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    Can you make an HTML5 Streaming player with met-data?

    I have created a basic music/streaming player on my website for my Icecast livestream and was wondering is there anyway to create more advanced player using HTML5 (or add something to my current player) that will display the meta-data...i.e. the artist and title? I am pushing out the meta-data...
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    Is there an easy way to stream your computer audio?

    I didn't really see a section this fit into...so if it needs to be moved...please do so. Is there a way to stream computer audio to the internet using just a local computer and something like Windows Media Player or some type of free option like that that will allow multiple people to connect...
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    What DDR4 memory for Z270 chipset?

    I have purchased a new ASRock Z270 KILLER SLI/AC LGA 1151 Intel Z270 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel and trying to decide on what memory to get. Looking through Newegg I see a ton of DDR4 ram. I'm looking at the 2800 (that's about the sweet spot), but most all of that and a lot...
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    What's a good bargain board for an i5-7600K Kaby Lake

    I'm not looking to overclocking, game or anything major. Just looking for a good budget to mid range board. Hopefully with an updated bios...ha! Is it a must to get the Z270 chipset? Suggestions?
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    How does the HD video work on the Intel CPU's?

    I am reading about the built-in HD graphics on the Intel processors...like the Kaby Lake and the Skylake...etc. Is this HD graphics the "on-board" video on the motherboard? Honest question...just trying to understand it. So, if the video is built into the processor, then if your board has on...
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    Need help with new gigabit switch not working correctly

    Nevermind, problem solved
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    Help with router and NAT.

    My ISP has modem/router boxes, but I like to run my own router. So, they allow me to do so. I am on Fiber and I have a static public IP address. Here's the problem. The ISP gives me an IP address of 192.168.50.3 that comes from their router for me to put into my router as my router IP address...
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    Saved passwords in Windows 10 Edge.

    How can I see my saved passwords in Windows 10 Edge? I have gone to Settings>View Advance Settings>Manage My Saved Passwords. When I click on "Manage My Saved Passwords" that right side box just goes completely blank...nothing in it. I hardly ever use IE or Edge, but had one program that...
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    Looking for a way to stream live audio from 1 pc to another.

    This may not be in the exact right thread, but didn't know where else to put it. I am looking for a way to stream live audio from one computer to another...an easy option. I know I can do this with Skype, but that is not really what I am looking for. I would like to be able to stream live audio...
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    Difference in WD Blue and Black series HD's?

    I know Western Digital markets the Black series for performance, but I am unable to find specs that tell me what the real difference is. I'm looking at a 1TB size and both are 7,200 RPM, 64 MB...etc. The Black series has a 5 years warranty and the Blue a 3 year. So, is there any real performance...
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    Strange issue with Windows 7 and updates

    I have a Dell Latitude E6510 that ran over 2013 updates and afterwards will not boot to the desktop. It will boot up and go to the automatic repair screen and cannot repair. I have tried everything I can think of and that I have found on Google. I have even restored it from the recovery...
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    Can you download all of the Windows 7 updates after SP1?

    I have downloaded Windows 7 SP1 and have it on a disc. But after a clean install on Windows 7 and installing SP1 it still comes up and finds 230 updates which takes forever. Is there a lump sum offline single download for all of those updates after SP1? I haven't found it yet if there is. Thanks!
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    Is there a way to scan songs for their tempo?

    I have a little over three thousand songs (some I've ripped and some download so not all of them have full song information) that I need to categorize into slow, medium, and fast according to their tempo or speed of the song. I have been doing this manually...i.e. opening each song and listening...
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    Problem with Network connection Windows 7

    I have a Dell 560 pc and the onboard NIC stopped working. I get a yellow light when the CAT 5 cable is plugged in instead of a green light. So, I popped in a new NIC in the PCI slot and installed the drivers and everything shows OK in device manager and the lights on the NIC show green when the...
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    Can you disable auto video playing on websites?

    If this didn't land in the correct location feel free to move it. Is there anyway to disable all these small boxed videos that all these websites have on the websites? When I go to some of these websites these videos will start playing and if I am working on something that I need to leave my...
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    NAS and Wifi Question

    Can an NAS backup system like the WD - My Cloud EX2 8TB 2-Bay External Network Storage (NAS) - Black be accessed via your wifi router? If I connect one of these to my wifi router then would I be able to access it from my wired computers and also any wifi connect device on my network?
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    Problem booting Acer desktop from CD or USB

    I have an Acer Aspire XC-603G desktop with Windows 8. I am needing to boot this pc from either CD or USB, but I am unable to do so. I have went into the BIOS and turned off secure boot. I then have gone to the boot menu and selected CD/DVD and Removeable Media as 1 and 2 in the boot order. There...
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    Problems recoving Windows 8 key

    If you don't want to read the whole story...the simple question is...can you pull the Windows 8 key from the bios when booting from DOS or a boot disc? I have a Dell XPS 8500 that came with Windows 8.0 installed on it and of course the product key is embedded in the bios of the computer. Well...
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    Windows 10 failed upgrade and boot problems

    Ok, I downloaded the new Windows 10 upgrade and set it to upgrade my Windows 8.1 pc. After rebooting all I can get is the System Loading and then a blue crash screen that says: :( Your pc ran into a problem and needs to restart. We're just collecting some error info, and then we'll restart for...
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    Can I change the drive lettering on partitions in DOS?

    I have a Windows 7 computer that something goofy happened to...really don't know what happened. One day it was fine, the next day it would not boot into Windows. I have run about everything I can on it and the WDC Data Lightguard tools found media errors and repaired them all. I think Windows...
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    Blank screen when turning on HP 2000 laptop

    I have an HP 2000 laptop computer and when I press the power button the screen lights up but is blank. I can press the ESC button and it will display "ESC...Pause startup" in the bottom left corner of the screen and that is all it will do. I can also press F2 at start up and it will display...
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    Cannot access Command Prompt in Win 7

    I have a pc running Windows 7 and every time I try to open the command prompt it opens and closed immediately. I am the admin account and selected "run as administrator" and still no luck. I tried safe mode as well...same thing. I've tried doing "cmd /k" and same issue. I've googled it and...
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    Problem with premissions across LAN

    OK, not 100% certain I'm posting this in the correct location...but here goes. I have two Windows 7 computers on my LAN (of which I just replaced two Windows XP computers with recently). I am having issues when I create an audio file on computer 1 and then try to copy it over to computer. 2...
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    Dell Windows 8 installtion media

    I have a laptop that I am trying to fix for someone. The hard drive completely died, taken of course the factory recovery partition with it. I do have the Windows 8 product key that I pulled from the BIOS. This is a Dell Inspiron 3520 with Windows 8. I have several retail Windows 8 DVD's and one...
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    Interesting request about copying similar pictures

    I have two computers and over the years I have tried to keep all of our digital pictures loaded on these computers straight off of our camera sd cards and for the most part they have a lot of the same pictures on them. However, my card reader screwed up some time back and I was not able to load...
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    Is there a program to test an SSD HD?

    I have a PNY 240 GB SSD hard drive that has slowed to a crawl with me and is acting funny. Is there a program that can test the drive to see if it is failing...i.e. like Data Lifeguard tools does for a standard hard drive? I assume PNY will want some proof it is dying before they replace it.
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    Looking for a file syncing program

    I need suggestions on a program that can keep files updated across a network (pc to pc). i.e. if I have one computer (computer 1) that has a music directory I would like to be able for the second computer (computer 2) to auto update any new music from computer 1 to 2. I have used Microsoft's...
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    Networking between XP and Windows 7

    I have 2 Windows XP Pro computers and 1 Windows 7 computer and these computers need to be able to transfer files across the network to each other. I have them set up and working. Mostly I have to transfer files from the XP computers to the Windows 7 computer. After a few days the XP computers...
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    Help with hiding a computer on a LAN

    If you have a computer connected to a LAN, for internet access, what are ways to secure that computer that no one else can access anything on it or see anything on it?
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    Cannot get Vista SP1 to install

    I have a Dell Inspiron 531 that came loaded with Windows Vista. I did a factory reset on it from the recovery partition and now I have all the updates installed but I cannot get SP1 to install for some reason. I have tried everything. Tried doing it from Windows Update and when that run it goes...
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    Help with error message in Windows 7

    I am getting an error message on Windows 7 that I cannot seem to track down what is causing it. I have searched through msconfig and all the start up things and can't seem to find the problem. This is the error: C:\Users\Carla\AppData\Local\Temp\1026.exe. Make sure you typed the name...
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    How can I find the Windows boot directory?

    I can I verify where Windows XP is booting from? i.e. When I boot up with the Windows XP disc and go to recovery it is listing as D:\Windows. I know there is a command that you can run in Windows to tell which Windows directory Windows is using and I cannot remember what it is. I have Googled it...
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    Problem booting Win XP after restored image

    I had to restore an image of my computer's C:\ OS partition and for some reason I am having issues getting it to boot up afterward. Here's the story. I made an image with AOMEI Backupper, which will not restore because it keeps saying I need a larger hard drive to restore it to, even when...
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    Trouble accessing new Windows 7 pc across my LAN

    I have had to replace a Windows XP computer that crashed on me with a new Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit computer. Everything worked fine and the new computer can access all my computers on my LAN...the problem is, when I try to access the new Win 7 pc from my other Windows XP computers. When I try to...
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    How can you reset Windows 8 logon?

    I have someone that just purchased a brand new Dell Inspiron 14Z Ultrabook and setup the logon with her local ISP email account for the Windows 8 logon. Now she has forgotten what password she put into it. We have tried every password she has since the creation of time and nothing works. There...
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    Windows 8 and UEFI boot issues

    I have someones computer that is an HP E1 running Windows 8 and the UEFI secure boot got turned off in the BIOS and only Legacy boot is on. So, the pc will boot from CD/DVD or USB but without either of those in there it just comes up like it is trying to boot from the network. i.e. can't get it...
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    Are there any packaged updates for Win XP besides the SP's?

    I am doing a re-installation of Windows XP on a Windows XP computer. I have all the Service Packs 1, 2, & 3, but in the past when I have done this and installed all the Service Packs there is still a ton of updates after SP3. Does anyone know of a package of updates for all of the updates after...
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    How can I access a Dell Recovery Partition besides from F12 Menu?

    OK, the title is a bit broad. But here is the problem. The recovery partition is there and intact I have verified that. But when I boot up the pc and press F12 and then select "boot to utility partition" I get this: "utility partition not availalbe - strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup...
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    What is a current easy programming language?

    I use to program some back in the days of DOS Basic and Visual Basic and haven't really done much in the last several years. I am interested in doing some again and wanted to know what would be a fairly easy current language to write a few applications with? Suggestions appreciated.
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    Windows 7 and Dropbox imporint issue

    I hooked up my daughter's Iphone to my Windows 7 computer intending to use Windows import for pictures and videos. I just hit the ok button and it had Dropbox selected. Now I cannot get Dropbox from coming up everytime I plug in her Iphone. How can I change it? I have changed settings under...
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