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    Watching DVDs on PC

    Been using Nero Platinum for years without any problems. Recently decided to build a Ryzen box to replace an older AMD rig. Installed Nero, get to home screen of program and all hell breaks loose. Title page of DVD displays fine but after that artifacts galore. Tried a trial version of Nero 17...
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    CPU Fan ???

    Had a few parts sitting unused so I figured I'd put them to use. I put an ASUS mb P8Z77-V and Intel 3570k in a Corsair 200R case to see what I could get. Hit the power button and get a "CPU Fan 1" error on the screen. Shut down and checked the stock cooler's fan and it WAS plugged in to the...
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    Upgrading Vista Ultimate32 to 64 before Win 7

    Here's my dilemma. I'm currently running Vista Ultimate 32 and I have a full retail copy and an upgrade copy, also retail. I want to go to 64bit Home premium. With the upcoming release of Win 7 I figured that Ultimate 7 isn't worth my time or money so I would want to go 64 bit Win 7 Home . I...
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    Ultimate 32 to 64

    Can I install Vista Ultimate 64 over Ultimate 32 or must I wipe the drive first ? I'm also rebuilding another rig soon, ( the mobo died in that one ), and I have a second copy of Ultimate for that one. It's an upgrade version but it does come with the 64 bit disk in the box. Should I do 2 clean...
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    Cloned HD Question

    I was running out of room on my Maxtor 250gb PATA so I bought a Seagate 500 gb SATA drive. After trying to install it in my case I found it conflicting with my video card so I left the new SATA in the case and installed my original in a USB case I had. I tried to use Seagate DiscWizard to clone...
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    HD Problem

    Running Vista Ultimate on a Maxtor PATA HD. The HD was getting pretty full so I decided to add a Seagate SATA 500 gig and clone the IDE to the bigger SATA drive. I installed the SATA drive and went into BIOS. The new drive was detected but the old Maxtor primary master wasn't. Because I really...
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    HD to HD file Transfer (Copy)

    My old 250 gig HD, a Maxtor, is getting filled up quickly so I ordered a WD 500 gig from the egg. The old drive was a PATA and the new one is SATA. Should I d/l the WD utiliies and do a copy operation, or put the old drive in an external box I have and copy my Documents and Itunes folders to the...
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    Upgrading from Skt 939 to AM2 ???

    Been running an MSI K8N Neo 4 mb w/ Vista Ultimate 32 for a few months as my primary rig. I'm not an overclocker or big gamer but I do listen to music, web search, play AOE 2 and 3, and do resumes etc. , for my nephews. I consider myself a hobbyist rather than enthusiast ( pushing 60 yrs old). I...
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    Display Problem at Startup

    After starting up I'm taken to the Login screen (Vista Ultimate 32 ). I log in and I get a black screen with a white arrow, cursor. Nothing else. Figuring WTF I try the power button, not reset, and lo and behold the log off-on screen becomes visible again. I restart normally and everything's OK...
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    Zone Alarm and Vista

    Any idea when ZA will have a Vista certified security suite on the market? It's almost summer time and Vista's been out for a while.
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    MSN+ lost saved mail

    I've been using MSN for a few years. I created a folder for saved mail under the "saved on my computer" option a while back. Recently I began having problems with the program and to do the un/re install routine to get back online. I popped in my CD and it worked, to a point. The saved, archived...
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    Zone Alarm Internet Security Suite 7

    I recently downloaded ZA 7 to upgrade my security suite from ZA 6. I got a new installation key and loaded the program. I checked and found I had over 350 days left on my subscription.O.K.. Today I started up my computer and a warning message tells me my subscription has expired and I can't...
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    Family Pack Restrictions ???

    If I buy Vista Ultimate today, and pick up 1 or 2 Home premiums as per the offer, is there any deadline as to when I must actually upgrade. In other words must I use the 2 HP keys within a certain time frame. I realize the offer might be for a limited time but do the Home Premium keys...