About this tag
On WindowsForum.com, the tag 'fear' appears in discussions about gaming crashes causing anxiety, such as a PC resetting during gameplay and leading to a fear of playing that game. It also appears in threads about Windows 8's UI revolution triggering fear and loathing among competitors and developers, and Intel invoking Linux to calm fears of Windows 8 on ARM. Other posts touch on tech toys reflecting cultural fears, a scary science video, and a terrifying CN Tower walk. The tag is also referenced in the game title FEAR, which crashes on a user's system. These threads show fear as an emotional response to technology issues, system instability, and major OS changes.
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ART This Ain't The Supermarket !
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows 10 PC resets itself whilst playing game, then updates
ive never had this problem before can somebody please put my mind at rest to why this has occurred? i have a fear of playing that game now lol many thanks guy- jakeb
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- fear games issues performance reset support troubleshooting update windows
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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VIDEO The scariest video you have ever watched in the name of science
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- fear horror video science horror youtube video
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows 7 Every game crashes except for League of Legends.
I recently installed windows 7 64-bit. Everything's running great except for when I play games. Certain games will for fairly long periods (hours of game play) while others will crash within an hour. The only games that I get to enjoy are League of Legends, Batman: arkham asylum, and Fable III...- awrenj
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- 64-bit atikmdag batman arkham battlefield 3 bsod fable fear game crashes gaming issues league of legends metro 2033 pc games performance system issues troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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CN Tower EdgeWalk a mix of terror, awe (stupidity)
TORONTO — Unsurprisingly, I often think of Spider-Man when I'm high up in a building, picturing myself swinging through the air in form-revealing Spandex, body coursing with radiation. Read Full Story: Link Removed due to 404 Error- reghakr
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[PURE SHOCK] Snake in toilet terrifies ten-year-old
A 10-year-old girl was terrified when she discovered a five-foot corn snake lurking in her family's bathroom after it slithered up through their loo. Roberta Vaituke spotted the snake when she popped in to use the toilet. She ran to alert her parents and brother. They plugged up...- cybercore
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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VIDEO Are you scared?
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VIDEO Family 'being terrorised by poltergeists in haunted house'
A trip to the cinema is probably the best way of watching a horror film but a family claims they are part of their own ‘Scary Movie’ after being terrorised by poltergeists. Lisa Manning and her two children have been living in fear following hundreds of eerie goings-on. Ashtrays have...- cybercore
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Waitress has a phobia of tomatoes, but loves ketchup
Waitress Kayleigh Barker should probably consider a career change as she has a phobia of tomatoes. She runs at the sight of one, which can be pretty tricky when someone orders a salad. ‘If there a tomato on my plate I will not go anywhere near it, I can’t even look at it,’ said the...- cybercore
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Quarter of UK has had ‘ghostly encounter’
Eerily, 25 per cent of the UK adult population – or around 11m people - have experienced a ghost, according to research by spectre expert Professor Richard Wiseman. It’s a statistic that will send a shiver down the spine of the nation, especially as paranormal experiences are on the...- cybercore
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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VIDEO FEAR Wierd Stuff
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- fear horror video weird stuff youtube video
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- Forum: Windows Games
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Girl joins circus after she's cured of claustrophobia by being put in bin
Kirsty Nicholson bagged her dream job as a contortionist in the circus after she was cured of her claustrophobia by her mum, who placed her in bins to get her over her fear of small spaces. Nicholson’s mother came up with the drastic solution to cure her daughter so she could join the...- cybercore
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows 7 Steam sales - todays (16hours left)
Probably one of the best deals on Steam in recent weeks, the entire FEAR collection for £5.72, includes FEAR, Extraction point, Perseus Mandate, FEAR 2, and Reborn DLC. Also the immense Bad Company 2 for £6.79 (add £9.99 for Vietnam pack) Save 75% on FEAR Complete Pack on Steam- Highwayman
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- Forum: Windows Games
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VIDEO Check Out This Dudes PC Game Gun Featuring Full Motion Tracking
Pretty sweet bit of gear. And, he's playing FEAR on extreme, the only way to play.- Grub
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- extreme mode fear gaming gear motion tracking pc games youtube video
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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VIDEO His Worse Fears Confirmed !
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- confirmed fear video youtube video
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5 Things Capable of Crawling Up Your Toilet
We’ve all seen cartoons in which people travel through the sewers, although looking back on it, we confess we can’t come up with a reason they were ever down there. Nonetheless, through these shows we learned that the sewer is a magical place, home to many wondrous and sometimes frightening...- reghakr
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VIDEO Giant spider in my bed!!!
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- bed discussion fear giants home insects interior design pest control spider video
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VIDEO Black Sabbath
Iron Man I AM IRON MAN Has he lost his mind Can he see or is he blind? Can he walk at all, Or if he moves will he fall Is he live or dead? Has he thoughts within his head? We'll just pass him there Why should we even care? He was turned to steel In the great magnetic field When...- cybercore
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Windows 7 So What Are You Playing Right Now?
Hi, So I thought I'd start a 'what game are playing Right Now'? Thread. I know this is a 7 games forum and this is just a little light relief... I tend to revisit my games many, many times and I usually have a old favourite like FEAR running as well as a current title. Often though, I'll be...- kemical
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Windows 7 FEAR Installs, Runs, and locks frames at <20!
Ok.. So I play F.E.A.R. from time to time online.. My issue is that although install is sweet, it starts up and runs fine for about 1-2 minutes. Until it randomly drops my frames to something like 11-12 fps and sticks there. Nothing fixes it. Build 7100. All latest drivers, updates, etc...- Dragonheart
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- am3 confusion ddr2 drivers fear fps frame rate game issues gaming hardware hd4870 low performance online gaming performance reinstall the frame troubleshooting update video games
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- Forum: Windows Games
