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    Burning an image file to disc gives me coasers: Vista SP1

    Here's the situation. My desktop's HDD croaked (seagate is no longer my trusted brand...it croaked in about 3 years only!), and hence i had to get my laptop out that has vista pre-installed (legal). I bought the WD 1 TB caviar HDD but in order to format it and create partitions, i have to burn...
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    A USB Hub that handles HDD

    I have a 7-port USB hub, and an HDD that is external and interfaces with the computer using USB. I have evry less USB ports on my lappie so i need to connect the HDD to the hub. But the minute is do that, it seems to be zapping all the power out of the hub, and disables all the other devides...
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    Is there such a thing as a Firewire Mouse??

    Call me silly, but my lappy has a firewire port for which i have no use, and 3 USB ports for which i have so much use that i got a 7-port hub connected to one, a 4-port hub connected to another. Well, it sounds logical that i not waste a USB port on a mouse, and find some way to use the...
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    Buying a UPS - please suggest

    Funny thing...searched all the forums for the word UPS but didn't find any result!!...anyway... My specs are: Desktop: 1. 400W SMPS 2. 200GB internal HDD 3. P4-2.66 GHz 4. 5.1 Speakers 6. 21" CRT Monitor 7. CD/DVD Writer 8. 2 extra colling fans (+1 with SMPS) 9. Wireless Router/Modem Also...
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    Linux LiveCD that works with HP Pavilion DV6000 laptops

    Hi, Recently my HP Pavilion DV6000 laptop got a jolt from my cousin and since then it is not able to boot into Windows Vista. I got it from the US so it is not supported by HP India (that's what they told me). Anyways, i have come across many websites whose forums insist that their problems...
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    HDD woes - Vista does not boot

    Hey All, Sorry if this is a bit long but i need your help recovering my HDD and i feel all this is imp info. I recently got an HP laptop from the US that came pre-installed with Vista. The thing is that although i have a valid license for Vista, the CD/DVD itself was not part of the package...
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    What kind of devices can a USB Hub be safely used with?

    I have 3 USB ports on my laptop and are just not enough for the other gadgets that i have, so i got a i-ball USB 2.0 4-port HUB. Some of my gadgets include stuff like Pen Drive MP3 player USB to PS2 adaptor which i presume can be safelly used. I also have an All-in-one Printer that connects...
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    Is Kaspersky a good spyware blocker??

    I have installed Kaspersky AV in my machine and it also comes with its own spyware detector...it looks pretty good in terms of features and so does the AV itself; it detected many backdoors and trojans that Norton hadn't....but occasionally i see the mouse skip to the top/bottom of the screen...
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    Want a UPS or device that can do this....pls help

    sorry that the intro is kinda lengthy but its reqd... I have an internet connections and a cable connection from the same guy - my local cablewala...his product is good and all but it has so happened (about 4 years ago) that during the monsoon, all of his internet wires got 'flodded' and took...
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    AV finds trojan in C:\System Volume Information

    On two occasions, my AntiVirus has found some trojans in C:\System Volume Information...i allow it to delete the infected files since it can't repair them...my question is: What is system volume information?? is it OK to let the AV delete these files? The log is as under... deleted: Trojan...
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    How to find out RAM brand

    I have 1 GB of DDR RAM in my machine...is there a way to fond out the specs and/or manufacturer-model of the RAM without opening the machine....i need to know cause i wanna add another 1 GB to it and want it to be of the same manufacturer....
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    Need to charge UPS batteries to full power

    I have a Digi-Power UPS, which my PC vendor (trustworthy guy) picked for me...the problem is this: the instructions said that for the very first time, i should ON it and let the battieries charge for 6 hours...however i got impatient and plugged the pc, monitor etc after 1-2 hours... the...
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