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    Testing external connections from inside the house

    Check to see if your router is set up to block Internet NAT redirection.
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    XP boot problem

    another thing......from the repair console, when i use CHKDSK /P, it gets to 33% and stops. Drive issues?
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    XP boot problem

    I'm at the end of my rope here; has anyone seen this? After the machine locked up during a defrag (Diskeeper), it won't get past the Windows splash screen. The short progress bar at the bottom scrolls over and over, but it would seemingly stay there indefinitely. It won't boot into safe mode, it...
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    Need help with Linksys WRT54G and cable modem/router...PLEASE!

    If everything works already just the way you like it, then you don't really have to switch one router for the other. Just connect one of the LAN ports on the existing router to a LAN port on the wireless router (not the Internet/WAN port). At this point, the wireless router can just be a switch...
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    Is there a way to amplify a cable TV signal?

    I'm sitting here after a splitter outside the house, then a cable run to the office, then the DA. After that, the cable modem, then routers/etc.
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    Is there a way to amplify a cable TV signal?

    you should be fine- keep the digital
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    Is there a way to amplify a cable TV signal?

    what you're looking for is called a distribution amplifier- and yes, do it as close to your drop as possible
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    what is a good mpg editing software?

    you may check m2edit pro out while you're at it - also good because you don't have to transcode: http://www.mediaware.com.au/ProductInfo/M2editPRO/m2editpro.html
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    I don't know if Mods would allow Super Bowl betting on here.

    You are such a meanie :D:D someone should set you straight edit: it is a really good idea to start a betting ring publicly on this forum. i promise that if i lose, i will pay the money that i wager and not just disregard my obligation to cough it up
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    spyware/adware bytes

    whoops, i lied. it is Norton AV 2004 (not a separate utility in the System Works package) that has the ability to detect spyware, adware, and viruses compressed in file archives. so, to answer your question, Norton AntiVirus is the app in System Works that I consider a spyware agent.
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    spyware/adware bytes

    the latest Norton System Works includes in its giant bundle a spyware agent. it seems best to stick to just the AV and take the free spyware remedies.
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    making desktop icons a list (xp)

    do you still have the screenshot? windows may have been 'skinned,' i.e., Litestep or other app.
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    need to make a bat file to backup folders to second harddrive

    where would this file need to be placed in order to occur every time Windows loads? sort of 'scheduling' the backup?