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Forum: Windows Vista Nov 25th, 2008
Replies: 1
Views: 463
Posted By Paddy
Missing/Corrupt/Changed Fonts

Somehow the fonts for my system have been changed. Everything looks either bold or italic, and the font itself looks like it's a different font family altogether. I'm not sure how this happened,...
Forum: Monitors, Displays and Video Cards Nov 12th, 2008
Replies: 4
Views: 1,776
Posted By Paddy
Re: The Dreaded nVidia 8800GTX nvlddmkm Display Driver Error

Thanks for the reply mate!

The weird thing is, from about 2 or 3 weeks after I posted this thread the problem just seemed to stop, and I haven't experienced it since. I'm not sure what happened...
Forum: Windows Vista Oct 11th, 2008
Replies: 5
Views: 465
Posted By Paddy
Re: File Creation Dates: Recoverable?

So the hex editor would at best allow me to input my own dates, as opposed to allow me to see the original date the file was in fact created? If that's the case, it would be much easier to use a...
Forum: Windows Vista Oct 8th, 2008
Replies: 5
Views: 465
Posted By Paddy
Re: File Creation Dates: Recoverable?

The dates were more for historical purposes, as opposed to actually serving a particular function. That said, if it's impossible to get the original dates (someone suggested using a hex editor, but...
Forum: Windows Vista Oct 5th, 2008
Replies: 5
Views: 465
Posted By Paddy
File Creation Dates: Recoverable?

Is it possible to retrieve the original "File Created" date from a file when the date has been changed due to copying from one system to another? I understand there are ways of preserving the dates...
Forum: Storage Aug 26th, 2008
Replies: 10
Views: 2,667
Posted By Paddy
Re: USB External Suddenly Becomes "Write Protected"

I think I've found a workaround for this problem. I say "workaround" because it basically involves changing a few things from their default settings, which doesn't really solve the problem so much...
Forum: Storage Aug 20th, 2008
Replies: 10
Views: 2,667
Posted By Paddy
Re: USB External Suddenly Becomes "Write Protected"

I've read that the problem may be caused by the fact that I'm using a hard drive that was formatted in XP with Vista. If this is the case, is there any way to correct this problem without actually...
Forum: Storage Aug 7th, 2008
Replies: 10
Views: 2,667
Posted By Paddy
Re: USB External Suddenly Becomes "Write Protected"

I'm an idiot...here's why:

I found a tool called "Thumbscrew (http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=security/thumbscrew-software-usb-write-blocker)" that switches storage devices' write protection on...
Forum: Storage Aug 7th, 2008
Replies: 10
Views: 2,667
Posted By Paddy
Re: USB External Suddenly Becomes "Write Protected"

Hello again,

I've read through the Western Digital website's support pages (nothing relevant was there) and I also contacted them through their website about the problem. So, let's see what they...
Forum: Storage Aug 6th, 2008
Replies: 10
Views: 2,667
Posted By Paddy
Re: USB External Suddenly Becomes "Write Protected"

Update: The drive now remains write protected even after several reboots, and even when I boot into Safe Mode.

Please tell me this isn't a hardware fault haha, I already had to get my last drive...
Forum: Storage Aug 6th, 2008
Replies: 10
Views: 2,667
Posted By Paddy
Re: USB External Suddenly Becomes "Write Protected"

Following the instructions given in the URL you provided didn't help the problem when it arose again.

Any other ideas? haha

I have a few other bits of info that might help identify the...
Forum: Monitors, Displays and Video Cards Aug 1st, 2008
Replies: 4
Views: 1,776
Posted By Paddy
The Dreaded nVidia 8800GTX nvlddmkm Display Driver Error

I'm using Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x64, and I'm currently using the latest display drivers for my nVidia 8800GTX.

Playing games is now impossible. Every game I play causes my monitor to switch...
Forum: Storage Aug 1st, 2008
Replies: 10
Views: 2,667
Posted By Paddy
Re: USB External Suddenly Becomes "Write Protected"

Interesting! I haven't had the problem since I posted here (it happened several times over the course of a week prior to my original post), but I'll bookmark your URL and check to see if the...
Forum: Storage Jul 27th, 2008
Replies: 10
Views: 2,667
Posted By Paddy
USB External Suddenly Becomes "Write Protected"

My external Western Digital Elements 500GB USB drive occasionally sets itself to "Write Protected" and I can't alter any of the files on the drive until I reboot and the write protection is reset. ...
Forum: Windows x64 Edition Jul 20th, 2008
Replies: 1
Views: 1,202
Posted By Paddy
Re: Right-clicking on Disc Images Crashes Explorer.exe

Another update: the problem only occurs when the disc image is on the Windows desktop. This is getting weirder and weirder!
Forum: Windows x64 Edition Jul 20th, 2008
Replies: 1
Views: 1,202
Posted By Paddy
Right-clicking on Disc Images Crashes Explorer.exe

Dear awesome IT blokes/blokettes,

Today a rather curious problem has started occurring on my Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 x64 system; when I right-click on any disc image (be it .ISO, .NRG, etc)...
Forum: Windows x64 Edition Jun 30th, 2008
Replies: 1
Views: 3,709
Posted By Paddy
Re: Vista Ultimate x64: Can't Delete Files From Desktop

A small update: if I end the "explorer.exe" task via the Task Manager, then restart it manually, the files can be deleted thereafter. This is a lot better than rebooting into Safe Mode each time,...
Forum: Windows x64 Edition Jun 30th, 2008
Replies: 1
Views: 3,709
Posted By Paddy
Vista Ultimate x64: Can't Delete Files From Desktop

I just started using this operating system, and I've found that certain files (seemingly only exe files) cannot be deleted from the Desktop. I get the following error:

"The action can't be...
Forum: Windows Software May 15th, 2008
Replies: 3
Views: 1,909
Posted By Paddy
Re: Batch UnRAR Passworded Archives?

I figured it out! And here's the solution:

1. Make sure all of the files you want to extract are in the same folder
2. Go to your WinRAR install directory, and copy the "UnRAR.exe" file into the...
Forum: Windows Software Apr 30th, 2008
Replies: 3
Views: 1,909
Posted By Paddy
Re: Batch UnRAR Passworded Archives?

Yeah, they are all separate files, not parts of one big file, so unfortunately that won't work for me.

I understand that WinRAR can be run from the command line. Does anyone know how to use it in...
Forum: Windows Software Apr 26th, 2008
Replies: 3
Views: 1,909
Posted By Paddy
Batch UnRAR Passworded Archives?

Hello :)

I have several hundred RAR archives that I want to extract, but they each have a password which means I can't just select all of them and extract them at the same time, because it will ask...
Forum: Storage Feb 25th, 2008
Replies: 23
Views: 2,968
Posted By Paddy
Re: Strange USB External HD Behaviour

My replacement came last week, and I managed to copy across most of my files from the old drive (I had to do it file by file, which took some time...very frustrating). I'm currently wiping the old...
Forum: Storage Feb 12th, 2008
Replies: 23
Views: 2,968
Posted By Paddy
Re: Strange USB External HD Behaviour

Guess what? *rolls eyes* It's sort of working, but it's still very temperamental. For instance, installations of software from the drive will stop half way and ask to be directed to the...
Forum: Storage Feb 11th, 2008
Replies: 23
Views: 2,968
Posted By Paddy
Re: Strange USB External HD Behaviour

You're not going to believe this...I think I nailed the problem, and it's so stupid that I feel like crying. I first had the idea of unplugging my printer from the USB, because I got my printer a...
Forum: Storage Feb 11th, 2008
Replies: 23
Views: 2,968
Posted By Paddy
Re: Strange USB External HD Behaviour

I tried partitioning the hard drive, but it failed at around 30 seconds into it. The drive wouldn't show up after that, so I went to the Disk Management options and had to reassign a drive...
Forum: Storage Feb 10th, 2008
Replies: 23
Views: 2,968
Posted By Paddy
Re: Strange USB External HD Behaviour

I decided to check the Event Viewer to see if anything shows up, and I get hundreds of errors relating to my USB drive (I'm assuming it's this drive - in Disk Management the drive is "Disk 1", and...
Forum: Storage Feb 7th, 2008
Replies: 23
Views: 2,968
Posted By Paddy
Re: Strange USB External HD Behaviour

A quick update. I upgraded my BIOS to the latest version, hoping that maybe this would correct the issue, but it did not.

I'm stumped!
Forum: Storage Feb 7th, 2008
Replies: 23
Views: 2,968
Posted By Paddy
Re: Strange USB External HD Behaviour

The problem is the same as before, in that the drive disappears then reappears as an "unformatted" drive. I can't even scan it with chkdsk when it's in this state.

The drive is 500GB, and I haven't...
Forum: Storage Feb 7th, 2008
Replies: 23
Views: 2,968
Posted By Paddy
Re: Strange USB External HD Behaviour

False alarm - the problem came back :(

God dammit.
Forum: Storage Feb 7th, 2008
Replies: 23
Views: 2,968
Posted By Paddy
Re: Strange USB External HD Behaviour

I'm not sure what the problem was exactly, but a reinstall of Windows solved it. I tried a repair install first, and like you predicted mechbas it didn't suffice (and in fact seemed to cripple my...
Forum: Storage Feb 5th, 2008
Replies: 23
Views: 2,968
Posted By Paddy
Re: Strange USB External HD Behaviour

Haha you have no idea how tempted I am to do that, but unfortunately this is a family PC and I can't be bothered teaching my folks how to use a new operating system when they can barely use...
Forum: Storage Feb 5th, 2008
Replies: 23
Views: 2,968
Posted By Paddy
Re: Strange USB External HD Behaviour

This gives me hope for my little HD; if it works in Ubuntu then surely it's a Windows issue. I wonder has something become corrupted in our systems...I got a Trojan recently (successfully eradicated...
Forum: Storage Feb 4th, 2008
Replies: 23
Views: 2,968
Posted By Paddy
Strange USB External HD Behaviour

My external hard drive has been acting very strangely for the past few days, and I can't figure out what the problem is. The drive disappears intermittently from my system, then reappears as an...
Forum: Web Browsers Jan 25th, 2008
Replies: 0
Views: 490
Posted By Paddy
IE7 Equivalent of "MozBackup"?

I'm looking for some sort of application that will backup my Internet Explorer 7 settings, including add-ons, much in the same way as MozBackup does for Mozilla Firefox. I've found several programs...
Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Nov 15th, 2007
Replies: 10
Views: 1,204
Posted By Paddy
Re: PSU Recommendations For My System?

Ahh you got there before me hehe.

The GameXStream won't suffice for SLI. The main reason being that because the GTX requires two PCI-E connectors, you'll need another two to SLI, which the...
Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Nov 15th, 2007
Replies: 10
Views: 1,204
Posted By Paddy
Re: PSU Recommendations For My System?

Cheers fellas - I've settled on a 700W GameXStream PSU. Perhaps overkill at this stage, but if I plan to SLI another GTX at some point it might be worth the investment.

Thanks again!

EDIT:...
Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Nov 12th, 2007
Replies: 10
Views: 1,204
Posted By Paddy
Re: PSU Recommendations For My System?

Haha yes, I noticed you too were unfortunate enough to be born on this turd of an island! Ahh it ain't all bad, I suppose :P

I'll take your advice and make sure to buy a decent PSU, at least...
Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Nov 12th, 2007
Replies: 10
Views: 1,204
Posted By Paddy
Re: PSU Recommendations For My System?

So would it be a safe bet that a 600+W PSU will have enough amperage, just because of the sheer volume of watts? If so, that's music to my ears (well, literature to my eyes).

Thanks muchly :)
Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Nov 12th, 2007
Replies: 10
Views: 1,204
Posted By Paddy
PSU Recommendations For My System?

I have a system in mind, and it's almost ready to go, except for one thing - the power supply! I've been told that my rig will need a fair amount of juice, and that I need to be careful which PSU I...
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Oct 30th, 2007
Replies: 1
Views: 482
Posted By Paddy
Re: Win32/Vxidl

Here are a few apps that may help - all free:

SpyBot: Search & Destroy (http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022-10122137.html?part=dl-spybot&subj=dl)
Spyware Terminator...
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