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HP laptop running Vista just became incredibly slow

Apologies for the double post, but I just wanted to thank all the people who viewed this topic, and report it as solved. After fiddling around with the laptop some more last night, I finally got an error that pointed me in the right direction. Occasionally, when the system would get to the...
- FredFredrickson
- Post #2
- Oct 8, 2009
- Forum: Laptops
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HP laptop running Vista just became incredibly slow

Overview of the problem Simply put, my laptop has recently become so slow that I can hardly use it. Almost anything makes the computer pause for anywhere between 30-90 seconds, and occasionally programs crash after the wait. Full description of the problem and symptoms This may or may...
- FredFredrickson
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- Oct 7, 2009
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Laptops
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File Cataloging Software

That looks cool, techman. Thanks!
- FredFredrickson
- Post #3
- Oct 23, 2008
- Forum: Windows
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File Cataloging Software

Over the years, I've made hundreds of CD's and DVD's backing up various parts of my work and system, and as many of you have done, I've upgraded and bought a lot of new systems in the process. I've got stacks and stacks of CD's and DVD's laying around with all manner of files on them, and I...
- FredFredrickson
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- Oct 22, 2008
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows
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CSS - Span inside Paragraph not coloring text?

So I've got a paragraph of text on my site that sits inside the <p> tags, and I want segments of the text to be different colors. I'm attempting to do this via CSS, particularly with <span> tags, but while every example I've seen assures me this should work, it does not. I've supplied my code...
- FredFredrickson
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- May 20, 2008
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Programming
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What's the name of that old gameshow...

Thanks guys... I think that might be it!
- FredFredrickson
- Post #5
- Jan 23, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Post the most nerdy/geeky joke you know!

What did the mathematician do when he got constipated? Worked it out with a pencil!
- FredFredrickson
- Post #123
- Jan 23, 2007
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What's the name of that old gameshow...

Does anyone here remember what the name of that old gameshow was where three people would walk in, and the contestants would ask them all questions and try to guess which one was actually the profession that they said they were? I seem to think it was in black and white... Can't remember for...
- FredFredrickson
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- Jan 23, 2007
- Replies: 5
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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How do I automatically login to windows?

Couldn't you just get rid of the ASP dev account and all the others that you don't want it to log in to? :P
- FredFredrickson
- Post #9
- Aug 10, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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Mac OS X - Networking games...?

Me and my coworkers are dying here... slow day. Anyone know of any poker games (or anything else that might be fun) that we can play over about 4-5 networked Macs?
- FredFredrickson
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- Aug 10, 2006
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows
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~Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD~

Blue Ray will be the next Beta Max... Sony's proprietery formats (Beta Max, Mini Disc, UMD) have never taken hold, and BR will be no different. What in the world makes you guys think people are going to want to pay Sony prices for all their movies, or that they'll all be rushing out to replace...
- FredFredrickson
- Post #101
- Jun 21, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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16x DVD burner won't burn over 2x...

Well, I checked through the device manager, and everything was already on DMA. Since Sony's website makes absolutaly no mention that they ever had anything to do with this drive, I took my firmware search to google and found this: Softpedia Firmware I'm always really hesitant to install...
- FredFredrickson
- Post #7
- Jun 19, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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16x DVD burner won't burn over 2x...

About a year ago I picked up a Sony DW-Q28A (a link for specs: click here) Burning DVD's at 16x and 8x was excellent! But once I got everything that I really needed to be backed up on DVD's, I didn't use it for a while, only occasionally using it to burn video DVD's. I also reinstalled...
- FredFredrickson
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- Jun 16, 2006
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Computer Building
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Mac OS X... Do shared folders keep view preferences?

I don't use Macs much, except at work... and every time I open up folders on the network server, they are in different sizes / locations / views than the last time I used them. This makes me wonder... Do folders that are networked on Macs save their sizes / locations / views that other people...
- FredFredrickson
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- Feb 16, 2006
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Yay for Dell!

If you actually believe that all the great american jobs are being outsourced then you probably also believe that immigrants are taking all the other jobs that you'd rather be doing... And I would then ask you if your intelligence has been outsourced.
- FredFredrickson
- Post #12
- Jan 30, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Do you keep a list of sites you visit with usenames/passwords?

I just call up hackers via telephone and give them my passwords, it's much more convenient that way, and it saves them the trouble.
- FredFredrickson
- Post #12
- Jan 30, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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So, what is so bad about Stockton, CA?

Uh, isn't it a GOOD THING to be so close to the bay area? I don't really think Stockton is that bad myself... As long as you stay away from the bad parts (like every city in the US).
- FredFredrickson
- Post #27
- Jan 11, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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So.....I guess I'm engaged now.

I was thinking the same thing...
- FredFredrickson
- Post #57
- Nov 28, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What is your favorite funniest moment from Family Guy?

Would have to say that my favorite moments were either when they rebuilt Peter as the $100 Man, the part where Peter fights his evil robot twin, and the robot secretly wins, or the one where he falls down and hurts his leg, and keep making that "Aaaah - <wheeez>" noise. :)
- FredFredrickson
- Post #115
- Nov 28, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Victoria's Secret - Love Spell... When...?

Sorry to get everyone's hopes up, no Victoria's Secret pics here... But my coworkers are trying to settle a dispute (don't want to go into details). Does anyone know when Victoria's Secret came out with this fragrance (Love Spell)? Stupid question, I know... but tired of listening to the...
- FredFredrickson
- Thread
- Nov 28, 2005
- Replies: 0
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Would 2Gb Dual Channel be much better than 1Gb?

Well, I wouldn't expect much of a performance gain IN games (except maybe faster load times, or minimal load times [think: ironforge...]), but it would definitely help me transition between apps and games, right? I mean, I don't think my system is a slouch by any means, but when i play...
- FredFredrickson
- Post #5
- Oct 3, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Would 2Gb Dual Channel be much better than 1Gb?

Heh heh, just what I need, encouragement to buy! I think we can all agree that that can be a dangerous thing!
- FredFredrickson
- Post #3
- Oct 3, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Would 2Gb Dual Channel be much better than 1Gb?

Sorry if this question has been asked billions of times over, but I didn't see any recently that looked similar... My deal is, I currently have 1Gb (2x512Mb) PC3200 DDR running in dual channel in my system, and I have been toying with the idea of adding another 2 sticks of 512Mb to give the...
- FredFredrickson
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- Oct 3, 2005
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
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Make your own comic

Well, no hardcore flash or anything, but a fun little thing where you get to create your own comic by answering a few simple questions... Licking the bathroom floor, chopping puppies in half, fun! :D http://www.bumshack.com/fate/index.php
- FredFredrickson
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- Aug 22, 2005
- Replies: 5
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Why the heck did my CS get so slow?

Man I hope not... I don't download that much stuff... and for the money we're paying to have this service, I should be able to at least play lag free games and surf the net fast, if nothing else.
- FredFredrickson
- Post #5
- Mar 9, 2005
- Forum: Networking
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Default gateway ping?

I am not quite sure what the default gateway is, but I am assuming it is the device that my network uses to connec tot he internet... in this instance being my cable modem. Now that I am connected directly to it, when I ping this device (by finding it's IP by typing "ipconfig" in the command...
- FredFredrickson
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- Mar 9, 2005
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Networking
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Why the heck did my CS get so slow?

Maybe someone can help me out with this, it is really perplexing. About a month ago I moved to a more urban area, and I got comcast cable internet. Hooked it up, got blazing fast (for me) at about 3200 kbps in bandwidth tests... everything ran great. After about two weeks, it started to...
- FredFredrickson
- Thread
- Mar 9, 2005
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Networking
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Funny job listing...

heh he cheers! :beer:
- FredFredrickson
- Post #5
- Jan 19, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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President Lincoln was gay?!?!

Ha ha ha ha, yeah, the wind in his sails kinda turned the other way after he had the opportunity to put his money where his mouth is with the sex harrassment suit, and then just settled out of court! But seriously, I thought Honest Abe is being said to be Bi now? Or maybe it was gay, and I...
- FredFredrickson
- Post #42
- Jan 19, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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have you read Goosebumps?

rented, ha ha... But yeah, I read them too, pretty good books, for the time. Mr. Stine must have been writing non-stop for a while... Those books came out like every week!
- FredFredrickson
- Post #24
- Jan 19, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Funny job listing...

I was poking around some job listings, and take a look at this... pretty bad in general, but the last sentence says it all (or rather spells it all): Oh yes, job candidates must read, write, and speak english proficiently, but the HR dept. shouldn't! :P
- FredFredrickson
- Thread
- Jan 19, 2005
- Replies: 4
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Need for Speed Underground 2: Slowdown problem

Oh, duh... here they are: Radeon 9700 Pro 3.0 Ghz P4 1 Gb pc3200 ram (in dual channel) 30 Gb HD space (out of 80 overall)
- FredFredrickson
- Post #3
- Dec 27, 2004
- Forum: Windows
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Is CS:S worth the purchase alone?

I agree about the lack of content, but it is SUPPOSED to be getting more maps and player models soon. And it better! It's been out for months so far and it's not even up to the standard 1.6 set for content yet!
- FredFredrickson
- Post #7
- Dec 27, 2004
- Forum: Windows
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What's the easiest freeway to play a song at variable speed?

I like the PaceMaker plugin for Winamp... It might be hard to find, because it's an old plugin, but it's pretty cool. Let's you control speed and frequency independantly!
- FredFredrickson
- Post #4
- Dec 27, 2004
- Forum: Windows
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Need for Speed Underground 2: Slowdown problem

Anyone else having this prob? Half the time when I start up Need for Speed Underground 2, the 3D part is slow for some unkown reason... My hardware is up to par, and it worked fine the first time I played it, and right after I put new drivers on. Then, I Alt + Tabbed back to windows, and when...
- FredFredrickson
- Thread
- Dec 27, 2004
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows
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Funky music

I've always been a fan of old school funk music... For anyone in the Sacramento CA area, I like the older stuff they play on Kiss FM. But dammit, I don't know where to start when looking for some good cd's! Anyone have any suggestions for me? :)
- FredFredrickson
- Thread
- Dec 23, 2004
- Replies: 6
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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YAGT: The "I Need Space" thread... *update 01/08*

Ha ha ha ha... with almost 3 thousand posts on AT, she probably thinks he has an online gf! And I just caught myself up with the rest of the thread... be GLAD your engagement ended!!!!! You lucked out!
- FredFredrickson
- Post #115
- Dec 23, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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YAGT: The "I Need Space" thread... *update 01/08*

I agree, and at 22 years old, she is probably having some second thoughts about being tied down for the rest of her life, regardless of the fact that she will not stray to another. I mean, she probably doesnt intend to leave you, or hook up with some other guy... but think about that. At 22...
- FredFredrickson
- Post #113
- Dec 23, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Tell Santa what you want for xmas...

I asked for a package of hotdogs, and now it tells me I am getting a warhammer... is that a good deal? heh hehe
- FredFredrickson
- Post #51
- Dec 17, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Adobe Illustrator - Paths to Lines?

Hmmm... thank you for all the help, I think you may have solved this problem for me! I thought paths were the same too! I think I have pieced enough info together to give this guy some feed back... and I'm glad that I dont have to remake the file!!!
- FredFredrickson
- Post #6
- Dec 14, 2004
- Forum: Windows

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