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I thought we determined:
You cant install Linux via Floppy...
And the computer wouldent get that great of performance anyways... and the drive will most likely die out soon. I thought that we found an os copy that would fit?http://www.linux.org/dist/list.html
Follow the link, open the category menu, and select minimalist, and Go.
There's a few distros that say they fit on floppies. (you'll have to weed through the unmaintained ones)
Seriously.... Did no one look at linux.org!? Quote from: michaewlewis on OCTOBER 08, 2008, 10:35:46 AM

Seriously.... Did no one look at linux.org!?

I never heard of it. So what where you expecting?

I now that, I like some of the ones on here. Right off that I will try. Any place for DOS?

Is there really any dangers to flashing your bios other then power interuption. I was thinking about doing this on a older machine. I have three that are a like but mite get rid of the one.Hardware incompatibilities is another problem you MAY have.

Always backup your current version before the flash...in case you do experience issues.

Here's a good read: http://pcworld.about.com/magazine/1901p186id34771.htmHowd you do thad?If you're referring to how do you backup your old BIOS...

Most vendor BIOS flashes provide you the option of backing your old BIOS up before you actually flash to the newer version. Make doubly sure this is a provided option by the BIOS vendor. If it isn't, I would strongly recommend not flashing the BIOS at all...just in case the upgrade causes incompatibilities.

Another thing to KEEP in mind...

If the system board, with all of its attached hardware, is functioning properly...then there really is no need to update the BIOS at all. It should only be DONE as a LAST resort to solve incompatibilities with on board or external hardware.Also, never use "Custom" BIOS from other companies besides the one that made your motherboard.
These will most often cause more problems than ones that are provided directly by your manufacturer...

Many BIOS updaters come with a Floppy or CD Boot... it may be a good idea to use these if your Windows Operating System is unstable.
the machine I want is too old to have that stuff, not sure but will look into a few other things I want to check just wondered.

Hi,all this is along shot,but if you dont ask
youll never know..
I have a samsung dvd player with 160gb hdd
the dvd part has stopped accepting any discs
can i GET my stuff off the hard drive to my PC
some how??or to another player..

thanks for your time.
cheers..p............Remove the 160G HDD and hook it up as a slave in a known working machine and backup/burn to your heart's content...Thanks for your reply patio just one
thing please how do i make the 160gb hdd
a slave to my PC? is there a post somewere
saying what cables or wires i will need..

thanks for your time...p.....If you have a USB port,you can save your data to an external hard drive or a flash drive.

If your DVD drive has stopped working, then you can just buy a new one.

Also, there is online storage.THANK for your reply jj 3000.
there is no USB port on the dvd player
and the dvds spin round it just keeps
saying disc format not compatable??
no matter what the disc is.

thanks for your time...p....Quote

If your DVD drive has stopped working, then you can just buy a new one.

Or try CDBurnerXPro...FREE !

Hey there.

Does anyone know of a forum where you can post a .dmp file which people can use open, make sense of and then help pin-point what is causing a BSOD on your computer?

Thanks.What is the title of the dump file?

You could try uploading it here... if the log is SMALL, then you can just copy/paste the contents.
You may need to put it in a .ZIP folder.

BTW: I DONT off the top of my head know of anyone here who is an expert... so, its going to be hit and miss.
Also, usually just telling us what the BSOD message is is enough INFORMATION to resolve the problem. If you are able to write that down, please do so instead of posting the dump file. Try www.windowsbbs.com
There are couple of guys there.If anyone can help me then please feel free to do so.

The computer is very old, and is the family PC and unfortunately I don't know the specs of it. The problem is that I keep getting BSOD, usually when browsing the Internet or listening to music or on MSN. I can tell you what the BSOD says if it'd help, but I assume with the .dmp file it's not necessary?

Here is the .dmp: http://rapidshare.com/files/152347115/dmp.zip.html

I tried using Windows minidump DEBUG tool from Microsoft but didn't really understand what to do, how to install the patterns.

Thanks.

They are also known as mini-dump files...generated by Windows when errors occur....
I used to analise them at another Help Forum but i'm a bit rusty so try Broni's link above.
There used to be a few people over at Techspot that also did them but i think one retired and the other moved on...

Hi,

I was trying to upload an image, but I got this message saying 'upload folder FULL or the size is too big' but as far as I know the size was just fine.

It said I should contact the admin but he isn't AROUND these DAYS, does anyone else know what this is?

Thankyou so much!Nathan is the one who can address this...i BELIEVE he's been contacted.Has he been contacted?Affirmative.ThankGod!!

I have a dell dimension 2350 an when I tell it to connect it says 680 cant find DIAL tone. It was okay this moring an no trouble, I did a system restore to yesterday an ran spybot an avg antispyware an still nothing.I PUT in the connection INFO again an it still doesnt.I got it fixed just the little connector that connects the ONE to another.

Is it possible for A Mp3 File to infect you?

Im just wondering.

I'm Looking at something on my forums and my members Have a MP3 up on RapidShare.

I was wondering if its possible for an infection.

Nobody has said anything.Yes.
If you ATTEMPT to download any mp3, make sure, you scan every single downloaded file.
I assume, we're TALKING about legal downloads?Quote from: Broni on October 09, 2008, 05:45:01 PM

Yes.
If you attempt to download any mp3, make sure, you scan every single downloaded file.
I assume, we're talking about legal downloads?

Scan with your antivirus program.
I'm not going to deal with your legal questions.
Don't ask

Quote from: Dias de verano on September 27, 2008, 07:06:15 AM

Quote from: drmsucks

he could have a flash drive next to the mic port and scramble it

You can't "scramble" a flash drive with a magnet. Or anything else data related except a floppy disk.

Magnets zap your data.

For venerable floppies, this statement HOLDS true. We placed a 99-cent magnet on a 3.5-inch floppy for a few seconds. The magnet stuck to the disk and RUINED its data.

Fortunately, most modern storage devices, such as SD and CompactFlash MEMORY cards, are immune to magnetic fields. "There's nothing magnetic in flash memory, so [a magnet] won't do anything," says Bill Frank, executive director of the CompactFlash Association. "A magnet powerful enough to disturb the electrons in flash would be powerful enough to suck the iron out of your blood cells," says Frank.

The same goes for hard drives. The only magnets powerful enough to scrub data from a drive platter are laboratory degaussers or those used by government agencies to wipe bits off media. "In the real world, people are not losing data from magnets," says Bill Rudock, a tech-support engineer with hard-drive maker Seagate. "In every disk," notes Rudock, "there's one heck of a magnet that swings the head."

Want to ERASE data from a hard drive you plan to toss? Don't bother with a magnet.

I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.

Quote from: BC_Programmer on September 27, 2008, 09:00:21 PM

I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.

1988 wasn't it ? ?

I want to download msn to my computer, many of my friends have this. I see on the Windows LIVE download page that it saids something about a tool bar. I have Microsoft Internet Explorer tool bar now that I would LIKE to keep. If I download nsm, will my tool bar change? Can anyone HELP me out?Nope, it wont.

Uncheck what you dont want on the download page, and then CLICK "Download" and in the installer, just remember to not CHECK the Toolbar button.
As long as you dont say you want it installed, it wont install it.

If there slightly SCRATCHED take some rubbing alchol an clean it like you NORMALLY do works on dvd's too.

You're a fast poster! Congrats!That's incorrect.
It says, over 73 days.....

[recovering disk space -- attachment deleted by admin]Quote

Since the beginning. Smiley Think I'm the only one who can vote on that. Wink

Install Google Chrome, and it'll tell us everything about you

I've been here since I was born, or maybe a little before that.

Quote from: typhoeus on September 14, 2008, 11:59:59 AM

I've been here since I was born, or maybe a little before that.

I remember the newspaper articles.



"Fetus posts on a forum!", "the ghost of Elvis is living in your den!", "The incredible frog boy is on the loose!"

oh wait a second, that was the national enquirer.

I got some old pcs an takeing them apart to PUT in new stuff an sell some of the old stuff for people who still use it an noticed. That there was like a sheet of foil between the cpu an the heatsink, this is a socket 5 an is I think one of the more collectable pentium cpus. But is the foil like a heatsink too or is it ment to boost the heat transfer from the chip.Never heard of anything like that myself.
It may have been part of the heatsink or something.
My hardware experience doesn't GO that far back if I'm honest, the earliest I've got is socket 7, just after socket 5.make sense aside from you have to be my DADS age to know.Foil inserts were used at one time but it was way before Socket 5...
Chances are that machine was assembled by an old-timer........... okayQuote from: patio on SEPTEMBER 13, 2008, 01:14:46 PM

Foil inserts were used at one time but it was way before Socket 5...
Chances are that machine was assembled by an old-timer.

I just recently moved out of my house and just got my computer back. When I turned it on there were small lines have been going up my screen and whenever I do anything with my mouse the screen jumps and takes a sec to recover. As far as performance everything works normally. I fear it might be the memory, I only have 1024MBs. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, CodyQuote

just got my computer back

If you ever cleaned inside of your computer (as you should, once in a while), you may want to read this:
http://www.technibble.com/computer-killers-pet-hair-dust-and-cigarette-smoke/
Not always everything is visible at first glance.
...and I was surprised myself, seeing what simple cigarette smoke can do:

But, watch out for this guy!



I've seen worse. Try a dell that sat in the same place for FOUR years in a guys apartment that was literally NEVER dusted. Try an IBM that sat in a dusty office for about that time and had a mat of dust under the drive, or, try to imagine a computer so riddled with Cigar smoke that though it once was white, it was now sticky and yellow. Everything inside was coated with the same RESIDUE, every fan was froze up from it, the PSU, CPU, and motherboard fried due to the fans freezing up.

I've seen worse than that though, seen one of those AMD systems with a CPU built onto the motherboard with so much dust on the CPU heatsink that the fan couldn't spin, fried the CPU. Seen a sony vaio P3 systems with dust cycles hanging from it, and yes, I've seen heatsinks and even fan vents coated in more hair and dust that the Intel heatsink in that picture Broni.

Has anyone ever opened a computer to the smell of fried components, cigar smoke, burnt fur/hair, and burnt dust? I have, nearly threw up, was worse than ten day old roadkill on the highway. That once white case was COMPLETELY yellowed from the sticky smoke and crap, I put on plastic gloves before I touched it. The owner actually took offense to that. Trust me, just working in a PC shop for a few months made me want to never see another end USERS machine.Yep - they can get gross, particularly with smoking.I've had to change out the CPU fan on one of my client's PCs every six months because he smokes near the computer so much...There was also a case on this board, where CD drive didn't want to read disks. After some investigation, it was full of cats hair.Oh, the cat hair CD drive thing reminds me... The cigar residue glued the CD-ROM drive and CD-RW drive SHUT on the computer. I'm willing to bet it ruined the lense too, oh, power button was stuck in the on position also. That's why he brought it in, he said "The power switch is stuck so it won't turn on.". Didn't take me two minutes to realize that's not why it wouldn't turn on once i got the side panel off... But yeah, computers need to be babied, 'else they grow cancerous forms of everything floating AROUND your house, oh, and a friendly note, dusts compositio is over 90% human dead skin, and animal dead skin too.

Is it possible to get a male split connector cable that gives you a FLOPPY power connector? Like you see most the are male an gives you two additonal female connectors. I tried looking at geeks but didnt find anything with those SPECS so I wasnt too sure. A Diagram may be useful here.Quote from: squall_01 on August 29, 2008, 10:13:51 AM

Is it possible to get a male split connector cable that gives you a floppy power connector? Like you see most the are male an gives you two additonal female connectors. I tried looking at geeks but didnt find anything with those specs so I wasnt too sure.

there video settings

It just changes the video display unless you want them bighter or something I wouldnt mess with it.

well have you tried? I mean before this.

I have a u3 4 gb that was unpluged forcefully. Theres stuff that I want off of it. Is it possible to try an recover the files?MANY recovery programs work for Flash memory.

http://www.recuva.com/

After an action like accidental disconnect if you lost data, its always good to reformat as well. If the files have been corrupted while unplugging the drive, there may be no way to get them back.Its not lighting up so I mite have luck with this. It did fix my other one. But I FORGET how I did it.Try it in another computer, that was the resolution to a similar problem I had once. I tried an it still not working.It probably has the same problem in your other topic.

Have you been safely removing the DRIVES or just pulling them out?Yeah, do you think I'm that insucre with data? was unpluged forcefully, mean it was pulled out.If you just unplug the flash drive, you have probably damaged it now....same as the other one.
There is a reason why you have a 'Remove Safely' feature.

Quote from: squall_01 on August 26, 2008, 03:53:40 PM

Its not lighting up so I mite have luck with this. It did fix my other one. But I forget how I did it.

I downloaded videos from youtube and then tried to download them to a disc (DR- , or SOMEWHERE around there.)

And ever since I had tried to download them to a disc the videos wont play.


I DONT KNOW wheather to fix the codeing or to delete the files off of the disc.
Or if its EVEN right.


I am using Windows Media Player to play these videos.

Please help!

~ LisaWelcome, Lisa...

Though a little old...this link will provide you with all the information you need in order to convert the YouTube .flv files to the appropriate file format...as well as provide you with a link for the appropriate codecs you need:

Play YouTube Videos on Windows Media Player

Good luck...and keep us posted...Or ....... do a Google on ''FLV Player" - there are two freebies and I forget which is which but - you can drag and drop FLV's into those and view them.

Actually - Google "FLV Player 20, build 24" - in the quotes - this is my version and this one allows 2x viewing size, the other doesn't. (or didn't).If you want / need the files to be in a different format thenwww.media-convert.com will convert and host for free.

FB

when i GO to certain websites, sometimes strange things happen... for EXAMPLE when i go to http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/ the choose your country tab does not drop down

and when i go to http://www.nintendo.com/games/guide#qhardware=DS&qesrbRating=&qplay=&qgenre=&qrelease=&panel=qhardware the games list will not load.

please help me

btw im using FIREFOX 3.0.1At the website(s), try pressing CTRL + SHIFT + R.

Tell us what happens. i tried it but the same THING is happening.
Assuming you're on Windows, have you tried viewing these sites with Internet Explorer? What happens?

You might also want to try Firefox 2. The newest version still has some kinks to work out, so it may be worth a shot.still doesent work Quote from: flegelum on August 19, 2008, 10:54:06 PM

still doesent work

Boy Have I got one for you. My Grandaughters other grandparents gave her there old Gatway computer. Me being a geek added a 30 Gig hard drive, more memory Formated reloaded WinXP. Booted it up on my bench everything worked great. Took the computer to her room hooked it up will only boot to the Gateway Logo. Puzzle!! Took it back to my bench Booted it up ran great, Took it back to GD s room hooked it up, BOOTS to gateway screen nothing else. Bummer, brought the monitor, KEYBOARD, and mouse I used on my bench hooked them up Gateway screen only. Took it all back to my bench and guess what it boot up great. Frustrated to no end any ideas out there.


frustrated GrandfatherIt could possibly be a problem with the electrical outlet you are using.
Check the following:
Make sure the computer is not plugged into a lightswitch dimmer, these can be very bad for a computer.

If you have the equipment for testing electrical outlet voltages and all that whatnot, you might consider doing that. Also check to make sure that the plug is grounded correctly.

Try another outlet in the HOUSE as well.

Every thing checked out. Hooked up another computer to same outlet booted right up. But this one back nothing. Is a puzzlement!!!!!!!!

GranddadQuote from: Zylstra on August 14, 2008, 02:52:43 PM

If you have the equipment for testing electrical outlet voltages and all that whatnot, you might consider doing that. Also check to make sure that the plug is grounded correctly.

I have a DSL box, every minute or two I will lose my internent connection and DSL light on the box. Phone guy was here (this is who provides my internet service) checked all lines outside and inside, installed a new SDL box. Computer still doing the same thing, all my DSL box lights will be on for a few minutes, then DSL and internet lights go out. Once they go out, I can't type anything on my yahoo messenger or get into any sites. A minute later the lights will come back on, then everything is ok. My computer keeps doing this over and over all day long. Do I need to scan, defrag, or check for any spyware or addware or something? Ran my McAfee scan, found nothing there. Anyone have any ideas what I do next?Download HijackThis:
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download
Click on Download HijackThis Installer
Post HijackTHis log.Do you have DSL filters installed on EVERY phone line in the house ? ?Yes, I have filters on all the phones. What do I do after I download "Hijack This Installer". What is that for, and what will it do for my computer? I'll see what's running on your computer, and I'll look for possible culprit.

Open HJT....
Click on Scan button.
When scanning is done, Scan button changes to Save log button.
Click on it.
Save pop-up window will open.
Click Save button.
Save window will close.
Notepad will open.
Select all text, copy, and paste in your next reply.Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 3:32:41 AM, on 9/14/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP3 (6.00.2900.5512)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\LVMVFM\LVPrcSrv.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\LVCOMSER\LVComSer.exe
C:\Program Files\McAfee\SiteAdvisor\McSACore.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MSC\mcmscsvc.exe
c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mna\mcnasvc.exe
c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mcproxy\mcproxy.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcshield.exe
C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MPFSrv.exe
C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSK\MskSrver.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Common\ViewpointService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\LVCOMSER\LVComSer.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxsrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe
C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\LComMgr\Communications_Helper.exe
C:\Program Files\Logitech\QuickCam\Quickcam.exe
C:\Program Files\McAfee\MBK\McAfeeDataBackup.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
C:\Program Files\Digital Line Detect\DLG.exe
C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe
C:\Program Files\Logitech\Desktop Messenger\8876480\Program\LogitechDesktopMessenger.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqSTE08.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Logishrd\LQCVFX\COCIManager.exe
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\ymsgr_tray.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcsysmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = www.google.com/ig/dell?hl=en&client=dell-usuk&channel=us&ibd=2071101
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.dell.com
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,Default_Page_URL = www.google.com/ig/dell?hl=en&client=dell-usuk&channel=us&ibd=2071101
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
R3 - URLSearchHook: AOLTBSearch Class - {EA756889-2338-43DB-8F07-D1CA6FB9C90D} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AIM Toolbar 5.0\aoltb.dll
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: McAntiPhishingBHO - {377C180E-6F0E-4D4C-980F-F45BD3D40CF4} - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee\msk\mcapbho.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: AOL Toolbar Launcher - {7C554162-8CB7-45A4-B8F4-8EA1C75885F9} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AIM Toolbar 5.0\aoltb.dll
O2 - BHO: scriptproxy - {7DB2D5A0-7241-4E79-B68D-6309F01C5231} - C:\Program Files\McAfee\VirusScan\scriptsn.dll
O2 - BHO: McAfee SiteAdvisor BHO - {B164E929-A1B6-4A06-B104-2CD0E90A88FF} - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee\SITEAD~1\mcieplg.dll
O2 - BHO: Browser Address Error Redirector - {CA6319C0-31B7-401E-A518-A07C3DB8F777} - C:\Program Files\Dell\BAE\BAE.dll
O3 - Toolbar: AIM Toolbar - {DE9C389F-3316-41A7-809B-AA305ED9D922} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AIM Toolbar 5.0\aoltb.dll
O3 - Toolbar: McAfee SiteAdvisor Toolbar - {0EBBBE48-BAD4-4B4C-8E5A-516ABECAE064} - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee\SITEAD~1\mcieplg.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Persistence] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSPM Startup] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\UPDATE~1\ISUSPM.exe -startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSScheduler] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe" -start
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Software Update] C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DXM6Patch_981116] C:\WINDOWS\p_981116.exe /Q:A
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [mcagent_exe] C:\Program Files\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe /runkey
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [McENUI] C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MHN\McENUI.exe /hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LogitechCommunicationsManager] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\LComMgr\Communications_Helper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LogitechQuickCamRibbon] "C:\Program Files\Logitech\QuickCam\Quickcam.exe" /hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [McAfee Backup] C:\Program Files\McAfee\MBK\McAfeeDataBackup.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MBkLogOnHook] C:\Program Files\McAfee\MBK\LogOnHook.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo! Pager] "C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe" -quiet
O4 - Global Startup: Digital Line Detect.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: HP Digital Imaging Monitor.lnk = C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Logitech Desktop Messenger.lnk = C:\Program Files\Logitech\Desktop Messenger\8876480\Program\LogitechDesktopMessenger.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &AOL Toolbar Search - c:\program files\aol\aim toolbar 5.0\resources\en-US\local\search.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MI1933~1\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: AIM Toolbar - {3369AF0D-62E9-4bda-8103-B4C75499B578} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AIM Toolbar 5.0\aoltb.dll
O9 - Extra button: Real.com - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Shdocvw.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://*.mcafee.com
O16 - DPF: {05CA9FB0-3E3E-4B36-BF41-0E3A5CAA8CD8} (Office Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=58813
O18 - Protocol: bwfile-8876480 - {9462A756-7B47-47BC-8C80-C34B9B80B32B} - C:\Program Files\Logitech\Desktop Messenger\8876480\Program\GAPlugProtocol-8876480.dll
O18 - Protocol: sacore - {5513F07E-936B-4E52-9B00-067394E91CC5} - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee\SITEAD~1\mcieplg.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: GoToAssist - C:\Program Files\Citrix\GoToAssist\480\G2AWinLogon.dll
O23 - Service: McAfee Application Installer Cleanup (0042151221213086) (0042151221213086mcinstcleanup) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\004215~1.EXE (file missing)
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: DSBrokerService - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\DellSupport\brkrsvc.exe
O23 - Service: GoToAssist - Citrix Online, a division of Citrix Systems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Citrix\GoToAssist\480\g2aservice.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1050\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: LVCOMSer - Logitech Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\LVCOMSER\LVComSer.exe
O23 - Service: Process Monitor (LVPrcSrv) - Logitech Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\LVMVFM\LVPrcSrv.exe
O23 - Service: LVSrvLauncher - Logitech Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\SrvLnch\SrvLnch.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee SiteAdvisor Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\McAfee\SiteAdvisor\McSACore.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Services (mcmscsvc) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MSC\mcmscsvc.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Network Agent (McNASvc) - McAfee, Inc. - c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mna\mcnasvc.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Scanner (McODS) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcods.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee PROXY Service (McProxy) - McAfee, Inc. - c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mcproxy\mcproxy.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Real-time Scanner (McShield) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcshield.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee SystemGuards (McSysmon) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcsysmon.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Personal Firewall Service (MpfService) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MPFSrv.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Anti-Spam Service (MSK80Service) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSK\MskSrver.exe
O23 - Service: ROXIO HARD Drive Watcher 9 (RoxWatch9) - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\9.0\SharedCOM\RoxWatch9.exe
O23 - Service: stllssvr - MicroVision Development, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\SureThing Shared\stllssvr.exe
O23 - Service: Viewpoint Manager Service - Viewpoint Corporation - C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Common\ViewpointService.exe
O24 - Desktop Component 0: (no name) - http://webmail.aol.com/31361/aim/en-us/Mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.17563729&folder=Saved+Mail&partId=4

--
End of file - 10447 bytesI sent you log that come up, hope this is what you asked for.Have you contacted your provider and requested a line quality test ? ?
They can do this without a service call from their comfy cubicles...yes...they checked all lines, filters, and installed a new DSL box. They say the problem is in the computerI don't see anything malicious, but let's do some maitenance...

*** You need to update Java:
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 7
Uninstall all previous versions of Java through Add\Remove.

Now, let's get rid of some unnecessary startups.
Open HJT, and checkmark:
- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe
- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Persistence] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSPM Startup] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\UPDATE~1\ISUSPM.exe -startup
- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSScheduler] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe" -start
- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Software Update] C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe
- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DXM6Patch_981116] C:\WINDOWS\p_981116.exe /Q:A
- O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
- O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
- O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo! Pager] "C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe" -quiet
- O4 - Global Startup: Digital Line Detect.lnk = ?
- O4 - Global Startup: HP Digital Imaging Monitor.lnk = C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe
- O4 - Global Startup: Logitech Desktop Messenger.lnk = C:\Program Files\Logitech\Desktop Messenger\8876480\Program\LogitechDesktopMessenger.exe
Click "Fix checked" button.
NOTE: No actual programs will be removed

Restart computer, and see, if it helped any.

you think a formatter would work on this? I think its an HP product as well.Sure....
I'd try ANYTHING at this point.
Running thru the washer and dryer in a pair of JEANS included...Great, so we're working on a problem.... that was an accident with my MP3 player. I have no clue. Accident? Anything we can help with?CHANGES the post an its working any how.Good. surprised me too.

Ok so i had someone SEND me some photos and they put them in an email in a word file. However when i try to save the file as html it only shows us as gibberish when i try to put the picture in paint program it leaves the picture with a huge white border i just want the picture to be saved as a jpeg or similar so that i can upload it to PHOTOBUCKET. Can someone PLEASE HELP me?Why would you save them as html why not download the word files as is, copy the pictures into a paint file?

FBOne solution is to MAKE a screen grab of a pic - if you alt+print screen, it will grab the active application then go crop that page within an image app to select just the pic - then save it.

I Can not CHANGE my email here.
My old ISP will not forward my email. So when I tray to change it here, I can not get the confirmation 'cause it goes to the dead box.
So, maybe I should sign in as a new user? Quote

My old ISP will not forward my email. So when I tray to change it here, I can not get the confirmation 'cause it goes to the dead box.

2.Explain the following COMPUTER Applications in Society such as:
A. finance
B.Goverment
C.science
D.Publishing
E. Travel
F. IndustryThis isn't even a vaguely disguised homework question...

FBQuote from: fireballs on August 20, 2008, 02:57:35 PM

This isn't even a vaguely disguised homework question...

FB

2.Explain the following Computer Applications in Society such as:
A. finance
B.Goverment
C.science
D.Publishing
E. Travel
F. Industry

with Spam sandwiches made by Wife and Coors Beer.

Lunch Pail?

Hello!
I recently bought a new computer and therefore it is Vista which is slightly different to my old XP. I used to be able to go into my photos and if I didn't want them RIGHT click and then a pop up box would appear saying"are you sure you ant to delete this photo"Now when I do this the box doesn't appear- NOTHING happens, unless i close the page and reopen it and then it is there?? Any suggestions would be greatfuly appreciated I am getting very frustrated as just returned from holiday and want to delelte hundreds of photos that are rubbish!
Thanks Kay Try this. Left click on a photo and drag it to the Recycle BIN. Does that work? great thanks that works- though it doesn't resolve why they just won't right clickThey don't Right Click or the Delete Confirmation doesn't come up?nothing pops up after I've right clicked- and now it seems I can't even close the photo somethimes- so I do ctrl- alt- delete and after I've cancelled the shut down suggestion the delete photo pop up is there- I think that my brand new computer may have the lurgy!If this is a recent problem, perhaps System Restore is needed.cheers will try thathave restored pc back to initial restore pint- no improvement- does anyonew know if this is perhaps normal for Vista??It's definitely not normal. What about other folders, can you right click on, say, files in your Documents folder? If so, do you have a Delete option?yes it seems other things are okay to right click- pop up comes up straight away.- I've run a couple of virus scans and everything seems to be olay- it's just when I want to delete a PICTURE- the computer is definitely seizing up now when I right click- until I ctrl alt delete and then it's fine- and the delete option comes up- I suppose at LEAST it works- but for a new computer I don't think I should be having any problems at all!What happens if you click the file once, and then press the Delete key on the keyboard?

Hello, I had zip files on my desk top that I saved on my desk top and now I am unable to open them. I think I changed a setting or something on my computer. Now, the zip files is showing up on my desk top as Media Center. Before, if looked like a folder with a zipper. Can anyone help....I am not computer savvy at all. I was trying to unzip the file and must have changed it some how. I need to CHANGE it back, I even tried to download it again to my desk top and it still is showing up as a media center file. I right clicked on the folder and clicked on open with to try and find my zip software but couldn't find it. I don't even know what software I had I guess it came on my computer.

Any help is apprecited! Try opening the preferences of the program you want to use to open the zip files. Find the file TYPE associations list, and change it so the program is the default for opening zip files. If you're not sure how to do this, post back with the name of the program.

If that doesn't work,and if you are sure they were zip files, try right clicking on the files. Select "rename" and name it something different, adding ".zip" at the end. But the above should work.Thank you for RESPONDING.....I really don't even know what the software was that I was using to open zip files. It was on my computer when i purchased it 1 1/2 ago. I will try and find out which one it was.Try these for opening zip and other formats:

http://www.freewarefiles.com/zipgenius-v_program_3344.html

http://www.freewarefiles.com/quickzip-beta_program_12048.html

http://www.freewarefiles.com/PeaZip_program_24263.html

They're all free.http://www.7-zip.org/ is one of the best.Yes, but some of the ONES I suggested unzip more types, along with 7zip files.Actually i thought 7Zip opened/worked with the most amount of formats...Peazip:

7Z, 7-Zip sfx, ARJ, BZip2, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, GZip, ISO, JAR, LHA, LZH, NSIS, OOo, PAQ, PEA, QUAD, RAR, RPM, split, TAR, Z, ZIP

7-zip:

7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS

7-zip may be great, I just don't prefer it.

I KNOW that is POSSIBLE to MAKE a dual boot, but is there a way to have it on two differnt drives an select which one when it comes up? I want to do this on another machine. But not sure where to find if my BIOS supports switching boot HDD's. I looked threw the manual its a Asus P3B-F Jumperfree ATX board.Quote from: squall_01 on August 08, 2008, 06:46:25 PM

... but is there a way to have it on two differnt drives an select which one when it comes up? But not sure where to find if my BIOS supports switching boot HDD's.

Hi i am starting a HNC/D in computing this September and i am a bit worried that the COURSE will be to challanging for me.

I have been GIVEN a list of the books that i will need for the first year so i can carry out some initial reading. I was wondering if anyone knew where i could get some information on these topics or if anyone knew of where i could get the following in e books:

The PC Support Handbook
(The Configuration and Sysytem Guide) By David *censored*,
Publisher: Dumbreck Publishing

Business Information Systems By Paul Bocij, Dave Chaffet, Andrew Greasly & Simon Hickie

Digital Multimedia By Nigel and Jenny Chapman

The Study Skills Handbook By Stella Cottrell
Publisher: Palgrave

Many Thanks

Let me know if you need the ISBN Numbers

Steve i don't know about e-books but for soft or hard cover books, visit amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com. Used books are often available at significantly lower cost. Here's The Study Skills Handbook on amazon.com. I'd think too - some serious Googling and saving to DISC of many web pages could ALSO help out a lot. Create your own mini library - to at least add to and support what books you may get.

There is so much really useful info ''out there''.

Best of luck.eBay can be a great resource as well. But I've found that I typically get best prices by buying used books on Amazon. Thankfully, I get most of my textbooks for free through financial aid. As for eBooks...they can be difficult to FIND and many of them don't even exist. Your best bet is to visit the publishers' sites and search for your books. They should tell you if the books come in eBook format or not. In my experience, I have found that most textbooks unfortunately do not.I'd imagine it's available in e-book format, but a must is "Upgrading and Repairing PCs". I have at least 5 of the editions.

I had a bug a few weeks AGO and my husband had to wipe out my hard drive on my computer. After reinstalling everything I now notice that everyday the time is wrong on my computer and when I use internet EXPLORER, some of the sites I use to visit I can no longer visit it will not let me log in but keeps taking me back to the log in page and videos that I use to could watch on megavideo now all I get are blank screens. This time thing is really aggravating though. I fix it everyday only to see its 3 hrs off again the next day. Is there something I can do to fix this or will I have to replace my computer? Any advice will be greatly appreciated.... Thanks!!!your time thing the time zone is wrong in XP right click on the time select adjust time and date go to the time zone tab and fix it also TRY using firefox http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Quote from: Zylstra on September 12, 2008, 08:58:20 PM

Quote from: !~*:.Pink Floyd.:*~! on September 12, 2008, 08:55:06 PM

zylstra wheres that site that shouldnt exist?

Whats wrong with it?

http://hg.elementfx.com/fake/
THAT site shouldent exist.

Who do I report them to?

Administrative Contact:
ClockworkComputers
Corey Arbogast (support<@&GT;clockworkcomputers<.>com) (Remove < and > from address)
(603)-729-3659
Fax: none
3WethersfieldDr
Northfield, NH 03276
US

So I email the guy that owns the site? Won't that just result in more spam because they know that my email is actually real?

Quote from: Soviet Genius on September 12, 2008, 09:12:03 PM

So I email the guy that owns the site? Won't that just result in more spam because they know that my email is actually real?

You email the administrator of the server that the site is hosted on, reporting that you have been spammed thru their service.

You email the administrator of the server that the site is hosted on, reporting that you have been spammed thru their service.

Quote from: Zylstra on September 12, 2008, 09:17:33 PM

Quote from: Soviet Genius on September 12, 2008, 09:12:03 PM

So I email the guy that owns the site? Won't that just result in more spam because they know that my email is actually real?

You email the administrator of the server that the site is hosted on, reporting that you have been spammed thru their service.

is it possible for soviet to get lawyers involved?

I have a computer that is on a network but it has to BECOME a stand alone computer. How do I do it?Unplug the ethernet cable.



We need more info, though.I have a computer that has been configured that the user must log in when the computer BOOTS up. You put in your username and password and everything is fine.

However this computer is now in a room with no network CONNECTION. I must log in for the final time and change some configurations so it does not need to require a log in screen to start. The computer will not be on the network and it will not have INTERNET. (i.e it does not need a log in screen)

ThanksWhat Windows version?It is Windows 2000. I seen it done before with Windows 98. It is something like clicking or unclicking the Windows of Family button. RIGHT next to adding TCP-IP, etc. connection.Right click "My Computer"

On the Network tab (I cant remember the exact name of the tab) go to Properties and change "Domain" to "Workgroup"

I have a pc that I made from spare parts the cd drive is a Mitsumj model # CRMC-FX400 manufacted jan 1995 it says quad SPEED on the front of it. The pc is a amd duron socket 462,A 1300 MHZ SDRAM 128mb, more details needed ask. It reads the disc some times an others it mainly freezes when reading an doesnt boot from the disc an the HARDWARE an cd is good. I had previously used everything except the cd drive. It sounds old.....

Quote

an the hardware an cd is good

Just was curious why my suggestion for free music was REMOVED from the Software section...?
I always see comments & tips on crappy Limewire or Bit Torrent sites, which certainly do not pay
royalties to the recording artist...and please tell me that all those people out there with 20 to 40 gig
mp3 players are paying ITunes .99 a song for 5,000 to 10,000 songs??
Sorry if I SOUND a bit irate...I am a little confused.What is your suggestion??, if you are canadian you basically own the rights to the recordings if you purchase them legally.. so any canadian can REPRODUCE them/share/let them leech ect, legally.My suggestion was for a Newsgroup site that you pay about $10.00 a month for 20 gigs of downloads.
The link I posted was removed...didn't really understand why? After using this I can't understand why
anyone would waste their time with Bit Torrent sites & junk like Limewire.
The link was removed because it goes against our forum's policy. Although you pay for the service, much of its material is still considered illegal in the United States, where this forum is based. None of that money goes towards royalties.

If you see other similar sites being suggested/posted, feel free to report them and they will be dealt with however we see fit. You were not being singled out; such content is often removed when we feel it is necessary. Keep in mind that a lot of it has to do with context, as some of these sites are technically considered legal (meaning: we sometimes allow exceptions if we feel it is appropriate). However, the site in question was being posted for the sole purpose of downloading copyrighted material, which is why it was removed. But the biggest strike against the site is that they are profitting from this copyrighted material, which is illegal.Thank you for clearing that up for me CB Matt. I just kind of assumed it is the same a file sharing or torrent
site. I figured someone, somewhere had bought the material, then took the time to upload it to the (un-named) server. Then for the small fee it is available for people to download. Sorry about the post, although
I still use the site myself.Quote

I just kind of assumed it is the same a file sharing or torrent
site

I figured someone, somewhere had bought the material, then took the time to upload it to the (un-named) server. Then for the small fee it is available for people to download

I just kind of assumed it is the same a file sharing or torrent site.

However, P2P clients and torrent sites can be used legally. For instance, some people download Linux this way.

Buy a RAT now, mouse is old fashioned!! Quote from: Ivy on September 11, 2008, 05:40:49 AM

Buy a Rat now, mouse is old fashioned!!

I didnt install the driver an it works fine its just a ball mouse an it just isnt smooth enough to use with the gaming pc. Also, I have a cat

Mice? I presume you mean Meece.

Quote from: patio on August 17, 2008, 12:18:09 PM

Mice plural: meece.

As in "i hate those meeces to pieces"

Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on August 20, 2008, 04:31:30 AM

Mice? I presume you mean Meece.

Quote from: patio on August 17, 2008, 12:18:09 PM

Mice plural: meece.

As in "i hate those meeces to pieces"

He should have said mouse, which is singular. Mice is plural. Meece is not a word.

i have a xerox PHASER 3117 after I print a page I get an "OPTION SUMMARY" sheet, how can I stop this ?We NEED more information. Please look here.

Could anyone recommend a great HTML editor (but not WYSIWYG style). I've been using Arachnophilia for years but would like something better. Thanks.Well - the WYSIWYG aspect is very MUCH optional IMO - and I reckon this is one of the best freebies out there ..... Kompozer .. http://www.kompozer.net/ - there's a portable version too - very handy.

IIRC it's an open source prog. My main workhorse is DW 2004 but then I use that mainly in CODE mode anyways - along with text editor (UltraEdit).

Actually, as text editors go Ultra EDIT is excellent but sad to say not free ... good for code writing tho. I think latest NOTEPAD++ 4.5 is ABLE to be handy for html coding too - that's freebie IIRC.

I have no doubt a thoro Google search will turn up a load of options - check out www.sourceforge.net too.It's all about Notepad for me.Netscape ver. 4.5 included Composer which was a very intuitive WYWSIWYG page builder...If you're into your coding then GNU's EMACS is a good choice, though I've never used it for HTML I'd guess it would support it.

FBPatio, stop bumping 2 week old threads.

Quote from: CBMatt on August 05, 2008, 06:14:32 AM

It's all about Notepad for me.

Notepad++ here.

I would like to personally thank everyone for their continued help and support on the forums. This month we’ve had a lot of great achievements; an ASTONISHING 2,312 members online in a 30-minute window, surpassed 100,000 posts on the Windows board, and surpassed over 400,000 posts and 60,000 topics!

I’m trying to dedicate as MUCH time as humanly possible to the forums to help with their continued development and hope over the next month to strike out all forum to-do’s. Also I plan to do another shipment of FREE swag before the end of the year, just trying to work out deals so I can get a large quantity of swag.

Thanks again,

-Nathan

I'd like to congratulate you, Nathan...on the SUCCESS of your forum.

May it CONTINUE to flourish...I try when I can, I noticed alot of change since I joined. No Problemo, Nathan.

The swag is why we're all here.

Hi All,
I was posting in another thread about a user with a sticky keyboard. pcwizard
posted to take the keyboard and put it in the steam clean cycle of a dishwasher. This made me think, what is the strangest COMPUTER fixes that you have heard.

The dishwasher thing was new to me but I have heard and used freezing a bad hard drive to GET it to spin up for one LAST READ of data.

What off the wall REPAIRS have you heard off?

I'll take this guys lead!!

That's not an offer btw Spoiler Hmmm....I think he meant something like wash your webcam under the tab and it will have better resolution.You might need to wash the webcam after using my tip! Quote from: pcwizard on September 11, 2008, 09:16:08 AM

I'll take this guys lead!!

That's not an offer btw Spoiler

I have a laptop COMPUTER that is WIRELESS and is hooked up through a router. I am trying to get my all in ONE printer to print from the laptop. It used to be SET up to work and then all of a sudden it stopped.
Not sure why. Please help
We need more information, Please LOOK here.

Anyone here have any experience with the California Computer Lemon Law?

I've got a bad HP laptop that I want my money back for and need to know if there's a procedure to follow.

I've done some googling, but most everything I encounter is related to cars.

Thanks in advance,

RaydudeWhat you want to look into is RMA...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_merchandise_authorization

But before you take this route...where did you purchase this laptop? How long ago?Here's my story. Sorry so long.

Its an HP DV9000Z CTO laptop.

Its going in for its third RMA tomorrow (or whenever the box gets to my house).

Its got an NVidia chipset in it (heard about NVIDIA's laptop chipsets? google it) and its always been flaky. I have a five year old Dell laptop (P4M) which my daughter uses and is still chugging along WITHOUT issue.

This HP laptop has never actually been stable. It crashes roughly once a week when its doing well.

Right now it POWERS itself off when I run any CPU intensive applications as well as applications randomly crashing to the tune of once every few days.

It was bad from day one. I sent it back after a few of months and they replaced the motherboard. When it came back it was still defective, I waited until after the holidays, upgraded the bios, and eventually sent it back again. When I got it back it was much better. Seemed stable for six months before the first unquestionably hardware related crash occurred.

They just want to keep RMAing it. I'm tired of wasting my time and I'm tired of it failing. I want a laptop like my daughter's Dell or like any of the plethora of systems I've BUILT over the years which keep on ticking no matter what happens.

I'm in the chip industry. When NVidia implied there's a problem with TSMC's packaging (they didn't say it outright), they are saying that the packages are losing their hermetic seal due to heat (probably an adhesive issue). Unless they fix that in production, this problem ain't going away. Which means I'm in for failure after failure until I quit and buy a new one.

If that's the case, I want my money back so I can choose a different laptop so I don't have to deal with the loss of productivity, the frustration of losing work, and the whole host of other things associated with flaky crappy hardware.

From what I've been able to gather I have to sue them in small claims court. If it dies after I get it back this time, I'll do just that.

Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for reading.

RaydudeSheesh. In my opinion, it really doesn't sound like it's worth the hassle of trying to get this thing in running order. It sounds like whatever they're doing, they're not doing it right. All I can say is that you should try to do what you can to get your money back or get a full replacement. Contact the distributor, manufacturer, and anyone else who might be able to help you out. If you have no luck, then I agree that you should consider taking them to small claims. Just make sure you have copies of all of the RMA information and anything else that might be important. If you can't put a decent case together, it probably won't be worth the effort. But if you have evidence of its continual failure, then you just may have a chance.Thanks. I'll have to dig out all the RMA stuff. I should still have it.

I'll give them one more chance and then I'll mention small claims court and see how they respond.

Failing a useful solution, I'll file a small claims suit and see what happens.
I don't know how anyone else on the forum might feel, but I think it's worth a shot. Be sure to LET us know how it works out.Check this out:

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/28/nvidia-55nm-parts-bad

Apparrently All nvidia 65nm and 55nm parts have failures in the teens percent.

Keep in mind the part in my laptop is older than any of those (I think). My guess is the problem has been around a very long time.

Hm, interesting article. I'm not quite sure if it actually applies to you, but it certainly wouldn't hurt to keep this info handy.Update. I got it back yesterday. They replaced the heatsink and a cable (didn't say which one). Its working well. They did a good job.

I'm feeling that you're spot on Matt. This chipset is good. I'm just having bad luck. Time will tell if it will last though.

RaydudeI'm keeping my FINGERS crossed and wishing you the best of luck. Let's hope things keep going smoothly.

Am trying to help a friend with their UMAX laptop, model 312T, System Soft, Mobile Pro ver 1.01. Bios is 1.01. They lost the boot disk so I downloaded programs for a Win95 and Win 98 to make a floppy boot disk. However, I can only get to the a: prompt drive and don't know how to tell it to install the program from the floppy. Keep getting the FOLLOWING error messages:

invalid drive specification
invalid directory
this program cannot be run in DOS mode
bad command or file name

How do I get past these error messages so I can get the computer to boot from the floppy?Update to the question REGARDING the UMAX laptop. Found out that it has Millienium installed but still can't get past the a: prompt. Downloaded an ME boot disk program so the computer would start up, but don't know the DOS COMMANDS to tell it to load the program. Can't even get to the c: prompt either. Can only see a: and b: prompts. Is it even WORTH trying to fix? I know it's an old laptop but thought it would be challenging in trying to get it going.What exactly are you trying to do? Reinstall Windows?

I'm using Vista but when I try to watch streaming videos they keep on stopping and starting all the way through. It's SO frustrating! Does anyone have any SUGGESTIONS?is it buffering? if the video keeps stopping and starting it may still be LOADING the video. There's not much you can do about this except get faster internet or wait for the video to LOAD fully.

FBWhat type of internet connection do you have? How much RAM?Hi Fireballs. I have tried pausing to LET it load fully but that doesn't work. It just pauses full stop. Someone said install Flash player 9 which I did but still no difference.Hi Broni. My connection is a modem stick with ISP 3 technologies. It's portable, to use anywhere, laptop or PC.
I have 2GB RAM.Sorry Broni I should have said USB stick.What Website?

Have you been able to stream the whole thing before?You still didn't say what type of connection you have: dual-up, DSL, cable, satellite?
What browser?

I attempted to make a new Icon. I saved a picture into my Documents as a .jpg file to use as my new icon. I right clicked on the existing icon and OPENED the properties. There is a button there to change the Icon. That button opens me up to an option of 3 different icons...they are firefox icons. (which I don't want to use and is why I am changing it ) when I click on the Browse I can locate the picture I saved in my Documents under pictures but when I click on my pictures files it says there are no Icons in that folder and it takes me to the icons folder for the computer that has all the folder pictures and icons that I am familiar with that is used for the computer. My question is how do I make this picture that I want into an icon that I can use to represent this game. I hope I am making myself clear and I need someone to explain this so that I can understand. I learned on DOS and have self taught myself computer stuff by trial and error over the past 12 years but I am not very good at all the lingo.
Thanks for any and all help.

amandad37You might need to use the .ico extension possibly with the correct resolution aswell.


FBThis is a free icon editor program that I have seen recommended several TIMES. http://icofx.ro/index.html I’ve used it once or twice, but not lately.

The simplest way I know to make an icon from a JPG is to open the JPG in any image editor [MS Paint, etc.], crop the image so it is square and then reduce its size to 32 pixels each way. Save the image as an .ICO file. If that is not an option, save it as a BMP file. If you saved as a BMP, go to Windows Explorer and rename the file, but only change BMP to ICO. [If you get a warning about changing the file extension, just click OK.]
Save the new icon in a PLACE you can always find it. If it is ever moved the shortcut it goes with won’t be able to find it. [Put it in the program‘s folder if it goes with a program or make an ‘Icons’ folder in your ‘Pictures’ directory.]
Next, right-click on the shortcut icon you want to change, select ‘Properties’ and click the ‘Change Icon…’ button on the ‘Shortcut’ tab. Use the ‘Browse…’ button to navigate to the icon you just created and click ‘OK’ until you are back to your shortcut. The new icon should appear right away.

This might not be the best way to do all this, so anyone please correct me.
It may well work if you make the icon image bigger than 32 pixels, but I think that is the standard desktop icon display size so the extra pixels would be wasted.
This worked for me on WIN XP, but I didn’t try Vista.
You might want to write down the location of the original icon, in case you need to go back to it.

Hope this helps

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I am looking for a good value All-In-One Printer to scan/copy and if possible, FAX that is flatbed.

I like the HP J4580, but it appears to have received mixed reviews.

I wanted to KNOW if you feel this printer should be fine...and if not...what others you would recommend.

Thanks.well, I have an hp psc 1410 all-in-one printer and after about a year, they scanner doesn't work anymore. It leaves a huge black streak all the way down the paper.Ouch...anybody have any reasonably priced good ones to recommend?HP J4580?

Brother MFC-465cn?

Anybody?I got an HP PSC 1510 for free. Its not really flat but works for what I really need to get done. Quote from: paudashlake on July 30, 2008, 07:55:01 PM

well, I have an hp psc 1410 all-in-one printer and after about a year, they scanner doesn't work anymore. It leaves a huge black streak all the way down the paper.

I am having trouble making a CD slideshow that has a clear picture and smooth transitions. Also, when I go to BURN on a disc and insert a disc, it says "please insert a blank CD or CDR." (and they are blank)
Any ideas?Do you have a CD Burner in your computer?
(Sorry if that sounds LIKE an obvious question)

Also, what Operating System are you USING, and what version of PHOTOSHOP?