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My problem with Eye Candy is that it uses too many resources without enhancing the user experience, especially when a user has invested many years in using the standard interface.

Try cleaning the installation disc. Some files can be safely skipped, others cannot. Sometimes copying the disc will reduce the number of errors.

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"Save as" allows you to change the name of a file, but changing the extension won't have any effect except to confuse the issue. i.e., saving "Yesterday.htm" as "Yesterday.mp3" won't allow you to play it. My guess is you haven't found an actual mp3 download. Try this one, which works …

This doesn't make much sense. What are you actually trying to do?

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You can't do any significant damage, but it would make sense to try and solve the problem. Make sure you have the latest version of movie maker and your graphics drivers. Look in event viewer and see if there are any entries related to this problem.

Wikipedia: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_operating_systems[/url] Linux is freely available in a number of versions, with Ubuntu being very popular at the moment.

Welcome. I spent some of my Army time in Vietnam, so I can sympathize a bit. I looked at your thread. This IP: 169.254.45.252(Preferred) indicates you are not getting an IP from the router. It's the IP assigned when you don't get a DHCP address. It can't be changed after …

Are you saying there is no monitor signal under any circumstances?

Dell makes excellent computers. You installed drivers that are not supported by the manufacturer, nor written by a programmer, so perhaps you could take credit for this problem. Try a system restore back to when the drivers were working.

The file association has changed. Right-click the file, select "Open With", choose program. Check the "Always use..." box.

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This seems to be saying that you have no HD installed. Does this PC boot at all?

If the BIOS is not retaining its settings, try replacing the CMOS battery.

Reinstall the audio drivers.

If the drive is installed properly, you need to format it. Right-click My Computer/Manage/Disk Management Look or a drive that's unpartitioned, probably below the C drive. Right-click to Format NTFS

If you have have an actual install CD you should be OK. You can't actually delete any files from it. Boot from the CD and follow the install prompts, including formatting the disk. If you need more help, include the make and model of the machine and type of CD.

I hardly ever post problems nowadays becasue I'm stubborn enough to figure things out, and because there are so many places to get info, like this site. I usually burn CDs with Nero, but lately they won't play in my truck. I tested the discs in my computer and DVD …

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What's the exact error message?

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These both good machines, so I'd say get the ones that's been better maintained, or has the best return policy. It might help to know more-HD size, installed memory and programs,OS.

What Caperjack said. Delete any existing partitions and reformat NTFS. It's curious that a new drive would show a131 GB unpartitioned space, though.

What software are you using? Do you have Adobe Gamma? Repeating the question won't help. Tell us exactly what you're doing and why you're not satisfied.

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In the standard screen, maximize the window. Open IE/Tools and clear the temp files. Re-set the home page and see if that helps. I think this is an IE problem, not a Google setting.

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I do this with Windows Explorer. I'm not exactly sure what the problem is, since this is rather basic-open two explorer windows (One for the old drive, one for the new. Drag and drop. More details if this doesn't help.

What disk are you using to boot from? What errors were showing on the SATA drive? Make and model of computer? When you check the event log, what OS is booting? Which HD?

Post the output of ipconfig /all Some laptops have a switch that controls the wireless adapter:is it on? You may need to power cycle the modem to get a wired connection. Uninstall the network adapters and reinstall.

Try Start/Run Enter desk.cpl Open the Desktop Tab/Customize/Web Uncheck the "Lock" box.

Many computers have USB 2.0 and 1.1 ports. The high speed ports are often on the front panel. You can look in device manager under USB for an "Enhanced" (USB 2.0) controller. USB 2.0 add-in cards are available. Send computer specs for more info.

I don't know, but: I looked at my icons and saw the same bar, which I had never seen before. This printer had been deleted some time before, but had never disappeared. I noticed it had docs pending, so I deleted them and the icon disappeared. So-any docs pending for …

You could try reading the documentation that came with your computer (Radical, I know). Or: Right click My Computer/Manage/Disk Management. Look at the C drive and see how it's partitioned.

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What's the purpose of the new disk? Any chance of getting the disks you should have received with these machines? Why not just make a disk image?

The number and length of the beeps are codes, so tell us exactly what they are. Did you replace the thermal paste? At this point it won't hurt to take the processor off and carefully re-do the procedure.

It seems that you used the wrong format-to restore an active drive or partition you need the Nero Image tool. My best guess is that you can use this backup by reinstalling Windows, then Nero, and use the restore feature. The Nero help files are here: [url]http://www.nero.com/enu/support-manuals-helpfiles.html[/url]

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Start with the basics: Defrag Chkdsk Check remaining disk space What are the swap file settings? Does this happen in Safe mode?

Remove the entry from the startup folder. You are in serious need of more memory. Most people think 512 MB is the minimum for XP, and RAM is cheap nowadays.

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Remove the battery and hold the power button down for 10-15 seconds. Replace the battery and try again. If that fails, try booting from the CD and use the repair option.

Your CD ROM is almost certainly causing this as evidenced by the event viewer errors. I would remove it at least temporarily and plan on replacing it. The Sony site is easy to navigate and has a link to using the recovery partition.

I'd start with the power supply. Power supply testers (And power supplies) are cheap, or any shop can give you a quick diagnosis