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Boot sector problems..... [View all]
For the last month or so scandisk has been reporting the following error: "This drive's boot area contains important information that is damaged or in
joedog64Feb-01-02 12:51 PM
by old dude
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OT $50.00 from yahoo so they can track you. [View all]
Hello, Don't need $50.00 this bad. Actually it is only $25.00 will be $50.00 when savings bond matures. Are there People that would actually do th
finnmanFeb-01-02 12:40 PM
by magicjabba
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Grogan, You may enjoy reading this script [View all]
I grabbed it just to study how he wrote it. The tarball is 4.2kb Why I wrote Install Kernel (ik) and How It Works By Justin Piszcz http://www.l inux
BobGuyFeb-01-02 12:16 PM
by Grogan
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7" Problem Tex Size Won't Fix [View all]
Received this from a lady that has many problems but this is the biggest one 7" problem. Anyone know how to correct this? I have never heard of such
bbutlerFeb-01-02 11:17 AM
by LazyLinus
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Invalid VXD dynamic link error message [View all]
HP 233mhz with MMX 64 megs of ram Win 98SE I get this error when trying to boot to Windows at the BSOD. "Invalid VXD dynamic link call from VSDATA
tailbackFeb-01-02 10:51 AM
by rovingcowboy
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New Mobo Advice [View all]
I decided to wait a day before ordering a new mobo. After my experience with the IWill XP333-R, i'm gonna take it from the pro's (uh..thats you guys,
doctormidnightFeb-01-02 10:44 AM
by BobGuy
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Virus safety check [View all]
Here's a message I sent to our local work board when someone became infected with a virus and spread it around. Thought it might be worth passing on.
ChickenmanFeb-01-02 10:21 AM
by Chickenman
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Ole32.dll [View all]
Hi all :-) my friend has a problem on his computer . Windows ME . said that last night images on his computer started to jump and change (don't know
JaneFeb-01-02 09:57 AM
by Jane
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OT PC Expert [View all]
was that you that told me how to fix that invalid vdx device file from the pc cilin program on my sisters computer? last october. i think it was.
rovingcowboyFeb-01-02 09:37 AM
by tailback
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Bringing Old PC Back To Life [View all]
Ken Lawson I have a old pentium 133 machine that I can't get to boot up all the way up into windpws 95. When it booting up I get the following mess
kenneth lawsonFeb-01-02 09:06 AM
by Scotterpops
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Logging on, how to get rid? [View all]
This seems a very friendly forum, I have just joined and would like to say hello to one and all :) Its not a very serious problem I have, more irrita
ragtimeFeb-01-02 08:40 AM
by Ursula
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OT UD/PC911 Cancer Research Article [View all]
Soon to appear in the San Juan Star newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico: -------------- -------------------- ------------------ L et your computer run at
dubberFeb-01-02 08:38 AM
by dubber
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Service Pack -- $NtUninstallQ309521$ --Question. [View all]
I have nine folders in my Windows XP folder like this (see Subject), each with a different number. Each folder is about 1.5meg and are for uninstallin
SidFeb-01-02 08:38 AM
by Allyn
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McAfee [View all]
Thanks for the advice on McVirus. I went to their site and don't see where the instr are to uninstall it. Is that AVG just as good to use as Norton's
JAKFeb-01-02 08:34 AM
by Allyn
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                RE: In PC911 Team Members We Trust!!!
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HELP : more McAfee uninstall problems [View all]
Hey Thanks for all your help so far. I meticulously did the manual uninstall of Mc, 5 pages of instr at www.mcafeehelp.com/f aq.asp?docid=700&Cat egory
JAKFeb-01-02 08:25 AM
by rovingcowboy
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windows 98se issue [View all]
Hello all. I don't know if the following is bad or a problem, but I have never seen it before. When I reboot my computer or shut down for a while and
XenosFeb-01-02 08:17 AM
by Ursula
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Seeking XP-free computer - need ideas! [View all]
I've been ready to buy a new computer for a week now, and nobody seems willing to sell me one the way I want it - Windows, but not XP. If that wasn't
MickMFeb-01-02 08:15 AM
by McGee
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A few security questions. [View all]
1. Is it necessary to uninstall one antivirus program before installing another of a different brand? 2+. Having DLed DNSKong and putting the DNS 127-
GerBaFeb-01-02 06:34 AM
by KJT
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Win XP Task Scheduler Problem [View all]
I posted this earlier at the end of a thread that I started regarding problems I was having with NAV 2002 auto update feature. I have determined that
Fair To MiddlinFeb-01-02 06:29 AM
by Fair To Middlin
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backweb agent [View all]
A friend has this listed if you do control alt, delete and look to see what is running. His prob is that every web page freezes as soon as it opens. W
rhbowlerFeb-01-02 06:16 AM
by mint
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"RAM used up too fast" - REDUX [View all]
(Re: post dated 1/28/2002 I'm posting this as a new thread so that those who responded will see it on the current page. After following the advice of
zapperFeb-01-02 06:16 AM
by rovingcowboy
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About a friend's font problem. [View all]
Well, this here has gotten us stumped. We're trying to access the Paletia font on my friends computer for use in his programs. According to Win98, upo
WhisperingBardFeb-01-02 06:06 AM
by SteveYandl
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OT - Electronic Components [View all]
Does anyone know of a place on line to find electronic components? Specificaly, I have in front of me a small PCB with a LCD mounted on it that doesn'
MSUFeb-01-02 05:33 AM
by MSU
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Even grounded EIDE ribbon [View all]
I didn't notice it at the time, but awhile back I bought a new WD HDD and got an even grounded 80 wire EIDE ribbon which has the second wire colored
LazyLinusFeb-01-02 05:27 AM
by Shelly
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Bill Gates vs Michael Jordan's estate [View all]
I was just wondering, if there's an estate that would fall in second place after Bill Gates' estate, it would be NBA Player Michael Jordan's estate. A
CoolKidFeb-01-02 05:21 AM
by Tuff
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Ropera's tiling (in progress)
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           yep, with a little help from my friends...
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XP passport thing keeps popping up? [View all]
How can I get ride off this .net passport thing from popping up all the time?? Thx Mont
MontFeb-01-02 05:14 AM
by BobGuy
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Another McAfee Question!! [View all]
I am running Windows 98, Internet Explorer 5.5, & I also want to get rid of my McAfee Viruscan V4.0.3....I thought that I just needed to click on the
KanookaFeb-01-02 05:08 AM
by Shelly
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rundll32 problem [View all]
Hello I wanna start off by thanking everyone so far in this forum who have really helped me out with all my probs. Due to all those people who take
ihatecomputersFeb-01-02 05:04 AM
by SteveYandl
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XP tips [View all]
heres one for those who like to actualy be in control of thier OS and who has a right to access there system remotely, i was amazed to see by default
smeeFeb-01-02 04:50 AM
by Scotterpops
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Oracle's whole business to run on Linux [View all]
Ellison said. "We'll be on Linux no later than the summer, so we'll be running our whole business on Linux," http://www. computerworld.com/st oryba/0,4
BobGuyFeb-01-02 04:42 AM
by BobGuy
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