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    Video hard to read

    I have a Dell system that is a couple of years old which has a problem with the video. I don't know just when the problem started but on certain sites ( mcafee dat downloads, merjin and others) the text is very small and the characters are not very well formed. I have tried changing screen...
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    How to keep programs from starting?

    Thanks all for the help. I was able to use the info given and straighten everything ou. However I have a friend who has the same problem only he is running Windows XP pro. I was going to try and help him only XP doesn't have the tab to allow you to uncheck. How do I do it with XP? Thanks.
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    What is happening to my Pings?

    I have two sites connected via fiber through cisco switches. One is a central office point with access to the internet, the other is a school. I can ping from the school to the central office ok and the internet works ok but I cannot ping from the central office to the school. I have other...
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    How to keep programs from starting?

    My son has downloaded a bunch of junk from the internet on his computer and now it seems to have a problem starting up. Apparently it is trying to start some programs automatically from startup. I need to know how to remove these from startup. I've looked in the startup file and don't see them...
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    How can I reindex an mdx file?

    I need to change a column width in a dbf file which is running in a runtime dbase program and I don't have dbase. I do however have MS access from which I imported the dbf file into, made the change and saved back in dbase format (dbf) but when I attempt to run the program it tells me I have an...
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    How to Map IPP Print Server to LPT2

    I tried the info in the link but I get a system error 66 or 67. What is wrong? Thanks
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    How to install application to server?

    I know this is a dumb question but how do I install an application to a netware 5.1 server? Ie I would like to put a network version of a word processor on the server. Where do I start? Thanks.
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    How do I make servers secure?

    I have a WAN/LAN in a public school system which has servers running both NT 4 servers and Netware 5.1 Servers. All the Netware 5.1 servers are in one tree. I need to add a seperate server at 6 different locations to handle just student data, grades and etc. This data must be TOTALLY secure...
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    How to Map IPP Print Server to LPT2

    I have 2 win XP Pro machines connected on a peer to peer and also have a printer connected to the network via a Hawking IPP Print server. I have a DOS based program that will only print to LPTx. How do I map the IPP print server to LPT2 so that I can select it in my DOS program? Thanks.
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    Why does my printer print gibberish?

    I have a new Okidata 182 printer connected to a new Gateway computer running windows XP Pro and a parrallel connection. The printer worked fine when I first set it up now it has started printing about 2 lines of gibberish when I try to print a test page. What could be wrong? The Okidata site is...
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    Why does printer print gibberish?

    I have a new Okidata 184 printer connected to a new Gateway computer running windows XP Pro and a parrallel connection. The printer worked fine when I first set it up now it has started printing about 2 lines of gibberish when I try to print a test page. What could be wrong? The Okidata site is...
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    Why does my printer print gibberish?

    I have a new Okidata 182 printer connected to a new Gateway computer running windows XP Pro and a parrallel connection. The printer worked fine when I first set it up now it has started printing about 2 lines of gibberish when I try to print a test page. What could be wrong? The Okidata site is...
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    How do I add new Netware 5.1 server to ex. tree?

    I have an existing tree with about 20 Netware 5.1 servers that was set up by a vendor. I now want to install Netware 5.1 on a new server and add it to the existing tree. Can anyone give me step by step help? Also how do you prevent a server from appearing in network neighborhood to all users and...
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    Why do my IMacs not work correctly with a Cisco 400 Hub?

    I have a network running Cisco 2900 switches and Cisco fasthub 400's. When attempting to copy files from one IMac to another ( using Apple's Network Assistant) I keep timing out and losing my connection. I can copy a few files before this happens. HELP. I've got about 140 IMacs that need to be...
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    What is causing my IMacs not to work on Cisco 400 hub?

    I have a network running Cisco 2900 switches and Cisco fasthub 400's. When attempting to copy files from one IMac to another ( using Apple's Network Assistant) I keep timing out and losing my connection. I can copy a few files before this happens. HELP. I've got about 140 IMacs that need to be...

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