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Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 6:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
I have Symantec but it didn't stop it.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 7:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Same here, Kookliebird. I was running up to date Avira Anti-Vir and I got the similar one. My understanding from reading up on it later was that the makers somehow had it set to continually change its name to random characters, so that it stayed one step ahead of the anti-virus and malware programs. Anybody reading here and needing to know how to look it up if they get a similar one and Kookliebird's instructions don't work, Google avsoft virus.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Saturday, November 06, 2010 - 3:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
HELP! Don't need help from here though. T-Mobile is putting cell towers on top of this 5 story condo building. They had to do some digging. They did contact JULIE (utilities) to find out where they could dig. Oh, well. AT&T land phone lines got cut! No phone (I do have iPhone), no DSL internet connection, no TiVo updating. This will go on for 24 hours or more.

Posted from my 3G iPad. TG for that.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, November 06, 2010 - 4:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
There is a reason I don't put all my eggs in one basket. I have a different vendor for my cell/broadband, my landline, and my cable/internet. So if one goes down, I've got others.

Jimmer
Moderator

08-30-2000

Saturday, November 06, 2010 - 5:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
What a mess. Thank goodness for 3G.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Saturday, November 06, 2010 - 8:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Color, weren't you just on WebTV like six months ago? You sure jumped into high tech bigtime. Do you have a needy nerdy teenaged neighbor or grandchild or something? LOL.

Oh, and there there, hope you get services back real soon.

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Saturday, November 06, 2010 - 9:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
No. Me and my Apples get along quite well. Then there's AT&T . . . . Knock on wood, they haven't been too bad. Knock on wood.

I thought wouldn't be up and running until some time tomorrow at the earliest. About 10:30 while sittin' in my chair with my iPad, happened to look at my DSL modem and router. All lights lit and blinking and they should. Back in business. I didn't do a thing to get 'em going again.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 2:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
I must have been mixing you up with somebody else.

Naja
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06-28-2003

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 6:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
Does anybody here play real video games on their pc? The reason I am asking is because I am pretty proficient at using those game controllers that they use with Nintendo and ps2, but I just can't get the hang of using the keyboard for those same kind of fast paced shoot 'em up games on the pc. I know I can get a controller for the pc, but how do you know what kind to get? There are only 1000's of them!

In particular I want to play F.E.A.R. trilogy for PC. With the KB, I can't even figure out how to pick up my gun after I've dropped it. Heck, I can't even figure out why I dropped it in the first place...LOL

Texannie
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07-15-2001

Sunday, December 05, 2010 - 2:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
my hard drive has been making an awful humming noise and the shutting itself down. what's going on?

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Sunday, December 05, 2010 - 3:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
That doesn't sound good. It may be about to depart permanently. Try to back up your important files to another drive ASAP if you haven't done that already.

Texannie
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07-15-2001

Sunday, December 05, 2010 - 3:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
it's stopped the humming now. it's very odd.

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Sunday, December 05, 2010 - 6:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
My external hard drive hums when it's being scanned.

Texannie
Member

07-15-2001

Sunday, December 05, 2010 - 6:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
scanned for what?
i wasn't on the computer when it was doing this. it's been acting fine since i posted.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Sunday, December 05, 2010 - 6:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Annie I'd do what Jimmer suggested. My hubbys laptop started doing that. We backed up. Then it stated shutting down every 10 minutes, so he reformated the hard drive. That lasted a week or two. Santa came early just for him today. An expense we really weren't planning on but...

We did NOT buy an HP this time. Just hoping my HP lasts longer than my previous one, or at least dies during the warrenty.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Sunday, December 05, 2010 - 7:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Back up everything you can think of NOW, Texannie. Don't forget e-mail address books, photos, internet browser bookmarks.

AFTER you do that, then you can try to figure out what is going on. If it is giving you an error message, write it down and then Google it. You can try Googling your symptoms now. I think you might find that the most common conjecture about what is going on is that your hard drive is about to go bad on you.

Kookliebird
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08-04-2005

Sunday, December 05, 2010 - 8:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kookliebird a private message Print Post    
Like a Norton scan for viruses.

Texannie
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07-15-2001

Monday, December 06, 2010 - 4:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
no error messages. will back up, thanks.

Texannie
Member

07-15-2001

Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 6:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
well, it's dead. keeps shutting off. tried to reboot with the system disk, nope
with the recovery disk, nope.
it just shuts off
trying to decide do i try to see if it can be fixed or get a lap top? this was a desk top.
what are the benefits of a desk top over a laptop? are there?
can you add a printer to a lap top?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 6:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Yes, you can add a printer to a laptop. The benefits are that laptops are mobile. Other than that, you can basically get exactly the same thing either way. Desktops are cheaper. If you get a laptop, get a docking station and you can use your monitor and keyboard when docked, and not when you're sitting on the couch.

Do you have data on the hard drive that you need or want? You can try taking it to a disk recovery place (or if you know what you are doing, slave it to another system). If there's data you want or need, it might be worth it to check into data recovery options.

How old was the desktop? If it's more than 3 years old, buy a new system. It's not worth it to fix it. It'd only be worth it to get the data off of it.

Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 6:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
I'd suggest a laptop. I have a wireless router in the apt. so have internet anywhere. The printer is next to the bed and can be hooked up with a USB cable or wireless. I don't print often so no biggie.

I haven't had a desktop in about five years. At this point, the only real benefit to a desktop is a larger monitor screen. Otherwise laptops are perfect--the mobility can't be beat. Stay away from HP. I have a Samsung and it's pretty good. Never overheats. That was a big problem with the Sony I had before this one.

Also, laptops have really come down in price.

Merrysea
Moderator

08-13-2004

Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 7:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
It basically depends on your usage. Desktops are easier to expand if you want to add memory or drives. I have both a desktop and a laptop, but I use the desktop almost exclusively when I'm home. I like the larger monitor, I prefer the mouse to a touch pad, and I like the larger keyboard. In fact, when I take my laptop to my office away from home, I use it at a desk and attach a mouse to it.

Karuuna
Board Administrator

08-30-2000

Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 7:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
I only have a laptop at home. Since I travel frequently, it means I always have all the files I need wherever I am.

At home, I have a full keyboard and mouse attached via a USB port, so I don't have to use the little keyboard and track pad.

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 8:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Laptops are more expensive but they are convenient. I've been using them for years and it would be hard to go back to a desktop.

Mack
Member

07-22-2002

Wednesday, December 08, 2010 - 4:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mack a private message Print Post    
Actually we have both desktops and laptops. The desktops are used the most but we keep our important personal files and projects on those. It really comes down to computing power and storage capacity. Since we have and maintain our own website and thousands of photos a PC is really the way to go for that kind of use. We actually have a full office setup with a network to share the high speed Internet connection, printers, scanners, and fax machines. The laptops are used more for work though I'm using my laptop a lot lately as I have it in the kitchen where I can watch the comings and goings of the contractors working on our house remodel project. The PC's are hardwired into the house network and the laptops use the wireless connection.