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Even buying a new computer is fraught with problems. I speak from experience.
The difficult may take time, the impossible a little longer.
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So basically, you replaced everything except the case, and possibly the memory? A new computer would have been cheaper!
Marc
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Yes, but... I've not changed the memory, DVD, HDD neither the CPU and box... I don' think a new computer would have been cheaper as the GPU + PSU + Motherboard + fan cost less than 200€ and now my brother in-law has a new GPU capable to run the games he like. 
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Joan Murt wrote: DVD, HDD neither the CPU
Ah. When I think of motherboard replacement, I seem to automatically think CPU replacement too. I see your point. 
Marc
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Yes... everything came as the new GPU was not compatible with the motherboard (even it should it seems the people of HP did not upgraded their BIOS and therefore the MOBO was not capable to start normally with the GPU installed...).
So the idea was to change the motherboard only, but then other things were needed... 
Anyway everything runs fine now!
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You're pretty lucky that Windows reactivated. I've had similar cases where it won't and then forced to get a new copy of Windows as they won't do it even over the phone.
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Yes, I was... but you know if they would have not wanted to reactivate a legitimate copy of Windows I'm pretty sure we would have found the way... 
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Scandalous! You speak of intrigue. Simple folk such as I are easily frightened with such things. 
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Yes, the other brother is now speaking of a new computer for gaming... and yes, I've just discovered the Alienware X51, the HP Envy series, the Lenovo Erazer... 
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Not to malign a product, but a recall notice has been issued on the power cord for the Lenovo.
The difficult may take time, the impossible a little longer.
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OK, thank you for the information... I'll remove the Lenovo from the list... 
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And now as a thank you, you will forever be indentured as a free technician for that PC and any other PC that family ever owns. Ask me how I know this? 
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jmussetter wrote: Ask me how I know this?
How do you know this? 
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Thanks, I appreciate hearing the update and final (successful) resolution.
Given all your time and trouble, wouldn't it have been easier to just buy them a new computer? I've learned that a logo from a major manufacturer is generally my first clue that hardware upgrades won't be worth my time or trouble.
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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Related to my last message[^]
Jodorowsky shared his previous movie "The Dance on Reality" as FREE to everyone. Clickety[^]. Check the link for more details. This movie covers 1st part of his autobiography book. Movie is NSFW. To make 2nd part, he's running the campaign. His campaign will be active for 8 hours.
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Went to go pick up dinner. From my direction, you have to make a U turn to get into the parking lot (center divider and no left turn lane opening like normal  ). So, a few months ago, this particular area was ummm "upgraded" where you have the center divider then two left turn lanes and then another divider separating it from the go straight lanes:
|XY|1234
Where | = a concrete divider
1234 = 4 go straight lanes
X = the left / U-turn lane
Y = the left turn lane
I was in the X lane like a good citizen . This, um... "lady" was in the 1 position and decided that she needed to get into that shopping center and couldn't be bothered to go up the street a bit more and make a legal U-turn cuz she missed getting into the 2 left turn lanes.
There were 2 cars ahead of me in the X lane, they went as normal, but this um... "lady" decided it was her turn and tried to make her U-turn from the 1 lane totally cutting me off and almost causing an accident.
So I start honking at her... She actually flips me off *HARD* . You know, cuz the world revolves around her and the city engineer was a *TOTAL* jerk for inconveniencing her by putting a concrete divider in her way.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'd have to agree with her that the area is a total mess now with all the weird concrete barriers though.
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I'd say that intersection is fairly well designed; it's the lady who's defective. There's a word for people like her, starting with a 'c' and ending with a 't'. It's not a very nice word, of course, but her kind don't deserve anything nicer than being disemboweled with a dull, rusty chainsaw.
Will Rogers never met me.
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LOL. Yup. I thought the same thing. She wasn't very bright either. After doing that, she goes into the parking lot? Had I been a psycho, I could have just followed her into the parking lot and attacked her or vandalized her car or something! Hasn't she ever heard of road rage? A single lady by herself pulling that kind of stuff?
Once when I was younger (and dumber), somebody cut me off in traffic, so I played the ol' "I'm following you now" game with them. The guy got super freaked out, so I stopped LOL. I'm not going to cause an accident or anything.
This lady, I kind of wish she ran her shiny new Mercedes into the light pole and wrecked it, but then my dinner would have gotten cold waiting for the police to come 
On the other hand, my entertainment for the evening would have been watching her trying to explain how her making a left turn from behind a concrete divider was my fault.
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SledgeHammer01 wrote: Once when I was younger (and dumber), somebody cut me off in traffic, so I played the ol' "I'm following you now" game with them.
Those were the days... A guy cut me off on the freeway in a (then) remote part of Southern California ( not yet a fully Socialist country known as the PRC). Since he nearly killed me doing so, and knowing I had a full tank of gas, I pinned the SOB in the left lane for about 100 miles, then at the last offramp before hitting open desert with no more offramps for dozens of miles, I cut right and exited the freeway. I'd probably go to prison for that today, but it was enormously satisfying at the time.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote: There's a word for people like her, starting with a 'c' and ending with a 't'.
Yeah, uhm. Here in The Lounge that word is 'sunshine' 
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Six lanes? And how many does the opposite side have, and the intersecting road?
SO this junction is probably what, 150 ft by 150, and she didn't have enough space to manoeuvre safely?
Don't ever come to Europe. We have roads so narrow that GRASS grows down the centre of them, and the speed limit is 60 mph! Intersections so small if you are centimetres out you impinge someone else and get honked at.
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The other side has 3 or 4 lanes and the intersecting road has 2 or 3. They did all these upgrades and expansions because this is a street that runs next to a former, rather large marine corp base that has been abandoned. They're now building it out with homes. I wouldn't be surprised if they can fit a couple of thousand.
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Many years ago, in a town in Surrey, England called Haslemere, I was riding my motorcycle and came across a rather determined driver.
Imagine the situation.
F
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CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC->
GWWWWWWWR XVVVVVVV
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F is a Fuel station / Garage / Petrol station.
C is a car, moving Left to Right
X and V are cars, moving Right to Left
W are roadworks
R and G are traffic lights for the roadworks: G is Green, and R is Red
I've shown this as a straight road, but it was curved, so you can't see through the road works
The lights change:
F
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CCCCCCCCCCC
RWWWWWWWG XVVVVVVV
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Unfortunately, the car X wants to turn right into the petrol station:
F
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CCCCCCCCCCC VVVVVVVVVVV
XVVVVVV RWWWWWWWG VVVVVVVV
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She can't turn, because the cars are in the way. The vehicles behind her can't move, because she is in the way.
The cars in her way can't move, because the cars behind her are in their way.
She is not budging. She wants fuel, and she wants it now!
After about ten minutes, someone rang the police.
(Who turned up on the wrong side of the lights and got very cross that nobody would (or indeed could) get out of their way)
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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