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Jump drive curiosity Q [View all]
I carry around 2 I G lexar USB jump drives. When I put them in a PC, they always show up in the "Hard Disk Drives" in "My Computer" Just bought a 2
cfourkaysAug-27-06 05:45 PM
by cfourkays
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Fix For S&D Resident Pop-up Problem. [View all]
Someone has finally found a cure for the faulty Resident pop-up that messes up legitimate registry changes trying to be made by an app you just instal
SidAug-27-06 05:42 PM
by Shelly
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System restore points disappeared! [View all]
Suddenly I cannot open any programs from my desktop.Nor will they open e.g. control panel, from start/settings. When I tried to go back 1 day in Syste
EllergreenAug-27-06 05:28 PM
by Tufenuf
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computer broken again [View all]
Hi gang. Sorry to bother. I have a major problem with the old second computer in the kitchen. It's a homebuilt Soyo 6vba, P2 233mhz, 128mb of ram, Win
shortguyAug-27-06 04:30 PM
by Shelly
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NTLDR missing - dual boot machine [View all]
Hi everyone, I have a friend who has a Windows 98 / Windows XP dualboot computer. He got the dreaded NTLDR is missing problem. He booted up with
DocAug-27-06 04:24 PM
by Grogan
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Excel formula [View all]
Hi, I have a "simple" worksheet in Excel 2003 in which I keep track of my finances, well, really my pensions and outgoings such as they are. Retenti
IanwAug-27-06 02:33 PM
by jea
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WXP Media Edition problem [View all]
Hello, This is a problem experienced by my daughter. She bought a new XP Media edition PC 5 months ago, but lately it has been suddenly rebooting
sylviesincAug-27-06 02:26 PM
by sylviesinc
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Spywareblaster update out. [View all]
Dated Aug/26th ;-) ;-)
peterbAug-27-06 02:22 PM
by Bob H
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TrojanHunter 4.5 Ruleset Update - August 27, 2006 [View all]
An updated TrojanHunter ruleset is available. This update adds at least 146 new trojan definitions: Agen t.779 PWSteal.Delf. 200 StartPage.178 Tib
Randy_BellAug-27-06 11:16 AM0

Monitor Choice [View all]
In a recent thread I started about my monitor having a high pitch squeal, the concenus was it was going bad. So I have been looking at monitors and ha
DaylilydayzedAug-27-06 08:52 AM
by Elcee
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Another hacker jailed [View all]
Man Gets 3 Years for 'Botnet' Attack Aug 26, 1:40 AM (ET) SEATTLE (AP) - A man was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for launching a com
ShellyAug-27-06 05:38 AM
by BobGuy
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Microsoft releases IE 7 Release Candidate 1 [View all]
Microsoft Releases Near-Finished Browser Aug 24, 1:04 PM (ET) SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) released a near-final version of its Interne
ShellyAug-27-06 12:30 AM
by Greta_s Dad
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activeX control issue hampering AV scans [View all]
when i attempted to scan with fsecure's on line scan i received this message "insufficient rights to user activeX controls! please check your user ri
ejames81Aug-26-06 11:00 PM
by Shelly
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Sudden complete lock ups when searching or scanning?? [View all]
Hi, This one computer is the source of all my problems and therefore inqueries posted to your board for help. Just as you guys solve one problem
mesmd1Aug-26-06 05:31 PM
by mesmd1
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Spyware Terminator [View all]
Hey, Wondering if any PCQ&A regs have any opinions on this product. Never heard of it until I was at betanews.com today. Thanks in advance,
DCatAug-26-06 04:03 PM
by Togg
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Ad-Aware SE1R120 25.08.2006 Revised Defs Available [View all]
From the Lavasoft Support Forum: SE1R120 25.08.2006 is now available, new definition file for Ad-Aware SE. This fixes a False
AllynAug-26-06 01:55 PM
by giseuda
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Record through line in [View all]
Got some Audio cassette tapes that I have to get onto disk media (CD) Can go from cassette player through 'line in' on the sound card and record with
emesAug-26-06 01:24 PM
by clme849
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new comp suggestions. [View all]
It's been a while since I looked at computer prices and the latest things. In case I cant get the older one fixed I need some links to new comp sites.
shortguyAug-26-06 07:54 AM
by Allyn
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Nero 6 question [View all]
A Nero audio CD will list it's contents as Track01.cda, Track02.cda, Track03.cda, etc. Anyone know if there's a way to put the names of the contents
Greta_s DadAug-26-06 04:05 AM
by nightlyreader
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General Linux question [View all]
I've recently downloaded and installed PCLinuxOS BigDaddy .93a and was wondering what the difference is in the boot options of: linux-i686-up -4GB
GauthreauAug-26-06 03:52 AM
by Gauthreau
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Cable speed tweaking? [View all]
Anyone have a lead on a good freeware app' that safely allows you to try and get max' download speed from a cable connection? I've looked at CableNut.
Jim FisherAug-26-06 12:52 AM
by antcj
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Which brand is better for router? [View all]
Netgear, D-link, or Linksys? My old router went dead on me and I am looking for a new one. Really not sure which one to get. I thought of buying
hklfAug-26-06 12:38 AM
by paulr
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Man Gets 6 Years in Software Piracy Case [View all]
Man Gets 6 Years in Software Piracy Case Aug 25, 11:42 AM (ET) By BRETT ZONGKER ALEXANDRI A, Va. (AP) - A Florida man who made millions of dol
ShellyAug-25-06 07:50 PM
by KJT
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Spybot S&D update [View all]
If this hasn't already been posted, Spybot has new definitions. Cheers , Richard.Computer Specs here:- http://www.yachtcha. com/Specs.html Webs ite ht
oldgitAug-25-06 06:43 PM
by peterb
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Vista 5472.System restore. [View all]
All the system restore points created have dissappeared? Any ideas as to why this is happening and how do I fix it.The HDD has 20GB of free space.
VijayAug-25-06 06:18 PM
by Vijay
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Belarc update [View all]
Belarc 7.2a available. Probably just taking account of latest MS Security Updates. http://www .belarc.com/free_dow nload.html
npmclAug-25-06 04:39 PM
by DavyWavy
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Rebooting Takes 5 Minutes [View all]
I'm wondering why it now takes about 3 minutes to shut down my pc and then another 3 minutes to reboot. Is this caused by the installing and uninstal
wteoAug-25-06 04:00 PM
by MaxMinMike
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Outlook 2000 - Save original e-mail in inbox when reply... [View all]
Windows XP Home Outlook 2000 (Office 2000) When replying to an e-mail in my inbox, the original is deleted. I'd like for the original to remain
DuaneAug-25-06 02:24 PM
by Duane
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TrojanHunter 4.5 Ruleset Update - August 25, 2006 [View all]
An updated TrojanHunter ruleset is available. This update adds at least 62 new trojan definitions: Adwa re.Delf.104 Adware. PurityScan.320 Adwa re.R
Randy_BellAug-25-06 12:10 PM0

Plethora of problems XP home [View all]
Hello All, HP media center with XP home,less than a year old.About a week ago,it started to boot-up slower,and when i turn it off,it says '
friscofAug-25-06 11:58 AM
by Ttech
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