Robotics

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) Is there some way to understand what fails and why xp hang up on the latest closing screenù? thanks Andrea

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) I have a pdf file in which I think the pages are scanned images. I want to underline an entry. Are there any freeware editors that would permit me to do this - or to access the page in my graphice package & save back to pdf...

Hello,I have replaced my hard drive and I cant get it to boot up now.My old drive crashed(60 Gb) and I bought a new one(400 Gb)it will start and act like its going to boot but shuts off part way through

is corsair xms3 ram any different to non-xms3 ram

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) As my family's designated computer expert, I have a relative with a problem - the taskbar has been dragged to the right and she cannot get it back to the bottom of the screen. It is a windows XP machine, and the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) I consider to use cooltype smoothing method to improve the presentation of my laptop. But I just wonder will system resources be consumed by enabling cooltype smoothing?

Hi - can this be done? I can get a good wireless WiFi signal. Distance approx. 150 m. I wish to catch it with a device and connect a router to it with an ethernet cable. The device to be mounted outside - router inside apartment. I can fix a box for the device. Temperature never below +3-5C. So...

Hey all, Alright, so my desktop has decided to reject two Windows OS in the last few days, Windows 7 and XP. Originally on my first harddrive, I have Windows 7 installed, but after letting the computer go to sleep for a bit while I worked out, I came back and have found that the internet no...

Archived from groups: rec.games.roguelike.nethack (More info?) I get killed quite a bit because of spell bounces lately. I either fire a magic missile which comes back to me or put a monster to sleep as well as myself. I take it the distance plays a factor. Walls bounce the spells obviously...

Hello, I bought a computer from a company & it was a network. Now I am the only one using it so how do I remove the last administrator? As it is now, I can't install any programs.

Hello, this is a newly build computer Asus P5 motherboard with Core 2 duo E8400proc. installed win xp pro everything worked fine then tried the sandisk flash drive on the front of the tower that too worked fine and now I have this error message usb device not recognized and in root hob "unknown...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) I have a computer that I just put a new hard drive into with fresh install of Win XP home. It's an Intel board and the start up always pauses after the messages that it's detected a keyboard and mouse and usb. Then it pauses...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) After my last post, re: problems after running msconfig, I had the brainwave to compare my Advanced System Information - Services with a win xp default settings guide I obtained from...

Get that SSD upgrade that you've been waiting for. Deals Jan 2: 250GB Samsung 840 Series SSD $159 : Read more

After 17 years, the Start button is out. Microsoft Removes Start Button from Windows 8 : Read more

It appears that AMD is preparing a new variant of the Radeon 6000-series to compete with Nvidia's GTX 560 graphics card. Report: AMD May Soon Launch Radeon HD 6930 : Read more

Intel demonstrated the world's first working 'Moorestown' platform at the 2008 Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Taipei, Taiwan Intel Demonstrates 'Moorestown' Mobile Platform : Read more

Hello when i try to watch tv online that opens with windows media player 11 i have sound and no video

Hi, I'm trying for the first time to play music from my PC on my home theater system. The problem is that sound is only coming out of two of the five speakers. Here's my setup: - Windows XP with SP2 - Windows Media Player 11 - RealTek AC97 sound card - Cable running from 3.5mm audio jack on...

Performance still is the most-important factor, but energy efficiency is getting more attention when it comes to component decisions. We scan low-power options that are available. Energy-Efficient Computing Options : Read more

On connecting a known good MS Optical Mouse to certain USB ports on my P4 XP/SP3 machine it is completely ignored. When I try a different USB port the mouse is recognised immediately. The original USB port works with other peripherals attached to it. It appears to me that XP keeps a record of...

Archived from groups: rec.games.pinball (More info?) I just got it back from PR and it looks great. Email me please.

Hello all, Firstly, Core 2 E6300 OC@3.0ghz, 7*430, 1.475v(see why below) Asus P5K 1GB(1x1gb) Kingston single channel DDR800 5,5,5,15@1.95v XFX 7900GT OC 256MB (factory OC) Antec 550W PSU Xfi Sound Pioneer 18x DVD I recently acuired the Asus P5K mobo, i just changed from an Asus p5b-v due to...

Ok i havnt been worried about this really, but its annoying me. When i run CPU-z (1.39) it gives me a reading of about 390mhz (which i set as 400) x6, which i have set in bios as x8. Is this just a bug or is it really running at this speed? I did a test on pcpitstop and it gives me the correct...

I have a n external Hard Drive that has a 40 GB disk in it, that I want to useas a backup; but whenI tried to format it adialog box came up with words "Cannot format your disk is write-protected; deal with the WP then try again. Trouble is I've looked all over the Internet and haven't found...

I have Asus A8N5X board and AMD socket 939 3200+ venice. The thing is this: I have been overclocking my venice for a while now and have ended up to somewhere like 2500mhz. Somehow I can't change my HTT multiplier anymore. Even when I try to do it in Bios under "HT Frequency" it just seems to...

I'm trying to figure out if my CPU or my video card is the bottleneck in my system (for playing games). It's a couple years old now and I'm trying to decide what my next upgrade will be. Any comments/suggestions would be appreciated. I'm running a Pentium 4 2.4GHz, AGP Geforce6600 (256MB Video...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.overclocking.amd (More info?) Lurking for a while and thought I'd ask the question now that the 939 FX's are out. Does anyone know if a manufacturer has released or plans to release a dual socket board for those CPU's?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) Afetr trying a number of suggested fixes, I may have finally fixed the problem. It has been over 6 days without a reoccurance. The latest fixes were: 1. Disabled "Process WIN.INI File" from startup option in MSConfig...