Recent content by MADWAD

Ok any help would be appreciated on this. I recently (5 months ago) built my third computer, and until recently had no problems. I was playing fallout 3 and my computer locks up and I have to manually turn it off (ctrl-alt-del does nothing). I try and turn it on again and all I get is a black...

Thanks for the suggestions and advice. Upgraded with 2gb and now have 3gb of memory total. The thing is I don't like the fact that Dell shipped my laptop with 2gb (1gb in each memory slot) instead of just giving me one 2gb module. If they had I would have 4gb now instead of 3 but then again I've...

tariqadkhan, was there any specific site you found the most useful?

LOL!, yea that would suck. Thanks for the quick reply...:)

I have a quick question about upgrading/adding memory to my Inspiron 1520. Can I use other laptop memory besides having to order it directly from dell? Basically, can I use laptop memory I can get at my local computer store? This is the type of memory: 667MHz non-ECC Module Thanks!

LOL! reformat!!! ARgg!!!! Thanks guys, thats what i thought :( By the way i'm running windows xp

Ok, when I launch a specific game (while knowing and checking that my display is in 32 bpp mode already) the screen flashes an comes back in 8 bpp mode! I know this because I have enough time to open my display panel and look. On a regular basis I can't even have the option of putting windows XP...

Bump......... If I can't lock it could someone take a guess to why it's happening?? BTW- here's a screen shot of the error message and what it looks like. YourFileHost.com - Free hosting for ALL your files

Ok, thats my question. The reason I ask is when I launch a specific game (while knowing and checking that my display is in 32 bpp mode already) the screen flashes an comes back in 8 bpp mode! I know this because I have enough time to open my display panel and look. On a regular basis I can't...

I install steam about 3 years ago and all i remember from it was steam constantly updating itself.....it took forever.

Ok, When I try and run the Quake wars beta this is the message I get. My display settings are already in 32 bpp mode but for some reason the program (Quakewars) doesn't think it is...... So frustrating........ Any help would be appreciated. thanks

OMG........!?!??! Transformers trailer & video clips on Yahoo! Summer Movie Guide I can't wait.......

I think I've figured it out. It seems the file Trojan was hiding.......I used WinPfind3u and came across this: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run bal -> %ProgramFiles%\WinMsg\SYSMONMS.EXE I then tried running a scan with counterspy which came up with a Trojan...

Got it downloaded and I'm using "windows live messenger" which i'm guessing is the newest one. Should I PM you with the details? Really appreciate the help..... Thanks MADWAD

UPDATE: Some how my Norton Auto-protect has been turned off and I am unable to turn it back on. It basically tells me I have to re-install Norton. I have tried every possible anti-virus scan with no luck. There is a pop up that comes from my system tray repeatedly saying I have a virus infection...