http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/ Open Tech Support is the ultimate free technical support site for hardware, software and gaming. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:27:14 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/images/apogee/misc/rss.jpg http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/ http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/software/44391-requirements-vista-business-64bit.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:57:16 GMT Hello, I have a 3 yr old laptop that currently has windows xp media center edition, 2 gb ram, 1.8 ghz core 2 duo processor, and a nvidia geforce go 7400 graphics card. Under these specs, will i be able to run vista business 64bit well under these specs? Or should i use 32bit instead? Hello,

I have a 3 yr old laptop that currently has windows xp media center edition, 2 gb ram, 1.8 ghz core 2 duo processor, and a nvidia geforce go 7400 graphics card. Under these specs, will i be able to run vista business 64bit well under these specs? Or should i use 32bit instead? ]]> Software madman55 http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/software/44391-requirements-vista-business-64bit.html http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/hardware/44390-blank-monitor-startup-might-bios-issue.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:26:48 GMT First off, thank you for reading.

So my PC wasn't displaying anything on startup. I swapped out the monitor, which solved the issue, and called it a night. I come back the next morning and yet again the monitor is going blank soon after starting up. I can't get passed the initial screen with white lettering.

The first error I received was "Warning! CPU has been changed or CPU ratio change failed. Please re-enter CPU settings in the CMOS setup and remember to save before you quit." Attempts to go past this with F1 or to enter Setup with the Del key were met with a blank screen. So I pulled the CMOS battery, let it sit for a few minutes, and put it back in.

Now the error I get is "CMOS checksum error - defaults loaded." Yet again, F1 and the Del key will only bring me to a blank screen.

I've also tried resetting the CMOS jumper, which leads to the same results.

The CMOS battery isn't dying - I've tried swapping it with a new one and it didn't help anything.

I'm running XP Pro SP3. ]]> Hardware KARaidl http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/hardware/44390-blank-monitor-startup-might-bios-issue.html http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/hardware/44389-change-administrator.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:21:58 GMT I tried to download ESword on my computer & a message popped up that read "You do not have Administrators authority to perform this action".

How do I change the administrator on my computer, this is a used computer I received from someone.

CTorre ]]> Hardware ctorre http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/hardware/44389-change-administrator.html http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/hardware/44388-processing-power-elektronika-60-a.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:53:08 GMT Hi all,

This is for an essay and I need to know the processing power of an Elektronika 60 (the machine used to make the very first Tetris - according to my research).

It doesn't list its CPU... instead, it has these specs wherever I look:

* Word length: 16 bit
* Address space: 32K-words (64KB)
* RAM size: 4K-words (8KB)
* Number of instructions: 81
* Performance speed: 250,000 operations per second
* Floating point capacity: 32 bit
* Number of VLSI chips: 5
* Board dimensions: 240 × 280mm

Is there even a way to know its processing power?

Thanks ]]> Hardware jhawks http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/hardware/44388-processing-power-elektronika-60-a.html http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/hardware/44387-building-new-rig.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:09:08 GMT I'm looking at building a new rig ($~1200) and I want to make sure several of my assumptions still hold.

I've heard that ddr3 doesn't give you that much of a performance gain, and I'm hoping that I can buy a top of the line ddr2 and get more bang for my buck.

On the other hand, Sata 3.0 sounds like its a good thing for me, especially since I'd like to run a RAID 0 setup again.

I've looked at both ramdisks and SSDs and I'm left wanting, they both have rather serious problems (and ramdisks are more or less unsupported now) so I'm thinking about buying 2 small 10k drives to act as my boot sector/games folder.

I've never really messed with overclocking, does the money spent on extra cooling come back as performance as much as just buying a better cpu?

I've been really pleased with my warranties (7 RMAs over 5 years) should I keep buying the same brands, or are replacement warranties pretty much the industry standard now? [kingston, asus, and bfgtech if you are curious]


I'm planning on running XP because being a slow adapter seems to have paid off for vista.
Because of this I'm not sure I need more than 2 gigs (even though I understand 3-4 is the standard now) Should I just buy one stick of high performance ram? I remember that dual channel really improved the performance ....back in my day?



Sorry for the ADD questions! Thanks if you can answer any/all of them. ]]> Hardware Zendu http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/hardware/44387-building-new-rig.html http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/hardware/44386-keyboards-left-shift.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:20:19 GMT So as some of you may remember, I always seem to have weird problems with keyboards. I remember the wireless keyboard I had that typed backwards. The gaming keyboard I had that would randomly act like I was holding down buttons. And the most recent problem I'm posting about today.

It seems that I cannot make a parenthesis using Left Shift + 9. They both work independently (thank goodness!), but it is hard to stop when typing and use the right shift with the 9.

I have a Saitek Cyborg Keyboard. I have already contacted Saitek via e-mail about the issue and would also post on their forum, but apparently they have something against my e-mail address (which I only used to register the keyboard when I purchased it).

I'm guessing this is just something physically wrong with the keyboard as I have tried using it on another computer and have uninstalled and re-installed the drivers.

However, in the event that I cannot fix this, I was hoping I could get a recommendation for a good, RELIABLE, keyboard that can take a pounding and maybe have media control keys. I can't stand keyboards that ghost though (in other words I need one that I can press down a few keys at once... 5 is usually the most I will ever press down at once). ]]> Hardware FadedMaster http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/hardware/44386-keyboards-left-shift.html http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/software/44385-built-web-cam-works-but-cant-find-program.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:01:01 GMT Hi all,

I'm using the following notebook:

ASUS
PRO61Sseries

http://www.armada-pc.ru/eshop-images...PRO61S%201.jpg

I recently upgraded to Windows 7 but due to my bad skills in computers, I didn't do backups and so I had a bumpy road getting everything back.

Anywhos... Everything is working fine except that I can't find the program that activates my webcam. Don't get me wrong though... the webcam works because I use it on MSN with friends.

But there used to be a program that activates the webcam and you can record stuff with it. I have been searching around but can't seem to find it. I tried all the CD's that the laptop came with but they are mostly for Windows VISTA only (since this laptop was bought originally as a VISTA).

I don't think it's drivers since that implies that my webcam isn't working.

Can anyone help me on what to do?

Thanks

JHawks ]]> Software jhawks http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/software/44385-built-web-cam-works-but-cant-find-program.html http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/general-off-topic/44384-quick-moment-gotta-rave-bout-something.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:26:40 GMT Ok, I know this thread might piss a few people off and rightly so. Tones of people spam this crap all over the place and it can get quite annoying. Why should you listen to me? Well you probably shouldn't so fee free to ignore this.

Ok, so my wife got me doing this yoville crap on facebook a while back. One of the ways to get yocash is to either pay or do these pay to click offers. Well, this got me looking for a site that'll give xbox live points and whatnot for paytoclick. I came across a site called Points2Shop. Figured I'd give it a try, at worse I wasted some time doing it.

Ok, so points2shop is two sites, points2shop (which you do offers for points to use on amazon) and cashle (where you do points for cash to get out via paypal or other means). If you've ever heard of rewards1, lockerz, or ones like it (just learned about those) that's pretty much what this site is.

Its not instant or the easiest thing in the world no matter what anyone says. It can take some time to get a good bit of offers done. Took me about a week to get enough for a $20.00 XBOX Live! 1600pt card. But if you have free time, it works out good.

The site is http://www.points2shop.com. I'm giving the address without my referral just so people know I'm not spamming this to spam this, I'm seriously enjoying this site (and the people on it). NOW if you want to help me, you can use my referral ID which is 'bkistheone' (oldies on here know my name, will reconize where that came from) or you can use the referral link: Points2shop - Earn Points for Free Rewards

I created a site to help me with gaining referrals as well, it has tips on using virtual machines for these sites, google apps, and whatever else to help people get the most out of the site. The address is SAVE:INIT.

If you check it out and signup, that'd be awesome. You can always message me with questions and I'll help you out as much as I can. I've already gotten a few things (click on my profile when you sign in) and really enjoying the site. Mods aren't nazis, admins are cool and most people are there to have fun and get points.

If anyone takes offense to this message or think its overly spammy, let me know and I'll gladly delete it. I just thought others should know about this site that i've had personal experience with.

Few things to be aware of:
- You'll need to use valid information like full name, home address and phone number for a lot of these offers. I use skype, k7 or briiing for the phone (so stuff doesn't ring off the hook) but I do use my home address which does net me some junk-mail which later goes into the burn barrel.
- Create another email address for doing offers, use gmail or hotmail. That way you don't get spammed.
- Check out my site (saveinit.com) for info on how to use virtual machines to do the offers in (reduces toolbar issues, you can download without worry, etc..) as well as google apps. There is another site called morenp.com that talks about using ccleaner and a few other tools with GPT (Get Paid To) sites.
- By posting this, If you sign up with my ID I get a referral bonus. So unless you goto the site yourself without using my referral ID, I get something out of it. I just wanted to include that as a disclaimer.

Feel free to PM me on here if you have any questions.

-Cable~Retail (from the old OTS days) ]]> General and Off Topic EvilCable http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/general-off-topic/44384-quick-moment-gotta-rave-bout-something.html http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/site-updates/44383-site-upgrade-scheduled-sunday-november-8-a.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:22:17 GMT Just letting our members and visitors know that Open Tech Support will get a much-needed forum/script upgrade on Sunday (November 8) in preparation for the massive content and technical overhaul of the site. The upgrade should take no more than two hours, and for that period the site might be... Just letting our members and visitors know that Open Tech Support will get a much-needed forum/script upgrade on Sunday (November 8) in preparation for the massive content and technical overhaul of the site.

The upgrade should take no more than two hours, and for that period the site might be temporarily closed down for maintenance. I have done some testing on a dummy forum and I predict this to be a very smooth upgrade... but like everything else, be prepared for some bugs and glitches.

Like I mentioned before, the content will be shuffled and recategorized to make this a more Blizzard game-centric site once again, a minor redesign will follow shortly after the upgrade. Thanks again to those who continue to visit the site, and I hope you continue to stick with us after the overhaul :) ]]> Site Updates Canis Lupus http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/site-updates/44383-site-upgrade-scheduled-sunday-november-8-a.html http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/hardware/44382-laptop-recommendations.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:53:01 GMT Hi I am looking for a new laptop as my current laptop is dieing. I will only really be using it for e-mails internet and watching dvds. I have a budget of £500 or around that price mark. Hi

I am looking for a new laptop as my current laptop is dieing.


I will only really be using it for e-mails internet and watching dvds.

I have a budget of £500 or around that price mark.


I would like it to have Windows 7 Home Premuim preinstalled on it.


Edit - Just so people know I live in the UK

Any ideas or suggestions welcome.


Cheers, ]]> Hardware chris44 http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/hardware/44382-laptop-recommendations.html http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/software/44381-hkcmd-securitystronghold-com.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:15:55 GMT my puter is so slow that it takes 15 sec to respond to every mouse click. i suspect something in background is using up my ram (1 GB), etc. i am trying to find out which process (s) might be causing this. i see hkcmd on process list and search for that on net. a co called securitystronghold.com... my puter is so slow that it takes 15 sec to respond to every mouse click. i suspect something in background is using up my ram (1 GB), etc. i am trying to find out which process (s) might be causing this. i see hkcmd on process list and search for that on net. a co called securitystronghold.com has removal tool for hkcmd and calls it a virus. when i try and download their tool i am suspicious that it is an exe that might be a virus itself. anyone know about hkcmd, is it a virus that should be removed and is this co legit? any other ideas about fixing my slows? thanks ]]> Software rfield55 http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/software/44381-hkcmd-securitystronghold-com.html http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/hardware/44380-screen-resolution.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:12:32 GMT I was wondering what you all think about a 15.4 inch laptop having a max resolution of 1280x800px. Is it good or is that not enough pixels? I was wondering what you all think about a 15.4 inch laptop having a max resolution of 1280x800px. Is it good or is that not enough pixels? ]]> Hardware madman55 http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/hardware/44380-screen-resolution.html http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/software/44378-question-about-multiboot-oss.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:00:17 GMT Hey all,

I'm planning on getting a laptop within the next couple of weeks. I've been reading around and it looks like Windows 7 64 bit version will be the fastest. I've also read there are a lot of compatibility problems with older programs and games (like really old games). I was wondering, could you see it being problematic to install Windows 7 64 bit, Windows xp 32 bit, and either ubuntu or debian? I know it's alot, but if I'm able I would like to have all 3.

Is this impracticable?

Thanks! ]]> Software gam3r http://www.opentechsupport.net/forum/software/44378-question-about-multiboot-oss.html