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PC wont switch on for a while after powering down

Thankyou all for your contributions. The paper clip test seemed to confirm that the \psu was the most likely candidate, it wouldn't start up this way soon after shutting down. A replacement PSU has the system back up and running reliably. The failed unit is a seasonic gold PSU which appear to be...
- penguin32
- Post #8
- Mar 25, 2019
- Forum: Power Supplies
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PC wont switch on for a while after powering down

Hi Not sure whether this belongs in the section, however the problem is in the subject line. After powering down my PC it will not boot for a while, 10 minutes, some times longer, some times shorter any ideas? its a real pain! A keyboard reboot comes backup ok. Components below Thanks Intel...
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- Mar 20, 2019
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Power Supplies
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File recovery software

In the end I used recuvar and could not find the image I had hoped to find. Thanks for the reply Elixer
- penguin32
- Post #3
- Sep 18, 2017
- Forum: Windows
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File recovery software

Hi I deleted clonezilla image on an external usb drive a few weeks ago and would now like to get that file back. The pc is running win 2000 and is not connected to the internet any suggestions for a simple program to recover the file. I do have another pc win7 on the net. Thanks in advance
- penguin32
- Thread
- Sep 17, 2017
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows
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EICAR-test-files ?

Hi all, Have downloaded a mobile copy of ccleaner to a usb. Then restored my pc to an earlier image from before I started getting problems with bitdefender and comodo. Them uninstalled comodo and cleaned up the registery with ccleaner, it found quite a lot of refs to AVG and COMODO, but seems to...
- penguin32
- Post #14
- May 1, 2017
- Forum: Security
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EICAR-test-files ?

Where would you go to download a clean copy of ccleaner? thanks for the help
- penguin32
- Post #12
- May 1, 2017
- Forum: Security
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EICAR-test-files ?

Finally managed to get rid of Comodo but not without a fight. I seems to hide stuff everywhere. So now to see how bitdefender and windows firewall get on. Any clues how to clear out COMODo registrey keyes without going through them individualy?
- penguin32
- Post #9
- Apr 30, 2017
- Forum: Security
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EICAR-test-files ?

Bitdefender just found/quarantined another file in C:\windows\Temp\temp00008765\temp00000002. The file type is tmp00000002.16347.gzquar which I take to be the quarantined file. Love to know where these are coming from. Ketchup I will take your advice and switch off Comodo and leave Windows...
- penguin32
- Post #8
- Apr 29, 2017
- Forum: Security
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EICAR-test-files ?

Hi Ketchup, I have sort of come to the same conclusion, ie that comodo and Bitdefender are not playing nice. As I understand things Bitdefender is antivirus and Comode is Firewall and as such should be able to run together, its not like I am running two antivirus programs. I am not sure I want...
- penguin32
- Post #6
- Apr 29, 2017
- Forum: Security
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EICAR-test-files ?

I am using the free version John.
- penguin32
- Post #3
- Apr 27, 2017
- Forum: Security
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EICAR-test-files ?

Recently Bitdefender has started finding EICAR-test-files on my win7 PC in the C:\windows\Temp\temp00008765\temp00000002\ directory. It finds a few every day and bitdefender says they have been quarantened. as far as i understand they are virus test files and harmless? I run commodo firewall...
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- Thread
- Apr 26, 2017
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Security
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Good chairs for good back posture?

Slightly off the wall, but I use a kneeling chair (google it), does have wheels can be adjusted for hight and gives you good posture. I used to get back problems but have used one of these for 17 years now and dont get trouble due to sitting at a desk all day. I still get the ocaisional problem...
- penguin32
- Post #8
- Mar 10, 2017
- Forum: Computer Building
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Video reviwing software

ronbo Thanks for the suggestion, have downloaded it and had a go. I looks quite good except I cannot seem to turn the interlacing off which is causing blur between to consecutive images, so is no good for image capture. I am sure it will work but I cannot figure the settings to get it to go from...
- penguin32
- Post #3
- Feb 9, 2017
- Forum: Windows
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Video reviwing software

Can anyone recomend any software (preferably free) that is good for reviewing video at slow speeds, also frame by frame and backwards and forwards. I want to use it for picking images of wildlife from video footage. So far I have tried Panasonics HD writer AE3.0 that came with my video camera...
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- Thread
- Feb 9, 2017
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows
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Anandtech Holiday Giveaway!

so generous yes please!
- penguin32
- Post #106
- Dec 15, 2016
- Forum: Computer Building
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Firefox 50 Released

Yesterday afternoon the two win7 PCs we have in the house both updated to FF50 and at that point firefox stopped working. The program opens, but clicking on bookmarks or typing addresses in in the address bar has no effect. Also FF does not close with the x button top right. I tried disabling...
- penguin32
- Post #33
- Nov 19, 2016
- Forum: Windows
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New HDD Faulty?

Sorry my mistake, I meant would it work with win2000
- penguin32
- Post #22
- Nov 19, 2016
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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New HDD Faulty?

Would this drive look suitable for my win7 pc? 500 GB Western Digital WD5000AAKS Caviar Blue, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.9 ms 500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue Hard Drive - HDD - Aria PC
- penguin32
- Post #20
- Nov 18, 2016
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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New HDD Faulty?

VirtualLarry, Elixer Thankyou for you help, It seems things are not as simple as I had thought. I will have to go and have a think about what to do next. I used to use unix OS in the distant past, but have forgotten most of what I knew, getting old does not help
- penguin32
- Post #18
- Nov 7, 2016
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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New HDD Faulty?

Hi Elixer, are you saying the "AF" drive (Advanced Format) Larry was talking about is not an issue. How do Ifind out if the controller has issues?
- penguin32
- Post #16
- Nov 7, 2016
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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New HDD Faulty?

And I thought SATA was backwards compatible. Ho hum
- penguin32
- Post #14
- Nov 7, 2016
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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New HDD Faulty?

um Ok now i am at a loss as what to do, all i wanted to do was slot a larger drive in. SP4 is installed.
- penguin32
- Post #11
- Nov 7, 2016
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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New HDD Faulty?

I guess i could try that sttubs. I think I need to look more closely at "Windows Delayed write error"
- penguin32
- Post #9
- Nov 7, 2016
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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New HDD Faulty?

Hi sttubs On the win 2000 computer I am connecting directly to the motherboard. I am at a loss as well.
- penguin32
- Post #7
- Nov 7, 2016
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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New HDD Faulty?

Thanks Larry and sttubs. I have been following your advice and doing further testing. When I first tested the HDD in my win7 pc I had put it in the "Icy Dock MB971SP-B DuoSwap 2.5"/3.5" Hot Swap Caddy " I have in this system. With the new HDD in this caddy the pc fails when asked to copy 100GB...
- penguin32
- Post #5
- Nov 7, 2016
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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New HDD Faulty?

Hi all I have bought a 1TB Seagate Baracuda HDD 3.5" Sata III- ST1000DM003 as a data drive for a old PC which is running Win 2000. The Pc has only one HDD which is 230GB in size, containing win2000 and data and is full. It is enabled for large disk sizes. I installed the new drive, set it up...
- penguin32
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- Nov 6, 2016
- Replies: 21
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Which video editing software

Thanks for the suggestions, I will give the free ones a go and see how I get on. (After making an image of my SSD so i can go backwards later)
- penguin32
- Post #5
- Sep 23, 2016
- Forum: Windows
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Which video editing software

Hi all, I sure this has been asked many times before but here we go again, Can you recommend some good video editing software for simple jobs like cutting and splicing etc. I have accumulated a pile of video and need to work through it clearing out the rubbish before it gets too overwhelming...
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- Thread
- Sep 21, 2016
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Windows
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old 939 pc, new Ebay mem?

End of story is I got 4GB of mem off ebay and the difference it makes to photoshop is amazing! No waiting for progress bars now! Cheers all
- penguin32
- Post #24
- Feb 20, 2016
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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avgsvca.exe is trying to execute avgsetupx.exe

Having a few issues with my AVG antivirus and commodo fire wall setup. Avg zen is also installed, although i do not use it but you cannot seem to avoid it. I am running win7 (for as long as they will let me) and every day or so, not at a regular time i get a commodo HIPS warning: 'avgsvca.exe is...
- penguin32
- Thread
- Feb 8, 2016
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Security
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old 939 pc, new Ebay mem?

quick question, will the FX60 be ok with a stock cooler?
- penguin32
- Post #13
- Jan 7, 2016
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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old 939 pc, new Ebay mem?

Thank you all for your replies, its a great help and confirms my general thougths on the situation. Yes PS is running out of RAM as there is only 1GB. I was only looking at bumping the memory up to 4GB, but then noticed one of the E-bay mem sellers had the FX as well and at that price I'm...
- penguin32
- Post #10
- Jan 3, 2016
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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old 939 pc, new Ebay mem?

Hi all I am thinking about putting some E-bay memory in my girlfriends old socket 939, ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 MB, Athlon64 3000+ venice, running XP and not connected to the web. Currently it has 1Gb (2x512Mb). The machine is only used for photoshop CS2 works fine but is a bit slow for some...
- penguin32
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- Jan 3, 2016
- Replies: 25
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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"Best" way to multiple boot Windows and Linux?

I use one of these: Icy Dock MB971SP-B DuoSwap 2.5"/3.5" Hot Swap Caddy - Scan.co.uk and separate disks; HDDs or SSDs. Along with clonezilla its really flexable for backing up/restoring images and for multiple systems booted from the same machine.
- penguin32
- Post #9
- Dec 24, 2015
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Win 2000 anti virus on non internet PC

Hi Corkyg by download I meant transfer by mem sticks, compact flash, cd and DVD my mistake. ctk1981 I wll take a look at clamwin.
- penguin32
- Post #10
- Sep 14, 2015
- Forum: Security
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Win 2000 anti virus on non internet PC

Thanks for that guys. I will stick to Common Sense Security 2015 and pay attention to what I download to my win2000 pc
- penguin32
- Post #7
- Sep 10, 2015
- Forum: Security
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Swapable booting SSDs, recommend reliable SSD please

Thanks for that Corkyg, Just changed my email address today and it is no longer visable on my website as well so hat should cut out moast of the unwanted mail. Bought the caddy and second SSD and all seems to work fine. Although the eject for the SSD does not work for 7mm thick SSDs! You can...
- penguin32
- Post #11
- Sep 10, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
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Win 2000 anti virus on non internet PC

Hello, I need some advice on anti virus sofware for an old machine. I have an old Athlon 64 which runs win 2000 Professionaland has never been connected to the internet. I have installed win2000 SP4. I use it for work critical data, stuff I wouldnt want to loose. It doesnt get much new data...
- penguin32
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- Sep 6, 2015
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Security
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Swapable booting SSDs, recommend reliable SSD please

Hi I plan to go ahead and buy the 2.5/3.5" HDD caddy: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/icy-dock-mb971sp-b-duoswap-25-35-sata-hot-swap-drive-caddy can anyone recommend a good 128GB SSD from the same site many thanks
- penguin32
- Post #9
- Sep 1, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
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Scanner problems

Hi Corky Thanks for the links, thats the first time i have come across the canon expression scanner, though as you say not cheap. I may have to bite the bullit and send my paintings for professional scanning on a cruise machine. I wish there was a machine near where i live as im some what...
- penguin32
- Post #9
- Sep 1, 2015
- Forum: Peripherals & Components

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