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How to create broadcast print pooling in Win 7

In Mac it is very easy to create a print pool for automated printing between 2 or more similar printers. I know how to set print pooling in 7. But after I use it I have to uninstall and reinstall the...

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Cannot access files on USB flash drive

I just reinstalled my OS and inserted the flash drive. It installed properly, but after I checked it the files looked like in the screenshot I attached and I can't open them. I don't want to format it...

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Keeping Computer Stable

Hello everyone :) first thread here! :P I'm in the midst of purchasing my first computer build. I plan on putting together a PC for general use, gaming, and a little photo/video messing around. Here's...

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Mouse and keyboard freezes on Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit

For the past weeks I've been experiencing random mouse and keyboard freezes but the applications keep running normally. The only solution is to hard reset the computer. During normal functioning I...

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Another Bluetooth Headset question

I my Bluetooth headset is already connected to a different computer or mobile phone, presumably my Windows 7 PC can't find it or connect to it? If I disconnect it from my phone (by disabling Bluetooth...

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Need help backing up harddrive from broken laptop

I got a harddrive enclosure, and plugged in into the computer I am going to put the files on, but it shows up on the computer as system reserved K: 70.3 MB free of 99.9MB My hard drive is 500GB

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My Typing Is Being Delayed When I Type?

Hi SevenForums, I recently downgraded my computer from Windows 8 to Windows 7, and now whenever I type the computer cannot keep up. I will type a sentence, but the computer slows down and will only...

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Some Haswell info

I sent an inquiry to Jeffery of ASUS support about some comments he made in Newegg's review section. I expressed concern about why so many ASUS Z87 boards were being returned as DOA. Here is his...

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Can't format an HDD

Win 7 64 I recently reinstalled my OS onto my SSD. I have three 500gb caviar black Western Digital drives that I use for storage. One of them was giving me trouble always checking for consistency right...

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Left Click Mouse problem-It goes to previous page !

Hi to all :) I have a problem , i recently installed Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit on my laptop and I also bought a new wireless optical mouse.The problem is that when I click wherever in any browser or...

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Loss of computer use

Having recently bought a new Samsung computer with Windows 8 installed I took it to PC World and had W8 removed and W7 installed and everything was working fine.I then contacted Samsung to ask why...

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Unable to remove printers(printers come back after restart)

Hi All I spend a few hours trying to remove a few printer entries in the "Devices and Printers" directory. Have followed a few Internet based suggestions without a chance. After reboot, the printers...

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Power supply went out

:cry::cry::cry: Okay, I was reading through the forums earlier, then left (computer still on) to make a store run. I get home about 45 minutes later, put my groceries away then head to my computer. It...

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Keyboard and Mouse not working after computer back from Sleep Mode

Well when I come up from sleep mode. My mouse will first light up. But then when my motherboard shuts off and turn off again by itself, the mouse and keyboards will not light up, but the computer is...

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Emtec 16GB Flash Drive not detected in BIOS

Hello. I bought a little 16 GB flash drive by Emtec yesterday because it was on sale for ten bucks at Office Max. I tested it out transferring a few music files from my laptop to my PC, and it worked...

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My D:\ partition has disappeared twice this week. Why/how to fix?

My D:\ partition (which I used to store downloads and data) completely disappeared a week ago on Friday, then I was able to recreate it and reload my data from an external backup, and then this Friday...

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Old CPU fan doesn't affix to new motherboard

Do CPU fans or fan plates come in different sizes? My old CPU fan back plates and screws on the fan itself is just slightly too small for my new mother board. Any ideas?

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speed the USB flash memory up

Hello guys, I have an USB flash memory brand PNY. Its speed is very low, that is, when I copy or delete files into/from it, it takes a very long time to be done. Is there a way to speed it up? Thanks.

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Solved external power cut zapped ssd

was using pc last night and the surrounding area lost power supply. Had a gut feeling some damage will occur. I was right, looks like everything is working apart from the ssd booting. at boot up it...

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Recommendations for a ups

asper title can anyone suggest a decent ups, upto £100 please. Cheers guys

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