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    YMMV - Best Buy Unofficial Musical Instrument Liquidation !!

    BIG TIME YMMV Apparently the increasingly "Ill Fated" Musical Instrument expansion has been a major loss leader and given Best Buy's general poor financial performance and outlook... Skinny is Best Buy is slowly trying to quietly exit the Musical Instrument Biz... So far it seems that...
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    HOT! S-IPS HP 22" and 24" LCD Monitors ($122/$250 after MIR) @ MacMall

    If you are a gambler or just like pushing your luck... Consider that this might be the tip of the ole burg... If HP really is getting out of the hardware biz then their may be upcoming firesales whole cloth... that doesn't make this any less of a deal... but hell you might end up with a $49...
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    HOT! S-IPS HP 22" and 24" LCD Monitors ($122/$250 after MIR) @ MacMall

    First Post in Years, hey guys! enjoy $250.99 after $50 MIR with FREE SHIPPING HP ZR24w 24-inch S-IPS Widescreen LCD Monitor (VM633A8#ABA) http://www.macmall.com/p/HP-Monitors...79~pdp.gbbaifj $121.99 after $50 MIR with FREE SHIPPING ZR22w 21.5-inch S-IPS Widescreen LCD Monitor...
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    HP ZR24w 24-inch (1920x1200) DisplayPort IPS LCD Monitor @ $350 AR FS at macmall.com

    Macmall now has these for an even better price. I'd jump on these now if I hadn't already found a deal a few months ago on a Dell U2410. If you aren't burning to get a new high quality monitor (if you are a photographer and don't have an IPS monitor you will be shocked) - ... ** Consider...
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    wpa psk problems trobleshoot can't connect with any key

    klod - what you say makes sense based on what I'm experiencing. It 'feels' like some kind of conflict. Case in point, WEP worked the first time I tried it and fails exactly like my WPA fails on all subsequent attempts. I can't find any source of conflict. Again, with wireless security...
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    wpa psk problems trobleshoot can't connect with any key

    Nope. WPA has the same behavior. I put in the key and the negotiation begins. It bounces three times (I see the little moving dot below the system tray icon) then after the third it just sits with a red X. I think I recall using the Intel client before, so I'll try and find another utility...
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    wpa psk problems trobleshoot can't connect with any key

    Wow am I dumb, never thought of that. Let me check... OK WEP works! That is really strange. I'll try WPA again as I really don't want to use WEP.
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    Help find client config utility toshiba atheros ar5005gs adapter

    So I swapped out the shitty into pro wireless card that comes with my Dell centrino 700m. New card is Toshiba pa3426u1mpc This is an Atheros ar5005gs based card that I picked up on ebay sans software. No idea what model laptop it comes from. I'm having trouble (other threadother thread)...
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    wpa psk problems trobleshoot can't connect with any key

    By "Can't Connect" I mean that the wireless card begins negotiation with the wireless router for a connection but does not seem to get past the wpa security to complete connections and get an ip number. I can see it trying three times and then it stops with an alert message. If I turn off...
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    E8500 vs Q6600

    Am I missing something? I'm not seeing the evidence here that quad has a substantial real world advantage over dual. Especially $ for $.
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    Who's got an old AMD X2/AMD 64 rig as their main computer?

    My DFI-Expert and opty 165 @ 3.8GHz is still running fine. In about three years I've only had to relax a few mem timings. Have yet to run into anything I care about that it couldn't do. Games just fine for me, but I'm not as into it as I used to be. I thought for sure I'd have burned it by...
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    wpa psk problems trobleshoot can't connect with any key

    Dell 700m with Atheros 5005GS wirelessNIC Driver version 7.4.2.105 with date 4/1/2008 ActionTEC M1424WR - provided by Verizon for FIOS firmware version 4.0.16.1.56.0.10.7 Other hardware details as requested. Summary: Used this combination with WPA for almost a year with no...
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    Dead Hard Drive Help

    Hey can I piggyback? I have similar issue with laptop. WinXP pro, had a crash and now I can't access the drive. I try WinXP repair and it shows the disk as unallocated space. Ultimate boot disk can't see the drive. Tried a USB enclsure and the drivers load but no drive letter is allocated...
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    Outlook 2003- Help resolve multiple buggy issues.

    Where can I find out more about number of items? There are a large number of folders for mail organizing and of course lots of mail. PST is outlook 2003. I remember it asks which type when I created it. But looking at the properties as you directed it just says "Personal Folders File". I...
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    Outlook 2003- Help resolve multiple buggy issues.

    I'll give this a shot. How should I adjust the pagefile? It is currently the default setting. I have performed all the usual routine maintanence. Windows updates, office updates. Virus, spybot, adaware checks. Disk optimization (scandisk and defrag) from a boot disk, so the entire disk...
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    Outlook 2003- Help resolve multiple buggy issues.

    **UPDATE** My solution for now (hope it works) is to use multiple pst files. I created a new pst file and made it the "active" mail file. All active subfolders will move to the new pst file and all inactive folders will stay along with all his unsorted(inbox), deleted, sent mail. After...
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    Task Manager / To Do list software

    I have had a love/hate relationship with Franklin Covey's PlanPlus for Outlook for years. Into version 4 now. I've used the Franklin Planner system since it was paper only. I like the system, but chuck the dogmanitic life-goals aspects.
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    Outlook 2003- Help resolve multiple buggy issues.

    PLS help me heal the local PST database file, or find a way to import that data into a clean (and healthy) install!!! OR something else I can't think of.
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    Outlook 2003- Help resolve multiple buggy issues.

    Environment: Single PC/Single User, WinXP Pro, Office 2003 Pro. Home office PC for self-employed Lawyer working from home. PC is critical for business. (Stressed out and can?t afford downtime) PC is used for web based research (IE7), Outlook for just about everything, Office 2003, Acrobat...
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    Please help, Motherboard/cpU problem.

    Try process of elimination. Remove/Unplug everything including the video card. Try booting with only the CPU and ONE RAM stick. See if it continues to cut out or stays powered on. Try moving the SINGLE RAM stick from Socket to socket. Try each stick one at a time. Also you say you don't...
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    Problem Formatting HD

    It sounds like you are trying to boot off of the WinXP CD and perform a clean install (including the step to reformat the hdd)? Provide more detail if this is not the case. Is a clean install your goal, or is this just the path you are taking to reformat the hdd (which is probably not the...
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    Atheros chipset mini PCI-express wireless card for $27 + shipping - works great on my Dell laptop

    The EMP-8602 looks intersting. I was looking at an AR-5005gs card that is compatible with NI Observer. I have an old version of Observer (v10) from my days in IT. Since I'm so rusty and want to run in Windows, I'm looking for Windows savvy rfmon. My crappy dell w/ IPW-2915abg won't work...
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    Long Path Names leading to file access problems???

    Trying to create workaround as suggested by Smilin... non-network environment. "Just map back to yourself." I have the \\machinename then all that I have available is \Printers and Faxes and \Scheduled tasks How do I map back to a directory on the root of C:\ ??? Backups seem...
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    Long Path Names leading to file access problems???

    I'm not sure I do either. When I right click on a folder to get properties sometimes all the files in that folder and subfolders are included in the information given, sometimes they are NOT all included. Hence unreliable. I can not easily deturmine if there is a long path/file name issue...
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    Long Path Names leading to file access problems???

    Thanks a ton for all the suggestions. I've been trying to get my bro to develop the directory structure to no avail. At least I'm getting him to abandon descriptive folder names. Some are like full sentences! I was concerned that folder properties would be unreliable in a long pathname...
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    Long Path Names leading to file access problems???

    Cursory research has left me frustrated. NTFS volume on WinXP Pro System has been stable and in good working order for three+ years with regular maintanence. BACKGROUND: My Lawyer brother keeps his files very well organized in his "my documents" directory. He has grown a huge and...
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    Windows installed fine, but RAM-MB killing me.

    Thanks for the suggestions. It has the latest BIOS. I tried 5 different sticks of RAM one at a timein all 4 slots. It is a combination of picky and bad RAM, so it was impossible to work out what was going on without methodical trial and error. I'm worried about buying RAM only to find it not...
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    Windows installed fine, but RAM-MB killing me.

    This thing is STILL doing some wierd ******, which usually means something is buggered, likely the MB... Anyway testing the RAM: 1 Two 512MB sticks of Aeneon generic crap PC3200 2. 2x256MB Mushy LVL two BH-5 PC3500 3. One stick of Team eXtream PC4000 (Micron) Sockets 1+2 or 3+4 give...
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    Windows installed fine, but RAM-MB killing me.

    Thanks for all of the suggestions. It very well might be the ram actually. This was salvaged from a machine that shorted out and died. Here's the hardware I should have included in the original POST AMD 3500+ 939 Gigabyte K8N-SC 939 (Nforce 3 250) Antec Smartpower v2 350w Evga 7600 GS...
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    Is it still cheaper to build your own computer?

    If you already have all the software like windows. If you know what your doing and can afford (time effort) to deal with the hickups then you can absolutely save $$$ in the mid and high end. Not necessarily a whole lot, and probably not enough to offset the time spent, but deffinately will...
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    Windows installed fine, but RAM-MB killing me.

    OK, I'm kinda stumped on this one. Keep getting error message saying the following file is corrupted/missing pease reinstall. <windows 2000 root>/system32/ntoskrnl.exe Have three different WinXP install CDs and have used two different CD/DVD drives. I tried master/slave and cable...
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    Netgear SC101 NAS

    Thanks again... Not interested in a DVD solution. Is there a compelling advantage of IOMEGA REV vs. DLT? Capacity isn't an issue. Con for Iomega is its proprietary, but is proven and not more expensive. It also semms faster. I can get a firewire or internal SATA version. So is there a...
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    Netgear SC101 NAS

    This brings me full circle. I started out with thinking tape. My problem is I'm setting this up for my borther. He's a lawyer working for himself out of his house. Funds are real tight. He wants something removable that he can store off site as "disaster recovery". I'm fine with setting...
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    Netgear SC101 NAS

    Thinking of using this as none of the noob-ish cheapies seem to have very good reviews... Netgear SC101 I plan to rotate three identicle HDD. Every month or so I'll swap one out and place into a Safe Deposit box. I then hope that the newly inserted drive will then be "mirrored" and good...
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    Bestbuy - Canon 20D Kit with 18-55 Lens for $799.99

    This is an AMAZING deal. Sell the kit lens online for $50 and get the EF- 50mm f1.8 and you can shoot your kids running around the house without a flash. The only significant difference between this and the 30d is the lack of a spot meter and RGB histogram (both very nice to have but not for...
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    Nice Deal on Guitar or Bass Starter Kit at Target B&M for $37.XX!

    ILO - Instrument like object :roll:
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    Noob Tape-Backup Advice???

    Thanks for the advice. I didn't even think of using what was in front of me...
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    Noob Tape-Backup Advice???

    Thanks for the replys. HDD is fine. Any suggestions on the software to run an automated BUP to Hard disk then?
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    Noob Tape-Backup Advice???

    BackUp idiot seeks back-up solution for broke non-technical lawyer friend. I am looking for an inexpensive but reliable back-up solution, thinking either tape or HDD. Criteria - Inexpensive - Must be as automated as possible. I will set up and maintain on a periodic basis, but...
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    7950 GT - Volt Mod?

    Wondering if the price premium over the 7900GT is worth it. I suspect that the same volt mod should work for this, but was hoping an enterprising early adopter would like to test it out. I also would like to know if it has the same HSF mounts. I'm thinking that soon after the DX10 cards...