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    What would you name your computer support/repair company?

    I'm starting a company to offer my computer support/repair services. I am going to working with a friend of mine to cover the West Island area of Montreal. We have goals to expand throughout the island and build a force of reputable in-home technicians as well as having a store front for...
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    Off-Site Backup Solutions

    Doing a Google search pulls up about 13 billion hits. I was wondering if the fine people here at Anandtech can help me find a viable data backup solution for my company. We have a handful of requirements; 1) Multi-platform - Linux, Windows 2) Has a client software that you can setup in...
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    Help Me Setup a VPN Solution for Home

    I'm moving away from home for the summer and am taking my main PC. I would like to be able to securely connect to my home network while away to be able to access files and remote desktop into my server and my Mom's computer to help her out. I don't just want to open ports for RDP over the...
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    GOD DAMN IT! Help me keep my sanity! BSODs!

    Ok, unfortunately I would just return this freakin' board to the crap hole in Taiwan it came from but 15 day exchange at the local shop is up so for now, at least until exams are out of the way, I'm stuck with this board. If I really can't get it going, I will sell it and get something else...
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    Why is my CPU making strange noises?

    This is a very strange issue I've started to encounter tonight (along with all the other crap I've had to deal with building this system!). I have a 4300 on DS3 with a Scythe Infinity custom mounted + a lapping job done on the HS and CPU. I've got my system stable at 9x333 and its been running...
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    Poor Disk Performance?

    I've been having some trouble with a hard drive in my new system. Its a new drive as well - Western Digital WD3200AAKS-00SBA0, 315GB. My system is as follows; E4300 @ 3.0GHz Gigabyte DS3 2Gb DDR1066 Asus Radeon 1950 Pro Creative X-Fi I have the hard drive plugged into the...
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    My New Build - Have Questions!

    After my ASUS socket 478 mobo crapped out and decided to flush a new HD and video card down the toilet with it, I decide it was time to upgrade. I visited the local PC shop to pickup the parts listed below. I decide to pickup the main components at the shop in order to get their warranty and not...
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    Audigy 2 ZS -> X-Fi Platinum

    Well, the topic summary pretty much states it all. The X-Fi Platinum is available for a hundred bucks here in Canada and I was wondering if it make a worthwhile difference? I play a lot of MP3s and occasionally game on my PC although its starting to show its age (going to upgrade at the end of...
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    Media Center Graphical Problems

    I don't know exactly when this started happening but I recently began to notice awkward behavior in Media Center. There appears to be random graphical corruption that occurs randomly throughout the interface. Its very strange and hard to explain but I took some pictures to try to show the...
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    Dell 2707 Monitor Available

    http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/prod...c=ca&l=en&s=dhs&cs=CADHS1&sku=222-0863 It was announced at CES and made immediately available. The link above is to the Canadian site, but its also available in the US. Pretty steep price tag compared to the $700 CDN 2407 when on special. Looks like...
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    Good Wireless USB Stick?

    I put a PC in my upstairs room that needs wireless connectivity to the router downstairs, the DLink DGL-4300 (or whatever it is), which I have been very pleased with for about a year now (never once had to restart the damn thing with almost constant heavy activity). I picked up a Dlink USB...
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    TV-Tuner Substitute

    I recently moved my computer into my bedroom and want to setup a TV signal on my computer so I can watch while in bed or doing work or whatever. The deal is I have digital cable that requires a set-top box. I've looked into the alternatives and here in Montreal, OTA HD is scarce (until Vermont...
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    Dell Printers?

    My girlfriend is ordering a new computer soon and wants to just pick everything up from Dell. Does anyone have any experience with their inkjet printers (specifically the all-in-one scanner models). This printer will basically be for B&W school printing and digital camera photo printing -...
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    Help me find a Westinghouse LVM-37W3 in Canada!?

    Well for a little while Crutchfield Canada had the W3 available on their website for a really good price. However, it recently disappeared from both American and Canadian websites. I called them and they basically said that model has been discontinued and pointed me towards the 42''. The 42''...
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    And another.... help me pick a monitor!

    Sometime soon I'm going to be dropping some cash on a nice LCD screen. I've gotten used to using them at school and really love them for everyday browsing and work. So, I need some help from fellow anandtechers. I'm in Canada so keep CDN prices in mind. Option 1) Dell 2407WFP. Its on...
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    Video Games for Non-Video Gamer?!

    I'm sure I'm not the only one around here with the significant other who can't stand the all the time us gamers spend playing on our computers and console. With all the buzz this week with Gear of War, PS3, Nintendo and what not, I'm sure it has been even harder for us gamers to stop blabbing...
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    C++ Formatting Question

    I'm working on an assignment for a programming class and the teacher assigned a really silly problem. He wants us to create a function that takes a integer number between 0 and 500 and outputs it in English. For example, 321 becomes three hundred twenty one. I've basically got the program...
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    Windows Server 2003 for Home Network

    I'm taking some MSCE tests later on this summer and wanted to build a Server 2003 network in my home. I have a PC to use and I have a copy (6 month trial) of Windows to install. Now, what I was wondering and curious about is the ideal method to setup the network for ideal security. I had a...
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    ATi RD600

    This motherboard hooked up with Intel Core 2 sounds like its going to be amazing. What do you think? http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=2645
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    Windows Slows Down when Inserting CD/DVDs

    I can't figure this out exactly. Whenever inserting discs (particulary blank DVDs to burn) into either one of the DVD drives on my PC, Windows slows down entirely while reading the disc. This also happens with other discs, not just blank ones. I've tried to turn off autoplay, but that doesn't...
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    Internet Connection Dropping!

    I'm not sure if anyone has experienced something like this before but I am really pulling my hair out. The problem only started a couple of days ago and I cannot figure out how to solve it. First, let me describe my network arrangement. Videotron Cable service (10mbit) comes into an old Linux...
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    Anybody kjnow how to actually delete WM10?

    Is there anyway at all to actually remove Windows Media Player from Windows XP SP2? Not just WM10 but also the Classic Player that is in the same folder. I want to remove them completely. Wipe them from the exsistence of my PC universe. Is there anyway to do that? Going to Add/Remove Windows...
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    What is this?

    I've noticed this little item attach itself to my Start Menu in Windows XP Pro a couple of days ago. I've attached a picture. Image I don't know when exactly it appeared... I think it quite possibly might of been from some stupid ExplorerPlus file explorer software. I always also playing...
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    Ummmm... puctured holes in network cables?

    Well, I decided to clean up the mess of wire clutter and cables around my basement today (3 computers, home theatre). I was using a stapler to attach some wires here and there to the walls and back of the tables or shelves etc. In the process of trying to stick my networking cables (CAT 5E) to...
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    PC2700 + 800 FSB

    What effect on performance does having two sticks of 1024MB PC2700 (Kingston ValueRam) in dual channel paired with a 3.0GHZ 800FSB Prescott chip? Will my chip just be forced to run at 533MHZ FSB? Does this have a huge affect on performance?
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    Overclocking Pentium 4 2.4

    Can someone point me towards some information about overclocking a Pentium 4 2.4 processor? Now, I understand that there are two versions of this chip - one which isn't very overclockable and one which can reach 3.0 easily. I bought this CPU with a Dell system and now have it in a nice ASUS...
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    Help me pick the best PSU!

    I'm going to be putting together a new system very soon. I'm trying to get my hands on an Opteron 165 at the best price. I will have an eVGA 7800 GT and an ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe mobo. I currently have an original Antec Sonata case with a 380 (?) Smartpower PSU. This is most likely going to be...
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    TV Tuner?

    I wanted to setup a PVR system of sorts using my PC. I was wondering if there was even any need for a TV tuner card? I currently have digital cable in my house. I do get a regular signal over cable but what I would like to record are my 200+ channels of digital cable. I'm guessing there are no...
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    How well does router security hold up?

    Now, most routers these days have built in firewalls that block unwanted traffic. I was wondering how well these really do hold up? Granted, I run the latest versions of NIS across all my systems on top of the router... I'm just unsure what kind of security routers provide. I currently have a...
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    Gigabit Lan?

    Are there available 1000mbps routers for the home market out there? Better yet, are there are wireless routers that also have gigabit connectivity? I don't understand why all new motherboards and even my fairly old Dell system come built in with gigabit lan cards but routers supporting the...
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    Connecting Surround Sound to PC

    I have been using Klipsch 4.1 speakers (the original) since their release many years ago. They are finally starting to crap out really bad so I've decided to unplug them and possibly try to do some maintaince ... or use them somewhere else. Eitherway - not far from my PC I have a 5.1 surround...
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    Outlook Help!

    I have Microsoft Outlook 2003 w/ all the latest patches. I was wondering if there was anyway to sync a single email account over two seperate computers. I have two computers on a network and I would like to have Outlook setup in sync on both computers but for a single email account. For example...
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    Little Curiosity - Windows says 2.39GHz

    When I open up the system properties, Windows says my system is running at 2.39 GHz rather than 2.40. Is there a reason for this? Not that it really matter, am I running 10 MHz slower than I should? Specs from SiSoftware Processor Model : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz Speed : 2.39GHz...
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    LG Triple Format DVD Burner

    Are there any reviews for this burner floating around? Anyone have this burner themselves? The local store is selling it for $130 CDN. It is the LG LCDVRW055 triple format drive.
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    Clearing old passports

    Is there anyway to erase any instances of old useless passports from Windows XP? Like when I log into .net and there are 5-6 passports listed from a drop menu - is there any way to erase them?
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    Preorder Halflife 2 for $49.95 w/ free ship

    http://www.ezgamesdirect.com Head to the PC section and they have Halflife 2 for $49.95 with free shipping. They also have some other good deals and promotions ... free PS2 controller with 3 games. This site just opened so keep your eyes open for other good deals.
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    Image Ripping Software

    I need a program that can easily rip and save images from a website. I've heard of such programs being used for quickly ripping archives of images from porn sites. Can anyone fill me in? I need this for my website.
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    Help Me Delete This Damn...

    Ok - so I just merged my 2 partitions with PMagic. PMagic takes all the data from my D partition and puts it into a folder onto the C Drive. Now, Windows XP creates a Recycler and System Volume Information folder on each hard drive that it does not let you delete. So after the partition merging...
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    Software Suggestions

    Just looking for some recomendations for good programs. Just reformated and want my system to run smoothly without too much resource hogging in the background. I've been using Norton Antivirus but I don't like that too much. I tried Avast Antivirus but the resident protection alone used 20 megs...
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    Sound Card Problem

    I just finished reformating my drive and I'm having some trouble with my sound card. I have a SoundBlaster Live (Not sure if it's the Value or just plain Live! but drivers are the same either way) and Windows XP should normally auto-detect the card and install its drivers. For some reason, it...