quad core

I'm running a new version of Windows 7 on a new Packard Bell Quad Core PC (it's about 2 months old). The problem is that Firefox and Windows Explorer keep crashing -- well not 'crashing' exactly, they just stop working. They disappear with no warning and I get a report box saying 'Windows...

Will Asus ENGTX 275 ( which has recommended of 550 W power supply ) run good on my comp with 600w power supply ? Edit: other specs : Got 2 Sata hard drives ( 500gb ) 4gb of ram GA-P31-DS3L motherboard , runnin' with Quad core 2.4ghz

Ok, I'm not so sure if this is a Windows 7 related issue, but thought I'd post to see what people think anyway. Couldn't find any good answers out there anyway. My CPU now sits around 50-53 degrees Celcius on startup. Heck I caught it at 70C so I dusted it like mad. Last time I checked which...

I've found hundreds of posts around the Internet on this, going back as far as January of 2007, and affecting every O/S from XP through Vista, and now into Windows 7....... For once, it's not my system experiencing the problem. A friend's system: quad core 8400, P5Q motherboard with current...

Hello! Recenltly, ( after installing windows 7 64 bit ) I noticed that my mouse stopped working, the cursor froze, but as I moved my mouse around the icons were flashing, and I could click. Basically the cursos is stuck but mouse is working. Does anyone have any solution how to fix it ? Im...

for christmas i got windows 7 home premium with 32 and 64bit discs inside, they both say upgrade on the disc but inside the box it says i can upgrade from XP when i insert the 64bit disc, it brings up an error telling me my pc isnt compatible, i dont know why that is since im running a quad...

My "display has stopped working but recovered". I have been told it is not a problem with my vid card but rather Win 7. Can anyone verify this. MSI K9 CF-F motherboard Corsair ram 4 gigs DDR2 Diamond HD 3970 512 ram vid card AMD Phenom quad core cpu WD 500 gig sata hd

Hello everyone, Recently i face the following problems, i am one step before re-formating my pc and install Windows XP SP3, maybe someone here can help me out. I have Windows 7 Installed on my Pc (Quad Core with 6GB ram) and recently my pc started to behave strange. From time to time, my pc...

hi all.... just my little story. I have finally had the time to install Win7 (pro) on 24/12. Such a relief - so far. Issues relating to the USELESS Vista garbage i actually paid good money for accounted for about 5 to 10% of my day. I've had people laugh at me when i said i actually bought it...

Attempting to clean install Win 7 64 bit on WD 750 GB SATA disk. Quad core processor; Intel D975XBX2 MB; ATI 8550 graphics card; Creative X-Fi sound card; Acer P241W monitor; 2 Plextor PX800A DVD drives; USB keyboard & mouse. Goes through the install and reboots. Shows "Starting services"...

I will buy a new computer with windows 7 .Do you think it necessary to update the bios on the motherboard to run the windows and newer games without problems. Which considered buying the Windows version 32 or 64 for games The specifications of my new computer is 4 gig of ram, processor core 2...

Hi Guys, I have 3 machines in my house. One laptop running Windows 7 32-Bit connected via wireless, one desktop running Windows XP Pro connect via ethernet and the machine in question... A dekstop with Windows 7 64-Bit connected via ethernet. The machine with the problem is a Quad Core...

Hello I had Win XP on my computer and I recently upgraded to Windows 7 32. After reading I feel that my Quad core can handle Windows 7 64. My question is how do I upgrade my win 7 pro 32 to win7 pro 64? Is it like it did with XP to Win 7? Also will my key work again since I already used it for...

When i start my computer it boots and after a while when it says starting windows after that then the screen becomes black but the computer is still on? NOTE! Ive just installed windows 7 so i cant boot in safe mode! When i select safe mode and presses enter it says preparing windows for first...

Hi I just started useing Win 7 and had my nwe PC all set up and working the way I wanted and then a friend asked if Win 7 had the media center and I checked and it did so I started it and messed around for a few min and then quit. Now I don't have 5.1 anymore, just the frount 2 speekers. All of...

Trying to do a fresh installation of Windows7 Home premium 64bit on my system. I have removed all existing partitions from the disk and allowed Windows setup to create new partitions. Setup will then give the message "Windows Setup Cannot Configure Windows to Run on this Computers Hardware"...

I was complaining here about a month ago, about the fact that ZoneAlarm Pro's minimum system requirements called for a 2GHz or faster processor. It still does, and I'm upset about that, but it got me wondering about other software's requirements, so I decided to look up some pro and consumer...

Hi Guys I recently upgraded my Intel Core 2 Quad box from Vista to Win 7 64. Now i have trouble with my motherboard software and utility programs like A1 Suite .. which i need for adjusting pc speed and fan settings etc.. I have contacted Asus support and this is what i got back...

I have a Dell M6400 Laptop. The spec is quite hefty at Q9300 Quad Code 2.53 Ghz, 8GB Ram, 1GB Nvidia FX 3700M Video. I am running Windows 7, and have recently bought 2 new games, DragonAge, and Modern Warfare 2. When on Battery Power I can run both games in full 1920x1200. The run...

further adventures of How long is the wait. it seems that a critical update is the culprit. Even with or with out Norton online backup, and with or without QB installed, after the critical updates install, the computer freezes on startup. It goes all the way to the last do-do-do sound, and the...