I used Microsoft Games Patcher to play W7 games in W8.
That's an option, not a requirement. You can change it to a "Local Account" if you want via the user account Control Panel applet. Can't help...
MailWasher? Hmmm - I've been a beta tester for MailWasher Pro for many years - going back to early ComputerCops (later CastleCops) days and there...
Yeah - the glare is distracting. Makes it hard when you are trying to text. ;)
Thanks guys. IT is industries within industries so it is impossible for anyone to know it all. That's the beauty of these forums - you meet people...
And thanks for coming back with the solution. That said, it might be a good idea to enable SMART monitoring again. While it is true drives are...
That should not be in question. OF COURSE you should install 8.1! A paramount, if not THE paramount component of "practicing safe computing"...
Dell PSUs are not known for quality but I don't think I would call them "crappy ". But one of the main problems with Dell, HP, Acer, etc. is...
Well, I wouldn't but my point was if you have several computers you are responsible for that use modular PSUs from various makers, and because...
And yet you said the i5 would be "perfect" based on that same lack of information! Too big will not hinder, too small might. As I noted 8Gb...
Great find Doc! Bookmarked! And my winner is also Start8 for the same reasons given above. Classic Shell is good, but it just has too many extra...
Without knowing the type of video editing tasks you will be performing, I would be hesitant to say an i5 would be "perfect" for your needs. Video...
As seen in the image below, DDR is NOT "pin compatible" with DDR2 and if you had tried to force the stick in the slot, you likely would have...
If the keyboard does not resolve this, I would go back into the BIOS and look at anything that has to do with fans and fan speeds, then look at...
How long did you let MemTest run? You should let it run for several "passes ". And yes, a CPU can go from cold to over heated in a matter of...
I really like Microsoft and Microsoft products - including IE11! - and I will defend them with earnest when they are bashed without cause - which...
Whether a separate case speaker or an integrated piezoelectric speaker, they get their signal from the same source. The key point here is to make...
Run Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.
Yes but that is not a problem. Also as far as AGP 4x, 8x cards are backwards compatible to 4x. The card Whiskeyman linked to appears to be...
I don't see the connection between the first sentence and second. To me, the second sentence would be an argument/excuse not to worry about...
Separate names with a comma.
