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DVD drive doesn't work

Shin_Magus
I have a Pioneer A06S 16x and WinXP never detects any CDs or DVDs in it! I believe it's related to the fact I've installed a cracked firmware that makes the drive region-free (it's originally capable of changing the region 2 or 3 times only), and since I've noticed WinXP has its own DVD protection management (it le ...
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Linux boot loader removed for Win2k

Dredd
I am currently dual-booting Windows 2000 and Mandrake Linux 8. 0 using the Graphical Grub as the boot loading. I need to free up some space on this laptop so I am going to scrap Linux but need to know how to remove Linux and its boot-loader so that just Windows 2000 boots.
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Jaton TSENG ET600

miku
Hi, I have a TSENG ET600 Card. It used to work perfectly on windows 2000. Windows 2000 was able to automatically detect and install the drivers for it. Now in XP, it doesn't do that, though my colors and everything is perfect except the REFRESH RATE, which I cannot change because, the Video Controller Drivers in De ...
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IE 6 gains foothold in browser market

Philipp
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Microsoft´s recently released Internet Explorer 6 has taken 2. 4 percent of the browser market, quickly closing in on AOL Time Warner´s Netscape 6, according to a new study. IE 6, released Aug. 27, showed a fast adoption rate in the week after its launch, StatMarket, a division of audience measurement service WebSi ...
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Cummulating virtual COM ports!!!

reversing_drive
I only have one physical COM port (Serial Port), though as you know when you have comunication devices such as PCI modems, they are assigned a COM port number. I am now up to number 10, though i only have one PCI slot modem.
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SB Live Platinum/Player 5.1 Windows 2000 Drivers

Philipp
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Creative has released new Windows 2000 drivers for SB Live Platinum/Player 5. 1 This web release is a standalone package of Sound Blaster Live! 5. 1 drivers (Windows 2000) from the original installation CD for existing 5.
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win2k upgrade from winNT problem HELP

mamara
I was running MS Workstation NT 4. 0 (Service Pack 5) and ran the upgrade to Win2k. During installation phase - Installing devices processes completes 75% on progress bar, after modems installed successfully, installation hangs.
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Asus A7V compatible with WindowsXP??

JackyTheBeaver
Any advise/comment on this issue is appreciated: I have a Duron 700 + Asus A7V computer with 320 mb of ram with Geforce2 GTS plus the ATI TV wonder tuner card. I am planning to upgrade my OS from win98 to windowsXP.
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Ecsk7s5a And Bios Update

miku
Hi Guys, I was up the BIOS was for new K7S5A and suddenly the computer restarting. . . After that it tries to read from the floppy in the beginning and then start a 2 beep sequence unlimited. I guess it is trying to read some files from the floppy and doesn't find it.
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Different XP Networking problem

Jrc384k
OK I succesfully configured the XP computer to see the WinME shared and such. The only problem is that the ME computer can't see the XP shares. The XP computer is listed in My Network Places but it cannot be accessed.
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Recoil under 2k

deemon
Has anyone managed to get this to install under 2k. . . i know you can install into 98 and then copy the files but. . . cheers.
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Can I Do this ?

Arian
I have one win2k and one XP machine. I have to let 30 users acces to some files. This i can do. But Is there a way of sharing just one file that requires a password to access it. Im using guest account ATM.
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FF7 + XP: Almost Perfect...

tourvil
Final Fantasy VII works almost perfectly in WinXP, but it's still got some nagging problems. I did a maximum install (with the direct show stuff to run movies) and applied the TNT patch to get D3D working.
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Visual C++ under WinXP

Marrr
Hello, When I try to run Visual C++ under WinXP, it shows a messagebox Wrong core dll for this operating system. Does anybody know what to do, to run Visual C++ under WinXP? Thanks. .
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OCZ Titan 2 Ultra SE Review

Philipp
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3D Spotlight has posted a review on the OCZ Titan 2 Ultra SE video card based on the GeForce 2 Ultra. Into nVidia’s GeForce 2 family, the GeForce 2 Ultra is the fastest model, with official clock speeds of 250MHz for the core and 460 (DDR) MHz for the 64 MB of DDR memory.
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OWA Function Allows Unauthenticated User to Enumerate ....

Philipp
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.... Global Address List Among the functions Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Exchange 5.5 offers is the ability to search the global address list (GAL). By design, this is an authenticated function, implemented as a two-tier architecture - a front tier that provides a user interface and a back-end tier that actually pe ...
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Windows XP benchmark tests

Philipp
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Thanks for this one: ZDNet has a benchmark comparison between Win XP final, Win 2K & Win ME. They used among other benchmarks: BAPCo SYSmark, 3DMark 2001, SPECviewperf 6. 12. .
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Windows XP, a first look

Philipp
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Maximum Hardware has posted a Windows XP Review The Grand Poobah of Redmond has put it´s seal of approval on the most anticipated and criticized piece of software to date. So what does that mean to you and me? Well, not much really, the general public can´t buy it until October 25th, and even that date is still up ...
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