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Pop-Ups Strike Back [View all]
Some of you may have already experienced this, but this is the 1st time I've seen this pop-up tactic. If you use an anti-pop-up program like Panicwar
Fair To MiddlinAug-08-02 04:18 AM
by jasonlevine
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RE: Pop-Ups Strike Back
Aug 07th 2002
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Aug 07th 2002
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RE: Pop-Ups Strike Back
May 22nd 2003
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Aug 08th 2002
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Administrator password blues [View all]
I want to access the Repair Console in XPPRO but it's asking me for an Admin Password, something I didn't consciously set up and which I don't know !!
JoePAug-08-02 03:57 AM
by JoeP
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RE: Administrator password blues
Aug 03rd 2002
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RE: Administrator password blues
Aug 08th 2002
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Symantec warns of firewall flaw [View all]
Researchers have discovered a flaw in Symantec's Raptor firewall that could allow attackers to hijack legitimate communications with a protected
martiAug-08-02 03:24 AM
by patyson
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RE: Symantec warns of firewall flaw
Aug 07th 2002
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RE: Symantec warns of firewall flaw
Aug 08th 2002
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May 22nd 2003
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OT - Bank balance INCREASED after debit card stolen! [View all]
http://www.timesonli ne.co.uk/article/0,, 2-376704,00.html
npmclAug-08-02 03:21 AM
by garbru
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RE: OT - Bank balance INCREASED after debit card stolen...
Aug 08th 2002
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printer parts [View all]
i've got an old canon bjc-4400 that was adequate in it's day and i do not want to replace the head ($50) so i am going to scrap it. question is : is t
robarroAug-08-02 02:48 AM
by robarro
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RE: printer parts
Aug 08th 2002
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RE: printer parts
Aug 08th 2002
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Networking question [View all]
I have a Windows 2000 pro machine networked with a Win98 machine. I'm able to share the Internet connection (ICS) just fine but I'm having a problem
bubbaAug-08-02 02:47 AM
by bubba
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RE: Networking question
Aug 08th 2002
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Is the cd writer in XP good enough? [View all]
XP has some native CD writer. Do the others like Nero do anything that can't be done within XP? ht tp://www.pcnineoneon e.c
DRAug-08-02 02:23 AM
by optimusprimerib
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RE: Is the cd writer in XP good enough?
Aug 07th 2002
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RE: Is the cd writer in XP good enough?
Aug 07th 2002
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Microsoft has identified this issue:
Aug 08th 2002
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35 mm Slides [View all]
Does anyone know if there ia a way to reproduce digital photos as 35 mm. slides so that they can be projected onto a screen?
jch116Aug-08-02 02:19 AM
by Bob H
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RE: 35 mm Slides
Aug 08th 2002
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Intellimouse Optical help... [View all]
You would think this would be simple but I can't find find any of those little pads for my optical mouse. I've managed to wear the ones on mine down t
PsyOpsAug-08-02 02:10 AM
by ruggedwb
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RE: Intellimouse Optical help...
Aug 07th 2002
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Aug 07th 2002
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Is it worth buying Download Accelerator? [View all]
i will hopefully get cable soon and i was wondering if it was worth buying it for $30. would it have any speed differance? or would it be the same as
Genius4052Aug-08-02 12:51 AM
by Satz
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RE: Is it worth buying Download Accelerator?
Aug 07th 2002
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Aug 07th 2002
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RE: Is it worth buying Download Accelerator?
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RE: Is it worth buying Download Accelerator?
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Shut Down [View all]
Don't know what's happened but everytime I shutdown, the PC gets stuck at the "Windows is shutting down" screen. And I have to switch it off manually.
rpathniAug-08-02 12:44 AM
by jujet84
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Norton firewall and pc911 post question [View all]
I canned zone alarm pro because they want what I paid for just to renew,so I went to norton which is allready on my sys. question is when I am runnin
TankAug-08-02 12:25 AM
by Tank
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RE: Norton firewall and pc911 post question
Aug 07th 2002
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My Log On and Shut Down Menu has Changed [View all]
this happened around a day ago. 9 run WIN XP PRO. and for some reason my log on menu startup menu and ctrl-alt-del menu's have changed. they lokk like
Genius4052Aug-08-02 12:24 AM
by Genius4052
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RE: My Log On and Shut Down Menu has Changed
Aug 06th 2002
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Aug 07th 2002
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Question for CrazyGerman [View all]
Hi, Thanks for reading. Im trying to learn server side technology; ASP to be exact. I noticed that on a lot of pages with serverside tech the URLs are
macroAug-07-02 11:54 PM
by macro
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RE: Question for CrazyGerman
Aug 07th 2002
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Increasing the Video RAM [View all]
Ok, the system is an HP Pavilion 542x-b with XP as the OS. The video is integrated into the motherboard, the Intel 82845GL chipset, with 6 MBs of VRAM
LazyLinusAug-07-02 11:04 PM
by LazyLinus
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RE: Increasing the Video RAM
Aug 06th 2002
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could this happen someday? [View all]
why don't any sowftware companys ,specially the AV companies like TrendMicro or Symantec make available for download and old version of their products
minacrossAug-07-02 11:01 PM
by steve smith UK
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RE: could this happen someday?
Aug 07th 2002
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Aug 07th 2002
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OT:PC911racing [View all]
congradulations on your win troy...sounds like a hard day at the track for the rest of you to me...:-) The day also ended early for DAWGGONE and S
vitaltAug-07-02 10:55 PM
by Chickenman
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RE: OT:PC911racing
Aug 05th 2002
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Aug 05th 2002
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Aug 05th 2002
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RE: OT:PC911racing
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MSI Video Cards Warranty? [View all]
I was looking around for the manual that came with my Geforce 2 64 pro and couldnt find it. The reason I was looking was to find out if they carry a
stupidmopAug-07-02 10:26 PM
by stupidmop
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Don't want to print colour pictures in "Printer-friendl... [View all]
Hi All. When I’m interested in a specific thread, I click “Printer-friendly copy”. Doing so, I don’t want avatar and all other kind of colour picture
NolusAug-07-02 10:16 PM
by macro
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RE: Don't want to print colour pictures in "Printer-fri...
Aug 07th 2002
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Don't want to print colour pictures
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Aug 07th 2002
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Good idea or Bad? [View all]
As I was purchasing an item from Ebay and it was hard for me (with a 56k) to keep on top of the bidding war because I had to keep refreshing. Out of t
macroAug-07-02 09:59 PM
by stupidmop
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Search frame in IE6 [View all]
Hey! I'm addicted to 911! So many problems solved so quickly! I hope I'm able to help someone else soon. My newest problem is a search frame which
RogerDAug-07-02 09:55 PM
by macro
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RE: Search frame in IE6
Aug 07th 2002
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XP "MSN Explorer" Personalized???? [View all]
Where can I go, other than the Micro$oft® website jungle, to find out how to be able to personalize the default browser; MSN Explorer? I cannot set it
SloHandsAug-07-02 09:39 PM
by SloHands
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RE: XP
Aug 06th 2002
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Aug 06th 2002
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Aug 06th 2002
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RE: XP "MSN Explorer" Personalized????
Aug 06th 2002
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RE: XP
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                RE: XP
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RE: XP "MSN Explorer" Personalized????
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Short Ide Cables [View all]
Question 1 - Is this setup for connecting to ide cables good bad or ugly. Short cables make this the easiest setup. If there is a better combination I
DenAug-07-02 08:45 PM
by Josh N
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XP Home - CD-ROM, CD-RW disappear? [View all]
Well I have a 1.4Ghz Dell P4 with XP Home Edition as the operating system and everything has been just awesome until about a week ago when occassional
SpeziAug-07-02 07:59 PM
by Spezi
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Amilo D6500 laptop BIOS password [View all]
Hi, I bought this new in January and now want to change some BIOS settings. However, there seems to be a BIOS password installed (I don't ever remem
SueButtimerAug-07-02 07:49 PM
by jbmcmillan
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RE: Amilo D6500 laptop BIOS password
Aug 07th 2002
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DSL vs. Broadband for Older PC [View all]
Just how much is the download speed you can get from your ISP dependent on the pc you're using? Mine is a PII 400MHz HP with 256MB RAM. I recently s
md2lgykAug-07-02 07:14 PM
by t_bare
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A question about installing RAID driver [View all]
When I installed Win XP on my new PC, I missed the 3-second lasting step "Please press F6 to install RAID drivers from the floppy disk" . Now, the OS
amy118Aug-07-02 07:00 PM
by Maggie
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RE: A question about installing RAID driver
Aug 07th 2002
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W2k Service Pack 3 Installs New but Slow drivers! [View all]
Having benchmarked my hard drive with Roxio's EZCD Creator's benchmarking tools (I know, I know, Nero's better and all)just before and just now after
amukAug-07-02 06:57 PM
by amuk
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Finally got my heatsink on but now... [View all]
I finally installed my IHC-H71 heatsink but it required a new motherboard to use it. I'm just lucky i am making a comp for my bro so i got the same m
PaulAug-07-02 06:54 PM
by Ttech
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OT Ralph re vacation plans [View all]
Ralph, regarding your vacation plans homeward bound. At Sturbridge, Mass there is a pioneer village, it used to be a fantastic visit. Use Exit #9, I8
OwbistAug-07-02 06:36 PM
by Rabbi Bob
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