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    Bad RAM? Constant BSOD.

    I upgraded the RAM of my 5 years old system to give it a few more months of life, and it ran perfectly for the few weeks. Now, a few times a week (especially after resuming the system from standby), it will periodically memory dump with the following screen. Also, before it happens, there are...
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    Can I transfer XP to another PC? - Not what you think!

    Sounds straightforward, right? Retail: Yes, OEM: no. Problem is I have neither! I obtained Windows XP Pro from my University who, rather than just get Microsoft Educational software, got a volume license for their students. I'm certainly not complaining as it means the university gives...
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    Resume from standby causes high-pitched tone from speakers.

    My system had been working flawlessly for a few months, until recently. Now, whenever I resume the system from standby (in Windows XP, btw), an extremely high-pitched tone plays through the speakers. The weird thing is, other sounds play normally (like music, system sounds, etc). But the...
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    Are Microsoft student OSes OEM, or can I move them to another system?

    Just curious since I just upgraded one of my systems to Vista and would like to use the old XP CD key and all that on another system. Can I do this, or does "student" software have the same restriction as OEM in that I can only ever use it on the system I originally installed it on?
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    Vista Media Center refuses to play DVDs.

    Every time I try and play a DVD in Vista (this is with Vista Ultimate), both Media Center and WMP will not play the DVDs. MC gives the following error: "Cannot Play DVD The DVD may be in use by another application. If all other applications are closed, the video resolution may need to be...
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    Will a 64-bit XP key work on a 32-bit XP install?

    I received both XP 32-bit and XP 64-bit from my university, and I was wondering if it would be possible to use the 64-bit key to install the 32-bit version, since I have no use for the 64-bit version. They're both "university software" CDs (they're not different types like OEM and retail and...
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    Too many Windows activations?

    Argh! I've been having a lot of problems with my system recently and it's required me to keep reformatting and re-activating to diagnose the problem (since it's rather sporadic, so it takes a bit of use to see any problems pop up). Just put in another HD today that I know works, and I go to...
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    Confusing "beep" codes on P4P800 mobo (AMI BIOS)

    My computer has been wonky for the past few months now. I decided to give it another reformat to see if it might help, and when trying to install Windows the system would either blue screen or say it couldn't find any hard drives. Most of my problems had been hard drive related, so it wasn't...
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    Hard drive consntatly spins up and down.

    I've tried all I can think of to fix this, so maybe someone here can help. The past few months, my system drive has been constantly spinning up and down at random intervals, especially under load. It basically spins down, clicks, spins up, clicks, then repeats, seemingly at random. Every...
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    Multiple system failures in one day... I have no idea what's wrong.

    I woke up Wednesday morning to find that my Generic Host Process had crashed giving me the generic Windows error message. I didn't think much of it until I restarted my computer. Now, whenever the system boots into windows, it will briefly connect to my wireless network (I use a USB...
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    A few small nicks on heatsink... will it really affect performance?

    I'm switching back to my stock P4 heatsink since the one I have now is extremely loud and almost unbearable. It's the standard P4 one with a copper core right over the die and aluminum fins surrounding is. The few small nicks and scratches are on the copper part, unfortunately. If I put...
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    Will all of this fit in a mid ATX case?

    My setup is about 3 years old now and I want to move it to a smaller case. It's currently in a full ATX tower, but it is a little too big for my tastes and, since I haven't done any computer tinkering in a while, I kind of want to move it to a smaller case. Specs are as follows: Full ATX...
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    System restarts whenever a new USB connection is established?

    Yesterday my computer just restarted randomly. After some investigation, I discovered that the system immediately restarted whenever a new network connection or bridge formed (i.e. when connecting a USB ethernet adapter for connection sharing and when trying to sync my PocketPC with...
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    Security video recording software? (EDIT: found it, nevermind)

    Nevermind, found some software that can do it.
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    Wireless connection randomly goes into "Limited Connectivity"...

    My wireless conection will randomly go through fits of working fine for a few minutes and then dropping into "Limited or No Connectivity" mode. This only happens every few days and makes no sense at all. No one else on the network has this problem, so I don't know what is going on. I have...
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    Wireless signal acting VERY strange.

    I just recently set up a 802.11g network for about 10 people to connect to. I'm having some problems, however. First off, people were having really low signals, despite being relatively close to the router. I remided this (for the most part) by buying a range extender. Now the signal...
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    What's the smallest case I could use for this setup?

    I currently have a full tower case and it works great, but I want something a bit smaller. The only problem is, when I first built this setup (2 years ago) I had it in a Lian-Li mid-tower and it was getting quite warm inside, so the auto-throttling on the CPU fan caused it to spin so fast that...
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    Trying to use dialup networking, but it's giving me very weird problems...

    My university has a dialup system for remote access to their network and whatnot and I've been trying to use my phone as a Bluetooth modem and connect my PocketPC to the internet that way. That being said, I don't need help with the phone part or anything like that... my issue appears to be...
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    Relaying not permitted? Outlook problem...

    This error has been coming up off and on over the past few weeks when I try and send an e-mail from Outlook. It actually comes in the form of a message from "System Administrator" in my inbox immediately after I try and send a message: Your message did not reach some or all of the intended...
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    Which wireless-G router? I can't decide...

    I'm going to be hooking up a wireless router for a house next year (where 12 people will be living... it's actually a house converted into 3 apartments, but anyways...) and I have my router choice narrowed down to a Linksys WRT54G and a DLink DI-624. What would be the best choice? I simply...
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    How many connections can a 802.11b wireless router handle?

    I'm going to be living with 11 people next year and am going to be setting up a wireless network in the house. I have already tested to make sure that the router will cover the house (and it does, with mostly full signals everywhere), but I'm a little worried that the router might not be able...
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    Using a router with a network that requires an authentication client?

    My university recently "ugraded" their network and now I have to use AEGIS Client to authenticate and obtain a lease so I can access the network (it was previously a simple PPPOE connection). The problem with this is that I can't figure out how to set up my router to work with this. Is it even...
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    Best notebook for $2000?

    I have been looking around for the past few days and I was set on the Gateway 450XL. It seems to have the most bang for the buck (I want to stay with a "name brand" manufacturer) with a Radeon 9600 128 meg, 1.6 GHz Pentium-M, etc. I am mainly going to be using this for web browsing and work...
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    Best mid-tower case with great airflow / cooling?

    I have a full tower right now, but I like mid-towers a lot better. I have a 3.0ghz with 1 gig of RAM and 4 hard drives. This makes it difficult to fit into some cases, but I know there are some mid tower cases that it will fit in. A transparent side window would be nice, but it isn't...
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    How is the performance of Centrino notebooks compared to P4 notebooks?

    I have heard that a 1.4 ghz Centrino is about equal to, at least, a 2.0ghz P4. Is there any truth to this?
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    Computer takes long time to start services on bootup and mobo BIOS issue.

    I just reformatted and installed XP and installed the latest updates and everything. I found out I had the Welchia worm and the Symantec program successfully removed it, but ever since then when XP starts up, services seem to take a lot longer (around 30 seconds)to start up than normal (if I go...
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    Boot Sector Virus

    I just found out I have a boot sector virus. I am pretty sure it's Wisteria/Nachi (http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=100559). The problem is that everytime I reformat and install Windows, it gets infected with Wisteria. The bigger problem is that that virus...
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    My little cooling / case issue (I need some help)...

    I just moved all the components of my computer from an enormous full tower to a mid tower (much nicer) and everything is good except for one thing... the airflow. Last night my CPU hit 50C (P4 3.0ghz) while in the other case it barely ever broke 40C. No problem, right? Well, in order to keep...
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    Any DNS services similar to DNS2GO?

    I remember that DNS2GO used to be free, but it's $19.99 per year now. I know that isn't much, but I was wondering if there are any similar, free, alternatives to DNS2GO. Thanks
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    Can't delete certain folders...

    There are two folders that I cannot seem to delete at all. If I just click on them and hit delete, nothing happens (no errors or anything). If I go into the command prompt and try and delete them through there, nothing happens. If I right click on them, they are checked as read only, but when...
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    Any water cooling kits with this?

    I am building my PC very soon and there is one thing I can't stand about my current PC... it's loud and it gives off quite a bit of heat. Anyone recommend me a good cooling kit to get? I want to use it on the CPU (P4 3.0c) and vid card (Radeon 9800 pro). If possible, I would like to get...
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    Building my first PC...

    I have been lurking around these fourms for a while now, but have never posted them... anyway, I am going to be building a computer very soon and was just wondering what all the gurus here at Anandtech though of it. Keep in mind, this will probably have to last me 4 or more years. ASUS...