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Skootz
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07-23-2003

Saturday, July 22, 2006 - 6:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
where is this button???? I am totally wireless with an internal wireless card..

I am off to bed, but will gladly try your suggestions in the am.

Buttercup
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09-10-2000

Saturday, July 22, 2006 - 6:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Buttercup a private message Print Post    
Skootz, look around the sides, front and back of your laptop. My button is a tiny little slider looking thing in the front of my laptop--not on top where the keyboard is. My husband's computer has the button on the side.

Let's hope this is all you need to do!

Max
Moderator

08-12-2000

Saturday, July 22, 2006 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Yahoo IM has been unavailable for me all day. I just upgraded to version 8 (beta), but it didn't make a difference. Strange thing is, from the Yahoo home page, it sees which of my friends are online with no problem.

I'm assuming they're working on something. Some of my groups were inaccessible earlier today, too. As long as it works again on Monday, I'll be okay. :-)

Landi
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07-29-2002

Saturday, July 22, 2006 - 8:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
due to the extreme heat there have been huge power outages in the silicon valley. this has made disturbances for yahoo, myspace and many other services that are in that area. btw, at 7pm it was still 108 degrees after getting to 117 today!

Willsfan
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09-04-2000

Saturday, July 22, 2006 - 8:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Willsfan a private message Print Post    
Does using the Windows Update feature mess up your computer?

I've been told since I bought a Dell I shouldn't allow the Windows program to do automatic updates and of course it has...what to do? I get error messages sometimes for no reason when I first come on the TVCH website.

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 3:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
More awake now...figured why not call up Dell...so I did and I did a system restore to Friday..and woohoo...... I have a connection again.

Thanks for all your help anyways.

p.s. Good Lord Landi - that is insanely hot!

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 5:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
yep, yahoo messenger was out here today in Georgia. wasn't sure why though. weird.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 6:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Lumbele, just saw your post. It's a green mouse pad, and an optical mouse (ball-less ).
I looked at the link you posted and it wasn't really the exact problem. Tried a couple of the suggestions and it actually made it do what the link said the problem was. I am trying the blank piece of white paper as the mouse pad though.
It seems like it is more like this problem.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/266738/en-us
right now the white paper seems to be fixing it...)

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 7:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Well, Annie, dh kept asking yesterday if the lady with the neutered mouse was able to fix it yet.LOL
Glad you found something to relief the problem.

Dlmmo
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11-20-2003

Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 7:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dlmmo a private message Print Post    
I first tried bbviewer and it ran fine on my work computer. I could load two different feeds and control the volume on each. I came home and loaded it - but the volume was not independent, if I lower the volume or muted on one feed it did it on both.

I heard all these wonderful features about bbreloader (easy screencaps and recording, not to mention being able to watch multiple feeds and controling the volume on each). I purchased and downloaded it with the hopes that I would get some support from them since I purchased it. Well I am having the same problem, no independent sound on each feed, and no support. After sending an email I got one response asking me clarify the problem and after sending clarification I got no response. Could it be a setting in my Sound?

I am running Window XP home edition on a Sony Vaio. Any help is appreciated.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 7:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
LOL, Lumbele, I always think of it as nuetered too!

Jmm
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08-16-2002

Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 8:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jmm a private message Print Post    
We had a friend having problems with her optical mouse and when Dra finally went to check out what the problem was he found they had lost the battery cover door and had taped the batteries in. Yep, you guessed it the scotch tape was covering half of the optical "eye". He retaped it more carefully and they haven't had any more problems.

I have found that something a small as a hair across the "eye" will give my optical mouse at work fits.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 9:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I guess I will have to blow my ball-less mouse!

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Ahem, Texannie, this is a family website!!!



Skootz, for future reference, my wireless router is Linksys. You can go to www.linksys.com and navigate your way to their Easy Answers, which is at: http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=u-AUSfdi
And, they do have excellent telephone support. I had to call them to set up my wireless.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 11:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
i was just doing what Jackie suggested

Wendo
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08-07-2000

Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 3:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wendo a private message Print Post    
For optical mouses, it's always best to you use a neutral colored and un-patterned mouse pad. I use a neutral grey mousepad myself.

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Monday, July 24, 2006 - 1:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Is solid green not neutral enough?

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 8:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Twice I have come in from work and found my system supposedly running but the screen is black. I can't get a picture back unless I force it to turn off and restart. It is a laptop, by the way. Is there some command that I can do to get the picture/screen back? Thanks

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 9:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Ok, I have been sitting here for a while and I see that my screen is also doing s little flicker sort of, every so often. just sort of goes a little brighter, slightly darker, then gets stable again.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 7:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
How old is your laptop? I don't want to be negative but it sounds like you may have a loose connection or the screen is starting to go bad.

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
I bought my laptop in 2002. I was shocked when I pulled the receipt and realized it is 4 years old!! I was afraid it might be that the screen is going bad! Is it any big deal to get a new screen, or should I just go for the new laptop? I bought this laptop because my desktop died when BB started. I guess I have a tradition of getting new computers when BB comes on.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 11:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Screens are expensive, so my suggestion (with lower prices and advancing technology) would be to probably just get a new notebook.

However, it may not quit on you right away (if that is the problem). If it does, you could always temporarily plug a monitor into it (if you have one) but that kind of defeats the point of having a laptop in the long run!

Dipo
Member

04-23-2002

Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 2:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
LOL, thanks jimmer, I am going to look at computers tonite after work. It is too bad though, I just took a 19" monitor to the E-waste since I hadn't used it in years, LOL.

Saggkl
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07-17-2002

Tuesday, August 08, 2006 - 11:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saggkl a private message Print Post    
Dimmo, how did you get BBviewer to display two screens? Mine did once and I can't get it to do it anymore. It does one feed and if I try to do another one it just changes feed on the first one.

Zachsmom
Member

07-13-2000

Saturday, August 12, 2006 - 11:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Zachsmom a private message Print Post    
For some reason my monitor is not working on my computer. I am using my sons right now.

This is what happened. Put new memory and an old hard drive that I had in the computer (as a second drive, not main one)

booted up the computer and monitor is not working. I thought perhaps it was my monitor so hooked it up to Zachary's monitor, no go.

spent 25 dollars on a new video car and still no go.

what could it be? computer boots no problem.