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Acronis backup seems incomplete [View all]
Hey folks, I hope you all don't mind an Acronis question, but I figure enough of you use it that I can get some help. I recently got the program and
maxfJul-13-10 07:58 PM
by therube
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Vacation Photo Recovery [View all]
Trying to help out a daughter's friend. When they attempt to download vacation photos from removable media or view them in the camera, it freezes part
passocJul-13-10 02:40 PM
by Snixe2
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Laptop Purchase [View all]
My 18 year old is going to college in the Fall. I want to purchase a laptop for him for school purposes. I'm not interested in a gaming machine. A
jeff_connorsJul-12-10 07:55 PM
by Le Boule
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Jul 12th 2010
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Is there something I can buy to recover info from old h... [View all]
OK, Maybe this is a crazy question, but I have my old hard drive and want to recover info from it. Is there something that I can buy that I could
KDJul-12-10 01:05 PM
by Snixe2
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Computer self starts from Hibernate - Win 7 [View all]
HI, At the weekend, following a Hard Disk failure, I reinstalled Windows 7 on a new Hard Disk. The installation went well and so far I have loaded
rogerbidwinJul-12-10 10:59 AM
by rogerbidwin
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keys icon and msg "three days left for activation" [View all]
Specs: home build WinXP Pro x64 processor: Intel E6400 2.4 Gig video card: Nvidia 8800GTS, oc'd to 649MB Seagate 150G 7200 HDD 4G G.Skil RAM
RodneyJul-11-10 09:21 PM
by Rodney
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Disabling the vidoe driver [View all]
I noticed in Win 7's Device Mgr. under the Display Adapter/Driver tab there is an option marked "Disable Driver". What is the intended purpose of thi
VanGuardJul-11-10 07:43 PM
by Grogan
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Jul 11th 2010
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Undoing A Triple Boot [View all]
I have XP Pro x64 - Vista Ultimate x64 - Windows 7 Ultimate x64 installed on my laptop. I don't use XP anymore and its just waisted space that I could
HAWK99GTJul-11-10 05:03 PM
by DJC
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MS Office 2003 Updates Killed MS Office [View all]
Anyone know if MS Office 2003 updates can be uninstalled as are Windows updates? The latest SP for Office made it impossible to run any of the apps. T
buzzmagJul-11-10 04:33 PM
by buzzmag
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Speed Test - Good, Bad or Average? [View all]
Attached is my speed per the Speedtest.net site. I realize these sites are only so accurate but I guess they are at least a good indicator. My ISP i
cashtonhJul-11-10 02:00 AM
by Doc
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Win7 Compatibility Mode. [View all]
On a Windows 7 machine, I'm having trouble installing an early version of Autocad (2004), but, even using the compatibility mode. Trying to run "Setup
SidJul-10-10 10:25 PM
by DJC
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muting keyboard sounds [View all]
I have a Dell Dimension 2400 with XP SP3: I just got hearing aids and it's going to be a tough time getting used to them --- understatement. P ro
trapperJul-10-10 08:16 PM
by Ed W.
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Can only browse internet in Safe Mode [View all]
My daughters laptop will no longer browse the internet on a normal log in running Vista Business. It is definately online as windows updates download
LorraineJul-10-10 02:45 PM
by rabgary
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Slow laptop [View all]
My son's old Compaq Presario 2500 is excruciatingly slow. When it's hard drive failed a while back, I installed a new one. It was originally running
bobboJul-09-10 11:25 AM
by DavyWavy
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Vexing issue with Outlook 2003 [View all]
Hi all, I've been working in a new job for a few months now. We're on XP, Office 2003. Outlook has been making me nuts lately. Since I support
rheadabovewaterJul-08-10 07:11 PM
by KJT
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Thunderbird email to another email program [View all]
Because of some problems with Thunderbird that I can't seem to find a fix to correct I am thinking about another similar type of email program. I a
aptdwellerJul-08-10 06:07 PM
by aptdweller
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Need a Recommend for a good spyware program [View all]
My OS is XP SP3. I have Windows Defender activated and did have AD-Aware by Lavasoft installed until today. It keeps giving me problems so I have un
cashtonhJul-08-10 02:25 AM
by Sid
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Just got a new mouse that rocks! [View all]
I never knew a tiny little mouse could make so much difference in my computing experience. Things became more stable, it seemed, and the wheel would
DavyWavyJul-08-10 12:00 AM
by Stevehiker
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VM for Windows 7 to use WinXP software [View all]
I have installed on both computers Windows 7 64bit, one is the Ultimate version and the other is the Professional version. To use any older Windows
aptdwellerJul-07-10 05:40 PM
by therube
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WPA Cracked In 60 Seconds [View all]
This is almost a year old, but I don't remember seeing it before. I've been setting up wireless routers for clients with WPA-TKIP to ensure maximum co
CompPeteJul-07-10 10:01 AM
by Grogan
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Vanishing Email [View all]
My wife is again experiencing problems with her email. Outlook Express She did not delete here email, yet the inbox says there are no items in this
daniellJul-07-10 03:50 AM
by Chickenman
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ESET Smart Security 4.2.58 released [View all]
SET Smart Security 4.2.58. has been released in English (ENU), Slovak (SKY) and Czech (CSY) with other language versions to follow. You can download t
jujet84Jul-07-10 03:23 AM
by peterb
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To our Brits... [View all]
A pernicious new type of scam is targeting British computer owners, reports PC Pro. The con is both fiendishly clever and ridiculously simple. The fra
DavyWavyJul-07-10 02:53 AM
by Horatio
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external hdd problem [View all]
I picked up a simpletech Pininfarina 500 gig external hdd windows seen the drive - says needs a driver for it - ive googles for the driver - c
mhiebertJul-06-10 10:54 PM
by mhiebert
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The User Profile Service failed the logon. Need advice [View all]
The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded Friend has a problem with her Vista as posted. I did a Google search and
jujet84Jul-06-10 10:32 PM0

Is this possible? Download speed keeps getting better.... [View all]
with my new DOCSIS2 modem... http: //www.speedtest.net/ result/870547486.png
DavyWavyJul-06-10 01:41 PM
by bobbo
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How do I open a .pal file? [View all]
I am downloading some files with a .pal extension. How do I open these? or what program do these relate to? Any advice is greatly appreciated.
zdavaJul-05-10 11:36 PM
by FrankST
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winxpprosp3 system start up [View all]
hello everyone,need some help please today i went to system start up just to check what was running at start up and noticed that thare was somethi
cryoungJul-05-10 08:33 PM
by therube
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New Release - Sandboxie version 3.46 [View all]
What's New. Version 3.46 Released on 4 July 2010.
Hank52Jul-05-10 07:52 PM
by therube
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Giveaway of the Day - EASEUS Partition Master Professio... [View all]
July 5, 2010EASEUS Partition Master Professional Edition is an ALL-IN-ONE partition solution and disk management utility. It allows you to
Ed W.Jul-05-10 07:52 PM
by therube
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