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    Circuit City Online Nightmare

    They have a different inventory online and in their retail stores...
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    Is there any portable/wireless touchscreen available for PC use?

    Never heard of anything like this, so if you find out please let us know!
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    Windows Disk Cleanup

    sorry Double post
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    Windows Disk Cleanup

    No, I don' t think it degrades performance, but it definitely frees up some space!
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    Cleaning registry

    I have used regclean by Microsoft for years with good results.
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    Is Dell screwing us?

    Nah, you have a choice to buy or not, so I would say just get educated on what you are buying.
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    Need help deciding between Sony and Samsung

    LG's are extremely nice. ..but really, your best bet is to go down to your local Best Buy, etc. and check them out. No one can tell you what you like! It is much too personal a decision.
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    Obatining Better Data on Drive Reliability than Newegg ...

    I guess http://www.Storagereview.com may have something on reliability, but it will be hard to get any real failure rates, other than reported ones on the net. Just steer clear of that model and brand drive. It will take some googling!
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    A laptop which wont boot - Sony VAIO

    Try booting in safe mode by hitting F8 as it goes through the BIOS on boot. This should work and then check out Microsoft's knowledge base on any lsasse.exe problems.
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    Anyone think more Objectivity is needed?

    THis has and always will be an ongoing problem...
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    Drastic Speed Differences Between Identical Machines

    First hit control, alt, delete and se if anything is pinning cpu use. You can arrange the cpu field with the most % usage at the top by clicking on it at the top where it says cpu.
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    why is this comp so cheap?

    Exactly, they build these for near to nothing with the amounts they purchase at once...
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    Looking for the best wired gigabit 8-port router

    It will designate on the cable itself whether it is 5 or 5e, etc...
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    laptop HD _ 4200 to 5400

    Slightly, but you might want to go with a 7200.
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    Do I need P35?

    I totally agree.
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    Going to buy a lappy

    Dell Latitudes are very sturdy, well-built notebooks, so they will not disappoint.
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    System Build for Basic Business Desktop

    I can only agree with the Dell route for simple office machines. Custom machines are great for personal use, especially if upgrading regularly, but they just are not worth it for the office.
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    P5B Deluxe CPU overheat

    Has to be a mounting problem with your heatsink. Take it off completely and remount it, noting if any brackets are bent, etc.
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    Need help with firefox?

    Try checking in control panel under the mouse icon. There should be setting there somewhere to set these custom gestures.
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    Buzzing noise when rebooting

    I would just chalk it up to being fine, unless this noise was never present and/or is becoming louder/different.
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    Vista incredible slow to transfer files

    Yes, this is a known bug. Contact Microsoft or search for the patch.
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    CMOS reset won't hold

    Try a new CMOS battery, usually a CR2032A I believe... Otherwise, board may be toast or need a new bios chip. Maybe try reflashing the bios.
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    Replacing Motherboard question

    In fact, you'd have to reactivate your windows installation. What the above poster alludes to as far as uninstalling specific drivers to allow you to save your existing Windows installation, you have to set your ide driver to be the standard one then put in the new mobo.
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    OK to run 120mm fans from MB headers?

    Should be fine, but it is always preferred to run fans straight off of the powere supply connectors for a variety of reasons, especially when overclocking.
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    Installing XP on a vista laptop

    Easiest thing to do is check Sony's web site for the XP drivers before you make the leap, as the other poster said.
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    External hard drive

    Yes, you might want to stick with USB 2.0 for video.
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    Cruical Or Mushkin

    This would be an excellent choice for you. I tried this out and it hit 465MHz, so it has some headroom if you ever do decide to overclock and is only $99.
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    Best Budget TV Manufacturer

    I've seen Vizio 42" and 50" and they look amazing for the price especially!
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    YACT - Brakes are squealing...

    You might want to try getting some "brake squeal stopper" and spray it on there. I think the brake squeal stopper is like a paste or putty and it stops the harmonics from occurring that create the squealing noise.
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    Reinstall Windows Vista OEM

    As long as you install on the same hardware, you should be able to reactivate with no problem. Vista even lets you change the video card, motherboard, and cpu, I believe.
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    Which would be my better choice in this situation? SATAII or SCSI?

    Hands down the Raptor. For gaming, you will barely ever know the difference.
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    How to transfer everything to a new drive?

    Like the other guy said, Acronis or Ghost are great solutions, but it might be easier to just reinstall the OS and your apps and then connect the old drive and then xfer everything over...
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    Resurrected lappy HDD...

    Most of the time the problem that chkdsk repairs has to do with the file system and is not a physical hard drive problem.
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    just a note on Hitachi Hard Drives

    You will get bad lots of any brand from time to time...
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    Good value-based C2D build? NEED ADVICE

    Agreed, don't skimp on the ram at these prices...2GB at least for under $100 is crazy!
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    Installed Asus rma replacement motherboard K8n4-E delux 754 socket Using 3 com old networking card 10/100

    Go to www.asus.com and under support you should be able to locate them.
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    Slow system, very weird

    I would chalk this up to either the disk used, the Pioneer drives, or the Asus P5B boards since these are common elements in your builds... A Vista install disk is an image of an install, so we are just taslking about it taking longer than other installs here...could be a DMA issue as well as...
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    Bootable IDE HD Enclosures

    Well, you will need to first set the BIOS to boot from your external HD. It is in the boot options somewhere. Just look around a little for it. Some external hard drive enclosures will not boot as they all have different chips inside.
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    Gigabyte P35 DS3R

    It will perform great once through a few bios revisions, just like any new board based on a new chipset and ram type...