I've been using and skinning Sysmetrix for years. Since I got my new pc about a month ago, I've not been able to get Sysmetrix to see memory. It just shows zero. Is it because I have 6Gb tripple channel? Is that beyond Sysmetrix? Does anyone else have this problem? Is it to do with a 64bit O/S? A lot of stuff in Sysmetrix already doesn't work because of MBM not working with more modern motherboards, now this

Here's hoping my Windows 7 disc arrives soon, because I've had enough of Vista. Explorer window: Suddenly, for no reason, this will forget what size it was. It will open up about 640x480 and I will have to resize it. Start Menu: I've all sorts of problems with this, mainly due to permissions. It wouldn't allow programs to create shortcuts on installation, I couldn't move items to where I wanted etc. Worst, a few moments ago, the Games folder vanished. Poof! Just gone. After half an hour...

As everyone seems to be flexing their 3p33n, I thought I'd give you a sneak preview of a build which will start next week sometime.   Case: Antec 900 with all the fans PSU: Coolermaster 1000W (modular) Mobo: Asus P6T Deluxe X58 CPU: i7 920 @ 2.66, but eventually getting OC'd to 3.4 Fan: Coolermaster V8 Memory: 6Gb DDR3 1333 HD (System + games): Crucial 128Gb SSD HD (Data): 500Gb HD (Backups): 2 x 1.5Tb Video: 2 x ATI Radeon 1Gb DDR5 in Crossfire OS: Vista...

I've just had a brush with numerous viruses, the first I've had in years. I was browsing some free software sites (can't remember which, I was just following links), when I got a warning about a dodgy web page. Next thing I know AVG is popping up with all sorts of messages about trojans and viruses. At this point my pc is locked solid, so, rather than repair the damage, I decide to restore from backup... Shutdown Windows: seconds - I pressed the off button! Search for Drive Image 7 disc: 2...

Annoying isn't it? You pay good money for a seat on a new, modern plane, only to be cramped by some fatty sitting next to you. You pay for a seat, not three quarters of one, but the fatty pays for a seat and takes up one and a half. So I say there should be a flight supplement for fatties. If you are going to take up one and a half seats then that's what you should pay.

Current system: Asus A8nSLi Athlon 4400+ dual core 2Gb PC2100 8800GT 1.5Tb S3 drives Coolermaster case with 750W PSU XP and Vista Ultimate 64 dual boot   I need more memory! I play a lot of Sins of a Solar Empire and modded the game file to have larger fleet sizes. The problem with that is when I have hundreds of ships roaming around, along with who knows how many trade ships, the whole thing starts to stutter. So, about 12Gb of memory would sort it... Forget XP, t...

Since updating both WindowBlinds and installing MyColors (to get Ankh) some of my SysTray icons are missing. They are not hidden, just not showing. Even stting taskbar properties to 'always show' doesn't work. I can confirm in Task Manager that the programs are running. Things were fine before the update and nothing else on the pc has changed. Things missing include Syncback and mstDefrag. Also WB, IconX and Sysmetrix. Any suggestions before I start uninstalling stuff would be gratefully r...

For the last couple of days, Firefox 3.0.7 (on XP) has not been remembering any of my login details for any site. It was working ok before. Before I try an uninstall/reinstall does anyone have any ideas? Was it the last Windows update? Hmmm...

As there are quite a few people asking for help or feedback with skins, wallpapers etc and not getting much of a response, I decided to create this thread where people could hang out and help each other. Got stuck with a skin and don't know where to turn? Got a wall with a low rating and don't know why? Feeling a little uncertain and want some re-assurance? These are questions which face every skinner - every skinner. You are not alone! That's where the community can help each othe...

Some time ago I decided I'd had enough of Vista and would go back to XP. After 2 BSODS and explorer crashing when I tried to rename a file, I decided now was the time. Sounds easy... I disconected 3 of my four drives, partitioned and formatted my O/S drive, and started the XP install procedure. Hmmm, evertime I got to the part where I expected it to say 'Press any key to boot from disk...' it just went straight into setup again. Nothing I did to the drive with either formatting or partitionin...

I have an Asus A8n SLi, with two 7600GTs attached. I've been aware from the start that some older games just don't like SLi. Performance is reasonable on newer games like Unreal Tournament 3, but could be a lot better. I run it at 1024x768 and framerates are a bit on the low side. Its playable... So I was thinking of removing the two 7600s and replacing with a single 8800GTS. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Are there better options (not too costly)? Currently running nVidia ...

Everyone, at one time or another, has to deal with spyware. Well, three Dutch companies, along with their two directors, have been fined €1,000,000 by Dutch telecom regulator OPTA for illegal distribution of spyware. Some 450 million files were distributed to 22 million computers in both the Netherlands and worldwide. The infection led to over 7700 computers being hacked in less than 24 hours. For the full story from OPTA, follow the link below

One of my cpu's sometimes runs at 100%. Don't know why   Process explorer show the following: The only way I've found out of this is to re-boot. Any other solutions are welcome    

At last some decent software for Vista is starting to appear. ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite and ZoneAlarm antivirus are now available for Vista users. If you are already a user you should receive an update e-mail. For those others wishing to take the plunge I highly recommend ZoneAlarm Security Suite, I've been using it a while and find it excellent: LINK (ZoneAlarm website)