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Andddd I'm back. Managed to break my PC again in my usual form... So I recently bought a new SSD and did a fresh installation of Windows 7 on it. Everything boots fine - until I get nitpicky about the boot times and start changing some settings in the BIOS. To give some background, I was...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) I HAVE A DVD RW AND CD. I WANT TO MAKE COPIES OF MY CD'S (NON MUSIC) - HOW DO I DO THIS? -- MARSH

I am hoping to build this computer by mid january at the latest. I am mostly getting the parts from canada, but I do plan on getting a few things from the USA and getting it shipped to a receiving company.. Component Processor - Core 2 Quad Q6600 @304...

Hi I have no problems with my adapter its just that my router is too far from my desktop and I need something that can reach far lengths , I don't recall what my wireless name is other than it uses 802 g type but it doesn't cut it when I want to play league of legends, so any recommendations...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) Inside my PC is an Athlon 64 3000+ processor, with stock heatsink/fan. There's also a Radeon 9800 Pro in there. If the computer is idle or if there's only a light workload (ie internet...

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?) i'm about to buy an 8400 and finally get involved with video editing. i don't know which dvd-rw unit Dell uses, but since this is such a critical aspect of the process, i'm leaning towards configuring the machine w/o one and then...

Hello, I just bought a Macbook Air, and I have WD external 1 TB that I purchased back in Feb 2011. I have had no problems writing files to the external harddrive in the past on my previous windows based laptop (asus), but now that I have a macbook air I can only pull files from the drivedrive...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) I have overlap text in some webpages. Have been told that script engine might be corrupted. How do I find out if it is and to fix. thanks for any help

I am building my first pc and I would like it around $1000 and i will want to use it for gamingI need some recomendations to my part list here : CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor $219.99 CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler...

Hi When World of Warcraft is open I can see my screen flickering/refreshing that's noticable on darker areas. It also does it whilst WoW is up and I have the internet over the top of it. My screen resolution is set to 1440x900 in WoW and also in the AMD Control Centre, and In the windows...

Archived from groups: rec.games.video.nintendo (More info?) The Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64 and the Gamecube all have the same shaped Audio/Video output, and they all came with that yellow-red-white cable, right? If I was to plug a Gamecube component video cable into the back of a SNES or N64...

Archived from groups: rec.games.roguelike.misc,scot.tld (More info?) His elves wrote it for me.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) I recently encountered a problem, turned on my computer and the floppy drive can not be accessed. Device manaber lists it with a yellow exclamation mark next to it. Under properties it reads, Windows has successfully...

Archived from groups: alt.games.vgaplanets4 (More info?) I'm playing the Solorians and noticed my popultation growth was significantly different on turn 6. I then noticed that the star heat on some of my higher population worlds are changing. No Training Centers on either planet Name Turn...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) I am going to buy a Dell dimension which will be shipped with WinXP Home - can I upgrade it to Win XP Professional? What are the differences between Win XP Home Edition and Win XP Professional Edition?

Ouya is officially on the way, just in time for E3. Ouya On Sale for $99 in June, Already Up for Pre-order : Read more

Hello everyone, Yesterday I grabbed the W7 patch Tuesday update as well as IE 10. After a reboot I noticed the Aero effect is gone. I can't enable it in Control Panel. When I click on Color, Window Color and Appearance pop up box appears. Normally clicking on Color would go to the screen...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?) Hello, I have a problem connecting to my pocket print server since installing SP2. It worked fine prior to the update and it will work if I disconnect the DSL Gateway/router so, there is something going on between...

Archived from groups: rec.games.miniatures.warhammer (More info?) Finally managed to get some work done on my website today www.frozenport.co.uk got a review of Confrontation on there but, most importantly, got a link to this place on there. Obviously I'd like you guys to have a look at it and...

i went to a shop to format my laptop and now it needs product key. i was using windows7 starter and now they installed windows7 ultimate and there is no product key on the cd. what can i do ?

Hey all I have been looking far a case to support my dream machine. I have three in mind but I would like to hear other opinions. The three I have in mind are the Lian Li PC-1200, Cooler Master Stacker STC-T01 and the Cooler Master Stacker 830. This is what I plan on running Asus A8N32-SLI...

Hello, I have tried to install realtek sound drivers and my computer is saying "microsoft bus Driver need to be installed before i install realtek sound drivers."

Archived from groups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting,rec.games.video.arcade.marketplace (More info?) Just recently picked up a dedicated Slither by GDI. The cabinet is all original and in very good shape. No water damage of any kind. Sideart looks really nice. It just needs to be cleaned up...

Hello, need your help with the subject above . I can't do ctrl alt del .. the only thing is moving is the mouse pointer but when I put it on the taskbar it changes into hourglass and thats it . Please help

Archived from groups: alt.games.the-sims (More info?) That's right, 7 days til the game starts hitting shelves and gamer's hands, at least in some places. The game is supposed to be released on the 15th, but will in fact be released to shops on the 13th, to give them time to ship products to...

Hi all I just bought the x800 pro card from ati for 400 euro in greece and I dont know whether I should keep it or return to the shop! My system is p4 3.15 (over cloacked) with radeon 9700 pro. In rome total war I get sometimes slowdowns since I am playing at 1280 resolution. So I thought I...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) hi,my problem is i cannot download the song that i get from internet to cd,yesterday i try to do cannot,i use the Prassi Primo Dvd when i try to open 'No Compatible Recorder Drives has been found in this computer' appear.I...

Hi, As i describe in the headline my display driver "disappears" everytime i restart the computer.The driver is working without a problem until i restart my computer. I am sure that i downloaded the correct driver version because i tried searching and downloading automatically from Nvidia's...

:hello: first off sorry if this is in the wrong section. I had a SSD 180 gig and i added a second HHD. after i added it i got a few crashes so i went and took out the battery for a few mins, that must of something up bad beacuse now I have spent the last 2 days after work looking online on my...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) BlankI belong to a Yahoo group, and many of the posts show attachments. Somehow, I just can't view the attachments. I can view images on all other places I visit, but not the messages on the Yahoo group board. Is there a...

Hey everyone, this is my first build, and I love it! But.. I have been getting blue screens, after doing research I saw Comodo Firewall could be causing this, but I've now uninstalled that program. I started getting these errors about a week after the build (It's just over a week old now!) and...

Archived from groups: alt.games.mame (More info?) Just a speculative post to see if anyone thtinks MAME could be run from a memory stick on to a PsP... mannn that would be awsome :-)

Archived from groups: rec.games.roguelike.development (More info?) and there was much rejoicing: http://www.heroicadventure.com/dev/release/HA_016.zip (ok perhaps not much rejoicing, but I'm pretty happy about it. It's been nearly a year since 0.1.5c I think. Told ya it wasn't dead...)...

How can I add new options in computer shutdown window? Whether it is possible? Please help me...

On October 26th, 2012, Microsoft released the latest version of the Windows operating system, Windows 8, to the world. Below are some links and other useful info about the new OS, along with some of the common questions asked in this section. If you don't find what you need here, please start a...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) I've been setting up a new computer with XP Home, and I had saved many website icons to my desktop as shortcuts. Then, after running the XP "program compatibility wizard" to configure an older HP printer for my new XP...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) How can I disable Messenger? It is very intrusive.

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq (More info?) I have a 4000s I want to run without a keyboard or monitor. Things is, on every other computer i've seen, the bios had a setting for halt on error which if set to "none" would allow the machine to boot whether keyboard or monitor was...

Archived from groups: rec.games.chess.computer (More info?) When I play the Chessmaster 9000, I often get an advantage in the opening and the middle game, but I have difficult to win the game. The computer manage complicate the game so I run out of time. Even if I’m a piece up, but only 1...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I use a laptop, with XP. I start my computer and it runs for a while then Powers Off Automatically with no warning or anything. Does anyone know. Is it a over heating issue?