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    How to troubleshoot random crashes?

    I have tried to provide as much info as possible, sorry for the long post. I have an old Socket A system that I use as my spare PC. Specs are: AMD OEM Sempron (Barton 400MHz fsb) 3300+ - 2.2GHz (Exactly the same chip as the XP 3200+) Custom Heatsink / Fan combo (very big, i cant remember...
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    Safe to say that my motherboard is now dead?

    A couple nights ago, I noticed that there was a newer BIOS for my spare computer's motherboard (Gigabyte GA-7VM400M) which allowed support for newer processes. I had version F6 installed and wanted to upgraded to F9. So, I decided to use Gigabyte's @Bios program. I downloaded the new F9 BIOS...
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    Record video at 16:9 using VLC

    Hello everyone, I have been trying to work this out for so long now, it's starting to get on my nerves. I often record TV shows from my set top box using VLC however the resulting file is always 4:3. How can I save the video stream as 16:9 instead? Once I open the file to watch it, I can...
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    All of a sudden, Sygate Personal Firewall won't turn on.

    The topic pretty much says it all. One morning I just started up my computer and got the Windows Security Alert that my firewall is reportedly off (Sygate Personal Firewall). I tried reinstalling it but that hasn't worked. I have done nothing different. I've now got a red security alert icon...
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    Using my LCD as a TV

    Hello everyone. I have a 22" Widescreen LCD (1680x1050 resolution) that I would like to use as a TV in my room without a PC. I would like to connect my high definition set top box to the monitor. Both the set top box and the monitor have DVI. However, because my monitor is 60hz and the set...
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    Recording video file at highest quality?

    Hello Everyone. I'm fairly new to recording video. I currently am using VLC. Here is my situation. At the moment I'm using a standard definition set top box (PAL) to watch TV at 720x576 using VLC. The STB connects to my laptop via S-Video & RCA Audio to an external USB capture card. This...
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    Basic Gaming PC

    Hello everyone. I might be able to get a PC off my Dad. It's a couple years old. AMD Athlon XP Barton 2800+ Gigabyte GA-7VM400M(F) Motherboard 512mb DDR333 80Gb 7200rpm 8mb ATA133 Hard Drive. ATX Cause + PSU. Windows XP Pro SP2. I was thinking, if I get this system from him, I...
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    5400 vs 7200

    Hi everyone, I'm really confused and need your help on choosing a new laptop hard drive. I don't know whether to get a Seagate Momentus 2.5" 5400 120Gb for AU$125 or a Seagate Momentus 2.5" 100Gb for AU$160. Is it worth the extra $45-50 for the 7200 speed? I do some gaming and other...
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    Does my laptop support DDR2?

    Hello everyone, I have a Compaq Presario V2325AP laptop. I need to know whether or not my laptop supports DDR2 because I would like to upgrade the memory to 2gb. Currently I have DDR1 sticks in the laptop. I checked in my manual and on the products webpage but I coudn't find anything. I...
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    Gigabit Ethernet with ATA100 hard drive.

    I would like to know what is like to use Gigabit ethernet networking with a laptop ATA100 hard drive. 1 gigabit = 125 megabytes/sec but ATA100 = 100 megabytes/sec. Therefore is the network speed limited to 100 megabytes/sec or is it the hard drive that is limited when writing data? Thanks.
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    Ethernet vs. USB vs. FireWire

    I have been wirelessly networking with my laptop and cousin's laptop for a while now however the speed is very slow - 11Mbps. Now we would like to connect them together with a cable. We network our laptops to share files and play games. Both our laptops have a 4 pin FireWire connection. We...
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    IE7 Keeps Asking Me To Work Offline

    Hello everyone. Ever since I tried connecting two computers together I keep gettings this message: http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/8256/workofflinelt2.jpg It's really getting annoying. It pops up if I don't use the Internet for a period of time. Like 30mins or whatever. All I have to...
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    Does my computer support DDR2?

    I need to know if my system will support DDR2 memory. I have the following chipset in my laptop: http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/915gm/index.htm As reported by everest: Mobile Intel Alviso-G i915GM I have a Compaq Presario V2325AP. Everest aslo reports: Supported Memory...
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    How do I quickly connect two laptops together?

    Soon my cousin is getting a laptop and we would like to be able to connect our laptops togther using a CAT5E cable so we can play LAN games together and share files (there won't be an internet connection). Both systems will be running Windows XP (mine defintely will, his...99% sure). So what's...
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    New hard drive.

    Hello. I am going to purchase a new laptop hard drive but I don't know whether to choose: Toshiba 100Gb 5400rpm 16Mb - which is ATA, 12MS or Seagate 100GB 7200rpm 8MB - which is SATA, 10.5MS I have reading info regarding my laptop's chipset and it seems to support SATA so it...
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    Would I notice much of a difference?

    Hello everyone. I would like to know, would I notice much of a difference in preformance if I upgrade from my Notebooks current: 1GB DDR 333 40GB HDD 4200rpm, 2mb cache, UATA 12ms Windows XP Home to 2GB DDR-II 533 100GB HDD 7200rpm, 8mb cache, SATA 10.5ms Windows XP Professional...
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    I use Windows Live Mail desktop.

    I use Windows Live Mail desktop. So do I need to enable AVG's Email Scanner? I've been using the web version for a while which has its own built in scanner. I recently installed WLMD so do I need to enable AVG's Email Scanner now or does WLMD have a virus scanner built in? By the way I have...
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    VPN Software that uses 192.168.*.* ?

    Hello. I would like to know if there is a VPN program that uses the 192.168.*.* type IPs or anywhere in the FC1918 range: 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255, 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255. Preferably freeware. Also, is this even possible? Thankyou.
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    Where is the artists name and track name in Windows Media Player 11?

    This will explain it all... http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5553/wmp11largeqs5.jpg ...any help would be great, Thanks.
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    Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta - "The Message Cannot Be Sent. An Error Has Occured."

    Hello, I am using the latest build of WLMDB which was released a few days ago. It all works fine except for one major problem. Whenever I try to send a message I get the following error: http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8742/wlmdbso5.jpg I don't have a clue on how to fix this. I have...
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    Is it bad to convert Acid pro loops to mp3...

    Hello everyone. The topic pretty much says it all. I have a large amount of acid loops and many of them are 1.5-2mb each as wav files but when converted to mp3 are about 400kb. However, if I convert all my loops to mp3 will that cause any issues at all with playback, saving....anything at...
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    Best program for viewing video through composite source?

    Topic says it all. I have been reccomended DScaler. Any other (freeware) programs that are better? Thanks.
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    Is it bad for a digital set-top box to sit ontop of a subwoofer?

    Topic title says it all. The set-top box does have small stands so the base of it would not be sitting directly ontop of the subwoofer. I was thinking that, the pounding of the subwoofer would cause some sort of damage to the set-top box? Any help would be great, thanks.
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    Windows Media Player 11 'Now Playing'

    I downloaded wmp11 the day it came out and it crashed the first day I had it so all my plugins were disabled. Now I don't see any Artist/Track in the now playing section. It's just all blank. How could I fix this? I tried going to Options > Plugins and somehow enabled it but I can't find a way...
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    Windows Media Player 11 beta has been released...

    ...and so far I'm loving it! It's an awesome Media Player. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/11/default.aspx Have fun :) :)
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    Upload multile files through a web browser?

    Hello. I use HFS as my webserver. It's a simple 600kb exe file and allows you to share files. Recently, a new version was released that allows files to be uploaded to a local directory on the host's PC (eg: C:\Documents and Settings\USER\My Documents\uploads) however it's a pain to use if you...
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    Google Earth Image Quality

    http://earth.google.com/images/grandcanyon.jpg My Grand Canyon is nothing like that.
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    Is there a program/can someone make a program...

    I am requesting a very simple program. I use a laptop with Windows XP. I often have to use the setting in Control Panel > Power Options > Advanced that says "When I close the lid of my portable computer" from time to time by changing it from 'Stand By' to 'Do Nothing' and vicea versa...
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    Is it possible to connect an external hard drive to a router?

    Hello all! Is it possible to connect an external hard drive to my wireless router (D-Link DI-524) via ethernet (like a usb to ethernet connector?) so that hard drive can be always on as an online file server or do I really need to run another PC 24/7 just for this? Thanks in advance.
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    How can I find out what the max hardware specs are that my laptop supports?

    I have a Compaq Presario V2325AP Laptop. It is based on the Mobile Intel 915GM/GMS,910GML Express Chipset. The CPU is a Pentium M 725 Dothan 1.6GHz. So far I have upgraded the memory from 256mb DDR333 to 1gb DDR3 (2x 512). Is it somehow possible to find out the what my laptop can be upgraded to...
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    Can't run the program RoamDrive. Keep getting an error.

    I'm trying to run this program called RoamDrive. You can read about it here: http://www.roamdrive.com/about.html (using your email account for basic file storage, in my case, Gmail). Anyways, I installed it once, then got rid of it. Second time, then got rid of it. I have now decided that...
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    New TV Tuner. No audio through composite.

    Hey. I don't know whats happening but I bought a new Medion TV Tuner (Medion DVB-T/Analog/FM External USB) and it works great however through composite I get no audio. I use Powercinema (it came with it and is what program that remote control is compaitble with). To my surprise, in...
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    Free program to watch TV from TV Tuner?

    I need just a basic program that has the basic TV Tuner functions whic his free. The one I have does not let you view from an external source such as Composite or S-Video which I need badly. Must have TV Viewing Radio Station playback TV Recording Scheduling Playback from S-Video and...
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    Firefox 1.5 Streaming Help

    How can I make it so when I click a media link (eg. mp3 file) Firefox will stream the file (open it up in WMP and play as it downloads) instead of downloading the whole thing then palying it. Thanks.
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    A plugin/codec to play streaming Real Media files.

    Hello everyone. Windows Media Player is my choice for playing my media files. Some files I downloaded use the .mov file extension which ofcourse belong to Quicktime however I have a browser plugin which is only 500kb and lets me play those mov files in Internet Explorer which is really good...
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    Difference Between Double Sided and Single Sided Ram

    Hello everyone. As I posted not long ago, I'm setting up a home web server soon. It's a an old PC but sill in great condition. Specs are: 533MHZ AMD K6-2 Onboard 8mb graphics Windows XP Pro SP2 8Gb HDD (will also more than likely add another 30gb drive) 320mb SDRAM. OK, I know how...
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    Thinking of setting up a webserver

    Hello everyone. I have an older PC just left in perfect condtion doing nothing. I'm thinking of adding it to my wireless network by adding a wireless network card to it and running the apache http server on it for saving files onto the internet and hosting websites that I have made. Basically...
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    Very loud buzzing sound coming out of my laptop!

    I don't have a clue what the hell it is but it so annyoing. It's coming out of my laptop's speakers. When I turn the volume up/down the sound is louder/quiter. When I push the mute button it goes away. When I plug in my Logitech Z-2300 2.1 speakers the sound comes out of the logitech speakers...
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    Possible to output mp3 players sound through laptop's speakers?

    Hello everyone. I have an mp3 player that has an FM radio built into it (Creative Zen Micro). When I take my laptop around, it would be really good if I could output the sound of the radio from the laptop's built in internal speakers (they are actually pretty good - Altec Lansing). Can I do...