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Hello I got a new Lenovo y500 with and Intel i7 and a Nvidia GT650M. When using any software MSI afterburner, Nvidia Inspector and even EVGA Precision the core clock will not go higher then 790Mhz. Is there a way to work around this? Also should I even worry about over clocking my i7, I have...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) Hi, Your help would be greatly appreciate to resolve the following problem: I use Windows XP Home Edition and Office XP. There are two users on the same PC. How can I allow both users to have access to the same Outlook...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I have been using XP Pro for about a year now and recently had to replace my Main Board. After changing the board, I decided to reinstall XP and have a clean start. I expected to have to call MS in order to do...

I have maingear f131 SS with Asus rog and i5 3570k OC by maingear @ 4.4ghz The OC is very good voltage is very low and load temps are 45 degrees. It closed loop water cooler. But the asus rog mobo program suggest to OC to 4.6 which it will OC automatically. Would anyone suggest me doing it I...

I've seen this problem come up time and again and I was wondering whether there is a different approach to it. Yesterday I bought and installed a new graphics card in an attempt to moderately upgrade my PC. The new card is an ASUS built ATI HD 5450 (the precise model is Asus 5450 Silent)...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.device_driver.dev,microsoft.public.windowsxp.games,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) I downloaded a free Dungeon Siege screen saver from...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?) Occasionally when I close down my PC I am told that another user is logged on a closing down will cause them to lose work. This happens when no-one else is logged into their profile. What couold eb causing this?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) Would someone please tell me if there is such a thing as "Chat forums for mobile phone users" please? (preferably Samsung) Many thanks -- George&Ade

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) Can someone tell me: is it OK to have an AGP graphics card AND a PCI one? I want to have 3 monitors. Will this arrangement cause any problems? Thanks. OM

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) When I press the start button, I no longer have the option of Search Companion. I only have Help & Support and Run in that area. How can I get the Search Companion button back?

Im getting a GTX 660 2GB and a AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition and i would like to ask, will the ASUS M2N-XE motherboard bottleneck them? Mine specs: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit 4 GB RAM GT GEFORCE 240 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 2.7GHz

Is there a command to automatically switch from the current user account directly to a different user account? In other words, I want to go from one user to another without first going to the login/choose user screen. Regards, John

Hello, I have searched high and low for an answer to this problem but cant seem to find one that works. So, one day a computer in the office decided DHCP should not work anymore... ive tried all the resetting of things (except the router) I made it a static IP so by-pass DHCP and now it will...

Hey guys as the question states I am simply asking if this processor will bottleneck a GTX 760 4GB Superclocked Edition from EVGA. I am building a mini-itx budget build and do not currently have the money for a better CPU. When I get the money I will upgrade. Here is the GPU...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?) I have a packard bell 1200 plus scanner For some reason only parts of my document are scanning I am completely baffled as to why this is suddenly happening I there a settings option that i may have accidently re-set? when I...

I had a gigabyte mobo with XFX R7850 core edition, my problem is when i connect to the graphics card's DVI icant enter into bios setup, monitor shows no signal, but it connect to on board VGI everything works fine. Please give me a solution My RIG: Mobo :Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2PT CPU :Amd FX...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?) I have Windows XP Media Edition. My wife uses MSN Messenger 6.2 with all her contacts however most of my contacts use WINDOWS Messenger 5. How do I set Windows Messenger as the default on MY desktop?

i am using windows7 since 11 month..but few days its been shuting my laptop itself..my laptop is off dell...any suggestion for this...plz help me out.

i have a Toshiba satellite L640 laptop, i have no drivers for my laptop, please help me

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) Recently I installed a TEAC 3.5" floppy disk drive (Mod. 245 0405). After installation, the drive letter (A:) showed in My Computer, Windows Explorer and Device Manager of System Properties (no conflicts). The drive read...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) My OS Win.XPPro SP2, Office 2003 After one of the latest unknown Microsoft automatic updates (although to be fair this did not demonstrate itself immediately after the download for several days) my PC on boot up gets stuck...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?) What is the correct path name to get to the entries in the History folder? The best I can manage is to get to a user's History folder by using the following path: C:\Documents and...

Hello, my windows seven doesn't start what should I do?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?) I have four user accounts, including Administrator. When installing new software it becomes available on all accounts and the 'make private' tab is unavailable. How can I make new software available only to the...

Hello, I am running Windows 7 on my computer and have downloaded overdrive and the updates. When I try to download an audio book to my computer, It still gives me this error message: The version of this file is not compatible with the version of windows you are running. Check your computer...

Hi everyone. This is my first build so I really need a thumbs up from some of you old veterans! Thank you!! Questions/things to keep in mind for the kind reader: - Am I missing anything? - Does everything fit together? Does all the component lead to a "greater whole"? - Money matters to me. I'm...

Ok, i was recommended the build below earlier in the month and have decided to roll with it. My real question is can i change out the video card recommended in this build for this one: XFX CORE Edition HD7850 860MHz 2GB DDR5 2x Mini DisplayPort/HDMI/2xDVI Graphics Card...

Hello everyone I'm new at this htpc building idea. I got the idea after seeing a friends last week and I thought I could build one. However with all the different parts I'm really confused. I was hoping for some help. I was going to list some of the parts and get some feedback from everyone...

I'm going to build a cheap budget everyday computer. I'm going to be mainly using it for word processing, watching videos, and listening to music while playing minor games. I want it to be fast and efficient and my budget is around $300. I'm looking at the i3-2120 or the amd fx-6300 right...

i don't know which is better, and why? http://www.amazon.co.uk/VIBOX-Warrior-DEAL-Multimedia-Overclocked/dp/B007PBHLHM/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1360005787&sr=8-15 or http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A6S3CAQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1ZTMS7CNB7K7Q

Hello,I have purchased a laptop with preinstalled windows7 premium but now I want to upgrade my os to professional. So please tell me how is it possible?

I had to use the windows cd to repair windows....it would not boot up. It would stall at the startup screen. So I got it repaired and when I finally got into windows I realised that it was using the basic vga drivers that come with windows... At first windows was confused with what SP1 and 2...

Hello. I just wannka ask you something, but maybe is later... This summer in a 2012 I losted my files. I'm a big fan and collectioner of the electronic music - progressive, tech house, techno, minimal. I used/using Windows Vista and some day all my background was black. I made something, but...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) I have a Dimension 8400 with 2*200meg drives in it. The first drive DMA is enabled but the second is not. I have looked all over for a solution but have'nt been able to find one. I am running XP Pro SP2

Hey guys i just added a new HDD into my system so i have more storage but the problem is when i boot into windows the HDD don't actually show up. It just has the old C:/ and D:/ and that's pretty much it. I have made sure everything is plugged in, the sata and the cable from the psu. Please help...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) At last I have got around to attempting to backup my files using BACKUP. However, when I get to the "Backup Type, Destination and Name" page, I am only given the option of backing up to Floppy Drive A. What I want...

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) Hi, I bought a ADS Tech PYRO PCI 64, which is a PCI IEEE 1394 Firewire card with 3 ports. When I installed it, the Windows show me in the "IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers" that there is a "Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.device_driver.dev (More info?) Hello, I am having great difficulty using my computer since I installed an Officejet 7110 multi-function printer. P4, 1.8 ghz, 896 Ram, My keyboard is no longer responding. Device manager shows an Exclamation...