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Linux Boot Disk
How can i make a Linux boot disk? I was goven a computer thats worth nothing to play around with and see if i can find oa use for it. Ive been wanting to try Linux, so i think this is my oportunity. If i download the boot thing on another compu...
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Wtf
Hi, I turned my other computer on this morning only to find that most of my icons were missing (converted to the no association icon) and I could not execute most .exe files. I can't access add/remove programs but IE7 works fine. When I double ...
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Vista 64Bit with 4GB of DDR2 800
My setups are Q6600 2x WD500GB Raid 0 4GB DDR2 800 (maybe 2GB)? Should i go with the Vista 64bit and get 4GB of DDR2 800? or should I stay with the XP and get 2GB of DDr2 800? I use the system for video encoding most of the time at ...
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Help Choosing Linux
Hi, I want slackware linux distribution that I can dual-boot with xp. I want to use the system for general internetting, slightly more complicated networking and programming. The last version of linux (zenwalk) i had didn't work with multiple...
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laptop from vista to xp
ive been looking at Upgrading from vista to xp on my laptop, its a Gateway MX8738 ive found a site thats supposed to be xp drivers for the laptop but I got it from google so im kinda weary of using drivers found off google. http://www.vi...
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copy & paste
if I want to copy just certain paragraphs from text on the web, which keys do I hold down to allow multiple text selections??
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Reformatting for OS
My uncle gave me and old Dell, that he has no use for anymore and isnt worth anything. The computer is SLOWWW. IT has a 20GB hard drive, 265GB of 133 RAM and loads of viruses. I was thinking of using this to try out linux for fun. If I reformat...
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Windows 95
Ok so I got the I made a windows 95 bootdisk and I placed it on the floppy drive and then this A/: Whats happends next? What commands do I use?
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Zenwalk
Can someone tell me how to get the drivers and firmware stuff for a laptops wireless 2200bg card into linux zenwalk, I want to know what i have to copy to where. Also what is wrong with my touchpad, its really slow. whenever i change the settin...
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vista + Ubuntu
I have been searching on the web for quite a while now and i just want some more opinions. I want to duel boot vista home premium 32 bit (no install disk, hpdv9500t laptop, came with recovery cd) and ubuntu 7.10. I want to duel boot to where i ...
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Whats the deal with IE7??
My computer has tried to download IE7 through the Automatic Updates. One time I let it install IE7 and it worked fine for awhile. Then when I went to certain websites (I remember one site was using Adobe Reader) it would freeze then shut down. ...
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XP disk check keeps appearing!?
the disk check keeps coming up when i start the pc and it doesn't give me the normal 10 seconds to click a key... it just starts the scan for a really really long time and then starts a whole other thing...converting chains to files?? 32kb ...
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TweakVista: by Stardock
A simple interface to tweak many Vista settings for optimization of your system. I've found it to be effective so far. I may just pay the $20 and get the full version instead of the limited trial. Check it out and tell everybody what you thi...
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Ubuntu and Windows XP on same hard drive
I am currently downloading Ubuntu (215MB of 695) onto my computer. I am running Windows XP currently, and I would like to install Ubuntu with Windows XP on my hard drive - C:. I am completley new to all this Partition and NTFS stuff. When I ins...
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sp2 will not install properly on xp!
I have tried installing service pack 2 on my laptop via disc and the web. Both times i have had the black screen at start up asking if i want to "start at last good configuration" "start in safe mode" etc etc. What is goi...
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Hard Disk Problems
I am trying to resize my main partition on my hard drive so i can install a second operating system. I have tried using Partition Magic 8.0 and Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0. My problem is my partition wont resize. I have run a check disk an...
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xp pro and instant messenger
I have a question and don't have a clue. I have instant messenger showing up in the system tray. Its not a big deal but would like to address it. i used kill the messenger for years and its popping up again. I went to msconfig and disabled ...
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XP SP3 RC1 available for public consumption
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en The beta version, which was available to subject testers (and any bittorent users ), was said to increase performance by up to 10%, so I'd guess this release candidate will as well. Cool ...
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Looking for a good guide (XP Services and registry)
Hello, so I am wanting to turn off some unnecessary services and was wondering if any one had a good guide on what is needed and what is not. I did do a google search for that topic and followed one website a bit but I thought I would ask here ...
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Help with installing Windows
I just built a new computer and now Im trying to install Windows XP. When I turned my computer on I forgot to plug in the keyboard. The computer booted up the cd and the initial windows setup said push enter to start setup of windows xp. I grab...
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Virtual Memory Issues with Windows XP?
I don't get Windows XP. I have 2,048 megabytes of random access memory for my system to use. I have yet to overload my RAM before my Athlon 4000 processor gets overloaded. I went into the virtual memory and set it at 32 megabytes. The Ope...
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Degrading from Vista to XP?
I'm just curious... How many of you have degraded from Windows Vista to WinXP?
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2 Os???
i was reading here people have 2 OS's. Why? Ive never used anything but XP and previous versions of Windows. Is there some things one OS does better than others? I think it might be interesting to try a free one. My harddrive says i have 45GB o...
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32/64 Bit Confusion?
Many of the programs that I use in media production trumpet the fact that they are now written to support 64bit processing. I currently have a 32 bit processor and as a result, have been told that I can't recieve any of the benefits of my 6...
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linux/vista
welll..i was thinking of trying linux(dual booting from vista)..and i was wondering if linux is really buggy or if its worth it...and are the programs compatible or as buggy as vista...any info would be cool
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More Linux Apps in '08
For all of us Linux nerds, there's a bunch of new Apps coming out next year. New Linux Apps
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Vista Home Basic
Hi, I plan to buy a new PC and my budget allow me to have only Vista Home basic installed. Would like to check is windows movie maker come in Vista home basic ? If not, how to have it enable ? I still very confu...
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how to change default password in safe mode?
Hello, my goal is to change default password from admin safe mode but its giving me troubleI go to local users and groups/default and it gives me some settings that i can change but i dont know what to do from here. I get 3 pages, general...
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can't run safe mode for xp
hmm....it worked for the 5th try for some reason....but now i have a new problem. delete this pointless post if you want
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Wrong Resolution
Im not sure if this is from my video card, or its just vista acting up but whenever i start my computer up for a second it goes to the correct resolution 1152 x 864 75 Hertz, than it quickly changes to 600 x 800 60 Hertz, by itself.
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