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Computer Hell
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Quark »
Thu May 02, 2002 11:36 pm
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Not a request for help, just one big freaking rant , as written during my spanish class (yes, I wasn't paying attention).
Why Microsoft Sucks -- OR...
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Pro.
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Last post by Quark
Sat May 04, 2002 9:35 am
power supply cooling fan
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HighLordDave »
Fri May 03, 2002 7:05 pm
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A friend of mine has an old Gateway machine whose power supply cooling fan is starting to make a funny whirrrrrring noise. I'm sure it's the bearing...
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I have thought about replacing the fan, but I have this thing about working inside power supplies. I don't like it. There are just too many...
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Last post by HighLordDave
Sat May 04, 2002 7:11 am
Compuserve
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Mr Sleep »
Fri May 03, 2002 6:29 am
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I have a bit of a problem, We have a machine that we removed Compuserve 2000 from and we need some help on getting rid of it's scourge. We have...
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Originally posted by Mr Flibble
Ya gotta love compuserve!
@Sleep, the actual answer to this is to remove and reinstall both TCP/IP for the dialup...
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Last post by Mr Sleep
Sat May 04, 2002 5:34 am
Downloading streamers
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Morlock »
Tue Apr 30, 2002 12:13 pm
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There several movie trailers that I want to download, but I've only found them available for streaming- and I rarely feel like waiting an hour just...
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Originally posted by Morlock
It should be in Temporary internet files not Temp.
Thanks :) I found it now.
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Last post by Weasel
Wed May 01, 2002 1:08 pm
Internet explorer question
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Ned Flanders »
Mon Apr 29, 2002 7:13 pm
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I have stumbled into a problem with internet explorer 6. It seems a fool was allowed to sit at my home computer with the SO's permission in my...
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OK, Ned, thanks.
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Last post by Baldursgate Fan
Wed May 01, 2002 7:22 am
two unrelated questions
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Morlock »
Thu Apr 25, 2002 1:17 pm
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1. Is there any way for me to set a specific or all web pages to autimaticaly refresh every few minutes or so?
2. In the past week I've been...
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Originally posted by Mr Flibble
Yeah, I've noticed that trend too. Both K0r/\/f1@k€$ and Kameleon doen't seem to be major Microsoft fans. :D
True...
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Last post by K0r/\/f1@k€$
Sun Apr 28, 2002 2:12 pm
Script Kiddies
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Mr Sleep »
Thu Apr 25, 2002 12:53 pm
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The notorious Script Kiddies, does anyone know an easy way to detect whether one has been subject to their extra curricular activities?
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Originally posted by Mr Flibble
You sure it's not just windows leaving heaps of rubbish behind?
I deleted temp and reinstated it, that seemed...
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Last post by Mr Sleep
Sat Apr 27, 2002 2:34 pm
Whoops! stories
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Quark »
Fri Apr 19, 2002 6:33 pm
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I put this in Tech Support instead of SYM b/c the crowd will most likely have a better appreciation.
Basically, what's the biggest Whoops! thing...
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This is quite old case but if you don't follow news on drivers column you'll probably get stuck on this too :)
A friend of mine asked me to help...
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Last post by KidD01
Sat Apr 27, 2002 10:15 am
CD Drives
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Weasel »
Wed Apr 17, 2002 10:08 pm
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I have gotten my hands on a CDRW External Drive, and have decided to not buy an internal.
But I believe I need a quicker CD drive, what would be the...
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Yep that's the one. Thanks for your help.
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Last post by K0r/\/f1@k€$
Tue Apr 23, 2002 10:49 am
Win2k shutdown issues and others
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K0r/\/f1@k€$ »
Sat Apr 06, 2002 3:44 pm
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Having been stuck with ME for quite a while, I grew tired of the crash monster and replaced it with Win 2k. Now however, my computer cannot shut down...
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I never got back to you guys on this, but thanks to all of you. My computer now shuts down properly (I'm not quite sure why though :D ) and the DOS...
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Last post by K0r/\/f1@k€$
Mon Apr 22, 2002 3:01 pm
Vampire will not install with windows 2k
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volvo13 »
Sun Apr 21, 2002 8:05 pm
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Finally upgraded that stupid windows me.
Revisited many of my classic games(too bad I76 wouldn't work)
Finally decided to buy Vampire.
It won't...
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Duh my bad.....
Asus K7a mptherboard (266mhz bus)
athalon 1.4g
256mb DDR ram
15gb quantum fireball
old Diamond Monster sound 2 audio card
rivav...
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Last post by volvo13
Mon Apr 22, 2002 9:05 am
(Free) Dialup in US?
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Kameleon »
Tue Apr 09, 2002 12:46 pm
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Here's the scenario: My Dad has just gone to America from jolly old Blighty, and now he wishes to get online, without paying a penny of course :D So...
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When Kameleon says little or no charge he means free as in nothing - not a penny.
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Last post by K0r/\/f1@k€$
Mon Apr 22, 2002 7:55 am
Jedi Knight 2
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Aegis »
Sat Apr 20, 2002 9:59 pm
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Okay, hopefully we have some people hanging around that have this game and can help. Single player works fine, but multiplayer will work for a minute...
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Originally posted by Aegis
Nope, didn't work. I have been thinking though (after reading the troubleshoot) that my firewall may have something to...
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Last post by Mr Sleep
Mon Apr 22, 2002 4:22 am
Problem with Outlook Express
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Minerva »
Sun Apr 21, 2002 8:41 am
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I've been using OE 6 until now, but it suddenly lost interest picking up my mails, and gives me following message:
The host 'pop.totalise.co.uk'...
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Thanks, guys. :)
I wasn't sure if the server got problem(s), because I can still retrieve my emails, as long as I don't use OE. I'm going to wait...
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Last post by Minerva
Sun Apr 21, 2002 6:09 pm
PS: Torment (curser problem)
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debszelda »
Sun Apr 14, 2002 1:57 pm
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PS: Torment (cursor problem)
Gotta problem with my cursor in my Torment game. It seems to leave pieces of itself behind when I use it to click on...
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Originally posted by debszelda
Well come to find out it was my hardware acceleration key...it was down to almost NONE..so I boosted it up and...
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Last post by Mr Sleep
Sun Apr 21, 2002 4:55 am
ToB installation problem
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Jon de Souza »
Mon Apr 08, 2002 8:07 am
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As my main protagonist and Minsc were just about to reach the SoA XP cap I figured it would be a good time to install ToB and continue adventuring -...
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Originally posted by Jon de Souza
I do accept e-mail so I suppose there is a chance I could have read a message with a virus by accident. I do take...
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Last post by Mr Sleep
Fri Apr 19, 2002 2:15 pm
probs with bg2 and bg2 tob win2k
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axel_the »
Thu Apr 18, 2002 12:48 pm
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I've installed all the patches, the win2k stuff.
This is my pc:
AMD Athlon 500 Mhz
128MB RAM
Winfast Geforce 32MB
24X CDROM
The prob is:
When I...
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The install might not have gone correctly in the first place. You could check you CDs for scratches/flecks of dirt that might have corrupted the...
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Last post by Mr Sleep
Thu Apr 18, 2002 4:20 pm
Intel vs. Athlon
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Aegis »
Wed Mar 20, 2002 9:31 am
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Anyone know any sites that can give architexture difference charts for these two processor types?
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Actually I think there are already Northwoods out there.
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Last post by Izgoth
Thu Apr 18, 2002 7:07 am
Os
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Aegis »
Tue Apr 16, 2002 1:55 pm
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Question. I installed XP on my computer (Dell manufactured). I want to go back to the original OS I was using when I purchased the computer, Windows...
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Originally posted by Mr Flibble
If you've done an upgrade you should have an uninstall option in the add/remove programs control panel applet....
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Last post by Aegis
Tue Apr 16, 2002 7:26 pm
System Resources
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Weasel »
Mon Apr 15, 2002 5:16 pm
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I have cable installed and now my games lock up my computer. I can play for about 30 minutes and then, locked. After rebooting, I get a System...
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Originally posted by Weasel
I reloaded the whole thing ..without the patch. But before I did I tried to edit the .ini. file.
From D:\CD2\
to...
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Last post by Mr Sleep
Tue Apr 16, 2002 3:08 pm
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