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    Hi Fihart, problem solved, thanks very much for your help.
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    Hi, I am an amateur photographer so I have thousands of photos and I place them in different files, but all I want to know is how to stop them opening in Microsoft photo manager, and being able to open them in a software somewhere else permanently?
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    Hi, I have a slight prob being that when I want to email a photo to someone I normally send it via Microsoft Office pictures from my Office 3, but recently when I try to send a photo all they get is a blank screen with a red X in the middle and no photo? or many small squares where a photo...
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    Save?

    Hi, I have many saves on the game Napoleon total War, and I have gone to docs/username/ but there is no apps folder, it seems to have disappeared and thats where they used to be in the past, so somewhere there are a vast amount of saves but I cannot find them, any help please?
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    Video fan failed

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    Video fan failed

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    Video fan failed

    Hi, I have a problem over the last few weeks where my computer crashes after approx 3 hours of play on my game, the screen goes black and before the computer reboots automatically, a verbal announcement states on my speakers saying `video fan failed`. the pc guy has checked my ATI Radeon 4800...
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    CPU or Overclockin?

    Hi, I really do not know if I am in the right area for this question, but here goes. Could or would somebody explain and show me in laymans terms, on how to overclock? thank you.
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    Nearly homebuilt

    Hi Jared, thanks for all your help and i will take your advice, then will let you know what proceeds, thanks again.
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    Nearly homebuilt

    Hi Jared, I would very much like to try and learn how to overclock first, and if that does not work then I can go on from there. Please could you lead me step by step on this overclock please, thank you. I did read your articles but they were a little above my head.
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    Nearly homebuilt

    Hi Jared, you say my CPU may need to be upped as you say, prob is I am not sure how to carry out this task so may need some help (laymans terms) and as for overclocking my Athlon pro, well I have not got a clue where to start. Yes I can upgrade my comp but only to a certain amount, as cash is...
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    Hi Jared, Well I thought I would try it today again to see if I imagined it. I played the game for over 4 hours with the sides of the PC off and low and behold the same distortion sound started again, so I switched off the pc for 5 min, then switched off a download which I switch on when I play...
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    Nearly homebuilt

    Hi Jared, I carried your idea which you stated in saying remove the side panels of the PC which I did, played the game for 3 hours and then let it run on its own for another 4 hours, when I returned to the game I then again tried out the game and it worked perfect, so you are right it is a heat...
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    Nearly homebuilt

    Hi Jared and thanks again for your prompt reply. Previously my card was a NvIdia gforce 7800 and although the graphics on the game sttings were all low, I had the then problem I still have now, but at least the graphics now are 100% improved and the game is more enjoyable. The pc engineer says...
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    Nearly homebuilt

    Mr Zip, sorry, what I meant to specify was that it stays at a regular 40C to 45C temp wise, but please dont ask me anything that is other than a laymans question, as i think you have guessed by now that I am not 100% knowledgeable towards computers. Maybe you are correct in saying that it is the...