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Emeraldfire
Member
03-05-2003
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 12:35 pm
Thank you Draheid! You're the best!! I will try this as soon as I get home.
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Sbw
Member
08-09-2000
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 12:55 pm
Emerald, that one and I became fast friends. Sometimes Adaware and Spybot won't catch them. Try that Trend Micro website listed above. I think that is the one that got rid of it for me. (I think that is the one Draheid mentioned above.)
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Emeraldfire
Member
03-05-2003
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 12:57 pm
Sbw, thanks! If they don't work I will definitely try that site.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 1:44 pm
I have a dumb question. From time to time, Zone Alarm will ask me if I want some program or other access to the internet. And I answer accordingly if I recognize it or not. Other times, it asks me if I want a program to act as a server. I've always told it no, figuring if something doesn't work right later, I'll change my answer. But sometimes its Windows Explorer, or Internet Explorer that asks me that question. Why, or why not would I want any program to act as a server? Isn't a server were people keep all their websites and stuff?
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 1:56 pm
Whoami: The only non-standard program I allow to have 'server' rights is mIRC because it acts as an 'ident'ity server when I connect to chat. (Note: *I* do this for specific reasons, but it is not necessary to have in order to use mIRC.) All other programs that request Server access are not necessary and may become a security risk if allowed to act as a server. As you guessed, a server is supposed to 'serve' information, usually on request, to another computer or service. Unless you happen to have a home network with file & printer sharing (in which case you would grant server access only to the 'Trusted Zone' anyway), your computer should not need to act as a server in most cases. Like mIRC, there are rare exceptions to this rule. IMO, you could check 'Remember' to save your decision and avoid having to respond again. Anytime you check remember, you can always open ZoneAlarm's control panel and change the settings manually if you need to. Hope this helps.
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 2:33 pm
Not a stupid question at all , Whoami. I have always wondered that myself and, because of Dra's answer, just changed my settings! Thanks for asking (and thanks to Dra for the answer) 
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 2:54 pm
Me too, Jan! Dra's the best! His answers are so clear & easy to understand. I have learned so much from just reading this thread. We are very lucky to have him!
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 4:36 pm
Yes it does help! Thanks Dra! And thanks Jan and Retired for learning from my questions! 
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Luvmom
Member
10-17-2000
| Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 2:39 pm
Hi Dra, My aunt wants to know if a software program is needed to run a webcam,and if so ,which is the best.She has XP pro.It will not accept her pceye. It worked on 98 and she updated the camera driver.It is Cmos usb webcam. Thanks in Advance
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 2:51 pm
Hello, Mr. Busy (with a sense of play I see, in some threads too, yay!) Um, I was just wondering if it's possible to install an older version of MSN IM. I don't care for their latest one & wish I had the old 5.0 version back. Does one have to go with the latest version of things or could I look & download the old? Thanks P.s I transposed this from another thread, where I had mistakenly put it ;)
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 3:35 pm
Rupertbear: There are usually good reasons for upgrading software, they may not always apply to everyone though. If you already have your computer well protected with Firewall & AntiVirus software, using an older version of these programs shouldn't pose too great of risk to you. Upgrades are also usually because of enhancements to the software and/or service they connect with. You might want to look closely at what the differences are. If you are still interested in 5.0, here are some links I found on the Microsoft site. Clicking on one of these should give you the download directly - the general instructions are to save the file to your computer then run the program to install the software. Windows Messenger 5.0 for Windows 2000/XP MSN Messenger 5.0 for Windows 95 MSN Messenger 5.0 for Windows 2000/NT Hope this helps.
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 3:41 pm
Luvmom: The program(s) necessary to run a webcam are different depending on the exact use of the camera. Most USB cameras will plug-n-play on Windows/XP for use in applications such as instant message programs with video option, video capture programs, etc. If the application is to have the camera running over the internet, then you would need a program that automatically captures and sends the images to a server. I'm not specifically familiar with any of these but I would think the hosting service for where the content would be provided would be able to provide or suggest where to get the appropriate software. One thing I have seen with Windows/XP is that the drivers included are usually more stable and reliable for using add-on devices such as cameras. I've also seen times where installing other software can actually disable the device due to conflicts with the built-in drivers. If you would like to provide the exact brand & model of the camera, and what the specific application she is wanting to do is, I would be happy to explore this further. Hope this helps.
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Luvmom
Member
10-17-2000
| Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 4:56 pm
Ok, Model number is : vc050 Name : cmos-a Serial num: askey-00002000 She uses the webcam to take headshots to make avatars for chat room wear. Also for video chat.
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 6:50 pm
Luvmom: Windows/XP should attempt to recognize and install the appropriate drivers for any USB device. If the manfacturer's drivers have already been installed, you may have to uninstall them to allow Windows to try to detect and setup the device. If XP doesn't automatically recognize the camera, you may want to try the driver provided on the manufacturer's website. Click Here for the Windows/2000 driver which Askey claims is also compatible with Windows/XP. This may be the same driver your aunt already has, but I wasn't able to find any specific details on this from their website. Hope this helps.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 7:28 pm
Draheid....I came back earlier to mention XP but you'd already searched the downloads for me. Man,you have a fast track straight to Heaven, with your kind heart.
Here's a comfy place for you to park in the evenings And thank you once again for your unfailing help.
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Kellirippa
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 9:44 pm
If anybody here can help me I'd be so grateful. I often play games on my computer on sites like Popcap, and Uproar. Lately on many of the games, instead of loading I get a small symbol in the upper left hand corner that is a small square with a set of small colored shapes inside (circle, square, triangle). I've reset my security level to medium, I've enabled all the java applet thingies, I've downloaded and installed a new Java Virtual Machine... I've contacted support on the sites and get the same automated responses each time... Can anybody tell me what that symbol means?
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 9:52 pm
Kellirippa: Try deleting your cache/temporary files. In Internet Explorer, click 'Tools - Internet Options' then click 'Delete Files'. Check the box for 'offline content' and click 'Ok' twice to exit. Finally, close your browser and restart it. That should clean out any partial files and allow you to get a fresh, hopefully working, copy of the game files again. Hope this helps.
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Kellirippa
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 10:38 pm
Thank you for responding to me Draheid. I followed your instructions but to no avail. But I certainly do appreciate your help! Thank you.
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Monday, July 05, 2004 - 11:33 pm
Kellirippa: I just checked out Popcap and could not find anything unusual there. Have you changed anything on your computer lately? Do you have an Anti-Virus program running? What about a firewall? Have you checked for SpyWare or AdWare lately?? What version of Windows are you using and also the version of Internet Explorer? Let me know and I'll try to help.
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Danielsbabe
Member
08-07-2003
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 5:11 am
When booting Windows 2000 the display becomes inverted. The condition is present in all programs in use on the PC. Even my mouse is running upside down! Anyone ever encountered this and know a quick fix?
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Starshine40
Member
07-30-2002
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 5:41 am
Stand on your head? Just kidding. I'm sure Draheid will have the answer for you.
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Danielsbabe
Member
08-07-2003
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 6:42 am
One of the guys here just fixed it. Not sure how yet, but I'll let you all know in case it happens to you...
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Luvmom
Member
10-17-2000
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 7:27 am
My aunt said to thank you draheid.Your advice hekped her greatly.
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 7:46 am
DRa, I was watching Canada AM yesterday and they had a tech guy on. He was talking about virus/worms and the danger of the Internet Explorer monopoly on browsers (ie 99% of all users use IE and therefore most worms are written to attack it). His advice was to use another browser (which, I am glad to say, you and I already do  ). He said his top three recommendations for different browsers were: 1) Mozilla 2) Netscape 3) Opera Aren't Mozilla and Netscape the same? The way he described/showed them, it looked like what he called mozilla is the new Netscape 7 that we have (ie he talked about the tabs and the popup stopper) and Netscape is the older version. Am I correct?? He DID NOT say that they both were Netscape. He talked about them as though they were separate things? PS his fav and the one he recommended the most is Opera (although, to get a good version , he said, you must pay $39 USD).
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 7:52 am
Jan, they are different things. Some of the Netscape browsers used a mozilla engine. I use Mozilla and I love it.
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