Parental Control

I'm building my first computer and for the operating system I'm going to get windows 8.1. I can get a copy free because I'm a student but it only comes in the digital version. How can I install it onto my computer...

Hey guys . Im new to this forum so i hope i am doing this correctly. So first off i am looking to get a CPU cooler for an i5 3570k on a Asus P8Z77-M motherboard. I want to overclock the processor to about 4.3 - 4.5 Ghz with decent and safe temperatures. The case i have right now is the NZXT...

My laptop says 'consider changing the battery'. I've ordered a new battery but when I change it over will it wipe everything?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Z0zl Hoping to play games on high to very high settings. Any recommendations for the build? I would like to stay in the 1000 price range. I also need a monitor. Hoping for something in that price range as well. Thanks Also. This is my first build so try not to use...

Hey, I ordered a Kingston KHX24C11T2K2/8X memory kit, and when its arrived and I installed them CPU-Z and other programs also listed them as KHX2400C11D3/4GX. Is this ok, I mean is it the same and that serial is an inside mark for the T2K2 or I'm just a victim of a scam? I tried hardly to find...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?) Whenever I try to run Adobe Acrobat Reader (and other things) a Windows Messenger Instalation box comes up. After a few seconds, it gives me an error message: "An error occured during the installstion of assembly component...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.device_driver.dev (More info?) HI, In event log is an error message: event_boot_system_drivers_failed vobiw driver. anyone know what this driver is and what it is for? Appreciate any help you can give. vaio 550 XP Home Ed. SP2 upgraded. Daj

network security key

I currently have a Pentium D 805 processor Gigabyte 945-GM-S2 mATX motherboard (supports all Core 2 Duo models except Quad-Core & the new 45 nm Penyrn & only supports DDR 2 667MHz RAM not DDR2 800)...

Hello, every time i try to send an email it fails with the eror being my email client isnt installed propperly.?? can you help

Archived from groups: alt.games.champ-man (More info?) Champions League facts: Look we all know now Raul has 49 goals? and Van Nist has 45 (but 3 of those were scored in "qualification rounds") so take 3 off making 42 Shevchenko is supposed to be the third top goalscorer in CL ..... But has...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.basic.dos,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) Hi all! I am trying to use the Runas command on windows Xp. Now I had a look at what's on the web, forums etc. and it seems I'm not the only one with this problem. However mine is a simple setup...

http://legitreviews.com/article/436/1/ 8)

Hi, I bought 2 new laptops for personal use (not for games) and need advise which one has better performance. Both laptops are Toshiba brands . I need just 1 laptop and not sure which one is better. Below are the specs. . [u]Laptop -> Toshiba C55D-A5381 [/u] AMD Dual-Core E1-1200...

Hello, sir

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.general (More info?) Hi, I have windows 2000 server and I will lock the machine ("lock workstation"), go to lunch and when I come back it is unlocked. I even watch it unlock itself after 5 minutes or so. Another person had this issue but with no...

So I used autotune from the catalyst control to tune my processor. I used corsair h50 as my cooling method and I managed to overclock my AMD Phenom x4 955 from 3.2 GHZ to 3.9 GHZ. After a while on Prime95 to test if my clocks were stable, my computer just SHUT DOWN. I hit the power button to...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.dns (More info?) I have two Win2003 servers setup as "primary/secondary" DNS servers. WIn2003 domain. I want to replace hardware and take the opportunity and upgrade this to WIn2003 DNS Active Directory integrated. Do you think the below is a...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?) First thx to RC for help a weeks or so ago. I now have C: and D: on a new HDD, both have identical copies of W2K at the moment I seem to be booting from the D: partition is there an easy way getting back to (traditionally)...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?) I have a computer with WIN2000P that was corrupted by (I think) a virus. It connects to the Internet via dial- up. I have another computer with WIN XP Pro which has a broadband connection. I have reformated the WIN2000P...

Hello,I lost the windowxp games where can i find to get in my computer to install it? thanks clare

I am planning on setting up a simple home file server for my father to store his pictures, music, and video clips that he records with his video camera. His hobby is turning these home videos into movies using Sony Vegas Studio (version 8 or above i think). If he is building a project should he...

librayeung.com/excelwrong.xlsx Please check on the grey cell. It has to be in percentage. But when you adjust the decimal place, it will not round up. And anyone verify it?

Windows 7 64 bit will not run office 2000 32 bit software, even in compatibility mode. Is there a work-around for this? After opening excel, ie, I get an error message, "appcrash" with details and it shuts down. I installed the 32 bit windows 7, all of the software worked fine but the computer...

I everyone. I'm getting ready to build my first entry level gaming pc and I just wanted to confirm this about the llano... If I am looking to be able to perform 3d gaming (Witcher 2, etc.) the Llano a8-3850 with a dedicated gpu still won't be enough because: 1. I'm limited in the level of...

I have a Maxtor STM 3200820A hard drive as my 2nd drive. It is currently giving me a problem where it says it is not formatted and when I try to format it (via Windows or 3rd party software,) it says cannot format the drive. Originally the drive was full and fine. Then I installed a new video...

A new Windows is coming! Time to buy a Mac? Windows 7 Could Spur Mac Sales Instead : Read more

I use Super Pi to compare CPU speed on different computers and overclocking. I'm interested in locating a benchmark that would compare multicore processing, as well as CPU speed. When doing speech recognition (Nuance Dragon Naturally Speaking, version 10.1) with a noise canceling USB...

It's been a while since we've heard anything from Nicholas Negroponte but the OLPC chief recently aired his grievances about the OLPC project and it seems that he is not at all pleased with the Sugar UI that runs on all XO laptops. OLPC Chief: Our OS Was Our Biggest Mistake : Read more

Have been having probs with my puter being very very slow for sum weeks now don't understand why as it was fine then one day it just went very slow have done all virus checks bringing nothing up pls help thanx. Colleen

First off: By chance does anyone use the best buy brand Dynex 5.1 sound card with XP 64bit windows? If so, what drivers are you using? If not, keep reading. So, I built a new rig last year with XP 64bit. My old soundcard did not have drivers. So, I went to best buy and got the cheapest card...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) XP PRO SP2 Our laptops are jumping the text insert point to the last place the cursor was set, after keying has moved it several lines further down the page so suddenly we are typing in the middle of another word.

Hello, I bought this march 2012,I have not used it as I am having a problem trying to get recoery media creator.