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Hello :) I was reinstalling XP on my fathers laptop/notebook. Its realtively new, a HP Compaq nx9010. there was nothing wrong with it apart from being a very old and congested install of windows. Booted from cd (xp pro) and because i thought there was nothing wrong with the HD i chose...

hey all i have been asked to find an lcd display for an elderly woman. she has not set down a budget but i would like to keep things reasonable. the question is: what is the optimum display out there for word processing, browsing and just general computing use. in your suggestions please...

Hi all this is a bit of a jumbled up kind of question but i hope you can help me anyways when building a system i allways look for the best mix of components to get the maximum price to performance ratio. i can get 2gb of corsair value select ddr2-667 for the same price as 1gb of the...

hey all i have been really busy for a long time and hardware has changed so much in the meantime. i'd really like to get reaquainted with the trends and general ideas. so if anyone has a little time to re-educate me because i need to build several boxes soon. SO! the questions at hand...

Hi All here is my setup: Onboard Soundmax Soundcard >> an amplifyer(that i rebuilt at home becuse some of the circutary was broken) >> 4 speakers. Now this lot has been working perfectly for ages, but now when i push the volume up high (but not more than it could handle before) it starts...

Hey all. My computer is doing some really funky stuff and its getting irritating so i'm hoping someone can diagnose this one When i start the computer the programs that are set up to start on bootup (i.e. the apps in the startup list) like AVG, some IM's (gtalk and skype), the sound and...

Hi my computer seems to be playing sound at a lower volume. When i have my headphones on maximum and ALL the sound setting set up to maximum it still isnt loud (and with it set like that it used to hurt my ears) Does this mean my onboard sound card is kicking the buxket?

Hi All. It has been ages since i posted here so i hope all is well :) My grandfather has started realising that computers are actually worth while and he wants me to find out how he can use his computer to convert VHS video to DVD format Please help me out here because i am well and...

I have recently discovered a band called In Flames. I cant say how much i love their sound. It is so compelling and it gets into your head. Its the kind of sound that makes you want to drop everything and just headbang till you pass out :P If you like metal then you have to give these...

Hi to all my fellow folding teamies I have not been active on the forums for a long while because alas the real world has been keeping me way too busy. But all the time the old F@H app has been chugging away and hopefully been "contributing to the greater good of mankind" :P I see im...

Hi all I want to know from everybody that has had XP and Vista what they think about the pro's con's and anything they have to say about these two operating systems. Secondly: can anyone point me to a fully working crack of vista... No only kidding. But seriously have you guys seen the...

Hi all At the moment i have my headphones plugged into the front of my pc and my Hi-Fi system plugged into my onboard sound on my mobo I want to plug my Headphones into the back of my pc and keep my hi-fi plugged in at the back too. There obviously isnt place for 2 oudio outs on the back...

Generally how does one judge the value of computer parts. But specifically: How much is a geforce 6600gt 256mb worth nowerdays (secondhand obviously)

Ive tried to get my new sig pic to apear in my sig but to no avail. How do you get the image that you upload to HWF to apear in your sig. Can i keep the line of text i have aswell or must i remove it ThX

I have a site in dreamweaver and its all set up nicely except forgot to make all the rollovers before. I used the same photoshop file image (the web page) to create my rollovers in imageready. Now im stuck bedause i cannot figure out how to save my rollovers and bring them into my web page...

Has anyone seen it? I think that its going to be a classic. It deals with real and emotive issues and is put together in a truely unforgetable way. I am from S.A where the accent that leonardo tried to use comes from and i must say that it was, for the most part, very good. The language...

I live in South Africa and we dont have half the selection of stuff that you in the US have. Also your prices are rediculously low even if reasonable shipping is applied Are there any Reputable US E-tailers that will take international orders.

Anyone a dreamweaver8 experts here? I cant figure out how to set dreamweaver to automatically reize my webpage to whatever size it is. It just stays the same size that i designed it at. Pls help

My father has told me (note the "told me" part) to make him a web page for his company It then occured to me that i havent the faintest clue how to do this. What is the most beginner friendly web design software package to get this job done. I want to make it look fairly professional and...

Have any of you ever thought about building an absolutely silent PC. I think that would be really cool. There are silent PSU options in the Antec Phantom500 and some thermaltake units The nothbridges nowerdays are coming with heat pipes. Some Gfx cards have no-fan heatsinks and you can...