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    Outlook stole my e-mails

    I just installed Outlook 2007 for the first time yesterday. I set it up by giving my e-mail address, etc. I played with it and replied to the test MS message. So far, so good. Then I went to my web e-mail to check my other mail, all the old messages were gone - they had been transferred to...
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    New strange directories are on my computers

    I just noticed a new "directory" named "7b4adfbb4e588bb6d25e6509" which showed up on a storage drive I just installed on my computer yesterday for backing up my other drives. It also has a sub-directory named "Update," which is empty. I noticed my second computer has the same kind of...
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    Lost hard drive space

    Hi all, Crazy problem - is there a good answer? I just sent my laptop back to the manufacturer's facility to have the hard drive re-imaged because I screwed up the recovery sector when I partitioned the hard drive. The manufacturer could not provide me with a Restore disk (legal issue...
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    How can I keep a folder's configuration in Vista?

    Hi all, Found nothing on this by searching, sorry if it'd old stuff. I'm new to Vista. I want to have several folders on my desktop for things like Utilities, Applications, Music, CDs/DVDs, etc. I open a new folder and name it, then set it up with my app's Medium icons, but without any...
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    I want to replace Vista with XP on Sony laptop

    Hi all, Seems like a silly question, I know, but I recently tried to put a clean copy of XP on an older Averatec laptop and it wouldn't install due to lack of (apparently built in) drivers for such as the HDD, monitor, etc. It bombed! I had to put my old back-up on and it's still SLOW...
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    Looking for comments on a laptopt

    Folks, I hope this is the correct place for this thread... I want to buy a new, small laptop and saw this one in Best Buy today for $1150. It has AMD X2 CPU, 2.2GHz, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, CD/DVD-RW, swiveling screen with stylus writing and weighs 4 pounds. My old one is an 13" Averatec that...
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    My network works in one direction, not both ways

    I have 2 PCs side by side in my home office and a laptop in my kitchen. It's about 30 feet from the laptop to the 2 PCs. I used the Windows Network Setup Wizard to set up my network within my home. It has worked well for several months between these same 3 computers. Now, all of a sudden, my...
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    Acronis bad archive

    Help. I was putting a backup on my primary drive. I tested my Acronis True Image 10 to make sure it was working properly before I formatted my C drive before putting my OS back on it. It looked OK. Then I formatted my C: drive and Acronis came up with a message, "This is not an Acronis archive"...
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    Windows dictionary

    When I type a misspelled word using my computer, a spell checker attempts to correct my spelling. I have occasionally added an incorrect change and after several months of using this spell checker, I know there are many incorrect entries in its dictionary. I would like to look at my spell...
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    Help - E6850 shows 8C CPU temp

    I built a new rig recently using an E6850 (GO stepped) on an ASUS P5K-E mobo. My HSF is a Tuniq Tower. It's good, but I doubt it's THAT good :) I get 8C CPU temps (or very close to that - highest was 11C) with most software programs that I've tried: Probe II, Intel TAT, CPU-Z, Coretemps, etc...
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    How do I connect USB1 wiring to newer mobo?

    I've got a Themaltake Mambo case that I decided to use to build a Linux computer. The 2 sets of USB wires from the front of the case each have 5 wires: 4 in one block marked VCC, USB 1-, USB 1+, and USB Ground. There is also a single wire marked Shield. Question is, how do I connect these 5...
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    Should I be using XP Pro instead of XP Home?

    I've noticed that almost everyone else is using XP Pro and I'm wondering what I'm losing by using XP Home instead? I've been using XP Home for a couple of years now with no problems, even on my home network... Should I change, and if so, why? Noel
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    SATA or IDE HDDs and DVD-RWs

    I would like use two DVD-RWs, one SATA and one IDE and also two HDDs, one SATA and one IDE, all on a single machine. I assume I can connect the IDE HDD and IDE DVD-RW to the 2 device IDE channel, but I'm not sure the best way to set master-slave relationships. And how do these relate to the...
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    ASUS M2NPV-VM goes to sleep - permanently

    Hi all, I've built a new computer for a Grandson (aged 12) with an ASUS M2NPV-VM mobo, an AMD X2 5200+, Sapphire HD8600XT, 2GB Corsair DDR2 5400, one WD SATA 160GB HDD, and 2 DVD-RWs. The PSU is an Ultra 550W X2-Connect that I used without trouble for about a year. It's all housed in an Antec...
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    Is the Foxconn Mars motherboard on anyone's radar?

    Hi all, I'm in the market for a new motherboard and have been looking at the new Abit P35 series, but the Foxconn Mars showed up recently and I wondered if anyone has seen it for sale or otherwise have any info on it? I've seen some of the reviews and it looks pretty decent, but there...