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    DRM woes

    That's what I thought. Good thing it ain't my problem!
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    Best Buy's Geek Squad

    Oh god. I charge a flat fee of $60. (Got tired of figuring out how much to charge. If it's something minor, I'll charge less - at my discretion. If it's a really big job, eventually I'll charge another $60, but haven't had to do that yet.) Even if the problem wasn't malware, that would be that...
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    Best Buy's Geek Squad

    Blerk. :( perhaps I should mention that we have a computer tech diploma mill in a town of 20,000. We're pretty much drowning in techs here. We have troubles getting non-paying internships. Actually, that was by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. Yep, that's where I got the screen name...
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    Best Buy's Geek Squad

    Thanks. More so than the average soul-less corp? The people I'm working for now with that janitor job are pretty bad. From what I hear, corporate is alright, it's just the local branch that blows. But they blow pretty hard. And not well either. Here's an important question: How much...
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    DRM woes

    I'm pretty sure that the answer to this one is SOL, but is there anyway to recover drm-ed wma files if a user switches mobos? Also, does anybody know if Age of Empires (not sure which version) uses some funky kind of copy protection? I haven't looked at this system yet, but the guy swears...
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    Best Buy's Geek Squad

    Strangely enough, I own a business called "Freelance Computer Repair". I gross about $400/month, but since I'm renting commercial property (interior broom-closet office w/ roommate - the building's owner), and various other expenses, I'm only making a small profit. In about 100 years, I could...
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    Quick books recovery

    (Some time later...) Okay, that was much less painful than I was expecting. Apparently QuickBooks keeps its data in associated files, not an internal database like I thought. No more painful than recovering a word document. Same problem - different program. Apparently I also need to restore...
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    driver recovery

    Update: I've more or less resolved the problem. Here's what happend in case somebody finds this thread by searching for a solution to a similar problem. I pointed the device manager to the old install's windows\inf\ folder. It found the correct inf. This wasn't enough to reinstall the driver...
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    driver recovery

    I've had to reinstall Windows 2000 on a machine. Problem is this: I have two devices I'm having troubles getting drivers for. One is the audio card, and the other might be some device on it. The card's labeling says its a Soundblaster Live! 5.1. I've tried both the regular driver and the dell...
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    updates for the Ultimate Budget Box

    Hadn't considered filters. Sooner or later, the box will have to be brought in for servicing (virus, whatever), and I keep an air compressor there. Furnace filters + duct tape might work, but is too much like work. Any ideas in particular? I'd check out that MSI on zipzoomfly, except their...
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    updates for the Ultimate Budget Box

    Looks like a wrap. Unless I'm forgetting something? Oh, modem! Fortunately nobody needs a modem right now, but somebody might down the road. Any suggestions? Here's what we got so far: Mobo: MSI K7N2GM-L Proc: AMD Athlon XP 2700+ RAM: 2x256MB PC3200 (512MB total) Onboard video, lan...
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    updates for the Ultimate Budget Box

    I *think* the MSI goes all the way up to 3200+. So I guess I'll go with that. I'm not sure about the LCD real estate. The monitor Major linked to is going for $75. If you can find an LCD for about the same price, I'll take it under consideration. As for pricewatch, I mainly use it to see...
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    updates for the Ultimate Budget Box

    Oh, and I'd prefer onboard video, with an 8x AGP slot. So I guess I'm pretty much limited to nForce 2. I think the extra expense on the mobo is less than that of buying a seperate video card. Plus, it somewhat ensures that the mobo is reasonably good. IMO, it's easier to build a new system than...
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    updates for the Ultimate Budget Box

    A bit more information: even more important than price is reliablity. I'd rather not get a repair call if I can help it. Also, the deal has to be fairly repeatable - no Hot Deals. (Otherwise, I'd have to keep bugging y'all for updates. I'd prefer to wait on those until the technology itself...
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    updates for the Ultimate Budget Box

    I'd *like* to get a decent monitor for $50, but I don't think that's going to happen. More likely $150, maybe a little higher. I think CRTs still give more screen area for the buck, and if the customer wants an LCD, I can probably convince them to pay the premium. 17" is big enough that it...
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