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Sounds like the print head is clogged. That's a common problem where third-party refills have been used. [url="http://www.pcuser.com.au/pcuser/hs2.nsf/web/9D12606276272010CA256C3600130030"] Try this article for ideas.[/url] It's written by one of my colleagues.

You are inviting problems, I feel, because of heat issues. Consider this: You have 7 drives, all enclosed in thermally inefficient casings. You have 7 individual power converters to run them. If you want to enclose it all in a case you'll need fans to cool it (case fans, not …

We'd prefer that problems be dealt with in the forum thread itself, thanks. That description does not indicate a hardware problem. I'd suggest you use the software tools described in our security forum section to clean the system of any 'net nasties', reinstall Windows over the top of itself to …

Hey, what a doozy of a question! I suspect you've been watching too many movies and/or listening to too many 'conspiracy theories' :D There's nothing remotely like what you describe in Windows or any of its updates. The Palladium (Trusted Computing) thingy never got off the ground, and any hardware/software …

Topic has now been posted in the appropriate section so please direct help there. [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread11065.html[/url]

Of the twp cards mentioned, the 6800GT is best by a long, long way. Radeon 9800XT is now the past generation technology, and is outperformed by even the 6600GT card from NVidia. From ATi, the X800XT is top of the heap, and from NVidia 6800Ultra is top of the heap. …

Are you making sure that the jumper settings are changed to denote whether the drives are 'Master' and 'Slave' accordingly? The drive on the end connector must be 'Master' and the drive on the middle connector must be 'Slave'.

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Try a refresh install of Windows to fix up the obvious problems on your system, THEN update to SP2. The Service Pack does NOT create a slowdown. It might be highlighting problems which are already in existence, but it won't be creating them. The Service Pack works just fine for …

Not on that Laptop you can't. It's not powerful enough for Windows XP. I'm wondering if you have the Windows CD for that laptop? The 'kernel32.dll' error indicates you have some system file corruption. Popping the CD in the drive, and running 'Setup' will restore your system files and hopefully …

You should use your Windows 98SE and run 'Setup' to install Windows over the top of itself and try to correct the error. The 'SE' is Windows itself. the 'Plus' pack is merely a few games and fancy little programs! This should ne in the Windows 9x section, by the …

Did you install all the drivers after you reinstalled Windows? It sounds very much like you've not installed your motherboard drivers.

Read through the 'Stickied' topics in our Security section please, and then post your problem in that section if it still remains after working through the suggestions made there.

I think you should have a read of this article: [url]http://www.windowsreinstall.com/install/other/motherboard/win2k.htm[/url] Transplanting a Windows 2000 installation to a new motherboard isn't always a straightforward provedure, and Windows XP is even WORSE! I'd be suggesting that backing up your data and performing a fresh install is the preferable choice of action, …

To be perfectly honest, buddyb, any budget priced, entry level new system would suit those purposes perfectly well, and compared to your current system would make computing seem like it had entered a new Century for you! (Which, of course, itt would have! ;)

Internet Explorer lets in far too much spyware/malware. Netscape is a crappy thing that installs too much 'extras'. Mozilla/Firefox are very good browsers, but unfortunately don't display all web pages correctly. The best combination is to use Mozilla/Firefox as a main browser, and Internet Explorer only for those sites which …

Sounds like you've got 'Error reporting' disabled as well, or you'd be getting "Do you wish to report..." messages. [url="http://www.pcuser.com.au/pcuser/hs2.nsf/web/A4170906DC1943BACA256EA3000EF0F1"] Try the suggestions here. That'll save me typing it out again![/url] :D

Could you please let us know what exactly the 'things' are which are being reported to? Moved to Security section

I just fired mine up to check and the only two possibly relevent options i found available were "Play a game" and "Start Application Sharing". Could you please describe your problem with more detail added?

Hi, If you mean that you have sent Private messages to forum members asking them personally to help sort out your problems for you, I think yopu'll find that a lot of people would simply ignore the messages. In fact, with most help forums I've had involvement with such approaches …

Oh hell! Missed this when it happened because I've been busy elsewhere :( Anyway, I guess you've had the op by now and are sitting back feeling miserable. Here's a little cheer you up! [img]http://www.kayteekollectibles.com/782000%20get%20well.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.directflorists.net/flowers/get-well-bouquet-large.jpg[/img] I'm all too well aware of what a nuisance it can be when the …

Have you got all updates and Service Packs installed?

You'll need to provide more info about your Gatweay, I feel. A model number would be a good place to start. I'll move this to the hardware section also.

You have spyware or malware of some description on your PC, by the sound of it. You should follow the advice given in the "Helping Yourself" topic in the security section, and then report if you still have problems after using the suggested tools. I'll move this topic there, because …

Can you get any clues from this already existing topic? [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread10062.html[/url]

Yzk, if you use Open Office as an office suite, Firefox as a browser, Thunderbird as a mail client and [url="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird.html"]Sunbird as your calendar/diary[/url], you can have the whole shebang for free! ;) Or you could simply use Sunbird on its own :D

Is it a house pest or a garden pest? I really think using an insect spray would sort it out for you quite quickly ;) (Couldn't help that. the wording of your question had me chuckling on several counts :D)

Agreed. Splinter, could you please outline your problem a bit more clearly, so that you can receive some assistance.

It's a notebook. It won't start. How the hell do you think that's gonna be done? The general 'easy way' is to put the hard drive in another system as a 'slave' drive, lift the data files off it and put them on CD, and then put it back in …

For the most part, everyday computings tasks will run better on the Athlon64 than on the Pentium. If you intend to be spending most of your time doing one of the more specialised computing tasks that hyperthreading actually BENEFITS, then the Pentium might be a better choice, but for most …

No! Do NOT go to gamesprites.com I just checked that and it's a porn redirection thingy. If you wish to make a suggestion, please use a legitimate link!

......goes and gets the Radiation Suit out of the hall closet. [img]http://www.sparkingreaction.info/media/radiation%20proof%20suit.jpg[/img]

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He means, is there any chance that the system files were written back to the hard drive with a startup disk from a different Windows version? If so, it needs to be redone using a Windows 98 startup disk.

Do you wish to know how long your PC has been running since it was booted up?

That AMD, in almost all situations, will actually outperform the Pentium. Comparing the clockspeeds means absolutely nothing, as they are different types of processor, which perform the same job but do it in different ways! The 64-bit actually has nothing to do with it, as the AMD is actually a …

Most bizarre eh? Well of course we've all seen some marvellous things, but one of the better ones I've encountered was a bloke who managed to get his PC so trojan infected and software corrupted that whenever he tried to open a browser link, Word would open up and start …

Hi Andrew, Your processor is running too hot for sure. Was that my system I'd be ripping off the heatsink from the processor, cleaning the chip core thoroughly with metho, and fitting a decent 3rd party heatsink to it using Artic Silver 5 thermal paste instead of the crappy stuff …

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If you actually don't understand HOW to change the name of one of them, please indicate the Windows versions in use so that advice can be given.

I find it incredibly unremarkable, and just a little alarming, given that it's a searchable database that you never truly get to delete your information from. [QUOTE][size=-1]You should be aware, however, that residual copies of information may remain stored on our systems even after the deletion of information or the …

Definitely contact them to get the information. I'm damn glad I've not seen eMachines systems here, but I've had occasion to try and dig up information on them to help others. It's impossible! If you don't get the information from them, try to get hold of [url="http://www.xpcgear.com/pinhead2usb.html"]one of these cables[/url] …

You are very lucky to have gotten away with swapping ove a Windows XP hard drive to a different motherboard. Usually you can't even get the system to boot after doing that! Do a refresh install of Windows XP to see if it fixes things up for you.

Work out beforehand what partitions you want. Go into BIOS setup and set CD-ROM to be '1st boot device' Pop your Windows XP CD in the drive and reboot. Press a key when prompted to boot from CD. At the appropriate point in the process, choose to Remove the existing …

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Check your system thoroughly for virus and spyware. See the "Helping Yourself" topic in the Security forum for ideas and assistance.

If you're getting an Athlon64 and a decent video card, then you want a decent motherboard to go with it, and the VIA chipset boards are certainly NOT king of the hill ;) Find a motherboard with an NVidia nForce3 250 chipset on it, and forget about worrying so much …

There's no such thing as a Centrino chip! Centrino is the overall technology of the laptop. The processor itself is a PentiumM. It does the same amount of work at much lower clockspeeds than a Pentium 4 M(obile) processor, and a 1.6GHz PentiumM is about equivalent to a Pentium 4 …

You have had 'net nasties' intrude on your system. Read the "Helping Yourself" topic in the security section, and try using the suggested tools to clean up your system. You might have to download them on another computer and burn them to CD, then boot your PC into 'Safe mode' …

It's got me absolutely bewildered why you tried to "copy a game that you own" from one machine to another! Grab the game CD, install it on the new machine, play the game. Rather straightforward and simple, I would have thought. :/