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    Windows Repair + Wife = Upset Husband

    I'm currently using windows 7 - but to clarify, all of the programs are still on the computer, just simply the shortcuts have been deleted from the start menu. I'm trying to find out of there is a way to repopulate that list without having to do it manually
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    Windows Repair + Wife = Upset Husband

    Windows repair install? As in... boot w/ the windows disk and do a repair option? Edit - I have dxdiag returning the information I want now - now I just want all of my programs to be under Start ----> All programs - is there a compiler or something I could use?
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    Windows Repair + Wife = Upset Husband

    Long story short, Wife lady did exactly what I told her not to and got my computer extremely infected. I was able to remove the god forsaken rogue software, Windows Repair, *sigh* But now I am trying to get it back to where I was. For one, when you hit start- then go to all programs, its...
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    Xonar DX and Directional sound- need halp!

    I'm not entirely sure, its Battlefield bad company 2
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    Xonar DX and Directional sound- need halp!

    Yes it does, but it doesn't seem to change anything :(
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    Xonar DX and Directional sound- need halp!

    Hey all, I recently matched Asus's Xonar DX with Sennheiser's PC350. Overall, great. The only problem I'm having is the directional sound on explosions is basically non existent. I was wondering if any owners of the Xonar DX or any1 with similar experiences have any idea on what to try...
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    Windows 7 boot/logon screen - Customizable or no way?

    Hmmm, Tried it and no cigar.. Any other thoughts?
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    Windows 7 boot/logon screen - Customizable or no way?

    Very nice, thank you sir
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    Windows 7 boot/logon screen - Customizable or no way?

    Hey all, If you read the title you know my question, is it possible to customize the boot or logon screen for windows 7? I've read in the past that the devs didn't want to allow this citing security issues, but I was wondering if there was way to do it. Any input appreciated as usual...
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    Connecting 5.1 headset to Xonar DX

    Hey all, I know this may seem dumb.. but I'm at a loss here. My headset (Tritton AX51 Pro) has 3 cables labeled Green = Front Channel Black = Rear Channel Orange = Center/Subwoofer Pink = Microphone, and the Xonar DX manual says that I should put the cables into the ports for ''Front...
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    Sound card to match Tritton AX51 pro

    The sound card you just linked is the one I've narrowed it down to actually. And the headset, I don't think its their fault, the audio on my mobo is known to have a lil white noise. Its not much, but just enough to be annoying. Thanks for the input.
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    X-Fi sound card worth it?

    Would you notice a difference w/ the Tritton AX51 pro?
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    Sound card to match Tritton AX51 pro

    Aaaaaaaaaany1? Thoughts, insights?
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    Sound card to match Tritton AX51 pro

    Hey all, I just picked up the Tritton AX51 pro which is an analog 5.1 headset. I'm liking it so far, but its plugged into my onboard audio on my EVGA P55 FTW and I'm getting white noise, seemingly from the center channel. Needless to say, not happy. I was wondering what card would be a good...
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    Ultra X3 question

    Hey, I had a quick question. I just bought the EVGA FTW board and I had an old 1000w Ultra X3 power supply. The EVGA FTW board has a second 8 pin connector on it to supply additional power, and the Ultra X3 only has 1 dedicated 8 pin for the mobo. Does the 6 to 8 pin PCI-E cable supply...
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    1156 Slot Mobo with 8GB of QVL Ram - HALP!

    Hey all, I'm putting together a new comp and I have my sights set on the I7 860. The issue is I'd like to be able to couple that with 8 gigs of ram and I'm having trouble finding a mobo that has ram on the QVL list. The catch is I'm looking for ram available from tigerdirect.com because I...
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    Buy'n New Card, DX11 Important?

    Hey all, I'm building a new computer because mine hates me and decieded to go caputs. I'm looking at video cards and I'm noticing that it seems only the high end Radeon cards come with the DX11 support. Is it worth spending the extra to get one of those cards, or will I not notice the...
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    Mobos PCIe slots - 16x or 8x / 8x - HALP!

    Thankee much for the input. This is why I love these forums and the contributors. Thats all I needed to know ^_^ Thanks again, Tsuchi
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    Mobos PCIe slots - 16x or 8x / 8x - HALP!

    I have no idea :( Every time I come back to build something I see something different. Is running 8x / 8x normal, or is 16x / 16x normal? Or is 16x / 16x not even possible for SLI? I dunno how that all works.
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    Mobos PCIe slots - 16x or 8x / 8x - HALP!

    Hey all, So I'm looking at putting another computer together, and for the CPU I had my eye on the I7 860. The problem with this seems that the appropriate mother boards have an odd PCIe issue. The options are to one run card at 16x or two at 8x / 8x. What does that mean for me? Does that...
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    Thrashed headset cord.. Self replace?

    Hey all, Long story short, went out and bought this beautiful $170 headset with sweet directional sound and perfect clarity. Then gf decided to bring home a kitty who thought the cord would make a great chew toy. So the question is, can I replace the cord myself and how, or do I have to...
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    Dual Operating Systems and Installed Software

    If its somewhere in the forums and I'm asking it again, forgive me, search button didn't appreciate my phrasing of the search. My question is, is there any way to.. export/import registry keys so I don't have to install a program twice? I've been running windows vista, but I'm sick of...
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    Another ''Comp Doesn't Boot!" thread.

    Ok, long story short, my mom called me up and said hey, computer fried, went to tiger direct and they told me to get a new mobo and PSU. So.. she did. I was like, ok, doesn't sound too unreasonable, maybe the PSU shorted out and took the mobo with it. So I installed everything. I turn it...
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    Headsets for FPS

    So between the Sennheiser HD555 and the PC350, what makes either the better pick for gaming? Also, what would be a good sound card to match with either?
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    Impedance

    So I'm looking at buying a new headset/headphones, and I was curious as to what Impedance had to do with. From what I've read... higher the better?
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    Headsets for FPS

    So recently my dog ate through my Steelseries Siberia headset cord. He almost got thrown off the balcony. But moving on, I'm looking for a headset that will be good for fps. Any thoughts? I'm looking to spend $100~ but I can go up or down on that.
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    Lockups :( zomg why?

    Yes I did.. and ok. I just found this out while checking settings with Memset. It shows my ram as being PC3-10600, which is a 1333 mhz ram, and my mobo is only compatible with 1600/1800/2000... The thing is, the item I bought was PC3-12800, which is 1600. The sticker on the ram also says...
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    Lockups :( zomg why?

    I dont think its heat related. All my temps are in the safe ranges or below. Nothing is overclocked either, its all stock settings at the moment. And is it safe to put the voltage to 2.0?
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    Lockups :( zomg why?

    About the voltage, its supposed to be at 1.9, and I've set it at that before and still had the same problem. If I have more than one stick, should I change the voltage to anything else? And I ran memtest for 6 hours last night, but that was with both sticks in, still, it came up with no...
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    Lockups :( zomg why?

    New trend I just found out. If I only have 1 stick in, it'll survive all the stress tests that I put it through. Once I put both sticks in, I do the same tests, and it locks up. I can have it in the 1/3 slots or the 2/4 slots, and it'll do the same thing. Something about using dual channel...
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    Lockups :( zomg why?

    For my mobo, i need to pop slots 2/4 or 1/3, I have them in the right spots, but I still have the problem. So I just had a thought outta nowhere. The timings on my ram are supposed to be 7-7-7-24, in the bios it was set auto at 7-7-7-20... could that be enough to cause it?
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    Lockups :( zomg why?

    zomg, I think it has something to do with the ram... I took a stick out, and it didn't crash at a preloader it always does. Thoughts? Another thing i remembered.. when i initially built the computer, i had to do the same thing for it to run.. yea..
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    Lockups :( zomg why?

    Ok, so I recently built a new computer, and the specs are as follows: Mobo: ASUS P5E3 PREMIUM/WIFI-AP @n LGA 775 DDR3 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor RAM: OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM...
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    Computer Locking Up/Extremely laggy

    There are several system errors in the viewer, Id/source 6008 Eventlog 7000 Service Control Manager Eventlog Provider 15016 HttpEvent Yea... that is gibberish to me. >.> and temps are usually at 19c for processor, and 31c for motherboard
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    Computer Locking Up/Extremely laggy

    Rather than copy'n and past'n everything, This is the power supply. I bought it probably 3ish years ago, I took it out of my last comp and threw it in this one. Think thats the problem?
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    Computer Locking Up/Extremely laggy

    So I recently built a new computer, and its locking up in odd situations. For example, when I go to youtube, and watch a video for 2 min, thats a lockup. Also, when I was installing some games it became extremely laggy. I'm fairly sure I've got all my drivers up to date, I just spent an hour...