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Conejo
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08-23-2002

Monday, December 05, 2005 - 12:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Conejo a private message Print Post    
Juju, thanks for the help with my security issues!

Wendo
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08-07-2000

Monday, December 05, 2005 - 1:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wendo a private message Print Post    
Cathie, any luck with your memory card and the pictures you were hoping to retrieve?

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 7:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
Using a small freeware program, Restoration, I was able to recover 439 high resolution photos from the flash cards. That is more than I expected, and all are in perfect shape. I probably lost around 100 photos by new photos writing over them, but the majority of the ones I really needed have been recovered---yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cathie
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08-16-2000

Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 7:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cathie a private message Print Post    
Oh, to add some info about the Raid 0 restore problem, they were, of course, unable to recover any data because one of the hard drives was corrupt. They gave me a refund of the $69 and reloaded my original software in a non-Raid configuration. I now have two independent 160 GB hard drives (like my old PC was) and will use one for programs and one for data. I have only had it back since last night, but I have not seen much loss of speed without the Raid configuration. My new mantra, backup, backup, backup...

Bob2112
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06-12-2002

Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 8:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bob2112 a private message Print Post    
Good work, Cathie.

On a home PC, most people will not really notice a difference between RAID 0 versus 2 separate drives. If you are doing 1 task that is heavy in I/O (like video processing), then it will likely not show much difference since it will just bounce between the 2 drives as it accesses the Raided chunks, but the other drive will be idle during this access.

Now, if you are performing 2 heavy I/O processes, you should see a big difference. The processes should get into a lock-step where they are concurrently accessing the opposite disk at the same time. This parallel access is where you will see the greatest speed improvement.

You can manually achieve this by storing some files on one hard drive and some files on the other hard drive. If you are reading a large file and writing it in a different format, then read from one drive and write to the other. This will minimize head movement of the hard drives and speed things up.

TIP: since you now have 2 independent hard drives, store your pictures on both. You can always delete the backup copy if you begin getting tight on space, but in the mean time you are protected against a single disk failure.


Jan
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 9:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jan a private message Print Post    
Once again my el cheapo Lexmark z42 printer is not working. It seems to think it has a paper jam - bu there is no jam. I have had it totally unplugged to see if I could clear it's memory of the problem but no go. The light just flashes to indicate a problem as soon as I plug it in.

Any suggestions or am I right just to junk the darn thing and buy a new printer??

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 10:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I don’t know about your particular “cheapo” model Jan, but some of these printers are so cheap they are practically disposable. I’ve seen some where it was cheaper to buy a new printer than buy replacement ink cartridges! After all, I think they make most of their money on the ink which is why they sell the cheap printers so cheap.

Jan
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 10:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jan a private message Print Post    
yay I know Jimmer. That's my problem - I have lots of the very expensive ink sitting in my drawer waiting to use :-(:-(

I ordered a complete system "built for me" (LOL) a few years ago and I had no idea how cheapo Lexmark was until it was way too late.My old printer was an Epson. I wish I had kept that instead of giving it away when I got the new system.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 11:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
That’s awfully frustrating isn’t it? I know everyone’s experience varies so I tend not to come down hard on a particular brand, but I keep hearing negative stuff about the Lexmark’s. They just don’t seem to be very good. The Epson’s are far better.

If your printer is still under warranty that might be worth a try, but they’ll probably charge you for shipping. Another alternative would be to buy a new printer that uses the same ink but that is just giving them more of your business. So I don’t know what to suggest.

Jan
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 11:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jan a private message Print Post    
Thanks JImmer. I think I will buy a new printer in January when I get back from vacation and give the ink away to whomever wants it!!!!

OH My stepdad has a lexmark and I am going there on vacation. I will bring it with me!! THanks for making me think of that!!

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 6:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Lexmarks are pretty worthless, well, the cheap ones anyway. A Dell 720 that they give as a bonus with a lot of the Dell systems is pretty much the same thing as a cheap Lexmark except you have to use even more expensive Dell ink in it. Try not to get stuck with a "free" Dell 720 printer.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 2:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
AVG Free Edition question.
I keep it updated and run a scan at least once a week, it's never showed my infected.
I was in my daughter's user program and it showed that a new program had been installed so i checked it out and it was AVG Virus Vault showing that I had 3 Sober worms isolated in there.
Does that mean I was infected or that it found them and quarantined them? I checked at AVG site and couldn't make heads or tails out of it.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 3:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
if it's in the virus vault, it found it as it came in and it quarantined them ...

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 7:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
one thing alot of people dont realize, is if the have windows systen restore active ( activated) it will also make a copy of trojans and virus, so you keep getting back the same virus, if you discover you have are had a virus are trojan, you will have to turn off the restore to also keep form making a couple when you run your antivirus protection, and yes this will also do away with any restore points you had, so you will need to clean your computer of the virus/trojan, then rerstart and then turn bakc on the sytem restore and make a restore point, before activing web surfing.. also you only should have one antivirus runing at a time, but i also use a back up for a complete test every week, and also go to online scans for another opeinion, but i wont let the online remove onmly identify if it finds anything. i also highly recondmend a program called winpatrol, it will keep sites form highjacking and will not allow registry changes unless you know and agree to it, becuase most sites you go to now days like to add hidden changes, and some will make itself your new homepage are add spyware you never even know about till its too late.. its trully what you dont know are see that will hurt you on the web.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 2:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
So, it was ok to delete them from the vault, right?
It's odd cause I didn't open the attachments cause I recognized what they were immediately.

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 4:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
again if you have a system restore feature ans it is turned on , it will make a copy of the trojan/virus and you cant get rid of it till you turn off system resdtore and then run your antivirus and make sure all nasties are gone, before restarting and then turning back on the system restore

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 4:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
yes, texannie, it was fine to delete them

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 6:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Thanks LT.
I did all that too Tater.

Suz
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10-13-2005

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 11:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Suz a private message Print Post    
My Norton AntiVirus subcription expired. I just downloaded AVG AntiVirus Free. Question....Is AVG as good as Norton?

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 11:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
well i am aware of alot of people downloading various things, including antivirus programs. if you do so googleling you can see alot more info about this.. but many say norton is first a resource hog, and second lets say about 5 thousand people are downloading and using nortons, with out buying it, and the word id nortons is allowing the home user version ( not corporate , who pay big bucks) to degrade not be as good as it once was..... one warning you should only have one antivirus program active at a time , if you have 2 are more they conflict, so run one active and if you want have another are more for backup... i keep avg free edition as a backup to spot check any items, downloads, etcs.. but i perfer avast as my primary antivirus.. it never has failed me, it also self updates.... also again i highly recomend geting, installing winpatrol free version ( it will prevent-alram to let you know and decide to allow changes are not) it will prevent registry changes and websites and programs from making changes without your consent, now days alot of websites like to change youe homepage of your browser( websites like to veiw your surfing habits, with the hopes of pleasing your tatses and them making more revenue for pop up ads, etc) now days its what you dont know that will harm your computer. i help alot of people and when i remote;y enter their computer they are always suprised on how much crap, websites ahev added to their harddrive, taking over resources and slowing then down are worse causing program corruptions...do so google and see what are the most used popular antivirus programs and which give the overall best security safety... also go to some of the online antivirus scans, take their scans just dont allow them to remove anything they say they found, instead write down the culprit and do some googleling and see what, when and why you have a nastie

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, December 09, 2005 - 3:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Suz, I use AVG Free now because so many people here spoke so highly of it like Dra and Juju. Also my computer tech guy says it's one of the best too.
When all these new viruses just came out, it kept my system safe.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, December 09, 2005 - 4:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Tater, I downloaded winpatrol, but not exactly sure how to use it. Any tips?

Dra..a long time ago you posted a site that had a list of all the good and unnecesary programs that might come up in start up. I used this alot when I was running ME. First, do you still have that addy and how would I check with XP? Also in ME I could do control alt delete and see programs running to check for bad things and with XP not sure what I am looking at when I do that! LOL

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Friday, December 09, 2005 - 5:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
ok winpatrol will alarm you if you have it active in the service tray,( i have mine on all the time) it will make a dog bark, and a pop up will ask do you want to allow a program,registry,web hijack, etc. you can agree are click the no, if the program really needs a change it will try again are if you clicked agree you can still go and de choose it later. also with win patrol you can check and see what start up programs, functions you have ( the less start up the faster your computer will boot, comeon up to speed, and alot of programs arne necesaary at start up, like meadia, instane messages, office suites, etc.( you can turn them on if you want to watch play are message someone.) the less you have running at start up the fastest you will be. also with winpatrol you can see what attachment are on your peffered browser, again the less attachments the better your internet travels will be, why do you want lost of attachments on a web browser which all the do is monitor your web surfing activities, again if you need a media player, messenger,office suite, then go turn them on, when you have all these running 24/7 they take up resources and slow you down, also in winpatrol you also can see what active tasks ( programs are running) and most of the time winpatrol will give you the option to turn off a active task, are even to make sure ot doesnt rerurn active on the next start up... MOST people would be suprised on how many unneseccary programs are running in the background ( these programs chnage, adjust your hidden registry to make them the proirity program and want the most resources ( when you are doing something and your computer hestitates are slows down, ( best bet is 2 are more programs are fighting to be top dog) .. to me winpatrol is my most most important software i have , my first line of deffense( but its not a antivirus program, its more like a anti changing program for alrteady established perimiters)if you still want more info go to their website and read there summaries and forums links.... hey i can and do get most any program ( search and yee shall find) but winpatrol is one of the few i like so much i went and bought the premuim.. but the free winpatrol is all you reall need, ( the pro only does the online searching for info for you, if you lazy like me) but you could still do a yahoo are google are other advance searches to find out what a listed dll, file, abreaveated rogram name is...

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, December 09, 2005 - 5:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
thanks!

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Friday, December 09, 2005 - 5:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
also i daily go to my start /computer,c-drive and programs and scroll down through my folders of programs i have installed, so that if a nasties comes in and my winpatrol are antivirus ( avast is very highly rated as one of the top 5 , for novice ussers/those who want the antivirus to decide how it should function, and not the super techs who are constatly tweak changes program settings, defaults)have always alarms and warn when i have a bad nasties change trying to happen, i stop drop and roll, no wait thats a fire,lol.. i stop look, block and remove and then do a c-drice program listinf to see if say a web page ( trojan. hyjacker has enter and i remove it form the line up ( even though it wasnt allowed to start up it might still be in the line up, so when you have a nasties and you remove it with a antiviros are such program go to your folders and see if it is trully gone.....
for me what works is
winpatrol
avast as my primariry antivurs ( avg and nod32 as back ups) but again only run one antivirus active.
i use outpost firewall as my choice firewall
i use webroot products to chenage intenet hsitory , traces daily ( webroot spy sweeper and window washer)
i use ad aware daily
i use jv16 and system mechanic to also remove old dead registry keys. changes and the to repack ( removeing dead links, removed programs, registry keys) speeds up your boot time and running speed
i use perfect dsick to defrag one a day and so doing i can defrag while working palying online and usually in 5 minutes are less, all this make my computer zip online, usaully i am download my max speed, lsitening to a mp3 are watching a movie and also surfing are even playing online games and surfing and and am not slowed down noticebly, all becuase i work at keeping my computer nasty free and running at optimal speed.... if anyone wants to really know more are how i get programs are dowmnloads i want, in me personally, hey it is outthere to find and get, i ahve no promblem getting what ever i want, including the latest version, just have to learn and know alittle to get it in are for your sector of the world, for me in english, not french are sweden,lol.... to wakke up some here on the specs i see on a 24 hour period, wordwide about 50 million and more download trade things online, movies, programs, music, e-book, and so much more