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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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 -
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 -
I have a computer at work that has a screensaver I like, is there a way to save the screensaver to a disc and load it on to my home computer? 0 -
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 -
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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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 -
I want to sell this computer, but I need to wipe it clean of everything I've got on it now. Addresses, numbers, etc. Will system restore from the month I bought it do it or not ? Any Ideas ? Don, I know you have the answer. 0 -
Hi, I'm getting this pop-up while in internet explorer:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
? NOTICE: IF your computer has errors in the registry database or file system, it could cause unpredictable or erratic behavior, freezes and crashes.
Fixing these errors can increase your computer's performance and prevent data loss.
Would you like to install WinFixer 2005 to check your computer for free? (Recommended)
OK Cancel
When I try to back out of this box I am sent directly to the Winfixer website. This happens all the time I have tried to get rid of it with anti-virus and anti-spyware to no avail. Is this Winfixer something I should try or stay away from. I don't trust it at all. Any suggestions or warning are appreciated.
Thanks,
Bill
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computer question.
I'm looking to create a RAID 1 mirror array in my desktop; but when do I load the operating system into the hard drive, before or after I create they array?
Do both hard drives have to be the same size?0 -
Okay, computer geeks, here's one for ya....
I've got a PC with Rambus memory in it. What's on board is Rambus (RDRAM) 184 pin PC600 (400MHz) memory boards. I want to add memory. However, I cannot find PC600 boards to add, only PC800 (800MHz) RDRAM memory. Will the PC800 memory work?
I've talked to 4-5 different companies/people and gotten 4-5 different answers. What say you?
FCD
"Fortes et liber"0 -
Some pictures ar blocked by my computer. Is it the Outlook Express or the Norton doing the blocking???
Most pictures come through but if someone forewards an email with pictures it says that they were blocked to keep someone from identifying my computer.
How do I turn this off so I can get the pictures???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 -
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 -
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 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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Ive always wondered this. Is it better to shut your computer down at night when your not using it or just put it into standby mode. Im talking when you go to bed not just walking away for a couple hours and going back. Whats best for the computer or what do you guys do ?
Thanks.
God gave us all a gift. Have you found yours yet ?0 -
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.
Rugster0 -
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?
Thank yew.0 -
I need to a run diagnostics on my computer...In the book it says to open up Pc Doctor to do this...My problem is that it came with windows 2000 in it and has been upgraded to Xp pro... Tried to open Pc Doctor and it doesn't exit..Does Xp pro call it something else??? 0 -
i have dial up at home [V] and just got dsl at work [:D] but my labtop wont seem to connect with the dsl its keeps looking for the dial up how do i convert it? thanks in advance 0 -
This hurts the pride a bit since I'm a computer tech, but recently my wife somehow got only one of our cd-rom's views set like this: 
I've tried resetting the view, I've tried going to the other views and "apply to all folders"... Nothing! It is simply seperated by alpha letters and I don't see where that's an option. She thought she clicked by the name column in the normal view to sort by name. All I know is I've never seen this in all my years as a tech... [V]0 -
Wife and I are the administrators on the computer. The kids have limited accounts. One of the kids has found a way to make their "My Documents" folder invisible to us.
We can still navigate to the folder by rooting around in the C drive so it is no big deal but I am baffled as to why it won't show up for me,I can't get it to show up under "My Computer" with the rest of the "My Documents" folders.
All the accounts are set to show ALL files. Any ideas?
I am not a number I am a free man0 -
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 computer is about to go down for the count. What's a GOOD computer I can replace it with?
Can new computers run Windows VISTA or Windows 7?0 -
Can a camera you use on your computer be used to load its images to your computer to be saved? To put it another way can it be used as a security camera? 0 -
Is there any way to see and view what has been printed from the internet or from the computer recently?
Thanks,
Bill0 -
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 -
computer question:
I had to replace a case fan in my computer cause I heard a weird noise and determined a blade is cracked. The bummer is that is was in a tediuos metal enclosure and you had the take off and install so may hard to reach screws to replace the fan.
Long story short; I do not know if I accidently shorted out the board or if its a hard-drive problem, but when I go to start up my computer it comes to the screen that says press 'del' for setup, ctrl + z for ez flash bios etc.... When that screen appeares it just stays there for an abnormally length of time. It would only stay on that screen for 2-3 seconds at most, not it can take two to three minuters or longer to get to the WIN 7 welcome screen.
The odd thing is every function on my computer seems to be fine, just the start-up takes waaaay too long.
Did I short out a component?
Is my hard-drive to blame?
Any help is appreciated.
P.S. I have my HD split into 2 partitions, and I did a clean install of the partition where the OS is, but the same problem still occurs.0 -
Can an upgrade version of windows vista be installed on an windows xp OS or do I need the full version?
I was looking at amazon dott kom and I saw vista home premium [old version]; what exactly is old version?0 -
The bearings are going bad on my laptop graphics card cooling fan so that it's making a really annoying buzzing sound.
How likely am I to burn up the graphics card if I run the computer without the fan for a couple weeks until a replacement arrives?
Thanks in advance0
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