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    Windows XP disconnect physical disk, retain access to directory structure?

    All the IDE connections on my computer are used: 3 for HD, 1 for IDE. I'd like to disconnect one disk and put in a new one. However I'd like to be able to use Windows Explorer to browse the directory structure of the disconnected disk. Does 3rd party software exist to do this? I know I could...
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    Who is this model? (probably NSFW)

    Topic title says it all: who's the model is this photo? I googled it but came up blank. It's obviously a posed photo (it's part of a sequence of 5 photos) and I'd like to know the name of the model.
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    Install unused Norton Antivirus 2006 license instead of renewing?

    I've got a machine running Windows 2000 Professional with Norton Antivirus 2006 installed. The NAV version was a retail 3 user license. One of the licenses is installed on another machine. I have a spare unused license. Norton Antivirus 2007 won't run on Windows 2000. Has anyone has...
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    Recommend book on Internet e-mail server connectivity

    Can anyone recommend a book that discusses the intricacies of Internet e-mail server-to-server connectivity? I'm aware of the books by Doug Comer and Andrew Tannenbaum. I've read Comer's book; it covers theory and basic implementation practices. I need something with more detail and a...
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    Create VM from bootable Windows XP partition

    Title line says it all: can I take an existing bootable Windows XP Professional C: drive and create a VM using either Microsoft's Virtual PC or VMware's free Server product?
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    Why cell phone usage on airplanes in flight is restricted?

    Licensing. I have a good friend who is a senior pilot for one of the major airlines. He's a USAF Academy graduate and retired military pilot. When I asked him about the restriction against cell phone usage being credited to interference with aircraft flight systems he burst out laughing. He...
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    Recommend inexpensive video card with full Vista Aero support

    The title and summary lines pretty much describe my search. I'm currently running Matrox G450 AGP class video cards and they meet my current needs perfectly. I want to upgrade to a video card, preferably PCI, that provides full Vista Aero support. These computers are for general business and...
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    Replacement 8RDA+ board won't power up

    I just received a replacement 8RDA+ Rev 1.1 board from Epox. They sent this in lieu of returning my original motherboard that had bad capacitors. The capacitors on the replacement board look fine. The board won't start the POST process. I had the board in the case with a new power supply and...
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    Antec ATX12V v2.0 power supply pin 18 empty?

    I just purchased a Antec SP-350 SmartPower 350 Watt ATX12V v2.0 PSU Power Supply from CompUSA. The main power supply connector is a 24 pin job; 4 pins can be separated from the main connector. My board (Epox 8RDA+) uses only the 20 pin old style connector. Upon inspection I discovered...
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    CircuitCity Seagate 200GB UltraATA 8MB buffer 49.99 A/R

    Seagate Technologies Internal Hard Drive (ST3200822A-RK) 8MB buffer 5 year warranty $109.99 retail minus $20 instant saving minus 2 x $25 CircuitCity rebates = $49.99 Rebates
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    Apocalypto

    Great flick. The first 10 minutes of the film are classic storytelling, incredible. The rest of the film is unable to maintain that intensity continually but there are a lot of moments like that throughout the film. True action flick with some gruesome scenes. None of the scenes are as...
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    Desktop C2D motherboards supporting more than 8GB?

    Topic title says it all. With the introduction of C2Q I can see where 16GB or 32GB would be extremely useful especially for running multiple VMs.
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    Some ISPs are marking my email as SPAM

    I've discovered that some ISPs are marking my emails as spam. My email address is in the @att.net domain. I use att.net as my email provider. I discovered this because some friends are responding to my emails and their ISPs have marked my emails by adding"SPAM" to the message subject. I...
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    Vista Business or Ultimate capable notebook with Aero support

    I'm in the market for a notebook that will be able to run Vista Business or Ultimate with full Aero support. I'd like a notebook that has the potential to support more than 4GB - 8GB would be ideal. I'm looking for Core 2 Duo but will settle for Core Duo. Are notebook makers providing...
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    Robert Gates: In His Own Words

    Free feature article in the WSJ. He offers some interesting comments on the idea of "going it alone" against terrorism, the goals of the first Gulf war, and the state of Intelligence. Unfortunately his comments regarding Iran and North Korea are dated from the mid-1990s. So much has...
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    Variations in Vdd with new LiteOn burner

    I replaced an old DVD-ROM with a new LiteOn SHM-165H6S. I notice that the Vdd is exhibiting wider variations in value with the new burner. Vdd is usually in the range 1.55 to 1.60. With the new burner Vdd sometimes drops down to 1.48. The values of Vdd are those reported in the Phoenix...
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    Testimonial for Jim Webb

    The following is from U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael Duncan Wyly, Colonel (ret), Jim Webb's company commander in Vietnam. Why I Would Vote for Jim Webb if I lived in Virginia by Michael Duncan Wyly, Colonel, USMC (ret) 3 November 2006 If I lived in Virginia my vote would be for Jim Webb...
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    Election predictions: Senate and House

    Time to stand up and be counted. Current makeup: ..............Republican..Democrat..Independent...Vacancies..Total Senate..........55.............44................1.................-..........100 House..........231...........203#..............-.................1*........435 # Bernie...
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    ZoneAlarm 6.5.737.000 updating itself but

    I have the personal edition of ZoneAlarm installed on two machines. This is version 6.5.737.000, the most recent version available. One machine is Windows 2000 Pro, the other machine is Windows XP Pro. ZoneAlarm is set to automatically update itself on both machines. Today ZoneAlarm on both...
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    Unchecked, unchallenged parasites...

    "In a democracy, the policy of the leaders is the policy of the people. So don?t be shocked when our grandkids bury much of this generation as traitors to the nation, to the world and to humanity. Most likely, they will come to know that ?somehow? was nurtured by fear, insecurity and...
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    Summing up Bush's foreign policy record

    A picture is worth 1000 words. Why is this guy still President? Oh, he's the leader of the party that espouses accountability, responsibility, balanced budgets, and family values. Wait for it...
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    Direct from the party of family values

    Gov. Jeb Bush sent a fundraising letter the other day to raise money for Sen. Alex Villalobos' Republican primary opponent. The governor is still angry that the Miami Republican had the nerve - we'd say the courage - to vote against his effort to restore tuition vouchers that the Florida Supreme...
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    Nevada ATOT: pros and cons of living in Nevada

    I contributed to the pros/cons of living in AZ but I am really interested in the pros/cons of living in Nevada. Some pros that come to mind: no state income tax booming economy in the Las Vegas area one day's drive to the Pacific half-day drive to skiing Cons: desert, desert, desert...
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    Lieberman concedes

    So much for being a loyal Democrat.
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    Advocating genocide

    I have a question for mid-20th century history buffs, especially those with knowledge of Hitler's 30's propaganda. My recollection is that during Hitler's rise he always advocated the growth and expansion and ultimate superiority of the German race and, by extension, of the 3rd Reich. I don't...
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    Core 2 Duo boards with AGP?

    Will such critters exist?
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    Attack of the glassy-eyed zombies?

    What is it with the bug-eyed look? Folks like Jim Bezos and Greta Van Susteren give me the creeps. (SFW) I suppose I can understand Greta's problem. If you spent that much time mucking around in the legal profession you'd probably look that way too. But Bezos? What's up with that? He's worth...
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    CD burner error trying to close session

    I've got a Dell Inspiron 1100 with a fresh install of Windows XP Home SP2 that is unable to burn CD-Rs. When I use the "Send To" command on the right popup context menu, Windows XP burns the CD and then fails to complete the command. This problem existed before I installed CDBurnerXP Pro 3...
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    Utility to identify manufacturer of CD-ROM media

    The CDRW/DVD-ROM drive in a Dell Inspiron 1100 won't write to or sometimes recognize the contents of Sony CD-ROMs I purchased from Office Depot and burned using an HP CDRW burner. Can anyone recommend a (preferable free) utility that will identify the CD-ROM media's manufacturer? Thanks. RR
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    Good binary file editor recommendations?

    I need the following features: MS-DOS compatible that can run from machine booted using Win 98 SE DOS bootdisk Performs edits in-place Full screen editing - not command line Find/Search feature Able to edit files of any size (disk based editor is OK) Display ASCII, octal, hexadecimal...
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    Need about 1GB of temporary FTP/WWW space

    Any way to obtain roughly 1GB of FTP-addressable disk space for a short (i.e. for about 48 hours) period of time?
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    KVM video output -> DualHead2Go -> dual monitors

    Folks, would it be possible to hook up a Matrox DualHead2Go to the video output of a 4 port KVM to support dual monitors on all computers connected to the KVM?
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    Recommend wide screen TV for non high definition use

    Do wide screen (1.85 or 2.35) TVs exist that do *not* support high (or extended) definition? I want to watch widescreen movies in their original format. I don't have (nor do I want) high definition cable service and I don't play video games so I have absolutely no need for high definition...
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    David Nichols: There are ten or twenty basic truths,

    And those basic truths are: 1. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
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    Increase weekly rate of weight loss

    Hi folks: I've read the current weight loss threads here in Off Topic before posting this. They don't really answer my question so I decided to post this. I've heard that the safest rate of weekly weight loss is in the 1 - 2 pound range. Can I increase this weight loss rate by increasing...
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    Adult web sites

    Can anyone recommend some adult web sites that aren't infested with viruses, trojans, and/or spyware?
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    Are we hittin' it?

    Yowzaa! Emeraldilicious! Both SFW
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    Notebooks that accept more than 2GB of RAM

    I'd like to find some that accept at least 3GB and preferably 4GB. Any suggestions?