Recent content by Jorsoft

Dungeons and Dragons online isn't bad... There is a free MMO called Talisman that can be fun with friends. Obviously inspired by WoW but it's at least decent for a free online game.

You can create an "offline" account for windows live if you don't want to be bothered about it each time you try to play. I hate all that extra junk, too.

I bought this one a few months ago and I really like it: Walmart.com: Toshiba Red 13.3" Satellite T135D-S1325RD Laptop PC with AMD Turion Neo X2 Dual-Core L625 Processor & Windows 7 Home Premium: Computers It's tough to find dedicated graphics in your price range but it does have at least an...

If Dell won't do anything for you then I'm sure you can find another cheap one on Ebay.

Looks like the process is a pentium 4 620 which should be 64 bit capable.

Does it taste a lot like blood oranges? Those things are delicious! You can only find them in stores for like a month in the winter time around here.

I dug around on Intel's site and looked at the beep codes/light flash codes for you board. http://downloadmirror.intel.com/18779/eng/DH57DD_TechProdSpec.pdf Sounds like a memory problem to me. I had a similar issue with a PC I built a few years ago. Turns out the memory was incompatible...

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I assume you mean 2.0.4 as it is the latest...log file attached

I picked up a nasty the other day. Spybot removed it and Malwarebytes gave me a clean scan but my Google results are still being redirected. My HJT log is attach, can anybody take a look? Thanks! Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 3:43:36 PM, on 5/17/2010 Platform: Windows...

Would be worthwhile performing a Defrag as well.

Some local shops may do this, they're hit or miss in my experience however. You could just hop on to Google Maps and look for repair places in your area and give them a call. They should be able to give you an estimate.

This is a general guide but it's very good, may help you identify what should go where. Laptop LCD Removal Instructions: Compaq Presario V2000, 14.0" I can't tell from your description what exactly the plug you're talking about does. If it's unplugged entirely then it might not be related to...

Happy Birthday, Tom. Sorry I was late, man.

You're the man, Trotter! If that hadn't worked I would have suggested trying to open 'er up and applying some Arctic Silver to the cpu fan as I've had to do that to a few ebayed laptops before. Sounds like you've figure it out though.