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    HELP THEN.....I have amanged after trial and...

    HELP THEN.....I have amanged after trial and tribulation to succesfully install the beast but it simply will not run correctly.

    I am partitioned with xp pro..dell...2gb ram nvidia graphics nothing...
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    Thanks peeps...I have now managed a repair...

    Thanks peeps...I have now managed a repair install.

    However, when she boots always comes up with bott diskette failure.

    f1 continue...f2 setup.

    When I select f1 it now boots normally. I have...
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    Update

    OK...I have now tried fixmbr and fixboot using the recovery console.

    This seems to have got rid of the error message but she still wont boot.

    Now its only diskette search failure.

    f1...
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    Partition Disaster

    I know, I know....he says after almost loosing huge amounts of data.

    Heres the problem.

    I downloaded a partition programme from download.com. Looked good. My pc was set up with xp pro and linux...
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    Vista and Broadband modem.

    A friend of mine has recently purchased a new pc with vista. She has an existing sagem 800 dsl modem from tiscali. The setup requires both phone line and usb to be connected at the same time.

    This...
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    Video camera issues

    Hi folks...wondered if anyone could suggest a solution here.

    I have a Sony DCR HC20E minidv camera.

    Laptop has no firewire connection and so will not talk with vista.

    The sony software is...
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    Vista annoyances.

    Can anyone REALLY tell me how to stop the task scheduler in windows vista.

    Theres plenty of muppets on the net saying run this, do that, editt his....nothing works.

    Even now I have enabled the...
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    Incidentally, found it now....I actually had it...

    Incidentally, found it now....I actually had it written down..which is nothing short of a miracle for me.
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    Yes ofcourse...just thought it would be quicker...

    Yes ofcourse...just thought it would be quicker if it was already onboard
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    Hey cider, wow..what a coincidence. I use that...

    Hey cider, wow..what a coincidence. I use that phrase normally in forums but I rarely use this one and havent paid too much attention to it. It accompanies my name on every other that I use...
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    Tune Up utilities

    Hi folks..firstly..sorry if this is in the wrong place.

    ai need some tecnical software help.

    I have the above prog installed on my win xp machine. I have now installed vista over it...dont ask...
  12. Thread: Password help

    by shifty
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    Password help

    Hi everyone...I have just installed a new harddrive in my laptop. Completely formatted. Windows xp home ed. CMOS battery out overnight.

    However, when I reach the logon screen it is asking for a...
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    STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS ok ITS...

    STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS

    ok ITS OFFICIAL The board is fried...and apparently that in turn has overjuiced the processor in some way.

    R.I.P

    Oh yeah...and by the way...when I...
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    Well this is what i am thinking. Its a micro...

    Well this is what i am thinking.

    Its a micro atx with only 250watts.

    amd athlonx2 4000
    1gb ddr2 pc533
    160gb sata drive
    onboard sound and graphics
    fan on psu
    fan in case
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    Just wondered .....could it be a weak power supply

    Just wondered .....could it be a weak power supply
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    Motherboard Nightmare 2

    Well, Ive finally got my collection of new bits working....in a fashion.

    It boots into windows...eventually.

    It responds to mouse clicks ...eventually.

    BUT, I cannot load the drivers from...
  17. Thread: Dead Hard Drive

    by shifty
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    hmmmmmmm, some interesting replies...thanks...

    hmmmmmmm, some interesting replies...thanks people.

    I think its dead then. Cant say I have ever heard of replacing the board though.

    I would try that if I thought I could find a board.
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    Well, it turns out that it is indeed the ram....

    Well, it turns out that it is indeed the ram. Which is what the post beeps mean.

    Continuous short beeps. Despite the fact that it states in the manual you do not have to use both ram slots I have...
  19. Thread: Dead Hard Drive

    by shifty
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    Dead Hard Drive

    OK This is gonna sound stupid.

    Really a last straw. I have a dead hd and have tried the usual technical and none technical methods to get some info from it......no use.

    Having found out that it...
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    Motherboard Nightmare

    Hi folks,

    got myself a new bag full of bits to build anew system.

    Elite acs board.
    AMD dual core processor
    2bg ddr2 533 ram
    sata drive
    dvdrw
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    Im thinking that new MB is going to be the...

    Im thinking that new MB is going to be the easiest answer here. Thanks for your input fellas.
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    well this is my guess. i know that a low cmos...

    well this is my guess. i know that a low cmos battery can cause all kinds of problems with forgetting settings etc which can sometimes upset the boot process. However, not switching on at all is a...
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    Help I am baffled

    PC will not switch on with mouse and keyboard plugged in at all. Unplug both and it powers up no prob.

    Ive reset the bios and that solved everthing for a short while but it seems after a...
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