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Specs Processer - i7-3770k Ram - Corsair 8gb GPU - GTX 980ti PSU - 750w OS - Windows 10 Currently I am trying to play Total War Warhammer 2, every time I start a campaign after the first end turn my whole pc will reboot. this happens even when I have just turned it on. I have been using CPUID HWmoniter to check what is going on. My pc is not overheating, im not using up all of my RAM or disk space while playing and my graphics card is up to date. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling my graphics cards, uninstalled and reinstalled steam as well as my game. plus I have also deleted all mods attached to the game and the vanilla game still crashes. So now im rath…
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KenB said [ remind me to explain how to turn Restore Points on ] I am thinking that it might be beneficial to restore my W10 lap top. It should resolve a few issues caused by me when I got it first. If I google the term I get taken to a dictionary that explains the word :). Jim
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I want to use the Brave browser along with the duckduckgo search engine, but I am unable to do this. Also thumbnails ( or logos (what ever they are called)) do not work when put on the desktop. Jim.
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I hope everyone is well. I had intended putting this old laptop on eBay ... my son had used it a few years ago and removed his files before passing it onto me ... when I started it I got the NTLDR is Missing message. Presumably something has been deleted in error. I tried changing the Bios to optical drive and inserting Windows Vista disc and re-starting but nothing happens ... just the same message repeated Ray
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I have a laptop with W10 and Office 2010.I also have a desktop with the same. Is there an easy way to transfer my contacts list in Outlook from my Laptop to the Desktop? I would be really happy if there is a simple way that`s not to technical!
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Hi all, I'm brand new to the forum but I hope I'm asking something which will prove useful to people in general. I've just recovered my internet service after some technical issue took my connection out. During the downtime my ISP offered 4G data to offset the loss of internet; however, this is effectively tied to a single phone or tablet and doesn't help the household. My goal is to see if it is possible to tether a phone to a PC and then let that PC share the internet to an ethernet network. We game in my household so we cable, some games will punish your performance if you try to play with wireless connections. Aside from that, some services such as Now TV, …
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I hate W10! The laptop has been on the shelf since I got my W7 desktop back. On powering up it went into updating. From there it went into a loop which provided no exit. Not even a little red cross in the TRHC. So it had to be powered down. This morning it would not accept my password. Did I say I hate W10! Jim.
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Hi guys, Basically my wifi keeps cutting out after 30 seconds. it has a strong wifi signal but the connection to the internet keeps dropping, is literally driving me insane. i have watched a few clips which have advised various things, but nothing has worked. Please please help. My internet starts off like below The within 30 seconds cuts out and shows the below I trouble shoot it, and it shows the below internet works fine for 30 seconds then the process repeats. router is fine and dandy as literally everything else works fine. My wifi is running off a belkin dongle, which, according to any diagnostics is working fine. Plea…
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Hi guys, Let me start by saying i know little to zero about computers. I am trying to set up dual monitors to my Dell optiplex 755 but there is only one VGA port and no other port that i could connect my 2nd monitor. as i know nothing i purchased a VGA splitter, which, obviously has just given me 2 mirrored screens. How can i overcome this so i can use both monitors individually? Any help will be greatly appreciated. x
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I looked for a printer forum/page but my eyes have let me down. Please move if this is out of place. SWMBO has a new printer and is gunning for a new desktop. She has passed the XP 202 to me. I have removed the Epson 412 Expression that gave up operating about a month ago (I dunno why) and the XP 202 wont work on my W7 desktop. It says it cannot download a firmware update numbered 51.51.RD17J5 (9.03 Mb). I have downloaded the driver. It had been working quite well, it just stopped. It comes with 3 spare cartons of Epson inks Jim.
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Hello to my friends at FPCHelp....! Happy to say that nothing severe to report at this time, however found it interesting that last night.......on the way to bed and checking emails, etc...........I found that there was nothing on my monitor but a huge WHITE SCREEN.. It took up the entire monitor, with no icons showing at the bottom, clock or anything else.. The good news is that this morning I unplugged it and it appeared to perform a normal reBoot.. So glad things went down this way, but wondering if you have any ideas what might have caused this.. I've never seen a white screen like this before.. Unfortunately have seen the BSOD though......:) Please let me know…
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Hi Over the last year my PC has been going through repeated issues when booting or shortly after. It doesn't give any errors or blue screens it just stops until I do a hard power off then when re-booting it will either do it again , boot up with no issues or occasionally it will take me through the advanced boot up/troubleshooting steps. I'm not aware of any hardware changes that may be causing this so I'm a little stumped. I have managed to generate a boot log but I'm not able to work out what the issues are. I've attached it in case it's useful to anyone. Thanks ntbtlog.txt
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Hi , im looking for some advice , I currently have this gaming laptop https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/medion-p6681-core-i7-7500u-8gb-1tb-geforce-gtx-1050-15.6-inch-windows-10-ga-30022545/version.asp and im looking at buying a monitor so I can game on a larger screen . I have recently found this monitor Asus VA326N-W 31.5" Full HD 144Hz Curved Gaming | Box.co.uk and wondering if I will just be able to plug in it via hdmi and get going , I plug my laptop into my tv to watch things but I have never tried an actual pc monitor and I have herd that I could have an issue sometimes with monitors of 144hz . Total novice at this type of thing so any help would be very much apprec…
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Hope everyone has a very prosperous New Year
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Hey, So I've ran into an issue as of late... I've streamed from a capture device (Elgato gaming capture card) For years, and recently out of nowhere ( literally...) I've not been getting display on my Tv... Yet it gives me audio and the display on my PC is absolutely fine? I'm at a huge loss here, I've tried all the following: Re-installing OBS ( streaming softwere), New HDMI / USB cables, Different TV, New Capture device, Replugging some the hdmi's see if was a handshake error, Settings on both obs and Playstation for display settings to make sure they match, RBG outputs were checked to match aswell. All of these? Same outcome. Im sure it's something to do with either my…
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