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This is a very smart way of ensuring your data is erased, but buying a sledge hammer and smashing the drive / device is faster and looks prettier than pushing a button! =) But in all seriousness, this can be a very effective way for large companies to ensure no …

Why does Xp refuse to die?... Why does this post refuse to die? Simple. Xp was, is and always will be one of the most stable and reliable OS's MS has ever made. Long live XP! javanoob101

Hello, I have setup a simple IIS web server to host my files so I can get them at college. The server is up and I set it to accept any ip "all unasigned" on port 55566. my problem is this: I can get to the web server fine on …

usually, it's got a sticker on the ram chip itself, otherwise your BIOS may list the speed it's currently working at javanoob101

Depends on what you need it to do man! If you want to virtualize computers, I recommend at least and i5 or equivalant (make sure it has virtualizton options in the bios!) and at least 6 GB of ram. Hard drive should be atleast 500 GB. and this computer should …

Hello everyone, I am using a timer to control the speed of the monsters in my game, however I can't change the delay of the timer because i'm using Timer animation = new Timer (speed, this); to make a timer... How can I change the speed (speed is an int …

First of all, that's a feaking good look'n video card (I only have an OEM Nvidia GT420!) but judging buy some pictures i saw on newegg, you may have to plug in external power cable from the power supply... However if you have done this already, and it fails to …

Sounds like the memory or cpu was being hogged by something, or the video card was in a very low power state. My video card self downclocks all the was down to power saving state 12 (P12) it will then runn it's GPU clock at 51 MHz and th ememory …

I use something called "Kon boot" I have used it on Windows XP Professional and it works great! This option however logs the user on by using a blank password but I'd think you'd be able to change the password once your in. Or, you could always hit "F8" before …

I just finished installing RAID-0 on my computer about amonth ago, and I love it! I get double the data read/write speeds now. Your drive have diferent RPM's, this is not really a problem, but the faster drive will only work as fast as the slower one, that's just what …

I don't know what is going on, but you already marked you thread as "solved" without anyone replying! People will see this and most likly ignore this thread because it's solved. javanoob101

I use Driver Genius, but it's not free.... I recommend atleast checking it out javanoob101

Hello everyone, I'd just like to know why you joined Daniweb and how it has helped you with your IT problems and such? I joined because my classmate suggested it to get help with my Java codeing. (As my username suggests!) What about you? Javanoob101

Hello everyone! Another serial mouse question! (I did not want to revive my 1 year old dead thread for this) I'd **love** to use my 1988 Logitech ClearCase serial mouse with... well with any Windows OS other than Windows 3.1 (It seems to work fine). This mouse is actually a …

Hello, I suck at programming, so I'd like some help on createing a .vbs script to disable right mouse clicking on the entirely Is this even possible? Google searching yeilded me nothing usefull... javanoob101

if you have more ram modules, I'd think that the OS can spread out it's memory functions over all the ram modules rather than overloading the 2 or 1 modules instead. atleast that seems to make sense right? if you only have 1 chip, it's going to be overloaded with …

i would put the 1 GB RAM modules in the firt slot (slot 0) then put the other 2GB module in the other slot just to be safe. other than that, i've never had a probplem with different sized RAM. javanoob101

Hello all, Just wondering if anyone knows of a good company that offers a good data plan for internet acsess. I'd need at least 10gb a month. Unfortunatly Sprint does not exsit in canada anymore =( Anyone know a company that won't charge me an arm and a leg? Thanks, …

hello everyone, just wondering: would buying a second identical hard drive and setting up raid 0 on my computer be worth it? Will raid 0 give me a preformance boost? Or should i upgrade my drive from my stock WD10EARS (Western Digital Green) to a Western Digital Black? Specs: Gateway …

Sorry about this post, This is the oldest Windows catagory I found. Anyway , I have installed Windows 3.1 on an old 1.6 GB hard drive I found and it runs fine! But I want to know how to get a sound card to work with Windows 3.1. Here are …

Sorry man but that's your battery calling it quits on you for sure... javanoob101

Hello everyone! I have a Dell Latitude Cpi. I know it is old but it run some cool old games i have. unfortunatly, the battery only lasts 1 hour if im lucky. I'm just wondering if there is anyway I can extend the battery life? Windows Me reports that it …

Hello This problem is occuring on my Dell Latitude Cp[I]i[/I] A400XT. I just reinstalled Windows ME to try to resolve the problem however the system monitor reports that the cpu is 36-79% in use all the time (even after 10min of being idle). I asked for help in another thread …

Hello! Just a question, I have a Bell turbo hub but my computer is at the other end of my house so I hardly get 2 bars when I connect to the turbo hub. I can't move the hub because my family's computer has no wireless card. I don't want …

If you are going to install SP3 on your XP, ensure you have ATLEAST 2 Gb of RAM. Other wise, see if you can find SP2 for your copy of XP. And which verion are you running? Pro or home edition? javanoob101

Hello everyone! It has been quite sometime since I was on Daniweb, and a lot has changed. Anyway, I have decided to "fix" my old Java school ISU and make it better. (I am not in school so don't worry, I'm not cheating.) Here is my problem: I want a …

Why, neoblizer are you posting something about "Happy Baby" here in this forum? What is the point of that?!? Why in different languages are you posting "Happy Baby" too? Are your keyboards even working right? Did you people try to see if the keys are functioning?(No rudeness intended AT ALL!)

USB's don't actually work with Windows 98. Who is the USB manufactuer? if it is a Sandisk Cruzer with the model no.SDCZ36-008G (That is my USB model no) then their are no drivers for it for Windows 98. (I've tried looking) javanoob101

Hello, I have an Conextant D850 56K v.9x DFVc modem and I am browsing the internet at a blazing...26.4Kbps! I have heard of the distance to the switch board, phone cord quality and modem initialization string all affect how fast I may connect at. Is there something I can do …

Have you tried running sfc in Windows? What I mean is type in cmd from the start menu, right click click on run as administrator than type in sfc/scannow Maybe that will work. javanoob101 Ooops! Didn't read it right! Reboot then repaetedly press f8 to get to the advanced option …

Hello! I have a Logitech ClearCase serial mouse (from 1988) that I want to use with windows XP. I have had no luck with this mouse so far. I will test the wires to see if they are broken. (I doubt it though) Any solutions are welcome!! Thanks, javanoob101

I think it takes a long time to hibernate because you have 3 HDD's When you hibernate, Windows puts all info that is in the memory on your HDD. Maybe you have too many programs running (background programs too!) or maybe Windows is wasting time putting the info to all …

Go to the contol panel, then click on 'Administrator... something"(Sorry I forgot! I'm at school so it's not like I cand check the name...)Anyway, then click on 'Event Viewer" then click on the 'Application' log and find any errors. do the same with the 'System' log and lets us know …

Try this: add the following line to the [VCache] section of your win.ini file: MaxFileCache = 524288 I got this from the link above.

Sounds complicated link, Why do you need to do this anyway? Why don't you just make a new application instead? javanoob101

You could go into the control panel then click on admistrator tools then click on preformance then once it loads click on disk managment (I think I forget and I'm at school with my limited account so I can't check) then right click on your drive(s) and type in a …

Hello! My HDD has multiple 'First allocation unit is in valid' (all windows prefech files *.pf) errors when using chkdsk. the file system is FAT32 it is a fairly new 20GB HDD? This same problem happened to my first drive after a power outage... (It was a NTFS then I …

Just pull the plug! No... Don't do that... You may damage the hardware inside. This sounds like a bad hardware problem. check your BIOS for shutdown options to see if they are messed up, also make sure your power button is not 'stuck' too. Yes please tell us your computer …

I think your monitor is gone... Or maybe your video card is bad now. I think that this is a hardware problem. javanoob101

This is a question (arrowood52) that should have its own thread so don't post a new question in someon else's thread make a new one. However I'll give you some help.try defragmenting the disk and using the disk clean up utility in Windows. If that does not work download Glary …

Don't you get an allowance or something sirlink99?

Trend ChipAway Virus is a BIOS Anti-Virus program that detects any writing or modifing of the hard drive's boot sector. Some viruses write to the boot sector to try and make the system boot from the infected sector infecting the computer. Trend ChipAway virus tries to prevent this. Is that …

At this point, I think you can save yourself from a major headache and just buy a new graphics card... Go with AGP--even though AGP is (I think) old and PCI video cards are newer, I fing that AGP cards are better. javanoob101

Hello Everyone! I have a Windows ME disk (I think it is the upgrade disk) at home. How would I install it? Do I need Windows 98 SE or can I do a boot install like XP? Thanks! javanoob101

Personally, ESET NOD32 is terrible! I have had the conficker virus on my usb and it found the virus but it couldn't delete the infected autorun file or the fake .dll file!!! That is why I use AVG Free Edition (That is my preference.) That is my Two Cents for …

Blah blah blah. What happened to Super Mario World eh? Go buy some Metriod games too! (Sorry I don't have an X-Box 360 or a PS3 so I love the old games...) javanoob101

That is great that you solved your own problem! (Better mark this thread as 'solved'!) javanoob101

Try using chkdsk /f (If you are using Windows XP. Use scandisk if you are using anything older that Windows XP) That will find any errors on the disk which may cause the pc to freeze. javanoob101

don't you have to import: import javax.swing.*; Class with JButtons and JLabels import java.awt.event.*; Class that handels user clicks These handle clicks and makes button/JLabel

Is this a built in sound card into the motherboard? If so, maybe you could buy a cheap PCI sound card like I have. (I forget the model sorry) but it's by Creative Labs. javanoob101