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Forum: Software 1 Week Ago
Replies: 2
Views: 191
Posted By martinlest
I created a System Restore point and went ahead -...

I created a System Restore point and went ahead - the update seemed to go fine, no errors. The application now runs, and DX Diagnostics still shows I have DirectX 11....
Forum: Software 1 Week Ago
Replies: 2
Views: 191
Posted By martinlest
DirectX help please

Hi. Running Win7 x64, I have DirectX 11, and DirectX Diag shows all working fine.

I am trying to run an application (called SweetFX) which needs to have DirectX 9 dlls installed to run. I have...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 1 Week Ago
Replies: 5
Views: 190
Posted By martinlest
I'll investigate 3rd. party software, though...

I'll investigate 3rd. party software, though according to what I have read before posting my question here, they just act as a GUI between the user and the registry - I thought I could do this...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 1 Week Ago
Replies: 5
Views: 190
Posted By martinlest
Hi. Thanks for the suggestions, but I do want to...

Hi. Thanks for the suggestions, but I do want to change the key function if I can. There is a registry hack, as I say, but I can't find what to do for this specific change.

I know the Alt+0163 - I...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 1 Week Ago
Replies: 5
Views: 190
Posted By martinlest
How to Change $ to ₤ on my keyboard?

Hi. I have an Asus X44 laptop which I bought in Bangkok when I was living and working in Thailand a year or so ago. I then moved to Greece for a year - and managed to find some stickers to put over...
Forum: General Discussion 04 Apr 2013
Replies: 5
Views: 2,566
Posted By martinlest
There are a number of freeware tools out there...

There are a number of freeware tools out there which remember your desktop icon arrangement (over multiple screens if necessary) and will restore the icons to your preferred positioning at one mouse...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 30 Dec 2012
Replies: 12
Views: 622
Posted By martinlest
I agree with your opinion. I will get that...

I agree with your opinion. I will get that checked out before I worry about the overclocking (which, as I say, has never presented me with any problems in the past),

M
Forum: Hardware & Devices 30 Dec 2012
Replies: 12
Views: 622
Posted By martinlest
You mean I need to lower the VCore from 1.34V? To...

You mean I need to lower the VCore from 1.34V? To what? One forum suggested 1.27 macx..

Thanks,

M
Forum: Hardware & Devices 30 Dec 2012
Replies: 12
Views: 622
Posted By martinlest
Thanks for the replies. Whatever, idle CPU...

Thanks for the replies.

Whatever, idle CPU temp is around 50degs with core temps around 65degs - clearly too high. Up to 25degs higher with Flightsim9 running. FSX can set my AsusProbe warning...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 28 Dec 2012
Replies: 12
Views: 622
Posted By martinlest
Thanks for the suggestions. One thing that...

Thanks for the suggestions.

One thing that I had forgotten was that I have Asus Probe suite installed. Now I run it, it shows temperatures a good 15degs lower than the third party software I...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 28 Dec 2012
Replies: 12
Views: 622
Posted By martinlest
CPU Temperatures too high...

Hi,

I have a PC which I use only for MS Flight Simulator (specs below): I have just added a CPU temp gauge (via CoreTemp) to the desktop and am a bit alarmed at the information it is giving. The...
Forum: General Discussion 19 Dec 2012
Replies: 5
Views: 366
Posted By martinlest
Quick reply - many thanks folks. Yes, the view...

Quick reply - many thanks folks. Yes, the view had changed from list to small icons (looked pretty much the same so I didn't notice - no idea how it changed just with my accidentally hitting...
Forum: General Discussion 19 Dec 2012
Replies: 5
Views: 366
Posted By martinlest
Move scroll bar - how?

I was scrolling through a folder which contains hundreds of small files when suddenly something I touched on the keyboard caused the scrollbar to move from the bottom of the window to the right-hand...
Forum: General Discussion 19 Sep 2012
Replies: 6
Views: 461
Posted By martinlest
Yes, that's right. My icons have never been...

Yes, that's right. My icons have never been consistent (one or two in particular are almost daily culprits: Windows hides them when I have set the customization to show notifications and icons. When...
Forum: General Discussion 17 Sep 2012
Replies: 6
Views: 461
Posted By martinlest
Thanks. Yes, I already use QuickLaunch for many...

Thanks. Yes, I already use QuickLaunch for many applications..

M.
Forum: General Discussion 16 Sep 2012
Replies: 6
Views: 461
Posted By martinlest
Notification Area Icons. Possible to 'freeze' them as they are?

I am really sick of my PC constantly changing whether icons in the notification area are shown or not. Doing this manually every time they change is a real pain (I have to reset my Mailwasher icon to...
Forum: Backup and Restore 03 Aug 2012
Replies: 5
Views: 727
Posted By martinlest
Yes, I used to do that on the hard drive backups...

Yes, I used to do that on the hard drive backups - so that I had a current one and the previous one. The issue was copying any of them to a USB drive - it always copied across with no problem - now...
Forum: Backup and Restore 01 Aug 2012
Replies: 5
Views: 727
Posted By martinlest
Yes, I agree: I used to copy the image files to...

Yes, I agree: I used to copy the image files to an external drive 'just in case', leaving the original on a (different, of course!) internal HDD... but I have now started creating the image files...
Forum: Backup and Restore 31 Jul 2012
Replies: 5
Views: 727
Posted By martinlest
'WindowsImageBackup' - defragmenting??

Can a vhd file created by Windows 7 (image file) be defragmented, practically speaking? The file Windows has created is over 30GBs and, according to my defrag programmes, is in tens of thousands of...
Forum: Backup and Restore 31 Jul 2012
Replies: 4
Views: 1,645
Posted By martinlest
Hello... yes, I use this external USB drive to...

Hello... yes, I use this external USB drive to store a number of system images, but in different folders of course. I haven't renamed them.. The vhd file is 31.5 GBs..

Martin
Forum: Backup and Restore 31 Jul 2012
Replies: 4
Views: 1,645
Posted By martinlest
What's Robocopy?? I already use TeraCopy.. ...

What's Robocopy?? I already use TeraCopy..

Still can't copy the file even when I turn off sharing on the drive I am copying from. What kind of idiocy is this (Mr. Windows?) that I am not allowed...
Forum: Backup and Restore 31 Jul 2012
Replies: 4
Views: 1,645
Posted By martinlest
'WindowsImageBackup' folder: can't copy & paste to external USB

I never had any problems with this in the past: whenever I make an image backup, I copy the whole folder to an external USB drive, in case of internal drive failure. On one of my Win7 x64 PCs this...
Forum: BSOD Help and Support 14 Jun 2012
Replies: 10
Views: 594
Posted By martinlest
I installed the latest (non-beta) drivers,...

I installed the latest (non-beta) drivers, 8.17.12.9573 for the GTX470. I'll see how things go - all looks fine at the moment. Got a restore point just in case..

As for the BSODs, they were very...
Forum: BSOD Help and Support 12 Jun 2012
Replies: 10
Views: 594
Posted By martinlest
Yes, will do. M

Yes, will do.

M
Forum: General Discussion 10 Jun 2012
Replies: 2
Views: 985
Posted By martinlest
No, no one. Oh well.. FYI, I have discovered...

No, no one. Oh well..

FYI, I have discovered that can use the 'Group by' option if the view in the folder is 'details'; but go back to 'list' view and the option is greyed out again. It's not like...
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