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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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  • MVP
    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.
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  • MVP
    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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  • MVP
    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.
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  • MVP
    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.
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  • MVP
    Internet Antivirus 2011 is trying to get into my computer. My AVG antivirus didnt stop it. How do I get rid of It.
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  • MVP
    wth i shut down the desk top when i left for vacation and it wont come back up what in the hell do i do now ( yes i pushed the on button )and im on the laptop the desk top wont do crapoala
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  • MVP
    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?
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  • MVP
    How do I shrink my screen back down. I have to scroll sideways to see the whole picture. Kids were messing with the computer.
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  • MVP
    Does the fan on the inside that is mounted over the processor blow onto the processor and cooling fins or away from the processor?
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  • catpealer111
    Go the the manufacturer's website. Find their customer support or download section and look for drivers for your card.
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  • MVP
    I cant even remember how to find my card information on my computer.
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  • 1911a1-fan
    first, why do you need to upgrade it?
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  • scrumpyjack
    right click on your desktop

    left click on properties

    click on the settings tab at top
    in the middle of that box it say Display...xxx.x.x..x on "YOUR GRAPHIC ADAPTER
    if not shown then click advanced button under color quality

    click on adapter tab
    your graphics card will be listed under Adapter Type
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  • MVP
    scrumpyjack,
    Exactly the information I needed.
    I got it updated and working fine again.
    Thanks
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  • MVP
    quote:Originally posted by 1911a1fan
    first, why do you need to upgrade it?

    I reformated my computer and lost all the updates for my software. There is a lot of stuff I am trying to piece back together.
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