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    Wireless N and G speed issue on dual band wrt610n

    I just bought the linksys wrt610n. Its a dual band router so it broadcasts in 2.4ghz and 5ghz. I went in and manually set up the router so that the 5ghz channel is wireless N only and the 2.4ghz channel is mixed. Each channel has its own ssid. Anywho, in my house I have both N and G devices, if...
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    Recovery disk for XP, need help creating one

    Im trying to fix my friends laptop running xp sp3. The task bar doesn't appear, its just like one line. My computer, control panel, and my documents open, however you cant access any of the files. If you press Ctrlaltdelete, a incomplete window comes up, like theirs no top bar or anything. I...
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    Trying to figure out new security software setup

    Currently I am using the Mcafee software given to me free by comcast. I have a knowledge well enough to determine the difference between legit and non legit software. I am not one of those noobs who get viruses from limewire. Hell I can even remember the last time I even got a virus. However, I...
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    Notebook cpu advice needed.

    Im lookin at a studio xps 16 for College. The base cpu is a c2d p8600 with 2.4 ghz/1066 3mb cache or for 175 bucks more I can get the c2d p9550 6mb cache/2.66/1066. Do you think its work upgrading to the better processor. Im trying to make this laptop last through college. I use...
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    Overclocking and heatsink

    I currently have a dell e510, PD2.8ghz . I was wondering first if I am able to overclock it. Second what would you recommend for heatsinks sub 30$? Also would it be benificiary to get a new heat sink even if I dont overclock? My fan has been running on high speeds lately.
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    requesting c++ programmign help for project

    I am currently a senior taking a c++ online class, working out of textbook. I am stuck on this one project and I am seeking help on it. so here is the project "write a program that asks the user for a series of integers one at a time. When the user enters the integer 0, the program...
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    Internet explorer and Outlook express gone!

    I cannot seem to load internet explorer or Outlook express after my computer got infected with antivirus 360. I removed the virus, but I cant seem to load internet or mail. What can I do to reinstall them?
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    Digg like obama petition

    Check out this site. "From the makers of Walk Score, Obama CTO is a Digg-like site for suggesting priorities for the national chief technology officer that President-elect Barack Obama plans to appoint. Users are allowed ten votes, and can spend up to three on any one item ? your votes are...
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    Digg like obama petition

    Check out this site. "From the makers of Walk Score, Obama CTO is a Digg-like site for suggesting priorities for the national chief technology officer that President-elect Barack Obama plans to appoint. Users are allowed ten votes, and can spend up to three on any one item ? your votes are...
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    flashing black screen vista

    So, I freshly formatted my pc to Vista. Everything is running fine, except when I plug in a flash drive my screen flashes black. It also happened once when installing a program. Any Ideas? Any other information needed? thanks
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    anyone wanna help me with a physics problem

    14. A golfer can hit a golf ball a horizontal distance of over 300 m on a good drive. What maximum height will a 301.5 m drive reach if it is launched at an angle of 25.0° to the ground? (Hint: At the top of the flight, the ball?s vertical velocity component will be zero.) the answer is 35...
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    Arg! cant decicide between PMP's! suggestions?

    So I have enough money for the new itouch 16gig but I have been looking around and the archos 605 wifi 30 gig is 50 bones cheaper and seems cooler. Ive also looked into the sony mylo2. Heres where I am stumpped. I want a player that plays and has a good UI for my music. I also want good web...
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    Is there anyway to acess wireless G only networks ....

    Is there a way to acess wireless g only networks with a wireless b card?
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    How long will gas last?

    How long do you think our supply of gasoline will last? I know gas prices are rising, but i wanna be driving a gasoline engine car in the next 5-10 years. What do you guys think?
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    need help fixing broken bios asap

    i went ahead and did a dell bios update, rebooted the computer and several beeps occurred and my computer wont boot! what can I do?
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    Vista reinstall/install error

    Ok my PC is totally flippin. The regular vista is slow and I cant do anything and will eventually turn into BSOD. Next safe mode, this runs fine but regularly freezes and bsods. So, I want to just straight up reformat and reinstall. Heres the problem, for some wierd reason when I boot from the...
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    Need a good back up program.....more inside

    So im running Vista and basicly im getting BSOD. I need to back up all my files some how with out the pc crashing and going to BSOD again. Is there a way to somehow boot from a cd ( maby linux) and back everything up to a external hdd? What about all my programs too? Help and suggestions is...
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    after vista login black screen with cursor, need help

    After Clicking my user name the screen goes to a black background with a cursor and nothing happens. Any ideas?
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    Question on life expectancy of my computer. need suggestions

    So im currently running a dell e150 system. Its got a pentium d 2.8 ghz cpu. 1 gig of ddr2 ram, nvidia 7600gs, 160 gig hdd. So I wondering about how long of life its got left in it. I know the processor isnt the greatest but at least its dual core..... Should I upgrade to 2 gigs of ram? I...
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    What are people these days using to burn movies?

    I have some *legit* coughs * movie files that I got on my HDD that I wanna burn to a DVD to watch. Suggestions?
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    need a little help getting into a site....

    anyone got access to luelinks.net ? wanna send me and invite?
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    LHC countdown

    http://digg.com/general_scienc..._Collider_Count_Down_2 is july 7th the day we all die? or is it the day were able to divide by zero?
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    Need help finding a advertistment

    I need help finding a print ad with a celebrity appearing in the ad. However the celebrity must qoute the product. Thanks!
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    free ipod ripping software?

    Any one know of a good free ipod ripping program?
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    boottime anti virus? flash drive?

    Is there a Os i can put on a flash drive to boot from so that i can scan my pc for viruses? Thread moved to proper forum -Schadenfroh
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    The state of Economy.

    My dad was telling me that right now were probably making history with the recent events. Stock markets are falling and gas could hit 4$ this summer. I donno I just want a bit of discussion on this.
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    New phone by april..

    So im dude for a new phone on april 17 for verizon. Which phone should I get? Im thinking a phone with qwerty.
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    Need help deciding what to do next weekend.

    What could a group of people do on the weekend to have fun. Like something epic. Last weekend 20 or so of us played capture the flag in the super market. It was fun until we got kicked out. I donno anyone have ideas? How did you spend your highschool career?
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    Need help with website selling/uploading products

    I am building a website for someone. The person is an artist and uses a website to sell artwork. My problem is how can I set something up so that everytime she wants to put a new image up for sale, she can just do a simple uploader thing and it will autoformat? Also linking to paypal account?
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    I could see Barack Obama being assassinated.....

    I could see Barack being assassinated before the elections occur. Why? because Hillary would give it her all to get rid of him, so she can win. I donno I was just thinking, what if Barack mysteriously disappeared? --- This is not news. It is not even good speculation. Harvey Senior...
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    how can i hear my self talk into a microphone?

    I want to be able to talk in a Microphone but still hear my self out the speakers. Any ideas?
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    bolded text everywhere in xp...???

    So all the text displayed looks as if it is bolded, or extremely shawdowed? and ideas how to fix this?
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    Keyboard and mouse wont load on vista boot...

    My mouse and keyboard is detected fine during the boot process, but when I get to the log in screen, it appears that all my usb ports stop working. I cant move my mouse or keyboard? any ideas?
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    I know this is the wrong form but I need help with a math problem

    link to image of problem link
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    Anyone know what the hell cloverfield is about?

    Anyone seen it some how? Or know spoilers?
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    cant boot into windows

    When I turn on my laptop, a black screen comes on and says that It cannot boot into windows. It says invalid boot.ini file, NTdetect failed?
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    zeitgeist movie? seen it? your opinion?

    Have you seen www.zeitgeitmovie.com ? Did you like it? What did you think? We can leave out the part about religion for those who have seen it. Repost Anandtech Senior Moderator Red Dawn
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    Windows xp theme question

    How come whenever I see a computer running XP on a internet show, its always running the plain theme ( the windows 2000 look)?
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    windows 2000 themes?

    Is it possible to get a new theme for windows 2000? How can I do this?
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    good free palm apps?

    Anyone know where i can get free palm apps? I just got a palm today, im a noob.