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    how do you install WinXP on a laptop w/ no Cd-rom?

    man, thats a lot of info. I will look into all of these options. Thanks!
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    command prompt opens than closes over network

    okay, I think things are going in the wrong direction. I don't know much about networking at all, and I don't even understand how I am suppose to change any paths or declare full paths or even where to do that? Can someone point me to some info on this? I'm basically point and click...
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    command prompt opens than closes over network

    can i make a mapped folder too?
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    command prompt opens than closes over network

    Check this out, I tried connecting to the program using another computer and it said this in the dos prompt before it shut down (I had to print screen to get a look at it): '\\J-name\Laptop\Documents and Settings\J.0hN\Desktop\Tas' CMD.EXE was started with the above path as the current...
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    how do you install WinXP on a laptop w/ no Cd-rom?

    I have no problem pulling the hard drive, and partitioning it and what not. I can add extra ram to it too. I run into these ultra portabe systems now and then and i would like to know how to install windows XP on them. I know it can be done, I had a friend of a friend who would do it for me...
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    command prompt opens than closes over network

    Here are the contents of the bat file: echo º º echo º * Now checking for Btrieve (tm) record manager. º echo º...
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    how do you install WinXP on a laptop w/ no Cd-rom?

    install the OS on the laptop hard drive on the desktop? Won't it use the desktops config for the OS? When I transfer the hard drive back to the laptop it might have config issues.
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    how do you install WinXP on a laptop w/ no Cd-rom?

    well, this model is 300Mhz. It has no ethernet or modem plugs. How can I install it somewhere else and have it work with the hardware of the HP laptop? Won't it have config issues?
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    command prompt opens than closes over network

    How do I declare full paths?
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    how do you install WinXP on a laptop w/ no Cd-rom?

    Hey everyone, I wanted to know how you can go about installing windowsXP on a hard drive of a laptop without using any cd-rom or floppy drives what-so ever? I have an HP Omni-book 900 that has no such thing on it. I have heard of partitioning a hard drive and moving all the setup files...
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    how do you install WinXP on a laptop w/ no Cd-rom?

    Hey everyone, I wanted to know how you can go about installing windowsXP on a hard drive of a laptop without using any cd-rom or floppy drives what-so ever? I have an HP Omni-book 900 that has no such thing on it. I have heard of partitioning a hard drive and moving all the setup files...
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    command prompt opens than closes over network

    Hey guys, I'm testing a few program's and their compatibility with windows XP (upgrading from WinME) and there is a Tas-Pro database program that im testing right now (in windows XP) The program works fine when running on a local machine, but if I try to open it over the network (this...
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    Replacing an old T9 10-Base T router with a new linksys

    Well I replaced the router, everything is working fine. But i'm still having the problems with it loading software off of the network drive. Its still really slow to load programs. I suppose I am going to try replacing the network card on the secondary computer (the one accessing the network...
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    Replacing an old T9 10-Base T router with a new linksys

    Cool, im going in today. I will try to login to the old router. Any idea what the IP for it could be? Or where to find it?
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    Replacing an old T9 10-Base T router with a new linksys

    Hey everyone! I've been doing some computer work at this used car lot for a couple weeks now... they've been having problems with their network loading programs slow when pulling off of a different computer. For awhile I couldn't figure out what was going on... until they told me they...
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    Network drives running slow when starting programs

    Great Guys! Remapping the network drive from F: to G: with reconnect at login checked worked. So the only thing thing that seems to be working goofy is the programs are starting up and running slow. Remapping the network drive made them run a little faster, but not nearly as fast as...
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    Network drives running slow when starting programs

    What is a UNC path? That does sound like whats going on though. I won't know until this afternoon.
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    Network drives running slow when starting programs

    Hey guys, Im not too familiar with networking, but I am doing some work at an automotive place and i've fixed quite a few things but theres a problem with their network drives that I can't seem to figure out. First of all, they have two computers networked together, its an older place...
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    30" Dell Flat Screen problem.

    Does it matter that I upgraded from a 23" flat panel dell monitor which ran at 1920x800 but the new 30" won't even do that?
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    30" Dell Flat Screen problem.

    Is there a converter that I can buy that will allow me to use it in 2560x1600 resolution? What options do I have? Thanks.
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    30" Dell Flat Screen problem.

    Hello everyone, I have a problem. I 30" Dell Flat Panel Monitor paired with an XPS M170 laptop. The laptop has a Geforce Go 7900GTX video card. I have the 30" monitor plugged into the DVI port on the back of the laptop and im extending my desktop from the laptop screen onto the 30"...
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    Looking for a Motherboard for DDR2 ECC memory.

    Hmmm okay, thanks. Is there any possibility of getting a desktop motherboard that supports this memory?
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    Looking for a Motherboard for DDR2 ECC memory.

    Hello, I just bought some DDR2 ECC ram and Im looking for a socket 775 motherboard for me to use it with. Turns out that I thought it was just regular DDR2 ram but it won't fit into a normal DDR2 slot. Im supposing that its because its ECC? Anyway, heres the information on the memory I have...