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My parents want a new family computer for $400 that will be mostly used for productivity but will occasionally play light games like League of Legends, Roblox, Minecraft, etc. A fast Hard Drive is key for fast loading times! THANKS!

i need new fans for my pc but my budget is 25$ so should i can this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W03KG5877 or this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181054 or something one of you whould recommend to me

Hi I have a blue snowball microphone, but I was wondering since i cant turn it whilst not using it. Is it any good for it to run all the time nonstop, hearing everything I do, picking up every sound, serving no purpose?

So I upgraded from Windows 7, and everything went fine, or so I thought. I've just found that the microphone on my Sennheiser G4ME PC 323D isn't working: My computer's also complaining about "USB controller resources exceeded" regularly with it plugged in. This never happened in Windows 7, and...

Tell why not to add this mobo to this build. i5 4690 Zotac GTX 980 Ti AMP Extreme 8GB Kingston hyperx A seasonic psu Corsair Carbide 100R Thanks

Will this computer build be able to over clock? Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory Fractal Design r4 mid tower 2 sp120 quiet edition fans Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5"...

When are you purchasing the parts ? ASAP whenever you guys reply What is your budget ? Upto 1250 CAD What are your needs ? I want it because i have a really slow pc. Gaming, youtube video creating, internet Your expectations from the PC : To be very high end for youtube video making upload quick...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I have googled and cannot find an answer so here goes. I am using Windows XP SP2 and Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2527 A friend sent me an email using Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) The email had...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?) i've had my computer re-formatted (uggh!) and am trying to get it back to my customizations. on my desk top, i'm temporarily using one of the pictures that come with the system. however, i'm trying to change the color of the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I would like to know how to uninstall & then reinstall windows xp home edition. I do not have a previous operating system on my pc. I already have all of my important files on disk & I have all the software from...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) Runing win XP home I received a virus. I had to format and reinstall win XP home. Lost "Stomp backup my pc" in add-remove. I am trying to reinstall it. When I do, it tell me to go to add-restore and repair it. Can not do...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?) I was at a friends house the other day and saw that they have the fax monitor enabled on their computer and when a phone call comes in a small bubble appears with the number calling. I have installed and enable the fax...

okay i found a computer build here that i saw and fit into my budget. After 3 nights of research and a couple of hours of videos, I learned quite a bit. I have like 50 bucks more than the budget so i wanted to upgrade to a different memory card and motherboard from the build i found, but now I'm...

I turned my computer on for the second time today and there was no display. I waited a while and then held the power button to turn it off then I rebooted. The display turned back on, and inside my pc all the fans are spinning. temps are fine, is everything all good? edit: voltages are all good...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?) Hello, Can anyone tell me or direct me to a process for creating seperate user accounts and forcing users to get a logon screen when booting WinXP Home? Thank You, Rich

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.games (More info?) Ive just got a new PC and Im trying to install Medal of Honor. The problem is that when I get the dialog box 'Setup needs the next Disc' I put Disc 2 in but the system immediately says 'Setup could not find a file on the...

Installing an SSD tomorrow and have a question. Will be using the SSD as my OS drive. Will it automatically set my current C drive to the SSD, and the current HDD to a D drive? Any complications foreseen? (win 8)

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) This is the 3rd time it has happened and on three different systems and the drive must be reformatted to recover. All systems have 48bit addressing enabled, two have latest XP PRO SP2 one is WIN2K SP4 with latest patches. I...

Archived from groups: comp.periphs.printers,microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax,alt.comp.periphs.printers (More info?) On a Dell 2400 (2.8 GHz P4, 1 GB RAM) running Windows XP SP2, I used an Epson R300 until the other day. After heavy use for some months, the R300 reached a point where it...

I used to have some software called Norton Virtual Drive which used to copy the image of CD-ROMs onto the Hard disk and assigning those images into drive letters of their own. However now that my motheboard has changed I can no longer use the software on the PC (it was a copy bundled on the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) Every time I open the task manager, it stays open a few seconds and closes by itself. It will not stay open. If the CPU % bar shows on the task bar, when I move my mouse over to it, it closes. Why is this, and how can...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) I am the administrator of my laptop running XP Pro. Last week, the icons on the desktop disappeared. I still have the desktop folder, but all icons, including the recycle bin, are only in this folder, but the desktop...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) I have a DrTemp folder that shows up on my desktop, which contains an .exe file. How do I remove/uninstall it? It doesn't show up in the Add/Remove Programs, unless it's embedded in something? Any clues? Thank you.

Hello, Input device for jack to guitar has some sort of problem. Cannot plug wire in, Tone GMX 214 Please give us some sort of idea of the problem. Thanks

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?) How can I clear the history of previously opened files that appears by clicking the down-arrow next to the File Name -box? Where does Windows store this information? I have Windows XP Home Edition. Any information would...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) Hi OS : WINXP PRO 2002 SP1 When I try runnning "Add Hardware" wizard, I got a box titled "Cannot run two device installation error" with the following message "You can install only one device at a time ...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) Hi all, My computer stopped working after an electrical storm, I sent it to a computer repair store where they had to change the motherboard, RAM, CPU and graphics card. I had kept the hard drives at home because they had...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) System: P3 700mhz, 60gb hdd, 384mbs of ram, XP pro with service pack 2 and all other updates. virus software upto date and clean, anti- spyware software up to date and clean.. I have been trying to do a chkdsk...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?) Get the driver installed onto computer but when it installs the printer it tells me to check the connection, any ideas. (already checked the connections). It is a USB connection.

Hi i have tryed mirosofts site but no good

Current set up: 2x msi twin frozr 2 560ti corsair enthusiast 750w System is about a year and a half old now. been doing minor oc without any problems until two weeks ago. at times, when not under load, the temps would spike a little and the fans would get louder for a few minutes and drop...

Hello, I am so lost about my computer...need it to work, but computer store closed until Monday. what do I type or do for these three things: 1) Make Sis Raid driver disk 2) Format Folppy disk 3) FreeDOS command prompt Please chose 1 ~ 3 I chose the first two and either had to Abort, Ignore...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?) is it possible to allow users to access the computer during certin times only. I want to block 2 users from accessing the computer from 11pm to 6am. will it close all programs that they are running? is there a way to...

how to install windows xp in core i3 processor

Hi there.. I'm a animation major student and my budget is around $1500. I don't really know about pc's spec, so I really need help on this build. The softwares I will use are most likely; Photoshop, Illustrator,Toon boom, and Maya. Currently i'm using mac pro notebook with intel i5 processor...

Archived from groups: rec.games.pinball (More info?) We will let you decide if these should be re-run or not! They will be screen printed on the same exact material the originals were and will look exact Click on the Pre-Order NEW Products button to pre-order NO MONEY IS REQUIRED UP FRONT...

hello there, need your opinion on a 20" widescreen lcd monitor to buy. is there any recommendation for general and some game usage? my target is to get benq 20"W or 24"W, but is it worth the money? i'm still using my 17" samsung syncmaster 793mb crt monitor. thanks in advance! :)

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) Whenever I send an attachment by e mail to receivers with older versions of outlook they do not receive the attachment - any suggestions?

Hello, When will Microsoft stop releasing security patches for win 2003 server?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?) :: At random times Explorer will stop connecting to the web. Three computers on, two lose explorer, one doesn't. I have checked the systems, can't seem to find anything wrong. While explorer will not connect, Mozilla...