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Hi Ray - I have looked back and I said earlier it was AGP. (older technology prior to PCIe ) They are usually brown. http://img.tfd.com/cde/MBOARD.GIF

Hi and welcome to ExTS This is probably covered by a warranty. Simplest thing may be to give the seller a ring and talk it through with them. You may need to provide proof of purchase.

Hi Ray I am fairly sure that this is all related to your Video Card. The only way we will really know is to swap it for another - or put your card in another system. Without going back through the thread - I think your card is AGP ( the type of slot it sits in ) and newer motherboards may not have this type of slot. Is this a possibility ?

Hi Try taking one of the RAM modules out - leave the other. Boot up. If no better - swap them over and run on the other one. RAM will be located under a removable panel in the base of the machine. This may help click here

1. I assume that this is the hard drive ? 2. What is the exact error message you are getting ? 3. Can you take the hard drive out and connect it to another machine using an enclosure or USB adapter ? (even add a data and power cable to it from a desktop machine's motherboard ) If so we can run a check on the hard drive to see if there are any problems with it.

Your present IP Address appears on a Database of Spammers. Your other IP Address appears on a Database of Spammers too !! ​Nuff said ??

nuff said indeed - you are gone :)

This implies that it should have been your account that was banned / deleted ?? Do flyingwings123 or Dopie mean anything to you ? Your present IP Address appears on a Database of Spammers. Can you explain this one - before I decide to ban you or not.

Good to hear you are up-and-running :)

We know EVERYTHING :)

Speccy will give you all of the info asked for. Just click on "RAM" I still think this could be a temperature problem - leave Speccy running and monitor the temps.

Hi, Download speccy from here click here Get the free version. Install and run. It will give you 2 or 3 temperatures - post them here please.

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If you are unsure if you had 32 or 64 bit take the RAM out and add the two values together. If you have less than 4GB then you can safely assume you have 32 bit. More than 4GB - 64 bit. Once downloaded you need to burn the ISO image to a DVD ( it is far too big for a CD ) Install the DVD in the drive and right click on the file that you have just downloaded. If you have "Burn Disk Image" or similar click on this and the burn process will begin. If not you will need to use some ISO burning software ( can be found free ) Once you have the DVD you are almost there. I then installed a spare hard drive I had into the laptop. Check that the CDROM is the first boot device in the BIOS. Insert the newly burned DVD into the drive and switch on. Win 7 install process starts. You will need the Product Code off the sticker on the machine. This is the 25 character code on the Microsoft sticker. Once complete you will need to activate the installation. You have 30 days to do this. I did this by phone - it is automated and you don't speak to anybody. You are given 9 blocks of numbers - 6 numbers in each block - that you type in. That's it. Windows 7 installed - and legal. The whole process took about an hour and a half.

Glad I don't live next door to you Steve :)

http://www.smileystar.com/smileys/msn-dancing-smileys/disco%20dance.gif Good to hear that you can get your machine up and running again.

Hi and welcome to ExTS I have split your post from the other thread - you are better off with your own. :) This can be a problem with the charging circuit or the battery could be damaged. Does the laptop boot up with the battery in ? Which Dell laptop do you have ? Model and number please.

Hi Ray If you run it - it will list all installed software. Does it list anything that looks like it may contain a 3D Viewer that could possibly be conflicting ? D3D Compiler is part of DirectX Try this: Open G-E File > Server Sign Out Then click on Tools > Options > Cache Click on "Delete Cache File"

Make sure you spell my name correctly :) I have picked up a friend's laptop today and guess what ........... dead hard drive. I am going to have to practice what I preach and drop it in the freezer overnight. ( I am not holding my breath :) )

Good to hear that the problem is now solved. I wouldn't think so. Pinging the site is our way of seeing if your system can actually communicate with the site servers.

I have just re-read this thread. My post #13 is talking rubbish ............ I now realise that the 2 disks you refer to are XP Home and PRO. I have seen PRO on 2 disks before. Pull one of the RAM modules and run off the other. Try the installation now. If you get the same problem ......swap the RAM modules over and run off the other one.

Hi Ray It is late and I am going to bed ....... Download Revo Uninstalled and see what that comes up with re. installed programs click here scroll down for the free version.

Hi and welcome from me too :)

These would be hidden system files to which you would not have access. The *.* literally identifies all hidden files. From what you say later on - the pics have been deleted not simply hidden. You could give it a try - revert the system to a date before the Nokia upgrade. No guarantee that the pics will return though. It could do. The problem is that every time you use your system and save stuff etc this overwrites the section of the disk where your deleted files are and this will fragment them. If you are going to run Recuva again do it before the system restore. The un-recoverable is probably due to system usage and the file has become fragmented. It is important not to use the system ( or use it as little as possible ) in order to maintain the files integrity when trying to recover them.

Banned - posted spam twice !!

Let us know how you get on :)