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Somebody/Anybody help me

Sunshynerose
Ok. For a while now I've been having a problem with my computer. I can't access task manager, reg. edit, the run and search commands are missing from my start menu, and i keep getting error messages that say please contact system administrator.
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Ge Force MX 4000

kingcult
Hi everyone! well i got a problem with my video card. It is a Ge Force MX 4000 pci card but when we put it in we try to start it up but it just keeps restarting and restarting. my dad and i have no clue what is going on.
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Help Please

krazy_in_ky
I just bought a x850xt graphics card for my pc. Guess what it doesn't fit. I have the pci-e slot but it is on the top of my card slots and the card i have needs two slots. My dh wants to get a new motherboard to put in our pc but I don't think I would be comfortable replacing a whole board.
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Please help me!!!!

ouchmyprostate
Well, here's my problem: While I was on my other computer, I tried to change the settings for the resolution (it was too low) but then after resetting the pc, it said something along the lines of cannot display this video mode.
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8500GT????

bardoksan
I've been looking at the 8500GT video cards, and in all of the pictures of all the cards, I don't see a secondary power supply port. Do these cards not require a secondary power supply?? I was thinking of getting a second 7950GT so that I can use SLI, but one 7950GT is $200 and two 8500GT cards would be about $200 ...
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Converting "Dynamic" to "Basic" Hard Disk

hardwarecrazy
I recently moved to VISTA Home Premium from W2KS and moved two of my disks to the new system. Unfortunately VISTA Premium is not capable of detecting Dynamic type of Hard Disks-only Ultimate can. If I want to convert to Basic, VISTA warns me that I will loose all data in that process.
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Western Digital External HD not recognized...

amea_gari
I have a WDE1U4000N (Western Digital Essentials external hardrive with 400 gig memory) that has worked on 2 different computers. I recently plugged it into the USB drive of a third computer. At first it recognized the new hardware and established an E: drive in the My Computer folder, but when I attempted to click ...
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Keyboard Language Layout

Seffyzero
So, I recently installed a new copy of Windows XP Pro on my new computer and everything has been working out pretty fine so far - except for my keyboard. Its' layout is the English one while my actual keyboard is of Swedish design (letters and stuff in the wrong places) and I need help to make windows recognize my ...
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GeForce 7600 Vista driver problem. Please help

MrMozz
I get error messages when I try to install the drivers for my GeForce 7600 GS graphics card. The error message says that the driver is ment for Vista 32-bit. . . and the installation program has detected that the operating system running is not Vista 32-bit.
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HP 1410 PSC Vista compatibility

Keith Stanforth
Hi all, it's my first posting. Does anyone know how to install a HP printer on the Vista OS? HP don't seem to have up to date drivers for Vista. Is there a way round this?.
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Removing Programs to Free Up RAM?

vipejc
Hi: I want to streamline my PC as much as possible. Thus, please tell me if removing the following programs from my PC is safe to free up RAM: Compaq Organize HP Deskjet Preloaded Printer Drivers HP PSC & OfficeJet 3.
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PC randomly reboots … or not

nickster
PC randomly reboots … or not. For the past 2 weeks, my computer simply reboots on its own or just freezes, whether I’m in an app, just surfing or during the reboot. When it comes to a dead stop before rebooting, I hear a click (probably the Viewsonic monitor).
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AT8 32X Mobo Question & VISTA

jwl812
I have an ABIT AT8 32X mobo with a ULI m1575 and a Silicon Image 3132 SATA controller integrated onto the board. I am using VISTA, and Nvidia has not released a SATA driver for the ULI chip. Is anyone using the SI3132 SATA ports on any comparable board with good results under VISTA? I want the SATA II performance a ...
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CPU fan

bchilly
The CPU fan in my PC is noisy as hell! Will it affect my PC if I unplug it?
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microsoft sidewinder ff wheel shaking non stop

attackryno
cheers, I own a sidewinder ff wheel, game port version. when i start playing f1 challenge 99-02 for example, as soon as i go to the track and the car goes over an apex u feel the corresponding vibration, the problem is that the wheel interprets this vibration and continues to simulate this vibration forever, and i ...
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Norton Internet Security 2006 wiped out my files!

Wiley Coyotie
After taking about 8 hours to download the software 3 times from the web (i paid for it, in more ways than one!!!) then a few more hours to attempt to install more than 4 times (you'd think I would have learned and asked for my $ back by now right?) I rebooted my machine only to find the two other accounts on my NT ...
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Dual hard disk boot

deepakiitdelhi
My boot order is - CD, Floppy and hdd1. My bios does NOT have option to boot from hdd2 (don't know why). Please give an idea how to boot from both hard disks. Boths hdds have xp installed. i want to use boths os independently.
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