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 | Oh goodness. Please don't do that! The post was edited in haste, and I've restored its contents. Your links to news and information are looked forward to by numerous readers, I'd imagine. |
| | Hi, We don't have a 'General' section, but we DO have a Careers section in the IT Water Cooler where things such as training can be discussed. I'll move this there for you :D |
| | Nasty system corruption there. Try an In-place upgrade to see if it corrects the problem: [url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341&Product=winxp[/url] |
 | Re: 'Lo everyone Hiya Danny, glad to have you here. Please don't restrict yourself to simply your problems. I'm sure you've lots to offer others as well :D  |
| | Good luck with that request, angel. Packard Bell is, unfortunately, one of those horrible companies which assumes that you are an idiot, and thus not worthy of having anything provided to you other than driver downloads and "Send it to us and pay us lots more money!" messages :( |
| | Hiya. That 'unavailable' bit in display properties has me intrigued. Are the options 'greyed out'? If so, visit our Viruses, spyware and Nasties section and get some help with cleaning up your system, because that sounds like the after effects of a nasty intruder which has fiddled with system settings. … |
| | Hi Sunando, Is this question related to your one about recording university lectures?: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread30938.html[/url] If so, you do not need any such product. Any reasonable microphone will do the job perfectly well. In that topic I mentioned using a portable tape recorder for the task a couple of decades ago. … |
 | Reinstall XP. Sorry, but you've already tried the other way out. |
 | Hey, wow! Seems you've gone to great lengths unnecessarily, especially in relation to BIOS settings. Here's the steps which need to be taken: * Uninstall the old card (or onboard graphics) entry from device manager. Do not reboot. * Uninstall any related drivers from Add/Remove programs. Shut down and remove … |
| | Hi Linda and welcome. I hope you enjoy your time here. :D |
| | Sure you've reset CMOS at each stage to ensure that it's not simply BIOS settings causing the failure to POST? Sure your processor isn't dead? Checked that the wall outlet is turned on and actually has power, and that the kid or the cat hasn't bumped a plug loose? |
| | Hi Barry. Could you please let us know which version of Windows you run, so this can be moved to the appropriate forum section for attention? |
| | If performance tests and review articles to date are anything to go by, the Athlon64 X2 processor based system would definitely be your best choice for the purposes you've mentioned, if you can handle the extra expense entailed. Performance in games is a tad down, but if you only plan … |
| | Uninstall all drivers and software which might relate to previous keyboards or mice which have been installed. When removing the devices from Device Manager, make sure you check 'Show hidden devices' to see if entries of 'phantom' devices exist and remove those which do. |
| | In IE, go to View -> Text size and change it. Same deal for Firefox. Make the font size what you want it to be ;) |
| | According to the specifications on their website, CT64M64S4D7E is not non-parity, it's ECC [url]http://www.crucial.com/store/listModule.asp?module=SDRAM%2C+PC133&cat=RAM&package=allModules[/url] CT64M64S4D75 is the non-parity module |
| | [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314477/EN-US/[/url] You should find full instructions in that Knowledge Base article. |
| | What graphic card have you got and where did you get the driver update from please? It seems you have one of the NVidia based display cards, and I'd strongly advise against getting drivers from Windows Update! I'll look at the motherboard drivers and BIOS update issues once we've determined … |
| | Hi Fred. What are you using to 'clean' Windows? That's an error message I've not encountered before, and I suspect that you may be using an installed program to do the cleanup job rather than the built-in Windows utilities. In any event, that message is simply telling you that your … |
| | What a load of pigs twaddle here, trotted out by those blinded by propaganda! I do not support this lady's campaign, which has now become the focus of worldwide attention. But isn't it a tad silly to get all heated up and hate-filled about it, to the extent of mouthing …  |
| | Re: filter bypassing Yes. Wait until you get hiome from school and do so on your own machine. Or ask the systems admin at the school to grant you special access through the filters. Bypassing security filters put in place is a really silly thing to do, and if you get caught doing … |
| | Oh no! Bloody Kiwis are infiltrating! Haka right back at you :D Hi Oscarr, and welcome to Daniweb. You'll find a few of us Downunder denizens here, cobber ;) |
| | On the Nvidia website, when you're choosing the driver select 'Driver archive'. For an MX420 card use no later than a 4x.xx driver ;) |
| | I've lost it. The new look might be 'professional', but it's been at a cost I reckon. I like to make use of search facilities. There may be a topic I recall and would like to dig up again, there may be an issue I'd like to research before making … |
| | Try it on the 'Last Page' navigation link for the Word Association thread in the Geek's Lounge, Dani. That one should be near top of page. The error happens for me also.  |
| | See the little 'Display Modes' button at top right of thread? Click on it and choose 'Linear mode' ;) It's not the forum - it's only the setting you are using! |
| | The RAM is simply incompatible for working together. In theory your setup should work, but in practice when you mix and match different brands and types it often doesn't ;) Best thing to do if you need 1Gb of RAM - sell both sticks as secondhand items and buy a … |
| | Have you tried resetting CMOS and trying again? |
| | Re: Task Manager I'm afraid you've simply stuffed up your Windows installation by installing and using one of the nastier flavours of File sharing software available. We can't help you with advice about how to use Limewire successfully. It's against forum guidelines for assistance with P2P software to be given here. Don't believe … |
| | If you pop a blank CD in the burner, then wait a bit, do you get a dialogue box asking if you wish to open a writable folder? What CD burning software do you have displayed in Add/Remove programs? If you check Start > Run > msconfig, what CD related … |
| | The 'bare essentials' should include Systray and Explorer. Nothing else. End-task anything else you see in there ;)  |
| | 2 things you could add to that system to make it a bit better Pim. A better display card for starters. Another 256Mb of RAM to follow up. That should improve your gaming quite a bit. It won't make your system a great one for gaming, but it can certainly …  |
| | Well hold on then. Remove all disks from drives (floppy AND Cd) and reboot. See if it starts. That message can crop up if the system is set to boot first from floppy or CD, and you've left a disk in the drive which isn't a boot disk! |
 | Re: two questions Nope, I thought it was evident that it referred to asking for assistance with finding the spot for the question. It's been moved to the appropriate spot now, I'd answer your first two questions if I knew the answers to them, and you've just given me reason to add one … |
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| | errmmm......... You're being cruel to Windows by only having less than a Gig of free drive space to play in! I'd suggest you back some data up to CD, add another hard drive, do anything to free up space on that system drive ;) |
| | I would be replacing the power supply unit in your circumstance. I'd be too suspicious of it. I'd be inclined to replace the drive data cable as well. |
| | Hey Dani! You never checked the image link I see. That's a cute li'l girl :) Nice one Janice!  |
| | Re: cpu temp. I'ma smack you lot. You're not really helping a helluva lot! :D belikemike, could you let us know the make and model of your motherboard please? There may be a suitable manufacturer program which lets you monitor it from within Windows. If not, there are some other tools which may …  |
| | NEVER accept device driver updates from Microsoft Windows Update! ALWAYS get device driver updates from manufacturer websites! |
| | Sounds like you would do well to check that all Windows updates are installed, and that any available updated drivers are downloaded and installed from the manufacturer website. In particular, ensure that all motherboard drivers are updated. I'll move this to the relevent Windows section, by the way. It is … |
| | Another problem for which it is relevent to point you at the pinned topic at top of page. Troubleshooting a 'bare bones' configuration of your PC is the obvious procedure for isolating where the problem lies. |
| | Re: corrupt XP? Hi Eku, I've posted a further response to your display card topic ;) Your Windows problems I would suspect are the result of 'net nasty' intruders. A format/fresh install is quite possibly the best approach to take, and afterwards you should ensure that you regularly follow the advice you'll find … |
| | This sort of post puzzles me. If it's a recently purchased new Gateway system why isn't it going to Gateway for warranty attention? If you're intent on doing it yourself, the troubleshooting procedures in the pinned topic at top of section still apply. Get it working in 'barebones' configuration first … |
| | The most likely cause is 'cheap and nasty' RAM modules. Windows XP is quite unforgiving of poor quality or mismatched RAM. |
| | Re: Monitor problems From [url]www.pcguide.com[/url] [QUOTE] [u][b]The screen image is distorted, with wavy lines or warbling of the displayed image[/b][/u] [b]Explanation:[/b] There is a viewable image on the screen, but it is not stable, but rather somewhat distorted, moving slowly, warbling, or has wavy lines moving up or down the screen. [b]Diagnosis:[/b][font=serif] This … |
| | Sounds like a hardware problem. The pinned topic at top of page will explain how to strip it back to basics and identify where the problem lies. If it sounds too tachnical or 'hands on' for you, then take the system to a technician for attention. |
| | Hi sani. I've temporarily moved this in here. The post does not seem to be your style of posting, and was located in the 'Community Introductions' section. Is it a post of yours which was accidentally misplaced or is it possibly something which someone else has posted using your account? |
| | The initial things you need to do are described in detail in this pinned topic: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread27079.html[/url] Please report back when you've tried the procedures mentioned. |
| | [QUOTE=oldmonkey]I haven't opened the case yet to check individual components - not that I would really know what to do. The machine is still under warranty, I haven't contacted the seller company yet with details of the problem, would like to know more about it first if at all possible. … |
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