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Hi and welcome to ExTS This would seem to be a software issue related to the CAD package. You should not have to do this. Which version of this CAD package do you have? Is it compatible with Vista 64Bit ?

Hi again. How did you re-install? Was this recovery disks or a full retail version ? ( I assume a full retail version if this is XP Pro ) ? Did you do a Repair Install or a format and re-install ( assuming full retail version again ). You say that you have files etc on the disk - do you need to get access to these or do you have them backed up ? Do you have the facility to take the drive out and connect it to another system as a slave / external drive ? Are you getting an error message? If so what is it please ? ( I need answers to all of the above please :) )

Hi and welcome to ExTS I would suggest the ATI Radeon 9800SE AGP. This is based on the fact that PCI ( which is an older system than AGP ) transfers data at 133MB/s The AGP ( Accelerated Graphics Port ) is a graphics specific port and transfers data at 2133MB/s - a significant difference. I think it is no contest :) There is a more recent PCIe option that is faster than the AGP but your old motherboard will not support this.

Hi Y-L, Pity - I thought that may have done it for you. Which Service Pack do you have? Start > Run ....type in ......winver ......ENTER

Hi Jim Why post the same thing 3 times ??? 1. Can you access hotmail / facebook or not ? 2. Can you access the Internet at all ? 3. You have tried System Restore - did this complete and restore to the chosen date ? 4. When you used CCleaner did you use the Registry option ? 5. Is it just Accessing websites you are having problems with ? Please answer all 5 questions :)

Hi and welcome to ExTS Start > type in ......devmgmt.msc .......ENTER Click the + next to imaging devices What is listed? Are there any yellow exclamation marks or red Xs ?

Hi again Try the Auto-Fix-It from here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310575

Hi and welcome to ExTS Please turn the CAPS off - this is taken as shouting If you re-boot the machine the USB drivers should be re-installed automatically. Your details say "Vista" ??

Hi, Why post the same thing twice ?? We don't sit here waiting for posts to come in - please be patient. Take a look HERE EDIT: Is your m/board a microATX ?

The BIOS is a programmable chip that is actually on the motherboard. Flashing the BIOS has no effect on the Hard Drive at all. If you flashed the BIOS with the wrong "update" or for some reason the update was interrupted then your system would not boot at all. There is no "undo". You would have to re-flash the BIOS until you got it right. This is not surprising that Win7 is not listed. The update is dated Sept 2006. Vista was released at the end of 2006 and Win7 obviously later. There is a Win7 Upgrade Advisor here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/upgrade-advisor Download the software - it will tell you.

I think I was in the right ball park ... Augsburg 915G is an Intel board. Speccy reported ......D915GAG Regarding BIOS update: Take a look here..... There is a BIOS version 0482 date 27/9/2006 which is an update on your 2004 version. http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&keyword="Intel+Desktop+Board+D915GAG"# Read the "Which file should I download" as the first option is for recovery. I think you would be best advised selecting the 3rd option. http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=10140&lang=eng&OSVersion=&DownloadType=BIOS Have you spent any money on this machine yet? I am just thinking that if the BIOS upgrade ( flash ) goes wrong you could have a machine that will not boot up at all.

You are welcome - Happy that it worked for you :)

In addition to Nev's suggestion .... Go back to Device Manager and uninstall the drivers. Windows will automatically re-install them on re-booting. There is a "Fix It" here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Troubleshoot-keyboard-problems Just click on the button.

Hi again They are so similar. I think S3 (Standby Mode) uses a little less power. Try S1 first. If that does what you want I would leave it at that :)

Hi and welcome to ExTS I have a PSU test you can run with a voltmeter if you have one: http://www.kenspchelp.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=10 The other option is to borrow a PSU from someone and swap it over to test.

Is your motherboard Augsburg 915G ? Speccy may give you this information.

Regarding your RAM Keep the 4GB. I have 4GB in my 32Bit laptop. RAM requirements is confusing - but if the system supports 4GB and "sees" only 3GB it does not mean that it ignores 1GB Your second link explains it better. If you have 3GB RAM your system still needs to allocate memory to the likes of System ROM APIC(s) Integrated PCI devices, such as network connectors and SCSI controllers PCI cards Graphics card Some PCI Express cards (from your link) ============ Back to your BIOS update: I am assuming your system is a Gateway ?? This being the case take a look here http://support.gateway.com/us/en/product/default.aspx?tab=1 You may need to click on "Change Selected Product" top left [url=http://support.gateway.com/us/en/product/default.aspx?tab=1][/url]You will need to know Series ( 400 for instance ) and the Model Number. You will then be able to look at the BIOS This will be linked to the Motherboard that you have. If you can get some details of this too it will help.

You could try the following: Start > type in .....devmgmt.msc .....ENTER Click the + next to keyboards Right click on the keyboard listed > update drivers

Hi 4GB is the maximum that a 32 Bit system can recognise. The 2.87 GB can be explained. 1.13 GB is allocated elsewhere - particularly to the Video Adapter. Download Speccy from here: http://www.piriform.com/speccy Let's see what it says about the BIOS

Hi Keith and welcome to ExTS

Hi, take a look here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144 When you first go to the link there is an "Auto Fix" that pops up. Give this a try.

I'm just the opposite :)

Hi Danielle and welcome to ExTS How did you try to clean the keyboard? I usually recommend a can of compressed air - take the laptop outside :) Does it work normally in Safe Mode? Switch on / Restart then constantly tap F8 about once per second. Select Safe Mode from the list of options.

Hi, Why are you upgrading the CPU ? I am not sure that you will see a great deal of difference between your 3GHz and the 3.8GHz max that is suggested. I can't seem to find much related to this or if 0067 is the BIOS Version. Try this: Start > type in the Run box .....regedit......ENTER Then click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Hardware > Description >System .......click on BIOS On the right side is listed the version / vendor / release date etc. Does this confirm the BIOS version for you?

Hi Gareth Welcome to ExTS Advice we give freely - there is a wealth of experience on these forums :)