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That's the message I get when I fired up my desktop computer for the first time after doing a clean install of my OS. I didn't have Internet access, and so I ran diagnostics and got that message. Normally, I can check online for driver updates. I can't do that right now for obvious reasons...

1. How do I do that? 2. Why didn't you tell me to do that BEFORE?! Do you have any idea what sort of work related deadlines I'm rapidly approaching? Lecture me about patience when about six important documents are due on Tuesday, and you'll loose thousands of dollars (money which you can't...

But didn't you just say that unplugging a cable doesn't cause an OS failure?

Oh, so you're saying that I'm just imagining the part where my windows failed to start? Even when I didn't have the USB connection cable plugged in, my windows previously started; I just was unable to use the mouse or keyboard because the rear USB ports didn't work. So, to fix that, you guys...

Hey, where is everybody? Oh yeah, I've got all the time in the world, here! It's not like I'm deprived of basic computer functionality because of YOUR incompetent suggestions! Oh wait, yes I am!

Dude ... cause and effect. I followed your advice, and this happened. What do you expect me to think? I don't need to be a doctor to tell when my food has been poisoned ... not when I start puking my guts out after eating some funny-tasting meat. I had already done that a long time ago, save...

Ok, I just fired up the desktop, and you know what? I'm getting a message that says "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: 1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer. 2. Choose your language settings and...

Ok, power button held down for 5 secs with neither battery nor AC adapter inserted. So ... do I just turn the desktop back on again and it magically works again?

But even if I reset the battery, what good is that going to do if I physically can't plug the USB connection back in?! My whole problem, here, is my inability to plug the black USB connection cable back into this slot on my motherboard right here: Here's a closer look at the female port I'm...

Huh? First of all, I wasn't plugging the USB connection into the wrong port. It fell out because I apparently wiggled it the wrong way! I didn't try plugging it into anything it wasn't plugged into before. Second, my desktop doesn't have a battery! You say I fried something. Why would...

Oh, for god's sake, this is a nightmare About my power connections. I took my case off, and I looked at my two hard drives. I have a 250GB and a 500GB hard drive. The 500GB one is at the bottom of my case, and I can't find a way to unscrew it and take it out. The 250GB one, on the other hand...

I just bought a Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE disc drive off Ebay. It said "OEM" in the listing, but I didn't know what that meant ... until I got the drive in the mail, yesterday, and it didn't have any cables for me to plug the drive into my motherboard! Well, lesson learned. Never buy OEM again...

I just purchased this disc drive right here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/252053726338 Notice that it says "no software." In that case, where's the download link for the drivers I'll need to use this thing? Thanks in advance.

I'm currently in safe mode with networking. If I stay in safe mode, my firefox browser comes up without issue. But if I'm not in safe mode, none of my browsers work. When I click on the Firefox icon, my task manager shows Firefox appearing for a few seconds, taking up less than 1,000k of ram...

Why can't you just tell me how to remove the virus? For god's sake! I've already an antivirus, and it's not helping! Why can't you just tell me how to do it myself?!

I'm currently in "safe mod w/ networking." My AVG Antivirus says that I have a virus they can't remove - inline hook win32.sys - and I looked online for a solution. I found several step-by-step instructions on how to manually delete this virus, but there's just one problem: each of these...

My motherboard is a Gigabyte Z87M-D3H. Does it support SLI? Same/similar to what? Same/similar to what I have now, or same/similar to what I had previously?

1. What's SLI? 2. The reason I have a second Nvidia Geforce GTX 275 is because my old one (as you can see from my post history) kept crashing on me, saying that the Kernel Mode Drivers stopped responding. Getting another graphics card and replacing the hardware seemed to fix the problem. If...

I saw an ebay listing for a gaming super-computer so expensive that you could probably get about two used cars with that price, and still have enough left over to insure them both. It advertised a whopping FOUR graphics cards that were the best that were available at the time (I think they're...

I swapped a faulty Nvidia Geforce GTX 275 with a replacement Geforce GTX 275 that was supposed to be functional. However, I now have a new problem! there's no sound! I've swapped out every set of speakers I own, and I used both audio jacks (one in the front, one in the back). And no luck. I...