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    BSOD boot loop after using windows update

    I decided that it was time to stop ignoring all the windows update notifications that were telling me that there were updates that needed to be downloaded and installed, so I went through with it. There were about 40 "important" updates that it recommended I install and about 20 or so optional...
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    websites not loading...

    I'm not sure if this is a software (utorrent), hardware or networking issue. Every time I have utorrent on and either uploading or downloading (at any speed), websites will refuse to load via firefox or internet explorer. All I get is a waiting for (so and so.com)... message and an eventual...
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    need help with excel

    hey everyone, was wondering if anyone can help me to randomize the debut year of players in this database? Someone was kind enough to post instructions how to do it, but I'm no good with excel, and I don't particularly understand what he means. You can download the database I want to use...
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    outlook 2003

    I need to reload windows on my laptop, but before that, i'd like to back up all the messages i'd received through outlook and i'm not really sure how to go about that. Can anyone let me know how i would be able to do that? Thanks.
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    raid-0'd hard drive failure...

    Last night, one of my two hitachi sata ii 80gb hds failed while they were in a raid-0 setup. My problem is that I disabled raid in the bios and disconnected the non working hard drive, but when i went to format and reinstall windows on the other hd, it still said that there were two partitions...
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    looking for a good tbs game...

    i recently finished getting addicted to civ4, pirates! and rome: total war, i'm looking for another turn based strategy game to start playing, but i don't know of many. any suggestions would be very welcome, thanks
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    second monitor garbled screen?

    Just installed my first linux distro, but I'm having a problem. The laptop screen works fine, but when connected via analog to my samsung 930b monitor, the screen is all garbled and are just random blocks. Is there any way to fix this?
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    how to backup email messages?

    I want to save all the email that i've received in the past and put it back onto my computer after reformatting it. I'm saving everything i can onto my external, such as the my documents folder and random other stuff. How would I go about backing up my email, because I can't find an option to...
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    screenshot software

    I want to be able to take screenshots while in a game and have them save directly onto my hard drive, instead of just copying to the clipboard and having to go into paint and saving it manually. It's just a hassle to have to hit print screen, then alt+tab out, especially if the game doesn't...
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    ourtunes question

    to connect to users on the network who have their shares passworded, but we know their password? I'm mainly asking because I want to share the songs with my friends only who i'm giving the password to. thanks
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    doom 3

    When I try to play Doom 3, I get a console window that pops up that says that it was unable to initialize opengl. I'm currently running windows xp pro with omegadrivers' based on catalyst 5.6 on my x800xl. Any help would be appreciated.
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    dell dimension 9100

    Purchased some ocz value ram (pc2-4200, ddr2) from newegg and tried putting it into the dell, but it's not working? Tried putting two sticks in and it doesn't start up at all, when one stick is in, it's recognized but windows keeps restarting itself. Is the ram not compatible? (the Dell ram...
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    need help configuring dual boot with ubuntu

    I'm not sure how to get it working... I've already finished installing ubuntu on a 10gb partition of a 200gb hard drive I installed yesterday. Windows is installed on a RAID-0 of two 80gb hitachi sata iis. My problem lies in the fact that I think that GRUB wasn't able to detect my windows...
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    where to buy compressed air cans?

    this should be simple enough to answer... where can i buy some cans of compressed air? preferably not online so I can go pick it up in the morning
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    just HAVE to show off my new car...

    Traded in my 2000 Audi A4 1.8T for the yellow car in my gallery... I'd say it's a pretty good upgrade. Pics... here
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    wireless connection issues

    every so often, my wireless connection would just stop working. It shows that i'm still connected to the network, but I can't do anything on the internet (or even access the router with 192.168.1.1). I used to just disable the wirless device and reenable it, but recently it's just been...
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    will this psu work with a 6800gt?

    my friend has this power supply, and he wants to get a new agp card to play bf2. He was thinking about getting the 6800GT so he won't have to upgrade again for a few years. If that psu won't work, what would you guys recommend?
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    my friends need help choosing new video cards

    I have three friends that either bought bf2 or want to buy bf2, but they're all using old video cards. Two have Radeon 9200 series with AGP 4x and one has a GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X. They don't want to spend too much money about $175 at most, probably. What options do they have for this...
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    how do I know which video card I have?

    how do I check if the video card I bought from newegg is an x800 or x800xl? I ordered the oem powercolor x800xl from them, but I want to make sure it's an x800xl. When I check in device manager, all it says is x800 series.
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    vantec nxp-305 question

    I just got this fan and light controller today, was wondering if I can use it to control any cold cathode, or do I need to purchase vantec brand? It's my first experience using cold cathodes. I wanted to replace one of the blue ccfl with a uv one. probably this one
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    cable connection issues

    I have comcast high speed internet here in connecticut and over the past two weeks or so I've been having major trouble with my cable connection. Every day (almost, 12 of the last 14) the internet would slow down a lot at around 11am and then completely die at around noon. The lights on the...
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    lian li pc-7 plus question

    I'm about to buy a new power supply and I was wondering if anyone knows if the OCZ Powerstream 520w will fit inside my Lian Li pc-7 plus case?
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    Raid-0 Question

    If i'm putting windows/all my applications on two Hitachi SATA II 80gb hard drives in Raid-0 and I also buy one Seagate 7200.8 250gb hard drive, will that cancel out the speedincrease I'll receive from the Raid-0?
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    getting aerocool spiral galaxies...

    I'm getting the aerocool spiral galaxies case, but it uses a form factor similar to that of the silverstone temjin tj06 and the enermax cs-718. I'm gonna be using a dfi ultra-d motherboard, and I just wanted to know what powersupply would have long enough cables? Thanks.
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    pre-modded side panel window w/fan?

    does anyone know of any place where i can get a side panel with a window and a space for a fan for the older version of the lian-li pc-7? I don't feel confident enough with my ability to put a hole on the case.
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    my revised build

    My budget had dropped from my previous amount of $1500, so i'm going to try to keep things as close to $1100 as I can. I'll be using this computer mainly for gaming, with hopes of playing HL2 and the upcoming Battlefield 2 well. This is the build I've come up with this time. OCZ ModStream...
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    building my first desktop...

    Hey all, just found this site while looking for reviews of the Samsung 930B and there was so much information about EVERYTHING. I decided to try and build my own computer (with the help of some friends), because my laptop's monitor stopped functioning and they wanted 699+shipping to repair it...