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  1. Thanks, that MS article was interesting. ....

    Thanks, that MS article was interesting. . .forgive my ignorance but where do I find that utility, it seems to be worth playing with?

    Interesting note about Backup Exec. . . it seems to be able to...
  2. Thanks, the key is that the hard drive is not...

    Thanks, the key is that the hard drive is not recoverable. The guy deleted the files, formated over a fat32 with ntfs reformated it, then set it up as as a mirror, then filled it up with other...
  3. HELP- REWARD - Need to repair a QIC backup file!

    Here is the clients problem. Friday, on a network, they ran MS Backup on a win98 box to backup a network drive. They created a backup called MYBACKUP.QIC it is 3 gig of files compressed to 1 gb....
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    Funny, I was using winamp and win media 7. ...

    Funny, I was using winamp and win media 7.

    However, I said the heck with w2k on that machine. Reformated to win98 and they have no mp3 problems at all using internal or PCI sound. Someone else...
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    Win2k Crappy MP3 performance

    win2k on a Athlon 800 brand new system, fast drives etc. I get skipping and slurring whenever I use winamp or Winmedia. I have tried an onboard sound card and a good PCI soundcard with little...
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    On the same lines. . .I love walking into Best...

    On the same lines. . .I love walking into Best Buy or Circuit City and some moron is trying to fit a big screen TV in the back of a Honda Accord. "What the hell were you thinking?" And they keep...
  7. Thread: Lunch Time!

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    Thumbs up to the Chinese buffet. . .I spend a lot...

    Thumbs up to the Chinese buffet. . .I spend a lot of my time going to different clients offices. I know where all the best Chinese buffets in the Triangle are! (NC, USA) In relation to my clients,...
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    NT Server to Win2k Pro with Raid

    Has anyone upgraded from NT server 4.0 to win2k on a netfinity with a raid conroller and volumes. I will back everything up, but was hoping I wouldn't have to restore. technically you are not...
  9. Win2K Pro - Internet Sharing as a service?

    I hope this is easy. . .but when using a win2k pro box as an Internet Sharing host: (It works great, better than Proxy server IMHO.) How do I get the dial-up connection to run without having to...
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    He got me. . . .

    Yesterday I was helping an clients employee set up his laptop for networking. He has a desktop and the company bought him a laptop to use on the road.

    I get to his cube and the laptop is sitting...
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    Years (and years) ago I had call about a computer...

    Years (and years) ago I had call about a computer acting eratic. It was an old DOS machine they ran DOS Wordperfect. The problem seemed virus related so I did a scan. Yep! Stoned boot sector...
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    Had something similar happen to a server. . ....

    Had something similar happen to a server. . . they are nice and warm I guess. . .
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    CALL: I am installing Quickbooks and I put in...

    CALL: I am installing Quickbooks and I put in the first disk and ran install.
    ME: OK, what seems to be the problem?
    CALL: Well, it stopped and now it has a message that says "please insert Disk...
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    So, how many of you mom and pop tech shops sell...

    So, how many of you mom and pop tech shops sell white box parts? How many of your sales guys are at least A+. I hear a constant theme that customers don't get things explained correctly, but from...
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    Yea, besides the obvious Pac-Bell. . .I always...

    Yea, besides the obvious Pac-Bell. . .I always tell clients not to buy a computer that starts with an A!

    Acer, Aptiva, AST. . . . its easy to remember.
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    Dude, if you do computers, this is Silicone...

    Dude, if you do computers, this is Silicone Valley East. Everyone is here. . . Cisco, Nortel, IBM, Red Hat etc. etc. . . .

    This is a good opportunity, email me a resume and I will put it in the...
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    Looking for a Tech in Raleigh, NC

    I know we don't want to turn this into a jobs listing board. . . but I have a lot of respect for the people that lurk here https://forums.windrivers.com/images/imported/2000/09/1.gif

    Got a friend...
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    Yea, I actually moved it to a different desk (and...

    Yea, I actually moved it to a different desk (and wall jack) that were working at 100 OK.

    We actually came up with a semi-solution. They had bought the system about a year and a half ago from a...
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    Switching ports didn't help, I actually moved the...

    Switching ports didn't help, I actually moved the box to another location on the network so I could use a cable that I knew was good. . . .

    I had this gut feeling that it must be a motherboard...
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    Thanks guys! OK, It can't be a hub cable...

    Thanks guys!

    OK, It can't be a hub cable problem, I have tried different cables that I know work. This is the only system out of 16 that is having problems.

    I have used 2 different PCI cards...
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    Reminds me; last week I go into a new clients...

    Reminds me; last week I go into a new clients office. . .they needed some help and their last tech guy had disappeared. . . the owner was married to a friend so I agreed to go. . .

    Anyway, they...
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    Thanks. I swapped out the cable today. . .no...

    Thanks. I swapped out the cable today. . .no luck. . . this one has got me pissed. Any other suggestions??? Anybody know of anything in the BIOS that could affect it?
    Everything is set to...
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    10/100s only run at 10 in an ASUS PII 400

    10/100s only run at 10 in an ASUS PII 400 with win98. The Hub is 10/100 autosensing on each port. Tried two different cards, Netgear/Dlink. Neither will work when set to autosense, or 100 or 100...
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    If all else fails, go find another job. You...

    If all else fails, go find another job.

    You guys are too young to waste your good years working for a company (or school) that doesn't appreciate good people. If this is a large company, and you...
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    My suggestion is to shoot yourself. I have...

    My suggestion is to shoot yourself.

    I have been battling with a laptop, proxy server and www access for a while. . . there is always one system on the network that makes ya look like an idiot huh?...
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