Hello all

I just picked up a Mustek 1200 UB USB scanner. I downloaded the files needed for installation from the Mustek site and followed and instructions for XP installation. The control panel...

Thanks for the help all, in the end I bought a Gigabyte 256mb 6600. It's a great card, runs very smoothly, but one problem persists: cooling.

The cooling system is not a fan, but a rather odd...

I am currently running a Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9600 Pro card, which has served me well, but with games like bf2 and hl2 flying around, it's time for an upgrade.

I have £117 to spend, but...

Just bought a new 120gb WD hard drive. I plug it in, and Windows doesn't seem to recognise it. It pops up with "Found new Hardware", and the add hardware wizard simply says it is working properly....

Recently, my computer is prone to a strange power related (I think) problem. The montior would "lose signal" as it were (i.e. the monitor is still on, but it gives a "monitor shutting down" message)....

10 months late buddy D: Firefox has gone final since

Hmm I'll look around overclockers.co.uk and see what I can find.

Thanks for the help.

So it's my mobo that is making it run at 80 constant, or is it just reading it wrong?

I run games like css, UT2004 etc, but the temperature remains at 80 D:

Diabolic case

http://www.caseclosed.co.uk/moddedcases_diabolic.htm

Thing is, I have been running my computer stable for hours on end :/

This is a wee but worrying - I have recently finished building my pc, using a Pentium 4 Prescott 2.4ghz

Now, I know that prescott has been dubbed "preshott" and that it is known for getting VERY...

Recently I've been unable to access the internet i.e. browsers simply show "Page cannot be found". Scanned with AVG, it finds a java openstream virus. I need a little help removing this one ¬_¬

fist-->punch :o

network --> wireless

rofl slightly offtopic, but someone gave me a minus reputation point from this thread Oo

Software is stupidly expensive, and I'll admit I have copied/given cd keys to friends. Microsoft is a major problem with it, because they charge outrageous prices. However a lot of it does go to...

A friend of mine gave me a copy of Windows 2000 they had. I installed only to find it was in Portugese D:

Is there anyway to change the universal language of windows or am I just going to have to...

Well, ebuyer will definitly tell me the item it is selling, but with a wee warning of:

"Please note: A 'Used product' in our blowout category may not always be complete. Accessories such as...

Ok, I need info on buying second hand processors. There are plenty being sold on ebuyer, and I am querying as to whether or not I should do it.

Now I know that im getting to get plenty of people...

I have recently discovered the rather nice Winamp media library funtions, and was wondering if it was possible to create a smart view so everything is sorted by genre/is put into genre catagories....

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 10:03:37, on 11/04/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:...

I talked a lot on IRC with other people who built PCs, they gave me advice on what to buy and what not to buy etc. Having people around to help you can be very helpful because you can ask questions...

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 14:56:19, on 10/04/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2...

Hey, this is looking much better, I even log on faster \o/
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Scanned with Trend Micro:

JAVA_BYTEVER.A CanNotAccess (appeared twice)
JAVA_OPENSTR.A...

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 18:40:15, on 09/04/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:...

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 13:53:55, on 09/04/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:...

This has been really getting on my nerves recently. Now and again when I connect to a counter-strike server, a "server busy" windows dialog box will pop up, forcing cs to minimize. I click...

Ok ok your asking a bit of a mouthful there;

Do you know any languages at all yet?

MSN is down atm. They do this. Sometimes firewalls, cookies, windows security settings and network settings (if you are on a network) can affect these things. Usual is just updating windows (if any...

Lets see:

Monitor keyboard mouse etc etc
"Crap"top
Mini candy machine \o/
2 PDAs
MP3 player/USB stick
Pencil Case
Penknife (...)
Glasses

YaBasic:
print "Hello World!"

I'm a failure xD

When you say "spam", you really have to be more specific;

Many malicious users will simply spam threads with useless/inaproppriate (spelling!) materials. This can be stopped slightly by enabling...

:o windows key + e is a useful one

Ctrl + R - Refresh webpage

ctrl + shift + clicking on hyperlink - opens page in new window (works in firefox too!)

I was watching a couple of video's of UT pros, when I noticed that they had changed the "You killed Player" to "You [instert-naughty-word-here!] Player".

I did a quick Windows search of the files,...

Oooh yes very elegant indeed :D

However I like the uber-nerd approach:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/m4gg0t/nub_case_collage.png

:3

A RAM upgrade will increase your computer's speed significanlty (spelling?)!

overclocking is making your processor of a pci/agp card or your main cpu run faster. Your cpu's "clock" speed means its working power and speed, so overclocking your cpu means it is making it work...

Looks good, but get a gfx card and higher watt PSU imo :p

Depends what you use your pc for:

If its just general home use, 256 megabytes will do fine, while gaming or large office/work will need 512 and up.

However, RAM is a pain in the behind as you...