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I recently installed Windows Vista ultimate on my new computer system which has a Wester Digital 150 GB Raptor. However, Windows Vista says it is only 139 GB. So I am wondering where the 11 GB went? Also, it seems that windows vista takes up a lot of room since my hard drvie is already 30% full.

I am looking for a mid-tower case with a removable motherboard tray for less than $100. Any suggestions?

I think I've got my shopping list down for a new system but I'm not sure about a PSU. (comments on my part list are welcome here) What wattage would be best? Any specific models you would recommend? I've been doing a fair bit of research but I'm getting confused and poring over detailed...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.advanced_server (More info?) Hi, Here is my situation (Maybe someone can help.) I have 2 Win2k Adv servers SP4 in a cluster with 2 groups: Cluster group and DB group[Oracle group]. I have been testing cluster performance and fail over as...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.dns (More info?) I am having problems creating a trust between the existing 2000 domain and the new 2003 domain. The 2000 domain is pg.com with a 10.10.11.x network. The DC is 10.10.11.5. The new 2003 domain (etm.com) is eventually going to...

Ok so i already bought my new rig so i decided to give my old one to my brother . But i want to buy a new proc first for the mobo then i'll give the build. The Motherboard is GA-MA74GM-S2 (rev. 4.1) . If you can recommend a quad core thats compatible with my motherboard then it'll help a lot ...

Hello, Can sumone help me identify the major differences between the Intel 2nd Generation Core i3 vs 2nd Generation Dual Core processors.

Hello,I have four users accounts on my Vista PC. how do I install a printer on my Vista pc that all users can access and use?

Hello,when i play any game then it does not work properly it perform function late.

Hello, I need to know what purchase (cables and possibly something else). I have the following (on order) and would like suggestions for connecting them HT Omega eclaro Polk PSW10 subwoofer Polk Monitor Series II 40 bookshelf speakers http://www.htomega.com/filedown/eclaro.pdf...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?) Windows 2000 Professional SP4 I have Symantec Norton Internet Security 2004 installed on my computer. I have a user account which I use day-to-day, in addition to the administrator account. I have been in correspondence...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?) Thank you in advance for your recommendations. My environment is W2K with AD and single domain. 10 users in domain with no OUs. Have three groups with Exec, Admin and Operations. Is it possible to give the users local...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.file_system (More info?) Hello, we currently have a windows 2K storage server that hosts all of our user shares and data. This server is connected via fiber to a MAC XRaid for storage. We have a new server running Windows 2003 storage server that...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services,microsoft.public.windowsnt.terminalserver.client,microsoft.public.windowsnt.terminalserver.connectivity,microsoft.public.windowsnt.terminalserver.misc,microsoft.public.windowsnt.terminalserver.protocols.tcpip (More info?) Hi! I...

Hello, I seem to have downloaded some kind of virus called Personal Security onto my computer and can't get rid of it. I have tried downloading various software as suggested on this forum but it will not let me run the applications once they have been downloaded. I can't even open any...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?) i only have <file edit view favorutes tools help> on my top bar somehow i have lost forward back print history ect how to i get them back, I ereased some programs that were a secutity risk , also i get yahoo as a home padge...

I decided to try you guys out because I saw the thread on debunking the urban myths about mosfets and I thought the responses were very good, very realistic, knowleagable (sp?). I am a member of numerous tube amp forums, but I doubt any of them would give me useful answers to the question I...

hello people. I recently bought the Acer 5755g . specs are as follows i5 processor . 2.5 ( turbo upto 3.1 ) 8gb ram 500 HDD my main question here is that i play Microsoft flight simulator which is a CPU demanding game. in the game i get a bit of low fps like 10-18 but suddenly they go upto...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.setup (More info?) I'm getting this error message every 2 seconds in my system log, I've had no luck using google to find information - if anyone could give me a clue on the cause, I'd be most greatful. The server is an NT4 SP6 IBM netfinity...

Hello, who know serial number of alexender the great

Will my Rosewill 600V2-S-SL be enough for: i5 2500k Z68 extreme3 gen3 8gb gskill ram Radeon 7850 2gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182032 Really hoping I won't have to get a new power supply. I don't think I'm going to need to, just making sure.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.file_system,microsoft.public.win2000.general (More info?) I want to use external USB drives to backup a SQL Server database to, then disconnect the drive for an offsite backup. The USB drives will be connected to the workstations of three users...

Good evening everybody :D Ok so, i like some cases and cant decide Mid towers: http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=58838&agid=631 http://www2.hardwareversand.de/Midi/53040/BitFenix+Raider+Midi-Tower+black%2C+ohne+Netzteil.article...

I have a Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 2.7 (2.66) Ghz. My current setup is 6GB of DDR2 667 MHz ram, a GeForce 9800GT 1GB, and a E6700 Core 2 Duo. I was wondering if getting a GTX 550 Ti would yield a noticeable performance increase in games, or at least get rid of the mouse input lag I have on many...

Hello i own a very latest machine where i have fan controller with some fans on and some cathodes for design... I have a corsair tx 850 but im facing a strange problem... When i switch on the psu all the mobo leds are ok.. I press the button to power up the pc... Everything starts normally it...

Which temp monitor is better? the nvidia system tools for 780i boards or PCwizard 2008? just taking into account accuracy of temp readings and such thanks.

i7 processor 2600 vs intel xeon E5606 which one is a more processing power

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.isa.configuration,microsoft.public.win2000.dns (More info?) Sorry for the X Post but this involves both DNS and ISA. Up until last week I hosted a website at www.myschool.co.uk which also happens to be my AD Domain name. This website was hosted on an...

Hi so I fried both my motherboard and CPU, I thought that I only fried the CPU so I RMA'd it (the 970) and went to frys electronics to buy a new CPU, I was planning on getting the 955 and overclocking it but they had the 1055t for $150 with a $50 gift card so I got that. Well I ended up killing...

Hi, My framerate when I'm playing SCII or Wow is usually at 60, but every couple minutes it will slowdown to below 15, sometimes close to 3 fps. I have no idea what triggers these slowdowns, but the game randomly recovers half a minute later, even with large amounts of intense particle effects...

Hello, I have a problem with my wireless connection bcoz its shows on my laptop in limited access status,so i can't access any internet service ... plz suggest me hw to fix this problem..

When ever I try to open a program that time an open with box comes. It gives me an option to select a file which is .exe type. Than it opens. Like if I want to open a doc file it will open the box & will gve me the option to use the right programme for it. Please help me with this......I am...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.misc (More info?) I have a laptop that has got an 'administrator' password on it unfortunately, the password has been forgotten/misplaced. Now I cannot load/remove any software. Is there any way I can get in to remove/amend the password?

Hello TomsHardware, Not sure where to put this, because I think it could be caused by a whole host of problems. (Maybe hard drive or CPU I don't know I'm so lost.) So I bought an Acer laptop and I'm having some problems with the System preparation tool and the system does not seem to be...

I'm building my first laptop and I'm just looking for some insight from some PC elders. I've been reading alot of threads on this site to try and get an idea of where to go with this. Let me know how this looks so far, and if I'm over-killing anything (considering I'm just trying to play...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.file_system (More info?) Trouble began in may. Norton AV scan kept hanging when it got to the windows temp folder: c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\temp I tried moving the problem files to another folder, scanning selected...

Hello, I am invited to download training videos via cloudfront.net to my laptop windows. How do i do it ?

I have the Nvidia GTX 680 GPU, and it has two 6 PIN power input connections.. My PSU has two PCI E power outputs. The PCI E cable itself is 8 PIN on one side, which of course will connect to the PSU, and on the other side of the wire, it's split into two 6+2 PIN connectors. My question is, do...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.setup (More info?) Does anyone know how to tell what Service Pack is currently running on Windows NT?