Recent content by rip

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    Aftermarket Cooling Solution for AMD R9 290

    that looks great as well. thnks
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    Aftermarket Cooling Solution for AMD R9 290

    wow, that looks crazy awesome; and, it fits a LOT of cards. I was under the impression that it had to be pretty specific to the model #/ type/ generation......out of the loop too long . . .
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    Aftermarket Cooling Solution for AMD R9 290

    I got a great deal on an R9 290 reference card. As you probably know it sounds like a jet plane when the gaming (Witcher III) gets going. I'm wondering if anyone has found a fairly simple but effective aftermarket cooling solution for the R9 290. thanks, Dana
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    I'm so confused.....W10 after WMC

    Got fed up with the whole thing. MediaPortal is an open source train wreck for my simple needs and the WMC/WX hack is broken - at least for me. I tried it a dozen times. It started out looking promising then after trying to get the TV Guide to work properly it just broke somewhere......dunno...
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    I'm so confused.....W10 after WMC

    Tried the WMC trick above today. Worked great expept the TV guide - still working on that.....
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    I'm so confused.....W10 after WMC

    Wow, I'd forgotten about this thread. I have tried MediaPortal and found it to be way over the top for my needs. I spent two days trying to get it to do something, anything. Install, uninstall, re-install, re-install W10 because it borked Windows so bad it was just easier to start fresh...
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    I'm so confused.....W10 after WMC

    thanks for your reply, unified is fine; straight TV is right from the cable out of the wall; movie collection is from multiple PCs i.e. living room, bedroom, office. (multipule TBs.)
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    I'm so confused.....W10 after WMC

    There's so many different choices depending on configuration and needs; I thought I'd list mine here to get some way to go :( I've got Suddenlink (west coast), a couple of PCs with TV tuners, and I'd simply like to record TV shows (future or current) and watch some of my ripped DVDs on my home...
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    Windows 10 motherboard change activation

    I upgraded mb, cpu, and hdd. Clean installed and it activated with no issues.
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    Windows 10 clean install question AFTER upgrade

    As far as I know W10 doesn't actually have a key - it's based on M/B bios hardware or some such. I used magic jelly bean and it gave me a key but, I believe it's a generic key. When I clean installed I gave it my W7 key and it went right through; no problems, no more questions. AND, this is...
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    Probably asked to death but

    I did this as well. Major M/B, CPU, RAM, SSD upgrade. Put in my 7 license and voila! NP This was AFTER upgrading to 10 on the old hardware, then upgrade, then clean install
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    M/B CPU Upgrade; erase drivers OR Clean Install

    In my other install (Win7) same machine, I just went for it without doing a thing. I had nothing to lose so I figured what the hell. It lacked a network driver and that was about it. Up and running with super new hardware. In my travels I ran across these links...
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    M/B CPU Upgrade; erase drivers OR Clean Install

    Finally dove off the deep end and clean installed W10. Skipped putting in a key then, after installation complete, put in my 7 key and it activated right up! Not a single hitch. I've even gotten most of my programs that were installed on a separate 'D' drive up and running. Woo hoo! lightning...
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    M/B CPU Upgrade; erase drivers OR Clean Install

    bump, 'cuz I have all the parts now and just checking for last minute thoughts on the matter. X58 i7 920 to X97 i7 4790K. I have Win10 on an old slow SSD for C:, Programs installed to D, a 1TB WD (games, Office, Adobe Suite). Here's the kicker. I do audio work on another install (change it in...