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Archived from groups: comp.periphs.printers (More info?) Possibly interesting aside: I packed my computers away in my car trunk for Hurricane Frances. So after it was all over, I reinstalled the computer I use for pictures, connecting everything exactly the same way. My HP 5100 printer was...

Archived from groups: comp.periphs.printers (More info?) I must have wasted about 5 or so sheets of audiocassette labels trying to get the design to fall into the right place. The first time I tried, it came out way too high on the page, so I calibrated the printer by wasting a label sheet (you...

Hey, I used these forums along with a few other sites to help me pick out a new monitor. I decided on the viewsonic p95f+ It's been looking and working great except when I put it up to its max resolution of 2048x1536. At this point the picture appears to be bigger than the screen. When I move my...

Does anybody know the lifespan of a LCD screen(compared to CRT)? Do the individual transistors in the screen start to fade with respect to color production? Also just curious what is the response time of a CRT screen? Thanks.

thanks to THWG and esp teh forums, ive decided on the rest of my machine, but i still need a monitor, 17" is fine for me (need some desk space anyway) and i'm quite low on cash. can any of you guys reccomend me a decent 17"? I see the LG Studioworks 775N & WS771B on sale near me, though they...

Hello, I have a Lumix, 12X optical zoom camera, DMC-FZ8. All of a sudden last night after using it for a short period of time, it began to display, "Remove Lens Cap and Press>Button. We have taken the batter out and the card, and it will not work. What button do we need to press?

Hello, My cousor seems to flicker a lot, also keep losing sections of text when typing, jumping back when typing txt. I think its all connected,

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) I wish to show the language bar on my desktop but when I look at the Regioanl and Language Options in the control panel, then choose the Languages tab and select Details, the language bar preferences are disabled. Any idea...

Please can you advise what I need to do I have no sound on my computer, I have tried all the test asked, and still no sound. No yellow symbols on sound devices. I do get the following message in DirectX Diagnois DirectSound test results: Failure at step 19 (User verification of software)...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) Hi, Please can anyone advise how to disable a wifi connection, my computer keeps connecting automatically to someone's wifi broadband and I don't know how to stop it from happening. Thanks in anticipation, Abs

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) I've been getting an error from IE recently. If I type in a URL to the 'Address' bar, I sometimes get an error message that says, "Internet Explorer could not open the search page". When I click 'OK' in the error box, the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web (More info?) I have heard that you can enable Terminal services on XP Pro so that other computers can log on to it via the Remote Desktop Client. How is this doen. What do you have to enable or load...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) Hello, Does anyone know how to remove this from Windows XP's Search in its Start Menu? I keep getting Yahoo's search on the left frame set. I already uninstalled Yahoo Messenger and its other stuff, but I still get it. I...

Hey all, I'm running an Intel Core2duo E6400 with a zalman heatsink(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=35-118-223). I've heard reports of the same CPU running at 35C idle 45C under load. I'm getting 47C idle and 63C under heavy load. I have excellent circulation within my case(33C...

Hello, my rig is a FX 8150 Kingston Hyper X genesis 8gb ram NVIDIA GTX670 Corsair TX850 850w PSU as soon as i turn on my computer after about 20 seconds it shuts off i managed to get into the bios and it said the temp was 70+ degrees celsius

This is directed specifically at 500r owners, I just wanted to ask if the stock cooling of the 500r is enough ( one 200mm side fan, two 120mm front intake fans, one 120mm rear fan), or should I add a 200mm fan up top? (I can't see myself overclocking anything in the near future if that helps.)

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.games (More info?) but in other xp computer it's work in my xp computer have a problem with human interface device what 's the human interface

So i was gonna overclock my i7 920 but it turns out my BIOS is locked and i cannot access my voltage settings. People tell me my setup is good, but my CPU is holding me back. I have spent alot of money on this setup and if i have to spend another 200-300$ for a better CPU then i would assume...

Hello, my computer cut off today and since will not stay on but for about 5-10 seconds before shutting down. Could it be my powr supply? I have a OCZGSX850 about 3 yrs old.

Case: CoolerMaster HAF X Full Tower CPU: Intel Core i7 930 with a stable overclock @ 4.0 Ghz with Hyper Threading on CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 (one of the best CPU air coolers). GPU: AMD HD 6970 MSI Lightning Edition 2GB GDDR5 (it's factory overclocked) RAM: 6GB (3x2) DDR3 Corsair XMS3 1600...

Which is more important for MMORPG games? Vote and give me opinions on these 2 build. Pick 1 or 2 1. i3-2100 and AMD 7870 2GB(come out in March i hope) 2. i5-3750K and AMD 6780 1GB

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) Does XP home/Professional edition or its service packs like SP1, SP2 does include .NET framework?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) Windows Vista Screenshots: http://www.vistaarticles.com Today Microsoft publically announced that the official name of its next-generation OS, formerly codename "Longhorn", would be Windows Vista.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) i would like to create a shortcut to save me time typing out similar things again and again, for instance my email address. i would like to make a keyboard shortcut where i would press something and it would...

Hello, I have bought another computer and to include it in the wireless network setup I am asked for my Network Security Key but I do not know where to liik for it JessX

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) Well, I finally did it! Changed my Windows 98SE to XP, that is. Several small gliches which showed up after the upgrade were resolved with a bit of "stick-to-it-iveness". One problem I seem to be unable to resolve: I can...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I am in urgent need of any advice to solve a touchpad problem that just came out of nowhere. I have a laptop with a synaptics touchpad. I am able to move the cursor around the screen. However, left clicking on...

What does that 1.3ghz mean under the processor name? Here is what the device manager looks like: Here is more information about the processor: Laptop Specs: So how come my processor is operating at 1.3ghz and not the full 2.16ghz?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) Windows\system32\config\content.IE5 folder. I have viewed the contents of this folder and noticed that it has 4 sub folders plus an index. These 4 subfolders contains over 4300 files, almost all of them ending with .XML and...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) I set it to start after 15 minutes of idle or "Energy Star" mode, but it never goes into standby mode. Screen Saver works fine, but Stand By never starts. I turn off Screen Saver when setting up Stand By so that's not the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?) I hope this does not seem like a dumb question as I am fairly new to PC's. I am trying to set up my computer to startup at a certain time everyday. I would have thought that a control panel would allow me to set this up...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) Hi i would like to know if there's a good place to learn about making batch file because i don't know about the syntax. I only program in c, delphi and Java. What i would like to know is if it's possible to do a "while"...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) the laptop keeps getting stuck at the XP start up for XP home edition w? SP2. I have tried a number of things, but no luck. Can I run the system restore disk to fix the problem, or will this format the drive and I...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) If I should need to reinstall Windows XP at some point after upgrading to SP2 with a CD from microsoft, will it mean reinstalling with the manufacturer's CD that contains XP SP1 again first? If so, the SP2 version...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?) How do you schedule defrag? Is it possible? Thanks

The professional space is peppered with products derived from the desktop. Today we're looking at Intel's Xeon X5680 CPUs, which look a lot like Core i7-980X, only they're optimized for dual-socket platforms. We're also introducing new Adobe CS5 tests. Intel Xeon 5600-Series: Can Your PC Use 24...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) Hello, All! Anyone out there knows of a program like (Naviscope) that can capture and download web pages by key words ( i.e. 'next' ) please let me know. I have used Naviscope AdBlicker for as long as I can remember. It...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?) I cannot receive (ask) "remote assistance" but have no trouble receiving a request for remote assistance and logging onto computers. I have xp home & trying to connect to xp professional (also tried xp home with same...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware,microsoft.public.mshardware.product (More info?) Hi, I have a problem with my Sony PCV V300G booting up. I see the Sony logo, Intel logo, and the bios listing primary and secondary master and slave. And a blinking cursor. Bootup...