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Need help with WS2012 config

As for #2, it's yelling at you because 0.0.0.0 *isnt* a valid address. DNS wasn't designed to be used as a ghetto content filter. You might have better luck redirecting to 127.0.0.1 or your servers IP address to force a "bad" connection, but you might be stuck waiting for timeouts and have...
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- Post #2
- Feb 8, 2013
- Forum: Windows
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Remote Desktop

Untrue. While it's probably easier for the average user to go with something like logmein, it's very possible to use RDP over a standard internet connection. It's not the most *secure* solution without enterprise-grade configs, but you can still do it. The destination computer must have...
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- Post #19
- Feb 8, 2013
- Forum: Windows
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Windows 7 deployment on multiple HP machines

Your best bet would be to take the standard OEM windows install disk and slipstream all the drivers & updates into it. Not as easy as it used to be with XP, but still very doable. https://www.pcworld.com/article/239634/how_to_speed_up_windows_7_installs_with_slipstreaming_and_usb.html
- Dstoop
- Post #2
- Feb 8, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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HD 7950 having that much issues?

13.2 betas have all but completely eliminated the directX 9c artifacting bug. I'd say these cards are totally safe buys now.
- Dstoop
- Post #3
- Feb 6, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Logitech going crappy?

Pretty much this. It's tiny, made of tiny plastic, and you click it thousands and thousands of times every day. I've even had MX518s made years and years ago eventually go bad on me. The more bells and whistles they shove into that little mound of plastic, the more chances something is going...
- Dstoop
- Post #6
- Feb 6, 2013
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Formatting an External Hard Drive

Pretty much what everyone else said. I have a half FAT, half NTFS external drive hooked up to my Wii. Works like a charm.
- Dstoop
- Post #6
- Feb 5, 2013
- Forum: Windows
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to much data

http://windirstat.info/ The de-facto "whats eating up all my space" tool
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- Post #3
- Feb 5, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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How do I get faster read speeds with my Samsung 840 Pro?

What? I'm pretty sure there's a significant difference between Cat5, Cat5e, and Cat6 rated cables... The ISO doesn't just make shit up all day.
- Dstoop
- Post #26
- Feb 5, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Catalyst 13.1 Out Now (New 13.2 Beta Links 3,4&5)

I've been seeing this issue from 12.10 and later. Frankly, it's not that big of a deal to me so i'm just leaving it. It'll give me the black screen with the cursor maybe 1 in 3 times it goes to turn the monitor off. The only thing I can think of is that the black screen /w cursor is what is...
- Dstoop
- Post #249
- Jan 31, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Catalyst 13.1 Out Now (New 13.2 Beta Links 3,4&5)

Hey look, exactly what we've been waiting for, and what we've had multiple threads about. I'm excited to give them a shot tonight. I'd love to know what they narrowed down to be the cause.
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- Post #211
- Jan 29, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Strangest Thing I've Ever Seen

How do you know it's getting two IP addresses? Two separate MACs, two separate IPs, and DNS resolving only one address all point to that machine being .34. What is telling you that it is also .213? Also, how are you scanning to each machine, from the scanner itself or from installed software...
- Dstoop
- Post #2
- Jan 29, 2013
- Forum: Networking
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wireless usb adapter (Linksys Valet AM10 300Mbps) - how good compared to wired?

Looking at the devices you mentioned, you would get about the same real world performance with either from external sources. However, there's still a few important impacts to be aware of. *Internal* network speeds will be slower. If you're transferring files from one computer to another, or...
- Dstoop
- Post #3
- Jan 29, 2013
- Forum: Networking
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High Latency

This thread seems to have gone way off the rails, with someone going so far as to lieing to the other person to gain access to their PC? Here's the bottom line, a 10/0.5 connection is absolute crap. He doesn't need to be doing any sort of P2P on that to bring it to a crawl, simply watching SD...
- Dstoop
- Post #12
- Jan 29, 2013
- Forum: Networking
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delete

They seriously moved the retail licensing to the OEM model? Guess there's no reason for me not to buy OEM copies of all microsoft software moving forward, since it's the same thing but half the price.
- Dstoop
- Post #10
- Jan 29, 2013
- Forum: Windows
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Catalyst 13.1 Out Now (New 13.2 Beta Links 3,4&5)

No interface corruption in firefox, but the black screen issue seems to only happen on the last few PCs I purchased at work. All of them have AMD 5450's in them and since they're barely three months old, they probably have later drivers on them. My money is on another AMD driver bug, at...
- Dstoop
- Post #206
- Jan 29, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Texture flashing in games w/ 7970

Huh, looks like you're right. I don't own it, so i'm not that familiar with it, but i've seen it brought up a lot in these DX9 artifact discussions previously. Upon further research it just looks like Rage has all sorts of graphical and technical issues of its own that probably aren't related...
- Dstoop
- Post #15
- Jan 29, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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AMD's real biggest issue, The DX9 Artifacts

With all due respect, newegg reviews mean jack shit unless there's a serious flaw with the item. If I have a problem with artifacting six months after I build a rig, or only in one particular game, i'm not running back to newegg to post a smear review of the product, i'm going to troubleshoot...
- Dstoop
- Post #142
- Jan 29, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Windows 8 License for new Virtualization Server

Microsoft seems to make licensing as confusing as possible intentionally. That being said, servers use a whole different licensing scheme than workstations. CALs dictate how many users can be connected to that server, and RDS CALs dictate how many users can use any sort of anything that...
- Dstoop
- Post #5
- Jan 28, 2013
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Remote Desktop

9 times out of 10 this is a firewall issue. Either the host computer is actively blocking the connection or the laptop is blocking RDP, or both. Turning on "allow RDP connections" doesn't always process the proper windows firewall exceptions, and definitely doesn't do it if you're using third...
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- Post #10
- Jan 28, 2013
- Forum: Windows
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H.265 - Are all existing IGPs and GPUs about to be rendered obsolete?

I'm still holding my breath for over half of the mainstream cable channels to actually broadcast in something above 480i :) How many years has it been since they stopped making consumer SDTVs? Up-scaling SD =/= HD
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- Post #21
- Jan 28, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Game isn't detecting dedicated graphics card

Then odds are you're hosed unless you want to risk a hacked BIOS or hacked drivers. One other thing to try is to make sure your drivers are the latest available from the laptop manufacturer and your BIOS is at the latest version. These two things work together to detect which GPU to make...
- Dstoop
- Post #9
- Jan 28, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Cheapest triple head card, web browsing only

I dont think that will work. Low-end cards typically have a hard limit of dual monitor support. It's only the high end ones that support three out of the box, and even then you need to use a specific setup (IIRC I think it's VGA OR DVI + HDMI + Displayport). Alternatively, you could just buy...
- Dstoop
- Post #7
- Jan 28, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Texture flashing in games w/ 7970

That's because they didn't :biggrin: 13.1 cleared up a lot of the flicker I was seeing when using 12.10, but it's still there. It's good to hear 13.2 clears it up even further. Maybe by christmas we'll be rid of it for good!
- Dstoop
- Post #7
- Jan 28, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Mouse and keyboard go randomly haywire.

It's most likely your G700 causing the issue. The G keys are software-mapped, and the logitech software is still kinda buggy for that. My G600 acts up sometimes in a similar way, swapping to another set of binds whenever it feels like it and resetting the third mouse button to the default...
- Dstoop
- Post #10
- Jan 28, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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can I remove OS from my hard drive?

To be fair, you'd be missing out on some space on the drive (usually about 100MB) used for the system reserved partition unless you did a full format. You can manually repartition the space with most third party partition management software, but its really not worth the hassle. I'd just back...
- Dstoop
- Post #7
- Jan 28, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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No onboard audio on motherboard

You sent it back to the retailer, and they said no dice. Can't you just RMA it with MSI directly at this point? I would be weary of using a board with a dead onboard audio long term. That usually seems to be the first thing that goes on a motherboard in my experience, and who knows what sort...
- Dstoop
- Post #9
- Jan 28, 2013
- Forum: Motherboards
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Game isn't detecting dedicated graphics card

Laptops with 6000m series cards are notorious for this. The bottom line is that the game either plays nice with the switchable graphics and properly detects the card, or your shit out of luck. My girlfriends laptop has run into this with numerous games, even AAA titles like Final Fantasy XIV...
- Dstoop
- Post #4
- Jan 28, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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H.265 - Are all existing IGPs and GPUs about to be rendered obsolete?

Approval of a new standard is great, but what matters is adoption of that standard. It's the same tired old "out with the old, in with the new" doom and gloom, unless everyone spends the money to implement the technology it doesn't do any good. In the interest of consumer protection and...
- Dstoop
- Post #12
- Jan 28, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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AMD's real biggest issue, The DX9 Artifacts

I've seen other evidence pointing to this as well. Really old DX8, early DX9 games, and DX10/11 games seem totally unaffected, it's only certain subsets of DX9 games that have the issue, and even then it may only affect specific games using specific API calls in a specific way, which could...
- Dstoop
- Post #133
- Jan 28, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Texture flashing in games w/ 7970

Hey look, he listed three of the games that suffer the worst from this issue :) Long story short: It's a known issue with many DX9 games and 7000 series cards. It's a driver-based problem that's been around since at least the 12.5 or 12.6 drivers and still hasn't been resolved. Your card...
- Dstoop
- Post #3
- Jan 28, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Computer freezes while gaming, sound usually keeps going.

It could very well be a PSU issue, but there's no way that card or that CPU are pulling consistent full-spec loads running those games. Even without a bronze certified PSU, with the errors he's seeing i'd first suspect the video card. It either needs the drivers reinstalled, or it's a dud...
- Dstoop
- Post #5
- Jan 25, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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How is your luck with Windows Updates?

What? No, No, No! Thats terrible advice, especially for anyone using their computer for everyday things like browsing the internet. I seriously hope you're joking, thats some major security issues you're opening yourself up to :\ As for the OP, the only times i've ever had errors in Windows...
- Dstoop
- Post #7
- Jan 25, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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Weird problem accessing website

Sounds like a routing problem that was completely out of your hands. Somewhere between your house, your ISPs servers, The Grand Internet Backbone, and the server hosting that website a router picked up your request and just sort of shrugged it's shoulders as to where it was supposed to go...
- Dstoop
- Post #2
- Jan 25, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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Windows 8, a WHS replacement?

Short answer: Yes, you can do all of those things with Win8. There's some slight differences in the config, but the functionality is there.
- Dstoop
- Post #6
- Jan 25, 2013
- Forum: Networking
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AMD's real biggest issue, The DX9 Artifacts

Fair enough, I agree that the issue is so vague and so easily mistaken for people who *actually do* have bad OCs or defective cards that who has what going on can be muddied considerably. My issue is mainly that as soon as someone jumps in the thread and says "I have artifacts too after OCing...
- Dstoop
- Post #114
- Jan 25, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Sleep Issue

Wake from sleep issues are extremely common with SSDs. I'd check the corsair forums to see if there's a firmware update that may address exactly that issue. Also update your bios and make sure all your cables are seated properly. Might not have anything to do with the SSD, but that's where...
- Dstoop
- Post #2
- Jan 24, 2013
- Forum: Windows
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AMD's real biggest issue, The DX9 Artifacts

I've seen it referred to as both flickering and as artifacting. The issue manifests itself either as a black, textureless "flicker" that appears and disappears almost instantly, or a more traditional looking muddy green/reddish artifact that also disappears almost instantly. It seems to...
- Dstoop
- Post #105
- Jan 24, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Catalyst 13.1 Out Now (New 13.2 Beta Links 3,4&5)

Do you sometimes just get a black screen that still has the windows cursor on it? That drives me nuts :/ It seems to only happen if specific programs are running the background though, I haven't had time to sit down and really pin down whats causing it, but i've been seeing it at work too...
- Dstoop
- Post #198
- Jan 24, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Can the TIM pad be removed?

Is goo gone seriously safe to use on a processor? They're pretty ambiguous about what they put in that stuff, and it reeks of fake oranges for weeks after applied. I think there's more warnings about how flammable it is than there is info about whats in it on the bottle... That being said...
- Dstoop
- Post #6
- Jan 24, 2013
- Forum: Motherboards
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Have you guys ever had this happen to you?

Those tab locks only really work if you can assume the card is flat with little to no warping. The tab part of the PCB itself can be straight as an arrow, if the rest of the card is warped there's no guarantee that the tab is truly forcefully maintaining electrical contact, the only thing it...
- Dstoop
- Post #13
- Jan 22, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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