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Hi, well finally I upgraded my desktop pc (amd athlon xp 1600, 768mb,fx 5200, 80gb ide) with : -i5 3570k -p8z77-m -2x2gb kvr1333d3s8n9 -coolmaster elite 460w I am getting tomorrow a 250 gb hdd. Future (in 2 months) upgrades: -ati 7850 2gb ddr5 (not sure the exact model) -2x4gb ???? 2133 mhz...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) For the first time, my computer crashed. Turned it on, and received a screen stating to insert the start up disc that came with it. I have backup, but of course, I cant locate it. Is there any other way to...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?) I've found two pieces of malware on my system. I try to use msconfig to remove them from the auto-startup, but they absolutely absolutely ***ABSOLUTELY*** force the comp to write them right back in on rebooting and...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I recently got a virus on my computer and deleted it with Norton, but it still exists in my registry...I want to delete the infected keys but have been recommended to backup the registry first before changing...

Hey all, I feel like my CPU is running a bit hotter than it should be, but I'm not sure. I have a 3570k processor sitting on an asus p8z77-i mobo. My build is in a very crammed/small case, so airflow is pretty bad (although much better now that I was able to squeeze in a liquid cooler without...

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) Hello, I have noticed that the Volume Serial Number of the same CD is displayed in different byte order on machines with XP and Win 98 - either using "dir e:" command or by GetVolumeInformation() function from Win32 API...

First of all, sorry for my bad English. It will be used heavily on gaming, such as Crysis, BF3, and many other possibly furture games. Do I need to fix or add anything? There may be more than one option for a certain component that I've found on internet and I'm interested. I still havn't decide...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) Hi, Can someone tell me what "invalid menu handle" means when trying to open an e-mail in OE attachment (video e-mail)? Thanks Greta -- All outgoing mail has been scanned for viruses by Norton AV

hi i revently completed a 12 week it maintanence course,however,it hadnt covered what i wh=idhed really,i would like to learn more about fixin slow runnin computers,so if i have a slow laptop,i check task manager,if thats ok ill check msconfig,and check what programs are runnin on start up,then...

So I'll post the actual hardware involved that I purchased first motherboard: http://ca.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4147#sp processor: http://ark.intel.com/products/53483/Intel-Pentium-Processor-G630-3M-Cache-2_70-GHz graphics card(purchased used, worked before)...

Hi all, I am looking forward to upgrade my PC , i have a tight budget :??: .Only going to upgrade below mentioned components. here are my current specs... CPU - AMD PHENOM X2 550 BE 3.1 Ghz GPU - ATI RADEON HD4650 1GB DDR2 MOBO - BIOSTAR N68S RAM - TRANSCEND 3GB DDR2 PSU - iball 400W On...

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Alright all here's the specs. Intel i3770k at 4200 mhz asrock extreme6 no gpu yet 8 gb corsair vengeance You'll notice I didn't list the power supplies... So the build started with a corsair hx750. PC would power off randomly. No blue screen, just off. It would take a few times pushing...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?) Hello, A similar problem to some of the other issues on in this group. Office Setup: 2 Windows 2000 servers up to date with service packs 1 Windows 2003 server up to date SonicWall Firewall Remote Setup: Windows XP...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) For some very strage reason I have TWO enrties shown on my taskbar every time I open an application eg Word or Excel or Webpage. I don'y know how this has started but I cannot find a way to stop it. Any help greatly...

Ok, so after a lot of research on what individual components to buy, as well as some great insight from these forums, I purchased everything I needed for my new build. I have started piecing it together, but I have run into a couple of snags I could use some help on. First, let me catch you...

Hey everyone, I went to turn on my computer and right when I turn my monitor on the whole screen is rainbow colored static. I cant get into anything at all. I tried a new monitor and it had the same problem. Does this mean my graphics card is fried? Thank you

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) Hi, Just thought I would let you know for those of you sick of only the choice of silver, green or blue, you have another option. Microsoft New Zealand has released a free theme called Royale. It is pretty nice if I do say...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) I am buying a new motherboard which has SATA capabilities. I know I can have 2 SATA drives and 2 IDE drivers. My question is can I set BIOS where SATA is the first boot device, then the IDE drives and so on. TIA

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.games (More info?) after game download i cant activate any trainers or patches eg invasion pinball downloaded then add key or reg code, thats no problem now i try to add trainer both game and trainer are for lets say VERSION 1.45 trainer says...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) I upgraded from media player 9 this morning to media player 10.I prefered player 9 so I rolled the system back as requested by windows xp. Since i've carried out this operation i can't play any media in the player now i.e...

hey guys i have a custom built computer and the motherboard is a biostar TA880GB+. I am trying to upgrade my hard drive to a 1TB Western Digital WD1002FAEX Black Edition. the hard drive is SATA 3 6.0 gb/s. I plugged in the SATA cable and the power cable and started up my computer but when i...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) I am able to share an internet connection between two laptops and a desktop computer. The desktop and one laptop are connected wirelessly. The other laptop is connected to a router. Each computer only sees itself in the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) I have a Fujitsu AmiloD 7850 and the problem is that my dvd writer doesn't recognise as blank the disks when it's trying to burn it. At first it was working right but now I cannot understand what causes the...

Hi all I have a D-Link 655 Wireless N Router which I am have with atm. But I have this problem that I would like to be able to assign more than one external IP to the router and map each IP adress to an internal VLAN. This way different computers in my home can have different external IP...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?) I'm trying to setup my pc at work to remotely connect to from home. Work PC setup: Win XP SP2, I have enabled remote desktop on port 3389 and set it up so as not to be blocked by the SP2 firewall. The pc is in a LAN...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?) Are system restore-points that were created BEFORE an infection also contaminated? Are these restore-points made comprehensively like as if it was done with Norton Ghost, and the entire partition compressed into a...

Hello, I just ordered a amd Phenom ii x4 955 black edition cpu and got a 480 psu which graphic card will balance power consumption so I would have any problems?? btw the Phenom 955 already needs 125 watts... thanks to all that helps...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) Running XP Home All of a sudden, at no particular time, there's a click and the total size of my desktop narrows on both sides. A few minutes later there's another click and the width is restored? Is this a monitor problem...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) Since installing SP-2 still seem to be having the problem with outlook express. Error message keeps showing up "Outlook Express has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience" not half as...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?) I am trying to encrypt a folder but I get a messege that says the p.c. is not enabled to do so. How do I enable it ?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) Dont guess i'm the only one in the world with this problem, but my 6 year old daughter is left handed. She'e figured out the mouse pretty good, but is it possible to have 2 mice (right and left handed) on the same...

So I bought an Intel Pentium G2020 that has a GPU in it. I also bought a Radeon HD 6450 card. Statistically speaking, which one of these will give me better performance? I'm waiting for an RMA, so I have no way of testing it right now. CPU...

Hello, i'm wondering what graphics card i should buy. I'm planning to do sculpt, edit and make 3d models and animate. But i'm also going to play some pretty heavy graphic games like Battlefield 3.

I have a very bizarre problem. I want to stick my wifi card in my computer using a usb extension cord so that I don't have to worry about it getting knocked or having to plug it in all the time because it's a permanent kind of thing. But the only problem is that when my card is too close to my...

for the past few days my windows 7 Pro system has been freezing and rebooting at random. I use an unRAID NAS and because i has having a problem with windows leaving NAS files open they reccommended that i make the following registry changes: Set HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?) Somehow I managed to break "Add/Remove Windows Components" under WinXP Pro SP2. When I click on the "Add/Remove Windows Components" icon in the "Add or Remove Programs" window under the control panel, a Windows Components...

Hey i recently called OCZ and had an interesting chat with the tech. support. I first thought going into the conversation, to get your ram at its speed in my case ddr2-800 4-4-4-12 2.1 V, then just bump up on the mhz a few to like 2.6 on an e6420 and thats an oc!. He however, added an extra...

Just wondering. If I had a ATI gfx card and a NVIDIA chipset would it reduce the performance? If it does can I see some benchies?