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i HIT THE SET UP FROM BIOS IN MY WINDOWS SETUP NOW MY CPU JUST BEEPS y

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Can I use my s-video on my computer to hook into the TV. If so, do I need to change the something in my computer output throught the s-video. Where do I do that?

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when not in use is it better to shut your computer down or leave it running??

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I am experiencing problems with software downloads. Within minutes of attemping to add software, my computer shuts down to sleep mode and becomes frozen. I must shut the power supply off, turn it back on and turn on the computer. This only happens during software downloads--all other programs work without interruption.

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I have a Dell Inspiron 7000 (running WIN98)with a SMC wireless PCMCIA card. It was working just fine until I put a WEP on the network. Now it won't work at all. I can't even get it to recognize the PCMCIA card. We have a Linksys Wireless Router. The other PCs are running WIN 2000 and XP and they don't have any issues with the WEP. I need to know if we have to buy a newer PCMCIA card or if I can do something to make it work with the current card. I would appreciate any help you can give to me. Thanks.

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I use a program called Final Scratch to DJ with. To use the program I have to register with the system ID of the laptop I'm using. I can only have two laptops registered at any one time. I deactivated one of my two registrations (an apple ibook) to use another laptop. This was fine until I went back to the original laptop (apple ibook) and tried to register it again. As the account had been deactivated on the ibook previously it wouldnt let me use that system ID again. Is there any way I can change the system ID so I can register the ibook again?

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If my pc comes with a 256 ddr, and i add a graphics card with another 256m, does that mean that i can use programs that need 512m ram, or do i need an upgrade. and if i need an upgrade, how do i know if my ram is a simm or dimm?

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I recently purchased all Hardware and put together a very fine machine that I plan on using as a media center PC.
I had a local computer shop configure the machine and install the OS. As it turns out the Proc. is set up with hyperthreading not Dual Core. I paid over $300 for the Motherboard, $700 for Video Cards w/SLI, $400 for the Proc (and it is a Pentium D)and 2 Gig of DDR2. With all this Cash put into a box I would like for it to perform to its full capabilities. Can I re-Config this Machine to run as a Dual Core.
I do parametric modelling and Graphic Design and would like to have the best that I can afford. Please help me if you can. Thanks.

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I bought a used computer for my daughter from overstock.com. When we put it all together and turned it on it goes to the desktop screen but when you try to move the mouse around it freezes up (Windows 2000 professional). What is the problem?

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What is the best way to send audio and video from one PC to another and what do I need to do this? I have a laptop computer and assume I need a microphone and camera. What does the PC on the other end need to view the Audio and Video I am sending?

We are looking for an inexpensive solution to backing up a video teleconference using ISDN lines.

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I bought a computer from a friend & every time I want to clean out the cookies etc they all have his name on them. Is this in the registry or is the windows registration or what? I would like to know how to get rid of the name.

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How can i check all the past web site history after it had been cleared in internet options?

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Which of these should be disabled before starting an oparating system upgrade?

System tray
network clients
print spooler
anti-virus programs

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can I have two internet providers at the same time?

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While copying and pasting within a Word document my mouse froze and will only travel in a vertical line up and down the center of the screen. I have already purchased a new mouse so I know that is not the problem.

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I recently purchased a new exterior harddrive and I want to move some files to it. How can I determine the easiest way what file(s) take up the most room on my harddrive so I'll know which ones to move or delete? Any advice greatly appreciated.

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I installed Smart Ripper on my brand new Dell computer. I tried to run it, but it says "ASPI Adapter not detected" when I open it and try to rip a movie. I went to Adaptec and downloaded ASPI XP v4.6 (1021). EXE It downloaded to my C drive. I restarted the computer and still get the same message. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks so much!

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Hello,

Since I,ve hade my computer I have never used my dvd player.

I created a dvd from my vide camcorder. It said it burned a dvd.

when I tried toplay the dvd to see if it took, it wouldnt work.

How do you know if my dvd player is set to work .

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Hello;
When im on the computer and I get a phone call, and I try to answer
the phone,the computer thinks im recieving a fax. When I first got my
comp. I had dial-up. Then I went to high speed. I dont know why the phone still rings and computer thinks its still recieving a

Thank you
live life123

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how do i acess my pc from another location ?

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I upgraded from windows 98 to windows xp and added memory to my laptop. Now it's really slow: takes forever to start up or load programs and keeps crashing when in Internet Explorer. Help!

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Why is it my computer doesn't recognize a disk inserted in the CD/DVD Drive
in the autoplay mode?

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PC seems to restart during gameplay with every game. I have taken the steps of makings sure video card drivers are up to date and that the all spec requirements are met, for each game. I cannot seem to locate the problem. I have also brought it to CompUsa Service Dept., and they seem to have no results with this problem even after re-installing the operating system twice. Any suggestions on where I should look or who I should speak to?

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What tools would you use to move information from a web page into your word processing document? How do they work?

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how can i put back my taskbar menu back to its horizontaly layout?

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What are the steps required to share a file over the network on an XP machine?

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I truly am a novice, the more I think I know the less I know I know. Anyways in 10 words or less (ha!) please tell me the difference between a Boot Disk and a Recovery Disk. These questions arose about a PC I purchased that did not come with a System Disk and I needed one, tonight I will be creating Backups and I would like someone to explain the difference please. Thanks, An Educatable Novice

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have a gateway essentials upgraded from windows 98 to windows xp. after upgrade computer now moves extremely slow. what could the problem be. thank you for any help.

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How do I delete other operating system in my computer if i have multiple operating systems

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On startup two seperate windows pop-up cautioning that windows cannot open these files. Which program should I tell windows to use?

Any suggestions?

Stu

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My Anit-virus is blocking these virus. How can I remove them?

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I want a detailed classification of birds.

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do voice and data have similar bandwidth requirements

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three things that may cause monitor flicker

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i have a a8n-sli deluxe motherboard i play a lot on web bf2 etc can anyone suggest a good graphics card to upgrade to with sli capabilities nvidia

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Ok this should be easy but I can't figure it out. When I start typing something in a text box or in the address bar using internet explorer it automatically starts searching for something I've typed in there before and displays it. How do I turn this option off?

ie I type in "www.s.." and it automatically displays every website I've been to that starts with an "s"

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I'm having trouble reinstalling Windows 98 SE to my pc. I followed the instructions to format the hard drive, load the floppy disk for start up, but for some reason I get an error. Can anyone help?

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I have a desk top XP computer and have a lap top that I am trying to put a wireless card in that has windows 2000 professional It has a 2Wire card but not the installation CD. I don't know how to download the correct driver for the card to get it to work.

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Hello, I am using Window XP. I have a problem with viewing images/pictures. A red cross in a white box instead of image,so can't view the image. What should I do?? Any software missing or need to be updated? Pls Help!!!

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I am extending a small business network using a patch panel, and a switch for the new section which will contain approxamitly ten (10) PC's. After punching down all runs to the patch panel and connecting the switch for the new section, how do I patch it all in to the existing system? How do I patch (no pun intended)the new patch panel to the existing panel?

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Why can't you write directly to a CD just like you can write directly to a floppy disc?

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I just got a Dell ,Im new to all this..so bare with me please...when im looking at something,or just reading for less then a min..my computer locks me out ...when i go back in all my stuff is still there,but this happens like 6 times with in 1 hour Grrrr..can anyone help me PLEASE!?

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How do I control the window size when I initialize my browser so that it always opens to maximum size rather than the smaller window I get now each time I go on-line?

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1. You are adding a printer to an already overcrowded lab. The printer is large and cannot be placed in close proximity to the print server. You know that there are generally two options for printing across the network. Which of the two should you pick, and why?

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can I use my tv tuner card to capture video from an external dvd player if I connect the video out from the dvd to the input of the tv tuner card in my computer. Or do I need to install a video card

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I just purchased new desktop with XP Home Edition and 1 GB RAM, 160 GB HD. Iwould like to put my existing HD which is only 10 GB and has Win2000 Pro on it in the new PC. Can someone tell mee how to do this? I'm familiar with the insides of PCs (I'm A+ certified, but never worked as an IT,etc.) Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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I am having a issue trying to setup my old printer to my new CPU. I can not seem to find the driver, I have tried the CD to download and the Lexmark website. The CPU is not picking up the printer. I also have an z12 and that printer is older then the x125 and I am not having an issue with is.

RECAP:
I downloaded the driver
Shut down
Hotstart the PC
connected the UBS line and pluged.

One more thing, I tried to locate the printer in my printer options and the printer is not on list. All of the other printers from Lexmart but not the X125.

Is there an issue with the modle.

Thanks someone.

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not that i do anything wrong its a matter of privacy but we have to pcs and i think my husband who is savay in this area has linked into my pc can i stop this
tlc

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this is not exact but is c:\documents~1\temp and also,%20/documents%20 i know this isn't much to go on but maybe someone has and idea?

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where can i store my passwords without writing them down.ps trying to learn to encrypt. or a secret file?

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I have a relatively new PC(about 6 months)running Vista and have used my DVD/CD drive to play and burn CDs many times. As of about a week ago the drive (E:) no longer shows up in My Computer or Explorer, putting in a CD does not activate anything, and when I go into Control Panel/Device manager and click on the drive I see:
Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)
Click 'Check for solutions' to send data about this device to Microsoft and to see if there is a solution available.

I click the Check for solutions and get nothing back. I've tried to search for a new driver but apparently I have the most recent one so it doesn't re-install. I apparently need to fix the registry - how can I do this?

Please help!!

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I am having trouble recording on to DVD+R media. I keep getting Write Errors. When using the "Scriblight" Blanks it seems to work ok, when using other types of Blank DVD+R (Memorex and TDK Printable Media) the Error messages appear and the Disc is unusable. I am trying to copy DVD's that were created by me for other family members.
What might be causing these errors?

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Firefox is loaded but will not open - I also have IE loaded. What do I need to do to make Firefox open?

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hello,
2 days ago I catched some computer virus and now my PC
stoppes right after it starts. So I can't get online for some virus cleaning. What can I do?
Thank you, Michael

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While updateing Windows via internet, the pc shut itself down. Now when power is turned on only the fans and drives are operating. The Power LED is on the HDD LED flashes once then stays off. No video signal.
I have tried to reset the CMOS, removed all the drives, reinstalled the drives to no prevail.

Thank you,

Brian, in Glendale Arizona

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Is there any player out there that will play my tune from it's original location i.g separate HD and keep it there without copy it to PC's HD ? Can't afford volume to build up on "C" - disc!
BR-bobil

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I put my computer to sleep and woke up the next morning to see that my desktop was completely gone all I can see is my backround and thats it. I turned my computer off hoping that would fix the problem and tried a couple of other things, but nothing seems to work. How do I get my desktop menu and icons back?

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ok guys, i want to know if its worth installing a 533 or 800mhz chip in a motherboard with a bus speed of 133mhz?

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I would like to download a cute screen saver from the web. My pc came up with this msg. that its unsafe. How do I know that its ok to download? Please help

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I read the questions on keeping the power on a PC. Can anyone tell me what is best for a laptop? Should I wait until the battery is low to power up? Does this help for longer life of the laptop battery?

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Is there an easy way to copy all my music files from my PC over to my laptop?

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my monitor is in power safe mode and it says to use pc to turn on.

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what is a laptop antenna?

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Hello,
I have an HP DV5030US that uses PC2700 200 pin SODIMM.
Is it possible to get a DDR2 or any other RAM stick that I can use with this computer? The PC2700 is quite expensive!

Thanks!

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I've been having problems lately with reading discs on all of the CD/DVD drives on my PC. I have a USB external LG CD/DVD burner drive, one internal CD burner drive, and one DVD read drive.
As a test I decided to use my external burner to burn a music CD via Itunes, the burn ran error free.
Within the same session of Itunes I tried to import the CD (this will allow me to save the tracks as mp3 instead of keeping them as m4p which is a protected file).
The import/rip started and about 1/2 thru the first track it failed with a read error.
I then tried to access the drive/disk via Windows Explorer but it gave me the error "Drive X is not accessible the request could not be performed because of an I/O device error".
I popped the disk out and tried it on the 2 internal drives....neither worked.
I then took the CD out and played it in a CD player and it worked fine and then tried the same disc and the same external USB CD/DVD drive using a different PC running Windows XP and it was read/played fine in Itunes.

So the external drive was able to burn a disk cleanly but it couldn't even read it back on the desktop PC!!
that same disk can play in an audio cd player and different PC so that proves the disk is fine.

it got to be a Windows XP issue because a drive that can burn should be able to read
and that two other drives can't read a disk but a player can.

also, I have to power the external drive off and on to get the PC to recognize it after getting the disk i/o error.

please help!

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My computer had one hard disk partioned-c:-XP, d:-Win98, e:-data. Formated Fat32
I am able to choose which system to boot.
I have now added a second hard drive partioned-f:-data, g-data. Formated Fat32
With both drives connected, all is well and works OK.
When I now boot Win98, the some of the drive letters are mixed up (c:=c:, d:=f:, e:=d, g:=g"). This confusion does not allow me to operate programs in the 98 mode. Can you help me?

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I am sure this question has been asked a million times, but is there anyway to find out if my husband is spying on my PC? I have antivirus and Spybot installed! HELP!

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Whenever I do internet browsing.... utmost 30 min and above, my computer automatically shutdown. I am using Pentium4 3.2Ghz 256 Ram...

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i want to upgrade my video card.
can i install a ddr3 video card to my motherboard that supports ddr2 only?

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my pc says i have a certain program running yet there is no sign of it, i need this program to show itself.

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I accidentally ran PC recovery and it returned all my settings to factory default as well as removing software that I installed after purchase. How can I get my computer back to most recent settings, etc?

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I recently dwnloaded a version of Print Shop 08 the total amount of was about 2.4 gigs of info,these files were in either MDS. or MDF.file format.When I tried to open these files so I could download the program,my PC did not recognize the files,said I need to get a program in which to run the darn thing,my problem is that I am not a guru @ PC's and am lerning each day. How can I extract these files in a program so I can download this program into my PC ?

P.S. I get this also with movies that I've downloaded too!

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CAN YOU HAVE TWO MOUSE'S WORK ON ONE PC.. I HAVE WINDOW'S XP ON A DELL PC RUNNIG TWO MONITORS AND 3 HARD DRIVES, 768 MG,S OF RAM WHAT WOULD I NEED TO MAKE IT WORK IF IT IS POSIBLE ? THANK YOU

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Once in a while as I'm surfing I get a script error and then it ask me if I want to debug. Why I click "yes" it then tells me that I don't have a debug program. Why is this happening and how can I stop it and what is a debug program?

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Can not rid my computer of this problem. Any body out there that can clear this problem out of my computer?

This is the warning I keep getting when I boot-up the computer from off. It shows up on the desk top.

c windows system 32.dl hrymlotw.dl specified module cannot be found.

This effects my display choices on my desk top. I can only change colors in the control panel. Can not add a photograph to the desktop or another background.
Browse capability not able to click on.

Please e mail possible solutions to poligrnd@qwest.net

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Can I put a SATA disk in a computer with IDE controller

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Must have made an adjustment somewhere because everything has enlarged. I want it back to normal size but do not know how to fix it. HELP
email address is: smdup1955@yahoo.com

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how do i cange the zoom on my whole desktop and web pages?

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just recently got new computer tower and the monitor dont seem too pick up any signals from either the motherboard or graphics card, now the monitor works on the old tower pluge in too the graphics card and i also know the new tower works because it had an old monitor pluged in too it and it works. if someone could help me out id really appreciate it.

many thanks

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I reformatted my pc months ago and it works great. However, now when I start up or restart I receive a message that says "the AA number has not been programmed, please press enter to continue". I press the enter and then I am able to move on to vista windows. How do I program this AA number so as to have a smooth start up? Thanks!

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I HAVE COMCAST THAT PROVIDES SECURITY AND SEVERAL SCANS TO RID MY SYSTEM OF NON-ESSENTIALS AND CLEANING UP THE ESSENTIALS. I ALSO PURCHASED PC OPTIMIZER 2 AND REGISTRY FIX 6. BEING A NOVICE, I AM TRYING TO MAINTAIN THE PERFOMANCE OF MY SYSTEM. DO I HAVE ENOUGH TO DO THIS OR IS THERE SOFTWARE TO COMPLIMENT WHAT I ALREADY HAVE TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF MY SYSTEM? HAVE I DONE ENOUGH AND PURCHASED THE RIGHT OPTIMIZERS OR DO I NEED SOMETHING ELSE? THANK YOU FOR ANY INSIGHT.

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i recently went installed a wireless network @ home. Im using a wireless G router with a Wireless USB Access Point. I cant get passed 10mpbs speed on the wireless. I know (G) is rated for 54mpbs, could it be that since my USB ports on my PC are only 1.0 which i was told that have a max speed of 10mpbs data transfer. USB 2.0 ports are rated at 400plus MPBS, Is the slow speed caused by me having the slower 1.0 USB ports? Should i buy a 2.0 USB PCI card? I just want to get the max speed of wireless G network. Thanks for your help

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I am sending this question again
because you made have not got the
first one I sent.
What is "Physical Memory" and how
do I go about increasing it.
My desktop has 247mb of Ram
I need 512 to run a new program.
Please Help
Thanks E.Hawes

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I am using Access 2003 to open Excel spreadsheets. I'm using the Shell command and can open the spreadsheet, but I would like to print the spreadsheet directly from Access instead of having the user go to Excel and printing after displaying. Any psramater I can add to my Shell call that will print directly? I'm using the /r to open it read-only, but would like for the user not to get to the spreadsheet.

Thanks.

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Keep getting same message. "Unable to connect to configuration servers. Please check your internet connection and try again." When I use a different computer I can log right on, please help. Thank you.

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some how i`ve reduced a 100 gig drive to a 31.49 gig drive. i fool around a lot but don`t know how i done this or how to reverse it. help needed.

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Hello, I bought this computer out of the news paper, that had been custom built... but i have had nothing but problems out of it.... everything i try and install exept a select few programs, wont install... i ALWAYS get a message like Corrupt install file, or cab file doesnt match path... at first i took allot of suggestions and thought it was my ethernet card, being a compatability issue, so i put in a new one, and no different... just too eliminate tyhe posiblilty of it being my network card , i tried to install some games from cd's.... none would install, theyd get along way through setup and then id get an error message. The Motherboard on this PC is unheard of and ive tried several diff. pieces of hardware and no compatability issues. Im runnin xp and my specs are as follows : Win xp SP3 , 32 bit, Intel pentium 4 2800 mhz Motherboard is : LENOVO 73935BU its an IBM product Ati radeon HD 2400 pro and 1022.04 mb ddr2 ram and a Creative sound card.....but like i say NOTHING hardly wants to extract mainly installing from internet,floppy,cd, etc. always a cab file error or CRC error or NCIS error or Doesnt match "corrupt" file error..... if anyone has any other suggestions besides hardware compatability, please let me know, i have formated several times and each time is the same, wether i use a sp2, sp3, beta, 64-bit , disk...always the same ... cant install... everything exept vista....nvr tried it....but i dont think i have enough HD Space n e how... i have even tried diff hd's, so i think its gotta be something with the motherboard.....but how can i repair this problem , NE ONE PLZ HELP!!! thx Shawn

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Hi,
While printing a text, some of the fonts are changed to a different font and being printed.
For example, if a text is prepared using 'Times New Roman' and is printed, some portion of the text is printed in different font, like 'Courier' etc.
Please give me a solution to rectify this problem.
Thanking You.

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How can I open my hotmail account in Google Chrome? I can see it but cannot access it. Cheers.

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I have I.E. 6 running on WINXP, and every time I close my browser, my PC locks my PC and I have to login once more. My question is how can I reslove this issue so that my PC will no lock one I have closed an internet browser.

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I would like to swith my Window XP Home Edition from English to Spanish. I just bought an ACER 8.9" Notebood PC and it asked me what language I wanted and I chose English. I wanted Spanish and figured I would be able to change it faily easy but can't figure out how. Please help. Thanks

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can anyone help me can i use pinrter ink brother lc1000bk in a brother mfc885cw

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A month ago, I bought a laptop with 280GB hard disk space (Vista Home Premium). I requested from the dealer to set-up another drive (F drive - 100GB) partitioned from C drive. Now, I want to increase C drive volume by 100GB, how do I delete F drive and transfer its volume to C drive? Hope to hear a response from you.

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I would like to buy VGA model NVIDIA GEFORCE for my PC with a ntel 848P AGPSet BIOS for 8I848P-G F2 mother board. Suggest what models can I buy?

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I recently helped a friend restore her PC due to a malware virus, however, we thought her data and pics were saved to the CD and they were not. What is the best software program to retrieve this lost data?

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I have a Toshiba HDD2D38 hard drive I removed from my non working laptop, and wanted to know if there was a specific external enclosure I should purchase for that unit or are they all standard. Please explain the differences if any....Thank you

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I tried installing a new video card in my HP PC, only to find out that it does not fit the type of slot that the original video card is in. I bought a new 19" HP wide screen monitor & my PC does not have the correct settings to run the new monitor properly. So I ask what type of video card should I be looking for? The one I purchased does not even plug in...

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I really need to know what the names of these red circled items on my graphics card are called. Ive searched all I can think of to try to find the name, but have had no luck. Thank you in advance for any answers.

picture:

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When I put a disc in drive, the drive starts to run and blinks green, but after about 3 seconds it stops. If I go into my Nero program, it recognizes no disc in drive.

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When using a laptop at different locations, does a coputer have a identification signature?

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whenever i turn on the pc the screen just turn green. i bumped my monitor a year ago and thats it. but after i reformat my hard drive (i connect it to other pc, then reconnect it to my own pc) it turned to normal but then after a while the screen turns into green again. what should i do? its been a year

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Can my DDR2 graphic card be replaced by a GDDR5 memory type graphic card?

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i have a pentim 3, 1.0 ghz processor pc w/ a 512 mb sdram, can i upgrade the ram to 1 ghz?

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if i connect a laptop to a CPU and turn on the CPU can i view the desktop of that CPU and do work? please reply i really need to know this!

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hi everybody .my c drive is only of 6 gb so its difficult for me to install more number of software in my system . i want to make a new drive of larger size by merging c and d drive . can anyone tell me how it is possible ??

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i have a powerbook g4. my ex borrowed computer. she got a reboot disk with an older operating system and used it. i cant find anything i had on my computer. i found a folder named "former system" in the hard drive, but i dont know if my system info is in this folder. is there anyway to recover my info?

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I have dual memory modules in my dell the 1st module uses 2- 1GB DDR2 PC3200 memory. I would like to add another 1GB memory in module 2 when I try to add it to slot 3 my pc won't boot up it just makes a series of beeps. Can I add just one more memory to this pc. The new memory stick is PC2 6400

Thanks,

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I have somehow lost my Audio device on my acer aspire 5100. I have no sound from my laptop speackers. How do I reinstall the audio device? ThankYou

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While using my pc it just shut off like the power cord was pulled. i still saw a green light on the on/off button so i pushed it and nothing. i replaced the power supply just in case and still nothing, not even a fan running. any suggestions? motherboard? hard drive? both?

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my hp pavilion dv5030us says my dvd drive is not connected the system. there is power going through it and it does everything but read the disc.

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My pc had been hit hard with a virus. Had to re-load windows xp all software and programs. The apps. I had with the SB PCI512 card are no longer available. I don't have a Driver/Apps disc. I do have sound out of the speakers. Can I use an SB Audigy Sound Card Driver/Apps disc Ver. 5.12.1.324 and install it on this PCI512 card?

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Hi. Whenever I turn on my computer and try t open my IE, it hangs. I have to do a Ctl-alt-del to shut it down, then I can reopen, tell it to go to home page then it opens. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks Donni

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levels of ihsan

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I recently acquired a Toshiba MK8034GSX HDD2D38 R ZK01 T 80 GB hard drive. I bought a standard external 2.5 Hard Drive Enclosure to utilize this Hard Drive as backup storage.

When I attempt to plug it in... it says that it is not formatted, so I try to format it. Well... Quick format didn't work, a SIX hour full format did not work either. Another friend of mine said to run a FDISK command in the CMD prompt, however I tried that with Windows Vista... and it doesn't recognize the command.

Is there an App out there that will allow me to scan the bad sectors, shut them down, do another full format, then be able to use it??

Thank you for your time.

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here is my pc specs i know there a bit low
windows 7 ultimate
5.00gb ddr2 ram
2.0ghz AMD (uknown)MMX, 3dNOW
Product Type Motherboard
Form Factor ATX
Width 12.0 in
Depth 8.4 in
Compatibility AMD LIVE! Ready
Compatible Processors Athlon 64 , Sempron , Athlon 64 FX , Athlon 64 X2
64-bit Processors Compatibility Yes
Processor Socket Socket AM2
Multi-Core Support Dual-Core
Chipset Type NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / NVIDIA nForce 430 MCP
Max Bus Speed 1000.0 MHz
BIOS Type Award
Storage Controller ATA-133 , Serial ATA-300 (RAID)
Power Connectors 4-pin ATX12V connector , 24-pin main power connector
Processor
Installed Qty (Max Supported) 0.0 ( 1.0 )
Memory
Cache Memory Type None
Supported RAM Technology DDR2 SDRAM
RAM Installed ( Max ) 0.0 MB / 16.0 GB (max)
Supported RAM Speed PC2-3200 , PC2-6400 , PC2-4300 , PC2-5300
RAM Features Dual channel memory architecture
Video
Graphics Controller NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Shared video memory (UMA)
Audio
Audio Output Sound card
Audio Codec Realtek ALC883
Sound Output Mode 7.1 channel surround
Compliant Standards High Definition Audio
Telecom / Networking
Modem None
Networking Network adapter - Gigabit Ethernet , - Ethernet , - Fast Ethernet
Features
Hardware Features Q-Flash , M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) , C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management)
Expansion / Connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1.0 Memory ( 1.8 V ) - Socket AM2 , 2.0 Processor - DIMM 240-pin , 1.0 PCI Express x1 , 4.0 PCI Express x16 , 4.0 PCI
Storage Interfaces Serial ATA-300 - connector(s): 1 x 40pin IDC - 4.0 device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 0+1 / RAID 5 , ATA-133 - connector(s): 4 x 7pin Serial ATA - 2.0 device(s)
Interfaces 1.0 x Hi-Speed USB - Line-out (center/subwoofer) - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9) , 1.0 x Storage - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) , 1.0 x Network - Line-in - Mini-phone 3.5 mm , 1.0 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - VGA - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm , 1.0 x Display / video - Line-out (side surround) - RJ-45 , 1.0 x Audio - Line-in - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25) , 1.0 x Mouse - Floppy interface - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) , 1.0 x Audio - Generic - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm , 1.0 x Serial - Line-out - 34 pin IDC , 1.0 x Keyboard - Input - 4 pin USB Type A , 1.0 x Audio - Line-out (rear) - Mini-phone 3.5 mm , 1.0 x Audio - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm , 1.0 x Audio - RS-232 - 6 pin FireWire , 1.0 x Parallel - Generic - 4 pin MPC , 4.0 x Audio - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) , 1.0 x Microphone - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
Additional Connectors (Optional) 2 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) , 6 x Hi-Speed USB
Miscellaneous
Cables Included 2.0 x IDE cable , 1.0 x Serial ATA cable , 1.0 x Floppy cable
Software Included EasyTune 5 , @BIOS , Drivers & utilities , Norton Internet Security , Xpress Recovery 2
Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista

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I have $900 to build a PC what would you suggest I buy inorder to build the best PC for me building from scratch.

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WHEN I START UP MY COMPUTER, IT IS ASKING TO RUN A DISK CHECK FOR CONSISTENCY ON DRIVE C, THEN IT ALWAYS SAYS DISK CHECKING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. I WANT MY COMPUTER TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM THIS FUNCTION AT COMPUTER START UP. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO ACHIEVE THIS TASK?

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WHEN I RUN DISK CHECK, IT DOES NOT FIX THESE ERRORS. HOW CAN I FIX
THESE ERRORS

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i bought a used computer that was upgraded to windows 7. but i am unable to play any games because it has an error message that reads.. The settings of your video card do not correspond to minimum system requirements. needs texture size of at least 2048x2048. So what i am asking is there a way to fix it or do i need to upgrade my video card. and if that is possible? Can anybody help?

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I want to defragment my computer, but I get this message: Disk defragmenter has detected that Chkdsk is scheduled to run on the volume: (c:). Please run chkdsk /f. How do I get to this to perform this procedure?

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Frequently to get help with a problem, a user is requested to turn over control of the PC to a remote facility to that their technicians can trouble shoot the issue. Does that release of control jeopardize the security of the computer? How could that release of control effect other computers that may be attached through a home network connection, even though the technicians never got access directly to those other PC's?

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