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I have some dictionary installed on my computer. This dictionary had been installed from the CD which came along with a hard copy (a book). I wonder is possible to convert such a Windows dictionary to certain type of application that would be able to run on my smartphone (Windows Mobile)? I know there are some programs around that convert .exe to .cab files, but besides .exe files I see the other ones like .DAT, .dll, .dct in the installation folder of dictionary on my computer.

Would be possible that kind of convertion at the first place? It is important to know that Microsoft Windows is not platform for a wide range of electronic DEVICES. Microsoft Windows programs run only on some popular versions of Windows and if the CPU is an AMD or Intel CPU made in the past few years.
There are some receptions, which prove the rule.

Recently MS released a Office version just for the iPhone. This means that some documents you write with Word or Excel could be read and edited on an iPhone. But it is a very EXCEPTIONAL product and took MS awhile to develop it.


Microsoft Releases Office App for iPhone
As for Smartphones other than t Apple, there is little chance that MS would soon do Office for the Android system.

This may be the answer you want. It is possible to run some Windows programs on a powerful Smartphone with the right software. I don't know how it WORKS. Here is the link:
http://ask.metafilter.com/156390/Is-there-a-Smartphone-that-can-run-Windows-XP-Programs

Hi, everybody. I've got a question I hope somebody can help me answer.

I post on a message board and somebody there has a LITTLE box that shows at the bottom of their post that tells you what song they're listening to at the moment. It will say something like:

Now Playing:

Song: When Will I Be Loved
Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Album: Greatest Hits

The person who had it no longer posts there so I can't ask them.

Has anybody EVER seen that? Does anybody know where I can download one?

Thanks for your helpNo.
Not without knowing what SITE it is and what plugin or app they use...OK. I was just hoping you might have seen it somewhere. Song: When Will I Be Loved
Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Album: Greatest Hits
I have that album.
The problem is that she was a 60's artist, -
any nobody on CH is that old.
Except me.
Here she is on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY-mTbv38Io
$1.29 on Amazon. Quote from: Geek-9pm on June 14, 2013, 03:25:23 PM

Song: When Will I Be Loved
Artist: Linda Ronstadt
Album: Greatest Hits
I have that album.
The problem is that she was a 60's artist, -
any nobody on CH is that old.
Except me.
Here she is on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY-mTbv38Io
$1.29 on Amazon.

Does the forum allow Java objects?

Back in the day, uniquely among my circle of friends, I liked "Poor Poor Pitiful Me", and used to play it on jukeboxes in bars. About 1977 I think.

Hi -
I enjoyed reading "Never heard of operating system". To give you an idea of what I know (or don"t know), In the 70s I learned to write programs in Fortran 4 and wrote programs for the company I worked for. It seems to me you think "C" is the best place to start if a person wants to learn programing. Is "C" available in any study at home format. I probly will not go back to studing again but I am curious? Thanks BobSure. Books, library, Internet sources, etc. From Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=c%20programming%20language&sprefix=c+programming+language%2Caps&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ac%20programming%20language

From a Google search on how to study c programming language: http://www.cprogramming.com/how_to_learn_to_program.htmlsoybean
Thanks That was just what I wanted. I will fallow up with that. BobMay I kindly suggest you download a free copy of Microsoft Visual Studio. That package will let you do some programming in C, if you wish. Nevertheless, C++ is a better choice, in the opinion of many, many programmers and authors.
Here is a closed topic on another forum that represents the views of some.

Why would anybody use C over C++ ? Geek-9pm -
Thanks for your suggestion. I will check it out. BobQuote from: Geek-9pm on April 24, 2013, 02:24:56 PM

May I kindly suggest you download a free copy of Microsoft Visual Studio. That package will let you do some programming in C, if you wish. Nevertheless, C++ is a better choice, in the opinion of many, many programmers and authors.

I am trying to hook my laptop up to my tv. I am using Windows 8 on my laptop. I bought a vga to rca cable off of amazon. I hooked the cable up to the laptop and to the tv through the component jack on back of tv. I turn it to the cmpt 1 channel on tv. U can see the screen but it shows in the long COLUMNS. how do i turn it into the whole screen so i can i can watch netflix and movies off my laptop on my tv? I also went to my display settings on laptop and changed it to project second screen. PLEASE HELP ME...Most TV's have aspect RATIO settings to GET the picture to fit. Have you checked into this setting yet? I have had to change this when gaming through widescreen TV via my computer connected to it or when playing old NES games on the new widescreen 32" TV to get it to fit betterare you talking about the settings on the computer or tv? How do I do it?Its on the TV. It will be in the menu system. Different TV's have it in different locations, depending on how they were programmed by the manufacturer. Should be 4:3 aspect ratio setting. My TV gets to this navigation by MENU button on remote and its somewhere in the tree from there.

More info here:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4867953_connect-tv-using-vga-cable.html

Found it interesting today that an ad at the top of www.Youtube.com for Samsung Galaxy was showing as a green rectangular window but yet the watermark etc shown as Galaxy, which I assume is Samsung Galaxy, and it was crashing Flash Plugin and causing Firefox to lock up. After about 20 seconds a message popped up giving choice to wait or shutdown the flash plugin that is not responding. Tried this 3 times on same computer, then gave up on my desktop and fired up my netbook and same issue happened with latest Firefox and Youtube main page's Galaxy ad crashing it.

Maybe when I go to Youtube later, they will have fixed or moved on to a different advertisement that doesnt crash Flash on Firefox and render Youtube non-functional, since without Flash youtube cant play videos etc. Did not test it with IE or any other browser.

Seems as though this ad is a corrupt file linked to their main site, or doesnt play well with latest Firefox and Flash Plugin.The ad won't GET past the first 3 seconds for me.

I use adblock so I would never have noticed it. Had to DISABLE it to see what you were talking about.Maybe I should be using adblock
I love it.

With adblock:
http://i.imgur.com/39KY5LY.png

Without adblock:
http://i.imgur.com/cvHGZN8.png


With adblock:
http://i.imgur.com/BV70MZf.png

Without adblock:
http://i.imgur.com/Y0DOMh9.png

I love that it gets rid of that stuff on the left.VERY COOL!!!

Going to try that out when I get home from work!The ad at the top of www.Youtube.com for Samsung Galaxy played fine for me in IE10 and Opera 12.15 on my Windows 8 laptop. I don't have Firefox installed on this computer.Interesting that it appears to be an issue with Firefox's Flash Plugin then.

Only other difference is that your running Windows 8 and Carbon and I are running Win 7I just tried on my Win 7 desktop system, using Firefox 19... and it worked. It seemed a bit SLOW in DISPLAYING the ad but once it was displayed, I could expand the ad and CLICKED to forward and backward arrows that appear in the expanded view of the ad.

Just out of curiosity, what antivirus program are you using? And, any other protections apps running in the background? Only using MSSE, no other protections other than whats already built into FF20 with virus scan for downloads etc.

Also guessing that with enough people using FF20, that Youtube aka Google may have gotten complaints to fix it by now, since 6 hrs have gone by since I had the issue at home with 2 different computers both running FF20, and cant test it from Gov computer.

hello , i'm samer 19 years old from Egypt . please read my topic for the last word and be patient . i study engineering , the first year , the coming year i'll specialize in communication engineering ( the only department has a relation with computer and electronics ) and in the last year i'll specialize in computer engineering . the education here is so bad . so , i have to depend on myself . my aim and AMBITION is to manufacture complete made home computer including ( motherboard,processor,.... ) and learn how to make an operation system like linux or windows ... i know that this is very DIFFICULT and may TAKE 20 years but i always thinking that steve jobs invented computer (macintosh) and operation system (mac) , iphone and ipad , i mean that he did MANY great thing in little time , so i want you to help me , what is the fields i should start from ? for example : electricity then electronics thins programming ... i want to know what is the books i should read , the important thing what is the specific steps to follow them in learning and ACHIEVE what i want

I use Outlook Express for my Email. RUNNING Windos XP. Use Explorer 8 as default. (newer versions don't work w/XP). I suddenly have a problem with links in my incoming Emails. Any links included in any Email don't open Explorer and ALSO don't work if Explorer is open. I recently tried Firefox but had other problems with that and had to uninstall it. Can anyone HELP??No need to double POST...

Topic CLOSED.

Hi, I apologize if I have this in the wrong section.

I'm TRYING to connect my 'DELL Inspiron 15R' To my 40" LCD BUSH TV 'Product CODE: lcd40fhda8' via HDMI cable, but for some reason, it wont read the HDMI, I've TRIED using all 3 HDMI slots on the TV, and I have a xbox running via HDMI so I know the slots are all working.

I have a small DIFFERENT branded TV 23" and when I plug in the HDMI into that it reads the laptop straight away.


I can run the laptop fine with a VGA cable, just not with HDMI..

Am I missing something or anything?


Any HELP will be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.Is it possible you weren't on the correct hdmi channel?

Hi I was hoping to archive family home dvds to an external hard drive & wondering on the best way forward.

Up to now I’ve used corel VIDEO studio 2010, which also at the same time saved the dvds to WMP files. For whatever reason my corel program got corrupted & deleted all the files saved to corel.

I still have the footage on my pc in Windows Media Player but its broken up into multiple short clips of a few seconds each which does not make much of a viewing experience.

My questions:-

1.If I wanted to stay with corel & reload everything back onto it from mini dvd, would I need to also install the corel software onto my external hard drive to view it there?

2. I would prefer to move everything into WMP as its more versatile, but how can I CONDENSE all these wmp files that originally came from 5 dvd mini DISKS into 5 watchable long clips like the original mini disks they came from?

3. Can you recommend a software program that can convert from CAMCORDER mini disc to wmp without breaking it up into small bits?
Quote

1.If I wanted to stay with corel & reload everything back onto it from mini dvd, would I need to also install the corel software onto my external hard drive to view it there? ( NO - The software just needs to be installed to Windows and no matter where the media is located it can handle it. )

2. I would prefer to move everything into WMP as its more versatile, but how can I condense all these wmp files that originally came from 5 dvd mini disks into 5 watchable long clips like the original mini disks they came from? ( See answer to #3, Format Factory might work and its available for free download. )

3. Can you recommend a software program that can convert from camcorder mini disc to wmp without breaking it up into small bits? ( I use Format Factory for CONVERSIONS which is free and worth a try, but not sure if it will handle those files or not. I create AVI's with Format Factory. )

Purchased for first time music from ITunes. I want to transfer and play it through Windows Media Player.

Is there a process I can use to do this?

Thanks
I googled "can you play songs from itunes with windows media player" and got 92,200,000 results

Here is the link

http://www.google.co.uk/#output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=can+you+play+songs+from+itunes+with+windows+media+player&oq=can+you+play+songs+from+itunes+with+windows+media+player&gs_l=hp.12..0i22i30l2.12335.12335.0.13516.1.1.0.0.0.0.167.167.0j1.1.0...0.0...1c..9.psy-ab.m8YRqqbXAoc&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.45368065,d.d2k&fp=d1f8cbd7a4f08168&biw=1366&bih=676

hope this helpsIf you strip the DRM off of it you can. Easiest method was burning a CD using iTunes so you have a physical copy of what you bought to play in your cars CD player etc, and then RIP off of that CD using Windows Media Player with the DRM lost at the CD creation, so you can make a MP3 that will play in any MP3 player etc.Thanks for your help.
The link took me to advice "right click on one of the files, select Open With... Choose Program.The trouble is I cant locate Open With or Choose Progam any where. Have tried EXPORTING the file and changing the defaults to WMP without success. Also I have been unable to locate "Add to Library" on the WMP site.
I would take the advice about burning a CD using iTunes etc but at this STAGE I only want move one song from iTunes to WMP! Later with a folder of music I will use that method as well. Have spent several hours searching so hope you can help?iTunes does not have DRM protection (anymore).

Open windows media player, then drag the music file into the media player window. Does that work?As soon as I click and drag on the iTunes file the WMP site disapears so no result!I mean the file itself.

Right click the song and click on "open file location"The file is what I have been clicking on. Can not find "open file location" after right clicking?Sorry, that's on the Mac.


Click on "SHOW in Windows Explorer"Thanks
Finally getting there.having located Show in Windows Explorer opns computer-local disk (c:)-users-admin-my music-iTunes-iTunes media-music -song, displays a bar click on this opens the song now plays using WMP (small screen) I then opened WMP and dragged the song to it from the bar but it went to the Unsaved List only. How can I save it to show permantly in WMP?
Right click the music file, go to Properties and click Change next to "Open With".I did so. There seems to be several places where i can see "open with WMP" and it goes to the unsaved list or c properties, Change/Windows, OK or drag and drop from "show in Windows Explorer and from there drag and drop to the unsaved list
but it seems impossible to get it on to the WMP music library. WMP is the default setting for AUDIO files
I can play the music on the untitled play list but the file doesnt stay there once I close down the computer. Hope I have described this correctly?
Maybe it would be simpler to build up a library and then burn to a disk etc?

Yes, there are some things best done with an plain old Desktop and not your smartphone. Of course you can't take your Desktop with you while you jog, but there are many cool things done better with the Desktop.
Here is the Geek 9pm list of
Things to with old desktop, not a Smart Phone

0. Turn on a relay to start an older coffee pot. Yeah, you have to add the relay. Get one a Radio Shack. wire it to the printer port.

1. Heat a small room in the spring and fall. The monitor contributes to the heat. OK, not very warm,. but takes off the chill. Cost is about the same as any electric heater.

2. Play old DOS games without emulation. They run at the right speed, correct graphics and are still are as much fun as ever. Configuration is easy. Just boot from a DOS diskette.

3. Charge several USB device all at once. An old Desktop will have four free USB ports that can change a camera, a iPod, you GPS and even your tablet. Each port allows 500 ma.

4. Be a huge Digital clock visible from a distance. You can even choose a tradition clock with hands and Numbers. Works as a night light too. Much, much brighter that any smartphone.

5. Write letters and Emilia with a real keyboard. All old PCs come with excellent
keyboards that are often better than NEW ones. Very nice touch. Letters are easy to see.


This is very loosely based on the article by

By Eric Dahl, PCW Print
20 Things You Didn't Know Your PC Could Do
http://www.pcworld.com/article/108720/article.html

What do you do with your old Desktop?





I use MS Office (Word, Excel, Access) a lot, do email, browse the web, occasional Skype, occasionally update some web pages for a local non-profit website, MANAGE digital photos,, etc., all of which I can't imagine doing on a SmartPhone. Make a scene at starbucks:
http://www.ucbcomedy.com/videos/play/1015/prank-mobile-desktop

Was trying to find the pic of the guy walking using his desktop constructed of two 2x4's resting on each shoulder, with some padding, with desktop monitor and keyboard duct taped in front of him and tower and UPS on his back to counter balance. Google search was a fail for that gag pic that I saw like 10 years ago.

Quote

1. Heat a small room in the spring and fall. The monitor contributes to the heat. OK, not very warm,. but takes off the chill. Cost is about the same as any electric heater.

4th Topic by Geek on the theme of desktops dissappearing in the near future...
I am not suprised one bit...
Carry on.

This just in::

"" MS Blames Dell for slow Win 8 sales""....
Film at Eleven.

Whether its Windows 7 or Windows 8, Microsoft should allow for this downgrade and not care if a customer wants 7 or 8 as long as they are getting their revenue in per computer sold license fee. But I have this strong feeling that they have such pride in Windows 8 as well as want to collect on those who hate it, that they are almost forcing people to go the route of Windows 8 if you buy new computers, and if you have a problem with it... give us more money for 7!!! Which makes them more money than giving free downgrades to Windows 7 as they have in the past for some 98, 2000, XP, and Vista PC's.

Has anyone seen a Windows 7 / Windows 8 dual license key label affixed to any new computers yet, I havent?

don't mean you are able to say, dual-boot

No, dual boot is not using both versions at the same time.

Meanwhile, Windows 8 sales are still below expectations.

BC, who can you believe?

Hi,
I have a teenage daughter who has become curious about male/female relationships, so she has been visiting sites (if you know what I mean). I am trying to block these sites using notepad, but it seems it isn't working. Could you please help me resolve the problem.
I have Windows 7 ( )
This is what I have on my notepad

# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
#127.0.0.1 localhost
#::1 localhost
127.0.0.1 *.www.thetaoofbadass.com
127.0.0.1 *.www.perfectgirls.net
127.0.0.1 *.www.redtube.com
127.0.0.1 *.www.shufuni.com

I have tried it with/without the asterisk and dot.
My apologies if this is in the wrong location. All the Info you Need...This may help some.
Hosts file ignored, windows 7 64 bit, firefox
The expert suggests you rename the original HOSTS file. Then create a one-line HOSTS file with notepad, using something that has to work. Then test it with ping.
You can have more that on entry in the HOSTS file. Just add more lines.
Quote from: sanmil0963 on June 06, 2013, 02:25:00 PM

I have a teenage daughter who has become curious about male/female relationships, so she has been visiting sites (if you know what I mean). I am trying to block these sites using notepad, but it seems it isn't working. Could you please help me resolve the problem.

Why don't you try respecting your daughter's right to find out about relationships? And trusting her? Just asking.

Really? Doing relationships over the internet has to be one of the most hazardous things a young person could ever do. Relationships should begin in an environment where people can be seen for what they really are.

Why don't you try respecting your daughter's right to find out about relationships? And trusting her? Just asking.

Those sites aren't exactly a good role model for any kind of relationship.

As a teenager, I can tell you honestly that if you try to use some form of technology to prevent your daughter from doing something, she will get around it. Skip the middleman and resolve the problem at the source. Talk to your daughter, explain what's what about real relationships, and explain that sites like those do not reflect any kind of reality.

Pre-post edit: I really didn't want to say "explain the ins and outs about relationships"

All the Info you Need...

It should still be retried...

Have a Great One...

And many more...Hope you have an enjoyable day, Calum!Thanks guys! It was DEFINITELY a better one than last year Good to hear...and good to SEEYA again...BELATED birthday WISHES Thanks it's good to be back.

Have a Great One BUD....Happy birthday Quantos !! Thank you guys. I'm having a great DAY, and it's only looking up.
I FEEL REALLY lucky.

I have burned a SERIES of video clips, which I downloaded from my camcorder, to a DVD (in a USB format) and, although I sort the clips in date order, they are replayed in alphabetical order (of the title of each clip).
I would like them to be played in date order.
Can anyone help please?
This happens whether I play them in Windows Media player or in VLC.
Thank you.You're going to get a lot of spam if your user name is also your e-mail address.

Can you rename the clips in order as -

01 blah blah
02 something
03 something else

etc etc

If they are renamed with the date (either as the filename or at the beginning) in yyyy-mm-dd format with (if necessary) a sub number if there are some with the same date, they will sort in date order in the player's playlist.

2013-05-01-01 Tampa beach.xxx
2013-05-01-02 Alligator museum.xxx
2013-05-02-01 Disney World.xxx
2013-05-02-02 Jim gets drunk.xxx

etc
Jim Gets Drunk is an excellent tune.... Quote from: patio on June 04, 2013, 08:15:05 AM

Jim Gets Drunk is an excellent tune....

With Windows Media Player 11, it's easier than ever to find and play your favorite music. Playlists are a great way to control how you use the files in your library. This article describes how to create playlists of your favorite songs.

Salmon Trout .

How do you expect they can be renamed when they are now on the dvd

If they wouod have done this two or three YEARS ago, it would be news. Now it may be too late to MATTER.
For what it is worth, here is the STORY...
ew Xbox Coming: Microsoft ANNOUNCEMENT Of New VIDEO Game Console Slated For May 21

Afr-er signup for Hutu plus for $8 pier month, then they can not show the Si-fi SERIES Continuum season two in the USA. Bummer!

Does that mean they do have it elsewhere? Should I move to Canada? Can you guys OUTSIDE of USA GET it it on line anytime?

Before I have made the COMMITMENT, they indicated it was available.

How I see the new season two of Continuum
I am an old man. I might not be around when if finally airs in the USA.
Any ideas? (Don't say torrent, please.)

You don't have to stick to just one e-mail
Here are a dozen free services.
1) aol.com
2) hushmail.com
3) gmail.com
4) inbox.com
5) gmx.com
6) live.com
7) lycos.com
mail.com
9) outlook.com
10) yahoo.com
11) Zoho.com
12) ausi.com

Alphabetical order.
Except for the one down under.
I view live.com and outlook.com as the same THING. Likewise, hotmail.com now equals Outlook.com.

By the way, ISP-provided email accounts could be added to this list. And, keep in MIND, some ISPs allow more than one email account. Personally I used to use GMX and still do for certain older things, the web interface is pretty good. Nowadays I use Google Apps so it uses my own domain but I can access my email through the regular Gmail interface which is great.

ISP provided email accounts also exist but I generally advise against using them as it SORT of ties you into an ISP as if you wish to switch to a different ISP you will also likely need to go through all the hassle of changing email address.Quote from: camerongray on June 03, 2013, 02:55:15 AM

ISP provided email accounts also exist but I generally advise against using them as it sort of ties you into an ISP as if you wish to switch to a different ISP you will also likely need to go through all the hassle of changing email address.

ISP provided email accounts also exist but I generally advise against using them as it sort of ties you into an ISP as if you wish to switch to a different ISP you will also likely need to go through all the hassle of changing email address.

Someone on YOUTUBE asked me for my facebook profile URL so he could message me? I posted a FB link in the comments (underneath his comment to me) but it does not show up on youTube. Why? Is this not ALLOWED by youTube?


Thanks--Yes, you have guessed it right. Youtube disallows users to post links like that to PREVENT FRAUD intentions. You may check with their USER guidelines. Good luck.

I get this every time I sign on my computer. What is it and how can I remove it?



[RECOVERING disk space, ATTACHMENT deleted by admin]This appears to be part of the control centre for PRINTERS manufactured by Brother. One of the simplest things you could try, assuming you still have or can get the drivers for the printer (would have come on a CD with it), would be to try uninstalling and reinstalling your printer control centre.Thank you. YES I have Brother Printer so will now look at that area. Thanks agin.You could ALSO visit http://www.brother-usa.com/Support/ to get the latest driver/software for your printer, in case they have a later version than what came with your printer. Thanks for that. Contacted the American site and have down-loaded the latest updates for that machine. Thanks again, Pete.

I installed windows xp over windows 98se and windows 2000 PROFESSIONAL, how do I uninstall windows 2000. I would like to have just a SINGLE o/s on my SYSTEM.


Thank you in advance Open the boot.ini FILE and delete the line that REFERS to Windows 2000

Have a GREAT ONE QUAXO...HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Quaxo!

Hello all,

I want to execute paris-traceroute to multiple addresses in an IPv4 address block in UBUNTU. I want the output written to txt file.

Who can help out with a script that can help me achieve this?

THANK you

Iyke

https://askubuntu.com/questions/420981/how-do-i-save-terminal-output-to-a-file

This shows how to pass the output to a file with > or >> which is the same METHOD as DOS SHELL or DOS environment passing of output to a file.

I need any comments or reviews on this PROGRAM. anyone tried it yet?
It's FREE but scam? link http://www.freesafeip.com/

ThanksPersonally I would stay away from these "VPN Providers" especially the free ones. What you basically do when you use a VPN is route your internet traffic through an external server, there is nothing to stop the owner of that server from spying on your traffic where they would be able to look at what WEBSITES you load and even capture passwords that are entered into non-https sites (Like this forum).

Can anyone tell me how to fix problems with the Help (from the Start BUTTON)? When I try to start a troubleshooter, it asks me what the problem is, and when I try to go to the next SCREEN, it doesn't display anything, it is TOTALLY blank. I have tried it with multiple troubleshooters (PRINT, modem, etc) and no troubleshooter works. Any ideas?

Thanks a lot!
LiSorry to bring up an old thread, but I am also having this problem, I have Win 98SEI also do not have troubleshooters help any more, also the option to REMOVE ie6 from control panel is not there

My game screen on OMGPOP for pool as BECOME very jitery and unresponsive here the past two days. I know that some cookies were FIDDLED with by my WIFE not knowing much about them. I don't know what if any thing she may have changed. I'm not all that either, but the pool game started about the same time too. Most everywhere else seems untouched though. I ask the players about it and they do not seem to be having the same trouble. Imessed with enable the java and it seem diff for a short time ,then back to a mess. HELP PLEASE! I like the pool game. ThanksNow I'm really confused because I just came from the site to CHECK 4 a reply and before I could finish the last game the darn thing began to play as normal as if nothing is or was wrong all the way to the last ball. I made no changes, so I'm really curious how and why the BEHAVOIR changed at that time. I know the obvious would be website malfunction, but I asked each player about their own screen behavior and no one else was having any trouble at all. This did happen exactly the same way only hours after the first symptoms and fell apart the very next game ,staying that way up to just minutes ago. I will now go check to see about my ghost.

Thanks 4 ur time

Is it legal?
This was near the top in a Google search

1 Million FREE and Legal MUSIC Tracks
http://www.redferret.net/pmwiki/pmwiki.phpSince it's a collection of a few hundred links to sites i'll have to get back to you with an answer.....it may take awhile.I think it's not legal.

But,anyway, it's a good collections!!! Quote from: mwitecome on NOVEMBER 28, 2010, 11:32:40 PM

I think it's not legal.

But,anyway, it's a good collections!!!

hi my laptop keeps turning off whenever i alt tab from a game. I also NOTICE my laptop makes a louder than usual noise from the game and it will never stop until i alt tab, thus making my laptop turn off. My temperatures are fine and laptop does not get too hot. I NEED help please!Even though temperatures are fine and laptop does not get too hot, it most likely is warming up when playing the game and your fan is simply coming on or RUNNING FASTER to keep temps from getting too high. Put your and near the air circulation vent(s) and put your ear close to the vent when you hear the noise. Surely, you can verify the noise is from the fan.

Does alt/tab work correctly when SWITCHING between apps other than the game? alt tab does not work while i am playing a game. It doesnt matter if i am switching to desktop or just a web page, the laptop will always shut off. Also I forgot to mention that if i exit the game, the laptop shuts down. The game i am talking about is WoW. As for the loud noise i was talking about earlier, i meant the fan is so loud whether im in a populated place in WoW or if i exit to the login screen, the fan still makes the SAME loud noises. Quote from: gootecks on May 12, 2013, 08:26:14 PM

alt tab does not work while i am playing a game. It doesnt matter if i am switching to desktop or just a web page, the laptop will always shut off.

The game i am talking about is WoW. As for the loud noise i was talking about earlier, i meant the fan is so loud whether im in a populated place in WoW or if i exit to the login screen, the fan still makes the SAME loud noises.

Also I forgot to mention that if i exit the game, the laptop shuts down.

Just curious to see what oddball issues other people have run into.

One of my weirdest ones has to be a system that wouldn't shut down. Well, Windows would shut down, but the system stayed running, and as soon as you connected power to it, the fans would spin, drives would spin up, but the system wouldn't actually start until you hit the power button. If you shut it down, the screen would go off, the graphics card fan would stop spinning, but the fans stayed on. Turned out it was a short in the front panel card reader, connected via USB. Unplugged that after much head scratching and changing of other COMPONENTS and it was fine. Very odd.

A fairly common issue was the reset switches in a certain case causing problems. They didn't randomly reset the PC, or make it unable to power on, or anything like that - they caused instability when the system was overclocked, or random graphical corruption. Very bizarre and I still don't know how the reset switch could affect that, but it most definitely was the switch as unplugging it made the previously unstable system stable at the overclocked speed, and the graphics were now fine. Happened a few times, only ever on one model of case.Probably when I built my current one, you would turn it on and it would sort of get stuck in a loop before posting - The numbers on the 7 segment display would count up, there would be a faint click sound (Internal Speaker?) and they would start counting again. It would do this several times until it would finally beep and POST. This was happening both before and after I overclocked it so I knew it wasn't that. What got more annoying is after overclocking it, if I hit the reset button while it was "looping" (Which sometimes helped) it would reset my overclock which was a real pain. Updating the BIOS solved this and I've never had a problem since!Fairly common with Gigabyte boards on some BIOS versions, or with certain settings, or certain hardware combinations, or...in fact, I'll just say that cold boot issues are common on Gigabyte boards.
That's not to say they're bad boards, it just seems to be a relatively common problem/quirk across several product lines - I myself have experienced it on X58, H55, P55, H61, P67, and Z68 boards at various times.
I got very familiar with different BIOS versions and beta versions as some were terrible for it and others reduced the occurrence of the issue significantly. This thread was invaluable for having the different versions for each board all in one place - http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte/28441-gigabyte-latest-beta-bios.html - along with station-drivers.com for updated or sometimes beta chipset drivers, MEI firmware and drivers, USB3 firmware and drivers, etc.Ahh, that makes sense, I was wondering how they didn't notice it during testing but that makes sense if it was down to certain hardware combinations.Sometimes it was down to overclock settings, sometimes down to the RAM or PSU. If I remember correctly there was one PSU (might have been the VX450 so we're going back a bit now) that was entirely incompatible with one Gigabyte board, it just wouldn't work.Weirdest would have to be one that happened a long time ago back in the days of dial up. I had a 386DX33Mhz at the time and a 14.4 modem that was internal and required jumpers for setting up the IRQ etc.

I got this computer in a drawing at my employer where they had a small stack of Dell and Gateway 2000 computers ranging from 286, 386, and 486 computers that worked and all were running Windows 3.11. We got to put our name in a coffee can and when your name was picked you got your pick of systems. My name was picked 3rd, and the 486's were the first to go as for others also knew what was faster from the slower systems. So I picked the 386DX33Mhz Gateway 2000 large desktop computer.

Got it home and installed the 14.4 modem out of my 286 into it, as well as added my Serial Mouse to COM1 DB9, COM2 DB9 had connected for a serial link to my older 286 to file transfer over serial port with a null cable which was way better than sneaker network with floppies. The 14.4 modem I set to COM3 IRQ4.

Now a savy computer guru already would see the problem before reading further..hint...hint

I'd connect to the internet AOL 2.5 at the time and everything was great while I was navigating on the web moving my mouse, but as soon as my mouse was not used for about 10 seconds I would get disconnected from the internet. So I reconnected to the internet and heard the modem noise of dialing and resync'ing and would be connected again until my mouse was not MOVED for longer than 10 seconds or so. So I didnt quite figure out why yet.... but figured ok I will keep wiggling my mouse and see if it stays connected...so I kept the pointer active and sure enough i wouldnt get disconnected, then I intentionally stopped wiggling it and got disconnected.

So I was about 19 years old at the time and didnt yet have the knowledge that I have today and so AOL had chat rooms and so I went into one that was computer or tech related. I then had to make sure I wiggled my mouse frequently to not get disconnected and posted a response for help in the chat room. I said this makes no sense to me, but "WHY DO I NEED TO KEEP MOVING MY MOUSE TO NOT GET DISCONNECTED FROM THE INTERNET?"

A computer savy person in there which was like sinbad0672 replied asking for computer info. I shared that it was a Gateway 2000 with a Intel 386 DX 33 Mhz CPU and 12MB RAM, running Windows 3.11 on a Conner 120MB hard drive, and I have a Mouse on COM1, a null cable on COM2 for a serial file transfer that I use between 2 computers, and 14.4 modem and said its set to Com 3 IRQ4.

While wiggling the mouse in a circular pattern about every 5 seconds pausing to type and wiggle to maintain the connection, the person responded back stating I cant have my Modem on COM3 because COM1 and COM3 share IRQ4!!!!!!

So the fix was to set the jumpers on modem to COM4 IRQ3, and do away with my serial transfer setup on COM2 since it would conflict with the modem on COM4 since COM2 and COM4 share IRQ3

Whalla system was running healthy and no longer had to wiggle mouse to keep the internet connection!!! System Board failure (presumably) on my ancient Thinkpad 755CDV. It ran PC-DOS 7.0 and Windows 3.1. I hadn't used it in a very long time.
It had a power-on password, which I still remembered, but I couldn't enter it in; when I pressed some keys, two "password characters" would appear; others wouldn't display anything. One in every 10 or so boots I could get it to work properly, seemed to work better if I used an external keyboard.

(First thing I did once I got back in was disable that power-on password. An interesting thing since that is the same password it had since it was purchased in 1994).

Once I booted DOS, however- it hung while loading one of any number of drivers. Now, bear in mind that this had worked admirably for a very long time. My first suspect was simple file corruption, so I booted into DOS using "safe mode" (eg. skip Autoexec.bat and config.sys with F5).

This time, before showing the prompt, it said "Divide Error" and halted.

I had no idea what was going on. So I booted to a clean DOS floppy- maybe command.com on the hard disk got corrupted.

Same Error.

I eventually figured it out, or at least narrowed it down to a System Board failure. Data would be read but get corrupted while travelling over the system bus in unforeseeable ways; the result was that, when it was more or less "working" and responding to commands, I could run an FC on two identical files and get them to claim they were different, copy a file and then compare the copy to the original and have it claim those were different. I figured it could also be memory, but was able to eliminate that when I bought a 20$ for parts model of the same laptop and used it's memory with the same result.

Also, the computer's Easy-Setup said there was a System Board malfunction so I figure that sorted it.

I'm guessing the Battery Leakage I had observed a few months earlier had somehow managed to get to the System Board and caused problems.

What I found most interesting is that it was simply indeterminate; one boot will cause my to be unable to type anything at all, another will double letters, another will have no foreseeable pattern; etc.

Eventually it started hanging right at the Memory count display and screaming a constant beep, which no surprise according to the manual was indicative of a System Board Failure too.
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This time, before showing the prompt, it said "Divide Error" and halted.

When I turn the laptop on, it shows the HP logo for a few seconds and then the screen goes blank. I have tried F8 to try to boot in safe mode but noting happens. I do not have the Vista disks as the computer was given to me. Is there a site where I can obtain a RECOVER disk or boot disk of that is what I need. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Has this computer worked SINCE it was given to you?

Do you KNOW whether it has a recovery partition on the hard drive? Normally, it would have this unless you or the previous owner deleted or erased that partition. The recovery partition was most likely designated drive D when viewed in Computer. I know the recovery partition can be run on some HP computers by hitting F11 during startup. Try that.

If that does not work, VISIT HP website to get a phone # to call for support. Call them and request a recovery disc (DVD) for your laptop. They will charge a fee but the cost, with shipping, will probably be $15 - $20. That's a much lower cost than having to buy the OS on the retail market. Thanks for replying. The previous owner doesn't have the experience to change the partitions and he purchased it new. The laptop has worked well until about a week AGO. I will try f11. If that doesn't work I will contact HP. Thank you.

im just wondering if there is a promgram i could use on windows xp to creat the ability to auto change BACKGROUNDS LIKE in windows 7, so would any one know of such a thing . i know you can get a program to to the change window thing (alt +TAB) and thats winflip http://johnsadventures.com/software/backgroundswitcher/

I don't think you can get the "Fade" from one IMAGE to another. I don't think that's possible.thanks that is useful and works thanks dude

Can ANYONE HELP with free software that will OPEN these files.

Thankyou
roy66Open OFFICE or Google for "xls viewer" and "doc viewer"

Hello,

I have created a company and need to do some things : visit cards, leaflets, booklets and some roll-up. I would like to know what's your opinion about Vistaprint and if someone has had any PROBLEMS with them, I already know that they have good propositions and good prices. I'd check out this link for what people think of vistaprint. I used them for business cards and magnets on 3 occasions as well as my wife also got business cards for her business.

I have no complaints Price and quality as well as how fast I got them SEEMED fair.Used them for business. Good service. I ordered once to Vistaprint and all went well, but when you're looking for something a little bit different and customized (exclusive), they don't have many choices at Vistaprint. A company that i can RECOMMEND for you is JMwebs, http://www.jmwebs.net/ , I use to work with them actually. The most important difference is the fact that they're designers and they customize everything. The quality of their products is really better than others and moreover, you can ask what you want, they'll always propose you something.
About the price, you'll SEE that there's no pretty MUCH difference, for some orders, prices are the same. It depends on the quality that you wish to put in your products. Good Luck.

Quote from: John1397 on March 15, 2013, 06:47:36 PM

That wouldn't help me much do not KNOW c would rather start from scratch.

So are you saying that you literally have no experience with any programming topic?

So in preparation for migration of my quadcore Athlon II x4 620 2.6Ghz to my new AM3+ motherboard which should arrive any day now with the 8GB RAM and 128GB SSD, I ordered a AMD Athlon X2 4450B AM2 off of ebay for $10 to stuff the cheapest but fastest CPU I could find to install into my old motherboard which is Biostar MCP6PB M2+ so that this motherboard could still be used while I am building up the new system. Received my CPU in the mail yesterday just 3 days after buying it, and performed the swap last night. The good thing is that the Windows 7 activation didnt break and the motherboard was happy with the transition from the 2.6Ghz quadcore Athlon socket AM3 to the 2.3Ghz dualcore Athlon socket AM2 CPU.

But what I found interesting was that there was a 4450B and a 4450E CPU, and they benchmark with scores that are non similar. The 4450B benchmarks with a passmark score of 1266 as seen here http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=AMD+Athlon+Dual+Core+4450B and the 4450E benchmarks worse with a score of 1043 as shown here http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=AMD+Athlon+Dual+Core+4450e and they perform way different just by the difference of the slower performance 4450E with 2x 512k L2 Cache and the other better performance 4450B with 1 x 1MB L2 Cache shared among 2 cores.

At newegg as a reference, specs can be compared.
AMD Athlon X2 4450E ( 2 x 512k L2 Cache )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103256

AMD Athlon X2 4450B ( 1MB L2 Cache )
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103263

Looking at the specs as to what B and E indicate, it appears that the B stands for "Business Class CPU", while there is no designation as to what E stands for but a guess is "Economical - Home User" The Value Build CPU = lesser performance @ lesser price tag.

On ebay among the many 4450E's this one was the only 4450B PRICED the same as the 4450E's, and I bought it thiking that maybe I would receive an incorrectly advertised CPU in which the seller probably has a 4450E for sale but accidentally listed it as a 4450B. Fortunately it is the 4450B better performing CPU and it runs quite well in my old motherboard for gaming.

To me I was kind of surprised that there was a letter attribute labelling the difference as for most of the AMD CPU's have always been totally different numbers or names to make the difference STAND out. And as far as INTEL goes the letter differences I have seen meant the difference between a Locked CPU (not intended for overclocking) and Unlocked CPU ( overclock at your own risk ), etc.

What really amazed me with these 2 CPUs with B and E is that its the same CPU but different L2 Cache configuration. Only other CPU's I have seen before like this are INTEL's in which a Pentium 4 2.8Ghz is 512k Cache and 533FSB and another Pentium 4 2.8Ghz HT 1MB Cache and 800FSB. In which the one without the HT stands out among the OTHERS with the HT hyperthreading designation.

My thoughts on these 4450E and 4450B is that engineering was testing to see whether 2 x 512k L2 Cache ( 512k per core ) would be better than 1 x 1MB L2 Cache shared among both cores and released both flavors of this same CPU model to cash in on both engineered and tested investments.

Anyone else seen similar like model CPUs with different Cache options before named the same with just a letter designation difference or is this a marketing ODDITY not to label it a 4450 and a 4455 ect?

That's fairly common with AMD actually. If you look at their older CPUs in particular, you'll see they have used the same model number (the Athlon X2 4800 is a good example) to refer to a lot of different CPUs, some of which use different sockets or cores. There was one that was actually a Phenom X4 in disguise, and you could potentially unlock its missing L2 cache, or even the disabled cores.
Intel tends not to reuse model numbers, back in the day you might have seen for example a Pentium 4 GHz on different sockets or with different cores, but then they moved the P4S onto model numbers like the Pentium 4 630 and that went away for good. Nowadays they all use different model numbers, with suffixes for example K indicating a derestricted multiplier, X indicating extreme edition (completely unlocked multiplier), T indicating low power, etc.

Second, would you please send me or post to me the tags for the way you did "This." I have been trying to recall it but can't. Thanks.

Also, before we do anything, would you please answer the question I asked in my OP. Why were my posts supposedly open at one point then closed less than a day later?

If one was looking to find the latest spreadsheet made by lotus what would one be looking for?

JohnHTTP://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_1-2-3
Looks like IBM is still selling it, but not at discount PER license: http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/us/en/123

I haven't used Lotus 123 in years. When I was introduced to Excel 97 around 1999, I made the switch. I remember it being 1999 because I had a spreadsheet to keep track of how many I had saved of each of the 1999 release state quarters. Then used Office Excel 97,2000, 2003, and then left MS Office for Open Office which I currently use for spreadsheets. *Ended up cashing in the sack of state quarters in 2002 to buy my Pentium 4 SYSTEM new/open BOX from staples. I did go to the bank first though to get it converted to cash vs having the cashier counting up 2,076 quarters for the $519 COMPUTER.

OpenOffice can open old Lotus 123 files btw for free.

It's a program that you install on a COMPUTER/server and it ALLOW you to run the programs on other computers without installing it again. Say I have 20 computers and I have a program like Adobe Photoshop or MS Office that can only be installed on a limited number of computers without buying a new licence. Well the program I'm looking for allows the installation of software like MS Office on a HOST computer and all the other computers can run MS Office as well (you have to have this program installed on these other computers too). Does anyone know the name of the software that allows me to do this? I just cannot seem to remember the name , I'm almost wondering if it's something made by Citrix. Sounds to be a bit like Citrix XenApp.LapLink ? ?Quote from: camerongray on May 22, 2013, 08:32:31 AM

Sounds to be a bit like Citrix XenApp.

Hi,

I WOULD like to embed this particular video into emails that I am sending out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1dpQKntj_w

Of course I could cut and paste the URL, but the PHOTO of the video looks much nicer.
Any suggestions?

Thanks!

-cinque8Cute video. And I'm guessing you put the link in your post to attract views - but that's okay.

Anyway, here you go: http://www.google.com/search?hl=&q=embed+youtube+video+in+email&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGLL_en-GBUS430US394&ie=UTF-8Thanks ALAN,

that is just what I was LOOKING for!

Hello all,

Hope everyone had a kick arse Thanksgiving.

Quick question, where can I pick up an inexpensive Laptop ?
While I'm here anyone know about flat screens? I need one pretty cheap about 37 to 32 inch.

It's only GOING to be used for e-mail, to pay bills and online poker nothing to intensive.

Thanks in advance,
MP.Quote

Quick question, where can I pick up an inexpensive Laptop ?

While I'm here anyone know about flat screens? I need one pretty cheap about 37 to 32 inch.

It's only going to be used for e-mail, to pay bills and online poker nothing to intensive.

So, you want a TV that can be used with a computer, not just a regular monitor. Is that it?

this topic isnt about computers but i HOPE ANYONE has any ADVICE for me

I have this samsung s8000 jet cellphone and i want to add few words on my screen as a reminder for myself.

i know many cell phones can do that.

is that a possibility with this phone to do so?
and how can i do that?
i have checked the manual for this phone and it doesnt say anything about this.
but dont these ´´´new ´´ phones do this things?



thanksNot having one of these myself i am not in a position to directly answer your inquiry. HOWEVER doing some research on your behalf i came across this site (a 2 part u tube video) on your device. I have only watched the 1st 6 minute part. I found the explanations re the functions of the device to be very clear. Hopefully there will be something in it that guides you to your desire if it is possible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llc32XDuEsQ
Good luck,truenorthtruenorth

wow, thanks a million for taking your time to find this, amazing, so kind of you
there was TONS of stuff i had no idea you could do that with this phone and i enjoyed watching these clips
Thanks you
your very welcome --but did it allow you to accomplish what you are trying to do? truenorth

I was looking around to see what deals are offered this holiday weekend and 1 deal was too good to pass up. Bought myself a more modern motherboard to swap my CPU into and it came with a free stick of 8GB CRUCIAL DDR3 RAM.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13-138-373&Tpk=n82e16813138373

This board solves limitations I had with the Biostar MCP6PB M2+ that I bought in 2009, which are more SATA ports, more RAM supported 16GB vs currently 4GB, as well as this board opens up an upgrade path past my current Athlon II x4 620 that is towards the limit of my current motherboard.

Cant WAIT to get this and open the box right away like christmas and build this up. Cant beat the price tag and good name brand memory!!!!

*Also just by pure luck, looking back after making the purchase it supports the 8-core CPU I wanted. So maybe I will buy myself the 8-core AMD FX-8350 for my birthday...LOL

CPU as shown here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284

CPU Support for this motherboard maxes out at this CPU : http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=627#cpu

I think with this 8-core in September as a birthday gift to myself, i will be good for another 4 years before another hardware upgrade, unless I max out at 16GB RAM and need more...
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I think with this 8-core in September as a birthday gift to myself, i will be good for another 4 years before another hardware upgrade, unless I max out at 16GB RAM and need more...

That's the same motherboard that I'm going with

This is what I plan on putting in my rig:

OS: Windows 7 64bit Home Premium
Mobo: ASUS Maximus V FORMULA
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB 1866
PSU: CORSAIR AX860i 860W Full Modular
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 FTW+ 4GB
Hard Drive 1: SAMSUNG 840 Series 2.5" 250GB SSD (for OS)
Hard Drives 2 & 3: WD Caviar Black 2TB (for games)
CPU Cooler: COOLER MASTER Eisberg 240L Prestige
Case: NZXT PHANTOM 820

Any ADVICE, opinions or feedback would be most welcome What's your budget, where are you in the world, and what is the PC going to be used for?
Off the top of my head, the PSU is way overkill for the system, you really don't need that wattage. I would recommend the 840 Pro over the standard 840 SSD. The motherboard is extremely high end, will you be making use of its overclocking abilities? If so, consider a better CPU cooler and case (wow that case is expensive, I would never spend £200 on an NZXT case...) Also, consider the GTX 780 over the GTX 680. Finally, why the HDDs for games?
If you let us know the answer to the above questions, we'll be able to give more specific advice.Hmm, let's see., I'm in the US. I have no idea what my budget is, 3000 dollars US? I'm just buying stuff as I go. I already have the GPU, SSD and RAM. The build will be exclusively for gaming. The 2TB drives might be a bit much for storing games, but I have almost 1TB of games right now and I want plenty of space for more. As for overclocking it's something that I'd like to do, just to see how far that motherboard can go Any advice on CPU coolers and CASES? I really don't want a case that looks like a filing CABINET, that's why I chose the Phantom 820. It has a more interesting shape to it. I went with the PSU so that I can run 2 or 3 way SLI later on. Maybe my explaining a bit more here will generate more feedback OK, that helps quite a bit.
If you like the looks of the NZXT, fair enough, they're just not known for their build quality. Have a look at the Silverstone Fortress line, or if you want something a bit different, the Raven. I'm a big fan of Lian Li, but that's because my taste in cases is pretty much the opposite to yours, so they're probably not an option for you. Have you considered the Coolermaster HAF cases, too?
If you're contemplating 3-way SLI, then the AX860 MAY make sense.
The reason I mentioned the HDDs is that they're immensely slower than a decent SSD. I myself used to run a 3-drive RAID array for games and a small SSD for the OS, but eventually went for a larger SSD and just didn't install all of my games at once. If you need the space, perhaps consider another SSD instead of one of the 2TB drives - one SSD for your OS and applications and some games, one purely for games, then the 2TB can have your rarely played games stored on it as it will be much slower.
As for the CPU cooler, the issue I have with the all in one water coolers is that they don't cool any better than a decent tower heatsink like a Phantek, Megahalems, NH-D14 or Alpenfohn K2, they're no quieter, and you have the problem that if the pump fails (which I've seen quite often) you have no cooling at all. All of the above heatsinks will be on par with, or better than the kit, without its disadvantages. of course, if you prefer the looks of the all-in-one kit, that's fine, but have you considered "real" watercooling? Better temperatures, lower noise...higher cost, but you have the budget for it if you WANTED. It's something to think about.

One other thing - if you can, I would wait for the new "Haswell" CPUs to be released, which is imminent along with the Z87 chipset to support them. They will perform better with lower power usage too.I heard a rumor that the new Haswells might be released early next week But, is it wise to buy new tech so early in it's lifespan? Won't there be problems with the Haswells and the Z87's early on?Haswell is due for release in early June, yes. It brings a significant performance boost in gaming especially, which is why I would certainly advise waiting.
I've used release (and pre-release) Intel hardware without unexpected problems. The CPUs are unlikely to have any problems, even teething troubles. The motherboards may be different, you may recall Intel recalling their 6 series chipset due to a potential problem with the SATA controller. No such problems were experienced with the Ivy bridge release and the 7 series chipset, nor were there major problems with the 3, 4, or 5 series. I think it's unlikely that there will be major fallout from the release, and any small issues will more than likely revolve around the various motherboards and will be resolved through motherboard BIOS updates.
My advice would be to wait a week or so after release, see what problems, if any, the early adopters have. Remember that this tech has been out there for weeks or months in the hands of reviewers and testers. Then, if there are problems and you're not quite sure - simply buy an Ivy Bridge CPU (at perhaps a slightly cheaper price although historically Intel haven't dropped the pricing on replaced CPUs) and a Z77 motherboard (which more than likely will have dropped in price due to the Haswell release) - win/win Sounds like a plan, I guess it won't affect the parts I already have. It looks like I can get a 500GB SSD for the same price as the two 2TB HDD's. That just doesn't seem like enough room to me. I really don't want to have to install a game every time I want to play it, especially the ones on Steam, they take forever to download It is true that there are many games that I have installed that I don't play enough to warrant them taking up space on my hard drive. I guess I could just install the choice ones on the SSD until I can afford another one. I can also just leave the ones I seldom play on the 1TB external drive where they are now Spend some of your budget on a fast internet connection
Do you really have over 500GB of games you play regularly? I found that slimming down from having 1.2TB of games helped focus me to work through my backlog of games I bought on sale but hadn't yet played.
Having the games on an SSD isn't crucial, as it will only affect loading times (and prevent stutter in games that load textures on-the-fly) but perhaps you could replace one of the 2TBs with another 250GB SSD, which would give you a decent selection of games, then the rest could go on the other 2TB drive? Just a suggestion. You could use the excellent program "Steam Mover" to move games between drives as necessary - despite its name, it can be used to move literally anything. It does this by creating junction links, which means Windows and anything else trying to access the program still sees the files at the original location, therefore it doesn't break anything by moving the files. It's very handy, I used to use it when I had a small SSD to move games back and forth.That Steam Mover looks pretty cool, I just downloaded it I think I can get by with a 500GB SSD and a 1TB HDD with that program.
Cool, glad you're finding it useful Bit of a learning curve for me, but I'll figure it out

could be, but up to now still NO solution from the experts here... I didn't post because your first post makes no sense.

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After having installed the latest updates of MS and Sun Java

I do get a strange error when using a.o. my bankaccount which runs Java:

It says:

Microsoft JScript Error

and shows:

Expected ')'

What is this and how do I get rid of it?

Java works fine...

After much testing (ie: IE6, IE7, Multiple Java versions, etc) we have isolated it to be an issue with the newer versions of Java AND having IE configured to use a Proxy PAC file. I am now able to cause and fix this error at will.

Close all open copies of IE. In Control Panel go to "Internet Options". Select the Connections tab and then click the "LAN settings" button.

At the top section of this screen are two settings - "Automatically detect settings" and "Use automatic configuration script". The second option also has an area where you can type the address of your automatic configuration script (in our case a Proxy Autoconfiguration or .PAC file.

Before you try this, you may wish to save the address of your PAC file so you can put it back the way it ORIGINALLY was before testing. Now uncheck the "Use automatic configuration script" option (you can leave the "Automatically detect settings" option checked if that is how it is currently set), click OK on both of the open dialog boxes until you are back at Control Panel.

Fire up IE and now try your problem website again - hopefully it should work without the JScript error. For me - it does every time. I can break it by turning on the PAC file and I can fix it by turning of the PAC file. I can even leave the "Use automatic configuration script" option turned on, but give it an address to a non-existent PAC file and it will still work (I guess equivalent to not having a PAC file).

Just as an FYI, we spent quite a bit of time testing the code of the PAC file to ensure that this was not the issue and we have verified it is not - it is an issue between the latest Java versions and the PAC file. I have tested from V6 Release 3 up to V6 Release 13 and they all produce the same issue. I had seen some notes that SUGGESTED earlier releases of V6 do not have this issue, but in our case my testing disproves this.

Some of the comments in this thread led me to look at the PAC file area - thanks for your hints folks. :-)

For now I will have to create a shortcut which uses a .REG file to unset and set the "Use automatic configuration script" option when required. At the moment that is feasible because I only have one problem site, but if we were to upgrade our Java on all workstations I can see this issue becoming a major headache, based on the other reports I have read on this issue.

Hopefully Sun can resolve this fairly soon, as I have already spend considerable time on this one, and it seems to have been an outstanding issue for quite a while. I hope this post is some help to the rest of you.

now you experts lost me...really....every event on my PC that starts with a Java-participation shows those little errorwindows and yes one of those is my bank.....but making such a "summarize" is really not understandable....and quite useless too....because after having followed the uninstall and re-install suggestions here, the problem still is occurring or do I have to say re-occurring?

I WOULD just like to introduce myself. I currently own a computer repair business and would like to offer some advise for free on this SITE and maybe even take some myself.

Looking forward to MEETING the gang

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