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Hello, I am trying to figure out how to search determine if a word has all the letters in a predetermined set. So for example, I give the letters "yx" and I search a database of words and pull the words that contain only those letters. So if I used …

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Hey. You guys and Linus (well, he said: "Nvidia, f**k you"), were telling that Linux is having problems with latest Nvidia CPUs. Well. My laptop will be kinda custom built. It would have then Nvidia GTX 880M (2x8GB) SLI. Is that on list of compatibility to OpenSuse and Arch? Is …

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The sign-extend unit works for I-type instructions, what would be it's output for R-type instructions? 32 zeros?

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Problem: [b]Windows Vista/ Windows 7 User Account password corrupt / Forgot password.[/b] IMPORTANT: “DO NOT PERFORM SYSTEM RESTORE FOR THE FOLLOWING ISSUE, BECAUSE IF THIS ISSUE CAUSED AFTER WINDOWS UPDATE THEN THIS ISSUE WILL REOCCUR” SNIP Solution: 1. Boot from the windows vista DVD 2. Get into Windows Recovery Console …

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#ss4 #Usage: ss4 <filename> chmod 744 $1 $1 Hi this is my script , after executing it i am getting error as "./ss4: line 6: ss1: command not found" HELP me.

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Someone explain(detailed) how the E2EE works please i googled for it but i didnt find something intresting or rich of informations :p

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hi everyone i just bought a new 1tb hitachi hard drive (hua722010cla330) i splitted it on 3 it's temperature is always too high !! 46+ ![feed46fda77c88ee5997144301132825](/attachments/large/4/feed46fda77c88ee5997144301132825.png "feed46fda77c88ee5997144301132825") and i hear noises when i copy files or when the antivirus start the scan ! please is this normal or should i …

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I'm trying to mount my SD card to my computer because the auto mount feature isn't working for some reason. The card shows up on the first line of the 'lsusb' command, I know that's it because that line goes away when I take the card out and re-run the …

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my mobile batery is BL-5F: - 950mAh; - 3,7V; - 3,5Wh. the BL-6F: - 1200mAh; - 3,7V; - 4,4Wh. the have the connection in same place. the 6F give me much more time with mobile.. and the Volts are the same. but i'm confused with Wh. it's bad give more …

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Hi there, I have a big problem and I need help. Yesterday as I sat on my pc a strange program called Win 7 Antivirus Plus 2013 appeared. It says it's an antivirus and shows up the following message: "System hijack! System security threat was detected. Viruses and/or spyware may …

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Hi friends! I installed Windows Server 2008 Standard and then activated it successfully. I has been running for over 2 months now with no problem. But, it has now started to ask me for Activation. "My Computer -->Properties" says "You must activate windows now" and I see the "product ID …

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I have a Netgear wireless router (NB6Plus4W) configured with WPA-PSK security which is all working fine. The problem I have is with a new d-link wireless AP/Repeater I just got so that to use my laptop on WIFI away from my routers range. It does support WPA. You can see …

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Hi All, I have a Dell PC for which I am attempting to install Windows 7 onto a new HDD I bought. However, I am having issues with not being able to Boot the disk that has the Windows 7 iso. What I've done: 1. Seated the new HDD 2. …

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I have Kali Linux and a week or 2 ago I made a new user which was a copy of root. Now I am getting message that new updates are available and when I click install it asks me for administrative password. When I enter the user's password I get …

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I just installed windows 8.1 and wanted to have a performance widget on the side but noticed that I don't have any inbuilt .. just google and found [this](http://www.myfavoritegadgets.info/monitors/SystemMonitorII/systemmonitorII.html) . It seems incredable? Does any1 have any experience with it?

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So, basically I tried to do everything i found to fix this but nothing really worked .. (It works fine on my 32 bit pc using elementary os(Luna linux). However my laptop has Kali Linux 64 bit. I have chromium installed. Some of the things that I tried which worked …

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Hello, We have a card machine which is not connected to any server but a simple Lan connection on a switch to the router. We were advised that for security purposes TCP timestand should be disable on the remote host. I have access to the router(netgear) but I could not …

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I am having a problem with sharing appointments in my calendar using Outlook 2010 with an Exchange server. This is a small office of only two computers. The Exchange server is being used from GoDaddy to keep the computer and cell phone synced up. The person that recieves the phone …

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I installed Kali linux and while i was running as root I installed quite some programs and made graphical changes etc, even changed desktop environment .. then made a new user so I won't be using root and the new user has all the default stuff and no access to …

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Actually there are lots of programs installed, and My pc is used by my family. I dont know which software are necessary. I think while installing some program, this ads banner were added... When I open google chrome, internet explorer, firefox, safari (any browser) The ads get pop up above …

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Hi guys, i just scanned my computer using AdwCleaner[(latest update)](http://pcsupport.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=pcsupport&cdn=compute&tm=29&f=21&su=p284.13.342.ip_&tt=65&bt=5&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds) and after scanning listed is C:\Program Files (x86)\Speedial so i checked out the folder and in the folder : a folder named bh but nothing in it, FavIcon (ico file), and Sqlite3.dll. Should i remove C:\Program Files (x86)\Speedial ? if …

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Hi everyone :) I have a Cent OS 5 without grafical user interface I want to install a program of flash memory how to change the CentOS-Media.repo in etc/yum.repo.d without editor? I want to change enable = 0 to 1 in CentOS-Media.repo and want that baseurl = file:///media but did …

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I know it is ancient but I have client that is still using Window 98SE due to certain accounting software which he refuse to upgrade. So the Window 98SE got corrupted and he want me to recover the data. All my Window 98SE and ME utilities software are all gone. …

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Hey there. I am from group of people. That are getting heavily irritated by unexpected smash of sound above 12kHz. Is there way to limit it, up to this? I mean, I don't have problem if I am expecting it. But when I am playing games, watching films or listen …

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HI What is the difference between the two payloads ”window/shell_reverse_tcp” and ”windows/shell/reverse_tcp”? I appreciate your help

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[Click Here](http://postimg.org/image/luqbf8bbd/) I have a small pond in the yard and I set up a web camera from my notebook to see whether it's a dog or a cat that bothered my fishes every single night, so I can find a way to stop it. I camcorder or any high …

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Hello everyone, I have an e-machine T2984 computer that recently stopped powering on. The monitor powers on fine but the tower itself does not power on. I checked the AC outlet and the power cord supplying the unit. Both of them are working fine. I also opened the computer with …

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Hi guys I have a toshiba satellite c660-1EL that I am currently running ubuntu in, and I want to do an upgrade for a ram but I dont know which ram sticks I should buy. I want to know do all toshiba satellite c660 models share the same types of …

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Hi, I dont know if this is the right place to ask but I hope I find and answer to my question. I have two vps servers. One with the main domain name (example.com) and the other is serving mail.example.com. The example.com is serving the web server while the mail.example.com …

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hi! everybody I'm a newbie to this site i accidentally came through this site and found it really helpful for IT students thus thought of sharing my view and asking you guys for some help in my project I'm an engineering final year student of comp science. Igot to do …

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When booting into Windows 8 I repeatedly receive a message on the home screen that I have files waiting to be burned. I do NOT. Going to my burning drive there is nothing listed, nor is there anything anywhere else. How can I get rid of this annoying message?

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Hey guys, i'm at my wit's end with this problem. Getting freezing in D3D applications, and then a report from windows that the gpu recovered from a serious error (amdkmdap stopped working) event viewer shows the same thing. This will occur multiple times until it will fail to recover, showing …

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hi , i got this werid problem , when i open a folder and click on a letter name (example : f) it go directly to the search menu instead of going to a file or a folder that start with the letter f ![fb6ceac0c801ed76c9db980ab16afab0](/attachments/large/4/fb6ceac0c801ed76c9db980ab16afab0.jpg "fb6ceac0c801ed76c9db980ab16afab0") any solution to this …

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i got a new headset and when i got i home i open it and found that it had to plugs but my computer only has one plug and i want to know do i need to return it or is there some way to make it work

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Gents, I have been unable to install this thermo-printer on a new Windows 7 laptop: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mini-portable-printer-Thermal-Line-Mini-printer-gwp-80-portable-printer-mini-light-simple-USB-port/1560601015.html Win 7 does not automatically recognize / install it when USB connection is made. Win 7 does not auto-run / auto-install the drivers from supplied CD. Good ideas appreciated!

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Hello all, I have a old HP DC5100 MT computer that has been passed on to me. I am trying to give it back life. It had a power supply problem and after replacing it's power supply I get 3 beeps from the motherboard. If I remove the CPU, I …

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Hi guys I was fixing a computer in the house the other day running windows 8.1, the problem was it loaded up to the windows logo and just stayed there idenfinatly, I asked my Dad what he had recently done on the computer and he said he had run a …

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Hello, I've had this problem before but the solution (removing and then re-installing my printer and driver) isn't working this time. When I start up, I get the message: "Error in C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\DLCJtime.dll Missing entry:RunDLLEntry". My printer still prints, but before it does, it informs me that I'm missing a colour …

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Below is what I'm getting when I try nad start tor, any ideas? M ay 25 14:38:35.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 25%: Loading networkstatus consensus. May 25 14:38:45.000 [warn] Received directory with skewed time (server '193.23.244.244:443'): It seems that our clock is behind by 6 hours, 59 minutes, or that theirs is …

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Can anyone help me? I have a 2 TB Western Digital hard drive that my laptop no longer recognizes. I've tested it on two working computers and it hasn't been recognized by either one. It appears to have power and is connected properly. It does not make the grinding noises …

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I have a clone computer with the following specification, Intel i5, 4GB RAM, 250GB hadr disk, ATI Radeon graphic card, PCI-E network adapter running on Window 7 Pro 32bit. The problem is the computer unable to shutdown. When I shutdown it will go off and after a second or so …

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Hello, I am running windows 8.1 with Anus A55NM-A motherboard, 8 gig memory,400 gig harddrive. I am replacing a second harddrive since my other second drive crashed. CMO see the harddrive,device Manager. But will not show up in Explorer. I am wondering what is causing this problem? Thanks For the …

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Hi i followed a tutorial on how to make folders unacessible and undelitable using cacls command everything works fine until today i was unable to access a folder in D drive , D:\mouad " C:\Windows\system32>cacls D:\mouad /e /c /g %username%:D Arguments non valides. REMARQUE : Cacls étant désapprouvé, utilisez Icacls. " …

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I'm at a loss...leave work on Friday, everything is working fine. Some time over this last weekend, a problem develops...none of our XP Pro Workstations can connect to our domain network when they restart on Monday, and our Server 2003 with Exchange 2003 can't either. All of these systems cannot …

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I just installed linux fedora 16. When i want to view my software packages in the "Add/Remove software" it doesnt show any packages. it give the following error when i click on the "Package Collection" tab: The group list was invalid The group list could not be loaded Refreshing your …

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It's an Acer Aspire 5610. Lovely machine. Until now, had it a few months no problems. Logged in today around 5pm, and it says "USB device malfunctioned".. the only usb device i had was my mouse, which i've been using since i bought it. So that struck me as odd. …

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My OS is windows 7. Can somebody please teach me how to configure squid in this kind of scenario. I have a filezilla ftp server running in 127.0.0.1:14147 I want to make a proxy server (eg. 10.191.16.5) where in when somebody want to uplaod a file to my filezilla ftp …

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So as I posted before I am thinking on buying an iphone. I want to get into mobile app dev. I dont have a mac (only windows) so I search and found a lot of articles that said that it is basicly imposible to write iphone apps from a windows …

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