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EIDE & SATA HDDs

by mbaldw on Today at 03:57:05 AM

Hi folks,

last night when I powered up my PC one of the hard disks made an unnerving ‘squealing’ noise for a few seconds. The PC booted fine and I didn't experience any problems (or further squealing) during usage. However, as I'm looking to upgrade to more...

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New OS Install

by epihammer on July 21, 2008, 11:50:47 AM

I currently have my computer setup with Windows 2000 Pro on the C: drive and all the programs on a seperate harddrive, drive E:
I want to upgrade my system to XP after I install a new motherboard. My question is...How do I get XP to see the existing programs on the E: drive? Do I have...

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There is a tool for an AMD compatibility test with WINXP SP3

by abseh1 on July 20, 2008, 04:17:58 PM

Monitor/Admin no sure where you want this post...it is just an info post?
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There is a tool for AMD compatibility with SP3

This tool may be used by AMD end-users prior to installing WinXP SP3

This will eliminate the problem...

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running background process looks a lil shadey

by halokid on July 19, 2008, 11:45:46 PM

Hi all,

So i hadnt checked my running processes from the task manager in a while, and i discover a fishy one its called "StkSrv2k.exe". Avg (anti-virus) came back negative
and so did ad-aware. My question is, should I find another search and eliminate program? What...

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People with basic phyisics/electrical engineering knowledge needed!

by Carskick on July 17, 2008, 08:59:27 AM

I have taken physics, but it has been a while, and I can't quite figure this out:

Basically, I am taking a 12v 80mm fan, wiring it to a USB cables power connection so it can be run externally, powered via USB. The problem is USB only provides 3v, and the fan wants 12v, so as...

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Give 'em the Woiks!

by JA on July 16, 2008, 07:46:36 PM

If you have time, check out my latest fireworks shots.

http://picasaweb.google.com/JohnnyDolphinSteubenville/WintersvilleFireworksJuly122008?authkey=jhfZH5mEkqc

Love shooting camera RAW of fireworks. then finding those normally lost highlights and shadows caused by...

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Access 2003 Reports

by mbaldw on July 15, 2008, 02:25:56 AM

Hi all,

does anyone know whether it's possible to create a query or report in Access (either XP or 2003) based on a search string? I have an Access database containing several thousand articles and I want to generate a report showing all the articles that contain two or three...

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Will my router firewall work in this situation?

by Noreng on July 11, 2008, 03:35:53 PM

I have recently bought my Netgear router to Norway and I am accessing the internet via a local wireless ADSL distribution system. This works rather differently than my normal 'copper' ADSL in the UK. There is a plate on the side of the house pointing at the local mast. There has a normal...

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Hiding applications on desktop for web conferencing sessions

by tina22 on July 10, 2008, 03:32:42 AM

Can we hide certain applications being shown to other members of a web conference? Right now my entire desktop gets shown to everyone and I really don’t want that.

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What Nero Programs Can I Not Install?

by hoosier on July 09, 2008, 07:34:19 PM

What Nero 7 Programs Can I Not Install?

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What Nero 7 programs can I not install, without adversely affecting those programs I do install?

My CD-ROM version of "Nero 7 Essentials...

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