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    dual booting Vista and XP on Dell Laptop

    Hi guys, I've searched far and wide and can't come up with a solution to this issue (if any) My father got a new Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop with Vista installed on it. His problem is that the reason he got the laptop was to use his camera equipment when photographing remotely and the camera...
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    Vista 64 problems

    Hi guys, I have a problem with my OS which occurred after Symantec popped up and warned me about a process that was trying to access the internet. I've had Vista installed for a while, now and it has updated OK until now. I went on it the other day and all of a sudden, Symantec came up with...
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    External hard drive for backup.

    Hi, I'm looking for something to back up both of my computers on, that I can remove and store somewhere in case of system failure. I'm thinking an external hard drive. Can anyone recommend a unit that has worked well for them or is there any alternatives that any of you like better...
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    Vista x64 stuff

    Hi, I've searched the forums pretty well and don't really see the issues I'm having. I bought the Vista Ultimate version and installed the x64 version and it's been nothing but problems from the start. When I go to use the 64 bit browser, most websites that use the adobe flash player (which is...
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    converting word documents to pdf

    Hi guys, I'm looking for a free program to convert some word documents to pdf to display on my website. I downloaded the 1-2-3 File Convert program that Word help sent me to, but it only converts the first page of my document to pdf and I don't see any way to change that. Any programs out...
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    newly added RAM

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    Error messages after closing Internet Explorer verion 7

    I have a question on some error messages I've been getting after I installed Internet Explorer version 7. I didn't have them with version 6 and I'm thinking maybe it's something running on my computer that might be causing these. (I have a HP Pavilion running Windows XP Home edition):confused...
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    need help writing small java program

    Hi guys, I have a question for any of you java experts. I'm writing a small application program for Computer Science 2 that basically has two ellipses on it and has a gif picture that is supposed to circle around within the boundaries of these two ellipses. it does this by repainting the gif...
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    programs off screen

    Hi guys, I've got a problem that's killing me, I can't figure it out. When I attempt to open Powerpoint, it opens up (I see the powerpoint message box come up and disapear). I then get an icon on the Taskbar, but the program is on somewhere to the right of my screen and I can't see it. If I...
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    Gateway upgrade

    Hi, I'm new to this forum and I have a question about upgrading my computer. I have a Gateway ATXSTF Fed Pro 933M (that was next to the model number tag). It's got a 933 Mhz processor and I was wondering what is the fastest chip I could upgrade to, that the computer's architecture can handle...