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Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 6:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Twinkie: I have Quicktime 6.5.2 installed on my computer and was able to listen to what I believe is the audio stream you were trying to access. I would suggest visiting www.quicktime.com and download the latest player from there to see if that will help next time.

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 6:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dra, I already did that and still got the same message.

Sewmommy
Member

07-06-2004

Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 6:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am glad you asked that question Watching2, because I was trying to figure that out myself.

Draheid, I was told that transfering data (mainly pics) from our Windows 98 computer to our XP computer would cause some problems. Any hints. I really like to get all the pics of the dds together on 1 pc.
Thanks

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 6:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dra, any clue to why I couldn't delete all my temp files...here's a copy of my 2nd post since you missed it..there were something like 600 files in there. Tried to do select all/delete got a message on several of them that 'access is denied'. then tried individually deleting them and i would get maybe 50 done and then they would all the sudden copy each other and multiply!!! i gave up with 410 left to go.........



Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 7:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Texannie: Most likely the program that created some of the files in the temp folder either were still active or did not properly release the files. You may need to restart in safe mode, which would disable most programs that might access temp files, and delete them in that mode.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 7:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ok..thanks!

Cndeariso
Member

06-28-2004

Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 2:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
draheid, i am able to watch websites with short videos in their introductions but i checked my zone alarm firewall anyway. nothing there. and, it is the same program i use on my other computer where i see animated gifs just fine.
any other suggestions? even my computer geek husband is stumped.

Cndeariso
Member

06-28-2004

Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 2:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
and the shoot the bunny ad at the top of this websites homepage runs just fine. the eye just won't blink.

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 12:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks, Dra!!! :-)

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 7:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cndeariso: Which, if either of these, works correctly on your browser?

eye-uploadeye-frontpage
1
2


Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 12:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dra, my neighbour's computer mouse has quit working. How do we even install a new mouse without an exisitng working one??

I have a spare Logitec trackball I can loan her but I also have 3 sets of logitec software and I am not sure which one belongs to the trackball. also , I cannot install the software without a working mouse. (I took a guess, plugged in the mouse and tried one of the software CD's but Icould get nowhere with out instructions and or a working mouse - the first question wanted me to select language and I couldn't do it) What am I missing???? Do I have to turn the Computer off and then plug in the mouse and then turn it on and then install the software????

Any help would sure be appreciated :-):-):-)

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 1:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jan: Turn the computer off, plug the mouse/trackball in, start the computer. More current versions of Windows should recognize and use the mouse/trackball without installing additional software. Unless it is a very unusual device, the main purpose for software is perhaps better performance and any special features such as extra buttons, etc.

As for making selections using just a keyboard, the [TAB] key is used to move from one button/selection to the next, Spacebar acts as a mouse-click, [Enter] accepts what you have entered. If you happen to get away from the running installation program, holding [Alt] while tapping the [TAB] will cycle through running programs for you.

If the keyboard has a Windows Logo key, there is where you'll find the 'Start' menu on most newer versions of Windows, arrow keys to move up/down left/right in the Start menu to choose programs to run, [Enter] to make the selection.

Hope this helps.

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 1:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Jan: One other thing to consider. If the old mouse/trackball had special software installed, you should uninstall that before installing new programs. To do that using the keyboard, either tap the Windows Logo key or use [Ctrl] + [Esc] to access the 'Start' menu. Then go to 'Settings - Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs'. Use the [TAB] key to move around on that menu then arrow keys to scroll down the list of installed programs until you find the software you want to uninstall.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Sunday, July 31, 2005 - 6:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I can't run Disk Defrag, not in safe or normal mode. It will open but it just stays at 0% and checking driver for errors.

Cndeariso
Member

06-28-2004

Sunday, July 31, 2005 - 4:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
sorry, neither eye works on this computer. they work on my other computer and my work computer just fine.

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Sunday, July 31, 2005 - 5:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cndeariso: Well, I'm out of ideas for a way to fix the problem you're experiencing. The two images above are different copies, one is direct from the front page, the other I uploaded separately. I had hoped there would be enough differences to give us a clue what the problem is. You may want to consider installing a different browser and/or make sure your current one is up to date.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Sunday, July 31, 2005 - 8:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ooh! That's an idea, Dra. She could download Mozilla Firefox, which is a wonderful browser anyway, and see if she can see them blinking with that.

Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Monday, August 01, 2005 - 2:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dumb questions, but I splashed 3 or four drops of gingerale on my laptop keyboard the other day. My shit key is sticking for a few seconds longer, so every second letter is capitalized too.

Any good way to fix this? Can I pry something in between the keys and pull up to snap the key off, to wipe the affected area?

Any ideas?

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, August 01, 2005 - 2:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Anyone with ideas on my defrag prob??

Here is it again.....I can't run Disk Defrag, not in safe or normal mode. It will open but it just stays at 0% and checking driver for errors.



Cndeariso
Member

06-28-2004

Monday, August 01, 2005 - 5:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i had already thought to switch to firefox and that didn't help.
i am totally up to date with both browsers.


Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Monday, August 01, 2005 - 6:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Annie are you running scan disk ok? What operating system do you have?

Cndeariso
Member

06-28-2004

Monday, August 01, 2005 - 7:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL I am at work now and the first time I logged into this page the eyes were blinking at opposite times. now, they are blinking in tandem. just found it funny.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Monday, August 01, 2005 - 8:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Eeeyores, I don't know what to do about cleaning the laptop keys, but I am sure somebody will be along any time now to give you some advice.

I just wanted to sympathize with your shit key sticking. I hate it when my shit key sticks. It is just, ... well ... the shits. :-) Some people don't give a shit abut stuff like that, but I sure do.

Bob2112
Member

06-12-2002

Monday, August 01, 2005 - 8:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
 <...thinks it is worse when the shit key stinks...>

Karuuna
Member

08-31-2000

Monday, August 01, 2005 - 9:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ignoring all the shitty posts...


Eeyores, having made more than my share of spills, I use those compressed air cleaners regularly, available at Office supply stores.

Most Mac keyboards are made so that you can lift off the plastic key covers, but if you have spillage they may be sticking, so you have to be careful not to break 'em by prying them up. You can use a small screwdriver to pull them up and again use the compressed air (nothing liquid!) to clean underneath. Or you can use cotton swabs dipped in isopropyl alcohol to remove sticky stuff.

Of course, you want to disconnect the keyboard before cleaning!