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80’s, so I can be brilliant at some things and, to put it politely, not so brilliant at others and I have recently ran into some of those others, or at least I think I have; When it comes to hardware, I am pretty good I think, but software is easily my weak spot. In the last six odd months I have had a couple of friends ask me to nuke their hard drive and rebuild it because of virus that their kids {cough, cough} got on their computer while surfing the net. Well, no problem, back up all documentation type files, pictures, audio, video and them fdisk, format re-install right. Well it worked of course, the problem was what I happened to stumble a cross when I was backing up their files. Evidently, they had protected these files with MS XP’s security features and they felt I was not able to get to them, how was I able to? The first time was done via start>search and then I broke it down to the individual type of file, the computer was still working, more info to come, out of space.

SPECS:
-CAS: X-Cruiser Mid-Tower 420W Case W/ WINDOW, MultiMeter Display & Control
-CS_FAN: Extra 3-Color Neon Light LED Case Fan
-CASUPGRADE: 12in COLD CATHODE NEON LIGHT (BLUE COLOR)
-CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz 1066FSB 8MB L2 Cache 64-bit
-CD: (Special Price)LG 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)
-CABLE: Round Cable Upgrade for Optical Drive
-FAN: CoolerMaster Hyper TX2 Gaming CPU Cooling Fan(Extreme Silent Operation at only 22dba + Overclock Proof)
-HDD: Extreme Performance (RAID-0) with 2 Identical Hard Drives (500GB (250GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
-MODEM: NONE
-MONITOR: NONE
-MOTHERBOARD: (QX9650/9770 Support) GigaByte GA-EP45T-DS3R Intel P45 Express CrossFireX Chipset LGA775 FSB1600 DDR3/1600 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394a,&7.1Audio
-MEMORY: (Req.DDR3 MainBoard) 4GB (2×2GB) PC1333 DDR3 PC3 10666 Dual Channel Memory
-NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
-OS: NONE
-PRO_WIRING: Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chasis with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU
-POWERSUPPLY: 600 Watts Power Supplies (Xion SuperNova)
-SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
-TEMP: THERMAL TEMPERATURE LCD DISPLAY WITH 3X FAN CONTROLLER (BLACK COLOR)
-USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
-VIDEO: ATI Radeon HD 4850 PCI-E 16X 512MB Video Card
I want to play Age of Conan and surf the internet.. i have a ps3 and want a good pc to help my gaming craves.. Let me know what you think.. Thanks

alright so i have been asking questions about how to connect my DVI cable to my monitor and not getting any sound. is there a way i can keep my computer connected to the monitor and have my xbox also connected to the monitor, so whenever i want to switch back and forth between them so i dont ned to keep disconnecting wires? i have a DVI cable that goes from the HDMI port on my xbox 360 to the back of my monitor in the DVI input. (have no sound.) and then i have the VGA input connected to my computer to view my desktop and surf the net. i kow i need an audio connection but no idea what i am looking for, and i dont want to keep switching cables around.

Hi, I would like to make my computer run faster. I currently use a dell inspiron 6400 running windows vista home premium. When I bought the computer it came with many pre-loaded programmes. I use the computer for internet surfing( wirelessly), typing, messaging and occasionally playing music (on itunes) and internet flash games. These are a list of programmes my computer is currently running:
Cyberlink PowerCinema resident Program,
Desktop Window Manager,
Media Centre Media Status Aggregator Service,
ITunesHelper Module,
McAfee Integrated Security Platform,
Quickset,
Dell Wireless WLAN Card Wireless Network Tray Applet,
Task scheduler Engine,
Kodak Easyshare Software,
RoxMMTrayApp Module,
Dell support,
Windows sidebar,
Sony Ericsson PC SUITE,
Windows explorer,
Brightness Control Panel,
Java ™ Platform SE binary,
Macrovision FLEXnet Connect Scheduler,
Digital Line Detection,
CameraMonitor Application,
tsnp2std Microsoft,
hkc md Module,
persistence Module,
Delivery manager
, Media Centre Tray Applet,
Synaptics TouchPad Enhancements,
Sigmatel Audio system tray application,
windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Configuration Application,
Could you please tell me the programmes that I need for things I do and how to stop the ones I don’t need permanently (turn them off) Any other tips on how to speed up my PC would be helpful

Inspiron 1525, Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390 (1.86GHz 533Mhz, 1M L2 Cache)
1 313-5773 Jet Black Color with Matte Finish
1 311-7806 2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm
1 320-6047 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCDTrueLife for Inspiron 1525
1 320-6059 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
1 341-5616 120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal
1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
1 420-9108 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Home Premium Edition, English
1 420-7580 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP INSP 1525
1 420-7622 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0
1 420-7905 Media Direct 3.5
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
1 420-9100 Dell Dock Consumer
1 420-9128 Best Of Web Consumer
1 420-9106 eBay Web Access Icon
1 430-2651 Integrated 10/100 Network Card
1 313-5793 Integrated 56K Modem
1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP
1 313-5791 8X DVD /-RW Dual Layer Drive
1 420-8183 Roxio Creator DE 10
1 313-4783 Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0
1 430-2652 Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card,for Insp 1525
1 313-5786 NO WEBCAM OPTION
1 410-1160 McAfee Security 9.0, 30-day Subscription, for Dell Inspiron / Dimension
1 312-0617 6-cell Primary Battery, for Inspiron 1525
1 412-0933 AOL for Broadband
1 412-0934 Earthlink
1 412-0935 NETZERO ISP
1 420-8051 Microsoft Works 9.0, English For Inspiron
1 988-5077 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Return To Depot, Initial Year
1 950-9057 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 984-1980 Type 12- Mail-InService, 24×7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year
1 960-2780 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 990-7989 1 Year Limited Warranty and Mail-In Service,Notebook
1 310-8628 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System
1 310-9752 Intel Pentium Dual Core Label
1 420-7091 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS
1 420-7092 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 1YR-FREE
1 987-4817 Insp Datasafe 3GB,1YR(Incl in price),DHS