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    Screen randomly goes blank

    It's a 21" trinitron i've had for about 7 years now with 0 issues Also, like I said it's working 100% fine on this other computer now, and it was working for 3-4 months fine on the computer in question as well.
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    Screen randomly goes blank

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    Screen randomly goes blank

    My monitor says "monitor is working, check computer signal" This is the same thing it says if the computer is not turned on. HOWEVER, the computer is still on and working. It happens randomly. I'm thinking somehow my video card is messed up. Like it's reaching a critical tempature and...
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    Program file folders read only in vista WTF

    I don't know anything about the virtualized directory, if you could assist perhaps thats my issue? I'm just putting things (or trying) into c:/program files(86)/folder Is there anyway to disable the whole damn thing all together? I tried disabling UAC didn't do a damn thing.
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    Help with master/slave issues

    I formatted the HD, and it shows itself there in the disk management, but does not display in my computer. I took the jumper completely off atm of the 4 pin.
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    Program file folders read only in vista WTF

    I can run the installers as an administrator by right clicking. However, I can't even modify files within the folders. For example, in order to unzip a file - instead of just double clicking the .zip file , i have to open WINZIP as an administrator, manually locate file, then unzip. Now...
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    Program file folders read only in vista WTF

    ok even when I do that, it tells me access denied to the program files folder. I'm totally stuck here this is retarded, i'm about one step away from going back to XP as my computer is pretty much ceasing to allow me to control it. Any other suggestions?
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    Help with master/slave issues

    ok so I went in there, it has Disk 1 as my primary (this is in disk management) Then disc 0 is the barracuda drive, it is 300GB Unallocated. but it says its online. Next step?
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    Help with master/slave issues

    in the bios it has Sata 4 / master Sata 5 / master ( i just plugged in whatever would work easiest, i dont know if it matters - i have 6 sata cables ) I am running vista, it's not setup like that in terms of control panel - - > admin tools, i'm looking right now. My point ultimately...
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    Help with master/slave issues

    Ok, so I have two drives. I just need help with jumper settings. One is a WD Raptor, thats my primary, the computer recognizes that just fine. The second is a seagate barricuda. I got the drive OEM, so no instructions. I went online to try to find out how to set it to slave, but all it...
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    Program file folders read only in vista WTF

    ok so I read what you linked all the way through, and it seems to be the exact issue i'm encountering. However, when i type attrib -r -s c:\program files it tells me Parameter format not correct - The exact type looks like this: (prompt) C:\Users\myname>attrib -r -s...
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    Program file folders read only in vista WTF

    The catch is though, that i'm the single administrator on the computer. I also created another admin account just to see if that did anything, and it did nothing. According to your link, and some other stuff i've read, the read-only designation is supposed to be for non adminstrator users...
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    Program file folders read only in vista WTF

    clean install when i built new system
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    Program file folders read only in vista WTF

    up hopefully for an answer
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    Program file folders read only in vista WTF

    I can't unzip files into a program folder is my primary concern, for example when updating a user interface in a game or something along those lines, its restricted. Also, I was attempting to install IRFANVIEW, same thing - access denied.
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    Program file folders read only in vista WTF

    I can't do anything to stop them from being so, and I can't install anything new.. I'm logged in as an administrator, doesn't help. I manually change them from read only to non, and next time I open the folders they are magically write protected again. I tried created another user...
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    help with SOUND issues

    worked beautifully, thank you
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    Help with VISTA issues

    How do I disable UAC? Thanks for clarification of the program files folder, I thought it was a fluke of sorts (yes its 64 bit version)
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    help with SOUND issues

    Ok, so I have the audigy Fatality series sound card, I just installed it with new system build. So far I have verified its in properly, i have installed the VISTA drivers from soundblasters site. I went into the BIOS - - > integrated peripherals - - > HD Audio and disabled that. Now...
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    Help with VISTA issues

    A few issues: 1) how do i disable it so I need administrator permission to do just about everything. Every folder I try to delete, it tells me I need administrator permission. I grant the permission, then it won't delete it anyway, telling me that I need permission anyway. 2) I have two...
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    Newly built system won't turn on

    Ok I actually got it going. Turned out to be a wrong pin on the small 9 pin 4x2 connections with power/led/reset etc. Now I have two issues however, One - my computer keeps hitting 85c on the processor and auto shutting down. The fan is installed correctly. Can I prevent this? Two-...
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    Newly built system won't turn on

    Specs, for reference. EVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply 100 - 240 V Intel Core 2 Duo E6600...
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    Unmountable_Boot_Volume

    yes sir, no problems whatsoever. As far as I can tell, no important data was lost, no startup issues or anything. Thanks a million, that was over my head and your patience kicks ass :)
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    Unmountable_Boot_Volume

    the bootable cd fles you sent worked like a charm. Laptop fixed after I worked my away around all the options. You're the man, I appreciate the help tons : )
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    Unmountable_Boot_Volume

    could I just an external floppy drive and then follow the normal directions? (I may not be able to, because of USB not being loaded so figured i'd ask)
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    Unmountable_Boot_Volume

    Ok, multiple problems. 1 - The laptop doesn't have a floppy drive. I attempted to write the files to CD and boot from the CD, however it acted as if I had just booted from HD (read: same error) 2 - Both .exe's seem to contain the same exact files despite the different size. I extracted...
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    Unmountable_Boot_Volume

    rain, I know. Thats what I had done. I found my winXP disc here. Despite that, the microsoft fix did not work. Mr bill, pm sent and ty.
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    Unmountable_Boot_Volume

    ok, so I followed the instructions @ http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185 I tried the scan disk option, and the fixboot option - and neither helped. What else can I do? How can I boot with a disk utility, i've never done something like that. The computer is inoperable atm. Will I...
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    Unmountable_Boot_Volume

    and what I do with that is hook the laptop drive up to it, USB - - > desktop and then browse the drive as if it was an external hard drive? If so , that's awesome and a great alternative if I can't get it worked. Thanks!
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    Unmountable_Boot_Volume

    Are we talking like 2 files corrupted, or whole directories you think? What are the odds it will repair as well? I googled it and read that much, I just don't have my install disc handy. :\
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    Unmountable_Boot_Volume

    My laptop currently doesn't start properly, and defaults to the blue screen of death for about 1 second. I managed to pick up that the error is unmountable_boot_volume. From what I gather, it means a portion of the data on the drive is corrupted, and essentially it's windows saving itself. It...