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 | I have a friend who has a Dell computer, and recently he has been getting error messages that when I check them out at Microsoft said that he had the virus MaxDoor. Microsoft went on from there to explain how to remove it in the registry, and warns up front …  |
| | Hi all...I had to reformat my computer last week and have just about everything back on line as it should be, but I'm being inundated by pop-up messages telling me that it's urgent that I use their product to repair everything from the registry to my hard drive. If you're … |
| | I recantly had some problems and wound up reformating, and afterwards the POST would stop and give me the following message: Pri Master Hard Disk: S.M.A.R.T. Status BAD, Backup and replace. I'm using the computer now, and haven't had a hickup since I reformated, does this message mean that I … |
| | I'm just about to rebuild my PC and have been told that my 300W Antec might not be powerful enough for my new build. I've had no problems with my Antec, but a friend tells me that they're not as good anymore. I would greatly appreciate some information on current … |
| | I have a MSI K7 Pro motherboard with a PC mounted LED display. This is a vertical display consisting of four LEDs inline, locateded just below Serial and Parallel ports. When the computer hangsup during startup the top two and bottom LEDs are green, and the second from the bottom … |
| | I've recently had a random problem with my computer hanging in the POST, I eventually found a LED display on the motherboard and was able to match that configuration to the diagnostic LED function chart and found that it was hanging at " intializing the floppy drive controller". I disconnected … |
| | Recently I've had a intermittent problem starting up, once in a while when I turn on the computer all I get is a blank screen, the PSU and CPU fans are running so I know it's powering up, but if I try to reboot it nothing happens. I usually wind … |
| | It looks like I'm about to purchase a Asus K8V SE Deluxe motherboard to up grade my computer which has a 300watt power supply, and I'm tying to find out if that will be enough. Are there any other compatability issues that I should be aware of? I do appreciate …  |
| | I have a friend who is running XP, and when he goes to startup the install wizard anounces "Found New Hardware" and lists two programs that he had tried and uninstalled. When he looks for them, they aren't to be found in search, add/remove hardware, or add/remove software. Can someone …  |
| | I was poking around my computer with Everest and found a suggestion that I should upgrade my BIOS, it even provided me with a link for the web site. Is there any danger in upgrading the BIOS, and how would this enhance my computer? |
| | I have tried to download a free trial of Nero 6.0 Ultra three times now without success. This download is 33MB, and takes about three hours to complete. The first two times I used Firefox as the browser, and the third using IE. The 2nd attempt simpley stalled about halfway … |
| | Using Nero express, I was trying to copy a short video using the Video CD option, and a message came up explaining that I would need MPEG-2 in order to do this, why they would offer this option without that capability is another issue for another time. I found a …  |
| | I have Nero 5.5 express which came with my CD-RW, and am now realizing that it is basically a teaser and will have to purchase the 6.0 ultra to get the whole program. I have one friend who has the Nero 6.0 ultra and swears by it, and I have … |
| | I have a CD-R, and was given a CD-RW, and would like to set them up as slave and master. I know about the jumper on the rear of the units, and the data and power cords, but what do I need to do to coordinate the two? I removed … |
| | I installed a CD-RW today and went to the local Staples to purchase some discs, and very shortly there after I found out that I needed an education. Are the blank discs called media? My CD-RW is 52x32x52x, does this mean that I need a specific blank disk? What sort … |
| | I was reading a thread regarding a yellow exclamtion mark, and it reminded me that I have two icons on my desktop that have yellow question marks just to the right and above them, what do they indicate? One is for my printer, and the other is for microsoft XML … |
| | I went to veiw some pictures, but the CD's tray wouldn't open. I went to add/delete hardware to troubleshoot the optical system, and it appeares to be ok. The green LED comes on when I try to access the CD, but that's it. Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional CPU … |
| | I just finished downloading Adobe 7.0, which also included their photo ablbum 2.0 much to my surprise. What I'm about to ask may be a dumb question, but this download took two and a half hours and I just want to make sure I don't do something that I'm going … |
| | After some recent problems with Firefox I'm now looking at other browsers, and it seems that Avant is getting a lot more downlods at Download.com than Firefox. The total downloads as of 06/19/05 are: Avant 98,394 Firefox 66,894 Opera 17,141 Until I googled browsers I hadn't heard of Avant, but … |
| | I recently switched to Firefox as my browser and like it very much, but I'm having problems downloading from some sites. I had tried on several occasions to download an owners manual from the Samsung USA site only to have it stall every time. I went back to OE and … |
| | I have a reoccuring annoying pop up which is located next to the clock. When it pops up it has an envelope similar to what you would see holding the dialogue in the Sunday funnies, and it reads: Local Area Connection Network Cable Unpluged When this occurs a small televison … |
| | In the Outlook Express, the pricacy level can be adjusted to accept or block cookies, with the OE being part of the integral system, does this mean that it controls the privacy levels when using othe browsers? |
| | I was browsing ebay last night, and at one point I found that I couldn't do anything without getting the response that I had timed out. After closing Firefox, I tried to check my mail and received an error message telling me that I was unable to connect to the … |
| | I was looking at processors at eBay, and found a bundle including a Asus A8V motherboard with a AMD Athlon 64 3200+ socket 939 processor, the add stated that it was a 2.2GHz, but when I went to Tiger Direct to price the two items, their specs show it as …  |
| | Hi guys...it's time to do a little spring cleaning to the insides of my computer, and my question is about using presurized air to blow off the boards. A friend of mine who worked building PCBs for a major corp. tells me that I run the risk of creating static … |
| | I recently switched to AVG as my av, and shortly after started having poblems receiving email. Once in a while when I went to check my mail, the AVG email scan would pop up, and after scanning the mail it would indicate that I had an item followed by the … |
| | I recently switched from Panda av to AVG, and when I go to Outlook Express for to check my email, the AVG pop up in the corner shows that it's scanning my mail. If I have mail it shows the number of items and I get the usual tone indicating … |
| | I had been using Iternet Explorer as my browser, and knew how to delete the cookies and temp. files, now I'm using Firefox, and can't find any where to delete the cookies. Am I missing something here? |
| | I was told that if I was on line a lot, that I should defragment my hard drive frequently. I have four questions: 1) How does the HD become fragmented? 2) I'm on line every day for atleast an hour, how often should I defragment my computer? 3) Is it …  |
| | I'm still in the throws of making a decision regarding what board and processor to use...specifically, whether to go with a socket 754, or the 939. The first thing going through your mind when reading this is probably "what are you giong to use it for"? I'm not into games, …  |
| | Does Mcafee anti virus program include a fire wall, and if it does, is it worth augmenting it with something like Zone Alarm? |
| | [COLOR=Blue]Are there any advantages in using Firefox over Internet Explorer? If I download Firefox, is there any reason I should uninstall the Internet Explorer?[/COLOR] |
| | After discovering the inherent security problems associated with the Enternet Explorer I switched to Firefox as my default browser, are there any similar problems associated with the Outlook Express. For security purposes, is there any advantage in switching to Thunderbird to receive my email? |
| | I was in a rush to close this morning and some how inadvertently moved the toolbar from the bottom horizontally, to the right hand side vertically. The start botton is at the top right corner, while the clock and icons are at the bottom right with nothing in between. I … |
| | I recently had a problem with a hitch hicker, after dealing with the main problem I was left with a couple of small problems which I've been able to track down. A friend suggested that I try "System Mechanic 5" to run down the remaining problems, I did, and while … |
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| | Periodically I get a pop-up down by the clock that reads..Local Area Connection..Network Cable Unpluged. This occurs on or off line, with no dicernible patern. So far I haven't noticed any ill effects associated with it, but I'm still a novice. Any ideas of just what I've got happening here? … |
| | I'm one of those people who has to test the waters before entering...so after 26 postings here I am. Name: dcc Height: 5'8" Weight: 180 lbs Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Location: Northern California Foothills. Age: 53 Hobbies: Reading, Camping, fishing, and now computers. Relationship: Single, cohabit with two cats. Education: …  |
| | I recently had a hitch hicker, and after downloading the Spyware Doctor, I thought that would be the end of that...alas, it wasn't. I have a backup disc using Drive Image software for my C drive, it was provided with this computer which was a gift from a friend, and … |
| | I know that slot A processors aren't in production, and I have been told that socket A processors are also out of production, is this true? |
| | I have a Microstar K7-Pro (MS6195) mother board in the computer that was given to me, and I had two goals in mind: 1st was to increase my RAM to 768MB, and 2nd was to install a DVD burner. I've found three new sticks of Kingston PC 100 for $120.00, …  |
| | I went to download a free media player of whom we won't mention (winamp) and received a message telling me that I either had a corrutped installer, or a problem with my hard drive. I had tried to down load to my C drive the first time, so I tried … |
| | I sent a 1.88 MB ASF stream to a friend of mine, and he gets 17 seconds into playing it and it stops. He's XP, and I downloaded MP10 and Service Pac 2 for him thinking this would solve his problem, it didn't. He can send this to some else … |
| | I have been trying to gather the info to puchase more memory which will be compatible with my mother board. I have a Microstar K7 Pro mother board, and as I understand it, I need to stay with the following specs. PC100, 168-Pin SDRAM, configuration of 32x8, DIMM type: unbuffered, … |
| | I have a Microstar K7 Pro (MS6195) main board that has 196MB of RAM, and I want to increase it to it's max cap of 768MB. My owners manual list the memory as being 168-pin unbuffered DIMM, which supports a 3.3v PC100 SDRAM. I pulled one of the modules out …  |
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| | I have a Microstar K7 Pro / MS6195 mother board, can anyone tell me the max. amount of RAM per socket? |
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