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  1. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST Too late?

    I know I'm a bit late with this,but I want to buy my daughter a laptop for christmas, as I reckon I nackered her old one completely trying to fix it , although it was probably beyond repair anyway. She really needs it for her work & browsing the net, no gaming or anything like that. Can anyone...
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    PCSPECIALIST Rma

    There's been quite a few negative posts recently,about deliveries & customer service, so I thought I'd post this. Phoned PCS yesterday round about 1pm as my hard drive was failing,spoke to Paul, for maybe a little over a minute & a replacement was arranged. Received package today at 2.45pm...
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    PCSPECIALIST half life2

    Probably a stupid question,but does this ever get more interesting than just shooting silly little balls at targets to open bridges?
  4. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST Warning from firefox.

    Has anyone encountered this message? "something is trying to trick firefox to install insecure update,please contact your ISP"
  5. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST looting at number10

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnj4LZyjyis
  6. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST Web pages not showing correctly.

    I can't get web pages to display correctly in firefox or internet explorer,they are ok in google chrome,but i really want to use firefox. the problem is background colours have disappeared & some images wont show(show pictures is ticked in internet options) Ive run out of ideas,i've tried...
  7. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST weird.

    Not funny ha ha,but strange,took me a while to work it out. http://www.milaadesign.com/wizardy.html
  8. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST game wont start

    I downloaded WarINC from steam,but it wont start, a small window pops up "performing first time setup"disappears and thats it. can anyone help me out.
  9. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST Funny tech support calls.

    Some recorded tech support calls. Apologies if this has been posted before. http://www.wibble.co.uk/media/crying.mp3 more on this link,but beware BAD LANGUAGE on some of them. http://www.wibble.co.uk/tech/index.html
  10. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST Hard disk problem

    Looks like more problems,got this warning twice this morning,backing up now. http://s302.photobucket.com/albums/nn94/vikpole/?action=view&current=harddrive-1.png
  11. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST mass effect wont run.

    I Installed mass effect from steam the other day,but can't get It to start. I get the message "mass effect has stopped working" Ive tried all the compatibility tweaks,but no joy. I tried the steam forums,their solution Is to download no cd crack,which I'm reluctant to do. Any other Ideas?
  12. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST Problem with windows.

    I often drag minimised windows around the desktop,which was never a problem with xp,but windows7 has the annoying habit of maximising the window while dragging,any Ideas?
  13. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST HD ready?

    I was shocked to see nero info tool telling me I need to upgrade my phenom IIx4 970 cpu & my HD 5870 gpu for HD readiness,as does windvd advisor tool.Thing Is I have no problems as yet, playing blu ray discs,or HD content.Any Ideas?
  14. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST high temps.

    My hd 5870 gpu Is hitting temps up to 80 deg while playing crysis original,Isn't that a bit high?
  15. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST Deus Ex.

    I tried out Deus Ex invisible war after hearing so many good things about Deus Ex,but to be honest I was quite disappointed.Have I bought the wrong version?
  16. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST Different blu ray drive.

    Ive just noticed when trying to install blu ray software,I've got a different drive.The drive was an LG before my last rma, but its been changed to iHBS112,(LITE ON?)so the software disc I have Is no good & I didn't receive software with the new drive.So basically the drive is useless to me...
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    PCSPECIALIST amd overdrive.

    Since getting my pc back from repair,Ive just noticed that amd overdrive is enabled In catalyst control centre,pretty sure It wasn,t before.I know I didn,t enable It.Is it enabled by default?
  18. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST Dhl.

    After two weeks waiting on my pc returning from repair I have missed the delivery,dont know how,I haven't been out,he must have knocked on the door & run away,seriously,I'm running out of antidepressants.
  19. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST cleaning motherboard

    Could anyone advise me the best way to clean a dusty motherboard,I mean someone who has done It,not a google tech,we can all do that & it is all conflicting advice,I bought a canister of compressed gas from maplins today, which the salesman assured me would do the job, but Im not so sure,all it...
  20. vanthus

    PCSPECIALIST cracking up

    Just received pc back from an rma,dont understand how os started like for first time,how could this be when i didn't send my windows7 disc,anyway it activated ok.Also there is no sign of my pci soundcard in device manager & my second hard drive is not showing in my computer.
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