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Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 11:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
Well, I've backed up onto CDs everything worth keeping.

The computer says there's no modem despite all sorts of tricks, and only has options for dial-ups. It's OLD. Pre-cable. It also says my ISP number is wrong and my gateway number is invalid.

I know this could probably be eventually fixed by having Comcast out here but I think instead I'm searching for (and finding) justification to ax this thing.


Thanks Weiner and Juju , for your ideas. Will let you know where this goes...

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 11:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Lol just let it go Br.

Babyruth
Member

07-19-2001

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 11:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
Whee! Thanks Mocha-
Will start looking at next Sunday's ads for a new desktop to replace this one, so Ms Sweetpea is happy, then will look for a cool new laptop pour moi.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 7:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
That is really the best option, BR, knowing when to say goodbye.

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Friday, January 06, 2006 - 7:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
"but the cat came back the very next day..."

In a nutshell, Michael, you're my hero. Imagine my surprise to find this damn thing up and working today after I slowed down and re-read your info last night and followed ALL your advice.

Thank you, too, Juju and Mocha!

This ol' thing is up and running, and will serve me just fine while I take my time and shop around for a good deal on a new basic cheap CPU. (Don't need a monitor or printer, etc) There are still things missing and some problems that I'm tired of dealing with.

I'm STILL going to buy myself a laptop, tho!

Babyruth
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07-19-2001

Friday, January 06, 2006 - 8:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
Thanks a million to whomever posted the resources link at the top of this thread.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Friday, January 06, 2006 - 10:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
That would be Draheid, Babyruth.

Glad you are operational again.

Babyruth
Member

07-19-2001

Friday, January 06, 2006 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
Thanks Juju

Holly
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06-19-2005

Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 3:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Help! I posted the following in the other thread, but Dra has not seen it yet. Anyone here who might know what I need to do:

Draheid, Calling Draheid!! My cookies seem to have gotten all messed up (a couple of days ago I let my virus program do an update and since then it's been hellish). Every time I try to get onto eBay or PayPal, I get a "security alert" message and security certificate acceptance, which just won't work when I answer yes to the certificate. Also, on this site (TVCH), my user name, password, and preferences have to be updated every visit. I've spent all day trying to find where I fix this, to no avail. Can you help? I can't even find which IE I have but I'm sure it's 5 or 6.

Draheid
Board Administrator

09-09-2001

Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 3:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Draheid a private message Print Post    
Holly, it sounds like you are/were using 'Auto-Complete' in Internet Explorer. To clear out old settings, you will probably have to delete all saved information since IE doesn't allow individual maintenance on saved information. To do this, in Internet Explorer, click on 'Tools - Internet Options' then click on the 'Content' tab. There you will find a button labeled 'Autocomplete'. Clicking on that button, you have the choice to clear passwords or forms. I recommend you clear both. You can also check on the 'General' tab to delete cookies. Be aware, each of these buttons will completely erase all information associated with them so any sites that are working now will have to be re-entered once you have cleared them.

To determine the version of Internet Explorer you are using, click 'Help - About Internet Explorer' to see the information.

Holly
Member

06-19-2005

Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 4:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Thank you, Dra! I'm off to try it right now and will let you know. :-)

Holly
Member

06-19-2005

Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 5:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Well, I did all that and am still getting the "Security Alert" notice on eBay. When I say yes, it just keeps repeating the window and won't let me in.

ETA: Any idea what could have caused this to happen in the first place, Dra? My whole day has been messed up because of it.

Draheid
Board Administrator

09-09-2001

Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 5:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Draheid a private message Print Post    
Holly, it would seem your security settings have been changed. Possibly they were set to higher than normal levels. Click 'Tools - Internet Options' then click on the "Security" tab. If the 'Default Levels' button is enabled, click on that and slide the bar to Medium (it should do that automatically when you click the Default Levels) then click 'Apply' and 'Ok' then try again. If that doesn't resolve the problem, try going to that tab again and click on the 'Trusted' and 'Restricted' icons then click on the "sites" button to see if ebay is listed there. If it is listed on the 'Restricted', you should delete it. Otherwise, you could simply click 'Default Levels' on each of those and try again.

Next, check on the tab "Content" for 'Certificates' and first click 'Clear SSL State' to clear the Certificates Cache, then try again. If that still doesn't work, you may need to check what certificates are on your computer and delete any associated with Ebay to see if that helps.

Let me know what you get.

Holly
Member

06-19-2005

Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 5:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Dra, the 'Default Levels' button is not enabled. The custom button is and it's set on Med. What should I do now?

Holly
Member

06-19-2005

Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 5:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Since last posting, I shut down and rebooted. Still the same problem. I even had to sign in again on TVCH as my password etc. had gone again. Big Sigh!!!

Holly
Member

06-19-2005

Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 7:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Draheid One last question for you...how do I get this site to "hold" my user ID and password (as it always has up until now) so I don't have to retype it every time I come on? Apparently, there was a problem with my clock setting. It didn't change to 2006 thus causing all those probs detailed above. I went in and cleared out all cookies etc. before discovering the root of the problem! Now, all I want to do is get my login and pw to stick here. Do I check the box next to password that asks: Don't remember this check? Or leave it blank. (That one's confusing at this point.)
Thanks for all your help Dra.

Jmm
Moderator

08-16-2002

Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 8:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jmm a private message Print Post    
Holly, I'm channeling Dra here: You need to go into your profile and enable cookies. That should take care of it.

Eeyoreslament
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07-20-2003

Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 9:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
LOL Jmm!!!!

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 10:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Aaaaiiieeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!



Holly
Member

06-19-2005

Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 5:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Jmm I did that on Sunday, to no avail. After the all-day Sunday fiasco, I backed away and have stayed off the 'puter until today. Everything else that was messed up on Sunday seems to be fine now(I think it was an eBay new security certificate that caused the problems) BUT I just cannot get the TVCH site to hold my user name and password, or my preferences. I have enabled the cookie to "remember password" etc. so any ideas on what I need to do now? Much appreciate your help.

Jan
Moderator

08-01-2000

Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 7:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jan a private message Print Post    
Hi guys. I purchased a new computer yesterday. It's an HP Media Center PC with a DVD ROM and writer. I am technically, relatively inept and when I touch things, things tend to go wrong!! so I thought I might ask you brilliant nice people for some advice

First Question:

I am now going to attempt to switch my ISP cable connection from the old computer to this one. I've called my ISP and they say it is just a matter of letting them know when it is done so they can reset the modem.

Is that correct? Does anyone know of any problems that may occur that I should beware of?

Second Question

I want to direct copy my files and programs from the old PC to the new one. I understand from THIS SITE that I can do this relatively easily using the XP file wizard and a "null modem serial cable". Again are there some pitfalls I should be aware of?? (I have no experience with XP as my old computer is Windows 98)

Third Question

I use Netscape for my browser and email. Am I right in thinking that the XP fileshare will transfer my IE but NOT my Netscape ( I have no experience with this . I am just assuming that Bill Gates hates Netscape and won't be making this transfer easy for me :-):-)) Is there anyway I can direct transfer my existing bookmarks, addressbooks and all my saved emails etc etc or do I have to start all over again??

I would greatly appreciate any help anyone can offer on this subject.

Thanks and have a great day today.

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 10:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
For the last few days, I have been unable to move mail in my yahoo mail box from one folder to another. Sporadically, I can also not delete or 'reply to' mail, although those glitches are usually just for a short period of time. As far as I know, sending (by using 'compose') and receiving mail are working fine.
Is anyone else having this problem?

Jan
Moderator

08-01-2000

Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 11:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jan a private message Print Post    
I have answered question 1 myself. I switched over to my new computer and , yes, it really was that easy to change my ISP!!

But I have downloaded netscape 8 to the new computer and I notice that I can't find any email service (other than webbased)

does netscape no longer provide non webbased email service ?? Am I missing something? Is it only Netrscape 8 that doesn't offer it. Maybe I should install netscape 7?????

Draheid
Board Administrator

09-09-2001

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 5:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Draheid a private message Print Post    
Jan: FWIW, I'm still very happy with Netscape 7.1 here. I found 8 to be a little cumbersome in some things, and lacking in others.

Click Here to download the 'Base' version (12,199KB)
Click Here to download the 'Full' version (29,985KB)

The full has a lot of additional add-on programs and includes the composer (for webpage design) too.

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 6:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Just FYI, in case someone does have the same problem being unable to do certain things within their Yahoo mail, as I did. Yahoo told me to disable my Adblock. Sure enough, it worked.