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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FIXED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought for sure I was going to have to do a full format, but after some thinking and searching I came to the conclusion that I needed to get all the codecs back to default. A quick search...

Ugh, can't say that was the response I was hoping for. :( But thanks for the info, atleast it prepares me for the worst. I assume you put some effort into fixing it before the format?

Just wanted to add that I also have lost sound at sites like youtube. I reinstalled the latest Flash version, but nothing. Any ideas?

OK, I did something foolish and I don't know why exactly and am looking for some help. I installed the K-lite Codec Pack Full Version the other day, and my perfectly stable WinXP machine is now messed up.:( After installing K-Lite, first thing I noticed was that my WinAVI Converter no longer...

Never mind. Just switched over to the DVI connector and everything is working perfectly. Guess that would have been a good starting point anyhow. Thanks though. ;)

I already have the lastest version of the monitor drivers installed. Any other ideas???

Just picked up a Samsung 204B today and I'm having a strange issue when trying to run at 1600x1200. When set to this res, the screen is actually larger than the LCD. I have to use the mouse to scroll around to get to the edges of the screen. It's pretty odd. I'm using an ATI Radeon 8500...

Thanks man. I think I have some DVI cables laying around in work. I'll grab one of those just incase the LCD doesn't come with one. MAn, I always love the quick answers here! :D

Hey all, hoping someone could tell me if I need to pick up a new vid card or if I can get away with either of these 2 ancient ones I have at the moment. I'm picking up a 19" LCD and the normal native res seems to be 1440x900. So will an ATI Radeon 8500 or a Geforce2 support that? I'm not...

Thanks man, I wonder if the replacement boards are stable? Also, I was thinking, would I be better off just picking up a new, better mobo and just drop it and everything else into a new case? I have a case lying around, so is there a real good and inexpensive P4 478 I belive mobo that I should...

Hey all, I just snagged a Dell GX270 from work that I was going to reformat and setup as my new home pc. Problem is that there's a known issue with these mobo's. The caps blow and failures are pretty common. So I was wondering if it's possible to just replace the mobo with a nice, stable...

No chance at all. I already had to convince him to up it from $150 to $200. I think this should be a decent package though. Hell, if he's still running a P3-600, this should be a rocket ship! lol Yeah, that's a nice setup too, but it's not possible for $200. The 6600 alone eats up half...

No specs on it. I called him and asked him to tell me the info a few days ago, but you know how that goes. But other than that, anything that seems like a bad idea there? Oh, and should I go with the 2500+ or 2600+ Sempron? I thought the 2500 with the 256 cache was a better choice. Other...

What do you guys think of this? It would put me $20 over my limit, but he'll deal with it. I think this would put him into a somewhat current pc for everyday usage, and still allow relatively moderate gaming. Down the road he could always pop in a better vid card if he really wanted better...

Been all over the for sale forum. If it wasn't for his price tag, I could have hooked him up several times. Would I be better off going with a socket-A/XP1800-2200 and a 660GT? Or a Biostar 6100 with a Sempron 2600+ 64? Just how good/bad is that onboard vid? If I take the second route...