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i have a pretty annoying problem on one of my computers that has me stumped. perhaps one of you experts can help :) my windows desktop seems to blink every 5-10 seconds. only the desktop itself (the background & icons) blinks - not the applications. so if an app is …

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I downloaded a game from Yahoo! games and after I installed it, my whole display is stretched out and huge. I uninstalled it, no effect. I went to the screen settings and it's still set to normal. It looks like when you try and watch a full screen movie on …

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Hi, Could anyone help me find out if my motherboard http://www.asrock.com/product/product_775i65GV.htm is compatible with [Sapphire ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB AGP8X Graphic Card](http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009PM4T/qid=1145455129/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_3_2/202-6259482-4256635) Thanks, Al

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I have a HP Pavillion zv5330us with a 15.4" LCD. ONe day, the display just goes dark as if the backlight went out. I connect it to an external monitor, and the display comes back on, bright as day. Then it went on standby, and stayed dark. Every once in …

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My PC wont boot; all parts (except the motherboard and CPU) were tested separately and all of these works fine (ie CPU, PSU, GRaphic adapter & RAM). I tested with nothing but Mobo, Memory, GRaphic adapter, CPU and PSU; no device plugged except a PCI POST diagnostic card. I get …

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[b][color=Red]Hi to you all, i hope someone can help ive got a iQon Intel Celeron desktop pc, with 512mb RAM. 160gb Hard Drive running on windows xp. ive switched it on and the monitor wont work apart from the power light blinking green, i tried a different monitor and that …

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Hi y'all! I found this forum through google and I was hoping that I could get some help!! I've been assigneda rather odd assignment by my C++ teacher. I have a 2d array of names (names[17][20]) which has to be sorted alphabetically via selection sort, we can not use pointers. …

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Hi, i'm very new to sql so to say i'm a bit confused is a bit of an understatement! I'm tring to set up a search facility so that results from multiple databases will come from just one form. A better way of explaining would be to show an example …

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I understand how to set up the input fields, name the input fields, and assign the appropriate action. The problem is I dont understand how to display this information in the particiapants.htm page. Thanks for any help. <form name="input" action="/tournament/participants.htm" method="get"> Gamertag: <input type="text" align="center" name="gamertag" maxlength="16"> <br> Email address: …

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everytime i play a file and thn close WM the process wmplayer.exe stays on the task manager but is not using cpu but MEM USAGE :-| if i open 100 time WM i see 100 wmplayer.exe using memory on the task manager Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 8:12:01 …

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My monitor has been acting up lately... only in the last couple weeks. It works fine for like the first ten minutes, at least till after boot-up. But then, usually when i try to run a game, it will flicker off and on a lot (standby). If i wait long …

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[B]I recently formatted my hard drive and re-installed an old version of win 98se as I did not have win me which was on there. Since doing this I have managed to find some of the drivers for the hardware (graphics amongst others) but have been unable to get the …

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Suddenly my Powermac G4 system, running OSX.2.8, won't display a lower case "b" in any font. but beeps instead. This only occurs in OSX. OS9 is OK. It's not the keyboard, as I swapped a different one in, and the problem was the same. Anybody have a solution for this …

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Hi everyone, I just recently installed Ubuntu 5.10 to an older computer of mine. It worked just fine for a while and then it started looking horrible. There are ghosts or shadows of the windows running all across the screen. It is still readable, but annoying. I assume there is …

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Hello, I'm quite new to programming, making my first steps in Visual Studio.NET. I'm trying to develop a simple windows aplication that displays text in the desktop/foreground whatever is running on the computer. What would be an easy way to do it. My main difficultie here is to know how …

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I recently reformatted a computer for a friend. Everything worked fine when I was running it at my house hooked up to my monitor. When bringing the computer back there is a limit on what is displayed. The bios boot starts to display, but then cuts off earlier then normal. …

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Hello Recently i purchased my first high end gaming PC (woo!), (For now i won't name the company as so far there technical support hasn't solved anything). Anyway it came last Friday, so i frantically opened the box (like to add it was frantic only to the point of not …

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Hi, I'm not so good at the techie side of things and was hoping someone might be able to help me out. I have just bought a new 19" Widescreen TFT monitor (Packard Bell 900W) which has a max resolution of 1440 x 900. My toshiba Satellite laptop has a …

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hi i have just brought a second hand hp vectra pc it has win 2000 installed i have pluged my compaq presaro mv500 moniter into it and it doesn't work ,i have checked the moniter on my laptop all good . i am guessing it needs the right driver installed …

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Hi I was quite happy to pick up a Samsung 17" 730b SyncMaster at the pawn shop for $159! I found it in all the PC shops, still on the shelf of new gear for at least a $100 more!! I am dismayed to find, however, the DVI-D input is …

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My monitor has a problem, everytime I install a new game or everytime I open a software (which takes a lot of RAM), play some games ... the monitor changes to black and the "No signal" appears on the monitor. I did check the monitor caple, and put monitor caple …

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Hey guys, I have quite an odd problem. Occasionally (and becoming more frequent) when I start up Firefox or Opera, my monitor will simply switch itself off (even though power settings are 'always on'). Once it has done this it refuses to switch back on unless I restart the computer. …

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Heres my log thanks for any help Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 4:54:13 PM, on 4/1/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe C:\PROGRA~1\TRENDM~1\INTERN~1\PcCtlCom.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\PROGRA~1\TRENDM~1\INTERN~1\Tmntsrv.exe C:\PROGRA~1\TRENDM~1\INTERN~1\tmproxy.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\DVD\ULCDRSvr.exe C:\WINDOWS\uswwdmk.exe …

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hey guys my laptop screen flickers a couple time about every 2 min. i have a gateway 7330gz - ard name: Intel(R) 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller Manufacturer: Intel Corporation Chip type: Intel(R) 82852/82855 Graphics Controller DAC type: Internal Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3582&SUBSYS_202F161F&REV_02 Display Memory: 64.0 MB Current Mode: 800 x 600 …

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I am having a huge problem with writing this program. Every time I ask the teacher for help she is too busy helping someone else. so she just tell me one thing and runs off to the next person without checking if it worked and what other help I might …

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I recently started to create a tag editor/creator for the game halo. It wasnt till just now that I have no idea how to read and write data from files. :rolleyes: so my question is: how could i open a file with the common dialog, and have it automatically display …

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I have been trying to fix my gateway m675xl lcd. It had been all lines and garbled. I started to take apart the lcd thinking it was shot and after I played with the wire in the back, my display has magically come back to life... but, now the screen …

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Hello Can I get 20 pictures opened from visual basics, for example I have a list box with the name of the pictures, unfortunately I cannot open none of them, can someone please send me some code, all I want to do is have a right and left arrow, and …

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Hiya all. first time poster to these boards..kinda new to the pc building sceen. Anyways ive purchased all my bits and got it all up and running but im having a few problems. The aerocool coolview case looks amazing with the jet black look and the lcd display on the …

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I have two tables: tb1: Name Email Location ----------------------------------- user1 email1 address1 user2 email2 address2 user3 email3 address3 ----------------------------------- tb2: Group Email ----------------------------------- group1 email1,email2 group2 email4 group3 email5,email6 ----------------------------------- Now I want to join these two tables, to display the usernames who are listed in table 2, with keyword …

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hey i have trojans or something taking away my files!!! :( please help me. here is my HJT log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 7:09:22 AM, on 8/04/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe …

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Hi all, I am working on an assignment on creating a program that recognizes whether an expression has balanced parentheses or not. The program has to use ADT (Abstract Data Type) stacks. The user should input all data in form of an algebraic expression, fx (a+b)/(d-e) or ((a+b). The program …

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i have 13 textboxes and a picturebox to display the details and picture of student respectively.they are sorted by the admission number.i am using access as backend.my front end is visual basic 6.0. i have another form with a text box and a command button.when i enter the admission number …

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I'm completely new to Java, and programming in general, and I'm trying to do something that I thought would be simple but I'm stumped. I probably did something wrong thats obvious to other people but not to me. I'm trying to display a GPA after you put in the grades, …

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April 6, 2006 I have school project that I am working on. I got it to run and it displays the first form. The problem is that I am having trouble figuring out how to get to to display all three forms I need. Here are the 3 forms: 12/25/2005 …

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I was attempting to set my computer as a media center, however it wasn't all i dreamed of so I took it of the omputer off the tv and put it back on to my monitor. When I powered my computer back on it didn't work. It automaticly found the …

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I wonder if anyone around could possibly help me ease up my stress that I've been having for the past 2 days in sorting out the CSS Horizontal drop-down menu. I've somehow managed to get the Vertical Pop-up menu along with its submenus ("leftMenu" in my code) but the Horizontal …

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just wanted to say heya to everyone first, ok im doing a C++ assigment on linked list but im stuck. i need to write a program that reads records from a text file and then stores them in a linked list. i can read the data from a text file …

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This week I got a new CD burner. I opened up my CPU and replaced the od CD drive. In the process I decided to see about the sound card, which I had guessed was not working because it had gotten knocked loose in a move last year. I found …

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Hi all, Serious problem with my tft monitot. About 3 years old now and has just suddenly started misbehaving. Will try to explain....monitor randomly flashes up a smaller distorted image of what is already showing on screen. Starts of slowly and then gradually mirror image starts to take up most …

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Ok I don't know whether I need a new monitor or a new cable or something else is stuffed up here. When I turn my (old) computer on (that i recently set back up), it usually gets to the login screen (it's only using Windows ME, will upgrade to XP …

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I've finally decided to build my first computer, and after picking through Tiger.com, I've found myself stuck on Video Cards. I've got a Gigabyte K8NE Mobo with an Athalon 3400+ CPU, and about $150 left to spend on a PCI express card. Any advice?

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Hey, yesterday my computer was being really slow so I decided to restart it, after doing so I could no longer open internet explorer. When I tried to open 'my computer' all the shortcuts on my desktop disappeared for a second and I could only see my background, but then …

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ok so i need to make a program that where the user enter a day, month, year. has to be 3 ints, functions must display months name I have no clue where to start

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Looks as if I've been hijacked, and I need help bad. I used hijack this, and it created alog which I copied/pasted below. Please excuse me if I've put this int he wrong place, or have trouble executing the proper procedures to rectify the problem, but most of all, thankyou …

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Dual RealSync 17" LCD into GeForce 5500, one DVI, the other VGA. Cannot get the VGA to work and cannot get the OSD menu to come up on the VGA monitor whether plugged in or not. Both work OK as DVI and were working fine VGA on ATI card earlier. …

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I am at a loss, this machine will not power on or charge the battery, when it is plugged in to the adaptor the light under the litte picture of the plug in flashes and the blue light on the adaptor flashes. Sometimes the display screen or other lights will …

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okay, i'm doing an upgrade on my machine, i want to install a new intel mother-board with a PCI-express slot and get a NEW PCI Graphic card. But with windows Vista coming out next year with the new directx10, do you guys think that the hardware change will be such …

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Here are my computer's Specifications: *Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire Ready Mother Board socket 939 *AMD 64 Bit 3500+ CPU *(2x) ATI x850 Crossfire Edition 256 Videocards (I believe these are the source of the problem in some way) *Dual Channel DDR400 Ram, 1GB *Volcanic 630w Power Supply *80GB Hard Drive (Taken …

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Hello. What is the best method to display a random image? I have a bunch of banners in a folder. The images are named "banner001" and the numbers ascend from there. These banners will be on the top of my pages. What is the most efficient way to randomly pick …

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