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masseur
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the wifi connection will work as they all use the same 802.11b/g standard
not sure about the monitor thing though I vaguelly recall JoolsG4 mentioning that only an adaptor is required
perhaps we also need a "JoolsG4 - mac help thread" 
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max99
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if i go into my documents and right click on a picture or folder etc
this comes up
i then click cancel , cancel etc and it eventually comes up with the menu to copy cut etc
how can i stop this, i dn't have the disc to install the program and i've removed the program from the program list
HELP its soo annoying
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Cycovision
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@p900 lover
Yes, a mac compatable wifi card is all you need to share your internet connection.
As for sharing the same monitor, you're lucky in that you're looking to get a mac mini! They use the standard D plug vga connector which means you can use a USB KVM switch. This is just a little box that allows you to connect multiple computers to a single monitor, keyboard and mouse (KVM = Keyboard, Video and Mouse).
More info on these here:
http://www.networktechinc.com/
@Masseur
Yes, JoolsG4 should have a help thread too, macs aren't my forte and the more the merrier as far as I'm concerned, I don't claim to know everything about PC's, obviously, and I'd very much appreciate other peoples help in this thread as well 
@lukebonathan
I hate to say it, and this is seen as defeat to us computer geeks(!) but I think you may be looking at a reinstall of the operating sytem. Basically, you've tried pretty much everything I would suggest so the next step for me would be to back up all my important files, wipe the PC clean and start all over again 
Not the answer you wanted to hear no doubt, but it's the most likely way to get your itunes working, I'm afraid
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A mac would be great
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Cycovision
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@max
Sounds like you've got a 'extra context menu' that's linked to program that doesn't exist on your PC at the minute...
Two ways to hit this one:
1. Have you got a scanner? If so, the disk it's asking for might be your scanner driver CD. Try putting that in, and if it still doesn't work, put the disk in normally and see if there's a progrm called 'omnipage' on it. It's an optical character recognition app for scanners that is often bundled with the scanner itself. Install it, then uninstall it from add/remove programs if you don't want it on there. If you can't can't find the omniscan prog, then...
2. Download this program, 'hijack this' - http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10227353.html
Run it, click 'ok' on the warnings, and select 'run a system scan and create log report'
Copy and paste the log report here (it's a text file), and we can take it from there
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p900 lover
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On 2005-09-29 21:13:09, Cycovision wrote:
@p900 lover
Yes, a mac compatable wifi card is all you need to share your internet connection.
thanks a lot, so if i get a mac mini that comes with a wife built in thats all i need?
what speeds could i get on the mac min, is there a limit on the amount wifi can send?
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Cycovision
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Yup, built in wifi would be fine
802.11b supports a maximum transfer speed of 11mbps, 802.11g supports up to 54mpbs so both would be fine for your 8mbps broadband.
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p900 lover
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thanks a lot, 1 more question.
at the moment the router is in my bedroom, i want to move it to the hallway of my house so that the signal is better,
A) is it possible to get a longer, about 15 meter etherent cable and a the cable that conects to my phone line?
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B) if it is possible will the extra about of cable slow down my internet conection?
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hehe....@p900lover....id sure like a mac mini with a wife built in 
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@p900 lover
Yes, you can get made-up CAT5 ethernet cables in various lengths, the longest ready-made one I've ever seen is 30m but I'm sure you can get longer. Likewise, you can get ADSL phone cables in a similar range of lengths.
It is true that your connection speeds suffer when using longer cables but as long as you buy decent quality cables and / or connectors and you use the shortest possible lengths of cables, it's doubtfull that you'll notice an appreciable difference in performance.
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p900 lover
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isnt an airport extreme card wifi?
http://store.apple.com/Apple/[....]L5K98Tv122aRkB82tZ8G6RX/6.?p=0 |
Cycovision
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Yes, the airport extreme is a wifi adapter and will work with a standard wireless router
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@p900
a longer ethernet cable wont slow it down but a longer cable from the router to your wall will slow it down (but not by much, it can create alot of noise on the connection if u use a low grade wire, as i found out the hard way!)
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p900 lover
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@zMastaa
any cables what you would recomend? |
zMastaa
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i dont know for me it was a hit and miss
btw i am NOT takling about etherent cables just to clarify that point
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