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    Lost password for Windows 7 HP Touchsmart PC

    Hello, There has to be a way to get back into my computer. I when I set up my password I mistyped it and now I'm locked out. There has to be a solution. Can anyone out there help me. Thanks
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    Upgrade

    If i use a friends xp cd to upgrade a new hard drive to windows 7 and I pay for the upgrade, can my friend continue to use his xp on his computer?
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    Stuck on boot screen

    My stupid friend by accidently put a metal stick on one of my graphics cards and the system shut off after a loud sound. Now when trying to boot up the system is stuck on the boot screen. The bios screen does not open. I have the asus 3 rampage extreme and 2 evga nvidia gtx 570 graphics cards...
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    My XP computer wont connect to my flatscreen

    Hey there, i have an old computer and a new flatscreen, the flatscreen has hdmi and usb and nothing else, so i use a VDI stick for my computer and it converts into a HDMI, it works when i start up the computer, then when i need to type the password for my computer it doesent work anymore and...
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    Driver for CanoScan LIDE 25 for Windows 7 64bit

    Necesito los driver para Canon lide 25 por favor
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    Program Not Responding Timeout Reg Edit

    ugh this is driving me nuts. i hope someone can help. i performed multiple googles. but for the life of me i can not find the regedit for the value that controls the timeout for programs that "appear" to be unresponsive. the exact problem. is that when a game is loading a map or something...
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    Free Hp LaserJet M1522nf printer driver

    Pliz send me Drivers for HP Laserjet M1522nf al-in- one printer to asawathumtambalika@gmail.com
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    Installed ga-p55-usb3 motherboard and reusing HDD but OS not being detected

    Hello, I've installed a new mobo Gigabyte ga-p55-usb3, CPU i5-760, Corsair TX650W PSU and Corsair Vengeance 6Gb 3x2 DDR3 RAM into an old Packard Bell iPower j8810 case and I'm wanting to keep the HDD's that came with original system, but when the system gets past the POST and running the BIOS...
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    installing sims2 over network?

    Archived from groups: alt.games.the-sims-2 (More info?) is this possible? to put cdrom in one computer on my network, and install the game to a shared drive on another computer?
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    Permission problems with Files

    Hello All, Hope this forum helps me in fixing my issue, Recently i have changed the permissions of a folder (not to make it used by the users of the system),due to some problem with OS i reinstalled the OS,then recognised that i have changed the permissions to the folder and with the admin...
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    Windows restore

    Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) This may appear to be a daft question to those of you who are very knowledgeable about windows operating systems, but I need to ask. I recently loaded a program called eraser which removes junk from the system, in...
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    Improving the performance of Acer Aspire AS1551

    Hello, I am a student working with large excel files e.g. 282,866 kb. The file took 5 minutes to open in csv format and an almost equal amount of time to save as an excel file! I read about performance and was advised by a friend to increase the RAM size. I understand the 64-bit windows 7 home...
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    External sound card

    Hey! I'm thinking of buying the Logitech Z-5500 5.1 system for my PC and well, I have a couple of questions for you: 1. Which is better do you think, built in sound card or the DAC in the Z-5500? (Analog or optical) 2. How much difference do you think one would notice from the built in card...
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    Usb dongle bluetooth plug & play driver for windows 7

    How installed bluetooth plug & pay driver for window 7
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    System for Photoshop & Corel Painter

    I'm looking to build a system that will mainly use Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter. I'm not looking for a cheap system, but I'm also not looking to pay big bucks for the very high-end system. I need some thing that won't lag when I'm working with either software, or both at the same time...
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    Printer defaults

    Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) Can anyone tell me how XP treats printer defaults. Is the default printer unique to a workstation or is it unique to the user that is logged in? Thanks, Gerry Goldberg
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    Copy of windows did not pass genuine windows validation

    it says in my computer that my microsoft windows is not genuine..Can i fix this w/out purchasing ,is there a way fixing it free
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    Do you have to unistall windows 7 to reinstall windows 7 without cd

    I accidently deleted (C:\Windows\Minidump) file and need to reinstall it
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    CPU Problem?

    I have the ASUS P6T Deluxe V2, i7 920, 6 gb tri channel ocz gold ddr3 1600. For whatever reason, in the motherboard bios it is only saying 4 gb of memory is available. I have tried two of these motherboards and I keep getting the same results. I have tested each stick of memory in each slot, and...
  21. Atolsammeek

    MP3 downloads

    Where is a good site to download MP3s. Right now I m downloading 20 songs at once on Limewire.each one running from 3 to 20kps.
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    Restored security settings locks folders and more

    Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?) Hi, I have a backup I did from my laptop 60GB HD to an external 200GB HD. I installed a new 80GB HD and new apps in my laptop. I plugged the external 200GB HD containing the backup from my 60GB HD into my...
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    Windows in Dos

    Hello, Any one can tell me that how to run windows 7/8 in DOS mode without user log in?
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    Origenal product key to microsoft home and student 2010

    Hello, i need product key for microsoft office home and student 2010
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    Benq scanner 4300

    Hello, I want to install driver of scanner 4300
  26. deepanshumunjal

    Cannot install sound driver

    i have a computer with pentium 4 processor. i upgraded my OS to windows 7. now i can not install the drivers .cant play games it says open GL is required. cant hear sound. what should i do??
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    TECH: Smash TV sound

    Archived from groups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting (More info?) I have scratchy sound from my STV. I am also missing the sound of the announcer. I have replaced the regular speaker and inspected the ribbon cable from the PCB to the soundboard. When I turn the volume POT, the sound...
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    Split-second freezes when watching videos.

    Hello! I've been having this weird issue where my entire computer lags up for a second or two and then continues like normally, it only seems to be doing it when I'm watching videos. I'm not sure if fullscreen or not affects it, I'll will try that later. I started having these freezes about...
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    Audio lost on acer aspire x3400g

    I lost the sound on my acer desktop when I down loaded a manual for my computer. it's an aspire x3400g. I'm not computer literate but the on the computer seemed to get lost when I tried to download the manual. What I would call an invading software called livid. The one thing I'm pretty sure of...
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    Sound driver

    Hello, i don't find sound driver for acer travelmate 4600 for window 7,can u give me link?
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    Canon printer lbp2900b driver free download for windows 7

    I want Canon printer lbp2900b driver free download for windows 7
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    Read disk serial dosbox

    Can I read a Disk serial using dosbox? and foxpro
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    Windows 7 does not boot unless the disk in used

    Hello, I have recently installed an intell SSD and a seagate secondary drive. Windows is of course on the SSD and everything works fine, the only problem is that for some reason I need to use my boot disk to get into windows other wise I get a boot failure. I have changed the boot order to hard...
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    What do I add to make this pc Better?

    Hi, I have built a pc (my first one!), and someone on the forum said that it was not a good combination of parts and I should have gotten others. What would I replace in my build to make the parts a better combination. The only thing that I do on this pc is play games. I have a pretty tight...
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    Importing to Outlook

    I'm upgrading several XP computers to W7. I've chosen Microsoft Outlook as my mail client for W7. So far I can't find way to import information such as address book and message folders into Outlook either by way of my LAN or manually transporting them on a portable drive. Any suggestions?
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    Increase partition size on C drive for win 7 32 bit

    any help???????????
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    Is this rig good in terms of value for my money and future gaming?

    Hi (Sorry if this is in the wrong category, didn´t know which one that´d suit my thread the best since it´s about all computer components, basically. Feel free to move this thread to the appropiate category.) I was looking around for hardware in order to build my first gaming rig when I stumbled...
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    [DoomRL] YADC - my second win

    Archived from groups: rec.games.roguelike.misc (More info?) Finally getting around to posting my second win, which was awhile ago. Most noteworthy part is that supplies were good, although one item especially seemed plentiful. Pretty much waiting for new version, now, and playing other games...