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Lslb
Member

05-27-2002

Wednesday, May 05, 2004 - 9:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Draheid - I am wanting to leave it plugged in all the time, just have the battery to make the alarm go off in the morning in case the electricity goes off during the night.

It has wires connected to a little snap on thing that corresponds to the end of the 9-volt battery. You just line it up and snap it on. Then tuck it back into the compartment.

I'll try your suggestions, too, Rupertbear.

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Wednesday, May 05, 2004 - 9:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lslb, DH thinks you may have damaged the wire connection when changing batteries. He recommends to unplug the radio from hydro, connect the battery and hold battery in one hand With other hand wiggle the 2 wires in and out slowly. Reconnect clock to hydro.If the clock radio holds the time, you have a loose connection, if it doesn't you've got bigger problems. See expert with sauldering gun. Or depending on age of clock, visit Wallie's World. Good luck!

Lslb
Member

05-27-2002

Wednesday, May 05, 2004 - 10:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks, Lumbele & DH! I'll give that a try.

Lslb
Member

05-27-2002

Wednesday, May 05, 2004 - 5:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Clock radio problem is solved. Thanks, all, for your suggestions. Embarrassed to say that it was working properly all along, I just didn't know what it was actually supposed to do.

In case anyone else ever has the same problem... I thought that if the electricity went off, the battery would kick in and I could still see the time and the alarm would work, reverting back to electricity when it came back on. Well, it doesn't show you the time, but the alarm does still go off when it's supposed to. The snooze function doesn't work on the battery but it does sound and you can turn it off. Then when the electricity comes back on, the time and all is still set accurately - you don't have to reset anything. I thought the battery wasn't working since you couldn't tell the time with the electricity off.
So, I'm set up now. Thanks again! :-)

Legalboxer
Member

11-17-2003

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 5:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
help
i
am
at
work
&
my
spacear
is
OT
WORKIG
&
TWO
letters
ARE
ot
Workig
either

IDEAS?

i
already
tried
restart



Racsan
Member

04-09-2004

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 6:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm not sure about the letters not working, but I've had the problem with my space bar, and also my mouse, not working. I was told to hit my Alt key 10 or so times. It usually worked.

Not saying this will work but it's easy and worth the try just in case it does work.

Ladytex
Member

09-27-2001

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 6:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Can you perhaps pop those keys out and clean underneath them?

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 6:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Legalboxer: A couple of ideas for you. First, for the 'spacebar' problem, when you NEED a space, try holding the ALT key and typing 032 on the number pad then release the ALT key. Second, for the missing letters, you could try the same thing, for the letter N use the code 078 or 111 for n, 066 for B or 098 for b, again holding the ALT key while typing on the number pad. Other keys are in the range of 065 for A through 090 for Z and 097 for a through 122 for z.

Have you tried using a small flat-head screwdriver or possible a letter opener to gently pry the key from the keyboard and see if there is some dirt or debri causing it to not work?

Hope this helps until you can get your keyboard fixed.



Legalboxer
Member

11-17-2003

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 6:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ty
i
will
try
that


Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 6:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
@#$@#$$^#@#$ this freezing up is getting worse!!!! help!

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 6:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Texannie: Is there still no pattern to when it may freeze up on you? Any particular sequence of actions you do that you can be reasonably sure it will cause it to lock up? Any specific websites you visit that almost always cause problems? Have you tried turning off your java, if that is an option?

Please let me know.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 7:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It was when at web sites that lots of "stuff" on them, but now it's even happened here.
How would I turn off the java?

Beachcomber
Member

08-26-2003

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 7:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tex, I had the same problem a year ago and it turned out my mother board on my computer was going bad. Had it replaced and the internal battery replaced and have been surfing happy since. Mine would lock up in word and excel files and not just internet. Good luck, I know how frustrating it is!

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 7:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am afraid that I need to reformat, and I hate that! LOL

Legalboxer
Member

11-17-2003

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 8:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
thaNks for all the help guys - IT came in as I was cleaning the keyboard and replaced it, so things are good now. :-)


Puppylov3
Member

01-26-2004

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 8:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
yay replaced keyboard!

Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 9:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I had an email from my Dad today saying that his Norton had detected and isolated two w32 netsky viruses. Since an email from me was one of the ones he received at the time, he asked me to check my computer for a virus.

I ran my Norton 2004 professional for a fullscan. It did not detect a virus but it did detect, what it called, an "at risk" file called ipin32.dll part of adware Ipinsight. Norton said it was a medium risk so I told Norton to delete it. Norton came back with a status of "Delete failed". I could find no way to get it to delete the file so I ran both Ad-aware 6 and Spybot search and destroy. Both programs found no suspect files.

So my question is what is ipin32.dll part of adware Ipinsight and how do I get rid of it?



Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 9:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Only a guess Jan but maybe you have to do what Jed suggested to me and turnoff system restore first before you can get rid of it.

Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 9:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Rupert but what is system restore and is it hard to turn off??

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 10:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Here's what Jed said, Jan:


Ok Just in case... here's how ya turn off system restore point.

Click your start button on the bottom left of the screen.. Then control panel, Then click system Now click system restore

See the settings tab? Click it and change all drives to use zero space But, first ya gotta write down how much is being used right now> that way you can go back and change it when your done. and on main tab click stop using system restore.
Restart computer and run AVG again. :o)

Jed.


Bob2112
Member

06-12-2002

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 10:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jan: You would only need to disable and enable the system restore if the infected or questionable file is found in the system restore directory (not sure what it is called, but the name is very obvious). If the file is in another location, you can probably delete it by booting into safe mode.

If you google on Ipinsight you will find many links for removing it, but it sounds like you have most of it removed and just have this lingering dll.

Regarding your dads email virus that has your return address. Most likely it did not come from your computer, but from another person who has both you and your father's email address in their address book. Many email viruses use the local address book for both the To: and From: addresses so the email looks more creditable.


Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 10:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What's a 'dill', as I call it, Bob?

Bob2112
Member

06-12-2002

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 10:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
A 'dill' is a Dynamically Linked Library. A DLL usually contains code that can be shared by several applications, instead of each application having its own copy. Many applications (like internet browsers) may look to see if certain DLLs exist and then provide additional or different functionality based on which DLLs are found. Many of the browser hijacks are accomplished using DLLs.

Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 11:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Rupert and Bob :-). So Bob, can I just use "find" to find the .dll and delete it that way?

ETA: I just used "find" and that dll cannot be found on my computer????

Bob2112
Member

06-12-2002

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 12:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Then maybe it is gone. If Norton, Ad-aware and Spybot are no longer finding it, I wouldn't worry about it.

Can you check a log in Norton to see the full path to where the file was located?