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Great article Tom......it comes at a very odd time for myself. A couple specs on my computer: Athlon 3000+ 6600gt (pci exp) 120gb WD HDD my 74GB Raptor failed after a power outage. I have recently hit the limit of my HDD therefore I have been searching around for a new one. The HDD charts are...

In recent times I would have to say its rather the opposite. Mostly because AMD is winning so much in the benchmarks. Tom's even goes out of its way in the conclusion of a recent artilce to say Intel only won 8 of the benchmarks out of 32 in their recent "Mother of all CPU charts" (i think)...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup_upgrade (More info?) I am upgrading a Win NT domain to AD (Win 2K), during this upgrade will my users still be able to access network resources (reboots aside) or do I need to have log off the network? The PDC's only role is authentication...

Archived from groups: alt.internet.wireless (More info?) <hxbarney@cap.rr.com> wrote in message news:mqNUe.86437$Hx4.50859@twister.nyroc.rr.com... > Is there something really good about Linksys? Belkin? > > I see comments about these brands almost exclusively. > > My experience is only with...

Archived from groups: alt.internet.wireless (More info?) "AC" <alancleggy@xvirginx.net> wrote in message news:dfrp17$1pr$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk... > Hi, > > Can anyone offer any comments on the claimed range increase/improvement > through obstacles for this router? I'm looking to buy a...

Archived from groups: alt.internet.wireless (More info?) "Spassvogel" <nospam@nospam.org> wrote in message news:mPednemTob6DOZfeRVn-1A@comcast.com... > I've seen a number of little USB adapters that resemble thumb-drives. > What I'm wondering is whether you can use a male-to-female USB...

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.fido,alt.cellular.rogersatt,alt.cellular.gsm (More info?) I concur with you about the Haliburton area being 850 friendly... (The other area that I need 850 for is my house; in a valley near Merrickville; the only 2 signals that reach there are 850 mhz and...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion (More info?) Having a problem with my background disappearing randomly...Half the time when I restart the computer, it's there - half the time, missing. I have a picture set as my background, but in the times where it disappears, the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) No I had more problems with the PC than SP2. I reapplied and it fixed some of the issues. I had to restore the PC from an image file. Too many problems to fix. Thanks for you help. - Mike Ken Zhao [MSFT] wrote: >...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) Thanks for the reply. One other question, If SP2 is uninstalled or re-applied, will Windows Update web site detect this and list all the relevant patches that have been downloaded once before? - Mike Ken Zhao...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I installed SP2 several months ago (Aug 2004) and since have kept up to date with all the various updates and patches. Lately I have had several problems and would like to know if you can re-apply SP2. 1. Can it...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) For the sake of safty ,I always use the limited user to operate win xp .. But one special software must create a key in the registery even in the limited user mode ,so I just want to grant it the power and than deny...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?) Hi, I have a P4P800 deluxe. I have 3 hdd's (Samsung on the SATA channel, & a maxtor & fujistu on the RAID channel). Is it possible to connect up the 3 ATAPI drives (1 dvd-rom, 1 cd-rw & 1 dvd-rw) on the 1 & 2 IDE channels? I...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage (More info?) "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message news:egDuZHX2EHA.936@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > Restore Sort order in Open and Save dialogs > http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_opensaveorder.htm...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage (More info?) Hi all, How can I force XP Pro to sort the files and folders alphabetically in the "Save As" and "File Open" dialogues? I believe this is a default behaviour, however I have one system where it seems to put...