Why would one of my hardwired PCs has faster intenet speed than wireless PC on same network?

Hi. I have a Compaq Presario Desktop PC, that is connected to my home network using CAT5, and a Sony Vaio Laptop using wireless.  My network uses Verizon FIOS thru their supplied router for internet.  Everything works fine, but when I use Internetfrog.com’ speed test, my hardwired PC gets 6mbs while the laptop gets only [...]

Adobe Distiller

Hey all. I have a user that cannot convert Page Maker files into a pdf. Adobe is asking for a "Distiller" program. Currently the user is on Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0. The latest distiller that I can find is for versions 3 and 4.0 Am I to understand that Reader 7.0 does not have a [...]

installing symantec antivirus error

when installing symantec antivirus v10.1 onto an xp client from cd, i get an error "an error occurred while trying to install symantec antivirus". There was an OEM version of symantec antivirus already installed, which i removed.
Please refer this page and follow the appropriate manual uninstall instruction and try reinstalling:http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2002031914291648
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Tortoise CVS and ignoring files

Hi all.
We current use Tortoise CVS to control our versioning. If you know the application, you will know how handy it can be. The problem comes when you do a commit and it uploads all the binaries and you either end up with a mixed set of binaries which dont need to be shared in [...]

Guide(s)

Winguides.com offer some guides and registry guide is one of them. It’s free too. There is also a guide called " The Tweaking Experience " which is also a freeware. Are there any such guides available? Can I get a group policy guide? I know about gpedit.msc but not about the options involved or displayed [...]

Skype drops my WLAN connection

I have a Fujitsu Siemens Scaleo H, AMD 64 Athlon x2 with an integrated WLAN adapter with a SIS163U chipset.
Whenever I use Skype it takes anything from a minute to maybe 15 minutes and then I loose the connection to the router. The connection can not be repaired and I have to restart my computer [...]

How to Avoid Being Blacklisted

Hello,
My company has built up a very large email list of customers.  We frequently send our email communication to our customers.  How do I register myself as an authorized email sender so i do not end up on blacklists?
Here are four sites you can use to have your e-mails accredited so you can be whitelisted:
http://www.senderscorecertified.com/http://www.habeas.com/

outlk 2k3, 2nd mailbox exchange alert?

Hello,Is there a way to make emails which come into a additional mailbox display an alert.
We are on exchange 2003 with outlook 2003, we have our own mailboxes and a support mailbox, when emails come into my mailbox i get an alert..fine.. but when they come into the support box no alert is shown, is [...]

Redemption Helper Outlook Extension has been disabled

I installed MS Outlook 2000 on our Windows 2003 Server machine to receive work requests.  Each time Outlook starts up, the error message:  "Redemption Helper Outlook Extension has been disabled.  MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or wrong version".  How can I fix this, and what does this mean?
Have you tried updating office from http://www.officeupdate.com?
On the Help menu, [...]

VPN Error

VPN error that says "secure VPN Connection Terminated by Peer. Reason 427:  Unknown error occured at peer. "  This error occur about 30 sec to 1 min after connection has been made. My users are not letting the system sit idle. What could be causing the problem I am using VPN Client 4.6.
what VPN client [...]

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