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    Wireless Router Security

    Ok, my ole trusty Linksys Wireless B router kicked the bucket a few months back and I went and got a Dynex Wireless G router (Best Buy brand). It works for what i want it to do but I do have a security dilemma. My old Linksys would allow me to restrict the number of IP's DHCP hands out...
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    What's my problem??

    I have an older custom built pc made up of various parts. I think it's a 1.2 Athlon with a 1GB RAM running Ubuntu and XP on Dual boot. The other day i turn it on and it clears the BIOS and powers itself off. Pressing the power switch does nothing. Checked all of the normal things like...
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    Free keyboard shortcut program

    I got my dad a computer and he has a very hard time using the mouse. All he wants to use the computer for is to stream music, so my intention was to add the direct link to a music site to the startup folder on his login (W2K). However, the site tries to connect before the pc establishes a...
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    DVD editing software

    I'm looking for some DVD editing sofftware that will me to rip certain time segments of a DVD to MPEG/AVI/WMV/DIVX. All of the software that i've found here seems to convert the entire VOB. In addition, i could also use some software that could extract audio from a DVD. Again, it needs to...
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    WMP11 makes mp3's color coded?

    I'm using WMP11 as my main music player. For some particular reason, within a certain folder of MP3's, some of the MP3's are different colors. What does this mean and why does WMP do that? Any ideas?
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    Installing XP on a new HD

    I have a new 300GB drive that i want to make my primary drive. There's a 120GB drive in my box now that has XP home on it now. I tried slaving the drive with 2 different programs and they both fail midstream. To save time, I just want to install XP on my new drive and be done with it...
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    Window Update Stuck

    One of the last security updates for XP is stuck. It thinks it's not installed and keeps trying to (i'm reminded of it every day). How do I fix this?
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    Formatting a USB thumb drive

    I have a Sandisk USB thumb drive that has issues. I can only access 4MB of a 256MB drive. I had the drive in a NASlite box to be used as config storage. I need to use it with Windows now. Under disk management in XP, it shows 239MB is unallocated, and there's no option to format (greyed...
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    Can I "reset" a WD 120 drive to factory

    I had a WD 120 GB drive in a NASlite PC. However, I realised that I didn't use it enough to leave it powered on 24/7. The drive was formatted in ext2 in NASlite and the drive detected no errors using SMART technology with the NASlite software. I ran the WD diagnostics floppy and the tests...
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    Fresh OS install

    I just completed a fresh install of W2K on a pc for a 12 year old. This will be strictly an Internet pc for homework, and occasional DVD playback. Specs: Celery 1 GHz 256 MB RAM 20GB HD Onboard vid/sound/LAN I've already installed Firefox, AVG (just because she's used to it), and...
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    NASLite vs NAS device

    I'm debating on buying a copy of NASLite or buying a NAS device like Linksys's NSLU. I'm mainly using the storage for MP3's, shared files, etc. Wally world has the NSLU on clearance for $79. I like the NSLU's small footprint. Can anyone tell me why the pros/cons of both?
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    W2K Pro as a home file server

    *I have given up on setting up my Ubuntu "file server" for now so i'm reverting back to the dreaded Windows platform (bloody wireless card issues)* Moving on... I have a W2K machine that i'd like to drop a 120GB drive in and set up a "always on" file server. Not really a server per se...
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    Is this Possible?

    See this post for background info: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=34&threadid=1879532&enterthread=y I have an old IBM 765 laptop sitting around collecting dust. It's like a P100 with 80MB RAM running Win98SE so there's not really much use for it. I have several open PCI...
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    HELP! Wireless Ubuntu Issues

    I have almost given up. I've reinstalled Ubuntu 3 times to no avail. Here's my issue: I have a Netgear wg311v2 wireless card and i'm trying to get it configured. Everyone has recommended using ndiswrapper Running ndiswrapper -l, it says "Driver Present, Hardware present". (so far so good)...
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    Noob Linux Question

    I'm running Ubuntu 6.06 on a Live CD. I'm trying to run some commands in terminal mode but get "command not found" for EVERY command i've tried. 'sudo iwconfig' 'sudo ifconfig' I tried a few more as well, but I can't remember those. Any ideas why they won't work? I'm trying to configure...
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    2 PC's... only one NIC.. What to do?

    Ok.. here's my dilemma: I have a wireless network. I have 2 machines in another room...only one has a wireless nic (win98). But, i'm building a Linux box and I'd like that machine to have access to the network and the internet. Can I put in another NIC in the Win98 machine and...
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    How to Install drivers in Ubuntu?

    I'm a TOTAL Linux noob and I have Ubuntu loaded on a spare HD. Everything works great, except for the video. It defaults to 640x480. I googled and found the drivers but have no idea in how to install them. Help!
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    Windows 98 Options

    I made a post a few weeks ago about loading Linux on an old ThinkPad 765ED. I tried loading the Live CD's but it would error out and wouldn't complete loading. I tried Damn Small Linux's and Knoppix's Live CD and they both failed. I have given up on Linux for now for that machine...
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    Windows OS Alternative

    I have an old IBM Thinkpad laptop (P100, 96MB RAM) with a docking station. I currently have Win98 loaded on it, but I'd like to divulge into another arena. I'm in the IT field now, so I have a good background in the Windows/AS400 platforms, but none in Linux and others. What would you guys...
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    Corrupted/Missing Partitions... I need to recover data

    I need some help. On my W2k desktop pc, my partition got corrupted and my pc wouldn't boot. I tried to delete my primary partition and reload Windows, but it still wouldn't boot. I installed another hard drive and finally I have W2k loaded again, but when I plugged in my old hard drive, it...
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    Building an A/V PC

    My job has been asked me to start video editing. I have a strong background in pc's but not in video editing. Our main functions will be to edit video from digital camcorders, adding pictures and audio commentary, and recording clips from an analog cable source. We'd also like the pc to...