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Microsoft To Offer Students Free Xbox 360 With Windows 7 PC Purchase
Microsoft today announced it will start offering a free, 4 GB Xbox 360 S -- a roughly $200 value -- to qualifying students who purchase a Windows 7 PC for $699 or more over the summer. The offer, which runs from May 22 through September 3, can be redeemed at online retailers including Dell.com...- News
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Windows 7 Next-gen Xbox spotted at EA studio
next-gen Xbox was recently spotted in the wilds of an unnamed Electronic Arts (EA) studio. The console - an early build with no casing - is apparently housed inside a standard PC shell. "Quite often when new consoles come around they're packaged into a PC shell, but actually what's...- reghakr
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Sony Should Have Expected 'Consumer Retaliation,' Says Former Xbox Developer
Link Removed due to 404 Error A former Microsoft Xbox developer says the recent Sony PlayStation Network hack may have been the result of "consumer retaliation" for Sony's lawsuits against PS3 hackers. "Going after individuals in a manner that may not stimulate good favor towards the...- cybercore
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Windows 7 Crysis 2: Game Review
Link Removed due to 404 ErrorLink Removed due to 404 Error On March 22nd, the long anticipated Crysis 2 was been finally released on the market. Prior to the release, dedicated fans had the opportunity to experience the Demo, which provided a quick glimpse at the multiplayer gaming experience in...- reghakr
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Silverlight for Xbox 360 imminent with Windows Phone gaming ahead of Windows 8 app st
Microsoft is reportedly planning to imminently add Silverlight support to the Xbox 360 , with an announcement of the update tipped for MIX11 next week. According to WinRumors sources, Microsoft’s engineers have been hard at work on the functionality “for some months” and could potentially be...- News
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Windows 7 Troubleshooting Dual Console Ethernet Connection with T-Adapters and RJ45 Cable Setup
I am quite disappointed at how this didn't work out. I was sure the following would work...using a 50 ft RJ45 cable between my router and my two consoles, and using two t-adapters, one for each end, to simultaneously give them a wired internet connection. I connected the two male ends of...- Heaven or Hell
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- adapter connection console ethernet internet network ps3 rj45 router troubleshooting wired connection x360
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Windows Vista Will There Be a Windows Vista Service Pack 3?
A compact, eye-catching design, internal Wi-Fi, and more storage make the Xbox 360 (250GB) the best Xbox yet. More...- News
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sup win7
no real place to say hello so it will be here. whats up win7, i am an xp (among others) user up until now, this is my first venture into a new os in quite some time. i use my pc for game management (im), or i'm trying to, get all my systems/handhelds compatible for full media output between...- bizzy
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Multiplayer Update Fixes Console Lag
After months of complaints, EA and DICE have finally released a patch for the PS3 and Xbox 360 Bad Company 2 servers. The update is "optional" but required to play online. Approximate download size is 450 MB. This is the second multiplayer update to be rolled out in just over a week, finally...- Mitchell_A
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Windows 7 6 Weird Video Game Consoles
Even if you’re not a video game fan you probably know what a Wii, Xbox or Playstation looks like, since they’re all hugely successful and highly recognisable products. But their success has been built on the backs of dozens of failed attempts at entering the video game market, and when so many...- reghakr
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Windows 7 Trouble Closing Speech Recognition on Windows 7: Stuck on 'Starting' Screen
I added Speech Recognition to my Win 7 and cannot get the console off the screen. I can`t X out or minimize it. I can`t get it off the task bar. Everything seems to be stuck on "Starting Speech Recognition". Any help to alleviate will be appreciated. Thank you, Malcolm Stockman- maldonna
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Windows 7 Over the top file security and recognition....
Greetings all. I am a Windows 7 Ultimate user, who ran into a problem in a game. I lost a key-item to continue the story, but to get it back means to reload a save so far back, and I truly do not look forward to this. So, I figured to simply get me one through the console of that game. This...- Bebop whacker
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- console file security game issues gaming saved games software configuration troubleshooting user support windows 7
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Windows 7 Windows 7 update folders
Hi all, I have installed Windows 7 32 bit. It started to perform windows updates; I didn't allow it to install all its updates, as it took a lot of time. When the computer was restarted, I noticed some folders like c:\2d969cde1b9d6621ae626318ce13 and other strange names. They cannot be deleted...- Lucian Sasu
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- 32-bit console delete folders services troubleshooting uac update windows 7
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Gamers Paradise : Xbox 360 or PS3 or wii
which one do you like and why I like the 360 because it has support for Netflix the most games and the controller is more comfortable.- Krypto
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- console controller gamers gaming netflix ps3 video games wii xbox 360
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Windows 7 ATI already won next gen Xbox deal
ATI already won next gen Xbox deal Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error Written by Link Removed due to 404 Error Tuesday, 13 October 2009 12:59 Game over We've learned from industry sources that AMD / ATI has already won the GPU deal for the next generation XboX...- kemical
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Windows 7 Creative XFI Extreme. What software must be installed?
I have installed the Creative driver. What other of the software can I install or must I install. Will the current versions of the creative audio console and creative player etc work with windows 7- Viper
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Windows 7 Creative XFI Extreme Music on plays in one speaker only
Hi Guys, I have installed the lastest driver from creative. Installation proceeds with no problems. When I run speaker test on my 7.1 all channels work. However when I play audio only left front speaker plays. I tried installing my Chris-tv and it also only plays in left front speaker, but...- Viper
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- 7.1 audio console creative drivers installation media center pci sound speakers troubleshooting x-fi
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Windows 7 Upcoming FEAR2: Reborn Campaign Features Replicant Gameplay on Consoles First
A four level singleplayer campaign is to be released by Monolith, the makers of FEAR2. It's likely to be released for the consoles first and then pc later.. This time you get to be a Replicant! More info can be found here: Link Removed due to 404 Error- kemical
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- campaign console fear 2 gaming monolith release replicant single player video games
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DVI Screen with PC and Console
I have a LG 22" screen, an xbox 360 and a pc. What I would like to do is connect both to the DVI-D Slot on the back of the screen. I was wondering if I could use the 'Source' button to switch between displays if I got a DVI-D Splitter Cable. Can anyone help. And just so you know, my current...- Haelbarde
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- cable console display dvi hdmi screen setup splitter xbox
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Windows 7 BUG Can't login on console after first logon using remote desktop
Have anyone met this bug? I can't login locally on console when first time I have logged in using remote desktop after restart. When I am in front of the console again, try to login locally system seem to load my desktop but for only a while. It shows only blank screen for a second and logon...- xaliemorph
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- bug console desktop local access login remote desktop restart screen session issues tech support user experience windows
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