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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...

Hi! A friend of mine has a desktop HP-Pavilion AY014AA-ABL a4310f, 2GB ram and she wants to change her RADEON X600 pci-e video card. What card should chose for substituting this one? Thanks in advance! sorriso

Erm not sure how to word this problem, The best i can describe it as is a crash. I upgraded my PC from windows XP to windows 7. The new install went fine how ever, About half the time i restart the PC or Boot up from new it loads up to the Desktop and thats it. I dont get a windows Toolbar, I...

Hi, I have a very similar problem - random bluescreens with the title MEMORY_MANAGEMENT. No single application seems to be associated with the errors - they occur unexpectedly, sometimes even when I'm not doing anything on the PC. I have Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit, an Asus motherboard and...

Using the system imaging functionality in Windows Backup and a system repair disc, it's possible to replace the hard drive in your PC with one that is bigger, while not losing any crucial data, settings, or installed applications. Link Removed - Invalid URL

Just built a new PC upgrade to windows 7 full new install then reinstalled Office 2003. Saved the Outlook.pst files. Imported them OK into new machine. All working with full Contacts list and ALL my old e-mails. I can send e-mails OK , however if I wish to add any CC or BCC recipients as...

I purchased Windows 7 Ultimate upgrade. I did a clean install of the 32 bit upgrade to my XP Pro computer even though, according to the Windows upgrade advisor, I could install the 64 bit upgrade. This was because I was using Adobe CS3 Master series at the time. I now have Adobe CS5 Master and...

Link Removed due to 404 Error in high-performance computer components and accessories for the gaming, PC upgrade and Do-It-Yourself markets, today announced the LanBoy Air: Antec's state-of-the art, fully-modular chassis designed to provide extensive customizability and flexibility to...

Running W-7 X64 Enterprise, which to Transfer Files from my XP PC . Can I just use USB cable or do I need special Transfer Cables?

Hello. i checked several of the graphic support threads and i see there are other members with similar issues. however, most pertain to when they're gaming, my issue unfortunately is isolated to just that. Since I've upgraded my pc to Windows 7 ultimate several months ago i have had random...

In reply to Moving my OS C: drive to a new motherboard? since it was closed I wanted to comment a few things Link Removed Link Removed said that is best method but Acronis will also clean install an image to a different Mobo just for reference. I wouldn't do that myself cause the If's but...

Ok I currently have a 32bit windows 7 and my PC is 64bit compatible(I am aware I need to do a fresh install). I want to remove 32bit and install 64bit. I tried this before and lost everything I had. This time I am making a backup and need help explaining what I need to do. Could anyone give me a...

I just added another 4GB of ram to my PC for a total of 8GB but as I type this, the task manager is showing me 277MB of free ram with there is 5307MB of available ram. What is the difference and which is preferable? I'm not using a page file so I don't want any problems with my system.

Seagate has confirmed that it is preparing the first 3TB hard drives to come to market later this year, but has warned that many users will need a new computer to take full advantage of this amount of storage. The drive maker said that its first 3.5in 3TB units are likely to be available...

Hi all, Hope you can help me with this - and to save me wasting your time, if there is a link to an answer, just point me in that direction! Many thanks! I recently purchased a new tower (Intel i540, Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H, 4Gb RAM 500Gb HDD) with Windows 7 x64 Home Premium pre-installed as...

i have a video card NVIDIA MX440 with 64 Mb, installed in my mother board, and recently i changed my OS, upgrading it with a windows 7 enterprise version, [formerly i had a xp pro OS] it happens that i cant have the aerials and transparencies, which is an extraordinary new feature of the 7 i'm...