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I am having major time issues on my new macbook getting boot camp and parallels to work properly. I have a slipstreamed version of windows XP with service pack 2, and i have paralles 3.0, build 5608. Anyways, no matter what i do, boot camp refuses to let xp work properly. It wont let the drivers...

hey guys, i got a new macbook pro 15" like 3 weeks ago, and i installed/running parallels on it with xp pro. Anyways, i recently tried to configure boot camp because i would like to play some games on the xp side (steam), but it will not install. I know bootcamp says you need xp with service...

Hey guys, so i just got a brand new macbook pro 15 inch with 2.5 ghz, 2gb ram, 250gb HD, 512mb video card. Anyways, first thing i did is i got parallels 3.0, and i have had nothing but problems with it. Im not sure what the problem is, but when i am installing windows through parallels, it...

I am finally getting a mac after so many years of avoiding it in favor of a PC. Anyways, my university is having a deal on macbook pro's, and I can get a macbook pro 17" with 2.4 ghz, 2 gb ram, 160gb HD and 512mb 8600gt for $1700 or so. Now heres my question: is it worth it at this price for...

hey guys... im pretty new to the whole downloaded purchases thing through itunes... I havent downloaded music in over a year (no urge to do it illegally) and lately a couple songs have caught my attention, so im looking to purchase individual mp3's through itunes. However, i have a couple...

Hey guys, i just picked up a new Panasonic TH-46PZ80U 46" plasma 1080p HDTV, and i also got a PS3 with it. I ordered a HDMI 1.3 cable off ebay (yes i know) just for the interim until my buddy gets me a discounted monster cable from circuit city (he works there). However, i am having issues, and...

Hey guys, im going to be buying a TV before this weekend's NBA playoff games... I got $1000 to spend and I want something thats probably 42". Im fine with either LCD or Plasma, but its gotta have at the bare minimum 720p (which it should). It will be used for HD sports and for xbox 360. It would...

Hey guys, i was wondering if there was a way to merge my 360 live account and my offline account? I want to do some things over live with forza 2, but all my saved stuff is on my offline profile. How do i do this? I read the microsoft.com thing, but its quite confusing since they named all their...

hey guys, im trying really hard to format right now, but my computers not having it. I got a really nasty virus that kept closing firefox and intenret explorer, while not letting me access some things like program files. So i restart, and im trying to format, but now what its doing is it says...

Hey, I wanna buy Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion for Xbox 360. If possible, I want just the regular game + box etc. for $35 shipped. Please e-mail me [email protected] or hit me up on AIM if you want to sell to me. I do have paypal and ebay feedback at quiksilverx181 if you want to look me up. Thanks!

Hey guys, i have a Netgear wireless router (model #WNR834B)... anyways, i come home from university to find that i forgot my password to my parent's wireless router (its connected to a linksys cable modem). Anyways, i proceed to do a simple reset of the router... Only to find that ever since...

Hey guys just got an NV silencer for what looks like a geforce 4200... Im not sure because its my buddy's, and his fan died, so im trying to take off the stock fan to put the NV silencer 5 on. How would i go about doing this?

hey guys, i own a Dell Inspiron 5100 (p4 2.4ghz, 256 ddr ram, 40gb hd, radeon 7500), and ive been tryin to press fn+f8 to get the laptop to switch to an external monitor source (first my LCD monitor and then my projector) and for some reason it just refuses to switch to an external monitor...

Hey guys, been out of the game for a while... lookin to upgrad to an x2 4200 AM2 socket, so i need some recommendations on a good motherboard. So many new companies and so many new options now, im not sure whats good. I'd like to keep it between $60-$100, but if its truly necessary ill spring...

Hey guys, I have two games for sale that I want to unload. Also got some stuff i want to buy and/or trade for. The first is NBA Live 07 for XBOX 360. I bought it, and i was going to return it because i had no money, but my buddy just un-wrapped it while it was sitting on my desk. Its never...

Hey guys, im really struggling between PS3 and 360... Its time for me to get a new console. Ill give a few background details so that you guys can relaly help me make a decision here. Basically, ive always been a fan of the PS3's lineup (im a massive god of war, MGS, final fantasy and gran...

Hey guys, Its time for me to buy my first projector after my first pay check. My budget is less than $800, and while i know i cant get something great, i do want something that will look good, have good brightness with no ghosting, and possibly DLP Smile. I want to get it from costco because i...

Now this is a cs question, if you have nothing useful to say, i dont want you in here at all. Lately, on certain select servers, i try to connect and cs just closes automatically and sends me back to desktop. It connects about half way to the server and just sends me back to desktop. Any idea...

Hey guys, i was wonderin how to turn off the intro videos and stuff (like the EA and Dice logos) in battlefield 2? It takes forever to get past those, i wanna just skip em period, thanks

OK, so i installed BF2, runs perfect right. Well, here comes special forces on my fresh format, and what do ya know? It turned my load times on vanilla BF2 from abuot half of one song to about two full songs on the load screen. I uninstalled special forces, but my lag is now almost unbearable...

Ok, so i just formatted, and i didnt think to save all the stuff on my iTunes (but the music is still in my folder, but its backed up now on my 120gb non-windows hd).... Basically it comes down to the fact taht I dont want to auto update my ipod on my itunes and have songs or playlists wiped out...

Ok, so my computer in my sig, well i formatted it, its been several months, so i format, and i get home, and the computer had apparently restarted like normal in between installation, but it was frozen at boot screen (aka where it says "ABIT Engineering, press DEL for setup"... needless to say i...

Well im a car junkie, and well... GT3 isnt cutting it for me! Im back into racing games, recommend me 1 or 2 racing games? I have PS2, gamecube AND xbox... I was lookin at NFS:U2/MW for xbox, forza for xbox, or GT4 for PS2.... I LOVE modding my own car, thats basically my life these days...

Hey, i been out of the graphics loop for about 8-9 months now, dont know whats out there really... Well my dad's rig had a burnout graphics card, it uses AGP, what can you recommend for his computer for about $100-$130 or so? He doesnt game, but i want to get him something as future proof as...

Hey guys, i wanted to make a thread dedicated to sweet performance car desktop wallpapers... heres mine!

Ok im about to leave in about an hour to LA, so i wanna stick some TV shows onto my video 30gb ipod before i leave. Now i converted them to mpeg4 via videora, but when i drag the videos into iTunes, its not transferring the videos to my ipod itself? I know for a fact that my videos are...

Ok, so i have been hearing alot lately about virtual memory and paging file sizes for better game performance, anyone care to explain to me what these are and what i should set these to for the computer in my sig? I play mostly BF2, CS, CS:S, starcraft and quake 4