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| | Greetings & stuff.... I have a g4 running normally running OSX (10.4.10). It has OS 9 (I think 9.4.0) There are applications that only run in OS 9 so I directed the computer to reboot in 9. It did. I accomplished my needed tasks and then used the install disk … |
| | My girlfriend bought me a MacBook Pro from her friend. The MacBook is running Mac OS X 10.4.8. I want to clean out the harddrive and start from scratch. I bought the MAC OS X disk, but when I attempt to install the disk the desktop says the disk will … |
| | yoO whattup everyone. so my partner has a PC, and hes got this program called swf catcher ( [url]http://www.sothink.com/product/flashdecompiler/[/url] ) which allows him to grab/steal/decompile .swfs off of the web. Does anyone know of a program like this that exists on a Mac OS x platform? if so, please hook … |
| | Hello and thank you in advance for your help... I just purchased an external 120 Gig drive (USB 2 & FireWire). Ideally I am looking for instructions on how to set up the drive as a boot drive for BOTH my Mac and XP machine. Is this possible? If it … |
| | Hi all. I'm new to this service. Happy to be here. Hope you can help me. I was cleaning up my win2k box. Disabled un-needed services. Used disk cleaner to get rid of old files. Ran Pareto Spyware and RegCure. I think that the last thing I did was defrag. …  |
 | hi, i made a program it works fine on my computer but if I try to run it on other computer it has an error "Run Time Error 429 Active-x Can't Create Object", OS is XP, already installed the runtime files, and someone advice me to install the latest IE … |
| | OK, before I start, I am a complete tech idiot. I mean, I can do basic stuff, but nothing fancy. I'm working on installing Linux to my 2 GB 2nd gen iPod nano, but with no luck. IT all goes well until I get this error message from installer "An … |
| | My son was recently introduced to runescape. This event coincided with my husband switching the mac to wireless keyboard and mouse. Now Runescape locks up everytime we try to load it. We have tried Safari, Explorer, and Netscape. Netscape has given us the best luck, but it locks up. We …  |
| | The CFMX7 start application says coldfusion is running, but this error is returned by the flash player, testing an application from FLEX. [quote] [RPC Fault faultString="HTTP request error" faultCode="Server.Error.Request" faultDetail="Error: [IOErrorEvent type="ioError" bubbles=false cancelable=false eventPhase=2 text="Error #2032: Stream Error. URL: http://localhost:8500/test/books.xml"]. URL: http://localhost:8500/test/books.xml"] at mx.rpc::AbstractInvoker/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::faultHandler() at mx.rpc::Responder/fault() at mx.rpc::AsyncRequest/fault() at … |
| | Hi, I am experimenting with an AutoIT script to periodically save images from 2 Webcams. When running the script, I get a windows pop-Up asking me to select the "Video Source". Is there any way to eliminate this pop-up? Background: (1) I am using 2 webcams from 2 different manufacturers. … |
| | Hello this is my first message. I'm not a computer expert and I hope I'm addressing the right forum... I wanted to ask your support on a question regarding the language displayed in powerbook G4 (OS X Tiger) I wanted to buy a powerbook from a swedish friend. he bought … |
| | In the past few weeks I've essentially bricked my laptop. XP won't boot any more and in an attempt to sort it i've stuffed the hard drive. I won't go into detail mainly cos i can't be bothered. Anyways, I'm away to go reformat the hard drive but I can't … |
| | I am dealing with a Gateway 6518GZ with a 1.7 GHz Pentium M Processor, 512 Mb of PC2700, Intel Extreme Graphics, running Windows XP, primarily. The problem: 15.4" WXGA laptop LCD with an optimal resolution of 1280 x 800 has a black bar on the right side, and on the … |
 | Below are the thoughts from a computer professional who has spent the last 10 years supporting Mac, Windows, and Linux computers in a variety of network applications. By no means will this general tips section be exhaustive -- that is what a good book is all about. I am also … |
| | Hey there, I have a problem. My OS X makes the mac error noise about once every two minutes. I can't figure out why. It's driving me mad. I need to stop it. If anyone has any ideas I'd really appreciate it. thanks bc |
 | Ok, so I use Windows Live Mail Beta, don't know why, but they "invited" me ages ago, and it looks quite attractive, so I keep it. Sometimes, I get these yellow errors: "Windows Live Mail was unable to complete this request", today though, they're not going away. Also I get … |
| | Important: I just bought a MacBook and Lexmark e250d laser printer. The printer is def. Mac compatible, but I can't get it installed, cos I'm a noob. I can't find a decent guide for this, so I was hoping this place might have a life saver or two... Mucho gracias … |
| | My G5 running OS X 10.3.9 will not start up. I have tries starting from the superdrive to check and repair the hard dvive but about 80% of the time the HD does not show up. I did the hardware test and disk varification when the HD did register but … |
 | I have VMware and I was wondering if I can virtualize mac os x (or any other mac version) on linux? Has anyone used VMware to virtualize macs? I dont really want to use it, it just needs to look good ;-) NOTE: i mean the intel based macs |
| | Hey everyone, isn't Mac OS X great? The only problem is that a lot of open-source software is only for Linux. Well, there will never be an end-all solution, but there's many ways of making it better. Here are the solutions I recommend: - Dual-booting Mac OS X and Linux … |
| | I have a static IP address via DSL that runs through a SpeedStream DSL modem and into my brand-new NetGear WNR854T RangeMax Next Gigabit Edition. I'm having connection problems that only exist when I'm behind the NetGear WNR854T. Most of my connections seem to work perfectly; For example, Internet browsing … |
| | I am trying to run a Cherrypy tutorial from this site: [url]http://www.serpia.org/cherrypy[/url] It is giving me this error when I try to run the start.py: [code] bob-smiths-powerbook-g4-15:~/Desktop/CherryPyTutorial/cgi-bin bobsmith$ python start.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "start.py", line 21, in ? cherrypy.server.start() File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cherrypy/_cpserver.py", line 92, in start raise ValueError("No … |
| | Howdy, At work, a beautiful 12x12? Wacom Intuos (Intuos not Intuos3!) graphics tablet was unearthed from the pit of unused equipment. I asked my boss if it still worked, he said the tablet still worked, but no computer had an ADB port for it anymore. He said he already contacted … |
| | Well, after something like 2 months, I'm finally able to pull my iBook off the shelf and have at it again. I click the power button, and am ready to go, but for some reason, it hits that loading screen (right after the grey one, but before the login one), … |
| | I'm running mac OS X 10.4.9... with a Spanish-iso keyboard On most applications I can happily type the left brace character "{" without problems. On Word2004 and Dreamweaver 8 the standard keyboard combination for the left brace doesn't work and I'm forced to copy and paste the character from another …  |
| | Hi I know this sounds really stupid, but I cannot figure out how to run the wxPython demo program. I'm using OS X and I downloaded the latest demo/docs package. When I double click on the "wxPytho demo.app", there is a splash screen with the wxPython logo, but then there … |
 | hello there, Recently I purchased Mac OS X and was wondering how i would be able to make a backup copy with windows as windows does not recognise the 2 dvd's thankyou  |
| | HI! Please help! I have tried this on HP support forum, but no reply. Also search across Google gave no solution. I have this problem: HP 2500n Color LaserJet prints OK over Appletalk from Mac OS X. But from Linux Debian, over IPP, it prints only two first pages, and … |
| | Dear friends I m student learning biology and m new to this MAC OS X . I wish to have office on my mac , i got the trial version which has experied by now, may i request for any other software. Also i wish to make may pro (Intel … |
| | Hi everyone, I'm new to this Forum, just signed up! Nice to meet you all. I was wondering if I could ask you all for your opinion. My old PC (laptop) is due to be replaced and [B]I'm thinking about switching from PC to Mac and buying the new iMac[/B] … |
| | My old iMac DV died, and I replaced it with a 20-inch Intel iMac. Wonderful machine, but it doesn't have a modem. I need to send faxes, so I dusted off my Zoom K56 Flex fax modem. This device has a 25-pin RS-232 serial connector, so I bought a USB-to-Serial … |
| | With the massive amounts of text editors out there, you'd think it would be easy to find a decent freeware code editor for Mac OS X. Well, not exactly. The numbers are deceiving because:[LIST] [*]Most "good" editors for Mac OS X were really written for Linux or Windows, and they … |
| | Has anyone had any experience with Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection software for Mac, or logging into a remote Windows server via a Mac through the internet? The company I work for requires me to be able to log into their server from home by typing in a URL in Internet … |
| | Hello, I recently came up with a tricky problem. I have a set of DMG files stored on a Windows XP server (the DMG files are originally coming from a Mac OS X 10.4 system). When I try to transfer the files to an external usb Hard disk the process … |
| | Ok, I got my hands on a Mac G3 and it has 9.2.2 (clean install) on it. I have the OS 10.4 install CDs (four of them) and want to upgrade. Is there anyway of mounting the .dmg files inside OS 9.2.2 and installing rather than from boot? (similar to … |
| | okay my problem started awhile ago but I thought nothing was wrong so I ignored it but it spread. One day I tried to go on real player but it said my computer is running mac OS X 10.4.8. This version of RealPLayer requires Mac OS X 10.2 with safari … |
| | I have a dual processor Power Mac G4. I can't mount my internal hard drive. When I try to start up from the original OS X cd the drive is not listed. I can view it through Disk Utility and when I hit "Verify Disk" it reads that the hard … |
| | Is it possible to sync my Palm T|X using bluetooth instead of always having to use the cable?? I can get the Palm to recognize the computer and the computer to recognize the Palm and they are now paired, but whenever I hit the hotsync button (attempting to use BT) … |
| | i need a program , that receives an input file with words and a puzzle and gives an output file, with the words and their coordenates in the puzzle. input has the number of words (3 in this case), the words to be found, and the text where the words … |
| | Hello, I am new to this. Hope I won't break any etiquette unknowingly. I DID my homework, I believe ... I'd like to get C/C++ code which allows me to get the path of the active application, ideally in the format of char. I wrote a program for which I … |
| | Hey, My computer is about 5 months old and and I have had the problem of games freezes, unexpected reboots, distorted graphics on startup (forcing me to re-boot using the rest buttton), I get messages when exiting internet explorer sometimes "Unable to terminate process" something like that. Pc probe temps; …  |
 | I want to do a bar with images and that each, when mouse-overed, they will grow, just like in mac os x. Very fluid. If that can't be done, then It would also work that these images grew on mouse over, but from 20% to 100% of size. No fluid … |
| | I have just swapped out my mobo for a foxconn NF4K8AC with Athlon64 3000+ cpu and geforce 6600GT 128MB PCI-E graphics card. The graphics card, cpu and mainboard fans spin up as do the CD/DVD drives and harddrive but the system simply emits a series of single prolonged beeps :cry: … |
 | Talk about features you would like to see in OS X that it already doesn't have. |
 | With the very high end Mac Pros comparable in price to PCs with the same specs, why does anyone (and by anyone I mean people in the market for a new, high end machine) bother buying a new PC anymore? Similar price, same exact specs, and you could either get …  |
 | I built a new machine back in November: AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ENERMAX EG651P-VE FM(24P) ATX 550W Power Supply Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard … |
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| | Hi People, I rencently purchased a 320Gb external harddrive, however it uses USB 2.0 which my powerbook don't have and is extremely slow using USB 1.0 An easy option I though was to get a Belkin USB 2.0 Notebook card, which, according to the instructions works on Mac OSX 10.2 … |
| | Hello, Me and a friend need to transfer a 6 gigabyte file. We both run OS X 10.4, we need to know the best way. MeleFire thanks in advanced |
| | I am quite new to Perl, and have not had much luck finding a cause for some seemingly-strange behavior of a Perl script I am playing around with. I am running Perl 5.8.6 on OS X 10.4.8. I have done some perusing, but I'm not quite sure how to describe …  |
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