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The Help Desk => Computer Related Discussions & Questions => Topic started by: djones520 on July 25, 2009, 10:34:55 AM
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So my wifes machine went haywire. She installed a new game, and instantly the video would just shut down. Every time we reboot the computer, we get about 5 seconds of image on the monitor, then the screen would just go black.
It's not the monitor, that's working fine. I thought at first it was the video card. So I unplugged the expansion card, and plugged the monitor into the motherboards video card. Same issue. So this is leading me to believe it's either something to do with the processor getting overheated, or maybe the power supply is just dying. Anyone got anyother idea's?
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Video buffer getting overloaded? Try rolling back to pre-install date.
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Video buffer getting overloaded? Try rolling back to pre-install date.
Can't. There is no image to work with, so it would be like a blind man trying to drive.
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Can't. There is no image to work with, so it would be like a blind man trying to drive.
Got another monitor you can try? Driver incompatibility?
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Got another monitor you can try? Driver incompatibility?
I could use my other monitor, but like I said, it's not a monitor issue. The monitor works just fine. It's something in the PC.
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The video game probably installed some direct x driver that's not compatible with your video card. Can you boot into safe mode at all?? (continually press F8 after POST) IF you can, then go in and either uninstall the driver or rollback the drivers to prior to the game install.
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Actually NHS, I owe you an apology.
It was the monitor. I ran an S-Video cable from the vid card to our tv, unplugged her monitor, and it's working just fine. So now we gotta figure out how to come up with money to buy a new monitor...
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I bought a used monitor for $45 eight years ago. Works just fine.
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I bought a used monitor for $45 eight years ago. Works just fine.
Was it a 17" lcd?
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Was it a 17" lcd?
:rofl: not even close. It's a POS 17" crt from a ten year old Compaq Presario.
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I took a half dozen 15" CRT screens - all working fine - to the dump not so long ago. No one wanted em even "free to good home".
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I took a half dozen 15" CRT screens - all working fine - to the dump not so long ago. No one wanted em even "free to good home".
I don't recall you asking about that on here. :censored:
:-)
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I don't recall you asking about that on here. :censored:
:-)
Maybe it was my "pickup only" freight costing system. :rotf:
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Actually NHS, I owe you an apology.
It was the monitor. I ran an S-Video cable from the vid card to our tv, unplugged her monitor, and it's working just fine. So now we gotta figure out how to come up with money to buy a new monitor...
No worries. Dealt with it a few times when I was working for SCE and cobbling together several different computer systems. Some monitors would work with certain OS, some not so much...
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Yeesh you guys are cheap. If you have a Frys Electronics, look for a ACER 20" flat screen they have on sale for right around $120.00. Bought 2 of them, I'll never go back to a CRT.
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Yeesh you guys are cheap. If you have a Frys Electronics, look for a ACER 20" flat screen they have on sale for right around $120.00. Bought 2 of them, I'll never go back to a CRT.
:-) There are parts on my computer that are more than ten years old. My video card only has 16 MB.
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This thread reminds me of my wife's 7-year-old Dell. It's been to hell and back. The hard drive is full, the 15" flat screen works okay (but is kinda small any more), and the thing is being eaten up with heat due to the desk configuration.
Yeah, I know, install a fan. Do this. Do that. Actually, I just wanna excuse to buy a new one. They're incredibly cheap anymore.
Gonna wait for Windows 7 Pro to come out in October. Vista is a hanging turd. :p
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I have been in computer hell for about 2 weeks....
Got a bad gremlin in my computer....purchased Norton 360 online at a point where I could do anything....installed it....got rid of a trojan thing or 3 or 4....then my computer got worse. Did the reconfigure stuff that the Norton site said to do to make it work better...because I could not get a live body on the phone or computer. :censored: :censored: :censored:
Finally on Thursday...I got a live body on online chat ( ::) )...by this time I was so p'd that I just wanted to know how to get the darn thing safely and completely uninstalled and get my money back.
It's out, my money is to be credited back....
Now I need a new antivirus.....any suggestions?
I'm on windows 7 and internet explorer thru msn .....with a DSL line from AT&T.
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This thread reminds me of my wife's 7-year-old Dell. It's been to hell and back. The hard drive is full, the 15" flat screen works okay (but is kinda small any more), and the thing is being eaten up with heat due to the desk configuration.
Yeah, I know, install a fan. Do this. Do that. Actually, I just wanna excuse to buy a new one. They're incredibly cheap anymore.
Gonna wait for Windows 7 Pro to come out in October. Vista is a hanging turd. :p
My back up computer is an 8 year old Dell. The only original equipment is the MoBo and CPU, (that was true after the first months of having it). I think it's dying, though. I did a complete format and reinstall of XP, with just the basics installed. Every so often it hangs up during boot, won't shut down without holding the power button. Recently I got an error message saying that it couldn't find my user profile, but it continued to boot up into a temp user.
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I have been in computer hell for about 2 weeks....
Got a bad gremlin in my computer....purchased Norton 360 online at a point where I could do anything....installed it....got rid of a trojan thing or 3 or 4....then my computer got worse. Did the reconfigure stuff that the Norton site said to do to make it work better...because I could not get a live body on the phone or computer. :censored: :censored: :censored:
Finally on Thursday...I got a live body on online chat ( ::) )...by this time I was so p'd that I just wanted to know how to get the darn thing safely and completely uninstalled and get my money back.
It's out, my money is to be credited back....
Now I need a new antivirus.....any suggestions?
I'm on windows 7 and internet explorer thru msn .....with a DSL line from AT&T.
The latest AVG (free version) is your friend. Also, go to Trend Micro and run the full scan/fix.
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The latest AVG (free version) is your friend. Also, go to Trend Micro and run the full scan/fix.
Could you be a bit more specific on what I need to do.....sadly I need specific instructions and site on stuff like this. :thatsright:
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Could you be a bit more specific on what I need to do.....sadly I need specific instructions and site on stuff like this. :thatsright:
You can get the AVG program HERE (http://www.snapfiles.com/get/avg.html).
Trend Micro offers a free online scan (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/) for nasties on the computer.
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You can get the AVG program HERE (http://www.snapfiles.com/get/avg.html).
Trend Micro offers a free online scan (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/) for nasties on the computer.
:blowkiss: :blowkiss: :blowkiss: :blowkiss: :blowkiss: :blowkiss:
guess what I will now be doing tomorrow morning? :-)
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:blowkiss: :blowkiss: :blowkiss: :blowkiss: :blowkiss: :blowkiss:
guess what I will now be doing tomorrow morning? :-)
snapfiles.com/freeware and downloads.com are both safe places to get freeware.
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snapfiles.com/freeware and downloads.com are both safe places to get freeware.
you are assuming that I know what I'm looking for.... :shucks:
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AVG has let me down recently. So bad, in fact, that I had to do a complete format and reinstall. I am now using Avast! It's caught some bugs already where AVG didn't.
Deb, did you lose my ph number?? I guess so. Again, you've not called me.
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:blowkiss: :blowkiss: :blowkiss: :blowkiss: :blowkiss: :blowkiss:
guess what I will now be doing tomorrow morning? :-)
Horizontal bop?
:tongue:
I have a question: WHY ARE PEOPLE USING COMPS FROM THE STONE AGE!?
I feel better now. :innocent:
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Horizontal bop?
:tongue:
I have a question: WHY ARE PEOPLE USING COMPS FROM THE STONE AGE!?
I feel better now. :innocent:
It doesn't matter really, since a brand new computer is outdated before it's setup and running. :hammer: Our newest computer is 2 years old, and the oldest is 8. (the 8 year old is dying slowly)
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My 'puter was top of the line when I bought it in 2001. That's probably why its lasted so long.
It was new at some point :innocent:
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got mine in fall of 2005....
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I built mine in the summer of 08 and another about 6 months later. Both are still running strong.
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I built mine in the summer of 08 and another about 6 months later. Both are still running strong.
Same as me.
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AVG has let me down recently. So bad, in fact, that I had to do a complete format and reinstall. I am now using Avast! It's caught some bugs already where AVG didn't.
Yeah, I've used Avast the last couple of years. I haven't used Norton in ages, since they bloated so much you didn't need a virus to disable your computer; Norton did that for you. Here's a link to Avast's free home version download.
http://files.avast.com/iavs4pro/setupeng.exe
It has a 60 day license upon install, but you can register online free and get a year license. It is emailed to you after registration. It's quick enough that you rarely notice it in the background. The only time I notice it running is when I'm moving a lot of files around. Otherwise, it's transparent with the regular day to day stuff; email, web, and loading regular programs and data.