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Kimmo
Member
05-02-2003
| Monday, November 29, 2004 - 4:30 pm
I have a different question... At work we have a relatively old HP Scanjet scanner (#6250Cxi). It's not even listed on HP's discontinued or current scanner items pages. Does that matter when I am looking for OCR- enhancement software for it? No one wants to use this for graphics, just to scan their old notes/ procedures/etc so they don't have to retype anything. The free software that came with the scanner did not have good OCR. Do you know what the "best" would be for this old scanner or where I could start looking? Thanks!
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Monday, November 29, 2004 - 4:55 pm
Kimmo: You can find lots of information about the scanner you have at the HP Scanjet 6250Cxi support page including how to use, obtaining updated drivers and software, etc. It may be important to have the latest drivers and software to work with new OCR programs. Hope this helps.
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Kimmo
Member
05-02-2003
| Tuesday, November 30, 2004 - 4:20 pm
Thanks, Draheid. I do have the software, drivers, etc listed on that page. I know OmniPage is supposed to be the best, so I emailed them to see if their latest version would be compatible with this scanner. Thanks again!
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Chandler
Member
06-08-2002
| Saturday, December 04, 2004 - 9:37 pm
I am trying to play a news video and suddenly I have no sound. I've checked to see that everything is securely plugged in; I checked to see that nothing is muted. I am able to play a musical CD and can hear the sound just fine. I have run Spybot and deleted a couple problems it found. I also have deleted all temporary files, including offline. I have rebooted my computer twice. Still no sound...any ideas? Thank you in advance!
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Sunday, December 05, 2004 - 1:23 pm
i'm sure this has been asked before, but, i can't stop pop ups. is there a free service out there, or a free virus scanner?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 3:40 pm
Why can't I ever post pics here?????!!!! GRRRRR I get cd's when I get my prints but they are always too big to post. How do I scrunch them?????
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 3:46 pm
Tex: I don't know if there's another way to do it without a paint-type program, but I use Photoshop, just open the picture and click Edit, Resize, image size. 200-300 pixels wide is pretty good for this board.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 3:49 pm
My sis sent me some documents in WordPerfect. When I try to open them, I get "The file (lists file name), as specified in the execution parameters, cannot be opened." I then click OK, and it goes ahead and loads WordPerfect, but blank (not the document I was trying to open). I'm assuming I have that program, since it loaded. I know some sort of word processing thing came with the computer, though I never use it since I have Office 2000. WordPerfect is probably what also came with sis's computer. So, is there some sort of "execution parameter" I can change to open the document? Or can I make it get opened some other way? Or do I have to bother sis and have her resend the info in the text of her e-mail?
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 3:52 pm
Texannie, I always use IrvanView. Its free, and simple enough for even me to use! You can crop and resize pics with it.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 3:59 pm
Karen, thanks...once you gave the dimensions, I realized I had a program that can scrunch! Thanks, Who..that's what I have. Now, go 'oh ah' over how cute my kids are! LOL
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Cathie
Member
08-16-2000
| Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 9:12 pm
Whoami, I used to use WordPerfect and there should be a way she can open the files and "save as" a Rich Text Format (*.rtf) file. You will be able to open and edit the rtf files in Word and then save them as Word (*.doc) files if you want.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, December 07, 2004 - 9:17 pm
Cool! Thanks Cathie!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 9:20 am
This does not exactly qualify as a problem, but I just received my new computer an entire month early! I'm so excited! Now, my question is this: What kinds of things should I be thinking about as far as making the switch? I am truly clueless!
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 10:27 am
This does not exactly qualify as an answer, but what do you mean by making the switch?
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 10:58 am
Now see, Bob, I'm so computer challenged that I don't even understand your question... Let me think here...setting up the new computer (have been reading directions and they seem very clear), getting my server to work on new computer, having all my files and e-mail readily available, what else? Sorry to be so incompetent!
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 11:16 am
OK, I'll ask a bunch of questions and you can add in any other detail. What operating system is your current computer? What operating system is your new computer? Is the new computer plugged in yet? Which computer are you currently posting from? Are you reusing any parts from the old computer (like the monitor) or will they both be functional at the same time? How do you connect to the internet? If you have a broadband connection, will you want both computers to access the internet? What email client do you currently use? Does the old computer have an ethernet port? Do you own a hub or router that would allow the 2 computers to connect using the ethernet port? Answer as much of the above as you can and then people will be able to give you different options for transferring your files.
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 11:50 am
Does the old computer have a CD burner?
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 11:52 am
Okay, thanks for all those thought-provoking questions...I'm especially intrigued by the last two...now I'll just wait until the family techie shows up to answer them. What operating system is your current computer? Windows 98 What operating system is your new computer? Windows XP Media Is the new computer plugged in yet? no Which computer are you currently posting from? the old one Are you reusing any parts from the old computer (like the monitor) or will they both be functional at the same time? I think everything will be new and both will not be functional at the same time...???? How do you connect to the internet? currently dial-up with SBC Yahoo; however, when the new computer is up and going, we will be switching to DSL. If you have a broadband connection, will you want both computers to access the internet? old computer is going away thank goodness! What email client do you currently use? Prodigy Does the old computer have an ethernet port? huh? Do you own a hub or router that would allow the 2 computers to connect using the ethernet port? Huh? Thanks for your help, but I think I need to get an education before I can do much on this end. Edited to add: No, no cd burner either in the new system or the old.
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 1:42 pm
Picture it like an office with filing cabinets, Vee. You need to get all the files from your old filing cabinet over to your new filing cabinet and you need to get all your old addresses from your old address book to your new address book etc. The only way to do it, is to copy them or carry them from one file cabinet to the other. A CD burner would allow you to copy all the files and addresses etc that you want to keep from your old computer. You could then insert the CD into your new computer and copy them into the new harddrive. Hooking the two computers together via a hub or router would allow you to transfer ( ie carry ) the files from one computer to the other without the additional step of copying them on a CD. Does that make sense? Just buying new file cabinets and a new address book doesn't get the job done..but I know when I bought my new computer, I thought it would!! I didn't realize what was involved to move the info. Also, don't forget that copying the files to the NEW computer does NOT delete them from the old computer. If you have sensitive stuff on your old PC and are giving it away, you may want to ask the techies here how to delete them to ensure they can't be accessed. Unfortunately, I can't give you any instructions or advise as I am not techie... sorry 
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 2:15 pm
I think we should expand on Jan's analogy, just to illustrate some other options. Best option would be that both computers have ethernet ports. Then, like Jan stated, you could hook up the 2 computers via a hub or router (or even directly with the right cable) and it would be like moving entire drawers from your old file cabinet to the new one. Next best would burning the data to multiple CD's. In this case, you can't carry the whole drawer or it won't fit in the new file cabinet, so you move as many folders as you can carry and make several trips. It takes a little longer, but is still very fast. After these options, things get much slower. You can use a floppy disk, if you don't have a CD burner (which you don't). This would be like the CD example, only now you could only move a few pieces of paper in each trip. Another option would be to email files to yourself from the old computer and then read that email from the new computer. The obvious analogy here would be mailing the files via the post office, except without the cost of postage. On dial-up, this could be a slow process (like postal mail) both uploading and downloading, but would not be as tedious as 100's of floppy disks. Or another analogy would be that you move a bunch of the files from the old file cabinet into your car, drive around the block a few times and then bring them back and put them in the new file cabinet. Jan makes a good point about the old data on the old hard dive. In our analogy, this could be a scenario where you fax all your papers to the location of the new file cabinet and store the faxed output. You would have to shred the originals, if you didn't want the data lying around. If you are donating the computer to someone, the easiest thing is to remove the hard drive. A new hard drive is cheap and they should start with a clean OS install anyway. I remove the screws and open my old hard drives. Besides allowing me to destroy the platters, there are some really strong (and brittle) magnets in there that are fun to play with until they either pinch your skin or shatter. This would be like shredding the files and then using the confetti for a party. That's all I got for now. Not sure if this will help you, but there might be something in there you can use. My advice would be to accidentally find an ethernet card in your old computer and avoid all the other mess.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 2:49 pm
Well thank you both! I feel as if I have a little bit of a clue now. Basically, I feel as if I am about to get stuck in filing and never get out. The computer is being given to my niece since she seems best able to cope with its peculiarities. Not sure that I'm too concerned about the content of any files and a whole bunch of them are hers anyway. I will be sure to have her read this information, too. Love the e-mailing idea! And the confetti idea is the best one yet! One last question: Is there a quick way to delete entire files without too much trouble...I know a bomb comes to mind, but less drastic as well?
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 3:25 pm
Are we in the file cabinet or the old computer? When you say "entire files", do you mean what I would call a folder? You should be able to bring up Windows Explorer in Windows 98 and right click on the folders and select delete. If you hold down the shift key, it will delete it right away and not place it in the recycle bin. If you are talking about the analogous old file cabinet files, then the bomb would be a good choice. 
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 3:33 pm
Okay, I'm going to give that a try. Thanks, Bob. Oops! Sorry about my terminology...
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 3:48 pm
Your terminology is fine, I just wanted to make sure I translated it to mine correctly. I have a strange parallel going on right now as I am trading posts with Oracle support about a database problem/bug that I have encountered. I get 2 rounds of messages back and forth with them, and then there is usually an update here. I hope we are being of more help to you than they are to me. Ack!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 4:51 pm
Sorry to read that you are having troubles...one more quick question: when I first get the new computer ready to go online, do I need the protection of Norton and all the other programs I am running in order not to get nailed by a worm or infected by a virus?
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