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choosing an external DVD burner by Jo-Anne[_4_]
Although I planned to buy an external DVD burner when I purchased my WinXP netbook in 2009, I didn't do it. Now I have more of a need for one (installing...
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April 26th 11 09:28 PM
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making VLC the default for playing DVDs by Jo-Anne[_4_]
I recently started playing DVDs on my WinXP laptop. Each time I put a DVD in the drive, it opens with PowerDVD. Since I like to use VLC Media Player, I close...
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June 29th 11 10:52 AM
by VanguardLH[_2_] Go to last post
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Migrating Boot Device fom SCSI to SATA by W[_2_]
I am trying to transfer the boot partition from a Windows XP SCSI drive to a RAID 5 SATA volume on an Addonics Compact RAID enclosure. I created a large...
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May 16th 12 10:06 AM
by BillW50 Go to last post
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IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL by Terry Pinnell
I've been getting increasingly frequent crashes of my Windows XP Home PC in recent months. Complete and abrupt shut down, with the cryptic, daunting Error...
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December 7th 03 10:49 AM
by Terry Pinnell Go to last post
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How change drive letter of system volume? by Peter Rossiter
I have been copying & restoring my XP partition as a backup. The result of all the copying back & forth, is that the system partition now calls itself "S"...
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April 15th 04 01:19 PM
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my computer is not recognizing the usb ports by luis
I have recently upgraded from Windows ME to XP and my PDA and digital camera can't connect to my computer. When I check device manager I notice that the USB...
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July 24th 04 07:08 PM
by Mike Go to last post
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I need to clone my hard drive, Help Please by FireBrick
My hard drive C:, is starting to make a steady whirring noise Sounds like snoring. Grrrr, Grrrr, etc etc. I think it would be prudent to change it out before...
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February 15th 05 09:08 PM
by Timothy Daniels Go to last post
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MICROSOFT XP OS UNBREAKABLE WITH... by The Happy Hippy
Well I read the add and decided to risk £8 of my own personal money and heres what I thought: I wiped my machine and setup windows just as I wanted it, turned...
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April 20th 05 09:42 PM
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Formatting new hard drive problem by anniesting
Hi, I'm sooo new at this so please bear with me. I have just put in a new hard drive so l can put XP on hubbie's machine. It all started ok, l partitioned it...
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May 19th 05 03:12 AM
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Windows won't acknowledge DVD Rom as present! by jvk57
OS - Windows XP Home BIOS sees DVD Combo drive as Secondary Master but when Windows fires up, it is not visible in My Computer. Device Manager shows it with...
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November 25th 05 01:07 PM
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Replace MB & Processor by Irv
I am getting ready to replace my MB and Processor. I have read the article from MS ID#824125. What I am trying to do is repalce these items and not touch the...
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October 20th 06 02:28 AM
by Bruce Chambers Go to last post
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What is the name of the key below Esc by Michelle
There is a key to the left of the numbers, below esc and abive tab, it has a kind of 'hook' a 'pipe' with a gap in the middle and a 'grave' accent. Does...
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January 24th 07 03:01 PM
by cpemma Go to last post
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CD/RW not reading discs by STEREOMAN
I have CD/RW discs which have data written on them. The CD/RW says it is a blank disc. I have tried all my full data discs and the same thing happens. I...
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November 17th 09 03:31 AM
by Peter Foldes Go to last post
28 502
Realtek High Definition Audio doesn't install properly by Jeff
I have a problem installing Realtek High Definition Audio drivers. When installing the most recent driver from Realtek website (WDM_R178.exe), the driver...
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January 16th 10 12:53 PM
by OldGhost Go to last post
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Is there a way to defrag the MFT file and inode data? by Antonio Perez
In a NTFS filesystem there is a file called Master File Table (MFT) that starts with 12.5% of the disk and grows as needed. In Windows XP Pro, I tested: ...
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August 19th 08 12:30 AM
by Gerry Go to last post
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Winning hard disk space by Bill Ridgeway
I have just done a security wipe of my hard disk. Immediately before the security wipe 15.7Gb of the hard disk was used. Immediately afterwards this had...
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June 13th 09 12:45 AM
by Ian D Go to last post
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Sound Blaster - Creative Sound Card Drivers by siljaline[_2_]
Customer has just had a full hard drive wipe and reinstall by a reputable PC shop. Now fully repatched to SP3. Issue remaining is getting sound to work. Ex...
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May 19th 09 11:36 PM
by Woger Go to last post
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choosing a video card by No Name
Hi I am helping an elderly friend with her computer. It is a desktop HP running XP with a LCD monitor. Her video card is failing and needs to be replaced. ...
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June 30th 09 08:16 AM
by M.I.5¾ Go to last post
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wireless card extremely slow by sgopus
I just installed a wireless LAN card in my desktop, I had disabled the onboard LAN connection to ensure no conflict, it sets no more than 3 feet away from my...
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October 22nd 09 07:55 PM
by sgopus Go to last post
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netbooks--XP vs. Win7 by Jo-Anne[_3_]
Just as I was gearing myself up to buy a netbook with Windows XP, I noticed that some netbooks are being offered with Windows 7 Home Starter. From what I've...
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November 17th 09 11:05 PM
by Bill in Co. Go to last post
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