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    Can't delete two folders - Win7

    Hey guys, so this isn't a huge problem, but it is pretty annoying. I'm trying to delete these two folders, but every time I try to, I get: However, the folders are clearly showing up in that directory. I've tried to delete them from the command line but that doesn't work either. Any ideas...
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    Possible Desktop Build

    Hey so I'm looking to buy a new desktop in the next few months and I was wondering if this set-up would be good in the long run. What I mean by that is will it be able to run the next-gen games fairly well (medium settings) and be compatible with future parts? I just don't want to spend...
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    windows 7 + chrome

    hey, so i just installed windows 7 not too long ago and now whenever i try to open up google chrome i get the UAC warning asking me if i want to let chrome run. this started happening a couple days ago and its really annoying. how do i turn it off for chrome (i dont mind it in general...its...
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    Transfer Video Tapes to DVD

    I know this isnt directly related to computers, but I figured you guys would know how to accomplish this. My parents have this old Sony Digital8 Camera model# DCR-TRV730 and they want to transfer the video from the 8mm tapes to DVD. What do I need so that I can directly transfer the video to a...
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    Video Web Chat [Questions]

    hey guys, i know this might be a little ambitious, but im willing to try lol. basically heres what i want the end result to look like: -look at someones profile -link that says "start video chat" -once clicked it will send a prompt to the other user if they want to start a video chat...
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    router question/suggestions

    hey guys, so im looking for a new wireless router (my current dlink wbr-2310 is absolutely horrible) and i was wondering if there would be any noticeable speed improvements by buying a type n verses a type g if my computer does not support type n? also i was wondering if you guys had any...
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    how do i do this?

    i have no idea what this is called but i'll try to explain it. on a few sites that i've been to, when you click on a thumbnail of an image, the website will darken and load the image/video full-size. i was wondering if there are a couple tutorials on how this is done. if you look at...
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    Keyboard Question

    hey so i decided to pull out this old game (worms armageddon) and start playing it again, but i soon realized that my laptop keyboard doesnt want to recognize input if two keys are already held down. for this particular game i need to be able to do that. to explain more clearly, lets say i...
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    Displaying Links

    hey guys so for one of my classes i need to help redesign part of my schools website. they want to make it more interactive and "up-to-date". one page just lists like 20-30 links that the user can go to. personally i think its really dull but i cant think of ways to make it more interactive...
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    Internet slows down forced to hardreset computer

    hey guys, so i have no idea whats causing this problem with my computer....a virus maybe but it doesnt seem that likely since nothing has come up on my virus scans. anyway, what happens is when i connect to the wireless network in my apartment complex (its unsecured) the internet will work fine...
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    Speaker Problem

    Hey guys so I have a dv5-1002nr laptop from HP and now for some reason the left speaker will cut out from time to time. I can get it to come back if I up the volume to 100% and then bring it back down to the volume I want but that gets annoying. Btw, that solution only works for a little...
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    Removing Harddrive

    Hey guys I have a HP dv5-1002nr laptop and I'm trying to remove the harddrive. I can easily find the harddrive, but I'm not sure where to go from there. There is this black film like cover on the harddrive that appears to have a sort of tab on it. Is that what I pull on to remove the...
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    merging partitions

    hey guys, im having a little trouble merging two partitions. i just reformatted my computer a couple days ago and my harddrive is split into two 44.5GB partitions. what im trying to do is combine them into one 100GB drive. however, i havent been able to do that lol. i downloaded the demo...
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    Buying New Computer

    Ok well my parents have decided to let me buy a computer before I go to college so here is what I have picked out from www.tigerdirect.com Basically I just want to make sure I wont have any compatibility issues and if you have any suggestions that I should make go ahead and list them. I...
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    New computer part(s)

    Ok, well I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to do but I was thinking about upgrading my computer and I need some input on some things. Basically my set up right now is: AMD Athlon 64 3400+ (socket 754) 1gig ram 200gb hd Radeon 9800se 128mb AGP What I'm really looking to do is replace...
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    php/mysql question

    hey i was wondering what the php code would look like if i wanted to insert a row into the first position of a mysql table rather than the last. for example if i had the rows: blue red white black and i wanted to insert green it would be placed in the first row so then the list would look...
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    dlink router question

    ok, well i am currently hating myself at the moment but oh well. i am using a dlink 524 rev d router and i decided to upgrade the firmware because i was experiencing some problems. i went and downloaded the newest version and then upgraded it. however, i was dumb and decided not to look at...
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    digital camera/computer problem

    ok, so we just bought a digital camera (a Canon Powershot SD800 IS) and when i plugged it into my computer for the first time to transfer some photos i ran into a few problems. as soon as the computer recognized that the camera was there and tried to install the software needed to allow...
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    first sig in a long time

    here ya go...made with the GIMP comments please
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    hard drive question

    ok, well i have a fairly old hard drive and i was wondering if it will be compatible with my newer system as long as i have the correct connection? if i have nothing to worry about (compatibility wise) do i just plug it in, start up my computer, then reformat it?
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