Recent content by tomkay

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    can't restore missing pagefile in XP home

    I have a pc with XP home and it displays the message the the pagefile is to small or not there when it starts. I've tried setting it to various sizes/ no page file/ system managed and rebooting but still no pagefile found. Manually edited the registry for size and location for pagefile but ng...
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    What's better Clawhammer or Newcastle?

    Looking to upgrade and was wondering which was the better cpu.
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    Can pc133 ram be used in a pc100 notebook?

    Put in my new Crucial 256mb 32Mx64 CL2 sodimm today and it works just fine. Thanks for the replies, just figured I would let you know how it worked out.
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    Can pc133 ram be used in a pc100 notebook?

    I know this works in desktop pc's but I don't know of anyone that has tried it in a Dell Inspiron 3800. Anyone know if this will work s the 133 ram is half the price of 100.
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    which OS is best for laptop?

    Thanks for reply. Can I use pc133 ram even though it has pc100 now?
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    which OS is best for laptop?

    Have a Dell inspiron 3800/ p3-600/128mb ram/ 5gb hdd/ dvd. Which OS would work the best / least energy hog for this notebook?
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    A7N8X Deluxe: Almost there but . . .

    You also will not be at full potential of mb without 2 sticks of ram. As I understand it this mb uses dual channel for fsb.
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    dead pc/ beep codes?

    Well no luck so far. Swapped out ram, video card, and processor with same results. Also had disconnected all drives and peripherals. Must be the mb, just don't see how turning off power supply switch should cause this problem. mb is only 2 months old so I emailed Gigabyte, can't find any mention...
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    dead pc/ beep codes?

    My daughter's pc was off power for 2 days. Now when I went to restart, all I get are 1 long beep/2-3 sec silence/1 long beep over and over. Tried clearing cmos, reseating video card and ram, disconnected all drives and still ng. Removed ram and restarted with same beep code, then tried without...
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    Which card is better for video input/editing/graphics work?

    Looking to get a new card and just wanted some input. Considering the Radeon AIW 8500DV or a Geforce Ti-4200 vivo. I know the ti-4200 will be faster for games but what about the editing/video in feature? Have any of you had the chance to try/use both cards? Also I understand the aiw can be used...
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    weird slowdown/lag with smc barricade 7004abr

    I have the same router and my internet connection dies out after several hours. If I unplug the power cord and disable/enable network connection it will start working again. It happens faster if I'm using edonkey/ morpheous. I haven't found any answers yet, anyone have any suggestions?
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    Which ram choice would be faster/more stable?

    Trying to find out which ram, 2 x 256 DDR Mushkin 2-2-2 or 1 x 512 DDR Mushkin 2-3-3 , would perform the best. I understand the 2-2-2 would be faster but doesn't it slow down/have more trouble when using additional slots? Also I have read some mbs have issues with a 512mb stick. Any experience...
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    Anyone know what this could be? virus/trojan?

    I was looking around in my computer and noticed an odd labeled file. It's the sulfnbk.exe but instead of the ms exe icon it it labeled LFNBK as if in graffiti. Ran norton but found nothing. If I delete it and replace it with the proper one from win98 disc it changes. Any help would be appreciated
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    Is it my phone lines or do US Robotic modems suck?

    As of right now I can't recommend the v92 upgrade from USRobotics. Decided to flash upgrade after reading the info and now all I connect at is 28.8, before upgrade I ranged from 32 to 44. Emailed them but no response yet, just steady 28.8s