my IT job on campus gives us a copy of win 7. the catch is you have to be on the schools network within a certain timeframe (i believe its 7 days) for it to remain activated.
anyways, i was wondering if there was any way for me to vpn onto the schools network so i could keep the copy of win 7...
whenever im watching mkv rips on my machine using plex, i get horrible stuttering/skipping.
the htpc used to work flawlessly, but i'm not sure whats changed. i did a clean install, but the problem still exists. the quad-core should be more than enough to watch these 1080p rips. (the movies...
i recently cloned my hd and whenever i right click on a file, duplicates of the existing app are shown.
applications doesnt show duplicates, only when i right-click.
i purchased an intel g2 a while ago, and i ran into a few issues with it running in my mbp.
after an RMA, i got the replacement today
anyways, when i first opened it (bought it retail, not oem) the backside of the ssd looked like this...same as the replacement drive i got today (i'm not...
will the online apple warranty check let me know if an iphone has been blacklisted?
i'm planning on buying an iphone off craigslist. i ran the serial and it came back still under warranty. i asked the guy why he didnt take it to apple to get it looked at, and he said he was switching to...
im looking for a tool to remove the password protection on a pdf document. i do IT on campus and someone that was recently let go left behind a bunch of password protected pdfs that the dean needs access to.
i've tried a few programs but no luck. no clue as to how many characters or any other...
i had vista installed on my macbook up until a few days ago. i removed it since i rarely used it and to clear up some space on my hd.
i removed vista using book camp assistant, and it seemed to work without a hitch. but now, whenever i boot up my laptop, the load time takes 3x as long as it...
i was wondering if anyone could recommend file-sharing software that could be installed server-side to organize files and make it easier for people to browse, download, etc.
the only files that are being hosted are word documents, pdfs, etc.
i was wondering if anyone could make a few suggestions on a decent projector to buy. i've looked around but im not very familiar in these parts of town.
main use for the projector would be to watch tv/movies. my budget is around $800-1000. suggestions on a receiver would be nice, too :D...
i gutted my old computer and put it in a shuttle box. whenever i try to boot nothing happens. my monitor says there is no input signal. i hooked up my laptop to the monitor and the monitor works.
any ideas as to what is causing this? im not heaing any beeps from the motherboard.
right now...
whenever i boot up this computer it gives me a BSOD. says that there is an unmountable boot volume.
i cant even get into the BIOS. it brings me to the advance setup screen where you can choose to bootup in safemode, last known good configuration, etc, etc.
any ideas?
i searched the...
Acer Aspire AS5102WLMi AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 1.6GHz / 802.11b/g Wireless / 15.4-Inch WXGA / 512MB DDR2 / 100GB HDD / DVDRW / Windows XP Media Center / Notebook PC
I added another 512 stick of RAM (Corsair Value Select) but will need to wipe the HD if sold. Laptop didn't come with a recovery...
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this is the case im looking at getting. i originally wanted to build a SFF machine but the sales people at fry's told me i wouldnt be able to fit a decent video card in a SFF box. now that my thermaltake tower has been knocked...
windows update seemed to have killed my copy of FEAR. it worked fine before i updated, now i get the 'FEAR has encountered a problem and must shut down' error message.
the update was installed AFTER FEAR. system restore didn't seem to do the trick. anyone know what i can do to get FEAR up and...
i just bought an acer 5102WLMi.
i bought another stick of RAM to pop in. when i check the system, it only shows up as 896 instead of 1024mb. the RAM is corsair value select, other people recommended it so i picked up another 512.
any idea as to why im only getting partial RAM?
my sister was wanting to reformat her hard drive but she can't seem to find the envelope her copy of xp home came in.
will it work if i give her my cd key even though its xp pro?
i originally wanted to build a sff pc with this model case. when i was looking for pieces, a lot of people told me that this case wouldn't fit a decent video card. i've now heard people tell me that any single slot card WILL fit in this case.
i ended up with a midtower with a amd x2 4200...
im looking for an external usb tv tuner so i can double my pc and laptop as a tv instead of lugging an actual one up to my dorm room.
i was looking at the ati tv wonder but i read that its not compatible with windows MCE.
any suggestions?
i have a maxtor 250 gb sata hard drive, but when i installed windows xp, it only read the drive as 130 gigs. when i installed home edition on the same machine, it read the hd as 250.
what gives?