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Warning: full format will erase your data in Windows Vista.
Have you seen that message? Is it really true? If so, then thou would have little need for DBAN and similar tools.
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The warning "full format will erase your data in Windows Vista" came from the instructions in Microsoft site. Majority of users don't often bother to read the volumes of information and assume that they will be able to recover their data after do a full format under Vista as USED to do with the previous versions of Windows.

However, now, we have to remind you that the data will be erased if the full format has been performed in Windows Vista. Due to the enhanced security features of Windows Vista, when a full format is run, it writes 0's to every sector of the disk. It means that the original data any more if the original data is completely rewritten by the 0's by Vista. ...
http://blog.easeus.com/data-recovery-story/Warning-full-format-will-erase-your-data-in-Windows-Vista-92.html

If this is true, then Vista full format of a hard drive would also reset the built-in bad sector remapping built into all modem drives.

Majority of users don't often bother to read the volumes of information and assume that they will be able to recover their data after do a full format under Vista as used to do with the previous versions of Windows.

Due to the enhanced security features of Windows Vista, when a full format is run, it writes 0's to every sector of the disk. It means that the original data any more if the original data is completely rewritten by the 0's by Vista. ...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941961

Since when did a format not erase data? Are they talking about using special tools to recover data from a formatted drive?

I had no idea. Why would they do this?

Now, though, computers are a lot faster and so are their hard disks. In the case of a format, they also probably found that writing zeros to every part of the disk for conventional magnetic disks was more likely to expose defects in material and workmanship in the drives earlier, rather than later (later of course being after the drive has important data stored on it). This of course has always been true, but with a older hard drive the operation could take a entire day rather then the less than an hour it takes now.

Okay.

With XP, a full format would run chkdsk and then format the drive. Would this not expose defects? Is writing zeros to the drive better for exposing defects?

No it wouldn't. the built in bad sector remapping is not something software accessible.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941961

chkdsk doesn't read or write to every portion of the drive, which exposes defects that the hard drive will remap.

This isn't a huge issue  since when those sectors are written to for the first time the drive would do the remapping then, but it gives a better overall picture for S.M.A.R.T status after the format.

chkdsk, with the plausible exception of running it with /R or /B switches, pretty much only works at the File-System level.

Hi, I have a Gmail account with all my contacts in it. I WORK in an environment where I need these contacts but I have no internet. Is there any way (even 3rd party) to have these contacts available to me offline?

If there isn't, could someone recommend a contact manger that is just as good or better than Google Contacts? I would ALSO want it to work on a SMARTPHONE OS (like Blackberry or Android).
I think you can try and use Orkut or facebook account to have access to these accountsFacebook sharing of GMail contacts was shut down by Google yesterday some time....You could always try saving a copy of your page onto your computer, and UPDATING it when you have the chance to be online. I don't understand. If you have an Android PHONE it will automatically sync your gmail contacts.

i am running windows7 and i  have just been on my emails i clicked on a name that said feeds ,i found 482 what appear to be news headlines.
i am on windows live mail .the only way i can find of deleting these is by highlighting them (about ten at a time)then delete.this took me about 15 min's.
is there a easier way.
Quote from: ivanoe on May 26, 2011, 02:33:40 AM

i  have just been on my emails i clicked on a name that said feeds

Hello all,

My DRIVING instructor recently tried to add some files onto my USB stick but it got corrupted somehow, I'm not sure how. I managed to recover the data but then WORD had an error message saying, " Word experienced an error trying to open this file. Try these suggestions . * Check the file permissions for the file or drive. * Make sure there is sufficient free memory and disk space. * Open the file with a text recovery converter". So I then downloaded a program called, 'Advanced Word Repair'. This program ALLOWED me to recover of the data from my Word documents but it was in a different font, font size, the pictures weren't there and had various other THINGS wrong with it. On most of the word documents it has a BUNCH of symbols amongst my work (††††). Can anyone please tell me if there is a better program I can download or whether it's possible at all for my work to have the same font, size, pictures and layout etc.

Thank you! Sam.

It's bad enough when Americans say "I just adore your cute lil' country" but when they downgrade it further to the status of a county, that really burns!
Quote from: Salmon Trout on May 28, 2011, 12:09:01 PM

It's bad enough when Americans say "I just adore your cute lil' country" but when they downgrade it further to the status of a county, that really burns!

In short, Copyright Law is international in scope. No nation can impose arbitrary limits on your right to own your intellectual material.

Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov (Russian: Алексей Леонидович Пажитнов, Aleksei Leonidovich Pazhitnov; born 14 March 1956) is a Russian computer engineer, currently residing in the United States, who developed the popular game Tetris while working for the Computing Center of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, a Soviet government-founded R&D center.
Despite being the developer of Tetris, Pajitnov did not profit from his creation, as rights were OWNED by his employer, the Soviet government, which distributed it freely throughout the USSR and Eastern Europe.[1] He only started profiting from his creation by 1996 when he and Henk Rogers formed The Tetris Company.[2]
http://uk.ask.com/wiki/Alexey_Pajitnov

It's not actually a problem, more like my curiosity at work...

In its three-year-life, my computer has faced a fair number of BSODs. The reasons have been various; from corrupted memory sticks to a falsely processed Direct-X command.
What has always puzzled me, however, is the rarity of an instant, microsecond-long shutdown. Usually, be it a mouse, internet or video driver, as well as memory problems, the OS failure is easy to tell from a strange, not too pleasant sound, which lasts for approximately 3 seconds and continues on after the BLUE screen appearance. Suppose, the computer needs time to create a minidump; yet it’s this sound loop that worries and intrigues me.
Whenever some sound is present, e.g. an audio file is playing, and a BSOD occurs (thankfully, quite rarely), the sound gets stuck in some kind of loop, like some type of noise at different frequencies. It’s really not nice to suddenly hear it on a high volume level. (The settings allow me to watch the blue screens however long I like, and all the time this sound loop is present).

So, I’ve been wondering: what exactly causes this to happen? Say, the OS stops RESPONDING, it shuts down, everything freezes - but why have all the programs including the drivers not shut down altogether? Like, why doesn’t the sound simply disappear, the BSOD doesn’t have anything to do with the sound card anyway?
Is it the latest audio-driver command still being processed after the OS-shutdown as no stop-command from the driver has been issued? Do those driver-instructions go to the processor via the OS?
This might seem a weird or silly question, but I’d really like to UNDERSTAND the workings of my hardware  This may not be how it actually works, but it's how I understand it.

The drivers do stop- everything does.

Naturally, though- the hardware doesn't.

A sound card, in simple terms, outputs digital audio. Of course, that audio data needs to come from somewhere, whether it is system memory, or on the card itself. Basically, the sound card has a tiny area of memory that it keeps outputting- a buffer, if you will.

The sound driver is responsible for filling this buffer with the appropriate sound data. when the machine encounters a STOP error, all the drivers are shut down, which MEANS that the sound driver is no longer updating that area of memory, or anything related to the sound output (it being shut down and all). the sound card however- as I noted, is a piece of hardware and can't be "stopped"; it will continue to do what it was told to do by the driver, which in this case is playing sound from the prescribed buffer.

-the buffer never changes, so you get a constant loop of whatever is in the buffer at the time
-the driver never tells the sound card to stop, so it keeps going indefinitely.

also Driver instructions don't deal with the CPU (they are run the system CPU, but that's LARGELY irrelevant); they go to the hardware to "drive" them- thus the name.That's very interesting, thank you!

Quote from: Allan on JANUARY 05, 2011, 12:27:27 PM

This isn't the off topic FORUM. We're close to closing time here.

what is third-party
I see the expression : third-party cookies - third-party sites ....
i use google , I saw a lot of information , not concentrated
any hlp
First party: Original Manufacturer/developer
Second party: not original, but affiliated with the first party
Third Party: unrelated to the first party

For example, in the CASE of Windows, First Party would be Microsoft. Second party would be a company that MS CONTRACTED out, or LICENSED SOFTWARE from; for example, in the context of XP and later Executive software can be considered second party because they wrote the disk defragmenter that Microsoft uses.

Third Party is pretty much everything else.

This applies to any number of other things; for example, if a game or program supports "mods" or "plugins" and the creator creates some plugins, their plugins would be "first-party" and so on.Thank you BC_Programmer
It is clear  BC_Programmer's explanation is very INFORMATIVE. I didn't know what is second party until I saw your explanation. Thanks for the reply.

i don't know much about the PS3 but it sounds bad



http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/blog/article/20903/new-hack-blows-ps3-wide-open.htmlYeah, SOny and other console companies should be allowed to stamp and SPIT all over any countries "fair use" laws.

Basically the "hack" allows people to RUN their own code on the console. This is a good thing.so you mean the hack is a good thing for any sort of equipment like that so that people can use it for whatever they WANT

I bough a First Alert DELUXE Digital Steel Security Box, it has a key lock and a Digital security where you program the code to lock the Box. I have some valuable DVDs (original Movies) and some burned copies. If I leave them in the Box for a long period of Time will they still be able to be used to watch when PLAYED on a DVD or on computer or with they GET damaged over a period of time.

Quote from: MD507 on January 06, 2011, 11:48:28 AM

If I leave them in the Box for a long period of Time will they still be able to be used to watch when played on a DVD or on computer or with they get damaged over a period of time.

The power adapter for my Polaroid Picture Frame failed. I thought it was a simple AC-DC
120 to 5 volt adapter, but reading the data says it's a Switching Mode Power Adapter,
120 vac to 5 vdc, 2.5 AMPS. That's a lot of amps. Can I  substitute ANY 5 vdc adapter that will handel 2.5 A or is there something different about a switching mode adapter?

I realize it's not a computer question but it's close and you are the only people I know to ask. Thanks. DixieflashNo. The power adapter you need is used for digital electronic devices that require well filtered and very steady constant voltage.
Few 'linear' power adapters do that. And not at 2.5 amps.

You can buy cheap switching adapters that will come close. But you have to be careful. Here is one the I know is a real switching power supply. It do supply 5 VOLTS for a D-link router, which sucks amps.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002FA5WE2/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=Thanks for your help. DixieflashBe sure to verify the polarity and voltage before you plug it i. Use a ten ohm resistor for a load. Or a 6 volt  light bulb. Voltage may not read OK with no load.Thanks, again, for that tip. Just what is the meaning of "Switching Mode" ?
Always trying to learn. DixieflashEarly PERSONAL computer designs use the PSU called a linear power supply. A hefty transformer would convert either to 120 or 240 AC power down to 5  and 12 colts. Actually, slightly higher voltages were produced when it was passed through a full-way rectifier and went into huge capacitors. But to get to the point, the power supply itself was not capable of supplying very stable power o the digital circuitry. So each circuit card in the computer had been at one or two linear regulators to produce the exact 5 V or 12 V  needed in the system. It was very wasteful and very bulky and read was an obstacle in the design of personal computers.
Apple Computer Co. broke the ice for the industry and they produced a small computer that had a switching power supply and the whole thing was very COMPACT and could easily fit on your desktop and not take up a lot of space. It was called the Apple II. Some sources say the Apple II was the first personal computer to use a switching power supply. That is why the computer was so compact and give off very little heat.
As to what the word 'switching' means , it basically means that the power supply does not run at the 50 or 60 Hz line frequency. Instead a switching circuit breaks it up with her pulses at a much higher rate something like 25,000 Hz. At the higher FREQUENCIES transformer cores can be made much smaller and much more efficient. A 75 watt high-frequency core can fit in the palm of your hand. For more information about how switching power supplies work, let me refer you to an article that is helpful.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switched-mode_power_supply
Small linear power supplies are still used for applications that allow for POOR regulation and limited current. These typically are called wall warts, a reference to those of transformers that plug into a wall socket. They are suitable for such things as toys and boom boxes other gadgets that do not require high quality low voltage.
Wow - I really learned something there. Thanks, again, for playing teacher. DF

but I do have the SSID hidden

Ahh... Security by Obscurity. Because that has been proven to be so successful.   

How do i DELETE my SEARCH BROWSER on a GALAXY TABLET

Hi all...

I am new to the site and could not find a forum specific for troubleshooting so thought I would place it under the respective OS that the problem is occurring under. I don't think it is OS related so if any mods feel it more appropriate in a different one, by all means please move it for me!

This is actually for a customer for the company I work for (which we will end up refunding but still want to resolve - so there is no personal gain other than to hopefully get rid of this headache I am getting!)

....Started off with good intentions to get a system running a little nicer and have had some adverse effects that have stumped me so here I am!...I have searched this and many other forums so far with no success so crossing my fingers here!

I would say I will try and keep it short but there is a lot of info I want to put down to help save obvious questions being asked and answered. To start the system in question is a HP Pavillion desktop 6??? series, running Vista x64. Ask if you need anything else.
The main issue is that the system will no longer get on the internet by itself. What I mean by that is, if I uninstall and reinstall the network adapter from Device Manager, it lets me get online, but as soon as I restart the computer it loses that ability. It is connected through a switch and a wireless bridge to a other wireless router. It shows a local connection to the network, which was set to public, but have tried changing to private, just in case, no change. Anyway, all of these components have been power cycled to ensure they are not part of the issue even though all other computers hooked up to that set up are not having any connectivity issues.

To give some background:

I was basically cleaning the system out - Ran Norton System works which cleans out temp files, fixes registry issues, CHKDSK, defrag etc. etc. I also downloaded updates for some Logitech webcam software, Kodak easyshare, windows updates, including Vista SP2. I replaced Adobe reader with Firefox, disabled Norton 360's backup feature. I also ran MSCONFIG to remove any unnecessary startup programs. Just typical maintenance.
Everything in general went fine. When they stopped by to pick it up, they had brought their webcam with them as they had said that the people they were video conferencing could not hear them so assumed that the audio in Skype needed configuring and so went to load it and could not connect to the net and thats when the problem started.
Despite all the changes I made, everything was still working fine with it when I had finished working on it, this is what is so baffling.

Anyway, this is what I have tried so far:

Uninstalled the driver for the Realtek RTl8169/8111 network card that had been updated via windows update. restarted no difference (I restart after every change mentioned)...I then tried downloading the original driver from HP's website. Nothing. I even tried downloading the latest one directly from Realtek. Still no joy.

Safe mode with networking makes no difference, which pretty much ruled out 3rd party conflicts in my mind, but just to be safe, I tried disabling the Norton firewall/AV and even uninstalled it completely with the removal tool for good measure as I have seen that cause problems like this before but not the culprit this time.

I've tried resetting/defaulting/reinstalling TCP/IP protocols, WINSOCK, DHCP,DNS, etc and tried a bunch of different MS fix it tools for these typed of issues. Disabled NIC's power save mode, tried using google's DNS just in case, none of this made any difference.

I ran a malware check just in case with Malwarebytes and Hitman Pro, no trace of anything.

I ran a Windows File Protection (SFC) scan, which apparently detected some errors but was unable to fix them - didn't even prompt me for the OS disc...go figure!

One interesting thing was that even when I uninstall and reinstall to get temporary connectivity i can browse online just fine but I still cannot ping any sites.So seems like a low level issue of some sort??

I do not know all of the necessary windows services that are required for getting online, but checked some of the previously mentioned, DNS and DHCP to ensure they and their dependencies were started/auto starting on boot and they are/were. However ipconfig reports that DHCP is disabled...so that might be something right there.

When this sort of thing happens, I like to try and fix the issue but if it is can't be resolved with all the typical above approaches, then despite all the time spent on making all these changes, I would resort to System Restore to a day before I started. However, in this case, it seems to have lost everything it had (I know it was enabled and working as I checked before I started and actually made a restore point) - I know I didn't purge any folders like that, so wonder if I can find any of those whether that will save me some hassle.

I know ultimately, the common sense thing to do is to go back and uninstall each of the updates one at a time, even though the computer was working fine even after finishing them all, but I would hate to UNDO everything unless completely necessary, just as I am trying to avoid a factory recovery as there is a fair bit of data and programs on there.
The way I see it is there has to be a simple reason or setting that has caused this, I just don't have a freaking clue what to try next. I am desperate and need to try and get this resolved by tomorrow noon:(

If you read this post all the way through than I applaud you and not to sound demanding but you you are kind enough to reply, please, please only put something specific, such as a setting to change or what might be triggering the adapter to reset after reboot etc. etc. Vs you should just format!!, etc., etc.

Thank you all so much! Quote

Started off with good intentions to get a system running a little nicer and have had some adverse effects that have stumped me so here I am!...

The main issue is that the system will no longer get on the internet by itself.

I was basically cleaning the system out - Ran Norton System works which cleans out temp files, fixes registry issues

I was basically cleaning the system out - Ran Norton System works which cleans out temp files, fixes registry issues, CHKDSK, defrag etc. etc.

I also ran MSCONFIG to remove any unnecessary startup programs. Just typical maintenance.

Were there issues on the system prior to steps/things(not mention) you have taken?Have you tried to check IP configuration on cmd prompt?
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It may possibly come from these... If you have a Norton antivirus Software Installer, Remove or Uninstall Norton and remnants and install a free antivirus(Avira, Avast). If you ran into much deeper problem and you are in for a deadline, I would start backing up files and do a complete reformat of the system and save the troubleshooting troubles. But that's just me in this case. Make sure to have all proper drivers installed after a clean reinstallation especially the NIC card. Make sure the card is not failing also. The Experts may give you better advice so you may want to check on my suggestion if you tend to wait for other members to post.

Why shouldn't it be used to prevent unneccessary programs and services from starting up?

Also there were no issues like this on the system before I started cleaning up.

I was under the impression that it was a diagnostic tool, not a 'Change start programs' tool.

I think you've found the problem.

Were there issues on the system prior to steps/things(not mention) you have taken?

....Started off with good intentions to get a system running a little nicer

The main issue is that the system will no longer get on the internet by itself

When they stopped by to pick it up, they had brought their webcam with them as they had said that the people they were video conferencing could not hear them so assumed that the audio in Skype needed configuring and so went to load it and could not connect to the net and thats when the problem started.

MSCONFIG can be used for troubleshooting of course, but it had CONFIG in the name because it is a system configuraton tool as well.

MSCONFIG or  the  Microsoft System Configuration Utility is a tool designed to help you troubleshoot problems with your computer.

I have been doing tech work for a little while now

The reason i asked this is to know what has gotten you into this situation coz you failed to mention other than
So I got a little presumtious that there was really something wrong.
And so this happens after all the cleaning OR
Looks good here with the connection. Have you tried logging in/out then reconnecting to confirm the problem?
Have you check your windows services startup for WZC and  NIC card(If present)?

From Webopedia
If your interpretation of diagnostic troubleshooting tools are skewed then what can i say.

Then you should know about Norton and registry cleaners. You also failed to back up the registry before 'cleaning' it and was a bit dismissive of the fact that that might cause a problem. I'm outta here!

Not sure what you mean by have I tried logging in and out to confirm the problem?...do you mean logging in/out of windows? and what are you trying to verify with that?

Everything in general went fine. When they stopped by to pick it up, they had brought their webcam with them as they had said that the people they were video conferencing could not hear them so assumed that the audio in Skype needed configuring and so went to load it and could not connect to the net and thats when the problem started

I LIKE to know how I can tell how much data i send and RECEIVE a month on my ISP? My friend was told if he goes over xxx amount of data a month He is charged extra. So how can I tell EXACTLY or in the ballpark figure about how much data I USE a month I do have DSL. I view videos, play on-line games also. You really need to ASK your service provider.
IMHO if you pay more the $25 a month it should not have any limit.

Has the January POLL been posted YET? I can't find it.No it hasn't....

Nathan has probably been very busy. QUOTE from: patio on January 11, 2011, 05:17:24 AM

No it hasn't....

Nathan has probably been very busy.

I try to run batch FILE in DOS but it stop after it runs first 15 LINES. When I remove these 15 lines and run it again, it runs next 15 lines and stop again.Do you know why this happen?If we could SEE the batch file, we might see the problem. Since you seem to want to keep it a secret, we are unable to HELP.

I just met an online FRIEND in Japan, she can e-mail me at my address here in the USA, but when I TRY to e-mail her back or reply, my e-mail will not go through, it keeps coming back. The END of her yahoo address is yahoo.co.jp I tried to change things around, I've used, yahoo.co, yahoo.com, yahoo.com.jp still no luck. Does anyone know why my mail won't go through to her address? THANK you......IMO we can not help you with this.
You have been on the forum for awhile, so we think you are not a spammer. And you question is a good question.
You need to find out what he policy is for yahoo japan.
This MIGHT provide a clue.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101202-702612.html
You can go to the yahoo site and search:
How to e-mail japan
and find some information. Here is one.
http://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quereadisplay.html?0+27977

Ah, Oh my god NOOOO!!!!

Apple took away my iPhone from any access during install of iTunes! 

Luckily I had it plugged in to charge, otherwise I wouldn't notice it now and later I would've thought a package I installed disabled USB File Access, it seems when Installing what happened was, I went back into the 'Computer' menu after the iPhone whined, (It made the beep it was plugged in and charging, even though it was already plugged), and Guess what? my Apple iPhone was gone!!! 

What kind of company re-routes your PC's registry so their own software is only accessible via their own software?

I've tried PhoneViewer Demo recently on my Mac machine, (crummy iTunes, still on there) and luckily it... worked!!!
I was able to browse the whole file system, too! :d

Only though now on my Windows PC it's going to be heck-in-a-basket to try to access my Photos, videos, etc from my iPhone... anyone know of a solution?  This is just sad... really it is...

I've ALSO (for the own heck of it, in desperate attempt to bypass crummy crApple); installed this new excellent tool called 'iPhone Explorer' for Windows, works like a charm, seemingly more access than before, though I know a friend who uses a PC also, and another advanced program, looked to me the same program he used for FTP'ing, so he must've FTP'd into his (also) jailbroken iPhone, meh, FTP isn't my kind of thing...

Anyways, it's sad to see a company could do such a thing like this, it almost seems like a delicious CONSPIRACY, anyone agree? 

Also, alas upon opening iTunes, guess what? I seem to be very unlucky as my iPhone isn't showing... at all... Nothing from it.  -And I just downloaded the latest version of iTunes, and it's asking me to update-update what? Right...

sigh...  Please don't delete this thread, it isn't spam really I'm asking for HELP here....please? Please move this to software or somewhere else, just noticed this is the wrong section.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/who-owns-your-mobile-phone.html

Quote from: deargodpleasehelp on January 11, 2011, 04:19:12 PM

What kind of company re-routes your PC's registry so their own software is only accessible via their own software?

As for the rest of your post, I've grown tired of trying to tease your assumptions and suppositions from what actually happened.

I agree. Just more nonsense wasting everyone's time. I'm locking the thread.

I'm tired of your crap...

I'm locking this thread.

I just had this sent to me and i FIND it absolutely AMAZING. Hope you enjoy it. truenorth
http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swfWoW ! !

Nice find... yes and what is more amazing i need to renew my library card--apparently i am GOING to live to 94  truenorthI'll seeya there Buddy....

is there any WAY or any where you can report and stop spammers when you have their ip addressDon't know your country of residence but Canada has just passed legislation to make spamming (under most conditions ) an illegal act subject to penalties. However it must be stated that they ALSO have a "do not call" act that has created a bureaucracy and a process for allegedly  preventing that activity to specified phone numbers. My understanding of that process has been largely infective and in many instances appears to have increased the amount of unwanted phone solicitations to those that subscribed to the list. Therefore don't hold your breath for an effective anti Spam program. As well the FACT that you believe you have the actual IP address may NOT be so as many spammers use methods to DISGUISE the point of origin of their missals and what you have may be the IP of an innocent address. truenorth ok thank you for your INFORMATION , i also found out that the spammers pay a company to GENERATE spam for them so if i could/did report them it might harm innocent ip address holders some how

Hello to all. I have a bit of trouble.

I have an ipod touch, 2nd gen,  it had a few problems to begin with.
1 it had a crack in the upper richt corner of the scteen. It workes, so i was not concerned.
2. It had a sleep button with problems, that it would never turn off. It automatically went to sleep, but not off completely.

so water got spilled, at least 4 oz. and i couldent turn the thing of, but it was working for a good two hours after the spill so my concern was fading.

but after leaving it for a few hours, it dosent work.

currently sitting face down on a counter
Any suggestionsThe prognosis is not promising. But at this stage what have you got to lose right? Do not try to power it up again until you have really made a thorough effort to dry it out. Remove all covers that you can. Remove all components that you can IE battery/memory sticks and whatever else you can easily get out. Using a hair drier on low heat pass air over ever part of the computer you can. Stopping after every few minutes to ensure not overheating. Don't hold the hair drier too CLOSE. Repeat often for at least 1/2 an hour. Leave it in a dry place for a day or 2 . Then cross your fingers and ask a big favour from your preferred deity. Plug it in and try it. Also ensure you dried all the parts you removed. Good luck,truenorth One problem Truenorth; you cannot open up the iPod Touch.

Just let it be for a few days. My brother managed to put his iPhone in the washing machine one time. He left it in his drawer for a week thinking it was dead. Just before he went out to buy a new phone, he plugged it in and to his amazement, and my amazement, it was fully functional.I've heard that rice can help dry out electronics. Stick it in a bowl of uncooked rice for a day. Thanks CC for that info. As is evident i don't have one of those devices. I was really trying to emphasize the importance of taking the time to dry it out before trying to power it up. Yes rice can absorb moisture also silica gel. truenorthI had a similar problem. my device took water, worked for two hours and stopped. the problem was that I found out about the water too late. I dried it out for a few days but it never STARTED again. I hope your's is going to be OKIt already had so many problems, Mabey getting it replaced is not a very bad idea

But i loved that cracked screen

 

so yeah Quote from: JJ 3000 on DECEMBER 30, 2010, 10:21:57 PM

I've heard that rice can help dry out electronics. Stick it in a bowl of uncooked rice for a day.

if you set up a wireless router using your laptop and have the signal set up and its working, then you go to desktop and have not INTERNET. 
is there a WAY without a wireless card to GET the signal, it wont work even with it plugged in.  Should i disable the laptop connection and initialize the setup on the desktop then using wireless card find that connection or is there another way to do it?Hello, and welcome back  to the computer will forum.
There are many volunteers here that will help you out with your question.
Please be patient, and remember it is very important to provide as much information as you can.
Specific information we need here is as follows:
Make and model of computer you're using.
The make and model of the wireless adapter you are trying to use with that computer.
How do you normally get your Internet connection in the area where you live.
Do you have another computer with you that also works on the Internet?
1. You have a Laptop that cannot connect via wireless and on wired connected.
a. Do you have an existing wireless setup or created a new setup using the OS network wizard?
b. Are both Network CARDS recognized without yellow/red marks under Device/Driver Manager?
C. What Operating system are you running and on what type of machine/model/brand do you use?
d. How many Modem/Routers are connected and what type of internet connection do you use?
e. Do you have any other Firewalls installed other than Windows?
f. What Protection/Antivirus Software are there installed?

my friend purchased a toshiba laptop 13 months ago,it has now failed one MONTH outside its WARRANTY,she took it to pc world from where it was purchased they inspected it and determined that the motherboard was u/s and the cost of REPAIR would be over £200.my question is surely toshiba should take some responsibilty for the cost after all motherboardsshould last a lot longer than 13 months what do the readers think.
 
If they did take responsibility then warrantys would be 2yrs and not 1yr.

It is what it is.

Maybe your friend should of considered 'extended warrenty'  I see that corkball is using UK pounds as his or her local currency. In the European Union, (including Britain), even after the manufacturer's warranty has run out, you are still protected by EU statutory rights which can run for up to 6 years after purchase.  For example if a fault developed in the warranty period or was there from new but which only showed itself after the warranty expired. Best to go to your local Trading Standards dept and/or check out the government Consumer Direct site.


This is a good British magazine, especially for beginners. It has a consumer rights SECTION, which is the page i've pasted to.

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/consumer-rightsIn addition to possible options available beyond the manufacturer's warranty. There is often an "extended" warranty provided when the purchase was made via a credit card. You might want to look into that possibility--it usually doubles the mfg. warranty up to 3 years. For this reason i always make my substantial purchases using a credit card. I have exercised the option and never had a problem. Beats paying for an extended warranty.
truenorth

Does anyone have an easy or good way of getting the technical information for laptops? A lot of people ask me to pick out a good laptop for them but 90% of the time I FIND incomplete information on website's descriptions and manufacturers generally only list their latest and greatest.

[Sorry if this is in the wrong place but I didn't think that this quite fitted under the hardware topic so I stuck it here]If you are trying to establish a criteria to fit a person's intended use and other factors ie: budget then you can seek "reviews" that  relate broadly to the defined criteria. Once that presents you with some (but certainly not all) the listed computers that fall into that category then you can REFINE your research to those models and through a combination of manufacturers , sellers and users you should be able to find all of the technical specifications you would want/need. If it turns out to be a recent model then the manufacturer should bend over backwards to provide you with any additional information (if any) on their product as it may lead to a sale (which would be uppermost in their motivation to assist you).If it is an older model then it would depend on whether they are still trying to market it or not. Actually your QUESTION is so broad in nature it is hard to imagine who you would be advising that would need more information than could normally be found via the methods i have already mentioned.truenorthY'know, whenever I POST something like this here I swear the internet corrects itself. Just googled the laptop I had in mind and GOT the manufacturers specification. idkWhat ever works,truenorth Quote from: Accessless on January 16, 2011, 02:31:25 AM

Y'know, whenever I post something like this here I swear the internet corrects itself. Just googled the laptop I had in mind and got the manufacturers specification. idk

Photoshop version 7.01, It can't use CLOUNDS of RENDER Filter. It appear that "Could not complete the Clounds command because there is not ENOUGH memory (RAM)"
I set Memory & Image CACHE. It same problem.
Who can resolve it. PLEASE tell me.
thank you.How much RAM do you have ? ?

Haven't SEEN you for awhile but have a GREAT One ! !HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

hello all,

i have to send some pix via email.
the receiver states that the incoming email can hold nothing larger than 600k.

most of the jpgs i have to send are 189mb.
i was sending four of them w/ each email and the "mail daemon" reported
that none of them went through.

will someone please explain how i am to send these jpgs ?

thank you.   Are you saying you have single jpg files that are 183MB?  How in the WORLD can that be?  With digital cameras being MARKETED with ever-increasing megapixel capacity, photo files also naturally follow the same pattern and become larger.  But, I can't imagine any digital camera that takes single photos that consume 183MB, or even anywhere near that size. 

So, please explain how you have acquired jpg files of such a huge size.  Have you tried resizing any of your jpg images to get them down to 600KB?  What photo editing software do you have?i WOULD get "mail daemon" the very odd time because , either the persons mail box is full or i put the wrong address down , i would PHONE and tell them to delete a lot and then it works.

i use yahoo

Computer VIRUS used to sabotage Iran's nuclear plans 'BUILT by US and Israel'
Story from Australia.
Yes this is an accurate depiction of the story as it RELATES to what the "Stuxnet" virus is capable of. However the reality is somewhat different as to it's potential AFFECTS on the Iranian nuclear plant. For instance the Russians that built the plant state that "no component of the plants security or operation is connected to the outside world " thus it is NOT vulnerable from an external computer attack. Also they (the Russians) allege that their own examinations of the plant have found absolutely NO intrusions affecting the safety/security of the nuclear plant as has been alleged. truenorth
P.S. Were I the Iranians i would be more concerned about the "viruses" called "Mossad or IDF"Old news...

Quote from: m-m-mr_v on July 31, 2010, 07:10:17 PM

Look at the taskbar in 7, is it me or is that an awful, awful step back?

It is a step back, but not as bad as you make it out to be. It was a small mistake that M$ made while trying to play keep-up with Apple.

Fig 2. The Windows 7 taskbar: Default settings include large icons, no text and glass surface

Fig 2. The Windows 7 taskbar: Default settings include large icons, no text and glass surface

whenever you APPROACH a topic with the attitude that everyone you're addressing is a moron whose current opinion doesn't matter, you lose. It doesn't matter if everyone you're addressing *is* a moron. Very few people can keep an open mind about a topic after you've insulted them.

A:I want to use OS A, but will I be able to do Y and Z like I can do with OS B?
B:Yes, you will. in fact OS A does Y a lot better then OS B.
A:But what about Z? Can I still do Z?
B:Well, it's won't be as easy, but it also let's you do Q, Y and T a lot easier too.
A: But I don't care about Q Y and T. I've never even heard of Q and Y. I just want to do Y and Z.
B: Then stick with your O$ B, moron. Nobody should need Z. Anybody who does is stupid.

I think anyone who hates/dislikes any OS is going to do so regardless of taste. common sense and/or functionality......

Front loading washers are clearly superior...

No matter what detergent is used...

Why are you resurrecting threads from 5 months ago?

Not a rule as such, it's just considered bad forum etiquette. Not a big deal.

E-mail scams. They keep coming.

E-mail scams are still here. Just as bad as they ever were. Sometimes they are subtle. Sometimes they are bold. Here is one I just got that links Google to UFO sightings.

http://geek9pm.com/jpg/email-scam.jpg

If you get this in your e-mail, delete it.   
Your image isn't very clear; this is, the text part of it is not clear.  What does it say?  How is it scam?  I'm not doubting that it's scam, just wondering what is the nature of the scam.  Is it trying to lead the USER to a fraudulent site where they're asked to enter their Google username and password?Soybean, I just now made the pedicure larger . Also, when you click the link you get this:
http://geek9pm.com/jpg/email-scam2.jpg
It seems harmless, but it gets a WOT warning. Here is the page of the link.
http://earth-locations-online.com/7/index.asp?aff=11677&camp=xmar09_earth_fri
If you think this is a legitimate site, please advise.I CHECKED WOT too and I see what you mean.  Avoiding it seems the best thing.

Did you receive the email a gmail account?  Quote from: Geek-9pm on January 21, 2011, 02:39:13 PM

I just now made the pedicure larger.

I checked WOT too and I see what you mean.  Avoiding it seems the best thing.

Did you receive the email a gmail account?

the entire purpose of this thread is nonexistent. It's like starting a thread titled "bread still made from wheat". It's stating the obvious.

using your suggestion, I am doing research now on "Is Bread still made from Wheat?." which is like the question"Do Americans speak English?"

t.y for ur REPLIES Your question does not make sense in English. In fact it is so odd and (FORGIVE me) SILLY that it is likely to ATTRACT a stream of facetious replies, and is probably, therefore, on the borderline of acceptability for that reason.


Here is a link to an interesting article about a home-made AIR powered door.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Air-Powered-Star-Trek-Style-Door/

I was not sure what topic this subject would go under so came here. I accidentally gave an old email address to my Call of Duty Modern warfare 2 (STEAM) provider and now I cannot download new mods or updates. How can I change back to or change the old email address that I gave to steam back to my new email address?I am using yahoo mail, My COMPUTER specs are LISTED on my profile.there should be an OPTION in steam in options / profile SETTING to change the email address I tried to find something to fix it in  settings but nothing.can you try and change it by logging on the steam web site ??

Is it possible to SYNC my GOOGLE calendar with my GIRLFRIENDS iphone calendar, and if so how?

cheers

FBHi fireballs

I believe you can sync your google calendar with your girlfriends iPhone, you might want to google it as your signature states

what do you think of this download


http://soluto.com/ Quote from: harry 48 on January 30, 2011, 08:44:57 AM

what do you think of this download


http://soluto.com/

Frustration detection

Our patent-pending low level driver technology detects when you’re FRUSTRATED by your PC and tells you which application is causing it.

A tiny software startup in Israel is trying to make your PC less frustrating.

Well, I don't knowingly use Israeli products or services so I won't be trying this out.

Quote from: blackrainbow on JANUARY 25, 2011, 07:44:04 AM

i have a hot mail gmail YAHOO and i use motzila's thunderbird's email CLIENT

Hello,

I would like to know the following procedure please:

How do I get the IP of a computer, throughout the Computer Name?

Thanks a lot, GREETINGS

  Look in the router table.Thanks for the reactions,

This was a part of an examination of computer science, that I deed not know how the correct answer was. 

One of the question was: "How do you get the IP number of a PC, knowing only the computer name.......!!

Thanks Geek-9pm,

Thanks,





ping. routers don't care about node names.so its for homeworkWonder what book he is busing? The network commands in Windows are not the same as in a Unix system. Without that detail, the only thing I can TELL him is to query the router. He probably will get the answer wrong. Quote from: Geek-9pm on JANUARY 27, 2011, 05:15:34 PM

Wonder what book he is busing? The network commands in Windows are not the same as in a Unix system.

Ping <COMPUTERNAME> will resolve the IP address for named systems on a LAN.

Thanks to everyone. The simple explanation of BC_Programmer, solves my question, Thanks

Hi!

First of all, I am a complete noob at tech and if this question has ever been asked/answered here my apologies then.
I have just purchased a HP G5200uk-m desktop pc,technical details:

http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/7497009/art/hp/pavilion-g5200uk-m-deskto.html

It came with a 20"Hp monitor which has been working fine but now I would like to connect another monitor,a 24"AOC 2436SWA widescreen TFT 1900x1080 to the PC and use them both at the same time.


How can I make that happen?Thank you indeed!


                                                                                                          Regards, Thomas
Here are some things mothers do with TWO monitors.

Classroom display. The original monitor is used by the teacher. A much larger monitor is viewed by STUDENTS. Everything on the teacher monitor is seen by the students. A simple adapter may be used.

Expanded desktop. Two monitors of the same size are side by side. A document or spread sheet goes across both monitors, thereby increasing the NUMBER of columns. A Dual-Head graphics card is required.

Two window workstation. The user has two programs open at the same time. He has two SEPARATE displays. The Operating system may PERMIT cut and paste  between the two.  Again, Dual-Head graphics.

The most piratical solution for three is a Dual Head graphics card. If you machine will not not allow another graphics card, there are some other options, but can be rather expensive.

Graphics card : NVIDIA® GeForce® 6150 SE is capable of two monitors. However, I do not know how it is implemented on you particular desktop. Are there two video ports on the back?


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Hi I am looking for pictures like this one. In GOOGLE I found only already-made head models.
Do you mean something like the pix at this website?

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Stormtrooper

or maybe...

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1T4IRFC_enUS359US359&biw=614&bih=297&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=star+wars+troopers&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=g1g-m1&aql=f&oq=Thanks, but I mean I am looking for HEADS like this one which contain front/back and LEFT or RIGHT side(:

I'm not sure if this is related to the NEW forum layout or not, but I've noticed that the spell check option doesn't work now.  When I click the spellcheck button the popup window is labeled about:blank and of course the window is blank and on the status BAR it says done.It woks for me; FF 2.6.13. Also WORKS for me in IE8.I just tried it again and it worked, it seems to be a crap shoot.  Oh and I'm RUNNING IE8 and yes, it's fully patched(so is my OS).  I'll try and see if there is any pattern or trigger to the problem.It's got a different appearance now, but I can't remember having a problem.It seems to work fine now though, COULD've been a glitch on my end.
Picnic..... Good call Patio.  I'm gonna take a raincheck though, it's a tad cold here right now.

i shut my desktop down with the start ,turn off COMPUTER,shut down method on xp,shuts down normally but after 2 MINUTES or so it starts back up again.is it time to call in an exorsist ,or is it a common thing?this only started about 2 weeks ago,before that it ran smooth.It is not very rare and not very common either. About one PC in five may SHOW this behavior. Principal factor is age. Also, some certain programs may do this. In fact, there is a normal process of doing this intentionally.
http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-228969.html
Oops, just NOTICED you are running Windows. The link about is for Apple. The idea also applies to Linux, Windows and other OS also.Same ISSUE with my pc and found out that the power button is grounded ...try to check it out...maybe it will helps

Wonder if anyone could clear something up for me.
I'm going through a tutorial sheet from University but it has no answers to check against.
One of the questions is 'Convert the following decimal into Little Endian single precision floating point format'

The decimal is -0.000123

The answer i get is

B9 00 F9 80

Thing is, i DOWNLOADED a calculator that claims to do Big and Little Endian, so i can check my answers

http://www.wfwsoftware.com/hexit.html

But this calc gives a different answer - B9 00 F9 90 - one digit difference
I checked my answers three times and i still get the same outcome, if the calculator is right then i cant see where i've GONE wrong.
Can any one confirm my answer.
ThanksI get:

90 F9 00 B9.

the second answer you got from the calc was in Big-endian format; your's, well, I don't know.

Mine uses IEEE 32-bit floating point.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_precision



Yeah, thats right, you got to reverse it for Little Endian.

This is what i've been taught, I have to work it out by hand for forthcoming tests. No calculators allowed.

I got 1 for the sign (obviously, because of the negative value)

0.00000000000010000000111110011000 is 0.000123 in binary

then to 1.0000000111110011000 X 2^-13

remove the first 1 and decimal point and 'pad out' to 23 bit by adding 0's the the end

So 00000001111100110000000

then -13 - -127 = -13+127 = 127-13 = 114 

So, 144= 01110010 for the exponent

bring it all together

Sign 1  exponent 01110010 and mantissa 00000001111100110000000

which is 10111001000000001111100110000000

split into groups of 4 to convert to hex

1011 / 1001 / 0000 / 0000 / 1111 / 1001 / 1000 / 0000

Which makes B 9 0 0 F 9 8 0

Then group and reverse 80 F9 00 B9

Can you see anywhere that i've gone wrong, cuz i still cant see it.
Oh yeah, thanks for the reply.
I think IVE sussed it

0.000123 is 0.00000000000010000000111110011001

and not 0.00000000000010000000111110011000

Thats the difference, that last digit will turn the 8 to a 9


It amazes me that i was attempting to work this out for hours, then 15 mins after my second post and i spot the mistake. Strange how these thing happen!  Quote from: reddevilggg on February 04, 2011, 12:08:51 AM

It amazes me that i was attempting to work this out for hours, then 15 mins after my second post and i spot the mistake. Strange how these thing happen! 

I use to have Advance SystemCare on my computer, had it in a short cut on my desktop. Had my pc in the shop for repairs awhile ago, I thought they took it off for some reason. I looked in all the programs I have running and can't find it there. Went to download it again and a box came up and said I already have Advance SystemCare, do I still want to continue my download. I put in a search and found FILES and folder that SAY Advance SystemCare but I can't see it in any of my programs that are running. I'm not sure if I should download it again or not, will it hurt my pc if I do? Thanks......You can look in your Program files. If Systemcare is still intact, look for the icon and send it to desktop. Or look in your Add or Remove programs via Control panel.I looked in my add or remove programs and I don't see it in there. If it's not in my programs running does that mean it was taken off my pc? Quote

You can look in your Program files. If Systemcare is still intact, look for the icon and send it to desktop

Went to download it again and a box came up and said I already have Advance SystemCare, do I still want to continue my download

a 35$ MP3 player today has the power- if not the capability- of a computer that would have cost thousands about 10 years ago.

I sold a PC a couple of weeks ago for $50. I even threw in a keyboard and mouse. I tried to get them to take an old monitor for an extra $20 but they didn't want it.

When the original concept of netbooks was proposed the target price was $100.  It was to have a slow processor, a small SSD, wireless access, a small screen and not much else.  And maybe a few were produced at that price.  But then people started adding a better processor, a hard drive, and other stuff and the price doubled or tripled.

is there much difference between McAfee 2011 version paid and the free mcafee in what they do and coverCan you cite a source verifying a free version?  I do not believe they offer a free version.  They MAY offer their free trial periods for some of their software but, as far as I know, they do not offer a free version... i know they dont offer 2011 :)free ,  i meant the free mcafee downloaded on the web , does it do much less than the paid onePlease provide a link to it so that we can see exactly what you're talking about.   it seems i'm wrong mcafee do not have a free anti-virus they only sell them This is why the "facepalm" meme exists. Quote from: CBMatt on February 07, 2011, 05:52:41 AM

This is why the "facepalm" meme exists.

that just went straight over my head chris   

do you think chris meant that for ME 

Surely not!

The history about my CELLPHONE nokia are misuse of unit and cannot send any messages,cannot received any messages,cannot use a call to a receiver and cannot received a call from a caller..??And I don`t have a MANUAL or user guidelines for this nokia unit, it`s because this is only a gift from my relative  was DIED already..And it is my pleasure to have any idea or possibilities solutions can give me for this kind of problem...You could probably get help at the Nokia Support site.http://www.nokiausa.com/get-support-and-software/product-support
What does 'misuse of unit' mean. That you have misused it?? Your relative has misused it??

Am i right in thinking its from a relative who gave you the phone and then passed away. Or passed away then you recieved the phone. Or the phone was 'dead' when you got it. Sorry for these questions, but you are not at all clear.

Has it EVER worked?? Has it been 'blocked' ?? Was it NEW??