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Ok, I was in the middle of a game of dungeon siege when the power went out. I restarted the computer and it would show the video card then go to the boot screen. It would list the AMD 1gig processor and then go no further. I can't even access …

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I have a windows xp computer, when i go to put a cd in the cd drive it will not register and say please insert disk. why would this be happening? what can u do to fix it?

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Im pretty sure i have the blue screen of death and i also have a problem where my computer does system automatic shutdown. I have tried to go into safe mode and last good configuration but the screen still comes up for a fraction of a second and my computer …

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in windows xp i only get 248mb when i have 256mb but if i was to upgrade to windows vista that requires 512mb and i get 512mb of ram would it read below 512mb so it wouldnt be compatible please help i want to get vista cheers bondi 007

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I'm looking to put together a new system, and the ASUS motherboards will support up to 1333 Mhz RAM. That's a little crazy b/c the current quad cores only run at 1066 FSB. but the PENRYN series that's supposed to come out at the end of this year will support …

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I'm trying to help my brother out with his computer. Recently, he put in a Creative SB Audigy 2 Card in a HP Pavilion m7640n Media Center PC. It worked fine for a few weeks, but then it suddenly stopped working. He switched to the onboard Realtek HD Audio sound …

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Hi, I recently bought a used Compaq Presario 1200-xl 106 notebook, and it originally had Windows 98 installed as the operating system. My desktop computer is also a Compaq Presario, and it came with 3 discs to install Windows Me. I attempted to use these discs to intall Me onto …

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Computer shutting down. Gigabyte GA-8I945PL-G mobo 500w easy cool power supply. All hardware and cabling has been removed except CPU / Heatsink / Fan and cables to use on/off button and LEDs. At POST computer gives continuous short rapid beeps indicating power issue. Tried with 350w, 450w and 500w (usual …

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Hi, New here today, prob is my PC was running fine then it started shutting down on its own then eventually it would do this like 5 minutes into running, if I used no programs it would run ok but if I opened any program after a few minutes it …

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i want to know whats a swith and how i connect it up also could i share files accross a switch and how do i configure one please could you tell me step by step cheers bondi 007:)

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"scheduled events"(mstask) - Where they are stored I have searched EVERYWHERE, but NOONE(and I really MEAN - NO ONE) seem to have noticed what I have - that scheduled events doesn't show up ANYWHERE in the registry, or in ANY of the files in the C: drive! I have run …

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Recently, I've been having quite a few problems with my computer keyboard. If I hitthe shift key a "*" appears. Press "e" an 8 appears ollowed by an "e". The 7 key brings up a "u" with it and my backspace key doesn't backspace anything. I've tried a couple of …

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I've just attempted to set up a password on our network (WPA-PSK). And now I'm trying to connect to the internet, on my laptop, through a wireless network which uses a Belkin54g router. My laptop says that it's [I]connected[/I] but the internet pages are saying "The page cannot be displayed". …

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For what ever reason my computer keeps shutting itself off and I have no idea why. It might be the power supply It's a 380W supply and I'm running Windows Vista. I'll post the other specs for it later after I get done with work.

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Cant find a similar problem posted Have 2 x 512 mb pc400 Dynet ram cards and both run fine on their own in either of the 2 slots ( a little slower of course), but both running together the Computer crashes or the programs shut down. Pentium(r) 4, 3.0 ghz …

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Am trying to install a 128mb ram in the second slot, but when i restart the screen goes blue with error message "Dumping physical memory to hard disk" what am i doing wrong?

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[COLOR=Navy][FONT=Century Gothic]Hi, For the past couple of days I have been experiencing a very annoying problem and I hope you can help. I have Windowns XP and what happens is the internet page freezes that I was using but I can still activate the start button and log off. When …

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I'm on a wireless network with 2 other computers for which the internet is working just fine. however, on my laptop it isn't. My connection to the router is fine, and if it tells you anything i seem to be able to connect to the ITunes store. I can't however …

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OK. So I read all the other posts about mouse hesitation and the like. But none seem to answer my problem. Randomly, my mouse will hesitate, and if I try to play music or something it stops and starts. What is causing this hesitation? Please help - it's slowly killing …

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I am unable to access any of my desktop icons, it also affects my active desktop. Please help people, I have downloaded hijackthis and done a scan. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at 09:00:41, on 08/06/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) Boot mode: Normal Running …

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I have no idea if i've posted this in the right place, so bear with me. i am trying to connect my PDA to my computer via bluetooth, but my computer's bluetooth network says there's a network cable unplugged. Does anyone know what this means and how to fix it? …

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Ok boys here it is. I have a Mac g4 guickSilver running OSX 10.2 which is running Digital Performer 4 recording software. It is located three hundred feet away from my Hub. ( I need a wireless router) I want the name of the wireless router that is compatible AND …

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hey guys, got hit by bravesentry and background is permanently in blue right now. have removed bravesentry with one of the numerous antispywre that i have downloaded. can someone pls help me out here? i have run AVG antispyware, spyware doctor, and adaware. Running processes:f HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at …

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Hello forum I just purchased a new LCD wide screen 24 inch monitor to replace the 19 inch CRT I had. The new wide screen is a Samsung syncmaster 245BW and I have installed the proper drivers for the monitor in Windows XP sp2. I periodocally see horizontal white streaks …

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First time Posting!! Hey Guys, I have enjoyed reading in this forum! I have a quick question. I have a Gygabyte K9 triton motherboard. The manual says it supports upto 4GB of ram. Kingston Tech's website says that the max memory it supports is 2GB using 400MHz DDR or 4GB …

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Hi, here is my problem: my Compaq presario SR1620NX just crashes almost every time I'm copying a DVD. The process I'm doing is: Copy the files from the DVD to the hard disk Create an iso file with the DVD files ---> * here the PC crashes * Crashes means …

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My system runs slowly after I reboot. To make it run at normal speed I have to leave it powered off for at least 10 minutes. This problem is not related to the operating system or the programs running. The problem shows up whether I'm running Windows XP or Windows …

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Hi everyone, I am taking a web programming class and for one of the assignments, we have to install and configure an Apache web server on a certain port. I have downloaded apache, customized the httpd.conf file, and now I am ready to start the server. Per our class handouts, …

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Just bought it (Patriot 4gb kit). Now I think of it, I probably should do some research on the motherboard first be4 plunging into the kit. Any good motherboard for this 4gb (2 x 2gb) kit? I would prefer AMD route if possible, but if there is a cheap route …

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At our new website we have a handy forum that has several Tweaks for Windows. Add your own if you like. [URL="http://draconusit.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=7"][B]DraconusIT Tweaks Forum[/B] [/URL]

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I recently installed Ubuntu 7.04 on my system and for last few days been learning ways around this system and get familiar with it. I have to say I'm glad that my university has 25% machines running unix systems for Computer Science students or I would be lost. Today I …

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I am trying to start my PC by pressing the power switch, but it doesn't start-up. As long as I keep the power switch pressed the power and hard-disk LED's at the front of my Cabinet keep blinking, but the machine doesn't power on. This used to happen earlier too, …

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hi subham here my pc is being affected by a virus named "brontok" and it is creating a folder in all removable drive and an application which creates a shortcut to my documents. antivirus also cannot detect this virus help me out.

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I need life support for a PC... I came home and found the computer in a frozen state so I proceeded to press the reset button and since then it has not rebooted. The unit powers up and the hard drives powers up and the CPU fan and case fans …

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Okay I got some trouble when I log on from the log on screen I get three error messages that say: 1. Entry Point Not Found: The procedure [any] could not be located in DLL WININET.dll. 2. RUNDLL: Error loading C:\PROGRA~1\NEWDOT~1\NEWDOT~2.DLL Invalid access to memory location 3. ViewMgr.exe- Application Error: …

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Hello to all. First of all I would like to thank you in advance for trying to help me! The problem is the following: Yesterday I ran a scan with SpyHunter and it found 25 entries in my registry of the trojan Zlob. After removing them, I cannot open any …

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Ok this will be hard to swallow but here goes.. In 2005 I bought a brand new Toshiba Mx-35. I sold it un-used to a friend who brought it back the next day and told me the monitor went out. We hooked it up to an external monitor and it …

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I believe this is the right part of the forums to post this in. Okay I am investing in a gaming pc. A Dell XPS 710. I am not sure if I should get the 750 watt power supply or the 1 kilowatt power supply. What are the differences between …

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I'm trying to make a shared folder available offline. When I right-click on the file or folder I want to share there is no "Make Available Offline" option. Why is this and how can I fix it/is there another way to make the files available offline? I have Windows XP …

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Hello. I need some help using KisMac. When I went to set it up, it had all these options for chips and cards under the "Driver" menu. I really don't know which ones to use. If I just select "Apple airport or Airport extreme ...", It will let me scan …

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Hey all. I'm trying to install Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional. My computer has a small partition for the default disk (where the system files are). It only left something like not more than 200MB and I've cleaned up, compressed, and tried to uninstall things. But I got other extended …

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Please can someone take a look at my HJT log for me. Thanks! [code] Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at 15:55:31, on 05/06/2007 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 C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe C:\Program …

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so i have a sony vaio and we had xp put on it. i gave to my boyfriend and i was going through and deleting some programs that werent needed and i deleted some stupid picture package. well when we turned on the computer it loaded like usual but it …

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I have been having alot of trouble with my computer lately. It runs so slow. I have run adaware and spybot and it had some problems but it stills has not fixed the problem. I dont have alot of info on it so should I reformat it? Here is my …

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Hi guys. Just wondering if anyone could help me troubleshoot. I just recently got done cleaning up some nasty spyware stuff. Now when using my computer I get almost no processor(?) noise. I don;t know if it's processor noise or not, but you know that crunching you get when it's …

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Hi there, Could anyone tell me what is 28c0d.msi file for? It is lying in c:\windows\installer folder taking up space of around 340 MB. Is it safe to delete it ? Can anyone give me more info about windows install cleap up utitlity? is it safe ? thanks a ton …

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hey nothing urgent more of just a minor annoyance i was just wondering if theres any way to remove entries off the add remove programs list without actually removing the program itself, mainly in cases where the program does not exist anymore. I'm somewhat obsessive when it comes to keeping …

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I caught Virtumonde a few days ago, and ran the VundoFix, but still it lingers. Also, it appears I have more infestations... one particularly keeps killing my Trend Micro PC-Cillin Internet Security and rendering it useless. I have run Spybot, AVG Anti-Spyware, VundoFix, and SmitfraudFix. I still have a New.NET …

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