I just got my motherboard replaced as the old one was not installed correctly. Ever since, even doing the smallest thing like rolling the mouse wheel will make the computer go up to 70, 80, even 90% computer usage. Also, I cannot seem to run games now because my Direct3D is apparently not activated.
View 8 RepliesDirect3d stopped working on my friend's computer, all of a sudden, for no particular reason. DxDiag says that "direct3d functionality is unavalible...verify drivers." I reinstalled all of the drivers, and DirectX.
View 1 Replies View Related"Help and Support" no longer work on my computer when activated from the START menu. I have no idea when it stopped working. When it's activated, HELPCTR.EXE runs for a few seconds and then exits. No help window. No entries in any of the event logs. Nothing to give me a clue. I have an HP m1180n (Pent 4) running the latest version of Windows Media Center.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI've recently installed a ecs 7050m-m (v2.00) with a phenom x3 8450 processor. It boots all the way to the option (f8) screen but no matter which option i pick it just reboots rather than loading windows. I've tried just safe mode but it only gets as far as btkernel then resets. Any ideas why this might be? was working fine with previous board? Is it because I didn't install the new board drivers before fitting? is there any way to fix it?
View 9 Replies View RelatedSome of my programs crash to desktop, but until a video loads. Whether its a demo video or otherwise(games for example), it crashes to desktop every time.So i did a dxdiag and it shows all is well EXCEPT for Direct3D, which failed the 3 tests. Can anyone tell me how to fix this?(Please don't say reinstall Windows :P) I believe its a Windows thing and not a video card issue, but thats all i know.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI got a laptop with no direct3d and I need that to run Warcraft 3. I tried using opengl but it works bad. i'm using a laptop with a onboard vid card..
View 8 Replies View RelatedI have several items in my Scheduled Task. When I look on the window of Schedule Task, it shows 4 of the programs as Running. Nothing is happening, they just keep running and the task do not get activated.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI recently purchased a new computer and was not connected to theinternet when the product activation wizard popped up so I closed it.The next day, after establishing an internet connection I decided toactivate XP. I could not figure out how to open the wizard so I wentto the help area to try and figure out how to open it. (Thectivation icon was not in accessories/system tools). When I thentried to run the wizard the computer informed me that XP was alreadyactivated. Could this have happened on its own? I had not enteredny product ID data at all and had not been to any MS sites. I amcross posting this for wide dissemination and apologize if thisoffends anyone.
View 12 Replies View RelatedI am changing from home to pro hopefully just using the OEM XP pro upgrade. The home hasn't been activated with a key yet because I don't have one. Will OEM XP upgrade come complete with a key or do I need to purchase full version of XP to get the key. Granted I purchase the XP upgrade with a valid registration key and COA.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI installed a copy of XP Home Upgrade. I wanted to see if the machine could handle it. The XP runs beautifully. Of course, I cannot activate it and it's not my intent to circumnavigate the activation. I will now gladly purchase XP Home Upgrade.My question: can I install the store bought XP Home upgrade OVER the non-activated copy? Or should I re-format C: and just rebuild the machine?
View 4 Replies View Relatedfor some reason xp will not load on start up. I'm planning on reformatting the hard drive but i would like to get the files that i need out of there before reformating. How do you get files from a hard drive without windows being activated?
View 7 Replies View RelatedOne of my computers has had an MSI motherboard just put into it, but the USB ports are not hooked to it. How do I get them connected?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI'm looking to buy a new motherboard for my computer but i dont know what i need to look for.
View 8 Replies View RelatedMy pc was running just fine but when cut off it wouldonly cut back on when it wanted to couple hours couple days It got to where I didn't cut it off.. justrestarted it otherwise it worked great well lightsblinked a month ago and I haven't been able to get itto come back on since.... but the little light inside is on There is no noise whatsoeverjust kinda like it is dead I took the switch off and took it to two places to try tobuy another and they said those things never go badit had to be the part it was hooked to on the motherboard. My question is can they fix this without having to replace
the motherboard?
My friend has recently bought a package PC, and the included motherboard drivers are... well, rubbish. I'm trying to find the right drivers for it, but the SiS website is useless, nevermind the Foxconn website. The motherboard is:Foxconn 655A01-FX-6LRS, Chipset (AFAIK): 655FX 964. I'm only used to nForce drivers (a single download), and this is just painful by comparison!I've already made 2 failed attempts to install the drivers, with no success. Which drivers do I need? At the minimum just the sound would be ok - he doesn't need the onboard graphics.
View 6 Replies View RelatedMy computer beeps, when i have more programs running or playing games.The beeping is from the motherboard.Checked the internet and nothing worked reinstalled windows etc.Its getting annoying after a while.If there are options to repair it without replacing parts cuz recently i added 1000 ram a 7300 gt and a 2.80 ghz processor.The beeping its since the end of the last year.
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If it is the motherboard (Am I correct in assuming that I will need to shell out $200 or more for a full xp sp2 retail).
I recently got a new motherboard (GIGABYTE GA-81915P-MF). I was on an AGP board and I upgraded so I could get a newer graphics card. I installed the new motherboard (without uninstalling Windows XP Pro) and I get BSOD. I have tried reinstalling XP PRO, booted from disc. It would work for a while until it froze, and then BSOD again. I have put in new hard drives and it still won't work. I get various BSOD's everytime. I'm not overclocking, my cpu chip is perfectly compatible and I have 2GB RAM so it can't be memory.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI'll buy a new motherboard with video card, cpu and memory but I will keep the old HDD. My old mobo is burnt so I can't boot the PC. I want to do a fresh install on C: but I have some data that I need. I have a few ideas but I don't know if they'll work.
1)Can I use Windows XP Live USB edition to boot with the new mobo, copy the data from C: to another partition and then do a clean Windows install(well, only the C: partition)?
2)What if I do a Windows Repair Install, copy the data from C: to another drive and then do a clean install?(I don't think this is a good option because the user settings and program files will be deleted and I want to keep them so I will know what apps will I have to install.
I just ordered a new mobo and will be upgrading to XP from 2000, which is currently installed on the hard drive I'll be using. I know it is always best to do a clean install with a new mobo but by doing the upgrade to XP will I avoid the problems of putting an old OS on a new mobo?
View 7 Replies View RelatedWill any graphcis card work with every motherboard? Because my graphics card is getting old and i want to get a better one. So are their specific graphics cards you can use for your motherboard or can any work?
View 7 Replies View RelatedMy main XP Pro machine failed last night, with symptomology consistent with an actual failure of the motherboard. I'm going to try and attack it methodically tonight, but realistically I think the board will be "pining for the fjords.".I would like to take the primary disk from that machine, and cable it into the
old backup desktop machine in place of that machine's primary hard drive while I figure out what to do. That way I won't have to spend major amounts of time getting the Outlook .pst file moved and configured, not to mention all the other relatively important stuff sitting on that main machine.When I've done that in the past, that has always required a reinstall of Windows because the motherboards are totally different architectures and obviously take a different set of drivers and dlls and what have you.But I have a hunch this is not necessary if one knows the right tricks or perhaps how to run the mysterious Repair console.
Can anyone talk me through what I need to do in order to stick a hard drive with a good, running XP Pro installation onto a foreign machine? A second question: I run a small network at home cable modem into SMC .Barricade 4 port hub. The failing machine connects to the hub, as does a wireless router. I've found that when my primary machine is turned off (or in the case of this failure, is dead) that none of my networking works wired or wireless. I had to cable the backup desktop machine directly into the cable modem in order to have any connectivity. Just wired into the hub it waits forever for an IP address. I just don't understand what the main machine has to do with the networking process thought that was the job of the hub.
I have an ethernet port that is physically connected to my motherboard. For some reason, when I formatted my main drive, and re-installed Windows XP, it will not detect it no matter what I do. I tried searching for new hardware through Windows as well, but nothing seems to be working. Luckily, I have an ethernet card laying around that I wasn't using, so that's how I'm connecting to the internet right now. A little bit about my system: I am connected to a Linksys WRT4G router, which is connected to my cable modem. When I plugged in the ethernet card that I had laying around, it found it right away and is working fine. I'm just that kind of person that feels if it isn't working how it's supposed to work I get all cranky. My type of motherboard is listed in my sig.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am having problems getting my XP Home O.S. to boot on new motherboard. I have run Windows startup disk and repair but still nothing. The drive is being detected in BIOS and hangs at start up. I am trying to not lose the data.Do I need to add partition or Flash Bios or something? Replace old BIOS with new BIOS via slave drive on another computer?
View 13 Replies View RelatedI would like to upgrade the motherboard in my computer, but I am worried that if I do this, Windows XP will not allow me to use the computer unless it is re-activated.Is this what would happen if I upgraded the board?
View 8 Replies View RelatedCan I replace my motherboard, cpu & memory and expect my existing Windows XP installation to boot up? I realise there may be an issue with XP detectingtoo many hardware changes and insisting on being reregistered, but is that likely to be the only thing?
View 10 Replies View Relatedi had changed the mb for my computer that join to the domain , and used the dhcp server everything was fine just the internet not working.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI recently replaced my motherboard with a New GA-965P-DQ6 motherboard,and a Core 2 Extreme QX6700. it has 1 IDE, 1 FDD controller and 6 SATA slots. i am using a 650 PSU from Antec and a Big Typhoon cooler. From preparation to reboot into Windows XP i was told to reboot from the Windows XP Home edition install CD. I hooked up my gigabyte DVD-RW as master and my IDE Western Digital 80g 7200rpm as slave, to the only IDE slot - also changed the pin setting behind the drives. then when i turned the PC on, i went into BIOS setup and set it to boot from CDROM first (there is only 1 selection for optical drive). However, for some reason, the startup just couldnt recognize the DVD-RW and couldnt boot from it. Can someone please help as i am stressed and befuddled (tried switching master and slave but it didnt work)
View 14 Replies View Relatedis there any way to install a new motherboard without reinstalling xp all over again?
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View 1 Replies View RelatedI was just curious as to how I go about installing Windows XP onto a basically new computer. Reason being, my motherboard was recently fried, so I had it replaced, but I have to reinstall windows myself.Now when I turn on the computer with the monitor in and all, it just flashes a screen with blue boxes, and never gets to anywhere. Is this a problem, or am I just not doing the correct way of going about a fresh installation like this?
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