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Hi all, Im going to buy a 22 inch tft but am unsure about the resolution 1680x1050. Will this work with battlefield 2. I want a big screen but the resolutions are the only thing i dont understand. thanks again Greenhouse:cheesy:

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I'm having some issues with a new pc build. I can't even get it to POST! No video signal whatsoever from the onboard video. The parts are as follows: ECS P4M800PRO-M V2 Socket 775 MOBO w/ onboard video (I know it's a cheapie motherboard) Intel P4 3.06 GHZ 524 04A …

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I just got done building two computers using the C2D 6400. I used the Asus P5B-E and was not overly impressed. I hated the bios and its looks. It had a problem with any overclocking at all and some of it's own software messed it up. Anyone care to lead …

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Hi ive just purchased a new dell dimension 9200 running vista and have literally just unpacked it, so have added no addition hardware. I have made a connection to my router via rj45 and gone to bbc.co.uk and searched the entireity of their website without any issues. However when i …

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I am working on Solaris 9 and using the emacs editor version 21.4. The problem is that when I use the [inlinecode]emacs -nw[/inlinecode] command and turn the font-lock-mode on, I don't get the syntax highlighting by color like in the XWindow mode. The syntax highlighting is only done by bolding …

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I just picked up a 1GB USB Flash drive. It has this U3 crap on it and I was wondering if I could just format the drive without making the drive useless. It is partitioned into two separate drives, one for the U3 files and one for data storage. I …

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I have been doing some upgrades on my PC ( MOBO, CPU, PSU, DVD-R) After I had installed all these things, the computer would run fine, at first. but at times when I try to install something, it will start out fine, then freeze up for a second and all …

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I'm running on a custom built computer with an Intel Celeron CPU(2.53GHz) with 512(it says 504 because I rerouted more RAM into playing WoW) MB RAM and Windows XP Service Pack 2, and a few months ago I installed Photoshop CS2. It worked fine then, but then my mother and …

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hi everybody, just needed to ask this: I have an older pc with a newer agp graphics card. It plays games relatively fast. I got a new computer for christmas and it has a pci-e card slot with an onboard(256 mb nvidia geforce 6100) that dosent run anywhere near 256mb. …

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Hello. I am having a problem with Outlook 2003's archiving funktion. What I wan't to do, is to be able to manually archive all folders, contacts etc. older than 1 year and at the same time deleting the archived folders from my current Outlook folders. Isn't that possible? Please describe …

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I am so tired of this error! is here for 1 month right now! I read other people had the same problem, but as I uderstand every computer has a unique solution... I am having now more problems with explorer and Dr. Watson? (What's that?!!!) Well here is all my …

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Pc keeps shutting down randomly but it does not go the the normal shut down procedure, instead it just crashes like someone switches off the power or something. sometimes aftter 10 min of booting sometimes 2 hrs later I get the Error report dialog the next time i reboot after …

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Hello, I am wondering if it is a good idea to upgrade my ram. Right now I have dual channel 2x256. My friend might give me a 1gb stick. I have another 2 banks on my mobo. Should I upgrade and add another gig or will it no longer be …

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I have a custom pc with a AMD Duron 1.80GHz 512 MB of RAM 20GB HDD with 8 GB free and a second HDD of 10GB with 5GB free. Win XP Home with SP2 runs ok. what do you think i would be better doing: 1.) Buy a vista upgrade. …

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I have already downloaded the patch from Microsoft, but itys still hangs up. What else can I do?

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Whenever I go to the internet these bunch of pop-ups come in automatically. I run AVG and all it detects is cookies...Norton detects stuff but doesn't do nothing. Here is my hijack log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 6:52:06 PM, on 2/21/2007 Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: …

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Hi, My computer is working fine, but i mean when i use the computer all of a sudden the taskbar goes away and the desktop goes away and then 5 secs later it comes back. I scanned numerous times with spy sweeper but no luck. Everything else seems fine. here …

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The other night, I was woken up at about 1am by my computer trying to dial the internet on its own. My friend came over and looked at it for me, and checked the internet options. Eventually, he looked at the programs running, and said that I should download hijackthis …

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Hi I am running windows XP. I own a Acer PC. For past month, my DVD-Rom is not reading any CDs or DVDs. Icon in My Computer is also missing. When I put in a CD, the light on it will flash for a few seconds then it stops. and …

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Hey, How do I know if I can raise the cpu speed on my pc???? Its running 400mhz...when Iwent into the CMOS i could change it to 600mhz...would it be too much for the CPU????

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This is my first posting after reading great info on this forum for a long time; hopefully someone can help me better than emachines tech support. I have an emachines T2792. I'm a mac video guy but needed something simple for internet and word. I've had this machine for almost …

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So the title pretty much says what I'm trying to do. Not sure how to accomplish. I know there are programs out there (norton ghost, etc) but what I can't figure out is if they are made for doing what I am trying to do. Do I need something like, …

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Ok well every 45 min or so i get an error when ever i try to open up something and it says "Insufficient system resources exists to complate the requested servise" I click ok then i try to go on the internet it doesnt work.i try to get on msn …

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[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Easily Disable Messenger [/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=2]Go into: C:/Program Files/Messenger. Rename the Messenger folder to "MessengerOFF". This does not slow down Outlook Express or hinder system performance.[/size][/font]

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ok, :cool: my wife went to one of her sites & wanted to save it to desktop item. instead doing that :o she accidently r. clicked on a an image on her site & r. clicked & selected set as background, & now its on desktop as a small in …

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My desktop computer had 128BM PC133 RAM. I decided to upgrade ram to get more capacity. I bought 2 memory sticks of type PC133 and 512MB each. I installed them, but the system reports only 511MB. ( I would expect the total memory to be 512+512+128=1452MB or 1.5GB). Why am …

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Ok I am connected to a netgear wireless internet connection and everytime my dad goes to play football online he has to unplug the router because the stupid firewall won't let him play. I NEED to deactivate this firewall how to i do it.

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hello I have a problem with a laptop running xp. Its my nephews so i cant give a detailed version of what happened. when the laptop started i think there may have been a scandisk going on, but my nephew panicked and switched off the laptop from the power button. …

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For the last week or so, my computer slows down and is very sluggish after about 20 minutes. Internet connection is also dropped at an early stage. I have to reboot to free it up. I have run Onyx and cleaned/cleared everything and I have zapped the PRAM. I have …

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Ok, I have a recurring problem that won't go away with windows automatic updates. Here is what it says: Automatic Updates has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Error Signture: szAppName : wuauclt.exe szAppVer : 5.4.3790.2182 szModName : esent.dll szModVer : 5.1.2600.2180 offset …

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I stupidly installed the wrong memory module in my computer and turned it back on. A funny noise came out of the speakers, and the screen zapped out. Now only the fan and the power light come on. No hard drive activity at bootup or screen response. I replaced the …

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Power to computer turns off after 5 sec. to 2 min. Fans seem to be working fine and have been cleaned. Power Supply box or hard drive problem???? Any guesses. Sshoun :rolleyes:

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I am trying to format and reload windows on a dell Inspiron 1000 laptop. When it is reformatting it shuts off at 16%. I have tried different power sources with the same result 3 times. I just added 256 MB of ram from crucial. The machine was not shutting off …

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I have a seven-year old (is it eight now?) iMac which uses OS 8.5. Is there a pen drive out there that will work on this computer?

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I have no problems opening contacts, but when I use the search tool in Outlook 2003 it will find the contact and then tell me "cannot open this item". Any ideas.

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Soo my computer totally shut off on me.. like I unpluged it or just shut off the main switch.. only I didn't lol.. Anyway... when I boot it up I get a message saying.... something about missing or corrupt file \windows\system32\config\system so I add my XP disk in and reboot... …

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Hello, my boss gets very upset when he is replying to an email and when he clicks on send button, all of the sudden he sees "the operation failed" error . (This was a regular email, with no attachments) So outlook basically was not functioning. Every email that I was …

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Can anyone tell me what error 57 is. I am using Bootit NG to resize my partition C and make it larger. The problem is when I go to resize it says error 57 found on file system. Use scandisk or chkdsk/f. I google but can't find anything to really …

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Is it just me or do these suckers cause more trouble ... ? I have a PCG-FXA53, four years old ... older, I know, for a laptop, but my grandmother has a Compaq from 95 that is at least operable. Anyway, I was using the computer the other day when …

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Situation is: Desktop PC has 2 ethernet card, one is auto IP. another is 192.168.1.1 Laptop has 1 card, IP is 192.168.1.2 From Desktop ping 192.168.1.2 ,everything is OK. From Laptop ping 192.168.1.1, "Request time out" Please help me.. I am looking for your kind reply, THANKS!!!

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[COLOR=#000000]Hi![/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Please help. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [LIST] [*][COLOR=#000000]When I switch my computer on, then some process takes 100% of my processor. When I use the “Task list”, then there is program “SCVhost.exe”, and when I switch if off, then CPu usage becames 5-10% (like always, in normal day). …

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So I keep getting this BSOD, it flashs too quicky to get any other info oscreen except this. DRIVER_IRQL_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL But the story goes a little deeper. Yesterday I got a message from ATI control center that said the GPU (Radeon x1600 512, PCI express) had been reset, I shut off …

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I have just swapped out my mobo for a foxconn NF4K8AC with Athlon64 3000+ cpu and geforce 6600GT 128MB PCI-E graphics card. The graphics card, cpu and mainboard fans spin up as do the CD/DVD drives and harddrive but the system simply emits a series of single prolonged beeps :cry: …

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I am trying to re-install win xp pro and the cd key on the yellow lable that came with the disk will not work. When I get to the screen that asks for the cd key i enter it but It is not accepted. Have not called MS yet but …

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Hello all, I recently bought a BFG GeForce 7800GS OC AGP 256mb card. I cannot find any drivers for it online(even on their website). I run on Windows XP Service pack 2. Sometimes when i play games, they just stop and i have to control+alt+delete to get out of it. …

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Hi, im new to the forum and hope someone can help me out. Recently internet explore has been running very slowly, sometimes not even loading a webpage but instead displaying a message saying internet explorer cannot connect when on the computers at work the page works fine. Also, connecting with …

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I just made my first attempt at building my own computer yesterday and since then have not been able to get it to start up. I know everything is connected properly. I've tried getting it to start up outside of the chasis as well, but the same thing happens whether …

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