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Hi everyone! I got a HP Pavilion 700. Pretty sure the motherboard got fried. Doesn't turn on. Was wondering what I can Replace it with? Was going to use same HD, OS, CPU, case, power supply, ETC. What info do I need to know which will work? Thanks everyone!

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Im building my dad a pc and i found these parts but will they work together perfectly? His pc is for stock trading. ANTEC P182 USING A SPARE PSU 250G 32 MB CACHE HDD A RANDOM DVD/CD BURNER 8600GT [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115018[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059[/url]

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hi, friends my system config is: Intel EM64T 3 ghz processor, Asrock 945gl dual motherboard having 6 sata ports, 1 gb ddr ram, 80 GB, i am running windows XP. My problem is, recently i have bought a 160 GB sata seagate hard disk but my sysmtem is not reporting …

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Hi all, I hope I'm at the right place and I wonder if any of you can help me out. I have an HP Pavilion Notebook with Windows Vista 64 bit Home Premium. Last week my Norton Anti-Virus 2007 started up saying I had the worm. It hasn't fixed the …

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Is it possible to remote access my router via the internet just like my network neighbourhood. I have a Belkin wireless router and have a Netgear sc101 network storage drive attached that I would like to access when I am away from home. Does anyone know if this is possible? …

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Hello Forum (if this isnt the right forum, please advise) Recently in the midst of other problems I started getting [COLOR="Red"]low disk space messages[/COLOR]. I checked my C drive, and sure [COLOR="Red"]enough 67GB/70 are used[/COLOR]! My music takes up maybe 25GB and everything else I do is probably less than …

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Hi guys could you please help me out. Menu/Taskbar disappeared. I've tried Restore but that doesn't work. I'm using Windows XP. How do I get my Start Menu/Taskbar back? I tried to tun "Explorer" from Windows task manager and press all the shotcuts but doen't work. Task bar and Start …

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I am not sure how to get the laptop stop from restarting. Here what I did with my laptop to startup and the information below? Turn the laptop on to startup and you see the logo of Windows XP Home Edition on the screen for a few second then went …

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My PC will not boot into windows. I want to do a repair but have lost my admin password. Anyone got any ideas?

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Hello, I have a computer I built about 2 years ago maybe a little longer. I recently upgraded my DVDRW drive from IDE to Sata. Now more times then not when I insert a cd the drive begins to spin it and then shuts down. It takes me a while …

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Here is my Hijack log. I ran it at 12:53 or :54...This file won't go away. It's a temp file. ~DF8241.tmp another one is ~DFE2H.tmp Here is the log............................................................... Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 12:47:27 PM, on 2/1/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet …

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Hey all, im kind of new and in need of some help. My computer has been really slow this past few days and also when i start the computer, it takes about 5mins to load everything up. Also, when i play music, it makes some "laggy" sounds. I will post …

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Hello, everyone. I am running Windows XP Proffesional SP2 with one password-protected user/administrator account and two non-password-protected limited user accounts. Windows boots up and runs normally, but after logging out of or switching to an account, Windows will occassionally ask for non-existant passwords on the two unprotected accounts and says …

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Hi, I recently built a new PC and ever since then my wireless connection has been incredibly slow and cannot last more than 15-20 mins without disconnecting. Sometimes "repairing" the connection will not work and even with a restart I have not been able to reconnect to the router. It …

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Hey guys, i recently reformatted my computer to clean up all the the junk, and after successfully installing all drivers and such, ive discovered that i cannot connect to the internet. It is a home (ad hoc i think) network, and my computer is a laptop with a 1390 WLAN …

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Hi I'm new here and I'm running a desktop with windows 2000 sp4. The problem I am having is internetexplorer.exe errors. I've cleaned my registry by hand and have several antivirus\spyware programs running with no errors being detected. The error is causing IE to close after the error. I tried …

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I have everything working but sound, after formatting. I downloaded the Audio Realtek driver from Intel's [URL="http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Filter_Results.aspx?strTypes=all&ProductID=1673&OSFullName=Windows*+XP+Home+Edition&lang=eng&strOSs=45&submit=Go%21"]download center[/URL], but that didn't help. Hopefully this pic helps: [url=http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bahgetvx8.png][img=http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/5761/bahgetvx8.th.png][/url] Thanks for any help.

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Which one of these full tower cases would you recommend? A) thermaltake xaser VI Case B) cooler master stacker 830 Case C) Cosmos 1000 Case (I think it is cooler master, not sure) D) Silver stone TJ-07 case E) XCLIO Windtunnel Case (the one with a fan on the side …

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When this computer booted, there was no keyboard functionality. I disconnected the keyboard, then plugged it into a different USB port. The lights came on, so I opened IE,a and selected the search box (Google) and the box began filling with plus signs.(++++++++++....) I disconnected the USB extension cable and …

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Hello all, I have a company that repairs computers on the side and I do some networking and server maintenance. However, I have a new account where they have a pretty big setup off of a server running 2003. I wasn't looking to take on such an account but this …

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Hello. I got a Sony Vaio Laptop for Christmas and it's been working fine up until last night. I tried to turn it on and the power light went green (as usual) but the screen stayed blank and this continued to happen until finally it started, but seconds after it …

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OK, I've been reading enough of these boards to know your going to ask for the Hijackthis log so here it is. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at 11:24:14 PM, on 2/4/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe …

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So just I stood up pulling the power cord and knocking my computer off my desk and now it won't work. It automatically said something about shutting down because my computer might be at risk. When I try to restart it it goes to the safe mode start up screen …

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i had a 512mb pc3200 ram. my uncle replaced his computer and gave me two 512 DDR pc3200. i've installed both of them in but now it only reads 1 gig of ram. i went on crucial.com and it only reads that i have 2 slots filled. and 2 slots …

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Hi I can't view my website/shop when i'm surfing from the company network domain. I think that the domain name is the issue due to it having the same name. basically the domain network name is the same as the website address without the http/www. so i'm assuming that when …

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First of all cheers 2 all :) This is officially my first <help me> post, I stumbled on this web after googling the magic words "girls gone wild" and hitting the Im Feeling lucky button, then....oh wait... No that was before. I mean googled "motherboard random shutdown" :$ That said,I …

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I am using Vista Home Premium. I have Flash Player 9 installed. When a program that requires the flash player tries to load I receive an error message that says I need the player. Is there a fix that works? Thans! Gary T.

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Ok so I dont know much about computers so this is tough for me. I'm hoping everyone here can help me fix my computer without having to reboot it or something I'm not sure If I even have a boot disc for it anyways. So you know when the computer …

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i have a toshiba satellite 1105 notebook that my friend would like to use with a projector. after everything gets hooked up and running, the mouse freezes. all that he wants to do is play his screeensaver from a disk in the notebook onto the projector so that everyone can …

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I am running an Actiontec router supplied by Bell Atlantic connected to their DSL services. I got the HNC290G camera working right away on my local wireless network but could not access it from the Internet. I tried several different port forwarding combinations of port#/ Video port but could never …

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hey guys, yesterday i was surfing n browsing fine using firefox on windows xp. today nothing,n i mean nothing, i have tried using IE but it also dsnt do anything,i have uninstalled n installed firefox still nothing. when i load firefox it is taking longer than usual to load same …

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This is one I've never seen before and I'm hoping someone can help. I was a computer support person for over 20 years and am now retired. The machine in question has been in operation for about a year. No changes have been made to the hardware. At power on …

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Dear all, I am trying to reset a local admin password on a win xp pro pc using the free Offline NT Password & Registry Editor available at [url]http://home.eunet.no/%7Epnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html[/url]. Lots of people have used it with no problems. When I use it I follow the instruction and blank the admin …

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Well i bought an hp dv2000 notebook in july for school, it came with vista, and i hated it. So i inevitably downgraded my OS to windows XP, and my notebook was running 10 times better. After a few weeks of running Xp however, my laptop has begun randomly shutting …

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When Windows XP tries to load, I get the following message: "We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this." My options are: Start in safe mode. Safe mode with networking. Safe mode with command prompt. Last known …

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Hi guys, I'm new here and I've had a read through some of the topics and found people with similar problems to those I am having. I have downloaded the latest HijackThis and the log is as follows: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 21:59:31, on 06/02/2008 Platform: Windows …

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I cannot remember when it started happening but sometime Quarter Four of last year I started seeing “seams” in games I play that were never previously there. The “seams” vary from game to game (In World of Warcraft there was a seam running down the middle of all characters if …

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my Compaq 2700us has been giving me fits... i decided to use the quickrestore cd to wipe and reinstall XP (just to 'clean house'). I had no Stop errors prior to this. The QuickRestore CDs copy all the image file to the HDD, then when rebooting i recieve the following …

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Can anyone take a look at my HJT logfile and give me some input on if my system is ok? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 10:48:11 PM, on 2/5/2008 Platform: Windows Vista (WinNT 6.00.1904) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16575) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\System32\smss.exe …

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Hello pc geeks!!! I need some advice from one of you geekheads who can tweak the crap out of vista/xp. I'm looking for something more advanced than defraging the hdd, msconfig, waittokillapptimeout, and other well known tweaks. I want some new advanced ones that can improve pc performance significantly. Thank …

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I need help with the 2000 some files in my documents and C drive. I have a log ready whenever someone can help. Thanks

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Hi all, and thanks for reading. This is my 1st post, I'm not an expert at pc's, but do like to try to fix them, but now I give up!! lol I have a Samsung GT9000 laptop, win xp pro, SP2. I was doing a defrag, and seleted "shut down …

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I have an older Dell PC that has gotten a virus within the past year. Had the PC completely erased and supposedly everything was reinstalled. I lost the password to my printing software and can't recover it, along with a few other important capabilities. Can you help me? Dell support …

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Hello everybody! I am in need of your advice. I have been building computers for the past 2 years, and I do understand the most of it. ;) I have however not kept up with the ram market. At the moment, I am building a gaming rig, and I need …

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i have this really old laptop, a toshiba satellite M20, which has become obsolete over the years... it's got 223 ram, 30gig HDD, centrino... so i was thinking in upgrading the pc's motherboard, processor and ram... is that possible? and if it is, is it adviceable?

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I actually found this forum last night and planned to post my computer log today. A couple days ago I got a virus that has only multiplied into more viruses and trojans. I have Avast and usually have no issues, but Avast can barely keep up and can't move or …

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i need some help from these forum and my requirement is if we press ctrl+Alt+Del in keyboard or lock the system with either keyboard or mouse some events are generating can any one give me the event id and where it getting stored..and for unlock what is the event can …

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After creating a Msdos startup disk, I still have challenges accessing and formatting drive C. The file system in C: is NTFS. Can someone please give me a nice step by step black scree syntax? Thanx

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