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    I just need your recommendations.

    I want to avoid these gimmick company/sites. I am network admin and I need to recover some 2003 word and excel docs that have pa$$words set. I want to be careful not to say or have said any thing that will break the rules of the forum I have not read the rules but I know how sensitive the...
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    XP Not excepting incoming requests for remote access

    XP Not excepting incoming requests for remote access. I can RDP or UltraVNC out but not in I checked all the basics like the check mark, password, admin accounts, firewall is off, no third party security blocks. I can use rdp all around this PC on the same lan just not to it. I...
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    Netopia ADSL Setup Help!!!

    Yeah thanks for the link anyways but I have it already. I have been trying to understand them. But my lack of knowledge is killing me with so much technology info. It's not as bad as a cisco router but it's not a linksys home router ether.
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    Running CAT-5 cable outside.

    That?s what plenum cable is for, you may already have it just read the cable and or the box it came in. Yeah don't use standard cable.
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    Running CAT-5 cable outside.

    For me it's all about time most homes have fire breaks in the walls I have the experience and the tools but going through fire breaks = time and drywall work probably. If I could save myself time and money, On my own home, if it doesn?t look to bad or is not seen. If after a couple of...
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    daily message in event viewer on WINXP machine

    I Had A XP Box that showed up with it I don?t know how it picked it up but I found some info easy on the internet on how to uninstall it and go back to IPV4. That same box is still using the IPV4 to this day no problem that was two years ago. If this is a home pc no fancy environment with...
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    help with a windows XP networking problem

    I found out the hard way with lots of lost time most laptops now have a button on the laptop that disables the wireless ability of the laptop. Make sure you know where it is and if it?s off. Check your laptops support pages on the web for its location. Just a maybe. :beer:
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    Netopia ADSL Setup Help!!!

    From the start my skills are limited so please spare me the newb insults thanks. I have a small business with three XP Box's but I wanted a static Ip so I called my ISP (AT&T) they show with this Netopia 3346n-002 and first thing he does is a firm ware update so info is a little hard to find...
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    Why you might need a tester when doing cabling

    I said I am an employee. I wanted talk about tools. Tools for beginners or for someone that does not cable that often. knowing that you should own a certifier. Looks like I?m not going to find any answers in this trend thanks anyways.
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    Why you might need a tester when doing cabling

    I?m looking at a fluke tester IntelliTone Pro Toner and Probe for about $180. But it?s not a certifier. http://www.flukenetworks.com/fnet/en-us...ycode=INET&PID=50015&categorycode=LANT The Fluke certifiers that I found on their site are around $1000. I have a budget of $300 for what ever...
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    Why you might need a tester when doing cabling

    Spidey07 I did not mean to say, I am self-contracting or something. I am an employee I do what I am told most of the time. My understanding of a certifiers is that it does not make your cable any better it just tells you what it is. I?m looking for basic recommended tools from...
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    Why you might need a tester when doing some cable

    I have done about 5-6 cable jobs with 30-50 drops each without testers. The last job was not so lucky one of the guys cut all the wires to patch them in to the panel and forgot they were marked on the ends. I didn?t know what happened I just saw my co-worker screaming and cursing himself out...
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    Why you might need a tester when doing cabling

    I have done about 5-6 cable jobs with 30-50 drops each without testers. The last job was not so lucky one of the guys cut all the wires to patch them in to the panel and forgot they were marked on the ends. I didn?t know what happened I just saw my co-worker screaming and cursing himself out...
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    mobile broadband cards - verizon or sprint or ?

    yeah a speed test would be good thanks
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    mobile broadband cards - verizon or sprint or ?

    Any opinions? I don't want to get screwed with a 2yr contract on something that I will regret. Are these cards adequate for use with a vcn connection to transfer a bunch of data? What are the real data transfer rates not the advertised ones? Is it worth using for IT support?
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    Video conferencing between two laptops

    Thanks Are there any config issues like port forwarding or some other settings that might come up using windows live messenger. When they use their laptop from a hotel could it be blocked some how. I heard that the hotels now block VPNs. I'm not trying to make it harder I'm just...
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    I think it is a X-Box Drive.

    I'm in a small yahoo admin group and this is from my email on this issue. I don't know much about password drives USER I have a friend who's (former girlfriend) has set a hard drive password and while i have tried to boot to winternals and to a xp recovery/boot disc then tried to go...
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    Video conferencing between two laptops

    I have a costumer that wants me to set up video conferencing between two laptops in the next 24hours because of a planed trip. With msn messenger or what ever. Maybe a web based solution is better idea ?. Have any of you done this and is there any suggestions or considerations that could...
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    Video conferencing between two laptops

    I have a costumer that wants me to set up video conferencing between two laptops in the next 24hours because of a planed trip. With msn messenger or what ever. Maybe a web based solution is better idea ?. Have any of you done this and is there any suggestions or considerations that could...
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    Video conferencing between two laptops

    I have a costumer that wants me to set up video conferencing between two laptops in the next 24hours because of a planed trip. With msn messenger or what ever. Maybe a web based solution is better idea ?. Have any of you done this and is there any suggestions or considerations that could...
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    Captial F - Why won't PCI card's drivers install in XP

    What?s up anandtech members I am working on an Asus p4s800d-x I am trying to install a wireless card. I have two at hand I thought the system just did not like the first one D-link so I grab a different one different type Linksys. Now I know something else is going on. Because I get the...
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    Hard Drive Is Fried

    I have this post under the general hardware Topic Title: Have You Ever Done Real Data Recovery. Topic Summary: What utilities are at the top of your list and why. This is a fairly easy scenario to recover data. I could have that data recovered in one hour using R-Studio. In this...
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    Have You Ever Done Real Data Recovery.

    You took the words right out of my mouth. I dont get It.
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    Have You Ever Done Real Data Recovery.

    I forgot thumb/flash drives this is a big issue & viruses or malicious code/scripts that erase data from drives and thumb/flash drives. I do not know why the thumb drives go bad but people think I am the genus because I am the only tech that can recover them, or take the time to do so. To...
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    Have You Ever Done Real Data Recovery.

    Some examples I see external drives that are unplugged while writing this causes the drive to be corrupt. People that throw there recovery disk in thinking it is not going to wipeout there files. I see the forgot admin password so they reinstall then they still have the password...
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    Have You Ever Done Real Data Recovery.

    Some of you saw this one coming. I should have said this at first but the reason for more then one choice is that I as most of you agree that spinrite is the best. It is the most affective & detailed utility out there, I bet it is what is used in most clean rooms. BUT sometimes its...
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    XP Installation Problems

    This is what comes to mind regarding your XP installation scenario. I used to get into a hardware loop like this till I talked to a Microsoft rep at a TechNET seminar. He said that 80-90% of install failures that happen during install was due to bad XP disks. I thought yeah whatever I...
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    Have You Ever Done Real Data Recovery.

    When you hear or need Data Recovery. What utilitys are at the top of your list and why. What's the consensus. I.E Spinrite, R-Studio, Stellar Phoenix, Plus what utilitys are not worth your time and why. Has anybody ever used or heard of Stellar Phoenix.
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    How to format a thumbdrive

    Disk management did the trick, Thanks alot for your reply(s)
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    How to format a thumbdrive

    I was working on a system that had a virus on it. The most important file was the MS office PST file. I used my handy dandy thumbdrive the system would not copy the file. Therefore, I pulled the drive out and checked it in a good system thinking that maybe it did copy. I could not believe my...
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    A+ Certification Tips

    Do not wait There are 80 questions. if the test changes only about 15 at the most 20 new questions will be added and the same will be dropped. In addition, knowing some of the older questions could help you answer some of the new ones. Waiting F's you up. I just went through that...
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    A+ Certification Tips

    I missed the 15 years old part. Even more reason to get them. You will look hella smart if you could say, I got my A+ when I was 15 or 16 years old. You are on the right track. Do not be fooled by the negative crap. There are a lot of IT pro?s out there that could use the basics...
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    basic Xp administration

    I have had the same type of problems understanding and trying to do some of the samethings you are. There might be a better site/forum for this issue. Most of this site are hardware guys. Goodluck.
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    A+ Certification Tips

    WOW So much interest :Q I looked at some of the posts not all. One thing is for sure disregard any post that says it?s not worth it. I got my A+ Software & Hardware then Network+ certifications in 9 months in my spare time at San Diego Community College classes are free, Plus you get a...
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    basic Xp administration

    I have had the same type of problems understanding and trying to do some of the samethings you are. There might be a better site/forum for this issue. Most of this site are hardware guys. Goodluck.
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    Best Windows XP Pro optimizers

    I use System Mechanic 6 too. it will do all that in one program.
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    Hidden Partitions

    Done but no results. dllcache, Tell me more. Not sure where to look for it. I386?
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    Hidden Partitions

    This explains the CSRSS.EXE - Confusion. http://www.auditmypc.com/process/csrss.asp I restored it and the reg key from an xp pro system, Not Home edition and its back up and running now. I thought for sure it was the Hidden Partition thing. Thanks for the info I?m starting to...
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    HP or Dell or Gateway?

    I would agree stay away from Gateway BUT Gateway is trying to be innovative with security its interesting concepts. Gov has had GPS on there laptops so why not us. If you type in a Google search for ?stolen gateway? there are some cool stories on how scumbags got bum rushed from out of no...
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    State of wireless security today in 2006

    So I guess it would be the encryption LOL. I?ve have heard so much about air-snort ability and other utilities. I'm currently taking a Security+ course that keeps saying total security is not possible. Just trying to understand, Thanks