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Why games with low system requirements are lagging?

I got a HP laptop and I dual-boot Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with Kali Linux 64-bit.I installed Minecraft and Counter Strike to see how they are running and both of them were lagging a lot.I couldn't ...
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How to make sure kid completes an online lesson before allowing (unrestricted) computer use?

I would like my kid to complete an online lesson from this website: http://www.typingweb.com/ before allowing him to use the computer (specifically: playing Minecraft!). Is there any way to do this? ...
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Minecraft EXCEPTION_ACCES_VIOLATION

For a long time, I've been playing Minecraft fine. But after I tried to connect to a locally hosted and modded server of a friend of mine (Using Evolve http://evolvehq.com), I haven't been able to ...
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What would cause nVidia to produce this error when I run minecraft with HD textures?

I am hoping there is someone who has any idea what this error is all about. I am trying to use a 128x texture pack. Specifically SphaxPureBDcraft 128x. I can use the base 128x resource pack with no ...
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Minecraft (Java) frequently loosing connection on Windows 7

Minecraft, a Java client application, is frequently losing connection with the message "Internal exception: java.net.SocketException: Software caused connection abort: socket write error" or the ...
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How do I pin minecraft directly to my taskbar? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Some taskbar pinned icons are duplicated when an instance of the application is running So for those of you who don't know you can have your taskbar set up like this: However,...
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How can I configure my SOHO Windows 7 machine to host a Minecraft Server that requires people to join the VPN prior to connecting?

Is that possible? Basically having some security issues with having the port open. Wondering if I can expose the Minecraft Server to a VPN only so that users will need to authenticate and join the VPN ...
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How can I automatically change the priority of Javaw.exe when loading Minecraft?

I launch Minecraft.exe which invokes Javaw.exe. I wish for Javaw.exe to be running in High priority because Minecraft lags if not. I tried invoking Minecraft.exe with a high priority by doing this: ...
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How to limit a Java process to a certain amount of RAM?

I am trying to limit Minecraft to a certain amount of memory. To that end, I start it from a batch file with the following line: javaw -Xms256M -Xmx256M -cp Minecraft.exe net.minecraft.LauncherFrame ...
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