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Could someone please explain to me what's the point

A simple application of recursion could also be path finding. I am not a programmer but I already accomplished simple 2D path finding with recursion and would not know how to achieve without this technique !
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- Post #18
- Oct 11, 2007
- Forum: Programming
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PC Games: S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl with Quake 4

:( They do not ship to Canada....
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- Post #5
- May 6, 2007
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Ghosting to avoid re-install ?

Hi all, I finally got my answer about msconfig not loading...and it was, as usual, too simple ! My boot.ini file on the new partition was like that : [boot loader] timeout=1 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows [operating systems] I simply add the following line to it...
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- Post #13
- Oct 15, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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Ghosting to avoid re-install ?

Hi all, I have been searching for 2 hours now on google and on Microsoft Knowledge Base without any success. My problem is quite simple to explain : msconfig is there, I took a fresh copy from my winXP CD, but still when I execute it nothing happen. Conclusion, I cannot use msconfig...
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- Post #12
- Oct 15, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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Ghosting to avoid re-install ?

Hi, Another update : I did remove the restauration from my HDDs prior to make the "copy" to the new HDD and now the restauration system can work at the price of losing every restauration point. The msconfig problem is still unsolved. I will try to solve it since it would allow me to...
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- Post #11
- Oct 14, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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Ghosting to avoid re-install ?

Hi all, Just to give an update. When using LifeGuard tool make sure to do it in DOS mode OR shutdown the system restauration on all drives. If you do not do that you will encounter two severe problem : 1-You will not be able to open msconfig anymore 2-You will not be able to do...
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- Post #9
- Oct 14, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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Ghosting to avoid re-install ?

Thank you ! I'll look for that software (Acronis) in a near future for sure.
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- Post #8
- Oct 14, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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Ghosting to avoid re-install ?

Hi all, I tried the WD drive utility called LifeGuard tools. It seems pretty easy to do but there is no way to reconfigure the different partition sizes to the new drive. For example, my 80 Gb drive was divided in 5 partitions of different sizes. With LifeGuard, the easy automatic...
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- Post #6
- Oct 14, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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Ghosting to avoid re-install ?

Evening bump
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- Post #4
- Oct 13, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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Ghosting to avoid re-install ?

Hi, Thank you for your reply. There is just one thing I am not sure to understand : when you say that I should download the drive utility provided by the drive manufacturer, do you mean a software that would allow me to replace Norton Ghost ? If the answer is yes than I should...
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- Post #3
- Oct 12, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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Ghosting to avoid re-install ?

Hi, I would like to ghost or made an exact copy of my boot HDD to a SATA brand new HDD in order to avoid re-installation of my WinXP. Is it possible ? I already know I might have at least 2 issues : 1-Since I have no SATA drive installed, I have to make sure that all drivers are properly...
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- Thread
- Oct 12, 2006
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Windows
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Daily Tech comment poster

Since Daily Tech hs no forum section and because I believe that many people from here are going to daily tech, I would like to share my experience. 1-I like Daily tech and I read articles every day. I have no complaint about the "main" content. 2-I absolutely dislike many people whining in...
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- Thread
- Mar 31, 2006
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Politics and News
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Lite-On Combo LTC-48161H problem

Hi, I just uncovered that my CD writer / DVD reader is damaging my discs so they do not work anymore...or at least where they are damage. The results is clear : a full ring of scratching at around half the diameter of the media. It happens on both CD and DVD. My questions are : Is...
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- Thread
- Dec 20, 2005
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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What exactly is the argument against Gay Marriage?

I am not oppose to same sex marriage as long as they are not religious. And if the said religion has a definition of the marriage to be exclusively to be between men and women. I think this is where this whole thing is getting out of control. Religions are the keeper of traditions and...
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- Post #164
- Aug 9, 2005
- Forum: Politics and News
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Worst video card comparison I've seen in a while.

This is plain BS... They seriously need some help to understand computers... I find it strange that a 9800 can beat any kind of Nvidia GPU....at any resolution...
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- Post #14
- Jun 20, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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New, secret spin of NV40?

I cant read all the post on this thread but I have to say this : 1-WD had a very POOR reputation before IBM got those very bad drives all around. So 6 in a row is not really impossible for me. We do not know the story so conclusions are only speculations. 2-Rollo is a very poor...
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- Post #133
- Jan 27, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Nvidia website down

Hey mod, you should lock his account for such a post....this isn't true at all and the only real purpose of his message is to give a bad reputation to a well-known company....
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- Post #4
- Dec 4, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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When do FPS matter?

To have a better video card for multiplayer games on the internet is a must. Remember that when you see 25 people at the same time on your screen, it may take more power to keep the 40+ fps. And what you want is the min fps to be 40 and more. If you do not play multiplayer games, you may...
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- Post #7
- Oct 28, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Mouse Stays on After Shutdown

I had / have the same problem with my logitech mousman wheel optical USB (was PS2) in WinXP. Have a MSI K7n2Delta...it has been doing this for almost 2 years now....and my mouse is still working.
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- Post #2
- Sep 21, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Athlon XP 2600+ vs Barton 3000+

I do not really want to overclock right now because I dont have the time and money (if anything fail). I just wondered if there was a way to maximise the performance of my motherboard (MSI k7N Delta2). It seems that the overclock route is the only way. I plan to upgrade my vid card (GeForce4...
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- Post #9
- Sep 21, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Athlon XP 2600+ vs Barton 3000+

Why should I ? What is the stock clock speed ? What kind of performance gain should I expect with such an upgrade ? One of the problem is that my RAM is not a super ram and I would not be able to run in 1:1.....it is DDR333 "standard" quality branded (I do not remember which one).
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- Post #4
- Sep 20, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Athlon XP 2600+ vs Barton 3000+

Hi, By looking the old Anandtech article : "AMD's Athlon XP 3000+ Barton cuts it close", I can see that there is only 5% to 10% of performance gain. (while 10% improved performance only happenned 2 times out of 10 benchmark) I know that Barton has a larger cache but the clock speed isnt...
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- Thread
- Sep 20, 2004
- Replies: 9
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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XP home edition // File sharing and Network problems

Hey dmcowen674, I just realized who you are !!! I heard of you few years ago and now I see how far it gets..............I am glad you are done with that horror movie..... Anyway good luck and I hope a normal living for you :)
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- Post #15
- Feb 15, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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XP home edition // File sharing and Network problems

Ok guys I found it. Of course you were all right !!! I was killing the firewall process without sucess......the way to do it was to disable it from its configuration file. Then, for my FBhome problem....my linux box has a not so working Samba share named Fbhome that was confusing windows...
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- Post #13
- Feb 15, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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XP home edition // File sharing and Network problems

Hi again, I still cant ping my XP home machine..... My network seems to be working since im on the net with it right now !!!!
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- Post #11
- Feb 12, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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XP home edition // File sharing and Network problems

Hi again, I think I must recap... My first problem is : I cannot ping my XP home machine from my XP pro machine My second problem is : I cannot access Mshome workgroup on my XP home machine from my XP home machine. Usually, you can at least see local shared folders on your machine and you...
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- Post #8
- Feb 11, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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XP home edition // File sharing and Network problems

I am going to install NetBeui as the default protocol for LAN.... But does anybody knows the top 5 reasons why I cannot see my XP home computer from my XP pro (whith ping) ? Exclude : Anvi-virus (I killed it with Task manager with no results) Firewall (ICF is disabled) Thanks for the link. I...
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- Post #7
- Feb 11, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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XP home edition // File sharing and Network problems

Already did....look in my first post !!
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- Post #3
- Feb 10, 2004
- Forum: Networking
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XP home edition // File sharing and Network problems

Hi, First, here is my setup : 1- Linux box as the firewall and the router for internet. IP is 192.168.1.1 2- XP Home edition box with IP 192.168.1.10, appropriate DNS for internet. 3- XP Pro with IP 192.168.1.20 I can access internet from all PCs, I cannot ping every PCs on the network. -I...
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- Thread
- Feb 10, 2004
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Networking
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driver_irql_not_less_or_equal error

Thanks for your help guys. Because it requires a lot of work I am not sure I will do it in a near future. I did reinstall win98se and all programs for now.... But for sure Ill give a final try to XP
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- Post #8
- Sep 9, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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driver_irql_not_less_or_equal error

Bump....I really need help
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- Post #4
- Sep 5, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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driver_irql_not_less_or_equal error

I also tried that ! I changed my two Memory stick by 2 generic 128 Mb I have in another system and I still get the same message. Im looking for a good software to test every single bit of my memory stick to validate they are all good. Any idea of which is the best ? Thank you for your help..
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- Post #3
- Sep 4, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help!!! Random freezing! Don't know what to do!

Disable any settings related to sleep mode on standby mode in both OS and BIOS. I know this problem occurs sometimes in games...and one fix is to disable any screen saver and energy saver mode. It is the only solution I see now. I guess that there are some other paths to try...
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- Post #2
- Sep 4, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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scsi question/help with drive and terminators

PLease get into your adapter setting just after BIOS and select the speed by SCSI ID. Maybe it is not set to the maximum. For adaptec 2940U2W it is CTRL+A just after the PnP initialisation. And as everybody said, it is mostly the access time and the fast that you can move data to more than 1...
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- Post #8
- Sep 4, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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driver_irql_not_less_or_equal error

Hi everybody, This is a quite bad story im about to share. Please look at my SCSI rig to see my hardware configuration. I had win98 and win2k in dual boot on the 10k SCSI HDD and everything works fine except that I wanted to have only one OS. So i decided to install XP on a 3.0 Go partition...
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- Thread
- Sep 4, 2003
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Computer Building
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Building a new system. Need help.

Before spending too much money in a new system, you could consider to change you vid card ? I dont know if your MB can handle AGP 4X, but if yes I would really think about an upgrade. For the Vid card debate. One thing to consider is the DRIVER part of a video card. I bought an ATI FireGL 8800...
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- Post #19
- Feb 3, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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OT : Win98SE boot sequence so long...what to do ?

Thank you for all the info guys The nic is for a cable connection. The fact is that I have installed every single component of my brother's computer and now I am installing software. This was the only problem...on 8 computers, this one was the only one with zero problem ! I will configure the...
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- Post #9
- Aug 24, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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OT : Win98SE boot sequence so long...what to do ?

I must tell you guys that before the installation of the ethernet card and the sound card it was real fast : less than 15 second from memory test to windows. Now it freezes between the two win98 logo screen. There is a text screen. In that screen you can read Soundcard info and keyboard...
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- Post #5
- Aug 24, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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OT : Win98SE boot sequence so long...what to do ?

Hi, The win98SE kind of freeze at the black text screen where it is written the Sound configuration, the keyboard configuration.... Is there any way to accelerate the process ? Could it be Plug and Play ?
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- Thread
- Aug 24, 2001
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with bual boot and listen to a lucky man !

Thanx. I will give a try to WINDOWS instead of WINNT Anyone knows if the file DOOTSECT.DOS is a necessary win98se files at startup ? Anyone knows if the win98se partition needs to be Active in order to the OS to boot ?
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- Post #9
- Jul 5, 2001
- Forum: Operating Systems

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