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I have a old pc with a twenty gb hardrive that still works fine, I have just bought a new one also, i wondering is it possible to connect the old one with the new one so i can use it to store music on what WOULD i need to achieve this if it is possible, i will only be using the one monitor., what cables will i need
thanks Some newer PCs and hard drives use Serial ATA whereas the older PCs are IDE. There are different cables for both types. It'd depend on if your mother board had both.

There is some work involved in setting jumpers for master/slave configurations with multiple HDs on the IDE spec.You did get an IDE drive, not a SATA, right?  If so, you should be able to install the new drive along with the old one, assuming you have space inside your computer case for both drives and your computer's power supply is adequate to support the additional component.  

As the other POST said, you'll need configure one drive as master and the other as slave.  You should have some documentation with your new drive that has some info about this.  Note that your computer's BIOS may not recognize the full capacity of the new drive.  How old is your computer, and how large is that new drive?  If your BIOS will not recognize the full capacity of the new drive, look for documentation on this from the hard drive manufacturer; you may need to visit their website and download an "overlay" to install so that you can utililize the full capacity of the new drive.Any DETAILS about the hardware would be HELPFUL in getting an appropriate response.  

If both are IDE have a look here:

http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/features/29084/Add_a_Second_Hard_Drive.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_6030_install-second-hard.html

My dad has a Toshiba Satellite 4080XCDT. I can't seem to find a way to access the bios on this computer. Is there some trick to it? I have tried F2 and the Delete button, can't find a way to get in. Am I missing something??? Did searches of the database, for some reason I can't get the search function to work.

Thanks all,

JonYou can access the BIOS settings on these MODELS using any one of these 3 methods.

From the Windows Control Panel, launch the Toshiba HWSetup program. HWSetup provides a user-friendly graphical frontend for modifying BIOS settings. Please note that if you change some settings, you may be required to restart your computer. HWSetup comes preinstalled on your Toshiba portable PC, or it can be downloaded as part of the Toshiba Utilities package for your model.

PRESS the [Esc] key while the system processes its Power On Self Test (POST). In order to use this method, the computer must be "off", meaning not in sleep/suspend or HIBERNATE mode. Press the power button, then immediately press the [Esc] key (it doesn't hurt to hold the key down). When the POST finishes, you'll be prompted to press the F1 key to enter BIOS setup. Press the [F1] key to access the BIOS setup program.

From MS-DOS, run the TSETUP program. TSETUP must be run under real mode DOS (not a Windows-based MS-DOS prompt) with no memory manager (like HIMEM.SYS, QEMM386, or equivalent) installed. TSETUP was provided originally with your computer, or you can download it from Toshiba's Website

Hi all, my hard drive light on the front panel of my case now remains on constantly, it only goes off on initial boot up during test SCREEN then stays on, no flashing. i can hear the hard drive kick in when i perform an OPERATION and stop when it is complete. it was working fine. any body any idea's?? andytom......  How long has this been going on ?
Have you been INSIDE the case doing ANYTHING ?


dl65  only a couple of days, i bult the system myself a couple of weeks AGO and all was well, i have checked for loose conections, swapped power LED for HDD LED to make sure it wasnt cable or the LED its self but it still does it with that one. so i am asuming it must be something to do with HDD or motherboard!!??

When I GO into my Ebay pages the currency is in dollars not POUNDS how do I change that?Are you LOOKING at www.ebay.com or www.ebay.co.uk ?

TRY the .co.uk one

R0SSSee if Ebay has a FAQ section for this. ALSO try E-mailing Ebay support if there is still no answer in sight.

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Hello,

I recently connected a PCMCIA 10/100 ethernet card to my daughter's IBM laptop. It runs on XP Pro, so there is no need to download drivers and such, SINCE XP will auto install the driver, per the instructions on the installation pamphlet.  It just said to look in the device manager for the network adapter.  If it's there, the driver has been installed correctly. I looked and it is there.

I turned the laptop, and my PC off, switched the ethernet cable to the laptop to test it, and booted the laptop.  When I select the Internet EXPLORER, I just see "about: blank" in the browser.  I also see that I'm working offline. When I switch the cable back, it works FINE on my PC.

I've installed 10/100 cards in 2 pc. w/o issues.  I RUN the cable through a modem and to a cable router to connect my computers.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

MaryWith those cards the USUAL order is install software without card in machine, reboot and install card  to finish installation. Some bizarre cards do better with whatever XP puts in there, rather than their own drivers. Go figure. You might try it the first way.

Is WEP enabled? If so, turn that off until you get this issue straightened out.

You may need to run Internet Connection Wizard as well.The IE homepage is probably set to about:blank.
Untick 'work offline' and try a bookmark or type google in the address bar & hit enter.

I have a DESKTOP PC and just found out that the city I live in offers free WIFI within the city limits. My pc is running about 3gig - 512 Mb memory with 160 gig HD. It does have  an eathernet port.It seems you either need a PCI or USB Wireless adapter. Or a wireless router, if you are content to hardwire it into your machine.

I am a beginner, and I am having a problem with, red X's in the upper right hand corner of the text and picture boxes, what is this and what can I do to ELIMINATE this.  :-?
pdfThe red X is a close button, click on it and the active screen will close.
I SUPPOSE you could get rid of it but most PEOPLE find it very handy.Do you have DIALUP and some sort of internet ACCELERATION?  :-?

I really don't know how to put a picture I have in my FILES, and put it as my picture for the forum?
Yes, I do feel STUPID asking this question.you have to upload it then LINK to it.

put the full WEB address of it in the too [/img]

R0SSor press the image button above the underline one.

R0SSUse the Attach + Browse button then after you POST get the resulting address and link it to your profile.
Test Yep, that works.
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Yep, that works.
 

No, I mean one underneath my name.

:-?
I cannot open links.  When I TRY to go to a link I have to hit STOP and then REFRESH for the page to open.

Eg. If I click on the help button on this WEB page, it will not open without hitting as mentioned above.

What have I done and how can I fix it?

Windows 98/explorer 6
1. Start
2. Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Internet Options
5. Security tab
6. Reset all 4 security ZONES to DEFAULT
 
1. Start
2. Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Internet Options
5. Privacy
6. Restore 1 Default button
 
1. Start
2. Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Internet Options
5. Advanced
6. Restore 1 Default button

You may need to do the following as well
  
1. Start
2. Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Internet Options
5. General tab
6. Remove cookies, temporary FILES and history

Kudos to Raptor.

That is that on it's leg?  :-/

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Yes, folks it is! It is an anagram of the humble parrot.

Well, shiver me timbers HEARTIES!  

WOW Raptor and Parrot use the same letters lol  Never noticed that  

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Are you guys on Crack :-/

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Mac this is the sort of demented rants that Merlin would of come out with.

lol I agree

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You need to get a life, and find out that the rest of the world does revolve around your fanaticism.

It does? But then I am a Pacifist.

So I guess it REVOLVES around others fanaticism.

I don't care for either politics or religion and much prefer nature.

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What happened to the picture?

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Parrot, AKA Raptor, asks not to be emailed any more.

It flew to a new location.  

Which of these two video card manufacturers do you favor the most? Why?

FlameNvidia, only because I have one.Would you prefer ATI?

FlameNo, I'm happy with my nVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X (Asus V9280), it runs really well for what it is.
Time to upgrade soon.
I have an nVidia 6600. I'm happy with the results. If an ATI worked as well, I'd use it. But the NVIDIA I bought, and the NVIDIA I enjoy. I may try ATI on my next upgrade. A long time from now.

The only real problem I've had with an nVidia is that a CERTAIN game doesn't run on the GeForce 6XXX series. I found that out the HARD way. But that's a software issue, not a hardware one. Nvidia 6600 here to. I enjoy it, and I have no problem with performance. I like ATI, but I would prefer Nvidia because I have more trust in them, and ATI hasn't really astonished me.Hmm, really? ATI not a good PERFORMER? Just so I have reference when I upgrade in the future, what problems have you had with ATI? You see, I get cursed out on the net (not in strong WORDS, more like "Why do you have a crappy nVidia card?" and even Raptor said, "nVidia is pap". I've never had any serious problems, except the limitation that comes with cards. It follows a basic principle:

The more you spend on a card, the better the performance.

OK, sounds like basic knowledge. But that's the only problem I have with video cards, period. If I only shell out $150 for a card, I get what I pay for. But if I fork over an additional $20, and go up several levels of video cards (Odd that an nVidia 5500 is only $20 less than an nVidia 6600) then you really do get what you pay for.

So, basically, I'd like to know what complaints people have about nVidia/ATI. My reason for choosing nVidia had to do with the fact that on forums I hear people saying of games, "Yeah, ATIs have a problem in that area. You can download the patch for ATIs at [insert link here]"

OK, nVidia doesn't have to have a dozen downloads to play a dozen games. It just... works for me when I have an nVidia. It isn't because I had a problem with an ATI (except on my old system, I quickly discovered the difference between AGP and PCI. since I bought an AGP and my old box didn't have such a slot on the motherboard).Hmmm, there are many other "video card manufacturers".  XFX, eVGA, PNY, ASUS, Apollo, etc.  Practically all of these "video card manufacturers" use a graphics chip manufactured by nVidia or ATI.

I prefer cards with nVidia chips.  No particular reason; it's just what I've had the most experience with.NVIDIA because its the one i have and everyone i know has lol

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We bought a Creative Lab Mp3 player (Zen NANO plus) for our daughter and I'm having TROUBLE figuring out how to download music from ITUNES onto her player.  She GOT an iTunes card as Christmas gift from a neighbor and would like to download some songs.  Does anyone know how to do this?  Perhaps it's not possible to download music onto a non-Apple Mp3 player?  Does she NEED additional software?
Thanks.I don't think itunes will work on a non-apple player... However, Windows Media Player should serve you fairly well for a Microsoft based player.

FlameYeh it wont work.

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Ok team.

I have got a SOLID Computing homework question.

Ill give you the question but i dont really want the ANSWER just how you WOULD work the answer out what would you have to do.


A computer system has a 16 bit data bus and a 32 bit address bus.
What is the maximum amount of memory that can be addressed by this computer?


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too late guys printed out.

I would delete this but i still CANT lol

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( Don't take it so hard, I'm not an englishman)
I have a SLIGHT problem here. My copmuter is about 2 years old, and now i finally got it back from a reparation. something about swollen thingies on the mothercard, so they replaced it with a new card(And they also deleted all files, games etc.) But now it isn't what it used to be. i mean the mothercard works alright i suppose. but every program i try to use, always ends up saying: A problem has occured, and i can CHOOSE by sending or not sending some inormation on what the fault were caused by to microsoft. ( im running XP)

So, if you understanded one single word about what i am trying to say, please answer!Whenever something in XP crashes  you have the option to report it to microsoft, I'd personally recommend against doing that, but its up to you.I guess you want a reason for the crashes but I haven't got one.  This is one of the most difficult problems to diagnose.  Suggest you take the beast back to where the new mobo was installed and demonstrate your problem to the techs.  Maybe they can do some investigating.

Have you installed SP2??

Good luckOskar Jenssen......It isnt normal for Win XP to be continually crashing ........I can't reall the last time one of my XP machines crashed .......Do you have all the latest updates from M/S ..... SP2........ Is your anti-virus up to date . Do you have some sort of spyware scanners installed ?  A good spyware scanner is Antispyware Beta..... GET it at .... http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx  

Do you have all the updated device drivers installed ?

If you do and the crashes continue , I would be going back to the SHOP that did the work and be complaining  
........... LOUDLY .

let us know

dl65  

Before you shout at the POOR shop repairer, you must consider the Windows license issues....

According to Microsoft, if you replace the major component in your PC, e.g. changed teh motherboard, NIC, hdd  etc... you need to reactivate your Windows by phoning Microsoft explain your scenario and they will issue activation code, then maybe your problems will disappear.

Does that help?

Kim

So my father in laws computer quit recongnizing his CD/DVD drives.  It was as if they didnt even exist.  He was following the steps in the trouble shooting for HP off their website, and then his keyboard and mouse quit working too.  Is there a way I can connect my laptop, or connect remotely to his computer so that I can role back to the restore date before he lost the keyboard and mouse, so we can try and get some of his information off the hard drive?
Thanks!
DBWell you didn't post your operating system or his, and I don't feel like GUESSING, so will wait for you to supply this info.

What about a system restore? Again, if not ME or XP that is out, but since we don't....

You get the picture.  We both have windows XP I have a Dell computer and he has a HP.  I dont know how to do system restore when I dont have a keyboard or a mouse, and the disks that came with the computer go into the dvd/cd drive that the computer is not recongnizing.  Sorry for the lack of information.
DBI IMAGINE this is a USB or wireless keyboard and mouse? Do you have a real keyboard and mouse to use in that case?

There are 3 versions of XP so that didn't help all that much. (Got to be specific!) If the good computer has XP Pro, then maybe.

Here's info on system restore once you get RUNNING. You MAY have to reset the BIOS (remove the battery on the motherboard for 5 minutes and restart after it has been replaced.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/systemrestore.mspx

Yes he did have a USB and wireless mouse installed.  I took my PC's keyboard and mouse over, but they are connected with usb cords also, If I use an old regular keyboard that MIGHT make a difference?
Thanks
DBYep, it's always a good idea to have ancient equipment around when all the "gadgets" quit working!  

Don't overlook the removing the battery tip if that doesn't do it.How do I reset the BIOS?  Sorry I am not good at this stuff.  Is there a website that will give me step by steps on how to take the battery out?
THanks
DBWhat about here:

http://www.liverepair.com/encyclopedia/articles/cmosreplace.asp

or here:

http://www.smartcomputing.com/Editorial/article.asp?article=articles/2004/w1510/32w10/32w10.asp&guid=

I was given a site that started with mesich something,Can some one help me out,It ALSO has to do with computers.www.google.com , ENTER the info you know and PRESS enter.    Thank you,i found it APPARENTLY it was GONE for awhileCome back and see us if you need any more help  

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can someone PLEASE help me no MATTER what i do i can not GET my music to burn to a cd

                         help i am going crazyPlease list computer SPECS, type of CDRW drive, OPERATING system, and burning software you are attempting to use.

Have you ever been able to do this? Did you just install something new?

i bought an ipod nano on ebay...and then read about the class action suit against them....because essentially, it scratches easily.  does ANYONE have any suggestions on how i can protect mine when i get it?  I mean, i can go with skins and stuff...but has anyone tried anything? well the only way is get a case but they do look stupid.

your IPOD will scratch. They all do. I got mine and with in a week it looked like i had taken sand paper to it.

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Well, here's a little secret... It's not the most fashionable, but oh well... You ever eat Altoids? The curiously strong mints? What to dp is take their tin container, clean it, and store your IPOD in there when you are not using it...  

[glb][/glb]Is this the end of a fad? Maybe the "fashionable SHEEP" will START to use a little common sense (which seems to be in SHORT supply)." You can't fight fashion".

Bowie (i think)never but anything on ebay......go to a store.....

as a third-party is now in the swim......forget small claims...you will loose big time....I have sold and bought a lot of things on eBay without incident. It all depends on the seller. The feedback listings are a good barometer. Again, if it sounds too good to be true.....how is going raptor.......Does anyone know if the new Nano's can hold files as well? Like besides music?

[glb]Flame[/glb]No it cant,

Thats Apple for you.

Cheap

R0SSActually, it can hold but pictures, but that's it (besides music)... Darn...

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I don't know where to post my problem When I right click on a .jpg and pick: send to email recipient I get window to compress or leave original size. When I pick what I want the window leaves and nothing happens. No LONGER does OE open with a message box and the file attached. I have tried System Restore and done the virus/spyware checks and all is ok. How can I fix this?Have you adjusted any of the setting in OE or IE since before this started? What are you using for spyware/adware/virus protection by the way?I am using xp Media Center. I have Norton Anti Virus and also AdAware/Spybot/ and Webroot spysweeper. I have only updated all that software and from Microsoft in the past few days. As you can tell I am new at all this. Is there something else I can add?I suggest deleting all other spyware protectors and downloading Microsoft AntiSpyware BETA... http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&displaylang=en#requirements ...

[glb]Flame[/glb]mountain........when you open Outlook Express and click the paper clip .........are you still able to browse for the image you wish to attach ........and attach it ? OR are you using the right click on the mouse to do this ?
Have you tried to compress the image .....save the compressed image to the desktop and then attach it ?
let us know

dl65  The paper clip will work. Also the "insert PICTURE". But neither one brings up a compress window. How can I compress and then send without the sendto command?

I found the following online but cannot save as it says. After using save I can go only to \user but cannot find and open the \sendto:

"Under Windows XP normally there will be a Mail Recipient option in the SendTo menu when you right click on a file. This option opens the default mail program and sends the file to a person you specify. If this SendTo option is missing you can replace it by doing the following: Open Notepad and save a blank (empty) file with the name (no quotes) "Mail Recipient.MAPIMail" in the directory (no quotes) "C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\SendTo\". When you do that the option should again appear in the SendTo right click menu."Still working on this and want to share what I have tried and learned.
Found the following on Microsoft web site;
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;158183

Text there:
RESOLUTION
The system requirements for the Send Via Email command in are the same as for the Send command on the File menu in many Windows applications.

To TEST the Send command using Microsoft Write, do the following:

1. Click Start button, and then click RUN.  
2. Type write and click OK.  
3. On the File menu, click Send.  
If your mail client launches and you are able to send a file via email, the Send Via Email command in Picture It! should work also. If Microsoft Write can send and Picture It! can't, call Picture It! technical support.

If sending a file from Microsoft Write fails, contact the technical support organization for your email tool and say something like this:
"I'd like to use Microsoft's File Send feature without having to attach the files to email myself. Is there a way to make my email service accept MAPI calls so that the File Send command in Microsoft Write will launch my email editor?"

So I guess I'll have to call the computer support on this.
Thanks to those who offered advice.

Hi, Hope someone can help with this...I use IE6 and windows xp...I want to get back to a site I surfed a few months ago to follow up something but I cant remember the site. Is there a way I can enter the date and review the surfing history for that DAY...

many thanks..
cm162If you haven't assigned your IE history cleaning for a short time you can view visited sites between 0-100 days.

Check properties of your IE and look up for history cleaning.Sorry I should have added that my clear history on IE is at 0 days and it clears history on LOGGING off.SOL, I believe. Maybe you can google SEARCH for the topic and get LUCKY that way?If you can find it there is an Index.dat file tucked away by Windows/IE which contains a list of ALL the sites you have surfed to going way way back.   Download SuperWinSpy to view the file.  It is NOT deleted by Disk Cleanup etc.  The only prog I know which will deal to it is CCLEANER which flags it for deletion on the next boot.

This particular Index.dat file is Hidden System and cannot be accessed while Win is running - the answer to any attempt to access it is the old In Use error message.

In my system the path/file name is something like - oh God I can't remember - will get back with more info.....

Modifying:   Back from the deep dark recesses of Safe Mode.
I am running XP Home - the path\filename is on my system is

C:\Documents and Settings\name\Local Settings\History\History.IE5\Index.dat

Note that it's History.IE5 even tho' you are using IE6.  MS has never explained what use is made of the file, it seems it's just information gathering...

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I never SAID that........ i just said how is going raptor.

Is there any WAY to change the system font.  I can change the font in the body of the messages, etc... but I want to change the font where you type in the email address, subject LINE, etc.  Does anyone know how to do that?  Is it EVEN POSSIBLE?

Thanks.

My keyboard's not working and im having trouble finding important FILES because i cannot LOG onto the main screen. i think theres something wrong with my computer if so how do iget my files to be saved on a cd so i an reboot my computer?When did this start? if this just happened, try this... Turn on your computer, and while it just begins to load (2 SECONDS after PRESSING turn on button) press the F8 key as many times as you need to until a menu appears asking if you would like to start in safe mode, ETC... Try to select last known good congig, and press enter... If your keeboard can't do this, try another keyboard... Let us know what happens... How did you type this message? Different computer?

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On any topic, without upsetting the apple cart......as i have a question:?You should know by now you won't be satisfied with the answer. Don't torture yourself.Ask the question Merlin. (In English please)Let's make a pact.

Merlin LIKES to ask these theological questions. Let's all agree to answer them ONLY if he asks the question in proper English, using one and only one period PER sentence, using good grammar and accurate spelling, and with no gratuitous or unnecessary symbols.

I'm sticking my index finger with a pin right now. Anyone want to be my blood BROTHER?I'm in Hopester...Owwww!

patio.  Count me in.

R0SSYou had me at "let's"What came first the woman or the man....Was that your original question? How does that relate to anything? Do you have a book you could read? Perhaps one with a lot of pictures? Quote

What came first the woman or the man....

As i expected........never a answer.......just another question......<[post>} /rip}_

hey i was wondering if someone could help me with a problem i have. I got new speakers (5.1surround) it has 5 speakers and a sub but only 2 of the speakers and the sub work, does anybody have an idea of what might be wrong?Control panel>Sound & Multimedia>Audio>Sound Playback>Advanced>Speakers Tab.its set on 5.1 but the problem is still here.. only two speakers working. Any other ideas?Your sound card may not be supporting them.
Reinstall driver.
Check compatibility.
Check cabling.Only games and multimedia such as DVD playing software may support 5.1 Not standard Windows sounds.

You will have to find out what WORKS and what doesn't work yourself by trial and error.
nothing at all makes any of the other three speakers work, games,or dvds. one of the other guys said to reinstall the driver...how do you do thatWhat kind of sound card/chip do you have? If not SURE, download Everest Home Edition (free at www.lavalys.com) and search under PCI multimedia.

It may be that the chip does not support that enhanced sound option.  That would be kind of like buying a set of nice, new stereo speakers but you only have a mono output from your tape deck. If it can't do it, it doesn't matter what kind of speakers you have.i have no clue what kind of sound card i have. is there any way of finding out on the computer itself?i cant get that program you were talkin about( dont have INTERNET on that computer)Just find someone who does and have them download and burn to a CD. You can run it from there and it is a small download.

You could go to Control Panel/System/Device Manager and have a look there as WELL. That would be helpful.all that did was make nothing audio work at all.so now i have a new problemYou can't break anything by looking in control panel/device manager as I told you. What was there?GX1_Man broke it!    LOL. Don't scare the lad. He'll be pi**ed off in 5.1 surround sound!lol no now its 0.0 because after i closed the device manager absolutey no sounds is madeOpen it up again and look under sound and game controller and post what is listed there. You may need to reboot the machine first.

My computer beeping in 1 long tune during switch on. No hard disk reading &AMP; monitor blank. What was wrong?Here is a list of beep CODES.   TRY to establish which bios you are using.

Good luck

I have the worst pop-up problem I have ever had. Here's whats going on:
I have comcast high speed internet that is constantly connected. I ran my Yahoo! anti-spy and my McAfee virus scan. Both took off programs, but the pop-ups keep coming. I downloaded registry mechanic and ran that but it didn't help. I did a system restore to before this problem started, and it didn't help. I don't know what else to do. I know something is stuck somewhere, but I'm not sure where. I got a message saying that there was a problem and I tried to fix it, but it didn't help. Daily I get a blue screen of death that shuts down my computer. I'm not sure of what it says totally but its not GOOD. Any ideas of something I can download to fix it or if you have step by step instructions for me I'd appreciate it.What version of Windows? If XP do you have SP2 installed? How about running Ad Aware and Spybot in safe mode? (Both can be downloaded for FREE, just google search for them.)I am running Windows XP without SP2. I have a Dell, and when I installed SP2 on my computer it screwed it up. I will try downloading ad aware, but do I have to be in safe mode for it to work?ada WARE does not prevent pop ups

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author=merlin_2 link=board=12;num=1131397377;start=0#3 date=11/07/05 at 16:20:30]ada ware does not prevent pop ups

From the katrina hurricane...........is it a being kept as a low profile..........just like the iraq war.........

Waiting on people to FORGET,it ever happened.?Well, you know... Raptor hasn't been on for a little bit... Maybe he killed Bush? LOL

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Well, you know... Raptor hasn't been on for a little bit... Maybe he killed Bush? LOL

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why is it that i cannot see pictures or links at myspace.com. my brother and i go to the same web page at the same time and he sees songs and is able to PLAY them. I on the other hand only see an X where there is supposed to be a picture and i am also assuming some kind of linkRicardo Pimentel......Does this situation occur on other sites ....( the red X ) ........... Do you have the latest Sun Systems java ?
Have you checked you internet options settings are set to default ?

let us know

DL65  thank you very much for the help with setting my internet options to default. HOWEVER, where do i go to get the latest java versionOK... I found out where to go and I got the latest version of the sun java thing and went to the sites that i could not see but my brother and friends could see and realized that it is not an x in the window but a really small red square on the upper left side and another square but blue with a blue triangle on the bottom right side. Anybody know what it is that i MAYBE have to download to see the appropriate links or whatever it is that is there?Flash by Macromedia ? ?

patio.

Hi, i just have a quick question. Im CURRENTLY a Systems Administrator and have seen a new opportunity as a Technical Architect. Basically, i just wanna KNOW would this be a STEP up the ladder ? is this job title higher than a systems administrator ?
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is this job title higher than a systems administrator ?

study law or be a surgeon..........take a real life to success...

ON THE PC THE PHOTOS ARE BRILL WHEN I PRINT THEM THERE VERY DARK THE BACK GROUND IT DONT MATTER IF THERE FROM DIGGI CAMRA OR FROM SCANNER THERE ALL BACKGROUND  BLACK  WHATS GONE WRONG CAN ENEY BODY SORT IT FOR ME THANK YOU MINTY   PS MY PRINTER IS EPSON R200 :-/First we NEED to fix the caps lock issue on your machine...there will be a button on the LEFT of your keyboard above the Shift key...press this once to turn off caps lock.

Now on to the printer problem.
How old is the printer?
How often do you use the printer ?

Reason i ask is it sounds like the INK cartridges are either old and or empty. In your printer diagnostics it should show you the ink levels.

Probably just a matter of replacing the cartridges.

patio.  Patio

Last year, I had a friend reformat my computer and he partitioned my HARD drive in two; C: was devoted to system and Windows files and D: was used for storage and such. Before the reformat, my hard drive had a capacity of 80 gigs, however, afterwards the partition, Windows only showed a total of 55 gigs available between the two partitions. I ignored the problem for a very LONG time, until I recently reformatted my computer again. This time through, I erased the partition my friend had made and allowed C: to contain all of the everything- both system files and everything else. I figured that this would rectify the initial mistake my friend might have made, but when I checked the properties of C: in My Computer, it shows the HD as still having a capacity of 55 gigs.

I'm perplexed by this problem and unsure as to why my computer has been missing 25 gigs SINCE the partition. Any help anyone can offer will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Quote

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Before the reformat, my hard drive had a capacity of 80 gigs, however, afterwards the partition, Windows only showed a total of 55 gigs available between the two partitions. ...

Last year, I had a friend reformat my computer and he partitioned my hard drive in two.

C: was devoted to system and Windows files and D: was used for storage.

Before the reformat, my hard drive had a capacity of 80 GB, however, after the partitioning, Windows only showed a total of 55 GBs available between the two partitions.

I ignored the problem for a very long time, until I recently formatted my computer again.

This time through, I erased the partition my friend had made and allowed C: to contain all of the everything- both system files and everything else. I figured that this would rectify the initial mistake my friend might have made, but when I checked the properties of C: in My Computer, it shows the HD as still having a capacity of 55 GB.

I'm perplexed by this problem and unsure as to why my computer has been missing 25 GBs since the partitioning. Any help anyone can offer will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I have a P4 2.8 GHz, with GeForce 4 Ti 4400 TD128 in it, and 512 MB of DDR.



Now, after a few minutes of playing a game (any game), the sound gets cut off for some reason.

Right after that happens, the monitor begins to flicker...

Then it returns to its original mode, but still- no sound, and the monitor tends to turn off and on every few seconds.

It happens to me in any game, all are games that my computer ALREADY ran smoothly.
The problem just... started... for no obvious reason.

Even ones which aren't very demanding...



When I do regular office work on it, nothing happens.

But every time I play, the problem occures in minutes- not in a specific point of a game- just like that.



Would you help me finding the source of the problem, and fixing it?



Thanks,

GuyGuy...... Does your sound work ok if you play a cd or play a vid clip ?

dl65  Yeah, it works FLAWLESSLY until I play a game...Guy....... Is the cooling fan working ok on the card ......because it almost sounds like as soon as you put a bit of load on the card it's starting to break down....   Do you have another vid card you could swap it with just as a test ?

dl65  Okay, I opened up the computer case, and it SEEMS like the card fan is out of order.
The WHOLE fan area is reaaaally hot, and it doesn't vibrate as it did when it worked...
So thanks, that would PROBABLY be the main source for the problem.
Hope to get a new VGA soon.

Thanks! ^^Guy.... Hopefully all you will have to do is replace the cooling fan ........


dl65  I wouldn't run this system very long like this as you could wind up frying other components such as the MBoard and or the CPU itself...
Those fans aren't difficult to replace at all but get a good one preferably with sealed bearings.

Cheaper than a new CPU for sure.

patio.

i have 2 linux OPERATING systems  and i need a simple boot loader (pref like the one with windows) pref off the same hddYou can do this off the hard drive. I thought you wanted to do this off 2 live CDROMS and combine them.

It is easy to do off the hard drive. Each will try to load it's own boot loader - either LILO or GRUB. You can boot multiple operating systems with either.ok....how di i do that?thay both use isolinux as a bootloader   how do i reprogram that?Load one on one partition and LET it install it's bootloader. Load the other on another partition and let it load it's boot loader. The second one will be active and you can choose which os you WANT ot boot. If it does not look like you want you can edit the bootloader file, but you probably won't need to.

You can use the same swap file for both systems.Pity that you can't easily switch from one drive to another without re-booting.Any bootloader requires you to END one operating system to start the other. You don't have to shut off the machine, or even REBOOT the machine.

Even the dearly beloved Windows cannot run two instances of itself at the same time.

If you are using a program like VMWare that will allow you to run an emulation of one OS through another that is another thing altogether, but he was talking about a bootloader, Mac.



Have you ever tried BootIT NG?

For what a PI would cost me, it wouldn't be WORTH it FINANCIALLY. This Attorney had a chance to the right things in the right ways, and chose to wear blinders.
The irrepairable damage affects many, not just me.
To the one that suggested Legal Aid, that is a joke. This attorney handles many Legal Aid cases. I guess you could say that there is an element of bias there. I am at a loss. I need info, not more money turned into T.P.
Attorneys have a very close brotherhood. Even tighter than doctors, I believe, in not wanting to police their own.Excuse the heck outta me for the free advice i gave that turned out to be a joke...Good Luck in your pursuits.

patio.  Check http://injury-law.freeadvice.com/malpractice_law/ and see if they have anything that helps.I wonder if it is possible to SUE a church for spiritual malpractice and, if not, why not?

When Yahoo Messenger (7.0) started acting strangely (I've been CONTINUALLY booted out of it while trying to use it for a couple days), I DELETED all mention of Yahoo Messenger using the "Add or Remove Programs" feature in Control OPTIONS. (I have Windows XP.) I also deleted anything else I found having to do with Yahoo Messenger on my C: drive. Then I tried to download a "clean" version of the Messenger program from the Internet. What I am getting is an error message that says, "COULD not load the DLL library. The specified module could not be found." Is this a problem ASSOCIATED with the download program itself, OR is the DLL library in a separate directory somewhere and it happens to be corrupt? If the problem is the latter, what should I do? And if the problem is the former (download program on Internet is corrupt), then how do I contact Yahoo??  <>


www.yahoo.com

Are you really sure you want that thing? That is the biggest question.

is there any way i can retrieve photos that were on a cd in my computer but were not downloadedNo  Only if you have the CD.Just USE your CD to view them... No download REQUIRED... As long as the CD already has these pictures on it, you will be FINE.

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I receive an email with an embedded image (image is visible without opening an attachment), but when i forward that email to OTHERS the image is not transmitted.  

It seems to be hit and MISS, some images are transmitted, while others are not.  What is causing the failures and is there any WAY to ensure image transmissions?

About time the us and all the rest left iraq........over 2k us soldiers to date killed .....not by a WAR.....but just a crazy person......as a smoke screen for war > to get the oil iraq has........go and kill people........the phoney war that never was.........as iraq was not attacking anybody but its own people........just like all the countrys of the world do anyway.....buy not feeding them and housing them......open your eyes up on the true world......mexico/brazil/africa/russia/china/india/uk/usa.......most of it only comes to light via hurricanes.....and a good media SERVICE....Maybe we need a separate category for Merlin's posts?When bvsh told saddam to shift his *censored* within forty hours........he was going into excile in the uae......but this was dismissed...... bvsh tried to correct his old mans mistakes....and thatchers.....in 1981......

What a waste of life.......as history has proven this time and time again.........civilized world.........not yet.......acting like animals......The US pulled out?   Or are you suggesting that they should?  

[glb]Flame[/glb]Its not about oil.

Well partly it is, America will always secure its interests world wide whitch are oil, Why? because we all need it.

A big factor in the war on Iraq is what your hearing now about Iran and what they said about Israel. Saddam had the same idea.

With American and the UK being mainly a Christian state and Jesus being jewish we would never allow the Jews to be persicuted.

Of COURSE there will be other factors int he war.

The reason about staying in the country now is called Professional Courtesy.

once you DESTROY a country's political structure its only right to stick around and fix it.

R0SS

"Yes i watch way to MUCH Spooks."

I have bought a NEW keyboard (internet keyboard) and a new mouse (optical).

Those internet button like browser_back, Browser_home ETC in the keybard isn't working.

Shall i need to arrange for anything else?It should have had a driver disk with it that should activate those SPECIAL buttons. Just plugging it in won't do a thing.How does it connect? USB? Mouse Port? Is it wireless?

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My second computer has mysteriously lost it's network places!  How can I put them BACK so I can network again  I am running XP home with a Lynksys cable router.  Any HELP would be Great since I know nothing! :-/ "Mysteriously" and "computers" should not go TOGETHER. What happened prior to this? Does anyone use that computer but you? Are you up to date on adware/spyware/vius/trojan scanners?My room-mate uses the computer and has not used the network for the TWO computers.  He knows to leave most of the computer stuff to me.  I am up to date on all my spyware and adware and virus protection and run them regularly. I have not encountered any viruses or spyware lately. I use Norton antivirus, Spybot, and Ad-aware.<

Roomate is suspect at this POINT!  


Can you use a system restore for a point prior to this snafu?


 My roomate is alright   ::)OK, mabye not. He does know not to delete stuff like that. But I cannot restore any point past a few days.   Do you have a legal copy of Windows if you need to reinstall? (Just getting you ready early!)Yes I do.Can you delete and reinstall the component from within Add/Remove programs? Is this XP pro or home?XP Home.   What would I delete and reinstall? old post been revamped....This is new for me.  Where can I find the other post? Maybe it will help.

hi

i'm trying to create a boot DISC by copying the ntldr, ntdetect.com and boot.ini files to a floppy diskette using the command

xcopy c:\ /H a:\format

this copies all the hidden files to the floppy ok. however, i only want the ntldr, ntdetect.com and boot.ini files.

how can i do this?

thanks

daveInstead of using xcopy, use copy and copy each FILE INDIVIDUALLY.

i bought a new case; Future Dreamers CP-201, and i just can't figure out how to GET the power button and all to work. , like, i know where to plug it in, but i NEED help on what to plug into what?


thanks.No manual, brochure or anything to help with that? How about the manuf. web site? We can't see it from here.haHA i never thought of these things!
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haHA i never thought of these things!haha.

Ever replied to a post, and then had the original poster delete his message, making your contribution look pointless and raving? Well, you may now TAKE heart, my oppressed brethren.....

This thread is devoted to exposing the vile among us, the Post Deleters. You know who you are - now so will everyone.

Past offenders will have selected POSTS replicated within the original thread.

If the post disappears, it will be moved here and exposed to the light of day.

There will be no parole, there will be no amnesty, and all appeals for clemency shall be rejected. If you post it, it stays, and it will exist in perpetuity for all to see.  

The party is over.

Our first guest, times two:


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grown up people do not enoke a sin-bin......

Pass.....why waste time relpying to a lesser brain....

Forget the SinBin

Posts which are of no help to the poster should not be taking up bandwidth says our illustrious Administrator.

The Lord giveth and the lord taketh away.

The Lord turneth the Light on and the lord turneth the light off.

You end up with an IQ of Zero sitting alone in the dark.

It doesn't get any dumber!

An 'immaculate' assumption is ... that a married couple WILL have normal conjugal relations, something which 'celibates' don't have.

'Celibates' remain 'virginal' by never marrying.

Of the billions of people on this PLANET there is only one pope.

Do you notice anything wrong?

I think he does all his typing then after his meds wear off he sees what he typed & deletes them.  

That DeleteGuard sure is good, when is the next version coming out?

DeleteGuard Longhorn may have to be released earlier than anticipated.

I am WORKING with a Symantec 100 VPN firewall and I am able to connect to it using a web browser. Someone created a PASSWORD for the firewall, but they no longer are working here. The password that they left does not appear to be valid any longer, because when I enter it, the login window simply pops back up. The username is "admin". The only thing that I know to do is to perform a manual reset of the device (by flipping some switches on the back of the firewall). The manual for the firewall says that this will reset the password, the static IP address, and the SUBNET mask of the firewall.
I am afraid, however, that any other configurations that may be in the firewall (open ports, etc.) will be reset as well. The manual does not say anything about whether this will happen or not. Does anyone know if the other settings will be reset?Everything will be reset to factory defaults. Passwords are case sensitive. You might try using caps, non-caps, or a combination to see if anything works.Thanks for your quick response! Yes, I have tried various combinations of the password that I know. Since the manual did not mention resetting settings such as open ports, I was hoping that these settings would not be affected by the reset. From what you are telling me, however, those settings would be reset to the factory defaults, correct? What I am most concerned with would be any NAT tables that may be set up on this firewall. They have a CISCO router, however, so the NAT translations (they have a private IP scope) may be taking place in the router and not the firewall. What do you think?

Are you STILL alive, sir?Or do we have to let THINGS get really out of hand before we get any response at all?

It seems to me like you only respond when people either threaten to take hostages or their own lives!

What's the problem Raptor? Just curious, as I have not noticed any CHAOS...

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What's the problem Raptor? Just curious, as I have not noticed any chaos...

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Under My MUSIC in Windows EXPLORER I have several previously viewed MPEG video files.  I was curious what does the Date MODIFIED mean exactly?  It is the last date the file was viewed or the last date it was updated on the ORIGINAL website You have already posted this question elsewhere .......
Please only post your question once.

What is tyhe function of Scroll Lock key and power key?      
shouvik...........
The Scroll Lock key has appeared on the keyboards of IBM personal computers since the original 83-key PC/XT and the 84-key AT layouts, and remains on the 101-key and greater "enhanced" keyboards currently in use. The Scroll Lock key wasn't on the original Macintosh keyboards but appears on the Mac's "enhanced" keyboard.

The main intent of the Scroll Lock key was to allow scrolling of screen TEXT up, down and presumably sideways using the arrow keys in the days before large displays and graphical scroll bars. You can see where this might have been handy in the DOS era, when screen output typically was limited to 80 characters wide by 25 rows deep. For some types of programs, spreadsheets being the obvious example, it's still handy now. In Microsoft Excel, Scroll Lock allows you to scroll a spreadsheet with the arrow keys without moving the active cell pointer from the currently highlighted cell. In Quattro Pro, another spreadsheet program, Scroll Lock works in a similar manner, although in CONTRAST to Excel it's not possible to scroll the active cell pointer completely off the screen.

Other programs use Scroll Lock for special functions. It's said (although I haven't personally verified this) that the Linux operating system as well as some early mainframe and minicomputer terminals employed Scroll Lock to stop text from scrolling on your screen in command-line sessions – pausing the scrolling, in effect. The ancient DOS adventure game “Rogue” (one of my all-time favorites) used Scroll Lock to scroll your character’s movement through the ASCII dungeons on the display.  I'm told some computers in the late 1980s used the Scroll Lock key to halt the scrolling of the boot-up messages that appeared when you started the computer. This last use may be apocryphal, as I could find no examples of computers that displayed this BEHAVIOR. The point is, Scroll Lock sometimes does something besides make that LITTLE light light up.  

Here's a slick little tip for questions like this ..........

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dl65  

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I'm told some computers in the late 1980s used the Scroll Lock key to halt the scrolling of the boot-up messages that appeared when you started the computer. This last use may be apocryphal, as I could find no examples of computers that displayed this behavior.