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  1. You can try extracting the drivers from their packages and forcing them in from device manager
  2. Do not use Dban with an SSD Instead, Secure erase/sanitise/PSID revert your drive using the manufacturers software
  3. Does your UNI allow you a dreamspark account? If So you should be able to get Student Edition which never expires and is basically, in all but name, PRO See if your uni is on here: https://e5.onthehub.com/WebStore/Account/VerifyImportedUser.aspx?ws=067c77ef-50ba-e111-ad8d-f04da23e67f6&vsro=8 or here: https://onthehub.com/
  4. Do you have an old laptop lying around which came with windows 10 home? If you do, you can use RW-Everything to extract your windows 10 key from the BIOS Or boot linux from USB and use the command: "sudo strings /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/MSDM" Basically, any windows 8 onwards pc should have a key in bios if it came with windows
  5. program Addition implicit none real :: a, b real :: TheAnswer write(*,*) "Addition checker" write(*,*) "Enter number A " read(*,*) a write(*,*) "Enter number B " read(*,*) b TheAnswer = a + b write(*,*) a, " + ", b, " = ", TheAnswer end program Addition Not very useful but useful enough to count(hah)
  6. Check the bios to see if there is an option to delay startup to allow the monitor to pickup a signal, or as Slashfunk says try another cable or power supply
  7. For shipping, removals and storage I'd recommend Shore Porters Society, founded in 1498 The same year Columbus discovered the mouth of the River Orinoco Older than: USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
  8. Install Lubuntu and then run windows in Virtual box on there A. He'll learn about the deeper workings of computers configuration wise B. He'll learn he has to get a good job to be able to afford his own PC which isn't locked down like London
  9. Good post My essential programme list, installed during every reinstall of windows is: 7zip Compression Notepad++ Coding and Notepad paint.NET Photo Editing Foxit PDF Reader PDF Reading and Notation Libreoffice DTP VLC Media Player So many media formats Chrome Thunderbird E-mail Onenote Synchronised Notekeeping across devices Qbittorrent f.Lux Work Essentials UUI Disk Image Writing Putty Networking Virtualbox Virtual machines Audacity Audio recording Activepresenter Screen recordings & presentations
  10. Find the executable , remove all permissions from it for all users so it can't run and reboot Then find the exe and delete it or you could do it the unadventurous way and just use AV to fix it
  11. What was the actual process name? Several background services might run multiple instances depending on which component is being used
  12. Cheers min, I'm just going to go with the 3600. And will stick with 2x8gb as per your recommendation. I can always upgrade later and build a NAS with the old ram, which motherboard did you use?
  13. Thank for the reply, I think i'll go 2x8 for the noo for finances sake and upgrade to 16x2 later if and when needed, plus I can use the old ram in another build
  14. Thanks for the quick reply The 2700(£20 cheaper) & 2700X(£24 more expensive) are options, but I wanted to go for the latest generation, I'll be using Davinci Resolve to massacre videos and have heard that this mainly shoves processing to the GPU. I won't be doing much video editing, maybe 2 fillums per month. The consideration was to buy 16Gb and upgrade with another 16Gb in a couple of months, do you think two 8Gb sticks would be enough for at least the next 4 years? Regards
  15. Way back when.... Motherboards had a PCI slot and a few ISA slots I built my last PC. I don't remember the specs but it was AMD Athlon XP based with a Riva TNT2 32mb, it broke when I stored it in the old outside lavvy and the rats got it. For a few years I used an Acorn A3010 which was scavenged from a skip , avoiding using the internet on anything but my phone or shared computers, copying the files to a floppy disk and heading to the local library to print stuff off. Lemmings and The Oregon Trail became addictions Then my mums old Packard Bell Pulsar needed a new home, with a Celeron 333, Riva TNT2 32mb, 512mb ram, 6.4gb hdd running Windows 2000 it did what was needed perfectly. It's still kicking about somewhere Last year a Thinkpad T450 arrived in the household what i'd been missing, speed wise, followed closely by a Crossbone(which is a major step up from my Acorn) which has got me seriously interested in gaming. Now, mind, i'm used to virtualisation, network configurations, WiFi planning, I did book learning on it, and not to the building of PC's and have neglected new technology, fully investing in the hermit lifestyle, until recently, this is what I've researched: New PC Specs Buying CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 GPU: ASUS Radeon RX 580 AREZ 8GB DUAL OC Graphics Card MOBO: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX PSU: Corsair TR550M RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury DDR4 3200MHz - 1x 16GB Microsoft Designer Mouse Bin Raking Finds HDD1: Crucial CT525MX300SSD1 CASE: Coolermaster K350, needs some repair but i'll use balsa wood, plastikote and a glue gun for that Monitor: 2x Phillips 1080p with HDMI Microsoft Greek Layout Keyboard Optional Extras Bluetooth & WiFi card(this may not work however, as I live in the basement of a thick walled granite building) although modifying it by adding a custom aerial is a possibility Possible Mods(when i'm feeling adventurous) Mini biltong box inside the case with a hygrometer, big enough for one steak inside the case All this for a grand total of £441.95 including postage seems like a good deal. Would this be sufficient for 1080p video editing, photo editing with some modern games like Max Payne, Sin and Minecraft? Possibly even CS:Go Your thoughts are very much appreciated and would help a lot
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