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    figure out how long a job takes to complete

    I will be doing some volume testing on an AIX computer. I would like to write a script, that will tell me the start and end times of a program. (I really only need the end time, I'll be starting the program, I'll know that time!)I need to write the script as a regular user, I won't have access...
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    XP and Sound card distortion

    Try moving the card to a different PCI slot.
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    delayed start -DSL Internet Connection

    No, the DSL modem is already connected to a NIC card. The scanner is USB. I will completely remove it, and see it that helps, then at least I will know it's the scanner.
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    delayed start -DSL Internet Connection

    I have XP Pro. I use an Epson Perfection 1250 scanner, witht the latest drivers installed. I have a DSL internet connection with Earthlink. The problem occurs after a reboot - when I get to the desktop, usually the first thing I want to do is connect to the Internet. I click on the connection...
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    Hey guys, I am rather baffled by

    Athlon CPUs are known to "freeze" the system, especially on a newly built computer. Is this a new one? Anyway, I had my computer freeze up (Athlon 1800 + with an Abit KG7 Raid mobo, Win XP Pro, and I fixed it by setting the CPU P/N Slew Rate to 6, rather than the default of 3. Maybe...
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    Pop-up Ads

    I like popnot, it works pretty good: http://www.hdsoft.com/
  7. pry

    old CD shows up in explorer

    I think it's a bug, do we get a prize for finding it first? By the way, what file system are you using, I use NTFS. Here's a similar problem with FAT or FAT32 XP: http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q307126 (if the link above doesn't work, it's Microsoft Knowledge...
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    old CD shows up in explorer

    This is very annoying, and started happening just yesterday, about 3 weeks into my clean install of XP Professional: My CDRW is displaying the info about a disc I put in about 3 CDs ago, in the Explorer, icon view. When I click on the icon, it will open up and display the correct and current CD...
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    Error Deleting File or Folder in XP

    glad i found this thread , there is another way to do it: delete the folder that contains the file. not the most elegant, but quick and easy...

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