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I was loading M.S. Picture It publishing Platinum under Windows 7, when I try to run the program I get a Program has stopped working, searching for a soulution will notify you when ......this has happened with some of my older programs

I'm trying to decide if it's worth upgrading from my i5-2500k to an i7-3770k. In the past I have always been of the opinion that hyperthreading is not used for gaming and that my i5-2500k is about the best I can get for gaming. Well it looks like many of these next-gen games are starting to make...

Hello, What's the opinion as to the best?

Hi everyone, it's been awhile since I've checked in, but I think I have come across some interesting info for the community--if I'm right. Here goes. I am running two (2) Patriot TORQX 64GB SSD's in RAID 0 on my Gigabyte EX58-UD5 MoBo. I know you are not supposed to defrag an SSD, so I was...

Hello, why my computer wont turn on the light is blinking only

Hi Friends, My name is Venkat. I installed windows 7 32bit enterprise edition in my system. Installation successful but after start up it is hanging.I press the restart button and start up again and again.I installed my friend system also.but same problem. system configuration Intel P4 3.0...

Im in the UK and need a can of compressed air to remove the dust from my pc, I don't want to pay more that £7, whats the best can to use, or you would recommend? I know all cans are the same but I don't feel comfortable buying a stationary can for example XD Thanks! :)

Hello Hi i am trying to install An e-cover design but it is asking for DirectX8.1 and higher version... I downloaded all higher version but it will not work...then what can I do then..?

Archived from groups: alt.games.vgaplanets4 (More info?) Has anyone else noticed, that if you are actively trading in contraband (i.e. buying in one turn and selling again in the next) your crime tends to get negative? Playing crystals, I am heavyly trading, and virtually all my bases where I...

Hello, Am I able to upgrade my laptop's processor with either these T9300/T9500/T9800 processors? Will it work well?

i have a deskjet 4280 all in one printer and it will not print a test sheet or for that matter it just will not print anything!! i have done about everything i found on websites to correct this matter and have installed the hp diagnosis program for this and tryed everything it has told me and...

Which cooler is better? I have an AMD fx 8350. I am mostly concerned with temperature at the moment, but might overclock my cpu a little bit. The CM 120 costs only about $15 more than the Hyper 212x turbo. I should also point out that my cpu is on a rolling case and gets moved...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152400 Currently looking to purchase this laptop, but i'm unsure if the GPU will be enough to last the next few years. I'm looking to play games like Battlefield 4 in the coming year. Will this laptop work? Thanks!

Thinking of a way to get sound from my pc on the main floor of my house to both my basement and upstairs...wirelessly. What do I need to buy? Any recommendations? Thx Gary

When I booted XP the START menu is gone

Selling my old Athlon x2 245 CPU. I have all the original packaging that it came in: that plastic blister pack with foam in the bottom of it and the box. It's gonna have to go inside of a larger box to ship and I want to make sure it doesn't move around. Would it be okay to pack Walmart plastic...

My mother-in-law has asked me to build her a PC since she saw the gaming PC I built myself. Thing is I dont know a lot about low end parts. Im trying to start with choosing a CPU. She doesnt need anything special. She'll be playing flash games, watching movies and general computing. Ive been...

Hello everyone! This is my first ever post on this website and I was hoping that I would be able to get some advice from you all. Basically I am looking at buying a new laptop. I am mainly wanting to use it for gaming, although it will also be used for traveling and perhaps work. This means...

To start I had recently had trouble upgrading from windows xp 32 bit to windows 7 64 bit. I goggled and searched and couldn't find a quick and easy way to upgrade. The problem was when I put my 64 bit W7 dvd into my machine, it wouldn't auto run and it was not working correctly. So then I...

Hi all, Im going to buy a pre configured build from a shop in Australia.. Ive narrowed it down to 2 possible gaming systems.. They are similar but different.. Please note they come pre configured and cannot be changed.. I looked at changing them but since its not a package deal it will end up...

I am thinking of getting Asus Xonar D2X Sound Card for razer tiamat 7.1 headphones. But I also have LG bh9530 home theatre, and I am not sure how to connect the analog outputs of the sound card into the home theatre. Do such home theatres require sound cards at all? Right now I am using a 3.5mm...

I just got a new HP A6402F desktop and was wondering if it was feasible to install a new XFX 8800GT 512 card? This computer uses a micro atx motherboard and I have recently purchased the card and am currently awaiting the arrival of a new power supply to replace the existing 300w psu. What...

For my build im gonna use windows 7, but because i cant buy the SSD i plan on getting ATM, im gonna download it on a regular HD, so my question is, how will i move the windows 7 RC to the SSD? And what is the size of Windows 7 complete version? So i can partition my OS driver into that size

I just received my new Dell Precision 690 work station and am very disappointed in the performance. I will use this computer almost exclusively for photo-editing. In comparison to my Dell D820 laptop programs do open faster however using a stop watch most Photoshop functions operate in the same...

Hey everyone. I just made the switch to Windows 7, and so far i love it. fast, attractive, good features. no worse than XP in any respects the only problem is EVERYTIME i load a glass theme, it shuts my monitors off (crashing the GPU i guess) i am running a: hp nw9440 mobile workstation 17"...

so much time spent trying to fix this. running out of ideas. Tried everything. Running MSI GE-70 3610 laptop with windows 7 SP1. currently i plug them in and get device not recognised. occasionally they will work, before cutting out soon after and again becoming unrecognisable. All the lights...

need urgent help,its very irritating. Kaspersky AV was scanning a exe file i downloaded.Suddenly windows explorer restarted and i was left with those desktop icons. http://tinypic.com/r/34zktjc/6 tried system restore,icon cache rebuilt,no results.plz help.

Archived from groups: rec.games.miniatures.warhammer (More info?) Info up front to avoid flamage: 1) Yes, I own the 4th ed. rulebook and SM codex. 2) Yes, I have read both several times. 3) Yes, I'm sure I can read. So, that being said, how exactly is it that hand grenades work in combat? Is...

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?) I'm pricing a Latitude laptop, and have been pretty happy with my D600, so I thought I'd look for something roughtly equivalent. I priced the D510 and the D610, with nearly identical specs except CPU speed, and the D610 came out about...

My 2012 Buick verano has a USB slot. Just wondering if I could use an external hard drive to play music through it.

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?) I have a new Inspiron 2200. All is working fine EXCEPT I cannot seem to write to a CD. My drive is supposed to be CDRW/DVD combo. The problem is that any CD I put in appears as Read Only, It will not let me format a new Rewritable CD...

I have a Dell Latitude laptop that was issued by my company. I have a docking station too. Can this PC display on a Widescreen LCD, do you think? The PC itself is not wide aspect. :oops:

Hey. So, I heard about the windows 7 rc and wanted to get it for my next build. However, I have no idea where to download it. I tried looking at the microsoft website, but couldn't find anything. I looked at the customer preview section, but it said that there were no downloads available. HELP...

Hello, my pc back pannel audio is not working

Hi everyone. Have tried searching for some info on this but nothing I've found exactly matches what I'm wondering. So any help would be greatly appreciated. I believe that only certain ICH7s support AHCI. Below are my controller details from device manager. Does this tell me whether this system...

My problem is when i trun on the power button the fans and leds come on for an instant and it immediately shuts off.IF that happen i need to click clear cmos button again and again. After that the motherboard start power and show debug code "checksum".And i try to configure bios like system date...

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?) See one on sale this week at Compusa, $39 AR for a 160G SATA. Is this any good, worth the $ or junk. I was thinking of using it as a 2nd drive in my 8400 to turn on raid 1 (I think, mirroring) as the 2nd drive to the installed Seagate.

what IT do you like first?

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?) I always have main power connected, but only a battery icon appears in systray. I can see charging lamp flashing -so I am sure that the power adapter is working. In addition, I have tried this adapter on another I8K . It is 100% OK...

Hello, does anyone know where you find the stamped chassis number on a nissan patrol 1972 model short wheel base