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WinXP do not turn off my computer !

faab
Hello, I've just installed windows XP. When I want to turn off my computer, Windows displays a message indicating that i can turn off my computer. The PC is not switched off automatically. It works with Windows Me.
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NTFS and Disk Compression

Ihor
Aside from the obvious advantage of disk compression, I'm wondering if there are any disadvantages? Are added files automatically compressed? Are there any performance issues? Would love any feedback!
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Looking for Drivers

rameygarfield
I have installed Win NT on a HP 6553 Pavilion and am having a hard time finding the drivers for modem and sound card. Any help would be appreciated. It is a HCF Rockwell Riptide Combocard (PCI).
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Handshaking Sound Problem

nuaz
Hi I've reseloved the problem with the internal modem, i've installed it but now the problem is that tha handshaking sound it's always active also when i'm already connected to the internet. I think that this problem depend on the fact that the drivers are not the right one even if the modem work perfectly.
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Problem with an Internal Modem

nuaz
Hi i've got a conexant/rockwell soft56k internal modem and i had try to install it under windows xp. My problem is that when i install the drivers the system doesn't create the virtual com3 port (or com4) but i have to choose com1 or com2 port.
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Faulty SB Live! (CT4830) ?

tuneS
I have a SB Live! model CT4830 and a FPS1600 speaker set. I have trouble getting sound from the second channel (rear speakers) in some applications/games under Windows XP Pro, such as Freedom Force or Winamp.
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How much bandwith would hosting pictures for..........

Mr.Guvernment
Hello all i was curious if anyone knew roughly how much bandwidth would be required for a server to act as a picture host. Basically a server which will host only pictures for people, who can then outside link the images, since it seems so dam hard to find sites that still allow out side linking.
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I have modem troubles.

Jason B
I just put XP Pro on a little while ago, and it runs really nice. I had a Lucent Win Modem before I upgraded to 2000 Pro, and it wouldn't work right. So, I put in, and it works fine under ME and 2000, but not XP.
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XP not seeing CDs in my CDRom drives

SparcV
Im running XP in my P4 Machine and its not seeing any cds that are not in the drives after the machine has booted. In other words if I want to read a cd i need to reboot with that cd in a drive. I dont know what I did to make this happen.
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Radeon & XP Professional

Ihor
I installed the Radeon 7500 video card on my IBM Aptiva running XP Professional under NTFS. I was very pleased with the overall performance of the card and would endorse it for any system! My adventure began with the decision to perform my semi-annual reformat.
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Isdn Modem

GiAmPoZ
Dear Friends i have an INTERNAL ISDN MODEM Siemens ISDN I-TALK/I-SURF. . . i know it's a little old. . . but there's a way to make it work under win 2000 or XP?I tried but i can't. . . i can't find driver.
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USB 2/Devices: How good are they?

Cynan
Hi. After having my main PC in my room for quite awhile and putting up with the noise it generates, I had a thought about shoving it in another room and replacing all the devices that need access (CD, CD-RW, DVD, floppy) to USB ones and running a really long cable to my room where a USB hub would be.
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Choppy sound

fatlip
Okay guys, slightly strange problem here that is really doing my head in. I just did a fresh install of win2k, installed all the latest drivers and updated to sp2. The problem is, when I play any kind of sound file (mp3, midi etc.
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Windows - Live - Speakers

dilligaf1701
Hello again!!!! Yep - you are all being so helpful that I've got another question I have a Live 5. 1 sound card in my system hooked up to a set of 5. 1 speakers. About every 3rd or 4th time XP restarts the sound only comes out of the front 2 left/right speakers.
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P4 System??

Dredd
I am wanting to build a Pentium 4 system, but need people's opinions for I am used to Pentium 3 systems. Any feedback would be appreciated! -Damon.
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Promise RAID in A7V333 - help appreciated

jalves
Hi there, I have an Asus A7V333 motherboard with Promise RAID and I connected my 2 60GB hard-drives to the Promise IDE connectors. Doesn't matter if I use the drives as a RAID 0 array or each as an independent array (haven't tried RAID 1 array), when I try to install WinXP Pro (also tried RedHat Linux 7.
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Quick test P4T533-C

NotSoSmart
Had to adjust the Vcore up to 1. 570 for stability it would BSOD at default voltage. Zero crashs after 48 hours. Retail 1. 8a with stock HoF idle 36c/96f full load 40c/104f Kingston 1066 RDram I'm going to run it this way for a few days then change out the stock HoF and see how high it will go.
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Integrity check problem HELP

valery
Hi, I have for 1 week an issue with win XP pro. Everytimes that I boot up my computer, Win XP checks the integrity of my HDD (ntfs). After that it has checked it, he reboots my machine and. . . it checks it again! So I have to press a key to cancel the integrity check, if I don't do that, ma machine will reboot con ...
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Windows 2000/TB Santa Cruz

arkenzo
Howdy folks! First time posting here so if I make a booboo, just slap me! Alright, I have a few questions for you hardware gurus Right now I have a SB Live! 5. 1 X-gamer with Windows 2000. I've been running on a windows 2000 installation for about 4-6 months now.
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