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    Backup Software Solution?

    Hey guys, Up till now, ive been backing up my hard drive by manually deleting the backup hard drive and then copy and pasting the files I want to be backed up onto the back up hardrive. Im sure theres a much better way to do this without having to delete and transfer all the files again just...
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    Dual monitor fps very low

    First, my video card SAPPHIRE 100134L Radeon X1800XT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail I know it can handle two games at once. If I have both games on one screen, its nice and smooth, but If I drag one game window to the other screen, the fps on both screens is unbareable. It...
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    DELETE

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    DDR2 Ram 800 work in 533 Slot?

    I was looking over newegg and I saw memory 800 is the same as 533, pricewise. My motherboard is a intel D925XECV2 I wanted to know if I could buy the ddr2 800 and put it in my motherboard and still work, just at the reduced rate of 533. Currently it says it accepts 533 and 400 ram. The...
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    Connect guitar to computer

    Ok, so I have a electric acoustic guitar and i plugged it into the line in jack in the back of my computer. Now see, i got it to record right. like if i start a recorder program and play, it will record it, but im trying to figure out how i can make it just play on the speakers while i play it...
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    touchscreen monitor wont work

    i got this "pixelink" touch screen monitor and i know it works because my dad used it on his computer, and it worked fine. i installed it on mine and it doesnt want to work. the monitor itself works, meaning it shows image and works as a monitor should, but the touch part wont work. i...
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    locking folders

    on my computer, theres only one users and people go on it. but ide like to keep some of my games, business and password files protected with a password. ide be pissed if someone deleted my oblivion saves by mistake somehow. is there a way to make a folder viewable only with a password? or do you...
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    World of Warcraft Trial, possible?

    ive been looking and looking for a trial of wow for a friend so they can try it out before they buy it. i have the game myself but i cant give it to them cause its a internet friend. i know theres a european trial offered, but ide like to play with them myself so they will be more interested...
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    use touchpad as a tablet possible?

    is it possible to get some sort of pen so i can draw using a pen instead of using my finger on my laptops touchpad? or does it only react to skin and wide prints? maybe mess with the settings or perhaps theres a program allowing precise touches from a palm pilot pen or something. wacom tablets...
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    Eye exercises

    Has anyone ever done eye exercises? Im curious if any of you guys have done them. I've heard of them but never really believed it could improve your vision a lot, maybe get a little better but nothing drastic. Does it even really work or is the only option eye laser surgery. I think this monitor...
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    Comp restarted out of nowhere

    while i was doing something, a very simple task. i only had windows explorer open, the computer just shut down without the windows screen, i mean just shut down to black, then restarted. i have a battery back up so i know the power didnt flicker. ive had few second power outs before and it didnt...
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    Printing from internet explorer

    hey, i was hoping someone could help me with this. does someone know how to configure internet explorer to not print the url at the bottom of the page from printing from a website?
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    WoW question

    im thinking about getting this game but my biggest concern is, if i play for a few months, and then i decide to not pay anymore and deactivate it for a month or longer, how long does the character save on the server? does it get deleted? if so, after how long? cause sometimes if i play the...
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    Adultswim - anyone else sick of their attitude?

    Adult Swim on Cartoon Network has been pretty awesome. i like their whole scheme and edgy way of doing things. i really didnt care too much cause since i have tivo, i skip through all that stuff anyway but tonight i was watching live and they were going to show their rankings for saturday night...
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    sdram question for hp

    im not new to computers and memory and ive replaced memory a few times. but im replacing memory on a friends computer and the website 4allmemory.com is saying "Your Hewlett-Packard Pavilion 510n only supports modules made with a specific type of chip. Should you find what seems to be the exact...
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    undetectable search spyware w/ pic

    desktop picture whenever i search for something thats supposed to give me a no page found page, it gives me this website. i have adaware pro and norton antivirus and neither picked it up. it makes me worry cause now what if other adware/spyware/viruses are on my computer and these things...
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    should i get pentium 930?

    i currently have the pentium 640 and im wondering if i should spend some money and buy the pentium 930 or i should just wait because its not that big enough difference especially with conroe on its way out. and would the 930 even work with my mother board? its an intel mother board and its...
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    can x1800xt fan be replaced with zalman?

    when i replace my heatsink/fan on my x1800xt with my zalman vf700cu, is it possible to hook up the zalman to the video card? i mean, i know its possible, i can make it possible, but would it be okay to hook it up to the video card? i would like to do this simply because i like the variable...
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    x1800xt cooling or zalman

    im going to be getting my x1800xt today and i wanted to know from you guys if you suggest the stock cooling since it directs the heat out of the case and the fan adjusts according to the load. or should i use my zalman v700 cu heatsink/fan which im guessing would cool better but doesnt direct...
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    buying new video card

    i know you guys get this alottttttttt but i just had to do it. i want to get a new geforce card and i have my eye on http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?Item=N82E16814150140 that seems like the best bang for my buck. especially considering i barely play video games on my...
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    drinking lots of iced tea

    ive been trying to stray from coke cause thats all i used to drink. it wasnt so hard to get off it. now i barely ever drink it. but now i drink lots and iced tea. like all the time. and i make it stronggg. i would think tea is good for you and good to drink. i also drink regular water too...
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    memory error message (w/ pic)

    Text i get that sometimes when i close ie or another program. does it mean my memory is bad or just a stupid little problem?
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    solid state hard drives?

    what do you guys think of solid state hard drives instead of these hard drives with moving parts that break down faster and arent as fast. solid state like those usb drives as a hard drive would be awesome. just need to make a standard so you can connect it direct to the mobo. i think thats the...
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    Triangle Logic Puzzle

    http://www.ebaumsworld.com/trigrid.html ive been trying to figure this out but i dont get it. if you put it into photoshop and transfer the pieces, they are the same size. i looked at the explanations but they dont make sense. they make it seem like its made of liquid of if the angle is off...
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    copy and pasted from notepad to ms word

    when i try to copy and paste some text from notepad to ms word, it spaces the letters and everything differently. how do i fix that? im copying over guitar tablature so it has to be spaced evenly no what what character is entered in the field. word changes the spacing according to what character...
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    $10 AR Ultra X-Connect 500W Power Supply Green/Black

    http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2179650 looks pretty awesome. but i just hate mail in rebaites.
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    overclocking geforce 6600

    i downloaded cool bits 2 from 3dguru.com and i went to clock fequencies and it wont let me overclock this video card AT ALL. not even like 2 mhz lol. whats the problem? are the non-gt's not able to be overclocked?
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    Attention slim ps2 owners

    i was in the sony store the other day at the mall and i noticed some recall info about the slim ps2 so if you have the slim ps2, you should check this out http://www.us.playstation.com/Adaptor/FAQ.aspx im not sure if im affected yet because i didnt check, but i just wanted to inform...
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    half life 2 maxed out graphics

    im looking to buy a new video card since this card isnt doing much for me and doesnt gimme the graphics i want. its a xfx 6600. i want to be able to max out half life 2 settings to get the full effect. i like the xfx brand so i want to stick with them. and they have the dual dvi outputs which is...
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    MS outlook problems

    im having a little problem with outlook and its really annoying. it sometimes transfers my messages from one account to the other. like it mirrors another account that i have exactly except for the name of the account. it will copy all the messages. i usually have to close outlook and reload...
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    dual processor boards

    do they make dual processor boards for desktops? and would it be ok to use a servers motherboard for your desktop computer? since they have the dual processors. is there even a big advantage to having two processors? im guessing it would half the work load on each processor making the system...
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    .net framework 2.0

    when i go to the windows update site, it shows me .net framework 2.0. what exactly is that? like what will it do for me? how does it benefit me? i tried a google search but that didnt help. should i even install this thing? i just need someone to shed some light on the program. Thanks
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    delete all traces of program?

    The add/remove programs thing is a joke. how do you really delete all traces of the program. when it installs, it installs more then what you uninstall by using add/remove programs. like lets say i wanted to install norton antivirus again fresh so i could have another years worth of updates, how...
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    Vanilla coke to be phased out!

    http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9925169/ This is sad news for me. I love Vanilla coke and i find it hard to go back to regular coke. I noticed that its been harder and harder to find vanilla coke on the shelves recently. This really sucks... i guess ill have to migrate to coke with lime, thats my...
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    hot swapping

    i like to back up my hard drive occasionally by just taking the most important files. ide like to use norton ghost but its on floppy and i didnt install my floppy drive, so i cant get access to it lol. ide like to transfer the prog to maybe my usb flash drive or something. but anyway.... is...
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    dif kinda of outlooks

    im currently using the most updated version of outlook express that came with windows. although i do have outlook from ms office 2003. whats the difference? is one better then the other? because outlook express has been giving me some problems and its pretty slow.
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    using windows x64 with pentium

    i want to see if i could get my 640 system to work with windows x64. i have a intel mother board http://www.intel.com/technology/64bitextensions/ it shows there stuff about it but it doesnt say exactly how to enable it or if my processor and motherboard are compatable. is it possible for me to...
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    connect flash drive to usb adapter?

    im wondering if they have a device that allows you to connect a memory card like from a camera such as compact flash and the such to a usb adapter so you can use it like a usb flash drive aswell. get it? so its kinda like a two in one. usb flash drive and can use it for your camera. i have a usb...
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    back up hard drives via usb

    ide like to get a external harddrive enclosure for my hard drives. one ide and one sata. what ide like to do is use a external hard drive enclosure, but ide like it to have a tray and a bay, so i can store the hard drives in the trays and when i wanna use em, put em in the enclosure, connect usb...
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    not so fast boot up

    when i first built this computer i thought ide have a much faster boot time then my old comp, but its not that quick. i read a lot about some people having a pretty quick boot time. i think my computer is pretty quick relative to other computers out. 3.2 640 pentium 4 1 gig ram 4300 raptor...