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    password protect software

    Not sure if I am feeding the spammers with a couple uni-posters above.. Go with Truecrypt. Robust, open-source, and completely free. If you don't trust advice from 1-post wonders or even me, well PCWorld seems to endorse it.
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    Best ipod video converter

    Any-video-converter sucked for me. After 5 or 6 waste of time download/install/uninstalls, on assorted, free-looking converters, I had some good success with MediaCoder. I'm not actually converting for iPod Touch but the software is free and had quite a few options I haven't had the time to play...
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    windows 7

    Are you using more than one monitor?
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    Looking for a suitable Desktop Environment

    Damn Small Linux, Puppy Linux, and Tiny Core Linux come to mind.
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    Need Help Please... this is making me mad

    It's probably much easier to put Vista on there first. It can be done that way, even if Vista is 32 bit. Scroll to the bottom for the explanation to where it says, "To install a 64-bit version of Windows 7 on a computer running a 32-bit version of Windows Vista."...
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    best and cheapest copy of iphone

    This. The only thing in common with those "different" kinds of iPhones is that they look nearly identical from the outside. Maybe when you wrote "iPhone" did you mean "smart phone?" iPhone is a type of smart phone. If your question is, "What is the cheapest smart phone with similar...
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    Free to Play Games

    Seeing as Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be coming out later this year, it might be good to add Elder Scrolls: Arena and Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall to the list, which Bethesda has released for free. They need something like Dosbox to run...
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    Best way to password protect external media

    Truecrypt has been very reliable for me on a USB flash drive across multiple Microsoft operating systems. One caveat is that you'll need administrator privileges on all machines to be able to install Truecrypt initially. Can't comment on cryptainer LE.
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    Trojan:DOS/Alureon.A Master Boot Record Virus!!

    You could plug only that hard drive into you mobo, boot from a Linux live CD, then move the important data to an external hard drive. Then DBAN away.
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    pc help

    It might be that you are having a system failure. There is an "auto restart after system failure" check box in Start -> Control Panel -> system -> advanced system settings -> Startup and recovery settings. If you uncheck this and the restarting goes away, you will have stopped the annoying...
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    Can't delete file.

    Malwarebytes has a provision for removing files that won't delete on one of its tabs.
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    Wireless Access Points?

    I've yet to try it firsthand but I believe in order to do this he needs to have a router that has the ability to act as a repeater. Not all routers have this ability. If your router does not have that ability, you might be able to upgrade the firmware to something open source that will...
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    DVD not recognized by BIOS

    Sometimes when I try to boot from an external USB DVD drive the BIOS won't recognize the drive right away. I circumvent the problem by booting into Windows and allowing the drive to spin up for a few seconds. Then, when I restart the computer the drive becomes recognized in the BIOS. I...
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    My first build - a little wimpy...:/

    Be careful when you seat the CPU into its socket. If the pins are slightly off you might bend the pins on the CPU--which could lead to shorting out the CPU/mobo/etc.
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    A+ exam

    The thread bumper is a spammer according my Google translate interpretation and the OP is MIA since 2005. Since it's been bumped, I'm about to start studying for my A+. I'm should be receiving a used book from Amazon tomorrow. I intend to study 3-6 weeks for both exams and just read the book...
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    Anyone have an Ipad please tell me what it can do that a laptop can't?

    iPad has motion sensing so tilting the iPad can be used as motion movements in a game. With a laptop you can run any OS you want.
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    Computer Tips Of The Day

    If anyone knows how to shorten the duration of time Windows XP bubble messages show, that would be the ultimate in awesomeness.
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    ClearType

    I thought ClearType was mainly for LCD screens. And since everybody has LCD screens nowadays it should pretty much be turned on for everyone. I can't see it using much more resources.
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    XP Home won't boot after installing 2000 Pro on 2nd hard drive

    To get the Pavilion working again you need to fix the messed up boot loader. This can be done using the Windows XP install CD and choosing recovery console and then running the fixmbr command. There are plenty of write ups on the Internet if you want a detailed walk through. Trying Googling...
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    Want to upgrade my 8600gts (need help)

    My two questions are 1: Does the 5670 require a 6 pin connection from the power supply and does the Dell PS have this? 2: Will it be too long to fit inside the case? EDIT: Looks like it doesn't require any other power connections and it is 170mm long.
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