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hello. im looking to upgrade my Dell pc which is about 10 years old and wondered if it would be worthwhile to do so. I have a more powerful PC now, so this machine will only be used for basic web surfing and watching TV/Video. I would like to connect to a large flatscreen TV (~40 inches) with...

Friends phone has SIM card locked due to incorrect PUK code entered too many times? Safelink site says it's permanently locked. However; via google I'm seeing that it possibly can be unlocked such as in the link I'm providing...

Hi when i play games like cod:bo3 i have task manager running to check whats going on as i get stutters when i play games and theyre really annoying and trying to find a solution. Whilst in game the ssd drive i have with os on runs at 100% when usually running at 0% when on desktop, however the...

So, it's 2016, Dark Souls III is right around the corner, and I've a hankering for some PC upgrades. Current simple specs: MOBO: Maximus VI Hero CPU: i7 4770K GPU: AMD R9 290X (w. Kraken G10 + cooler) PSU: EVGA Supernova 750 G2 RAM: Corsair Vengeance Black (DDR3) SSD: 120GB and 840 EVO 250GB...

Hello guys, I saw a good deal at the local store (at least i think) and i wanted more peoples oppinions on this purchase. Luck would struck me has i find a GTX 460 going for £20... Working order... I quickly brought without hesitations after doing some quick benchmarks however, would you say...

I have just got a new (new to me anyway) desk. And it is huge so it's time for some extra monitors. I am currently using an ASUS VE228 monitor which I have had for about 3 years now. It is a 21.5" monitor which kind of feels a little bit small by itself on the new desk. I am sitting about 3 feet...

I am making my mom a build that is NOT for gaming,but my bro and me will occassionaly play Minecraft and CoD4. My mom will usually be on Facebook,Youtube and in Microsoft Excel. I am going to order everything from ebay,but because I don't know all the (shipping) prices,I am still in the process...

Hello I usually let my brother play on my laptop because his chromebook well doesn't play games. I was thinking If I could rebuild an old working computer that is reliable into a new minecraft gaming one. That pc has been around 7 years and is running an intel pentium. I do not want to any...

sorry, its my second thread of the same problem.. i don't want to reset my deactivated windows8.1 w/c come preinstalled on my laptop when i bought it.. is there any way to retrieve the product key to activate it again w/o doing a factory reset? i accendentally used a kmsactivator thats why it...

My Sony Vaio vgn-nw265f won't boot. As soon as I turn it on I see a very faint (light) image of the VAIO logo and then it goes black. The power light stays green but no display. I've tried removing/reinserting the ram, removing/reinserting the hard drive, a new hard drive, opened the bottom of...

Hello, I have an old Area 51 7500 which needs upgrading from a 8600 GTS to AMD 6670. I have encountered many problems so I would really like to know how I should go about it in the best way. How would I install the new GPU properly? Do I remove all traces of the current Nvidia drivers, software...

I've been searching around for months now but I'm tired of debating products in my head! I need a PC for live streaming league, wow, and maybe some other mmo's on max settings at 60fps stable. My budget is 1,000$ not including a monitor, keyboard&mouse, or OS. The requirements are: 1.Must...

I have a Samsung NP-RV515-A04US and i wanted to upgrade the processor. Currently it has a AMD E-450. I was going to put in a AMD Athlon x2 QL-65 but im not sure if it is compatible. PLEASE HELP

I have a 2003 server, and as I am sure you know, it lets two people log in at once, for management of the server and such. Anyways, it also lets the same user log in twice. It is getting annoying if I disconnect, then when I connect back up sometimes it logs me in a second time, and I need to...

i went to open my SAT prep thing and it uses a .pdf... for some reason my version of xp isnt a legal copy (although it is) and adobe gives me an error and closes it. is there any other program that i can use to open a .pdf, i really need to use this...

Please help me to elect between Above graphic cards.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) I can not get my settings to save. EX: each time I startup I have to rollback or uodate my audio drivers? -- Pat

Best and the Beast of a Graphics Card!!! :o If you are looking for a future safe graphics card and want nothing but the best....then here is what you should get.... ZOTAC Nvdia GeForce GTX 690 runs latest game like crysis 3 on Ultra high setting at 1400p with butter smooth Frames(with high...

I'm looking to expand from a 2.1 system, consisting of a pair of Polk Audio RTi4 and a PSW10, to a 5.1 system. I plan to move the RTi4 to the rear speakers, so I'm looking for a center and front speakers to pair with them. Anyone have suggestions on what would be good speakers and a center to...

I'm using Aztech DSL 305E modem...bought a switch for 2 pc usage..my internet is autodial...but when i connect my laptop and pc through the switch, the pc couldnt get the internet connection but my laptop can...but when i connect the pc direct to modem without switch,the pc got the internet...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?) About one in every six media files I have download give great picture, but no sound. Most of the time I get sound just fine, and at first I thought it was just a fluke, you know, occasional bad file, but it has happened too...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) I cannot make a Quicken Backup to my DVD RW drive. It's the first time I've tried on this new machine. "Disk is not RW or disk is full"....this is not the case...it's a blank 4X DVD RW, and I did try another disk. This is a...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.broadbandnet.hardware (More info?) I have been having the problem were every two weeks my router will crash and I need to unplug it and replug it in so it will log back into my ISP. Microsoft has given up on it their only answer is to keep on resetting...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) Greetings, A friend of mine just made a suggestion to make tables in a word document using Quattro. When I looked on my start panel under the list of programs "Quattro" wasn't there. I then used the "search" featuire in...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) Is there an ALARM that works all of the time my computer is on? Thank you, Barry Karas

Archived from groups: comp.security.firewalls (More info?) Originally I only had one PC on my DSL connection, and I've been using Zone Alarm Pro for some time on it. Now I've got a second PC connected that I use to access my employer's network through a VPN connection. I could install another...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.broadbandnet.hardware (More info?) I keep getting a blue screen when I use the mn720 wireless adapter with Windows XP Profeesional. I have all the latest updates for the products. I previously used it for windows xp home edition with no problems at all...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.device_driver.dev (More info?) Windows XP Home (upgrade from 98 SE) PC upgraded to additional hard drive, was C:, now is F: Changed default directory and path to F: Plenty of space Plenty of processing capability I just recently tried to update...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) Just got a leftover Seagate 80 gig drive from my son. My boot drive (WinXP SP2) is small is formatted with Fat32. The 80 gig drive is formatted with NTFS. I have read that this file system shouldn't be used on drives...

RE-INSETRED LOOSE VIDEO BOARD NOW COMPUTER HANGS ON START UP AT THE WIDOWS LOGO. XP, DELL 8200 THANKS, LAKOLAKO

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq (More info?) Trying to diagnose my nephew's Presario S4000V. When booting, it gives a long beep (like 4-5 seconds), stops for maybe one second, then another long beep...goes on and on like this. Nothing on the screen at all - never gets to the...

I need drivers for an Arris 502G cable modem. Wayne Donohue

All my Internet Icons changed from the regular light blue to a dark blue color. I am unaware that I changed anyting at all. But I cannot make it change back.

Thanks all... Hi, thanks for your input. I have determined that the problem is the computer. Its not connected to the network, the network cable is fine and the port is fine. There is no lite on the back of the cpu. I can't fix it. <P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by jiffy on...

AGP and PCI express cards?

Hi! I don't know if this been up on this forum before, but these are my experiances with Win Me and networking... I built many computers with different harware configuration and one thing I found for common is when using Win Me with MORE than 128/PC133 MB RAM is that downloads from the local...

I have a netgear router. I have my kindle, 2 laptops, and a net book that are on the network. I bought my husband a "new" laptop. It will not accept the password in alphabet form. HELP

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.games (More info?) thanks for this advice, sound now working.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) Somehow my clip board has stopped working. I am unable to copy anything to the clip board and subsequently I am unable to paste. How do I fix this minor problem? Thanks HT

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) Hi I have my friends pc a emachines t1742 running windows XP home and I used the retore cd's to do a system restore. I put in the first cd and symantec ghost came up and then it said to put in the next media cd and...