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    Where is licence info kept?

    I have an app that is causing problems and the vendor has sent me a new serial number and told me to reinstall. I have uninstalled the old version and manually removed any registry entries but each time I reinstall it picks up the old serial number. Can anybody advise as to where this info...
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    Portege R200 - XP not recognising hardware

    I am not sure whether this is a software or hardware problem so apologies for cross postings. This has been posted on the Toshiba Forum and whilst I have had some helpful suggestions none have solved the problem. I have a friend whose Toshiba R200 notebook got completely screwed up so we had...
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    Portege R200 - XP not recognising hardware

    I am not sure whether this is a software or hardware problem so apologies for cross postings. This has been posted on the Toshiba Forum and whilst I have had some helpful suggestions none have solved the problem. I have a friend whose Toshiba R200 notebook got completely screwed up so we had...
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    Malware Port Forwarding?

    I recently noticed on the UPnP page of my Orange Livebox that I have aquired two new entries. They are marked as "SkypeTCPat..." and "SkypeUDPPat...". I don't use Skype or have willingly installed Instant Messaging. How do I get rid of it? Thanks.
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    Problem with Windows Update on Vista 64

    I have a really, really irritating problem. About a week ago Windows Update installed the ?KB954430 Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Service Pack 4.0 for x64 ? based Systems? file. This was successful. Since then, it has installed the same file every day. Control Panel indicates that...
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    From Win98 to where?

    My wife has a fairly old Toshiba Portege 7100 laptop which is running Win98. Support is becoming a pain with antivirus products etc. becoming incompatible. Is there an upgrade path to another OS which isn't going to slow it to a standstill?
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    Network utility needed

    Thanks to this Forum (and particularly Jack) my home network is up and running correctly. The network has on it: Router ? Orange Livebox PC/media server ? Vista Home Premium 64 Laptop ? Windows 2000 Laptop ? Windows 98 SqueezeBox 3 ? Linux SqueezeBox 3 ? Linux SMC Barricade router...
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    Problems connecting two routers

    For the last few years I have been using an SMC7404WBRA Barricade ADSL router. A change of house necessitated a new ISP account which came with an Orange Livebox. This only has two Ethernet ports so I purchased a Netgear FS105 switch. I wanted to keep the Barricade so that I can use the...
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    DLink or Netgear?

    I need to expand the output of an Orange ADSL 'Livebox' to network, via CAT5E, some PCs and Logitech 'Squeezeboxes'. I have come down to a choice of the DLink DES-1008D, Netgear FS608 and FS108 (the FS608 in a metal box at twice the price?!). Does anybody have a view as to the better choice...
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    Shared internet speed problem

    I?ve suddenly got a strange problem. I have a desktop running Vista Home 64 and a laptop running W2K Sp4 connected to the internet via an SMC7404WBRA ADSL Barricade. The laptop is used to download (legal) torrents and saves the files to the ?Public? folder on the desktop. In the past I have...
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    Fibre for Home?

    Out of interest, how difficult and expensive would it be to network a home with Fibre? Cheers.
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    Pulling CAT6

    I just visited the website of a cable vendor and the FAQ states that you shouldn't pull CAT6 cable. This is a new one on me..... Anybody else come across this? Cheers,
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    Logon Failure

    I am running W2K on a laptop and Vista 64 HP on a desktop. Until I re-loaded Vista, I could access the Public folders from the laptop. Now, I get "Logon failure: account currently disabled" when I try to connect. I have tried to follow a Microsoft Tech note but cannot find any trace of an...
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    Vista won't start but Repair Disc says all ok!

    I have Vista 64 Ultimate and last night it downloaded a whole shed full of updates. It restarted ok and I shut it down. This morning I switched the computer on and it refused to boot. Coincedence? I got the following screen message: Booting 'Windows Vista' acpi Vista Loader 2.1.2...
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    Internet sharing confusion

    I?m planning a network that has three PCs (1xVista64, 1xXP & 1xWin98SE) and four ?dumb? Squeezeboxes. All seven devices require internet access. I am currently using an SMC Barricade to service two PCs and two Squeezeboxes. To the best of my knowledge, nobody produces a 7/8 port Broadband...
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    Choice of new home network equipment

    Hi, I currently have a system comprising of a 5 year old (iirc) SMC 7404WBRA Barricade modem/router, PC1 with Vista 64 Ultimate, PC2 with Windows 2000 Pro and three Slimdevices? Squeezebox 3s. For some time now the Barricade has been locking up when heavily loaded. (The Squeezeboxes can...
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    CAT5e spacing problem

    Hi, I am putting a network into a new house which for various contractual and physical reasons has both power and network cables bundled together. The power and network are separate plastic conduits but they run together in the floor around 50mm/2? apart. The longest run is around 30m...
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    Artic Silver 5, Ceramic or Noctua

    I am about to buy a Noctua NH-U12F. Can anybody advise as to whether I should use the heatsink paste supplied or buy some Artic Silver 5 or AS Ceramic. If the latter, should I apply to just the cpu, or the heatsink as well as per the Noctua instructions? Many thanks.
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    Thread "8600 or 8800 for video work?" locked

    Why is my thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2064914&enterthread=y (8600 or 8800 for video work?) locked?
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    Attack or not?

    Hi, The log of my adsl modem/router (SMC7404 barricade) has suddenly started to contain lines such as the following: 03/25/2007 09:58:02 **ICMP Redirect** 84.xxx.xxx.xxx->> 81.xxx.xxx.xx, Type:5, Code:1 (from ATM1 Inbound) Am I being attacked? Cheers!
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    Poor IE setup or Router?

    Hi, I have noticed recently that when I am downloading Torrents, even at low data rates (20KB/s), or internet radio my browser performance (IE6) is very, very slow. I have done a simultaneous test using ?MySpeed Server? which gives the following: Download speed: 999kbps Upload speed...
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    Colour laser; new drum or new printer?

    Hi, I have got a 3 year old HP 2500L colour laser printer which has done sterling service but now needs its second imaging drum replaced. I was somewhat shocked to find that the replacement drum at £100 is almost half the price of a new HP 2600n colour laser printer. The only difference...
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    Memory for a GA-965P-DS3

    Hi, I am (still!) thinking about buying a GA-965P-DS3 motherboard and note that the site reviews recommend ?GeIL PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 Ultra Dual Channel Kit? memory. A UK store is offering a similar product and I would like to know if it is suitable. The review recommends: Model/SKU...