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What is the best TV Tuner CARDS for LESS than $100. I want something that wont use all my CPU when recording. But must have good video.http://www.snapstream.com/products/beyondtv/default.asp?a=18&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=googlecpcThose are all over $100.Price: $69.99

No TV Tuner card with that.http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=2427528 Quote

What is the best TV Tuner Cards for less than $100. I want something that wont use all my cpu when recording. But must have good video.

I've got a Sony LT with a 60 Gig DRIVE. C is.....15 gb (13 used and 0.95 avail)
D is ......40 gb (9.7 used and 27.1 gb avail.)

Computer appears to be locking up DUE to C drive too full.  

How do you handle resegmenting or creating only 1 drive? Quote

How do you handle resegmenting or creating only 1 drive?

Ok, I want to know what your opinions are on SLI motherboards..
Are they worth it? Do they give a SIGNIFICANT BOOST? Is it just hype? Should I wait for ATI Crossfire INSTEAD?

Rant away please!  No experiences yet.

Crossfire seems to be more advanced.

All of a sudden my sister can not see videos or photos on her computer. E.G. I sent her a website. She was able to read it but not see the photos. I sent her a video file, she couldn't see it.
Any clues?
JackMore information on her system please... Does she have virus and Spyware protection? Has she ever been able to view photos and videos?

[glb]Flame[/glb]I just got more info. It seems she can only not see the things that I sent to her which is very strange because everyone else can. There was a windows MEDIA file-she has win media yet still COULD not play it. Also, I sent her a link to a website which she could pull up but could not see the pics, only writing.
Yes, she used to see it all.
JackSorry, left out that yes she has virus and spyware protection but says there are no blocks onWhat extension were these files saved under? .jpg ? .gif ? Other?

[glb]Flame[/glb]As I mentioned, the video was a Windows media file. The website had jpg's on itWhat has caused this to happen? What operating system? What virus scanner? What spyware scanner?That's a good question,win98,mcaffee,yahoo

I thought it was her video card but it also has some sound problemsMcaffee and Yahoo? Two names I wouldn't trust.

Virus scanners
AVG Free
-- Anti virus scanner
Trend Micro Housecall
-- Online anti virus scanner.

Anti spy/malware
Microsoft Antispyware
-- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only.
Spybot Search & Destroy
-- Anti spyware scanner
Adaware SE Personal
-- Anti spyware scanner

FIREWALLS
Use both a hardware and software firewall.
Be advised as dual software firewalls may cause problems

ZoneAlarm Free
-- Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal
-- Free firewall - more CONFIGURATION options

Removal tools
The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above.
They are either diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind

HijackThis
-- Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis log generated only if requested!
McAfee Stinger
-- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner!
CWshredder
-- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker.Thanks,
I'll tell her to give them a try

HI

I'm planning to upgrade my Nvidia GeForce 2 TI 64mb card to a GeForce PCX6600 256MB PCI-E DVI-I VO card and was wondering if the new card will be able to connect to my computer, this may be a DUMB QUESTION but i want to check before i SPEND my money!!!

thanks
buncase
Are we supposed to guess what kind of computer you have? Quote

wondering if the new card will be able to connect to my computer

I bought a Dell Optiplex GX110 off of ebay a couple months ago. I installed win98SE on it, and got the REST of the drivers I needed off of the Dell website.

A couple days ago I installed Medal of Honor: ALLIED Assault, and when I go to play, I can't see anything.  Everything is milky and washed out. I tried adjusting the video setting in the game, but no go. I have no idea what video this thing has in it, it's integrated into the motherboard. I went into the system properties to see what the CARD was, and all it says is "Intel(R) 82810E Graphics CONTROLLER"

Is there any way to FIND out exactly what kind of video this thing has, or what? Quote

Is there any way to find out exactly what kind of video this thing has, or what?

is a RS232 port the same as my 9 pin com port?
if I wanted to make software ROMs for my 8-bit bbc micro, what would KIND of eprom programmer would I use?
I'm a complete N00B in this field.try an emulator to save the grief......


Link:>http://www.emulator-zone.com/RS232 is a standard SERIAL port. The type of eprom programmer you need DEPENDS on the type of chip(s) you plan to  program. Some will accept several different TYPES and some will only accept specific types. You will need to research this for yourself.

hi ,,i bought a new hdd , 200 gig sata,, i also bought a connecter PLUG that fits into mother board (mother board is ide) and sata LEAD plugs into it also ,,this is supposed to allow me to run new hdd,, but computer says no hdd,, to i have to go into bios to change things??   thanxian:

If your computer's BIOS is too old it may not support a hard drive that large.  Check the documentation at the motherboard manufacturer's website to see how large a hard drive it will support.  

If it will not support one that large, you may be able to download and install a flash BIOS update.  Just be careful when you install it, because doing it incorrectly could make the motherboard unusable.

Best regards,
DocMore information needed. Quote

hi ,,i bought a new hdd , 200 gig sata,, i also bought a connecter plug that fits into mother board (mother board is ide) and sata lead plugs into it also ,,this is supposed to allow me to run new hdd,, but computer says no hdd,, to i have to go into bios to change things??   thanx

A neighbor of mine has an old Emerson computer. The model NUMBER is either 500EC or ET200 (the front SAYS one number and the BACK says the other). The machine boots up but goes no further than an error msg saying replace system battery. I know a bit about electronics so I think I know what a system battery should look like but I am unable to locate anything in the unit that looks like a battery. The only place that looks like there MIGHT have been a battery there is a circle marked S1 with 2 holes on the circuit board. I have no way of knowing if something like a battery holder and battery was there at one time and was removed. Does anyone have any information on the system battery for this unit? Some of you will undoubtedly think why bother with this computer but I would like to know if it can work. Thanks.Modern system batteries are round about the size of a dime, but thicker. Older ones had them built into the motherboard and an replacement could be soldered on later. I don't know for sure about the Emerson. I had an Emerson XT at one time, but never had occasion to change out a battery.What KIND of machine is this? System specifications?Computer is vintage 1990.Thats your area of expertise , then.

Remember?

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I was building computers when you were still wearing diapers

the on/off switch on my PC seems to be pushed in and stuck. needless to say now it doesn't work. any ideas on how this happened and how i can FIX it? thank you!!!!!!OPEN the case, remove the plastic front cover, examine the switch and fix it.

AT or ATX?If you can't fix it, hopefully it is broken "on" and you could power on the computer from another switch (on the back of the case, or from a surge outlet, etc.

What make and model, just in case youcan't locate the PROBLEM. (It could be MECHANICAL or electrical.)

i have an old goldstar computer i need to  IDENTIFY. i am no good with anything older than WINDOWS 95. this is 3.0.  manufactured about 1990.  {goldstar pcb 611-930 b-o}  i would LIKE to know system specs like how fast it is etc.  386 or 486. like that.What it sounds like it might be a old phone system computer...  This is what I can find on the internet using google.

(http://web.ukonline.co.uk/freshwater/goldstar/gsx408.htm)

From Google Search
(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=goldstar+pcb&btnG=Search)

Goldstar made MONITORS, optical DRIVES and computers.  Just look at the CPU, it will say 386, 486.

I am trying to upgrade the power supply in an older Gateway 450 with the Pentium 3 processor.  The original power supply has a wire for -5 vdc supply to the mother board.  The new ANTEC SP500 does not have this supply.

Is there a need for the -5 vdc supply on the Pentium3 and its associated hardware?  Will installing the supply without this cause damage to the system?

Thanks for your help.

Chris.Is the "older Gateway 450" a Pentium II or III?Sorry, I wrote Pentium 3.

It is a Pentium III 450 mHz on a Jabil BX motherboard.

Support documents indicate that the board "must have standard ATX 20-pin power connector"

Chris-5V is optional for the PCI-bus only.  Antec SP500 will work with no problem, assuming it fits in the case you have.  Make sure the Gateway is not a Micro-ATX.  ATX has 4 mounting screws, Micro-ATX has 3 mounting screws.

SP-500

Antec says:
"...24-pin power connector with detachable 4-pin section for backwards compatibility with ATX 20-pin motherboards..."Thanks for the info.  It is a full tower case, with a 4 hole mounting CONFIGURATION for the supply.  It may need some slight modding to adjust the opening, but I have not removed the old supply yet to verify if there are any adapter plates in place.

I remember reading somewhere that the -5 v is optional, but it's good to have a second opinion.

Chris.If the case is ATX, any ATX power supply will fit.Unless it is a Dell or Gateway. Their PSU are proprietary. Dell has some of the voltage lines switched and Gateway are sized differently.As a follow-up for those interested, I spoke with ANTEC support and they ASSURED me that connecting the supply would not hurt anything.  If the motherboard requires the -5v signal, the computer just will not boot.

During a more careful examination of the Gateway support documents, I located a page which clearly states the the -5v and -12v signals are not used by Gateway motherboards, but are legacy connections used by older floppy controllers and built-in SERIAL ports.  I will try hooking up the supply and post my results.

Thanks again for everyone's replies.

Chris.As a follow-up for those interested, I spoke with ANTEC support and they assured me that connecting the supply would not hurt anything.  If the motherboard requires the -5v signal, the computer just will not boot.

During a more careful examination of the Gateway support documents, I located a page which clearly states that the -5v and -12v signals are not used by Gateway motherboards, but are legacy connections used by older floppy controllers and built-in serial ports.  I will try hooking up the supply and post my results.

Thanks again for everyone's replies.

Chris.

Does ANYONE KNOW a good computer recycling program to recycle OLD personal computers, I got some that people bring in from home that I can use, and since they are not the companys computer I can not SEND them to my normal recycling program.Ship them to me.  oxfam,schools.....ideas in action..........

Can anyone tell if you can run ISDN through a router so that 2 computers can be on net at the same time.Yep!  

The router may have it's own IP address and act as a gateway so that you may SUBNET the rest of your LAN (home network) to have as many computers as you desire connect through the ONE router.  

Your ISP may be able to detect this and not allow you to use the router this WAY without paying for the additional nodes.

Best regards,
Doc

Hi everyone,

I don't know much about computers (I know the basics) and a friend of mine is just learning how to build a computer and needs help, so I thought I'd get on and ASK the question for him, as he really needs to know.

It's about using the right CPU with the right motherboard. He's studying so he can build a computer, but he doesn't understand the compatability part, and reading his texbook, neither do I.

1. If someone has a motherboard that supports up to 900MHz, can they use a 1GHz CPU with it?

2. How about a 400MHz on and the same motherboard?

3. Can someone use a Slot 1 CPU with a socket type motherboard?

If anyone can answer these questions, it would be a big help. It's so confusing!

Chanelle Quote

Hi everyone,

1. If someone has a motherboard that supports up to 900MHz, can they use a 1GHz CPU with it?

2. How about a 400MHz on and the same motherboard?

3. Can someone use a Slot 1 CPU with a socket type motherboard?

Chanelle

I smell homework.

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1. If someone has a motherboard that supports up to 900MHz, can they use a 1GHz CPU with it?

2. How about a 400MHz on and the same motherboard?

3. Can someone use a Slot 1 CPU with a socket type motherboard?
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Although I have virus protection on my computer I've started downloading music and I'm scared of a virus infecting my computer.  I have lots of photos on my c:drive from my digital camera and have decided to copy all my important Word files and photos onto CD.  What kit do I need to do this?  

• Place important documents on Diskettes (Not photos, too large)
  
• Install a CD/DVD burner and burning software (Such as Nero)
  
• Buy an external Hard Disk Drive (USB/Firewire)
  
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I have  an older computer which The kids do school stuff on and after they used it the other DAY I went to USE it quick and when I TUNED it on it displayed a message saying   missing file c:\windows\system\OLEAUT32.DLL.  how can I fix this?  Need some real help scanreg/fix typed in the msdos prompt.I tried that it still says a REQUIRED dll. file is missing with c:\windows\system\oleaut32.Dll behind it.  I don't know if this is possible but I do have a second computer which works fine. is there a way to copy the file on to a disk and install it in the other?http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?oleaut32

OK, My computer was recent ly KILLED DUE to a spark in the power supply. I replaced the power supply, motherboard, and processor. I know for sure that my Harddrive, and Graphics card works fine, but INo matter what I do, I cannot get it to turn on.
Now the moterboard recieves power, but I smell a scent of burning curcits near the power input of the motherboard. What do you THINK is wrong?

Specs:
-AMD 3200+ 64 bit 2.0ghz processor
-Gigabyte Nvidia K8 trinton motherboard
-Maxtor 250gb HD.
-1 Centon 512 mb of ram (1 NOTCH)
-ATI 9250 128mb graphics card
-Echo Star 450watt power supply (newer)
-Compusa 400 watt power supply (old one) Quote

Now the moterboard recieves power, but I smell a scent of burning curcits near the power input of the motherboard. What do you think is wrong?

but I smell a scent of burning curcits near the power input of the motherboard. What do you think is wrong?

After disignated still time, monitor displays DPMS power saver MODE instead of screen saver?  Unable to get computer to power up.  What to do?  Complete black screen.  When I press monitor munu button, DPMS box appears.  More information needed.Try hitting a key.More INFO, let's see.  Computer was in shop 6 months ago having windows xp reloaded in anticipation of being a 'helper' computer for Towing business.  Just hooked it up, added DSL and all was fine.  Used a couple of times to check email and suddenly wouldn't boot.  Lights on cpu are on but blank screen on monitor.  When I press menu button on  monitor the box saying 'DPMS power saving mode' appears.  Shut the power down and back on MANY times, pressed keys MANY times and FINALLY left it off.  Three weeks later, today, turn it on and it boots up nicely, all is well.  15 minutes later enter the room after being idle and blank screen is there.  Have shut it cown with master off/on switch and completely shutting down the power strip.  When I power up, can't hear anything from cpu except the fan and monitor displays dpms box.
If the computer is still under warranty, return it.

If the computer is no longer under warranty, check for loose cable connections inside and outside the computer.

Technical stuff.
http://webpages.charter.net/dperr/dpms.htm
Can you try a different monitor then turn off all the power saving THINGS?why is such name changing goin on in these posts?



bios settings........power settings.......is a laptop.......I think they change their names to keep us on our toes  Merlin,
Julie/JEnglebrecht if that's what you mean by name changing.  Thought I'd be a little more PERSONAL.  Oops.
Fed,
Will try it tonight with home monitor.  Let you know.Check the DPMS (energy-saving) setting in your video adapter card software to make sure the timing for going into standby/off mode is not too short. The monitor should not go into an energy-saving mode until after at least 30 minutes of non-use.

mine are set to never.......control panel......click the display icon.....click adapter tab.....Wish I could but...... Quote

Wish I could but......

If this has already been posted here or should be in the Windows section then I APOLOGIZE.  I have run into all sorts of posts with people having this problem but none of the solutions work for me.
So I just installed a second HD on my comp.  120gb Seagate as a slave to the 40gb Seagate that is in 2 partitions.  I initialized it and formatted it using fdisk to give it Fat32 partitioning.. it didn't show up in my computer but i can still browse to it and put a shortcut to it on my desktop.  FIGURED maybe since it wasn't formatted in Windows then maybe I'd do that.  Reformatted and partitioned it in NTFS and got it online with a drive letter and all.  Can still explore it or open it but it still won't show up in my computer.
My primary drive is drives C & D
DVD-rw is E
CD-rw is F (also doesn't show up in my computer)
New HD is G (not showing up)
Did i mess up because i installed the 2nd cd rom drive at the same time?  I've READ where people say to give the hard disks lower drive letters but I can't figure out how to reassign the drive letters on the optical drives.

If someone knows a solution to this then PLEASE let me know because it's driving me nuts.  I don't want to be stuck with just a shortcut to my brand spanking new drive on the desktopYou can reassign drive letters from the same area where you reformatted the Hard Disk Drives with NTFS.I can SEE how you right-click on the hard drive (from disk management) and reassign drive letters but can't figure out how to do it for the Removable storage where it lists the cd and dvd drives.  I can open it up in properties and see what drive letter it's assigned too but it won't let me change it.  Any ideas on how to change the removable drive letters? Quote

I can see how you right-click on the hard drive (from disk management) and reassign drive letters but can't figure out how to do it for the Removable storage where it lists the cd and dvd drives.  I can open it up in properties and see what drive letter it's assigned too but it won't let me change it.  Any ideas on how to change the removable drive letters?

Hi, I'm new to this, but I've searched the forum and there isnt any other posts that relate to my problem, so here goes.

Basically what happens is when I use my computer to run a program, usually games(even ones with really low graphics), my computer just turns off. I guess its like a crash but it doesnt restart like it would if it was over heating and when I press the power BUTTON to boot up after nothing happens. Its like its not even plugged in! So i remove the plug from the mains and wait a while and then plug it back in, then it starts fine?!

I've had this problem for a while, but it only happened on one game so i just assumed my computer couldnt handle it.

This is a breif discription of my pc;
CPU; ATHLON 2700+
M/B; MSI KT4AV-L
GFX; Radeon 9800pro 128(brand new)
RAM; 512mb DDR333 Crucial
P/S; 550W
Snd; Creative Sound card (dont remeber which one)

I also have 4 case fans and a coolmaster heat sink on the go which keeps my CPU 46 and CASE 32 (C). 1 DVD driver and 1 CD-RW, Floppy and all the other usual stuff.

I'd really appriciate it if you guys could help me out, although its probably got something to do with the fact i built this pc 4 years ago and didn't use all of my brain when purchasing the mobo  What type of PSU is installed?q-tec 550w dual fan
http://www.qtec.info/products/product.htm?artnr=13492
Definitely not a keeper.

But before looking into replacing the power supply unit, do the following and see if it still happens:

1. Right click on My Computer
2. Properties
3. Advanced tab
4. Startup and recovery settings (Poorly translated)
5. Settings button
6. Untag automatically reset PC.any recommended replacements?

(I didnt realise that the psu could be causing this, has it just worn out?)Read the rest of my post as well.

I would not recommend any Qtec HARDWARE to anyone. Especially not when you expect performance or stability from your system.yeah, thanks dude, as soon as pay day comes i'll get another psu. Any recommendations? Quote

yeah, thanks dude, as soon as pay day comes i'll get another psu. Any recommendations?

But before looking into replacing the power supply unit, do the following and see if it still happens:
 

Read the rest of my post as well.

Untag automatically reset PC.

i just got this new custom built PC.and the mouse and keyboard dont work. i should clarify the fact that to the extent of my knowledge they never did.my bro made the pc and has had it for a couple of months he got fed up with the mouse and keyboard so he was GOING to throw it away so i took it thats the only problem that i know of. so how would i fix this problem?If the mouse and/or keyboard are defective, you don't fix them; you replace them. If they're new enough you might still be able to get them exchanged.

Have you tried a different keyboard and mouse, just to make sure that the problem doesn't perhaps lie ELSEWHERE?i have tried different keboards and mice its in the compgraphics card missing.......or the on board one is not enabled.

more info needed.....on system used.....i am a bit of a noob so could u explain what u meen by
"on board one is not enabled"
also what do u meen by the system as in windows or who made it?Make sure they are plugged into the correct sockets.
(Look for little symbols near each socket)

Do they show up in your device manager?
(Start>Settings>Control Panel>System>Hardware)u know what my bro must of had them working at one time cause it has a password YES they are plugged in right i THINK he may have tuched the plugs (on the inside of the pc and done something)
is there a way to fix the plugs?
List make model of the motherboard ..........does it have a graphics card.....?maybe someone left it out of the build.it should have a graphics card.........and i dont know about the mother board (he made it in this summer program callede tech venture)Not so long ago we had a poster who had a keyboard/mouse problem, one of the very first responses was, "Are they plugged into the correct sockets?"
The answer was yes, 60 posts later... the answer was no.
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Do they show up in your device manager?
(Start>Settings>Control Panel>System>Hardware)

Do they show up in your device manager?  
(Start>Settings>Control Panel>System>Hardware)

The category DVD/CD-ROM is gone from the device manager. All my DVD/CD-ROM  are being detected as hard disk drives. So I can't burn either dvds or CDS. I also have troubles reading them sometimes. Please help.

I have windows xp.

EdgarTry removing them. Restart the COMPUTER to allow for redetection.I tried. They're not listed under any category in "device manager" now. The category DVD/CD-ROM is not showin up yet.

Windows explorer is still "thinking" my dvd/cd-rom drives are hard disks.

EdgarChange BIOS (CMOS setup) configuration.After you check the BIOS settings, check each device in Windows device manager to see what the status is.

Does it say the device is working properly, or does it GIVE an ERROR code number?  If an error code, let us know what it is.

Do you have the driver CD that came with the DVD drive?

Best regards,
DOC  

Hello
I have a Palm Pilot III which I bought back in 1998 and still use today - but I recently threw away the computer I use to sync it with and want to instead transfer all the information on it to a Palm Vx that I OBTAINED from a friend. The issue is that I do not know how to do this GIVEN (a) my new computer does not have the original desktop software to connect to my Palm III, (b) my new computer does not have a SERIAL cable connector, (c) the Palm Vx has a different connector which also does not connect to my new computer, and (d) I do not have the software to run the new Palm Vx. Lastly, I am keen to basically transfer all the info on my Palm III into my Microsoft Outlook software, and then get the new Palm Vx to uptake all the info from my updated Outlook (which will contain in particular all my address book from my old Palm III) and so sync going forwards with Outlook. Is anybody able to help me? THANKS a lot in advance. Rony
RDouek:

Purchase a serial-to-USB adapter or serial-to-FireWire adapter (depending on what type of PORT your new computer has) so you may connect your Palm Pilot to your new computer and upload the files.

Best regards,
Doc

I bought a new computer last week that has a 200Gb SATA drive.  I have an old computer with an 60Gb IDE drive and I was going to add the old drive to the new computer for backup storage.

Looking at the new PC, however, it only has one IDE CONNECTOR on the motherboard and it has a CD-ROM and DVD burner connected to that cable already.

Any way to get this thing connected to this PC?

I can remove the CD-ROM and connect the HD and this works, but I'd like to have EVERYTHING  

Any hint or tips appreciated!

ColinAdd a longer IDE cable with two connectors.

The one IDE cable on the motherboard has two connectors on it already - one for the CD-ROM drive and one for the DVD-Writer.

I need a third connector for my HD.

ColinAdd PCI IDE/ATA controller card.
Like this. Quote

The one IDE cable on the motherboard has two connectors on it already - one for the CD-ROM drive and one for the DVD-Writer.

I need a third connector for my HD.

Colin

(but I really didn't want to use up a PCI slot - need it for a TV tuner).

a true backup external HD.

...it's a new HP Pavillion)...

Bet it's not a laptop with a 200 gig SATA drive.

I have a Motorola V330 and a USB DATA cable. The computer is not detecting the phone. I am just looking to transfer pictures and music. I installed the drivers, but that hasn't worked. Is there special software I need?Refer to the manual.The cable came separate without a manual. The phone doesn't have this section in the manual.More information needed, then.

You're a regular, you KNOW what to do.Motorola V330 somewhere there is a disk......to upload data/pics to a pc......There was no disk included. I don't know what other information you need. I need a program that can upload data from my PC to my mobile and VICE versa. Quote

There was no disk included. I don't know what other information you need. I need a program that can upload data from my PC to my mobile and vice versa.

subject ^^^

cheers,
DeanoSubject. ^^how do you access you computer history then?There is no such thing as 'computer history'.

What are you looking for?well website history and things like thatYou can access the visited webpages by clicking the history button in your browser.i know about this and also know that there is another way which is what i am looking for to check my SONS computer for things sons go on.............loldean.hill1....What you are talking about ...is called a keylogger .  It records all activity by the computer .....including all keystrokes and sites visited . These logs are placed in a separate LOG file for LATER scrutiny. Deleting the computers History and Temp internet files will not alter these logs.
These types of apps operate in a stealth mode.

dl65  check firewall logs......or maybe the events viewer,control panel/admin tools may even help.......or if you have shared folders on your home networking.....the netview.....in the cmd prompt........Browser cache. Quote

dean.hill1....What you are talking about ...is called a keylogger .  It records all activity by the computer .....including all keystrokes and sites visited . These logs are placed in a separate log file for later scrutiny. Deleting the computers History and Temp internet files will not alter these logs.
These types of apps operate in a stealth mode.

dl65  

There are some free ones Commando.

can someone tell me how i FIND out what VIDEO card is in my COMPUTER??? Everest Home Edition

Use the tool LINKED to above.

I would like to know whether I should upgrade my old Patriot Celeron 466 bought back in 1999 with a view to selling it. I have read the chapter on how to upgrade it (although i would get someone else to do this) OR should I flog it as it is? If so does anyone know roughly how much it should go for with or without upgrade?Depends entirely on what you are going to use it for.

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If so does anyone know roughly how much it should go for with or without upgrade

I was HOPING someone COULD tell me a simple way to RUN my COMPUTER through the auxiliary line in my stereo.  Thanks.http://www.g4tv.com/callforhelparchive/features/31758/Connect_a_PC_to_a_Home_Stereo.html
muchas gracias.

I built my own PC about 3 months ago, and havent had any problems since getting a HD that worked properly... Anyways, I was playing WoW last night, when I heard a loud POP, and my PC shut off. I WAITED a few minutes and pushed the power BUTTON. Nothing happened. I looked inside, and the light on my motherboard was on, as was the laser on my mouse. So i flipped off the PSU and turned it back on, then tried everything again. Still nothing happening. My guess is I fried something, but I cant find out what. Everything looks ok on my motherboard, processor, and video card / RAM / etc. Im going to take apart and re-attach the wires to the power button now. Any advice would be appreciated.

System Specs:

ASUS P4S800D-X motherboard
Pentium 4 3.2 ghz processor
Seagate 160gig IDE HD
Memorex 52x CDRW drive
1024 mb Kingston PC3200 ram
500watt Raidmax PSU that came with the case
ATI Radeon 9550 vid card
Windows XP Pro w/ SP2Anyways, I was playing WoW last night, when I heard a loud pop, and my PC shut off.

Check your CPU sometimes that noise happens when one of the clips has broken on the CPU Fan mount.I checked the fan, and the mount. Everything looks fine. The sound I was referring to was more of an electrical short or spark sorta noise.. It's leading me to believe that some component burned out.Use a known working PSU.Agreed. Power supply is the most likely culprit here. Try using one from another computer (of sufficient wattage) to check this theory out for free.One last thing...

I can turn on the PSU and the light on my motherboard comes on. Im assuming this means that some power is flowing through onto the board? Could it be that the PSU is only sending power to certain things?Maybe, or a very little power to all things, but you need tostart removing the variables from the problem.Light on motherboard is +5V from PSU, drives and fans are +5V and +12V.  On unused 4-pin power plug, check for +12V (yellow to black).

I am working on a Compaq PRESARIO 7598 with a Agere Win Modem (aftermarket).  The modem will dial out just fine but will not hang up when finished LEAVING the line open.  I am running windows 98.  I have already performed a format and reinstalled the drivers.  I have also changed the port settings to there lowest levels.  Somebody HELP!!!  This has me so frustrated!!! Shut it down manually, then.The only way I can get it to hang up is to unplug the phone line and plug it back in.I am Jason E. Jones by the way.  The person who started this post.When you connect to the Internet using a Dial-up modem, an icon will appear in the system bar.

Right click on this icon and click on Disconnect.What ISP are you using? Do you see the icon in the lower right corner when connected? Did you test it in Windows control panel?

If you have hyperterminal installed in Windows we can try a few commands there.

If you unplug the line from the modem and turn OFF the computer for 5 minutes, it should do a hard reset in the meantime, until we get this figured out.

Keep in mind that this is a "WinModem" not a nice and real HARDWARE modem, so that at the very worst $10 will SOLVE the problem.I have already tried to do a disconnet manually though the icon in the system tray---still the same thing.  I have tried both Juno and Att net with the same results.  I tested  the modem in the control panel...the computer and modem are communicating fine.  If you could help me in hyperterminal that would be great.  I am thinking about installing a old modem laying around just to see if the same problem exists with it.

Thanks ahead of time
JasonStart up HyperTerminal

Type in AT (press enter)

Type in ATO (press enter)

Type in ATH  (press enter)

What came up on the screen?scan system for the trojan dialer.........and any other bugs.........

I ve got some problem with my floppy disk.
when I enable my floppy disk in the bios, the computer said that the floppy disk(s) fail (40).  When I try to use the floppy disk, even i ve inserted a disk, it still said 'please insert a disk'.  The floppy disk's light is always on even i disable it in the bios.  I ve got 2 floppy disk.  both of them like that.

And, I ve got a problem with my dvd rom as well.  
i can find the dvd rom in the device manager.  But even i ve inserted a disk, it still said 'please insert a disk', which is the same as floppy disk.

Recently, I ve added a new hard drive.  is it there have CONFLICT?

thank you vy muchFloppy disk flat ribbon cable is inserted the other way around.

Make sure the red line corresponds with pin 1.sorry, i don't know which red line u were talking abt and what pin 1 is. Quote

sorry, i don't know which red line u were talking abt and what pin 1 is.

hi out there!

i have a PROBLEM about my pc.

first i notice that everytime you open the computer it begin scan disk if it is properly shutdown. then sometimes it cannot detect the hard disk but sometimes it detects but it cannot continue to open the windows until i see an ERROR message saying primary master har disk fail. lastly i noticed that the hard disk is very noisy.
what should i do?
is it a virus?
is it better to reformat the hard disk or installng the win xp again?
hope to hear from you soon!

thanks........Your Hard Disk Drive is FAILING. Obtain diagnostic software from the manufacturer and test the integrity of the HDD. Backup any data whilst you still can.thanks for the advice!

but can i knw what kind of diagnostic software i should USED to. my hard disk is seagate.

thanks in advance.You need to choose Seatools Desktop from this website.hi guys out there!

how could i know what is the problem on my computer?
the prob is that after i reformat the hard disk and install an xp os i see that theres a blue screen when it start to load the windows. i try to change the memory and the video card but it is still the same. is it the processor or the motherboard that cause this error? what should i do? PLS. help me........!

thanks.Your latest problem is not related to my advise.

Either follow the advise or stop wasting our time.by the sory for not not clearing my question.

i already try ur advce but stil the same.then i come up with my decision that i reformat the hard disk then it came up with that new problem. i think my problem get worse and worse. i cannot continue now loading the xp os and it appears a blue screen.

thanks...
hope to hear from you again. Quote

already try ur advce but stil the same

Please help,

My P4 titan motherboard with WD SATA will not power up with self powered usb devices plugged in (Memory stick, usb Hardrive, scanner etc)

There is no POST, no screen, no fan noise.  It is as though the PC is not plugged in. (it is though, I checked!)

Have tried CHANGING power supply and a PCI usb hub.
unplugging the problem device will allow the system to boot and plugging the devices in after system boots is fine with none of them exceeding the 500ma power limit.

Any help will be appreciated

Thanks

My computer can not boot up either with my external (FHD2-Pro) Hard Disk Drive connected.

I do not know if there is a work around. Have you tried disabeling booting from USB devices in the BIOS?

is this a self build.It is a self build,

.....I do not know if there is a work around. Have you tried disabeling booting from USB devices in the BIOS?

It does not even get to P.O.S.T let alone read booting information in bios.  The motherboard does not get any power at all with USB devices plugged inI know you said you changed the PSU but it sure sounds like a PSU problem.

"When the computer is powered on, the internal power supply initializes. The power supply doesn’t immediately PROVIDE power to the REST of the computer. First, it determines whether it can supply the proper voltages that the computer’s components require. The power supply sends out a POWER GOOD signal when it determines that it can supply reliable power to the rest of the computer. When the chipset receives this signal, it issues a SYSTEM RESET signal to the processor."

Do you have complete confidence in the size (WATTS) and quality of both PSUs?Both PSU's work fine in other systems and are both 400w "True Power" supplies.

Am thinking about trying a remotely powerd USB1.1 hub
if I can find one cheap enough.

Can you unplug the usb devices then enter bios & have a prowl around in there for the usb setting OPTIONS?Everything looks normal in BIOS but how will this affect anything if power doesn't even get to the BIOS?

I have noticed that the problem gets even worse with PCI devices plugged in (PCI USB hub, PCI Network card etc)  System would not fire up until these were unplugged but only if I tried to fire up with the USB devices plugged in, could  be a problem with the PCI controler.

My daughter's hp pavilian notebook is dead. sge said the power SUPPLY was beeping and then the pote book WENT downPower supplies don't beep, the computer was beeping because the battery was LOW.  Use the AC ADAPTER.

Hi everyone,

I put my first self build together a few months AGO, and the only problem is that sometimes when I POWER up, the PC goes into action, but the monitor stay black. If I then puch reset, it always come on the second time. I would estimate that this now happens 1 time in 10 or something like this.

I have posted about this problem before, and people suggested that I make sure that my video card is fitted properly. I did check this, and even removed it and inserted it again. I think that this did reduce the number of times the error occured for a little while but I am not sure.

Just hoped that someone could offer me some more advice.

MANY thanks in advance of any replies posted.
Kop442000If you are certain that loose or bad hardware was the cause, you should test each component in another computer.

Is the power supply unit adequate ENOUGH for your systems demands?Well I am not certain that bad hardware is the course. I am just going on what people advise me. In any case (pardon the pun), I don't really have another PC to test on.

I am sure that the power supply is enough for my demands too.

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I am sure that the power supply is enough for my demands too.

Well I am not certain that bad hardware is the course. I am just going on what people advise me. In any case (pardon the pun), I don't really have another PC to test on.

Hmm what should I do? My Video Card is only 8MB I know that for a fact and its internal... yes its internal.... The thing is in windows XP it reads the video card as 32MB instead of 8MB. The only Operating SYSTEM that can get it right is Windows 2000.

Video Card Memory Read by Each OS:

Windows 98  4MB

Windows ME 6MB

Windows 2000 8MB

Windows XP 32MB

I really aren't concern its reading it wrong the thing is if I run an application that is over 8MB the computer runs it for about 5 Min before the computer restarts on its own.... I would buy a new video card but I don't have a AGP slot on my motherboard and Im using all my PCI slots... Is there anyway I can tell the computer its 8MB? Besides yelling at it when it resstarts.. BTW any application that is over 8MB The pictures are horrible I mean horribleIt may be caused by the following:

• Incorrect drivers
  
• Incorrect BIOS settings. Allocate more RAM to the videocard
  
• Videocard is not supported by pre-Windows XP OS.
  

I know that for a fact and its internal... yes its internal....

This probally should go to a new thread but I want to conserve space..

I have 2 computers and was wondering if the processers can be upgraded

emachines 466ID 466MHZ Celeron

HP Pavilion 7915 1.1GHZ Celeron

Thanks Quote

I have 2 computers and was wondering if the processers can be upgraded

emachines 466ID 466MHZ Celeron

HP Pavilion 7915 1.1GHZ Celeron

Thanks

Please, HELP!

I´m a newbie at MS DOS and I need to copy the FILES of my computer to a cd, so I can reinstall Windows WITHOUT losing my personal files... But I have not found how to do it!  Is it even POSSIBLE?

Thanks in ADVANCE!

PS Can´t do it from Windows. It´s not starting up.It may be easier to get windows working.

Hi,

I recently got an XFX GeForce 5500 FX card.... It seems to run just fine, it's just that the card fan is high-pitched loud. I can hear it over the main fan in my computer.

Is there anyway I COULD MUFFLE the SOUND a bit without causing my whole computer to overheat?

Thanks,You remove the fan and INSTALL a silent cooling solution.

Go to Cooler Master.

You can also try Zalman.

There is nothing else to be DONE, standard fans make noise but come cheap.

This machine is a couple of years old, no problems until yesterday, haven't installed any new hardware or software.

The screen freezes (locks up and won't respond) for about 20 or thirty seconds, or it blacks out for a second and then comes back on. Sometimes it will ghost the desktop icons on top of my screen, it is really crapping out something terrible here. What's going on?What kind of computer do you have?  Where does the freezeing happens?  Durning boot or after boot?  Does it happen durning one type of apps?  Let us know...Virus scanners
AVG Free
-- Anti virus scanner
Trend MICRO Housecall
-- Online anti virus scanner.

Anti spy/malware
Microsoft Antispyware
-- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only.
Spybot Search & Destroy
-- Anti spyware scanner
Adaware SE Personal
-- Anti spyware scanner

Firewalls
Use both a hardware and software firewall.
Be advised as DUAL software firewalls may cause problems

ZoneAlarm Free
-- Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal
-- Free firewall - more configuration options

Removal TOOLS
The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above.
They are either diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind

HijackThis
-- Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis log generated only if requested!
McAfee Stinger
-- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner!
CWshredder
-- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker. Quote

This machine is a couple of years old, no problems until yesterday, haven't installed any new hardware or software.

The screen freezes (locks up and won't respond) for about 20 or thirty seconds, or it blacks out for a second and then comes back on. Sometimes it will ghost the desktop icons on top of my screen, it is really crapping out something terrible here. What's going on?

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I hope it's not the hard drive, it's brand new. I changed that with everything else.

for the hardrive,motherboard or ram?

hi

I have just purchased a new USB TV card which has a audio LINE out socket but my LAPTOP does not have a line in socket, so I CANT hear ANYTHING !

Is there any other OPTION for playing the sound?

I have a eMachine T2895 That for the past week it restarts itself when your on it No warning it just restart I have gotten the Microsoft Online crash analiysis and it said crash cause unknown :Consider BIOS UPGRADE  Could you help me with this I have window XP home The computer is Intel Celeron(R) CPU2.80 5.40MB of Ram Thank YouWell that is what you will have to do upgrade the bios, but unless you know what you are doing i would ask someone who does know. Have you also updated your virus program and done a scan, also checked for spyware check these programs out. spybot search and destroy. microsoft anti spyware, adaware. Google search them or there are links to them on this site.


Virus scanners
AVG Free
-- Anti virus scanner
Trend Micro Housecall
-- Online anti virus scanner.

Anti spy/malware
Microsoft Antispyware
-- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only.
Spybot Search & Destroy
-- Anti spyware scanner
Adaware SE Personal
-- Anti spyware scanner

Firewalls
Use both a hardware and software FIREWALL.
Be advised as dual software firewalls may cause problems

ZoneAlarm Free
-- Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal
-- Free firewall - more configuration options

Removal tools
The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above.
They are either diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a CERTAIN kind

HijackThis
-- Manual malware REMOVER. Post the HijackThis log generated only if requested!
McAfee Stinger
-- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner!
CWshredder
-- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker.

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Well that is what you will have to do upgrade the bios,

My brother goes to this site that has a lot of video clips, some of them you have to download to see it. When it comes to that, my brother clicks Open, instead of Save, but I still think the video somehow still saves into the computer. EVER since he's been going there, WATCHING videos like crazy, the computer's space has been going down. I lost over 10 gigabytes & it went all the WAY down to 34mb of space left on my computer. I had to delete a bunch of crap (including softwares) just to bring it up to 1 gigabyte, yet it's still going down a little bit. If those videos are saved into the computer somewhere, I'd like to know where so I can delete them (if that's the problem), & I'd like to gain back over 10 gigs again.How about doing a file download ( a small one) and see where the default download spot is on that system. The culprits would be there.

Also delete your temporary internet files (or do a system cleanup (right above defrag).

Then delete the one who is downloading this stuff, or teach him better. They are saved as windows Temporary files.

And they get automatically Re-written over.

But if you want to remove them manually then right click on Internet Exploer and then properties,

The click delete files.

R0SS

I want to share a broadband connection (wirelessly) and without  INSTALLING an ethernet PCI card (my computer has 'low profile' PCI  slots).
Is this all I need?

Broadband connection adn ADSL modem (already installed)
WIRELESS hub
wirless ethernet card (USB adaptor type)

also, I read that some USB modems can't support hubs,
mine has 2 ports, one from the line to the modem, and one from the modem to the USB port. Will it be able to support the hardware?What type of USB ports does your Compaq have? 1.0, 1.1 or 2.0 (Hispeed)?


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Is this all I need?
 
Broadband connection adn ADSL modem (already installed)
wireless hub
wirless ethernet card (USB adaptor type)
 

....my computer is a dell optiplex gx150 and I think I have 1.1 (sometimes I get messages in windows saying 'this device can perform faster' when plug in some things in the USB port)

so I dont need to install an ethernet card?
 ;D

When I install and hook up a printer is the USB connection faster or slower than a PARALLEL connection? Quote

When I install and hook up a printer is the USB connection faster or slower than a Parallel connection?

what could be causing this start-up problem.
SOMETIMES when i press the start button, the tower seems to be running, but there are no beeps and the screen does not light up.
if i switch off at the wall socket, then switch on again at the socket, , then press the start button, win xp starts up o.k !!
this intermittent fault is annoying.
ayone give me POSSIBLE causes
thanks
(i have an athlon 2200 xp processor and 512 memory)
tonyVerify the power supply units functionality by testing it on another computer.

Reset BIOS.ah! how do i reset the bios??

but there seems to be power in the pc, but the thing doesnt boot up(not just windows, but the "dos " screen eitherah! how do i reset the bios??

but there seems to be power in the pc, but the thing doesnt boot up(not just windows, but the "dos " screen eitherhow to reset the bios??How to enter the BIOS/CMOS setup

or

To reset the BIOS, take the following steps:

1. Power down computer
2. Take measures against electro-static discharge
3. Remove computer casing
4. Inspect mainboard for a CMOS jump switch or CMOS battery (Most systems have either)

In CASE of CMOS jump switch being present :

Follow instructions provided with the mainboard manual.

In case of CMOS battery present :

I. Remove CMOS battery for approximately 10-15 seconds.
II. After 10-15 seconds, place the CMOS battery back.

5. Power on system.

Do not power on the system when the CMOS jumper is set to clear_cmos or when  the CMOS battery is not present. here is another symptom that i have noticed.
the firsr "beep", that switches on the screen occurs at different lenghts of time, sometimes 2-3 secs, sometimes 10-15 secs, is that a clue to some thing??
thanks
tonySee this article. ::)thanks for all the info.

looks like i have a lot of things to check out !!You need to know:

• Beep code
  
• BIOS name
  

it says amibios at the initial boot screen, and when it doesnt light up the screen, there are no beeps at all.
usually one beep lights the screen, and then another one just before win xp starts.
if the onboard graphics was a bit dodgy would that cause my problems ?

sometimes 2-3 secs, sometimes 10-15 secs

there are no beeps at all.