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4751.	Solve : Returned mail to User who didnt send mail?
Answer» A User on a Customers Intenral NETWORK reported on Monday that she received 1 18 emails reporting "Subject: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender This message was created automatically by mail delivery software. A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed: [emailprotected] *** Note: this varies mailbox is FULL: retry timeout exceeded" The Users PC is powered off every evening & all weekend The Internal Network has its own Mail Server running CMailServer, this is LEFT running all weekend but no email is created on the Mail Server All incoming Mail is scanned by a Barracuda Spam Filter before being passed ONTO the Mail Server & then onto the User The emails being returned are from addresses never used by the customer Is there a problem on the Internal Network Are there any actions I can take to prevent this Looking for some inspiration Thanks for all replies

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4752.	Solve : Forum default theme changes?
Answer» The changes I made with the theme I don't believe WOULD cause this. Have you tried one of the ALTERNATIVE themes Patio?I'll do that next...I attempted (a few days back) to reduplicate the problem with Vista and FireFox 3 BETA 5 No dice. I'd SAY its the outdated FF VERSION.

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4753.	Solve : windowsxp?
Answer» i recently BOUGHT a new dell vostro 200 slim tower with xp installed in it.now that MICROSOFT is discontinue xp in june,will i need to upgrade to VISTA,and is that an option for my COMPUTER?What do you mean "discontinue"? Windows XP will be supported until 2014.I would highly suggest not upgrading to Vista: I haven't heard a good thing about it yet, and, as Soviet Genius pointed out, XP will still be supported for about six more years.windows vista isn't that bad ... it hasn't caused me problems yet now that SP1 is installed. but y all means xp isn't a bad o.s. and since microsoft is still supporting it then it's still fine to keep it! XP will be discontinued in terms of available on sale in STORES but microsoft isn't gonna not keep it updated.

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4754.	Solve : Sure...?
Answer» Well said Deerpark. IPs and Cookies are over rated when it comes to security concerns. I like to say that if you are overly worried about anonymity then the internet is the last place you should be. Every click and page you visit is logged by someone, somewhere for some reason. Quote from: evilfantasy on April 10, 2008, 11:51:30 AM I like to say that if you are overly worried about anonymity then the internet is the last place you should be. What would be the place to be i wonder!? Gaylord perry's HOME?He wouldn't care!Quote What would be the place to be i wonder!? Gaylord perry's home?He wouldn't care! Uh, IVY...do we have to have an intervention?? Well, you know, there's these old fashioned things called "pen" and "paper." Yes, they can be intercepted in the regular mail, but chances are thousands of prying eyes won't see...Quote from: Aegis on April 11, 2008, 12:38:38 AM ... but chances are thousands of prying eyes won't see... Thats the reason I prefer internet Hmm... I think i understand IP's a little better now. I was just curious because I have 2 computers, one I can access the forums here and the other one I cant. When I finished building the system below, a friend of mine I had helping me build it thought it would be funny to GET on here and be a little smarta$$ towards members questions and comments. Consequently, I cant access the forums from my new build.your banned just on the one computer? even if your 2 computers are on the same network?If you're computers are on the same network, sharing a broadband connection they would both be banned since they're using the same IP address on the Internet. The only way it's possible that maybe one is banned and the other isn't is if you were using different user accounts and your IP address had changed since the ban.Nathan, another possibility COULD be that he has more than one WAN IP. It is usually possible (at least where I live) to buy extra from the ISP and some ISPs even have products that come with more than one WAN IP. Computers sharing the same internet connection can be assigned different WAN IPs.Absolutely true Deerpark. However, that still wouldn't explain why one on his network would be working and the other would not. If his IP did get REASSIGNED both would work.I never said they got reassigned. If there is no NAT routing on the network it is possible for each computer to have different WAN IPs even on the same connection. For example: Computer A is assigned xxx.xxx.xxx.001 Computer B is assigned xxx.xxx.xxx.002 You IP ban A (xxx.xxx.xxx.001) that still leaves B unbanned as long as they don't switch IPs. Yea, he was logged in with his own user name. When he did it I had the new build hooked up to my modem as if it were the computer i'm on right now. Now my new build is in the living room hooked up via wireless network adapter.

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Solve : Sure...?

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Well said Deerpark. IPs and Cookies are over rated when it comes to security concerns.

I like to say that if you are overly worried about anonymity then the internet is the last place you should be. Every click and page you visit is logged by someone, somewhere for some reason. Quote from: evilfantasy on April 10, 2008, 11:51:30 AM

I like to say that if you are overly worried about anonymity then the internet is the last place you should be.

What would be the place to be i wonder!? Gaylord perry's HOME?He wouldn't care!Quote

What would be the place to be i wonder!? Gaylord perry's home?He wouldn't care!

Uh, IVY...do we have to have an intervention??

Well, you know, there's these old fashioned things called "pen" and "paper." Yes, they can be intercepted in the regular mail, but chances are thousands of prying eyes won't see...Quote from: Aegis on April 11, 2008, 12:38:38 AM

... but chances are thousands of prying eyes won't see...

Thats the reason I prefer internet Hmm... I think i understand IP's a little better now. I was just curious because I have 2 computers, one I can access the forums here and the other one I cant. When I finished building the system below, a friend of mine I had helping me build it thought it would be funny to GET on here and be a little smarta$$ towards members questions and comments. Consequently, I cant access the forums from my new build.your banned just on the one computer? even if your 2 computers are on the same network?If you're computers are on the same network, sharing a broadband connection they would both be banned since they're using the same IP address on the Internet. The only way it's possible that maybe one is banned and the other isn't is if you were using different user accounts and your IP address had changed since the ban.Nathan, another possibility COULD be that he has more than one WAN IP. It is usually possible (at least where I live) to buy extra from the ISP and some ISPs even have products that come with more than one WAN IP. Computers sharing the same internet connection can be assigned different WAN IPs.Absolutely true Deerpark. However, that still wouldn't explain why one on his network would be working and the other would not. If his IP did get REASSIGNED both would work.I never said they got reassigned.
If there is no NAT routing on the network it is possible for each computer to have different WAN IPs even on the same connection.
For example:
Computer A is assigned xxx.xxx.xxx.001
Computer B is assigned xxx.xxx.xxx.002
You IP ban A (xxx.xxx.xxx.001) that still leaves B unbanned as long as they don't switch IPs.
Yea, he was logged in with his own user name.
When he did it I had the new build hooked up to my modem as if it were the computer i'm on right now.
Now my new build is in the living room hooked up via wireless network adapter.

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4755.	Solve : Can't Read pix from SmartMedia card?
Answer» I recently returned from a trip to Brasil and the very old I/O Magic 500 digital camera I used shows 56 PIX on the SM card. When I try to downlaod them into my pc I get a message saying the media is not formated. Another SM card from the same trip and camera DOWNLOADED fine. I would hate to lose those 56 pix, anyone have any ideas how to recover them?? Thanks, JeffSounds LIKE you might just have a bad card.check out this program http://www.pcinspector.de/ It MAY be able to recover the pics.

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4756.	Solve : video to dvd?
Answer» I have many 8mm videos covering the KIDS growing up, I WOULD like to transfer to dvd for SAFETY, (I have gone to digital for filming) Is there an IDIOTS way to do this. I have the 8mm camera a PC with 450gb HD thanks in anticipationGood READING here: http://hometheater.about.com/od/videoediting/qt/filmtovideo.htm

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4757.	Solve : logitech 5500?
Answer» i want the logitech 5500 speakers but it is a SUB and 5 other speakers.can i just use a sub and maybe two or THREE speakers and how many WALL plug ins does it need.also can it work for the NEWEST imac thanksDouble post. Topic closed.

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4758.	Solve : Unshade desktop folder or file label?
Answer» How do you UN-SHADE the icons LABELS on the desktop? Mine are always black. For example: I would have a folder icon and a "New Folder" label under it, BUT the font itself is white and the font is shaded in BLACK. What I WANT is to get rid of the black shaded but I do not know how. Can someone please help me get rid of the shade? I USE XP, SP2 THNX PS the shade color changes with the Properties - Desktop - Color so if I select white for the color, the shade would be white. I posted a picture of what I meant if you didn't get it. [recovering space - attachment deleted by admin]http://www.entity.cc/icon-label-transparent.phpthnx I got it fixed!:DCool

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4759.	Solve : I am constantly being kicked off of the wireless network.?
Answer» I hope that I can stay pon long enough to get this question posted. I recenntly moved to a new area temporarily where the only internet access available was a local wireless system. When ever i am connected and try to go to a web site, say my homepage, Yahoo, the browser, ie, takes a very long time toaccess the site. After about 90 to 100 seconds it USUALLY times out and gives the message that it can not access the site that i wanted. If i click the "back" button and repeat my request it might get there orit most likely will "time out" and give me the same message. When try ing to access my accounts, or even my e-mail, it does this continually at each level that i manage to access. Somestimes i think it is the browser, Internet Explorer" or my OS, Vista (grrrr), or the wireless web. Someitmes the wireless system will kick me off completely and I have to RECONNECT. If anyone has a clue as ;to what is happening, I will APPRECIATE hearing from you. Please. I am not sure if I can even get this messaage posted. It took me about 15 or 20 mijutes to even access the forum. Thanks for your help in advance. (In case i am not abale to get back here for several DAYS.) JIM

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4760.	Solve : e-mail error messages?
Answer» Whenever I receive mail from a specific person the mail is always sent to the Spam box with the following error MESSAGES attached regardless of whether or not my spam filters are set. Can anyone explain the errors please? Are they standard to all providers or unique to the mail system being used? Quote 0.6 NO_REAL_NAME From: does not include a real name 3.2 RCVD_HELO_IP_MISMATCH Received: HELO and IP do not match, but should 1.3 RCVD_NUMERIC_HELO Received: CONTAINS an IP address used for HELO 0.0 UNPARSEABLE_RELAY Informational: message has unparseable RELAY lines Thanks What email program, Windows version?Win XP Home SP.2 fully updated. E-mail is freebie Webmail.NewZealand.Co.NZI'm not FAMILIAR with this email program. If it comes from your ISP, you should contact them.

4760.

Solve : e-mail error messages?

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Whenever I receive mail from a specific person the mail is always sent to the Spam box with the following error MESSAGES attached regardless of whether or not my spam filters are set. Can anyone explain the errors please? Are they standard to all providers or unique to the mail system being used?

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0.6 NO_REAL_NAME From: does not include a real name
3.2 RCVD_HELO_IP_MISMATCH Received: HELO and IP do not match, but should
1.3 RCVD_NUMERIC_HELO Received: CONTAINS an IP address used for HELO
0.0 UNPARSEABLE_RELAY Informational: message has unparseable RELAY lines

Thanks
What email program, Windows version?Win XP Home SP.2 fully updated. E-mail is freebie Webmail.NewZealand.Co.NZI'm not FAMILIAR with this email program. If it comes from your ISP, you should contact them.

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4761.	Solve : Sound Not Working on Computer?
Answer» My computer RECENTLY crashed and when it was restored, my sound no longer works. I have tried my speakers on another computer and they WORK. I have VOLUME control buttons on my keyboard but when I click on it to turn up the sound, nothing happens. I appreciate any help. I am not very computer savvy so please keep your instructions basic.It sounds like when your computer crashed, it lost the driver that controls the sound. Do you know if the sound is built into the system board or is provided by an installed sound card? You can probably answer this by seeing where the lime green plug it plugged in. If it plugs in higher up on the case, in the group of plugs by the USB ports and ethernet port and mouse and keyboard ports, it is probably sound provided by the system board, and you'll need the drivers that (hopefully) with the system board software. If it plugs in lower down on the case, where there are a series of slot-like appearances, it is probably a physically installed card, and needs drivers for that brand of sound card.The speakers are plugged into the bottom of the tower. I did not install any sound cards after I bought the computer so whatever is there is from the original PC which is 7-years-old. From the Control Panel when I click on Sounds & Multimedia, there is no Preferred Device available to select for Sound Playback. In the Device Manager under Sound, Video, and Game CONTROLLERS - I removed all of the options and restarted the computer so they could all reinstall and this did not fix it. I found the original system recovery CD and re-installed everything that looked like it could be an audio driver. Nothing worked. Any ideas?Sound chipset may be shot. Borrow a soundcard from a friend to make sure.

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4762.	Solve : How to standby computer with no power supply?
Answer» I need this answer... how can i standby my PC with no power supply.. I need this for saving electricity. I already try this in my office room as standby then no power in power supply, no fan spinning... I want to try in my own PC but I can't do on how is it working..? I need this answer from you not my officemate.. Thank youWell, "Standby" mode really is not a fully powered-down mode. You need to use Hibernation. It completely cuts the power, same as regular shutdown. STARTING up from Hibernation takes longer than coming out of Standby, but it's much faster than a regular startup.I already try this using elite GROUP.... 486 motherboard... and I will prove that using standby mode is effective... It is POSSIBLE that it depends on motherboard/power supply?.... I know and it is happen and tested to me that If no power to supply the running program its save on memory. I need this coz I have a big project on business and I can't tell what's my business. If im using hibernation it cause time to wait the running windows. It is possible that it depends on motherboard/power supply? or only elite group.... 486.... motherboard can RUN this?..... Quote from: sanderpards on April 11, 2008, 12:00:47 AM ... and I will prove that using standby mode is effective... It is possible that it depends on motherboard/power supply?.... I know and it is happen and tested to me that If no power to supply the running program its save on memory. Well, you will have to prove it because I, and everyone else here, know otherwise. Again, as I said in my previous post: Quote from: soybean "Standby" mode really is not a fully powered-down mode. You need to use Hibernation. It completely cuts the power, same as regular shutdown. Starting up from Hibernation takes longer than coming out of Standby, but it's much faster than a regular startup. Since you don't want to accept what I say, use Google or other search SERVICES and do a search on standby vs. hibernate or standby vs. hibernation. You'll find plenty of references supporting what I've said, and nothing supporting what you've said. Here's one find, from a search: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061214192220AAm28om Quote If no power to supply the running program its save on memory. ? Quote from: Dias de verano on April 12, 2008, 03:44:44 AM Quote If no power to supply the running program its save on memory. ? If no drive car sava da gasolina

4762.

Solve : How to standby computer with no power supply?

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I need this answer... how can i standby my PC with no power supply.. I need this for saving electricity. I already try this in my office room as standby then no power in power supply, no fan spinning... I want to try in my own PC but I can't do on how is it working..? I need this answer from you not my officemate..

Thank youWell, "Standby" mode really is not a fully powered-down mode. You need to use Hibernation. It completely cuts the power, same as regular shutdown. STARTING up from Hibernation takes longer than coming out of Standby, but it's much faster than a regular startup.I already try this using elite GROUP.... 486 motherboard... and I will prove that using standby mode is effective... It is POSSIBLE that it depends on motherboard/power supply?.... I know and it is happen and tested to me that If no power to supply the running program its save on memory.

I need this coz I have a big project on business and I can't tell what's my business.

If im using hibernation it cause time to wait the running windows.

It is possible that it depends on motherboard/power supply? or only elite group.... 486.... motherboard can RUN this?..... Quote from: sanderpards on April 11, 2008, 12:00:47 AM

... and I will prove that using standby mode is effective... It is possible that it depends on motherboard/power supply?.... I know and it is happen and tested to me that If no power to supply the running program its save on memory.

Well, you will have to prove it because I, and everyone else here, know otherwise. Again, as I said in my previous post:
Quote from: soybean

"Standby" mode really is not a fully powered-down mode. You need to use Hibernation. It completely cuts the power, same as regular shutdown. Starting up from Hibernation takes longer than coming out of Standby, but it's much faster than a regular startup.

Since you don't want to accept what I say, use Google or other search SERVICES and do a search on standby vs. hibernate or standby vs. hibernation. You'll find plenty of references supporting what I've said, and nothing supporting what you've said.

Here's one find, from a search: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061214192220AAm28om

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If no power to supply the running program its save on memory.

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Quote from: Dias de verano on April 12, 2008, 03:44:44 AM

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If no power to supply the running program its save on memory.

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If no drive car sava da gasolina

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4763.	Solve : WinZip / WinRar Question??
Answer» A friend of mine has both WinZip & WinRar installed on his computer. I have only WinRar on my computer and figure it does everything WinZip does anyway, yet he claims that having both installed is better. Would one of you kind, smart people help me settle this ? Thanks in advance. There is no point in having both installed. Winrar can handle the ZIP format plus many others so WinZip is redundant. Besides, COMPARED to RAR ZIP is an inferior compression format. Only reason it still is around is because it is so widely supported. In fact Windows XP and Vista have built in support for the ZIP format, so on those systems WinZip is completely useless. Out of curiosity, what is your friend's argument for having both installed?Thank you for SETTLING our little debate...I don't think he believes that WinRar will handle old Zip FILES for some reason, or ones he made before he installed WinRar. I was hoping I was right. Thanks again. 7Zip is another great Free alternative as well. I think you owe Deerpark a share of your winnings ! Ditto Patio, I'm a 7-Zip user myself. And ditto the idea of me having some winnings coming my way. 7-Zip rules!!! If you feel you need more than 7-Zip check out Zip Genius. Zip Genious is pretty slick...i believe you suggested it a short while back and i took it around the block for a test RUN...it's a KEEPER and Thanx !It's kinda like 7z on steroids P.S. RAR files are popular for distributing malware...Quote from: evilfantasy on April 11, 2008, 02:01:06 PM RAR files are popular for distributing malware... RAR files are popular for distributing just about anything. Thanks again for all the extra info...might try out Zip Genius myself.

4763.

Solve : WinZip / WinRar Question??

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A friend of mine has both WinZip & WinRar installed on his computer. I have only WinRar on my computer
and figure it does everything WinZip does anyway, yet he claims that having both installed is better. Would one of you kind, smart people help me settle this ?
Thanks in advance. There is no point in having both installed.
Winrar can handle the ZIP format plus many others so WinZip is redundant. Besides, COMPARED to RAR ZIP is an inferior compression format. Only reason it still is around is because it is so widely supported. In fact Windows XP and Vista have built in support for the ZIP format, so on those systems WinZip is completely useless.
Out of curiosity, what is your friend's argument for having both installed?Thank you for SETTLING our little debate...I don't think he believes that WinRar will handle old Zip FILES for
some reason, or ones he made before he installed WinRar.
I was hoping I was right. Thanks again. 7Zip is another great Free alternative as well.
I think you owe Deerpark a share of your winnings !

Ditto Patio, I'm a 7-Zip user myself.

And ditto the idea of me having some winnings coming my way. 7-Zip rules!!!

If you feel you need more than 7-Zip check out Zip Genius. Zip Genious is pretty slick...i believe you suggested it a short while back and i took it around the block for a test RUN...it's a KEEPER and Thanx !It's kinda like 7z on steroids

P.S. RAR files are popular for distributing malware...Quote from: evilfantasy on April 11, 2008, 02:01:06 PM

RAR files are popular for distributing malware...

RAR files are popular for distributing just about anything.
Thanks again for all the extra info...might try out Zip Genius myself.

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4764.	Solve : Telephone can record conversation?
Answer» Hi Do you know good telephone that record CONVERSATION?A lot of cell phones have the feature to record CONVERSATIONS, Do you mean a cell phone or a telephone? Also there are phone recorders for CALL tapping. What are you looking for exactly?I mean telephone,Do you know good MODELS that record conversation with very good quality?"Smart Phone Recorder Control" by RadioShack may do what you wanted. It's for a telephone (I assume you mean a regular LANDLINE telephone)

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4765.	Solve : Does anyone know??
Answer» I've been studying for the CompTIA A+ certification exam. I intend to take it LATER this spring, and I was wondering if any of you guys knew where I can get free study materials. I have been trying to find free practice tests online and 99% of them are spam. The CompTIA website will give you a very small amount of help in the "practice questions" category but I would LIKE to find a more comprehensive study aid. If I spend an obscene amount of money($150!!!!)I could buy a really nice practice test CD. I am poor and I need to find a free way to take these practice exams because I think they would greatly increase my chances of passing. So if anyone knows where I can find free study materials I would greatly appreciate it. I'm studing for the CompTIA A+ Essentials And the CompTIAA+ 220-602 exams.Have you purchased any of the physical study guides. I know they used to come with CD's that had plenty of practice tests. I suppose the BOOKS are fifty or sixty dollars US these days. Does your local library have any up to date versions? They OFTEN have the CD's -- you might be able to use them.I have: CompTIA A+ guide to managing & maintaing your PC sixth edition by Jean Andrews that I aquired second hand and the CD is missing. However, I've been studying this 1400 page behemoth intently, as I have been told that this is this most comprehensive and current text to consult. Is this the best one? I have a suspicion that there may be a newer edition that covers Vista.I don't know a lot about it, anymore. I studied for A+ back when WINDOWS 2000 was the standard. Yes, after a certain date, if it hasn't passed already, Vista will be the standard, and you will be expected to know your way around Vista, along with everything else.Quite often, you can find used books, even for recent editions, for much less than new books. For example, see this list from Amazon.com. BrainBench...not always Free but one of the best.

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4766.	Solve : Systems Backups As Easy As ABC...?
Answer» There is always a big QUESTION of having a system backup for a security purpose.System Backups is the best way to have our DATA even in times of memory corruption, memory loss, auto format, system crash down.All condition may make a loss of billion dollars to any banking system or what if a data base of share market.Just think you have saved your very important data in machine and suddenly your machine got crash down.Sometimes virus in your system may lead to reboot your machine to save it from major damage in that cases too data backups helps a lot to restore your important data after rebooting. To avoid loss of our important data in such conditions data backup will help us to retrieve our important data.This is mainly done based on the importance of the data and the amount of data to be backed up.We also have to have a check for the available space to store.Some common ways to have a system backup are as follows- a) Tapes can be used as back up storage devices. b) Optical devices such as -i]DVD's ii]CD's can be used too as data storage devices. c) FLASH memories (USB Drives, Portable Hard Drives) another device which can also be used for storage for the data that we need to have a backup. d) Online services, are one another effective and hitech way to have you data backups.These are paid services provide by some sites specially working and providing such services only.For example Xdrive, allow users to upload their files to a server for safe keeping. Although it may be convenient to have the data available wherever an internet connection is available, there are a few limitations. Tapes are now a days out dated so they can be used as a backup device but will give less space for storing.Optical devices like CD's and DVD's can also b used but they are useful when data is small amount even then there are chances of them GETTING corrupt by scratches. Flashes memories too have problem of less space in that case handy hard drives will PROVE helpful as well as they will allow us to store large amount of data too.

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4767.	Solve : nero photo snap....will not open?
Answer» I have nero photo snap and normally use this to edit photos, but it is now saying... " file c such and such picture can not be opened" can anyone please help. Thanks.Instead of such and such we'll need the complete error message along with more info on the machine such as Windows version etc...Sorry, new here just tonight. error is.....file c:\ documents and settings\anita\my documents\mypictures\kids.jpg could not be opened.... windows xp.Is it the only picture, which won't open?And have you tried to open that picture with another program ? ?yes i have tried opening it with another program, have tried ms paint, powerpoint, internet explorer, windows meta file and windows picture and fax viewer. All of the picture will not open, not just one. What other programs can i use to open and edit pictures, and where do i get them from, i'm new to computers so ask silly questions. sorry. Can it have anything to do with the picture card or something of the like? Thanks.If you can't open that particular picture in ANY image program, the file must be corrupted.all the pictures will open with picture and fax viewer, but won't open to edit. how do i find out if they are corrupt. and what do i do.DLoad and install an image EDITING program call Irfanview...probably the best photo Freebie on the web...ok thanks can you tell me how to dload that program, i've been to add/remove programs but can't see it there. is it hiding somewhere else i don't know.It won't be on your machine...Click Here to DOWNLOAD it. After it finishes you will need to install it.no i meant nero, how do i get RID of it. I can find nero start SMART, but not nero photo snap for options to remove. Is this all the same program maybe.You can't uninstall just part of a program...If you uninstall it all programs under nero will be remove.

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4768.	Solve : HELP with Notebook Computer?
Answer» To make a long store short I tried to share a printer on a notebook computer and now I cannot even use the computer. It SEEMS to be issues with firewalls when I tried to access the internet. This computer used by my college daughter and I think her university has some firewall that I could not get buy..... anyway it was working fine for many months until I tried to add file and printer sharing..... I tried everything. I used System Restore twice and thought I would do it one more time and that's what killed it. Now when I start the computer all access to the internet is missing such as Firefox and Explorer.... the icon is there but it will not access. It looks like several things are missing and it runs very very slow. Basically I cannot do anything with it. I have gone into Safe Mode and have been able to copy my files to back up but it will not let me run System Restore Any thoughts or advice would really help... thanks! In its CURRENT state it is unusable except in safe mode and I still cannot access the internet.are you able to disable the firewall(s)? Tell us more about the operating system and the computer, please.Had to take a long break from the computer as I didn't have the time. The computer was not usuable so I finally reloaded the Operating System and it still won't access the internet. However, I did bring it to Caribou and logged into their WIRELESS just fine. I have Linksys Wireless WRT54G 2.4 Broadband Router that has 1 desktop directly wired to it and another notebook, a desktop and a printer all wirelessly connected. They all work fine and this particular notebook WORKED fine up until the day I tried file sharing. Also, I tried to put in the IP address manually and it says it is connected but I cannot get on the internet. However, when I let it select IP automatically it says I have little or no connectivity. My next step is either resetting the router or buying a new router. My biggest fear is that the other computers and printer won't work!

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4769.	Solve : HELP Lost Connection While Activating?
Answer» I was in the middle of ACTIVATING my free trial of microsoft word when my COMPUTER lost it's internet connection and then froze. I cannot find the activation wizard ANYWHERE to continue where I left off. It took me literally 4 1/2 hours to download the program... I really don't WANT to start all over again. Patience is no longer something I have. Please help. You shouldnt have to if you saved it. Ask a friend with BROADBAND connection to download it for you.Quote from: Broni on April 08, 2008, 06:01:35 PM Ask a friend with broadband connection to download it for you. Also, a good point. But if you still have the file on your desktop you should be able to run it again from the download.

4769.

Solve : HELP Lost Connection While Activating?

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I was in the middle of ACTIVATING my free trial of microsoft word when my COMPUTER lost it's internet connection and then froze. I cannot find the activation wizard ANYWHERE to continue where I left off. It took me literally 4 1/2 hours to download the program... I really don't WANT to start all over again. Patience is no longer something I have. Please help. You shouldnt have to if you saved it. Ask a friend with BROADBAND connection to download it for you.Quote from: Broni on April 08, 2008, 06:01:35 PM

Ask a friend with broadband connection to download it for you.

Also, a good point. But if you still have the file on your desktop you should be able to run it again from the download.

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4770.	Solve : Electronic Wizard Wanted?
Answer» Great googly moogly, Squall -- that's gonna take, like, the Gandolf of electronic wizards to build that thing from scratch I know, I thought maybe one of you guys where smart enough but it appears that I have to check with my dads coworker once HES better, he said that he had some electronics. Quote from: squall_01 on April 08, 2008, 09:27:44 AM I thought maybe one of you guys where smart enough Squall, You have a serious attitude problem, it seems to me. Where do you get off calling people stupid? I'll sure think twice before answering one of your questions in future. It's a bit like Heading a thread "Any metalworking wizards* here?" and then saying "anyone know about doing a bolt up with a SPANNER?" and when someone says "I can do that" you ask, "please show me how to make a Ferrari out of some old tin cans and a couple of angle irons". And we're the dumb ones? * On a side note, it ticks me off when people ask "Any [whatever] wizards who can TELL me how to do my programming homework/earn my salary for me/whip up a batch file to save my @ss?" - why is it always a "wizard"? OK rant over I never said that, electonics is complex, aside from changeing tech to do other things. What? Its not that what I MEAN is a specialist some one who has knowdlge of it. I dont insult patio with such things an wont or anyone else unless there deserve it. BOTD

4770.

Solve : Electronic Wizard Wanted?

Answer»

Great googly moogly, Squall -- that's gonna take, like, the Gandolf of electronic wizards to build that thing from scratch I know, I thought maybe one of you guys where smart enough but it appears that I have to check with my dads coworker once HES better, he said that he had some electronics. Quote from: squall_01 on April 08, 2008, 09:27:44 AM

I thought maybe one of you guys where smart enough

Squall, You have a serious attitude problem, it seems to me. Where do you get off calling people stupid? I'll sure think twice before answering one of your questions in future.

It's a bit like Heading a thread "Any metalworking wizards* here?" and then saying "anyone know about doing a bolt up with a SPANNER?" and when someone says "I can do that" you ask, "please show me how to make a Ferrari out of some old tin cans and a couple of angle irons". And we're the dumb ones?

* On a side note, it ticks me off when people ask "Any [whatever] wizards who can TELL me how to do my programming homework/earn my salary for me/whip up a batch file to save my @ss?" - why is it always a "wizard"?

OK rant over
I never said that, electonics is complex, aside from changeing tech to do other things. What? Its not that what I MEAN is a specialist some one who has knowdlge of it. I dont insult patio with such things an wont or anyone else unless there deserve it. BOTD

Discussion

4771.	Solve : Detection & removal of illegally installed spyware on my PC?
Answer» I am pretty sure I have a problem here. All everyone seems to talk about is installing spyware to keep an eye on their kids. But what if you're the victim of spyware installed illegally for nefarious purposes? Can SOMEONE please help a non-technical person with this urgently? Many thanksQuote But what if you're the victim of spyware installed illegally for nefarious purposes? Are you suspecting someone, you know, or are you talking about a spyware, you may get while surfing internet, installing some programs, etc?Hi there, am worried about stealth installation by someone I know. SAre you the owner of the computer?Yes, my computer is on the mini-network set up within my home office by my now-estranged husband. BTW why have my topics been moved and "locked"? What does "locked" mean?Your topic was moved from incorrect forum, "NETWORKING" to "Other", and it's not locked, since you can post. Does your ex-husband still reside in the same house, and use another computer on the same network? Are computers set to share files? Can one computer can be accessed from another?He still has access to the office, set up the network in the first place & is network administrator. I have only recently learned how to password protect my computer which may have been too LATE. But with Network Administrator status does the password protection make any difference anyway? BTW I asked about locking because both this topic & my other one "How do I know what network administrator can see?" have the locked symbol. I have explained the set-up as fully as I can in this latter post.Quote But with Network Administrator status does the password protection make any difference anyway? This, I'm not sure of. Hopefully, someone with better knowledge in this subject will CHIME in. Please... Download HijackThis: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/hijackthis.html Post HijackThis log. I'll check for anything suspicious running on your computer.Hi, have done that. What happens now?? Thanks & rgds SG BTW please can you re-locate the question about how much Network Administrator can see, and whether Password Protection is any use to a less obscure board where its more likely someone who knows might see it?"How do I know what network administrator can see?"- I've never touch this topic, and it's still in "Networking" section. You stll may post HJT log, but judging from the reply to your "networking" question, it may be pointless.Broni, Please don't be hostile to me - I'm very scared and I don't understand what you mean or why you're saying this. My post was moved from Networking to "Other" and had a locked symbol on it! That's all. Rgds SWhy would I be hostile? What did I say to let you think so? Your topic in "Networking" has a lock on it, because it was moved, so nobody can post THERE anymore, but the very same topic in "Other" is alive, and open for replies. Someone replied in your other topic, that since your ex is system administrator, he can easily access your computer. If that holds, he had no reason to install any spying software directly on your computer, and that's why checking your HJT log may be pointless. You can post it anyway, and I'll take a look.Thank you - but do you mean I have to publicly post the HJT log? Is that safe? It feels a bit funny and exposed. Rgds SThere is no exposing in that log but if you feel unsure you could send it to Broni in a PM and i'm sure he would take a look at it that WAY...Hi Patio Thanks for that. You are going to think I am unbelievably stupid but what is a PM? I have run the scan & saved the file....now what?

4771.

Solve : Detection & removal of illegally installed spyware on my PC?

Answer»

I am pretty sure I have a problem here. All everyone seems to talk about is installing spyware to keep an eye on their kids. But what if you're the victim of spyware installed illegally for nefarious purposes? Can SOMEONE please help a non-technical person with this urgently? Many thanksQuote

But what if you're the victim of spyware installed illegally for nefarious purposes?

Are you suspecting someone, you know, or are you talking about a spyware, you may get while surfing internet, installing some programs, etc?Hi there, am worried about stealth installation by someone I know. SAre you the owner of the computer?Yes, my computer is on the mini-network set up within my home office by my now-estranged husband. BTW why have my topics been moved and "locked"? What does "locked" mean?Your topic was moved from incorrect forum, "NETWORKING" to "Other", and it's not locked, since you can post.

Does your ex-husband still reside in the same house, and use another computer on the same network? Are computers set to share files? Can one computer can be accessed from another?He still has access to the office, set up the network in the first place & is network administrator. I have only recently learned how to password protect my computer which may have been too LATE. But with Network Administrator status does the password protection make any difference anyway?

BTW I asked about locking because both this topic & my other one "How do I know what network administrator can see?" have the locked symbol. I have explained the set-up as fully as I can in this latter post.Quote

But with Network Administrator status does the password protection make any difference anyway?

This, I'm not sure of. Hopefully, someone with better knowledge in this subject will CHIME in.

Please...
Download HijackThis:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/hijackthis.html
Post HijackThis log.

I'll check for anything suspicious running on your computer.Hi, have done that. What happens now?? Thanks & rgds SG BTW please can you re-locate the question about how much Network Administrator can see, and whether Password Protection is any use to a less obscure board where its more likely someone who knows might see it?"How do I know what network administrator can see?"- I've never touch this topic, and it's still in "Networking" section.
You stll may post HJT log, but judging from the reply to your "networking" question, it may be pointless.Broni,

Please don't be hostile to me - I'm very scared and I don't understand what you mean or why you're saying this. My post was moved from Networking to "Other" and had a locked symbol on it! That's all. Rgds SWhy would I be hostile? What did I say to let you think so?
Your topic in "Networking" has a lock on it, because it was moved, so nobody can post THERE anymore, but the very same topic in "Other" is alive, and open for replies.

Someone replied in your other topic, that since your ex is system administrator, he can easily access your computer.
If that holds, he had no reason to install any spying software directly on your computer, and that's why checking your HJT log may be pointless.
You can post it anyway, and I'll take a look.Thank you - but do you mean I have to publicly post the HJT log? Is that safe? It feels a bit funny and exposed. Rgds SThere is no exposing in that log but if you feel unsure you could send it to Broni in a PM and i'm sure he would take a look at it that WAY...Hi Patio

Thanks for that. You are going to think I am unbelievably stupid but what is a PM? I have run the scan & saved the file....now what?

Discussion

4772.	Solve : When did you get connected to the Internet??
Answer» I didn't bring it up.... Thought this was a pretty creative question for a poll. Believe it was EARLY 90's when I really first got on the Internet using NCSA MOSAIC.. ohh the joys of configuring Trumpet WINSOCK in 3.11. Mosaic....ahhh It was OFFICIALLY released in 1993, and I started with it, as well. You must have started about the same time. I still have somewhere that 10 inches thick book about Mosaic configuration.Quote from: Broni on April 05, 2008, 01:00:50 PM Wait a sec...it's reserved icon i always thought that the N looks a little like an R.Quote from: homer on April 06, 2008, 01:03:31 PM Quote from: Broni on April 05, 2008, 01:00:50 PM Wait a sec...it's reserved icon i always thought that the N looks a little like an R. Try viewing the results of the poll and tilting your head 90 degrees to your right. Here's a clue: 4 fingers down, ONE finger up. Coincidence?Quote from: Broni on April 05, 2008, 01:00:50 PM Quote But i can show up as a Bear Wait a sec...it's reserved icon You're spoiling it for everyone! Quote Try viewing the results of the poll and tilting your head 90 degrees to your right. Here's a clue: 4 fingers down, one finger up. Coincidence? LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

4772.

Solve : When did you get connected to the Internet??

Answer»

I didn't bring it up.... Thought this was a pretty creative question for a poll. Believe it was EARLY 90's when I really first got on the Internet using NCSA MOSAIC.. ohh the joys of configuring Trumpet WINSOCK in 3.11. Mosaic....ahhh
It was OFFICIALLY released in 1993, and I started with it, as well. You must have started about the same time.
I still have somewhere that 10 inches thick book about Mosaic configuration.Quote from: Broni on April 05, 2008, 01:00:50 PM

Wait a sec...it's reserved icon

i always thought that the N looks a little like an R.Quote from: homer on April 06, 2008, 01:03:31 PM

Quote from: Broni on April 05, 2008, 01:00:50 PM
Wait a sec...it's reserved icon
i always thought that the N looks a little like an R.

Try viewing the results of the poll and tilting your head 90 degrees to your right.

Here's a clue: 4 fingers down, ONE finger up.

Coincidence?Quote from: Broni on April 05, 2008, 01:00:50 PM

Quote
But i can show up as a Bear
Wait a sec...it's reserved icon

You're spoiling it for everyone! Quote

Try viewing the results of the poll and tilting your head 90 degrees to your right.

Here's a clue: 4 fingers down, one finger up.

Coincidence?

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

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4773.	Solve : Shall I reply to his letter?
Answer» Hi all, I received an email letter from someone who claimed himself to be a Dr. from somewhere, and here is what he wrote to me: Quote HELLO FRIEND, how are you doing?hope you are fine. Now i have the intent to contact you over this financial transaction worth the sum of NINETEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (19,300,000.00) for our mutual benefit. this is an abandoned fund that belonged to one of our foriegn customers who died along with his entire family through plane crash DISASTER since few years ago. meanwhile i was very fortunate to come across the deceased file when i was arranging the old and abandoned customers file inoder to sign and submitto the entire bank management for an official re-documentation and audit of the year against 2008. be informed clearly that it was stated in our banking rules and regulations which was signed lawfully that if such fund REMAINS unclaimed till the period of 8yaers starting from the date of death of the customer,the money will be transfered into the bank treasury as an unclaimed fund. As an honour and advantage bestowed to our foriegn customers base on the rules guiding our bank, it was stated obviously that if you are not a citizen of Burkina-Faso,you have the absolute authority to claim the fund hence you are a foriegner despite your differences from country of origin of the deceased. on the transfer of this fund into your account,(39%)being(U.S$7,527,000.00)will be your share in respect of the account provision and your assistance rendered during the transfer of the fund into your bank account,(52%)being(U.S$10,036,000.00)will be my share being the coorfdinator and pillar of the transaction while the rest (9%)being(U.S$1,737,000.00)will be shared to the respectable charity homes which has been my second dream to be of help to humanity. Now,if you are really sure of your trustworthy,accountability and confidentiality on this transaction without dissapointment,reply&contact me through my private telephone number(00 226 78 217 634)for further details.i expect your letter. I wonder if this is a trap, so I paste the context here. Please advise me! Thanks! kittyIf I were you, I would not. Its just another scam..You can be 100% sure it's a scam. It's probably originating from Nigeria. See this: http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp or do a Google search on Nigerian email scams for plenty more.It's called a 419 scam. after Article 419 of the Nigerian Penal Code which forbids this type of offence. Even if it was true, you would be guilty of conspiracy to steal. (All the best confidence tricks RELY on the greed of the victim.) If you thought it was true, do you still believe in fairies and Father Christmas? It sounds like a big scam where you have to give so much money to get some back that you never do. I didnt read the whole thing but it sounds like one of those. Where would this money come from NINETEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND ? The money would be given to the nearst family member if it was true.Quote If you thought it was true, do you still believe in fairies and Father Christmas? Look, she was smart enough to bring this to us, wasn't she? Perhaps sarcasm isn't necessary. The Russians / Ukrainians love me, lately. I get all kinds of e-mail lately about my customer service resume on Monster, and how I'd be just great at being a transaction agent to move monies for them -- everything from real estate to antiques and other items. $3K a month or more is promised to me, if they can move monies into an account I set up. Yeah, I know --they're probably laundering money. My financial situation is dire enough that it kills me every time I get one -- you don't know how true and how real I want these offers to be. (My opinion is that the economy has sucked since the dot-com crash in 2000 - 2001, but I digress...) So yeah, I want there to be a Father Christmas -- what he represents: the spirit of unselfish giving, and truly caring about your neighbor. Fairies? I wouldn't mind a little magic, myself. I am old, frustrated, and cynical. The scams have been around for years, Kitty -- the internet just makes it all the easier and more efficient to spread them around. Thanks for bringing this example to us, and good on you for trusting yourself enough to wonder if it MIGHT be for real... Sorry, Aegis, but con artists rely on people being gullible. 3,000 dollars a month is slightly above the low end for a clerical/admin/customer service job where I live, and you don't run the risk of being arrested and imprisoned for conspiracy to launder money. If law enforcement agencies go onto these guys, who do you think would be left holding the baby? You. Yes, they do rely on people being gullible, and greedy -- too many of us willing to take shortcuts, willing to go for the easy money... It not how many are, its those that dont know its not true.Quote It not how many are, its those that dont know its not true. Good point. It's easy to think that people are just, somehow, gonna know what's real and what's not real.They send quite a few of these out. Depending how succesful they are is whom every sends back. True that they keep tring an will always be differnt but it should stop ones like these from reappearing.What amazes me is that anyone would think for more than 0.00001 second that they might get some money out of one of these schemes. Just think about it. You get an ill-spelled ungrammatical email from a stranger in another country, probably another continent, who says they need your help to steal some money that is not theirs (and not yours) from a bank account. Or the Russian mafia or Colombian druglords or whatever want to launder money through your account. These crooks need your help? They are self confessed criminals whose chosen method is deceit and fraud, yet you are supposed to believe they will be honest with you? Suspending disbelief for a moment longer, there is the question of what your bank will do when 16 million dollars comes into your checking account from Nigeria. You think they'll just quietly credit it to you? Just about every country now has laws in place to prevent money laundering. My own British bank will freeze, pending query, any non-preadvised deposit over £10,000, that is 20,000 US dollars. They harvest email addresses from people who are careless enough to place them on websites so that a "bot" can harvest them. In so doing, such people are advertising to the whole world that they are -- shall we say -- not the most cautious of individuals. Next stage in the filtering process is if you reply. Now you have ascended to the 2nd rank of, er, dummies. They know that you are the sort of person who might very well fall for the scam. Now they try to get your bank account, date of birth, etc details out of you. Another possibility is that they ask you for money, to help with fees or to bribe a bank official. If you comply, you have reached the 3rd stage. Payday for the scammers! Either by identity theft or by fooling you into paying advance fees, they bleed you dry. If I don't know where the message came from then I would just forget about it, I normally would just erase it and if I get more from the same person I would just block him out of my email address.Quote from: internetnova on March 14, 2008, 11:15:21 AM If I don't know where the message came from then I would just forget about it, I normally would just erase it and if I get more from the same person I would just block him out of my email address. Same here Quote You get an ill-spelled ungrammatical email from a stranger in another country, probably another continent Cheap shot of the day: I get that from people in this country. I get that from businesses. I get that from people whom I would expect to know better, or at least use the resources AVAILABLE to them to make better presentations. Your point is well taken, though.

4773.

Solve : Shall I reply to his letter?

Answer»

Hi all,

I received an email letter from someone who claimed himself to be a Dr. from somewhere, and here is what he wrote to me:

Quote

HELLO FRIEND,

how are you doing?hope you are fine.
Now i have the intent to contact you over this financial transaction worth the sum of NINETEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (19,300,000.00) for our mutual benefit.
this is an abandoned fund that belonged to one of our foriegn customers who died along with his entire family through plane crash DISASTER since few years ago.
meanwhile i was very fortunate to come across the deceased file when i was arranging the old and abandoned customers file inoder to sign and submitto the entire bank management for an official re-documentation and audit of the year against 2008.

be informed clearly that it was stated in our banking rules and regulations which was signed lawfully that if such fund REMAINS unclaimed till the period of 8yaers starting from the date of death of the customer,the money will be transfered into the bank treasury as an unclaimed fund.
As an honour and advantage bestowed to our foriegn customers base on the rules guiding our bank, it was stated obviously that if you are not a citizen of Burkina-Faso,you have the absolute authority to claim the fund hence you are a foriegner despite your differences from country of origin of the deceased.

on the transfer of this fund into your account,(39%)being(U.S$7,527,000.00)will be your share in respect of the account provision and your assistance rendered during the transfer of the fund into your bank account,(52%)being(U.S$10,036,000.00)will be my share being the coorfdinator and pillar of the transaction while the rest (9%)being(U.S$1,737,000.00)will be shared to the respectable charity homes which has been my second dream to be of help to humanity.

Now,if you are really sure of your trustworthy,accountability and confidentiality on this transaction without dissapointment,reply&contact me through my private telephone number(00 226 78 217 634)for further details.i expect your letter.

I wonder if this is a trap, so I paste the context here.
Please advise me!
Thanks!

kittyIf I were you, I would not.
Its just another scam..You can be 100% sure it's a scam. It's probably originating from Nigeria. See this: http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp or do a Google search on Nigerian email scams for plenty more.It's called a 419 scam. after Article 419 of the Nigerian Penal Code which forbids this type of offence. Even if it was true, you would be guilty of conspiracy to steal. (All the best confidence tricks RELY on the greed of the victim.) If you thought it was true, do you still believe in fairies and Father Christmas?

It sounds like a big scam where you have to give so much money to get some back that you never do. I didnt read the whole thing but it sounds like one of those. Where would this money come from NINETEEN MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND ? The money would be given to the nearst family member if it was true.Quote

If you thought it was true, do you still believe in fairies and Father Christmas?

Look, she was smart enough to bring this to us, wasn't she? Perhaps sarcasm isn't necessary.

The Russians / Ukrainians love me, lately. I get all kinds of e-mail lately about my customer service resume on Monster, and how I'd be just great at being a transaction agent to move monies for them -- everything from real estate to antiques and other items. $3K a month or more is promised to me, if they can move monies into an account I set up. Yeah, I know --they're probably laundering money. My financial situation is dire enough that it kills me every time I get one -- you don't know how true and how real I want these offers to be. (My opinion is that the economy has sucked since the dot-com crash in 2000 - 2001, but I digress...)

So yeah, I want there to be a Father Christmas -- what he represents: the spirit of unselfish giving, and truly caring about your neighbor. Fairies? I wouldn't mind a little magic, myself. I am old, frustrated, and cynical.

The scams have been around for years, Kitty -- the internet just makes it all the easier and more efficient to spread them around. Thanks for bringing this example to us, and good on you for trusting yourself enough to wonder if it MIGHT be for real...

Sorry, Aegis, but con artists rely on people being gullible. 3,000 dollars a month is slightly above the low end for a clerical/admin/customer service job where I live, and you don't run the risk of being arrested and imprisoned for conspiracy to launder money. If law enforcement agencies go onto these guys, who do you think would be left holding the baby? You.
Yes, they do rely on people being gullible, and greedy -- too many of us willing to take shortcuts, willing to go for the easy money...
It not how many are, its those that dont know its not true.Quote

It not how many are, its those that dont know its not true.

Good point. It's easy to think that people are just, somehow, gonna know what's real and what's not real.They send quite a few of these out. Depending how succesful they are is whom every sends back. True that they keep tring an will always be differnt but it should stop ones like these from reappearing.What amazes me is that anyone would think for more than 0.00001 second that they might get some money out of one of these schemes. Just think about it. You get an ill-spelled ungrammatical email from a stranger in another country, probably another continent, who says they need your help to steal some money that is not theirs (and not yours) from a bank account. Or the Russian mafia or Colombian druglords or whatever want to launder money through your account. These crooks need your help? They are self confessed criminals whose chosen method is deceit and fraud, yet you are supposed to believe they will be honest with you?

Suspending disbelief for a moment longer, there is the question of what your bank will do when 16 million dollars comes into your checking account from Nigeria. You think they'll just quietly credit it to you? Just about every country now has laws in place to prevent money laundering. My own British bank will freeze, pending query, any non-preadvised deposit over £10,000, that is 20,000 US dollars.

They harvest email addresses from people who are careless enough to place them on websites so that a "bot" can harvest them. In so doing, such people are advertising to the whole world that they are -- shall we say -- not the most cautious of individuals. Next stage in the filtering process is if you reply. Now you have ascended to the 2nd rank of, er, dummies. They know that you are the sort of person who might very well fall for the scam. Now they try to get your bank account, date of birth, etc details out of you. Another possibility is that they ask you for money, to help with fees or to bribe a bank official. If you comply, you have reached the 3rd stage. Payday for the scammers! Either by identity theft or by fooling you into paying advance fees, they bleed you dry.
If I don't know where the message came from then I would just forget about it, I normally would just erase it and if I get more from the same person I would just block him out of my email address.Quote from: internetnova on March 14, 2008, 11:15:21 AM

If I don't know where the message came from then I would just forget about it, I normally would just erase it and if I get more from the same person I would just block him out of my email address.

Same here Quote

You get an ill-spelled ungrammatical email from a stranger in another country, probably another continent

Cheap shot of the day: I get that from people in this country. I get that from businesses. I get that from people whom I would expect to know better, or
at least use the resources AVAILABLE to them to make better presentations.

Your point is well taken, though.

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4774.	Solve : Fedora and SATA Harddisk Support?
Answer» DEAR Users Which Fedora Supports the SATA Harddisk I have SEAGATE 160GB ThanksIt is not a question of supporting the SATA HARD DRIVE. It is a question of supporting the SATA controller on your motherboard. So we will NEED to know the make and model of your motherboard.

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4775.	Solve : Delelting Text?
Answer» Can anyone please help with this problem? I am doing some work which involves opening ads sent for approval by the company. If there is something in the text which is not permitted I have to delete it, REPLACE text with new wording and inform advertiser by email that the said text has been changed. I have been instructed to open the add, scroll down to the text in question and delete it, refresh and check that the changes have gone through, but it just will not delete for me. It is just a website address which is forbidden to be part of the add. Can anyone please advise as I need to do it ASP. Thanking you in ANTICIPATION of a response at your earliest.What are you using to edit these ads?Thank you so much, but have sorted it now thank goodnes. Sorry to have taken up your TIME, but didn't expcet to be able to do it alone.

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4776.	Solve : Strange Boot Problem?
Answer» I recently found a e-machine T3256. When I turn it on it sounds like it's starting. However, when I turn the monitor on, it starts up, but then the light TURNS orange and blinks like it isn't recieving a signal. Thinking the video card was broken, I replaced it to no avail. Then, I tried booting it from an Ubuntu LIVE disc to see if it would boot to Linux. To my surprise, it started and loaded to the option screen, where it shut down. Now upon turning it on it will start to various points then then randomly turn off, and the tower will start to make this strange clicking noise. I know that the monitor, new video card, keyboard/mouse, power cord, etc. work- I've tested them with builds and they work fine. Do you have any idea what's going on, and if so, how I can FIX it? Thanks so much!Are these clicking noises coming from the hard drive? This would indicate the hard drive suffers from "the click of death" and NEEDS to be replaced.And how clean is it inside the case ? ? It could be shutting down from overheating... Are all fans in WORKING order ? ?

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4777.	Solve : I need help i am taking a class and have to do soe research?
Answer» I NEED to know how it is a computer takes what i am typing and TRANSFORMS into DIGITAL on the screen? TRY howstuffworks, Google and Wikipedia. We won't do your homework for you.

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4778.	Solve : another question please elp if you can!?
Answer» I need to explain what happens when FILES that contain large amounts of information are “zipped” (compressed). I ALSO need to explain how information is STORED magnetically on hard drives.Try howstuffworks, Google and Wikipedia. We won't do your HOMEWORK for you.

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4779.	Solve : 5.1 Surround system echo?
Answer» i just exhanged a faulty altec LANSING 5.1 surround sound system for a new one. ive only had it a day and im getting a really weird echo from anything i play. its plugged into the GREEN jack on the back of my PC and into the AUX in on the front of the sub. i get 5.1 sound from it anc can CONTROL the rear speakers separately. could it be a lag time between the front and rear speakers causing an echo or am i missin something oh and a program came preinstalled with the soundcard driver called XME CMI AUDIO config whcih allowws you to change audio effects and independant speaker volumesIt could mean the card needs some tweaking...have you installed that software yet ? ?yes i have and i have tried to tweak it by telling it i was in a smaller room which is one of the features and it got alittle better but still echoes alot which is most noticeable with speech. im not sure what ELSE to change

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4780.	Solve : memory stick?
Answer» Have broken the memory stick with one years work on which I can`t make up. Stick is broken where it pushes into the computer. Is there any way I can get my work off it. It is very important. Many thanksYou can pay to have the data recovered, very often. There are many data recovery companies that can often get data off physically broken PEN drives. I do not know what country you live in. In Great Britain I know of Apex Data Recovery which can repair USB pen drives, extract the data and put it on a new one and return to you by mail order. there are plenty of others. often companies which repair LAPTOPS will OFFER this kind of service. http://apextechnology.co.uk/data-recovery-flash-usb-drives-photos-files-uk.asp If you do not live in Britain, or if you WANT to try a few companies and see what they charge, do a Google search for something LIKE "USB pen drive repair service" or "Data recovery service", adding your country or city to the search terms.

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4781.	Solve : path?
Answer» what does it mean when box pops up on screen when copying home video that says thepath is too deep?Copying file, where from, where to?There is a path limit in some PROGRAMS...create a new FOLDER on the drive by clicking File/New/Folder and give it a name such as Movies in Windows Explorer and then try again...RIGHT. I've read about similar issues, when trying to copy files with long path to USB devices.This also happens with burning software...for example if i remember correctly NERO's limit is 6 levels: C:/1/2/3/4/5....Oh, well, me can keep TALKING, but OP is missing....LOLThere's been a few abductions lately....Where's GX1_Man when we need him ? ? He was tracking abductions.Maybe he got abducted himself...LOL

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4782.	Solve : HELP PLEASE!!!!?
Answer» Hey can anyone help me? I have a compaq presario c500 and it was working fine untill i downloaded some "important" vista updates and restarted it. When the laptop was reloading, a messege kept on repeating on a black background: " For Realtek RTL8139(X)/8130/810X PCI Fast Ethernet Controller v2.13 (020326) PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM " I tried switching it off and back on but the same thing keeps on happening and tried to go on safe mode but when i pressed F8 nothing HAPPENED. I dont know what to do, can someone PLEASE get back to me asap if they can help meNo need for double post...I get a very similar message on my Toshiba laptop. I get the message ever since I changed the BOOT order of the devices on my laptop. I had recently reset the boot order to boot from the CD rom as the first device, then the hard drive. My cd rom is external and "clips" onto the bottom of the laptop -- it does not use a "normal" USB port plug in, but I know it uses the universal serial bus to connect to the computer. If the CD ROM is attached when I turn on the computer, the system checks the CD, and finding nothing in it, continues on to boot from the hard drive. If I don't have the CD drive attached, I get the error message once on a black background, and then the system goes on to boot from the hard drive. So, I do not have an exact answer for you, but as I say, when my system cannot access its CD / optical drive, that's when I get the error.

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4783.	Solve : Monitor shutdown?
Answer» I was on a my COMPUTER and out of no where the monitor shut off - not the p.c I thought that maybe it had burnt out and I needed to BUY a new ONE because it was completely dead, but the next morning, the power light thing turned on. so the monitor is 'alive' its just that the screen is completely dead. i tried RESTARTING the p.c but still nothing is turning on. then i checked all the plugs but they're fine. i thought it could be a virus but wouldn't that shut everything down? someone please tell me what the problem is :[have you been tampering with the screen settings? it could be that.Hook up another monitor to the computer or connect the monitor to anther computer. Both EXPERIMENTS will tell you if it's a problem with the monitor or not.

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4784.	Solve : Dell Laptop Sperion 5160?
Answer» THE CORD FROM THE CHARGER TO LAPTOP WAS PINCHED IN HALF AND WENT INTO HIBERNATION MODE UNTIL IT DIED. I HAVE REPLACED THE WHOLE CORD AND BATTERY. I UNPLUGED AND PUSHED POWER BUTTON, LIGHTS COME ON BUT I CAN'T GET THE SCREEN TO COME ON, AND IT WON'T TURN OFF. IS THERE SOME KIND OF RESET BUTTON, OR SOMETHING ELSE I CAN DO TO GET IT OUT OF HIBERNATION?

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4785.	Solve : Love that MacBook Air !?
Answer» Story here: http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2008/03/18/charlie_roseQuote Charlie Rose's late-night talk show is rarely a shocking affair. That's its appeal, of course -- a quiet, contemplative chat with Davos luminaries before bedtime. Folks who tuned in on Monday night, though, got a rare fright: Rose's left EYE was heavily bruised and bandaged, looking for all the world as if he were trying out for a role in Wes Anderson's next picture. At the top of the show Rose explained that he'd taken a spill. But the influential tech blogger Mike Arrington -- who was recently on the show -- called up Rose's producer to ask what really happened to the HOST. Arrington REPORTS that Rose tripped in a pothole walking down 59th St. in Manhattan. The host, whom Arrington says is a gadget-hound, was carrying his new MacBook Air, and thus he had a big decision to make: Protect his face, or the beautiful machine? In the split-second before he kissed the pavement, Rose chose to save the computer. "In doing so, he pretty much hit the pavement face first, unfortunately," producers told Arrington. Producers say the MacBook Air was undamaged, save for the BLOOD stains. thats kind of...sad.I tuned in Mr. Rose last night, and saw his condition, and wondered what the heck had happened... One does not picture Charlie Rose in a bar fight...

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4786.	Solve : Tower keeps booting up and running fast, after I click PLAY on POGO?
Answer» Everytime I go onto Pogo to play games and I hit PLAY my tower boots up and RUNS loud and fast for 3-4 minutes then quits 3-4 minutes and then repeats until I click out of it. I cleaned my JAVA cache, and computer, I ran Norton, and I have no viruses. This all started a week ago when I let a Technician from Norton go into my computer because for some reason my Norton was showing that my subscription ran out but the site was saying I was good until Oct 2008. He clicked on some stuff and fixed it and said my time was messed up and he fixed it too. It was when we had to change the clocks, plus leap year DAY. But I can't figure out why this keeps doing this. My computer has ran excellent and we never had trouble playing on pogo before until now. Does anyone know what happened or whats causing this? I have a HP PAVILLION flat screen, Microsoft Windows 5.1, Service Pack 2. Oh and one of my friends computer is doing the same thing when she goes to Pogo and plays too. But it only does it when you click the play. I THOUGHT it might be JAVA cause it has to kick in to START playing. I have sun Java.

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4787.	Solve : Internet Speed Boosters??
Answer» Was just wondering if there really is any software that can increase DOWNLOAD speeds etc. One called Active Speed has such mixed reviews that I don't KNOW if it's all BULL#&%@ or not. Or is there an easy way to fine tune the internet settings by myself? Thanks.Use TCP optimizer, it actually works. It won't magically increase your bandwidth or increase your download speed beyond what your line is CAPABLE of. But it will HELP you make sure your computer is using your internet connection to its full potential. Thanks a lot Deerpark.Google "port forwarding".

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4788.	Solve : Is it safe to always leave a laptop on??
Answer» I asked a similar question a while back: "Is it fine to always leave your computer in standby?" This one is a bit different. I am wondering if its fine to leave a computer on all the time, never shutting it off (unless it went idle for, say, 2 days, then it might hibernate) I would like to be able to remotely access my computer from school since, well, my computer is just a whole lot more powerful than any of their computers, and I dont feel like dealing with some of their... erm... nonsense... (eg: not having FireFox, OpenOffice, my own documents, my own desktop whatnot, my own documents folder, my own Photoshop, etc) I am considering installing a good mirroring program (UltraVNC) and forwarding the PORTS. Or, I could just enable "wake on LAN" and hope it doesnt constantly start itself up, that way, it will only wake up when I need it, and will go back to sleep later on. I have a fast enough connection, as well as the school, to do this. What do you all think? Thanks for your replies, Zylstra Since it's a laptop which are more prone to heat issues i would say wake on LAN would be the best choice... Hibernation would also be a better choice than standby.This laptop is actually quite well ventilated, (when its on a flat surface, which it is) I am going to attempt the Wake on LAN (via the Ethernet cable that is so wonderfully plugged in right now...) (it seems to be logically foolish to use the WiFi card in that MANNER) Are there any security precautions I need to look out for? I know for sure I am going to change the default incoming port for this program, as well as make sure that encryption is enabled, and as obvious, the most secure password to go with it (or even the Windows Logon). How does Wake on LAN work anyhow? My board supports it but I have no idea how it works.Quote from: SilentAssasin64 on March 17, 2008, 03:23:21 PM How does Wake on LAN work anyhow? My board supports it but I have no idea how it works. Personally, I am not 100% sure, but, just as a word of precaution, do not use this with just your cable modem, as it tends to be that any network refresh data (pings or whatnot) will cause your computer to suddenly resume... Basically, whenever your computer gets the proper request, Wake on LAN will either: Resume your computer from standby or Power it on for you if its not already Its kind of like "Wake on Modem Ring" in your BIOS It might be that your computer is for receiving faxes, for example, and when the phone rings, it needs to turn on and receive the fax. It should be safe to leave your laptop on as long as necessary, as long as you're not running at 100% CPU the whole time. My advice would be to leave it on overnight sometime, and install something like RMClock or similar to MONITOR the temperatures and generate a log file, which you can hen review to check the temperatures. That would only give you an idle reading, but it would at least give you a clue as to whether the temps would keep rising, and what thy would stop at so you'd know if it was safe or not.I agree, LAPTOPS can be funny about heat though so I honestly would err on the side of caution. Even if it is cooled correctly laptops are flaky. best to shut down but thats just my opinion

4788.

Solve : Is it safe to always leave a laptop on??

Answer»

I asked a similar question a while back: "Is it fine to always leave your computer in standby?"
This one is a bit different.

I am wondering if its fine to leave a computer on all the time, never shutting it off (unless it went idle for, say, 2 days, then it might hibernate)

I would like to be able to remotely access my computer from school since, well, my computer is just a whole lot more powerful than any of their computers, and I dont feel like dealing with some of their... erm... nonsense... (eg: not having FireFox, OpenOffice, my own documents, my own desktop whatnot, my own documents folder, my own Photoshop, etc)

I am considering installing a good mirroring program (UltraVNC) and forwarding the PORTS.

Or, I could just enable "wake on LAN" and hope it doesnt constantly start itself up, that way, it will only wake up when I need it, and will go back to sleep later on.

I have a fast enough connection, as well as the school, to do this.

What do you all think?

Thanks for your replies,
Zylstra
Since it's a laptop which are more prone to heat issues i would say wake on LAN would be the best choice...
Hibernation would also be a better choice than standby.This laptop is actually quite well ventilated, (when its on a flat surface, which it is)

I am going to attempt the Wake on LAN (via the Ethernet cable that is so wonderfully plugged in right now...) (it seems to be logically foolish to use the WiFi card in that MANNER)

Are there any security precautions I need to look out for? I know for sure I am going to change the default incoming port for this program, as well as make sure that encryption is enabled, and as obvious, the most secure password to go with it (or even the Windows Logon).

How does Wake on LAN work anyhow? My board supports it but I have no idea how it works.Quote from: SilentAssasin64 on March 17, 2008, 03:23:21 PM

How does Wake on LAN work anyhow? My board supports it but I have no idea how it works.

Personally, I am not 100% sure, but, just as a word of precaution, do not use this with just your cable modem, as it tends to be that any network refresh data (pings or whatnot) will cause your computer to suddenly resume...

Basically, whenever your computer gets the proper request, Wake on LAN will either:
Resume your computer from standby
or
Power it on for you if its not already

Its kind of like "Wake on Modem Ring" in your BIOS
It might be that your computer is for receiving faxes, for example, and when the phone rings, it needs to turn on and receive the fax. It should be safe to leave your laptop on as long as necessary, as long as you're not running at 100% CPU the whole time.
My advice would be to leave it on overnight sometime, and install something like RMClock or similar to MONITOR the temperatures and generate a log file, which you can hen review to check the temperatures. That would only give you an idle reading, but it would at least give you a clue as to whether the temps would keep rising, and what thy would stop at so you'd know if it was safe or not.I agree, LAPTOPS can be funny about heat though so I honestly would err on the side of caution. Even if it is cooled correctly laptops are flaky. best to shut down but thats just my opinion

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4789.	Solve : Access or Excel??
Answer» Hi, I need some help/advice on what is best to do. I have to create a database to hold information from questionnaires, should I use access? If so, how do I go about creating the table? The questions have several different answers, is the best way to enter the data just be entering the information chosen? I'm new at this not entirely sure what it is I need to be doing, any advice, help, links etc will be greatly appreciated Thanks I think the best thing for you would be to use excel. I had do create a similar document. Use the top row for the questions, and the first column (A) for the people's names if needed. Then beneath the corresponding question you can type in the answers. Maybe after you have all your information you could transfer it to Access. Hope this helpsWell the other thing is that I think I need to use the report facilities of access to be able to make the graphs and pie charts, I've had a play around with it but I cant seem to get them to work very well. Thank you fro the advice. If you are wanting to do graphs and charts then your only BET is Excel. I have done courses on these applications and as FAR as I know Access does not offer these functions. Give excel a try, I'm sure you'll find it a lot easier!The choice of Excel or Access is going to depend on your preference, knowledge, and whether you're willing to SPEND time learning whichever application you choose. From a technical viewpoint, Access is probably the better choice. Collecting data from questionnaires is more of a database application than a spreadsheet application. But, from a practical viewpoint, Excel can be adapted to such a task, as lau said, and the learning curve may be steeper with Access. Therefore, you may want to choose Excel. And, regarding graphs and pie charts, if I used Access to capture the data, I'd most likely export it to Excel, which is very easy to do, and use Excel for the graphs and pie charts. Is this project you're working on a one-time task or might you be doing more of this in the near future. You might weigh this factor in deciding whether to use Excel or Access. Hi there, If I was working to your requirements Access would be my choice. HOWEVER, you sound relatively new to both Excel and Access and so out of the two you should use Excel. It can be used in a very basic way if you wish and will be easy when you come to the bit where graphs or charts are needed. Microsoft office does have a fairly good help facility so if you are prepared to sit and read for a while you should be able to have a good go at it Cheers, Graham.use excel, its ALOT easier to use and in a way it saves time.no way use access for sure. maybe this video will show you how easy it is. http://beyourownit.com/videos/howtouseaccess.html I would be glad to help further. if you ever want to be able to do anything with your data use access.Well, I see uberpirate is getting conflicting OPINIONS here, and he/she may be getting a bit FRUSTRATED with this thread. I think my and Graham's replies were the best ones. Quote from: beyourownit on March 18, 2008, 09:45:12 PM no way use access for sure. maybe this video will show you how easy it is. http://beyourownit.com/videos/howtouseaccess.html I would be glad to help further. if you ever want to be able to do anything with your data use access. beyourownit, he/she said they need to make charts and graphs from the data. Would you care to provide detailed instructions on doing that with Access? well charts and graphs are nice, if thats all you want to do with your data then use excel. If you don't see yourself doing query's or wanting to do any higher level data mining then you are right excel is likely the best fit. What I was trying to say is excel is fine but it really seems like some amount of integration between the two may be the best option here.

4789.

Solve : Access or Excel??

Answer»

Hi, I need some help/advice on what is best to do.

I have to create a database to hold information from questionnaires, should I use access? If so, how do I go about creating the table? The questions have several different answers, is the best way to enter the data just be entering the information chosen? I'm new at this not entirely sure what it is I need to be doing, any advice, help, links etc will be greatly appreciated

Thanks I think the best thing for you would be to use excel.
I had do create a similar document.

Use the top row for the questions, and the first column (A) for the people's names if needed. Then beneath the corresponding question you can type in the answers.

Maybe after you have all your information you could transfer it to Access.

Hope this helpsWell the other thing is that I think I need to use the report facilities of access to be able to make the graphs and pie charts, I've had a play around with it but I cant seem to get them to work very well. Thank you fro the advice. If you are wanting to do graphs and charts then your only BET is Excel. I have done courses on these applications and as FAR as I know Access does not offer these functions.

Give excel a try, I'm sure you'll find it a lot easier!The choice of Excel or Access is going to depend on your preference, knowledge, and whether you're willing to SPEND time learning whichever application you choose.

From a technical viewpoint, Access is probably the better choice. Collecting data from questionnaires is more of a database application than a spreadsheet application. But, from a practical viewpoint, Excel can be adapted to such a task, as lau said, and the learning curve may be steeper with Access. Therefore, you may want to choose Excel.

And, regarding graphs and pie charts, if I used Access to capture the data, I'd most likely export it to Excel, which is very easy to do, and use Excel for the graphs and pie charts.

Is this project you're working on a one-time task or might you be doing more of this in the near future. You might weigh this factor in deciding whether to use Excel or Access.

Hi there, If I was working to your requirements Access would be my choice. HOWEVER, you sound relatively new to both Excel and Access and so out of the two you should use Excel. It can be used in a very basic way if you wish and will be easy when you come to the bit where graphs or charts are needed. Microsoft office does have a fairly good help facility so if you are prepared to sit and read for a while you should be able to have a good go at it

Cheers,

Graham.use excel, its ALOT easier to use and in a way it saves time.no way use access for sure.

maybe this video will show you how easy it is.

http://beyourownit.com/videos/howtouseaccess.html

I would be glad to help further.

if you ever want to be able to do anything with your data use access.Well, I see uberpirate is getting conflicting OPINIONS here, and he/she may be getting a bit FRUSTRATED with this thread. I think my and Graham's replies were the best ones.
Quote from: beyourownit on March 18, 2008, 09:45:12 PM

no way use access for sure.

maybe this video will show you how easy it is.

http://beyourownit.com/videos/howtouseaccess.html

I would be glad to help further.

if you ever want to be able to do anything with your data use access.

beyourownit, he/she said they need to make charts and graphs from the data. Would you care to provide detailed instructions on doing that with Access? well charts and graphs are nice, if thats all you want to do with your data then use excel. If you don't see yourself doing query's or wanting to do any higher level data mining then you are right excel is likely the best fit.

What I was trying to say is excel is fine but it really seems like some amount of integration between the two may be the best option here.

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4790.	Solve : whats happened to my outlook express??
Answer» Quote from: beyourownit on March 18, 2008, 09:42:48 PM you dont need to reinstall you just need to set up your internet settings correctly. For some reason things just got mucked up. This video is on outlook express but you should get the IDEA what you need. http://beyourownit.com/videos/settingupoutlookexpress.html He's using Outlook, not Outlook Express. Quote from: masman on March 19, 2008, 01:34:35 AM okay thanks guys, i had a play around and managed to fix it myself... thanks alot thought . masman, glad to hear problem is resolved. Can you BRIEFLY tell us how you fixed it? Quote from: soybean on March 19, 2008, 08:33:04 AM Quote from: beyourownit on March 18, 2008, 09:42:48 PM you dont need to reinstall you just need to set up your internet settings correctly. For some reason things just got mucked up. This video is on outlook express but you should get the idea what you need. http://beyourownit.com/videos/settingupoutlookexpress.html He's using Outlook, not Outlook Express. yea i know I was just trying to show what to look for IE; email servers and such....Well, his problem, which relates to Microsoft Exchange Server that can be used with Outlook, does not apply to Outlook Express. So, the link you posted WOULD not be HELPFUL in this case.

4790.

Solve : whats happened to my outlook express??

Answer»

Quote from: beyourownit on March 18, 2008, 09:42:48 PM

you dont need to reinstall you just need to set up your internet settings correctly. For some reason things just got mucked up. This video is on outlook express but you should get the IDEA what you need.

http://beyourownit.com/videos/settingupoutlookexpress.html

He's using Outlook, not Outlook Express. Quote from: masman on March 19, 2008, 01:34:35 AM

okay thanks guys, i had a play around and managed to fix it myself...

thanks alot thought .

masman, glad to hear problem is resolved. Can you BRIEFLY tell us how you fixed it? Quote from: soybean on March 19, 2008, 08:33:04 AM

Quote from: beyourownit on March 18, 2008, 09:42:48 PM
you dont need to reinstall you just need to set up your internet settings correctly. For some reason things just got mucked up. This video is on outlook express but you should get the idea what you need.

http://beyourownit.com/videos/settingupoutlookexpress.html
He's using Outlook, not Outlook Express.

yea i know I was just trying to show what to look for IE; email servers and such....Well, his problem, which relates to Microsoft Exchange Server that can be used with Outlook, does not apply to Outlook Express. So, the link you posted WOULD not be HELPFUL in this case.

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4791.	Solve : A acer laptop?
Answer» I have a problem with my laptop i start my laptop and it loads the windows SCREEN but when it get to the log in screen it come up with a blue screen with this writting on "STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the hive (file) : \systemRoot\system32\config\SOFTWARE or its log or alternate. It is corrupt, absent, or not writable. Beginning Dump of physical memory Physical memory dump complete. Contact your System ADMINISTRATOR or technical support assistance." If anyone can help me leave a reply or send me an email at: [emailprotected] email addy removed to preveny SPAM...What version of Windows is this? Do you have a Windows install disc? (OEM recovery discs usually wont work.)I do not have the discs because they have gone MISSING. And its windows XP I suggest you find them... you will need them. Is there anything else that i can use or buy the disc?? would a shop be bale to do?? and what does OEM stand for?? and thanks for the help OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer....in reference to the operating system it means that your CD with Windows will say Acer on it and will contain a liscensed copy of Windows plus any drivers that are needed for the machine. This is how most laptops ship and also desktops from the large OEM's such as Dell, Compaq and HP for example... If you can borrow a Windows CD that may be a solution. The version of Windows and the service packs installed must match exactly...for example if you are RUNNING XP Home with SP2 installed then the Microsoft XP CD needs to be the Home Edition with SP2. Good Luck.ok thanks

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4792.	Solve : Blown computer?
Answer» My Acer Aspire Laptop gave up the ghost the other day. No power. Power Adaptor okay. Laptop battery okay. Looks as if something inside has blown. Machine is four years old. Thinking of buying another lap top. UNFORTUNATELY silly billy has no back up discs. QUESTION - Is there any way I can download the information presently STORED on this lap top hard drive, even though there is no power GOING into the machine. Any suggestions?Best bet to retrieve/copy that Data is to get a laptop to IDE adapter... About ten bucks at any computer store. This will enable you to hook up the drive in any desktop and GRAB your Data... GOOD Luck and let us know.

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4793.	Solve : Saying in Signatures?
Answer» I have been seeing alot of peoples signatures on here and they mosty all have a famous saying in them. Is that what they are normally for? Signatures is a way of personalizing your posts. Citing a famous QUOTE is one way of personalizing your signature but in the end it is entirely up to you. I'm currently USING my signature to commemorate Arthur C. Clarke for example.I love reading people's signatures, I always wanted to talk about a lot of peoples signature and change them a lil . ..Like i always wanted to change Chris's signature to ''sad n lonely and hatin every sec of it'' Right now my FAV. is Patios Signature. I love Roberts signatures too. And my other favourite is Soybeans signature.Hey Ivy, do you mean the "Personal Text" below the avatar? I think the discussion here has referred to both it and the signature block, which appears below the message. And, indeed, they are both opportunities to create an identity, or just have some fun, in the forum. Oh! so that first soybean thing is in you personal text, I read it long back I didn't pay ATTENTION checking where it was just now, but It's very kool, I mentioned it to you in my other thread too (ANNOYING yahoo). Thanks.

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4794.	Solve : COMPUTER CANNOT BOOTUP?
Answer» I HAVE A DELL DIMENSION 2400 COMPUTER. THE LAST TIME I TRIED STARTING THE COMPUTER IT WOULD PROMPT ME TO EITHER START THE COMPUTER IN SAFE MODE, LAST GOOD CONFIGURATION, ETC. WHEN I CHOOSE ONE OF THESE IT CONTINUES TO GO BACK TO THE SAME COMMAND WITHOUT STARTING WINDOWS. PLEASE HELP?See Here...

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4795.	Solve : Need Help Making Sigs.?
Answer» Can somebody HELP me make Sigs.? I GOT a program called GIMP to make Sigs. with but I don't KNOW how to use it. Can somebody teach me or make me some?I'm not familiar with GIMP, but I believe some other forum members are. Anyway, have you tried using MICROSOFT Paint? Were you thinking of an image like the one in my sig? Those are called userbars. You can find tons of them at http://www.userbars.com/ or use The Userbar DESIGNER! Userbar Generator Although I have gotten pretty good with making my own with Gimp. Here is a tutorial on making them in Gimp. Userbars.be

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4796.	Solve : auction photos?
Answer» I am having problems with uploaded auction photos. After the PHOTO is uploaded it looks like it has a lot of little squares, like, tiles, mosaics. I can't figure this out and I have asked other members as WELL. After I TAKE the photo, I crop and re size using Irfinview. I try not to size it down to much either. After it is uploaded it turns out distorted. The strange part is that when I open it up from the Notepad it does not look distorted. This seems to happen only after it is uploaded. I am a REAL BEGINNER with auctions, auction photography and have not had this happen at other auctions. All I have is a Kodak Easy Share CX4200, a point and SHOOT camera. Can someone give me a little insight about this?? Thanks, in advance. LisaWhy not preview it in Irfanview after resizing it ? ? Is the "keep aspect ratio" button ticked on in Irfanview ? ?

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4797.	Solve : Certain video players freeze computer?
Answer» Please help, I desperately need access to certain videos for school and this problem will not go away. Ok, so certain videos (Windows Media Player and QuickTime) don't seem to work on my computer even though they are both installed. Flashplayer on the other hand works fine. When I CLICK to play a WMP or QT video, it goes to play it and stops all the SUDDEN and freezes my computer. Actually it doesn't completely freeze it. The mouse works but everything is slowed down and nothing will click. All that will work is the Windows Task Manager, but it is even very slow and won't close out right away. Also the words on the screen and on the Task Manager flash one WORD at a time from left to right which is REALLY weird. I have upgraded my RAM (1GB) I've defraged my disk that has 63.3 GB of Free Space It won't work in IE or Firefox I have the latest version of QT Also, I may not have Genuine Windows if that matters. I'm out of ideas. Please help RobQuote I may not have Genuine Windows if that matters. It may.Also I should note RealPlayer, which doesn't ask to authenticate windows, doesn't work. Last thing (if anyone cares), audio files using WMP and QT work fine, it's just the videos that kill it.See, if VLC Player will work.VLC won't work either. If fact I just downloaded it and tried to play a video and the Windows Task Manager didn't even come up when I tried. So I just reset the computer to GET it running again.You reinstalled Windows?I've been asking around and someone told me to download drivers for my video card. (This may seem obvious to some of you, but I didn't know to do this) That fixed the problem, every video player works fine now. Thank you Broni for replying. Very well.

4797.

Solve : Certain video players freeze computer?

Answer»

Please help, I desperately need access to certain videos for school and this problem will not go away.

Ok, so certain videos (Windows Media Player and QuickTime) don't seem to work on my computer even though they are both installed. Flashplayer on the other hand works fine.

When I CLICK to play a WMP or QT video, it goes to play it and stops all the SUDDEN and freezes my computer. Actually it doesn't completely freeze it. The mouse works but everything is slowed down and nothing will click. All that will work is the Windows Task Manager, but it is even very slow and won't close out right away. Also the words on the screen and on the Task Manager flash one WORD at a time from left to right which is REALLY weird.

I have upgraded my RAM (1GB)
I've defraged my disk that has 63.3 GB of Free Space
It won't work in IE or Firefox
I have the latest version of QT
Also, I may not have Genuine Windows if that matters.
I'm out of ideas.

Please help
RobQuote

I may not have Genuine Windows if that matters.

It may.Also I should note RealPlayer, which doesn't ask to authenticate windows, doesn't work.

Last thing (if anyone cares), audio files using WMP and QT work fine, it's just the videos that kill it.See, if VLC Player will work.VLC won't work either. If fact I just downloaded it and tried to play a video and the Windows Task Manager didn't even come up when I tried. So I just reset the computer to GET it running again.You reinstalled Windows?I've been asking around and someone told me to download drivers for my video card. (This may seem obvious to some of you, but I didn't know to do this)

That fixed the problem, every video player works fine now.

Thank you Broni for replying.
Very well.

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Answer»

I put a few programs and other things on cds that I know thats on there. Know when I go to look at them the data isnt there. But I know that I put it on there. Any ideas as to why I cant see it. Even if its a differnt MACHINE. The disc aren't scratched it just SEES it as blank.This happens when the burn project is not finalised.Your kidding. Nope. I'm serious.
You can DLoad and install ISOBuster free ver. to retrieve the files and re-do the burn...From the cd? Do you mean the pc? Cause the pcs get formatted every know and again so junk DOESNT build upHelp?Did you ever download ISOBuster?No cause I'm still not SURE if he ment getting the file off the pc again or SEEING the cd data an reburing it.Quote

seeing the cd data an reburing it.

This one...Ah!

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