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I built my computer a while ago. I used [URL="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-detailsInactive.asp?Sku=A455-1028E"]this motherboard[/URL] and bought only [URL="http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-detailsInactive.asp?Sku=ULT31664"]one stick[/URL] of RAM. I want to buy another gig of RAM so I can have the "Dual channel memory" setup. I always hear that you need to put two [I]identical[/I] sticks in for that to …

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This seems to be a real thorn in some people's paw. Like mine, for instance, lol. I cannot stream tracks in Napster. Walking through some troubleshooting steps with the nice Napster folks got us to the streaming proxy settings in WMP11 - Tools/Options/Network tab. They wanted me to edit the …

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Alright, been having an issue lately regarding something that's causing: 1) popups to show up fairly often, usually beginning with a "CiD" 2) Internet Explorer to mess up more 3) my computer to slow down. Been trying AVG, AdAware, Trend Micro, even Windows OneCare safety scanner.. no luck grabbing this …

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Hello there My monitor only displays an image for a few minutes (if at all) and then freezes and then says 'no signal' and switches off. I don't have much hardware knowledge, but assume this may be something to do with overheating, the video board or cooling fan? I don't …

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My system has developed a strange problem in which Internet Explorer 6 will begin to load but never quite finish. Sometimes, if I let it go for five or six minutes, it will finally load all the way and can be used normally. But most of the time, it just …

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I have an ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium. After switching from IDE to SATA HDD, Windows started popping up with an error message straight on booting. svchost has tried to read/write to a memory sector and failed. I tried switching back to the IDE drive, and the computer refused to even go …

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Hi, I was having problems with my browser not accepting cookies.. so I downloaded IE 7.0.. big mistake.. I couldn't access the internet, it kept saying Cannot find server, or DNS error. I uninstalled 7.0 and it went back to 6.0 and then it wouldn't work either so I reinstalled …

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Earlier this week i purchased a core 2 duo e6850 and another gig of DDR2 800 ram. After putting them in my comp i started playing Vanguard: saga of heroes and after about 2 days i decided to play with the graphic settings since it was running perfect on highest …

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Hey, I'm new to the forum here and I have read other people's post about no signals on their monitors however none of the solutions posted actually worked for me. I suppose there must be some explanation to why I'm receiving no signal on my monitor; my computer specs are: …

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My laptop screen will not display an image. I have tried plugging in an external lcd and hitting Fn F8 and get no display either. The laptop is old but it did work a few days ago. I dont think the LCD is cracked or broken. Could it be the …

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I am having problems with system Restore. My computer just wouldn't restore to the point I ask it to. Any ideas?

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i have no sound in fedora 7 but its ok with windows. What seems to be the problem? need your help guys. thanks - tagz017

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::About the system:: Windows XP sp2 Pro. Pentium 4 3.20GHz 512MB Ram PC3200 It's a friends PC and they have a habbit of messing up their computer in one way or another. Then they blame it on their kids. Most of the time it was to the point of having …

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i have tryed a cupple times to remove the spam problem but it got worse and worse this is my last try before i format C:\ and start over again.here is my hijack this log file. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at 2:05:59 PM, on 10/1/2007 …

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i'm planning to replace my old cpu's motherboard (that was almost 10 years ago) with a new one, with better specs so that i can make use of it and improvise it. Does it also need a new power supply? Need your advice guys. thanks

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Hello everyone, If anybody at all can help me with this, I'd be really grateful: for the past couple of weeks, I've been having display issues that can be best described as follows: In games, when camera turns (most FPS) or graphics go fast (e.g PES6), it looks as if …

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I attempted to build my first computer system today and here is what happened: Powered on the computer and after about 6 seconds of fans spinning, computer shuts down. Unplugged everything except for CPU (and cooling unit) and RAM. Motherboard beeped 5 times, then it beeped faster, multiple times (like …

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I think I am infected with securitytoolbar 7.1 but i am not sure, I have seen its description and symptoms on [URL="http://www.precisesecurity.com/adware-spy/sectb71.htm"]SecurityToolbar 7.1 Removal[/URL] but again not quite sure if it is the one present on my computer. My AnvtiVirus cannot detect it either. Did someone already infected and cleaned …

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Hope someone here can help me with this... My troubles started this morning when programs on my laptop had frozen. I rebooted, and after that I can't access my files, iexplorer and some other apps won't start. I see them among the running processes but something is blocking them from …

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I have aquired an ALR Revolution 6X6 server, which will support up to 6 Pentium Pro processors. It came factory with a pair of 200 MHz/512K cache processors. I have a pair of 200 MHz/256K cache processors spare. My question is, can I use both cache sizes on the same …

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I load about 3 to 5 systems a day (windows XP Home and Pro) and all of a sudden I can't download windows updates. I have had no problems for the last year and a half over this connection, and up until now no problems. To start, I have tried …

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I will be upgrading my computer with a new CPU and a few more DIMMS and I was curious if you guys think I should get a 'juicier' power supply. The CPU I'm looking at will increase my watts used by 23 watts. See the before and after specs below. …

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Hi All, I am facing problem with my laptop Dell inspiron 6000, Operating system XP Home edition. When I press the start button, indicators on the key board blinks for a few seconds and the laptop stops booting up. I have seen that thumping on the laptop once or twice …

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Hello! I was hoping that someone could help me with the problem that I am having. Last week, for no rhyme or reason, my computer stop recognizing my CD-RW and DVD-RW drives. I have had this happen before, so I did the registry edit fix, but this time it didn't …

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Hi, Whenever I close the windows explorer I get an error box which says "Windows Explorer has enountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." When it closes the desktop refeshes along with the task bar and some of the programmes in the systray disapear. …

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I would like to lock down IE, so only certain users can use it. I was informed by another site to right click on IE.exe and remove users. Will this work or is there another way you would like to share. Thank you very much.

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Hi. This is my first post here but um, I've been reading around on this site, using the search bar and such :P. But I have tried everything to get my run button back and can't. I've tried the start > properties > customize > <insert whats supposed to be …

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hi, i bought a case to house my pc in, the front USB ports are located at the top of the tower above the CD drive, but the wires are too short to reach the plug in point on the motherboard. There is no way of getting to the back …

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Ok, well i have a 2000 XP media center edition, and a few years ago it got a virus and the internet just stopped working alltogether. well i put it into storage and now i am working on it again, and i have cleaned it up totally, no virus, no …

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It seems that there is some setting that I need to do in order to have it be "seen" by XP Pro, but I don't know what it is. This 2nd HDD is one that I just removed as my primary, with a new one, so this one has data …

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hi i have partitioned my hard disk of capacity 40GB, but after the installation of operating system i was shocked to see that only 20 GB is being accessed.. plz help me to get rid of this problem

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Hi, I m hving problem that whn ever I want to open local disks drives frm My Computer it shows a dialouge box as I attached the image. Plz guide me that wht is this problem n hw it can be resolved. Waiting for urgent reply Thankx in advance Regards,

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I have a presario SR1215CL that will not boot up. It has a green light that flashes beneath the power cord plug, on back of of machine ( while it is plugged in ) if unplugged it slowly fades out.It does nothing,other that that light on back, there is no …

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[COLOR=#000000]I recently purchased a new Biostar P4M80/M7a Version 7 with Intel Pentium D 840 and 1 gig of memory.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]On first boot entered BIOS settings, reboot, lock at POST screen, and cannot enter BIOS[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Could not enter BIOS again[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Cleared BIOS picked default settings, reboot lock at POST screen, and …

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Help much appreciated. My PC will not go past the Welcome screen if any usb device is switched on. If I switch them off, or unplug them, boot continues.

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I put together a computer this afternoon from spare parts and for a while it worked fine. well, i decided to reformat the HD and install WinXP....as the HD was formatting my buddy looked at the computer and noticed that i did not plug in the CPU fan. i pulled …

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Hey everybody...I'm really stumped on this one. My mother-in law is running an older Compaq with XP Home-SP2///////1.00Ghz AMD ATHLON PROCESSOR and 35GB HD including a NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 MODEL64/MODEL64 PRO vid card. The problem is a wallpaper cannot be applied or changed in any way.Also they browse button is …

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I have this one popup that i can't get rid of, i'm not sure what it's from and it is in a foreign language so i can't read what it says, but i have tried all kinds of spyware and adware cleaners and virus scanners, none of them help... can …

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the monitor flashes colours after the computer shuts down and clues please leslan

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I just moved and set up my PC (which I always do, so it's not new to me). I got everything up but when I started my computer, the monitor doesn't completely turn on. It flashes, and shows the screen then flashes black. It's never happened before, so I'd appreciate …

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Perhaps this is a virus or hijack problem or some strange corruption to IE6 but I'm not sure. I have McAffee and had been faithfully updating it but my subscription expired about a month ago and I had neglected to renew...so now I'm paranoid that my system got a virus …

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Hi, I'm new to Linux. I just installed it on my desktop computer and I want to put it on the same network as my laptop but I'm having some trouble. Any help? I know it might be hard to convert most files that I might want to share (probably …

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Hello daniweb Im new to your site and am desperatly in need of help. I was having problems with files getting deleted by other users and I wanted to block access and my mate said he could do something in permissions and sort it out so it wont happen anymore. …

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Hi y'all I'm a new threader so be gentle with me. I run a 3-year old PC with Windows XP Home edition and I use it for my AutoCAD work. Stupidly, I do not have a recent backup (I put files on CD's). So I do not want to format …

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It will boot, I can ge to the BIOS, it will even load to the OS. The HDD light comes on and thats it. The only way to get it to shut down is to turn the PSU off. It's not the HDD it will even do it with no …

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Hello Everyone, I am having a very strange Issue. I'm running windows 2000 Sound Card: VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio (WAVE) My Microphone is not working when plugged into the mic jack. It does work when plugged into the line in jack. The Mic jack does work when plugging in another …

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My computer is spammed with viruses and adware. I can't type 3-4 sentences without a pop-up coming up. This is my HijackThis LOG: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 5:33:12 PM, on 9/21/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16512) Boot mode: Normal …

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Hi :icon_wink: I was working with my laptop (power cord connected and battery fully charged) when the screen just got dark, I thought it was the autoshutdown of the screen, but it did not respond even when moving the touchpad or pressing the keyboard I force shutd:icon_cool: own it by …

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Is there anyone here who has a easy fix for releasing a 169 ip. Mainly what cause this to happen. and how it can be overcome. any suggestions would be gretly appreciated.

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recently ive been having some pop up problems, itd be great if i can finally get rid of these. heres my hijackthis log Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 1:51:20 PM, on 10/6/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Boot mode: …

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