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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions: 2004 May - July: All Things Technical: The Help Desk (ARCHIVES): Computer Problems? Ask Here (ARCHIVES): Archive through May 17, 2004 users admin

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Mygetaway
Member

08-23-2000

Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 1:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi Dra! Thanks for the speedy response. I checked the logs and nothing is showing.. How weird is that? I removed all the REAL files I could find, ran AdAware and everything seems fine now.
That was very scary to see that box come up after never seeing one before. I had a horror movie going on in my brain of all the bad things that were going to happen..hehe.

Thanks again!! :-)


Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 7:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hello Mr. Draheid, don't see you too, too much around the rest of the board, so I kinda imagine you stuck in this thread, behind a desk, hitting the bell on your desk, exclaiming, "next!"....ahhh, but I digress sir.

Yes I am here with a very little problem. Nothing earth shattering it's just that...well, you know how you hold down the ALT key, then use the far right numeric keypad to type codes for different things like french accents and things?

Well, when I try to do certain ones that involve the #4 as the last number...*poof* it just skips me back to the last page I was on instead of giving me the accent I want.I see on the #4 it has an arrow pointing back <- so, it's not reading the ALT key or what? (The code I keep trying is ALT 0224)

Hope this is comprehensible. I haven't been drinking...just naturally goofy tonight because <edited Survivor spoiler - NK>

Thanks for any ideas...if you can't help, guess I'll live weezout ze frainch accent. ;)

Rosie
Member

11-12-2003

Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 7:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have not seen Survivor yet but now it won't be necessary.

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh I do apologize Rosie.

I am so sorry, I forgot about the west coast...please forgive me!

Littlec
Member

11-14-2003

Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 10:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I don't know if this is the right thread or not but oh well. Me and Sherrie have tried to PM each other and neither of them have gone thru. We both did yesterday and I did again tonight and nothing. I have checked my spam folder and nothing. Is something wrong with the board?

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 11:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rupertbear: I'm not sure why the #4 key would act as an 'Alt-Left Arrow' combination when you're trying to enter a code. I have an alternative though for entering the à character, try using code 133 (holding the 'alt' but with no leading zero!!) instead of 0224 and see if that doesn't work for you.

Hope this helps.

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 11:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Littlec: We have been experiencing sporadic problems with the Private Message feature on the board and are currently trying to resolve them at this time. I do not have any information as to when it will be resolved. 'Sporadic' problems are always the most difficult to resolve. I will try to post here when we do find a solution, though.



Littlec
Member

11-14-2003

Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 11:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ok Thanks Dra!

Eliz87
Member

07-30-2001

Friday, May 14, 2004 - 8:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have a Hewlett Packard Pavilion monitor that has a built-in microphone. Whenever I try to turn the volume up on my speakers, I am getting a high-pitched squeal. It's like the microphone is suddenly very very sensitive. Even light tapping or wind blowing from the window across the room causes a very loud noise. I have looked under Control Panel, devices, etc. and cannot find how to adjust the microphone. Has anyone ever run into this and how did you fix it?

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Friday, May 14, 2004 - 9:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
à <---- that's french Canadian for 'eh!' hee hee hee ;)

Thanks Draheid...once again, you are like Mr. Fix-it...my chapeau is off to you. :-)

Dahli
Member

11-27-2000

Friday, May 14, 2004 - 10:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
HI there, something happened yesterday while visiting another thread and I got booted out - someone else complained they got a virus while doing the "what idol are you" quiz as well. Anyway since I brought Netscape back up I have lost my upper task bar... no more back refresh etc etc... can anyone tell me how to bring that back? I;m having no luck with the oh so helpful help index!! Thanks

Dahli
Member

11-27-2000

Friday, May 14, 2004 - 10:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
oops NEVER MIND! I found it thanks!

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Friday, May 14, 2004 - 1:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I got an error message
HPFTBX07 caused an internal fault in HPFECPO7DLL and will now close

what's that?

Bob2112
Member

06-12-2002

Friday, May 14, 2004 - 2:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sounds like the device driver for a Hewlett Packard printer. Maybe something failed while you were printing. If you are having trouble printing after this error, a reboot should fix it.

If you do not have an HP printer, then nevermind.


Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Friday, May 14, 2004 - 3:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I do, but it was printing fine. That's why the message confused me.

Bob2112
Member

06-12-2002

Friday, May 14, 2004 - 4:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Then it's probably something that restarted itself when you next printed or was not critical to actually printing. I wouldn't worry about it unless it keeps reoccurring or your printing stops and a reboot does not fix it.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Friday, May 14, 2004 - 4:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks. I just hate error messages! LOL

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Friday, May 14, 2004 - 5:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
keyboard takes 3 sec before acknowleing i'm pressing/request help1111!!!!!!!!!!

quite comical...annoying_______outta me

help

Reader234
Member

08-13-2000

Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 9:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ok, somebody did something, because the keyboard now works appropriately... btw, it was all my fault, just not sure what. or how. or why!! :-)

Rupertbear
Member

09-19-2003

Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 9:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lol, Reader....no, no...the computer faeries fixed it for ya over night, don'tcha know ;)

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 11:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Probably just a stupid question on my part (like I ask intelligent questions other times )...

What is BIOS? I got a message on my 'puter today on Dell's "Support Alert" that I can download the latest BIOS support to keep my machine updated.

So do I just blindly go forth and update it? What could it affect, and do I want to check it out before I update it?

Mygetaway
Member

08-23-2000

Sunday, May 16, 2004 - 8:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I still need help!! Norton said I still had the Halloween virus on my computer. It then had me manually delete it. It said the file was located here: Source: C:\BOOTLOG.TXT

I've ran Norton again, went to the Symantec sight, ran a scan there, have run AdAware and Spybot, all coming up clean. I also ran housecall. I tried to do Trojan Hunter but it said my evaluation period was up. Now I'm getting bombarded with intrusion alerts almost every other minute, saying
Details: Rule Default Block Sokets de Trois v1. Trojan horse matched
Remote address (12.72.230.142,4576)


What do I do now?? This is driving me crazy.

Once again.. I have Win 98se, IE6..
Thanks...

Oh and PS.. DH said he downloaded BPS Spyware remover, does anyone know anything about this one?
I'm scared to do anything now.
Thanks again!!!

Mygetaway
Member

08-23-2000

Monday, May 17, 2004 - 12:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Mini-update.. I put the range of address' from the alert tracker into the restricted zones part of my firewall. For now it seems to be working. The address it gave me, and the info is from an AT&T Worldnet user, which is also my ISP. I tried to post the info, but it crashes the IE when I do.

Tess
Member

04-13-2001

Monday, May 17, 2004 - 3:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I don't have a computer problem but I do have a technical question. Here's the set up. Late Saturday evening, I spied a couple of things I wanted to be sure to include in tonight's update since they were posted after Lori had already done the Saturday update. So I downloaded a couple of photos and copied the urls to link to the remaining photos in two different threads (specifically gardening and ancestor mania).

This evening as I was proof reading, yes, I DO proof read, I decided to make sure my links were still ok. So, I went to the threads in questions and lo and behold, the urls were different today than they were yesterday. Neither thread had archived since I copied the urls as near as I can tell.

Am I nuts or do the urls change every day? If they do change, then how come the links still work the next morning when I do my update? Or do they? ack! Maybe they don't and no one has told me.

This may not seem critical, and it probably isn't, however I should probably know the answer in case I work ahead again like I did this weekend. Could happen. Pigs could fly, too. or not. :-)

Glenn
Member

07-05-2003

Monday, May 17, 2004 - 3:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tess, you are nuts only if it is critical for you.


Oh wait, this isn't the mystery question of the day is it?