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My new PC that i built my self :) Ultra aluminus midtower case Ultra Xpro 600watt APFC psu Gigabyte…
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I was wondering is there a way to clean up your computer? I want to find and get rid of all software and programs that I do not use any more. I have uninstalled them and removed them that way but I know there are hidden files and junk somewhere …

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1st and foremost i'm not too familiar with the internal workings of computers :(. The problem i'm having with my Compaq desktop computer is the orange light on the front comes on and stays on as soon as i push the power. No green light at all. My HD isn't …

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greets to the daniweb community, i hope i find you al well firstly, any ideas here would be really appreciated, this ones really got me.... ok so i havent exactly had to use command prompt for a while, but last time i used it there was no problem... until now. …

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Whenever I want to boot system mechanic 7 I get this pop up window that reads: [QUOTE][B][U]-Internet Explorer Script error[/U][/B] -:icon_exclaim: An error has occurred in the script on this page: Line: Char: Error: Code: URL: Do you want to continue running scripts on this page: (Yes) (No)[/QUOTE] Clicking on …

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3 yr old Systemax, XP Pro, Intel mb, dual processor, Raedon 300 graphics card, won’t boot. I have a 3-year old Systemax mid-tower computer. I was reading a web page, when my mouse became an animated hourglass. The computer was completely locked up and unresponsive to keyboard or mouse. Ctrl, …

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Ay up chucks! My wife's toshiba laptop (satellite M40 - 313 windows XP SP2 1 Gb RAM etc just over 1 year old) has suddenly died. She went to turn it on and all it does is beep pathetically, whirr a bit then it tries again 3 or 4 times …

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Howdy all, i have a dell inspirion 5100. It was not powering up at all so i took it apart and came up with this. I can get it to power up ONLY when i unplug the connector for the front lights and mouse. The screen powers up and i …

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A recent question requested advice about building your own PC. The website style is a little amateurish, perhaps, and some of the discussion of components is certainly getting a bit 'dated', but one of the most comprehensive system building guides I've yet come across is Rob Williams' My Super PC …

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Hello all.. I am a new user of Windows Vista (came installed on my new laptop). Which Microsoft Office Suite is the best version to run with Vista. I want to install one that does not hog all my resources and take up too much space. Also, when you install …

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I recently heard that comcast is limiting bandwidth usage to 250gb/month and other isp's could go as low as 5gb/month. I was looking online for bandwidth usage monitors, to see how much internet bandwidth i was using, but all of them are complicated and not what i was looking for. …

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I have an HP Laptop with Windows Vista. I have had problems with spyware and viruses and such and now the thing runs slowly in whatever i am doing. How do i restore to original factory settings? I understand there may be "better" solutions, but i really don't mind restoring …

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This is a post for all the people that come here looking for help. Sometimes people don't post everything we'd need, and a lot of information keeps on getting reposted (an annoyance to everyone I'm sure.) So, I'm creating this post for people to be sent to so they have …

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The drives for my CDRom and CD Burning are suddenly missing when I click on 'My Computer'. I am not sure when they went missing. I did a Belarc system check and they are not shown. My OS is WinXP Pro SP2. Can I do something in system restore. Can …

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Ok - I am soooo frustrated. I was surfing the net when I got a C++ error (I don't have that program on my computer). I tried to fix it when prompted to - it didn't respond, so I decided to shut it down. After that it would not start …

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Question: How does it look a laptop motherboard fuse. I have a hp compaq 6715 s, bought with a few bucks from someone who tried to charge it with an acer compatible charger ( same voltage, same amp.) now is dead and i think is a fuse or something. can …

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whenever at school i visit websites like youtube, mail services, etc, i keep getting this messgae (see below). It is really annoying, and my school presentation will need a youtube video presented from the school computer(s), and i can't bring it in on cd, etc. thanks to those who can …

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Hi, I have a Sony Vaio VGN FS640 which I have had for quite a while now. The problem I noticed a while back is that the laptop would randomly switch off. (I don't have any virus or anything) It used to switch off on a hardware level, usually when …

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Hi, I've been using Windows Vista and I happened to forget my login password. Is there any way to restore password for me? My account is with admin rights, so I can't bypass login..

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Can I run 16GB RAM on a motherboard that contains a single cpu (with vista ultimate x64 installed)?

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I've heard lots of talk recently about hijack this, but what is it and how do you read its results? any help would be highly appreciated.

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Hey, Right now I'm using XP, and I was thinking of getting a laptop. Now, I've heard a lot of bad stuff about Vista, but most of the things I heard are "It sucks." Or "don't get it" or "it's extremely slow". Now, except for the last one those are …

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Anyone else have a problem with the Yahoo Chat Software and Vista? I can log into chat, but cannot hear anything in the voice conference. Nor can I use my mic. Was just curious if anyone else had encountered this problem and been able to resolve it.

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What is your vista boot up time (from the start of the moving green bar, until the desktop is usable)?

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I've found a nice visual walkthrough for Vista installation [url=http://blogs.vertigosoftware.com/ericc/archive/2006/09/03/Visual_Walkthrough_of_Vista_RC1_Setup.aspx]here[/url]. Additionally, post any tips for Vista installation here. Thanks.

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Ok i got a dimsnsion 5150 last xmas (was that 2005? im crap with dates) and it had 19" TFT Radeon x600 DvdRW P4 HT 1gb RAM XP Home all for £699. Bargain. Or so i thaught On the day vista got released dell dropped the price of an e520 …

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I inherited a Gateway 825GM Media Center Edition. It had Windows XP Pro installed from Gateway before that had become hopelessly corrupted. After reformatting and installing a new copy of the XP Pro, any further installations of software restarted numerous problems of such varying degrees it was incredible. Sent it …

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According to System Information: Total Physical Memory = 8,189.35 MB Available Physical Memory = 6.22 GB Total Virtual Memory = 16.02 GB Available Virtual Memory = 14.26 GB Page File Space = 8.29 GB Two questions rolled into one ... what is the difference between Virtual Memory and a Page …

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I recently purchased a new hard drive after mine crashed. (I have a Dell from a few years back; got a "Missing or Corrupt System 32" message). I have confirmed the hard drive was installed correctly (shows model number as master in bios). I was running windows 2000. Made the …

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I am [I]considering[/I] jailbreaking my iPod touch. I have some questions before going any further: 1. Can I restore in case of failure or if I hate the jailbreak? 2. What are the risks associated with jailbreaking? 3. Should I experienced problems will I be able to fix it under …

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Well guys my pc started to um speed up my nvidia fan and the cpu fan why?Also another thing my nividia is a t800 gtx with 256mb of memory and another question my gpu reaches 55 in normal start up is these normal? now is these normal to start the …

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