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Cyco ! Me and my computers mate
Now my fekking sound isn't working on my desktop, System restore isn't sorting it out either.
Aparantly Windows Volume control hasn't been installed :S
Is there a way to get it on without a fresh install?
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Posted: 2007-07-26 17:35:31
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I'd start by uninstalling the sound driver and installing the latest version from the PC / Motherboard manufacturers website.
It may have become corrupted.
If that doesn't work, you can try a repair reinstall. To do this, stick your Windows XP disk as if you were going to do a fresh install (don't worry, you're not!)
When it starts up, proceed as you would normally. DO NOT select the repair console when prompted, but carry on as if you were doing a fresh install.
You should be prompted with the option to perform a repair reinstall. You won't lose any of your personal data or applications, but you may need to reinstall some of your drivers afterwards.
It's still a good idea to back up all of your important stuff beforehand though, just incase something goes wrong and the PC won't boot afterwards. It's very rare that this happens though
By the way, this option isn't always available if your PC came with a restore disk, it depends on how heavily modified the restore disk is.
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Posted: 2007-07-26 17:55:15
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Al try it mate
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Posted: 2007-07-26 18:44:25
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DickySnapples Posts: > 500
can anyone recommend a good free dvd ripper?i need one for friend.
Cheers
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Posted: 2007-07-26 21:54:00
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DVDshrink works ok and doesn't have any crap bundled with it as far as I know.
http://www.topdownloads.net/index/software/view.php?hl=&id=12292
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Posted: 2007-07-26 22:04:59
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Cyco Darling,
I have 138GB of ?????????? on my hard drive and I want to get rid!!
I am currently transferring all of my important files over to an external hard drive, but I don't want to just delete the other 138GB without knowing what it is!
What is the best/fastest way to find the files to check them before deletion?
Or could you just pop over and sort it and I'll get us a 2 litre bottle of White Lightening each
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Posted: 2007-07-26 22:06:44
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DickySnapples Posts: > 500
cheers bud
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Posted: 2007-07-26 22:09:00
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The latter suggestion sounds like the best idea to me but Warrington is a little bit too far from Newark at this time of night
That's actually a tough question! Personally, I'd just delete the good stuff once I'm sure I've backed it up (the reason for this will become apparent shortly) and then search the entire drive for individual file types using wild cards.
For example, I'd search it for *.jpg to make sure I've not missed any photos that I might want, then for *.mp3 followed by *.aac for music, followed by *.mpg for movies etc. etc.
I realise that windows XP search is a bloody pain in the bum, so I often download a third party app like copernic desktop search and use that to make the process slightly less painless. That's why you should delete all of the stuff that you've already backed up before you do it, it makes the indexing and searching happen a lot quicker!
Hope I've understood your question correctly
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Posted: 2007-07-26 22:17:38
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Yes you answered 100% correctly and its exactly what I am doing! which is reassuring now you've suggested it too!
Trouble is I'm on vista and I'm finding search even more difficulterer than XP so I'll try that desktop search you suggested!
And as for the files I wanna keep I have been painfully cutting and pasting the folders I wanted so as to not recreate copy's of copy's of copy's as vista seemed to multiply my files upon upgrading hence the clean out and eventual fresh install!
Cheers!
Where do I send the White Lightening to?
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Posted: 2007-07-26 22:31:23
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Ooooh errr! Vista?
I'm not sure copernic works with vista but it's worth a try! Only reason I like it is that, once it has indexed, it's very fast and it seems to display it's results much more clearly.
I can't really think of any better way to sift through unknown data, maybe somebody else could suggest something? There's tons of file and media managers out there but at the end of day they only do what what you're already doing but with unnecessary complications!
Thanks for the white lightning bud! Tastes like P**s but it's stopped my shaking for now
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Posted: 2007-07-26 22:43:52
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