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    Remote Desktop

    Hello Folks, I want to set up a Remote Desktop (RD) session with another PC. Both PCs are running XP Pro and both PCs have DSL. I have done a lot of reading on the this subject and I find I am getting more confused. I know I need to set up both both PCs to accept RD and I have done that. I just...
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    Best Remote Troubleshooting Program

    Hello folks, I have been uncerimoniously chosen as the PC help guy for my mom, mother in law, grandfather and grandmother. Most of the users have fairly new PCs with XP Pro. For the most part, I just need to take control of their desktop so I can un-fix, the fix that they put in place - if you...
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    Why is my PC running Messenger 4.7 and 6.2?

    Hello Folks, If I am running MS Messenger 6.2 in XP Pro. Why would version 4.7 still be on my PC? I have tried to remove the 4.7 version but I cannot. Also, the 4.7 version is in a different folder than 6.2 so I could just delete the folder but I am sure that there would still be entries in...
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    Netgear Router as only firewall device

    I am running Norton Firewall and I also have a Netgear wireless access point from home. I have talked to several IT folks and I keep getting different answers. Is it necessary to have both a hardware and software running at the same time? Thanks, Bill
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    Windows XP is Slooooooooww.......Help

    I have a Dell P4, 1.3Ghz PC with 256MB of Ram. I am running Windows XP Pro and my PC is running like a dog. The main symptom is the PC is constantly reading from the Hard Disk. I am also running\Using the following: Norton Security Norton Anti-Virus Netgear Router Here is what I have tried...
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    CD Skips....Suggestions?

    Hello Folks, I have a P3 Dell on which I installed Windows XP. Everything works ok except the CD player. I tried to play a music CD and the CD player skips intermittantly. I played a song from my hard disk to eliminate the graphic card as the culprit and the song played fine. I was jus using...
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    Netgear Router & Norton Security

    Hello All, I just purchased a Netgear Wireless Router with a hardware based firewall. I also have Norton Internet secuity running on my machine. Does it make sense to have both a software and hardware based firewall? I have to think this is overkill, especially for home use. Between the two...
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    Installing Windows 2000 on Hard Disk

    Hello folks, Sorry for the remedial question but I need to install Windows 2000 on a blank hard disk. The comnputer I will be installing the OS will have a 3.5" floppy, a 6GB hard disk and a CD drive. I have Windows 2000 on CD so is it just a simple matter of reconfiguring the BIOS to read...

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