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Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 12 Apr 19

I know I posted awhile back about finding a power cord for my old Window's Vista computer - and then discovering much to my chagrin that Vista is no longer supported and that apparently no browser worked with the now defunct...

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Software Marketing.

GLOBALSHEEN @GLOBALSHEEN (1005) • India 25 Jan 12

How to market software ? I am told the software people are the ones who hatch the viruses. Is it true ? Any idea ? Which is the best antivirus software ? Is it true people say most of the adult sites are promoting viruses ? If all...

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Virtual Machines: Run different kinds of Operating Systems

fheroan @fheroan (615) • Philippines 10 Dec 11

Hi to everyone! Well, have you ever tried using Virtual Machines? If you don't know what they are, here is it. In a nutshell, a Virtual Machine is like an imaginary machine running in your local machine. It enables you to run...

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Dual-booting: Fedora with a Windows 7 64-bit

gianfaye @gianfaye (52) • Philippines 17 Apr 11

Has anyone here tried dual-booting a Fedora system with a Windows 7 64-bit? I'm planning to install Fedora Lovelock when it's finally released (full release) on my laptop and I want them both to work on one pc. My problem with...

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xXStric9Xx @xXStric9Xx (10) 11 Apr 11

I recently bought a new ASUS Bamboo series laptop that came with Windows 7 Home Premium. I got a USB from a friend of mine containing Windows 7 Ultimate. Naturally I wanted to upgrade. When I did, it erased all of the preinstalled...

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Runing more then one operating system in your home

Suave257 @Suave257 (61) • United States 3 Feb 11

I like to play with all the operating systems that come out and Fedora 14 is awsome. Other then microsoft office i love Fedora, it has a better interface, more stylish basically better then windows and better yet its free. No need...

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Fedora versus Windows

Suave257 @Suave257 (61) • United States 31 Jan 11

Ok I have Fedora 9 and i have Windows xp, vista and 7. Im now running 7 on my laptop after installing Fedora and then trying to install 7 ontop it was hard but i managed to do so by altering my partition. Which one do i like...

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Why do you think that there is constant changing of computers and software?

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 9 Jan 11

Do you think that constantly changing computers and updating them is merely a scheme to keep people buying new pc's? Do you think that computers are made with materials that won't last but a couple years? When I think...

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Why this problem?

KRTWORLDWIDE @KRTWORLDWIDE (511) • India 25 Dec 10

My computer suddenly begins to operate slowely, at regular interval times. Is also shows message " Your virtual memory is too low". How to eradicate this problem?

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Windows, Mac, Linux??? What do you use, and why?

srig02010 @srig02010 (53) • United States 28 Nov 10

With the arrival of Windows 7, and Apple's Snow Leopard OS X last year what do you think is the best system for your computer? The two main competitors seem to be Apple Vs. Microsoft, but where does Linux fit in? Is Linux even...

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Linux Users

nerein @nerein (283) • United States 27 Nov 10

So how many of you out there are linux users. Me myself I am an Ubuntu user. Now I personally like Ubuntu, but as well I would like to try Fedora. I don't really like OpenSuse. Now I know that there are a lot of other versions of...

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Linux ever taking off?

highmage @highmage (8) • Romania 1 Oct 10

I keep wondering if Linux will ever grab more than 2% market share. Since the end of the '90s Linux crowd preaches that the year when "Linux will take off" is just around the corner. Will that year ever come? I guess not....

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Operating Systems

nisa764 @nisa764 (60) • United States 5 Aug 10

Mac or PC? Or other? I have two Windows computers but I prefer my Mac

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Linux vs. Windows

elmiko @elmiko (6630) • United States 18 Apr 10

I don't know alot about Linux(I assume) because I've never used it, but their are some things I've heard that make me really admire it and possibly want to use it. The first thing being it avoids alot or maybe even all the...

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Which OS do you prefer and use?

catalyser @catalyser (531) • Malaysia 18 Apr 10

I used Windows 7, XP, Vista and also Ubuntu. Currently, I am still using XP because its the most stable among all of them. Ubuntu was interesting to use since it is both user friendly and if you really like to control the OS to...

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Battery Issues In Windows 7

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 8 Feb 10

There's an issue of late with Microsoft's latest Windows 7 where your mobile device i.e. laptop, notebook or tablet will indicate there's a battery problem when it isn't so. So, please do not panic or ignore when you have an...

Do you like windows 7?

blackspects @blackspects (33) • India 5 Dec 09

Why and why not????

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What operating system are you using...

iriscot @iriscot (1289) • United States 5 Nov 09

I just finished reading an article in Forbes magazine where the author is discussing what microsoft does in order to get us to purchase their operating systems. Over the years I have used three of their systems and purchased other...

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What do you think about Windows 7?

JacquesF1 @JacquesF1 (25) • South Africa 24 Sep 09

I've had a look at Windows 7 and it looks impressive. I'm just wondering how many people out there have already purchased it. XP worked fine for me and I had no complaints. Then I was coerced into Vista as I bought a new laptop at...

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Should Google Create Their Own Operating System To Compete With Microsoft?

elmiko @elmiko (6630) • United States 19 Aug 09

Google is the best company that could pull such a thing off as they have plenty of funds to do so. Its just they would have to get the support of computer companies. It would actually give Microsoft competition. For all I know...

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