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    I7 930 stuck o/c

    My I7 930@2.8GHz is overclocked to 4000 kHz. When not running a game it used to run at 2800kHz or thereabouts. Latterly it is always running at the o/c speed which does not seem to be causing any problems but it is obviously running hotter and presumably using more juice. I have not touched...
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    Open GL problem

    I am having problems running games that require open gl shader model 2.0. Games report on trying to start up:- Error: Could not init 3D system. Shader model 2.0 required. Please install the latest video driver. I have run OpenGL extensions viewer which reports Open GL version 1.1 and video...
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    Open GL issues

    I am having problems running games that require open gl shader model 2.0. Games report on trying to start up:- Error: Could not init 3D system. Shader model 2.0 required. Please install the latest video driver. I have run OpenGL extensions...
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    OpenGL

    Since installing a BFG GF9600GT card I have been unable to get any OpenGL games to run. These are not just older games but some more recent ones. I defrag daily (in the background) and always have the latest nVidia WHQL drivers installed. All games and applications running DirectX run very...
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    2 video cards for different games?

    Hi guys Is it possible to use 2 cards as seperate entities using the 2 slots of a pci MB? I would like to use my GT9600 as my main card using DVI output and a GF 7800gtx as an analogue device in the 2nd pci express slot. I would connect to my Samsung 2232BW utilising its DVI and analogue...
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    Graphics card problem?

    I have d/l and installed Shuttle Space Mission Demo but when I try to start it I get the following error message:- GL_ARB_shader_objects extension not supported I am on windows XP with all service packs and my graphics card is BFG GeForce 9600GT. Is this problem with the card and can it...
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    OpenGL problem

    Hi guys I have a GF9600GT card which performs very well on DirectX games but seems to have problems with OpenGL games. I sometimes cannot even load them or if I can they run at 1fps! I have the latest drivers 174.74 installed. Are there any known problems with this card and OGL? All the OGL...
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    PCI-E 2.0

    Hi guys The 9600gt is PCI-E 2.0....................will it run in a PCI-E 1.0 board?
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    Software install problem

    Hi guys Ever since I have had Flight Sim X I have had an install problem. Due to a corrupt install of another related program, I am having to reinstall the game and all is well until it gets to the end of Disc1 when it asks me to insert Disc2. I do this and click OK but it refuses to...
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    Best option?

    Hi guys I want to get a headset so that I can join in multiplayer, particularly in Flight Sim X. As I understand things, I can go for either a USB type or conventional plug in. I have on board sound AC97 (currently disabled) and Creative X-Fi Extreme which is my default s/card. If I go for a...
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    Best option?

    Hi guys I want to get a headset so that I can join in multiplayer, particularly in Flight Sim X. As I understand things, I can go for either a USB type or conventional plug in. I have on board sound AC97 (currently disabled) and Creative X-Fi Extreme which is my default s/card. If I go for a...
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    Strange DVD drive behaviour

    I have had difficulty with a game installation(Flight Simulator X but it could have been any software presumably). It was a 2 DVD disk set and the install was the conventional disk1 followed by disk2 when requested. However when I put disk2 in, it continuously kept asking for disk2 and when I...
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    FlightSimX Install problem

    Hi guys I have experienced a problem installing this software. There are 2 DVDs comprising this install and naturally you start with Disk 1. However when I get the message to remove Disk 1 and replace with Disk 2,I keep getting a pop-up message continuously asking me to insert Disk 2 in spite...
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    KB key

    Hi guys I have a problem with a particular keypress combination that I need for a game setting. I can use F3 on its own, Shift + F3 , Ctrl+Shift+F3, But I cannot get the required keypress ,Ctrl+F3, to work! The other "working" key combinations are all used in their right within the game...
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    Newbie Bummer??

    Hi guys I have just finished my 1st rig build. Every thing went together as expected and I was just starting to move files and programs etc on board. Because windows kept reminding me to activate, I decided to set up my broadband. I have a choice of using Ethernet or USB to connect. I simply...
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    Master/Slave question

    Hi Guys I am currently building a new rig into which I am installing a Maxtor SATA HDD which I understand does not have to be nominated as master/slave. Also this drive will not be using the primary IDE slot....right? I have 2 optical drives to install 1) NEC 3540 and 2) AOpen 1648/AAP...
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    AMD stock cooler

    Hi guys I am just about to commence building my new rig which will have an AMD 64 3700 with its retail fan. I am not proposing to o/c much if at all but will the stock cooler cope with small o/c and if so, how much? Thx Frank
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    XP Home v. XP Professional

    I will need to get a full version of either of the above to get my new rig up and running. What is advised? I basically only play games and the occasional letter + surfing. Currently only have an XP Home recovery disk. Thanks in anticipation Frank
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    Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI

    Hi guys Does anybodt know if this board is now overclocking any better due better BIOS or what have you. I see that it got good reviews but it was more reluctant to o/c than rival products. Edit: Sorry guys but I posted in the wrong forum in error!
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    Sleeping on the job!

    Hi guys My pc has started misbehaving in a way that I cannot understand. From time to time, it seems to sort of freeze which I will try to describe. It is not usually when I am working but when I return to it after a while and it has been in screensaver mode. I have it set so that after...
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    2B(tx) or not 2B(tx)?

    Hi guys I am starting to collect my thoughts on building my next pc. My question is should I go down the ATX or BTX routes and if ATX, should I go PCIe? Incidently, are there going to be PCIe versions of BTX? Yours comments would be appreciated. Thx in anticipation Frank
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    FTP freeware

    Hi guys Any recommendations for a free FTP programme?
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    SP2 firewall v. ZoneAlarm with Antivirus

    I am currently running both firewalls but from time to time vsmon.exe seems to take over and hogs up to 80% of cpu. My question is can I trust the new SP2 firewall and dump ZoneAlarm? Frankie
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    trojan horse

    Hi guys I ran my normal virus scan (AVG) yesterday and it reported that I had a trojan horse. To remove it I was asked to run the avg scan again and this time it reported that the virus was healed and the system was now clean. However, I keep getting a pop up message as follows:- Virus Trojan...
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    dxdiagnose

    Hi guys When I run dxdiag, I notice that the spinning cube in the direct 3D acceleration test spins extremely fast almost to the point of being impossible to recognise for what it is. I have seen it at what I would describe as a normal speed but that was in win98 sp2. Should it really spin so...
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    windows updates

    Hi guys Where on my pc can I find the scores of windows updates that I have d/l over time? Cheers Frank
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    freeware ftp

    Hi guys Any good recommends for freeware ftp download software? Frank
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    virtual cd problem

    Hi guys I recently bought a software package, Virtual CD v4.3, which is to avoid having to put a CD in the drive when playing a game or whatever. I have the game (RT3) on my c drive but have to put CD2 in the d drive to play the game. I cannot understand how I force the game to look at the...
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    progs @ startup

    Hi guys How can I change or control which progs load on boot up. I am running windows XP Home. Thx Frank
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    What is C-Media

    Hi guys When I look at the various processes running in XP task manager, there is a process called mixer.exe which seems to eat up memory as it keeps growing and growing. I have discovered that it belongs to a prog/application called C-Media. I am not sure what this is.... do I need it? Any...
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    maximising memory

    Hi Guys Running windows XP Home,512Mb pc2700 ram, P4 2.66GHz, GF Ti4200 (128Mb). I like to run MS Flight Sim and would like to max available by shutting down unnecessary processes running as indicated by Task Manager. How do I know which to close thus freeing more memory for the game. Thanks...
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    Sound card won't install

    Hi guys Hi I purchased a Gamesurround Muse 5.1 last week and in spite of several attempts, I cannot get it to install correctly. I have allowed the hardware wizard to access the drivers from the net, from the disc and from a d/l from Hercules main site. I am running Windows XP Home...
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    Disabling on board sound

    Hi guys Just about to switch to a dedicated sound card rather than continuing with the on board sound. I see there is an option in the bios to do this...is this all I need to do prior to installing the new card?
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    browser settings????

    Hi guys When in a particular file library (avsim), if I click on Zipdive to read a text file, the file type comes up as 'Microsoft Picture It Document' and my browser says the file name is 'zipshow.php' and does not display it. I am sorry (pleased) to report that doesn't happen on other sites...
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    setting lcd screen colors

    Hi guys I was following a thread concerning the Hitachi CML174 tft monitor shortly after it received very favorable reviews on this site (and others) a couple of months ago. I recall that a particular post recommended a piece of software that enabled you to set up the colors etc of the screen...
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    IE 6 address bar

    Hi guys Don't know how but the go button on my internet explorer address bar seems to have disappeared! How do I get it back please? Thanks in advance Frank
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    bios setting?

    Hi guys There is a setting called DRAM Clock/Timing Control in my bios which has 4 choices. 1)By SPD 2)DDR 200 MHz 3)DDR 266 MHz 4)DDR 333 MHz I have 512 Mb of pc2700 RAM and the bios is currently set at SPD whatever this means. Would I benefit by selecting one of the other options? My CPU...
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    re install Win98

    Hi guys Can I reinstall Win98 without wiping the existing version. I suspect that over time some of my Op System files may have become corrupted like for example difficulties in shutting down Windows. If it can be done to advantage, what is the procedure to follow? Thanks Frank
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    lost DirectX

    Hi guys I have spent a long day getting my rig to 'see' my video card after a deleting error this am. That side of things now seems to be OK and the problem now is that I seem to have lost all links between my system and DirectX. I have reinstalled DirectX 8.1 but when I try to start any game I...
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    mobo change

    Hi guys I am proposing to upgrade my mobo & cpu soon. I am going for an ABIT KR7A-RAID and AMD Athlon 1800+ (or 2000+ if the price is right) together with 512mb PC2100 ram. I have changed graphics cards, processors, memory and added a CDRW drive before but not all at the same time. Are there...