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    nvidia geforce 6800 vga "screams" when I try to install

    yes, my dell is stock. I'm a newbee at upgrading, can I upgrade my power supply myself so the vga card will work? Is it easy and not toooo expensive? (Thanks)
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    nvidia geforce 6800 vga "screams" when I try to install

    More help please: 1.) how do I check to see what the power supply is? (I'm new at this) 2.) The instruction that came with the new card were #@$!& bad! (it said nothing about uninstalling the old one and the instructions for installing the new one were horrible) Do I uninstall the old card...
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    nvidia geforce 6800 vga "screams" when I try to install

    I have a Dell dimension 4600 computer. I'm upgrading my computer, but I've never done this before. I'm trying to install a new graphics card. I bought a "VGA Apollo N AGP 6800 128-RD R" card. I removed my old graphics card and installed this new one (it was easy) but after I turn my computer...
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    anyway to install old games into windows XP?

    I'm sorry, I don't understand this response.
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    anyway to install old games into windows XP?

    sorry I'm such a computer ditz - I understood most of your directions, but how do I copy the CD to a folder on my hard drive?
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    anyway to install old games into windows XP?

    thank-you for your responses, but as I said, I'm not very computer savvy - so how do I "run in compatability mode?"
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    anyway to install old games into windows XP?

    I'm not very computer savvy, please help! I have windows XP and a lot of older games. When I try to install them - the installation freezes up. I get a message that says "Please install using windows 95 or windows 98". I tried contacting Microsoft and they told me to contact the manufacturer of...
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