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    Headphone hookup question

    I have a home theater set up. Cable to cable box, HDMI out to Sony DH800 receiver and HDMI out to TV. Everything feeds in/out of the receiver. Is there a way to hookup headphones to the back of the receiver? Thanks in advance.
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    BSOD help

    I'm trying to troubleshoot a BSOD error but the screen is just on for a second and then the computer reboots.(inspiron 6000) Its very random and the only thing in event viewer shows an error category 102 and event id of 1003. I did a complete reload of XP and downloaded the drivers from Dell. Is...
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    Reboot loop on Dell

    I have a Dell SX270. About two months ago when you started it up, it would get to the Dell logo and reboot continually. Could not go to safe mode or go back to old restore point. So I reformated it and reloaded XP. It just started doing it again. Does this sound like a software issue or virus or...
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    Dell Inspiron 1200 help

    I had a friend give me an inspiron 1200 notebook that seemed to have a virus because it took forever to boot. I told him I could do a clean install of XP on it and it should fix it. I turned it on just long enough to put the disc in and restarted. Everything went fine until I started doing the...
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    Help with a Dell Insp. 1200

    I had a friend give me an inspiron 1200 notebook that seemed to have a virus because it took forever to boot. I told him I could do a clean install of XP on it and it should fix it. I turned it on just long enough to put the disc in and restarted. Everything went fine until I started doing the...
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    SP's for Windows XP

    I need to do a fresh install of Windows XP on a computer. Since XP isn't supported anymore, can I still get the service packs from WIndows Update? Thanks
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    ATI HD 2600 PRO with Windows 7

    Need some help or advice or a potential driver problem. Just upgraded from Vista 64 to Windows 7 64. I have been using this video card for quite a while with no problems until I switched operating systems. Now I have a problem where my screen will freeze then go black and then it will recover...
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    Stretch wallpaper with dual monitors

    I have the HD 2600 Pro video card with the Catalyst software on a desktop running Vista 64. Can anyone tell me if there is some way to stretch the wallpaper to fit across both screens? Haven't found anything on the support page. Thanks
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    outlook express to outlook issues

    I need some help. I tried to change over from outlook express to outlook. When I normally booted up all I had set up was administrator. When I rebooted, I added a user and administrator disappeared. Now I can't find my old emails when I try to import. Can someone tell me how to fix this. Thanks
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    Vista 32 bit or 64 bit

    I just upgraded my computer to Vista 32 bit and read in the instructions I can get a 64 Bit DVD for a nominal fee by contacting Microsoft. I have a Pentium D 915 CPU and D945GPM board and from what I have read will handle the 64 Bit. I like to keep my system up to date and I do alittle gaming. I...
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    USB thumb drive and Vista

    I have a Sandisk Micro thumb drive and just upgraded to Vista. Now when I use my thumb drive it works fine but when I go to safely remove it, it says safe to remove but the light is still on. Is there a fix for this anywhere? Thanks
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    Safely Remove Sandisk in Vista

    When I click safely remove my Micro Cruzer it says its safe to remove but the light on my thumb drive stays on. Is there a fix for this somewhere? I'm using Vista. It worked great in XP. Thanks
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    Clean install with upgrade?

    I looked thru the OS forums and got alittle confused. I want to upgrade from XP Pro to Vista and have read a clean install is the way to go. Is there a way to do a clean install with an upgrade DVD by booting from it twice and entering the key on the second install?
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    Bios Help

    I was messing with the memory conifuration in bios and must have screwed it up. I was messing with the CAS settings and now I get three beeps and the computer will not boot. It was working fine before this. I think I need to find a way to reload the bios but I'm having trouble understanding how...
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    IDE and SATA question

    Can someone tell me if I can use a SATA HDD and a IDE DVD RW together on the same motherboard. I'm putting together my first computer. The mother board will support both but wasn't sure they will work together. Thanks
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    Memory help

    I'm putting together a computer with a intel D945GPM board. The manual calls for 1.8 volt only. Does this mean that memory thats listed at 1.9 volt will not work. Newegg show both ram as compatible. Thanks
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    New build help

    I am replacing my mother board and processor on my home PC. It boots up and then asks for the boot disc. Will I have to reformat my HDD or is there something I'm missing. This is my first time try this. Thanks
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    Memory Help

    I'm putting together a D945GPM MB with a Pentium D 915 CPU. The memory configurator at two websites says to use PC2-4200 as a kit or PC2-5300 individually. Can someone explain why the difference?
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    Heatsink help

    I'm getting ready to replace my processor with a new Pentium D 915. I was wondering if I should replace the thermal material already on the new heatsink with thermal grease or if the material on the heatsink should be fine. Thanks
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    Yahoo mail question

    When I try to forward mail with Yahoo, when I click "TO", the address book opens and then disappears. I see that the tab opens on the bottom of the screen and when I click it, the address page opens up. Anyone know why this happens? Thanks and happy holidays.
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    Thinkpad T20 will not load windows

    I have an IBM thinkpad that will not load windows. It gets to where it shows 34 minutes left and then locks up. Its an 800 MHZ machine with 2 128 mg of RAM. I tried taking one out at a time to see if this was causing the hang up but it did the same thing. I've tried formating the HDD and still...
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    System restore will not open

    When I try to open system restore I get an error message that says it has detected an error and must shut down. I ran spyboy and it found some spyware "isearchtech", "windows Security center.antivirusOverride" and "DYfuca". Can someone tell me what I can do? Spybot fixed the errors. It now runs...
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    dell laptop cpu upgrade

    I want to upgrade from a celeron 1.4 ghz on my inspiron 6000 laptop. Can someone on this site tell me what my options are for this as far as cpu's are. This will be the first time I've tried this on a laptop. The manaul doesn't give directions for this but does show how to remove the keyboard. I...
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    inspiron 6000 question

    I just was given a new Dell Inspiron Laptop with celeron M 1.4 processor. Can anyone tell me if at a later time I want to upgrade the processor what processor I can go up to and if I can, would I see any difference. I use it to download video off a DV camcorder. Thanks
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    connectivity problems

    I have an older IBM laptop that has wireless capability. Could someone tell me what settings I should have set. I keep losing signal after about 10 minutes. I had a compaq with a wireless card that I didn't have any problems with so I suspect its the settings on this IBM. All help would be...
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    video help

    When trying to return back to a computer screen, after the screen saver has come on, by moving the mouse, the screensaver (computer) locks up. I've tried changing screensaver and it still locks up the computer. I remember a command like msconfig or regedit that you can type in after start, run...
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    video card fan

    I just picked up a geforce4 TI 4200 video card off ebay and it doesn't have a fan on it. Can anyone tell me if it needs one? Thanks
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    video problem

    I just swapped out a 3dfx video card with the GF 4200. I swapped the cards and then loaded the new drivers. Now my aquarium screen saver will not work, it locks up the computer, and a windows update for this driver will not load. Any help will be apreciated.
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    Video problem

    I had a 3dfx video card and replaced it with the Geforce4 TI 4200. Now my aquarium screensaver turns the screen black and I have to restart the computer. I also found a windows update for this card but it would not install. All I did was swap out video cards, install the latest driver and then...
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    sound card setup

    Just received my Santa Cruz and it sounds great. Was just wondering if there are any settings or tweaks messing with the control panel that someone would recommend. What settings have you been happy with?
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    Video card

    I have an old 3DFX voodoo 3 16mb video card. With all the new cards coming out, can I upgrade this for around 50 bucks. I don't do much gaming just perusing the internet. Thanks
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    Audio question

    Can anyone tell me if the sound card is the basis for quality of music or does a program like winamp or windows media player have an effect on the quality. I have a generic sound card that I'm going to replace. I can listen to the same song on winamp and windows media player and depending on the...
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    Audio question

    Can anyone tell me if the sound card is the basis for quality of music or does a program like winamp or windows media player have an effect on the quality. I can listen to the same song on winamp and windows media player and depending on the song, one program may sound better: or is it my...
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    Help with hard drive

    I have an IBM laptop that wont boot. I troubleshot it down to the HDD. Is there a program that I can get this thing to boot up with and try to possibly fix it. I thought there was an old DOS program "check disc" or something that might work. Any help would be appreciated.
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    Windows update help

    While trying to get rid of a w32.bagle worm on my dads computer I reloaded windows xp over the old copy. Now when trying to load windows critical updates, there are 8 updates that will not load. KB835732, 828035, 825119, 828026, 826939, 824105, 823182, 824141. I tried downloading KB835732 from...
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    SBCGLOBAL (Yahoo) Mail

    When I try to compose mail and click on the "TO" too open up the address book in SBCGLOBAL (yahoo) mail, the address book opens but minimizes down to the tool bar imediately. Does anyone know how to configure this so the address book stays open and doesn't minimize? Thanks
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    Computer speakers

    I'm looking to purchase some computer speakers for a laptop and want the best bang for a little buck. My son has the Logitech Z 340's ($50) and they sound good but I was wondering if anyone had heard of a similar system(a sub and 2 satelites) that sound better for the about the same price. Thanks
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    Notebook help

    I want to replace my 10 gig HDD in my IBM Thinkpad with a 20 or 30 gig HDD. Can I buy a another Travelstar HDD and just reload my software or is there a trick to picking a compatible HDD? Thanks
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    adware help

    I've seen to have picked up some adware but spybot and spy sweeper can't get rid of it. Can I post my hyjack this file here and get some help?
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    keyword.exe

    I'm looking for away to delete this file. I assume it is spyware but spybot will not get rid of it. Any help would be appreciated.