Compatibility refers to whether a particular piece of hardware or software will work with a system.
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How many of the world's PCs has the Office 2007 compatibility pack installed (docx, xlsx etc)?
Is there any way to find out how many PCs have the compatibility pack installed? We're planning to end distribution of office 2003 (.doc .xls) files, and even though a considerable number of users ...
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Needed information for RAM compatibility
I am curious about what to look for when purchasing RAM in terms of what specifications to pay attention to. I know that the RAM has to be the same standard (DDR, DDR2, DDR3, etc) and I know that if ...
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Does Intel 865 chipset support DDR2?
I am looking for a socket 478 motherboard for my old 3GHz Pentium 4 HT processor & found a 865chipset board which claims DDR2. But I am not sure if 865 really supports DDR2 ?
Here is the link to ...
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Compatibility Problem ? Intel DP43TF with Promise Fastrek TX4650
When I installed a Promise Fastrek TX4650 PCI-E RAID card to Intel DP43TF, the RAID card does not function (totally). But when I put the same RAID card to another motherboard, the RAID card works as ...
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Acer Aspire 9300 - Windows 7 Drivers Needed
I bought an Acer Aspire notebook with Vista several years ago. It's great laptop and has served me well since I have been running it. The thing is, since Vista was crap back then, I downgraded to XP ...
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What is a good Linux friendly desktop wireless card?
And that would mean one that works with little to no finagling, I think.
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Does a mini PCIe SSD fit into a Acer Aspire One?
Question: What, if any, mini PCIe SSDs fit into the mini PCIe slot of the Acer Aspire one AOD250?
Info: I have an Aspire One and I've been considering loading it with an SSD. The mini PCIe drives ...
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Replacing Motherboard and Processor
I'm planning to replace the motherboard and processor on my Linux box. I know that the two need to be compatible with each other and the RAM, but are there compatibility issues to worry about with ...
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Test Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 compatibility on Mac
I've made a slide using MS Powerpoint, but the slide is going to play on a Mac and I don't have a Mac. Is there any way to test whether my slides of Powerpoint is compatible on a Mac?
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Windows XP for Compaq Presario CQ62-104TU [closed]
Is it possible to install Windows XP on Compaq Presario CQ62-104TU?
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USB external disk works ok with linux?
I'm about to buy a samsung USB G2 5ooGB, or a western digital 500GB USB Essential
In their specs, none of them say they work on linux. I'm almost sure they do work fine, just like my 4 GB pen drive
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How do I tell if a video card supports linux?
I have a linux machine and I am not happy with the video card as it cannot go above 800X600.
A co-worker is upgrading his PC so I was wanting to get his old video card and put it in my ubuntu 10.04 ...
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Music tagging software more consistent than Tag&Rename?
A few years ago I spent an insane amount of time using the excellent Tag&Rename program. However, I find that for random, inexplicable reasons, some music tools simply disregard my tags, drop or ...
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Make an OS X Installer Think that it is on Snow Leopard, not Leopard?
Is there a way to make Leopard think that it is Snow Leopard, for the sake of installing newer software?
(At my own risk, understandably.)
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powerpoint compatibility
Imagine you work in Office 2007 or 2010, you create a far-fetched presentation and save it as 'ppt'. Office 2007/2010 warns you that some effects will be lost, but you save it.
Question: If you open ...
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Forward/backward compatibility of glibc and the kernel
Suppose you have glibc 2.5 compiled with kernel headers 2.6.18
Is it safe to run this glibc with Linux kernel 2.6.32?
Is it safe to run this glibc with Linux kernel 2.6.9?
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File is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running
I have a really old installer (legacy app) that we are trying to get running on a Windows 7 64 bit os.
Previously it has only been installed on Windows XP 32 bit. I get the following error when I ...
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Is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Compatbile with a Mac Pro Running Windows 7 Pro 64?
I have a Mac Pro (early 2008) and I'm running Windows 7 Pro (64 bit) natively (i.e., with just Windows installed and no OSX or boot camp) on it.
If I buy an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 video card, will ...
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Run a Windows executable in XP compatibility mode from the command line?
Is there a way I can set the compatibility mode of an .exe file through the command line on execution of said file?
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Will this car adapter power this Laptop?
I'm looking to buy a number of car power adapters to be used with some Dell laptops.
http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=1382005
^ This is the item I am currently looking at.
Will it ...
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Problem opening password encrypted .docx file on Word 2003
I am having a problem opening a .docx file on my Word 2003. I have installed the Compatibility pack for 2007 but when i try to open this particular file, I receive the error "Word experienced an ...
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Appropriate USB enclosure to use with an Ultra ATA drive
I have a friend with a broken iBook, but we wish to recover the hard disk. I haven't seen the drive itself, however the spec lists it as an "Ultra ATA drive". Could you please advise if this is 100% ...
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Semi-Hybrid Triple Channel DDR3
I have 3 x Corsair 2GB DDR3 1600MHz, and I want to expand it with 3 more DIMMs. Obviously to keep my triple-channel, I'd be best to buy an identical 3 DIMMs kit as I have now, because triple-channel ...
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After Effects: Mac to PC
Is it possible to open an After Effects file that's been created on a Mac with PC? I don't know what version the AE was on the Mac side, but I want to oepn it with CS3 on a PC laptop.
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Hard Drive Compatibility with Motherboard
Here are the current specs to put things in context:
ECS P4VXASD2+ V5.0
Intel Pentium 4 Northwood 2.8 GHz
2x 512MB PC2100 DDR266 SDRAM
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 250 GB PATA (IDE) HDD
Gigabyte 52x CD-ROM
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MS Word Mac unable to use form in document
I have a Word document given to me by a client. It is an employment application with form fields that the client wants to be downloadable from her web site. I'm opening it in Word 2008 for Mac ...
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SSE2 - SSE4.2 Compatibility
I am considering the purchase of some software (AutoCAD) that requires the CPU to support SSE2.
My PC's CPU is an Intel® Core™ i5-650 Processor, which supports SSE4.2.
Basically what I am ...
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KB980408: Fix for Explorer freezing: does anyone know what app caused it?
Microsoft released an update for Windows 7 today (Tuesday, April 27, 2010): KB980408:
The April 2010 stability and reliability update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is available.
The ...
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Can I use the Office 2007 Proofing Tools with Office 2010 RTM?
I have just downloaded and installed Office 2010 RTM. Overall, it is very nice, but I miss having proofing tools available for my native language, Danish.
I have installed the 2007 Proofing Tools, but ...
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What is the downside to Windows XP style DPI scaling in Windows 7
I recently just moved to Windows 7 and I noticed that many of my older third-party apps didn't look so good at the high DPI I had set (150dpi versus the typical 96dpi). After searching the web for ...
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How does the “Compatibility Mode” in Windows work?
How does the Compatibility Mode in Windows work internally?
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IE8 Compatibility View issues
I have the IE7 emulater tag in a jsp layout. But when I bring up the page, it defaults to the IE8 view until the user clicks the Compatibility View button. I don't want the user to have to click the ...
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4K sectors transition: Why are hard drives moving to 4096 byte sectors, vs. 512 byte sectors?
I've noticed that some Western Digital hard drives are now sporting 4K sectors, that is, the sectors are larger: 4096 bytes vs. the long-standing standard of 512 bytes. So:
What's the big deal with ...
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Hardware selection for Linux machine
I am building a new box, and planning to install Ubuntu 9-04 or Ubuntu 9-10 on it. I am wary of the hardware selection because in the past I struggled with lack of drivers or driver incompatibility ...
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Internet Explorer defaults to 64-bit version
My IE8 has suddenly started defaulting to the 64-bit version. I have no idea how or why this has happened, but I suspect it might be linked to the Browser Choice Screen that Microsoft was recently ...
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How can I install a very old game on Windows 7 64-bit? [closed]
I'm trying to install Theme Hospital on my Windows 7 machine but I'm getting this error:
I've tried setting it to run in XP compatability mode but didn't hold out much hope, and as expected I still ...
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Chrome won't start - Windows 7 x64 is complaining about compatibility
Suddenly Chrome browser does not start, my Windows 7 x64 is complaining:
In translation:
The version of this file is not
compatible with the version of Windows
you’re running. Check your ...
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How to force high-dpi scaling?
How can i force an application to be high-dpi scaled?
Pretend there is an application, who's developers manifested it as high-dpi aware, when it really isn't. How can i force dpi-scaling?
Pretend ...
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Is Kingston KVR800D2N6/2G compatible with KVR800D2N5/1G
I have 2 bars of KVR800D2N6/2G and 2 bars of KVR800D2N5/1G and want to insert them into ASUS P5Q-EM which supports up to 16 GB of such memory.
The main problem is - first two are N6 and second two ...
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Why might PC3200 ECC ram be incompatible when upgrading?
I had some 512MB PC3200 Kingston mem modules in a server, and I ordered replacement Kingston memory in 1GB sticks. The vendor said they were out of stock and I agreed to let them ship me "compatible" ...
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Non-functioning AutoFilter on Locked Cells in Office 2008 - works in Office 2007
I'm looking into a problem for someone, who works in a mixed OS environment. She has created an Excel spreadsheet in Office 2007 to act as a directory, with AutoFilter turned on for names, email ...
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Are drivers compatible between different Linux distributions?
If you have a device driver that works on one Linux distro, will it also work on another one?
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How does “Compatibility Mode” in Windows 7 affect the application?
Background: Based on the answer given to this question: "Skype behaviour in the Windows 7 Superbar" ...you can get Skype to minimize to the system tray (rather than the task bar) by running it in ...
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Generic Hp LaserJet 1012 Printer Drivers For Windows 7 x64?
I've recently upgraded a machine to Windows 7 x64. This machine has a 1012 printer attached. According to HP's site, the printer is no going to be supported in Windows 7. Are there generic drivers ...
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Linux binary support under Mac OS X?
Is there a way to add Linux binary compatibility to Mac OS X 10.5+ such as that found in FreeBSD?
For instance, and totally as an example, here is Arlequin 3.5, a population genetics software that my ...
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Can MS Services for Unix be deployed and accessed from a shared drive?
I'm interested in experimenting with replacing our dependency on MKS with MS' Sevices for Unix toolset. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with deploying SFU on a shared drive? We like to, ...
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Are Linux distributions mutually compatible?
In other words, can an application that runs on one distro be simply copied and run on another distro?
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I have problem with pc. Random reboots with post hyper transport sync flood error
I have problem with my pc. Random reboots with post "hyper transport sync flood" error.
It happens completely random. Most times i watch movie, some times when i play a game, even when i browse ...
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Are USB cables device specific?
I have a dozen or so USB or USB to mini-USB cables lying around. It's annoying keeping track of what goes to what.
Are they interchangeable or are they device specific?
Does it change the answer if ...
