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Cycovision
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EDIT:
Jolly good!  I'll leave this answer here anyway in case somebody else finds it useful.
Sounds like the resolution is too low. If right click on the desktop, select 'properties' then go on the 'settings' tab and select the TV you might be able to increase the resolution slider up a bit. What size TV is it? is it widescreen or 4:3? It helps to know so that you can find out the maximum supported resolution, that's all.
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paul101
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its 37" and 4:3
is a hdmi connection best to use? or is there better? 
edit: image just a tad to big 
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Cycovision
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Yup, HDMI is best
And you're looking at a maximum resolution of around 1366x768
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On 2007-11-28 14:54:10, Nanu wrote:
Oooohh this is all very cloak and dagger! 
@ Burgaz why don't you just stop being a cheapskate and buy a copy of vista ultimate off of me for £120
I would but i doubt my system could handle it... I'm still only running on 512MB ram and an 80GB hard drive...
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^^^ my brothers laptop is running vista  with 512 mb of ram and a celeron and it runs fine
btw i HATE vista  so i strip it off every PC i get my hands on!
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You guys are running Vista with 512mb?!
Damn.
I running 1gb and I'm lucky to get 500mb RAM free! Do you have any RAM to use for anything else?
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Cycovision
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Or Fast hard drives?
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rrojas260
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I need some help now :s
My current hard drive in which I have Windows Vista installed is dying. When i turn on the PC, S.M.A.R.T. shows a HDD status: BAD Backup and Replace msg, sometimes it freezes and some others errors. I got a new and bigger hard drive to transfer all my stuff using Windows Complete PC but when I try to restore I get this "There are too few disks on this computer or one or more of the disks is too small".
I don't want to install windows and all my programs again on my new hard drive that's why I thought that Windows Complete PC was the perfect solution but I guess I was wrong, so is there any other way to restore my complete hard drive to my new one?
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Cycovision
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Norton Ghost?
You can clone a drive with ghost (it uses it's own boot disk) and then stick the copy in an external hard drive caddy and chkdisk it. Solves some of the errors caused by the dodgy original hard drive
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paul101
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is there anyway i can connect both the pc monitor and the tv without buying a new graphics card or something?? or changing about the wire 
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Cycovision
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You could use a video switcher but a decent quality HDMI one is likely to cost more than a dual display graphics card 
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Danny_BFC
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On 2007-11-28 20:53:17, paul101 wrote:
is there anyway i can connect both the pc monitor and the tv without buying a new graphics card or something?? or changing about the wire
get a good cheap gfx card off ebay. I've got a 128mb nvidia with DVI, S-Video and VGA here with the DVI to VGA connector.
Needs a clean around the fan though because it makes some sound!
interested?
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^^^ i'll see what i can find lying around the cupboards first (my dad builds pcs )
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On 2007-11-28 16:02:16, paul101 wrote:
^^^ my brothers laptop is running vista with 512 mb of ram and a celeron and it runs fine
btw i HATE vista so i strip it off every PC i get my hands on!
I adore Vista! I install it on every computer I can! lol
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rrojas260
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On 2007-11-28 18:21:53, Cycovision wrote:
Norton Ghost?
You can clone a drive with ghost (it uses it's own boot disk) and then stick the copy in an external hard drive caddy and chkdisk it. Solves some of the errors caused by the dodgy original hard drive
I tried ghost once and I wasnt really happy with the results, I guess I'll have to use it again to see if I get better luck this time. Thx Cyco
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Posted: 2007-11-28 15:36
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