Computers & Internet - 6 November 2007

hi could someone recommend a laptop within £500 pound range, that is capable of playing city of heroes,at a low/med setting? its mainly going to be used for for the internet but i just need something so that my son can play the occasional game of city of heroes,hes not a regular gamer. any help is greatly appreciated,thanks

2007-11-06 04:15:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Ok i just bought one, however im not sure if it might be compatable with vista. I've gone onto the website and there are different models with the same model no: F5D7010. How do i find the exact model number. I've looked on the card, everywhere in the box really need help.

2007-11-06 04:12:50 · 6 answers · asked by Mark R 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I bought a computer on ebay and it says it has an ethernet card. What is it exactly? Do you plug it into the wall or can you access internet anywhere with it or is that just Wi-Fi?
How do you know your computer is capable of having Wi-Fi?
Thanks!

2007-11-06 04:12:02 · 5 answers · asked by tsdogs 2 in Computer Networking

If a person has trackzar can they see everyone who looks at there profile? I believe on Facebook it only works if you are logged into the application, but what about myspace?
I underatand the security benefits, but is or is it not a privacy violation?
I'm asking from a legal perspective here?

2007-11-06 04:10:20 · 5 answers · asked by kf 4 in Facebook

my sound went out. last night it was working fine and the only things i did since then was update realplayer (which kept buggin me to update it, but i dont even use it) and run scans and restarted. looking inside my case i found no loose connections or anything and the speakers work fine. i get no sound out of the 5.1, 2.1 or headphones - even if i change to location the headphones are plugged in to. it seems something is now wrong with my sound card, but its and on board thing and the device and drivers seem fine when i check those. please help if able, thanks.

2007-11-06 04:06:03 · 2 answers · asked by nonameshallbehere 4 in Other - Hardware

details of processor,ram,.rom,drives,monitor,graphics card would b really appreciated

2007-11-06 04:05:25 · 3 answers · asked by AK 2 in Other - Hardware

is there any software that can split hard disk into two patrician ?

2007-11-06 03:55:25 · 6 answers · asked by Saifullah 2 in Software

I've been told it's usually being used by people up their own backside - What's the appeal? and why do people pay the guy who invented it so much money? What's the story should it be closed down now?

2007-11-06 03:53:16 · 6 answers · asked by NO1TOPICS 3 in Facebook

When in standby mode on my XP the fan stays on. This never happend before. What has changed?

2007-11-06 03:51:02 · 2 answers · asked by rixparx 4 in Desktops

have a compaq pressario c306 US and when i turn it on within 10 seconds it turns back off ive tried pressing f11 and going to safemode but it cant even get there it just keeps going in a cycle of restarting what can i do i really need help ive tried taking the ram chip out allready and sometimes it fixs the turn off thing but then my screen ius black and i cant see anything

2007-11-06 03:48:48 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I ordered an AMD Athlon 3400+ running at 2.2ghz. But I never had to apply thermal paste before, and I'm really not sure as to how much I should be putting on, would to much kill the chip? and would to little Kill the chip as well...I'm guessing about a layer as thin as a matchbook cover. am I supposed to let this stuff dry, or does it go together wet? I really don't know, and I build computers in my home, just never had to replace a cpu before this high of a temp to worry about. usually the others are around 500mhz. slot 1, or 733, 866 etc...please help

2007-11-06 03:48:27 · 4 answers · asked by Todd G 1 in Desktops

any ideas ....


thanks tim

2007-11-06 03:47:19 · 1 answers · asked by Tim h 1 in Desktops

I want to install more RAM for my computer and I was wondering if one is comparatively faster than another.

2007-11-06 03:45:32 · 5 answers · asked by ACL 2 in Other - Computers

When I turn my comp on, it jumps straight to the black screen then indicates "Strike F1 to restart boot or F2 for set up utility". F1 takes me in circles and F2 takes me to the set up screen. The last thing I remember doing was downloading a system cleaner to remove all unneeded stuff on the PC since I bought the pc from a friend 2 mos prior. Im running XP and have removed the battary and re-booted. Nothing is working. How do I get this one cleared before I take it to a tech? I do not have the CD restore so I cant do that. Any help would be appriciated.

2007-11-06 03:43:27 · 3 answers · asked by Nick 2 in Other - Computers

After much effort trying to set up my desktop to wireless in my new home, I thought I had the kinks out and with the next click I'd be online...no such luck.

I asked here last week how to know what was wrong with my cp- my monitor just stayed blank, and everyone was really helpful.
In case anyone else has this issue-I figured out before I tried to repair or ditch my cp that the monitor was plugged into the wrong monitor insert on the tower! There are 2.
Then the cp wouldn't recognize the Lynksys wireless G adapter cd. I finally got it to.

Now with the adapter installed, it says 'router or modem is not functioning' when I try to get online. I know they are because my roommate's laptop (I'm on now) is working.

I must have to use his WEP key at some point and/or my firewall may the issue, but nowhere did it prompt me to type any security code in.The adapter instructions say there may be 'security issues' but doesn't tell me what to do!

Help! Not at all computer savvy...be gentle.

2007-11-06 03:41:01 · 3 answers · asked by Marie123 3 in Add-ons

well i will start by saying i have a low end pc. I'll tell you the specs
intel celeron D 3.0Ghz
512Mb RAM
80Gb hard drive
ASRock P4VM800 mother board
ATI Radeon RX925C graphics card
and well thats about it. The problem is that its slowing down and i know its cuz i have only 8Gb left on my hard drive and i have 30 or 40 programs installed (i need all of them to do what i do). Now the question is that if i upgrade to 1Gb memory(well actually i have two 256Mb memory cards installed at the moment so it will be like upgrading to 1256Mb RAM) will i get the same speed as i would get as when i 1st got the computer and is it true that i need to use one that is the same brand as the other in order for it to function properly(the brands im using is kingston memory) and dont say that i may have viruses on my computer cuz im using kaspersky 7 something i cant seen to remember

2007-11-06 03:39:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

i have a gateway GM5442 and i want to know what video card i have ,because their is a game called Gears Of War thats comming out tomorrow ..but i dont want to buy it if its not going to work

http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Games/Pages/GearsofWarforWindows.aspx

2007-11-06 03:37:29 · 5 answers · asked by Tom 1 in Desktops

What would be a good laptop. Yes it has windows xp pro or Vista pro.

2007-11-06 03:33:33 · 2 answers · asked by Ace of Spades 5 in Laptops & Notebooks

sometimes my computer freezes or just runs slow and i cant shut it down so i force it by pressing the power button for a couple of seconds.is this bad for the computer, motherboard,.... if it makes a difference i have a windows laptop.

2007-11-06 03:33:15 · 10 answers · asked by sks317 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-11-06 03:32:03 · 1 answers · asked by St. Mike 4 in Security

I have tried with many sites but all gives only trial version which either they will bear watermarks or convert only 50%. Is there anything like Media Coder in RMVB?

2007-11-06 03:22:47 · 3 answers · asked by Raja 7 in Software

2007-11-06 03:10:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have all the requirements to download Internet 7, but I can't download or it won't.
I have a 3 year old computer running on XP, with only a service pack 1. Internet Explorer only requires service pack 1.
I ordered the service pack 2 cd anyway.
Does anyone know what I should do?
I need it to get hired for a job.
Regarding the service pack 2- is there any way I can get it with buying it? Just curious, I already bought it but if I need it sooner to get Internet Explorer 7, I'd download it if it were available another manner other than waiting 4-6 weeks.

Thanks in advance!

2007-11-06 03:07:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

2007-11-06 03:00:38 · 2 answers · asked by biggepac 2 in Computer Networking

Hi everyone,
I wrote an ebook on how to get traffic for free. Now I am struggeling to find a name that's catchy, innovative and not too long. Could you may be help?

So "free traffic generator" is not a good idea, because that sounds boring.

2007-11-06 02:59:11 · 1 answers · asked by CafeSchultz 2 in Programming & Design

2007-11-06 02:47:42 · 6 answers · asked by mk2112 2 in Computer Networking

Are there any gpt sites that pay with alertpay?

2007-11-06 02:47:37 · 3 answers · asked by Sktiz 1 in Other - Computers

On my LAN i can use a computers hostname instead of its IP address to refer to it, but how does this work? Nslookup doesnt work with the hostnames, so its not using DNS. Is it something to do with NetBIOS? However it works, is my router the central 'server' for the hostnames?

2007-11-06 02:33:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computer Networking

u could still veiw their page i try to send some one messages and it says i have to be their friend but i am its weird and when i try to leave comments it says my comment has been posted but i dont even right anything in there and other people leave comments i could only leave picture comments but he leaves me messages and comments all the time

2007-11-06 02:21:26 · 5 answers · asked by Christa_420 3 in MySpace

I recently went to my bro in laws house, turned on my laptop, and was going to proceed to log in with the cities wifi, Got a message stating you are using a unsecured system, info could be seen over internet? Something to that effect. Is it safe to surf the internet that way, what should I beware of? Thank you.

2007-11-06 02:18:49 · 4 answers · asked by Ace of Spades 5 in Computer Networking