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 | I think you have to use fat as macs use that! However fat does have a problem that there is a limit on the size of files that can be saved in FAT. I have also had a lot of trouble with the Iomega software that came with the external … |
| | I have a humax decoder for satellite TV its hard disk is formatted in EXT3 and I have an external USB HD also EXT3. I can, using linux see the files on the USB HD but cannot play them or make a DVD from them. (not protected!) Any suggestions how … |
| | Re: Dell XPS M170 I had a toshiba with similiar problem. It was the voltage regulator on the motherboard that refused to work and thus the battery was not charged. However by inserting a new battery and using the mains lead plgged in and switched on it now works all the time BUT ON … |
| | It would seem to me to be a sign of overheating somewhere. letting it cool in hte turn off enables the automatic cutout or electronic to reset. I suspect the ,video cardf... open the box and check that all the fans and motherboard are clear of dust, use a light … |
| | Re: Suggest me..? use a program like partion commander as you can then choose what ever type of format you want. |
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| | Several answers: External hard drives (usb) may be in hte mifddle of doing somethikng and not be available to stop. tryusing the task manager and stop the process if you are sure it is not being checked, defragmented or used eg on a virus scan.! Secondly whilst not a good …  |
| | I have had the same prob with xp! The answer was that some other program (in our case music) had hogged hte sound system and was not letting go. It required a reconfig of trhe sound inputs system in the control panel for the audi system. once that was done …  |
 | Is your home page in IE or firefox (which ever is the defaiult) set to be the ISP website? If so change it to a site that you want or even to your own computer. That will prevent it going to the ISP website. M |
| | just to support caperjack who has been around the block a lot. Any '.old' file is a file that an program has kept in case anything goes wrong with its installation / update/ configuration. (and you wish to revert to the previous state of play.) Once all is well follow …  |
| | can you not download from Microsoft direct the vista sp2 files (iso) or live and then cd them or use live? It may also be a questiuojn of updating (not just replacing) those corrupt files. The net 3.5 files need to use the latest routines in vista etc and this … |
| | need lmotre info but have you disconencted the projector (it maybe hanging on to that resolution). Have you rebooted with complete reboot (not just warm restart) Have you then checked the resolution both on the computer and the monitor ( has the default on the monitor been changed?) M |
| | Re: no sound It rather sounds like the driver to the audio card is not fully operational. I suggst goto the device manger and look a tthe audio devices / system and see if there are any yellow or red exclamation marks etc. by right clicking and properties etc you should be able … |
| | There are a number of specialist websites that will cope with more than 8mb but I believe mrniceguy is correct in that most ISP's will not pass more than 8mb. The specialist sites require both end of the line sender and receiver to connect (not simultaneously!) to pass the data … |
| | I think (but haven't checked) got the same machine. I upgraded memory to 3 gig and then went win 7 32 and then 64 bit. It goes like the wind and is much more stable. So if youare looking for speed and stability new hard disks willgive you more storage …  |
| | A small item! well about 6 gig. I have a compaq, amd 64 used to run xp reformatted to win 7 32 then to 64. All works well. On seeing the main hard disk it still appears to have a partition of about 6 g (drive d:) with old files … |
| | You do not say if there appears to be anything wrong with the computer. On line crash analysis is not as far as I know a standard program and it does depend on which version of windows you are using. if win 7 it has a lot of built in …  |
| | it does rather depend what language u r using. but it is a simple loop job where each time you go round the loop (until it exits in this case at five) you just increase the counter by +1 and then print out the '*' multiplied by the counter. over … |
| | I have gone from XP to win 7 32 bit and all worked reasonably well. I then took the plunge and went 64 bit and have never looked back. It is stable fast, does what I want it to do but be warned there are some difficulties with finding 64 … |
| | I have used computers for 30 years and have M.Sc so I do know a bit. I am also now a top level translater and paid accordingly. One of the reasons for this, is that machine translation still has a long way to go! The best that even came up … |
| | Don't know the exact model but all IDE type drives have two cables to them. One is teh voltage supply (a small connector with four pions in a white plastic ploug. this gets its supply from the power supply of the computer internally. The other cable is a datra cable … |
| | one of yout problems , which is why they say move up the windows chain, is that many modern software programs do not run successfully in older versions. To do so they rely on using the system>.ini file to get the resources they need.... and 98 & ME particulary wasa … |
| | Re: Odd Audio Cutout Could it be a loose connection (or even internal in the sreaker connection?) Touching the volume control could well give a vibration that makes contact. If fifteen years of use can lead to the contacts getting 'dirty' at terminals or loose and thus giving intermittent results. M |
| | Are you absolutely sure it is a virus? Freezing of PC can be caused by a lot of reasons like Memory failure chips on motherboard addressing failure processor getting too hot overheating due to dust on fans mobo etc cracked motherboard loose hard drive connections intermittant failing hard drive missing … |
| | have you checked the security levels in IE if they are set too high you may be ruling out going to those sites. check also in your hosts file as they may have got the sites listed in there as not visitable. |
| | make sure that both computers have the right printer driver. make sure the firewalls and network settings allow communication. I use the same identity and same password for both machiunies and have two printer on a |
| | assuming the driver is OK, thn my experience is that it is possible another prtogram may in fact have hogged the soun d system. We do a lot of music using midi, and music programs and then when we try to paly something on the sound system perhaps from the … |
| | There are a number of disk partition managers and I would suggest tryinjg to boot from a 'boot' cd either linux or original windows installation disk and then do a repair on the master boot record. If that does not fix it then it looks like a re-install, but that … |
| | you could try reformatting in a different format (NTFS / Fat/ better to use EZ3 and then reformat back to the desired type? M |
| | are all the partitions actually formatted? (it might be worth reformatting those two drives) Although windows can see the 2 & 3 hard disks does your BIOS have the right details for that type of drive? |
| | if you formatted the hard drive then you should have the drivers for the other dvd cd drives. can you check that in the properrties / device manager. This does sound like you have not got the right drivers for those drives. However... Some viruses are not removed by formatting … |
| | Re: help... also look at the modem manufacturers website that may have a driver. It is also possble that ther eis no driver available , this is especially true if it is an old modem or you are using win 7 64 bit with no drivers yet available. Another alternative might be … |
| | are any keys on the keyboard stuck, or mouse button or touch pad get dirt on it?? As it is probably still under guararantee it might be worth a visit to the seller or direct to Dell. M |
| | Have you given the firewall permission to allow the SMTP server access? OUtlook express can be a pain with more than one account. It might be worth trying a better email clients. (Outlook, or thunderbord, eudora etc) as they cope with multiple accounts. The other possibility is that you may … |
| | Re: Sound Problems Some of this is gong to be obvious but you tell of the woes and having tried everything.... well I assume ,that the default beeps work. If they dont then it can be a broken sound card loose connection broken speaker muted sound somewhere in the system software incorrect driver … |
| | assuming you have tried to get into the bios by pressing the (del, or F1, or whatever) if you can get into the bios check to see that all is well, ie it knows about the hard disk. If you cant get into the bios have you tried starting up … |
| | I have a humaz satellite recorder box and hte hard disk is formatted in that in a format called EZ3 (or something like that. this is a linux type format but is much better for using the whole hard disk for vids and sound. however NTFS machines wont read this … |
| | yoà u have not out much info for us to work k on. speakrs notworking can be 1. electical connections (chjeck cables) 2 Software check midi in / midi out etc Check also no 'muting' of sound check the preferrd devcie in your sound system check also the priority of devices! … |
| | Oh dear, from the English quater! There are two or more type of christianity, one is the meek and mild non political religion in hte clouds type. The opther,is like the picture of Jesus using a whip to dirive the moneylenders out of the temple. Perhaps the modern moneylenders need …  |
| | Try to get a friend to get the info from Microsoft website. Basically it depends on the PC you buy. If 64 bit then you need 2 gig memory a large hard disk a good video card and the installation should be done onto a clean hard disk. If you … |
| | Re: Computer Freezes Some anti virus detect some files as 'false'! Have you tried any other anti virus? Microsoft security essentials or AVast? (both free). If you get the same file jaming it try googling the name of that .dll file. that may give further info. Try renaming that file (once you know …  |
| | I had a similiar problem where the set up on my 64 bit would not run. The reason was that I had installed 32 bit version via reformat from XP. OK so far so good. However my 'update' version ' to 64 bit MUST be done on a clean hard … |
| | Normally all administrators have all permissions. Is your user account an administrator. If not then goto user account and change the user to an administratior. To give permissions look up in help and follow the properties of user accounts. M |
| | I cant unlock a user files to share on computer 2. Both 1 & 2 use win 7 64. Both in homegroup, both having work as location both use same user and pword. Both computers have the password stuff turned off and network etc. Both computers can see each other. … |
| | it sounds to me that the MBR (master boot record) on the hard disk is awol! If this is the case then the only way to restart the computer is to reinstall a new and workking MBR. This can be done from a recovery or original disk or if you … |
| | if the 'corded' device needs its own USb driver (from a supplied disk) it will not work 'autoamltically) withouthat driverbeing installed M!  |
| | My income tax people sent a certificate that is now in IE8 in WIN7 32/64 on 64 bit machine and shows up there as valid. The tax people cannot yet 'identify' my certificate when I go on line as their ,server cant yet cope with win 7 / 64! They … |
| | I like Bob's answer but would also add that I have gone through hell getting xp 32 up to win7 64. In paqssing it is worth noting that win7 64 though very good cant see 32 uinless it is installed in the proper fashion and ends up in win 7/program …  |
| | What options are you looking for? Phone numbers are not, repeat not numbers they are in fact text ( my phone no in UK is 01273554545! In france my number has the following format 03 25 78 58 44 totally different!(both thee numbers are ficticious but have the right no … |
| | Igave up on burning software,cleared out the whole lot updated to Win 7 then download for a small sum somesoftwate ,from a hair cleaning firm! and have had no trouble at all since after many trials and tribulations in the past. However I also agree it could be a drive … |
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