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  1. ToryG

    Revert pdf?

    I think that there are some other vendors out there besides Adobe that can do PDF to DOC/RTF, etc. Just search around on PDFPlanet.com or PDFZONE.COM
  2. ToryG

    Microsoft Optical Trackball User Opinions?

    Trackball's are great for people that have hand problems or Carpal Tunnel. The Logitech optical Trackball is what I have used for years, but the MS trackball is great also. The only bad part of a trackball is that you will still get the optical sensors that get gummed up. If you don't do any...
  3. ToryG

    What's the best way to "crack" the cmos password?

    If you don't want to do the jumper, or use a CMOS reset program it is possible to remove the little battery that is on the motherboard. Leave it out overnight and then put it back in. This will usually reset the BIOS also. That battery is what powers the BIOS so it can keep the time/date and...
  4. ToryG

    Hardware PID?

    The PID in the BIOS is usually referring to the CPUID that the Pentium III CPU's had on them to uniquely identify each computer. A lot of people complained about this, because they felt like it was a invasion of privacy, so Award and AMI put an option in the BIOS to disable that CPUID.
  5. ToryG

    Windows Freezing on Install

    Try resetting the BIOS information to it's default setup. I used to do Windows 2000 Support for Microsoft, and that was a pretty common issue with it locking at 35% (or 39%). Sometimes when it is trying to finish setting up the machine it will lock up because of some setting in the BIOS. I doubt...
  6. ToryG

    P4 or Celeron

    I think that most of the new P4 motherboards support the celeron chip, the biggest part of the decision would be, what are you going to do with the computer? If you are going to be gaming, or doing heavy duty 3D graphics, then definately go with the P4. If all you are going to do is write...
  7. ToryG

    Better than Alienware???

    There is a great (semi-unknown) place called "Totally Awesome Computers" They have by far the best warranty ever. A lot of their computers are covered for life! The name is corny, but the computers are all made of very high quality, name brand parts. They are just as good as Alienware...
  8. ToryG

    Which notebook?

    I'm a big fan of the Dell Notebooks. Just personal preference though. The inspiron 8100 is great! Dell support is definately the best I've used out of Gateway, Toshiba, Dell, Compaq and Sony. I used to work for Microsoft doing Windows 2000 Pro support, so I had to deal with these vendors support...
  9. ToryG

    PC Reboots on its own

    I have had this issue when the CPU is going bad. Occationally Windows will cause the reboot, but if windows is going to do the random reboot it will almost always post a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) before it reboots even if it is only a split second. You could also look in the event viewer (if...

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