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    Powerdvd stopped playing BR

    I loaded my Powerdvd 8 and it told me I needed to perform a critical update to watch BR. I was trying to watch beerfest which I have watched numerous times on my same computer and after the update was finished Powerdvd told me that it was unable to enable HDCP and that i need to go down to VGA...
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    help me get my 37'' westy into 1080p with my new 8600 gt

    can't get my 37'' westy into 1080p with my new nvidia 8600gt card. it worked with my 1600pro ATI card but not my new nvidia card. help me pls!!!!!
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    .wcu files

    I was curious if anyone knew how to open .wcu files. I need to find a program to open these files. They are like cue card files for my chiropractic school files. Hopefully someone knows about these files and how to open them.
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    Core Duo

    do all core duo processors use DDR2 ram? My school just assigned me a laptop nc6320 by HP but it only has 512ram. which seems pointless to me. so i wanna upgrade to 1or2gig. Hopefully someone knows thanks
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    Hot 42'' 1080p Spectre for 999 after MIR

    I think this is hot since when I searched here it was at 1299 before. Here it is at 999 for 1080p with a $300 coupon but not sure if it's a MIR http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.as...er1-_-3-_-Sceptre42LCDHDTV_BCEmail_193
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    amd vs intel

    which runs cooler stock my buddy and I are disagreeing.????
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    Dual Monitors

    I currently have the Dell 1703 Ultrasharp monitor and am thinking I would like to get a 2nd monitor. I would like it to be the same height deminsions. and I'm thinking that I would like to wall mount it. For monitors I would like to stay with dell so they look alike. Either the 22'' or the...
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    My buddy needs help

    My buddy has a compaq presario SR1055Cl and installed AOE3 on his comp. He didn't like the way the video ran so he wanted to put a x1600 into it. His roommate was like yea that will work no problem gefore he checked with me or a forum or anything in the way of research. So they put the AGP...
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    Dell 2007fwp for 367 at dell business

    Title says it all... don't know if it's a hot deal or not.... but here is the link http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/...s&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=2007fpw&s=bsd This is for the same monitor but at 391 http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/...us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=2007fp&s=bsd...
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    Help W/ Ventrilo

    Everytime I try to save a new server or my server name it tells me it can write to the INI file. I don't know what to do... I've tried to reinstall vent and repair it and everything. I've also looked in my vent folder for an INI file but don't find anything.
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    Wanting a HDTV

    I'm not sure if this belongs in video... But if it does Mod's move it there please. I am graduating college finally, however I have 4 more years of school after this. Regardless I am getting my own Condo/House haven't gone shopping yet and have decided that I want a LCD/Plasma for my new...
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    Benefit of AM2

    My buddy has an old Dell 8200 p4 and is looking for a new build. I told him I would help him set up a new rig. HE DOES NOT WANT TO OC, but I'm working on him doing it anyways. We are thinking that we will wait until august when we have more time to devote to the rig. Before we do though I...
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    Need help finding "complete" file

    I am trying to find the file under docs and settings where my AV is telling me I have a whole bunch of viruses. Only thing is that when I search for the file it isn't there. Even when I search sub files and hidden files. Any help on how I could find this file. All of the files the AV is finding...
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    nvm

    nvm please close
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    Help With CMD Please!!!

    When i try to get into CMD in windows I get the message C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.com THE NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction. CS:b701 IP:ecf7 OP:ff fe ff ff -- Choose 'Close' to terminate the application. I have no idea what to do about this but any help would be great.
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    BF2 Problems

    Hey I just reinstalled BF2 and when I load it I get the intro screen and then it minimizes to the windows screen. When i bring BF2 back up it loads and when I log in my screen is all gray and purple/green like my card is being OCed or something. ANy thoughts??
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    screen refresh rate

    Do I want to run my LCD at 60Hz or 75Hz?
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    Looking for quiet black Drives

    I am looking for some super quiet Optical drives in black to go with my system. I have some ugly beige ones that don't look good with the Centurion case and they are loud as hell now that I've realized about noise more. Any suggestions would be great. I don't really DVD +-R/RW so I imagine...
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    Problem changing firefox theme

    everytime I dl a new theme it tells me to restart firefox for it to work. I do this but the new theme doesn't load and when I go to tool->themes and look for the theme it is not there any help would be great.
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    Way to Make a calendar a desktop

    I was curious if there was a way to have your calendar be your desktop and also have it update every day.. So on monday mondays list would be your desktop and then it would switch to tuesday when tuesday comes. I think this would be awesome but I dont' know if any such program exist. I...
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    Logitech LX700

    I've got the Logitech LX700 Mouse Keyboard combo and I was curious if anyone else had the following problems. WHen I try to move forward/backwards between pages It doesn't work while I use fireforx. I know that you can customize this feature in the Logitech Setup... but in order for me to...
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    EVGA 6800GS pcie

    164 after 15MIR. seems like a decent deal maybe.. It's PCIe
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    Ocing Quandry

    Thought the title might provoke a few more viewers I have a couple of quick questions on OCing my system, as listed below. I am currently running my HTT at 250MHz and my HT multiplier at 3x( front side bus for my mobo is 800) and my memory I have set to 200MHz but for some reason if I...
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    Looking for a game= Sub Culture

    Hey I used to play this game back on Win 95 called sub culture in which you were a merchant that would go around and pick up things with your sub and sell them. You also got to do various missions in which you would fight pirates and monsters and stuff. I've googled the game and cannot find...
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    Slow response time

    I have the specs listed in my sig and I'm concerned about the response times I've been getting while doing very basic applications in my computer. I avhe my windows task manager up and while I type this my CPU is runninga t 80%-99% and this is the only application I am running at the time...
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    any physics majors out there???

    Hey for my phys class we are dealing with refraction and I am convinced I have this problem correct but my HW says Im wrong. 200cm Pole 45cm out of water. Incident Angle is 55o. refracted indexes are water 1.33 and air 1.00. so I went 1.00sin(55)=1.33sin(theta2) theta2 is 38.0176. It...
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    Xp is F*ing me over

    So I reloaded XP and everything was running great and when I turned on my computer this morning about 6 files on my desktop were missing. One of them was my music file. I can still play the music with Itunes but can no longer find the file that contains the music. I did a search and it shows it...
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    Xp Problem

    I am trying to upgrade my Home to xp pro and had my family burn a copy of the xp pro upgrade and send it to me. I'm at school. When i got the disk it started the install then told me I am missing the I386:asms file. My question is is there a way I can find this file somewhere and put it onto my...
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    Black screen of death

    MOdS PLEASE CLOSE THIS THREAD!! Thanks very much
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    Black screen of death

    So this morning was I booted up fine and plugged in my printer and started to print a paper and left the comp for like 2 mins while the print job was going. When i came back there were only 3 pages of the paper printed out and my screen had gone black. I thought weird and restarted. When...
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    Quick Memory Question

    Hey, I've seen this posted before but i did a search and couldn't find it. I know I'm a NOOB. My question is that I have a s754 chipset and I know that for some reason this makes the ram run at 166 instead of 200. I don't remember how to get the RAM running back up to 200mhz. I think I have...
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    Switched Cases and now I get a yellow light

    I just switched from my generic case to the Cooler Master Centurion Case with the Forton 450 PSU. WHen I plugged in my mobo turned on w/ a yellow light instead of a green light. And it wont' boot. I looked at the manual and it has no suggestion for this. I have been on hold with them for 30...
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    FPS problems in BF2

    Today when I was playing BF2 it started video lagging at 15.0/66.7 fps and everything would glitch out. I ahve a agp 6800 128mb OC from BFG that is unlocked and OCed to 375/720. It was running fine for like 40 mins and then suddenly it just slowed down like that. I've tried it w/o being...
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    What memory should I get

    Looking to get 2gb of RAM and was curious which of the following RAM should i purchase from the list below? Comparision of RAM
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    Need advice on Build

    My dad needs a very basic computer at work and I told him that I could build him one for roughly 300 dollars. So what I was thinking was that I would give him my Case and Memory(from my sig) and then I would buy a new PSU, case and memory. I was looking at these 2 PSU and can't find a...
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    Looking for a laptop

    WIth xmas coming up it's time to find the good deals. My brother in law would like a laptop for xmas and I haven't bought one in years so I am a little out of style on whats hot. Basically it will be for work related activites and daily use. He wants one with decent battery life so I'm...
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    GPU is crapping out on me

    Now that I got BF2:SF my video card is starting to act stupid. Before when I would load BF2 there would be a momentary "lag" when I first entered the map and my framerates would drop from like 49.8/21.2 to 15.0/66.7 and then would resume normally around 40-50FPS. HOwever for the last 3 maps...
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    GOOD DEAL ON GOOD PSU???

    Antec 500W psu. Is it any good? Antec PSU
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    7800gs Release date

    Does anyone know when the 7800gs is supposed to be released??
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    Anyone use this board

    Does anyone have this motherboard and if so how do they like it. Or has anyone heard positives/negatives on it. I think I want to get it because I know DFI OC well and it has PCIe so I can get a 6800gs/7800gs/gt/gtx and it will be compatable. Thanks in advance DFI nF4X Infinity ATX AMD...