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Need to Put an OS on my Laptop [View all]
Hey everyone, I need to put Windows 98 SE on my old laptop. I have a floppy drive and a CD Rom Drive. The bios does not support bootable CD's. The
dyehyaDec-29-04 08:02 PM
by Shelly
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shared printer [View all]
I have 2 computers in my office, the printer died(dying) on one of them. The good printer is a, HP 2200 laserjet. It is connected with a printer cabl
DenbeauDec-29-04 07:13 PM
by Denbeau
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E-mail not to me [View all]
I use cox.net and was wondering why I get so much spam that is not actually addressed to me. Say for example my address was fishlure@cox.net. I get e-
fishstickDec-29-04 06:36 PM
by Shelly
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RE: E-mail not to me
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Windows XP Pro Installation Error [View all]
I had XP Home and in the process of upgrading to Pro I recieved the following error with approximately 13 minutes remaining in the upgrade process.
dyehyaDec-29-04 06:32 PM
by jbmcmillan
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hard drive and optical drive on same ribbon? [View all]
Will this slow the hard drive down?
jbmcmillanDec-29-04 05:30 PM
by Shelly
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Game restarts my computer [View all]
I figure many here do not play games like SIMS (at least I have not seen topics on this subject) but maybe the problem is understandable to you comput
BCbearDec-29-04 05:00 PM
by _Chewy_
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Can't seem to run Pest Patrol [View all]
Partly out of curiosity, I tried to run the free scan offered by PestPatrol. I installed the program that it required, then clicked the scan option a
dbahnDec-29-04 03:08 PM
by Bob H
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Norton System Works 2004 Pro [View all]
OS = Windows XP Home SP2 After I disable Norton AV I get this message after a few seconds. See attachment. Witho ut turning Norton AV back on. Ho
TV Man 436 163Dec-29-04 12:22 PM
by TV Man 436 163
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add/remove programs [View all]
I am using windows ME and I just discovered that when I go into add/remove programs, it is blank. When I go into REGEDIT, and drill down to uninstall,
renreok42Dec-29-04 12:16 PM
by KJT
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Question intel pentium processors [View all]
How many of you are running Intel Pentium processors. How many of you have heard or installed the Intel Application Accelerator "which realy works"
jujet84Dec-29-04 09:49 AM
by MSU
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bad pci slot? [View all]
A friend was online with dialup when a message came up, then he was disconnected, I don't know what the message said. After that his modem wouldn't wo
aptdwellerDec-29-04 09:24 AM
by aptdweller
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Files on CDR or Missing. [View all]
For a bout a year now I have been putting picture files on a disk for safe keeping. The other day I went to put a new file on the same CD and it said
bfousheeus48Dec-29-04 02:57 AM
by Bob G
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RE: Files on CDR or Missing.
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ISTbar & SpyKeylogger [View all]
Hello, Just ran a free Pest Patrol scan and it picked up these two bad guys. I'm still sorta new to all this, and frankly amscared to go near the
jazz4freeDec-29-04 12:08 AM
by Darren
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Anyone having Cookie troubles on Symantec's Webstore? [View all]
I can't seem to get into the webstore on Symantec's website. It keeps giving me a message about turning on cookies. It doesn't seem to matter which
DocDec-28-04 10:25 PM
by DJC
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Slow Browser [View all]
Hi All, I have a very slow browser=IE 6.0,Windows 98.I have 83% system free,I spybot daily,clean out temporary files every other day,scandis
friscofDec-28-04 08:37 PM
by Shelly
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inaccessible boot disk error [View all]
Hi all Hope you each had a great Christmas. Now on to my issue: I'm upgrading a pc's mobo and CPu {Intel 3.0]. The OS is Windows
ALE52Dec-28-04 06:45 PM
by ALE52
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Desktop icons [View all]
CLGR Earlier today I noticed that three of my desktop icons had changed to resemble Creative PlayCentre. Now they've changed back. Last week others h
clivelgrDec-28-04 06:04 PM
by Tufenuf
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RE: Desktop icons
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Installing WindowsXP [View all]
I am installing WindowsXP Home w/SP2 (Upgrade) and it locks up every time when the black screen with the WindowsXP logo appears and the scrolling blue
Victor2112Dec-28-04 04:32 PM
by LilJoe
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What is WebSearch Toolbar Plugin Server? [View all]
It seems that I get a new question from Zone Alarm at every boot-up. The latest is asking if I want to allow "WebSearch Toolbar Plugin Server" to acc
cashtonhDec-28-04 04:02 PM
by Darren
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RE: What is WebSearch Toolbar Plugin Server?
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windows xp password [View all]
I have never had a password for windows xp as I am the sole user. after downloading from norton live update windows is now asking for password how ca
bluesclues31Dec-28-04 03:48 PM
by Shelly
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RE: windows xp password
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hp keeps changing browser settings [View all]
I have an Hp pc and use google toolbar. I set it and lock it without all the junk and Hp just takes it over and puts it back with all the hp thin
kittenmuellerDec-28-04 03:38 PM
by kittenmueller
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TrojanHunter [View all]
A new file set is available for download.
catcandoDec-28-04 03:04 PM
by Bob H
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RE: TrojanHunter
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Need Desktop Speakers Recomendations [View all]
My Brother got me a $100 gift card to CompUSA. I was considering getting some nice desktop speakers for my new PC. Here's the page to their speaker
LaurieDec-28-04 03:01 PM
by Bob H
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I have the
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really BobH?
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Some questions about setting up two hard drives. [View all]
I currently have a WD 40Gb hard drive installed. It's broken into several partitions, with Win98 on C and Win2000Pro on I. Most of my Word Doc's and E
DustyPDec-28-04 02:49 PM
by Bob H
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Drive Image 7 Image size and destination size [View all]
In versions of Drive Image prior to V 7, you could restore an image of a partition that was larger than the intended restore destination if the actual
DuaneDec-28-04 02:43 PM
by Bob H
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Update for Sun Java [View all]
For those who haven't already-- download Version JRE 5.0 Update 1 http://java.sun.c om/j2se/1.5.0/downlo ad.jsp
jujet84Dec-28-04 01:49 PM
by jujet84
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Spyware/Adware/Malware--recommendations, please [View all]
First of all, hope everyone had a good holiday, good health, and that Santa brought you all new computer toys to play with. I would like a recommen
JennaDec-28-04 01:28 PM
by Jenna
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CPU slowdowns and smoke [View all]
Here's an interesting video on "Tom's Hardware Guide" on CPU temperatures. All the way from slow downs to smoke. The video download link is about
Greta_s DadDec-28-04 12:14 PM
by muckshifter
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Random Reboot problems in Win98 [View all]
I've posted this problem before but don't see any replies. My computer which is running Win98 reboots at random. Will do this every few minutes, h
LeechlakeDec-28-04 01:14 AM
by Leechlake
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Displaying a picture on Access report - SteveY? [View all]
I have an Access database with picture pathnames stores in one of the fields. I want to display these pictures on a report. Example: The database sto
CompPeteDec-27-04 11:25 PM
by SteveYandl
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RE: Displaying a picture on Access report - SteveY?
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