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Current setup: Wireless router upstairs, connected to DSL modem. All the devices in the house connect to it. Now I want to put my bluray player, which is located on the main floor, onto the network but it only has a wired connection. I can not run cable from the wireless router to the...

Hi all; I am looking at replacing my wifes notebook for a christmas present. I have it narrowed down to two models: Gateway 17.3" Intel Pentium P6100 Laptop vs. HP Pavilion 15.6" Laptop AMD Turion II Dual Core Mobile Processor P540 She uses it mostly for surfing, email, and...

Hi all Anyone know how I allow non-admin users to use Windows Update? Seems like it should be an easy thing, but I just can't figure it out! When I go to the windows update site it says I must be a member of the admin group.

Hi all Can anyone recommend anti virus software for a small business network running Small Business Server (on the server) and XP on 10 client machines? For some reason, I am having a hard time finding software that lists SBS 2003 as a supported operating system. For example this software...

Hi all I just built a new AM3 system with the WD Caviar Black 1TB drive. Im having a problem where when I choose "restart" from the Vista start menu option, the PC wont boot back into windows. It restarts the PC, loads the BIOS, and detects the drives. But after the AHCI detects, when the...

Hi all Just reinstalled my Vista 64 system... just wondering if I should leave the included Vista AHCI drivers in place, or install the AMD/ATI ones? I have a Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3 system, with the WD Caviar Black 1TB as my main drive.

Hi all I just finished setting up a new system with a 4890 video card and had it all running fine and installed. However, when i plugged in a 2nd monitor both of my monitors lost their signal. Now when I reboot the pc, when it gets to the windows login screen the monitor again looses the...

i have this trigger, which just propogates changes from the date field from [workorder] table to the [appoinment] table: Alter Trigger [dbo].[tgrWorkOrderDates_Update] On [dbo].[WorkOrder] After Update As Begin Set NoCount On If (...

Maybe my google-fu is lacking, but I can't seem to find a decent source of user screenshots from Warhammer.... anyone care to post some?

There is a new bios update for my GB board out... but I have no idea what "AGESA" is - anyone know? http://www.giga-byte.ca/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_Model.aspx?ProductID=2624

Hi all Anyone else notice that besides the big stores, none of the small local mom-and-pop pc stores sell retail packages of Vista? I am trying to find a copy of Vista 64bit Home Premium, but it looks like shopping locally I am limited to OEM which I am not sure I want. :(

Hi all So I've got the upgrading bug this week, and Im looking at whats out there right now to replace my X2 6000+. I have the Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 motherboard, so another AMD chip would be preferable. My question is - is there anything out there that will be an improvement for me in gaming...

Hi all I have the Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 motherboard with 2GB of ram running XP. I want to add another 2GB - does the ram I add have to be the exact same as the stuff I have installed now?

Hi all With the warmer weather, I am looking for a better cooler for my AM2 6000+. Does anyone have the CNPS9700 installed in a Coolermaster Stacker 830? I'm just wondering if it fits with the side fan cage installed.... any advice is appreciated!

Looking to buy Age of Conan, but I don't really understand how the gameplay works... is it like a persistent online universe, and you just go around doing quests and battling other players? Do items/skills etc that you acquire in the game persist until the next time you login again? Or is it...

Hi all; Anynone have any idea why the HDD light on my computer case blinks constantly? I've scanned for viruses, adware, turned of indexing, defragged, and everything else I can think of, but still the light blinks constantly. All of my drives plus one of my optical are SATA, the last...

hi all After around 10 years making a living doing VB, VB.Net, and ASP.Net programming, I have accepted a new job doing C# programming for both windows and web forms development. Anyone have any advice/pointers/tips/gotchas for making such a switch? I'm hoping that the major differences are...

Hi all Not sure if this should be in the OS forum, or this one... but Ill start here. If I buy a new HDD, what is the easiest/best way to transfer my existing XP install onto the new drive without re-installing? I have driveimage 7, but if I recall correctly, that will only transfer an...

Hi all Most of the reviews I have read that praise the Spinpoint F1 are talking about the 1TB version. Is there a performance difference between this and the 750GB version? Or is capacity the only difference?

Hi; I am looking to replace my Asus M2R32-MVP mobo with anything that will work with my AM2 6000+, is NOT an AMD chipset, and costs less than 100 bucks. Any recommendations? Right now I am looking at the Asus M2N-E Socket AM2... anything else anyone can recommend? Forward compatibility with...

Hi all; How come if I have this in my stylesheet: paragraph { FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica,Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom:250px; font-style:normal; display:block; border:solid 1px red; } Then I can use "paragraph" elements in in firefox and it...

Can I use a PCIe card like this http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=012796&cid=IO.898.236 in a full length PCIe slot on the motherboard that is intended for a video card??

hi all On the weekend I added a wireless access point to an existing wired network at a local veterinary clinic where my wife works. I am not a network technician, and they know that, but I have some experience and so they always ask me to help out with things. So the setup they have is a...

Hi all I can't believe I don't know the answer... but can I install 2 different video cards in the same computer, and then switch back and forth between them by moving the monitor cable? Right now I have a 2900 pro, and I want to get an HD 3450 JUST for HW accelerated HD-DVD and blu-ray...

Hi all I am not a networking guy, but since I am the resident "guy who knows computers" I have been asked to help expand the network at the vet clinic where my wife works. I need to add wireless network access for 3 or 4 new computers to a previously existing wired network. My question...

Hi there; After two years of buying 1 year subscriptions, I finally decided to pay for the lifetime subscription last friday through paypal, but as of now I can no longer access the genmay forum. Any help?

Is it possible at all to play HD-DVD movies with Dolby TrueHD on a PC using any of the current soundcards? My video card has HDMI audio built in, but I don't have an HDMI audio/video receiver to connect it to, so it is just connected to my monitor with an DVI-HDMI cable. Are there any...

Hi all; With some christmas bonus money in my pocket, I am wondering if there as anything in my system that is worth upgrading. I use my computer mainly for gaming and watching DVDs and HD-DVDs. Im thinking CPU perhaps, but not sure if anything is going to give me a significant boost from...

Hi all I just installed MS Visual Studio 2008 for web development here at work (been using 2005 previously) and I am noticing some new javascript syntax that is puzzling me... There seems to be alot of function names that begin with "$" like "$find"... I've never seen this type of syntax...

Hi all I am going to be adding a new SATA 3.0 drive to my system as the OS boot drive. Can anyone tell me which setting for the SATA controller in the bios would be the best? The choices are: - Native IDE - AHCI - Legacy IDE When I install my new drive, I will have one SATA II 3.0...

Just saw a google ad on the bottom of the forum for www.hardwarecanucks.com... which I would consider a competitor of [H]. Just thought you'd like to know... :)

Hi all Asus recently released a bios update for my motherboard (M2R32-MVP) that says it now supports the new AM2+ Phenom CPU's. Is this possible?? Do they use the same socket? Kinda confused.... :confused: Notice the support for phenom under bios 1009...

Hi all I have been reading the tweakguide for Crysis and I want to try some of the console commands. However, when I press "~" to bring up the console, nothing happens. What am I missing? FWIW, I have to press shift + tilde to get a ~ to come out - is that right? I could swear that you...

Hi all I have a Transcend 4GB usb2.0 thumbdrive that is really slow to copy files ONTO, but super fast to copy files OFF of. Is this normal for thumbdrives? This is the first one I've ever used, so I am not sure if this is how they all are or something. For example, I just copied 400mb of...

Hi all I have noticed a wierd problem with my computer and running any Unreal 3 based games, ie Gears of War and Bioshock. For both of these, if I have the timing setting in my bios set to "1T" then I get Visual C++ crashes in the game after about 10 minutes of playing. If I set the memory...

hi all Just got a 2900pro, and now I am looking for a molex to 8-pin pci-e adapter... but I am coming up empty. Anyone know where I can order one? I know you can use software other than CCC to overclock without the cable, but I prefer to do it the way it was designed to be done if...

Hi all I recently got PowerDVD ultra for playing HD DVDs on my PC with the 360 drive. I noticed that during playback of 1080p content, my cpu use is about 50% on each core of my X2 6000+. My question is, if playback uses so much CPU on my computer, how is it that the 360 console can...

Hi all Looking to upgrade my video cards to something with a little more power for gaming, and with hardware decoding for HD movies. Does anyone know if a crossfire 2600pro system will be an upgrade from my current x1950pro system for gaming? I have been looking at the specs, but they...

Hi all I am attempting to upgrade a computer as a favour for someone by adding more RAM. The computer now uses an Intel Desktop D845GRG motherboard that only seems to support 2.5V 266 DDR memory. However, shopping locally I can only find 2.6V DDR 333 memory. I assume that the speed...