Recent content by mft004

XD yes I was starting to wonder about the options there for Win11. If OpenShell can handle those aspects and if there's a fix created for disabling the program grouping shenanigans on the taskbar, then I think I'll face it.

Yep Ralston I've just tried uninstalling the ethernet adaptor and restarting, prompting an auto reinstall; no difference made from that. I wasn't thinking that was the issue just given that I tried disabling that adaptor and using the wireless one, but that made no difference either. It's...

Update: I've just tried in Safe mode with Networking; it took a minute or two to load/respond but once I could click things, I went to Firefox and all websites were loading up no problem. I hope this doesn't mean I'm doomed to live in safe mode from now on :')

My bad there. It's a Dell XPS 8940 bought direct from Dell, with Intel i7-10700K @3.80Ghz (base clock), 16GB RAM, 500GB SSD (about half full) with (unused) 1TB HDD as a backup. The GPU is a 6GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti. The PSU is a Dell one, made specifically for that unit I think - a 500W...

Hi, I seek the counsel of the wizards out there. Sorry if this shouldn't be in networking - I think it's specific to one machine. It's my main machine, a Windows 10 mid-spec Dell which I've used for about 4 years so far. For the past two weeks, a great many websites are really slow to load - if...

Sorry both for my very late reply here, shall hopefully be looking at the Compaq this week and will try your methods. Many thanks for those links!

Hello wizards, I'm now getting round to using a Compaq Deskpro with Windows 98 SE, for old games, CDs and floppies. Looks like just two problems to get past first. although I'm trying with either a 1280x1024 monitor or a 1024x768 monitor, the resolution with this Compaq is not going further...

Well I went ahead and installed that larger cooler as advised and I'm glad I did! The machine's definitely cooler now and near silent. Beforehand there was a whir when the machine was on and during Bf2 or similar heavy work, a louder whir. Have tried Bf2 now on the most troublesome maps and...

Yep the dust levels are nice and low right now in there. All drivers including GPU and BIOS look to be up to date and the power plan has been on high performance since I got the PC. Now for Cinebench and HWinfo, bear in mind I've never used them before so I may well have used them wrong...

Alas I can't find the regular 11700 for sale, or if I do find them, the base clock given is 2.5ghz :( But I will look harder, maybe it's out there. And thanks for your help rgd1101, tis appreciated.

Thanks yes I only have one monitor so from what I've read, with one monitor and never switching out the GPU, the 'F' suffix isn't to be feared.

I do get what you're saying; it's just that memory I have in the back of my head, of that older i7 4790 laughing off the Bf2 64 bot workload like it was nothing, whilst I'm here with the newer 10700 and it can be slideshow city. But are you suggesting that I should try the new cooler first, in...

Ah you mean the 360w PSU might need to be upgraded to the other option out there, 500w PSU? The Cooler Master PSU calculator suggested that my build with 11700K installed would take me over the line to 371 watts, but the 11700F would reduce that to 311 watts. I'm happy to go for 11700F if the...

Ah ok I'll check that out. Let's hope it doesn't take after HAL 9000 and tell me it's sorry but it can't allow me to do that!

Many thanks gentlemen - I'm reassured and am gonna go for it! Just one little extra question from the novice. My Dell likes to upgrade BIOS about every month of its own accord without asking me. So the last upgrade was about a week ago. Would there be any other change to the software which I...