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Spy Sweeper Results [View all] I just updated Spy Sweeper and it found something called golden eye. It says that it records all computer activity including keystrokes and websites
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Image failure [View all] Making my first attempt to image my C: drive using TrueImage 9.0 and my new Plextor PX 740A and got the following message:
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notebook, hard drive and RAM compatibility [View all] i am needing to replace my Micron PC GX2 notebook's harddrive, and am wanting to upgrade the RAM - how do i know if the ones i am looking at on newegg
Label those bricks!!! [View all] There's a lesson to be learned here. Label the output end of your power bricks with the name of each device that it powers.
Had to use my scanner t
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RAM for Aptiva E140 [View all] Working on a computer but it needs more RAM. Running W98 with 28 megs currently. Can I buy standard SDRAM or must I buy IBM only.
Appreciate any an
Music programs [View all] I am running Win XP SP2 on an Intel PIII, 600 MHz platform
with 256 MB of RAM and 160 GB of HDD.
It's been a couple of years since I paid any atte
SATA HDD installation [View all] Hello to you all.
As far as I know, in order to install a SATA HDD in a PC, one needs drivers for SATA hdd on a floppy diskette.
My new PC does
laptop computer "system not found" [View all] A few weeks ago during boot up my daughters laptop computer would give an error message "operating system not found". She would reboot her computer 3
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Should I Extend My Dell Warranty? [View all] My one year Dell Warranty expires Dec 3 this year. At the time of purchase I didn't choose to purchase their three year extended warranty. Yesterday
Microsoft word [View all] I reinstalled win xp home, on my machine. Hp with 1 g ram, 160 Hd,3200athlon,1 yr old. I accidently deleted word- is there a way to get it back>> Any
SpyBot results - what are these?? [View all] Dell Optiplex with Win XP Pro. A Spybot scan returns the following hits:
WindowsSecu rityCenter.UpdateDis ableNotify
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What's this about? [View all] Just had this pop up; any ideas what it's all about? I've had doubleclick cookies on my system before never this!
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Page Cannot be Displayed [View all] Hi All,
I recently got a new Dell laptop, model 9300, with Media Center 2005, 1gig of ram, and 60 gig 7200rpm HD. My small problem is whenever I
Updated: CWShredder v2.18 [View all] Updated: CWShredder v2.18
Not sure how to tell you to get it at the moment, other then to open your existing version & tell it to update. Website s
IE [View all] I am using Windows XP SP2 and I cannot access www.download.com everytime I visit that page the IE sends a pop up saying they are sorry they have to sh
DataSafe [View all] Something new coming from Dell!
Dell and Ghost 10!
http://news.z dnet.com/2100-1040_2 2-5915963.html
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Scanner that won't scan properly [View all] I have an Epson Stylus CX6600 on o Dell computer using Windows XP. It functions perfectly as a printer, but has a glitch when it comes to scanning.
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