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I wish to transfer all the accumulated DATA on a hard drive from an older computer to my NEWER one. Can this be handled proficiently by someone who "knows what they're doing', . . or am I asking for trouble. Obviously I don't want to lose/destroy anything . . .and want everything in the same place (?). Is this an operation that generally ' can be done / goes smoothly ' ?
I have about 25 G's of info to transfer ( from pics to Outlook Express files) to the newer 160G HD. What should I pay to have this done. ? Again, am I asking for trouble ? Thx. B.Applications will need to be REINSTALLED, and the operating system can not be transferred in this fashion successfully. Data files can be done in a variety of ways and without problem. Outlook Express has it's own methods.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q270670Please give me some examples of "Applications". Don't need to transfer the Operating System. Went to the LINK provided, but mostly Over My HEAD. Are you saying Outlook Express can be transferred, but in a different fashion, by someone adept at following specific Microsoft procedures ??Quote

Please give me some examples of "Applications". Don't need to transfer the Operating System. Went to the link provided, but mostly Over My Head. Are you saying Outlook Express can be transferred, but in a different fashion, by someone adept at following specific Microsoft procedures ??

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Tucker's MO is to challenge people who post inaccurate, misleading or dangerous advice.

I suspect that when the inaccurate, misleading and dangerous advice stops appearing, so will Tucker.

And before you ask, no I'm not.

I'm guessing this is an american forum because of the time, It currently says 1.18pm but its 8.18 in the UK, Can i change the clock?, I've looked in my profile but can't seem to change anything.Keep hitting "Change PREFERENCE" and you will GET a screen to change time zones. There are 4 SCREENS altogether, I believe.

My Dell laptop will not boot. It begins as normal but about 3/4 of the way through the start-up process, it shuts back down. I heard that it could be a fan problem, has anyone heard of this before or had this type of problem?It could be a lot of things but none of them good. Is it still under warranty? If so, call them at once. How about some details on the machine, it's age, and what preceeded this?Will get info on the machine tonight, it is at HOME. Nothing preceeded this it was working fine until I tried ONE day and nothing but partial start and then shut down. It seems to make it to the same point EVERY time and I'm guessing about 3/4 of the way through the start process then everything just shuts down like I never hit start.
The reason I asked about the fan is because a friend of mine said he heard on a television forum today a person called in with the same problem and he was TOLD it was the fan. Hard to believe isnt it, no way it gets HOT that fast is there? Or does it look for a fan run status, I wouldnt think so?
It is not a new machine so no warranty.Laptops do heat up and there are fans in there. Unfortunately Dell has no way to monitor system temps in a laptop, but you can run Everest Home (if it will run) and find out all that and a lot more:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

If it won't run at all, you should probably take it to the shop to have it looked at. Laptops should not be monkeyed with by the inexperienced. If the fan IS out an Intel CPU will shut down to save itself. (Since that is a Dell it is an Intel chip!) There are other things that could cause this as well.can you tell so i can i that for my knowlegde...

thanks,
unlovedwarriorBad power supply, defective battery shorting out, defective hard drive, defective motherboard come to mind quickly.thanks

I am trying to use older printer with my newer Dell Windows XP. I keep getting an alarm saying "call service 03" Does anyone know what this means. thanksI'm betting that printer is a rebranded HP. The alarm usually indicates that maintenance is required - a fuser UNIT needs replacement or whatever. Are you up to taking the printer apart and replacing components? If not, you probably need to get it looked at by a printer service engineer. But given that printers are so cheap nowadays, if the unit no longer prints, it might be as well just to replace it.Thanks, I have come to that opinion after working on it for hours. Thanks for your input. Frustrated in Kentucky.Speaking of that I went to get some ink cartridges for an older HP that certainly had a lot more life in it, but lacked eith a color or Black cartridge. My local Office Depot would sell me both for $62 + tax. Next to the cartridges were brand new HP's, with better resolution and the ink (full size cartridges) INCLUDED for $50. That says a lot about our society. I knew that most printer companies sold the low end ones for next to nothing just to get you hooked on the ink (The first one is always free!) but that was just ridiculous. At my office I have newer color printer, copier and scanner. It uses HP cartridges, and have to replace them very, very frequently. They cost in the $40's and $50's.

This old Star 4 laser printer was a lot cheaper to buy for. I have this one at home. My town does not have a store that refills ink cartridriges, but when I was in Colorada, my friend took her's by and had them refilled for only $18.

That I can affordI had two printers ruined by refilled ink cartridges. That was the only variable, so I'm sure about it. I avoid using them even though they are cheaper.I am a risk taker and I would use the refill method and hope for the BEST. Just don't have a store here. I bought some off of EBAY and the color cartridrige was bad. So I guess that is not a good idea either. You have any other suggestions to buy cartridges cheaper. If only we all had plenty of money!!!!!

I have Win 2000 installed on my 2 hard drives. I would like to install Win ME on my D drive. How do I do this?

Thanks
JohnWith Windows its always best to install the Older OS First,

Install ME onto Partition 2 "D:\", Standard Windows Install

Then Install 2000 on partition 1 "C:\" Also a standard Install

Windows 200 will take care of setting up the boot loader to handle both OS's if you install ME second , its going to be messy

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I would like to install Win ME on my D drive.

And the rest of that statement should be:

But we try to give correct advice, based on the information you provide. If I don't know I either clearly state that, ask for more information or don't advise. Certainly nothing is advised that is potentially harmful.

You cant Install ME where you want?

Thats a Kick in the Balls , its Even Worse than i thoght it was

In terms of where it should be installed, it is no different that Windows 95 or 98 or DOS of any variety for that matter. As I said, many people had NO problems with ME. It had a lot of shortcomings, but it was the beginning of one of the things many of you use a lot - System Restore, and if tweaked right and not abused it worked OK. If you want to talk a bizarre and worthless product you folks under 16 might want to research Microsoft Bob.

I have a flash memory 'ATMT Lite 256MB' mp3 player.

Uploaded songs worked fine, but then I deleted a couple, but can't reclaim the MB after I deleted the mp3's.... its says I have 86% FULL and only 2 songs which total 7MB at the most stored on it.

Can I restore / reset this at all to get back the memory... ?

PLUS ATMT website help *no good!*

thnx

I have never heard of that manufacturer, but what if you TRANSFER the files back to your HARD drive and format the device?Try looking for a 'hidden' RECYCLE bin on your flash drive. Select it to show 'Hidden files and folders'. You might jsut find a recycle bin


Chris

hey dead_reckon. here are a couple SOLUTIONS and pointers. the air conditioner is whats causing the overload.

Solutions

-place the air conditioner on a seperate circuit.
-run a new home-run to the plug being used by the air conditioner so that the plug is on its own dedicated circuit. (recommended to be done professionally)

Pointers

-don't touch the electrical panel, ur suggestions are liable to burn down the house.
-as what dl65 said, double pole breakers are MEANT for 230V while single pole breakers are meant for 120V. if u would like to make ur bedroom circuit 230V, say goodbye to most of ur electronics. Quote

i have wired many things for my self

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i have wired many things for my self

I think the point you may be missing is that there's a big difference between wiring a component and wiring a house. The bits of dl65's posts that you didn't understand or which were news to you should tell you that.

There is no shame in admitting the limits of your knowledge. People train to be domestic/industrial electricians for years. You aren't there yet, nor does anyone expect you to be. You do not know the regulations, and you do not have access to the (very expensive) testing equipment that electricians use. The regulations and equipment exist for people's safety. This is not an area in which people should compromise, cut corners or do things on the cheap. That is how people get killed.

When you're dead, you don't get the opportunity to say, "or maybe it should be a FIFTEEN amp fuse in that circuit..."

i never said i would try it, i can wire stuff, outlets, light switches, fans, ect, just basic stuff...

@nitro: my dad use to be a certified electrician, isnt now, he cant work

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i never said i would try it, i can wire stuff, outlets, light switches, fans, ect, just basic stuff...

@nitro: my dad use to be a certified electrician, isnt now, he cant work

then he should know other electricians that can do the work for him right?

Can you resize multiple photos at once, without having to do it to each one individually? Or does any one know of a program that will do it?(preferably freeware )



Thanks,



ViperI think Irfanview might be able to do this? Do you have any programming knowledge? If so you could write a script to do this USING ImageMagick. I think also that The Gimp can be scripted to do such things. If you USE The Gimp (free) you could then google for a module that does batch resizing.I'm not the best programmer in the world, But I am GOING to take two programming classes next year (hopefuly anyway) but for now, I'll look into the pre-made programs. To the Bat Mobile Google!

Thanks,



Viper


P.s. you'll be seeing me in the programming board in the comming futrue Okay, I put a bit more effort into your problem. I'd forgotten that amongst the >XP Powertoys<, there is a batch image resizer. Picassa can also do this (follow the software link in my sig for that one).I have a Fujifilm digital camera. The software that came with it, FinePix Viewer, will do batch resizing. I really was not aware of it until I read your post and then decided to see whether I have any software that has that capability. It was a pleasant surprise to learn this. When I select multiple photos and start the menu SEQUENCE to resize, FinePix Viewer asks me whether I want to modify the original or save to another folder.

While creating a post in blogger.com, theblog service from GOOGLE, the LATEST post is shifted upwards (i.e. shown at the top), and the prrevious post is shifted downwards.

Is there any WAY to keep latest post at the BOTTOM?

Is there anyway to (1) tell what programs are running in the background? And (2) What program is generating what files?
Example: I was trying to remove temp, bak and other files with G-Lock temp cleaner and get the error message, either the file is in use by another program or another user is using the file? THO I am the only ONE on the computer?

Compaq 5UVM11 (Z5000) Praserio
Athlon 1 gig processor
Windows XP Home EDITION, service pak 2
384 megs sdram
ATI Xstasy 9200SE vidio card
SoundMAX DIGITAL Audio

Im1sneakysnake
Ctrl+Alt+Delete...Task Manager will tell you.

patio. 8-) hijack this tells U running procesess as well as services (the stuff u dont see in the task manager)

Glad you are all fixed up and thanks for posting back. Just think how much easier this will be for you next time. Just come here and ask??? LOL No that Windows ME was alike ENOUGH to the Windows 98 but from what I read doesn't use DOS. The F1 key was the trick so I could actually get there. Hopefully there won't be a next time...

But a new question on an even older laptop IBM that has been not in use for a couple of years...

When I start it it asks for a PASSWORD??? It has Windows 95 on it and I believe it doesn't get past DOS. Is that one toast or can I bring it around???It depends if it is a BIOS password or a Windows password. A WIndows password can usually be avoided by pressingEscape.

A BIOS password is much different and more secure on a laptop than in a desktop. If that is the case, the only REAL cure is a motherboard replacement. Not cost effective at all, even if you can find one. If that is the case, there is no hope realistically. A desktop is east to get around, not so a laptop.

Let me know which it is. Pressing the F1 key at boot should let you know soon enough.I am afraid it must be a goner then. There is a little picture of what appears to be a disc with a padlock after it. You have 3 times to try and after the 3rd time control alt del doesn't even work. Oh well, thanks again for the help. Have a great rest of the weekend.Yep, sorry but those things are meant to be secure.Quote

Just come here and ask??? LOL No that Windows ME was alike enough to the Windows 98 but from what I read doesn't use DOS. The F1 key was the trick so I could actually get there. Hopefully there won't be a next time...

But a new question on an even older laptop IBM that has been not in use for a couple of years...

When I start it it asks for a password??? It has Windows 95 on it and I believe it doesn't get past DOS. Is that one toast or can I bring it around???

Help everytime i try to DL zip files a pop up KEEPS coming up SAYIN "acess to the specified device,path or FILE is denied.


Someone plz help me thanxAre you the administrator of the machine? Where are you TRYING to download them to? You can get this if it is being directed to a CD Drive or a directory you do not have access to.

Create a folder called Download and put them in there. Does this help? What malware protection are you using?Do you have a specific zip program installed?

Here's my avatar offer to ROSS. It's a 2,819 byte, 65x47 pixel (same size as what you're displaying) version of your image, which is based on a 21,603 byte, 485x353 pixel image.



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Here's my avatar offer to ROSS. It's a 2,819 byte, 65x47 pixel (same size as what you're displaying) version of your image, which is based on a 21,603 byte, 485x353 pixel image.

Its truly amazing.
One picture could have originally been 3-40MB, but sick PhotoShop or Fireworks on it and it will be 18.2KB

ross, i think he wanted you to DL the photo, then host it your self...

Photobucket probably has a limit on data traffic. So, if I get too many images out there that are actively being used, I may exceed the limit.

so i recently got a .bin file of the CHRONICLES of riddick movie, good movie, anyways i was wondering if there was a way to convert it to a VIDEO file type that nero vision EXPRESS 3, or if there is even a way to get it burnt to a dvd so it plays like one any insight would be greatly appreciated.crap sorry, that nero SUPPORTS, i LEFT that out my badAs a copyright-conscious public forum, regrettably we cannot assist you.Thread locked.

Whenever I insert a CD or DVD, it will not let my open it.
It just sits there, in the My Computer WINDOW, and doesn't ever open.
What could the problem be?A dying CD drive? The optics go long before the mechanics fail. That is, the tray continues to be able to open/close, but it will not function.Quote

A dying CD drive? The optics go long before the mechanics fail. That is, the tray continues to be able to open/close, but it will not function.

Is that the machine with limited resources?

I have installed a share printer with 4 computer in my wrokgroup net work.. but In one mechine that printer is not working properly.. I mean,, everday I NEED to install the share printer on that paricular mechine.. after I install the prinre again then it will work properly.. but next day it wont work..then I ll install again ... this happens for LAST 2 weeks..
so pls any1 give me a handAnswer these questions:

1) Printer brand/ Model.
2) OS of the computer in question and the computer the printer is connected to
3) Have either of the computers been turned off before the problem each time?
printer mode-l Hp laser jet 1010
all computers are in XP os
no never..
thanks 4 ur kind CONSIDERATION..pls tell a solution to SOLVE this probelmOn the computer that is having the problem, when you add the shared printer are you doing so in the Administrator account? (Its been a bit since I've had to do shared printers so I don't remember if the account matters, but better safe than sorry).

Did it just start not working recently, or has it been like that ever since you first shared the printer? If it did just start recently, how long did it go before it started acting up?

Had you made any changes, installed any new software on the computer that is acting up just prior to the problem?

Hi everyone. Ihave a computer stuck in standby mode and have had absolutely no success with bringing it out of this mode. I have tried everything that I have learned and ASKED several computer techs about this with no solution. Basically, it started with the cleaning of the key board and the sleep, power and wake keys being pressed almost at the same time and the screen indicating that the computer was going into standby mode. Thats been it from there onwards.
No matter what I have tried the computer will not reboot. On power up I have the fans, both the CD player and burner with power. I can open the trays and place a cd into them and it seems the drives are trying to access the disk but that's it. I think it might be in the Bios from what I have gleaned off the internet from a couple of sites, but I can not even get to that at the moment. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated at this point. Thanks.

Opeating system is Win XP Home
A Open Desk top PC
P4 2.0 ghz AX45-V motherboard
Is it a laptop or a dektop? How about some clues as to the hardware, operating system, etc. involved. Miss Cleo is off on Thursday.Thanks, I realized that afterward Hence the newbee tag. cant u just reset the bios by moving the blue jumper thing over one thing....

and taking the watch battery out waiting a lil bit then putting it back then moving the jumper back...


i hope one of the experts knows what im talking about...

if not ill look up the names and exact steps..

unlovedwarriorAs he has yet to return for 5 days hold off on those instructions just yet UL...

patio. 8-)ok but would that work just for my knowlegdeLook at the problem from this perspective:
You probably leave the computer in standby all the time, don't you?
Over night, when you leave, during the day when its not being used....
It may be that you use standby too often.

Anyways, I had the same problem for a while. Then, my computer got a virus, forcing my to loose all my data, reformat, and reinstall EVERYTHING. Amazingly, that fixed it all. Try disabling Virus Scanner, or other software that is running at the time.

Do you have a COMPAQ Presario computer?

Quiet, he's hibernating. Zzzzzzz. Quote

Quiet, he's hibernating. Zzzzzzz.

It won't run. That's the problem.

I would favor removing the CMOS battery for 10 minutes, or resetting thte BIOS with jumperes (if necessary) to get to default values. Then he MAY have to reinstall tthe OS, or it might be just fine.

If he ever returns maybe he will try this and post back.

Keep up all this banter and your sure to wake him up....

patio. 8-)

OK. I just bought a 'new to me' home built computer, about 2 yrs old.

CPU: Intel Pent 4 HT 3200 Mhz (16 X 200)

Mobo: Abit IC&-MAX3 ( on Crucial this runs at PC2700 & PC3200 with 4 Gig MAX Mb.

System Mem: 1536Mb. of PC3200 DDR SDRAM (400 Mhtz ?)

I've Downloaded EVEREST. to check a few things out. It says:

Under FSB Properties: Real Clock is 200Mhz Effective Clock is 800Mhz.
Under Memory Bus Properties: Real Clock 200Mhz Effective Clock 400Mhz.

Under Bus TYPE it says : Dual DDR SDRAM (NOT DDR2) ??

I just wanted an opinion as to whether all these NUMBERS seemed Normal. Since I was taking what I bought at face value, is there any other specs on Everest that are critical for me to look at. ? The machine is much more than I need , I'm not a gamer, I just thought it was a good deal for the price and would have some resale value later on.

So, if your computer offers you more than you need, why do you worry about those numbers? It's important for you to be happy with your computer. Numbers don't make me happy, for me it's important to see the problem solved at the right price. Have you pay too much?
My "2 cents" questions: usb ports work? Do you observe any glitch? The computer is noisy? Something you don't like and you want to change?
I don't 'worry' about the numbers, but I would like to know for sure that I GOT what I paid for. . . . and to know exactly what I have for eventual resale. It is very quiet, everything works fine, even both monitors are acting like they should. There is one thing I need to do if you are so inclined. I want to make Yahoo Mail my default mail browser. The instructions on-line from Yahoo simply do not work. They have a DOWNLOAD that doesn't DL.... and from previous experience, they don't repond to e-mails for at least a week. If you can be of help . . . .Thx.How much you paid is irrelevant if it runs well and serves your needs...as far as resale PC's are kinda like cars in that they drop in value by about 40% as soon as you drive them off the lot.

Be happy with your new machine i'm sure it'll treat you right if you treat it right.

As far as the Yahoo issue which browser are you running ? ?

patio. 8-)Love it....stroke it..... Quote

Love it....stroke it.....

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Love it....stroke it.....

LOL!

I am not a big MS fan, but they are offering their Virtual PC 2004 software for free. Might be fun for an experiment.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx

Here is what it works with:

http://vpc.visualwin.com/Whats a Virtual PC, i am going to look at it and find out but Still Huh?!

Too The Google Mobile!! And Away!!

I found Out...

If it works it Pretty Sweet , it lets you Run all your Old OS's on top of Windows, so where a lot of People are using Thing like DOS box to emulate Dos,(not all that well tho) now you can just Run Real MS-DOS on top of windows, id SAY that would work better than Dos Box, ... I'm going to have to give this a Go

now where did i put that Win95-A disk, It has to Be Version A *censored* IT!!I look Trough That LIST , there are a lot more Yes's than no's , one thing tho , the NO next to MAC OS says Because macs are not I386's they wont work... That has Changed Right?I don't know how up to date that is. The switch to x86 architecture was fairly RECENT.

LOL Please?tucker, i have a beter idea, you dissesemble a florecent light fixture, pull out the black box inside it (or whatever color it is) and cut the two leads going to the lights, then stick them in your mouth, and plug it in That really isn't much of a PLAN. Let's get back on target.Quote

That really isn't much of a plan. Let's get back on target.

We're taking the parts to a computer part recycling shop, except for the hard drive, which I'm keeping. )

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that a scary looking dog you have they lol

I'm so glad its dead!
That thing is going to cause nightmares.

how do u know its dead have u checked your backyard lately??

Who said it was dead?

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No need to touch my avvy. It's only 8.44 KB, not too bad a stress on PC's.

That's true. And, you downsized the file to the actual dimensions of your avatar before inserting it in the forum. That's the best technique.

Anyway, I grabbed your avatar and ran it through my sofware to see whether resulting file size WOULD be significantly different. It is significantly smaller, at only 2,556 bytes. Here it is if you want it:

Well, the reason I downsized it was for two reasons. One, like you said, it's good to shrink it to actual size. The other was the fact that when I first used my colored avatar, it was just a tad over the limit, and Dilbert's glasses got "squished" in the process of the YaBB code making it look a uniform size. (It's still just a tiny bit squished, but it looks fine in my profile. Go figure.)

I've downloaded the avatar and re-uploaded it to Imageshack. You can remove the Photobucket one if you want.

Funny thing happened. I tried to save it as a PNG (because, after all, my PNGs tend to be much smaller than JPGs -- exponentially, in fact) to reduce the file size further, but that made it go back to almost 9 KB. Weird. So I'll keep the JPG as my avatar.

(because, after all, my PNGs tend to be much smaller than JPGs -- exponentially, in fact)

We have both Netscape and Internet Explorer on our computer. Netscape is normally the default and that is where my husband accesses his fuse.net email. My daughter prefers to work on Internet Explorer. She changes the default frequently. This usually does not cause a problem, however this time my husband lost all email that was saved. Is there anyway to retrieve the lost emails? I'm Sorry but i have no idea what you mean.

The Browser you use on the Internet has no bearing on your Emails

How do you check your Emails?..

Do you use the Email Client that Comes with Netscape?

Or is it a Website you visit to See them?This is where my lack of knowledge of the actual workings of the internet/computer etc.. Unfortunately, I don't know the terminology well. I will describe our situation.

We have Fuse.net for our email. I believe it is also through Outlook. We do not use the outlook icon on the desktop to access our email at home as I do at work. We would log on to Netscape and click the ENVELOPE icon at the bottom of the screen and it would take us to our outlook/fuse (whatever) email.

My husband usually loads all that INFORMATION and he UNDERSTANDS the workings, but refuses to ask for help anywhere. I think the fuse.net is the actual server we access when we log on, would the emails also be on their server? I know at work we use roadrunner and our email comes through an outside group and is saved on their server.

I am trying to get a hold of him to get specifics and to give him this web address so he can carry on the conversation (if he will). Please forgive me for being so dumb in this area.ok , so from what you just Said,

I don't Think you Use Web based MAIL. you might be able to tho.

You use outlook in the Office , dose this still work?
You use The Netscape Mail Client at home.

When you Try to Check you Mail from Netscape what happens?
does it not open?
or does it open and show you your old mail but no new mail?
or dose it open and its empty?

You may try going on to the fuse.net webpage and look for a check mail area, (their is one i just looked) this should work for now.
They might still have your mail if outlook and Netscape don't DELETE on Retrieval

The info you need to Set it all up again is

the Pop3 Server
the SMTP Server
Your Username
And Your Password

And any port settings that might be nonstandard


We open the mail and it is empty after we reset Netscape as a default.

its cleared up.

About !TIME!

AHHHH! lol

R0SS
Perhaps YaBB comes with a flux capacitor setting and you somehow turned it on. I wonder if your PC was drawing 1.21GW...Quote

Perhaps YaBB comes with a flux capacitor setting and you somehow turned it on. I wonder if your PC was drawing 1.21GW...

lol. I'll probably just get around trying different configs again. It's just TIME consuming. I got a different MODEM that is just that, a modem- no routing or DHCP. I MIGHT try:

Modem> Linksys Router> PC
> Server (just data storage)
> VoIP
> Switch-------------->PC
>2nd server (web and FTP)

I may also need to LOOK into getting a new router, mines a bit older. Linksys BEFSR41 v.3

Thanks for all the suggestions and help guys.

I love windows, without it, I wouldn't have a SUMMER job, or be able to post things LIKE this

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h13/Viper1991/NewKeyboard.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h13/Viper1991/specialhardware.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h13/Viper1991/MSS04.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h13/Viper1991/msmouse.jpg
and my favorite,
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h13/Viper1991/MicrosoftsHiddenSettings.gif

Viperlol I love those ERROR codes. The sad PART about it is that they all SHOULD be real messages.

FlameAwesome! That's the kind of virus I would want to get, if any. Too bad their not real messages.Im in a feisty mood today guys so im going to say Dirty Hippies! get a grip! Windows is immense!

R0SSWhatever, windows reminds me of a severe heroin addict! But I think it might go throgh rehab, after Bill leaves his post



Viper
LOL those were funny!!! they should make one for windows MEDIA player... u know, when the player says that it does not support the file format, even when every other player does!!!!!!lol.. what can i say windows is windows... they have to have something to fix everyday..

when u start-up

message
"start has failed do to a random error we have not created or fixed"yet again, i post this:

Look what it's DONE to him! gimme all of your lovin- ZZ Top

SWEET GUITAR!!!!The space shuttle is moving everyone!
Tune into Nasa TV online FREE and see whats going on!
(They have awaken the astronauts)
Whats going on:
H2
Tank 3
Heaters ALFA
To Off O F F
Complete

That was from the Capscon communicator. (Capscon, sounded out. Problably not the word that they said, but OH well)
The CREW has been awake for about 40 minutes.
Final hatch closure as it undocks is scheduled to be on TV as well.
5:00PM Central Time, Hatch Undock.

How long can a computer be on for? Is gaming bad for the computer? Will gaming SPOIL a computer i really need to know all this answers.




Why do parents always think that playing of games will spoil a computer, so i do really need the help of you all to answers my questions so as to prove them wrong. thanks alotInstead of "Is gaming bad for the computer", maybe you should consider the effect of gaming on PEOPLE.

http://www.mediafamily.org/facts/facts_effect.shtml

http://mentalhealth.about.com/cs/familyresources/a/videojap.htm

http://www.personalityresearch.org/papers/kooijmans.html

http://www.jyi.org/volumes/volume11/issue2/articles/lee.html


I would guess that your parents think you are playing too much? What is their position and yours? The facts are easy to search for.Quote

How long can a computer be on for? Is gaming bad for the computer? Will gaming spoil a computer i really need to know all this answers.




Why do parents always think that playing of games will spoil a computer, so i do really need the help of you all to answers my questions so as to prove them wrong. thanks alot

How long can a computer be on for?

Is gaming bad for the computer?

Will gaming spoil a computer

Why do parents always think that playing of games will spoil a computer

Hello,
My computer does not have a AGP slot. Only 3 PCI's :-/
I have a really crapy grafix card, some intel intgraded 8485G.
Is there a PCI conpadable grafix card?
That can run HIGHER end games?
Like a nvidia 5500 or better?
Or a ATI 700 or better?Ok, I found this,
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1520540&Tab=0&NoMapp=0
Will it work??
My computer is a HP, tower.
Intel celeron 2.70 GHz
1 GIG of RAM
Windows XP home
There are a lot of cards available, some better than others. none are as fast as AGP but some are quite usable for all but the most demanding games. CHECK the system requirements for the games. 256 may only marginally better than 128 meg. RAM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010380048+1069609642&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=48Thanks, I need something that can play doom 3, halo, at med. to high setting's.Quote

Ok, I found this,
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1520540&Tab=0&NoMapp=0
Will it work??
My computer is a HP, tower.
Intel celeron 2.70 GHz
1 GIG of RAM
Windows XP home

How to i KNOW whether my motherboard have agp or pci slots.. i tink of GETTING a graphic card for my computer but i am not sure. and if my computer TOTALLY CANT start up at all isit due to the power supply spoil? thanks for the help again ^^Quote

How to i know whether my motherboard have agp or pci slots.. i tink of getting a graphic card for my computer but i am not sure. and if my computer totally cant start up at all isit due to the power supply spoil? thanks for the help again ^^

Have connected an external hard drive to my OLDER model computer via usb port. . Operating on windows xp home edition. works just fine. have copied all files and programs to the external drive successfully. I want to boot up and operate on the external drive and use the original hard drive only for backup file storage. How can I set up to accomplish this?

:-?PLEASE clarify. Have you installed Windows on the USB drive? Can you boot from it?

As far as I know, this can be done, but why do it? I don't see the point of using a USB drive as the primary boot drive. If the hard drive you put in the external enclosure is the drive you want to use as your primary/OS hard drive, then why not install it as an internal drive and put your old/current internal drive in the external enclosure and use the external drive for backup?Sorry for the delay in reply.

Thank you for your response.

I have installed windows on the external drive.

Your idea of swapping drives is a good one except that I am uncomfortable with opening the thing up and messing with the wiring.

How can I direct the computer to boot on the external drive. It always boots on the internal one?Access your BIOS and see WHETHER it gives you the option of selecting a USB drive as the first boot device.Quote

Have connected an external hard drive to my older model computer via usb port. . Operating on windows xp home edition. works just fine. have copied all files and programs to the external drive successfully. I want to boot up and operate on the external drive and use the original hard drive only for backup file storage. How can I set up to accomplish this?

:-?

I had never heard of this being done. I did visit some Google hits on boot from external hard drive and the only references I saw talk about bootable USB flash drive, but they do not mean booting Windows; they are referring to an alternative to a bootable floppy disk, and this involves merely loading some DOS commands into the computer's memory.

So, I believe it simply will not work.

If so, there's surely some info on it. I'd be interested in any references you can cite.

Not really much of a reference though, is it?

i DONT KNOW anything about pc i need someone help[www.howstuffworks.com is just for you.You could ask your QUESTIONS here, there are many people here who like to help.I don't know anything about anti-matter either...so i know exactly how you feel.Quote

i dont know anything about pc i need someone help[

I have changed my spoil power supply to a working one. Now the computer can power up but nothing come out of my monitor (CONNECTED the monitor properly to my PC). And the loading light shows that the HDD keep loading and loading... May i know what wrong maybe happening to my PC?

any possibilities?I think it's TIME to go to the shop. Do they have repair facilities in Singapore? We know nothing about your machine or OS. Sometimes it takes a trained professional.

BTW,what does a bootleg versionof XP go for over there?OHH i am sort of computer idiot.. i don't understand WHATS bootleg.. really sorry. ya we have technicians here in singapore. But its rather expensive so i would like to get some advice and maybe solved it myself if can.. Otherwise i think it will be sent to the technicians for repairs.We have Loads of good advice here...but we will need to know loads more about your equipment and your exact problems and symptoms...

GX1Man will leave the light on for ya.

patio. 8-)

I am tired of my junk mail. Some of them contain hidden messages containing depressing notes on what happened somewhere in the world recently.
Anyways, one of my more common mail contains something like this:

DQoNCkhvdyBjb29sIGlzIHRoYXQga2l0dHkgdW5kZXIgdGhhdCBtaW5pIHNraXJ0Pw0KDQoNCmh0
dHA6Ly9td2JnYW1iZGNvY2IubW9yZS1wbGFjZS5 jb20vP3M9M0VCQkwmcT0wVk5qY3pOVEF0WVdG
eWNURXpPREUxTnpNDQoNCg0KDQouDQpSZW0NCmh 0dHA6Ly9td2JnYW1iZGNvY2IubW9yZS1wbGFj
ZS5jb20vP3M9M0VCQkwmcT0wVk5qY3pOVEF0WVd GeWNURXpPREUxTnpNJnRzPXMmZT04VmVubHNj
M1J5WVRWQWFHOTBiV0ZwYkM1amIyMA0KDQoNCg0 KDQoNCkJlc3QgcmVnYXJkcyAsDQpLZWxzZXkg
V2hpdGUNCg0KDQoNCg0KDQo=


Does anyone even have the slightest clue as to what it is?

Then sometimes, there is something like this at the end of the message:

Tiernan Elf says; &quot;I learned that skill from many people and places. I learned
to speak to the butterflies during a stay at GreyHawk Manor. Strawbearie was
there at the same time, and they love her, so she taught me a lot. Cuddlebug
taught me some more.

(That's only part of it, simply because I don't want to sit and read to make sure its suitable to be posted on CH, plus, it sounds completely ridiculous):-? :-? :-? i have NEVER seen, heard, or recieved anything like that. then agian you are soliciting your emil address on your signature. could be anybody.Yes, an e-mail in a public forum is fair game for the spambots.No, no.
The email address that I get these junk messages to hasn't really ever been posted anywhere. Only my friends and families had it.

I am not talking about the address that the email button under this posts belongs to, or the email address in my sig.

I have 5-6 email addresses.
They all have a different purpose.

That's just plain weird email.

Some of them have links in them. I click one once, and got a virus.

I was just hoping that someone would be able to know what the message meant.
I would wrap my machine in aluminum foil if i got messages like that...

But seriously if you are concerned you can contact your ISP, forward the wierdo messages and have them block them from their e-mail server and you will never see them again.

patio. 8-)It's from logging on to the Area 51 pics. I know it!

Are these emails from techarena, by chance?Quote

I would wrap my machine in aluminum foil if i got messages like that...

But seriously if you are concerned you can contact your ISP, forward the wierdo messages and have them block them from their e-mail server and you will never see them again.

patio. 8-)

It's from logging on to the Area 51 pics. I know it! Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked

Are these emails from techarena, by chance?

hey, id like to know how to open ports 4662 (TCP) and 4672 (UDP), i dont REALLY know anything about ports i just need them unblocked so i can run emule without RECIEVING lowid. thxmake/model of router please...SMC 7004VBR Barricadeheres your answer
just simply replace 8602 for TCP and UDP into ports 4662 (TCP) and 4672 (UDP). (the website in the link is for XBOX Connect, they USE port 8602.)Quote

i dont really know anything about ports

Ill start first with my biography.

I work at Joe's Taxedirmy, where our motto is "You Snuff 'Em, We Stuff 'Em".

After work I hang out at the local bowling alley and steal peoples shoes. Speaking about that, anybody wanna buy a shoe?

GX1_Man, where the heck did u FIND such an UGLY zombie dog??

*EDIT*

never mind, i remembered ur source of wisdom...i typed "ugly dog" in google and sam was the first on the list. Quote

Ill start first with my biography.

I work at Joe's Taxedirmy, where our motto is "You Snuff 'Em, We Stuff 'Em".

After work I hang out at the local bowling alley and steal peoples shoes. Speaking about that, anybody wanna buy a shoe?

never mind, i remembered ur source of wisdom...i typed "ugly dog" in google and sam was the first on the list.

LOL ............ Quote

We should have a biography post in the other section allowing us to tell each other a little bit about ourselves.

Wouldn't that make for interesting reading .........LOL

NAME , RANK , SERIAL NUMBER .............. LOL

Maybe zylstra555 has too much time on their hands , what about a part time summer job ?

dl65

Rob is the hackmeister.

dictionary according to homer:

Scurrilous: Sker-ill-us

A little rodent similiar to a squirrel. Often relies on its fast reflexes and movement to avoid predators.

LOL seriously, we gotta start using words that MOST people understand. im so tired of going to dictionary.com.......

LOL seriously, we gotta start using words that MOST people understand. im so tired of going to dictionary.com.......

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LOL seriously, we gotta start using words that MOST people understand. im so tired of going to dictionary.com.......

upping ur vocabulary is a good idea cuz u can communicate better.

upping ur vocabulary is a good idea cuz u can communicate better.

we gotta start using words that MOST people understand

Is Windows Blinds safe software?
Will it cause problems?
(I asked with Answers.Yahoo.com and got a lot of people telling me not to get it)
Are there any free downloads for the Windows XP themes?
Any GOOD trustable free software?

zylstra555....... I have certainly heard of it , but have never felt the need to try it . I can see no reason it should cause problems ........ I did see SOMETHING about some people having issues after a recent XP update ...but I seem to remember it was only happening on the XP 64 bit EDITION ......
It can always be removed ....... it's not as if your stuck with it .

(WindowBlinds is certified by Microsoft for use with Windows XP, Windows 2000*, Windows ME*, and Windows 98*).

* = Windows 2000, ME, 98 users use WindowBlinds classic based on WindowBlinds 4.x.


dl65
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zylstra555....... I have certainly heard of it , but have never felt the need to try it . I can see no reason it should cause problems ........ I did see something about some people having issues after a recent XP update ...but I seem to remember it was only happening on the XP 64 bit edition ......
It can always be removed ....... it's not as if your stuck with it .

(WindowBlinds is certified by Microsoft for use with Windows XP, Windows 2000*, Windows ME*, and Windows 98*).

* = Windows 2000, ME, 98 users use WindowBlinds classic based on WindowBlinds 4.x.


dl65

While you're at it you might want to read up on Einstein's special and GENERAL THEORIES of relativity which predicts how GRAVITY BENDS space-time.

Don't understand a word of it, myself.Quote

While you're at it you might want to read up on Einstein's special and general theories of relativity which predicts how gravity bends space-time.

Don't understand a word of it, myself.

Ever GET stuck teaching a newbie on how to download music and burn music. This is my favorite to avoid the uncomfortable silence and dealing with a slow connection. Use The Beattle's Her majesty song. It comes in at a wapping 305 kb. Shortest HIT ever. Usually no PROBLEMS with sources.

This way they get the WHOLE runaround and you can get back to your high speed downloading at home.

Just a tip but it's one of my SHORTCUTS to good training.

Steeve

What is the main purpose of link exchange???

Note : Only one option allowed. Please check your top priority.I'll vote the FIRST one, but I think all of those can be benefits of link exchanging.

By the way, I'm known around here as the avatar policeman. Why are you using this 61,148 bytes file:



to display this:

; this one, optimized by me, is 2,450 bytes. The key here is to resize the image to the actual size of your avatar BEFORE using it in the forum. Please TAKE it and use it.
Ah, I see you've done it already. Very good.Quote

Ah, I see you've done it already. Very good.

Panboy is right. It is web page spam, but evidently generates some money so it is continued. Shouvik is planning to make some ca$h it appears.

Its an Absurd web service that Sells Links.

What you do is sing up, and the will put a link to your site , on 400 Sites. but in Exchange you have to put 400 links on your site...

But hey, what happened, nobody is submitting his vote??

Anyone know how I can stop people from stealing my stuff.Wow, even my Crystal Ball is shooting sparks! More details please. What stuff? Where?

FlameA padlock? A safe? Armed guards? Call the police?

I'm stumped too.Like coping things and making it their own like poems, stories and what-not.http://people.howstuffworks.com/copyright.htmThat was rough,

She's 14 and probably dosn't know what a shared folder is. If your in LIMEWIRE, go to options, click do not SHARE. If your on a home network, go in explorer, right click on your folder and I think it's (keep private). I'm not sure, I'm running a french win xp myself and don't feel like going downstairs to get the english one opened.

Hope that helps,

If not, buy a lock, rent a storage location like they said a good GUARD dog like mine helps.

SteeveThankie, Steeve. But I'm wondering if theres an HTML code for copyright lock.Well if you need a copyright lock you shouldn't be posting that stuff. That's all I have to say about that.

Good luckIt is very difficult indeed to prevent stuff from being copied illegally. Your best option is to try and maximise any income (if you want income from it) and hope that covers any losses caused by the PIRATES. You can watermark images, but that isn't foolproof. Poetry would be particularly hard to protect. But then, if you don't want to make any income from it, it's not such a big problem. Why not let the whole world see it? See if it is being posted on techarena!!!

You don't get to the forefront of technological advancements in the civilised World without having a few skeletons in your closet...

Or having alot of closets.

patio. 8-)here is a good QUESTION; just where in the *censored* did they get the material that absorbs radar waves thats used on the stealth bomber? they only made a limited number of them, they wont say why, and they wont build more... it is so good, that the bomber only appears as a small bird on the radar, if it even shows up at allebay maybe?Quote

ebay maybe?

from what i heard, its not a special material, its merely the different angles of all the panels on the outside. apparently the angles make the radar bounce off the plane in such a way that the radar does not recieve the signal it sent out.

It doesn't absorb radar.

The radar bounces off it but yes its angled so it doesn't make that big a jump if u like so the radar doesn't think its anything bigger than a bird.

there is only 6 F-117s in the world and only 6 people trained to fly them.

thy aren't making anymore because they dont need to Technology is more advanced now. the F-35 and the F-22 Raptor ( i think its the 22) are all stealth planes.

Now a days tho i think we dont need to worry about being stealth as our Enemies are so unadvanced.
the F-117 was created i think in the cold war so it could go behind Russian Air defences and Nuke them if that was needed.

R0SS

"No BOOT devices were found - system halted" is the message that came up after my eight year-old told me "the COMPUTER is making funny sounds and won't turn on."

I know enough about computers to be dangerous but still need elf supervision. Did my computer go to pc heaven or is there anything I can do before I THROW myself onthe mercy of LOCAL IT help (which is iffy at best)?

Scuse if this is already out there... I'm really new on the site.

Thanks for any help!!!

try hearing where the sound is coming from. from what you described, it sounds like a fried hard drive. replacing it before thowing away the whole computer might be a GOOD idea. Is the hard drive seen in the BIOS? If so, try downloading free diagnostics from the hard drive maker's site.

That message usually comes from a dead or damaged hard drive, so the system cannot boot up.

Well, do you? If so, what software do you use to read them? The two applications for reading digital magazines that I'm aware are Zinio Reader and Adobe Reader. I had a subscription to the digital edition of US News & World Report. And, I still have some older digital editions of PC Magazine. These are viewed with Zinio Reader, and they are identical to the print version, but offer some digital features such as active hyperlinks. In other words, if an article contains a hyperlink, as it would be printed in the print edition, it is a live hyperlink in the digital version. And, if you click on the title of an article in Table of Contents, the display jumps to that page. You can also highlight text with a yellow marker and make notes, called annotations, on a page. These stick; they will be there during future viewings. If you'd like to see what's available, visit www.zinio.com.

I also have some digital magazines from Qmags. These are viewed with Adobe Reader. They have some free stuff. Foxit Reader. Small and fast.

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.phpSo, GX1_MAN, you're using foxy Foxit Reader for a digital magazine, right? What's the SOURCE of the magazine? I find Adobe Reader fast for viewing digital magazine. But, I'm curious as to whether Foxit can be used with the digital magazines from Qmags. When viewing a magazine with Adobe Reader, Adobe Reader looks quite different than when viewing PDF documents. The magazine display covers the whole screen/monitor. There's no Adobe Reader border around it.

Zinio has more functionality but is slower than Adobe Reader.I use it for TUX, a linux monthly. digital magazines? whats the world coming to??Kind of clumsy to carry to the bathroom.....

Hey now, a total of 4 votes so far. I'm overwhelmed! LOL

I would agree digital magazines can never truly take the place of print publications. You can not lay them on a coffee table for guests to ponder. And, yes, "Kind of clumsy to carry to the bathroom.....".

On the other hand, they may have some positive points. A frequent traveler could take the digital version to save space, assuming they would normally be taking a laptop computer anyway. And, I see them as a WAY of keeping older magazines without the clutter problem that seems to arise, for me at least, with print publications. I tend to keep magazines along time; so, the digital versions provide a way to keep many editions of a publication without CONTRIBUTING to household clutter.I wish more were available, and the cost of "printing" is minimal, so I can subscribe to many;)

can anyone give me tips in how to DETECT the ACCESS POINT , if all device are connected but there access point is not detectedhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=detect+access+point

How about some details? What access pont? Yours? Equipment involved? etc.?

Greetings
After many years we are finally buying a new computer I currently work on a Compaq Pentium 3!

I use a computer at home for surfing, writing letters (glorified typewriter), scanning photos and printing. I don't play games, I don't download music. However, I want the capability of burning CDs for backup and data storage.

We like HP and have been looking at the A1510N and A1520N with a Viewsonic VA912B monitor, an HP 5440 printer and a Canon scanner. I can't find any online reviews for either of these two HP models. Has anyone read any reviews or have any experience with these? Thank you!Personally I would SUGGEST not buying an HP system, which is just a personal preference I know but I have never had anything but problems with them.

If you want a name brand, I would go with a DELL XPS system or a Sony VAIO. If you like VERY good systems, go to GLOBAL Computer (www.globalcomputer.com) and look at their Systemax systems. We have used these at my place of business for 8 years and have NEVER had one problem with them. Plus, they are anywhere from 200 to 500 dollars cheaper.

Global Computer is the same as TigerDirect (www.tigerdirect.com) BTW.

As your needs do not seem excessive, you could probably get by just fine with adding a d CDRW to your existing system. Cost about $30.

Nonetheless, if you want to buy a system new, and are not a gamer, then any of the major players should do fine for you. The name BRANDS offer less possibilities for expansion, but if you are hearing this for the first time, it probably doesn't matter. Those HP models are bought by many.

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and we can have an honest disagreement.

I just noticed it today, all the things that make my site vulnerable to everything.
People can upload PHP files to take over, people might just have the knowledge of whats located where in my site to take it over, and everything like that.

What can I do to protect my site?

(Just as I was downloading PSAK for my site, aka, Swiss Army Knife, because I left my PostNuke disabled, I REALIZED all the PROBLEMS that I could have with things like hackers, DoS attacks, and whatnot. )
any advice welcome.HOW can people upload files to your site? Are you saying they may be able to crack your FTP access? Then change your password frequently and make it a strong one.Quote

HOW can people upload files to your site? Are you saying they may be able to crack your FTP access? Then change your password frequently and make it a strong one.

People don't know the upload directory, but what if they just went anonymous FTP and found it?

They could upload a PHP file that could potentially take over...

How would I force an upload form to deny a PHP file?

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People don't know the upload directory, but what if they just went anonymous FTP and found it?

Disable anonymous FTP access, or point it a a directory that prevents them viewing any other directories.

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They could upload a PHP file that could potentially take over...

Only if anonymous uploading is permitting AND such uploads can be accessed via the web server.

Please tell me you're not that silly? That is pretty much the most insecure setup you could create for any web site.

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How would I force an upload form to deny a PHP file?

Wrong question. You NEVER trust anything uploaded by a user. So you NEVER let a user upload to a folder that can then be accessed through the web server. The reasons for that should be obvious... If an outside user can force the web server to parse a file he uploaded, he can do pretty much anything he likes with your server.

Therefore, whatever form processes the upload should check the file first, and enforce requirements (such as determining the file name and final location).

NEVER EVER put your web server in a position where it can be FORCED to run a file (of ANY TYPE) uploaded by a user.

Have I said that enough times yet?

• Do not store the incoming file in a folder that is within your webroot
• You will need to rename the file, or at least check the filename, to prevent any existing files from being overwritten
• Check the the file has an acceptable extension - .jpg, .gif, etc.
• Use a PHP script to enable the image to be downloaded, but never run
• Consider using the PHP image functions to test whether the file is an image (by checking its size, for example)
• Consider emailing to you a copy of all uploaded files

• Do not store the incoming file in a folder that is within your webroot
• You will need to rename the file, or at least check the filename, to prevent any existing files from being overwritten
• Check the the file has an acceptable extension - .jpg, .gif, etc.
• Use a PHP script to enable the image to be downloaded, but never run
• Consider using the PHP image functions to test whether the file is an image (by checking its size, for example)
• Consider emailing to you a copy of all uploaded files

If you keep the account safe, leave the rest to Scott

Flame

i CHECKED out task manager and around 70-80% of the cpu is DEDICATED to the csrss.exe, any ideas what it might be?Google found a lot of ideas, none of them good:

http://www.auditmypc.com/process/crss.asp

What are you using for MALWARE PROTECTION?

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