pc upgrade

Have recently upgraded a pc to WIN 8.1 Pro 64 bit from WIN 7 64 bit. Before the upgrade I had a DxTreme 380 media box located in the lounge room and networked via Cat6 cable to the pc in the bedroom. All devices on the network - Samsung tv, DxTreme box + 4 PC's have static IP addresses...

I have Windows 8.1 installed on my old pc with Windows 8 upgrade key. I'm wondering can I reuse the same Windows key on my new pc if I uninstall windows on the old one?

Hi there, Been suffering with this problem for months and can't seem to remedy it. When I first boot my system, or resume it from sleep, my PC will randomly freeze for about 30 seconds, then go back to normal. This happens anywhere from 4-6 times within the first 20 minutes, and then stops. I...

Alright, so this is the deal - I have a not-that-bad-but-really-still-horrible computer from Dell with a GPU that can barely run most of the games you see today. I'm thinking "Hey, why not push it up just a bit, just until I get a new computer?"... I've seen one or two other people who have...

Let's Begin with a few things: WINDOWS XP: This OS may be efficient but is quickly becoming obsolete due to windows 8, but Windows 7 is even MORE efficient and has a LOT more support!, it's faster and more reliable in the long run as long as you keep it current!!, if you own an old PC, and it...

I thought I had an okay PC, until I just slightly revamped my tower. And I thought I was liking, enjoying & impressed w/ Windows 8 RP, until now running Windows 8 Pro on the revamped tower. Now I await my WMC Key... Cheers, Drew Link Removed

Hey everyone, I was scrambling to get Windows 8 for $39.99 via the Upgrade Assistant, however I didn't want to wait 6-8 days for PayPal to transfer funds from my checking account. So I was doing a little searching around when it came to me that there was a $14.99 upgrade offer available...

Hello, 2 weeks ago i replaced XP with Windows 7 Pro 64 bit on my PC and since then my D: drive randomly disappears. I have been using the PC which has 3 internal disk drives with XP for the past 3 years never having problems with the disk drives. Since i installed Windows 7 Professional 64...

Hello everyone!I purchased a new laptop over Christmas, and it's an Acer Aspire 7560 with DDR3 PC3-10600, DDR3 PC3-8500 RAM, 640 GB HDD, an AMD Radeon HD 6620G graphics card with 512MB of graphics system memory, and an AMD quad core A8-3500M processor. Since the day I bought it, brand new, I...

I have a PC with 4 hardrives. Three with Linux: Ubuntu, Debian, and for other distros and one that had Windows 7 running on it for 2 1/2 years. It had an on board nvidia 6100 and I upgraded to a nvidia geforce 8400 card, which works well with Debian and the new Ubuntu 12.04. But when I tried to...

So I had a power surge a few days ago and it fried a lot of devices in my house including my external HDD controller/charger so I removed the HDD from it's case and mounted it in my PC. So far so good, it was recognised in BIOS, my primary Master and my former ext.HDD Slave, boots up ok but when...

I completely upgraded my pc lately after a crash. Windows 7-64 bit, I used to have Windows XP Pro. I noticed that when playing hd-movies on the 24'' screen the video slightly stutters. Not after just switching on the pc, but later on. Also seems that RealPlayer doesn't give these effects, while...

I have an Intel Motherboard which I am changing to a Gigabyte one. If I were to do this myself, I would take proper steps to insure that Windows will boot with the new hardware. I would update my Intel Sata controller driver to a Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller. Then, SHUTDOWN the...

I own a dell demension 4600 also i have upgraded the ram to 4 gigs, the cpu to 3.02, a nvidia geForce 6200 agp graphics card, i know i will be needing a sound card, what would you recommend. What i am looking to do is install windows 7 home premium. I seem to have all of the necessary...

I just installed a WD Caviar Black internal as a second drive with no OS on it. It works fine but when I boot up there is a message right after HP splash screen the pops up and down and has something about drives. It's black background with white print. It goes down to fast to read. I don't...

When I first decided to jump into the Win 8 Dev. Preview I decided, based on recommendations of fellow members in the Windows Secrets Lounge, to install Win 8 Dev preview into a virtualization environment. I downloaded Virtual Box from Oracle and attempted to install it in my Win 7 Ultimate OS...

Any computer running Windows 7 will be upgradable to Windows 8, Microsoft said today while pledging to keep hardware requirements level or even lower when the next version of Windows comes out. More...

IDG News Service - Having learned its lesson the hard way with Windows Vista, Microsoft offered assurances Thursday that its upcoming Windows 8 operating system won't require users to buy a new PC. Link Removed

New hardware required? Interview Since Windows 7 stabilised its service packs big organisations are moving into upgrade mode .… More...

Do your case and/or PSU fans suddenly become noisy when you turn on your PC and do they eventually quiet down, in most cases, the fan is not going bad, just a little TLC is needed. This quick guide will show you how to quiet down those noisy fans. Tools needed; 1. Phillips head screwdriver 2...