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    Multiple instances of programs are opening up

    Furry, you hit the nail on the head. That's weird, I never would have guessed it was AVG! Man, that's my favorite anti-virus software, too... guess I'll start the search for something new. I've heard good things about Avast! so I'll check that out.
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    Building an ultra-cheap PC and would love feedback

    Dave, that Sandy Bridge deal sounds pretty good - I think I am going to jump for a better CPU than my original AMD pick. Turk, I'm a little wary of used products (I've had issues in the past) but am going to troll the For Sale/Trade forum here to see if anything grabs me.
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    Building an ultra-cheap PC and would love feedback

    Is USB3 something I'll need in the next 2 years? Also, what does "unlocking to a quad-core" mean? Do you recommend springing for a better CPU than a dual-core? My current machine is running Windows 7, 32-bit and looks like this: -Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard -XCLIO Stablepower 500w...
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    Building an ultra-cheap PC and would love feedback

    I'm building a new PC for myself because I haven't updated mine in like three years... I'm in my last semester of college and am just as poor as you assume I am. I'm trying to put together a decent rig for around $500. I'll be running Windows 7, obviously. I'll use the template everyone knows...
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    Multiple instances of programs are opening up

    In Task Manager, there are a few programs that open two instances up at once when there is no need for it. I close one of them and it will go away from Task Manager for a while, but it always comes back. Right now, it's showing: 2 AVG Scanning Core Module (both owned by SYSTEM) 2 Client...
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    Suddenly ultra-slow PC for no apparent reason

    Well, you guys were right... turns out I had some malware making my life miserable. But now I've got myself all excited about buying new hardware, so I'm doing it anyway! Thanks, gang :)
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    Suddenly ultra-slow PC for no apparent reason

    The Seagate drive has Windows on it. I just ran diagnostics on all drives and they all passed everything. I'm getting Ad-Aware now.
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    Suddenly ultra-slow PC for no apparent reason

    Check for ad/malware... that's a great idea that I probably should have done already. I'll get right on that. I have 2 internal HDs, one Seagate and one Maxtor. I also use an external, which is an Acomdata. I'll check for diagnostic tools for them. Thanks, guys!
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    Suddenly ultra-slow PC for no apparent reason

    I've had the same build for a couple years now and it has been working just fine for me. I'm a casual gamer. My PC has been great in the sense that it plays games fine (CoD :MW2, Half-Life 2, etc.). I never used to get any slowdowns at all while playing. Suddenly, just a few days ago, I'm...
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    Windows 7 won't recognize new memory install

    WELL!... turns out the memory was faulty. Not only that but it decided to completely ruin the RAM section of my motherboard. Just bought a new mobo and am awaiting its arrival. Should've listened to myself and not bought OEM memory *smacks forehead*
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    Windows 7 won't recognize new memory install

    I've had 2gb (2x1gb) installed in my system (Windows 7, 32-bit) for a while now. I just bought 2 more gb (2x1gb). I turn off my computer, plug in the memory (it's set in the slots correctly), but when I try to turn my PC back on, my monitor only shows a yellow light (does not turn to green)...
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    "Page Load Error" - Network connection problem?

    Interesting... thanks for the reply. I've been needing to just reinstall Windows for some time now, I may as well just stop being lazy and do it :P . I worry, though, that if I save all the files I need (music, games, documents, etc.) isn't there a chance that the trojan is in those files? I...
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    "Page Load Error" - Network connection problem?

    Just today this started happening... I tried to update Norton Antivirus and Norton said that there might be a network connection problem, b/c it couldn't connect. Also, I can't visit sites like www.avg.com, www.symantec.com, and other anti-virus websites, leading me to believe I've got spyware...
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    AVG - removing infections

    Thanks a lot, Bob! That makes perfect sense :)
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    AVG - removing infections

    Alright, I use AVG Free Edition for my virus protection, which has treated me well lately. Just recently, I did a scan and found a couple infections. AVG has buttons that say "Remove selected infections" and "remove all unhealed infections." Does this mean remove from my PC? Or just remove...
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    Windows XP Theme Software?

    I'm looking for some software for Windows XP, but I'm not really sure what to call it... I guess it's "theme software"... like WindowBlinds, if you've heard of that product. Anybody know of any good ones?
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    Need help installing a video card (and BIOS help)

    HA! THAT DID IT!!! Thanks, Temjin... apparently, the first couple times I went through BIOS I must've missed it... it was something called "Primary Video Device," which was set to onboard - I changed it to PCI-E, and I'm now a happy man :) . Went without a hitch... thanks so much everyone for...
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    Need help installing a video card (and BIOS help)

    Yes, once drivers were installed the scrolling thing did fix itself, thanks :) . As for the BIOS thing, I just can't seem to find anything about PCIE at all - the only thing that's there about PCIE is already enabled... I'll try again and see what I find.
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    Need help installing a video card (and BIOS help)

    Well, I tried both ports and my monitor was just black when plugged into both (but the power LED was still on). Just having a video card in the machine doesn't mean anything until the monitor is plugged into it? Or am I wrong? Either way, I still dunno what to do :(
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    Need help installing a video card (and BIOS help)

    Oh. No, I don't. Hmmm, wonder what I was thinking... Oh, I actually remember why I didn't - there are 2 white ports on the video card, and my monitor has a blue plug (doesn't fit the white ports) - BUT, the video card did come with an adapter, but when I plugged my monitor into the adapter...
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    Need help installing a video card (and BIOS help)

    Under "Display Adapters" is says "NVIDIA GeForce 6150," which I believe is my onboard video.
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    Need help installing a video card (and BIOS help)

    UGH! I'm so frustrated... I've given up on the not being able to access BIOS thing (I'll just use a PS/2 kb when I need to). Is there anyone that can help me to just get my video card working? It's plugged in to the PC correctly (into the PCI-E slot, and a power cable attached). It is...
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    Need help installing a video card (and BIOS help)

    Well, I got into BIOS (using a PS/2 kb), but the USB LEGACY SUPPORT was already set to Enabled. I disabled it, then enabled it again, just in case there was a little bug - but that didn't help. Still can't access BIOS with my USB keyboard. It's a new Saitek Eclipse keyboard - I don't know why...
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    is there a free MP3 utilty...

    I use a website called MyxerTones. You upload your own songs (so it can be any song you want), then through the site you can upload the whole song OR a section of a song (that you can choose) to your phone. It's really quite a good little site. And free :) ! http://www.myxertones.com/
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    Need help installing a video card (and BIOS help)

    Ah, Radicl, you seem to be right about the Legacy USB thing... I'm going to do that (got my hands on a PS/2 kb). The drivers for my card that are installed are from the EVGA website, so I'm not sure what the problem is...
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    "iTunes is unable to browse album covers on this computer."

    HA! Fixed my own problem: For anyone as annoyed as I was with this problem, all I did was install NVIDIA Drivers for my mobo (see, I thought NVIDIA drivers would have only been for video cards...). Anyway, that fixed the problem. Hope this helps someone, ~Buddy~
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    "iTunes is unable to browse album covers on this computer."

    I've heard of this happening but have yet to find a solution. I opened iTunes today, without changing anything hardware- or software-related and suddenly I get that message :( . No idea.
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    Need help installing a video card (and BIOS help)

    Nope - still can't access BIOS for some reason. My keyboard is USB (brand new keyboard, actually), and it works fine now... that's weird that BIOS won't recognize it. Could that be the case? I guess I could try to find a PS/2 keyboard somewhere.
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    Need help installing a video card (and BIOS help)

    I'm going to try using BIOS again - I just got Device Manager to recognize a "Video Controller (VGA Compatible)". So it knows it's there... I tried to install the drivers from the CD that came with it, but after that, my computer restarted and my internet didn't work - I just used System...
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    Need help installing a video card (and BIOS help)

    I have the card physically installed in my PC. I plugged it into a power plug and its fan is running, so I know there's power going to it. I just can't, for the life of me, seem to get my new card to show up in the Device Manager... I don't know what to do. Also, just today, I started not...
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    USB not working!

    Now that I think about it, my speakers aren't even USB... they're Logitech X-530's. Could this just be a mobo problem? It's new!
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    USB not working!

    About 3 weeks ago, I plugged in my girlfriend's digital camera to my computer to put pics from the camera to my PC. It worked flawlessly. Yesterday, I did the same thing - plugged the camera into my computer, than the camera said "USB DEVICE FAILURE" or something of the sort. After that, my...
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    n00b question...

    No, I definitely do not "need" more memory... I just figured if it was free RAM lying around, why not? But from the sound of it (I'm running an AM2 system - Athlon 64 3200+), it will only hinder performance. I'll not bother with it - thanks for the help :) !
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    n00b question...

    I've got 2 gigs of DDR2-800 RAM in my PC right now, but I've got 512mb of DDR2-533 lying around... if I put that in there, will is slow down my 800 RAM?
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    Which is better...

    Now, I'm pretty sure the answer is the AMD Athlon 64 FX, but I've heard lots of good things about the Intel Pentium 4 HT as well. I guess I just get confused - The Intel I'm looking at is 3.06 GHz and the AMD is 2.04 GHz. (apologies if this is a noob question) Thanks, ~B~
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    Nothing is Being Displayed on my Monitor!

    Yes, the old card was installed in this mobo. I have not made any changes at all to the bios. My keyboard is usb. Also, I just realized that when I push the button that usually makes the backlight go off on the keyboard, nothing happens.
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    Nothing is Being Displayed on my Monitor!

    My motherboard is an Asus a7n8x-e Deluxe - I'm not sure whether or not it has onboard video. I don't think it does. My old card was fried, so testing that would be impossible, but tomorrow I'm going to take out my roommate's card (we've got almost the same build) and see if that works...
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    Nothing is Being Displayed on my Monitor!

    There are no post beeps at all... I don't know how to try the second display?