1. You can, but it's not the best idea. Win7 is quite a bit better than XP at managing multi-core and especially virtual CPUs. This is particularly important for Core i3 and i5 6xx CPUs, as they heavily depend on hyper-threading to deliver near quad-core performance.A Core i3-based laptop would probablRead more

    You can, but it’s not the best idea. Win7 is quite a bit better than XP at managing multi-core and especially virtual CPUs. This is particularly important for Core i3 and i5 6xx CPUs, as they heavily depend on hyper-threading to deliver near quad-core performance.

    A Core i3-based laptop would probably have at least 4GB of RAM. To take advantage of all that memory, you need a 64-bit operating system. The x64 version of XP…well, it sucks. Win7 x64 will run many more applications than XP x64.

    And you’ll find that once you use it, you just can’t go back…it’s that much better than XP.

    Have I convinced you?

    Super 939 | Dual-core Opteron 185 @ 3.2GHz | 4GB PC3200, CL2 | 1.0TB
    2x GeForce 8800GTS in SLI | Blu-Ray | X-Fi Ti Pro PCI-E | W7 Ultimate x64

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  2. Laptops are made for portability. You will either need to purchase a laptop suitable for your requirements, live with what you have, or use/purchase a desktop system suitable for your requirements. If you need extreme processing power, speed, large amounts of memory or hard disk storage, or improvedRead more

    Laptops are made for portability. You will either need to purchase a laptop suitable for your requirements, live with what you have, or use/purchase a desktop system suitable for your requirements. If you need extreme processing power, speed, large amounts of memory or hard disk storage, or improved graphics, then you will find it much less expensive to fill your requirements with a desktop (purchase or build). If you need the power and the portability also you will be in for a rather large bill for a machine to fill your needs, or you will need to wait a bit longer for your processing.

    Try making sure you do not have processes running in the background and do general maintenance (Disk Clean Up, Defrag, antimalware, etc) and that might help a bit.

    You have to be a little bit crazy to keep you from going insane.

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  3. Windows updates are required to fix that problem.Run Windows Update & install every update (especially all the KB ones) to bring your OS fully up to date.

    Windows updates are required to fix that problem.

    Run Windows Update & install every update (especially all the KB ones) to bring your OS fully up to date.

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  4. You generally can't (& shouldn't) overclock a laptop. If you want better performance, get rid of all the HP crapware, tweak the OS, run MSCONFIG & disable unnecessary startup apps, install a lightweight AV program, install CCleaner-Slim & use it regularly, etc, etc. You may also want toRead more

    You generally can’t (& shouldn’t) overclock a laptop. If you want better performance, get rid of all the HP crapware, tweak the OS, run MSCONFIG & disable unnecessary startup apps, install a lightweight AV program, install CCleaner-Slim & use it regularly, etc, etc. You may also want to consider a RAM upgrade. To upgrade the graphics, you would have to upgrade the APU. And if you’re going to get into that, you probably should have gotten a better laptop in the 1st place.

    http://www.blackviper.com/2009/10/0…

    http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/f…

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  5. No, symptoms don't sound at all like a virus.If you feel like checking it out, this free program is good at unearthing things that your AV might miss (green button top right):http://www.filehippo.com/download_m...It doesn't run in the background you just Update it and give it the Quick Scan if you aRead more

    No, symptoms don’t sound at all like a virus.

    If you feel like checking it out, this free program is good at unearthing things that your AV might miss (green button top right):
    http://www.filehippo.com/download_m…

    It doesn’t run in the background you just Update it and give it the Quick Scan if you are suspicious.

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  6. my quite non-brilliant analysis is:1) assuming you have set a value for %var%echoing that value to that value will result in a file, not a variable.f/e: set %var%=im_okecho %var% > gives > %var%sends the string, "im_ok" to the line one of the file "im_ok", and not toa variable %var%.2) Also, tRead more

    my quite non-brilliant analysis is:
    1) assuming you have set a value for %var%
    echoing that value to that value will result in a file, not a variable.
    f/e: set %var%=im_ok
    echo %var% > gives > %var%
    sends the string, “im_ok” to the line one of the file “im_ok”, and not to
    a variable %var%.
    2) Also, the intermediate pipe doesn’t really
    do anything ( > gives > ). That file is not created, or not as a
    persistant entity.
    ultimately, the variable’s value is reflected in a file having the
    name that is the variable’s value. The value does not wind up
    back in the variable. It’s in the file that has the variable’s contents as its name.
    (f/e: you can: set aa=TEST
    but you can’t: echo TEST > %aa% except %aa% is a file not a var. No reason to anyway.)
    Maybe post a synopsis of what you’re trying to accomplish might get some real help as opposed to this non-help. 🙂

    ps: sorry, just re-read my post.
    It IS saturday night, I HAVE consumed alc.
    beverages. apologies! Lol!

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  7. Right-click on the desktop.Choose "Display settings".Then a window will show up, choose "Advanced display settings" an the right bottom.And choose the resolution 1600 X 900.Lastly, click "Apply".

    Right-click on the desktop.
    Choose “Display settings”.
    Then a window will show up, choose “Advanced display settings” an the right bottom.
    And choose the resolution 1600 X 900.
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  8. I think you mean the "AC Adapter Power Charger". Most likely it has failed (cutting out when under load) but there is slight possibility the computer itself is drawing too much current.Is there any warranty or was it second hand?Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks

    I think you mean the “AC Adapter Power Charger”. Most likely it has failed (cutting out when under load) but there is slight possibility the computer itself is drawing too much current.

    Is there any warranty or was it second hand?

    Always pop back and let us know the outcome – thanks

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  9. http://www.ucom-cn.com/Product/prod...intel P4 3.0ghz HTTATI 9800 Pro AGP 8x2 x 1gb Corsair DDR4002 x 250gb HDDWindoze XP SP3

    http://www.ucom-cn.com/Product/prod…

    intel P4 3.0ghz HTT
    ATI 9800 Pro AGP 8x
    2 x 1gb Corsair DDR400
    2 x 250gb HDD
    Windoze XP SP3

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  10. ... you could try this one GENX Smart Scan 1200 then click "download" check "view series of ad's"... clicking "continue" at bottom of spam, there is a download after the bombardment!... hope this works for you!.... Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warrantieshttp://a.imageshack.us/img833/1862/...GRead more

    … you could try this one GENX Smart Scan 1200 then click “download” check “view series of ad’s”

    … clicking “continue” at bottom of spam, there is a download after the bombardment!

    … hope this works for you!

    .

    … Posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties
    http://a.imageshack.us/img833/1862/…
    Grrrr… …im

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