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    Best Backup Utility - Program like Mac Time Machine for Windows?

    Well it's not so much having a fresh install of Windows, or an image of anything, as much as I'd like to have all the latest data backed up seamlessly to another drive. I should have mentioned this, but I'd rather have the full-size files rather than compressed files like Acronis and Norton...
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    Best Backup Utility - Program like Mac Time Machine for Windows?

    What is the best backup utility, and is there a program similar to OS X's Time Machine for Windows? Time Machine is a backup program that automatically copies every file, unless I exclude them, to an external hard drive. I can remove the hard drive, and when I plug it back in it automatically...
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    Will I be able to upgrade? If yes, should I?

    Ok, I have Windows Vista Home Premium but had a problem and instead decided to use Windows XP Professional. I missed media center so I hacked my professional into Media center through the common methods online (basically change a registry key and install Media Center, Pre-Rollup 2, and Rollup 2)...
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    Vista and Dual Monitors - Taskbar Problem

    I got a trial of ultramon, but it still doesn't fix the problem - the dual taskbars on each monitor is really cool, but NOW they show the reflection of the wrong monitor. I determined its a vista monitor issue kind of thing - my primary monitor is detected in vista as monitor 2. setting monitor...
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    Vista and Dual Monitors - Taskbar Problem

    I don't have ultramon, nor do I want it to pay for that. I do use the free DisplayFusion... you think thats the problem?
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    Vista and Dual Monitors - Taskbar Problem

    No, 1024x1280 - it's rotated 90 degrees, and it was really annoying finding a background for it. here's a screenshot
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    Vista and Dual Monitors - Taskbar Problem

    I just got a 2nd monitor, rotated 90 degrees, and it's so awesome. It's to the left of my main monitor (with the taskbar) and set up perfectly. There is one problem though: Vista's transparent taskbar. It's on the second monitor, like it should be. But that screen is 1680x1050, and the left...
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    PC and Mac via Crossover Cable

    I have a custom built Vista 64 PC and a MacBook. They are both on a network of four computers. The Macbook can usually see every computer except for my windows one. My PC can see every computer, except the Mac - sometimes it can see it though. I bought a Crossover Ethernet Cable to hook...
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    Vista SP1???

    ...is SP1 out yet!? I have Vista x64 Home Premium, and for some reason, while my friends with Vista have Service pack 1, I don't. Windows Update doesn't find it, and I can't download from Microsoft's website. And, I don't want to download those clean install torrents, although an upgrade...
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    Vista UAC Broken?

    Yes! Thank You! It works now. Although I hope the annoying icon thing goes away if I ever decide to disable it...
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    Vista UAC Broken?

    Well now I realized something else - I turned off UAC, deciding to forget about this whole hassle just to enable an annoying feature anyway, and I restarted, and all my desktop icons retain their UAC security shield things. Not only that, but system wide, every icon retains it. (I know the...
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    Vista UAC Broken?

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/archive/index.php/t-185622.html This is someone talking about the AOL Instant Messenger on Vista error and how to fix it. They specifically say to type this into command line: net localgroup Administrators NT Authority\Local Service /add I added this...
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    Vista UAC Broken?

    no lol well yeah, i modified the system but i undid my modification and it's still acting eratically.
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    Vista UAC Broken?

    well first of all, i never actually tried deleting C:\Windows, since I'm not stupid. But I used it as an example - it never prompts me. As mentioned in the first post, I turned off UAC when I first installed vista. Edited the Administrators group in the command prompt, turned UAC on (as part...
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    Vista UAC Broken?

    Well, for me, I know UAC is definitely broken. (Thread starter btw) I have Vista on two computers. One prompts me every time I move my mouse, so I know UAC is working. The other one has it enabled but I can delete my entire C:\Windows folder without any notice. So I know that one is not...
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    Vista UAC Broken?

    I have turned on and off Vista's User Account Control many times. When I installed AIM, and had the issue where you need to have UAC on during install or else you lose your network connectivity status, the only cure I found was to enter a command line entree: basically, it added local users to...
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    Vista UAC: Disable Desktop Icons?

    I was always one of those people who turned off User Account Control in Vista the minute the Operating System was installed, but after I had to turn it on, I realized it's a lot less annoying than I thought. However, one thing that is very annoying is that it makes a little Windows Defender logo...
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    2 Computers with OEM Windows Vista?

    I have OEM Vista Business with the "Windows Anytime Upgrade" for Vista Ultimate. It is installed on one computer that is used every day and will continue to be. I have a second computer with Vista Home Premium x64. The hassles and annoyances with x64, plus lacking fax and remote desktop, make...
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    X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Optical Out?

    it's an XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series, and it's not working for some reason.
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    X-Fi Fatal1ty Professional and Digital I/O

    The setting is already set to that... there is just no output. And there is no red light either, which is weird because I definitely remember seeing a red light coming out of the FlexiJack before.
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    X-Fi Fatal1ty Professional and Digital I/O

    I downgraded to earlier drivers and that did nothing...
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    X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Optical Out?

    Sorry to hijack thread, but the same issue arises for me - I bought the mini-toslink to toslink adapter, or whatever its called, and it works on a Mac's digital output mechanism but on the X-Fi it does nothing. How do I make it work?
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    X-Fi Fatal1ty Professional and Digital I/O

    I have a mini-SPDIF to SPDIF cable plugged into the back of the sound card, a Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty Professional Series, in the digital slot but there is no audio and my speakers, Logitech Z-680 (precursor to the Z-5500) say "No Digital Data" The same cable plugged into my MacBook's...
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    Vista SP1 RC1

    It won't install properly for me - Vista 64 - as Windows Update was stuck on downloading for 6% so I downloaded the standalone updater from Microsoft's website - the 835 MB file - and that is stuck at 50% - and when I tried Windows update again, it said it failed. So I dont know why it wont...
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    Constant Bluescreens: Hard Drive, Sound Card, or Wireless Card

    Just so everyone knows, this is everything I did: took out wireless card uninstalled nTune changed hard drive power from legacy to SATA power put audio card in different PCI slot and everything works fine. it was the wireless card all along but the other things were good preventative...
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    Constant Bluescreens: Hard Drive, Sound Card, or Wireless Card

    I will be able to Saturday night, I wish I could now though, and report back with what happens. But all this time just thinking about it leads me to think about new ideas: Why didn't the PCI slot work correctly with the wireless card and now that the sound card is in it, assuming the sound...
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    Constant Bluescreens: Hard Drive, Sound Card, or Wireless Card

    What would be corrupt though? The only thing I'm sure of is the hard drive thing is not related to the 680i - the only problem would be that its a crappy drive (I really hope it's not the drive, which would be the biggest hassle out of all three)
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    Constant Bluescreens: Hard Drive, Sound Card, or Wireless Card

    I'm thinking now it's my sound card, and hope it is - that way I can uninstall the drivers and reinstall them when necessary. I really hope it's not the hard drive. Any suggestions?
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    Constant Bluescreens: Hard Drive, Sound Card, or Wireless Card

    I have a major problem with my computer that occurred yesterday evening. I have a 150 GB WD Raptor HD, Creative X-Fi PCI audio card, and a D-Link PCI wireless card. These are the three components that could be causing the problem. Backstory: I built my computer a few months ago, it's specs are...
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    Crysis - Objects.pak missing?

    I changed the drive and it installed perfectly. What I'm now wondering is, do you think it would be wise to just exchange it now anyway? Or now that it's working fine, just keep it the way it is. On my first attempt in the new drive it installed perfectly (and this drive is a year newer than...
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    Crysis - Objects.pak missing?

    Every time I try to install Crysis to my D drive (2nd HD, 1st only has 30 gb left), I get the following error: Error 1305.Error reading from file D:\Program Files (x86)\Electronic Arts\Crytek\Crysis\Game\Objects.pak. Verify that the file exists and that you can access it. When browsing to...
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    Logitech G9

    You don't need to install the drivers, but I personally like to, as you get all the features of the mouse and you can easily adjust settings from the taskbar when you do.
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    Looking for a new mouse.

    I have an MX1000, but after 2.5 years, the battery is not what it used to be. And the fact that it needs a wall outlet too is annoying. Anyway, I just purchased a G9, I'm sure it will be a great mouse. The SideWinder and the G9 were what I was really looking at. The G5, though great, seems...
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    64 bit xp vs 32 bit xp

    Generally, with XP you want 32 bit. With Vista however, 64 bit is a possibility considering Microsoft requires everyone to make their applications work with 32 bit AND 64 bit to be allowed to say it works with Windows. This is not the case with XP x64. Go with 32 bit XP but if you want 64...
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    Games Explorer in Vista

    I use it because it automatically adds all my new games to it so all the games I have installed appear there... so easy! But the new Steam update which allows for adding shortcuts replaced it for me.
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    should i be worried about the "nvappfilter.dll" warnign i keep geting?

    The warning comes from uTorrent, not Windows. It should not affect your internet connectivity at all, in fact it could potentially increase it and it will in the sense that you'll be able to use BitTorrent, etc.
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    should i be worried about the "nvappfilter.dll" warnign i keep geting?

    I got this also when I updated my 680i Drivers. nvappfiler.dll is nVidia's firewall. It's supposedly good as a firewall but if you have another firewall already installed, it's not needed. For file sharing and BitTorrent, Azureus and uTorrent and I assume others will warn you that the file...
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    TCP/IP Patch Breaks Intenet Connection

    My BitTorrent speeds are incredibly slow. Through research I learned that a way to fix this is to disable the TCP/IP Connection limit Microsoft instituted since XP Service Pack 2 from 10 connections to as many as you want (100-200). More info here...
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    Do DVI Splitters exist?

    Do they sell DVI switches or I have to buy an HDMI switch?
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    Do DVI Splitters exist?

    Does anyone know if a DVI splitter exists? I have one monitor, a Samsung SyncMaster 910t, which comes with a DVI and a VGA port. DVI is for my windows computer which has an 8800 and is strictly gaming, therefore requiring a digital connection. But my Macbook can output to DVI and VGA and...
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