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The future of PCQandA [View all]
Hi all, As you might have noticed, PCQandA has been very quiet recently. When we first launched in October 2002, we had close to 11,000 posts in th
jasonlevineSep-14-23 10:04 PM
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Hi Folks - I have an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 processor on a Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R motherboard with W7 64 bit OS. I have 2 OCZ SSDs. How do I tell
AZEricJun-26-12 08:54 PM
by MSU
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I keep getting this “disk write error” when trying to install updates, download ,or save data etc.i assume this drive is damaged on way out?
jazzbo54Aug-04-02 03:06 AM
by jazzbo54
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I have Problems getting money 2002 to work on my non XP machines,does “authentication of XP ,also mean the software that comes with it, works suite 20
jazzbo54Feb-26-02 03:21 AM
by DaveA
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~sigh~ somethings gone wrong again [View all]
I think my fonts are corrupted or something. I'm getting little squares in programs where there should be text. See screenshot
johntaylorJul-12-03 02:12 PM
by therube
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~ file [View all]
Every now and then, a file called "~" appears on my desktop. I delete it, and it comes back later. It has no file extension, it's just "~". It seem
aewysiwygApr-08-04 02:54 AM
by aewysiwyg
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{Solved} Windows Explorer acting strange... [View all]
Windows explorer acting strange. I just reformatted and reinstalled to correct a problem with my HP Scanner. That fixed the problem, but after a few
sterno37Aug-16-08 10:21 PM
by sterno37
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{F0E2D69A-DC2F-4E9B-A993-684FB1C21DBC} [View all]
Does anyone know what this is? I have it in my downloaded objects. I was deleting my cookies, then I was trying to delete this file but it won't? Sa
jp77Mar-10-03 09:41 AM
by jp77
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`memory manager [View all]
I get a message during boot that says ERROR Memory manager not detected and a long beep. I thought that Himem.sys was the memory manager but I have t
lestwJun-10-02 10:29 PM
by lestw
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____.ptf wont go away [View all]
Long story, but Ive got a file here i cant do anything with. Wont delete, rename, nothing. Unable to set attributes and reads as having a 0 size. Na
t_bareAug-02-02 06:18 AM
by t_bare
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\system32\hal.dll [View all]
I'm triple booting with 1 copy of W98 and 2 of XP pro on 2 hard drives. On my main copy of XP I'm getting the message "windows could not start because
waldoNov-08-03 06:24 PM
by waldo
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[XP Pro] Explorer.exe and CPU usage Issues [View all]
Specs: Windows XP Pro w/SP1; 1.5 Gig of Ram; AMD 3000 XP; 60 GB HDD. Problem: Recently my computer started to run EXTREMELY slow. So I ran the usua
Genius4052Oct-12-05 11:00 PM
by Genius4052
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[Update] SIW 2008-12-16 is available [View all]
Help>Check for updates. Or h ttp://www.gtopala.co m/siw-download.html
rabgaryDec-17-08 02:02 AM0

[Update] SIW [View all]
System Info for Windows v1.65 (Build 623) --- November 27, 2006
rabgaryNov-30-06 12:00 PM
by giseuda
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[Update] Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 5 [View all]
http://java.sun.com/ javase/downloads/ind ex.jsp
rabgaryMar-05-08 04:08 PM
by Bob H
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[SPAM]Vista password and Gmail password [View all]
Part one: I forgot my Vista password of my computer, so I was locked out of my own computer. How can I get Windows Vista password reset by myself? [
bigbangSep-26-12 03:24 AM
by jbmcmillan
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[SPAM] MyassignmenthelpAU Provided All Assignment help ... [View all]
Spam removed by moderator.
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[Spam] How to virtually burn wma to mp3 with windows me... [View all]
How to virtually piss everyone in this forum off... post advertising rubbish like you did, fool. Now go ride the baloney pony off into the sunset.
dududeJul-25-08 10:53 AM
by Long Island Umpire
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[SPAM] How to reset Windows Vista password with the res... [View all]
You told me that an unhappy thing has taken place in your life. You said that you just found that you have... blah, blah, blah... Spam removed b
bigbangSep-13-12 04:09 PM
by MSU
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[SPAM] Get Best Blinds [View all]
Spam removed by moderator.
lakeviewblindsMar-31-20 12:50 PM0

[Program Update] SpywareBlaster 4.0 [View all]
Not on Javacool's website yet but here it is. http://www .majorgeeks.com/Spyw areBlaster_d2859.htm l Edit:It's on Javacool's website now.
rabgaryMar-04-08 10:54 AM
by adirong
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[OT] UPS Protection for TV/cable box [View all]
Should I plug my plasma TV and cable box into a battery backup (UPS) used for computers, or is there something else for TV's? I lost video on my TV
martiMay-26-08 09:14 PM
by Doc
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[OT] Solved my boot but no POST beep problem [View all]
This is the case speaker.
martiMar-10-06 06:39 AM
by marti
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[OT] Marti's new XP machine is running [View all]
Hi Guys, New machine is running! Hardware is fine, so far. I had a dear friend help me put the new machine together. Right now, I'm tired an
martiMar-02-06 05:46 PM
by Maggie
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[OT] Marti has a new wireless network! [View all]
I didn't need a wireless network, but wanted to learn how to set one up. I have a D-link 624 router and the D-link DWL-520 wireless adapter card. I
martiApr-06-06 02:50 AM
by Bob H
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[need to buy] AGP video card and soon [View all]
My main computer has an AGP slot and the really low-end video card I purchased died months ago and the "who knows what" PCI interface video card was a
martiApr-24-08 11:03 PM
by marti
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[Info] Nice external enclosure (Antec) [View all]
http://www.newegg.co m/Product/Product.as p?Item=N82E168173710 08 I purchased this enclosure (after doing a lot of research) and it really is as quiet
martiJan-06-08 02:52 AM
by marti
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[Free] Macrium Reflect [Disk Imaging] [View all]
Free version doesn't do incrementals but for full images it seems pretty good.Haven't done a restore with it but will keep an image just in case Acron
rabgaryJun-13-08 05:22 PM0

[Free] DivX Pro [View all]
http://www.divx.com/ dff/index.php?versio n=win
rabgaryDec-13-07 04:15 PM
by Den
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[Free] Ashampoo Burning Studio Free 6.6 [View all]
Now for FREE! Multi-disc file backup and restore on CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs, Create compressed backup archives with powerful password protection,
rabgaryMar-02-08 03:38 AM
by therube
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