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Before I start I just NEED to say I'm not very good with computers, and I'm not sure if this even goes here. I have recently been trying to install DirectX 9.0c and I walked away from my computer and when I came back it told me to "Please type the location where you want to put the extracted files." Then it gives me the option to type in a file or browse for a file. I'm not in the mood to SCREW up my computer so I'm not going to do it until I know for sure that I'm doing the right thing. The system information that I currently know is: I have a Sony Vaio laptop with NVIDIA Ge Force Go 7400 graphics card and I think I think I am running DirectX 9.0b but I am not sure. I really COULD use some help thanks.Please I really need help, if this isn't the right spot or if you need more info just tell me.From a command prompt WINDOWS type in dxdiag. It will identify the DIRECT X version you are using.

You can install Direct X painlessly from the Microsoft Update site if you have a legal version of XP. You have that, right?also, some games come with a directX 9.0c installer.If it still happens, use the location C:\temp
C:\temp is the default for extracted files...
I do have a legal windows xp and this is from microsoft. None of the games I have DirectX 9.0c installer. I'll try the file and I'll tell you if it doesn't work. Thanks.if there is no other way to attain directX 9.0c, Hitman:Blood Money has a directX9.0c installer.Well this is how it turned out: I tried putting the files in C:\temp and it didn't work. So then I tried clicking on the install button again and it just automatically worked. Thanks for helping.

:-/ :-/Hi, Can someone help me with this problem? It seems floppy DISK DRIVE is locked shut or something. I can only push diskette in half way? I'm attempting to unjam it. Any directions or solution besides buying a new one? I want to fix things, and this is one. A reference site also would be APPRECIATED. THANKS in advanceUse a pen to open the flap and see whats in there.

Tell us what you see (make SURE the pen does not enter too far, just enough to lift the flap)

It could be that the cover to a floppy disk is stuck in there, it happens every so often.

Tell us what you see

I WOULD like to know if usb A to mini B cables are all the same... I am working with the pickit 2 programmer and I recieved the above usb, but it is not working. If anyone knows if I could just buy ANOTHER cable at a store, would it work?If the cables fit in, then they're the right kind. There's only 3 TYPES of USB connectors and they're all compatible if they fit.Take the unit with you and they should be able to match it up.

patio. 8-)

I'm trying to access www.pcgamemods.com so I can get a few mods. Tracert and ping works perfectly:

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C:\>tracert pcgamemods.com

Tracing route to pcgamemods.com [70.85.181.250]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 16 ms 15 ms 15 ms L100.DSL-04.PTLDOR.verizon-gni.net [71.111.176.1]
2 18 ms 18 ms 18 ms P1-3.LCR-01.PTLDOR.verizon-gni.net [130.81.34.88]
3 53 ms 42 ms 42 ms so-6-0-0-0.PEER-RTR1.SJC80.verizon-gni.net [130.81.17.133]
4 44 ms 42 ms 42 ms 130.81.15.226
5 41 ms 42 ms 42 ms t3-1.mpd01.sjc03.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.6.85]
6 43 ms 45 ms 44 ms v3490.mpd01.sjc01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.6.81]
7 43 ms 44 ms 45 ms t2-1.mpd02.sfo01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.1.25]
8 84 ms 84 ms 84 ms t2-2.mpd01.mci01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.6.41]
9 82 ms 84 ms 84 ms t7-1.mpd01.dfw01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.5.169]
10 83 ms 84 ms 85 ms t4-1.mpd01.dfw05.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.6.94]
11 84 ms 84 ms 84 ms the_planet_dallas.demarc.cogentco.com [38.112.31.2]
12 81 ms 81 ms 84 ms fa.b5.5546.static.theplanet.com [70.85.181.250]

Trace complete.

C:\>ping www.pcgamemods.com

Pinging www.pcgamemods.com [70.85.181.250] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 70.85.181.250: bytes=32 time=82ms TTL=54
Reply from 70.85.181.250: bytes=32 time=79ms TTL=54
Reply from 70.85.181.250: bytes=32 time=79ms TTL=54
Reply from 70.85.181.250: bytes=32 time=80ms TTL=54

Ping statistics for 70.85.181.250:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 79ms, Maximum = 82ms, Average = 80ms

C:\>

Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'DBException' with message 'Database: Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting transaction' in /home/web/pcgm3/library/db.php:29 Stack trace: #0 /home/web/pcgm3/scripts/log.php(7): db->query('INSERT INTO pag...') #1 /home/web/pcgm3/index.php(11): require_once('/home/web/pcgm3...') #2 {main} thrown in /home/web/pcgm3/library/db.php on line 29

Registrant:
Steven Warfield
Steven Warfield
17214 Hunter Green Rd.
Upperco, md 21155
US
Email: [emailprotected]

Registrar Name....: REGISTER.COM, INC.
Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com
Registrar Homepage: www.register.com

Domain Name: pcgamemods.com

Created on..............: Sat, Jul 15, 2000
Expires on..............: Sun, Jul 15, 2007
Record last updated on..: Sun, Jul 16, 2006

Administrative Contact:
pcgamemods.com
Sergio LoDolce
14380 Uhlin Dr.
Middleburg Hts., OH 44130
US
Phone: 614-214-3488
Email: [emailprotected]

It looks like an error generated by their php code.

Warning: mysqli::mysqli() [function.mysqli]: Too many connections in /home/web/pcgm3/library/db.php on line 22

Warning: Couldn't fetch mysqli in /home/web/pcgm3/library/db.php on line 28

Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'DBException' with message 'Database: ' in /home/web/pcgm3/library/db.php:29 Stack trace: #0 /home/web/pcgm3/scripts/log.php(10): db->query('INSERT INTO pag...') #1 /home/web/pcgm3/index.php(11): require_once('/home/web/pcgm3...') #2 {main} thrown in /home/web/pcgm3/library/db.php on line 29

Warning: Couldn't fetch mysqli in /home/web/pcgm3/library/db.php on line 113

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/ZDM/story?id=2521549

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kinda interesting, notice the[highlight] Ewido free spyware[/highlight] removal*

Hi I've been unable to boot from a cd in order to restore windows XP SP2, I have a compaq presario and i have noticed that in the bios settings/ boot order there used to be 3 options to set the order of booting, floppy, cd rom, harddisk, but the cd rom had dissappeared and i don't know what caused it. I have also found that when i remove the hard DRIVE and CHECK the bios again the cd rom option re-appears. I don't know if this information can assist you all in HELPING me. Please help me ThanksJumper settings are most likely not properly configured.What has happened prior to this? Any monkeying about INSIDE the case for any reason? Are the devices SEEN in the BIOS correctly, apart from boot order? How old is the machine?Check in Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager and see how the CD drive is listed.
Is there a yellow question mark next to it ? ?
If so right clik select remove and re-boot...XP will automatically re-install it.

normally i cant get anything from this POST, so why i will SPAM?

i only want to share some site that is very nice for some US resident and i dont know if they shipped in other countries (sorry for me im in Philippines)


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You have to register on their blog to purchase it, but it takes like 2 seconds and then SHOOTS you off to the PayPal page to purchase the little bad boy......not an advertisement, thought it was the dam cheapest HDD Ive seen in a while and thought Id pass it along.

I am USING Windows XP.I have recorded a song with MUSIC in sound recorder a few days back. What I did was Using Windows Media Player, I played the midi music and using sound recorder I recorded my VOICE. So when I played back, the song and the music heard together. But now when I tried to do
the same thing, I am hearing only my voice and not the music. Can anyone TELL me how can I solve the problem.
Did you mute your mike ?

:-? Can any ONE tell me of a web site that explains boolean LOGIC gates in the simplest terms possible. Thanks.Welcome to the CH forums.

Look here..

There's a lot more info available on the WWW. Google a bit here and there.

Come back if there's something you just can't get your head around.

Thanks,I'll have a look and see what it has to offer.You can find the basics here... http://www.google.com.au/intl/en/help/basics.html
I rarely use more than [highlight]+[/highlight], [highlight]-[/highlight], and [highlight]" "[/highlight] for searches.Do you DRINK Raptor?lolQuote

Do you drink Raptor?

Well Rob, I started to follow your last bit of advice and decided to take a look at the configuration of the router in the Kansas City office. Someone questioned me and said "That router is brand new, there shouldn't be anything WRONG with the router." Well duh, I know its new, I bought it (light bulb went on over my head) I took one of our laptops and connected it directly to the internet, bypassing the router, with the router static IP configured in the TCP/IP properties of the laptop. And guess what.... Outlook worked just the way it was supposed to. I was ABLE to sign on instantaneously. So I did a complete reset/reconfiguration of the router and now nobody is having any problems. Easy fix hey? It would have been even nicer if I would have thought about this before going through all of this. Thanks again to everyone that put in their two CENTS worth.I MISSED something before:

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They do not have a FIREWALL ... at their office.

Seriously, he should be fired on the spot. From a cannon. There's absolutely no excuse for that negligence.

How to make a 65 char per line to totally align in MSWORD?

that means I want to print, and for that whatever i copy from my email program to MS Word I want to align that totally spread in per line of MS Word (as much space per line can be seen in print view).

How to do that? I mean how to do for the whole docuent (say if it is a 15 page document)WordWrap...under tools i believe...

patio. 8-)Why would you want to do that? And wouldn't line endings at 78 characters be more normal?

There are other ways of doing this; send you message in plain text, then cut and paste the message (which should now have its lines wrapped/truncated) from your sent folder.

Or am I missing the point?Hi

I think, you somehow misunderstood it.

The emails i am copying arein 65 CHARS per line.

When i copy that to word then it remains 65 chars per line.

Now when I print, there is much blank place left and that's why it requires
many papers to print (say if a document is actually 15 page, due to 65 chars per line aignment it goes to take 25 page)

I want to make that 65 chars per line to 78 chars per line in MS word.

Is there any way to do that?Yep, I now understand what you're trying to do.

The characteristic of these emails is that after every 65 characters or so, there's a paragraph mark. (Go to Tools-->Options-->View; display all, and you'll see them.)

Here's a cunning trick, in steps:

• do a find/replace --> SEARCH for "^p^p" (two paragraph marks one after the other) and replace with "#PARAGRAPH#" (or some other unique code) - these are the REAL paragraphs that we want to retain
• repeat the first step until no more double paragraphs are found
• then do a find/replace for single paragraphs --> search for "^p" - leave the replace box blank - these are the spurious paragraphs that we want to remove
• repeat that step until no more paragraph marks remain in the document (you won't be able to remove the very last one in the document)
• finally do a search/replace --> search for "#PARAGRAPH#" (or whatever you chose in step 1) and replace with "^p"

My 3 gig 1996 hard drive has been partitioned (a LONG time ago) and worked fine until recently.
The first partition still works, its in FAT16 format, the second partition appears in FDISK, but has no format what so ever. I don't really want to delete the partition with no format.

The last time the second partition (the one that has no format now) worked, was before I upgraded DOS to version 6.22 (it was stuck at a VERY makeshift version of 4.01 )and I am supposing this was the cause, but how do I fix it?

Also, after upgrading, I had problems. So I formatted drive C:\ (only the FAT16 drive, not the second partition) so I could do a fresh install, and then I installed DOS 6.22, and drive D:\ was no longer present.

I cant see D:\ in Windows 3.1, or DOS 6.22.

(C:\ is the FAT16 drive partition that was reformatted;
D:\ was the drive that was probably once FAT16, but lost its FAT16 format, this D: is the actual DOS Extended drive)

OS: Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS Version 6.22; 90MHz processor, and SOMEWHERE around 19MB RAM, with 3 GB hard drive... (its a Gateway laptop) it only has a few minor, detected, bad clusters... Scandisk was run recently

(BTW: I believe that this QUALIFIES for more than one category, and that's why its here in the "Others" section... its kind of a mix of Microsoft Windows, DOS, and Hardware... so I put it here)D: needs to be formatted first before you can use it....Quote

D: needs to be formatted first before you can use it....

If it can't be seen by Fdisk you'd think it's not assigned a drive letter. You don't need to format it, but you can try assigning it a drive letter with a Windows XP PC and take your data off?

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If it can't be seen by Fdisk you'd think it's not assigned a drive letter. You don't need to format it, but you can try assigning it a drive letter with a Windows XP PC and take your data off?

It can be seen by FDISK, and it does not have a drive letter in FDISK...

I cant exactly plug this hard drive into a Windows XP computer... it has a custom connection to the laptop that isn't found in computers.

A conversion kit?

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A conversion kit?

google

Our Own Tutorial

patio. 8-)

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A conversion kit?

google

Our Own Tutorial

patio. 8-)

Well... I dont exactly see how that helps. This tutorial is for Windows XP Commands, and I don't have Windows XP... I have Ye-Old Original actual DOS 6.22

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A conversion kit?

google

Our Own Tutorial

patio. 8-)

Well... I dont exactly see how that helps. This tutorial is for Windows XP Commands, and I don't have Windows XP... I have Ye-Old Original actual DOS 6.22

I inadvertantly sent you some of the newer info i was reading up on...

Start Here...

patio. 8-)

I'll try again...

The FDisk tutorial takes you thru the entire process step by step.

Try from the beginning and read carefully.

patio.

A conversion kit?

Here it is, I never would have believed it! A WATER cooled graphics card and can also be used on SLI config. 8-)

[highlight]http://www.dinoxpc.com/News/news.asp?ID_News=11351&What=News[/highlight]

I'm actually not surprised...
Gaming is more detailed now, and faster, more powerful cards are needed. Whenever you cram a lot of power and speed into something small (like a graphics card) you get a lot of HEAT. If they would just make those cards a little bit bigger, imagine the speeds they COULD run at...

perhaps exterior graphics cards will come soon, to overcome the size issue...Quote

perhaps exterior graphics cards will come soon, to overcome the size issue...

Hi EVERYONE,

Lately on my MSN hotmail account, I have encountered a problem. It started when I was in a conversation with my friend, he sent me an e-mail and I havent recieved it, even at this POINT. But every message that I sent from that point on in the conversation BOX said that it could not be delivered. Ive checked my connection and its fine. I can still browse the internet. But Im waiting on a number of important e-mails that I have not recieved even thought they have already been sent and everyones starting conversations but every time I reply it is not recieved at their end and it doesnt make me seem very nice. Please HELP if you can.

From Peter.Try repairing your connection using the MSN connection wizard under Tools -> Options -> Connections

Or log back in and out.And if what Raptor said doesent work, then remove the contact, and add it again. If that doesent work, contact MSN.Quote

Hi everyone,

Lately on my MSN hotmail account, I have encountered a problem. It started when I was in a conversation with my friend, he sent me an e-mail and I havent recieved it, even at this point. But every message that I sent from that point on in the conversation box said that it could not be delivered. Ive checked my connection and its fine. I can still browse the internet. But Im waiting on a number of important e-mails that I have not recieved even thought they have already been sent and everyones starting conversations but every time I reply it is not recieved at their end and it doesnt make me seem very nice. Please help if you can.

From Peter.

Umm, the connection wizard was the first thing I tried and this problem started about three days ago so Ive logged in and out many times but the problem persists. The IMessaging problem occurs with all of my contacts not just one, but I'll try it. And if I contacted MSN theyd have to reply with an email which I can't recieve. But on the other hand I could get a Gmail account. Are they better??

Not sure if there's a BETTER place to post this, but here goes...
A friend of mine has a Konica Digital Revio KD-310Z camera, which he dropped in some water a while ago
He shut it off and put it near a radiator with batteries etc removed to dry out for a few hours
However, it now refuses to even turn on, it just flashes a LITTLE red light and doesn't do anything else, then makes a loud beeping noise after a few minutes and shuts off
Do you guys think this camera's dead, or is there any hope of reviving it?
Doesn't matter so much if it's dead, he has a really good SLR camera too, but I was kinda hoping he'd give it me if I fixed it...he's given me 2 cameras already, both of which don't work any more, but have not been physically damaged or mistreated

Speaking of which (and I know this post might be getting a bit long now) one of the AFOREMENTIONED cameras is a Goodmans G-Shot 3021Z. The problem is that it will take pictures, movies etc, but will not save them onto an memory card (using a Kingston 128Mb SD card). Any ideas, or should I consign it to the scrap heap?
The other camera is a Trust 820 LCD Powercam Zoom, and everything is out of focus on it when it tried to focus on far-away objects, eg ACROSS the road or when I have the sky in the frame. Closer photos turn out OK. Have tried changing all the settings but to no avail. Any ideas, or should I junk it?
Finally, my dad's camera is a Nikon Coolpix 220 (I think) which displays "system error" on the screen when it is turned on.
Is this a goner too?
Long post, and probably in the wrong place, but any help would be appreciatedThe swimming camera has definitely bitten the dust.

Pretty much the same with the senile camera, the short-sighted camera and the junkie camera.

Sorry.

These disposable items (yes, really thought of as disposable, these days!) are almost never worth the cost of repairing. You might be able to sell them for parts on eBay though.What the *censored* are you doing with your camera's ? :-?Quote

The swimming camera has definitely bitten the dust.

Pretty much the same with the senile camera, the short-sighted camera and the junkie camera.

Sorry.

These disposable items (yes, really thought of as disposable, these days!) are almost never worth the cost of repairing. You might be able to sell them for parts on eBay though.

What the *censored* are you doing with your camera's ?

I wasn't the one who bought the Trust camera, it ws my friend...personally I thought it wouldn't last a few weeks, I was quite surprised when it lasted a whole year and a bit...

My computer was taking a full five minutes to reboot every time, in spite of having mega everything. Someone told me I had too many things running and should disable some of them. I went through & THOUGHT I was being extremely careful, checking to see what the services were and what programs were dependent upon them. But after rebooting I cannot get my computer to do anything. It boots up and freezes up almost immediately. I can click on "my computer" and thats as far as I get before it freezes. I cannot even turn it off or restart it, I have to turn off the power strip to shut it down.

Somebody PLEASE HELP!!! I have tax info on there that needs to be submitted by Monday 10/16/06! I cannot believe my computer would allow me to change a function that would essentially "kill" it - GOOD GRIEF!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

CC
It sounds like you forgot to provide us with a LOT of detail...

What is your operating system (XP, ME, 2000, 98, 95, NT, 3.x... )
How much RAM does your computer have?
How much Hard Drive Space does your computer have?
What is the processor speed?
Do you have any antivirus protection? Spyware protection? Adware protection?
When did the problem start?
And do you have a floppy drive?Before Windows starts, press F8 and choose 'last KNOWN good configuration'

Scan for viruses, spyware and trojan horses.Sorry, I have Windows XP Home Edition. I'm at work & don't remember my RAM, GIG, HERTZ or any of that off hand except that it was way more than I would ever need. I have AOL which has some spyware program & I often run Adaware. This problem began immediately after I disabled several services and then rebooted. I assumed it was related to something I disabled.What services did you disable and why?

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A Windows service provides functionality to the operating system and user accounts regardless of whether anyone is logged into a system. Windows XP comes with around four dozen services enabled by default, INCLUDING ones that many people consider superfluous like Remote Registry, Alerter, and SSDP DISCOVERY (Universal Plug and Play). A question many Windows administrators commonly have is therefore, which services can I safely disable? [highlight]What if I told you that for at least basic functionality like Web surfing and application execution, Windows doesn’t need any services?[/highlight] In fact, you can also do those things without system processes like Winlogon.exe, the interactive logon manager, and Lsass, the local security authority subsystem.

My computer was taking a very long time to start up & someone told me it was because of too many things running. I don't know exactly what I disabled, but I checked dependencies first and didn't disable anything that sounded like I could possibly need it. In fact, most of the items had no dependencies other than networking, remote access, or Windows Messaging, none of which I use at home. It just never ocurred to me that I could do something fatal, atleast not without a message saying something like "WARNING: If you disable this, you will never be able to use this computer again!" or "Are you sure? This can NEVER be undone".

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Ok Im 18 and nevermind if it is against the rools.. I confronted my neighbor that i couldnt crack it and he gave me the network key.. Thanks for all the help GUYS....

Ok Im 18 and nevermind if it is against the rools.. [highlight]I confronted my neighbor that i couldnt crack it and he gave me the network key[/highlight].. Thanks for all the help guys....

heres a start....

00000000000000001 dam!!
00000000000000002 dam!!!
00000000000000003 dam!!
00000000000000004 dam!!

hey if you KEEP this up you might crack it in a few years....

Kind of an open ended question here how do yall feel about Lime Wire? and do you think it is safe to use? Beats me, I don't use those kind of programs. I've had my fair share of Edonkey and KAZAA (Lite) many years ago. Now I only use BitTorrent.

I like Newsgroups too. Hey there matey,
I personaly use Limewire and i think it is safe, PROVIDED you know what your doing. Songs are fine, movies can be dodgey becuase some people rename the movies so its porn. So if you download a movie i recommend watching it before you start going off showing it to people. The other issue, which is more serious is the subject of Virus's, if you download a program then there are a few simple things you should look out for. For example NEVER download an .EXE file, they are all blatently virus's, also if its a full game you are looking for and there are files that are in the KB or just brinking on the MB then stay away from them, despite the file type. Hope this helps.


Chrisi agree with chriscool. NEVER download an .EXE and always take into consideration the file size. if a rather large game with good graphics is about 700kb's or 1.1mb's, then you have got to be suspicious. also, never download a .MOV file. all they ever do is redirect you to an internet site.Quote

also, never download a .MOV file. all they ever do is redirect you to an internet site.

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also, never download a .MOV file. all they ever do is redirect you to an internet site.

Oh cool, never new that, ive also noticed that .mov are most often porn.

download problems.can someone tell me whats wrong in simple terms as im not computer literate.when trying to watch movies downloads from windows media player press on download nothing happens sometimes it does then i press download then it downloads theni press open when downloaded. then it says unable to open or read file its so frustrating.i think some files might be correpted or missing i realy dont know.i have installed things like QUICK time divex etc nothing works help/sometimes when downloading statemement says you nead to install new codec for windows media player to operate so i do that then it says somethin like cant find file unable to read or etc.Please take the time to explain your problem again using white LINES and punctuation.

And give us more information on the problem as well.

I got a headache and still didn't understand it.

Complete sentences, punctuation, APPROPRIATE spacing and coherent thoughts are the MINIMUM requirements for me to participate.The google translator was no help at all...

patio. 8-)He's Short on Codec's

Get the Kaza Lite Mega Codec Pack, your Google Button will Bring you to it.Quote

He's Short on Codec's

Get the Kaza Lite Mega Codec Pack, your Google Button will Bring you to it.

He's Short on Codec's

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He's Short on Codec's

Short on something.

He doesn't look like someone i would trust....

[highlight]Here's a GOOD ONE for ya...[/highlight]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6036497.stm

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Alan <><

Any interesting RSS news feeds out there?

So far I've got 3 news channels, one of them being the BBC. The other being two national news agencies.What exactly is an RSS feed? Is it a scrolling bar across the browser with the latest data about whatever you're RRSing?

Alan <>< A lot of websites use them so that you can browse through their (Daily) articles without actually having to visit the website.

Internet Explorer is not RSS capable (What else is new? ), so if you're not a firefox user you might not know it at all.

Ouch RSS guide

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What is RSS?

RSS is a method by which you can keep up to date with all your favourite websites, blogs and news sources easily. Rather than go to every site you like to see whether it has been updated, wouldn't it be cool to have the new headlines sent to you as soon as new entries or stories appear? Well, RSS can help you with this - and it certainly saves a lot of clicking around.

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It's rather clever, and it KEEPS you up to date with minimum hassle. When you see the phrase 'RSS feed', think of it as 'headlines that come to me'.

Not all websites provide RSS feeds, but it is growing in popularity. Other sites with RSS include our own BBC News site, The Guardian, most weblogs, Wired and MANY others.

Sometimes you might see RSS feeds referred to as 'news feeds', 'feed', 'XML' or 'Atom' ... but they all do the same thing.

Internet Explorer is not RSS capable (What else is new? ), so if you're not a firefox user you might not know it at all.

Absolutely not true. IE definitely will display pages with RSS content. I created a page with nothing but a web feed to illustrate the point: http://home.earthlink.net/~dderolph/ELCAwebfeed.htm. I'm viewing it in IE right now.

It came from here: http://www.elca.org/webfeeds/default.asp

Hello,

My university has blocked students who are using their network from downloading songs or getting a connection to software were you can download songs from. I understand that some people may not WANT to help me try and find a way to enable me to download songs as it is illegal. However, is there any way I can do something with the network settings to enable me to get access to limewire or nething like that? I was talkin to a member of staff at the uni and he told me that although it is illegal i should ask a computer person as they may no how to get you access to it.
Please help
Emmasorry we dont do illegal stuff here.. What is the consequences if you are caught violating their RULES? Is it worth it?

What are you studying at your university? Ethics?The university I'm currently studying at has strong firewall rules on the network.

If we get caught doing anything we shouldn't (p2p, porn, music / movie downloading, file sharing, running a server, ETC...) then our connection is cut and we have to do the walk of shame to the IT department.

I have never had to go through the process (though I know somebody that has) but to get cut off with a deadline looming... not good!My son has a similar rule at his school. He elected to follow the rules of their network usage as a matter of principle. I don't think you ever get bad results with that approach.lol... i BROKE the rules at my old high school then my senior yr they asked me to take a class where i help the tech group out and i gave them my note book with all of the loop HOLES of the network.... lol so it can be a good thing just depends on the school.Use a HTTP tunneler.

Fight the power!depends on if they have those blocked.. after a while my high scholl finally blocked all of the ones i knew.

I can print a webpage or from Wordperfect just fine but when I try to print from Abobe Reader 6, the page does not print right. It will have some colors print OK but most lines and colors are faded.

I have a Dell Dimension E310 running Windows XP 2nd EDITION and a Epson Stylus Photo R300 PRINTER.

Any help will be apreciated.Have you tried CONFIGURING your printer before printing?Thanks for the REPLY but I am not sure how to configure the printer before printing.Quote

Thanks for the reply but I am not sure how to configure the printer before printing.

please help if anyone knows how to!
My computer creates two copies of everything on its desktop- one real shortcut (if shortcut) and one false. When one of the copies i s DELETED, the other one stops opening the program, and when I attepmpt to delete and the second one, a message appears "cannot delete file. Cannot read from the specified source or location." have you ever met that kind of problem, does anyone know how to solve it?How much free space is on that HDD ? ?

Have you RAN CHKDSK LATELY ? ?

Right click on the C: drive in My Computer and SELECT Tools and run disk checking from there.

patio. 8-)Scan for viruses/spyware

OK Here is what I have.
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name KENSLAPTOP
System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
System Model HP Pavilion dv5000
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 14 Stepping 8 GenuineIntel ~1596 Mhz
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 14 Stepping 8 GenuineIntel ~1596 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Hewlett-Packard F.15, 6/13/2006
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2765 (xpsp.050928-1517)"
User Name KENSLAPTOP\Ken Seaman
Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 525.87 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page FILE Space 2.38 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

Here's the question if I wanted to do a low level format how would I do that?
Second question is there any use in running a registry cleaner other than CCleaner?
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Here's the question if I wanted to do a low level format how would I do that?

Second question is there any use in running a registry cleaner other than CCleaner?

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Here's the question if I wanted to do a low level format how would I do that?

You'll need a program like Killdisk or the HDD's manufacturer their diagnostic/low-level format software

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Second question is there any use in running a registry cleaner other than CCleaner?

There are different Registry cleaners, some are automated, some are a bit weak and others are manual.

I use Regcleaner(Click) which is a manual registry cleaner.

Here's the question if I wanted to do a low level format how would I do that?
Second question is there any use in running a registry cleaner other than CCleaner?

Run the Killdisk

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Run the Killdisk

Well not gonna run it om my Laptop it is for a refurb I am putting together for someone. Scary HUH!!

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Well not gonna run it om my Laptop it is for a refurb I am putting together for someone. Scary HUH!!

never used killdisk but I'm sure it's OK if people suggest it.
Fidsk or windows XP partition tool, (on boot up from xp CD) are both very safe and will wipe the disk enough for a re-install of windows.

Raptor, just how does a manual registry cleaner work? Is what way is it manual?

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Well not gonna run it om my Laptop it is for a refurb I am putting together for someone. Scary HUH!!

never used killdisk but I'm sure it's OK if people suggest it.
Fidsk or windows XP partition tool, (on boot up from xp CD) are both very safe and will wipe the disk enough for a re-install of windows.

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Well not gonna run it om my Laptop it is for a refurb I am putting together for someone. Scary HUH!!

never used killdisk but I'm sure it's OK if people suggest it.
Fidsk or windows XP partition tool, (on boot up from xp CD) are both very safe and will wipe the disk enough for a re-install of windows.

Actually, they're not very safe. The quick-format will not even wipe reformat the HDD and the other format option probably isn't DoD compliant.

Well, I'm not sure if KillDisk is either, though, but it's pretty decent. It can also immediatly tell you if there are any dead bad sectors on the HDD.

Second question is there any use in running a registry cleaner other than CCleaner?

Ahhhh maybe I didn't make myself clear, what I mean by very safe is that unlike a low-level format you can not physically damage your HDD with fdisk or xp boot disk. Sorry for not making myself clear,

[size=12] :-?Can anyone CLEARLY explain to me how one uses the perfomance tools and the MONITORING tools to record all the baseline perfomance settings in the SERVER & what are the tools used to do such task[/size] :-?It depends on what you want to monitor...It'd probably be easiest to start with something like SiSoft SANDRA, to do a complete system audit and to produce a benchmarks report.

Hello hello....What is the difference between a Intel P4 2.80 512/533 and a Mobile Intel P4 2.80 512/533 PROCESSOR -- for a DIMENSION 4500? I can't figure it out. THANKS for all your help! I APPRECIATE it! VincentMobile versions of PROCESSORS are usually used in laptops and certain slimline, low-power hardware.Are there any differences in speed?

an I make my own stream vidoes with winamp? If so how? If not, any know how? All information on this would be appreciated! Thanks.You need a server to stream content over the WEB.

I dont think that WinAmp can do that, but then again, its been YEARS since I have used WinAmp...


You should be able to upload most .mp3 .wma and other music types to a webserver and when a user opens it, it should open in their web browser.

You would have to use plugins to get it on your site by IMPLEMENTING objects or something like that....


Is that what you wanted to know? We can give you more information on that or something ELSE if needed.I am using this site to upload, http://www.archive.org/web/web.php, i can upload my file just fine.. and have it dled.. by.. im wanting to create a stream of a movie so I can watch it in the game called Second Life. It has to be in quicktime format.VLC can do streaming. It's free and it's in the software FAQ. See the link in my signature.Ok, I'm using the VLC media player to stream then using this website to upload. http://www.archive.org/details/movies The problem is, it has to be in quicktime for Second Life to be able to play it. anyways, im having a problem with it. I'm uploading the .mov but the site is only putting the link up for dl and not a stream. So I have to change the format on this site to mpeg4. SL wont READ it then.. can anyone help more PLEASE?

Assume you took the FLAP off.

Other than cosmetic would it matter?Hi all,
Well I fitted the DVD drive ok ( from the front ) without breaking anything so all that leaves is the flap problem. As you cant buy a spring and it seems to be a very low priority in repair shops etc I think I will just have to SEE if I can get a spring out of a childs toy or maybe CUT ONE down from something else and take it from there.
Thanks a lot guys, you have been a great help

I remember reading somewhere in a computer magazine that it's possible to send an e-mail from any email address. EXAMPLE, say my email were [emailprotected], the article said that this certain service or site allowed me to send it from like '[emailprotected]'. I've since lost the article.

Anyone KNOW how to do this?Its called Spoofing and is affilieated with SPAM in some cases.

You can do this in Outlook Express legally IF you own the site you are sending it from.

Also, people will not be able to send to the address that they see.
If they try, they will get a post master delivery status faliure error, and it will cause problems.


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Anyone know how to do this?

Here's a website with some fun toys.
http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/entertainment/

:DHey, I don't think it's any cover slipped off by accident. All I saw was on the left side, some sort of sliding aparatus which I nudged with a screwdriver. It moves over almost in the shape of a quarter moon towards what appears to be a switch. It's sqare and has a black dot in the center front of it. That's all.

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:DHey, I don't think it's any cover slipped off by accident. All I saw was on the left side, some sort of sliding aparatus which I nudged with a screwdriver. It moves over almost in the shape of a quarter moon towards what appears to be a switch. It's sqare and has a black dot in the center front of it. That's all.

That was.. Out of the blue... :-?

POS Advertising.

I HOPPING someone might have a solution to a problem I have.

We are a retail store. We want to put up some LCD’s and TV’s up around the store to run power point ADS on them.

What I would like to do is run power point on one pc and have it show on 2 LCD SCREENS and 2 TV’s. All 4 of these units are up to 150ft from each other. How should I go about making this work? If you think where would be a better way I would love to hear them?

Thanks
There's a VGA splitter device available which can split up to 8 monitors. I'll let you know the name of the device tomorrow. We use one too for PPP.KVM switch? We use a 8 switch one in our server room but all the pc's are all right there not 150ft way. Think there is one that works over IP?No, not a KVM switch. It was a VGA splitter of some kind. It allowed all monitors to be on at the same time.

Have patience and I'll let you know tomorrow after work. When you got me thinking on the KVM switch I WENT down the right road. They are called ewms1000 media streamer connections. Made by avocent. I can hook them up to any kind of vga or TV unit and STREAM video from a PC or DVD up to 1000ft away. (Line of sight.)

Thanks for the info. The one we have at work is a Videoview 8 VGA port switch costing 80 pounds..

I'm looking to START a good free forum for our Computer Science STUDENTS to TALK and stuff.. can anyone RECOMMEND a good one?http://www.yabbforum.com/ Great one. We are using it at the moment.
I have another one of my own.
Free and open source, go beyond your imagination. Do whatever you want.I've used http://www.phpbb.com/. I did not download it; I installed it from the web host's admin panel, but you can download it from http://www.phpbb.com/. Worked fine for me. I've never used YaBB, so can't comment on how they compare from an admin viewpoint.

I PROBABLY should rephrase that, because it only seems to be stores that lie about things being free.

Flamei pressed the FART BUTTON once. as i expected it redirected me to a site, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FART SOUND!! after REALIZING i clicked on it for nothing, i felt dissapointed and dirty.

How do you edit pictures LIKE changing a text so it looks like it has been done that way?The method depends on the PICTURE. Show us a picture you want to change, and we can give you some pointers.Quote

How do you edit pictures like changing a text so it looks like it has been done that way?

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How do you edit pictures like changing a text so it looks like it has been done that way?

You mean like some of the images posted in Julius Caesar's thread called Don't Win Money, right? You might PM Julius, although I'd rather see any discussion of it in the public forum.

My guess is that he used Paint, used the "brush" tool to cover the original text, carefully selecting color to try to match the surrounding color in the original image, and then added the new text.

i want to try to change like some stuff with this brand name...

[size=14]In http://www.worldtimeserver.com you can see current times at different places around the world.

Click the "current times" option to see current times.

You can also see current times of your FAVOURITE locations (at the right HAND side of the page).

To set your favourite locations, just click the "profile" tab, and CHECK your favorite locations.

Now again go to the "current times" page , and you see your favourtie locations on the right hand side).

You don't need to LOGIN or register either.

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Looks useful, I bookmarked it. [highlight]But I refuse to accept their cookies.[/highlight]

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Looks useful, I bookmarked it. [highlight]But I refuse to accept their cookies.[/highlight]

You Rebel

1) Does good quality monitor (i.e. monitor from a reputed company which is highly priced) consume less electricity than a monitor from a not-so-reputed company?

2) Does reducing brightness or contrast of the monitor consume less electricity?

4) Will a defective monitor consume more electricity (say a monitor whose picture tube has become weak due to overuse) ?

4) At certain times when the PC hangs, I shut down the PC by switching it off ( not through the proper shut down method). Does it affect the monitor also?

5) While surfing internet, there are times when i read or take note. that means I am not browsing pages then. Will it consume less electricity then, than while browsing?

Note: Some questions may seem stupid, but I need a reply. Smiley

We don't mind doing your homework for you, Shouvik.

Hello - my first time here. I had to take my HP 1350 printer away from the computer and when I decided to set it up again it indicates that I need a startup cd for the WIZARD to run. I cannot find one anywhere here - is there a site where I can get such ? Thanks, steve in so azI suggest you GO to HP 1350 printer, select the exact product you have, and download the Software & driver for it. Thanks for helping me out. I went there and it looks like I have to buy the cd - is this normal ? Seems like they would download one to me free. I am not real knowledgeable about computers so any help would be appreciated. Thanks, steveYou can download the basic driver free, but the bundled software has to be ordered and paid for from HP. What are they wanting to charge for it? That is standard for elaborate printers and many scanners.Hold the phone ! Think I have it. It's downloading now - will take 2 hours Thanks, steveOn SECOND THOUGHT it's up to almost 3 hours now so think I'll try to call them instead and see if they can send a cd. thanks, steveQuote

You can download the basic driver free, but the bundled software has to be ordered and paid for from HP. What are they wanting to charge for it? That is standard for elaborate printers and many scanners.

Right. But, at least sometimes, software, in addition to the driver, is free, such as [highlight]HP Photosmart Essential software for photo editing, printing, and sharing[/highlight]. This appears to be more than a printer driver; it appears to be photo editing software.

I have created several web pages using MS Publisher and loaded them on CD (&AMP; DVD) together with Legacy Family Tree and "linked" them with hyperlinks which are prefaced "D:\"; which works okay on my disc drive (and my son's which also is a "D" drive), but of course the hyperlinks don't work on computers which use say "G:\" drives for their comact discs. Can anyone suggest how I can format the files so that the hyperlinks to the files work on any drive?You COULD try making the links again but with a relative PATH, IE instead of "D:\" use "\". This works on my flash drive, I use an autorun file with relative paths to open my portable applications when I plug it in. Obviously the drive letter changes from computer to computer, so relative paths are the only way.Thanks Calum, I have tried that and it works!! Thanks so much, that was of GREAT assistance. CheersGood, I'm glad it worked for you

Widows XP, And I am talking about this site.

Who are you going to be this time ? ?

Glad you got it sorted. Good JOB So it's now opening a FOLDER full of shortcuts instead of SEARCHING and reading 3.5G of file headers...GET it ? ?

Now that this computer has been "cleaned up" literally and figuratively, i'm thinking that i should back up the HD and maybe make a bootable CD. i know that there is a difference in backing up and imaging but i want to know if an image can be made without owning one of the imaging software programs? Someone told me that there is a way to do it remotely and store it there after you're finished. Does anyone know what that site is called and if it's safe?

Then if i do need to buy one of the programs which one is easiest to use? If i am not MISTAKING, one of the external hard drives that i purchased came with one but i could never figure it out. If i remember the name of it i'll post it later.

If i "back up" using DVD's about how many do i need for a 250 gig HD that is only is only 18% used?

Should i WAIT until the back up or image is made before installing a VOIP program?Quote from: Kryptonite on August 26, 2008, 06:31:39 AM

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Easiest and best is Norton Ghost.

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If i "back up" using DVD's about how many do i need for a 250 gig HD that is only is only 18% used?

Do the arithmetic. (250*0.18) / 4.7

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Should i wait until the back up or image is made before installing a VOIP program?

Do it after.

"Do the arithmetic. (250*0.18) / 4.7"

So "backing up" means copying the unused space also? If not the figures are different aren't they?

If i "back up" using DVD's about how many do i need for a 250 gig HD that is only is only 18% used?

I HOPE someone out there can help!! Ever SINCE Labor Day my computer has been acting up. I'm not even sure where to start. I have a HP Windows XP. Protected by Norton. I use Internet Explorer and Charter Communications is my broadband SUPPLIER. I use them for my home page. I have Yahoo as a search engine. I don't know my way around computers that much so be patient with me.
What is happening is .. When I open my homepage I may only GET 1/3 or 1/2 of it so I have to refresh to see it all. I also get my email from there and sometimes have trouble logging on to it but not as much as my husband has logging on to his...he uses Yahoo. When you try to log on to it you get a menu box showing in box, draft, send, trash etc. but it you HIT in box it won't let you in. We have tried double-clicking and still can't get it to open. (2) have tried erasing temp files,cookies etc. nothing happen. so thought about going to system restore and go back to a better time. System restore doesn't work! Put in different days click next follow all instructions nothing! Tried defragmenting Disk D and C. D is recovery and doesn't need it. C won't let you do it! (3) Yahoo won't let you search, when you type in an address it will take you somewhere else or won't move at all. Charters' homepage has Google on it and I have to use it. Never had to do this before. (4) And last, my computer is so slow getting anything downloaded!! It is like I have dial up but I don't. and I called Charter and they ran a test and said the speed was fine, and didn't think it was their problem. I don't know if this is a virus and I need to talk with Norton or if this is in my hard drive or Yahoo is having a problem. Can you help?What browser? What version?

Also....
Download HijackThis:
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download
Click on Download HijackThis Installer
Post HijackTHis log.My browers is Internet Explorer 7I asked also for HJT log....Sorry. Tried to get to this address for HJT log but it kept coming up saying "Website could not be displayed". No matter if I hit the address or typed it in. It does that alot when I try to search for something.OK. Let's try different approach. Download, and install Firefox: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/, and see, if you can navigate better with it.

Memory size is 128 mb. Memory TYPE is DDR SGRAM/SDRAM. Didn't see anything about bits.If you're a gamer, it may not be enough. I'm not, so I can't be sure.Have you not seen the words under my avatar? I will get more RAM, though usually games run pretty well on my COMPUTER. I will now stop posting here, as it is the wrong place. Thank you for your help.I just got gimp its confusing.Google gimp tutorials and you will find hundreds. There are also some good ones on YouTube.

http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/

http://www.gimp-tutorials.com/

http://gimp-tutorials.net/Quote

I just got gimp its confusing.

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I just got gimp its confusing.

At least, by now, you know, it's safe....ughhhhhhhhh

Probably image editing....but that's just a wild guess.

I just BOUGHT a PC with only a VGA port but the monitor I want has got both VGA and DVI-D. My question is how would I GET the digital input to the PC? Would I have to get a graphics card or a cable converter? The PC has INTEGRATED intel graphics media accelerator 3100.
ALSO - do these GRAPHIC cards come with the port connectors? Sorry but I have never installed anything before so I don't want to mess it up.You can just use the VGA port on the monitor, you don't need to use both.
Adapters are available however if in future you need one.
Hope this helps, and welcome to the forums.Thanks calum, but when I contacted Dell support the adviser seemed to think I would need an upgraded graphics card.
However, I shall do as you say if I can get a digital output that way.Quote from: Shela on September 03, 2008, 10:44:08 AM

Thanks calum, but when I contacted Dell support the adviser seemed to think I would need an upgraded graphics card.
However, I shall do as you say if I can get a digital output that way.

Thanks calum, but when I contacted Dell support the adviser seemed to think I would need an upgraded graphics card.

However, I shall do as you say if I can get a digital output that way.

i have this samsung syncmaster 950b and it's locked. how do i unlock it ? i have xp home p4 2.0 ghz 512ram 80 gbWhat do you mean its locked?
The Samsung Syncmaster is a MONITOR type... how did you lock your monitor?

Or did you lock your COMPUTER?
If you locked your computer, and not the monitor, then I would recommend typing in the password... if you bought it from someone, ask them what the password is. If its not yours, well, that's a separate problem, and you probably shouldn't have it. when i click on MENU, it says locked and i picked it up at a REUSED center, so ur telling me there is nothing i can do ?Ah, I understand now. Your On Screen Display (OSD) is locked.

Hold down the Degauss button for 30 SECONDS.
http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/t-35814.html

When i login there is NOTHING displayed on my main PAGE, can anyone help me with this PROBLEM? Thanks.Click here to find out what INFORMATION I should add when submitting a QUESTION?

When I turn on my computer my keyboard shows up as being functional, but once my computer has completely started up, the keyboard shuts off, and won't do a thing. When I un-plug the keyboard and re-plug it back in, it will just make a single beep noise and continue to not function whatsoever. I've tried the FN+F10, downloading softpoint...Help is greatly appreciated. Is your keyboard PS/2? If so, you must turn off your computer before unplugging it. What's Fn+F10 do?FN+F10 MAKES it so when you press keys such as "M" it will come out as a "0" instead.
It connects with a USB port. That's why I'm oh-so confused.

What had you DONE before problem occurred? I assume this is not a new keyboard?I've had it for about a year or so. The very last thing I did before I turned off my computer last night was played some sort of MMORPG. But when I turned on my computer this morning, the keyboard was as it is now. Did you change any settings for the MMORPG? BTW, I'm just collecting information. I most likely will not be able to help you, as I am a noob. I'm just TRYING to help pave the way for the experts until they get here.Haha, it's fine.
When I downloaded the MMORPG, I had to also download one of the previous patches so it would work. I don't know if that would have messed with my keyboard though. I don't know, what MMORPG is it? Is it reliable?It's Maple Story.
Quite embarrassed to say so, though. That game is quite CHILDISH through my eyes. Hey, play what you like. Don't think about what other people think. Be yourself.

So, it probably didn't do it, but then, I don't know much about it. Like I said, I doubt the extent of my knowledge can help you any longer.Well, thank you anyway.
I was able to check off some things on my LIST! Have you tried another keyboard?