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 | *note: i think this should go to hardware problems. but to your problem: have you checked that the IDE device has been enabled in your BIOS? you can reach the bios menu my holding in F2 (or whichever key it prompts you to to enter 'setup') when the computer boots …  |
 | First things first, defrag your hard drive. this will drastically improve the success rate of the following steps. You now need a program that will edit your partition tables. I suggest, if you have the money, getting a copy of 'Partition Magic' It used to be made by powerquest, but … |
| | tough really. Some games that enable the console (usually hit ctrl + ~ ) you can, i know for sure quake 4 has this option to use 'fs_savepath (full path)' that will move the automatic save. I do not know if hitman blood money has that command or its equibalent, … |
 | I have only been able to get the vista bootloader working if vista is installed on the first partition of the primary drive. I did exactly what you did initially, and all i needed to do was switch the jumpers on my drives, to physically change my vista drive to …  |
| | I couldn't find anything specific. remove the BHO's that you don't use (they are the installed toolbars that IE uses. and i see that you have Norton antivirus, and AVG antivirus. usually when you have two virus scanners, they don't play well with each other. My only actual experience here … |
| | Re: RUNDLL problem in this case, a quick google search unearthed it as installed by the MyWebSearch spyware program. It might be left over from a botched removal of the program. If you have up to date spyware, a scan should remove it from the startup list, but if that does not work, … |
| | It's not a 'bad' power supply. otherwise the green power light would kick off. The two most probable things here: not enough power from the power supply: this happened to me. I added piece after piece, and then all of a sudden, bam. started dying. I upgraded to a more …  |
 | i just recently had this same problem. a 'sorta' fix that i made up for this problem is: go to control panel folder options file types click 'drive' click 'advanced' click 'new' in 'action' type 'Open' Browse in 'C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32' for Explorer.exe select Explorer.exe to perform action click 'ok' select your …  |
| | [url]www.getfirefox.com[/url] see if you can work with the links with firefox as your default browser. it might be that IE is getting confused when it checks to see if you've already been to a page or not, i'm not sure, but if you have this exact problem with firefox, test … |
| | first, restore your registry from a backup (if you didn't make one SHAME ON YOU. but i'm sure you'll be able to pull the backup off your recovery disk. just note that you'll need to re-install all your programs again. next, open msconfig (start: run : 'msconfig') and look in … |
| | I go over a method to replace the original explorer.exe in this thread: [URL=http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread32587.html]Hack Windows Explorer[/URL] Using this method, you can still use the search function for XP.  |
 | Name: Dortz Nickname: SCREAMIN MICK Height: 6'3 Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Location: Chicago over break, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for School Age: 19 Sign: Sure, cause i care.. i got a sign for ya *leud jesture* Hobbies: Gaming, Drinking, Programming, Sticking it To the Gates, Breaking WinME, fixing WinXP Relationship: …  |
 | yeah, i noticed that... hmm... GREAT new layout though! it looks really nice! |
| | a static variable, by definition, is a variable, declared at the start of the program, that does not change its value throught the execution of the program. it's memory is allocated at the start of the program, in regular memory, instead of the stack (memory set aside specifically for the … |
| | [url]www.guru3d.com[/url] they have all gpu drivers (official) for the mobile ones as well |
| | It's a great idea, but the implementation could be kinda shakey... CD-RW's tend to only be reliable after four or five re-writes generally. You'd be better off dropping the cash on a jump drive. as for you second question, I don't think i've ever heard of that functionality. Could you … |
| | another great way to quickly access frequently used programs is with this program: [URL=http://www.tucows.com/preview/352676]Hotkey Helper[/URL] With it, you can set practically any keystroke to do certain tasks. for example: F11 for me will open firefox F10 opens winamp F9 i set to whichever videogame i'm trying to play through F8 …  |
| | silly question, but have you re-installed your drivers for your graphics card? and are the the most up to date? |
| | i think he might be referring to the 'sercure' login, where it comes up as a box, and you need to input a username and a password. |
| | [QUOTE]@ the BSoD it stated: ***STOP: 0X000000D1 (0x0000003C, 0X00000002, 0X00000000, 0XF7EC5AB2) Driver_IRQL_Not_Less_Or_Equal Beginning dump of physical memory[/QUOTE] your BSoD is for a memory problem. basically, The eror typically occurs when a driver tries to access an improper memory address. check for unsigned drivers, and be especially suspicious of recently installed … |
| | A neat program to help manage your hotkeys easily is called 'hotkey helper'. it minimizes to the system tray, and doesn't take up much memory. and you can set almost any key combination to anything. |
| | Re: just released when did tech talk turn into 'lets all plug our favorite music, cause this place is cool' i mean, i'm not dissin the band or anything, but there's a time and a place for everything, and it's not here, were people actually need and get help. |
| | this feature tells the computer how much memory your graphics card is allowed to use when it runs out of it's own. usually, this is set to half your cars memory. in this case, you'll probably like 128. any more than that is overkill and it might affect your performance. |
| | I'm running kubuntu 5.04, and I am having lots of trouble setting my scroll wheel to work. specifically, in Konqueror or other web browsers. The mouse is a standard, two button and scroll wheel mouse. the applicable portion of my xorg.conf file follows: [CODE]Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option … |
 | *straying back on topic for just a moment* i used to own all that was unholy at DDR (and I'm not usually light on my feet. too many bear claws) now, thank god, the world has begun to move on. it's still fun to play it, but it's like halo2 … |
| | anything that prevents you from using the taskbar (what comes up when you hit Ctrl+Alt+Del) is probably a virus. If you have virus scan software, make sure it's updated, and then run a full system scan. if you don't have any installed now, or it won't let you scan or … |
| | I'm not sure of any software or error that would turn a monitor 'green'. if you mean 'tinted' green, well, that can happen with older monitors. it just does. if you can't adjust the settings to suit what you want using the dials on the monitor, then it's just time … |
| | checking and unchecking things to load on startup is easy: start: run: type: msconfig in the 'startup' tab, you can select which programs to run on startup under 'services', you can do the same. the wary thing about this though, be careful what things you disable, generally, if it says … |
| | ok, this one is pretty easy. assuming you can still read the text on tabs and buttons, and make thier outlines, here's how you do it: right-click on your desktop and click 'properties' the 'themes' tab should be outomatically selected. select 'Windows XP' from the themes drop-down bar click 'apply' … |
| | i couldn't find your board anywhere on the intel site, much less find a list of compatible memory sticks for you. i looked around on the pqi site, and they sound prettty proud of thier products. i suggest e-mails to both companies, explaining your problem, and go from there. It … |
 | XP is in short, the best system and the worst system EVER. it's the DEP (Data Execution Prevention) software. Look up BartPE. It's what I like to use. here's how to do it: 1: when you are done editing the file, save it to your base folder (C:) 2: after … |
| | [QUOTE=J_Search]chrisbliss18, As far as the partition table, I don't even know what that is, so I'm not much help. J_[/QUOTE] The partition table is the different allocations on your drive. say you have an 80 gig hard drive, and you have all 80 allocated to a single windows install (it's … |
| | The clicking sound is a telltale sign of a blown Hard drive. the only time i've heard the term 'HDD Button' is with backup hard drives. It is probably a pushbutton backup. the downside is that i think it might have killed your drive. try to boot off of your … |
| | try logging in as your admin account. when you are booting your computer, during the time when it switches from the first screen (the system boot screen) to the second screen (the windows boot screen) press and hold 'F8' to enter safe mode. in this mode, you can log on … |
| | They changed things around for XP i think... i don't know why M$ didn't update thier site... anyway, here's a step-by-step: Control panel: Administrative Tools: Local Security Settings: Local Policies: Security Options: Look over in the right side now for Interactive Logon: Do Not Require CTRL+ALT+DELETE: switch 'Interactive Logon' to … |
| | I'm having some serious-sounding trouble using a fat32 partition with linux. here are all (i think) the important stats: Distro: Kubuntu 5.04 fstab: ... /dev/hdb5 /home/../storage FAT32 user,gir=users,chmod=7777 0 0 ... command: mount -t vfat /dev/hdb5 /home/../storage after it is mounted properly, (I'm working on my XP boot right now, … |
| | *You can probably find different methods of doing this somewhere online, but this is the way that has always worked for me* *NOTE: This hack might not work 100% all the time, i'm not exactly sure why, but I know that after you re-start having installed a program that puts … |
| | [QUOTE=ShaneMcP]Throw Microsoft Anti-spyware into the mix, it is the most superior :P[/QUOTE] I can't actually believe it, but this is true. Most things micro$soft does kind of annoy me, mostly because I slurge over linux too much for my own good. But there's no denying it, Micro$soft has done something … |
| | Have you checked the song in other players? It could also be that the song name itself is messed up. check the ID3 tag on the song, and check if it works properly in a different player, winamp is very good at displaying other alphabet sets. EDIT: ok, after checking … |
| | This problem is driving me crazy. i know there's something out there for a winamp-like window-snap effect. Example: bring one window border to the side of the screen or the border of another window, and in the last ten pixles, they will 'snap' together for just a 'whoa, cool' factor … |
| | It sounds like your Audio Codec. If it does not register as having problems, start the Troubleshooter. if that does not yeild anything, try to update/re-install the driver for it. if THAT doesn't help, do the same with the rest of the audio drivers. and IF THAT doesn't help, You … |
| | 19" LCD alone for now, with the intention of adding another 19" CRT in the next month... My dad asked me, 'Why?' to which i couldn't help but reply 'Why not?' |
| | Re: Input and Graphs Good luck man! I have a close personal friend who is also a nettech at my school now. he got to his interview, and the finished with, 'just to check, do you know how to program Pascal?' to which he replies. 'you bet, like a second language to me.' goes … |
| | why does everyone but ME start with python? i STILL don't know python. but put the problem this way: i know a bunch more about the brass tacks of data, memory usage, and exception handling from starting with C++ and going down to C. I would recommend how i started: … |
| | Re: I want to make.. [QUOTE=Rashakil Fol]Then again, I still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea.[/QUOTE] do you think some people don't like digital watches? (props on the Douglas Adams reference BTW) anyway, that is a great idea bonstubon. Finding an idea for your final project is just like any other bug in … |
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