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    Windows 10 Activation Error

    I upgraded to Windows 10 on my gaming PC and suffered from network drivers not working along with my graphics driver. But now Windows 10 says it's not activated. "Are you ******* kidding me?!" I had a legal version of Windows 7 on this computer and now Windows 10 isn't activated. All help is...
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    Is this motherboard good?

    Basically im building a budget gaming pc and I already decided to go with the fx 6300, how does this motherboard work with it. (I am getting a seperate GPU) (I DO plan on slight overclocking) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130864 Thank you!
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    audio over 9400gt

    unable to get audio through hdmi when connected to my sony tv.. what to do? cpu e7400 gpu zotac geforce 9400gt mobo dg31pr what to do?
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    Lost My CD Drive

    Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) It happend straight after I Uninstalled iTunes. Windows Explorer couldnt see my CD anymore. Let alone Write to CD. I reinstalled iTunes resulting in Windows Explorer seeing the CD but Windows Explorer lost CD write ability...
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    Inspiron one 2320 review ac adapter pins

    What is the pin out for inspiron one 2320 AC adapter
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    Roms

    Archived from groups: rec.games.pinball (More info?) About 2 or 3 years ago, there were a few sites offering pinball roms for download (not to buy - i've already got the blaks and a programmer :) ). Cant find any now :( Anyone able to point me in the right direction? Thx Paul
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    YAAP -- Link the Male Human Neutral Tourist

    Archived from groups: rec.games.roguelike.nethack (More info?) YAAP -- Link the Male Human Neutral Tourist Early in the Gnomish mines, I fell down a trap door. I read a magic mapping scroll so that I could quickly go back upstairs, and waited for my pet to find me. I went to Minetown and had...
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    AMD 965BE Safe Temps?

    Hello I am currently running Prime95 and according to Hardware Monitor and Core temp I have hit 62C as max I have been hovering at 60C. Now my question is is this bad since I used the CPU level up to 3.9 and stable. My Rig MOBO Asus M5A87 Phenom II x4 965BE Rocketfish Universal CPU Cooler/...
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    Anyone have experience with a AC/HEATER/DEHUMIDIFIER combo..

    Archived from groups: rec.games.pinball (More info?) My garage is almost ready to move the games in(RBION,T3,TZ,IJ,BSD&GnR)...I am gonna need to have some climate control (ac,heat and humidity control),I found a few units that could provide all...have any of you used a combo unit?The ones I...
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    Acer aspire 5742z wireless driver for win xp

    acer aspire 5742z wireless drivers win xp
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    Belkin KVM causes black screen

    Well...after many years of popping into TH for info and sending others here for help :) , I'm now in need of some serious help myself. I have a belkin 4 port KVM Model F1DS104U. It has been a fairly good little KVM for some time. I've been using it with an ADi E66 19" CRT for about 2 years. I...
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    THG new 5.1 speaker review

    i'm happy to see that there is a new speaker review of 5.1 systems at THG, i just hope that they have included the so called "king" (ProMedia 5.1) in their review, its been out since july 2001 and they weren't able to include it in the review. i wuld have been much happier to see Promedia 5.1...
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    Dimension e520 video card

    Hello,how do you transfer photos from the card to the computer?
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    Deck: Retarded Cryptic Mission Auspex-Thaumaturgy!

    Archived from groups: rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad (More info?) Description: My first Cryptic Mission deck. Now thing is, vampires are a tad bigger than what you'd normaly expect from a deck based on Cryptic Mission but I wanted to run an Auspex angle and we got two new Black Hand vampires...
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    How do you do it? (SPOILERS)

    Archived from groups: alt.games.baldurs-gate (More info?) Hi All I'm on my zillionth replay at the moment, and am consciously trying to tackle quests in ways I've not tried before. For example, when attacking the slaver stronghold in the Slums, I've *always* gone in via the sewers, thinking...
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    Scripts

    Archived from groups: alt.games.quake3 (More info?) I hear a lot about Quake 3 "scripts." Are they the same as configuration files or are they something else? Thanks in advance.
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    Add rogue to the completion list

    Archived from groups: rec.games.roguelike.nethack (More info?) I started a very lucky rogue who found a (0:3) /oW on dlvl 3. I put together a killer combination of +3 dex gaunts, +3 GDSM, and +3 speed boots (like I said, lucky!) I ended up dying to a newt while helpless from a floating...
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    Cpuboss

    just wondering how credible this new webpage is... http://cpuboss.com
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    Phenom II X4 965 CPU in my AM2+ Mobo

    So I'm looking to upgrade my CPU and I found a Phenom II X4 965 on sale but I'm wondering if it will work in my A780VM-M2 Motherboard. The motherboard is AM2+ and on the site it has the AM3 Phenom II X4 CPU's listed from the 805 up to the 960T. I don't know if the website just isn't updated yet...
  20. yannifb

    GTX 295 O'C recommendations

    I have just started to overclock for the first time, with the EVGA Precision tool. I would like to know what a good (and safe) oc for the 295 would be. And here are some specs of the card not overclocked: It has 2 GPU's, so everything here counts twice Core clock: 576 Shader clock: 1242 Mem...
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    3 monitors crash my system

    Archived from groups: alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim (More info?) I'm running XP pro and FS 2004. I've installed 2 graphics adapters, a Gforce 2-head AGP and an ATI something. I've hooked up monitors to all the vga outputs. I can set everything up just fine with Windows, launch FS, undock...
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    FA: WPC Power Driver and Audio Board

    Archived from groups: rec.games.pinball (More info?) More boards are up!!! Check it out: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZpinwizj seller - pinwizj, if for some reason the link doesn't work. thanks, Josh Sharpe p.s. auctions end sunday
  23. melikepie

    Why Was Nehalem Was Cancelled Then Uncancelled?

    As you can see below, nehalem was cancelled and the cancelled. Why was this? Did they need to redo the architecture?
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    BF2 patch 1.03 and fixing loads of things

    Archived from groups: alt.games.battlefield1942 (More info?) details here :D http://forum.eagames.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3636&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 thank you DICE and EA. we might moan about BF2, but we still love it and play it. and we understand that its hard to get a game out...
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    Can I HT

    Hello, I wanted to know if I can Hyper Thread this CPU. I have heard from people that Dell (yes I do have a Dell) turns off the hyper threading on it I have a Pentium 4 3ghz Heres a picture of it from CPU-Z http://imgur.com/HTMaj
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    Upgrading from a celeron 2.4 ghz

    hello i am trying to help my mother upgrade her cpu, she has a celeron 2.4 ghz single core and it is painfully slow. and cant handle youtube without massive lags, yet she still usses it... i cannot find in system what her cpu is exactly it will say 2.4 ghz celeron. the problem is that inetel...
  27. manin17

    Use of level 3 cache?

    i want to upgrade my pc from intel p4 to amd athlon 2 x2or phenom 2 x2.Do all the levels of cache memory say l1 l2 l3 embedded on processor chip ??is level 3 cache beneficial if so then how???
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    Tiring day

    Archived from groups: alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim (More info?) Just been dropping some more surrender leaflets on JW's patch http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/donbutts/JWspatch.jpg Butts
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    Beyond Good & Evil

    Archived from groups: alt.games.video.sony-playstation2 (More info?) I just finished BG&E. I played it based on the reccomendations of people on this group. Awesome game but very short. Can anyone give me a hint of what game I should try next. I'm thinking of trying Kingdom Hearts. I like...
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    Odp: cw comics

    Archived from groups: rec.games.corewar (More info?) Hi! Here is something I've made in a moment of furious envy ;] "The LawnMOVer Man" (a boring one ;) ~"``'"^'`~"^`"~^'`"~"'`^'""'`'~"~`^"~'"`~^~`~'``"^ trrr... ~oo (\\ __/\^o=o...
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    Getting rid of items in => Start Menu -> Find?

    How would I get rid of some items in the Start Menu -> Find. I have two (Computer...) items in there, one with the computer icon and one with the unknown icon. When I click on the one with the computer icon, the find dialog comes up while clicking on the other does nothing. :eek: :frown...
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    Fan or liquid cooling

    Hello all. I am ordering a system off cyberpower and will be running a sli 670 setup. I will most likely be going with the HAF 912 case. What fan would you recomend to support this? Also, is liquid cooling a better choice? If so, what do you recomend? Thanks!
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    Price Check Whot Dunnit

    Archived from groups: rec.games.pinball (More info?) I have a chance to pick one of these up...(always happens when you are low on cash) can someone tell me what they are running? Cab looks pretty good and so does playfield. -- Ken In Texas http://www.pinballrebel.com Custom Pinball Cards...
  34. Brad

    TECH: AFM Left Flipper Skill Shot Broke.

    Archived from groups: rec.games.pinball (More info?) Okay, the gate no longer opens for a super skill shot when I hold the left flipper down on ball fire in AFM. So what did I break this time? ;) Any suggestions on where to start? Brad
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    COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus on a mini-ITX board?

    Hey everyone, I'm doing a new build with a mini-ITX board and I've read that the Hyper 212+ is an excellent choice for aftermarket cpu cooling (especially for overclocking). My question is will it fit? I know I can get low-profile ram without the crazy heat spreaders, but I'm worried it won't...
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    Magic Eraser on Cabinet?

    Archived from groups: rec.games.pinball (More info?) Howdy Group-Has anyone ever tried using the Magic Eraser to get the "yellow" off a cabinet, and if so what were the results? Thank you in advance for any answers.
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    minstrel man again

    Archived from groups: rec.games.pinball (More info?) Same game, same description, same photos. Anyone want to get scammed on Ebay????? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6194897749&category=3947&rd=1 Looks like someone is selling my game in the UK. Hell I didn't know it was over...
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    Down in Flames

    Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.war-historical (More info?) I have been reading about Battlefronts upcoming computer vision of Down in Flames and was wondering if the original cards game was worth buying? I was thinking about getting it for my 9 year-old nephew (when I thought...
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    Merc life?

    Archived from groups: alt.games.diablo2 (More info?) Hi, I rushed my new Sorc (level 54) to Hell diff, so she could hire a prayer merc instead of her HF guy.. Hell merc was close to her level, but only has about 400 life at level 49? I checked the NM mercs, and at level 44, they all have...
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    asking for NeoQuest help

    Archived from groups: alt.games.neopets (More info?) Hello, I have gone as far as level 2 in the Dungeons and from the map at idnq I see there is a massive transporter maze. I am not quite sure I understand all the guides on this one. I have tried a search with Google but am not getting...