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I seem to be having problems with firefox. I try to open firefox, and XP gives me the default "firefox has encoutered an error and must be shut down..." Anyway, I tried installing the new version, and It doesn't make a difference. I uninstalled, and reinstalled it, but it still does it.

I use two monitors, and one television. I have my TV hooked up in my room, so I can play visulizations on my TV when I go to sleep. I use my wireless mouse and keyboard to control it. I use my other two monitors in my main computer room. So far, I haven't experienced much lag when I play Half-Life 2, or Battlefield 1942. I'm hoping to get another video card, so I can use four monitors for my web design. Does anybody know if there are any high-end PCI video cards out there?

What's the point of it? I don't get what's so special about it. All you have to do is click on the more button on the main page, and you get the same options. It's just another way to get people to use google.

I play on Totally Headless Clan's server. They are awesome, and they are really nice to newbz like me I'll try to find the IP, and I'll post it.

The first fps I played was doom. I played it on my grandmother's 486 with win 3.1. It didn't even require an accelerated graphics card. I just wish that games were like that today!

My favorite map would definately be de_prodigy. Just about everybody knows about it, but few can actually master it. Also, I like cs_office. It is simple, yet very fun.

I think that the logo looks like crap, just like the name. Is the next xbox going to be a sphere or something?

I've played all of the GTA series, and I'm still not impressed. GTA III was alright, but it still was lacking something. Vice City wasn't that much better that III, but it was still alright. San Andreas had lots of new cars, weapons, and features, but I would have liked to see better graphics. I'll still stick to Battlefield 1942, Half-Life 2, and Counter Strike: Source.

I can't wait until this game comes out. I'm sick and tred of having to pay for our mmorpg's. It looks cool, and hopefully my computer will be able to run it. The only problem is, is that my dial-up won't be the best for online play. Does anyone know if there is going to be a linux version released?

I have a old 166 pentium that i got "custom built" for $1,100 dollars back in 1990. I have windows 3.1 on it, 52x cd drive, and a classic 5 1/4 floppy drive.

I just picked up a copy of SUSE enterprise server (at least I think it's called that). Anyway, I want to put it on my nice machine, which happens to have a installation of windows XP kind of buried in it. What I want to do is to be able to have the linux on a seperate partition as my windows, but be able to boot either or at start-up. Also, I need to be able to re-partition the partion that I have now, without reformatting it.

Hopefully they won't rush the development of it and put out a crappy product. Mabye valve will be nice and make the expansion pack free to the people who already own half-life 2

I'm trying to get a video editing computer up and running at my school. I want to have user accounts for every person in the class. Does anybody know the maximum number of user accounts a version of XP pro can have?

I can't seem to access your wish list. Try saving the page and putting it as an attachment to a post.

$150 !!!

 

i spent ÂŁ20 on a sweeet looking black / sliver case.

400 WATT power supply,  4 CD drive bays, 1 floppy bay, 5 hard disk bays.

Front USB / audio connecters.

 

and it keeps my AMD-k8 3400+ cpu at 35 degree's idle, 50 degree's flat out compiling.

 

i dont think you need to spend money to get a decent case.

 

just make sure you have a big enough power supply, (bigger is better, even if you dont need it, it will run more efficently)

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I know... I was stupid to spend that much money on a case. The one good thing is, my processor runs at a chilly 26 celsius under full load. This How-to is to help people not do what I did, which is spend $150 on a case that you can spend $70 on.

Here is a list of all my components for my new PC. I'm trying not to spend to much on the case so will that case be enough to keep everything cool?

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If you are going to be running the SLI configuration, no that is not enough cooling. Your best bet would be to spend a little more money on a bigger case, if and only if you are going to go with the SLI configuration. If you are not planning on going with the SLI configuration, that case should be ok. My suggestion would be to get a fan for the back on intake, a fan on intake on the window if possible, and a 5 1/4 bay cooler on exaust. Later on, you might want to cut a 80mm hole in the top to put a fan there. Hope that helped you out.

From prior experience, I learned that picking the right case can be crucial in the overall well-being of your computer. I went out and spend $150 on a piece of crap case that I thought was cool when I saw it on the shelf. I'm writing this to help all of you not make my mistake. There are 3 main things to think about when looking at cases.

1: Compatibility. This is a mistake that I've made many times. An ATX motherboard probally won't fit into a Micro ATX case. Also, some ATX or Micro ATX motherboards will not fit into the compatable form factor case. I know a person who bought a Micro ATX case and motherboard off of newegg, only to find out that the motherboard was half an inch too big for the case. Make sure to compare measurments of the case and the motherboard before buying.

2: Expandibility. If you are planning to make a top of the line dual processor server, don't put it in a case that only has two 3 1/4" drive bays. Also, if you are planning on building a small word processing computer, don't go out and waste money on a Lian-Li full server case. Get a case that has has the appropriate amount of room for expandibility.

3: Cooling. this will be your best friend, and your worst enemy when it comes to computing. Too little, and your processor is a $150 piece of burnt crap. Too much, and your computer will sound like a wind tunnel. The first thing to look at is, how much heat will your components give off. Here is a small equasion to figure out about how much CFM of air each your fans should move: (p²·f) where p= processor speed, and f=the number of fan openings. This equasion is not guaranteed to work in all cases.

4: Looks. Not exactly the most important part, but it is a thing to ponder. If you are making a awesome gaming rig, you would want to have a window, nice color, and mabye some lights, not a putty colored box. Try to find a case that fits your personality, and your wallet.

In part 2 of this tutorial, I will recommed cases for different applications, and prices. If you are looking for a case, post what you are looking for along with the specs of your other components, and I can try to help you find... The Perfect Case.

I was playing around with one of my old computers last night, and I put an old hard drive in my new system. I have XP on my master, and win 95 on my slave. Is it possible to be able to select what OS to boot from, without playing with cables or jumpers?

For all of you who out there who want to get garrys mod,

It all depends on what kind of processor, mobo, memory, and cooling. If you post your system specs, it will be easier to help you.

Like everyone has been saying, google is trying to take over the internet. In firefox, the default webpage is the firefox/google search. Google has aquired a company by the name of Keyhole, which gives people the oppertuinity to look at satellite images of places all over the world. Google is just using gmail as a ploy to get people to use their services. It is a very attractive ploy, but it is a ploy. Infinity storage space is very nice, but who actually used their whole gig for just e-mail? Not including using stuff like g-drive or stuff like that. I used just over 5% of my space. Don't get me wrong, google is sweet, but they are probally going to use all of these services to take over the internet like microsoft.

Pretty much, I update my blogger.com, play in the arcade here, and find some more maps for Counter Strike: Source. When I'm really bored, I go on AIM, and harrass my friends who are trying to play World of Warcraft. Becides that, I'm usually trying to find something to post on fourms.

I agree, that microsoft should not rush the developme

nt of "longhorn". I have windows ME on one of my computers, and I can say, that I absolutely hate it. It was a product of an hurried push to get it out of the door, and into the hands of unsuspecting victims. If anyone disagrees with me, they should try having their OS give BSOD's every 20 minutes.

 

Anyway, back to "longhorn". I've heard that it will give users the choice of 3 different GUI's. Basic for those computers who can't handle a lot of graphics, probally similar to windows 98. Moderate, for those $900 Dell machines who have the integrated graphic chipsets, that isn't all that bad. Probally be similar to the current XP GUI. Advanced, for those "Alienware Bargin" or custom built beasts that are highly advanced in the areas of processing and graphical power. Can't wait to see what this GUI looks like.

 

and i hope will still have the old controll panel view... i hate the newer XP controll panel !!!

You know that you can change it? Just go to the control panel, tools, folder options, and select "show common tasks in folder". Click OK, and click on the button that says, "switch to classic view". If you need ways of converting your GUI, just ask, and I can tell you how.

 

ive used windowsXP windows2K and windows98, and personally, i cant tell the difference between XP and 98.... okay they look different, different shades of blue, slightly different window decorations... more eye candy for the more powerfull cpu's...

 

but what does windwosXP do now that windows98 didnt ?

to me, it seems all of these new OS's are just updates, securety fixes, and stability fixes.

 

I agree that most people cannot tell the difference between most of the Windows OS's. The experienced user can, though. Things like Remote Desktop, built-in networking, and many other things were not even thought of back in 99. With the risind popularity of brodband internet, home networks are popping up everywhere. XP maxes it easier to run a home network, or even a small business network. At our school, all of the computers had Windows 2000 on them. We have over 300 computers at our school, and it was worthwhile to install XP on all of them, by hand, without any special scripts to automatically install all of the essencial programs liek we have now. Fortunately, I was not a computer tech at this time . But, the fact is that our admin saw sufficient reason to put XP on all of these computers.

Personally, I love the Y-BOXX that Yoshi made on the screen savers. He put a sweet computer, sweet consoles, and a sweet AV system all put into a custom built case.

I do not have the extange rate from dollars to euros, so I will post in USD

First of all, AMD is not the best kind of processor for multimedia. The new prescott's from Intel are looking pretty good. I would get that, with an Gigabyte motherboard. I've heard nothing but good things about Gigabyte'sGA-8I915G-MF.
It goes for about $95

As for graphics, I would recommend one of the cards from ATI's X700 line of PCI-E graphics cards. They are about $150-$210 on newegg.

With cooling, the stock heatsing should suffice, but if you want to buy a sweet CPU heatsink, look at any of the zalmans.

If you are doing lots of multimedia, than 1 gig of memory would be perfect. I've always liked Mushkin memory. It is inexpensive, but good quality.

Everything else about you system is excellent. Seagate makes a awesome hard drive, and benq(formerly acer) makes a quality product.