Desktops - July 2006

Every few minutes the screen goes black. The monitor does not shut off. The power light is still on when it happens and everything is connected. When it goes black I turn the monitor off and then back on and it works for another few minutes and then it happens again. It's is less than a year old. Anyone know what the problem may be? Thank you.

2006-07-28 14:23:14 · 6 answers · asked by jxoxolove 1

2006-07-28 13:06:51 · 7 answers · asked by Unite_in_one 1

when i put the plug back in, and for some reason, my monitor wont work, it worked yesterday, but now i cant see whats wrong with my computer. can someone help me, or does someone know whats wrong? or what im doing wrong lol?

2006-07-28 13:03:18 · 7 answers · asked by degeneratex6984 1

you know those that they have for the windows media center pcs. i don't have one and I have a question. Do you still have to hook it up to the antena/cable or can you watch tv wireless?

2006-07-28 12:27:35 · 3 answers · asked by crazyromo 3

All of a sudden on the right of my taskbar a red circle with a white x inside it is popping up a warning dialog box that tells me "Your computer is infected! and goes on to say I have a spyware infection. When I click ont he message nothing happens. I have spyware remover (AdAware) but I do believe its a Windows message .........so how do I stop this annoying pop-up?

2006-07-28 12:18:07 · 5 answers · asked by Bonapartess 5

2006-07-28 12:13:19 · 5 answers · asked by Drew P 2

My girlfriends pc had an error that "previous shutdown was due to thermal temp" and I found out the cpu fan was broke. I just replaced it and turned it on and it take almost 15 min to boot to windows and is dead slow the entire time. I ordered a replacement cpu but should I be concerned about any other parts like ram or the mb?

The fan was just an exhaust for the cpu heatsink so I could only guess the only directly effected part was the cpu.

2006-07-28 12:09:50 · 7 answers · asked by matchew318 2

2006-07-28 12:09:13 · 3 answers · asked by Ruhollah E 1

I have Microsoft XP and I wanted to know If it is possible to save stuff like in My Pictures or My Music with a password without having to make a password to my file because I want to save things that I dont want certain people seeing but I don't wnat to seem suspicious when I suddenly put on a password for my username

2006-07-28 11:17:08 · 3 answers · asked by gloriousnina 2

I know I have to be careful about static electricity - but I'm not sure why or indeed how.

I only want to clean out the fluff and dust so the fan and heat sink can work properly, I don't want to fry anything vital.

Thanks

2006-07-28 10:57:53 · 5 answers · asked by UKJess 4

its just going to be used by teens to do hw and go online. will also be used for music (i tunes etc.) and pictures. must have atleast 3 usb ports. any price range

2006-07-28 10:39:51 · 7 answers · asked by me 2

How can I persuade my parents to get me a $5000 computer?

2006-07-28 09:47:38 · 27 answers · asked by petluvr1993 2

I have several older computers that take different types of RAM.

I'd like to be able to go to a site that "shows a picture" of the different types of RAM modules.

Can you direct me to any?

2006-07-28 08:51:01 · 3 answers · asked by Im2hard2please 2

Is it possible to copy a program such as Photoshop to a flash hard drive, and then use photoshop on another computer via the USB port ?

2006-07-28 08:34:41 · 4 answers · asked by kojack_1999 1

I just purchased some RAM for my pc (emachine) but i don't know how to put it in. Hoe do i put it in?

2006-07-28 07:45:27 · 6 answers · asked by Gabby R 2

(I have Windows XP) When I click on the start, then turn off computer and click turn off or restart, it does nothing. It won't even let me log off. The only way I can turn it off is if I hit the power button myself. Please help, I have no idea what to do, or what is even wrong.

2006-07-28 07:33:56 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have my Intel P-IV. As i power on my PC it gives message
" RAM R/W "
"PRESS F4 to continue...."
my PC shows the right ram while it runs windows and all softwares correctly what can the problem be.....

2006-07-28 07:04:39 · 6 answers · asked by Sunny 2

how do i delete the web names from the yahoo search space bar completely so that if i type b then other nsites that i have previously written that started with b does not come up-i want to start off fresh and remove everything any time i would like to-is this possible?

2006-07-28 07:00:30 · 10 answers · asked by roberto m 1

My new computer has a place for two drives but only provides one drive and a spce for the other.I'm just wondering if I can plug in the old CD-Rom and roll with it or do I have to buy a new deck????MB

2006-07-28 05:55:38 · 4 answers · asked by Mountain Boomer 3

I'm not incredibly computer saavy but have read something about looking at BIOS and boot records. Unfortunately everything I'm reading is above my head and might as well be in another language. Can someone give me dumbed down instructions to fix my computer please?

2006-07-28 03:55:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi. I got some bad news yesterday. My PC is ~ 5.5 years old, and the hard drive (HD) has developed "bad sectors." Apparently, whenever the HD operates and it "hits" a bad sector, it then "skips" and creates MORE of them... So, I bought a replacement hard drive last night.

I'm pretty sure that I can "copy over" my data files, with no problem. My questions are:

1. What about the "hidden" files? Do I try and click on "C:" and create a "mirror" of the drive, on my new E:?

2. How about installing the operating system (Windows 2k)? Do that from CDs?

3. Lastly, how do I let the computer / BIOS know, that once I have Win 2K up on my E:, that I want to use that as my start-up (I think "master") drive? Please be DETAILED, in your reply!

Kurt

FLW-UP: "How" do I create a Start-Up Disk, for Win 2K? Create a floppy, or boot off the CD-ROM? Also, the Tech guy at Comp USA mentioned a concern about "partitioning" the O/S? What is "pendrive" - S/W or H/W? Thanks!

2006-07-28 02:21:01 · 4 answers · asked by hotstuffktr 6

Hi. I got some bad news yesterday. My PC is ~ 5.5 years old, and the hard drive (HD) has developed "bad sectors." Apparently, whenever the HD operates and it "hits" a bad sector, it then "skips" and creates MORE of them... So, I bought a replacement hard drive last night.

I'm somewhat computer literate, by the way (Minor in Computer Applications).

I'm pretty sure that I can "copy over" my data files, with no problem. My questions are:

1. What about the "hidden" files? Do I try and click on "C:" and create a "mirror" of the drive, on my new E:?

2. How about installing the operating system (Windows 2k)? Do that from CDs?

3. Lastly, how do I let the computer / BIOS know, that once I have Win 2K up on my E:, that I want to use that as my start-up (I think "master") drive? Please be DETAILED, in your reply!

Thanks a lot for any guidance you can provide!

Kurt

2006-07-28 00:16:46 · 8 answers · asked by hotstuffktr 6

I will be using my comp, when I close an internet window, sometimes it just shows a blue screen with some type on it, then shuts down. I have scanned for viruses and spyware, and could find none. I also deleted the internet cache. It still happens.

2006-07-27 23:47:24 · 11 answers · asked by Raistlin H 3

lets see..
I know about ebay, and newegg...thats it i think, but i dont really think they are really that cheap there, only cheap if you come in time for stuff

2006-07-27 19:14:56 · 5 answers · asked by neoslan 2

Hai friends,
My hard disk was damaged.(Not compleately, it is working but the system very slow and stucking always.) I tried to copy the files by using it as a slave, but it is hanging always and copying very slow. when i am using windows 98, little better. i cant copy large files.
please give me a reply if anybody know, how to copy the files....

2006-07-27 18:02:23 · 11 answers · asked by Ajith S 2

I have:
Pentium 4 Asus Motherboard 2.66GHz
512 MB RAM
256 MB Nvidia Video Card
80 GB Hard Disk (Mainly for software)
40 GB Hard Disk (Partitioned-this is where i put my files)

My boyfriend has:
Pentium 4 MSI Motherboard 2.80GHz
512 MB RAM
128 MB ATI Radeon Video Card
80 GB Hard DIsk

I just bought my pc last month and boyfriend's pc is 2 years old without internet connection so he doesn't get any updates. But for some insane reason, he can play high requirement games like Hitman (the new one) and Oblivion on his pc!!! Meanwhile, I can't play them on mine because they run extremely slow! But it runs so smoothly on his.

Why is this so?
What should I do to improve my pc performance?

2006-07-27 17:42:48 · 9 answers · asked by trippyhippy 1

I want to add another hd to my pc. I currently have an IDE hd. I've heard that SATA are faster than IDE. True or False?

Also, if I were to get a SATA hd, would i be able to run both an IDE and a SATA at the same time? Or would the SATA just override the IDE.

Any ideas?

2006-07-27 17:26:38 · 9 answers · asked by rmor25 2

what do you guys think of the new intel core duo processors?
are they better then the intel pentium d processors? how? (the new ones got lower clockspeed, so how can they be better?)

2006-07-27 17:18:49 · 4 answers · asked by crazyromo 3

I updated the BIOS on my computer, and after it completes, the computer reboots, yet it shuts off right after it displays the amount of RAM in the PC. Does it do this because I updated the wrong BIOS version?

2006-07-27 17:09:41 · 5 answers · asked by peddlersofdeth 2

its a compac s500nx and the whole thing just freezes the monitor turns off and the green light by the power button stays on

2006-07-27 17:05:44 · 7 answers · asked by huesito 3