Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows/Linux/MacOS, including drivers
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Brand New Computer Continuously Freezing... :(
I am not sure if this fits in this category or not, but I just built a new computer with:
Asus M2A-VM mobo (has Integrated ATI Radeon X1250-based graphics card)
AMD Athlon X2 6000+ - (with arctic silver 5 thermal paste)
2 GB DDR2 PC800Mhz ...
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BSOD w/ stop code
First off, there are no exclamation points in device manager for bad drivers.
The BSOD happens at random times. The latest one said IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL.
The stop code is:
stop: 0x0000000A (0x1722BD02, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0x804D9...
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Question to all Vista users
I bought Vista off of newegg, and want to get in on this deal...
Awesome deal
Basically you can get a free 80GB 2.5" Maxtor one touch hard drive. My problem is, when I try to use Microsofts validate process to confirm my copy is genuine...
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Lost Add/Delete Programs File
After installing a new software package, I lost all the programs list in the control panel/add delete page. Any ideas?
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Vista popups are really annoying.
I bought vista, and all the allo/cancel popups are pissing me off. How can I disable them permanently? I want to be able to open something with 1 click.
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Tips on speeding up Windows XP
Okay, this document is for those people can't afford the hardware upgrading damands by Microsoft Windows XP, and have enjoyed the new XP look and "feel" for quite a while. This is very useful for people who are doing serious work on t...
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Stopping boot messages on SuSE Linux
Hi,
I'm having fdisk failures at boot, but I can't see where the problem starts because the boot messages scroll by too fast. Is there a way to scroll back upward---or even to stop the boot process---so the messages can be read?
Thanks f...
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Hacking The XP Login Screen in easy steps.
Now here i have tried to use the ResourceHacker software for opening the .exe file lononui.exe which is responsible for giving u the login screen during startup. This file resides in the c:\windows\system32\ forlder of ur System's Primary Drive...
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cannot change the label of hard drive
I had done a CHKDSK /R just now ,a message occured all of a sudden in the boot screen, which states" a disk read is occured" press Ctrl+Del+Alt to restart.When I use the Partition Magic Bootdisk to troubleshoot the problems, the drive...
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Xp OEM question
Im just bought this OEM version of XP and it has a disclaimer saying i need proof of purchase. What do i need it for? To activate windows?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116056
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keystroke shortcuts
Is it possible to assign certain tasks to certain keystrokes? Like 'windows sign' + r opens run command. I want windows sign + e to open IE and not windows explorer. It doesnt have to be windows sign + e but anything. I have a logitech mx revol...
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cannot install windows
First of all, my computer displays the missing or corrupt hal.dll error. I didn't care about fixing this because I thought it was time for a reformat anyway. But when I go to put my xp cd in and boot from it, the computer displays "bad boo...
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Bad boot.ini on XP cd?
Hello all,
I recently corrupted my registry beyond repair so I decided to format and reinstall windows. However, when I insert the windows disk before boot, I hit any key and then it displays " bad boot.ini" and then tries to boot ...
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Vista Beta 1 RC
Does anyone have a link for the rc for sp1 for vista, the RC should be released to the public today (12-11-07) If anyone has a link please post it. thanks.
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Compiz Fusion - Unbuntu, Lunix or Beryl?
http://wiki.compiz-fusion.org/Get_Compiz_Fusion
Hey,
I saw this video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD7QraljRfM
Thought it looked really awesome!
I have a laptop, far from great!
The Specs are;
Intel Celeron @ ...
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Why I went back to Windows After Having Got to Know Linux
I played around with Ubuntu for a few days... Learnt a few nifty things... The Synaptic Manager thingy impressed me the most. But I got rid of Linux for good, and now, I'm back to WindowsXP again.
For the home/office user, Windows is alot...
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Ubuntu Killed Windows ( not spam )
No more Spam
Hey Guys As you no ive been spaming ubuntu threads, ive stoped and im sorry, But now i have a differnt issue ( yes i finaly took defeat, stupid beryl need stupid differnt GPU )
The Issue
When i st...
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Windows XP installed
I recently put in a new hard drive and installed windows xp with my original cd. Everything works fine except when the pc starts up it asks which system i want to use. It lists the two systems Windows xp which are identical. This doesn't cause ...
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User Group Policies
I'm trying to setup a Win XP computer that basically has two user groups, the full admin, and general user access. But the standard user groups which can be selected from the User Accounts within XP don't satisfy what I want.
I want to have ...
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Vista & XP on same driver problem
Hey Guys,
On my Asus Notebook i want to install XP and vista. The idea being that Vista would be on 20gb of ther hdd and xp on 60gb as its a 80gb Disk, well its more 77 you know how it is.
so i loaded the XP disk and partitioned the drive to ...
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Which OS is best...
I need to purchase a full version OS for my new build. My needs are simply multimedia and internet. Which OS should I get? Vista or XP. I have XP home edition on my current pc. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated...
Ga...
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OSx?
how many on this board got Mac OSx Leopard yet?
its awesome there is so many features i love it(first time mac buyer!)
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Should I upgrade Windows?
I have an old desktop with Windows 98SE which I don't use much anymore. An Emachine 533ir, 192 MB RAM, 15GB HD etc. I now have some simple uses for it using its scanner and printer for some biz stuff. I picked up an ethernet card for it and ...
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Anyone know what 'UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME' means ??
I get this message when I turn on my computer. First, a black and white screen asks me what mode I want to start in (ie. safe mode etc.), then I click on any mode and a screen with 'UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME' appears.
Anyone??
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novell
anybody tried novell or have it. im thinking about putting linux on my laptop and i was wondering what people think about this?
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Mega Huge Giant Omg Problem
OMG OMG i installed a unbutu intaller since i dont have the cd's i was doing the install not in any OS just some default thing i was going fine untill i came up to somthing about " partitioning disk and when i click the 1 it had default se...
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two operating systems
Is it possible to have Windows xp home installed and windows xp professional also installed on the same computer. If so can I install windows xp professionals without losing any data in my windows xp home operating system.
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