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What type of mouse are you after? Bog standard 2 button and wheel, multi button, gaming, a mixture? I swear by my wired lazer Razer Copperhead set at 2000dpi and 1000Hz polling.

Use a better shielded cable and make sure it's as far away from electrical cables and sockets as possible. I do the same thing except mine is connected to a tv on my desk. If I have the tv near my pc then the picture is pretty shoddy but put it the other side of the desk and it's as clear as it...

It's more than likely the amount of background crap you have running. Going through what is loading on startup and then rebooting should help that. Like I say, tune-up utilities is good for that.

I've been through loads over the years, MS ones and Logitech ones but at the moment I'm using one of these http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=214256 It's nice and compact and so far hard wearing. The keys may not sound or feel as nice as a more expensive keyboard but I like it...

Not sure what you're asking. CCleaner and Tune-up utilities will remove a lot of crap and fix broken stuff. AVG is a free antivirus program that's lighter weight than McAfee and arguably better at detecting viruses.

Neither of those are virus checkers, however AVG is: http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-virus/us/frt/0 Download the free version.

As well as CCleaner you could try Tuneup Utilites 2007. They have a free trial on their site. It makes sorting your startup easy as it explains what most entries are for. http://www.tune-up.com/

Do not waste your money having it looked at. They won't do anything you couldn't do yourself. Scan for viruses with a decent checker. Scan for spyware and malware. Uninstall stuff you don't use. Check your startup items and remove stuff you don't use or need. Check your registry structure...

Pedantic ;)

I think he missed that thread ;) Tis true and still stable :eek:

Your files are stored on your harddrive. Memory is used as fast temporary storage, whenever you shut your pc down it empties anyway.

Cost you around £60 for Vista Premium OEM, less for Basic and more for non OEM. Dunno if it's worth it, using XP here. I believe you need it to play DX10 games(?)

That would do you just fine, doesn't seem a bad price either to me. I can't see any mention of an operating system though.

I'd happily have one if I had money to burn.

That's some nifty software, thank you :)

Not sure you can still get 266MHz! Edit: You're in luck http://www.ebuyer.com/cat/Memory---Desktop/subcat/DDR-2100 For compatibility it might be best to junk the memory you both have and give yourself 1024MB each. (1x 1024MB or 2x 512MB)

That one you linked to is onboard which can be turned off in the BIOS. It mentions PCIE which means you could use a modern video card in there. The processor that comes with that one is hardly great though. It's a 1900MHz single core. To play modern games with decent settings you really want an...

I don't know about ATI cards but look at Nvidia 7900 series and upwards.

You won't be gaming on that. Look for one that hasn't got onboard video and comes with a decent video card.

KDF you may want to have a drink before you commence reading ;) After 2 years of Linux loving I've gone back to windows. :eek: Although WINE/Cedega has come a long way, it seems I'm just unlucky and none of my windows only games are supported. I have a console but have always preferred the...

I'm using 2.0.0.11 and when I open google the cursor is already in the search box. This is a fresh install, not an upgrade.

http://forums.mozillazine.org/index.php?c=4 It's probably already been asked on there somewhere.

He's an old git and is used to Windows.

Oh do they sell software now? ;)

That's a good point, Ultimate has things he'd never use. I'll suggest he choose Home Premium :)

As long as it's not preventing him getting updates or popping up from his system tray every 5 minutes I don't think he's fussed ;) If MS were that bothered they wouldn't allow it to be sold to the general public surely?

It will work though if he installs it on his existing machine to replace XP won't it without throwing up any warnings?

ok, cheers then :)

My dad is after Vista Ultimate 64bit Does anyone know of it on sale anywhere cheaper than £125 inc delivery? That's the OEM version.

I don't even get the Sky Magazine. Had one issue then it just stopped. Not had anything in the post from them about this yet.