Archive for October, 2009

Sims 3 fine on Vista lags on Win 7?

Wednesday 28 October 2009 @ 5:16 am

I recently upgraded my system from Windows Vista x64 to Windows 7 x64 and installed all the games that I had. Where Crysis ran perfectly fine on Win 7, The Sims 3 started lagging like hell. I have upgraded all the drivers and everything but the game still lags. The confusing part is that it was working so smoothly in Vista that I can’t believe that it would be lagging in Win 7.

My specs:
Q6600, 6GB Ram, Radeon 4870 512MB

I don’t think its specs related as the game was running perfectly fine without ANY lag on Vista but started lagging (to the point of no playing) in Windows 7. I am running at the same settings as in Vista:
Resolution 1280×1024 etc. etc.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Comments (2) | Posted in Video & Online Games

In Win XP, how do you stop Internet Explorer 8 losing the internet connection after about 15 mins?

Wednesday 28 October 2009 @ 3:57 am

Windows XP with service pack 3. Internet Explorer 8 loses the internet connection after about 15 minutes and all you get is it saying connecting when you try to load a website but nothing loads.

I can still surf the Internet in other browsers like Firefox, Opera etc.

I have to restart Windows XP each time before I can surf the internet in Internet Explorer 8.

Comments (7) | Posted in Other - Internet

Computer Shuts Down Randomly. New hard drive or Win 7?

Wednesday 28 October 2009 @ 2:03 am

My computer keeps rebutting randomly. The error message I get after rebutting states Error Code Blue or something. basically one of my hardware is the cause of this error. I believe is the hard drive not sure. Now Windows 7 is out and I’m thinking of upgrading from XP to Win 7. So my question is, should I get a new hard drive first then upgrade to Win 7 or vice versa.

Comments (5) | Posted in Desktops

How to change win xp logon screen saver?

Friday 23 October 2009 @ 7:59 pm

At win xp startup when i need to click my username. But if left it idle, the standard win xp screen saver will display. How to change to our own screen saver?

Comments (4) | Posted in Other - Computers

Question on win 7? I have disk I loaded in Jan. Never loaded it. Can I load it now?

Friday 23 October 2009 @ 9:14 am

I downloaded win 7 beta to disk in Jan and never downloaded it.I know you can’t get the download now, but can I load the one I have on disk?

Comments (1) | Posted in Desktops

which operting system is the best windows XP, VISTA , 98, 2000, win 7 which one ?

Wednesday 21 October 2009 @ 7:54 am

plz which operating system is best for pc windows XP, VISTA , 98, 2000, win 7 ?

Comments (5) | Posted in Software

How to install win 7 without disrupt xp?

Friday 16 October 2009 @ 7:36 pm

i have already win xp in my system now i would like to install windows 7 without disrupting windows xp .

Comments (2) | Posted in Other - Hardware

Is it safe to install win 7 on a 6 gb partition ?

Sunday 11 October 2009 @ 11:00 am

And is it possible to resize after wards without using 3rd party software or else give name to for best software

P.S
What are the cons and pros of linux
Is possible to change size of partition while installing win7 whithout formatting
(pre installed XP)

Comments (3) | Posted in Desktops

What happens if I use the same Win XP disc to install on two computers?

Saturday 10 October 2009 @ 5:06 pm

I am getting a new PC soon and it is coming without an OS. What would happen if I borrowed a friend’s Win XP SP3 disc to install it on my PC? Will it “phone home” and get me in trouble? I am waiting to buy Windows 7 when it comes out and I can’t afford both. Thanks.

Comments (3) | Posted in Software