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by Palehorse
Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:24 am
Forum: Tech Help
Topic: Severe Computer Problem(s)
Replies: 33
Views: 19503

Re: Severe Computer Problem(s)

WooHoo!

Now that you are in, go into Event Viewer and see if there was anything trapped in the Event Logs. Things like clusters of HDD read errors, memory read/write errors, device driver error dumps might point to an intermittent hardware issue.

Then again, at least it's running :D
by Palehorse
Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:32 am
Forum: Tech Help
Topic: Severe Computer Problem(s)
Replies: 33
Views: 19503

Re: Severe Computer Problem(s)

With your boot order setup to allow an optical disk as a boot drive, you can put in a full Windows XP system disk and allow it to format your hard drive.

If you only have on OEM restore disk your options may be more limited.
by Palehorse
Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:05 pm
Forum: Tech Help
Topic: Severe Computer Problem(s)
Replies: 33
Views: 19503

Re: Severe Computer Problem(s)

Some motherboards have a jumper than can be used to reset bios. If you can determine your MOBO OEM, then you can usually download the manual for its setup from their website. Aditionally, I have found one instance of an error mode that fits your description, but is not hardware, but rather driver re...
by Palehorse
Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:52 pm
Forum: Tech Help
Topic: Severe Computer Problem(s)
Replies: 33
Views: 19503

Re: Severe Computer Problem(s)

Have you tried a restore point?
by Palehorse
Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:47 am
Forum: General Board
Topic: Last movies you've seen
Replies: 79
Views: 37484

Re: Last movies you've seen

The Kite Runner - Excellent

Get Smart - My kids and I loved it
by Palehorse
Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:40 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Lost and Found!
Replies: 8
Views: 3900

Re: Lost and Found!

Thanks to DeadHandDan, I got my game patched and was able to join a game.

Any civ worth trying anew since I am almost starting from scratch? Indians or Aztecs any good at the moment?
by Palehorse
Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:41 am
Forum: General Board
Topic: Lost and Found!
Replies: 8
Views: 3900

Lost and Found!

In November last year I moved my gaming system to another room in the house, loosing my CD in the process, or so I thought. I had gotten out of the habit of playing TAD some weeks before what with the funk that started with MS purging ES from itself, and had put my CD in storage by accident. At Chri...
by Palehorse
Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:41 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Kaiser is buying drinks 2night
Replies: 18
Views: 9020

Re: Kaiser is buying drinks 2night

Prost!
by Palehorse
Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:47 am
Forum: Age of Empires 3
Topic: ES shutting down?
Replies: 43
Views: 19609

Re: ES shutting down?

I don't want to think too far ahead, but since N3O is exclusively AOE3, is there any thought on a what's next if ESO goes dark?
by Palehorse
Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:55 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Musicians sign up here pls
Replies: 24
Views: 11722

Re: Musicians sign up here pls

Paul, trumpet
by Palehorse
Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:07 am
Forum: General Board
Topic: Name that movie
Replies: 43
Views: 20363

Re: Name that movie

by Palehorse
Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:23 pm
Forum: Age of Empires 3
Topic: People leaving!
Replies: 34
Views: 18155

Re: People leaving!

KvN wrote:Now, no one on earth plays Spain
:roll:
by Palehorse
Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:19 pm
Forum: General Board
Topic: Name that movie
Replies: 43
Views: 20363

Re: Name that movie

"I kill with my ****."

Well since no one guessed it, the movie is "Liquid Sky".
by Palehorse
Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:23 am
Forum: Age of Empires 3
Topic: People leaving!
Replies: 34
Views: 18155

Re: People leaving!

School just started.