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Planning to build a new development workstation. Primarily game development in Unity 3D. but of course, that involves some graphics work and some video processing as well. I'm looking to replace this (now 5 year-old) machine. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel...

I built a new desktop about 4 month ago and I've had this issue ever since. On my task bar I have file explorer tabbed to it for easy access. I can click it once and it'll open up an explorer window. But if I right click the tab and click the "File Explorer" button it won't open a 2nd window. I...

Dear All, Before I begin, l'd like to say thank you for any help I may possibly receive. So, due to lack of time, instead of building my own computer I decided to buy one already assembled that I could customize some. I'm pretty happy with what I got and I think the price was fair, although I...

The two front side USB 3.0 ports are not working correctly. One does not recognize any USB device and the other does absolutely nothing. I made the mistake of pulling out my Bluetooth adapter from one of them without safely removing it, that's when the one began not recognizing any device, I...

I'm in a bad spot. I have 3 drives that were configured in a RAID 5 server is old its down, I have HDD I need to get some data off of them. I don't have the original server equipment available or controller card that was attached to them. How can I get the data from HDD. Is there any way...

I have read The Witcher 3 system requirements and have found that apparently I can NOT run it. Minimum System Requirements Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940 Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660 AMD GPU Radeon HD 7870 RAM 6GB OS 64-bit Windows 7 or 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) DirectX 11...

My friend wants to upgrade his computer and he has €100 to spend. His current build is- AMD Athlon II X2 215 GeForce 6600 3 GBs or RAM 300W. I'm not sure what to upgrade first or to upgrade at all. €100 isn't much to go off of since he needs to pay a good some for shipping as well. Should I...

Hi, I just finished building my pc and it all works well but I notice that a small green light on my motherboard stays on (asus z87k) and my GPU green light also stays on? (Asus Nvidia gtx 760) is this normal for these lights to be on? Some have said this is normal while others have said faulty...

I bought a HP Pavilion p6625f 4 years ago. Its kinda slow now. I'm looking for a best gpu for Battlefield or COD. I could buy new power supply and CPU if necessary...

I was wondering what power supply I should get for 4 way gtx 770 sli with a gigabyte g1 sniper motherboard. here are three that I have found good prices on but am not sure if they are compatible with my motherboard and components( I dont even know if they support 4 way sli)...

I am building a PC with Intel 4670K, MSI Z97 Gaming 7, and the Asus R9 280X DC2. I am a bit confused regarding a low profile memory kit. Which one of the two listed below is a better choice in terms of performance, future system upgrade, overclocking and system stability? 1. Gskill Ares...

Hey guys. This is my first time posting, so sorry if I mess up the format or anything. I was not too sure what thread to put this in, however I have been having connection issues on games with a single computer only. If I am in a private lobby with said computer I cannot join, and direct...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) Ok so Im useing XP Pro Service pack 2. I installed a DVD Drive on my PC and it kept showing that it was 2 drives rather than 1 which got annoying so I uninstalled the Driver from my tower and my Device manager... But it...

How can i logon with my voice in windows xp? Plzzz help me

Howdy, I just purchased an Nzxt Phantom full tower case and have a question regarding the fan placement. I currently have a Corsair H60 CPU Liquid cooler with two 120mm Enermax Cluster fans, at 1500 rpm in push pull at the back of the case. I purchased an additional 200 mm fan for the side of...

I just bought parts for my new build, but wanting to know if you see anything that I could add/upgrade that could increase overall performance. I have a $400 budget, here is my current build: Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Cases, Titanium grey PSU: XFX ProSeries Core Edition P1550SXXB9 550W...

i have got broadband connection local area connection is connecting but broadband connection is not connecting what willbe reason and how to solve

How do I show a profiled subject like Re every time I compose a new Email

Hi Everyone, I got these errors on my System Logs "The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Harddisk1\DR1." Does this error means my HDD is dying or mother board is failing? Will someone please help me identify this problem? Thanks so much guys :)

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) I went to run, msconfig,diagnostic startup, rebooted machine. Why is it asking me to reactivate windows? It say hardware has changed and now I must reactivate. Does this happen every time you run in diagnostic mode? Any help...

I have a BFG 8800GTs 640MB that i have had since they came out. I paid around 460$ for mine. Where can i find another to SLI it for less then 100$. I checked ebay nothing...i google it but they want like 400$ for all of them. Any suggestions?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) Hi guys whats the prblem with nero and sp2 as i am having a few communication problems and how do i fix it if at all i am running 6.0.0.9 should...

Hi people! Last June (2012) I built a system with 2 Asus 680 GTX SLI. I understand that in 2013 a new range of GPUs is coming out (700 series). Should I upgrade in 2013 or should I wait for Maxwell in 2014? Please advise. Cheers!

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.broadbandnet.hardware (More info?) This is the setup I have: 1. cable modem attached to a 2. D-link wired router 3. MS wireless base station MN-700 which I'm using as an access point. I have installed the software for the PCMCIA card on the laptop and...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) I was getting errors that suggested I had a disk error.Went looking for scandisk.it told me to use chkdsk. ran it and then when it came back [real sloooowly] it would only come back in the admin account. The problem's...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) I have a Dell laptop. When it boots up I get the error: The system could not be restarted from it's previous location due to a read fault. Delete rstoration data and proceed to system boot menu. When I try to do this the...

I have built a new system and can't seem to get a stable OC :(. It's effecting both my part time business on the side and my schooling. Already spent countless hours researching and trying, but still can't get it stable. Have run many Prime95 tests, but they ALL end up on a BSOD (several posted...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) I have a USB Dacal Disk Library - you know, you put a disk in a slot and add it to a database. The holder connects to the computer via a USB cable, you then find the disk you want and the unit finds it. Good idea if you have...

does windows 7 has anything like movie maker in XP?

This started about 2 days ago. Everytime I go into my username under Windows XP the OS takes a long time to access my profile. It seems that while it loads the profile it resets it as if a new installation of Windows XP has occurred. It doesn't matter if I reboot or do cold starts. Windows...

I'm Pretty sure it's possible, I have the upgrade version of xp but i would like to install it on my recently formated hard drive. I do have windows 98se but it would be a pain to install that and then xp. Any sugestions or websites would be helpful

I installed Photoshop CS5 to my PC. My operating system is Windows 7 64 bit. It is very slow when I zoom or pan. & brush tool also very slow. Why is that? PC specifications are :- 2.93 Dual-Core Processor 4GB DDR2 RAM 1GB nVidia Ge-Force 9400GT VGA 500GB + 320GB Sata 3GB/s 7200RPM 16M hard disks

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?) Hello, I have a Help Desk group solely for troublshooting PC's across the 2003 domain and that set up and configure PC's for the domain. On all PC's in the domain, I ran a program that added the group 'PCAdmins' to...

Bo bonjour, voila...j'ai un portable hp que j'ai acheté il y a seulement 3 mois...le portable venait avec Norton pour 2 mois..et depuis (avec quand meme une ou deux semaines sans aucune protection) un ami m'a installé Spybot... J'ai une connexion roger's wireless...Tout allait super bien au...

Hello Core 1 is always between 5C and 7C hotter than core 0. Is this normal? I am using stock cooler and a non expensive asrock h61 mobo. Thanks for your help in advance.

Wasn't quite sure where this should go but I'm running W98 on the PC which raises the query. ;) Is there a way of printing a list of one's favourites with the corresponding url rather than just the title of the site? I know I could copy them to disk but I'd prefer to have a hard printed list...

Having read a good amount of NAS posts, I am still doubting about how to best address my needs... Problem: - Not very experienced computer (etc.) user(s), with tendency to be lazy with respect to backup's and organization of data - Interest to store and stream media at / from "centeral" point...

I am looking for a program that will find song lyrics and edit their id3 tags with the lyrics so I can view them on my iPod. Hope you can help. Thanks

ok this is the Gaming System i am getting please reply and tell me what you think (mite be getting 2 of the GTX 660 ti) Processor:£175:Intel® Core™ i5 3570K 3.40GHz http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Generation-i5-3570K-3-40GHz-Technology/dp/B007RUZKK6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345156282&sr=8-1...

I found this pdf on the net the other day, from the Smoothwall website. It's an intro to their firewall distribution, but the interesting bit is the preface. Folks new to the Linux world might find it explains some aspects of the Linux community... <A...