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I have all my photos from childhood until now as regular hard copies. I have negatives for some of them. I would like to convert all these photos to digital copies so that I can store them on DVDs & Hard drive. What is the best way to do this so that I can get fairly good copies without...

I am buying a Core 2 Quad System. It comes with Vista Home Premium but many of my software will not be supported by Vista so I am thinking about installing Win XP Pro SP2 OS when I get the system. But I am not sure if Win XP will support Core 2 Quad Processor or not. Anyone knows the answer...

Hi, I would like to back up my sensitive files on a DVD and mail it to overseas but I want to make sure that nobody can open those files but me until when I get there. Is this possible ? If yes, how ? Thanks Much. Greg

(1) Does that 1/4 speed apply to data too ? I burned some data DVD-RW at 4X speed with the 16X burner & it took almost 45 min to an hour to burn. So I am thinking about buying 16X DVD-R now. Please comment. Also only Sony OR LG is the only choice I have. (2) Does Nero burn Long file names ...

I want to use it for backing up my data on my hard drive. I do not have a TV DVD Player. Just computer DVD ROM & DVD Writer. I am also going to buy another DVD writer for my second PC. I am thinking about Sony. Do I need to mention any special specs like DVD+/- or anything else ? I have a...

I just got my first DVD writer that came with my Dell system. It is 16 X Philips. Writer Without knowing, I bought some Re - Writable DVD +R/W and it worked. When I went to buy plain media for it, there were two kinds available. DVD-R or DVD+R I am confused as to which one should I buy &...

Hi, I just purchased my second computer and I would like to network the two computers. My main goal is to transfer the data between them and in case something goes wrong with one of them and it stops working, then I have the second one ready with all the programs and data and I am able to work...

Are you looking at a powerful gaming card like the X1900XTX, or something more for graphics like Matrox? Perhaps a budget ATI or nVidia GPU? A video card can consume any where from 35w to 135w under full load. Therefore, it is difficult to recommmend a PSU if you do not provide all your specs...

I am planning on building a system with following configuration & need to know how big a power supply ( in Watts ) do I need. P4 Dual Core 3.0 GHz 2 SATA Hard Disks 250 GB Each. One DVD ROM One DVD Writer Dual monitor Card for two monitors, one 21 inch & one 17 inch 2.0 GB DDR2 RAM ( 533...

Thank you for that great link. Very useful.

I create shortcuts quite often to access many files, folders & programs. Therefore I have too many icons on my desktops & not enough space for them. Is there a way to create multiple desktops or a software that would create multiple desktops ? What are other solutions to this problem ? Thanks

Hi, I just got a brand new Dell system with P4 D 3.00 GHz, 250 GB HDD & 2 GB DDR2 RAM . I prefer to have as many partitions as possible to sort my data. But I do not want to compromise the speed & performance at the expense of too many partitions. What is the best way to partition & what is...

The sites say that this site is optimized for 800x600 resolution and some sites only fill half the screen which is a strin on eyes because letters are too small. I am able to set the refresh rate at 85 Max so I guess that would be fine ? Thanks

Hi, I have DELL Dimension 8300 CPU. I just bought a new Philips 21 inch CRT monitor. It by mistake it came with a 19 inch monitor CD. How do I install this monitor ? When I hooked it up it asked to put in the CD which I did but it kept searching & I couldn't stop it. So I had to hit the Ctr...

Thank You for that. Somebody also suggested this program. Let me know what you think f it and which one is better & easier. MoveOnBoot gibinsoft.net