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    Any wysiwyg wiki recommendations

    Can anyone recommend a wiki similar to Twiki that is wysiwyg - i.e. that has a rich text editor similar to a work processor including tables, underlining etc. but also with the collaborative properties of a Wiki. TIA
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    Cloning the hard drive in Windows

    Hi I have about 10 partitions on an 80GB hard drive with Windows XP. Due to the fact that C drive is almost full I have installed a 160 GB Seagate drive and used DiscWizard to copy the partitions on the first drive to the new drive. That all completed ok. I then assigned in the BIOS that...
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    O.T. recommendations for free Wiki host

    Anyone know any good free wiki host and or good forum host - preferably (but not essentially) one without ads. Preferably a host that backs up the database and allows it to be downloaded and allows restriction on write access to the wiki. Wikipedia lists these...
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    Windows update problem : error 8024402f

    Running win xp pro, trying to run windows update, express, gives me an error - 8024402f - can't display web page. I don't see a solution on MS website. Anybody heard of this error or suggest what I could do. Thanks.
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    ntbackup skipping files (Windows backup)

    Hi Using WinXP pro with all updates. I'm using ntbackup to try and back up C drive to an external hard drive. For some reason, of the 314 objects in windows\system32\drivers, only about 50 are being included in the backup. I have volume shadow copy enabled. Any idea what could cause...
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    USB flash drive for booting Puppy Linux

    I would like to create a bootable USB flash drive for booting puppy Linux. Currently I boot from CDROM. Puppy Linux includes the ability to create a bootable USB flash drive. I have a Kingston 1GB "migo" flash drive - it includes some software that provdes easy synchronisation of files...
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    How does Google perform a search

    Does anyone know how google implements its search - (the web search, not the desktop search). I've heard they use tens of thousands of computers but how do they search so many web pages so quickly? Anyone know any details? Thanks.
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    Re-installing WinXP; OEM license

    I have an 80GB hard drive with several 8GB partitions and also dual booting Mandrake Linux with Win XP and an OEM Windows license. My C drive is nearly full and my PC also sometimes experiences "crashes" to do with svchost. These crashes are possibly gone now (maybe due to a MS hotfix)...
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    what are these large files?

    Hi I have some mysterious large files that I've found that are in my Trend Micro Internet security 2005 directory. Trend micro support tell me these files are nothing to do with trend micro. They were last accessed in May this year. Any ideas what they are or where they might have come...
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    IP blocking problem/ can't access sourceforge

    Hi I am unable to get to most of sourceforge website and also can't get to www.boost.org - most websites work ok though. I'm told the reason is probably because there's a block somewhere along the line with the IP address I have. Other people who have a cable connection and the same ISP as...
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    Video card for DELL 2005FPW LCD 1680 by 1050 res

    Hi, I've just bought a 2005fpw LCD monitor and need a video card that supports 1680 by 1050 resolution. I don't play games or watch movies on my PC. Dell support told me GEForce 5200 series was ok, and also X800 (expensive). I don't need a high performance card but I'm concerned the 5200...