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use disk clean up, aus logics disk defrag and registry defrag (aus logics programs may be downloaded free off the auslogics website)

[QUOTE=andreamagee;544083]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 …

make sure that you run it in administrator mode.

reinstall ie7, or see if you can either disable or not use system mechanic pro with ie7. Also, get firefox or opera 9.25, as an alternative browser, as ie7 can get buggy some times.

[QUOTE=Sliver;546154]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, …

[QUOTE=geezer;321301]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 …

probably a power-management related issue with the mouse.

I recently built a new pc with the following: Ultra aluminus midtower case Ultra X-Pro 600watt psu APFC 80 PLUS Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L Motherboard IntelCore 2 Duo E7200 @2.53ghz PNY 2gb ddr2-800 ram DVD/CD-RW Drive 120gb hdd (soon to be 750gb) HIS Radeon HD2600Pro ICE-Q Video Card It was fun, but …

openoffice, go to openoffice.org and download. cheap, reliable, and resource friendly, or virtually any other Microsoft office 97 or above, and you can run a custom installation and uncheck MS access if you don't want it.

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. …

[QUOTE=Jackal2044;556702]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 …

cpu-z is great, [url]http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/[/url] is also great, it can monitor your temperatures.

one of three things: software issue or corruption causing it to be dissappeared listed under a different drive letter hardware failure (either the cable, controller, or the drive itself) Can you run cd's on your pc?? if you can, it's a glitch. if you can't, it's a problem. if you …

if you REALLY care about your communication, then pay the 500.00

how about not opening it up and saving your self an electrical shock

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 …

definitely overheating, buy a chill pad for your notebook, and remember not to use the notebook on your lap, but on a hard, flat surface only. Make sure that the fans are not clogged with dust. If they are, use a can of compressed air to clean them out.

find a password cracking software on the internet and use it to crack your password, then change your password and save it on the side so you don't forget it again.

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

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.

In my opinion, Vista is a great OS, with many new features. People say it's slow, buggy, etc. because they don't "feed" it the right way. Vista is a hungry OS, but if you feed it, it will run like a rocket. Here are the goods of Vista: 1. Revamped …

same here, vista doesn't work well with yahoo chat.

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

vista can be installed on a 20gb hard drive with a few gigs left. Installed on my 20gb virtual pc well and i still had 9gb left as free space.

i hate dell, they are too overpriced, and the cheaper ones are buggy. u could get an hp with the same features of any dell for less than 1/2 the price!!

his f8 when booting, then choose "disable restart on system crash" or something like that, then record what the Blue Screen Of Death says, then maybe we can help you better.

I know this is old, but why care about 2 gigs of disk space for whatever, when you have a large hard drive with lots of space left? Common sense people, maybe these two gigs are needed.

that's right!!! The poster who had the problems probably has a new pc now- LOL!!!

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 …

55*C is not normal for startup temps of the video card, so that's why it's speeding up. As long as you can play games without hitting 85-95*C you'll be fine. Spray the computer with compressed air to make sure that dust isn't accumulating in the fans of your processor and …

If this windows install has been active for over a year I think it's time for a windows reinstall. You could try restoring to a previous system restore point

Plug in an external monitor and see if it'll output anything. If the new monitor works, your laptop's screen is dead. If the external monitor doesn't work, well, ur screwed (video card or other major hardware issue)

According to the specs: If you have the integrated video card version, you can't take advantage of the full resolution of the 22inch. If you have the one with the discrete video card (ati), you can easily use the new monitor!

88*C is extremely hot!! You should not be going past 75*C on a desktop cpu, preferably not higher than 60*C. Something is wrong with the liquid cooling system. The temperatures are going really high then the system shuts down to prevent your processor from overheating. I recommend replacing the liquid …

My friend has a dell inspiron 8200 laptop that is very screwed up right now. My friend has no operating system or restore disks, but i have ubuntu 6.06 disk with me that i want to use. Are there drivers for the dell inspiron 8200 notebook that will work on …

Do these steps in order: 1. Roll back all drivers except video 2. System restore back to at least a month ago 3. do a system recovery (full/destructive) 4. Reinstall windows with a clean installation. Just remember NEVER to download anything off the internet unless you absolutly need it and …

What is bittorrent and do you have to pay for it?

Now that ddr3 is out on the market, system builders will have to make an extra decision on what type of ram to buy. ddr2 is mainstream and very cheap (about 10.00/GB for pc2-4200), but ddr3 is super packed with performance, but is very expensive (175.00/GB for pc2-13333). I personally …

Ok, so i was a dumbass and decided to do a system recovery. i backed it all up, saved important files to an external disk, and did the recovery. After the recovery, it restarted a couple of times as software was being installed, then it hung for 1 hour. I …

Can someone please tell me a way to make my (supposedly fast) xp machine to boot up in (hopefully) less than 10 seconds. I've tried bootvis, defrag, disk clean up, and i reinstalled windows xp about a month ago. P.S. i have three machines @ home, one vista, two xp

Is there a noticeable difference between pci-e 1.0 and pci-e 2.0? Or is it just hype from the manufacturers. Also, can i put a 1.0 card in a 2.0 slot, and vice versa? Thanks for your help.

get internet explorer 7, then get a very useful add-on from ie7pro.com. then your browser should be able to display java.

I have a gigabyte ga-ep35-ds3l motherboard, and it comes with an express recovery feature that can backup an image of the drive and restore it in the future (just like system recovery on the oem pcs such as hp and toshiba). The program's name is Xpress Recovery 2 [url]http://drivers.softpedia.com/g...ery2-101070817.shtml[/url]. I …

Ok, I recently downloaded ubuntu 8.xx and installed it on a virtual machine. I know nothing about it. Could some of you newbies answer some of my questions? 1. How do you download and install linux programs? Nothing that I downloaded and installed doesn't work, linux version or not. I …

I have an HIS Radeon HD2600PRO ICE-Q Video Card with a factory overclocked memory clock and core clock (650 core / 1050 "effective" memory clock). While digging through the ATI Catylist control center, i found ati overdrive over clocking utility. When i went in there, it gave me a warning …

Tell us what your favorite keyboard that you use or want is and why.

just don't bother if it won't install as it may accidentally mess up ur vista MBR and cause more trouble. If u still want to, remove vista, install xp FIRST, then INSTALL VISTA SECOND, as vista's boot manager isn't backwards compatible with xp.

I know this is a silly thing to be complaining about, but i have this little problem with vista when it comes to recycle bin. when i delete a program, i am used to hitting delete on my keyboard. but, when it comes to recycle bin emptying, i hate to …

This is a bad problem. Here is what you should do: repair internet explorer repair windows vista reinstall vista (read suggestion below first before doing this) [COLOR="Red"]USE FIREFOX!!!!!!! [/COLOR] To get firefox, go to mozilla.com, and download the file [B][I][U]straight to a flash drive.[/U][/I][/B] Then, use the flash drive to …

I have the following system configuration: [LIST] [*]Ultra aluminus midtower case [*]Ultra X-Pro 600watt APFC psu (80 PLUS certified) [*]Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L Motherboard with F4 BIOS [*]Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 with [B]stock cooler[/B] [*]PNY 2gb ddr2-800 ram [*]120gb hard drive [*]HIS Radeon HD2600PRO Ice-Q 512MB Video Card [*]Single 120mm rear …