Recent content by shadykidd

I noticed this strange behavior recently, and it is becoming quite annoying. Many of my folders, including my desktop, are being overrun with TMP files (temporary). I have only noticed this happening with MS Office XP programs. For example: I create a new Excel worksheet, make a few...

My only worry is, this person has my full name. A quick Google search will give him my address and phone number. I don't want this coming back to get me somehow...

Here is the background info: I am selling an Alienware PC on eBay, starting price $400. A day or two after I posted the auction, I got an email from a 'Janet Brown' stating that she had an immediate need for my item, and could offer $600 for it. I thought, nice deal! So I agreed, and then...

Perfect, thanks!

I have done a few Google searches and found a few programs, but none of them seem to work. I downloaded one, and AVG caught a virus in it. With that close call, I decided to come here and ask if any of you use a freeware program to hide or lock folders? I did not see such a program in the...

I would do that, but it is not like the problem is happening everyday. I don't want to go single stick for an entire month to see if it happens again.

A few weeks ago, I built my first PC, and everything has been running great since EXCEPT this one problem. Twice in the last couple of weeks, the following scenerio has happened. I am doing something on the computer, once it was surfing the web and the other time it was opening Outlook, and...

I just built my Conroe system on a Gigabyte DS3 and it came with their F3 bios. It supported C2D right out of the box with no problems.

No, I am running AVG and Norton Internet Security, not Norton AV.

I just finished building my first PC. The hardware setup went smooth, but now I cannot get Windows Installer/InstallShield to work. Every time I launch a program that uses it, all I get is the 'Starting Windows Installer Wizard...' and it sits there forever. I have tried reinstalling Windows...

I am almost positive InstallShield is broken. I cannot find a way to unistall/reinstall InstallShield either...

Well I successfully built my first PC and installed XP Pro without any problems. I thought everything would be smooth sailing from here, but now I have hit some problems. Many programs refuse to install! The first things I did with my PC was install SP2, AVG Free, and Norton Internet...

I just tried plugging the fan into SYS_FAN instead of CPU_FAN, and it seems to work ok. Is it ok to use SYS_FAN instead of CPU_FAN?

Well I built my first PC this morning, and when I hit the power switch, everything started running except the CPU fan. I pushed the power button off, then the CPU fan spun for a quick second and stopped. The fan is plugged into the CPU_FAN slot. Any idea what could be wrong? My Specs...

Fontano's is a great place for real italian subs. They don't have all the fancy sandwiches like Jimmy John's, Subway, or Quizno's, but its great quality and deli fresh. There are a few around the city. The one I go to is on Jackson, inbetween State and Wabash. It is right across from...