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Windows Hardware 9627

Sound Card goes Mute

KingNothing.com

I have a Turtle Beach Montego II sound card that came with my old Dell. Windows 2000 and Windows XP both detect it as Aureal Vortex 8830 Audio (WDM). The card works fine in Windows 2000 and is detected under Windows XP, but it goes mute about 10 seconds into whatever sound it is playing and i have to restart Window ...

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Last reply by amdgunner, 2001-10-06 00:46

Windows Hardware 9627

any alternative to the livedrive?

spectr3

I bought an OEM Audigy, thinking I could record digitally from the sound card to my minidisc recorder. Well apprarently, the digital out on the back of the pci card is only for speakers. I did some more research and apparently the Livedrive has optical TOSLink output.

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Last reply by woz_mann, 2001-10-06 00:29

Windows Games 5469

Can't play games under xp

salomao

There is no way I can Play games under XP I tried two games - stupid invaders (graphic adventure) - fifa 2001 When I try to run the games the window goes black (as if the game will start) and some times ther is sound but imediately that window closes (still remaining in the task bar) and the game won't run.

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Last reply by Xiven, 2001-10-05 22:14

Windows Hardware 9627

HP 970cxi prints a test page when i print anything

rgodart

I'm running winxp pro build 2600. My hp 970cxi is connected through USB. Almost everytime i print something the printers prints a testpage also. I've looked at all the printer options, but i couldn't find anything to disable that.

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Last reply by rgodart, 2001-10-05 21:51

Windows Networking 2246

auto links to join workroups NT 4

arage

auto links to join workroups NT 4 could someone tell me how to write a batch file or some process that will automatically join me to a workgroup file? I’d like 3 links on my desktop that would accomplish this b/c from time to time I need to be switching them around & in these cases it would be faster to have the ge ...

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Last reply by arage, 2001-10-05 18:40

Windows Hardware 9627

geforce 3 and abit be6-2 rev1, does it work

rgodart

I got a P3 800 EB on a abit be6-2 motherboard. I'm planning to buy a msi geforce3. Does the geforce 3 work on that motherboard?.

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Last reply by rgodart, 2001-10-05 18:22

Windows Software 5498

WinOnCD/ASPI-Layer

Fireman

Hi there, Two quick questions for the pro's here: Is it necessary to install a ASPI-Layer to WinXP? Is there already a working soloution to get WinOnCD 3. 8 PE running under WinXP? Thanks in advance for your help and greetings from Vienna!.

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Last reply by AndyFair, 2001-10-05 17:20

Windows Games 5469

Running games on NTFS

areid

I currently have my HDD partitioned into a C: drive (FAT32) and D: drive (NTFS). Currently all games are in subfolders of c:\games. I wish to convert the whole HDD to NTFS. Will I have any problems running games or should I stick to FAT32? Typical games currently running are Elite Force, Star Wars Racer, Quake III, ...

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Last reply by areid, 2001-10-05 15:10

Windows Hardware 9627

Modem answers phone when people call....help. LOL

EddiE314

ok, when i get a call on my phone line, i'll answer it like normal, then my modem decides to pick up also and tries to communicate, so i run back to the computer, open up my DUN connection and click Connect and it stops.

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Last reply by EddiE314, 2001-10-05 15:07

Windows Hardware 9627

Internet connection problems

shinglung

Over the last few weeks I have been having some problems with my internet connection. Sometimes it would work fine and others it would just stop and I'd get loads of Received Errors. After a lot of searching I found that the connection was fine until I played an Audio CD though Media Player and then the connection ...

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Last reply by shinglung, 2001-10-05 14:40

Feedback 1316

Norton Antivirus Virus Definitions Update (55868 Viruses)

Philipp

Administrator

Symantec has released a new virus definitions update for Norton Antivirus. This update will work on the following products: NAV for Lotus Notes (Intel) NAV for MS Exchange (Intel) NAV 4. 0, 5. 0 and 2000 for Win9x NAV 4.

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Last reply by Philipp, 2001-10-05 13:01

Feedback 1316

Soldier of Fortune Tweak Guide

Philipp

Administrator

3D Spotlight has posted a Soldier of Fortune tweak guide. Soldier of Fortune, one of the best games of last year has been given a new lease of life with both the Gold & Platinum update/versions being released, including many improvement over the original release & the addition of Deathmatch bots plus other Multipla ...

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Last reply by Philipp, 2001-10-05 12:51

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Malformed Excel or PowerPoint Document Can Bypass Macro Secu

Philipp

Administrator

Excel and PowerPoint have a macro security framework that controls the execution of macros and prevents macros from running automatically. Under this framework, any time a user opens a document the document is scanned for the presence of macros.

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Last reply by Philipp, 2001-10-05 12:49

Feedback 1316

Twister Driver Update

Philipp

Administrator

Savage News send words that S3 Graphics has updated the Windows 2000 drivers for S3/VIA´s Twister chipset

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Last reply by Philipp, 2001-10-05 12:48

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Dynatron DY1206BH-638 Copper Cooler Video Review

Philipp

Administrator

3D Game Man has posted a video review on the Dynatron DY1206BH-638 Copper Cooler with 7000 Fan

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Last reply by Philipp, 2001-10-05 12:47

Feedback 1316

Windows XP Outperforms Earlier Versions

Philipp

Administrator

Thanks Mark for this one: eTesting Labs Inc has found Windows XP to be overall the fastest version of the Windows operating system ever created for a wide-range of desktop computing tasks. On average, Windows XP-based computers: Run approximately 54% faster than Windows Me-based computers.

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Last reply by Philipp, 2001-10-05 12:46

Feedback 1316

Speeze 370/A Copper HSF Review

Philipp

Administrator

Neoseeker has posted a review on the new socket 370/A copper HSF from Speeze Games and multi-tasking can really turn up the heat on your CPU. If you suffer from a smoking hot core you might what to try Speeze´s new cooling solution.

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Last reply by Philipp, 2001-10-05 12:44

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CPUFX ALUV2 Fan Adaptor Review

Philipp

Administrator

Slautech has posted a review on the CPUFX ALUV2 Fan Adaptor The ALUV2 is slightly shorter than most fan adaptors that I´ve seen - 0. 75 (19mm) as opposed to the Plycon fan adaptor height of 1. 5 (35mm).

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Last reply by Philipp, 2001-10-05 12:42

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Dynatron Model-638 Copper Heatsink Review

Philipp

Administrator

FrostyTech has posted a review on the Dynatron Model-638 Copper Heatsink If you haven´t already heard of Dynatron then you really don´t know your performance heatsinks very well. While the Model 638 does indeed use thin-fin construction, it is not a Microfin heatsink.

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Last reply by Philipp, 2001-10-05 12:20

Feedback 1316

Skyhawk AL-4379D-SL Case Review

Philipp

Administrator

Accelenation. com has posted a review on the Skyhawk AL-4379D-SL case The first thing I noticed about the Skyhawk case was that it is obviously very light. This was only the second Aluminum case I have had a chance to use, so the weight is still deceiving.

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Last reply by Philipp, 2001-10-05 12:15