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Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Sep 10th, 2009
Replies: 6
Views: 574
Posted By firekid1239
Ok so let's get this straight before I or anyone else attempts to provide you with a possible solution. You have a single wireless router, and you are trying to set up a wireless network, and share a...
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Aug 2nd, 2009
Replies: 6
Views: 432
Posted By firekid1239
The first thing you need to do is STOP writing things to your hard disk. Once a file or picture is deleted, although it is not available, it is still on your computer. But it is in a position to be...
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Aug 2nd, 2009
Replies: 1
Views: 212
Posted By firekid1239
The first thing you should do is go to start menu>run>regedit and follow the path that you stated above. Only it's going to be HKLM Current Machine. Sometimes there are entries there that are not in...
Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM Jan 20th, 2009
Replies: 11
Views: 1,355
Posted By firekid1239
Why not just buy a USB KB and Mouse? They are relatively inexpensive and would solve your problem.

Count on me to point out the obvious...lol.
Forum: Windows Software Jan 16th, 2009
Replies: 25
Views: 3,440
Posted By firekid1239
Ahhh my bad Chard... I didn't realize the computer I was using had a language pack or whatever installed. It ended up translating some of the page so I could see the link you needed to click....
Forum: Windows Vista and Windows 7 Jan 15th, 2009
Replies: 2
Views: 328
Posted By firekid1239
An upgrade is only if you have a previous version of windows on your computer. You need to buy a "full version". Just look for the one that's more expensive... that's it. Also... are you using 64 bit...
Forum: Windows Software Jan 15th, 2009
Replies: 25
Views: 3,440
Posted By firekid1239
Charp... I have found what you need. It is, of course, all written in Japanese but you still can see what you need to download for your BIOS. The link is
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Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Jan 14th, 2009
Replies: 8
Views: 949
Posted By firekid1239
Well what it sounds like Fragfighter is that the high school is similar to a magnet school where students are assigned a laptop to use for the school year. The school most likely has wifi set up for...
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Jan 14th, 2009
Replies: 8
Views: 949
Posted By firekid1239
Just a correction to what I said earlier... instead of making all the registry keys under HKEY_current user make them under HKEY_local Machine. That way they can't make another user account and use...
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Jan 13th, 2009
Replies: 5
Views: 847
Posted By firekid1239
You can also download the K-lite codec Pack for free... that should help with alot of problems. It might even solve your thumbnail problem for the MPEG.
Forum: Network Security Jan 13th, 2009
Replies: 5
Views: 692
Posted By firekid1239
Well I can give you advice on bypassing a proxy server but I cannot give you advice on downloading pirated software or anything seeing as I just got spanked by a moderator for doing so (you've got me...
Forum: Windows Software Jan 13th, 2009
Replies: 25
Views: 3,440
Posted By firekid1239
I would go to manufacturers website and download the latest update for your system. Including the BIOS flash and any other updates the manufacturer reccomends.

I went to Sharps website and they...
Forum: Windows Vista and Windows 7 Jan 13th, 2009
Replies: 6
Views: 503
Posted By firekid1239
Service Pack one is a great update and it fixes ALOT of the bugs that windows vista has. The problem with microsoft is that they release an operating system too early before they work out all the...
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Jan 13th, 2009
Replies: 2
Views: 694
Posted By firekid1239
I would recommend uninstalling Internet explorer (control panel>Add Remove Programs>Windows Components) and installing a browser such as Mozilla Firefox. Since firefox is not hijacked it should help...
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Jan 12th, 2009
Replies: 8
Views: 949
Posted By firekid1239
I just double checked the fix I posted above on my windows XP system to make sure it works, and it works Perfect!

Also... beware that all a student needs to do is install another browser such as...
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Jan 12th, 2009
Replies: 8
Views: 949
Posted By firekid1239
I'm not sure if this is above your skill level or not, but give it a shot.

1. Open the Registry Editor.

2. Navigate to the following string:
...
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Jan 12th, 2009
Replies: 7
Views: 2,310
Posted By firekid1239
Too easy... All you need to do is reset your CMOS. You wont lose any data and there is no risk whatsoever. I'm about 95% sure this will work for as I have encountered many similar problems and this...
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Jan 12th, 2009
Replies: 5
Views: 847
Posted By firekid1239
Yea reinstall WMP, QT, Divx (If you have allready), and any other media player on your system.
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Jan 12th, 2009
Replies: 4
Views: 490
Posted By firekid1239
Alcohol 120%. In my opinion the best program... you can get a free trial version or if you're feelin' lucky you can download a pirated version. It's all over the torrent site as well as the Gnutella...
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Jan 10th, 2009
Replies: 2
Views: 372
Posted By firekid1239
First of all you need to make sure that you have a CD-RW drive. Because your PC is old... it may not have one. You can pick one up at walmart or any other computer store for about 40 bucks or so....
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Dec 17th, 2008
Replies: 5
Views: 788
Posted By firekid1239
Spybot is definitely one of the best programs out there to detect and remove spyware, malware, adware and generally shitware. AVG Anti-virus, free edition is also a very good program. Avast is right...
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Dec 17th, 2008
Replies: 1
Views: 286
Posted By firekid1239
LOL! Chill dude, it isn't a virus or anything. It's just the way windows is. I know... it's a pain in the balls, and I hate to tell you... but You shoulda bought a MAC!

Anywho... there is one...
Forum: Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Dec 17th, 2008
Replies: 14
Solved: Trojan.bho
Views: 4,091
Posted By firekid1239
Hijackthis should solve your problem... you may also want to try Spybot which you can get for free from download.com. Spybot has a built in feature for IE and many of its problems. The last and final...
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Dec 11th, 2008
Replies: 12
Views: 680
Posted By firekid1239
A virus programmed to can, it can mess with your bios and cmos, and cause all sorts of hardware issues. Haven't you ever heard of the virus that infected the computer and "fried" it. Well it isn't...
Forum: Windows 95 / 98 / Me Dec 9th, 2008
Replies: 2
Views: 1,038
Posted By firekid1239
Your best bet is something called Hirens Boot CD. You can download it for free and what it offers is about 300 hundred different tools to do pretty much anything you could imagine both software and...
Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP Dec 9th, 2008
Replies: 12
Views: 680
Posted By firekid1239
Sounds almost like someone could have spilled something on the keyboard which could cause a host of problems... also could be a virus. You said the problems were happening and then you changed the...
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 21st, 2008
Replies: 12
Views: 1,829
Posted By firekid1239
Yea I'm allready a step ahead of you Darren... I allready trashed it. I kinda like the smell of silicone on a charcoal grill... lol :)
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 20th, 2008
Replies: 12
Views: 1,829
Posted By firekid1239
Hmmm... I know my board is a HP pull because of the "HP Invent" POST screen, but it's not that packard bell, I don't have pci express. Although the board is new enough that it has serial ATA. All I...
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 20th, 2008
Replies: 2
Views: 683
Posted By firekid1239
Try checking the power switch connections where it plugs into the motherboard. They often can come loose when a computer is moved around seeing as they do not clip in or anything. Make sure it is...
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 20th, 2008
Replies: 5
Views: 1,164
Posted By firekid1239
Yea try replacing the CMOS battery. That would be the most common reason. A bad flash is another reason as well, but if you haven't flashed your BIOS recently then we can eliminate that.

Once you...
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 20th, 2008
Replies: 12
Views: 1,829
Posted By firekid1239
Oh btw, thanks Darren2005, that site was pretty helpful. It didn't really give me a whole lot of options for my situation, but I did learn quite a bit about BIOS in general, things that I didn't know.
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 20th, 2008
Replies: 12
Views: 1,829
Posted By firekid1239
Well I need to figure out what type of BIOS my board has. All I know is that it was a pull from a HP system because during the POST is the " HP Invent" screen... the BIOS chip itself is not removable...
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 19th, 2008
Replies: 12
Views: 1,829
Posted By firekid1239
No I listed up above the type of keyboard it is. It is a ps2 keyboard and I have tried a few different ones to make sure my keyboard wasn't faulty. When the computer turns on the lights on the...
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 17th, 2008
Replies: 12
Views: 1,829
Posted By firekid1239
Ok, A buddy of mine recently asked me o fix his pc that some idiot custom built for him. I have worked on hundreds of computers starting when I was only 9 years old. Never found a computer that I...
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