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Hey guys i want to buy an Dell XPS which is like around 999$

i have few quesetions

when you buy the dell xps will it include a good graphics card?

does it have internet connections?

and since its windows vista, will like my games work on them?

like i want to buy medieval 2 total war, and Act of war. you think they can run on vista?

some one said there is no open GL for vista. is it true?

and i want to buy a graphic card that can work on vista any suggestions? i have a buget of 140-180$

and if i buy the PNY GeForce 7600GS Video Card, PCI Express, 512MB DDR will it work on vista?
hope you can answer some of my Q’s thanks!

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if so, how!

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The Windows Vista Snipping tool is a great feature available in Windows Vista and now Windows Seven. I love how easy it is to use. You simply open the Snipping Tool by finding it under the accessories section in the start menu and start taking screenshots of anything on your screen. After you have done this you can add text or arrows to your picture that you have captured.

The one problem I have found though, was that when you want to take a screenshot of a drop down or popup menu, it will not do it…Ahh but don’t panic, I have a solution for you. Watch this video to see this and other little tricks.

If you have a slow internet connection, press play on the video, then press pause and let it load, then press play again when you see the red bar is loaded.

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I am in excel and bring the scroll bars back and save the doc I am working on. I have hundreds of excel worksheets and save documents each time I work on them and close them. Somehow my Windows Vista Thinks I don’t want the scroll bar. How do i reset the scroll bar to remain and not disappear each time I open a document? I do have the Windows Vista 800 page book sitting in front of me now! argh.

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computer-virus-bugs-clip-art-thumb3167674Depending on the personality of your company’s IT department, it can be pretty be pretty belittling sometimes to ask them for help. As you notice your computer is running pretty slow, you call them up and ask for help. “I think I may have a virus.” “Please, that’s like saying a Jedi Knight has powers. Be more specific.” “Uhhh. Computer Virus?”on Knock them off their mismatched socks next time by studying this quick little snippet on the different types of computer viruses.

A virus is any unwanted program that infects your computer to decrease performance or cause damage. Viruses can attach to your computer by opening shady email attachments or visiting sites that aren’t trusted.

A Trojan is one of the different types of computer virus that gains access to your files by sneaking into your computers hard drive. After the Trojan is inside your computer it infects it so that secret programs can then be run. Just like you don’t invite a big wooden horse full of the enemy into your city, Trojans can be turned away with antivirus and antispyware programs.

Different types of devices that attach to a computer to monitor activity and keystrokes are known as spyware. The weird thing about spyware is that it is not always employed under illegal backgrounds. Sure, hackers may look to get into your information or bombard you with pop up adds but employers also use it to monitor employees.

You may think you’ve just gotten away with participating in that 5 hour online fantasy baseball draft but its documented somewhere. Just like finding one in your apple, a worm in your network can be annoying and distasteful. Worms are different types of computer viruses that get into the network community and bog down the system for all users.

Adwares also slow down your computer and attack you while browsing the Internet. As lucky as you may think you are being the 1,000,000th visitor to a site, the person after you and the next 1,000,000 after them get the same offer.

Finally, malwares get into your computer and are armed to do malicious acts. It doesn’t matter which virus you may think you’re at risk from, proper action should be taken to avoid them all.

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on windows vista, can i make 1 account english and another account a different language?

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There are a number of reasons that somebody would have to take the necessary steps to reinstall Vista on their home computer. A catastrophic event could have caused data loss or you may have spilled coffee into your system and had to reinstall a hard drive. When looking to reinstall Vista and keep the license key, you shouldn’t have any worries.

Some people may question whether they can repeatedly reinstall Vista and keep the license or if some anti-copying software will eventually repeal them. As long as the Vista copy is being reinstalled on the same computer, you can get away with several reboots without risking losing the licensing agreement.

 Also, if you are removing Vista from your existing computer before transferring it to a new machine you are within the legal bounds of your agreement. You purchase the rights to use Vista as a whole and it doesn’t have to be restricted to a certain computer. If the reinstall Vista and keep license fails because the Microsoft server detects fraudulent measures, a call to the company may be necessary. After explaining your situation, the customer service representatives will provide you with a phone activation code to reset the process.

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I bought a laptop that has windows vista, and it is new to me. When I look at the task manager it says there are around 66 processes, but when I count them in the task manager I count around 40. What is the deal with this?? Also it says my cpu usage is always fluctuating, but when I look at the processes it doesn’t say any of them are using the cpu. Lastly some of the processes have *32 at the end of them. If anyone has some help on this that would be great thanks!

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