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    3 Monitors

    I'm running windows 7 on a laptop. I have second monitor connected to the VGA connector and a third connected to the DVI connection. I can't seem to get all three running at same time. I can run any two but not all three. Am I doing something wrong or do you think there is a limitation with the...
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    Confusing set up

    I'll try to describe in detail what I have and how I want it to work. I have a laptop and a desktop. I want to be able to use one keyboard and one mouse to control both computers. I have a 24in monitor. When the KVM switch is set to the laptop I have two screens to work with (the laptop screen...
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    ViewSonic VX2433wm 24" (23.6" Viewable)

    Any opinions on this. Can get it at a nice price.
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    Another thread asking for advice on building a machine.

    I really want to build around an i7 920 2.66 processor. Looking for advice on Motherboard and RAM. Also recommendations on power supply and monitor are needed. I have a case and disk drives etc but if you know of a bare-bones system at a good price let me know where. I'd like to get what I need...
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    Opinions on this video card.

    Asus Radeon HD 4650 1GB HDCP Low Profile Video Card for a low $37.99 Free Shipping after rebate. I think the rebate is $20. I am planning on building a machine for video editing. It'll be a quad core and I need to run two monitors. Looks like a good deal, right?
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    Need help with a 3 monitor setup

    I have a laptop and I need to connect 3 additional monitors to it. I was wondering if anyone out there had advice on what kind of device I need to connect to the laptop. Maybe where to buy or other choices I haven't thought of. None of the monitors are the same size and I will not be using them...
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    Re install Windows

    Trying to help a friend reformat computer. It did not come with a install cd. One of these machines that gives the opportunity to create a recovery disk when you buy it but she never did. It's a Media Center Edition. I do not have a MCE cd. My question is, Can I use an XP pro cd? Will the...
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    External TV Tuner

    Anyone have experience or recommendation for an external TV tuner? Any brand or model preferences? Looking to record a few shows to my hard drive and watch. I need something with good resolution like 1080i.
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    Using Terminal Services

    Can it be done? Is there a reliable work around? I'm sure someone must have figured this out.
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    Computer boots every other time

    The computer is set to hibernate after 3 hours. I have it set this way so the wife does not have to start the computer from a cold boot. I can't remember the last time I restarted the computer. So this weekend I shut it off and when I went to turn it on again the computer fans start spinning...
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    Budget Video Card Recommendations

    What do you guys recommend in a video card for a low end HTPC. I put one together out of spare parts and used a nice Silverstone case. The computer has: Windows Vista home Premium 2 GB Ram AMD 64 X@ Dual Core 4600+ @ 2.4 GHZ The tv...
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    Windows Media Player and VOB files

    Ok so I have windows Vista Home Premium. I have network storage where I store ripped DVD's. I usually find the file I want click on the first VOB and it plays the movie. Works great. I just got another Vista home Premium computer for a different room of the house. Pointed it to the Nas folder...
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    Sharing and Syncing

    I was wondering if someone can help me out here. I have a folder that needs to be shared on a desktop and a laptop. I work on the files during the day and if I want to bring them home at night I would like to sync it to a folder on my laptop. Well, I made a share on the desktop and imported the...
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    Network Scan

    I was wondering if there is any freeware out there to test the network for the ip addresses in use. I downloaded one and it had a trojan horse. Lucky I scanned it before I installed it. I am looking for something that is free without any trial period or malware/Adware etc. Thanks in advance...
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    Question about a switch.....

    Hope someone here can help. If not I would appreciate being pointed in the right direction. We have a small network here at work. We had an ADSL router linked to a 12 port switch. On one of the ports I had a Linksys wireless router hooked up.(I did this because I had an extra one lying around...
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    Laptop Power supply

    The notebook came with a 65W PS but I was on the Lenovo website and they have a 90W PS for my machine. Of course the 90W costs more. My question is, will the more powerful PS make my computer faster? If it does, will it be significant or negligible? It is an Intel Core 2 Duo with 4 GB of RAM.
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    Windows Vista CD burning

    WTH?!?! It took 25 min to burn 254 MB of data! Am I doing something wrong? This is the first time I have used the little "burn" icon on the top of the folder to make a disk. I have used other software on this machine like itunes and Nero to create disks and they were done in a flash. I am...
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    DVD Player for Vista.....

    ......that is free or really cheap. I did do a search and found that VLC media player. It works quite well with my XP machine but not with Vista. I really like power DVD but it's not free or cheap. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. -Mike
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    ISO Network Mapping Software

    I'm looking for something like Visio but I can't afford Visio. Just for home use. Something cheap.
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    Cheap Software

    Ya know how you come across these sites offering software at deep discounts? You can download it and you don't have to wait for them to send you a disk? Are any of these sites legit? Has anyone used them before? Are there any you would recommend?
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    Ok guys, I need your help solving a problem.

    If you guys can't help me figure this out, no one can. Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions. Here is the situation: My son's friend brought his computer to me and said he had a dead MOBO and asked if I could look at it for him. It was an off the shelf Acer about a year old. It...
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    Acronis Image and new HDD

    I was wondering if you guys could help me out? I have Acronis 10.0 to back up an image of my HDD. I think my HDD may be failing. Can I buy a new HDD and install the image on that drive? Any info would be greatly appreciated. -Mike
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    How to re-partition?

    Say I've created a backup image and I have a HD with 3 partitions. 10GB, 10GB, 220GB. I want to merge the 2 10GB partitions and install the image on the new 20gb partition. How do I do this?
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    Image backup HELP.......

    I did a search and read a few posts about image backups. I find most seem to adore Acronis and abhor Norton. I trust the brainpower on this site and will look into Acronis. I need your help however, to understand a few things. First, if I create an image backup and somthing goes wrong with my...
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    Looking for a place to download mp3......

    I refuse to pay .99 cents a song on itunes. That is just too much. If I wanted to pay those prices I would just go to the store and buy the cd. Any info would be helpfull. Thanks, -Mike
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    Please Help

    I currently have a dual boot Athalon 64. I am running win XP and Win 64 bit. All was fine until this morning. I went to the computer to find a black screen that said " insert bootable media". I have an SATA drive that was loaded with the current VIA drivers. It seems that the drivers went...
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    Reformat the Hard Drive, save the program.....

    program on my computer that is not made anymore. I have a legal purchased copy, however for one reason or another it says it can't be installed again. I have reformatted several times then just re-installed it from the original disc when I loaded all my programs back on. I found out that it...
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    Network Area Storage NAS

    Hi guys. This is my first post here and If I am posting in the wrong room please forgive me, and instruct me where to go. I would like some opinions on NAS. I will be using it at home for only 4 computers. I would like somewhere around 250-300gb and I would also like to Raid it. I am not that...