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Windows 2000

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    Question Drive Read Error After Cloning Old Win2K IDE Drive

    I've hit a snag while trying to clone an old Windows 2000 PC's 40GB IDE drive to a 'new' 80GB IDE drive. I'm using Clonezilla from a live USB for this task. The new drive, connected via a USB-to-IDE adapter, seems to clone successfully, and the file structure checks out okay. But, I'm stuck...
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    [SOLVED] Setting up Dial-Up on Windows 2000 Server

    Hello, I am trying to setup a dial-up connection between my windows 2000 server and another windows 2000 laptop I have. I have looked on the internet for any instructions about it but I cannot find any specifically for windows 2000 and even instructions for other operating systems are scarce...
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    RTX 2060 vs GTX 1060 6GB

    I currently have a 1050ti with a i5 9600k, and I am wanting to upgrade to either of the GPU's mentioned. However, my monitor is 144hz, so would it be worth the upgrade to a 2060 or a 1060, even though I wont notice a difference due to refresh rate?
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    Best RAM for 2700X?

    USING RYZEN 2700X AND X470 STRIX GAMING -F. https://www.mwave.com.au/product/gskill-trident-z-rgb-16gb-2x-8gb-ddr4-3600mhz-memory-amd-ac16041 https://www.mwave.com.au/product/gskill-flare-x-16gb-2x-8gb-ddr4-3200mhz-memory-black-ac03938 Right now, I'm torn between these two. Which is best? If...
  5. J

    WD Blue 4TB Gaming 1 sec freeze every 1-2 min

    Issue I have a WD Blue 4TB drive that I use for gaming, and just purchased it a couple of months ago. Old games from 2009 up to new games 2017 all have the same issue; every couple of minutes there is a 1 second freeze. The video completely stops for 1 second, then comes back as if nothing...
  6. L

    Trying to figure out if my psu can support my graphics card

    So i am in the proccess of buying GeForce GTX 770 2GB - Gigabyte Windforce Edition OC but im afraid my psu sucks to much so if any of you can confirm or deny my fear it will be great the psu is LC600H-12 V2.31 - Office Series Will it fry my system or will it work and if you have any suggestions...
  7. S

    Lenovo Black Screen

    My Lenovo Laptop has just recently been doing this thing where the screen is black. I'll turn it on and the screen will light up but it will all be black nothing will appear on screen. I'll push F9 and the screen will turn off and I'll turn it back on, but it won't show me anything but a black...
  8. S

    Masterbox lite 5 rgb liquid cooling help!!!

    Hello guys i have masterbox lite 5 rgb case and i have problem with tempratures cause it have really bad airflow in the fornt its hard for the air to pass in the case and in my country its really hot in the summer so i am planning to buy a AIO cooler is it better to buy a 240AIO or 280 and place...
  9. L

    Sold a $400 pc but buyer is claiming it was faulty.

    Hi all, last Wednesday i sold a i5 "Gaming PC" on Gumtree (the craigslist of Australia) The buyer offered $400 for me to deliver the pc to his place. Before i left my place to bring the buyer the PC, i tested the PC and it worked flawlessly. So i drove 50mins to the buyers house and gave it...
  10. R

    Games suddenly crashing breaks my PC

    PC SPECS Intel Core i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz, 4001Mhz, 4 Cores, 8 Logical Processors 16.0 GB RAM 64-bit OS Win-7 Home Premium NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 "Superclocked" MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Motherboard I had a nasty virus on my PC for a little while and I managed to get rid of it after hours...
  11. J

    ""NEED HELP"" Motherboard won't recognize cd/dvd rom!

    Today i bought a 1tb wetern digital blue for inside my pc. I replaced it with my old (500gb) toshiba HDD which still works but not relevant atm. My motherboard is a asrock H81M-vg4. after i mounted my new 1 gb hdd i entered bios trying to change the ""boot priority to cd/dvd as first and Hdd to...
  12. C

    How to bring back a Samsung 960 EVO SSD from the dead?

    I bought the Samsung 960 EVO in January and every now and then it would disappear from Windows, after a restart it would appear. Sometimes after fresh Windows install, when trying to use Samsung's drivers, I would get a BSOD saying DPC Watchdog Violation. I thought it was my PC but I also tried...
  13. T

    Loss of parts of word documents

    I am typing along and have about one quarter of the document done. I save this part. Next I am in the middle of typing and suddenly what I have just typed has disappeared. Why?
  14. Z

    Building gaming rig for christmas, suggestions?

    So right now im making a list for my gaming rig, im planning on buying it for christmas, i might also buy some parts 24th this month for black friday if anything from my list is on sale, anyway right now the whole setup costs around 2050$ and i would like to keep it around that price if i want...
  15. bryangraph

    [HELP] Ryzen 5 1600 or i5 8600K?

    Hi guys, i'm planning to upgrade my build in 2018, and i was thinking in a Ryzen 5 1600 or a Coffe Lake CPU like i5 8600K. The problem is, the i5 8600K is more expensive and i don't have much money, but i don't know if Ryzen 5 1600 is a good option to buy or spend a little more and go with i5...
  16. C

    Comparison of these 2 systems

    What build is better ? I3 7100,gtx 1050ti,8gb of ram. I5 3470,gtx 1050oc,12 gb of ram
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    1080 or Vega 64 for WQHD freesync monitor?

    I am upgrading to a 34" 3440x1440 100hz freesync monitor and want something that can take it preferably 80-100 fps on recent games with maxed or near maxed settings. Destiny 2 would be my current example. I have done a lot of research on the two cards and it seems like they are nearly blow for...
  18. P

    Resetting Windows 10

    When you reset windows 10, will you still get updates for Windows 10 and if you reset windows 10 than will it get rid of bloatware?
  19. P

    Need help setting up my home network with a new AP

    Hello guys, I need a bit of help setting up my home network. Ill describe it first. I have an Arris TG852 modem which basicly acts as a cable box, meaning the cable from my ISP comes into it. It has DHCP enabled. The new AP I recently bought is an Asus RT-N12+. I bought it for the purpose of...
  20. B

    Should I wait for 8th Gen or Buy 7th Gen?

    Hello, I have Gtx 1070 and old cpu i7 3770k , I'd like to replace my cpu for a newer one was thinking about i5 7600k or should I just wait for the new gen (coffe lake) ?? I also need to switch motherboards I believe because mine is too old with wrong socket for new cpu. Please give me some...
  21. L

    What CPU for GTX 1070?

    I currently have i5-4460 and i would like to know is it enough good for the gtx 1070 or do i need to get better one
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    Graphics card question

    So I shave an msi gaming x rx580 4gb an a gigabyte ga h110m s2h gsm anyways my question is when I pull up the gigabyte osd it says pcie16xgen3 on pcie16xgen1 could this be affecting performance is there anything I can do to fix my motherboard specs say the pcie 16x conforms to 3.0 or am I just...
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    Connecting Laptops Webcam to PC

    I don't have a webcam and I am trying to connect my laptops webcam to my PC. I tried yawCam but the quality is terrible. Is there a way i can directly connect? Something over IP? both are connected to the same router. I can easily do it with phone to PC but i want to use my laptop as its easier...
  24. K

    ssd as main drive with Windows 7?

    Is it worth it to use an ssd as a main drive for a Windows 7 system? Will many things be faster, etc? My computer is pretty fast for me as it is. If I did get an ssd, what's a minimum size I would need for a main drive? Thanks :)
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    Samsung CCTV cannot connect to router

    I have a Samsung SDR-5102 camera security system.. The basic system works fine. I am failing at connecting it to my TrendNet AC-1750 router through a hardwire (not wireless). I have followed the Samsung manual and configured it as DHCP, TCP, Device Port 4520, and HTTP Port 80. I then need to...
  26. I

    PC auto restart while gaming! HELP!

    My PC specs: intel core i5-4590 3.3ghz asus gtx 970 corsair 16gb ram stock cpu fan gm750w cm psu wd black 1tb hyperx 120gb ssd It loads the games a little while and when it completes the pc gets restarted! Can anybody tell me what to do? Any suggestions???
  27. UniCorNXD

    120hz vga monitor

    So I found out that my old vga monitor actully has 120hz refresh rate. I want to know on what resolution will I need to play to achive 120hz, and if it would work with hdmi to vga adapter or should I use another one? please help but you dont need to hurry because I dont have a PC yet, probally...
  28. N

    Windows Vista to Windows 10 upgrade

    As many of you know, Windows Vista will loose it's extended support this Tuesday. Since I have some viruses with this computer and I have just installed a new video card, the GTX 750 Ti (which is a card that will play new games, but many of them don't support Windows Vista 32-bit) so I am...
  29. G

    does turned-off Iphone 7 emit any signal at all?

    My friend tested Airplane mode and it does not completely disconnect phone. It still emit signals sometimes. If you remove battery, than logically, it can't emit eny signal. But it is not so fast, easy, and practic in Iphone, to remove battery. So now I wonder what just turning-off really...
  30. L

    Windows 10 Errors

    Hello. I'm trying to install Windows 10 on my pc, and it meets the requirements. When I tried to install it with the Windows 10 USB I bought from the Microsoft website, it froze midway through. I waited about 20 minutes and still nothing. I shut the computer down and restarted. This time, I...
  31. R

    Built computer, cannot install windows 10 from USB drive

    This was the first PC I have ever put together. I don't have an optical drive so I've been trying to install Windows 10 from a USB drive. I've tried an ISO downloaded from the Windows website, I tried creating an ISO using Window's Media Creation Tool, and I've even downloaded a Windows 10 ISO...
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    Is this a good CPU for a workstation?

    Hi my name is Braulio im studing aeronautical engineering and i want to build myself a computer, i want it to be a kind of Workstation. I want to know if the Intel i7-5820K CPU is good for me. Ive been thinking in choosing a xeon but i dont have the enough money to afford it. Maybe you can...
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    Need your opinions

    I'm in the process of buying and building my first PC. I want to hear your thoughts on the parts I picked. CPU - Intel i5 6600 MOBO - Asus H110 M - D PSU - LC5550 "black" v2.2 550w RAM - Single stick of Crucial DDR4 @ 2133Mhz GPU - Radeon RX480 reference for now and may change if there...
  34. gerry410

    Purchase New Laptop

    This is a primary computer for my sister. She's not a gamer Will be mainly for surfing/emails /photo and music. I think a Core i3 or i5 is sufficient, she ..........likes HP. Thanks all, Love the Tom's Community 1. What is your budget? Max $600.00 2. What is the size of the notebook that...
  35. GAMER_1

    Shortest in length r9 fury?

    What would be the shortest r9 fury? I can buy the r9 fury in my area for the same price as a 390x. So which one would be the shortest since all of them are 3 fans (I think). If there isn't one that is 2 fans or short enough for my case, then is there 2 fan versions of the 390x that are able to...
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    asus z170 s is not compatible with Kingston HyperX FURY Black 16GB Kit

    hi guys, recently I have bought this two items and (motherboard asus z170 s and Kingston HyperX FURY Black 16GB Kit) seems memory does not fit in the motherboard, the divider part of the motherboard slot (or maybe memory cut) is around one cm away from each other. Can you tell me what shell I...
  37. S

    Weird issue with my macbook keyboard

    I was cleaning my macbook yesterday while it was on (which is dumb yes). I pressed all the keys while it was happening and it entered a lot of options and blah blah. I thought it wasn't a big deal and nothing bad was going to happen. SO then I leave the computer and don't touch it for like 50...
  38. B

    Windows 7 formatting and clean installation

    I am trying to do a clean up and reformat of my laptop and when I come to the option " Where do you want to install windows", I get an error below saying: Windows cannot be installed to this disk. (show details). On clicking how details, it says: "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The...
  39. Tomhueb

    How to transfer your operating system from Hard Drive to SSD

    I currently have a HDD and am planning to get an SSD. I would want to put my O.S on there. If so how would I do so?
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    battle field hardline low pc

    can i play it with this windows 10 64bit intel i7 3537U intel hd graphics 4000 amd radeom 8730M 8gb ram