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My friend has an older Dell Desk which came with the original XP loaded. She has since downloaded all the updates. He computer is really messed up and needs a reformat and fresh install of XP. Her Dell only came with a restore disk. Can I use my OEM copy of XP on her machine and put in her key...

Nothing on my computer is overclocked. Can you tell me a quick way to underclock my CPU? Is it done in the BIOS settings? Thanks

I recently installed a new Graphics card (XFX GeForce 7600GS AGP 8X 256MB DDR2).I got this new card in order to play Second Life. SL runs much smoother and the environment seems to load a lot faster, however, I get random crashes where the system freezes, the screen goes black, the sound goes...

My System: Tyan S2080 Tomcat 1815T Intel PIII 1Gz Antec 350w Plextor CD/RW Western Digital 40.GB 7200 ata100 HD Western Digital 20.GB 7200 ata100 HD ATI ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO AGP 32MEG...

What type of HSF do I need to get for: TYAN "Tomcat i815T" i815ep Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 370 CPU -RETAIL Intel Pentium III 1GHz 133MHz FSB, 256K Cache - OEM I can't find a Boxed P3 anywhere The Compatable list at NewEgg is confusing. They list 4 catagories Socket 370 / 478...

There are no metal clips such as I have on my own AMD system. The HSF is Intel and it has black plastic holders going down to the white socket underneath. There are ridges in the plastic, but no place to insert a scredriver. There is also a green plastic pressable thing at the top of the fan...

My system: Intel Pentium III 1GHz 133MHz FSB, 256K Cache SY-7VCA-E Soyo Socket 370 ATA 100 ATX TOSHIBA 16X DVD Plextor CD/RW Western Digital 40.GB 7200 ata100 HD Western Digital 20.GB 7200 ata100 HD ATI ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO AGP 32MEG SOUND BLASTER LIVE! VALUE Mitsubisi 19" CRT USB...

I'm considering buying a ASUS a7V 333 Mobo to go with the following components: AMD Athlon XP 2100+ 1.73GHz Processor Retail w/Fan and Heatsink Gainward GeForce4 PowerPack! Ultra/650XP Golden SampleTi4200 Leadtek WinFast TV2000XP Delux DVR 2 times Kingston 512MB DDR333 PC2700 Memory Western...

I have an E540 and love it. I run it at 1152x864 @ 70 hertz for everyday use. I run 1600x1200 @85 for certain graphic projects. I run NOLF2 @ 1600x1200 and it looks terrific. However, 6months from now you will not regret spending the extra money for the one you know you really want. kev...

Try this: Video out to a vcr, then replay the vcr tape to video in and capture it to your hard drive. I have a vcr hooked up to my WinFast TV card and I can get an OK capture of vhs tapes. kev -------------------------------- Soyo SY-K333 Dragon Ultra Platinum Edition Via KT333 AMD Athlon XP...

What size power supply should I have for the following system? Soyo SY-K333 Dragon Ultra Platinum Edition Via KT333 Soyo Sigma Box-2 front panel usb2.0 ports & CompactFlash card reader AMD Athlon XP 2100+ 1.73GHz Gainward GeForce4 PowerPack! Ultra/650XP Golden SampleTi4200 WinFast TV2000XP TV...

I?m working on a family directory with a friend. She has created a database using access 2000 which contains names, addresses, phone numbers etc. I have access 97 on my computer. She gave me a floppywith the file on it: family.mdb, beside the access icon it says Microsoft Access Database 504kb...

When the computer does it freeze, I can not do a cntl+alt+del. I can't do anything except push the restart button. And sometimes after a restart, the thing freezes again as soon as my desk top comes into view. Othertimes it freezes while the blue welcome screen is showing. But like I said, I'm...

My computer didn't slow down. The modem worked fine, I got a good 50.6 connection. However, when the modem is in, I get frequent (several times per hour) random freezes. When the modem is out , I can work and play on the computer to my hearts content with nairy a burp. My video card is...

After many days of trying to isolate the cause of frequent random freezes on my new home built system, I have concluded that it is caused by hardware or driver problems with Creative Blaster V92 PCI Modem DI5633. When I remove the modem and uninstall the drivers in device manager, the freeze...