Recent content by tstew

rodmike9, If you haven't found it yet, the XP eye candy can be turned off by right clicking on your desktop and clicking "Properties". This brings up the Display Properties. Since you provided a screen shot, you probably already know how to get here. Click the "Appearance" tab and under...

If you are using Acronis and have a recent image, you just throw in a new drive, boot to the Acronis Cd and do a "Restore" to the new drive. Maybe this explanation would be better... Drive C working just fine. Acronis has made an "image" and makes regular incremental updates to Drive D. (all...

Power Supply.. I've had good luck with Antec. Just picked one up at Fry's for $75. 550 watt ("Neopower"). Had modular plugs, so I didn't have cable clutter in the case. (this isn't a fashion show, but I like the clean layout to help airflow) Also just got a 650 watt from Newegg that is quiet and...

I just spent a STUPID amount of time chasing down errors on a new system with ASUS mobo. Hang on boot. Random BSODs. Turns out Crucial was going through some problems with RAM. Anyway, some ideas... You can set windows to stop on the BSOD so you can google the error code. You can also use a...

Hello, This is the best price I've seen so far (and the chips are in stock). Intel q9450 OEM edition. $299.99 www.microcenter.com with tax and shipping it was $330. Hope it helps. Good trading!

I've got 4 older VP191b series. Dual inputs (which I use) THIN bezel, which looks good. My wife has a couple of the cheaper Viewsonics that look terrible. The latest in the 'VP' series for 19" is VP950b I think. Not the cheapest. I'm thinking of adding a few/replacing the older ones (charting is...