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Reply to A virus killed my computer. I could use some help! in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

Malwarebytes saved my ass not long ago - so it is a good recommendation. Norton Internet Security 2009 also helped. Even with that I still decided to reformat and start again with my Windows partition. I allowed myself to keep my other partitions and drives tho' - after carefully scanning them with every scanner I could find (be careful of the fakes tho' - reputable suppliers only). However, my other partitions were all "data" partitions that were not used

Reply to Where has the value add gone? in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Most people are focusing on the now versus then of the OP and are missing the one that annoys me. The budget versus new game. In the "good old days" there was a clear difference between the two. You accepted the lack of manuals, posters, maps etc. because you were only paying £5 and not £30. Now there is essentially no difference apart from a different logo on the front - huh? I switched years ago to not going for the latest, greatest games

Reply to Some things I'd like to see for ObjectDock in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

There's just too much to read through so count this as a +1 if its already been asked: The "When a shortcut is run, if program is already running bring it to the foreground only" option in "Miscellaneous Options", would be must more useful if it was available on each shortcut, or at least on each Dock/Tab.

Reply to ObjectDock Weather Docklet Incorrect Days in Docks Stardock Forums

Thanks - did the trick for me.

Reply to Object Desktop Sale - Limited Time Only! in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

Woo-hoo - just gone and done it. I misread the email, thought it was going to add a year on from January and not from my renewal date which isn't until July. [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Reply to constant freezing, forcing me to pull power on my pc in Technical Sins Forums

Throttling: In GalCiv2 Option / Video / Throttle frame rates. However, for not seeing the cursor in GC2 you might want to try turning ON "Hardware mouse cursor" on the same settings page. Theres something odd going no here, assuming that your new power supply is beefy enough you shouldn't be having problems like this. Looking on the less obvious side of things - make sure you aren't running anything else whilst running the game - turn off [b]everything[/b] you do

Reply to Caption Contest in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

It all started when my wife bought me "Juggling for Idiots" for my birthday.

Reply to constant freezing, forcing me to pull power on my pc in Technical Sins Forums

OK, with a 4870 (I'm jealous by the way) there is no way that SoaSE will be asking too much from it. It should barely need to turn the fans. It could be the exact opposite, particularly if you have turned the graphics options [b]down[/b]. Some games can end up overheating a graphics card by asking it to do too little. It sounds nuts I know but with the card doing little or no real work it ends up shoving frames out so fast that it overheats just from the massive fr

Reply to Is gaming on a netbook feasible? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Asus themselves claim that the N10 isn't a netbook but a laptop that happens to have a 10" screen and be of netbook size ;) However, based on the specs its pretty damned close to normal netbook specs - except that graphics card and the fact its running Vista. It is a little big and heavy by netbook "standards" - but not by much. The price is at the top end too. Nice machine and good to know it's running the games - I stand corrected. Oh, and saying that ASUS

Reply to Is gaming on a netbook feasible? in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Someone above mentioned the resolution (1024 x 600) and that can be a major factor - not all games adapt well to non-standard screen resolutions like that. Another factor can be getting the games onto the netbook - they don't have CD/DVD drives which means an external USB drive and if the game disk needs to be in the drive during play you're lugging that around too. They are cool little gizmo's tho'. Here's an interesting related fact: The software I develop was or

Reply to 5 Letter Sentence Game in Community Stardock Forums

Be gone, thou old pillock. youza

Reply to Sins forum: white on black hurts me eyes! in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

The white on black is harsh for me - a casual glance is fine, it looks good. However, actually reading it for any length of time and it imprints on my eyes - I have a black and white stripe overlay on everything I look at for a good few minutes after. Not good. GalCiv II forum is the same. An option in your account profile for alternative colour schemes might be nice.

Reply to I can't update from 1.05 to 1.12 using Impulse! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Try changing back to (or away from) BITS as the download method: Blue orb / Preferences / Connection toggle: "Use legacy download system (BITS)"

Reply to XPeriment; Free software only low maintenance installation in Personal Computing Sins Forums

I recently decided to lower my system defences and do away with live AV & Spyware/malware blockers - I hadn't had anything worse than a tracking cookie in 20+ years of computing - not just not found but not blocked either. I was still doing static sweeps with a random choice of various free and online scanners evey other week just to check. I'm a very, very safe and savy internet user - or thought I was - and I had a router firewall. Bad choice. Very bad choice.

Reply to I can't update from 1.05 to 1.12 using Impulse! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Blue orb / Preferences / Reset data Blue orb / Check for updates Install any Impulse updates it ask you to first then try updating Sins.

Reply to Impulse Holiday Gift Guide – Day 3: Desktop Enhancements in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

Ask and ye shall receive: https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?libid=1&search=Amiga

Reply to Has Anyone played Mass Effect and What did you think? in PC Gaming Sins Forums

Tamren, this is a general comment as I don't have ME so can't comment specifically. What you have described sounds very similar to issues I have seen in the past where games don't shut down properly leaving [part of] themselves still running. Checking the process list might show a ME related process still running. One thing that could cause this, and might also explain the sound problems, is if you have an online (voice) chat service running in the background. The

Reply to What is the best anti-virus software? in Personal Computing Sins Forums

Sorry, I wasn't getting at you or trying to start yet another "piracy is bad/no it's not" [e digicons]|-O[/e] argument. Just stating my position and background. Please, please no-one go there.

Reply to What is the best anti-virus software? in Personal Computing Sins Forums

Almost all of the main packages offer free trials so you can try them out for yourself - but be warned of the inability to perform a simple clean uninstall as discussed above. I was sceptical of NIS2009 and tried most of the others before I read reviews and comparative analysis that included NIS. Even after reading those very positive reviews I was sceptical - having been bitten by Norton before (not in a damaging way just in a system hog/take over your system way). I de

Reply to What is the best anti-virus software? in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

Stung for my arrogance and stupidity[e digicons]x_x[/e] [e digicons]:puke:[/e] If you read back through this topic you will find a message from me to the effect that I had disabled my live Virus protection and resorted to sensible practice and occasional static scans. Result: My first infection in over 20 years of computing - a nasty little rootkit that wanted to invite some friends to the party. As a result I have now tried and tested several of the leadin

Reply to very disappointed in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I love: This sucks, and i have to admit that i will buy no other game from you in the future. Followed immediately by: Best regards [e digicons]:rolleyes:[/e]

Reply to What is the best anti-virus software? in Personal Computing Sins Forums

Currently running without any. Ran for years with - various flavours - and never got a virus, never even trapped any before they got to me. Most recent one I tried was AVG Free version, which was quite good but they started to nag a lot for me to upgrade to the paid version. The fastest static scan I have found is the current version of nod32 - 2:15 for 500+GB. I run a static scan every now and then using a random choice of on-line scanners or free trials - jus

Reply to thinking about a new graphics card in Personal Computing Sins Forums

Check out the chart on this link: Toms Hardware Graphics Card Heirarchy Chart and the accompanying article, there are also benchmarks on the same site that are quite helpful. When it comes to dual-cards you have these options: top end cards from ATI and NVIDIA that are actually two cards sandwiched together and plug into a single PCI-E slot (but are probably double width) <l

Reply to 2.0 update must be made available on Stardock Central in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

You guys are really making the long hard work we put into 2.0 seem like a big waste of our time. Don't worry Brad it [b]is[/b] appreciated - as a software engineer I can tell you that the way you do business is an inspiration to me and I'm sure many others. With literally thousands of users there are bound to be some that have problems and those with problem are always the most vocal. There are three types of people with problems on this thre

Reply to Advice Wanted: 32-bit or 64-bit Vista? in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Here is my tuppence (two cents) worth: I am still on 32bit XP and have no problem running the software I want - games at decent frame rates at close to maximum settings with the highest resolution my monitor can support. That is not to suggest this is how you should go - just to put what I have to say in the context of my experience. Processors are not getting much faster - they are going 64bit and multi-core. If you go Vista 64 bit (Ultimate) you are permitted t