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    XP and Win7 on same PC - booting into xp will delete 7's restore points?

    Hi all, Hopefully the last question concerning my transition from XP to Win7: I still have XP installed on an old HDD, and have installed 7 on an empty partition on a newer HDD (the rest of which contains a lot of non-system files that I put there using XP.) The drive with XP was...
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    Installing Win7 OEM on my own PC without the OPK - could I "get in trouble"?

    It's 64-bit, so I was hoping for an improvement and was even considering getting more RAM. But it doesn't seem possible with the motherboard. Apparently it needs to have a memory remap feature, which mine doesn't have. (The "more RAM" thought was also unrealistic, because my abit ip35e...
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    Installing Win7 OEM on my own PC without the OPK - could I "get in trouble"?

    Thanks a lot to all who replied! I've installed the OS and, apart from a few minor/innocent bugs, everything seems to have worked fine so far. The system still only recognizes 3 GB of RAM, but that seems to be a known problem with the motherboard (no memory remap option). In the absence of a...
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    Installing Win7 OEM on my own PC without the OPK - could I "get in trouble"?

    After consulting with you nice people, I've bought Windows 7 OEM to install on my own PC. Problem is: About 4-5 years ago, MS apparently changed their OEM license agreement, so that it's now strictly speaking not "legal" to install an OEM OS on your own PC. So the license agreement on the...
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    Win7 32 or 64-bit for 7 year old system?

    Thanks again!! Unless anyone can think of a reason not to, I'll get the 64 bit then! :)
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    Win7 32 or 64-bit for 7 year old system?

    Windows system info says: According to the abit site, the bios released that day was called "BIOS ID:11". *
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    Win7 32 or 64-bit for 7 year old system?

    Thanks a bunch for your replies, everybody!! It seems 64 should be the way to go. However, about the bios, my main concerns are: 1. I have never tried to flash a bios and have no idea how to do it. When I last attempted it, I found the info on the abit site incomprehensible. Plus, if I do...
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    Win7 32 or 64-bit for 7 year old system?

    Hi, Support for XP has ended so I'm getting Windows 7, but I am not sure if I should go for the 32 or 64 bit version. Cons (for 64-bit): Most of my system is 7 years old, and I have a feeling the 32-bit version will give me fewer problems with hardware compatibility, drivers, and so on. Do...
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    Help to upgrade cpu/mobo/ram/psu (?)

    Once again, a big thank you to you for your help, Danny Bui!
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    Help to upgrade cpu/mobo/ram/psu (?)

    Thanks, Danny Bui, much appreciated! Meanwhile I found this cpu comparison chart that lists the Q6600 and the Pentium G840/860 in the same tier (and with the Q6600 apparently on a higher level within the tier). So getting the pentium wouldn't in reality be an upgrade, but maybe even a...
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    Help to upgrade cpu/mobo/ram/psu (?)

    I usually just buy from Danish online stores, such as www.proshop.dk or www.bj-trading.dk My budget would be about 160 Euros (1200 DKK) for the mobo/cpu/ram. For the psu, I don't have a fixed budget - I've heard too many horror stories about cheap psu's, so I'd want a quality one...
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    Help to upgrade cpu/mobo/ram/psu (?)

    Sure! :) 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Skyrim! 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? About $200 for mobo/cpu/ram 3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible. Denmark 4) What...
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    Help to upgrade cpu/mobo/ram/psu (?)

    Hi all, You may remember from this thread, that I've been having some gpu problems lately! On last week's episode, it transpired that the monitor received no signal at all from my newly purchased ASUS ENGTX560 DC/2DI/1GD5. The main suspects were the motherboard (compatibility) and...
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    Does this sound like a problem w. GPU, or PSU, or other component?

    And you think the artifacting is caused by the PSU? Is there any way I could check this out? PSUs are pretty pricy here, so I'd rather not buy one unless I was sure that was where the problem was. A PSU would cause artifacting by sending out a voltage spike, or something, right? But this...
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    Can my 4 year old Corsair 620HX power my PC with a GF GTX 560?

    Thanks for replying! It sounds like it didn't damage any of your other components, BurntToast, so at least that's good news. :) I haven't noticed any stickers falling off.
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