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I was wondering how u would know if i had a bad stick of RAM? Just wondering because i have a Lexmark z12 printer and cant print anything out because i have a low memory thing pop up...  :-/ and it says to close other application or something like that.. no i dont have that many other apps RUNING ,but i still get it,so ,i'm thinkin bad ram stick
Im running an old Gateway,windows 98
Things that are running in startup........

Taskbar DISPLAY Controls
SystemTray
Multi-function Keyboard
LoadPowerProfile
IgfxTray
HotKeysCmds
GoBack Polling Service
LoadPowerProfile
SchedulingAgent
WEBSHOTS
   Theres a BUNCH of other stuff there, but i dont have the BOX checked for them..(finding this out by the msconfig thing ), now is there anyway to get that stuff i dont use out of the start up box also?
ThanksFirst.. get rid of webshots.  It's a resource hog.  How much ram do you have?  You failed to mention any system specs at all.  If your system says you have less ram than what's in your box then you can start poking around.  I don't advocate spanking but really.. what else can you do with bad ram?hmmmmm system specs...lets see once......
633 bryant motherboard and processer, 128 motherboard memory module, 20 GB HDD
thats what the packin slip says Did you recently install new software when this started happening?the only thing i can think off is a mcaffee antivirus thing that has given me problems yet to be solved..thought it may have screwed up a port but it might have screwed up the printer too?
I have since uninstalled it , but from reading about it , theres some things it does to an autoexec.bat file or something..
but other than that nothing new,that comes to mind..
Just uninstalled webshots ,lets see if that does anything............

I would like to know a few things.

How much room would XP require as a minimum to function? (Taking into consideration that there has to be room for updates, cached files and other things Windows XP might require)

If I were to make a different partition for let's say.. Music, games, movies, applications and Windows on an 80GB maxtor and leave my 30GB Seagate (Older drive) for backups.

Would I increase the overal speed and efficiency of my Maxtor (80 GB) if I were to create several partitions for the types of files I would like to store?

Or would the performance STAY the same? I have never tried this, I am not too fond of formatting considering that I have a Windows XP upgrade and first have to go through installing Windows 98. Last time I tried, I must have USED (according to a computer store 'expert') a faulty Fdisk.

I donot recall how I created this Fdisk, I believe I downloaded it.

Would this be more efficient and faster? Or would I just run into problems later on?

Also, where does one place the swapfile? I believe I told Windows to store it on my 30GB Seagate (Slower disk).

What exactly does the swap file do? Is it important to have it stored on the same disk?I have 2 drives with 2 partitions each.  The first has 20G for C: and 100G for files.  The second has 25G for downloads and 175G for files.  I don't think there is any improvement in performance on the first drive since all the applications are installed to it and if I want to access a file on partition 2 the drive has to work just as hard to FIND the physical location of the file (1 drive doing 2 things at once).  I do have an increase in performance if I'm accessing a file on drive 2 though since I now have 2 drives doing different things (2 drives doing 1 thing at once each).

The XP installation is, I'm guessing, around 3G with updates etc.

By having all your files in a separate drive or partition, you free yourself up to format the C: anytime and not worry about losing data.  This, of course, ASSUMES you don't blow the partitions AWAY when you format.

Hi, hope i posted this in the correct forum because i can't choose a more suitable one for this TOPIC.

My question is:


i actually changed some settings on my ports. So is the "some settings" mentioned above by windows to me include that?.......In a word......Yes


dl65  Thanks, hehe....

then now this is my problem.

What should i really do to make my MSN messenger function properly without being affected by the FIREWALL which is shipped with XP pro?

I read a lot about this things but everytime they just ask me to SET port 6891 bla bla bla, but you know, I don't know anything about ports so.......can anyone of you help?




is it possible for you to tell me what to key in in each and every one of these empty space?

p.s. I asked the first question because i thought i want to open a port with the ip address of my internet connection and not my home network. hope you all get what i mean.
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What should i really do to make my MSN messenger function properly without being affected by the firewall which is shipped with XP pro?

Last week I set up a home network of 3 computers: 2 PCs and 1 laptop. I plugged in the laptop (XP) and the 2nd PC (XP) to my router, and the internet worked immediatly. I set up the laptop and host PC (ME) to file share ... everything worked fine.

until ... my wife turned on the host computer yesterday (laptop was off) and it said "Could not connect to laptop, do you wish to establish this connection in the future? ETC etc". She clicked NO ... guh!!!!

So today, I fired up the laptop and host PC, and I couldnt file share. I TRIED to re-establish the connection and it wouldnt work. In the process I somehow killed the internet connection through the laptop. So now not only can I not file share between the host PC and laptop, I can't even get on the internet through the laptop (host PC and 2nd PC can access the internet still).

I went through all the steps to map network drives and fileshare at least 30 times ... nothing has worked.

I think the problem first needs to be solved on the laptop in regards to the internet connection. Since it cant access the internet, Im guessing it cant access the network either. The weird thing is ... when I open Network Connections through the laptop it shows "Local Area Connection" as "ENABLED". How the frig can it be both enabled and not working?? For the *censored* of it I double checked the settings for the laptop and the 2nd PC and they're identical, but one works and the other doesn't.

So I have NO idea what to do next. Some setting is off somewhere I can't find it.

PS: Yeah, everything is plugged in fine.http://www.wown.com/articles_tutorials/wxplnfrw.htmlIf you are using XP Firewall, download a decent one on one of the machines (like Zone Alarm or Sygate, they're free and they work better than XP's 'native' firewall), preferably one that has a CD burner so you can also put it on the laptop.

Then make a NetSetup disk or run NetSetup from an XP disk on all your machines. Quote

If you are using XP Firewall, download a decent one on one of the machines (like Zone Alarm or Sygate, they're free and they work better than XP's 'native' firewall), preferably one that has a CD burner so you can also put it on the laptop.

Then make a NetSetup disk or run NetSetup from an XP disk on all your machines.

little box with actulice, click on x get little box with "no modF", click on x get little box wi "funk"     That is probably a piece of ADWARE or a spybot or some other MALICIOUS or semi-malicious software that is running on your computer.

Have you installed new software recently? If so, which?

Regards,

FolkLore
Download SpyBotS&D (www.safer-networking.org) and AdAware (www.lavasoft.sv, I think. Swedish company) and make sure you have a decent virus killer (www.grisoft.com). USE the above to evict virus/malware infections and spyware/adware.I've done some research, and saw many people having this exact same problem. They define it as some sort of adware. Here is some solution I found on the web at:

www.computing.net

1) Go to "start"
2) Click "run"
3) Type in "msconfig"
4) Click "OK"
5) Click on "STARTUP" tab
6) FIND "pg4ds32m" in the list
7) Uncheck its box
Restart your computer

Regards,

FolkLore

I NEED to remove all " in a text FILE.  Can someone help out?Hi

find "

SUBST with (blank)

cheerswhat is the syntax to remove / from 04/28/2004 and PASS 04282004 in naming a filename?

THANKS in advence

Hi, I'm new here, but really get upset with my newly-formatted pc. Below are my current hardware SPECS,

Pentium 4 2.0Ghz
Win Xp professional
TNT 2 32Mb AGP 2x
512Mb SDram
"networked"
20GB old hard disk

my problem is, when i leave it for after sometime, it'll turn off the monitor and never turn on again!

It might go into sleep mode or something, but the thing is, the led act like normal as if it's working. i tried to move the mouse, touched the keyboard everything, the desktop just won't appear...

thanks...Is it just your monitor or your entire PC?

Make sure that your video properties in the screensaver tab aren't set to shut off the monitor or HDs, and that the POWER management category is 'Desktop' or 'Always On'. When NEXT you restart, go into your BIOS and DISABLE any Power Management shutoffs and wakes. Experiment with enabling or disabling the APM and ACPI support in BIOS if the settings exist.

Sleep and standby generally only really work RIGHT on laptops. AC-powered PCs generally don't need these features. Quote

Is it just your monitor or your entire PC?

Help! MICROSOFT Word will not start up. I get the message, "Not enough memory to open MS Word." All other programs function normally, including EXCEL, etc.  The problem is limited to MS Word.  Uninstall/Reinstall has no effect. "Repair Office" has no effect. Pentium 4, 2.4Ghz; 512 meg RAM. Can you help?http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;319299 or try this>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=288805Further research has led me to a solution for my own problem.  

The corrupt file was a WORD Template CALLED "NORMAL".  Word searches for this file at STARTUP.

Renaming or deleting the NORMAL Template causes WORD to create a new one that is not corrupt, and WORD is working normally once again.

I'm helping a friend out with an odd problem that he is having. First, he's on Windows XP Home.

The problem is not just specific to Internet Explorer (version 6 is what he has), but that's where it's most obvious. When he first reboots the computer and comes on, it's fine. He connects and is going extremely fast (cable modem). After about 5-10 minutes, it won't surf though. It's LIKE port 80 is just blocked...We can ping websites just fine. I can connect him through a proxy, just not a proxy on port 80..proxies on port 81, 8080, and 3128 I have tried, and they all work. I've tried connecting AIM through port 80, it won't work. But AIM connects through port 8080 and 81, as we did those as a test.

I went into network connections, properties for tcp/ip, and there is no filtering for blocking ports. The modem itself is not blocking the ports, as we have switched out the modems and that did not help..and the modem WORKS at my house not his, it has to be the computer.

There is no router, no firewall, no anti virus..he does have these things but we shut them all out.

There has to be some way to make internet explorer AUTOMATICALLY use port 8080? Because the only way proxies work is because our computer requests information to the proxy on port 8080, then the proxy requests the information port 80 and sends it to us from port 8080..our computer cannot directly go to the 80.

Even when i try to telnet to a website on port 80, won't connect..

We've installed opera, and netscape, same problems..they have sense been uninstalled.

Using a proxy isn't a huge deal, except for the fact that they extremely slow down the connection and block sites some times, and are not always up.

Does anyone have any suggestions? i've suggested we re-do the computer, but my friend has a band and a bunch of *censored* he is scared to format and possibly LOSE. If all else fails we will begin backing up information and reformat, but we want to be sure to exhaust all of our options first.

Thanks for any help you can lend us.http://support.wayne.edu/allwsu/proxyserver/explorer_win.php

I recently put together components from two computers, trying to make a bigger and better computer using two IDE hard drives and a SCSI.  I tried copying XP from the smaller IDE hard drive to one of the bigger ones, since you can only have two IDE drives on a ribbon, and everything seemed to work fine.  When I removed the smaller IDE, and replaced it with a formatted larger one, I started recieving error messages, and was never able to resume windows.  I tried formatting all hard drives to start from scratch, and then reloading XP, but now when I try to start, I get the message: NTLDR is missing.  The only windows disc I have is a copy of the original XP disc, which apparently doesn't contain the booting programs.  My sister found the NTLDR FILE on the internet, which I put on a floppy and tried booting with, but this didn't work.  What can I do, or do I need to format the drives and get an original copy of windows to boot from? Thank you for any help you can give me.Have you changed your BIOS to boot off the CDrom FIRST?or try this >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q310994As I had ALREADY changed the dos to boot from the cd-rom with no luck, I downloaded the startup from the internet onto a cd-rom, as I did not have a floppy LARGE enough to fit the startup, and it said it could not find the boot record, then went on to say NTLDR is missing.  Will using the original Windows XP cd allow me to resolve this problem and get into windows?  Thank you for your help.try the repair OPTION>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341&Product=winxp

I just NEED to know if anyone knows how to open a T file extension thing. In my case it's a 3cd music file that i can't open with no PROGRAMS i CURRENTLY have. and i tried LOOKING in the internet and found no software.  
Plz help.  
TnxPlease provide the FULL file name and size. Try the site http://filext.com to look up file extensions. What is 3cd?

al1954....TRY this site for a MODEM DRIVER......
http://www.driverguide.com/
log in using "driver" as username  and "all" as password

Is the modem in your PUTER on board or is it a ISA card?

let us know......

dl65

Alright, well I have an ati radeon 8500le (128) in my computer. I have had it for about 2 years with no problems at all. Recently my computer's motherboard, processor, and ram somehow got fried. I took it to a pc repair shop and the guy replaced everything but gave me the BAG with all the old parts in it. He put in a cheap geforce2mx because he said my video card was fried. I refused to believe this and tried the video card on a seperate pc. It seemed to work perfectly, but when i put it in my pc I saw lines running down the screen and a GRAY box with lines running through it around the mouse. Before I gave up i decided to download the ati unistall program and uninstall every ati program from my hard drive. I then reinstalled the original driver from off of the disk that CAME with the video card. Boom it worked. I then updated the driver and the problem came back. I rolled back the driver and decided to stick with the older driver. One problem, its not compatible with windows xp. After about an hour or two on the computer it locks up and when i restart it says it was caused by the display driver. Is it possible that the newer drivers are not compatible with my motherboard? This really sucks SOMEONE please help me.To be honest you are probably better off with a Geforce 2 MX,   i expect the performance is similiar if not higher then the radeon and the drivers are alot less hassle. Mabey some obscure ATI driver for a few releases back might work but it may take some TIME to find it.
good luck.

Ok, heres the deal.  When I click on some links or type a URL into the ADDRESS bar, my IE explorer (all of them that I have on my desktop) closes down.  It does the same thing with my avant browser (pretty much the same thing as IE but way cooler)  This is driving me nuts and I have even tried to email Microsoft and it has been a month and they still havent replied.  I have already messed around in control PANEL and tried to get it to stop, I even restored my computer to a WEEK before the problem began and it still doesnt work.  Most the pages it does this on are pages that require java, shockwave, wild tanget, quicktime or other systems like them.  Please help, thanks. do this link help>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=308260Thank you Merlin but the website gives me only a vauge Idea on how to fix it.  I have tried setting my internet settings under control panel back to default.  Im going to look into the ACTIVE X.  This problem is not SOLVED, if you know how to fix it please tell me.go to tools internet options security tab and set all the options ie internet local internet etc  to defaults most websites need cookies enabled for them to work and have you got a firewall that also may stop webpages loading?security settings to high?

I RECIEVED this ERROR:  
Runtime
R6016
not ENOUGH space for thread

What does this MEAN? Kathy.....give this a try .....
http://www.freedownloadtools.com/

let us KNOW how it worked

dl65

I have an AVI file that is over a gigabyte.  I was wondering if there way some way to fit it on a CD-R disc.  I tried to use the Movie MAKER that COMES with WinME but even on the best quality save it turns out really crappy in WIN Media Player 9.  Is there any way to effectivly save the file to make it SMALLER but maintain its quality?

Hi,

We have a Server running some of our Communication applications. We need to configure ANOTHER APPLICATION in the same Server but with NEW IP address.

How can I assign the new IP address to the new application. I assign two IP address to the nic but both the appliactions are working with the two IP's and that is giving complecations to manage parent device.

Can any one COME up with a solution for pls.

Thanks.Try having a look here no mention of o/s used in server? but>http://www.wown.com/articles_tutorials/Windows_2000/

I am trying to OPEN a program and get the vspell32.ocx not CORRECTLY REGISTERED or file missing or invalid MESSAGE.  How do I ADD vspell32 to this program?

how can i AUTOMATE a telnet bat file to enter USERNAME, PASSWORD and other related commands to the MACHINE i want to connect to?Try the Tera term, at http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html.

It helps to program the telnet keystroke.

From
Netmanman.

what format is ps2 and can i convert XVID to it?DOWNLOADED sony conversion TOOLS but don't SEEM to work.

I found this on a site,

Look at the table. One bit counts to two numbers, two bits count to four numbers, three bits to eight numbers, four bits to 16 numbers, five to 21, six to 64, seven to 128 and finally, one byte (8 bits) counts to 256 numbers.

Decimal Binary Representation
0 0
1 1
2 10
3 11
4 100
5 101
6 110
7 111
8 1000
9 1001
10 1010
11 1011
12 1100
13 1101
14 1110
15 1111

To me it seems like what the info on top is saying is conflicting with its gragh, on top it SAYS 2 bits represents 4 numbers which makes sence but the graph says 2 bits it can represents 10 numbers.

Is it that this graph is bad or I am not getting what it means?

thanks
more info here>http://music.northwestern.edu/links/projects/midi/pages/undstdbh.htmlSorry.. I don't see the problem.
1 b can count up to (not including) 2
2 b can count up to (not including) 4
3 b can count up to (not including) 8
etc

don't forget to include 0 as a valid number.

You rarely go singly though.. it goes 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and on.  Can you give us a link to the site to see it first hand?Heres the link http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bytes2.htm
this is not the only site that mentions this too.

Sorry but I don't uderstand what they are saying in the link, mostly once I get to the part where it menctions the 0 - 4, there is no 4 in the binary language of 1  and 0.

Im mostly confused on what makes the decimal 10 , 1010 or the decimal 11, 1011. Could the decimal 10 also be 1011?

also whats the b in your post joleen?Sorry.. since we were talking about bits I thought I'd use b instead.  b = bit.

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Could the decimal 10 also be 1011?

Just remember, there are 10 kinds of people in the world.  Those that understand binary and those that don't.  

All those beautiful posts gone.. gone but not forgotten.  On some of the topics I SHOW that there are many posts and multiple pages of them but none show up.Yea, everything SEEMS to have gone.... DUNNO why. Unfortunately over the WEEKEND we exceeded our disk quota causing the forum posts and users to appear to be erased we are currently working on resolving this ISSUE. All posts should not be lost, just a script setting.

any sites or anything would be very helpfull thankswww.bootdisk.com what problem have you got and what o/s is this...Playa1471......try here .....

http://www.bootdisk.com/
you should find what your looking for

dl65  when i turn on my computer it dosent BOOT up it says insert BOOT diskette in a: so im tryin to get one and maybe itll boot upits now writing the disk it keeps having errors in reading the tract.. will it still boot up?Playa1471....If you give us some info .......for example.....
What operating system are you using ?
When did the problem occur ?
Were you or anyone else playing around with SETTINGS?
Has you p/c been infected by a virus or Trojan ......this could be the problem......
Tell us and hopefully we can assist you .

dl65  

ok this is wut i know..its a gateway windows 98 it messed up like year 2000 all i used to do is play games it may be a virus i dunno... it did this before and someoen tried to fix it i bought a new hard drive and everything now it says the same thing i dont really know wut u mean by operating systems ooooo and i remmber something someone uploaded it to 2000 after the second time it did thisPlaya1471.....ok so your p/c is a gateway......and it had Win 98 on it ...but someone updated it to Win 2K...Do you have the Win2k disk and PRODUCT code.
Do you have a current Anti virus program installed .

dl65  
no and no but i have a windows xp disk and code and stuffPlaya....If youve got XP thats even better.......why not just FORMAT your drive and load Win xp........
I am sure you'll like it ......


dl 65  how do i format a drive? and how can i , i cant do anything it wont boot upPlaya1471.....do yourself a favour and install a anti virus program on your p/c after you get XP loaded.


dl65  i went to bootdisk.com it kept having errors while writing and i put it in the cpu and didnt do anything.. maybe it was the floppy?after i get this new floppy and write it on the disk it shud then work with the boot drive in the a: then i can set up xp and uninstall 98 and then install anti virus?Playa1471.......try another floppy.........if not give me your Email ADDRESS and I'll send you one and you can copy it to a floppy


dl65

I have the PALM PILOT i705. I have Windows and an EMULATOR program on my cpu. I have a program that I can not LOAD into the emulator. What can I do to load the pogram into the emulator?

Both my disk drives do not work any more. They used to read disks automatically, but now they dont read any at all. When ever I try to access it through "My Computer" a screen pops up and tells me the drive is inaccessable and the device is not ready. I really dont know anything  about computers so any HELP is appreciated.thx.If this is winxp try this control panel/administrative tools/services/shell hardware detection/return this service to automatic.

start/run/regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet\Services\Cdrom
AutoRun = 1 --------------have a LOOK at this link for more info HTTP://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330135&Product=winxp>I dont really think it is a problem with the auto play. When I put a disk into EITHER the E or D drive it spins and all that, but WONT do anything else. Then when I slect the drive the same thing happens: a window pops up saying "E or D drive is inaccessable. The device is not ready."

Debbi.....I dont know what website your refering to but , yes if a firewall blocked a site...it would be recorded in its logs......usually logs are generated to show incoming and outgoing blocks........Do you know which firewall is being used ? oops ....yes if the logs were viewed as part of the audit ...all is there .

let us know

dl65 Quote

Can an expert examining hard drive tell if a downloaded program was actually used or applied?  

If a popup comes up, you click on it, can it automatically download a program without the user knowing it?

If an expert examines your hard DRIVER, is it possible to tell which were popups and which were actual websites you visited and spent TIME on?

Is it possible for someone examining your hard drive to add and/or detele information on that hard drive, even changing dates and times?

If they keep coming in like they are, they're GOING to need their own SECTION soon.lol, REMINDS me of my homework TASKS from SCHOOL.

Greetings...I am a greenhorn to code, but a new business OWNER and DETERMINED to do a SEO savvy web site on my own.  I WILL DO a Press Work front end drag and click style editor when I get back on the right track with a LOT of directions from ?....I have a Windows Vista Home Premium 6.0.6002 Service pack 2  X86 Gateway T-1623, Turion 64x2  300 GB Ram , w/1.09 GB left, 54.0 mbps, 32 bit Pr., AVG Security
Chrome is my browser=default, I am updated for all my drivers and versions. I have an outlook connector(exec) pack that works great.

So....here is my delema yall, I need an e commerce page w/pay PAL & gallery for my new business, so....I went with the freehostia.com Water Circle package for $46 to get my domain name and a bunch of hosted or sub domains/emails.....and 1>  had them pre-install Word Press as my Admin = I crammed for days learning tech termanology and studying how to do it myself = cheap as I could.  Got 1 up and running with a WPress Construction site page up = live in only a few days.
 2>They/we use a Hepsia CPanel and the tech has yet to answer my question ticket.
3> FTP route to link the WP Admin w/ CPanel dosen't work either. 
4> Tried to make a Sql database to do a page = no go, so I deleted it.
5> :'(The Cpanel gateways to WP Admin site no longer connects with WP sites in any direction, nor does my seperate links to WP through Chrome or Internet Explorer go there.  All my/their links to the WPAdmin and my sites are broken.  Get a error 404 or "error establishing a database connection" "The requested URL was not found on this server additonally a 404 , not found error port 80" = my page no longer up.
Not on the subdomain or registed domain addresses.  Hepsia w/no T. VIDEOS tells us to use Front Page =  outdated into non existance....

Things were fine with the live under construction page UNTILLLLl.....I tried to create a new hosted domain.  didn't work so I made a subdomain And then installed a wp template from the C Panel installer=Elephante.
6> Now my A is the same for the Registerd domain address and the subdomain address...HELP! 
7>ON the registered domain page on the CPanel it is calling my registered domain a hosted domain now.  There is still a www adress from the freehostia server showing as a shared domain which I have not used or changed.  I don't know which direction to go forward in.  to get unstuck.
 8>Chrome is now saying the CA root Cert. issued for, and by, my own computer NEEDS peer to peer trust server authentificaton.  My cookies have been effected and I can't even get on my craigslist act. today after trying to fix the cookies settings...... I am afraid to spin my wheels anymore and dig in even deeper.  I know they are all related, and fixable = Where there is a will there is a way...
THANX for being a part of the solution for someone learning the codex thing....It's gettin  ;)so muddy here The Mud even hit the fan, ah?

vista-32 home premium.

to make a long story short, this "Local Disk(G)" http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg20/nweissma/LocalG_Query.pn... suddenly (more-or-less) appeared on windows explorer.

i have no idea what it is: anybody want to offer thoughts?
The link doesn't work.

Did you recently install and new software that might have created a VIRTUAL drive? Did you plug anything into a usb port? What happens when you click on the drive in Explorer?Hello Allan.

You're a sharp guy: you are correct, this whole thing started when i connected -- several attempts -- a usb thumb drive -- the story is here {i am 'nweissma'}  http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=105961

there has been no progams recently installed (except ms just today installed 8 updates).

clicking the drive yields "this folder is empty" on the right panel of we

let me TRY the link again: http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg20/nweissma/LocalG_Query.pngi just noticed that my forum profile has attributed XP Pro to me; INCORRECT -- the relevant os is vista-32 home premiumAre you quite sure you don't have another drive connected to the computer?

What is the capacity of your C: drive?

What is the brand and model of your computer?

Can you save files to this new drive?

Can you give us a screen shot of disk management?
To open disk management click start and type diskmgmt.msc into the search box and press enter. if by "connected to," you mean 'peripheral,' then yes, i'm quite sure that i don't have another drive connected.

i have two internal hdd's -- diskmgmt shows that the phantom G: was created -- by what mechanism? -- on the unused second hdd: http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg20/nweissma/LocalG_Query_1.png

computer is by an oem. why do you ask this?

i can save files to G:      again, why do you ask this? Quote from: nweissma on April 12, 2012, 09:05:29 AM

i have two internal hdd's

by what mechanism?

Beautiful flowers

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Is this your own WORK?
How did you do nit?

Thest are many site online offering EXIN.Inc ITSM20F exam dumps,I am going to take this exam lately,but I am not sure which one to buy,they all said they are the latest.who can introduce me one?First, why do you want ITSM20F certification?
Do you already have a job?
What certifications have you gained?
Which ones did you fail?
This is public ,forum and the members wish to have credible information here.  OTHERS dreading this would like to know why ITSM20F is relevant to anything.

IMHO it is just a way to take your money. You can get A++ exam information mad preparation material for free and the A++ certificate is widely recognized as relevant. Going beyond that who be only for individuals who have specific goals.

Sp, please tell why you want to pay money for more for yet another certification. Why?
I have got the TMap certification,i am preparing for ITSM certification,my MANAGER needs me to get the certifications.and now I get the study materials from Ourexam online.anyway,thanks. QUOTE from: dancychan on NOVEMBER 15, 2011, 08:05:58 PM

I have got the TMap certification,i am preparing for ITSM certification,my manager needs me to get the certifications.and now I get the study materials from Ourexam online.anyway,thanks.

Must be just me, but i prefer the old fashioned 'studying' for exams........

But why did you wait four months to say that?

the toolbars work and I can get around anywhere else just the top part won't work. so some sites i can't USE cause there menu is at the topAre you saying the top portion of the browser does not SHOW ?   Put your mouse pointer to the very top of the SCREEN and RIGHT click.. Check or uncheck options till the top portion of the browser shows up again.

Nothing gets the rumour MILL TURNING QUITE as much as good, solid Nexus rumour. ...stories of a mystical Google BRANDED, Nexus Tablet...

I just ran a report on a WEBSITE and they pretty much had all my information for anyone and everyone to see.  Is there a way to get that stuff taken off?  I googled digital footprints but didn't really find any helpful stuff.  Seemed like a lot of the links I clicked on were talking about Metadata that is stored on my hard drive but not stuff like my phone numbers, addresses, family, etc.  I would really like those things to be deleted but I have a feeling that's probably not going to happenWhat is the threat? Social Engineering

While I do not like the service that websites like hxxp://peekyou.com offer, the website is however a sobering reminder about how much information individuals put out to the world by joining social websites and using the Internet for any type of MEMBERSHIP based activity (email, Facebook, eBay, computer HELP forums etc,).
Anyone who thinks they are anonymous on the web these days are kidding themselves...
The public Internet by design was not meant to be private.

Even using software that "blocks" users from being tracked is misleading. Everything is logged by some server, somewhere. You can't get around that.Couldn't have said it better myself...i never said i thought i was anonymous.  i was just wondering if anyone had any tricks to at least minimize the amount of personal information that is available on the web.  apparently not Quote from: brianb22

i was just wondering if anyone had any tricks to at least minimize the amount of personal information that is available on the web.

i was just wondering if anyone had any tricks to at least minimize the amount of personal information that is available on the web.  apparently not

Hello:
 I have been fixing up a computer that runs poorly and was just about to give up when I found multiple file entries in System 32. It has 4 wininet.dll, 4 urlmon.dll, 3 shlwapi.dll, 2 url.dll just to name a few. No wonder it has a hard time executing a command! I have done searches on this and only found one case that was slightly similar so I am hoping the great minds here can help answer my questions .
 I would love to know why this happened but that's just out of curiosity. The more important question is " How do I know which ones to delete?".  Some are the same size and date and some aren't. Some are compressed and some aren't. Do I just get rid of all of them and WRITE a clean copy from the XP CD?  Are they going to let me delete them at all?
 Any advice would be appreciated! It is impossible for two files with the same name to exist in the same directory.

However a common tactic used by malware is to USE letters that look the same in the standard windows dialog font.

for example, a lower-case L and a uppercase i look the same in the default windows fonts for most systems. So some of them could have "tweaked" names. You can check this by changing the system font in appearance.

Also, if these files are simply under system32 but in different folders, then that is normal. Windows keeps a copy of many of those files in dllcache in case somebody accidentally deletes the originals, and often backups are made by windows update in other folders, too.
Hey BC!
 Sorry, I should have explained myself better. It is, for example, urlmon.dll, urlmon(2).dll, urlmon(3).dll and so on and they are all in System32. I have looked at the properties on each and they have the same details. When I say some are different sizes I mean that for instance, if there is 4 entries, 2 of them are the same as each other and the other 2 are a larger size but also the same as each other. I wondered if the smaller ones could be from previous service packs and the larger ones the updated versions that didn't install properly which still doesn't explain why there are copies of each. It's just weird! BTW, the Microsoft updater won't work properly either. It keeps asking me to install the same security update even though it says that it has been successfully installed.
  I moved all of the documents to a disc and then removed every program that could be reinstalled, cleaned the startup and autoruns before running almost every free malware scan known to man so I am fairly sure I have gotten every worm, trojan and rootkit I can get.
  I was going to remove the compressed entries using the logic that if they were compressed they must not be being used but then I wondered if they could be the good files and the used ones were infected clones. Then I thought that was unlikely since they were the same size. Then I got a painkiller for my headache and started this thread!
  I suppose I should make a list of the files and their sizes and check it against a couple of other XP's to see what should be there. ( I am getting really sick of moving mouse, keyboard and monitor cables!!!!) delete the ones with numbers in brackets. They are accidental copies, possibly by an accidental drag or a copy paste or something. They aren't used by anything, by the way- (programs using the functionality in a dll import from say, urlmon.dll, not from urlmon(1).dll). Of course there is a bad side to this, since it means that haven't tracked down why the machine behaves strangely just yet!Thanks Wizkid! (How come your listed as a beginner?) I don't too much that it won't solve the problem because I learn through the journey! I wonder where I should look now?  "How come your listed as a beginner?"As you come to "know" our esteemed member BC through your longer exposure to his postings on the CH forums you will come to realize (and hopefully enjoy) his often extensive repartee when addressing posts. He often will inflict his wry sense of "humour" as part of his replies. While i am sure his pronounced modesty will prevent him from personally responding to your quoted query i hope he will concur with my interpretation of the existence of the description "beginner". He is actually by any definition way above that. truenorth Quote from: truenorth on March 22, 2012, 07:44:56 AM

While i am sure his pronounced modesty will prevent him from personally responding to your quoted query i hope he will concur with my interpretation of the existence of the description "beginner". He is actually by any definition way above that. truenorth

Hi,
this has started happening over the past couple of months, at first it TOOK around 2-3 days to become unbearable without restarting
now it takes about a day. just like the title says, computer starts slowing down (cursor gets STUCK here and there while moving it),
while listening to any audio/video files the sounds jams (not sure how to explain it, every second or so it gets stuck on the same voice note)
and i noticed that my ram usage (task manager->PHYSICAL memory) increases from give or take 20% to 50%
i looked up ram usage increases in google and it mentioned a memory leak from an open process, tried LOOKING for one that is suspicious with no luck
tried installing and running an ad-aware scan which did not help

here are my specs:
os: windows 7 sp1
ram: 8GB DDR3 1333MHz
cpu: i7 860 2.8ghz
gpu: evga gtx 560 ti geforce
hd: 2.5 TB of hard drive space, around 2 of it is free
av: avg internet security business edition 2012

please let me know if you need anything elseSure sounds like some process is using an inordinate amount of computer resources. Have you tried disabling all but the most essential of your programs that are part of your start menu to see if that changes anything? Don't remove them just disable them as you will reintroduce them one at a time to try and identify which one(s) are causing the issue. The computer you describe has a lot of performance so hardware should not be an issue. How old is the computer? Can you think back to anything that was being done on the computer when this 1st started? Confirm that you have only ONE virus scan program running at a time. truenorthdisabling programs from start menu lowered the ram usage by around 5%, i am only using AVG here
yesterday it had reached around 90% ram usage after about a week of beeing on continuosly before it crashed and needed restarting

Lately I've been noticing something at the bottom of the page on my e-mail prompting me to "save DEFAULT cdn fastclick.net".  I've read variously that it's advertising or a virus.  Obviously I've NEVER clicked on it but I'm just curious if it's something that I need to be concerned about or if it's okay to simply continue to IGNORE it?It's a web ADVERTISER being used by the site you are on. You can block the site using an ad blocker or you can just ignore it. Either is fine.Thnaks for the info-I appreciate it.sure

Had a QUESTION.  I routinely back up my Windows Vista PC on my Seagate Harddrive.
Thing is, more and more space is consumed so I have very little left.

The folder hosues every single back-up I have done. 
WANTED to KNOW if I have to keep all the back-ups, or if I can delete them and just keep the most recent.
I am starting to get very low on memory.

Note:  Tonight I deleted them all; am currently backing up everything and it is taking forever!Some general recommendations.
Make progressive backups. Backups that  reflect the differences.
Keep the first backup you make of the system on a DVD or blew-ray. That is you panic mode backup.
After that, concentrate on backups of your PERSONAL stuff that can not be recovered. You can always install the OS and programs from the original CDs. Or download them again from  the Internet. Consider getting a large cheap drive. the older PATA 500 GB drives and now pretty low cost.
True, some external drives are not as good as you want then to be. But for backup they do the job.
Example:
Western Digital My Book Essential 500 GB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive  $70 at Amazon.

1)  So....keep the 1st backup....but every backup afterwards can be deleted....just delete them BEFORE making the next bakcup?

Example....did 2 backups....call them 1 and 2.
Delete 2...keep 1....then do 3?


2) Why is it each time I backup I lose more and more space?

3) Is there anyway I can do a snapshot...so that if there ever is a problem...I can restore it to how it was before?
-For some reason I have a "media ID bin" (is that it) but it was last done in November and I do not know how to re-do it.No exactly. It goes like this:
Make a full backup of you system.
Do a full backup of My documents.
Every day make an Incremental Backup of My documents.
Every week do an Incremental Backup of the System.

This works better if My Documents is on another volume.

Here is a basic crash-course on incremental backup.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incremental_backup

Some products already have this built-in.

This company has free software that may suit your needs. Anyway, just reading the documentation is worth your time.
http://www.easeus.com/download.htm

Does that help any?I'm confused.

I thought this was easy, just get a backup drive, and backup...now you're talking incremential, daily, weekly?

I got another question, my Back up disc folder claims in the "My PC" folder, I have only 8.49 of MB stored.
In this folder, it contains:

-backup set which contains:
   backup 2-4-2012
   backup 2-23-2012
   backup 3-17-2012
     (all of these claim folder is empty)

then another sub-folder called "catalogs"
   "Globalcatalog.wbcat" (3-17-2012) at 8.49 MB

So what does this mean?  Do I need to keep 2-4 and 2-23?  Is my PC in fact backed up fully and I can restore from here?I think we need more details from you.  What software are you using for backups?  Exactly what is your procedure?  What choices/options (full, incremental, differential) are you choosing when you do backups? Quote from: bluecountry on February 04, 2012, 12:00:32 AM

Had a question.  I routinely back up my Windows Vista PC on my Seagate Harddrive.
Thing is, more and more space is consumed so I have very little left.

The folder hosues every single back-up I have done. 
Wanted to know if I have to keep all the back-ups, or if I can delete them and just keep the most recent.
I am starting to get very low on memory.

Note:  Tonight I deleted them all; am currently backing up everything and it is taking forever!

In your opinion, what are the top 5 PC problems in the categories : hardware, software, internet , and in network (5 for each category) that I should be aware of considering that I have a computer.    I only know BSOD and PC always reboots.

I searched it on the NET but they have different answers that I can't organize.

Here is a list that may help us get started:
http://ctsoakleigh.com.au/free_report.pdf

Quote

Most Common Computer Problems Affecting Business Owners Today and What To Do about Them

• Hard drive failure
• Overheating due to failing fans or thermal compound incorrectly applied
• Faulty power supply
• Cables and connections not seated properly, motherboard standoffs not in place
• Problems with expansion cards

• Backup of user data
• Viruses and malware and incorrectly config'ed FIREWALL
• Try not to have too many unnecessary programs installed
• Clear your temp and cache files
• Defragment your hard drive frequently

• Can't access any websites due to problem with local configuration
• Server is offline
• Banned/Access Limit by ISP

• Out of WiFi signal range
• Router not configured properly(Includes DHCP errors, IP address conflicts, port forwarding, subnet issues, etc.)
• Connections dropping unexpectedly
• Problems with sharing that cause network devices to not be able to "see" each other
• Insecure network(such as open ports, firewall not configured properly, GUEST and AP isolation not configured properly, etc.)

No... Its not homework, as a beginner, I would like to know at least how to solve 5 of the frequent problems in each category, so that if ever someone asks me I would be very much aware about it

I agree with Allan that just hanging out here you will pick up alot of general PC knowledge...and feel free to ask if something doesn't make sense...

Here is a list that may help us get started:
http://ctsoakleigh.com.au/free_report.pdf
In my own opinion and from searching around on Google
Hardware:

• Hard drive failure
• Overheating due to failing fans or thermal compound incorrectly applied
• Faulty power supply
• Cables and connections not seated properly, motherboard standoffs not in place
• Problems with expansion cards

Software:

• Backup of user data
• Viruses and malware and incorrectly config'ed firewall
• Try not to have too many unnecessary programs installed
• Clear your temp and cache files
• Defragment your hard drive frequently

Internet(Although there's not really much you can do to fix problems on the client side):

• Can't access any websites due to problem with local configuration
• Server is offline
• Banned/Access Limit by ISP

Network:

• Out of WiFi signal range
• Router not configured properly(Includes DHCP errors, IP address conflicts, port forwarding, subnet issues, etc.)
• Connections dropping unexpectedly
• Problems with sharing that cause network devices to not be able to "see" each other
• Insecure network(such as open ports, firewall not configured properly, guest and AP isolation not configured properly, etc.)

Speaking as someone who is not a beginner, but by no means an expert, you could write volumes of books on each category.

You could attempt to find questions on this forum, that you do not know the answer to and research it.

Pick a topic and read a book on it. There will always be troubleshooting techniques relating to most subjects.

Also, as i've done plenty of college work in the past. Your original question is written in the same vein as homework questions. Usually, they are quite easy to spot............

I have a few applications in my archives that I like to send out to friends every once in a while. I've had most of them for many years and they are 'clean'.

My problem is that I FIND that I can no longer send them in an email as most email programs will not allow .exe files anymore for obvious security reasons. That being said is there anyway I can re-package the application in some way so that I can get it to my friends using email?



Yes. Did you try making it a ZIP file?Yes, I changed it to a .zip file. No luck... the email programs knew there was a .exe inside.    Why are you sending someone an .exe ? ?
Have you heard of file hosting services ? ?Upload -> http://www.mediafire.com/
Then link to the file in the email.Thanks kpac.    Quote from: earlk on March 24, 2010, 01:27:02 PM

My problem is that I find that I can no longer send them in an email as most email programs will not allow .exe files anymore for obvious security reasons.

Here's how I got the HEADPHONES working properly in Ubuntu 9.10 KARMIC Koala. My computer is a HP Pavilion DV6 1128-TX Notebook.

The problem was that whenever I plugged my earphones into the headphone jack while RUNNING Ubuntu, the internal speaker sound wouldn't mute, meaning that I had both speaker/earphone output.

So after re-installing Ubuntu, compiling the latest ALSA version, updating the system, getting needlessly angry at my laptop, I finally found out a work-around.

There is an application that you can use which controls the sound levels called alsamixer.

All you have to do is turn down (NOT mute!) the 'Speaker' channel to zero and turn up the 'Front' channel.

The only caveat here is that you cannot use GNOME's volume control to turn up/down the sound, otherwise you have to do this again. Instead you can use alsamixer to control the main volume.

I'm not sure if this will help ANYONE, but this is what worked for me.Apparently, this depends on the hardware in a particular system.  I have Ubuntu 9.10 installed on an HP Compaq d530 CMT tower PC and have not had the problem you experienced.  If I plug in headphones, the speakers automatically cutoff, and vice versa. 

But, THANKS for posting that info.  It may be helpful some Ubuntu users. Actually, now that I do remember using it on my now dead Compaq laptop (Yes I still have it), the speakers would mute normally.

So I guess it does have something to do with the hardware.

my server  has been blocked youtube.com and also some other sites
but i want to use youtube site to download video......
 i have USED some proxies but our server gives the msg like "it is url translation site"
so i COULDNT use PROXY........so plz give me proxies which will help me in downloading the video....
  and more thing why our cllg server GIVING such "url translation " msg while using proxy.....
plz helpWe do NOT assist with circumventing server blocked items...

But i'm sure it's out there on the web somewhere...http://keepvid.com/ or http://keep-tube.com/. If you know the link to your youtube video, you might be able to download the file thru those websites even if youtube is blocked.

If it still is blocked, you'll need to find something out yourself  both  http://keepvid.com/ or http://keep-tube.com/. demand java support.. evethough i already installed latest ver of java.......
after run  "run tab" if it shows error why dis is happening.....
Quote from: patio on September 28, 2010, 12:21:02 PM

We do NOT assist with circumventing server blocked items...

But i'm sure it's out there on the web somewhere...

Pay attention 2X3i5X

All the bad COMMENTS on WOT have vanished and even some of the people who posted negative ones are now posting positive ones!


 

In one cell I want to enter a material description (ex: D2, A2, DC53, etc..). In another cell I want to enter the weight of the material. In yet another cell I want to have that cell recognize the material description entered and calculate the weight by COST per pound. The cost per pound of material is different per material (ex: [email protected]/lb, [email protected]/lb.). I am UNABLE to get it to recognize the different materials.

Thank you,

DannyCan you post the FORMULA you tried using to calculate the cost (weight X unit cost)?  Also, can you describe the spreadsheet layout in more detail?  For example, column A is material description, column B is weight, column C is unit cost, etc. The format of your spreadsheet normally determines if your formula works. What you are wanting is pretty simple, but its like Soybean said, material in col A, etc

The formula's in 2010 should be the same as in the PREVIOUS versions of Excel so a simple formula like =weight*unit cost (eg. =B2*C2 )  should work.

Hi I wonder if anyone could give me some advice (other than you shoulda BACKED up...). Think that there was a problem ages ago on my computer and the 'help - tech guys software' deided to rebuild the machine losing all my babies photos....I guess that they may be lurking on the harddrive maybe somewhere - should I send it to recover the old data to one of those specialist places? Your thoughts and help would be so appreciated. Thank you If I were you I'd TALK to the "tech guys" who worked on your SYSTEM and see what they did. Quote

pleasant eye review

What? Oh. It's a spammer. 

tech guys software' deided to rebuild the machine losing all my babies photos...

Huh?  How is that spam?   

I believe putting links like that in the sig. block is deemed OK in the forum; at least, that's what I recall being stated as general policy somewhere.

I am buying a new computer and want to know if I should have Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, MAC Software Snow Leopard, Linux? I have no clue. Could someone please help me. Which is the best, and FASTEST.Any new computer, unless you mean buying separate components and assembling a system yourself, will have Windows 7 installed.  Or, of course, if you buy Apple Mac system, it will come with the Mac OS. 

Re: Windows, I'd definitely accept the Windows 7 that would be installed on the new system. Why go back to Vista or XP?  Windows 7 has some nice new features and it performs well, assuming you have appropriate hardware to support it. Even if you have some software you have been using with XP and it will not work with Windows 7, you could use the XP Mode feature of Windows 7 to run that software.

Since Linux is free, you could always install it in a dual-boot configuration (meaning you would have both Windows and Linux installed on the same computer).  There is no best, there is no fastest. It's WHATEVER makes you happyI would recommend that you avoid vista, I have run into some issues with opening apps that require admin authorization that lock up other programs. I really like XP and to my understanding 7 is a beefed up XP, so if you can I would suggest going with 7 if you are planning on making a windows box. Otherwise mac has a solid OS.

Or... If you feel like learning something new you can always load one of the various flavors of Linux, cool thing about it is that it is all open source so you can have all the programs you want for free. Quote from: Cifa on November 14, 2010, 12:31:22 PM

I would recommend that you avoid vista, I have run into some issues with opening apps that require admin authorization that lock up other programs. I really like XP and to my understanding 7 is a beefed up XP

Otherwise mac has a solid OS.

Or... If you feel like learning something new you can always load one of the various flavors of Linux, cool thing about it is that it is all open source so you can have all the programs you want for free.

When i hover over something to read more details about something, a box will pop up with additional information, for example, on the forums on this website when you hover over a subject more information will pop up with more details such as the question that was asked. that is just one example. i like how it does that but the problem i cant seem to FIGURE out is how do I make it STAY up longer until after I am done reading it/?? i can't seem to find an answer to what seems like a common question. it appears for like a second and i have to keep putting hovering over it to BRING it back up and try to read super fast speed and figure out where i left off then it dissapears again. please does anyone know how i make that text box stay up??? i am so frustrated, thank you. In the case of how I've done the hover boxes on the forums messages, as LONG as you don't move your mouse the hover box should stay open. It's up to the web developer to decide how long a hover box stays open and the action it takes. However, in almost all situations as long as you don't move your mouse the hover box should remain open.

In the case of the hover box that is shown when you move your mouse over the "specs" link (in the profile to the left), that box will remain open until you hover over the close link in the top-right corner.

Hope that HELPS

I use vmware FUSION on my mac and am running WINDOWS xp.  When I start windows xp, I get the black screen (lasts forever) then finally moves to the welcome screen (lasts forever), then background and LATER ICONS pop up.  No start task bar and cannot access Internet at all.  Have to run task manager to open windows explorer.  I attempt to drag and drop files, but cannot  I have attempted various routes but cannot get this resolved.  What I want to do is just push everything over to the mac SIDE and nuke windows xp....can't use my windows xp cd, it won't budge.  Not quite sure what else I can do.  I need the files on windows xp.  I can actually access some of this, but cannot get it off the windows partition.  I don't know enough to fix this.  Any thoughts?

mland