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Astrotoy7

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Posted in: GFX Card compatible with Vista and Spiderman3
  Astrotoy7
06-12-2007, 4:09 AM
#9
Aawww. You know, there's no true love. Just fervent sexual longing. *grabs jmac, holds him tight in a manly way and strokes his golden curly hair* And it's sooo much better... quit the clownin'...this isnt the swamp/ahto ;) 8600 for a good budget c...  [Read More]
Posted in: Just wondering
  Astrotoy7
06-10-2007, 3:26 PM
#10
... outside of the United States..... no, the US justs leads the world in murder and violent killings, thats all .. :sithk: given a pc virus, having my country invaded or being shot - I'd take the pc virus !! any day :D with reference to copyright...  [Read More]
Posted in: Just wondering
  Astrotoy7
06-08-2007, 10:43 PM
#4
However, to deny that hacking(specifically copyright hacking) isnt welcomed by millions in the gaming and P2P community would be sheer ignorance. You cant have one with out t'other. Whether its to gather email addresses/credit card details or extra...  [Read More]
Posted in: Default Drive
  Astrotoy7
06-08-2007, 9:59 PM
#11
Wow, so my post was practically useless :p http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/5562/skimreadingad2.jpg Oh i know...but that's the problem. I have a 250 gig drive that has about 10 gigs of stuff on it. It's really great for what I need, but the pro...  [Read More]
Posted in: Default Drive
  Astrotoy7
06-08-2007, 2:47 AM
#6
Most things downloaded from MS are system hotfixes and system based apps. Each with a cadre of hidden system files. They are made to live within teh system drive, and there they shall die.... ...assuming the stuff you're downloading is just updates...  [Read More]
Posted in: Gates and Jobs at Wall Street Digital Conference
  Astrotoy7
06-02-2007, 12:44 PM
#1
Im sure a few of you have seen/heard of this...From a couple of days ago at the wall st digital conference. Gates and Jobs sitting next to each other relaxingly talking about the industry. It was nice to see - especially after all those annoying 'p...  [Read More]
Posted in: Graphics card that really p*sses me off...
  Astrotoy7
06-09-2007, 12:00 AM
#26
Yeah, except all that software stuff you have to set up and configure again. Also, I think you all should stop this reformat thing. When you install windows, it cleans previous installations. No need to format the whole hard disk. of course, I just...  [Read More]
Posted in: Graphics card that really p*sses me off...
  Astrotoy7
06-03-2007, 11:32 AM
#13
Didn't work...dammit...I really do hate this card...and this piece of S!%* computer...any other suggestions? Having not properly uninstalled the old drivers can really mess a system up, especially XP. If you have the time and energy, reformat :) I...  [Read More]
Posted in: Graphics card that really p*sses me off...
  Astrotoy7
06-02-2007, 12:09 PM
#6
The person who types out those driver installation instructions at nvidia.com must feel really un-loved sometimes :D read them! There is no end of problems that can be caused by driver 'flooding.' Drivers are a set of instructions that dicate the in...  [Read More]
Posted in: CPU TEMP SURVEY! Please Help ! :)
  Astrotoy7
06-02-2007, 11:07 AM
#8
Thanks to all contributors !! Yes, Cutmeister, I shouldve mentioned that room temp wasnt required as the variance between idle and working assume that room temp will be similar for both situations ;) It is indeed an important factor of course, but...  [Read More]
Posted in: CPU TEMP SURVEY! Please Help ! :)
  Astrotoy7
06-01-2007, 2:39 AM
#2
lolz.... bump - cmon. I know a few of you should be able to get some numbers up for a poor old man like me :violin: Free George Lucas beard clippings for the first 10 entries :D (now theres an incentive!) mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: CPU TEMP SURVEY! Please Help ! :)
  Astrotoy7
05-31-2007, 1:28 PM
#1
Ok techs... Can you give me a hand !?? use the app of your choice, everest/pc wizard/fanspeed etc to get some numbers on your CPU temp and post here plz. Astro is gathering data. Can you please report in degrees Celsius... here is a easy to use con...  [Read More]
Posted in: Discovery
  Astrotoy7
06-02-2007, 10:46 AM
#15
Err, but nearly every browser can handle the "file://" protocol? EXACTLY. *CloneCommander... there is a tips and tweaks thread (http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=177714) which Ive now got around to stickying. If you want to sh...  [Read More]
Posted in: Discovery
  Astrotoy7
06-01-2007, 2:45 AM
#3
CloneCommander, please explain what you were trying to demonstrate... if all youve done is take a screencap and colour it in with paint.....!! then stop wasting our time. :( mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: Symptoms of a virus?
  Astrotoy7
06-03-2007, 11:55 AM
#13
You people in tech support really p*ss me off, dont ask why. then why say it ? You came asking for suggestions, which people offered. You mentioned crackling noises. There were excellent suggestions as to what causes this: *bad psu *soundcard probs...  [Read More]
Posted in: Symptoms of a virus?
  Astrotoy7
05-31-2007, 1:41 PM
#11
norton now does HDD tests ?? Interesting!! Ok CloneComm501 - I think we need to refresh, otherwise people will be spouting pet theories and anecdotes at you all day. *List your specs in as much detail as you can *Get some temp readings on your CPU,...  [Read More]
Posted in: Symptoms of a virus?
  Astrotoy7
05-23-2007, 6:50 AM
#7
It sounds more like an issue with your power supply, especially because of reasons 1 and 4. Your power supply can do all sorts of bad things if it is not functioning properly, even drain power from your wireless connection. QFE! There is no virus kn...  [Read More]
Posted in: No more 32-bit Windows OSes
  Astrotoy7
05-20-2007, 3:57 AM
#2
What im not sure about is if these OS will have 'backwards compatibility'... If they dont, the impact is easy to be predicted: everyone who wants to use that new OS will need to buy appropriate hardware. last I checked, not too many 32bit CPUs wer...  [Read More]
Posted in: the end of the Athlon...
  Astrotoy7
05-18-2007, 11:38 AM
#7
Good Riddance is all I can say. If you are a beleagured athlon xp user, sure.... but that athlon 64s have simply been a pleasure to work with. Repeat after me you intel minion: cool n quiet and again :) cool n quiet >>>because thats wh...  [Read More]
Posted in: the end of the Athlon...
  Astrotoy7
05-16-2007, 6:10 AM
#3
The end of an era, sort of like when Intel finally dropped the Pentium name. Given that this is a totally new architecture for AMD, the name change might be appropriate in this case. If I remember correctly, all of the Athlons including the K8 had...  [Read More]
Posted in: The Moment We've All Been Waiting (and waiting and waiting) For Has Finally Arrived!
  Astrotoy7
05-18-2007, 11:28 AM
#4
Nice info Q :) lolz...yes I am abiased old fool....but I'd love a 8800GTX more than any ATI card. Even in Vista, I am still not a catalyst fan..... all that great R&D on new tech..... you'd think theyd put more thought into a intuitive, less blo...  [Read More]
Posted in: Well, I finally broke down and did the unthinkable!
  Astrotoy7
05-18-2007, 11:31 AM
#9
Do good monitors enable faster gaming? The older LCD monitors had a slower refresh rate and showed scanning/refresh lines a bit more markedly. current LCDs have much quicker refresh rates, plus software is now written with such displays increasingl...  [Read More]
Posted in: Well, I finally broke down and did the unthinkable!
  Astrotoy7
05-16-2007, 6:06 AM
#7
lolz....what will you do with all that extra free space now !! maybe a nice plush sofa ?? :D mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: my new compy needs some suggestions....
  Astrotoy7
05-31-2007, 2:19 PM
#31
you can do the cutting biz if you feel confident to stinger. You can also buy csutom shortform cables, but Im sure you knew that. This is what I really love about the shuttle barebones. each and every cable is measured and cut perfectly and has its o...  [Read More]
Posted in: my new compy needs some suggestions....
  Astrotoy7
05-24-2007, 4:48 AM
#24
Good heavens. I'm not sure what to do with 120 GB HD, much less...*Jae counts on fingers* 800GB. aw Jae :) thats is so cute ! I use a 120gb mini HDD as a flash drive :D Im with chainz. Ive got media center pc with 1TB. That got crammed full and so...  [Read More]
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