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Beeps usually mean memory problems i think. I had beeps and had to change me memory sticks. There is another thing that beeps could mean but I can't remember what.

You are talking about the beeps that might happen when you switch on your computer

(and sometimes are the only message you get, when no monitor output is present. Bloody annoying that!).

The ones I am talking about happen when my PC is "happily" idling in windows

and only when I switch off my lamp.

Quite different, methinks, particularly since the beeps may actually be coming from elsewhere...

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You are talking about the beeps that might happen when you switch on your computer

(and sometimes are the only message you get, when no monitor output is present. Bloody annoying that!).

The ones I am talking about happen when my PC is "happily" idling in windows

and only when I switch off my lamp.

Quite different, methinks, particularly since the beeps may actually be coming from elsewhere...

Yes that is different. I had forgot the lamp bit when I posted. That is very strange indeed!!

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Have you tried burning your computer and buying a mac instead?

Sage advice that :thumbup:

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Have you tried burning your computer and buying a mac instead?

I did think about that (buying a mac, not burning my current PC) a couple of months back.

Financial issues stopped me.

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What's good about a mac? I've heard of em but aint got a clue what the difference is between a mac and my home pc.

MacPC.jpg

:thumbup:

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What's good about a mac? I've heard of em but aint got a clue what the difference is between a mac and my home pc.

Nothing.

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Nothing.

Blasphemer!!

For starters, mac are MUCH more user friendly. Secondly, if you use yours for audio/video production like myself, withe the right configuration they're incredibly stable and powerful tools. Thirdly, with the intel processor versions (of which mine is not, although I am considering investing in a macbook to go with my G5), you can run boot camp and use all those PC apps shuold you still want to.

I'm sure other mac users can add more but that's just off the top of my head

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I do make me own videos with audio and stuff. Is a Mac a totally different OS then? Not windows? Someone told me that a Mac is hard to get parts for or repair, is this correct? Cos with my pc I just buy bits and bobs for it when I want to make it better.

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I do make me own videos with audio and stuff. Is a Mac a totally different OS then? Not windows? Someone told me that a Mac is hard to get parts for or repair, is this correct? Cos with my pc I just buy bits and bobs for it when I want to make it better.

Yes, although you can run windows on a dual boot with the intel processor versions of mac or run Virtual PC.

Macs are no harder to get spares for than PC, although I've never had to repair any of my macs, just expand them like you do with your pc

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It would seem my PC has the lurgy or something. I have to keep refreshing the page for it to load, I have tried downloading some malware stuff via torrents but it isn't letting me. Don't really format, but thinking of going on Vista, though can't seem to find a 'bootable' d/l :angry:

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It would seem my PC has the lurgy or something. I have to keep refreshing the page for it to load, I have tried downloading some malware stuff via torrents but it isn't letting me. Don't really format, but thinking of going on Vista, though can't seem to find a 'bootable' d/l :angry:

:giggle:

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It would seem my PC has the lurgy or something. I have to keep refreshing the page for it to load, I have tried downloading some malware stuff via torrents but it isn't letting me. Don't really format, but thinking of going on Vista, though can't seem to find a 'bootable' d/l :angry:

Software torrents never work for me, just films, books and music.

Have you tried Malwarebytes? Good anti-malware, just do the quick scan option, that seems to sort everything and only takes about 4 minutes. And it's free

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Software torrents never work for me, just films, books and music.

Have you tried Malwarebytes? Good anti-malware, just do the quick scan option, that seems to sort everything and only takes about 4 minutes. And it's free

I use isohunt.com. Got malwarebytes, just took an hour. Seems to be still running like there's a hamster powering the fucking thing.

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I use isohunt.com. Got malwarebytes, just took an hour. Seems to be still running like there's a hamster powering the fucking thing.

Did you click full scan? That takes about an hour. Just do the quick scan, always works for me. 4 minute jobby.

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I use isohunt.com. Got malwarebytes, just took an hour. Seems to be still running like there's a hamster powering the fucking thing.

You gotta run CCleaner first of all :)

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Did you click full scan? That takes about an hour. Just do the quick scan, always works for me. 4 minute jobby.

Yea, done both. It just isn't loading any pages, I had to click 'reply' about 20 times before I could get to type this, driving me bloody mad.

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Yea, done both. It just isn't loading any pages, I had to click 'reply' about 20 times before I could get to type this, driving me bloody mad.

I had that problem,

but then it went

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This is what I have done...

CCleaner

Hijack This

AVG

SmitFraud

Combo Fix

Malwarebytes.

On all accounts on the computer?

Did you update the definitions for AVG & Malware Bytes?

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On all accounts on the computer?

Did you update the definitions for AVG & Malware Bytes?

Yea, only have one account on it...might just format it tomorrow, anything I need is backed up

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Yea, only have one account on it...might just format it tomorrow, anything I need is backed up

If you go to this site and state your prob someone will sort it for you. I went there and in a few days when someone got round to me they proper sorted it for me :thumbup:

What the tech.com

Just stick your HijackThis log in there with a quick description of your problem.

If you got a different prob go in another page on that site.

If you got everything backed up formatting is good idea if you got time. Once every 5 months or so, especially if you install and uninstall alot of programs.

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