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Having just installed the BDA drivers for the Freecom DVB-T USB stick, I'm looking round for a good program for viewing TV. Reason being, Freecom seems to write some of the worst software on the planet. Can anyone suggest some good programs for this. Preferably with media center...

I think the title probably says it all. I used to hate the new windows XP Start Menu, since it's grown on me for the past few years, I can't live without the new start menu. One of the main reasons of this is the most recently used programs feature. I have the list set to the 6 most recently...

Having recently gotten back in to 3d space-sim games (and my trusty Topgun Fox 2 pro has decided that steering right is out of the question), I brought my Joytech JS-112 (Joytech USB Neo S) out of retirement. There is a strange problem I've run in to. I can't rebind any buttons to keys (when I...

Can anyone reccomend any good HSFs for skt 478? I'm currently using the Intel stock cooler with a 2.4GHz Northwod P4. I need to upgrade as temps are up lately (I think my new GF6600GT has somthing to do with it) (HSF is working with 2 front intake fans, standard case fan (extract) and an...

I'm working on building a new system for my broo who's going out to uni in sept. I'm trying to set the system so he can play his music on it, do photoshopping and other art stuff and a little gaming, as well as a TV tuner and posibly vid capture wo he can convert his vcr tapes (a few less items...

Quick question, I'm thinking of getting some new RAM for my parents computer. Currently 256mb DDR266 (FSB of CPU) and it's time for an upgrade. I've found that the DDR333 and in some cases 400 is cheaper than 266, will there be any adverse effects if I use the faster RAM?

I have a strange problem with CD drives under XP which has come and gone for a while now. Whenever I have 2 cd drives in my computer, my DVD ROM (pioneer slot loading, can't remember model number) there are access problems, applications can't be run from the drive (installers, autoloaders) and...

I've recently decided to take the plunge and replace my elderly XFX Geforce FX5200 with a PNY Geforce 6600GT which I will be taking delivery of tommorow. I was just wondering if anyone could give my any idea of how much better games will perform (plus base spec is P4 2.4GHz N/Wood 800MHz FSB...

I'm planning on upgrading the RAM in a family computer from 256 to 512mb. It is an old 266MHz board and I have found that the 400MHz DDR is cheaper than 266MHz, can the 400 stuff be used in a 266 machine and if so, will there be any side effects?

Bit of a numpty question here, does anyone know how to change windows defaults so that all folders show files as icons rather than tiles? Don't get me wrong, tiles look nice but I prefer the normal icons, smaller, cleaner (plus I'm set in my ways dagnabbit!)

Whenever I work on the guts of my computer there is one thing that always makes my blook boil: Molex power connectors. So here is a nice way to start a little flamewar: "The connector is not dead, its on life support, we should find a better way to connect our high power consumption bells and...

Here is the situation, I have Doom3 and an NVIDIA Geforce FX5200 with 256mb RAM. I am overclocking it to get a little extra kick for Doom3 but I don;t know how to measure temp, can anyone help?

To remove spyware, I use spybot search and destroy. I've cghecked its ignore products list and there are several programs it is set to ignore. I uncheck them but afterwards, the items apear checked agin. What's going on?

Does anyone know where I can find any good secure format programs that can work to US DOD standard?

I'm thinking of investing in a laptop, just a simple one to do some work (Word processing, C/Java programming, Linux fiddling, music and occasional DVD/avi video) for when a computer is not available (happens more often than you think, especially on dive trips). As a student, I don't have much...

Recently, I've set up a samba server with a domain controller, I can log in to it but it has serious restrictions on what the user profile can de. Is there any way to configure the roaming profile so that I can get administritive rights?

Once upon a time I had a PC, it was an Athlon based system which had an MSI mainboard. It always threw wobblers, when I installed windows 2000/XP it would throw a "driver IRQL not less or equal" BSOD during the installer. Windows froze, Linux froze, it really hated me or somthing. After...

I am thinking of purchasing a new hdd (my how they fill up quickly). My current drive is a WD 120GB (8mb cache) and so far it has been a good performer, I was just wondering what make of drive everyone else uses and which ones are a good choice

Here is the problem, I installed RA2 on my new rig, when I try to load the game, it refuses to load (no error messages btw) It ran fine on my old rig and I can't see any reason why it could fail other than a harware problem, here ard the specs (new bits only): Asus P4C800-Deluxe mainboard P4...

Can anyone provide advice on where to get a cheap leptop, I'm a student so I want to avoid spending too much, the main use would be doing university work on the move and in places where I generally won't have access to a computer cluster (I think writing drunken Java in the Old Bar) And...