Posted 10/05/2009 at 03:09:51pm
It's probably better (and faster) to enable VGA mode rather than boot into Safe Mode. You can get to it from the same F8 boot menu (Vista may have it listed as Enable Low Resolution (640 x 480)) ...
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Posted 09/14/2009 at 09:17:09am
So I did the same thing... Ah well, if I'm out of the running, I'm out of the running... Would be nice to have a new PC to replace my aging AMD rig... ...
Wondering the same thing on Reminder! We're Giving Away a Lynnfield Core i7 Gaming PC! Contest Ends this Friday!
Posted 09/11/2009 at 09:53:40am
I too have been a fan of MaxPC on FB for some time now... Does that mean I have to send the email to enter or am I automatically entered already? ...
Posted 08/05/2009 at 08:30:10am
Was really looking forward to trying this out but it seems my A520 isn't supported yet.... ...
Posted 01/05/2009 at 03:59:48pm
I still prefer to buy CDs... Of course, I rip them to my computer as soon as I get home... I like being able to rip to a format of my choosing and still have physical media in case my computer die ...
Posted 01/05/2009 at 01:23:58pm
Don't forget about APIPA addresses... The 169.254.0.1-169.254.255.254 range is used when no DHCP server can be reached. ...
Posted 01/02/2009 at 09:21:24am
I've seen Outlook 07 fail to launch too many times to count on Vista machines... A quick look at Task Manager shows that the outlook.exe is still running. Simply right-click and end process, then ...
Posted 12/18/2008 at 04:01:34pm
That would explain why their site has seemed so slow lately... ...
Posted 11/25/2008 at 01:16:43pm
Finally! I've been waiting for what seems like forever for them to make a comeback!! ...
Posted 11/25/2008 at 08:32:01am
I think they called that Lindows... :) Linux has gotten far easier to use over the years, yet there will likely always be a need to work from a terminal. Even M$ is moving back to command-lin ...
Posted 12/12/2007 at 08:40:29am
"Fortunuately, one of the big improvements in Windows Vista SP1 is support for hotpatching, which enables Windows components to be updated without rebooting."
It's about darn time that M$ figured o ...
Posted 11/21/2007 at 10:23:42am
I personally like to use nLite to build my bootable XP CDs with SP2 and all of the MS Updates slipstreamed in. You can find nLite here: http://tinyurl.com/dxlrw. And you can grab a nice little packa ...
And don't bury the warning in the EULA on Use a Sony USB Fingerprint Reader and Thumbdrive, Get a Rootkit Free!
Posted 08/29/2007 at 01:07:00pm
As we all know, most people just accept the EULA without a second thought about it (I know I've even done it in the past, though I've gotten into the habit of reading them thoroughly now). Putting th ...
Posted 08/07/2007 at 09:49:46am
I'm glad to see this coming... I was running out of places to store all of my back issues! Now I can put them into long-term storage and d/l the pdf versions.. ...
Posted 07/16/2007 at 09:03:07am
I've been building my own PCs and PCs for friends now for almost 8 years. I like the fact that I can pick and chose EVERY component of a system when I build it myself. Instead of getting stuck with ...
Posted 06/08/2007 at 04:43:17pm
I checked the link to lifecycle/servicepacks.mspx and got "We're sorry, the page you requested cannot be found."... I looked at the address displayed and noticed it was missing the trailing "x"... ...
Posted 05/30/2007 at 07:16:29am
Having spent 12 years as an aircraft mechanic with the Air Force and the 2 years preceding my military service as an auto mechanic, I can fully appreciate this little tale. I got out of being a mech ...
Posted 05/13/2007 at 09:18:39pm
I for one think that censorship is a total farce... I'd rather have uncensored content thank you very much.... ...
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