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  1. lawson_jl

    Shared DVD Drive

    Does your Vista computer not have a CD/DVD burner? I'm curious as to why your using your XP machine to burn stuff?
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    External hard drive

    If you use your laptop as a portable device like most people do you should consider just replacing the interal hard drive with a larger one. Caring around an external hard drive everywhere you go can get pretty combursome.
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    disk I/O error please replace disk and restart error

    Id' really be looking at hardware issues with the system. I'd start by replacing the IDE cable. Give the drive a try in another PC as well as you may have an issue with the IDE controller on the motherboard itself.
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    Direct X capable

    Differnt versions of Direct X have differnt hardware requirements. There are certain things a Direct X 10 card can do that Direct X 9 (and lower) cards can't do.
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    dell cpu upgrade possabilities

    You would notice a differnce with a 500mhz CPU your almost doubling your speed. It won't be super dramatic or allow you to run all kinds of new software by any means but you should notice the PC will be more peppy and respond better overall with the software it has.
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    DVD-RW DL Drive reads Cds as blank

    If there is not a software/driver issue you have a dead drive. I would also try The Microsoft Autoplay Repair Wizard and try the discs in a differnt pc before running out and buying a new drive. You can download it the Autoplay Repair Wizard from Microsoft here...
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    1080i for gaming

    A 1080i toaster? A 1080i bed? What?
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    Which MP3 Player/PMP do you have? (8 Simple Questions)

    1. Ipod Shuffle 2. It was cheap and was a Ipod not some other generic MP3 player. 3. Shuffle 4. Lack of screen 5. 11-12 hours 6. iTunes 7. jogging/work/in the car 8. the random fill isn't so random as I use it 4 nights a week at work for 10 hours and hear a lot of the same songs over and...
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    Dual cable modems?

    I have comcast cable and you can purchase additional IP's and cable modems at a cost. But yes the best course for you would be to run a cable down to the basement and hook it up to a switch and you hook all your devices to that.
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    Can i use a 64GB usb as a external hard drive?

    Fact is you can get it to work but an USB flash drive is hooked up via usb is gonna slower then an interal IDE or SATA drive will be. If you don't know how to do this yourself and you have to hack the OS and the hardware to get it to work your going to have issues.
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    Live Messenger Client

    It's losing it's connection to the live messenger service it happens and your streaming videos are buffered so it's likely that when your connection drops out for a sec or two your video doesn't skip a beat. That's why videos are buffered and not streamed in real time, were as there is no such...
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    transfering programs

    First you unistall Macromedia Flash from your notebook. Then you use whatever media you got Macromedia Flash on to install the program on your desktop computer.
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    Live Messenger Client

    Your internet connection is droping out. It happens quit a bit.
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    Encrypting software, protecting my downloads/information from the Gov't/others?

    If you want to hide your porn either move out of your mom's basement or get TrueCrypt and use it to encrypt your entire HDD. But seriously there is nothing you can to completely hide the things on your computer. There are ways to get around if the agency is motivated enough. Hiding things...
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    Windows 7 ???

    Hell yeah it is. It's what Vista should have been in the first place.
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    Maxtor 7270 HDD on Win95(AMD K6)

    Your using older hardware that may not be able to "see" the full capacity of the hard drive. Check your BIOS.
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    Best to create a free website?

    If you purchase a domain name from GoDaddy you get free hosting with just a banner ad on the top of the page and e-mail. All that for $9.99 doesn't sound bad to me. Better then any so called "free" hosting out there.
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    FireWall

    Why is the Windows Firewall stupid? It's just as good a firewall as any other software firewall out there?
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    Which of these three Antivirus system should I go with and why?

    How about Microsoft Security Essentials it's free and all the independent tests put it at the top of all the list.
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    Which Defrag to Use

    The build in Windows Defrag is just fine. People say this program works better and what not but frankley when they are tested by 3rd party testers there is never any noticable gains.
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