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    Forcing Windows 7 to index contents of files?

    I've downloaded a whole bunch of course notes in Mathematica *.nb format, but I can't seem to get their contents indexed. They only show up in searches if I search by filename, but I want to be able to search based on content. *.nb files that I make myself are fully searchable, without me doing...
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    Firefox: removing back/forward buttons but not the dropdown?

    Is there any way to remove the back and forward buttons in Firefox, but keep the little dropdown arrow that lets you see the list of recent pages? I've got mouse buttons to take single steps back/forward, so I don't need those buttons at all. I don't want to get rid of the dropdown, though.
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    Old RTS with multiplayer?

    My colleagues and I have been playing a lot of Empire Earth LAN games lately, but we're looking for something different now. Any suggestions? It'll have to be something that runs on craptacular intel IGPs, since that's what all our laptops use. edit: guess I should clarify, we play...
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    Securing an SSD in my laptop? (Thinkpad T61)

    I had my OCZ Agility in my T61 for about a week now, and it suddenly stopped booting today, giving an HDD initialization error. I started freaking out, but it turned out the drive had physically come loose from the SATA connector. There's about a centimeter of space behind the drive, and it...
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    Writing a script/batch file/whatever to change my IP settings?

    When I game with my friends and we're using laptops, we use an ad-hoc network to reduce latency. The annoying thing about this is that we have to switch our IPv4 settings to use a specific IP, but I have to switch this back to obtaining an automatic IP every time I want to go back onto the...
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    "Working Set" vs. "Private Working Set"?

    What's the difference between these two columns in the Windows task manager? Only the private working set is shown by default, but I traditionally always show the full working set instead, since that seems to show how much RAM a process is actually using. Why does it default to only showing the...
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    Faster Adblock Plus filter subscriptions?

    I was wondering why my Firefox takes twice as long to launch with addons enabled as opposed to disabled, then realized it was due entirely to Adblock Plus. Even with only the Easylist filters, it takes at least 50% longer to launch the browser than without them. Anyone know of a "lighter"...
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    Office 2010 windows open without focus

    For some odd reason, every time I open an Office file via my browser, the Office app that opens it doesn't take focus from Firefox and just stays blinking in the background. Is there any way to fix this so that it comes to the front of the screen?
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    My new Agility 60GB came with 1.4 FW, but I already installed Windows

    I just finished setting up Windows 7 and installing all my apps on my new 60GB Agility, but completely forgot about checking the firmware until just now. Turns out I don't have the newest one. I want to be on 1.5 since it seems to be worth the hassle of flashing, but I'm not sure what I should...
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    SSD on SATA I?

    I've been considering getting an SSD for my laptop to make it a little "snappier," but apparently it's capped to SATA I speeds of 1.5gbps (Thinkpad T61). Would it still be a worthwhile upgrade, or would I be missing out on a lot? From what I can gather, the main benefit to an SSD for normal...
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    Youtube is unusually slow on my home network

    Lately I've been noticing that damn near every youtube video I open doesn't load fast enough to watch without pausing. The weird thing is, youtube's generally smooth and fast when I try using the network at my university. Any other site loads significantly faster at home (10mbit connection...
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    Windows 7 "Consider replacing your battery" message

    I started getting this on my laptop today, and I was wondering if there was some way to disable it. I don't care what Windows thinks I should do with my battery, since it works fine for me and I have no plans to replace it. The message is annoying, since now I can't even see the estimated...
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    Why is image scaling grayed out in ATI CCC?

    Alright, this is starting to get on my nerves. In older driver revisions, you could set the scaling options at any time, which is logical. Recently though, you have to lower your resolution to a non native one before the options can even be changed, and then change back to native. What the heck...
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    Questions about Mass Effect 2's ending (SPOILERS)

    So I finally finished Mass Effect 2 a little while ago, but I'm not entirely sure I understood the ending. What triggers the huge reaper fleet to come in from the void in that final cutscene? Why didn't they just do that 2 years ago after the events of the first game, instead of waiting for...
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    "No ATI graphics driver is installed", please help

    I've been trying to install the 10.1 Hotfix drivers on my system, and I get this error message every time: "No ATI Graphics driver is installed, or the ATI driver is not functioning properly. Please install the ATI driver appropriate for your ATI hardware." During the driver install, the...
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    Blocking ALL popups with firefox?

    Before I reformatted my computer a couple months ago, I was using an extension that blocked all popups in Firefox, including "requested" ones that come up after you click. It had whitelist functionality so I could allow popups for certain sites. However, I completely forgot the name of the...
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    Dual booting 7 and XP?

    I've got Windows 7 installed right now and like it, but I want to throw XP on my system to satisfy my curiosity about a game's performance (I feel like Mass Effect ran better way back when I was using XP). If I make a new partition and install XP on it, what'll happen when I boot up my computer...
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    Mass Effect 1 - horrible performance

    I started replaying ME1 to have a save game to use in ME2, and the performance I'm getting is downright miserable in some parts. I could've sworn I was getting better framerates when I first played the game back under Windows XP with my X1900XT (as opposed to Win7 with a 4850 now). The weird...
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    Removing desktop from alt-tab (win7)?

    Is there a way to remove the desktop from the alt-tab list?
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    Laptop sidescrolling in Firefox?

    Is there any way to get sidescrolling to work in Firefox using the standard Synaptics stuff that most laptop pointing devices use? Sidescrolling works fine in plenty of other apps such as Chrome and Excel, but does nothing in Firefox.
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    Some questions about Windows 7

    I put Windows 7 on my laptop and I like it for the most part, but there are a few things I haven't been able to figure out yet. In the battery meter (the simple popup thing when you left click on the battery icon), it only shows 2 schemes at any one time. Is there any way to display 3+ schemes...
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    Alternative to Quicktime browser plugin?

    Is there something I can use to replace the Quicktime browser plugin? It's horrible under Vista64 - the whole control bar under the video is solid black, so I have to guess at where anything is. I watch .mov files in Media Player Classic, but I don't see any way to use MPC inside my browser.
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    Making VMWare stretch to fit its window?

    Is there any way to get VMWare to stretch what it's showing to fill the screen when the guest is running at a fixed resolution? Specifically, I'm trying to run Starcraft in a VM, but I don't want it showing up 1:1 (since the game runs at 640x480, and that looks tiny on my monitor). I can get it...
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    Shrinking video files?

    I've got a bunch of random non HD movie (DVD) rips that are in various formats, but generally compressed to 700MB. Glancing at one in GSpot now, it's using xvid at 600-700kbps. I don't have access to the rest of them at the moment, but some others used divx or other mpeg4-part2 codecs. Would...
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    Monitoring VRAM usage?

    Is there a utility out there that can report how much VRAM is being used in real time? Sort of like how RivaTuner can report temps, clocks, and GPU usage in a graph, but for VRAM instead. I seem to recall something from years back, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't work with Vista and/or with...
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    Making custom Speedstep settings?

    Is it somehow possible to change the FSB/multiplier/voltage (especially voltage) that a Core2 switches to when using Speedstep? For instance, my E2160 switches to 6x multi and 1.4v (as opposed to 9x and 1.5v when in use). I know for a fact that it'd be fully stable with far less than 1.4v when...
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    EVGA GTX260 216 for $130 AR shipped at Dell SB

    link Use this coupon code for 25% ($50) off: GFDW8472JG1HW3 Shipping's free, but I've heard it can be slow sometimes.
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    Is there a way to make all explorer windows open at a certain size?

    Is there a way to force all new explorer windows to open at a larger size? Vista remembers window size settings for folders I've been in, but folders I haven't explored open up at an annoying 800x600. This only applies to folder windows that are opened by another application (like when you click...
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    Worth waiting for dx11 cards?

    What are the rest of your specs? Specifically the CPU?
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    X-Fi Drivers?

    I'm going to be reformatting my computer in the next few days, and I was wondering which X-Fi (Xtrememusic) drivers work best under Vista64. Back when I used XP I used the drivers that were on the included CD and they worked fine. When I went to Vista a while back, I downloaded drivers from...
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    Can't get my E2160/IP35-E stable at 400MHz FSB

    With the rig in my sig, I just can't seem to boot up at 400MHz. I dropped my multi to 6x to take clock speed out of the equation, but even then it bluescreens in mid boot. I don't think my RAM's the issue, since I ran it at 400MHz using a divider for the past few months (back when I was running...
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    3GHz E2160 temps

    I just got a Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer, and struggled to install it for the past 2-3 hours. I applied some of the provided TX2 paste to my CPU, but then realized I'd have to take my mobo out of my case. I'm afraid I might have gotten some dust or something between the CPU and cooler, or that...
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    Finding out the version/details of a Vista DVD without installing?

    I downloaded and burned ISOs of Vista Business from my school a while back, but didn't label them too well. I vaguely recall accidentally downloading the 32 bit and 64 bit versions, and possibly the one that had SP1 as well as the vanilla one. Is there some easy way to find out the details...
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    Partitioning a drive for better performance?

    I've heard of people making a small partition on their main drive to put their OS and major apps on so that they're on the inner portion of the drive. Does this have a noticeable impact on speed, or is this realistically pointless? Also, how would you even know which partition is at the center...
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    Making a window bigger than the desktop?

    Is there any way to force Vista to allow me to resize a window to any size I want to? In XP, I seem to recall being able to drag out a window's borders as far as I wanted (for instance, drag the edges so that it's the width of my desktop, then move it halfway off screen and continue to drag the...
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    How do you view RAM usage in Vista?

    Is there any way to get ALL information on RAM usage in Vista? For instance, I left my computer for a while and came back to find that 99% of my RAM was in use, and everything was unbearably slow. I launched task manager (which took around a full minute) and turned on "show processes from all...
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    Standby isn't working

    For the past few months, standby/sleep hasn't worked properly on my desktop (Vista business, 64 bit). When I hit sleep, it now turns the monitor off without turning off my fans (is it in s1/s2 or something?) I didn't really care until now because I had gotten into a habit of leaving my machine...
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    GPU usage in GTA4

    I started messing around with settings after getting the patch that came out recently (1.0.3.0) to see if it really improved performance over the last version (rig in sig). My framerates skyrocket when I turn settings waayy down, but my GPU usage is always 50ish%, and never gets anywhere near...
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    Abit IP35-E, what are my upgrade options?

    Will my motherboard let me use any 775 Core2 CPU, even the newest revision 45nm quads? Or am I limited in my options? I've heard of people having compatibility issues with 45nm dual/quad core CPUs, which is my reason for asking. Also, how do I check what BIOS I have? CPU-Z says "6.00 PG"...
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    Why don't most modern cards have VIVO functionality?

    At one point, just about every decent graphics card that came out had VIVO (video in/video out) functionality, as far as I can remember. These days, nothing seems to have that. It was pretty useful for me - I remember using it with my X1900 and my old VCR to convert ancient VHS tapes to digital...