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 | repetitive references to Chrome OS are slowly creating one unhappy little bedlamite NB: no cheating on this one:D  |
 | [QUOTE=PC Agent;837527]A good free antivirus would be AVG.[/QUOTE] Oh HELL NO!! That one has more false positives than almost anything else I've encountered, and no way to temp disable via sys tray for those times you need to. First vote has to go to Symantec Endpoint Protection (is corporate tho) …  |
| | Trimming down the Indexing service can also make a big difference :)  |
 | [QUOTE=Buckupprincess;938379]You can do it through windows photo gallery but then you have to go into options every time in order to change the scan to location. Unless I just don't see an easy way to browse.[/QUOTE] A) I never use the buttons or 3rd party tools to do my scanning; … |
| | @asclinton & Labraat. Could we all PLEASE stop demonising MS for winding down support for XP? NO other OS edition/flavour has continued to receive patches and support for even half as long as either XP or even Win2k (I really do dare someone to find one SINGLE sample to contradict …  |
| | Re: The Last Person Quick question... how could anyone actually "win", when no doubt likely someone will being adding a comment three years down the track?? |
| | Once is sent, barring that 0.001% chance you have the same email client (such as Outlook), with similar settings, all you can really do is float an extra email to apologise for mishap and move on. At the end of the day, we're all human and we all goof up … |
 | Don't often do batch conversions my self, do know Divx Pro does allow batch conversion of multiple files w/o changing the resolution properties - but is not free. MediaCoder is another tool have used - can run batches with or without tweaking any of the resolution/audio properties. Is a little …  |
| | [QUOTE=beeerlover;873039]Not only illegit windows users want to disable, but many people like to only install the updates they chose as opposed to letting Bill dump in anything he wants.[/QUOTE] Actually is not all that hard to dupe MS into thinking that "obtained" copy of Windows is perfectly legit, so no …  |
| | As to a bare-bones DLL "cracker", have used [URL="http://www.softpedia.com/get/Programming/File-Editors/Resource-Hacker.shtml"]this[/URL] tool in the past (in days of re-skinning XP). As to an all-in-one plain language dll decrypter?? Dream on!! To break down a DLL file, you need to have at least a basic understanding of the type of DLL file you …  |
| | Hmmm - was about to suggest [URL="http://www.xara.com/uk/"]Xara[/URL]. Their image editor is a combination of vector and raster, making it extremely powerful. Having builds specifically coded for Linux, you're not looking at porting issues. As to Gimp - thank GOD I'm not the only one to see what a piece of …  |
| | [QUOTE=Ancient Dragon;1040235]Many games that run on XP will not run on Win7. So if you are a big gammer and like the games you are playing, then stick with XP.[/QUOTE] That's just the nature of game-development cycles though - two-to-three yrs max usually. Games which were developed not long before … |
| | Now yes I'm sure there are jokes for "Wintards" etc, but thought these were funny. Not all Mac users are Mactards, so is in no way aimed at the common user :) Cleaned these up from [URL="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mactard"]original site[/URL], but you'll get the gist ;) 1) An Apple computer user who …  |
 | OK. The aim of the game is to: [LIST] [*]answer the posed "useless fact" question. [*]pose an [I]equally[/I] useless fact-type question. [/LIST] If you don't actually [I]know[/I] the answer, extra points for creativity :) [B]What part of the human body [I]never[/I] ever grows, from the day you're born to the …  |
| | Need more info. Are we talking integrated network, USB, or express card slots?? Or all of the above?? |
| | [QUOTE=abchua7;921298]Dear friends. I have been using an external hard drive for over several months now to back up my files, till one day i discovered the stored files could not be accessed, for reasons only known to the computer. It does store still, it seems to me; but i could … |
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 | Depends on what one classes as a house - a tent attached to a helicopter perhaps?? Do you ever find yourself singing to the "on hold" music, while waiting in the telephone-cue??  |
 | Re: Vista Trial Have already given advice which should explain your BSOD causes, but will post here [B]again[/B], as can tell you right now, is a 99% chance is a [B]hardware or driver[/B] issue! [QUOTE=kaninelupus;932292]Three options, all referring to memory-type errors: [LIST] [*]Faulty or mis-matched RAM [*]Corrupted/faulty page-file (virtual memory) - this can … |
 | [QUOTE=ardav;1062403]Sorry, trying not to laugh![/QUOTE] Sorry, but can't even pretend am not laughing. Wasn't Jbennet on of the big proponents of this new voting system :D  |
| | Been using Firefox since v0.7, but still have to use IE on the rarest of occasions  |
 | [QUOTE=baltazar;688579]Try: 1. Un-installing it. 2. Restart your system. 3. Cleaning out any remnants of the program from your registry using something like CCleaner. ([url]www.ccleaner.com[/url]) 4. Re-install.[/QUOTE] That is COMPLETELY unnecessary. Issues in Win7 [I]do not[/I] relate to Vista at all. In Vista, Acrobat 9 Pro tended to go logger-heads with … |
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| | OK - am surprised Crunchie missed this one. If using Firefox 3.0+ (I did note your reluctance to use IE, so am assuming is not your browser of choice), the URL bar also has built-in search facilities. Now normally this gets handed over to Google, but it sounds like somewhere … |
 | Do you have a model number for your modem? |
 | Re: Why I Hate Linux [QUOTE=er_ashwini;965882]See, Switching to linux is like learning a bike or you can say, remember the time when you started to learn windows. Tell me at that time did you able to compile the helloworld program in one go, I can bet you did not.[/quote] So to summarise, moving to Linux …  |
| | Is wireless turn on?? Most notebooks have a button to turn off/on wireless. Just check if you have accidentally turned off have also come across references to a need for updating HP's "Wireless Assistant"... which is kind of disturbing as it sounds like HP has disabled or patched the [I]native[/I] … |
| | [QUOTE=jbennet;736948]I am trying IE8 beta 2 atm. Linking it, but its a memory eater. In a machine with 2gb or more ram though, its fine (im not joking about this - 5 tabs open eats about 120mb)[/QUOTE] I do agree, but whilst have been an FF user since around version …  |
| | [QUOTE=Nickair;911479]Ok so i am still unable to figure out how to fix my folder problem. I want to go back to the error message: This is no longer in "directory" verify the item's location and try again. What does Microsoft mean by this? what do they expect a user to … |
| | [QUOTE=cwarn23;984734]Looks like nobody likes the old fashion Mac. Linux is my choice because if I chose linux instead of xp when I first got my computer, I would have had double the amount of ram that I have now because Windoze just can't handle so much ram (8GB). So Linux … |
| | OK - cool the heads here guys. Orion - what is the actual error code displayed on the actual BSOD itself... I'm assuming the list "7F" is truncated for 0x00007F but just want to be sure. Also are you using x86 or 64 Win7?? Now, if counting on AVG to … |
| | [QUOTE=nickguletskii;921800]I dont think it is that. Try out Realtek HD sound manager, it might work with that soundcard...[/QUOTE] Um, no it won't. RealTek cards need RealTek drivers - Creative sound-cards need CREATIVE drivers!! First check to make sure device is properly connected Go to Creative's DL page and make sure … |
| | Not sure why ppl keep bumping an old thread, but anyhow. ACER a "European brand" eh? Since when did Taiwan become part of Europe?? ACER laptops only seem to be of any worth if you pay the money to get one of their high-end models; in which case you'd still … |
| | [QUOTE=jbennet;915192] One caveat though. Laptops generally have crappy recovery partitions instead of actual windows vista CDs. Dont try it if you have one of these, as you dont want to risk bricking it . Some laptops have the option to burn your own recovery CDs, if so then i reccomend … |
| | I'm guessing by "restored to factory setting", you were referring to running a Recovery Install (ie, reinstalling Windows). If that is the case, the Recovery would have formatted the drive prior to reinstalling Windows, in which case all info would be lost. As the poster before mentioned, ALWAYS save personal … |
| | My guess is one of those school kids wanting to bypass school's filters??? Go be a pain in the proverbial elsewhere... the filters are there for a reason! |
| | [QUOTE=graviaLycan;956662]I have installed windows XP home and it started up perfectly but wen I restarted my pc the boot did not came further as the screen that says " windows is starting..." what should I do to make it work I have tried reinstalling windows it did not work[/QUOTE] "what … |
| | OK - which updates? Some updates need to be updated separately. For example, a security update issued yesterday may rely on an update issued last month to have already been applied. If having issues, try installing updates in batches of roughly a weeks worth and see if that helps. |
| | [QUOTE=Antity;1031623][B]Edit2:[/B] Ok no... i have downloaded it and its only for x64 and x86 systems. I'm running on x32 so it wont install he drivers :'( .[/QUOTE] Ummmm, "x86" [I]is[/I] 32-bit :D Am assuming since no current posting that issue is fixed?? If not, try completely uninstalling component/drivers... reboot and … |
| | One point not mentioned, and is particularly poignant to Notebook users. Moving to Win7 (especially if migrating from XP, but even sometimes moving from Vista).... is a good idea to perform any BIOS upgrades available for your system - just make sure the upgrades are for your [B]exact[/B] model, or … |
| | To be honest, good luck finding it, esp as most modern browsers (which have built-in site alerts) would likely block any sites actually providing it. To be honest, why are you re-building the wheel anyhow; [URL="http://www.malwarebytes.org/"]Malwarebytes[/URL] actually has a perfect strike-rate in dealing with this little buggar. Gotta be a … |
| | [QUOTE=torbonator;984196]i sent my friend the page, im not sure what she did but she said it didnt work[/QUOTE] The audio device hasn't simply been muted or disabled has it? I know GE did hint at that, but just asking more explicitly :) Also, was she using the inbuilt defrag tool, … |
| | hey guys. am trying to get to page2 of comments for this post, but keeps bringing me back to page1... has a post gotten deleted and left remnants?? EDIT: never mind. After adding this post, problem seemed to remedy itself |
| | I think you may have been confusing with recent Dell releases, as they have recently bundled in a RocketDock type utility of their own... may be where the confusion has arisen. |
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| | I wouldn't trust results from SunSpider. Put it to the test, and could [I]not[/I] get a consistent result, even though was closing and re-opening before each consecutive run. Went out, came back a few hours later, re-opened and re-ran test... the time/speed test almost DOUBLED!! Now having said that, I … |
| | A couple of points not covered above: What is the write speed of hard-drive. Contrary to popular belief, write speed of HDD can have more impact than RAM. Also, model of HDD please :) Also, what graphics do you have, and what driver edition? Oh, and as CJ touched on, … |
| | Looking over post, believe drivers are the problem. If simply updating drivers is not getting you anywhere, would select completely uninstalling the nVidia drivers and rebooting before installing the latest version (197.45). Would also advise using Device Manager to check if any other drivers are either missing or corrupted. If …  |
 | OK.... sounds like BootManger has tied itself to XP HDD (not sure why). Reconnect everything, boot Win7, hit Win+R and type "msconfig". Go to the Boot tab and select the XP OS.... hit Delete. This will not actually delete your XP install but remove its entry from the Boot Manager. … |
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