2 & after that Windows Installation my Windows will be up to SP2 levelwith all the...
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    EAX Unified drivers

    I just baught an FX5900XT from Gigabyte, in the driver & utility CD, something called EAX Unified is given what is it , & Do I need it if I have AUdiigy LS or Onboard sound, on Soundmax 4XL supporting EAX 2.0 laready
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    2D & 3D Clock Speed of FX5900XT

    I m using a Gigabyte FX5900XT with nvidia 61.76, model numbar N59X128D, when I normally work on windows 2D, everest says that the GPU clock is 300 MHz wile when I play a game & then just minimize the game using winkey+m I see that Everest is showing GPU clock is 390, which is the real speed...
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    nVidia Analog Display menu

    Well, I have been using the NVIDIA 61.76 WHQL Official drivers, is there any way to remove the NVIDIA Analog Display option when I rite click on my desktop
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    Splinter Cell Pendora tommorow Update 1.3 or 1.1

    Migt sound lame, but I baught Pendora Tomorrow today only, & cehck the website for updates. I got v1.3 update of 17 MB, I m on Dial up, wanted to know that is there any changelog avalieble to tell what is updated in the single player game as it is mentioned as multiplayer update 1.3. Do I...
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    DirectX 9.0c is out it

    I have a Gigabyte FX5900XT graphics card with official 61.76 Drivers, will installing this version of directx with these drivers which are not WHQL for DirectX 9c give any porformance benifit. I rite now have DirectX 9.b on Windows XP SP1. In other words, should I install them or should I wait...
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    nVidia 61.76 WHQL on FX5900XT & 5700nU

    Well, nvidia just lunched the new 61.76 WHQL drivers, & as said it is for nVidia 6xxx series graphics cards, but what does it means will there be no more performance enhancement for FX series cards, & no bug fixes for FX cards, or will there be bug fixes & perforance enahncement for...
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    AGP Texture acceleration unavalible

    Looking at a friends PC, I don't know how, but the AGP texture acceleration is unavalable in dxdiag dialog, he is working on onboard intel extreme graphics, I reinstalled the motherboard drivers, directx 9b &video drivers but no use, will by reinstalling windows it will work, AGP is set to...
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    Graphics Card Temprature

    I need to know what is the safe working temprature of these graphics chips Radeon 9600 Pro FX5700 non Ultra FX5900XT I m going to install a temprature monitor on the back of these cards, so I need to know how much temprature I should expect. Help wanted
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    Photoshop 7.01 update

    I just installed Photoshop 7 & downloaded the 7.01 update from their website, Photoshop is working fine, & I the install was smooth, but whenever I try to install the update it says it cannot find Photoshop in the path I installed it on & dosen't installes, help wanted
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    Windows Update v5

    I M using Windows XP SP1, now when ever I go to Windows Updates it says that it needs to download software to use windows update & it is v5, what is this. I was able to use windows update a few days back
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    Boot.ini gone

    Might seem insane but my boot.ini is gone, can someone please provides his, I m using Windows XP Pro SP1 with 2 partitions on IDE HDD , 1 6G on which Windows is installed this is c:\ * the other is d: drive on whoich nothing is installed but only files are kept. Required before next boot
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    Adobe Illstrator CS

    Is there any way to disable Illustrator loading all the fonts in the WIndows Fonts folder & load only a few specific fonts, also which plugins are safe to disable & how can I disable them, I m Using teh standerd installation, but the startup is really slow
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    Adobe Illstrator 10 or CS

    I have Adobe Illstrator 10, is it benificial to upgrade to Illstrator CS, what are the difference, As far as Adobe's homepage says, thay have added typography tools, & 3D Effect modeling, but these are generally not required by me a lot, 2D is all I need, also they say that they have...
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    What is a worksatation

    I hear nVidia , ATI shouting out workstation class graphics capability, intel or AMD shouting hihg performance in Workstation application, Linux as a great workstation app, so what exectly is a workstation My PC specs, can this also be called a workstation Pentium 4 3.06 GHz with 533 FSB...
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    Strange Winamp Problem in 5.03a

    Ok, hers is the thing, I downloaded EMP2 Winamp 5 skin & installed it, but I didn't like winamp to temporary extract the file to temp folder while running, so I just extracted it to the Winamp/skins folder & added my own Longhorn color theme in it & configured winamp as usual...
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    Life of a CD-RW

    Might seeem weird, but since here CDs are all the rage, & they are replacing floopys really fast, I wanna know how much your normal CD-RW media lives before dying, as I have used Moser Baer & Samsung CD-RW Media they have a weird problem, after about 2 or 3 months of usage, which...
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    GeForceFX 5700 XT

    I would like to know how good a GeForce FX 5700 XT performance as compared to a GeForce FX 5600 non Ultra, here an ASUS V9560 is avalible for Rs 8000 ($150), is it good to buy if a FX 5600 if FX 5700 XT or non ultra is unavalible, how much performance loss I will get if I Play games at Lower...
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    Going for nvidia from ATI

    I have a Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro with 128 MB RAM, I m getting a great deal if I sell my card, & get a Gigabyte FX5700 based card, how good is a FX5700 non Ultra over a Radeon 9600 Pro. My work includes casual gaming with quality of image the most important, usually I play games at 1024X768...
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    Going for nvidia from ATI

    I have a Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro with 128 MB RAM, I m getting a great deal if I sell my card, & get a Gigabyte FX5700 based card, how good is a FX5700 non Ultra over a Radeon 9600 Pro. My work includes casual gaming with quality of image the most important, usually I play games at 1024X768...