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Top 10 questions and answers about XP activation
August 1, 2002 6:30pm PDT
Activation prevent selling unwanted XP? A guy on eBay had a copy of XP Pro to sell as he was strapped for cash but withdrew the item after he looked at MS web site and came to the conclusion that...
141 Started by Data Knight | Latest comment by tz8p05
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Five lesser-known problems that can slow down a PC
August 5, 2002 2:08am PDT
lesser? maybe it's me, but all but the system board drivers appear to be pretty common, not at all lesser known. it has, to me at any rate, been obvious that disk thrashing shows a lavk of ram...
129 Started by ahunter6@... | Latest comment by manwethegreat@...
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Download our computer hardware inventory list
September 26, 2002 11:17pm PDT
been doing it.... This is a very good idea. We've been doing it for a couple of years now, with a simple checklist with space for handwriting all items. Since we take care of close to 3000+...
24 Started by lvargas@... | Latest comment by tykoko
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Outfit your road warriors with Compaq's Evo N410c
October 11, 2002 12:08am PDT
Sloppy! This review exhibits sloppyness so typical of TechRepublic - How do you reconcile "this notebook's exceptionally comfortable keyboard is nice and wide, with decent-size keys and an...
4 Started by stasnovikov@... | Latest comment by roberto.clemente@...
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Twenty tips to keep PCs out of the junk pile
October 14, 2002 12:30am PDT
Never Clean the Mouse Ball With Alcohol Never Clean the Mouse Ball With Alchol. it will melt it,,, The Mouse Ball will start to leave Ablack like tar all over the mouse and mouse pad,,,and will...
96 Started by slasaponaro@... | Latest comment by sahmohammed@...
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Track every server, firewall, patch, and cable with this IT asset download
October 14, 2002 10:20pm PDT
desktop Any suggestions for a desktop or laptop inventory system? jim A good solution I've found... I generally use Visio for mapping and then create hyperlinks for each of the mapped systems on...
8 Started by jim.fox@... | Latest comment by balazzi
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Crack a BIOS password in a flash
November 6, 2002 4:47pm PST
Tried "generic" passwords for BIOS? A few years ago I attended a really useful IT administrators seminar where the course tutor said that depending on the make of the BIOS there were often...
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Longest battery life laptops of 2011
December 13, 2011 8:20am PST
Longest battery life laptops of 2011 article root What, you can't spell Toshiba? How come all the laptops get manufacturer name's mentioned, and even models, but the Toshiba Portege (hard to tell...
9 Started by keepbelieving@... | Latest comment by keepbelieving@...
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The Compaq FTP server: A link worth remembering
November 14, 2002 11:29am PST
Navigating the FTP site How in hell could anybody find what they're looking for on that site? Was this stumbled upon or is there an index I didn't find? Ditto Ditto ever thought about...
10 Started by kevlarmcc | Latest comment by MDan850976@...
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Lost laptop BIOS passwords present a different challenge
November 28, 2002 8:10pm PST
Compaq M300 "F10" setup password Compaq M300 laptops are mentioned on this front page.............. Removing the main battery and the RTC battery (located under a small round cover underneath),...
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Improve your communication skills with these techniques
January 6, 2003 5:00pm PST
Sad but true... What you say is absolute commen sense, but unfortunatley soooo many people (not just IT) have these traits. Another one I can't stand is people who winge constantly about things...
42 Started by Bob Effect | Latest comment by shawndial@...
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Disable USB ports to prevent unauthorized data transfers
January 15, 2003 5:07pm PST
Port Locks Is there not a market for USB Port Locks then - with a key needed to remove such a device!!. Much like the old floppy drive locks seen before. Software Locks I would love to see a way...
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CBT Nuggets serves up bite-size training
January 17, 2003 1:15am PST
CBT Nuggets CD training / To echo Erik Eckel... I have, over time, purchased four of the CD Nuggets courses on CDs. Not only are they convenient, but as Erik mentioned, if you simply have thirty...
7 Started by TheSeacher | Latest comment by djchandana@...
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Check for a sticking button when a PC mysteriously powers up after shutdown
January 22, 2003 10:00pm PST
The opposite I have the exact opposite problem with an HP machine. It likes to power off for no reason. The tips given in this article sound like I could have one of these problems. Anybody...
27 Started by heise.ryan@... | Latest comment by Quantum Rift
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Create a Windows XP Startup Disk to access TFS or FAT partitions
January 31, 2003 7:09am PST
EXCELLENT STARTUP DISK THIS IS WHAT I NEED, THANKS TO THE CREATURE WITH THIS TYPE OF UTILITY. root directory how do i find these files in explorer windows xp startup Slow problem is a common...
3 Started by wbrosas@... | Latest comment by czc61307659
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Quick tips for troubleshooting a slow PC
February 3, 2003 5:33pm PST
Spyware can slow things down also I've seen a few cases of PC slowdowns where everything looked ok. So, I installed Adaware and scanned the system to find multiple instances of spyware programs...
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Fight an Internet Explorer hijacking with these tips
February 19, 2003 8:28pm PST
HTTP borne virus Sounds like JS_EXCEPTION.GEN or the SEEKER virus. This takes advantage of security holes in IE to change the homepage to a porn page, etc. After you install IE again, make sure...
80 Started by angela.loomis@... | Latest comment by simon_kpc@...
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Managing customer expectations is key to aligning IT with business
February 24, 2003 4:26am PST
Premise is Backwards This article makes some excellent points, but misses at the start. "Key to the issue of aligning IT is the ability to maintain credibility, a feat that requires properly...
11 Started by Oldefar | Latest comment by daniel.furrey@...
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The System Mechanic all-in-one, Windows-based toolbox works smarter
February 26, 2003 6:11pm PST
Nice utilities, shame about the price A little bit pricey for what it does. At $19.99 or $24.99, the world would be their oyster. I would have to agree The price is a bit high to add yet another...
4 Started by Russell Cohen | Latest comment by JohnBrown123@...
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Windows clustering: Microsoft Cluster Service or network load balancing?
March 2, 2003 10:28pm PST
Exchange? Simply put...I would like some advice on Clustering Exchange. Anyone out there use clustering for Exchange for failover? We have one Exchange 5.5 server, we want to upgrade it first to...
3 Started by jdieffenbacher | Latest comment by murad_77@...
