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When I was having trouble I immediately burned all the important information to CD. The RAM passed all Memtest86+ passes. As for the mouse it was definitely not the mobo. I hooked up another one and it is working fine. My next step is to remove the old CMOS battery and replace it with a new...

The battery you mention is the CMOS, correct? If so, I have two new ones here and I'll give it a shot. Thanks for the headsup about copying everything down first! :) So far my Memmtest86+ shows my RAM passing 10 sweeps with no errors on Tests 1-8; right down I am in the second sweep of Test...

I really appreciate everyone's help. Right now I am running a Memtest86+ just in case and so far my RAM has passed 6 times. I'll go at least 4 more for a minimum of 10 and then do Test 9 which takes 3 hours. I've done this test about 8 months ago and I had no errors then. My harddrive passed...

Well I do know that I can't update the BIOS because the board is at least 5 years old. I am torn between trying a new board or jumping to another new build altogether. The shame of it is is that the sound card (Old Creative X-Gamer) and video card are doing quite well and I am one of those...

The mouse is the kind without the ball but it is not wireless. I'll attempt to do a MemTest86+ and see if it is the RAM. I'm not sure how to go about testing the power supply. I'll also check the cpacitors as well. Thanks for the feedback. Oh, I actually did find a Socket 370 DFI board...

I have an older Pentium 3 system that has been rock solid. The specs are: CPU: P3 1.2mhz Tualatin Asus TUSLC-2 motherboard 512 megs of RAM OS - XP PRO Antec 350 PSU However, I have been getting some issues lately: 1. Recently when this system was booted up the frequency of my CPU was...

1979, college and a new guy comes on our floor. I've always loved fantasy and sci-fi since a kid but I never came across a game like 1E D&D before. The minute he told me about it - BAM! - I wanted to play. I can still remember with great detail our first two sessions. The first set of 1E...

No, I don't want to start from scratch! :eek: Anyway, it seems this is a problem with Windows (dis)Advantage activation and there is a loooonnnnngggg process of going through hoops to undo its self-induced mess. I didn't know Cthulu was into iPods! :\ You know, we keep reading how the...

Okay, gang, now it is getting wierd. As suggested to me from a techie I pasted the following in RUN option under the start menu, %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /A in order to bring me to the validation process. Here is the thing: Windows says my software has already been validated! In...

I really liked the beginning of BSG and I loved the story arch of Admiral Caine, but I got to be honest and say that I am not enjoying this 3rd season that much. It seems to me, and this is just me, that it feels quagmired in all the melodrama taking place between the various characters.

I personally believe, Mycanid, that it is the feared Cult of the iPod Madness afoot. :uhoh: Once they know you know... well all I can say is read Lovecraft and you see what happens to the narrator. :( I'm doomed! :eek: On a more serious level, I'll check out the link Rodrigo. Thanks.

Thanks everyone for your time and help. It is much appreciated. As for calling MS, this will be my first need ever, how hard is it to get through to a live person? What hours should I avoid? Are they 24/7 at all? Thanks again.

Rodrigo, glad you jumped in because you've given me good advice before. I figured my crash caused it but I don't know why it caused such a problem now and not before. I built this rig with a friend so there was no vendor involved other than buying the parts which were all brand new from NewEgg...

Honestly I don't know because I never had a failed product activation and I never had my current issue before. I made sure I backed up all my important files and documents just in case.

In May 2006 I built my 939 rig and installed an OEM version of XP Pro SP2 that is fully validated with key purchased from a reputable dealer. Anytime I needed to update it went right through. Windows servers recognized my copy as valid everytime but... I had a BSOD 30 minutes ago and when I...

Ah! Curse you Mycanid!!! :eek: I refuse to follow the masses into the Cult of iPod Madness. In fact, iPod was originally part of the Lovecraft cosmos as something so hideous that the rest of the Elder Gods rebelled.

See my answer to MaraderX's reply. After I posted my original inquiry I learned later that I have to convert from Midid to WAV before burning. I am looking for a software that will allow conversion from Midi's stored on playlists in Windeows Media Player to WAV and then be able to burn them to...

If you enjoyed both Diablos and Titan Quest then I would recommend Dungeon Siege I and II. DS2 is better than 1 in plot, side quests, and replayability. I love the graphics of both especially DS2. Keep in mind that both are hack & slash. Another 2 that I enjoyed was NOX and Divine Divinity...

Yes, TotSC does raise the experience cap level somewhat.

Thanks for the reply. You are correct. I have to convert the MIDIs to WAV files and it does take software to do so. I didn't know this.