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[QUOTE=beverlykills]I need help applying to grad school. All of the forms are online as .pdf documents. I'm supposed to somehow fill them out on my computer and then print them and mail them.[/QUOTE] There are several ways to do this. You [i]don't[/i] need Acrobat full version; these forms are [i]designed[/i] …

[QUOTE=zed88]While downloading some windows updates, my computer crashed with the message on a blue SCREEN! about: kernel32.dll (or something lkek that) error needs to close to save disks...[/QUOTE] Which version of the operating system? Which filesystem on the disks? It [i]sounds[/i] like you have a damaged [b]master boot record[/b] (MBR) …

[QUOTE=scm37]can scratches be removed from the plastic face of a laptop LCD???[/QUOTE] [b]Brasso[/b] brass polish works well; it has a very-small-particle abrasive and a light wax; test in on a small area first, to ensure that the solvent doesn't craze the plastic (it never has for me). It works well …

[QUOTE=suzu]I had a system built not too long ago, and have not tried burning any CDs till earlier ago. I don't know what exactly is wrong, but when I try burning, the CD burner would stall the program and all I hear is the disc or something spinning, but nothing's …

[QUOTE=Keoki]An error keeps popping up when I clik on my shortcut... "IE has encountered a problem" I click on info and it has something to do with iexpole.exe[/QUOTE] This is usually the result of a partially-failed browser hijacking. Not only are you going to have to run a spyware/adware stomper …

[QUOTE=KraayBach] A friend thinks it may be an overheating problem with the central processor, however I am clueless to the problem.[/QUOTE] Overheating is possible, but it's more likely a clogged or bad power supply fan. If it's clogged, yank out or blow out the killer dust bunnies. If it's slow-spinning, …

[QUOTE=bobroberts]I just changed my power supply and when I boot it says till i use 40 conductors wire and not 80 cond. w. it will be switching from d2 to ultra33 mode what does it mean and what should I do[/QUOTE] This is not a [i]bad[/i] thing. 80-conductor cables have …

[QUOTE=jjcool]I have a old HP paviliion 63XX. Its about 5 years old, 500mhz. It has no video card so I guess its on the mother board. Anyway for no reason the computer starts out fine with the windows logo looking great then when It asks to log on it switches …

[QUOTE=strikerjah]I have a 17" flat panel monitor and there semes to be something wrong with it. When I turn it on it looks just fine but after about a sec the light that lights up the screen will turn off. If I shine a light on the monitor I can …

[QUOTE=sparky]I have a Leading Technologies Monitor Model #1270A and also a Blue Chip Model #BCM-12G, what type of monitors are they? I'm trying to buy another monitor that is compatible with either one of these.[/QUOTE] Good luck! They are both [b]MDA monochrome monitors[/b], and I have not seen a new …

[QUOTE=Ron Wolpa]Unfortunately links above are now the start up page on my I E 6 ; I had never visited the damn pages before this unwanted change ; such change is unwanted and would be unauthorized if I had chance ; I simply cannot change it as start up page …

[QUOTE=need help]i got a new computer an my cousin tought me a lot about them mostly the basics but im learning more an it is very very slow an it skips alot... neway i would like to get a new processor to speed it up an my questions are... what …

[QUOTE=Sudox]I was given a laptop from a friend and it is in great shape. But when it powers on, after it does it's memory tests, it says "External Cache: Not Found" and it just sits there. I've looked around in CMOS and there isnt anything about disabling the external cache. …

[QUOTE=fakespike]...when i want to get a new monitor what do i ask for? ...i want to get a new flat screen monitor (not lcd).[/QUOTE] As a monitor repairman (and TV repairman going back about 40 years), I tend to start with the CRT and work back from there. Assuming you …

[QUOTE=jabberwock486]i get 3 choices of file sytems when i install linux ext2 -- ext3 -- ReiserFS ...what are the features of each and which is better to use, meaning most stable, supported and reliable[/QUOTE] [i]ext2[/i] is what might be called the "standard" file system for Linux. [i]ext3[/i] is basically ext2 …

[QUOTE=camelNotation]Well I just installed winxp pro but unfortunately i can't find any microsoft word,powerpoint,excel anywhere in program files.I went to microsoft.com but I could only find add-ons.If anyone knows the exact site address , I think someone should copy and paste here...[/QUOTE] Also unfortunately, those are all parts of [b]Microsoft …

[QUOTE=sangram]Hi Having a big problem here. I have an almost-new Samsung 955DF which has been giving me problems since day one. The monitor initially had a huge brown patch in the center of the screen, almost like dirt. Increasing brightness/contrast did nothing for the picture. In addition focus was very …

[QUOTE=AnnaClarke]i really need someones help here...okay my computer wont load windows. everytime i try to turn it on it goes to this black screen that says that windows is messing up and i have a list of 4 options that say like load windows normally...or safe mode or what ever. …

[QUOTE=philpotrebel]i have a case fan 80mm and the ends of the wires were torn off to cinnect it to get power and i now theres a way for it to get power without the ends so can some one tell me how to hook it up?[/QUOTE] A case fan only …

[QUOTE=smsawyer]...the comp keeps freezing on me and i can't figure out why... it happens frequently and seems to happen especially when i use the cd drives...[/QUOTE] What are your [i]DMA[/i] settings in the BIOS and under Windows? How about [i]disconnect[/i] settings? The wrong IDE buss settings can give the OS …

[quote="dungless"]The file, called isle.exe, has the very disturbing effect of disabling my virus shield, and my ZoneAlarm firewall.[/quote] First, since this seems to be some sort of trojan, a virus scanner won't help much. Second, which version of [b]ZoneAlarm[/b] are you using? Is it up-to-date? I don't recommend [b]McAfee[/b] or …

[QUOTE=I_Know_Nothing]I don't have an Athlon XP 2600 yet, but unless I hear any advice otherwise, I'm pretty sure that's what I'm going to have in my posission whenever I figure out all this compatibility stuff.[/QUOTE] Personally, I prefer [b]AMD[/b] over [b]Intel[/b], so I'll stick to that aspect. It mostly depends …

[QUOTE=bradenwm6]Whenever I try to run any CD game or something in my C: drive (local Disk) it comes up with this error: -------------------------------------------------------------- An exception 0E has occured at 0028:c18281DD in V x D scs:1hlp(03)... [/QUOTE] Start by downloading & installing [i]ASPI4All[/i] from [url]http://www.mamba.cc/tech/aspi4all.htm[/url] which harmonizes all parts of the …

[QUOTE=yankj49]Thanks for the responses. I've also learned that (apparently) you can add EFI filters to the monitor cable to flatten the hi freq interference That bulby thing that's part of the cable is an EFI filter. But I can't seem to find them anywhere... [/QUOTE] You do not necessarily need …

[QUOTE=dkmanfl]I can boot to desk top without a problem, yet after I've been using my system for a bit and then decide to shut down I can't boot up again because the monitor won't kick on. It tries, but then goes off, so I haver to hard shut down, I …

[QUOTE=toy3528]i was on my computer last week and all of a sudden i get this box counting down to zero before my computer shut down.[/QUOTE] What you are describing is the effects of the [b]MS Blaster/LoveSan[/b] or [b]Nachi[/b] worms. There are a variety of removal info and tools available.

[QUOTE=bclark21330]I have an HP system AMD Athlon 850mhz, standard 16bit sound card. I am in the process of upgrading my sound package and want some adivce. I have read lots of good thing on both the Santa Cruz and Audigy cards. I'm unsure if the Santa Cruz is compatible with …

[QUOTE=rejonescctx]I think my IE6 is corrupted, there are many websites that I cannot connect to. In addition I have been getting a lot of Windows errors that I never received before.[/QUOTE] Check to make sure that you have the latest version of the [b]Java[/b] runtime executable, and that IE is …

[QUOTE=ttomm46]i have 512mb of ram but i thought win98 actually used up to 256 max. Do any memory managers speed up windows a little and help prevent crashes?[/QUOTE] Actually, my research says that 512 MB of RAM works OK with Win98--beyond that, there are problems. The main problem is system …

[QUOTE=cora]i am facing a problum that there is a Electricity on my monitors secteen ...YES On Glass Secreen...[/QUOTE] I'm a monitor technician. Not to make light of your problem, but there is [i]no way[/i] that your problem is as described--glass is an insulator. Monitor screens produce static. The test light …

[QUOTE=girl drowning]the past few days when i use i.e. i get an error message saying explorer needs to close. it seems to always happen if there is a popup on whatever page i am looking at.[/QUOTE] Which version of [b]Windows[/b] are you running? What you are describing is a common …

[QUOTE=rkato99] I have a 900 athlon and I am having problems with my computer freezing. I have purchased many types of pc133 ram and many of them make my computer freeze VERY often while others don't freeze as often.[/QUOTE] It may be a matter of RAM timing. There are BIOS …

[QUOTE=iamnoob1234]Ok basically.. im a noob.. a friend is helping me build a somputer stup online and i ran into some trouble.. [url]http://compuplus.com/insidepage.php3?id=310&sid=tz9szpo1n3ik84g[/url] My friend says that (in the link) the p4 cpu can also be used as a motherboard[/QUOTE] I'm not sure what you are asking here. A [b]Pentium 4[/b] …

[QUOTE=digitalmineral]The problem is that there are horizontal lines radiating from the sides of the monitor into the center. They are stronger at the edges and they are slightly warped, like wrapping around the curvature of the monitor (which has a greater surface curve than newer flat panel CRTs). The lines …

[QUOTE=miher]Hello, I received an Area-51 Alienware computer about two weeks ago, and am having trouble with what I assumed to be the monitor.[/QUOTE] ...but you never told us what kind of monitor it was. What you are describing is how a monitor responds to an out-of-range signal. Have you tried …

[QUOTE=astaticlullaby]...one day I go to power it up and the light on the monitor turns green for a second and then it goes into sleep mode (amber color light)... now it turns on, but its doing the same thing with the monitor and keyboard. If anyone could help me out …

[QUOTE=Zogar]...when I try to get to one of the sites to register my port (otherwise it will be shut off, don't ask me why), IE just closes with no error.[/QUOTE] It may well be a [b]Java[/b] error. [b]Microsoft[/b]'s [i]Java Virual Machine[/i] (JVM) is known for causing no end of problems. …

[QUOTE=caperjack]...some program will run for just a few seconds.and this fwvjqcmdte.exe keeps apearing in msconfig / and run in the registry,(in the registry it says config.sys -----fwvjqcmdte.exe)after i remove it and reboot .any ideas ,nothing in a google search . It also won't let me install nortons anti virus ,install …

[QUOTE=motech]I've run into 2 motherboards in the last month that had bad capacitors on them (Bulging, Leaking or both) that was causing wierd power problems, and startup problems. I heard about this one on the web about 6 months ago, yet haven't seen anything personally until just now.[/QUOTE] Here's a …

[QUOTE=Jim Sharpe]I have a media program on five CDs which I find I cannot view. I'm running Windows XP Professional.[/QUOTE] From the rest of your post, it looks like this was a program designed for [b]Windows 3.1[/b] -- what program is it? Are you trying to read a particular type …

[QUOTE=mitchman55]I have a Dell Dimension XPS from like '97 or '98 its got a 6 gig hd right now and an intell pentum 2 with like a 500mhz mother board, also it was made for windows 95 but i have windows 98 on it, now i need to know can …

[QUOTE=AthlonXP2800+]Anyone know what modems work best in SuSE Linux 8.2 Personal? or should i just go with an external?[/QUOTE] You can do the research easily enough. Start with [url]http://www.linmodems.org/[/url] and be aware that the [b]Intel[/b]-based [b]HaM[/b] modems (hardware-assisted modems) work well. You can't go wrong with an external serial-port modem, …

[QUOTE=senterstyle]I have Norton Ghost, and just finished building a computer. When I copy one hard drive to the other, does it also copy my hardware crap? I've already used it once but on the same computer, when upgrading the hard drive. It had the exact look, and the such, except …

[quote="syx"]My power ok (AT PSU) isn't connected to anything, to what do I connect it?[/quote] Don't worry. That's a "feedback" connection -- you have no use for it. [quote="syx"]I want to put a relay on the switch of the AT power supply so the ATX PSU will start it automatically, …

[quote="MseeSquare"]So, my CPU has died. It was a PII 400MHz. The motherboard is a P2BXL rev.D. Can I upgrade the processor? Can I get a PIII? How fast can I go? Am I limited to a PII 450MHz CPU? or limited even further to the PII 400MHz CPU it started …

I'm not entirely anti-[b]Microsoft[/b] (admittedly, I [i]am[/i] primarily a [b]Knoppix/Debian[/b] Linux user), but this German article makes an interesting point. There is at [i]least[/i] a possibility that the [i]MS Blaster[/i] worm may have indirectly caused the [b]Lake Erie Loop[/b] blackout. Using [b]Babelfish[/b] [url]http://Babelfish.altavista.com[/url] and picking through the Germlish got me …

[QUOTE=paco]Does anybody have a piece of code to convert sequence of bitmaps into video(avi) without using directx sdk? I am looking for a pure win32 API solution so I will be able to translate it to the programming language I use (After GRasp)[/QUOTE] You may want to look into The …

[QUOTE]I'm running IE 6 on XP and for some strange reasons, when I'm logged onto Yahoo mail, every once in a while I get a message telling me I need to upgrade my browser to IE 5. It also tells me I need to enable my javascript.[/QUOTE] To me it …

[quote="inscissor"]Cool. I wish I could speak an Asian language.[/quote] I don't think that I could learn Chinese. I'm too disoriented. :D

[quote="twstokes"]I'm currently running Windows 2000 on my master C: drive 30GB, dual booting with Windows ME. Running slave is my new 60GB HD, with ALL of my media files, important files, etc. C:\ has been throwing me warning signs for a while now, and I don't want to risk it …