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HP DC5000 DVD writer doesn’t work with vista

Posted on September 17, 2007 by theFakeGeek Leave a comment

I have the HP DC5000 DVD writer. I recently went over to Vista and it now doesn’t work. Thanks! I went over to the HP site and found this page. Basically it says that there are no Vista drivers for the drive. Now you can try the drivers found on that page, it’s unlikely that […]
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Categories: CD and DVD Troubles

 

Increasing Wireless Range

Posted on September 17, 2007 by theFakeGeek Leave a comment

I have my Linksys WiFi router on the top floor of my house. My room is in the basement and I have a laptop there. When I’m near the the router or on the same floor I get a nice speed but when I’m in the basement the speed drops by half. What should I […]
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Categories: Wireless Troubles

 

Going full screen in Safari.

Posted on September 16, 2007 by theFakeGeek Leave a comment

How do I get full screen in the Safari web browser? You can do this a variety of ways: At the bottom of the window there will be three diagonal lines. Click and drag these lines to extend the window. Download AppleScript and use the script to extend your window automatically. You can download it […]
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Categories: Apple Computers

 

Can I run Virtual PC on my G4?

Posted on September 15, 2007 by theFakeGeek Leave a comment

I am thinking about buying a powerbook G4 the one I’m looking at has a 1ghz processor and the operating system is OS 10.4, the hard drive is 60gb and there is 1 GB of ram. Could you please tell me if this machine is capable of running Virtual PC? I need to run Microsoft […]
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Categories: Apple Computers

 

How do I find out what programs I’m running?

Posted on September 15, 2007 by theFakeGeek Leave a comment

Sometimes my computer seems to be running slow. How can I check to see if there are unwanted things running on it? To see if there are any unwanted applications running on your computer all you have to do is press these three keys at the same time: CTRL SHIFT ESC. This combination will bring […]
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Categories: PC Maintenance

 

Where can I find a Windows XP desktop?

Posted on September 14, 2007 by theFakeGeek Leave a comment

I’m looking for a new computer but I don’t want to have Windows Vista I want to stick with Windows XP. Do you know anyone who still sells computers with XP? Sure do! Probably the most popular seller is Dell and you can see their selection here. They offer Windows XP on a select amount […]
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Sound crackles with Windows Vista

Posted on September 13, 2007 by theFakeGeek Leave a comment

I want to play music and sounds. Why does my computer’s sound crackle? I’m using Windows vista. So I take it your just sitting there at your computer and you put on a song or video and it just starts to crackle. That’s got to be annoying! First let’s make sure exactly where the problem […]
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Categories: Audio and Sound

 

How much hard drive do I need?

Posted on September 11, 2007 by theFakeGeek Leave a comment

I’m looking to buy a new computer and I’m wondering how much storage I should have if I wanted to search the net, take pictures using a digital camera and burn music CDs? Considering the the hard drives that come with computers today I’d say the lowest you’d want it to come with is 250 […]
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How much does RAM cost?

Posted on September 11, 2007 by theFakeGeek Leave a comment

I need to upgrade my computer and I’ve been told that RAM is the best option for doing this. How much is 2 GB stick of RAM? RAM is indeed the cheapest and best way to upgrade a lagging computer. The cost for your proposed upgrade will be determined by what type of RAM you […]
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Linksys Router keeps dropping the signal and disconnecting

Posted on September 11, 2007 by theFakeGeek Leave a comment

I have a Linksys WRT54G router and I have a wireless network set up in my house. Recently the router has been randomly disconnecting. Why does it do that and what can I do? This a common problem with all consumer-grade routers. They will work fine for a while but after a year or so […]
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Categories: Wireless Troubles

 
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