Computer Question
When you are doing nothing at all with the computer but you see the processor and hard drive are getting a workout, how can you find out what is running and who is running it?
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Down loaded ie8 about four weeks ago and have had nothing but trouble since. Main thing is a very slow computer. I can reset and it speeds up for a couple of hours. I think I was running ie6 and was happy but bought into the newer/better thing. If I delete ie8 will ie6 still be there? 0 -
I have been trying to delete some of my saved favorits and they keep returning. I have windows xp home. I have tryed atleast 5 times to delete them and the next time I turn on the computer they reapear in my favorites again. Does anybody have any ideas as to what's causing this to happen? I did a defrag last night and backed up the registry and operation system and that didn't help either. I need some help with this. Thanks Gary 0 -
Has anyone used Acer, i been wanting a laptop and i know there a new company. so does anyone have one, if so how are they (any problems, do you like it), customer service good? Anyone have any experience with them or know someone? 0 -
Alright, I've got a quick question for yall. My laptop, well, it's being a PITA. First off, the keyboard is ignoring many of the keys I hit. Here, let me type a sentence without goin back and fixing it. My keyboad is being gay nd it realy pisses me off I'm ired of it and i is eally annoying. I spelled that perfectly, taking my time, yet my keyboard ignored some letters. Also, when I use the touch pad, the cursor goes berserk. I can just touch the thing, and the cursor goes flying around the screen. So, right now, I'm stuck using a regular mouse in the USB drive, and spending more time fixing errors than I am typing. 0 -
What is "tera term pro?"
I am cleaning stuff off of my computer to make it work faster. Will it hurt to delete tera term pro?0 -
Is this worth a $200 set of tires?
Custom Gaming Computer in perfect condition with extras.
Intel Pentium 4
3.20 GHz
2.0 GB RAM
80 GB Primary Hard Drive
1TB HDD Hard Drive
DVD Burner
Windows XP Pro SP2
Adobe Photoshop CS & Image Ready
Cool Gaming case with transparent side panel with blue lights.
Extras are software and a wireless keyboard/mouse set.
This is a perfect computer for anything and everything. Stock up on photos, music and accomplish tasks at blazing speeds. Whatever you need to do this computer can handle it.0 -
My server catches 99.99% of anything bad but I have a pop up in the center of my screen that say "theres a newer version availible you must down load to continue. Then at the bottom it says yes on the left and whats new on the right. It does not stop me from using the computer but when I go home it pops right back up. Thinking my 44 mag would stop it! Getting more pissed every time I turn the computer on.
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Okay, heres the deal. The wife "fixed" something on our computer and now I can't access Gunbroker because my computer says something along these lines:
"Content Advisor will not allow you to see this website.
This page may contain some or all of the following.
ICRA3 Depiction of weapon use. Limited.
This rating was obtained from the webpage."
Now what do I do? The only way I can access this site is thru "www.forthehunt.com." Once their and on the forums when I click "Home" at the top it brings up the message.[:(!][}:)][:(!][xx(][:(][V]0 -
to show how inept I am. I am trying to download Adobe Flash Player as I started getting messages I need it to view videos. The computer goes thru all the steps then at the end I get a screen station "retrieving download". After a few minutes I get an error message stating ACTIONLIST NOT FOUND. I did have an old version of flash player and I did remove it and it shows to not be there anymore. Any help appreciated. 0 -
Someone gave me a laptop that has windows vista on it. Problem is the person that put vista on it didn't have the code and of course it shut down after 30 days. I can get into safe mode. What would it take to put a legal vista on it? If I can repair it my grand son will get it. 0 -
How do I get to the "CONTROL PANEL" in Win. 8.1.
I have been there before but have totally forgotten.
Thanks in advance.0 -
hi
computer started runnin REALLy slow yesterday.
did all the disc clean up and defrag, closed all programs, did virus scan etc, but no luck.
today I did system restore to 1/1/09 and now everything is back to normal.
this all started when the mrs was searching for something on the internet.[B)]
anyway, is there a way to find out what is different (programs etc) between 1/1/09 and 1/7/09 so i can delete it?
thanks!
tom
BTW I am a computer idiot, so please keep it simple![:)]0 -
can you put 2 different video cards in a computer when they're from different mfrs and use totally different drivers?
right now I do have 2 vid cards with a monitor on each one, everything works fine cuz they're both from the same mfr and use the same driver.
but I got this mongo 21" monitor that can do a 2048x1536 resolution, and neither of my vid cards can do that. so I want to swap 1 card with a newer one. no vid cards are available that use the same driver as what I'm using right now. so it will be different. I don't want to replace both cards.
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What is a good, small, program for seeing what IP addresses your computer is attempting to touch at any given time?
The reason for asking is after being on-line for a while my service gets R E A L L Y S L O W, but if I shut down and restart it seems normal (slow) again. I've checked for viruses, but can't find any. I'd like to see if some of my bandwidth is getting hijacked somehow into doing double duty.0 -
I have McAfee Antivirus Plus on my computer. Starting today I got popups popping up what seems like continuously, bout driving me nuts. The popups are titled Vista Antispyware 2012- unregistered version. If I click on McAfee it says "computer is secure, no action required". So whats going on. Speak slowly with small words as I am not real computer literate. Thanks. 0 -
How do I shrink my screen back down. I have to scroll sideways to see the whole picture. Kids were messing with the computer. 0 -
Have the strangest computer problem. This is not one I've ever run into before. Input appreciated...
My wife bought this refurbed HP computer. Works great and fantastic price from tigerdirect. However, every now and then (like maybe once every 2-3 weeks) all of a sudden all of the USB ports go dead. Both the keyboard and mouse are USB, so it basically paralyzes the computer. No amount of switching them around will fix it.
If you reboot the computer it will still be locked up.
However, if you completely power down the computer (i.e. unplug it totally) and leave it off for about 15 minutes, then power it back up everything works fine. It will then work fine for a few more weeks.
Now ordinarily I'd think the computer was just hung, but here's the weird part. If you touch the keyboard the monitor will wake up, but you can't do anything. So, it's definitely seeing something. It looks like Windows is still running, but without a keyboard or mouse it's hard to tell.
It's almost like the motherboard loses the USB buss and then won't recognize it on a reboot, only on a cold, cold, start.
Thoughts?
edit: Windows OS dropping the USB drivers maybe?0 -
Usually I can troubleshoot by myself, but I can't figure out what the hey is wrong here.
Last night, pictures/graphics were loading fine. Today, almost half the websites that I'm surfing are not showing photos/graphics. I'm talking, websites like Amazon, GunBroker, Fleabay, etc.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm running WinXP and using IE7. I've also tried it with Nutscrape and I'm getting the same results.0 -
Before I take an action I was wondering if one of the more 'puter savy gents here could give me a straight answer.
Last weekend I updated/-graded my 'puter's security software.
This computer had/has Norton 2006 installed but is expired.
I bought and downloaded Norton 360.
Now, can I uninstall Norton '06 or does the Norton 360 need it to run??
Thanks for all the help.0 -
I've installed a new 19" widescreen monitor on my 'puter (Win XP, Home Edition, 2ghz, 512mb RAM, 40 gig hard drive), having a problem with the display of certain media.
Windows open up and look OK, but when I try to play a game, everything is skewed to the right about one inch. Any suggestions on how to slide it over, center it up?
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Im far from being computer oriented,so maybe you can help me.When Im on line I get Microsoft updates to install in my PC.They offer an up date about once a week,I usually accept and install them.But I never can tell any difference after the updates are installed.Should I accept the updates or just ignore them? Thanks in advance.
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I got my daughters new laptop going on the internet via wireless router. But for some reason my home computer and her laptop cannot be on the same internet page at the same time.
If you try to do this it pops up a conflict warning on both computers.
Why is this?0 -
My ancient IBM Aptiva started running slower and slower, so I decided to reboot to clear all the garbage. I've done this many times without problems over the years. Admittedly, it is an old computer and I still use Windows 98. My problem is that it takes 30 minutes or so for the computer to run the System Memory Test and it never boots over to Windows no matter how long I leave it on. Cutting it off and restarting with the reboot disk doesn't work. I've pulled the memory chips and reinstalled them with no improvement. Any ideas? 0 -
When one of you post a link in blue i can click on it and bring it up but all my e-mail links are black and i cannot bring them up. Any help out there for sweet little old me? Rosie 0 -
How do I update my video card drivers?
I did it before and now cant figure it out.0 -
how do i completely wipe my computer clean, as if it were brand new.
do i need a program or what
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Does anyone here have Firefox and IE both loaded on their computer and can switch back and forth?
I tried Firefox and liked it, but my primary financial site demands IE. Need to find some way to switch between them.
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posting this on a older p/c my current use one today when I turned it on will start normal then go to a blank screen nothing if I start in safe mode it will come up as it should in safe mode. I have started up a couple times under repair mode but still the same just a blank screen . any one help out
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I am running XP PRO operating system and my computer boots up slower than fog off of hen s---! Anyway around all the boot up crap that is slowing it down? Thanks 0 -
Computer question.
Is a 1250W power supply too much for a computer?
In case your wondering I will be running two BDR drives, 5 120mm fans, 2 harddrives in raid array, 6 mem slots and a two way SLI video cards.0
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