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    My computer often freezes. Please help!

    Hi, When I play an fps my system sometimes freezes. The whole thing locks up and the screen freezes on the last frame and just holds it. Sound replays the last half second of sound or whatever a few times then cuts off. Nothing responds so I have to reset manually. Usually happens at an...
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    Slow IE after installing wireless router...

    I got a netgear kwgr614. Firefox runs great, but IE is slow now. What setting do I need to mess with to get it faster? Also, how to I change the language after I login to the router? I'm in Korea with a Korean OS so the default language is auto Korean... And I want to use the wireless...
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    RAM compatiblility question.

    I used Digiworks ??? DDR2 2G PC2-5300 Gold ?? (1Gx2). One is fried. Can I keep using the other and use Digiworks ??? DDR2 2G PC2-5300 DDR2 / PC? / Dimm / 2GB / 667MHz / in another slot? And could I use two of those 2gb chips plus the 1 1gb I've got all together? I tried to rtfm but I'm...
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    Dead computer, please help.

    The guy in the hardware store said he didn't know how to test a psu with a multimeter. Then we figured one of my ram chips must be bad cuz everything works fine if we remove it. Thanks for the replies!
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    Dead computer, please help.

    Nah it's my computer, I'm just saying I assume what I wrote is understandable. Like st must be Seagate. Maybe I'll see if a friend has a psu I can test? I wonder how much a multimeter is. Hehe. And the korean word for it...
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    Dead computer, please help.

    amd 2 windsor 3800+ digiworks 1gb 5300 gold ram st 250gb 16mb sata 2 asus m2a mvp xfx 7600gt 256 zalman lh 20a1p iw c583 manic 500w I'm in Korea and this is what I tried translating from what he wrote. Thanks!
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    Dead computer, please help.

    I push power and the power supply and all the fans get working. The keyboard lights flash once. The dvd drive accesses a bit. The mobo light is on and green. There is no signal to the monitor. I try the keyboard shortcut to shut it down again, thinking maybe xp loaded but there's nothing...
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    Network connected but no data transfer.

    Hi, My laptop using wireless detects the network and connects to it but doesn't transfer anything, ie can't go to any sites. I can use my desktop to connect directly to the modem and that works fine, but if I connect by line through the router the internet doesn't work. Any ideas to what may...
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    Is Firefox constantly crashing for anyone else?

    My firefox displays pages all wrong. Sometimes no pictures and the formatting is all messed up. Some pages it won't display buttons, for example. There's lots of text on a forum for example but it's all misplaced with firefox. Looks fine with IE. How can I reset everything to default? What else...
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    How to clear links entered in the IE Address Bar? (Not History)

    Yea I'll check for spyware again, I think I may have gotten some weird Korean spyware stuff in here...
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    How to clear links entered in the IE Address Bar? (Not History)

    I want to clear all the links I've entered into the address bar, you know when you click the small arrow pointing down and it shows all the links you've manually entered? Clearing the history and Tools / Delete Browsing History / Delete All doesn't help... thanks!
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    Random Lockups...

    If I completely disable the sound card / drivers then there are no lockups. I try a fresh format/reinstall and it works for a while but then back to the old problem. What Dell Support walked me through that was, they said, sure to work didn't... so now I don't have sound but the computer...
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    Where can I watch CNBC on the internet?

    You can watch directv on the net? Cool.
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    Where can I watch CNBC on the internet?

    I specifically want to watch Cramer and Mad Money. Ideas? I'll be in Korea and am trying to........ GET RICH QUICK!!!!1111
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    Random Lockups...

    Dell Inspiron 4100 866mhz 1gb ram winXP Home. It locks up randomly at the XP logo startup screen or while using XP... it never locks up when POSTing or in safe mode. It was running smoothly then I tried updating the audio drivers through the Dell site and it locked up. Now it locks up...
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    Does anyone like Tom Cruise?

    That part he played in Magnolia was great. Collateral was great. Minority Report didn't suck. He was in Top Gun! Just don't read that stuff in the papers, everyone deserves their own special place in this world... hehe.
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    StreamTVNow down?

    For good?
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    Slow FPS and rainbow colors

    HL2 and DoD:Source were playing fine until recently. The game loads ok and I can see normally then in a bit the fps drop and I get rainbow colors. Through PC Alert 4 it says the CPU temp is 40C when I'm playing DoD. Ideas?
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    30 Lesson Pimsleur Korean?

    Kimchi good, dog bad. And how about browsing that newsgroup? ;)
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    30 Lesson Pimsleur Korean?

    Someone please help this newbie figure out how to browse that alt.binaries group? I couldn't access it through Google Groups or www.bincrawler.com :(
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    What's up with Coolstreaming?

    http://www.coolstreaming.com.cn/index2.htm It used to be worth the time... then they were down for a while and now have some fancy website... anyone tried it out?
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    30 Lesson Pimsleur Korean?

    Just cuz this needs a bump anyways... sure it helps, but in the end it's only 45 hours. Once you get the basics down and have studied enough vocab, it's most important to get a language exchange or similar real life practice. Good supplement anyways.
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    30 Lesson Pimsleur Korean?

    I've posted on alt.warez.uk (39) misc.education.language.english soc.culture.korean (17) Any other suggested groups?
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    30 Lesson Pimsleur Korean?

    On that tracker would've been the 10 lesson version, the 30 lesson version came out this year. :)
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    30 Lesson Pimsleur Korean?

    DanTMWTMP: Wow. Just wow. Hehe. amdhunter: Seeing as I live in Korea, there's not too many choices. ;) Yea I'll try usenet, other popular places don't have it. Thanks.
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    30 Lesson Pimsleur Korean?

    Anyone know where I can find this? It does it exist... not the 10 lesson version! Thanks.
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    Sending songs and ringtones to cell phones in Korea?

    Anyone know how I can do this? Remember... it's important, it's in Korea! There might be sites out there in Korean, but my Korean skills are shabby and I don't have a Korean bank account or ID number. Please let me know if you can help.
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    can anyone log into msn messenger?

    And how about today? Any problems? I can't. :(
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    Expected Counter Strike FPS?

    So I should get 100 fps constant if I get a FX5200 128mb card?
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    What are your favorite PC games?

    Easy... Counter Strike. http://www.steampowered.com/status/game_stats.html
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    Expected Counter Strike FPS?

    Original Half Life 1 CS... remember, I'll buy that nice video card and plug it into my nicer computer at home, when I get back. Still wondering what kind of FPS I'll get with a certain card. :)
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    Expected Counter Strike FPS?

    I forgot to mention my current video card is a nvidia TNT2 Model 64 32mb. I don't think a 6600GT would be a waste for my other system that I mentioned... P4 2.8ghz 800FSB.
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    Expected Counter Strike FPS?

    I'm on a horrible Celeron 2.4ghz 512mb ram ASUS P4SP-MX computer. I get anywhere from 20 to 60 fps in CS with choke and loss. If I bought a nice video card, say a GF 6600 GT AGP 256mb, what kind of fps can I expect? What constantly? I am living in a temporary location, I have a better computer...
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    Deterministic network enhancer miniport VPN Trouble

    Update... sometimes when I put in a CD into my DVD-ROM drive, the computer resets. Is this a PSU problem? I am normally doing some multitasking when this happens., including some USB stuff plugged in. 2.6ghz P4, 800mhz FSB, 512mb pc3200 ram (cheap ram). DVD-ROM drive, CD burner. 128mb...
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    Deterministic network enhancer miniport VPN Trouble

    Hi, thanks for your response. No, I am not part of any ring network (that I know of! =). Do you know how to disable the port?
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    Deterministic network enhancer miniport VPN Trouble

    Hello, I tried installing VPN to my computer. The installation malfunctioned and didn't complete properly. If I try to run installation again, same thing happens. So now when I reboot, I get an XP window that pops up and says Found New Hardware, and talks about a deterministic network...