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    I'm sure if I were to read the full article, I'd...

    I'm sure if I were to read the full article, I'd find something to the effect of: "not as much as a virus will slow you down."

    Not to mention the risk of data loss.

    Granted, a virus scanner...
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    The device may be displayed in the Device...

    The device may be displayed in the Device Manager, but under the "Other Devices" section -- it may just need for you to install perform an "Update Driver" on it.

    If you're booting the system with...
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    Right-click your Battlefield: 1942 shortcut and...

    Right-click your Battlefield: 1942 shortcut and pick "Run As Administrator".

    The problem is that even when you are logged in as an Administrator in Vista, there are certain actions which require...
  4. 4GB is 3.72GiB, so even if what you had stated...

    4GB is 3.72GiB, so even if what you had stated DID apply, it would still be more than the 3.25GB the original poster reported.

    To my knowlege, no RAM vendor has ever stated the size of RAM in...
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    I was going to ask if he turned his monitor over!...

    I was going to ask if he turned his monitor over!

    But seriously, we do want to know how the problem was fixed.
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    On systems using the Intel Graphics like the...

    On systems using the Intel Graphics like the 82845G/GL/GE etc, ctrl-alt-(directional arrow) will rotate the screen around. I believe ctrl-alt-uparrow will restore your screen to normal.

    (A...
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    You may wish to try connecting the laptop to...

    You may wish to try connecting the laptop to other hubs or switches to test connectivity. If it works with other hubs and switches, it may just be incompatibility between the hub and the laptop's...
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    Some "autosensing" hubs don't autosense all that...

    Some "autosensing" hubs don't autosense all that well. Lock the laptop's NIC to 10mbit/full duplex and see if your results improve. (It could also be that it was locked to 100mbit/full duplex and...
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    It's only legal if you have his permission.

    It's only legal if you have his permission.
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    Which method was that? This information could be...

    Which method was that? This information could be of help to others that may experience the same problem-- assuming that the method was not that you reinstalled Windows.
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    Repair installations only delete Windows files...

    Repair installations only delete Windows files and replace them with Windows files from the installation media. They do not delete your personal data files. Of course, just to be safe, you DO...
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    It could be related to a corrupted user profile. ...

    It could be related to a corrupted user profile. Log in as a different user on the machine (for security and troubleshooting purposes, you DID create an administrator account in addition to the...
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    I'm going to have to say "stick with the stock...

    I'm going to have to say "stick with the stock HSF." Magnusson-Moss Warranty Improvement Act notwithstanding, if the CPU fails due to a heat-related issue using the stock fan, it'll be easier...
  14. You can scarcely blame WD and Seagate for that. ...

    You can scarcely blame WD and Seagate for that. It's not their fault that PC manufacturers dump all those "Limited Editions" and "Trial Editions" on their PCs and laptops, and certainly not their...
  15. At least in the case of the advertised fuel...

    At least in the case of the advertised fuel mileage figures-- the fuel mileage is determined by the EPA and are the only figures the manufacturer is allowed to advertise.

    I still think the...
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    When you boot off that diskette, the version of...

    When you boot off that diskette, the version of DOS the machine is using is that version which is on the diskette.

    Does your diskette create a RAM drive and then extract FDISK.EXE to that RAM...
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    Typing c:\ and hitting enter will result in "Bad...

    Typing c:\ and hitting enter will result in "Bad command or filename".
    The C:\ does not flash, either.


    You're assuming that the Windows setup files are in the root of D: when he goes to the...
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    Changing drivers might help keep a car's fenders...

    Changing drivers might help keep a car's fenders from getting wrinkled, but it doesn't seem likely they'll keep paper from getting wrinkled.

    I'd check the feed rollers, not the printer drivers. ...
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    Potentially another good product, this time free...

    Potentially another good product, this time free (unlike Radmin.) But, again-- the same functionality is built right into Windows XP.
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    They do contain it-- Remote Desktop Connection.

    They do contain it-- Remote Desktop Connection.
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    What will you do after the 30-day trial expires?...

    What will you do after the 30-day trial expires?

    And, again-- Terminal Services is quite easy to use once the NAT setup on the router is complete.
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    And which error message would that be? Error...

    And which error message would that be?

    Error messages very often contain clues to their resolution...
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    At $35.00 a license, is it that much better than...

    At $35.00 a license, is it that much better than Terminal Services which comes with Windows XP?

    Besides-- wouldn't he still run into the same problems configuring the network itself to try to...
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    Most, if not all, motherboards will boot just...

    Most, if not all, motherboards will boot just fine with the CMOS battery removed-- of course, at your first attempt to boot you may have to reset some BIOS settings so that the boot sequence is...
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    Some DOS commands are internal to the command...

    Some DOS commands are internal to the command interpreter (dir, cls, echo, set, etc), but some are external (such as FDISK.EXE, FORMAT.COM, etc.) This is why when booting from the floppy you could...
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