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I am a Realtor and use our local MLS program. They recently UPGRADED it to include a "refresh" button. Before the upgrade, after a certain period of time without use, it would automatically log you out. Now it will automatically refresh your session or you can manually refresh. Unfortunately, as soon as my page refreshes, I receive a pop-up from internet explorer that says "you have used an INVALID code to refresh". This pop-up occurs every few seconds making it impossible to use the SYSTEM. I have spoken with the local board as well as the company who designed the system and they can't figure out what the problem is. They have also said I'm the only member of the board that has reported this problem. Everyone seems to think it's a setting on my computer of some sort. Being very unsavvy in the computer department, I have no idea where to begin solving this problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Since it is stating "you have used an invalid code to refresh" my guess is the problem is in their software itself...
However two things you can try:
1) Make sure allow cookies is enabled in IE7 ...
2) DLoad and install FireFox and see if it works in there.

FireFox

You MAY get to like FireFox...

How many TIMES have you walked up to a system in your office and needed to click through several diagnostic windows to remind yourself of important aspects of its configuration, such as its name, IP address, or operating system version If you manage multiple computers you probably need BGInfo. It automatically displays relevant information about a Windows computer on the desktop's background, such as the computer name, IP address, service pack version, and more. You can edit any field as well as the font and background colors, and can place it in your startup folder so that it runs every boot, or even configure it to display as the background for the logon screen.

Because BGInfo simply writes a NEW desktop bitmap and exits you don't have to worry about it consuming system resources or interfering with other applications.

BGInfo works on 95 and higher, and Windows NT 4.0 and higher.

It would be my dream to require every new poster to attach a screenshot like this, so we wouldn't have to ask same questions again, and again:
- What windows version?
- What browser? Version?
- How much RAM?
etc., etc., etc.

I guess, it'll remain as my dream...oh well...

<snippity>
I guess, it'll remain as my dream...oh well...

Thanks to:
http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/windows/2007/11/05/display-hidden-devices-in-vistas-device-manager

Device Manager displays information about the hardware devices installed on your computer. When it COMES to troubleshooting, it can be an invaluable tool. However, you may not have noticed that Device Manager does not actually list all the hardware.

Two TYPES of devices are hidden in Device Manager: non-plug and play devices and ghosted devices (nonpresent). You can easily force Device Manager to display non-plug and play devices. Click the Start menu, click Control PANEL, click System and Maintenance and click Device Manager. Select Show Hidden Devices from the View menu.

Forcing Device Manager to show Hidden Devices:
Click the Advanced system settings link. Click the Environment Variables button. Under System Variables, click the New button. Type devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices for the Variable Name. Under Variable Value, type “1″ and click OK. Now open Device Manager again and from the View menu, click Show Hidden Devices.In defense of Vista:
Windows XP does the same thing.

Hi Can someone please HELP me.
My HP3055 is not scanning at all. It used to scan first, but LATER on one day scanning got stopped!

I TRIED to re-install the software,, but in vain.
I tried updating the software .. but in vain

What could be the problem..?
Awaiting valuable ADVISE...
"I tried to re-install the software,, but in vain.
I tried updating the software .. but in vain? What happened? Did you get any error messages / if so what were they?

Alan <>< Go Start>Run, type in:
services.msc
Hit Enter.

Find:
Still Image Service Service
It should be set to:
Started- Automatic
If it's not set to Automatic, right click on it, and set it ACCORDINGLY.

that windows defender is USELESS. total rubbish.

Windows Defender has the potential to be a great tool for defending against unwanted software. Judging by the way it removed a lot of my 3rd party software, including all my PC audio system software, it is quite powerful. Only one objection: I would like to be asked before my PC is rendered useless for a professional recording session.

Judging by the way it removed a lot of my 3rd party software, including all my PC audio system software, it is quite powerful.

I bought a laptop online, and a few days ago saw a baby ROACH crawl ONTO the screen. Have seena few more afterwards now. What do I do? Have been keeping it in a garbage BAG when not in use but probably have to fumigate whole ROOM now? Have maybe seen 5 total.Yikes! Well I'll speak for probably everyone on the forums, but this type of issue is not something that commonly happens, especially with a laptop (have dealt with issues like this on desktops).

What I do or RECOMMEND for users with a desktop computer is to open the case and clean it out, which is what you'll have to end up getting someone to do for you. While fumigating the computer and house will help kill the bugs. If there happens to be bugs in the laptops that end up getting killed having them in the laptop could be potentially bad for the internal parts of the laptop.

I'd suggest taking the computer to a local computer shop that can repair laptops and having them open the laptop and clean it out for you.Thanks so much. Will do asap.

Can somebody remind me (if there is a way) how to turn off the profanity filter? I can read the word "h e l l" without flinching, and personally I think that "h**l" just looks ridiculous. Maybe not if you live in the US Bible Belt, but (thank God!) I don't!At the top of this page, go to:

Profile ---> Look and Layout Preferences ---> Leave words uncensored.h**l, thanks!

[edit] I spoke too soon...

Do I need NEW eyeglasses?


Set the Time OFFSET to before the filter was installed.Quote from: patio on November 03, 2007, 08:15:14 AM

Set the Time offset to before the filter was installed.

Quote from: patio on November 03, 2007, 08:15:14 AM

Set the Time offset to before the filter was installed.

You're pulling my plonker, right?

Now , how could you be more nasty legally?

Quote from: street1 on November 05, 2007, 04:27:25 AM

Now , how could you be more nasty legally?

You could vote for Bush?

Request to CH Admin!!!:
Please can we have the option to turn the filter off when using the SMF Default Theme?!
I turn it off when on a different theme but then when im on the SMF one it just goes back and activates it.
Thanks

Chris

I own a NEC Mobile PRO 750c (photo and specs: http://support.necam.com/mobilesolutions/hardware/handhelds/MobilePro750/ )
Being that its from 1997, its a bit outdated.
I know that ASUS has a cool new palmtop/mini-laptop (not nearly as great battery LIFE) (more details here: http://event.asus.com/eeepc/microsites/en/index.htm )
But I was WONDERING:
Are there any more of these types of DEVICES around? Are there cheap ones that are not used or old?

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Hello. I am looking for a way to merge 5 cds to 1 dvd. there is plenty of room on a 4.7gb dvd to do so. Is there a program or something I can use to move all the information to 1 dvd without losing any information and installing the program intact. Thank you.So,what are you attempting to do a 5 restore disk set
on 1 DVD ?What sort of media are you dealing with? (eg: Music, programs, VIDEOS)
What is your main goal? (eg: To back up files) I have a 5 disk set of hallmark card studio and want to put it on 1 dvd disk. I am sure that you as well as I would rather deal with 1 disk instead of 5You will find that with many programs, they have "lock" protection, preventing you from copying all of the disks to one DVD. If this technology exists, it will not be possible.

Check in your program settings for an option to copy everything to your hard driveQuote from: Zylstra on November 03, 2007, 05:56:27 PM

You will find that with many programs, they have "lock" protection, preventing you from copying all of the disks to one DVD. If this technology exists, it will not be possible.

Check in your program settings for an option to copy everything to your hard drive

I have a 5 disk set of hallmark card studio and want to put it on 1 dvd disk. I am sure that you as well as I would rather deal with 1 disk instead of 5

With one dvd you have less of a chance of damaging 1 disk then you do 5.

Point taken. Still want to know how. I guess I could try to extract all to one folder and make a iso and hope I dont lose information by trying to put them all together.

I wonder if anyone can HELP me.
I've got some fab pitures of me and my friends at a Haloween Party. From my Media Centre I played a slideshow of the pics and in another window I played Prodigy, Voodoo People from Media Player. It was brilliant together.
I wanted to create a slideshow that SHOWS the PICTURES with the MUSIC, so I can email it to friends or copy it to disk. I want to be able to open the slideshow and for the music to automatically kick in??
Can any one help me?

need help labtop has no ip address. Just did a system recovery and cannot get online. dell xps windows xp MEDIA center 2005We are going to need a LOT more information than that:

What Internet Browser are you using (eg: Internet Explorer)
What type of Internet connection do you have (eg: DSL)
What did you do to need to USE System Recovery?
What type of recovery did you do? (Did it require a disk? Did it redo everything? Did it just fix ONE thing?)
Where there any errors?

TRY the FOLLOWING:

Click Start> Run
type CMD
press ENTER
now, a black box should appear on your screen. Type the following:

ipconfig /release

(press ENTER and wait)

then type:

ipconfig /renew

(press ENTER and wait)

What does that do?

no operation can be performed on local area connection while it has its media disconnected. Then it says the same thing again with an error occurred while renewing interface wireless connection : unable to contact your DHCP server. request has timed outgot some bad viruses and took it to geek squad. they did it with my disk. I have cabel internet.
It sounds like your WiFi card is currently turned off, or you are no longer connected to your network.

Make sure that your WiFi device is on (usually, a keyboard command controls this)
If its directly connected in, make sure the cord is plugged in to your computer properly.

Windows XP should have a Wireless icon in the bottom left hand corner of your screen. Find it, and make sure your network is connected


The error you received back from running the ipconfig tools is usually the result of not being connected

I have a curious problem that none of my tech-savvy FRIENDS can solve (and I'm most definitely NOT tech-savvy). I find that I suddenly cannot access walmart.com on either my lapop or regular computer (both HP units with Windows XP). The site is not down and it is not being targeted by my pop-up blocker or being branded a banned site. And yet everytime I tried to go to this ONE site, I get the message, "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage."

Any suggestions?WELCOME aboard

Will Firefox?I downloaded Firefox and got the same result when I tried to log onto walmart.com. If it helps, the only thing that my computer and laptop have in COMMON (other than manufacturer) is the same Linksys wireless router (and, until the past few weeks, it had never rejected any WEBSITES).

ok, so I lost a HD last night. It's fried. /cry So I dig through the stack of old computers and find this old dell. had a fried mobo. So I took the little 40g HD out of it and low and behold it worked. I plugged it in the Newer Machine (P5GDC Deluxe Mobo P4 3.2 2g Ram.) and I got the thing to boot. Logged in and after 10 minutes on the phone with Microsoft they let me re-use the dell Serial and transferred for me. Now is the point where I am dumbfounded. I now have a machine with a pre-existing OS but seeing as how it was a dell it had nothing but the basic set of drivers on it. So I can't get anything to work correctly. I have no ethernet (which is onboard) I have no access to gfx card, the cd rom won't show up under my computer (as far as I can tell the device MANAGER still shows it as an Unknown device-although it shows in the BIOS as a bootable device). And the 3.5 FLOPPY doesn't seem work either. (Not that I have any DISKS that aren't 10 years old) So I guess the question is can I make this work? I don't have the original Windows disc and I doubt that it would have anything USABLE on it otherwise. So should I just junk the HD get a new one and reinstall a brand new copy of windows? Or is there a way to salvage an otherwise legit OS on the working machine? Been up all night just trying to get the thing to accept incoming or OUTGOING data. And while it can see computers listed on the network it refuses to connect to any of them. Any advice would be better than stressing myself out over what appears to have an easy no-brainer solution. Thanks in advance. Try re-installing your MBoard drivers for the newer machine...Windows should have nothing to do with this part.
I'm very suprised they re-issued liscensing from an OEM product. They have never done this in the past to my knowledge...

What prompted my question was reading some post on this board from people, who were unhappy with Vista.

How about myself, first.

I've been running Vista for about month ,and a half. Bought brand NEW.
This is my config.:
Desktop - Compaq Presario SR5152NX
2.1 GHz Dual Core AMD
2GB RAM
250GB HD (230GB in reality)
512 MB ATI video card
19" LCD

I've been running this machine rather heavily.
Except for some nights, it's on 24/7.
Lot of programs. Many installs/uninstalls.
Initially, it took me about a week to bring it up to my liking. I changed several options, settings, i.e User Account Control, Windows firewall, running services, running startups, uninstall some HP crap, which came with my computer, etc. etc.
Then I had it set.

After all those changes, when it became MY computer, I've been really happy with Vista.
In all those 6 weeks, I just used System Restore once, and only because of some ill download.
Other then that, I didn't have any single, serious problem.

Please, let me know about your Vista experience.
Thank you.



I have had no real major problems with Vista, and I absolutely love it!
The one problem I had was caused for some unknown reason, however, Windows Vista Repair tool fixed it by itself with no problems.

Its not too much of a resource hog at all, and all is going well, and believe me, I install and remove a LOT of stuff as well.
Nothing has really gone wrong.

I am glad to see many improvements coming in through Windows update, as compared to just security. Actually, recently, updates haven't asked me to restart, its mainly been Windows Defender definition updates...

Things work well for me For how long have you had it?

I got rid of Windows Defender. It was too annoying to me.I'm glad this topic has started because I've been seriously considering upgrading to Vista on my computer... From what I've been reading, the "resource hog" tag came from the fact that Vista treats the RAM like Cache memory.
I have been tinkering since it still had the Longhorn tag. Shortly after was a tester for the Mothership all the way up to RC2. Won a FULL copy at a Tech Partner conference (fix).

I would say that the only complaint i have for the end user is they actually made it more difficult to customise to each user's needs instead of simpler.
I don't buy in to most of the horror stories and bashing...happens with every new OS they release and always will.
And since most driver issues have been resolved it has settled in nicely. SP1 will be a welcome addition as well.

But it still has not earned the right to be my main platform...Win2K still owns that.Quote from: GX44 on November 02, 2007, 07:59:53 AM

I'm glad this topic has started because I've been seriously considering upgrading to Vista on my computer...

THE PRO

Windows Defender should be removed...and never re-installed.

Unless you have a specific reason to upgrade your OS, and I don't think many computers have a good reason yet, then I would wait until you buy a new system that comes with Vista.

Vista: The First 6 Months

It was six months ago that we were anxiously awaiting the introduction of Microsoft's new operating system, Vista. My love of COMPUTING started when XP was introduced so Vista's introduction carried me back to the excitement of those days. If only it could have been the same.

My disappointment with Vista wasn't immediate, but with each problem and irritation the overall experience became a negative one. I'm not alone in this feeling. It seems everyone is mostly disappointed with Vista.

Lets look as some figures and see if Vista is really the disappointment we're hearing about.



Sales of the Vista stand-alone unit are only 60% of what the sales of XP were in its first six months. That's not conjecture it's fact. That drop is reflected in individual units and in a corresponding drop in revenue.

However, a full 80% of Vista sales come from copies installed on new machines at the factory level. Since new computer sales are almost double what they were during XP's introduction, 128 million yearly then compared to 239 million yearly now, Vista shows an increase in units sold at this level. But does does this reflect an increase in computer sales or an increase because Vista sales? Vista's increased hardware requirements might be inspiring some new computer purchases, but computer sales are up in general without Vista's help.

Another interesting fact and one that seems to cement the poor acceptance of Vista is the great reception of Microsoft Office 2007. It's sales were double the 6 months sales of Office 2003 and 60% higher than Office 2003's current sales figures. Office 2007, released the same day as Vista, is a hit. Vista is not.

So what is causing this flop of an introduction?

1. Tough Hardware Requirements: The first thing we heard about Vista was "Check your hardware". Without upgrading most users would experience Vista computing at a crawl. A decent processor and plenty of memory are mandatory to having a good experience with Vista. Did I mention memory? Money decisions involved in a computer purchase, not to mention the loss of info and data by the inexperienced, are enough to slow the change to Vista. Couple this with the continued discovery of networking problems:

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Vista is the cause and that the problem resides in the use of an outdated router. "An outdated network router may not function correctly when you use it together with new networking features in Windows Vista," informed Microsoft. In some cases, the network router will stop functioning completely and require a reset.

2. Lack of proper drivers: While the development of drivers is the responsibility of the device manufacturer it doesn't much matter whose fault it is that they are not available or faulty. Before Vista was formally introduced I was using a copy of Vista RC1 from Microsoft.I had a problem then, installing drivers for Nvidia video cards and motherboards, and darned if I didn't run into the same thing just this week. We're more than six months down the road and yet I still can't use Vista on my preferred hardware. It's not like Nvidia is a small player in the graphics card market. Besides there has to be a reason for Nvidia dragging their feet. It would be nice to know whose fault it is but the problem isn't solved with placing blame. I can't use the OS regardless. It won't work on my hardware. Case closed.

3. Application compatibility issues: Anyone heard of QuickBooks? If you're using QuickBooks 2007 you're in luck. If not plan on spending the money for the new version. The 2006 and earlier versions won't work. According to QuickBooks Product Manager George Jacquette,Vista file management makes it to hard to rewrite earlier versions of QuickBooks. No problem? Right, just add another $200.00 for QuickBooks Pro to your total for the new machine or the New Vista Boxed version.

4. User Account Controls: For any product to be successful on a grand scale it must fill a need and be easy for the masses to use. Since it's beginning we've heard about increased security with Vista People have been screaming about Windows virus and spyware activity forever. Microsoft's answer, User Account Controls. While it may supply more security it just isn't easy for the "average" user to contend with or configure. You be the judge. Think of your five closest neighbors and imagine them configuring Vista UAC using this document from Microsoft as a guide. It's not going to happen. Most of the people reading this will be somewhat computer SAVVY. I wonder how many of us have actually configured the UAC and how many have just removed it. I removed it.

So there you have it. There are other signs that the launch is going slower than expected. Microsoft has extended availability of XP until June of 2008. Business is, as usual, awaiting the first update or service pack. Is this unusual? Will Microsoft pull the plug on Vista? Naw, it's been the same with each introduction of Windows since Windows 95. Some were accepted faster than expected and some slower. The interesting articles will be written at the one-year mark. See you then.

I was doing a reinstall today back to factory settings on my Dell computer when it asked me to insert my driver disk and then press "any" key. I looked all over my keyboard and couldn't find the "any" key at all.

Maybe it's labeled differently. Can someone please HELP?Perhaps you should prevent thy SELF from TOYING?
Perhaps it says "Press any key" not "press THE any key"
Perhaps, since MANY BIOS companies are updating their interface, it really says "Press ENTER to continue"

Thanks to:
http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/windows/2007/10/31/make-a-dreamy-vista-screensaver

DreamScene on Vista allows you to run a video as a wallpaper. Unfortunately, I can’t use it. Vista CLAIMS my monitors are too big. That’s okay, I’m not giving them up. I did, however, discover a very cool trick a while back to run a screensaver behind my ACTIVE windows.

First you’ll need to open a command prompt. To do this:

* Click on Start, then Run
* Type cmd and click the Enter key on your keyboard.

Once the command window is open, you’ll need to type in the name of the screensaver you want, followed by p65552. For example, if you want the Ribbons screensaver running behind your windows, you would type the following in the command window:

ribbons.scr /p65552

Be SURE to note the space between .scr and the /p65552.

Voila! Isn’t this cool? You can now SEE the ribbons running behind all of my active windows, instead of just a blank DESKTOP.

Forums had some mysterious big down time between 9:40PM and 10:30PM MST. During this time most of the responses from the forum would have been SMF too busy error messages. STILL trying to figure out what went on.I've NOTICED. Seems to be OK for LAST 10 minutes.thanks God, i thought it was my computer problems!Sometimes SMF does self MAINTENANCE, to keep the forums working correctly. Perhaps this is why? It is a weekly event and based off how it came and went it's a good possibility that is what happened.Perhaps we should start a poll then? Alternate words that SMF could stand for?



Slowdown Monday Friday...Quote from: patio on October 31, 2007, 05:10:05 PM

Slowdown Monday Friday...

For some unknown reason, I started to load Japanese characters on Google. I then thought better of it and cancelled the load before it was even 1/4 done. Now, however, whenever I go to Google from anywhere, it shows small boxes where the LETTERS would normally be and it ALSO says I am on "iGoogle" which I have never used. How do I change this to get back to normal Google and normal English lettering? Thanks.It SEEMS that you have accidently changed your language.

Make sure your browser says:
www.google.com for US
www.google.uk for United Kingdom
www.google.ca for Canada

At the top of iGoogle, click the link at the very top, second link in from the LEFT. Hi Zylstra -- Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately, it didn't work, because every Google page has either Japanese characters or little boxes. I did click on the 2ND link from the top left, but it only brought me to a page that was even more Japanese and boxes in iGoogle.Try clicking this link:
http://www.google.com/ig?hl=en
Hi Zylstra -- That seemed to work - everything came up in English, but I am not interested in "iGoogle" and it seems to have trapped me there, even when I just enter the web address for www.google.com. I appreciate your help. Now any way I can get out of igoogle and into regular google in English?Hi Zylstra -- Thanks again. I decided to just go with this "iGoogle" thing as long as it works. Thanks for your help.Click here:
http://www.google.com/preferences?hl=en

And in "Interface Language" select "English"
This should correct the issueIn either Google versions, can you see anything (like two radio buttons) in the area marked red in the picture below?

Problem solved. I've got both Google and iGoogle in English. Thanks for the help.

no offece but that programs *censored*

Quote from: gamemar on November 01, 2007, 03:30:17 AM

no offece but that programs s***ty

Language

Hey people, just wondering if anyone knows the root file structure of an engine like that used in doom3, which i have already contacted idSoftware about. I started a team about 4 months ago, here(where i am) in AUSTRALIA, we now have 6 people including myself. We really wanted to make an fps similar to that of doom 3 or quake4, and we're well on our way. there are major problems though, and we did NEED some information about the engine used in doom3 FROM idSoftware and soon found out that getting in contact with them is DIFFICULT, and i still have no reply. Basic info about the game can be obtained by emailing me (i'm sure my addy is here somewhere ), but we still need some advice concerning basic storyline ideas (easy enough) and engine data, file structure, gui's, and models Hopefully someone will be kind enough as to help.
Thanx dudes

ALSO!!!!!
If anyone with any experience with games development WANTS to be a part of this team, i'm DEFINITELY open to enquiries.
ID software licenses

It's not hard to contact them, they just don't like spam. Quote from: Raptor on April 29, 2007, 06:09:59 AM

ID software licenses

It's not hard to contact them, they just don't like spam.

I USE my PSP with a 512Mb MEMORY stick it's BULKY as, but it does the JOB

Hi, I have been researching laptops and came across the SYSTEM bus DIFFERANCE. One is a Intel CORE 2 duo moble processer T5300 with a 533MHz system buss.
The other is a AMD Turion 64x2 mobile technology TL-56 its system bus says up to 1600 mhz. How do I know which one is the better one. Not sure what the "up to MEANS on the amd. Would appreciate any help .Thanks I'd get the laptop that suits your needs INTERFACE and size-wise. What's your budget?
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What do you want the laptop for?

everything on this new build starts up and w/ new video card seems to work
new psu workng
power swith on case turns it on ? not off
have to manually turn psu switch off to shut down

this is my 3 rd time trying on this one

get the green & orange light on the mobo
have tried taking battery out before. only thing i can THINK of is one screw is not in the standoff on mobo (short) >> >?


REVISED* I am getting help from a member as we speak, emails....

this suc_ks!!! oh well another try tomorrow ...........(Sunday)

RMA'd It has got to be a dead- PCI-E #(1) slot......... tried 2 working monitors & Nvidia graphic cards oh well ......... Is this the same board the standoffs got mashed on ? ?

If so I'm thinking you might want to use fibre washers on both sides of each post on the MBoard and tighten it down with about 10% of the torque you used the first time...

Whose PSU did you buy for this and are you running a PCi/e vid card ? ?

As to the power ISSUE you might try REVERSING the header 1 connectors as the polarity may be backwards.

Keep in mind also the driver setup for this board even though it's a nice one is not up to PAR...i had to re-install both the NIC and onboard sound drivers 3 times each before i got any joy joy...

You would think that for this nice of a board they would have at least gotten that part right.

LET me know.

p.s. When i contacted MSI about the driver issue to let them know how miffed i was they must have been aware of the issue as they offered a full refund without putting up too much of a stink.Quote from: patio on April 29, 2007, 08:40:24 AM

Is this the same board the standoffs got mashed on ? ?

If so I'm thinking you might want to use fibre washers on both sides of each post on the MBoard and tighten it down with about 10% of the torque you used the first time...

Whose PSU did you buy for this and are you running a PCi/e vid card ? ?

As to the power issue you might try reversing the header 1 connectors as the polarity may be backwards.

Keep in mind also the driver setup for this board even though it's a nice one is not up to par...i had to re-install both the NIC and onboard sound drivers 3 times each before i got any joy joy...

You would think that for this nice of a board they would have at least gotten that part right.

Let me know.

p.s. When i contacted MSI about the driver issue to let them know how miffed i was they must have been aware of the issue as they offered a full refund without putting up too much of a stink.

Hi Everybody!!

Suppose, I have to create my own WEBSITE, I can create web page normally by HTML,DHTML,JAVA SCRIPT.

WHAT IS THE NEXT COMPLETE PROCESS TO REGISTER MY WEBSITE WHERE WILL I HAVE TO GET SPACE,DOMAIN etc.

suppose, I have two,three websites data, can i keep it in one computer and will be able to edit periodically?

Thanks,
JayYou will need to check into hosting companies...they sell their service for a fee.

And yes you can save your pages and edit them as you like. They are normally uploaded to your host co.'s servers using FTP.

Good Luck to you.Go to 110mb. Excellent free hosting! Quote from: Raptor on APRIL 29, 2007, 06:10:38 AM

Go to 110mb. Excellent free hosting!

So, first process will be getting domain name registration.
Suppose, we are getting domain name, what will have to do next ? will i have all data/page created by me to him to publish or what else?

lipStart comes in only one configuration with a 1.1 GHz Intel Pentium M Ultra Low Voltage processor, an Intel Enhanced graphics processor, 512MB of DDR2 RAM and a 30 GB hard drive. The OQO uses VIA processors and can be configured with more memory and/or hard drive space. Both devices run your choice of Windows XP or Windows Vista.

hey everyone,

I want to rip Iron Maiden's album Fear of the DARK. But since it's an "enhanced CD", it's so enhanced that it doesn't work at all. When I put the disc in the drive, it is not readable at all, so if I open my computer, it just SHOWS " DVD-RAM DRIVE", plus if i try to open it, it says there's no disc in the drive. Here are the comp's specs:

mobo : Asus p5p800 SE
CPU : Intel P4 with HT, 3.2 Ghz stock
optical : LG DVD Drive HL-DT-ST GSA-H10A
Hard Drive : Maxtor 1200 WDC WD1200JB--00REA0
Video :ATi Radeon 9550
Audio : ONBOARD RealtekDid you try opening Windows Media Player, and just clicking the "Rip" tab to see if it would read the format?

Do you have another CD drive in your computer that you could try?

As I've said before, i can't even read the CD. And i dont have another drive.

Hi,

I am not sure if anyone can help me but here is a description of my problem.

I bought a Samsung 19" LCD Monitor on Boxing Day and when I tried to set it up I had some problems similar to what I am about to describe in a second. I was able to fix it somehow but cannot remember what I did because it just seemed to work and I tried a lot of stuff. However, when I recently moved and tried setting up the COMPUTER again the same problem arose.

Basically, when I start my computer I see all the boot up info, and the MICROSOFT symbol and then when it should be at the password screen the screen goes black and the monitor flashes digital/analog on the screen and then the monitor POWER BUTTON flashes blue. I have tried all the buttons and changed the digital/analog setting to manual but this does not work. I have tried changing some things in the BIOS with no luck and also tried having Windows revert to the last working conditions and this also did not work. I can however get it to work fine in VGA mode which I can choose when I get to the safe mode option screen. When I try to adjust the resolution the screen goes to the black screen and flashes the digital/analog again. I have tried the monitor on a different computer and it works and when I tried a different monitor on my computer it does the same thing where the screen goes black. This leads me to believe it has to be my computer or its settings that are the problem.

I have a pretty crappy video card but it is good ENOUGH for my needs and I don't have the money to upgrade at this time. It is a GeForce 4 MX440 and my computer is about 5 years old but when I got it I upgraded everything so that it should last longer.

If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate hearing about them.

Thanks.What resolution are you trying to set it to?
Have you tried a lower color setting?
(Like 256 colors)I think it was 256 colors.

And I was trying to make it 800x600 but once it gets changed it reverts to the black screen and the flashing digital/analog screen.Try 1024x768

Are there any driver issues with the monitor? i am having trouble locating the driver for the monitor so that i can see if that is the problem. I have the samsung 931BF monitor and the geforce 4 mx440 video card.

It is weird that the monitor only works in vga mode and goes black with any better settings. As a result i can use messenger but do nothing else on the internet.

Right click the My Computer icon
Click Properties

Make your way to the hardware tab, and click "Device Manager"

Is there anything there with a question mark, exclamation mark, or X over it/beside it?only the pci thing has a question mark but I think that is just my modem.

The monitor says it is fine. I installed the latest driver for the monitor and i am still getting the same problem. I am getting the latest one for the video card next.i just fixed the problem. it was the video card driver that was the problem.

thanks for the help!

Continuing what Johnk SAID about Macs being expensive:
Their cheapest Mac laptop is $1044 LAST time I checked.
Its about the EQUIVALENT of a $600 laptop.

There are some distributions of Linux that can be installed on Apple Macintosh computers, however, this DOES NOT make purchasing a Mac worth it.

Like I said before, Windows is preloaded on most computers anyways.

You can use a boot manager like GRUB or LiLo to boot both Linux and Windows.

A note about using WINE (Wine is not an emulator)
Wine supports almost all .exe files, however, there has been reported difficulties with some programs.
Installers requiring a .MSI file may need a separate program.
Please see the following for information on Wine and programs that are compatible with it:
http://appdb.winehq.org/

Another note:
If you plan on using Ubuntu, you probably want to make sure you have an Internet connection (for updates, and using the Synaptics Program Manager) so you can get more applications.

A final note:
Good luck on what ever you end up choosing!
At least I can have a wireless network on a MAC. Quote from: Raptor on April 26, 2007, 05:09:43 AM

At least I can have a wireless network on a MAC.

Heh
We have shelf paper

Hurray! Im not alone!Quote from: Raptor on May 04, 2007, 10:30:40 AM

Quote from: CBMatt on May 04, 2007, 09:28:16 AM

Beats the heck out of me. My MOM is poor/cheap and knows nothing about me, so I GUESS she thought I would like it just because it had a Godzilla print (American Godzilla, mind you)...

And I don't know why, but I still have it.

You had a pretty rough childhood, then? Want to talk about it?

Heh
We have shelf paper

Hurray! Im not alone!

Quote from: Zylstra on May 05, 2007, 01:45:12 AM

Heh
We have shelf paper

Hurray! Im not alone!

Yes, but does yours have Godzilla?

Please help me!

I am going to explain this the best way I can.

I have Packet 8 digital phone service and road runner cable internet.

Packet 8 provided me with a phone device (router) and Road Runner provided a Motorola Modem. Here is how it is all connected.

I have a RJ45 cable from my computer to the LAN connection on the router, and a RJ45 connected to the WAN connection on the router to the Motorola modem. So in a nutshell there is a connection from my computer to the router and from the router to the Motorola modem. The router I have now is the second router that the phone company has sent me because the first one they sent me all of a sudden had LAN issues and I could not get on the internet (LAN light not even on on router or my computer at NIC card connection), this after I had phone service problems and downloaded a firmware update, however prior to the LAN/getting on the internet issue, after the update everything was working wonderful and I was able to talk on the phone and get on the internet with no problem for about a week

Now with the new router by clicking the internet explore icon I am uable to connect to the internet (get the "this page cannot be displayed message"). I checked my connectivity and I get the message that there is little or now connectivity. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AND HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH MY ISP AND THE PHONE SERVICE PEOPLE NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO HELP ME.

I have done all of the following:

Unplugged everything and restarted the computer by connecting the Motorola modem first then the router.
Pinged IP address, internet sites, etc.

Configured the internet connection manually putting in an IP and default gateway (phone company had me do this). When I did this it showed the connection as being connected but I still could not get on the internet.

Updated driver on NIC card, reinstalled TCP/IP (phone company suggestion)

I have even done a complete system restore on my computer.

INTERNET STILL DOES NOT WORK SAYS LITTLE OR NO CONNECTIVITY EVEN HIT THE REPAIR BUTTON MY COMPUTER TRIED TO ACQUIRE A NEW IP ADDRESS, NO SUCCESS.

I THINK IT IS SOME TYPE OF CONFIGURATION ISSUE THAT I CAN NOT FIGURE OUT.

The phone Company states that my NIC card is not recognizing or receiving an IP address from the router, but my internet has worked fine previously with the same set up I described above (computer to router, router to motorola).

When I hook my computer directly to the Motorola modem everything works fine.

When I hooked everything up to another computer using the router the internet worked fine. So now the phone company states it definitely isn't there problem and they will help me no further and to either contact my personal computer support people or my ISP. My ISP states there is nothing wrong with their device since I am able to access the internet with my computer connected to their modem directly and of course refers me back to the phone company so I am playing technical support ping pong between the two.

I beleive both devices are working but something isn't talking or understanding something else I don't know whether it is my computer vs. the router, the router vs. the modem or what! I really BELIEVE it is a configuration issue, I just am at a lost as to how to configure my computer to make all devices work in harmony so I can get on the internet. PLEASE HELP IT IS DRIVING ME CRAAAAAAZY! As it stands I'm having to do what I a paying not to have to do and that is now I can't talk on the phone and be on the internet at the same time because I have to unhook my computer from the phone router and directly to the Motorola modem and the phone router controls my telephone. My telephone works fine by the way when everything is connected like it is suppose to just not my internet.

WHAT ELSE CAN I DO!

I hope you can understand all of this.


Leave your computer running and reboot the router by temporarily removing the power.Thanks so much for your response. I tried that and I still can't get on. Connection still saying "Limited or no connection".

Do you have the telephone line filters?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=phone+line++filters&btnG=SearchHaven't tried that good Idea, I have cable internet will the filters that came with the DSL modem I had in the past due? Does it matter what kind of filter I use?

Thanks bunches, I will see if that works.

Keely Is the router set to DHCP and are you manually trying to configure an IP adress? Or vice versa.

Did the phone company install this connection or did you do it? What is your previous experience with setting up ADSL networks? O.K. now I feel like a big dummy. Apparently the device that was sent to me from the phone company is not a router. It is according to them and a friend just that....a device it has a port for the phone line, LAN, WAN and of course the plug in for the power (I'm confused by it all what is the device then?). I was told by a friend that perhaps I should buy a router because the device tends to dominate the signal as far as differentiating the phone signal and the internet signal which makes the computer have more difficulty obtaining the IP address needed so that I can get on the internet.

I tried telephone line filters, it still did not work. So now I am about to buy a router how do I incorporate the telephone device with the router. I was told if this doesn't work then I must have a problem with the NIC card which I don't understand because like I said before I can connect to the internet fine if I plug directly into ISP's modem. I was told the router will serve as a better "data traffic controller" shall we SAY so that signals don't have to compete. HELP ME OUT HOPE I'M MAKING SENSE I thought I was kind of computer literate until now

The setup was simple, the Phone company sent me their device and gave INSTRUCTIONS of how to hook up everything (just a matter of plugging everything in the RIGHT hole). LAN from my computer to LAN opening on device then a cable from the WAN opening on the device to the ISP's Modem. There was a seperate plug in for my phone that simply plugged into the device opening labeled LINE. Then all I had to do was take my phone call a number and enter an activation code given to me by the phone company and walla it is suppose to work, in which it did at one time. The only time I delt with an IP address is when I had problems and at that time I did configure an IP address manually which was given to me by the phone company that walked me through it all. This has been undone by the way. Other than that my computer is suppose to capture the IP addresses automatically but apparently this is not happening. I've don'e all the rebooting, unplugging, in the correct order a thousand times.

Is there a resolution to this?

Thanks sooooo much everyone.

KeelyIt's a modem, then. Which should have no problem getting an IP adress at all. If the equipment were that dodgy, it wouldn't pass any standards.

Is this cable or ADSL? What country do you live in? Thanks for the response.

I have cable internet and I live in the United States. The actual Road Runner Modem (cable modem) works fine, in fact when I plug directly from my computer to the Road Runner modem my internet access works fine. When I have to go through the "device" I have problems.

KeelyYou have configured the router the exact same way as you have configured the previous router?

Can the router obtain an IP adress from the modem? Think I have resolved my issue. It seems that I had other programs on my computer that were "dominating" so to speak when I tried to get on the internet. Example Yahoo and Limewire were also trying to sign on, I'm not sure but I think somehow this was interfering with me getting on. Not to mention those type of programs tend to corrupt files and crash computers. A limewire window would always pop of stating it couldn't get on the internet (summary). I disabled limewire and my problem was solved but then all of a sudden I started having problems again. I then removed the program all together (from every user). Somehow there were STILL components of limewire left because then I was getting messages that limewire was having problems downloading rrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!! is all I could say. So, I did a search for limewire files on my entire C drive including hidden files. There deeply enbedded in my computer was an uninstall program for limewire I did this and my problem was solved!

Well kind of solved I still have to every once in a while play with my computer to sign on, reset modem, phone device etc. What I am finding is working now is that I have to disable my internet connection and then enable it again then I usually can get on with no problem. Weird uh?

This is not to say I won't have problems again, though it is a pain to have to go through so many steps to get on, I'm glad I do at least get on now.

Thanks for everything it was a pleasure brainstorming with everyone on this one you all are complete smarties! Luv ya.

KeelyQuote

Well kind of solved I still have to every once in a while play with my computer to sign on, reset modem, phone device etc. What I am finding is working now is that I have to disable my internet connection and then enable it again then I usually can get on with no problem. Weird uh?

ok im having trouble with web sites..all websites i go to are showing a white bacground i could post a Screen shot if anybody needs it..can anybody help me FIX this..Welcome to CH.
To help you, we are going to need more information..
What web browser are you using?
Is it up to date?
How long has this been happening?
Has it happened before?
what OS are you using?
And it wouldn't hurt if you post the links so we can tell you if the sites are not broken.its not the site the sight its happining to every site..im using windows the computer is pretty much brand new..all the programs are up to date..Im using IE explorerSo every site isn't LOADING properly? What version of Windows are you using?i belive windows 2006 Do you mean Windows Vista?
Right click on the 'My Computer' icon and under the General Tab, It should say MICROSOFT windows ---windows xp 2002 version..kinda old but that shoudlent be the problem should itQuote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on May 04, 2007, 10:30:04 PM

How long has this been happening?

i belive windows 2006

Can anybody help me to place video on forum. Like in Youtube. It is a phpBB forum. please don't. they clutter up the page and load slower than actually going to the site. just post a link.The forum doesn't support HTML, so you'll have to just post a link.

But for forums that do support HTML, YouTube SUPPLIES the code, which usually looks something like...

Code: [Select]<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="YOUTUBE LINK"></param>
<param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param>
<embed src="YOUTUBE LINK AGAIN" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>
formatting HTML code. Many forums including this one do not support the ability to embed flash files into the posts because of security vulnerabilities.You're right, that didn't even cross my mind.

Peccavi...sorry, buddy, but you'll just have to post a link to any videos you want to show.This ...................is .................the ..............widest................... page ............i've ...........seen ...........in awhile.Looks the same all the other pages to me. What's your resolution and monitor size?Quote from: patio on May 04, 2007, 09:53:04 PM

This ...................is .................the ..............widest................... page ............i've ...........seen ...........in awhile.

Am I the only one who didn't have a stretched window? Even when I made IE smaller, the page didn't stretch. *shrug*

Graduate, School of Hard Knocks Yeah, GX1_Man, had some real head-bangers out there

At the time, 2001, the course was $5K. I had checked into other schools and they (they being Heald, ITT Tech, etc.) were anywhere from $10-to-$25K. I couldn't afford them so I went to Techskills in Sacramento. It was a home study course with access to teachers and a classroom with a lab.

Glad I did it and as you know we are are all in ..."continuing education".

Alan <><

My better half keeps telling me I'm definitely certifiable, does that count? None, yet, my "certified" FORMER employer KNEW less than i did, and he has been in the business of computers for thirteen years.. Tis a sad world we live in.. My former boss even was stupid enough to believe that using a stock intel fan and heatsink would be adequate for a pentium FOUR 3.4ghz prescott with NO CASE FANS. of course, they got well over 70c, i told him and told him that was not good, that they should not idle above about 45 - 50c or you risk burnout, he didnt listen.. 'Till one blew its guts out from overheating while installing XP pro.. Scared the crap out of him, he was sitting there waiting for it to finish configuring, then, the CPU fried. However, i have failed to CONVINCE him that the ATI HyperMemory video cards are anything more than junk. I eventually quit the job for several reasons, the first reason was his incompetence, and utter stupidity, the second was when the craptastic offbrand PSU's that came with the cases blew out he blamed me, and the third, was that he wanted me to sign off on a computer that i did not assemble, which, he had repeatedly told me NOT to do. If he cant follow his own stupid guidelines, i dont see him as a competent employer, or person for that matter.Just A+ here. However, I believe that certification for the most part is over rated. I've read many of the books for MCSE and CNA but never went in for testing. Unless you're actually planning on getting a job where it's required I think getting a certification is going to get lost for most people. Seems that if you don't USE it you loose it.

Does anyone ever wonder wat the radio and satelite cell phone etc. waves that are going through our bodies 24/7 are doing to us? Wen you think about it its messed uppersonally, i'd be more concerned with that there avatar &AMP; the brain first * ?? Yeah, any idea what cannabis does to your brain in the long run? davisw ..... Well according to a research paper, I read recently, it causes affected humans to lose the ability to spell correctly and a side effect is the inability to construct a grammaticaly correct sentance.
Apparently, a few of the test subjects experienced "the munchies"

The good news is that if one wears a metalic hat and drains off the static buildup on a regular basis, the symtoms dissapear.

dl65 Quote from: dl65 on May 04, 2007, 01:29:24 PM

davisw ..... Well according to a research paper, I read recently, it causes affected humans to loose the ability to spell correctly and a side effect is the inability to construct a grammaticaly correct sentance.
Apparently, a few of the test subjects experienced "the munchies"

The good news is that if one wears a metalic hat and drains off the static buildup on a regular basis, the symtoms dissapear.

dl65

i dont beelive of a word you say, that canot be true and how can you prov it? manny people somke thaaat stuf and have no side affects. ?

ok you guys happy now
does that work for you

Actually the Earth's magnetic field effects have more of an impact on us than the things you mentioned....i'm typing this upside-down attached to a huge iron beam in the abandoned warehouse district on my laptop as we speak....

Quote from: patio on May 04, 2007, 06:43:17 PM

Actually the Earth's magnetic field effects have more of an impact on us than the things you mentioned....i'm typing this upside-down attached to a huge iron beam in the abandoned warehouse district on my laptop as we speak....

I think iron may be poisonous and old warehouses could be dusty. Besides that, do you have any idea how many bacteria grow on an average keyboard?

ok you guys happy now
does that work for you

i do believe some people here need to lay off the happy grass before attempting to type.

grrrrr.......
lolthanks..
GX1_man...

only ur POST MAKE sense...QUOTE from: saksham_barar on MAY 04, 2007, 06:59:35 AM

thanks..
GX1_man...

only ur post make sense...

Walt Disney Co. (DIS) unveiled a program on Tuesday to let preteens create personal mini Web sites like MySpace's very popular social networking site for older teens and young adults, with parental controls it hopes will create a safe haven.

"I want tons of kids immersed in my brands and franchises. What better marketer do I have than a kid?" Yanover said. "It's really about building a kid community ... (that) extends beyond individual Disney products, Web sites and titles."

YOU! Out of the gene pool! Now!

What way is there to prevent 56 year old guys sitting nakes on a stool in front of their computer from using this service?

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What way is there to prevent 56 year old guys sitting nakes on a stool in front of their computer from using this service?

Now that is completely insane, Zylstra.

You don't have to be 56 years of age to enjoy sitting behind your PC naked while chatting..

Quote from: Raptor on May 03, 2007, 06:50:17 PM

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What way is there to prevent 56 year old guys sitting nakes on a stool in front of their computer from using this service?

Now that is completely insane, Zylstra.

You don't have to be 56 years of age to enjoy sitting behind your PC naked while chatting..

Ok ok... so your 57 years old, so what?

Hey all,

This is the problem. After my computer has been running for a few HOURS I start getting lag/pauses in my mouse and sound. Kind of like skips on a cd or record. I have tooled with it but don't know what the heck is going on. . This has been going on for about a week. It stops if I reboot. Haven't put any new programs on and have run virus and spyware with no hits. Diving me nuts. Any thoughts?

My build:

C2D E6600 (not oc'd)
MSI Platinum V2 975X
Zalman Fan
3 Gig memory 667mHz PC5300
PNY 7600GT
500W PSU with a generic case
Sound is an Audigy 2 platinum. Install the latest soundcard drivers from Creative? what kind of mouse??It's a logitech wireless keyboard and laser mouse. All drivers are uptodate. It happens after the system is running for a couple hours. have you contact logitech to see if there is an issue with the software?

has it always done thisLow BATTERIES...
Interference from cordless phones...
Channels not synchronised...

Just a few things you can check.Quote from: patio on May 03, 2007, 03:42:57 PM

Low batteries...
Interference from cordless phones...
Channels not synchronised...

Just a few things you can check.

You mean est'sAre they *censored*? Only at the end of their stingers...ProofWeren't you trying to correct Honvetops on his spelling of Hornets? Nice pun honvetops. Reply »
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My friend who works on cell phone TOWERS SAYS that honey bees are attracted to the signal on the cell phone tower and he has 1000 of dead honey bees around every tower he goes to. They can't find their way HOME.

(above posted online in news-talk forum)

^ from topix.net < Much news on this today on forum boards around the country (USA) fungus / parasite / electronics / winter weather ?
still no definitive answers on this one, this STORY (problem) is BIG-NEWS......

honve~

You're WELCOME, GLAD to have been of ASSISTANCE.

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I have Outlook Express, Firefox, Word, Excel, and Adobe Reader open,

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I have Outlook Express, Firefox, Word, Excel, and Adobe Reader open,

That falls under web surfing and word processing in my book..

The EVENT runs Friday and Saturday, 5/4/07 and 5/5/07, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. For details, see http://www.lccsohio.org/recyclingflyer507.pdf.Will you be there? Yes, part of the time. I'll be helping with it. I joined the organization about 9 months ago.

This topic appeared here in the Windows forum as a result of testing the Calendar feature in the forum. I was CURIOUS to see how that works. Now, I know it's not just a private calendar. Good luck on the event. Looks like a good idea and cause. I believe you're the first person to use the calender option. I was SURPRISED to see that the addition of the calender does not show on the events on the main page. Maybe it's something that can be added.

Doesn't look like it added it to the correct LOCATION either. I think that was a setting I did not adjust. I'll try to fix that as well. For now though moving to Other.Your event will now be showing up on the Forums home page (by the birthdays/holidays). Hope this generates as much interest as possible. Sorry I didn't notice this EARLIER.

my computer TOLD me I had a corrupted config.sys file. Could not start in safe mode. Used system restore (F10). All my data files were deleted. How can I retrieve my data? I get different answers as to whether I can. Either way, no one has been able to tell me how to.

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!Config.sys and system restore on the same machine? What OPERATING system is this?

What is the full story on what happened prior to this? There is much more involved with this PROBLEM?

What virus and SPYWARE programs were you using regularly?

There are some programs that claim to retrieve data (PC Inspector is one that Raptor likes) and you can google for "data recovery programs". The main thing is to not use the machine except for data retrieval. If you can slave that drive into another machine for this, that would be preferable.

hi everyone. im new here. my computer is a dell 2350. im looking for a good soundcard. anyone have any IDEAS?Any PCI sound card will work.

This is at the top of the list of the rules on your forum.

Members are allowed to have a maximum of one account per person.
You may not post referral, commission, or affiliate links on the forum.

Please respect our forum as well. There is a link in your signature.Agreed, when it comes to sound cards there is really NOTHING special you'll need unless you're planning some type of home theater system and/or need a MIDI port.

Here's a New Egg link for sound cards:

http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category.aspx?Category=36&name=Sound-Cards-MIDI-Deviceswow, thanx for the help.


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Members are allowed to have a maximum of one account per person.
You may not post referral, commission, or affiliate links on the forum.

Please respect our forum as well. There is a link in your signature.

I have a Toshiba Satellite 1805-S207 laptop computer with Windows XP that I recently replaced the hard-drive. I reinstalled the OPERATING system using the disks supplied with the computer. Everything seems to work fine until I close the LID and the unit shuts down. When I open it back up and the unit starts up the touchpad does not function properly. I can move the curser around but cannot open any programs. When I tap on it to open a program, nothing happens. I have to completely shut the unit down and reboot it to make the touchpad work. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to SOLVE this problem?

ThanksWhen you close the lid, what happens to the computer? Does it go on standby?Try re-installing the touchpad drivers LOCATED on the Toshiba DRIVER disk...