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I know that I can easily change the filetype of all files within a Windows folder by opening an elevated command prompt within that folder and typing "ren * *.jpg" or whatever other filetype I want to change it to, but how can I modify this command so that it renames all files in the current...

Hello, My DVD burner gave up the ghost on me and I dug around and found in the closet: 1. an old PATA external HD enclosure 2. an old PATA DVD drive. Since my mobo is all SATA now, I can't connect the DVD drive, so I thought I could connect it through the USB external enclosure. I plugged it in...

o drat. it is ddr2 and i have ddr3. o well. thanks :)

I was harvesting parts from a computer, and I found a couple gigs of RAM. I could always use a couple more gigs, but I don't know if they are compatible -- and I do know that if they are incompatible, it won't work. But, exactly what do I risk by trying it out? Will the system just not boot...

I want to create a bootable clone of my windows drive. I want to reinstall my whole system then clone it, so the next time I do a clean reinstall I can just go from this clone instead of having to actually reinstall and reconfigure everything. However I do not know of a program that can clone...

I am having problems on my computer with Windows Search not working, slowness of operation, certain applications not being able to access the internet, comodo security service refusing to start. i have tried many different cleaning programs and malware programs under advisement from someone at...

Actually, I discovered that it is not so grim. When I removed the drive and switched the computer off at the back, waited a few seconds and switched it on again, it boots up fine. But if I plug the drive back in, it doesn't boot at all. So I thought maybe it has a short and is overloading the...

recently my external hard drive was having problems booting up. It booted just fine except for occasionally it just didn't and I had to either switched off or switch and switch it on again or unplug it and plug it back in and then it would come whirring to life. then one day it just didn't. I...

Okay so there was a hard drive that long ago retired -- couldn't plug it in without Windows saying 'drive has malfunctioned' so i wrote it off. forgot that the external drive still was switched on. traced the seagate errors to that drive, switched it off -- no problems with booting anymore :)

seagate. the reason i wonder is because i thought you couldn't check a system drive while it was running the system -- 'in use' sort of conflict. no? edit: ok so i dl'd seatools, and I'm running it and I see a 'fail' notification here: but I am not sure of which drive this is. I have...

k well that picture refused to upload for some reason so here is a link:

ok interesting -- i forgot that I did this. i dont have two separate boot drives. I partitioned one TB into 3 different parts. One install of XP, one of 7, and the other misc storage. How would I perform a chkdksk on the whole drive? Also, it seems that I can't boot from my DVD rom. When...

ill try chkdsk first. should i do it from safe mode, regular windows, or a recovery console?

I used to leave my pc on 24/7 but since hydro got so expensive now i shut it down when i leave in the morning and when i go to bed. Lately it has been having problems booting up. Sometimes it will hang for a really long time on the splash screen which gives you options for bios, etc. (like, 4...

I have been trying to launch various cmd commands, but none of them are working. A while back I used the 'convert.exe' option to change a USB drive from FAT to NTFS. I typed 'convert X: /fs:ntfs' and it worked fine -- I've done that before. (X represents variable drive letter) Now I am...