Posts by caperjack

For right now I hooked up another computer for him to use. I am going to hook this one up so I can figure it out without him needing to use it. Keep the ideas coming...I'm trying everything. Thanks for all your help. So appreciated!

try the live Linux disk ,if it runs and works then you at least know it not a hardware problem

I use Regvac It is available as a trial version and works great. Been using it for about 7 years now and can rely on it.

Bob

wow 7 yr trial version .lol

I just stored the software. Will my backup recognize the drive by just hooking it up? When I fix my original, will I have any problems?

no. you shouldn't

I used to store software on!!!

No,if you mean you installed the programs on to this drive ,yes if you mean you just used it for storage of the software

if it were mine i would just get hold of windows disk and reinstall windows,
school should have wiped it before selling it anyway.
similar thread here with some suggestion and programs to try .
http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread224432.html

pun intended

with the help of the great google.
http://www.fonerbooks.com/r_cpu.htm

Can anyone please tell me how to turn on Java script,I have lost the ability to veiw photos or videos on my laptop Dell inspiron 630m. When I try to veiw anything it says that I need to download Flash player or I have to turn on Java script.

did you download/install Flash Player

Any clues?

no I'm clueless ,lol , bun intended

hi, this part confuses me {I went into the computer to add users for my younger kids, so I checked a box to allow me to do this and my one son restarted the computer}
did you create users for your kids ,did you enter a password when you did this ,not sure what you did exactly,did you have to enter password when you first bought the computer from school auction

No they are not

no they are not.
thanks for the links to clarify

your talking in circles, but did you try hitting f8 on bootup and going into safe mode admin 'to remove it

Howdy,

I have Verizon Fios. They provided a wireless modem/wireless router that sites in my basement. The wireless connection is pretty week upstairs. I have the modem/wireless router hardwired and bringing a cat5 cable upstairs. Can I add a wireless router to that connection upstairs? That would be a wireless router connected to a modem/wireless router. If not, do I use an Access point?

in my opinion yes ,I use Belkin wireless routers and they can be used as an access point.when you go into the IP setup of the router it will give you the option ,

http://www.google.ca/search?q=using+wirless+router+as+access+point+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

For the life of me I can't figure out how to connect these 2 PC's. I also need to share printers each has with the other.

Please help!

J

Hi, never done it myself ,but google has a lot of info one doing it
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=home+networking+winxp+and+vista+

Where do I find out the information on RAM, ect? I dont know where to find this? Also, how do I know the additional programs listed in the thread will not do damage to my system? Those listed to clean ms config ect....

I dont know, I just like XP...maybe we can make progress..Guys thanks for the help.

first let me say we do not recommend program that will harm your computer.
as for cpu-z install it and go to SPD section along the top.and it will give you the info on the ram,click slot#1 to change from one slot to another to check to see ram in all slots

hi,be more specific as to what the blue screen is saying ,never heard of one say it was deleting a harddrive

did you close the cd when you burnt it ,been awhile since i used 98 ,seem to remember having trouble with 98 not reading disk that weren't closed,but that could have been win95 lol

sounds like a good drive ,and you could have posted the link to where you bought it

Hi all, I have the same problem as robert 1023 had. My pc is custom built it has a amd duron 700mhz processor. I have two hard disks one ( let's call this hd-0) has windows vista with 4 days left to activate and have no product key, so that one's a lame duck. The other drive(let's call this hd-1) I installed windows 98se. this one won't connect to the internet. I downloaded the winstockfix to a disk useing hd-0. when I diconnect the cable from 0 and connect to 1 the CD won't read any files on the CD, it shows up as blank. can anyone please help?

did you install network card drives when installing win98 ,did it ever connect to the net with win98

caperjack, I took out the small battery for 30 min ..is this the BIOS(CMOS) reset?
Thx

ok, yes, sorry i thought you meant you got into cmos and reset. you didn't say you remove the battery in any of your post ,
sounds to me like you have a hardware problem ,did you try removing the ram and hard drive to see what happens when you boot ,
also maybe the screen is dead and things are being displaied just not showing on screen ,if you have a external monitor you could try hooking to it ,maybe something will show on screen

the big chain store would be my only source. Not sure that's a good idea.

if the model is a good one the price is right big box store are ok, I guess

1. I have a Dell XPS 400.
2. The original RAM was 2x512MB equalling 1GB total not sure what company it is made by or what the speed of it is.
3. The new RAM is Corsair Gaming Memory it is desktop memory, and is 1x2GB DDR2 800MHz and is compatible with Dell, HP, and Gateway desktops.

I have my new RAM working, but I wanted to know if I could get it to work at the same time my old RAM is in the computer so I could have 3GB of RAM instead of just 2GB

use the program in Suspishio post and it will tell you who made your old ram and what speed it is that was hi reason for linking the program to help answer your questions ,and solve the reason for the old and the new not working together

ok, got it had to click on the thumbnail then it open in full size and right clicked on it and save as worked thanks

Hi,
I reset CMOS, does not boot.

Maybe is a way to enter BIOS…..but how?
Thx.

cmos and bios are one in the same !

try www.ccleaner.com to clean registry maybe you missed something

they look nice but when i download one its a blurry ,except for tile setting ,like there are only a little bigger than a thumbnail

giving that the win7 install is/should be only a beta copy ,and meant for testing purposes only, there should be no important data on the laptop, so just reinstall win7

to make sure computer doesn't reboot on bsod ,right clcik on mycomputer go properties/advanced /startup and recovery/system settings , and uncheck automatic restart

when inside the computer case make sure to un-plug it from the wall power source [should have mention this before ]
i suggest you remove hard drive and taking it with you when you go to buy one ,only 4 screws + the cables to do so ,usually 2 screws on either side ,you will need to remove other side of the case to get at the other 2 , or just take the tower to comp repair shop and have one installed .
it sounds like it a ATA 160 gig, i think the info is on that big sticker on the front of the tower

Aha.
Hopefully someone will be able to identify the correct one..

Kind regards,
-Smitty.

double click on a few and see what info they give you ,only way to identify them is to open them

actually your quess is as good as mine ,
Anyone else !

I did not know which error was the right one so I just took a picture of them all.
I attached them to this post. Tell me what you think.

Kind regards,
-Smitty.

49th one from the top ,LOL

I kept getting a message that said my virtual memory was low after about 2 hours after I attached the usb.?

virtual memory is setup by windows on the hardrive for the cpu to use when all the ram memory is being used ,virtuall memory is slower than Ram so for best results you really don't want to get into useing virtuall memory ,so increasing the amount of ram is best fix for this error ,
,the error message can be stopped by increasing the size of the virtual memory windows uses ,windows usually set this itself,but the size can be increased manually ,it may also indicate the hardrive is getting full

Ok, with the white plug off the hard drive and the pc started I get a screen with a blinking cursor.

so that means it went past the big E screen and is blinking because it cant find the harddrive ,the wide gray one is data transfer cable ,remove it from the harddrive and the end going to the motherboard ,and plug it back in ,just to make sure its getting a good connection.
plug power back into hard drive and boot again

Now's where it's going to get tricky. I can make them work, but I don't know what makes them work.

I've never opened a computer in my life. But I'm a willing learner. Is there a diagram here somewhere or is it pretty simple? I've seen it done and know it is, I'm just a bit timid.

I did unplug everything from the computer tonight and try to reboot and I also unplugged it from the wall and rebooted.

I knew I shouldn't have bought that usb when I did it. Dumb move. I've already trashed it.

opening is easy should be 2 screws on the right hand side when looking from the back and side cover should just slide off with a bull towards the back ,all are different of course !

did you have any problem with the usb device when you first installed it .
open side case
http://www.helpwithpcs.com/upgrading/remove-case-covers.htm

i already scanned with McAfee and no virus was found, so i suppose the virus is -removed- but my OS is already damaged and need to reinstall to fix it right?

Damaged is not the correct word to be using ,words like Corrupt ,infected are better ,and just because you scanned with McAfee doesn't mean its clean ,as McAfee ranks in the bottom 10 or 20.if you want to spend some time with a pro ,and remove all with a varity of software scans check out the virus section of this forum ,
http://www.daniweb.com/forums/forum64.html

I took everything extra off of it first thing. Just left keyboard and mouse. I've always kept it pretty dust free but I'll do as you suggest, too.

The fans sound as though they are turning really well, and I haven't noticed any difference in noise or pitch.

Could the usb have caused any problems? It's a new acquisition and I (unwisely, I'm sure) didn't spend much on it and it's from overseas. It's only been on a week.

I just have a horrible feeling the hard drive is gone and I don't understand how. It was running so well after the restore.

Thank you for your advice.

ok, open box and unplug hard drive ,see if it goes past the bios screen to another message like missing OS, also remove keyboard and mouse ,they can cause it to lock up,
not sure if usb device caused it ,shouldn't ,
notice you buy cheap ,[ overseas usb, E-machine ]cheap always leads to problems in my opinion ,

Hello, type this into run to open event viewer ,go to system it should show error ,it should give the bsod error numbers ,
type into run eventvwr.msc

uh ok i have a few questions about the virus.

ok

will they have access to my data? password etc.

quick answer is yes ,if that was there intent

will they have access to my computer?

quick answer is yes ,if that is there intent, and you will never know for sure if you got it all cleaned .

I agree with adamsappleone ,save data if you have any worth saving and format and reinstall windows

Hi, first thing i would do is open the box ,and make sure all fans and
heat sync's are clear of dust ! also remove the external harddrive and the new usb hub and try booting

hi
for playing need for speed 7 game i must use direct x 6.

does it error on you when using dx9 or are you just saying that because it says you need it on the nfs disk, uninstall is not an easy thing as you can see and read .
http://www.google.ca/search?q=uninstall+dx9&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

edit- just found this ,
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Secure-cleaning/DirectX-Eradicator.shtml

Yup i can bud......

But it seems logical that i could alter the file that the setting is in that brings up 'CLOSE PROGRAM' and instead have it open Task Manager (c:\My Briefcase\Task Manager) instead..

ok, it wold be in the registry somewhere,not sure where !had a quick look ,but i am using xp, but if you right click the program you could create your own key combo to open the device manager in my briefcase.like alt+ctrl+home

edit - you could look i your registry [not in my xp] in this general are
"Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System " ,looking for close program or something like that,
sorry i cant find any reference to it for win98 on Google or don't have any computer with 98 on it anymore

are u using win98 .
so long ago,
do you get the option to make up a shortcut key if you right click on the file and go to properties

the link is in post #6
and yes you can dowload it on another computer and transfer the exe file to your computer ans run the install

Thank you first of all for the opportunity to ask my question here. I have a Lenovo ideapad laptop with Vista Home and my question is how can I correct what appears to be a problem in downloading audio and video files but especially audio...if they download at all from a site...they play 1/3 thru and then buffer...any programs or ideas that may help???

Anyone may email me also at :<EMAIL SNIPPED>

hi,we need a little more info,where are you downloading from ,do you have dialup or cable /dsl high speed internet connection

i need info

info! is what the above post's hold ,read them

Thanks for the reply, though it still doesn't work. i think the motherboard is junk, i think i should return it to newegg.

Once again thanx caperjack, i appriciate your help.

your welcome

most crackers are trojans good luck

i did change the PSU, memory, processor and HD drive and still its dead,

hi, except for the psu ,none of the things you changed are actually needed to make a computer TURN on,[not completely bootup but turn on ]sounds to me like a dead motherboard

ok, try unplugging all drives and mouse ,keyboard and turn it on see what happens,if same thing remove ram and try ,same thing ,remove it all from the compaq box and set it up on the table and try it outside the box,maybe a short between motherboard and the box