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Auto Updates Problem by Steve Giannoni
A yellow icon shield is now showing in the task bar along with the time and other small icons. Clicking reveals the "updates are ready to install" message. "Running" the icon results in an apparently normal updating, but the yellow icon simply returns after. System is a P-IV running Windows XP...
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June 17th 10 10:00 PM
by Steve Giannoni Go to last post
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Can MEMTEST86+ check memory running at faster bus speed? by Shep©
On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:50:30 +0100 There I was minding my own business and then Franklin wrote : I have set my motherboard/BIOS to exceed the normal the bus frequency by just a little bit. Now I would like to test my memory to see if it is ok under the new...
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October 20th 04 03:33 AM
by keith Go to last post
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Is this Computer worth it? by Uncle Nobby
Is this any good? http://tinyurl.com/yg2pcg
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December 9th 06 10:13 PM
by Interesting Ian Go to last post
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temp monitoring diodes by Lez Pawl
First Q, would it be normal for the system temp to be higher than the cpu temp. Second Q, I have a Foxconn MoBo supplied with monitoring software SuperStep. This shows CPU at 30C and System Temp at 41C. I also use, as it can be set to display on the Taskbar, MBM5 and was under the impression...
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August 24th 06 12:33 PM
by Grumps Go to last post
60 1,830
Bit of wire as good as an antistatic strap? by ~ Avery Anderson~
i unplug the unit from power, and just touch the case before grabbing anything else. never had a problem.
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June 14th 05 08:23 AM
by David Maynard Go to last post
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Page file by Jaap Telschouw
I have Windows XP Pro and two gigs of RAM. Do I still need a page file? Thanks for your reply
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January 24th 07 08:34 PM
by Rod Speed Go to last post
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Time to uograde my old mouse? Optical? Cordless? by Jon D
I am using an old style mouse with cable and rollerball. I would like to upgrade it because it the rollerball gets clogged up with dirt. And the mousewheel too picks up dust which then gets into the internal workings and makes the scrolling action jerky. However, in the past I have heard various...
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March 22nd 06 09:14 AM
by Rob Nicholson Go to last post
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Modem connection speed by Neil Barnwell
On our standard 56k dialup modem (in the UK, this is), we only get ~38k when we connect. Are there any ways to correct this? I've considered calling the phone company and asking them to turn up the gain, but I've also been told that this wouldn't make any difference. Drivers etc are all up to...
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July 14th 04 07:18 PM
by half_pint Go to last post
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UltraDMA CRC error rate below ttheshold value in SMART by Osiris
Hard Disk inspector reports a 40 Gb (Maxtor 6L040J2) the UltraDMS CRC error rate (index 199) value in the SMART table is well below its threshold value. Should I start worrying ? strange enough, it is the drive that shows a temp of 37 celsius, whereas the other maxtor shows 18 celsius.... same...
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August 16th 06 11:40 PM
by Rod Speed Go to last post
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Does more memory require a more powerful fan? by micky
The t hread about free installation of 10 has piqued my interest. Which is better, a small form factor PC running a 64bit version of 10 using 8Gigs RAM, or a full size case running a 32bit version with 4gigs? Alternatively, I ordered 8gigs for my computer that had the bad memory** Does that...
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January 29th 17 11:40 PM
by micky Go to last post
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Why doesn't Apple start making operating systems for x86 PC's? by kyra
TheLetterK wrote: kyra wrote: Henrietta K Thomas wrote: XP is pure insecure **** and Longhorn is looking like Service Pack 3 with a crappy UI. So why doesn't Apple exploit the buzz around their kickass OS Tiger and get something going for the dissatisfied mainstream PC...
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May 10th 05 04:05 AM
by -hh Go to last post
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Computer about to be thrown out of the window by Trent SC
Bloody computers! My colleague has mongrel PC with the following spec: ECS P61WT-A+ board with a Celeron 766, 384MB RAM, onboard Intel i810 graphics, 10GB HDD and running Windows 98se. The BIOS is Award Modular v 6.00 PG; P61WT-A+ Ver. 1.0h 11/08/1999. Do you need any more information? It's...
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February 15th 05 01:08 AM
by Mark Hobley Go to last post
56 1,852
Built my first computer, it will not boot up though? by David Mills
Hello, I recently built a brand new computer using Gigabyte's GA-K8NF-9 motherboard. I have everything installed correctly, but when I turn it on it says "Boot From CD". So I put in my XP cd and/or my driver cd that came with the motherboard and it doesn't work. I then try booting with...
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January 20th 05 05:24 AM
by DevilsPGD Go to last post
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Well, That Was A First by Onideus Mad Hatter
I thought my primary system was perma-****ed. I had to do a hard power off the other day because this one ATI proggie crashed and then locked up to the point where Windows couldn't even shut it down. So then when I turned it back on, when it got to the point where it SHOULD have started booting...
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January 2nd 07 07:10 AM
by Rev Turd Fredericks Go to last post
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What is the trick to get this dual-disk Win7 laptop to boot from asingle disk? by Danny D.[_2_]
What can I do to get Windows 7 to boot with a single 300GB hard disk? http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3708/9484743574_7dddba8da6_c.jpg I need advice because I just don't understand why I can't get a single 300GB hard disk to work in my bunkbed bay Dell XPS M1730 laptop. ...
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August 18th 13 05:31 PM
by Danny D. Go to last post
55 2,073
Why do some USB leads have a "blob" on them? by Jon D
Why do some of my USB leads (for example those which came with my dictation machine) have a largish cylindrical plastic "blob" on them? The blob is about an inch long and half an inch is diameter.
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February 17th 07 07:31 PM
by MassiveProng Go to last post
55 1,504
Recommeded memory speed for supercompact? by Joey[_2_]
If I get a modern super-compact digital camera such as a mid-range Canon IXUS (US: Canon Powershot) for general use then ... .... what minimum speed of SD memory should I get to avoid delays? I see "x133" mentioned a lot on memory adverts. Is x133 fast, slow, just right for the sort of camera...
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June 17th 07 12:56 AM
by FrankLM Go to last post
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Utility to test IDE cable connections? by JAD
error being unable to enable DMA? "David R" wrote in message ... Are there any (hardware or software) utilities which will test if all the pins in the 40-way connector on an IDE cable have all made proper contact with the socket on the hard...
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August 29th 04 01:54 PM
by CBFalconer Go to last post
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Windows reports Wrong CPU Speed. by Mutley
I have a AMD Pro 3100A+ Processor running on a PC Chips M825G MainBoard. ( http://tinyurl.com/47fus ) with 1GB of DDR. Windows reports it as a AMD Athlon XP 2000+ Does anyone know why? BTW, its running at 1.67GHz and its not clocked. --
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September 23rd 04 02:03 AM
by David Maynard Go to last post
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Just ordered this setup from Newegg by J.C. Scott
I'm hoping I made the right buying decisions here regarding a new system I plan on putting together, and any feedback or thoughts would be appreciated here. I basically had a $2000 budget, and wanted to get something geared more toward gaming than not, so here's what I got: Intel Socket T (LGA...
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June 24th 05 12:15 AM
by J.C. Scott Go to last post
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