Desktops - November 2006

I have a E-Machines computer that has a Celeron D that runs at
1GHz. Ive been looking at a Celeron-D processor that runs at
3.33GHz. Could these be swapped?

2006-11-09 17:25:02 · 6 answers · asked by Matthew D 3

2006-11-09 17:07:14 · 10 answers · asked by FERNANDO G 1

I was trying to erase the content of my cd-rw disc but I really don't know how to do it. Help me please!

2006-11-09 14:49:03 · 8 answers · asked by errol c 1

The help file says:
Q. What do I do if the "DirectX Error DirectX has encountered an unrecoverable error. Please check DirectX Help document for possible details." error appears when I attempt to run Call of Duty 2?


A. Make sure you have DirectX 9.0c installed and properly functioning on your machine.

A. Please make sure that hardware acceleration is set to Full in your display properties as follows:
1. Right click the desktop
2. Select Properties
3. Click the settings tab
4. Click Advanced
5. Click the Troubleshooting tab
6. Verify that the Hardware Acceleration slider is set to Full.

A. Make sure that all DirectX features under the Display Tab in the DirectX Diagnostic Tool are set to Enabled as follows:
1. Click START
2. Click RUN
3. Type "dxdiag" and click OK
4. Click the Display tab of the DirectX Diagnostic tool.
5. Verify that all DirectX features are set to "Enabled".

A. Make sure you have the latest drivers installed from your video card's manufacturer.

2006-11-09 14:05:03 · 3 answers · asked by OwNaGeR 3

Need some best recommendations for the mobo. What should I look out for?

2006-11-09 13:40:46 · 2 answers · asked by Shai 3

it goes to the windows XP screen, then it freezes, it happened today., and has happened b4, but not all the time

any suggestions ???

ps I have a shared graphics card

2006-11-09 10:20:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

its on key number 8

2006-11-09 10:18:04 · 10 answers · asked by America 2

E-machines says they dont have a clue! Nero says its a microsoft problem and microsoft says its E machines Problem...Is it agreed that now its my problem.
It was supposed to have been installed when it was built,, but I havent been able to copy or burn anything!

2006-11-09 10:17:55 · 1 answers · asked by Richard Joesph 1

I was thinking of buying a computer at dellauction but I wasn't sure if windows xp pro came with microsoft word or not.

2006-11-09 08:48:42 · 13 answers · asked by jaded 3

My husband and I are looking for a good system to use for playing games such as Final Fantasy online. We do not have a fortune to spend, but we want something that can be easily upgraded. Dell always has great deals, but you end up speaking to people in other countries to get help. Emachines are just too slow. HP's are overpriced due to the name. So I have no idea what the best system is. If anyone has any hands on experience please let me know?

2006-11-09 06:26:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-09 06:17:58 · 2 answers · asked by Chifai T 1

My brother-in-law is unable to boot his computer. When he presses the power button, the processor fan spins wildly (like it should when you first turn the computer on)... but continues to spin at high RPMs, even after the standard 2-5 seconds.

Nothing ever appears on screen -- even at the BIOS level, which makes me think the problem is related to the motherboard. The motherboard is only a couple of months old though, so I find it highly unlikely that one of its components has already failed.

Any thoughts?

2006-11-09 05:57:45 · 8 answers · asked by ccm 2

I have a used Sony Vaio in great condition and I would like to find out its value (what can I sell it for). Any thoughts on where I could begin?

2006-11-09 04:27:52 · 10 answers · asked by wilmichart 2

2006-11-09 04:06:29 · 2 answers · asked by Road Trip 3

We are having probs accessing the inter net and need to download the drivers for ourv ethernet card. Its a via fast ethernet built on to the mother board. I need to find out what type of mother board i have so can find the drivers or is there a site i can go to just for the ethernet driver. Please respond ASAP.

2006-11-09 02:45:59 · 9 answers · asked by Rodney C 1

I got a virus or something. a "browser hijacker" anyway....should i try to find it and eliminate it via virus software, or should i reformat or just buy a new pc? my current machine is 5 years old...please, any input is considered. Thanks!!!

2006-11-09 02:44:03 · 8 answers · asked by txbigrrl25 2

Computer completely locked up...couldn't turn off Num Lock, Ctrl+Alt+Del did not work. Powered computer off via surge protector. Turned computer back on 5 min later. Monitor blank (black screen), has power, signal cable ok. CPU has power (power lights on). Scanner, printer, and CD Drives are all acknowledged when CPU is powered up. CPU is silent...no fans and harddrive not running.
This computer is a 6 year old Compaq Presario 7598. Factory specs are here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&dest_page=product&dlc=en&product=94528&docname=c00034150
Upgrades:
Added 512 MB RAM, new harddrive 6 months ago, new USB port card, external US Robotics 56k Modem, WinXP Home
The only other computer I have at home is my laptop and I have not tested for monitor failure yet by hooking it up to my laptop. I will be doing that this evening.

2006-11-09 02:23:33 · 7 answers · asked by ModelFlyerChick 6

Last night my little sister accidently, hit the power button, and turned off my computer. When I turned it back on it went to the thing where you have to click on an icon(this is the thing before you can get to anything on your desktop). Mine was password protected. Well Im guessing I changed the password, and forgot it. I didnt know what to do, so I just decided to take everything off of my computer, by a System Recovery. Everything went fine in the System Recovery, but towards the end a box with a white x inside a red circle came up and said something about Win23. Not thinking anything of it, I just finished the system recovery. Then restarted. When I tried to get to my desktop all these warnings with the box with the white and red x's kept coming up, saying things like Desktop cannot be displayed, access denied. But if I just keep clicking them, it finally lets me do things. It even lets me on the internet, and do some stuff. I have no idea what this is, or how to fix it...

2006-11-09 02:17:45 · 4 answers · asked by PAYlURTACK* 2

im planing to build a computer and do some extreme overclocking and i wanted to know if the motherboard im going to get should keep its northbridge and southbridge cooler stock or should i install a couple of water coolers??? the motherboard is called the....... ASUS CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX and here is a link to it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131593
remember i said EXTREME OVERCLOCKNG......

2006-11-09 02:13:09 · 6 answers · asked by coolslamma 1

I've got £400 to spend on a computer for my parent xmas present can anybody reccommend a good deal where you get a base unit and a flat screen monitor preferably 17"

Thanks

2006-11-09 02:08:00 · 8 answers · asked by unsung.hero_uk 1

Actually, i'm gonna buy a PC.But i can't understand that is core 2 duo 2.13 GHz is better or Dual core 3.40 Ghz... and 1 thing to mention...don show ny differences about power consumption...i want comments about performance..

2006-11-09 02:01:23 · 7 answers · asked by Ya 1

Hi! I am planning to buy a new PC. I'm a filmmaker and someone advised me to get a computer with duo processor. Thing is, they are a bit out my range.
Can anyone tell me if that duo processor thing is essential for movie editing or if a standard PC should do the job. I'm using the latter at the moment and it's been fine.
I would appreciate any advise or tips you might have, as I don't want to invest in something which won't make much difference.

Thanks a lot for your help!

2006-11-09 01:55:00 · 5 answers · asked by Breizhonat 6

2006-11-09 01:29:12 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

----Apple Mac mini MA608LL/A (1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)

----ViewSonic VX2025WM 20" Widescreen LCD Monitor

----Apple Bluetooth Wireless Mighty Mouse

----Apple Wireless Pro Keyboard

2006-11-09 01:03:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Till now I did not have graphic card on my Computer, I managed with the in build Graphic card. So what feature should I look when I am buying a new 512Mb Graphic card?

2006-11-09 00:51:46 · 4 answers · asked by I am rock 4

2006-11-09 00:35:21 · 8 answers · asked by sian 1

I'm trying to by a desktop PC and want a fast one but don't want to spend a lot of money on junk. Here are the stats:
INTEL PENTIUM D PROCESSOR 805 WITH DUAL CORE TECHNOLOGY (2 x 2.66GHZ, 533FSB)
or
AMD ATHLON 64 X2 DUAL-CORE 3800+ (2.0 GHz)
or
INTEL VIV TECHNOLOGY WITH AN INTEL PENTIUM D PROCESSOR 930 FEATURING TWO PROCESSING CORES
or
Intel Pentium D Processor 820 with Dual Core Technology (2.8 GHz)?

Look, I don't know anything really about processors and am not at all familiar with AMD so PLEASE put it in idiot language so I can understand. If you need more info, let me know.
(Also, what is the difference between the AMD processors and Intel ones?)

2006-11-09 00:24:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-09 00:17:46 · 9 answers · asked by joeblackfrog 1

on the computer like dvd burner or player. its like you got to search around to see what it can do. i called the tech support about how to burn dvds because the dvd drive is a disk burner and the rep didnt even know how to do it?! help what should i do about learning all the programs and such

2006-11-08 23:44:32 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

My computer automatically starts when I'm using my PC and my homepage is danhba24h and I can't change to yahoo.com..... They told me that it is a virus I already scan my PC using AVG and it didn't detect anything..... How could I get rid of danhba24 without reformatting my PC. 10pts if i get rid of it....... ^_^

2006-11-08 20:23:07 · 4 answers · asked by Chrysler d 2