Category: Guides

Stopping Windows 10 Update from installing your drivers

So, you have just found a driver that works with your device…. Woohooo!  Then Windows Update is here to the rescue…. well… it’s here to update it to the latest version… which no longer works…   To stop it, do this!   Hit the Windows key and type Control Panel, click on the top result…


Linx 10 – Windows 10 Install

You WILL need a USB keyboard for this. Update your Windows 8 install First, use the windows update to update to windows 10.  or download this https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 and run it to upgrade. I had problems with the install sticking at 85%, restarted it and it went through fine.  It is recommended that you remove any SD…


Payday 2/Fallout 3 Crashing on startup

So.. Payday 2 works fine on my desktop and not on my laptop, it crashes on startup.  No amount of validating files or re installing worked, but this did. My crash logs were talking about a “renderer” thread.  No help from the Payday 2 forums so…… 1:  Download the following file:  http://www.mediafire.com/download/xbop42oorjatx96/d3d9.dll (backup link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Lrwww03sbeazNjckpxTmxiQzQ/view?usp=sharing) 2:…


Turn your old laptop into a Chromebook!

If you have a slow old laptop (Dell, Apple, IBM, Asus, MSI, HP, etc), a great way to reinvigorate it is to install Chromium OS and make it into a makeshift Chromebook! Chromebooks are very basic machines that really only run the Chrome browser from Google.  They are free from viruses and are super quick even with…


Installing Flash on Chromium OS

So… got Chromium OS installed on your old machine and want flash compatibility?  Read on. The version of Chromium OS used is ArnoldTheBat’s Version.  This may differ with different versions. First make sure you are logged into the Chromium OS system, then do the following: Open Chrome browser Press CTRL + ALT + T to bring…