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I have cleaned out my msconfig startup list...

I don't think you'll find options for NerCheck under Files/Preferences in Nero. I think you need to re-enable it in MSCONFIG, restart the system, then turn it off using the right-click context menu of the System Tray icon for the program. Unfortunately, I'm not sure about this. I've always just...
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- Post #4
- Sep 23, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems
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I have cleaned out my msconfig startup list...

FWIW, I wouldn't recommend using the MSCONFIG utility to control what starts up and what doesn't except, perhaps, while diagnosing a problem. I would recommend reinstating both of those startup items and then using the configuration features of Nero and AVG Anti-Virus to determine whether or...
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- Post #2
- Sep 23, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems
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shutdown problem

Sounds like a hardware driver causes a system fault during shutdown. Suggest going into the System Properties dialog, Advanced tab, Startup and Recovery button. On that Startup and Recovery dialog you want to UNcheck Automatically restart. There's a chance, then, that the system will show you a...
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- Post #6
- Aug 31, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Clarion

A quick Google revealed www.softvelocity.com, comp.lang.clarion newsgroup, news.softvelocity.com, www.clarionmag.com, and www.icetips.com as sources of information about Clarion. I know nothing about it. Only responded because wife used to use it in her work. She loved it and was distraught...
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- Post #2
- Aug 31, 2005
- Forum: Windows
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Crash Your PC Using HTML Code

Dell Precision M70 with 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA Quadro FX Go1400 with 256 MB RAM, version 6.14.10.7023 drivers. No problem with Firefox 1.06 (though it just shows a big brown screen). But If I try to hit the link with IE 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 the system spends a little time trying to...
- jaykleg
- Post #27
- Aug 25, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Ek Gads! Help - maybe screwed up clients dell!

Did the client's notebook come with reinstallation media for the operating system? If so, you should be using that to reinstall the operating system -- for two reasons: 1. That OEM image of the operating system will contain the appropriate drivers for the hardware on the system. 2. That...
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- Post #6
- Aug 25, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Synchronising files

I downloaded and tested this beta PowerToy for Windows XP just to see if it would work for various friends who need to synchronize directories. It's about as easy as a manual system gets. I use Beyond Compare from Scooter Software for my own systems.
- jaykleg
- Post #7
- Aug 15, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Windows XP takes AGES!! to shut down

You're welcome. I suggest using the diagnostic functions of UPHClean to see if you can figure out what's hanging at shutdown time. Although it's pretty easy to identify the proximal cause of a hive not unloading, it's not always so easy to be sure that that proximal cause is actually the real...
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- Post #8
- Jul 29, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems
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The reason why laptops are called notebooks.

A long time ago there were portables and laptops. The term laptop indicated that the system a) could be battery operated, and b) could be held on the lap while in use. When I first paid attention to anyone using the term "notebook" a number of years later it was Dell, and their response to my...
- jaykleg
- Post #19
- Jul 27, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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Laptop has no DVI natively but DVI on replicator question

To be safe you should ask a Dell rep (by e-mail) before purchasing. That way you have the guarantee in writing. But, yes, the DVI port should work. My M70 is the same way. Just a VGA port on the back of the notebook, but I use the DVI port on the port replicator to drive a 2005fpw so that I have...
- jaykleg
- Post #4
- Jul 27, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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Why open source software will not appeal to "joe blow"

One thing about open source software that should appeal to any librarian is the basic premise for the existence of the software. By nature real librarians (not those who just do the job for a living, but those who are really into the idea of sharing knowledge) should be able to grasp the concept...
- jaykleg
- Post #7
- Jul 27, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Windows XP takes AGES!! to shut down

If you check out this article and use the information therein along with the linked download location at Microsoft for the UPHClean utility I think you'll probably have what you need. You can use the troubleshooting technique (requiring a registry edit) in the article or just install the utility...
- jaykleg
- Post #6
- Jul 27, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Firefox and Adobe PDF

Interesting. I've been using AR with Firefox all along. I did notice that a new Reader update (7.02) that I installed today specifically mentioned that it fixed some sort of issue when using the Reader from within a browser.
- jaykleg
- Post #8
- Jul 26, 2005
- Forum: Windows
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Firefox and Adobe PDF

You might want to try disabling any extensions you've installed in Firefox. If that fixes the problem, try re-enabling the extensions one-at-a-time to see if one of them is interfering with proper function. None of the 1.0x versions of Firefox I've used has had any problem handling PDFs.
- jaykleg
- Post #3
- Jul 25, 2005
- Forum: Windows
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Updates were unable to be successfully installed

You opened a trouble ticket with MS Support, and they weren't able to help you?
- jaykleg
- Post #8
- Jul 25, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems

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