I know canadian toonie (2$) was first made in 1996. Was there a coin somewhere in the world similar to it that appeared before? The euro was after 1996 I think (1999 maybe???).
Australia's $2 coin was introduced in 1988. Our $1 coin had been introduced in 1984, and the rest of our coinage had been consistent since 1966, with the exception of a slight change in shape of the 50c coin. Our 1c and 2c coins were withdrawn from circulation in the period 1990-92.
Do you mean big in size or big in denomination? Our $2 coins are one of the physically nearly the smallest we have, being smaller than our $1 coin ;) In fact, our 50c coin is the largest in size that we have.
LOL. Here in Australia we no longer have $2 banknotes. We've replaced them with $2 coins, and it works well.
This story made me think of the news report I saw last night, where a Chinese tourist to the US had his undies blown up, despite the fact that his suitcase had been x-rayed and found safe :D
All that did for me was displayed some of the page code for pages I'd visited. Not a single thing that I'd entered from the keyboard was displayed, no matter how many times I tried.
MicroATX is simply a motherboard which is smaller than standard ATX, and designed to physically fit in a smaller case. It is still the same standard as ATX and does not use power in any different way. Running a MicroATX motherboard from an ATX power supply unit is perfectly fine!
Agreed. The motherboard connector is the same, but unless you install the motherboard in an ATX case (which it will fit into without any problems) then you may not have the necessary space for a standard ATX power unit.
I have a Compaq here which only requires the key to be pressed. I mainly use a Microsoft Office keyboard, for which I first have to press the Flock key, then use the Shift key in combinations with the Printscreen key.
Coding in web pages you view can make changes to your browser, and that can effect the behaviour next time the browser is used.
The best solution is to discontinue using Internet Explorer in favour of a browser such as Firefox, Mozilla or Opera, but even then the preference and settings should be used to ensure that Web Pages are not permitted to make such changes.
The whole problem is the shoddiness in the way some web pages are coded, and the vulnerability of IE to such things.
Does sound work normally for other functions than the files you are trying to play? If so, you will most likely just need codecs installed which the audio/video files require. you may have had them installed previously, and the system restore has removed reference to them from your system.
This is a matter which would be specific to the player you are using, and to the particular audio/video files involved, and it's also a matter which should really be raised and followed in a topic of it's own and in the appropriate forum section for it.
If my description there is accurate, that forum section would be either the section for your Windows version, or the windows Software section
Oh hell. Sorry again. You're posting quite a few comments in succession, and I've missed that last one about your files now working. I thought we were still trying to resolve that problem!
If your sound was working, and then stopped working correctly after the System Restore, then you need to reinstall the Audio drivers again. It'd be best to first remove (Uninstall) the devices from 'Device Manager', and also remove any related audio driver entry in Add/Remove programs that you might see there.
After you used DataLifeguard to install and partition the drive as additional storage, you should be able to use it as per normal from within Windows. If this is not happening syuccessfully, try again. Run DataLifeguard again and repaeat the install/partition/format of the drive. Ensure that you have no USB devices connected to the PC while you're doing it.
If that fails, copy the DOS version of DataLifeguard to a bootable floppy, boot your system from the floppy and set up the drive using the DOS version.
Oh hell! thanks for jumping in Coconut Monkey. I was getting confused nyself here.
Was the full drive capacity recognised by the Compaq system WITHOUT Data Lifeguard being used? If so, don't use it.
If not, you should use the Windows version of Data Lifeguard to install the drive from within Windows and partition it. Format the resultant partitions, and then use Windows itself to move the files.
If that's not happening successfully, then you've gone wrong somewhere and should go back and start agiai, as suggested. The drive is useless if Windows can't move files onto it, after all.
to download and install the ieView extension. After it is installed, you only need to right-click on a link and choose "Open Link Target in IE" and an Internet Explorer window will open with the required page loaded. In my view, that's an essentail extra for Mozilla and Firefox!
There's no need to set IE as the default browser again, and in fact it'd be rather silly to do so!
If, for some reason, a person insists on doing so then on the program tab in Internet Options, ensure that "Check to see if Internet Explorer is my default browser" is ticked, and the next time IE loads a prompt will enable you to make the change.
Have I got this right? You have one drive in your system. You've just added another, and installed it as Slave for data storage. You now want to move files onto it.
Why not just use cut/paste from within Windows to do this?
Hi GrimJack. That technician is pulling your leg. To change from BIOS version 1008 to BIOS version 1009 you need only download the BIOS update file from the motherboard manufacturer website, and use the recommended software tool to 'Flash' the BIOS.
BIOS flashing is conducted by overwriting the information on the BIOS chip with new code ;)
BIOS changes are easy. This article has instructions for accessing BIOS setup on just about any system. Most, however, simply require you to press <Delete> when you power up.
Different BIOSes have things in different places. Have a look through the menus and you'll find the entries for your IDE channels. The correct ones will offer a choice between 'Enabled' and 'Disabled'. Remember to save and Exit when you've made any necessary changes, and don't change any values you don't need to. Look, by all means, but ensure the settings are as before when you finish.
What I said was that I consider the second email was incorrect. That was my opinion. It is possible that I'm incorrect. :D
I don't think I am though. To set the drive as Slave, change the jumper setting on the frive to the 'Slave' position. There should be a diagram on the drive's label, and you'll find the jumpers between the power cable socket and the data cable socket. Attach the drive to the middle connector on the drive data cable. The main drive should have its jumper set to 'master' and be attached to the end connector on the data cable.
In BIOS setup, both IDE channels should be enabled.
If you get that IDE hard drive, simply install it internally. If the full 120Gb is not recognised by BIOS, you can use the utility software available from Western Digital's website to install it, and thus use the full drive capacity.
Edit: I'm buggered if I understand why I didn't suggest that to start with. Sorry about that. I must be far too busy lately :sad:
If your system only provides USB 1.0 or USB 1.1, you would need to add a USB 2.0 controller card to the system. Prices for those start from around $AU25.
It won't effect your broadband, by the way. Broadband currently isn't quick enough to be effected.
The other drives are not being recognised because they will be formatted as NTFS partitions, rather than as FAT32 partitions which Windows Me uses. The Windows 9x versions do not have the capability to use NTFS partitions.
To enable them to be used without formatting, you will need to install a 3rd party software utility which adds that capability to your version of Windows. There are free utilities available which allow Windows Me to READ an NTFS partition, but to get full read/write capability you will have to pay for the software, I'm afraid.
I think local retailers are an expensive way to purchase components, but I can't advise you where to purchase. Any drive caddy which allows for USB 2.0 and/or Firewire would be suitable. Choose what your system has available to use.
Let us know what part of the world you live in, and I'm sure someone will advise about good online stores to check. I suspect my own favourite Australian ones might not be too appealing to you ;)
You do that by fitting it into a USB external drive caddy. It's quite a simple task, and they're not excessively expensive. (About the cost of a drive itself, or a little less.
That's a disgusting response from Compaq. Even if there is a BIOS limitation at around the 60Gb mark, it doesn't work by 'adding up' the total capacity of all the drives in your system! A BIOS limitation is the maximum size for any one drive. Compaq's (HPs) advice is an utter nonsense!
Write down the CD key code, and underneath write down codes using any and all combinations of codes which would eventuate from a mistaken character. These could include
That's a problem. Was it connected to the internet via router/dsl modem when Windows was installed? If so it might have picked up a worm during the installation process.
If not, you might have a hardware problem and power supply unit or RAM would be the most likely culprits.
* Use arrow keys to move to 'Safe Mode' option * Press <Enter> to select it * 'Windows is Starting.....' screen * To begin, click your user name..' screen * Choose 'Administrator' and log on with full access to the system.
You shouldn't get the 'Logo' screen at all, if you're referring to the same logo screen I am ;)
I'm sure the menu you refer to is prior to the loading of the user interface, and requires you to make your selection from the keyboard?
Try entering your choice, and leave the mouse alone. Your 'selection' would've been ignored because you didn't actually make one, and the system continued trying to boot as normal.
You mean that the screen went black again when you tried, or that you couldn't access the menu which allows you to get there?
If it's the latter, then you haven't got the timing of the keypress correct. Press <F8> periodically and repeatedly from near the end of the POST screens onward, to get the timing right. Some systems are a bit 'touchy' about the timing of it.
If the Windows Logo screen displays, you've already gone past the point where you access the boot menu options available from the <F8> menu.
You've obviously changed display and/or monitor settings to ones which are unsupported by your hardware.
Reboot into 'Safe Mode' (press <F8> before the Windows Logo appears and choose 'Safe Mode' from the list of alternatives) and change your settings to ones which will work.
It means that the system found a different hardware configuration to that which BIOS settings tell it should be there. You've made changes. Should be fine when you're done hooking things up and getting them to work, I'd imagine.
Course you're talking about cable connection! There's a power cable (skinny, leading to a 4 pin plug) and a data cable (wide, flat). I asked you which one you unplugged. :D
