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    Funny prank

    LOL if you ever want to make someone really mad, go to www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Screensavers/The-other-BSOD-screensaver.shtml and download the BSOD screensaver. then, make a shortcut to the .exe file on the desktop. Customize the shortcut and make it look like some program or...
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    Do-it-yourself RGA to VGA convert?

    This thread may belong in another category besides "Green," but is there any possible way to make my own RGA to VGA converter? I dont want to spend $100 on a 3x5" box that makes a crappy convert so I can play my PS2 on my 23" dell tube. So is ther a way?
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    Is there such a thing as an easy program builder?

    I have windows visual, and i want to make a simple program. But I want it to have a progress bar and some text in it. is there any easy way to do this besides typing in the code? I am not used to visual. Or is there another C++ or J program that i can use? What about an easy program builder?
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    Does anyone know of a simple dB Meter?

    I am the sound guy in my church, and I was wanting to know if there is a simple decibel meter for windows. We are trying to figure out a cheap way to make a meter that will give us the comfortable level for people to hear, but we want to keep the audio maxed out. So my question is: is there a...
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    Route RCA through old laptop to VGA

    I have this old Compaq Armada 4120 that has an RCA(NTSC) out video jack and a VGA out jack. I was wondering if there was a way to hotwire it or something so i can route the NTSC to the VGA and (for instance) watch movies off a VCR on the laptop screen. I am not afraid to use a soldering pencil...
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    Run Phone line through PC VOIP / Intercom

    I have a Etherneted house and I want to run the phone through my enet into my PC and out a Phone card. My current network looks like this: Phone in-->Alltel DSL router-->Linsys 5-port hub-->PC1 How can I set up my Phone so it accesses the phone line via the PC + Enet router???
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    One last thing with my Stupid VAIO PCV-RX450: Boot error

    Yes, my stupid Vaio again. The only problem that I have now (as for all the other problems, thanks to all the smart people out there:)) is that whe I first boot the PC it has a black screen with the words "SONY" in it. That is fine. But it will come up to the Energy star, yatta yatta yatta...
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    How can I boot off the network?

    I have a pc that doesnt have an HDD, and I dont want to have to go buy one, as the PC is not that good. Is there any way I can make the PC boot from another one with an OS?
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    "C:\resycled\ntldr.com is not a valid Win32 application"

    I was on my computer and was trying to access my HDDs when something unexpected came up. I double-clicked on "My Computer" and tried to get access to one of my HDDs (the one I was trying to get into was called "MMHDD"). It came up with a window saying "C:\resycled\ntldr.com is not a valid...
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    Cant access my documents in another HDD

    I had a PC that recently blew its capacitors and now I cant access my personal files on the HDD from it. I couldnt fix it, so I used my Vaio to try (keyword TRY) to get all the important stuff off of it. But it will give me So now i am stuck with a pile of stuff that I cannot get. I have...
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    Sony Vaio PCV-RX450 freezes up

    I have acquired a Sony Vaio PCV-RX450 that will not install ANY OS correctly. It will boot via CD, but only get about halfway through the install process before the CD spins down and the progress bar/current file copy status (the bar at the bottom. e.g. "Copying: dvdplay.exe"). I am installing...
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    Capacitors Blew!?!

    My capacitors apparently blew when I was (stupidly) adding a PCI card to my computer. Only 2 blew, both with the same Info on them: JackCon 1500mF 6.3v -40+105C. That is what is on the stickers. Can I just buy new ones and go on? Or is the mobo toast? It has served me well; I don't want to...
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    How do I restore all of the recycle bin in msdos?

    Hi, all. Kinda havent been on in awhile. I acquired this old, Compaq Armada 4120 laptop. It has windows 95. It was full of crap, so i started cleaning it out of useless files. Unlike the newer windows, this one does not hide "hidden" files. I accidentally deleted more than one vital file...
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    How to make a server out of a server

    Here is the deal. I have a Compaq ProLiant 3000 series server with 2 Pentium III processors, about 4 gb of ram, and a little 8 gb hard drive. It has Win2k SP4. I want to know how to legally publish my web sites onto it. Do i need a special software? What does it take to set up the server...
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    Windows XP Extra Themes

    Sup, everybody. Remember that post i put up a few weeks ago? Well, as it turns out, my "supplier" (which was a computer fix-it store)(no hard feelings to you computer repairmen out there, as this guy would rip me off every time) turned out to have copied and changed a version of XP Home...
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    Windows XP Activation Key

    Hi, all. Listen, I got Windows XP Home from a supplier, and it installed OK and everything. But when I got all logged in and stuff, it told me that I have to activate Windows, and I had thirty days. I went ahead and went through the activation process by phone(as I am not allowed internet on...
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    Mobo stops working. . .

    I need to find out what the default system switch settings for the Mobo (you know, the one I was talking about in my previous posting. . .). It is still an A-Bit SE6, and the current switch settings are: Switch # 1) on 2) on 3) on 4) on...
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    Computer does not find new harddrive

    Hi all. I just got a new WD hard drive for my PC, and the computer does not find it in the the system BIOS. :speechless: The computer currently does not have a hard drive, and the one I am putting in is a 160 Gb. I need to know how to install it without using an OS, and I do not have a working...
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    Need Help! How do I boot NT 4.0 Server?

    OK. I havent been on here for a long time, and need to catch up. I now have a Compaq ProLiant 3200 and it is currently running on Win2k. I found that I have Windows NT, and need to know how to boot from it. I went into computer properties and checked to see if it gives me the option, but it...
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    Windows XP Pro Bootable CD name

    What do I name a Windows XP Pro bootable image Disc? :eek: -edit- I should be more descriptive- I Have the image(.img) on My computer, But I need the Proper cd name so I can Have my computer Recognize and boot With it.
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