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    3 monitor Video Card suggestions

    Excellent. Thanks!
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    3 monitor Video Card suggestions

    Thanks for the advice! And Bryan, thanks, you're right about the slots - i missread that on the docs. Would I be able to run a 2 card setup without SLI / X-Fire, to add monitor outputs? I'm not familiar with this.
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    3 monitor Video Card suggestions

    Hey all, My GForce 8600 GT fried so I need a replacement / upgrade. I had 2 monitors setup but am looking to add a third with the new card. Have an Abit IP35 Pro board with 2 PCI-E x16 slots. I'm not a huge gamer but do play a flight sim which is quite graphics heavy, but worked well with...
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    Win7 - change lock screen background

    Roc. Thanks all!
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    Post your Windows 7 Performance Score!

    Dell Precision 390 Intel Core 2 6300 1.86GHz 2GB RAM 40GB partition running Win7 RC 32bit NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285 Love it! No complaints at all. Found all drivers upon install. Runs just as fast as XP pro SP3 on same machine.
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    Win7 - change lock screen background

    I've been using Win7 RC at work and love it so far. I just don't like the default background that appears when you lock the workstation, that's all. No biggie, just want to see if anyone has successfully changed this without the use of a 3rd party app. Thanks,
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    Help with firmware update via telnet

    looks like I was wrong - I haven't had any luck flashing the router but I just logged into it via my friends macbook with firefox and everything looks fine with the current version of DD-WRT. I've logged in with several other PCs but all using IE7. I wish i tried this a while ago, lol. Thanks...
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    Help with firmware update via telnet

    No luck yet. That's actually what I'm afraid of....I think I used the wrong version when first trying to flash a while ago which is why it's not coming up correctly now. I'm fairly sure I have the newest correct version of DD-WRT now but the problems with the previous install prevent me from...
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    Help with firmware update via telnet

    Confirmed that only 1 NIC is enabled. MS firewall is off and I can ping in both directions.
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    Help with firmware update via telnet

    WRT54G v3.0, currently running DD-WRT v23 (12/25/05)
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    Help with firmware update via telnet

    I followed all the steps but the tftp command refused the connection - "Connect request failed". I don't have any firewalls running on my PC. It has all the factory default settings now as I just hard reset it. Any other ideas?
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    Help with firmware update via telnet

    Thanks for the link! I'll give it a shot later today when I have time. Thanks again.
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    Help with firmware update via telnet

    Thanks but it's not the browser as this origionally came up a while ago and I've rebuilt my PC since then. Hard resetting the router doesn't fix either. Any other ideas?
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    Help with firmware update via telnet

    I updated the firmware from the linksys factory firmware and it completed but the graphics on the web interface are all cut off, thus I cannot make changes to functionality of the device, ie mac filter, dhcp range, etc. It's hard to describe, I see the menus and tabs, but only white space below...
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    Vista support 4.1 audio??

    I have ReakTek HD audio with 4.1 speakers which is awesome on XP, but on Vista only outputs on the front speakers and sub for windows sounds and all media players. The back speakers have a weak signal at best, like low frequency streaming audio. But then when I test the speakers individually...
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    Daylight Savings Time Update - How are You Admins Handling It?

    Watch out for pre-SP2 XP workstations - microsofts DST update wont work unless you update FIRST - installing in reverse order screws it all up. i tried to save time and found that out the hard way. hurray for finding group policy automated windows updates!!! better late than never...
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    NTFS Security - a rock and a hard place

    Correct, I think we're saying the same thing. The problem is a user with such rights will not be able to save a new Publisher or PowerPoint document because of how those applications save. It will create a new file of size 0k and then error out "file already exists...overwrite?" but the user...
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    NTFS Security - a rock and a hard place

    Thanks for the response! Unfortunatly I've tried this one and get same results. I think the difference between WRITE and MODIFY is the Delete option. As soon as you uncheck Delete on the details screen and return to the broad security settings it changes back to WRITE. Anything else?
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    NTFS Security - a rock and a hard place

    Public school - individual student accounts through AD - we have 'common' folders available for multiple students to save and have access to group work. We want students to be able to Write but NOT Delete files in this folder. But many applications like MS Publisher save in two steps...
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    Mouse Hanging Up

    My first thought is other software running at the same time, possibly in the background, ie virus scanners, spyware scanners or spyware itself like web toolbars...anything that would take up additional processor power, while attempting to run the procedures you mentioned. How recent is your...
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    Do i really need 2 gigs of ram?

    If you see Windows Vista in your future I would recommend 2 gig to avoid game lag, 1 would be sufficuent for now.
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    AntiVirus for Exchange2003 server

    Does anyone recomend a solid / reliable AntiVirus program that can be run on a windows server running Exchange 2003? Symantec's apps run the risk of deleting the entire mail store upon receipt of an infected email, and AVG does not run on Windows Server 2003. Is there a program designed to...
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    Future computers

    I heard an interesting idea at work the other week regarding future computers. In theory, couldn't flash memory be used in place of both active memory and a HDD? Being non-volitile in nature there would be no need for separate devices right? can't we folfill both purposes with 1 device...
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    Custom system locks up after POST

    I have a custom system I just built that freezes right after POST. The light on the optical mouse goes out and keyboard is then unresponsive. I can navigate through BIOS fine but then it locks up when it tries to boot. HDDs are blank, I'm trying to boot to CD to install OS. Any ideas...
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    safe idle temps?

    I have an Intel system which usually hovers in the 78-83 F temperature range, inside the case. The room gets hot so if I don't keep the AC on while I'm at work it idles as high as 90+ F inside the case. Will this decrease the life of the hardware? Should I leave it on standy / hibernate...
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    Limit concurrent logins - Active Directory

    Yeah, I've looked through those. They seem to require a web based server service, a client portion on each workstation, and extra logon / off scripts. I'd think MS had to have come up with a better way to do this, but maybe I'm putting too much faith in them? lol I'm not looking to monitor...
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    Limit concurrent logins - Active Directory

    I've done a ton of research and found nothing.... Is there a way, in Active Directory, without downloading 3rd party tools or hacks, to limit concurrent logons? My users have mandatory roaming profiles and I'm trying to force them to only be able to log on one computer at a time. Has anyone...
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    widescreen graphics cards

    Yeah, I'm not a huge gamer, but I'll most likely be shopping for a better card before too long anyway. It's that whole budget thing....one piece at a time, lol. Thanks again everyone, I appriciate the help!
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    widescreen graphics cards

    Excellent! Thank you! -Ben
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    mixing RAM

    I agree. I havn't mixed RAM a lot but I've never had a problem in doing so. And you're right, the slowest stick sets the beat.
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    XP MCE upgrade to Pro

    Interesting information. Thanks a lot guys, I appreciate it! -Ben
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    widescreen graphics cards

    Are you saying the LCD software would provide the new res modes? Or am I looking for updated graphics drivers from NVidia?
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    No boot

    I agree. I've seen machines power up but do nothing at all when no RAM or bad RAM is present. The monitor shouldn't even come on. I'd also try powering off, disconnect from all power sources and hold the power button in for 5-10 seconds to completely drain the system of all electric charge...
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    widescreen graphics cards

    I'm planning to purchace a widescreen LCD but I don't think my current graphics card supports widescreen resolutions (GForce 5200). I'm running at 1600x1200 now but I don't see the target 1680x1050 listed in the 'All Modes' section for the adapter. I'm looking through newegg's product list but...
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    What OS to boot with? I only have one!

    Once Windows has seen another OS available it is written to the boot.ini so that you are asked, upon boot, which one to use. To safely edit options on the boot.ini file right click My Computer > Properties > Advanced Tab > Startup and Recovery Settings button. You can manually edit the...
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    XP MCE upgrade to Pro

    Interesting. Why is the upgrade not possible?
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    XP MCE upgrade to Pro

    I have a user that wants to use her new laptop on our company domain. It currently has XP Media Center installed. I need to upgrade to XP Pro so that it can join our domain. I have upgraded XP Home to Pro before but have never actually seen Media Center. I know the upgrade to Pro can be done...
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    maxed out CPU every 3 seconds

    Unfortunatly, no. Event Viewer doesn't give any indications. However I found what was causing the problem. There was a Token Ring card installed in one of the expantion slots, which when I removed it stopped all processor spikes and the computer ran normally. This isn't something I'll need...
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    maxed out CPU every 3 seconds

    SP4 is installed. no change. i would doubt its worms only because it's never been online since the low level format when installing windows. ive seen similar behavior during DVD playback when there is a parrallel zip drive attached. nothing is attached here, however. does that ring any bells?
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    maxed out CPU every 3 seconds

    i have yet to get a network card for it. nothing is installed other than the OS. ill be sure to update it as soon as its online though, thanks.