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    VISTA is wearing out hard drive

    try using a PSU calculator to see if you have a strong enough PSU. <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbar...ervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp</a>
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    Address book error

    When I go to use the address book in outlook express the following comes up "unable to open the address book. The address book may not be installed properly." I have tried reinstalling outlook I have tried the article on the MS knowledge database and had no luck. When I try to open WAB.exe...
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    Random freezing problem :|

    Be sure to buy he same motherboard as your current one or you may have to do a outright reinstall of windows. If you can't get the same one then buy one with the same chipset.
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    Problem With CHKDSK

    I think the more important question here is why is windows doing this? It is possible that your HDD is starting to fail; you should use you HDD manufactures utility to check the drive
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    File plays everywhere except Windows Media Player

    try reinstalling your codecs.
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    Front Side USB Flash Drive Connection Shuts Off Monitor

    Have you tried reinstalling your USB controller drivers?
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    Is this drive completely dead?

    run the manufactures diagnostic utility on the drive.
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    Gaming-Motherboard Question>!!!

    No it wont touch the 2nd slot just cover it up
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    Gaming-Motherboard Question>!!!

    If your not concerned about covering up other slots then what are you worried about?
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    xp does not boot with new mobo

    You will have to do a clean/Repair install of windows. When you make a dramatic change like this windows may accept the changes if they are not to dramatic or it may stop working.
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    What's up with my video?

    clean the card of any dust and check that the fan is spinning well. If the fan is making any odd noses or not spinning well then buy a replacement cooling kit for your card their like $30.
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    Can't stop windows XP reinstall

    Use a live CD like BartPE or ultimate boot CD for windows to backup your files to a removable device or another HDD then do a clean install of windows.
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    Cant load Ebay pr Paypal pages.. But all other are OK..

    does it say anything when you try to log on? what browser are you using. Give us as many details as possible.
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    HDD comes up with "Basic structure corruption" on Seagate Scan

    got to your HDD manufactures website and download a copy of their diagnostic software for your drive then run it and it should tell you if anything is wrong with the drive.
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    I think my Creative Zen is bricked...

    I had this happen to one of the older creative zen micros I had to disassemble the thing and manually reset the heads as they were stuck in the read position but I think creative fixed that on one of the latter versions of the micro?
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    Computer Powers up for 3 seconds then shuts off

    Is anything coming up on the screen? Check that all your components are seated correctly (unplug everything in the case then plug it back in).
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    laptop hard drive problem?

    Check who the manufacture of the drive is and run their diagnostic program you can get it from the manufactures web site. In my experience when chkdsk hangs like that it's usually that the HDD is failing.
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    Apparently slow hard drive

    What model of mobo do you have?
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    keep getting HD errors but tests say the HD is fine

    Are there any errors in device manager? Try updating drivers for your IDE controllers. try using another drive and see if you get similar errors. it could be that that IDE connection on your mobo does not work.
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    WindowsXP thinks its WindowsME boot error!

    I did a fixboot from recovery console and it worked. Still I want to get rid of any left over ME files though I suppose a clean install is the only real option? Thanks for your suggestions.
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    Taking Music from a video file-possible?

    To do it in SUPER all you do is disable the video when you are re-encoding the video file.
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    DELL Boot issues

    Is the fan a 3 pin fan or is the third pin unused? The third pin is the RPM sensor that tells the Mobo how fast the fan is spinning. If the fan does not have the third pin or if it is not a fast enough fan the bios could refuse to boot for safety reasons (to stop overheating). You can possibly...
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    PC boot problems relates to P/S?

    Perhaps the caps are not discharging correctly? have you tried another PSU yet? That would be my first bet.
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    WindowsXP thinks its WindowsME boot error!

    Only XP is installed I haven't tried MBR yet.
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    WindowsXP thinks its WindowsME boot error!

    My friend gave me a computer from his aunt to fix. It has windows XP on it but when it boots it brings up the safe mode, start windows normally, etc screen for win ME and then says that there was a change made to the registry. If you choose any of the options available it starts coming up with...
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    Vista Help

    I installed RC1 about a month ago on a friends PC and it did the same thing. It turned out that I had to install the third party raid drivers for it to work even though his PC had only one drive and was therefore not using raid.
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    Good news for OEM Vista?

    How/where do you apply for the two $50 versions of Home premium? when you get ultimate.
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    Vista 64bit?

    Well 64 bit will be able to run 64 bit apps when they come out so I wont have to buy a new version in the future. But I want to be sure that I wont suffer from driver issues like the issues win xp 64 had before I decide which to buy.
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    Vista 64bit?

    how bad are they what would you guys suggest 32 bit or 64 bit?
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    Vista 64bit?

    Does anyone know whether there are any driver issues for the 64 bit version of vista like there were with XP pro 64 bit? I would doubt it but thought I should check.
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    Setting up a shop

    Unfortunatly Newegg only sells to the United states but thank you for your feed back.
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    Setting up a shop

    Hi there I live in central Alberta and was wanting to set up my own computer store I plan to do custom built sytems and repairs as well as sell hardware for upgrads and for the do it your selfers. So far I have found a software distributor in BC and another company who sells very basic harware...