Desktops - January 2007

Hello, there is a PC in my dads office. it has no OS but runs some prog that monitors all the Cameras. Something tarrible happened and its recorded on that PC's HD!

WHat is the FASTEST and EASIEST way to Damage the computer especiallly the HD so that the HD cannot be re-used. PLEASE this is NOt a joke! Tell me how to damage it and i'm on it! oh ya.. i only have like 15 mins to do it.. cuz his assistant is gonna be out for only 15 (lunch break) Or can i run a cd that will damage everything!?? PLEASE HELP SOON!!

2007-01-26 12:39:44 · 18 answers · asked by imac 2

I have a windows os on my pc and i want to remove it. I want to have linux os instead. I dont want to change my hard disk. How could that that be possible? I also want to work windows softwares on it (exe or something...) That was possible in our school but i dont know what they installed.

2007-01-26 12:26:21 · 1 answers · asked by jiarenqu 1

This crap is invading my PC!! What is it and how does it work??

2007-01-26 12:24:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 2 hard drives and 1 machine.
I want to have 1 HD for gaming and the other for Storage.
Is this possible? The other HD is from my old computer.

How do i install my old HD in my computer so that i can use them both? Do I connect the wires connected to my default HD with the old one? Would it try to load 2 HD's at the same time and cause problems?

Thanks!

2007-01-26 11:57:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anthony 2

I'm not sure which one to buy

2007-01-26 11:52:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I buy the external hard drive (200mb) I am going to transfer all of my important data to the new drive. Then I'm going to try to reload windows xp into the new externalhard drive. My reason for tying this is becuse my internal hard drive is screwing up and failing. I just want to know if it is possible to do this?

2007-01-26 11:33:05 · 8 answers · asked by CASEY F 3

I have taken off all the programs I no longer use, shut off as many programs as I can that run in the background, done a disk clean up, spyware scan and a virus scan - the computer is clean, but still running slowly. Any suggestions?

2007-01-26 11:13:07 · 7 answers · asked by Zorlinda 6

My computer has a 2.8ghz processor, 512mb Ram, 1x40gb hard drive, 1x200gb hard drive. What is the best way to set up the partitions, what format should they be and what size should they be so that I can set it up to duel boot Ubintu linux and windows XP

2007-01-26 10:43:13 · 1 answers · asked by Dan 5

When I turn on my computer, my monitor won't show anything. Both the power lights and the "busy" lights are on, and if I connect the CD drive, its light is on also. What should I do? BTW, I have duplicates of most of the parts.

2007-01-26 10:28:04 · 3 answers · asked by schnauzer 4

Currently running

Intel 2.8
512ram
15g Hard drive
300g Hard drive
Geforce FX 5200 128mb
Asus P4C800 Motherboard
1 DVD player
1 CD/RW
350W Power Supply Unit.

I'm thinking about upgrading to 1g Ram
and getting a Geforce 7600GT 128mb

Now I've been hearing that Geforce 7600GT Runs great with 350W PSUs. Plus doesn't really lack anything to 7800GS.
And I know that psu is not just the watts but all the rails that need attention... which I have no clue..

If I upgrade without upgrading my PSU would my pc run decently?

As you can see my pc is getting pretty old,
I just want to spend maybe like $200 for an upgrade for it to last maybe a year or two longer.
(...or until Microsoft stops supporting windows XP.. which I think they said 3 years from now?)

2007-01-26 10:14:55 · 5 answers · asked by Air 4

This it http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1876484910.1169852725@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccjaddjmdehigicflgceggdhhmdfio.0&category_oid=-29593&sku=156206&page=Product&fm=3&sm=1&tm=4

The specification look's very good and i was looking to add the 15" monitor a total of £335 your thoughts please

2007-01-26 10:13:16 · 5 answers · asked by jhqqq13xx 1

Will it still be possible to run software programs that were designed for Windows XP on Windows Vista? For example if I wanted to run Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 (it says on the box that it was designed for Windows XP) on Windows Vista would there be any problems?

Alot of the software on my PC is designed for Windows XP...when I switch over to Windows Vista will these programs still function properly?

2007-01-26 09:57:14 · 7 answers · asked by Justin P 1

It already as information from their computer so will it work ?

2007-01-26 09:38:15 · 9 answers · asked by dmama81 2

i'm going to order a computer, I've been building the past couple weeks and came up with one I can afford. Here are the specs, do you think it is good enough to handle World of Warcraft? If I could go lower any of these things and still perform good then plz tell me. or tell me if I need to upgrade anything...
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PROCESSOR- AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 3800+
MEMORY- 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz- 2DIMMs
HARD DRIVE -160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
OPTICAL DRIVE- 48X CD-RW/ DVD Combo Drive
MONITOR- 19 inch E197FP Analog Flat Panel
VIDEO CARD- 256MB ATI Radeon X1300 Pro
SOUND- Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

2007-01-26 09:37:16 · 4 answers · asked by Charles P 1

I changed mine yesterday and its so much more appealing to the eye. Its the first time I changed it in 6 months, ahhhhhh change is good.

2007-01-26 09:00:05 · 22 answers · asked by Aaron A 5

Just upgraded my PCs memory from 256MB to 1GB. Installed the new RAM as per instructions, re-booted the PC, all was well until I went and checked 'My Computer' properties to confirm the newly installed RAM to find the memory as only 480MB!!!

What on earth is going on here? Please HELP!

New 1GB RAM Spec: 1024M,B PC2700, 333Mhz, DDR Ram, 1GB, PC2700 Memory

Motherboard - AMD Duron , KM2M (MS-6738) v1.X Micro ATX mainboard. based on VIA KM266 and VIA VT8235 chipset.

and according to the manual supports PC2700/PC2100/PC1600 DDR SDRAM and PC100/133 SDRAM.

running WindowsXP

2007-01-26 08:40:39 · 11 answers · asked by aquarian 2

how would i know if a ddr memory is compatible with my pc? im planning on upgrading i want to be sure its the same

2007-01-26 08:21:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone else hate them and their rip off prices as much as me.?????


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2007-01-26 08:17:22 · 23 answers · asked by ian r 3

I have never owned a macintosh machine, but I am very interested/curious to get an iMac. My favorite stuff to do on the computer are multimedia, pics, videos, websites, music, and internet. I've heard iMacs have nice features for those types of things. My fiancee calls iMacs "communist". He says I'd better not get one. He won't give me a REASON. We already have two PC's and two laptops between us. (We both had one of each before we got together). Why does he hate them? It's just a machine (aka a toy for me)

2007-01-26 07:48:46 · 15 answers · asked by Proud Momma 6

exp
say that i have 40 gb
30 on C:\\ and 10 on D:\\
and i want to change that so what can i use

2007-01-26 07:45:02 · 5 answers · asked by max_total_t 1

how much do you charge?

2007-01-26 07:42:12 · 4 answers · asked by Eric the Great *USA* 4

if yes, then which software does it use to play ? is it DVD player or Quicktime Player ?

2007-01-26 07:22:58 · 3 answers · asked by rohankhokar 2

2007-01-26 07:03:36 · 3 answers · asked by Brent s 1

ctrl alt delete, and esc don't work to close out the pages either.

2007-01-26 05:50:48 · 12 answers · asked by gdionne3 2

I am looking for a good source for cheap and used PC parts. In particular, I nedd a Pentium III Tualatin 1.4GHZ and I really don't want to pay more then $30.00 or so dollars because it is such old technology. Any ideas?

2007-01-26 05:40:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

the normal HDD is giving some probs although on other PC it was working properly

2007-01-26 05:39:20 · 2 answers · asked by rohan_gurav 1

I have Vista, lots of compatibility issues and probably a heck of a lot of viruses... However... Vista won't let me reinstall XP or format the hardrive! So how do I get rid of Vista? I would really like to format the harddrive and start again from fresh... How do I format the hardive in Vista?

2007-01-26 05:09:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am lookin for a computer for my mom. She gets on the computer maybe 3 nights a week to play internet games on it. So since she wont be using it for much or anything else i dont want to spend alot of money on it. My q is how big of a hard drive should I get for her??

2007-01-26 04:37:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

should i use a rca cord or do i use something else

2007-01-26 04:18:43 · 2 answers · asked by goldenlass 2

2007-01-26 04:07:57 · 5 answers · asked by THERESA N 1