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Vista Home Premium X64 I got a virus that seems to have messed up my OS pretty good. I clean my system regularly using MBAM and Super Anti Spy Ware, and was using Avast AV. But my system got a nasty virus. I currently can't explore my system files without …

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Hi there everybody! I have a PC which i was pretty happy for, it had Windows Vista on it. But then one day when i turned on the computer, it wouldn't boot up Vista. It came to that part where it shows that loading bar: [code] ___________________ | |||| |||| …

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A few days ago, after being on computer for about half an hour it randomly shut off by itself. I opened the case and cleaned all the dust out, turned it back on accordingly, and after being on another 30 minutes or so it shut down again. Sometimes I noticed …

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I recently replaced my power supply on a dell 9100 Deminsion. I purchased the 600w one and installed it a day ago. Upon installation, everyting seemed to boot up like normal... fans running hard drive spinning, and what not. (I am not technical at all and for that I am …

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Hi everyone I want to ask you something about my video graphic card or (WHQL Logo's drive) . Last week I played far cry 2 and Devil may Cry 3 , it run very good but after one week when i open these game again i can't not play it …

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Hi, I am using firefox for web browsing, but IE runs in the background and plays audio adverts in the background. Carried out various scans found in different forums and I'm finally here. I have followed the guideline in the sticky, adverts are still running. GMER two cannot be created …

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I´ve got a PC HP Media Center m7350la. It´s got a GEForce 6200SE video card. I´m planning to buy a new monitor for it. Does anyone know the maximun monitor resolution it can handle? It´s got Windows 7 installed already. Any comment/suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

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[ATTACH=RIGHT]18505[/ATTACH]The HP Elitebook 8440w should be called [I]work-mobile[/I] not workstation. The word ‘workstation’ implies you are stationary at a big, powerful computer. Not if HP has something to say about it. They've successfully taken the workstation concept and combined it with what a mobile user expects from a notebook. This …

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A friend brought me their computer hoping I could fix it. No signal to the monitor. Tried new video card, did not help. Since Acer used a 250 watt power supply to run a 2ghz, 2 gig Ram, duo processor, I considered that perhaps the power supplied might be enough …

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i'm almost done with my video poker game. i need help finding the if the winning hand is a straight(a straight is five continous cards e.g. 3,4,5,6,7, ive made J,Q,K,A 11-14) HERE'S A CODE SNIPPET: [code] int[] arraydeck = { "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11", …

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Hey all, I know there are a few topics on this similar subject, but I'm at my end of what to do and I really need some help. So I have the issue of website links and google searches redirecting to random ad sites (with similar search terms linked). In …

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I'm looking for information on upgrading my current video card. I'm not really a computer person, so will try my best at explaining what I currently have. My system is a Dell Dimension E521. I'm running Windows Vista 32 bit and the system is an AMD Anthlon 64 X2 Dual …

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The machine is a Gateway GT5404 w/ Pentium D Processor 915 dual core each @ 2.8 GHz---2 GB RAM---and the problem is an Intel GMA 950 (82945G Express Chipset Family). Works fine for surfing but not gaming. I have a PCI Express slot available. I have installed PCI cards in …

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Recently my stepson gave me an old beige desktop G3 that had been collecting dust. I decided to upgrade it as follows: [U]As received[/U] Mac OS 8.6 233 MHz CPU 32 MB RAM, 2 MB video RAM 4 GB WD3400A hard disk [U]Upgraded[/U] Mac OS 9.2.2 1 GHz PowerLogix CPU …

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Cpu Usage spikes to 100% at various times causing the need to reboot. I have run MBAM, ATF cleaner, and Microsoft's Malicious software tool. Your assistance is appreciated in resolving this problem. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46 [url]www.malwarebytes.org[/url] Database version: 4734 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702 10/2/2010 7:34:53 PM …

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I have ploblem with the video card driver it say Bad video card drivers! ----------------------- Minecraft was unable to start because it failed to find an accelerated OpenGL mode. This can usually be fixed by updating the video card drivers. --- BEGIN ERROR REPORT 7fe0271 -------- Generated 11/4/10 6:49 PM …

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hhey guys , I keep getting computer freezes and crashes when i paly video games. I have winodws 7 , I also have a new HP P533 with 3.0 gig athelon II and 5 gigs of ram and an hd 5570 ATI Radeon video card with 1 gig ddr2 ram. …

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Decided that I'm prolly going to make a custom computer soon. Just wanted to make sure all of these parts will work together. Also anything im missing would be nice too. Motherboard - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138186[/url] CPU - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115221[/url] Video Card - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873[/url] Wireless Network Card - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106039[/url] Ram - [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277[/url] Case …

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I have a pretty good computer. While online and watching video. The PC suddenly restart. This happens once in a while. I use Win XP Pro, SP2. Have latest ZoneAlarm Pro, Norton Antivirus, SpySweeper, AdWare, AVG, Roboform. I tried to unplug unused hardware like modem and usd ports. And still …

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Hi can anyone show me how I can use Directx 10 under win7 to render YUY2 video stream to overlay screen. MY display card support overlay using DirectShow and DX8 but im trying to migrate now to win7 and dx10 but am not shure how to make dx10 implement overlay …

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I have a custom built PC that I had stopped using probably a year ago or more. Randomly it started freezing at the motherboard splash screen and making one long endless beep. Well, I decided to try and pull it out again for tinkering. It doesn't make the beep anymore …

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Please help. (NOVICE here...bear with me).... Installed SoundBlaster Video Card, (SB Audigy), some months ago. It has never worked. (Son's computer, recently had him bring it to me for help). Checked Audio Devices, (Device Manager) and found that Legacy Audio Drivers contain no information under "Properties." Searched further, (system devices) …

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just got a new pc from ibuypower i have had it for about 15 days i turned it off a few hours ago and tryed to turn in back on jusat a few mins ago and my screen is not getting a signal. I first made sure my screen was …

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My assignment is to make a program that can perform a card trick. You may be familiar with the concept of the trick, but here is a [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LrUy8W5RnQ"]video link[/URL] from my instructor. It is a fairly long program, but everything works as planned EXCEPT for my "PickUp" function, which is …

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My old 17" CRT's monitor image was crisp and clear. I decide to upgrade to a 17" LDC monitor. I checked out a monitor in the store, liked the image it displayed and bought it. When I hooked it up to my computer at home, the image shown on the …

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I'm having a problem with my monitor not being recognized by my computer, all that turns up is a "No Input Signal; Going To Power Save" error message. Earlier today, I had some technicians look at my computer because we were installing a new DSL/Cable connection. They had to manually …

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Hello All, This is my first time on here. I just started building a computer, I have an ASUS A7V600 motherboard and a Athlon XP 2500+ "Barton", AGP video card, 80GB hard drive, 512mb ram, copper heat sink Ok that said, i had no problems initially, the computer started was …

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I am having trouble with an old machine. It's a hobby. I have an old Acer Aspire Desktop. It is running Windows 98 now. It has an onboard ATI Mach 64 video card. I installed an ATI Rage Pro 128 PCI graphic card in the first PCI slot. When I …

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hi I'm new to this so please bare with me, i recently installed w7 ultimate on desktop with 1gig ram and 200 gig hdd. mother board is ABIT UL8 all ok till restart now all i get to is a screen that says do i want to boot up alternative …

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First let me say that the computer works fine when not trying to play anything game-related. It can sit here at my desktop for weeks and be completely fine. The second I try to play any video game it leads to trouble. Also, Please read the whole post before answering …

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Hi, I desperately need help to fix my computer since it's currently close to impossible to work with it. I use a HP Pavilion DM3 (which i regret I ever bought) with a AMD Athlon Neo X2 1.60 GHz and 4 giggs of RAM. The machine is running Windows 7 …

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keyboard or mouse. ok. so when i left yesterday to visit my b/f in a different city than mine for thanksgiving dinner the computer was fine and on. when i got back today the power was still on to the actual tower but everything else connected to it is receiving …

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The USB DVR is a surveillance computer hardware that turns your home or office computer into a powerful, global-wide video surveillance system in 5 minutes or less. Connect this compact device to any desktop or laptop via USB port. Then you can record live video from the camera connected to …

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Hey, yesterday, i was gonna play a game, and it worked for the first few seconds after entering the game. After that, the screen kinda ... Ehh, hard to explain, it got some lighter spots all over the screen, it completely froze the computer. I had to restart it, i …

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Hi all . I have a new hp computer a p533 with an AMD athelon II x2 250 processor. I took out the cheap 350 watt power supply and put in a 600 watt PS. then I also installed and HATI Radeon HD 5570 PCi-E Video card. the game im …

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Until Motorola came out with the [URL="http://phones.verizonwireless.com/motorola/droid/"]Droid[/URL], they were the forgotten cell phone company, but it wasn't that long ago that everyone wanted one of their phones: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_RAZR"]the Razr[/URL]. This was in 2004, in the days before the iPhone when smart phones were found only in the pockets of executives …

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SOFTWARE: If i install a Payroll System made from VB6, would this be enough for its requirements..? [COLOR="Red"]SOFTWARE: Windows XP (Any Service Pack) MS Access 2003 or Higher HARDWARE: Hardware Requirements * 200 Mhz Processor * 128 Mb RAM or Higher * 100GB SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) Hard Drive …

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I just upgraded my pc power supply to "Ultra LSP750 750-Watt Power Supply" and i tried to add on this card "PNY XLR8 GEFORCE GTS 250 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-E, DVI-I as soon as i turn on the pc everything works except for the moniter, it does not receieve any signals. …

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I put my pc to sleep as usual before I went to bed last night. When I woke up and woke up my pc nothing showed up on the monitor...it remained blank. I've reseated every component, unplugged everything except ram to test if one of my sticks was bad. The …

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Hi, I have a problem with my PC, I searched online and in the posted threads but I couldn't find a solution, or I couldn't find an exact matching case to mine. The PC is assembled and was working fine, until all of the sudden it shut down without any …

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Hello, I have an Emachines EL1352-01e. I just bought it a week ago, so it's brand new. Comes as: AMD Athlon II X2 215 Dual-Core Processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB Hard Drive, and comes with a NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE Integrated Video Card. How do I know if I have a …

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Hi, My friend has just bought an Asus K52JC laptop. This laptop contains an onboard Intel video card and a NVIDIA 310 graphics card; it runs with Windows 7, 64 and has 4 Gb Ram. He wanted to use only the NVIDIA card, for gaming purposes. So, I went in …

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I have a computer that unfortunately does not have a PCI-Express slot, but it does have a AGP slot. I'm looking for a good (not great, because I can't afford it) video card. I feel the motherboard video is causing display errors and delays in loading. I have Comcast internet, …

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Whenever I open Roxio Creator Classic the window does not seem to load properly and part of the user interface window appears as a black bar on the left. The programme will actualy burn CD/DVD's OK only if I use the "File/Burn" command as the other buttons are obscured by …

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Hi, Helping a friend with their computer. They're currently having a problem accessing internet. In Internet Explorer they get message "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage". Can only use Windows Messenger on internet. A couple days ago started getting all kinds of porn pop-ups. * Ran Windows Malicious Software Removal …

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hi i have a problem with my video card when ever i install it my screen resolution becomes too large and unusable. please if anyone has any advise it is welcome

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Hi I have a Dell D620 Laptop running Windows XP Pro. A few days ago, my computer crashed (blue screen) when I downloaded and started using Google Earth. Upon reboot, the screen is black -- but I hooked up an external monitor and everything looks fine. Once in a while …

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Hello, all. I'm a relative amateur when it comes to all things IT related so I'm hoping I can find some much needed assistance here. I'll get right to specifics. Motherboard: MSI G31TM-P35 Chip: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 Dual Core RAM: 4GB DDR2 Power supply: Dynex 400W Monitor: Dell …

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The video playback on my Acer Aspire 751 Netbook is poor (choppy, lagging). It is configured with 2GB of RAM and has a integrated graphics card running on Vista Home Basic. I tried to download a newer version of the driver for the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 but the …

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I've got an older Dell Dimension 4550 (likely almost 10 years old) Without any advance warnings, computer has died. Pressing the power button results in computer starting for about 3 seconds, shutting down, then restarting on it own and continually running, no additional signs of startup. Nothing ever appears on …

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