Archive through May 30, 2002
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Archive through May 30, 2002
Tess | Monday, March 18, 2002 - 08:36 pm     Tess flies in to borrow the scissors and then runs off to visit Rabbit in chat!
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Wargod | Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 01:30 pm     Does anyone have any suggestions of what to do with pesky pop-ups?? I've been trying to work on a paper for science class which I'm doing most of the research online, and the pop-ups are about to drive me insane! |
Sage | Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 02:50 pm     War, POW is a wonderful popup eliminator. You have to work with it though, as it doesn't automatically zap a popup. Here is the url: POW If you have any questions on how it works just let me know. |
Juju2bigdog | Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 03:42 pm     War, I am also a POW! enthusiast. After I downloaded POW, I put it in my startup folder, so it loads every time I turn my computer on, and 99% of the time I am coming to the internet anyway, so that is fine with me. When it is running, it will sit down there in your icon tray at the bottom right of your screen. Here is how it works: When you get a popup, double-click on POW, and it will give you the option to Add/Remove popup. You select the popup from the choices presented, and then hit Done. Next time that popup appears, it will automatically be killed. Since all of the popups repeat over and over again, pretty soon you will have all of the popups removed. They will certainly be removed from sites you visit frequently. |
Wargod | Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 04:10 pm     Thank you guys! That was driving me nuts last night! I'm on my way to check it out now. Thanks again. |
Lobster | Monday, April 08, 2002 - 05:20 pm     I don't have a computer problem, just a question and I wasn't sure where to put it. Have any of you had pictures developed and put on a disc or CD? Make that two questions-if I do that, will I be able to post a picture in my profile from it? I don't have a scanner. |
Moondance | Monday, April 08, 2002 - 05:39 pm     Yes you can... they store the pix as GIFS or jpegs... both can be uploaded to your profile... if it is under a certain ks... I believe if it is under 65k |
Lobster | Monday, April 08, 2002 - 05:43 pm     Thanks, Moon. I think I got a really good picture of "The boys" the other night. It's the first time they were sitting next to each other that they weren't trying to kill each other! If it comes out, it'll be a good one. |
Moondance | Monday, April 08, 2002 - 05:45 pm     Oh I am so excited! If it is too big to post I can help you reduce it ... e-mail me if you have any problems! I can't wait to see the boys! |
Lobster | Monday, April 08, 2002 - 05:51 pm     I'm excited too!! I couldn't believe they sat there long enough for me to get the camera and I took three or four pictures to make sure I got at least one good one. It's a tight shot, cuz they were literally two feet away from me. I hope it comes out. |
Webkitty | Thursday, April 18, 2002 - 10:32 am     I have a question.... I am on webtv, have never used a "real" computer. But, I HAVE one sitting up in my attic that was given to me. Its an IBM Aptiva. It has windows '95. I guess windows '98 can't be installed (not sure of the reason, something to do with only 16 of something, I think) Anyway, I've had this computer plugged into the wall, and it turns on and seems fine to do other things not connected to the internet. My local cable company offers Roadrunner, which I guess is supposed to be fast. They are running a special right now, so I am thinking of hooking the "incredible hulk" up to the internet so I can get the BB live feeds this summer. (I would still use my webtv for everything else, just leave the computer "set" to the live feeds?) Does anyone know what the minimum requirements are for a comptuer to be able to get the live feeds? I'm stumbling aroud in the dark here and could use some direction. I figured I would start asking questions now instead of waiting till the last minute. Thanks for any help! |
Faerygdds | Thursday, April 18, 2002 - 10:53 am     Hmmmm... The new RealOne player requires a Pentium II 233 mHz processor, 64 MB of RAM and Windows 98... Anyone know if RealPlayer 8 is an option and what those sys requirements were? |
Whoami | Thursday, May 09, 2002 - 12:23 pm     And now for the newest computer problem.... Saturday, I had a meltdown (Well, my computer did). I had clicked on a game, and everything went blooie. I tried to reboot, and Windows wouldn't come up all the way. Anyway, I took it to the shop on Tuesday, and got it back yesterday, and spent 3 hours on the phone with an Earthlink tech fighting to get DSL back up and running. All is well but one thing.... The computer doesn't want to power off! It used to be, I would start the shutdown sequence, and it would do it's thing, and I'd get the "OK to turn off your computer" prompt, and the computer would turn itself off automatically. Now, I do the shutdown sequence, and it gets to where it should do the "OK to turn off" screen, and there's an audible "click" in the computer like it's turning off. The "OK to turn off" screen does not show up. Although the computer sounds like it's shutting off, the power light is still on, and you can hear what is probably the fan still running. And there is a black (probably DOS) screen, with a single curser blinking on the top left side of the screen. I called Earthlink cause they were the only one I could think of. The tech had me hold the power button in a few seconds until the computer shut off. He said it would clear things up and it should work now. But it still does the same thing. I don't really want to have to shut it off like that on a daily basis, and wonder if it's healthy for the computer anyway. I browsed around in the Power Management area, and didn't find anything out of the ordinary. I'm sure it's a simple setting I'm missing, but I just can't figure it out. I'd sure hate to take this thing apart and drag it back to the shop just cause it won't shut down! Any advice is appreciated. Oh, and if anyone knows of a good 24 hour support center....It turns out my manufacturer is out of business, so I won't get any help there. Don't know if there are support centers out there that will bother with a system they didn't build. And don't know if Earthlink wants to be bothered if it isn't related to a connection problem. |
Grooch | Thursday, May 09, 2002 - 12:41 pm     <covers ears and goes screaming out of the room> Just so you understand, Whoami, I have been battling my computer for a week to get it working right. I got DSL (which was a job in itself to get it up and running) then my Internet explorer got corrupted so I couldn't get onto the internet. I spent countless hours on the phone with the DSL provider, Microsoft, Dell, and no one could help me. I got the MSI guy at work to help me, he couldn't do it. So then he told me I had to uninstall it and then reinstall it. He gave me the instructions and told me to call him. His cell phone dies so I went ahead and did it on my own. When I rebooted all I could get was my screen saver. So I ripped the computer out of the wall and plunked it on the MSI guy's desk at work. With a nice loaf of bananna bread to bribe him. He just got back to me and told me it wasn't the internet explorer that was the problem. The whole computer was corrupted. So he has to reinstall everything which won't be done til tomorrow. And now I have lost everything. Music, gifs, pictures, etc. Ona good note, he is going to install microsoft office on it and I will have excell and some other programs. AND YOU KNOW WHO I BLAME ALL OF THIS ON???? AOL AND THEIR EVIL MINIONS!!!!  |
Whoami | Friday, May 10, 2002 - 01:57 pm     *sigh* |
Grooch | Friday, May 17, 2002 - 03:59 pm     Whoami, have you fixed your computer problem yet? I am at work waiting for the computer guys to finish working on it. They figured out the problem does have to do with AOL. When I uninstalled it (All I did was hit the uninstall button) it wiped a few files out with it that I need to run the computer. So they are downloading the files from the internet and reinstalling them. Damn AOL. |
Riviere | Friday, May 17, 2002 - 05:55 pm     Hoaxes... I'm not sure where else to put this one, so please bear with me.. My hubby is a net security tech and all year emailing with some distant cousins working on genealogy. Today 2 of them emailed him with this: They fell for a new hoax via an email they rec'd saying if they had a certain file on their pc it contained a baaad virus, delete it, pass on the msg, etc.. Truth is, deleting the file would only disable their java enabler! Pain in the neck but nothing serious.. Keep your virus SW updated and it will detect anything, hoaxes like this one spread fast because folks panic and pass it along via email before they stop to think! Maybe this will help someone.. |
Dahli | Friday, May 17, 2002 - 08:26 pm     I belong to a service calle data doctors and got this regarding the hoax as well. ______'JDBGMGR.EXE' Hoax continues!____________________________ We continue to get phone calls and e-mails about the 'Jdbgmgr.exe' message that is in high circulation. This HOAX message is prompting users to delete a file that is actually a part of the Windows operating system. Please let everyone you know that it is a hoax by sending them to: http://computerproblems.com/answer.cfm?AnswerID=33689&QuestionID=33752&CatID=41 |
Whoami | Saturday, May 18, 2002 - 02:05 pm     Grooch, Well, I had to take my computer BACK to the shop Thursday morning, cause it crashed and burned just like it did before! So, they re-fixed that problem, but are completely stumped as to why it won't shut down (they had it Thurs, Friday, and I finally went and got it today). They say it could be the power supply going bad, and I'll know that if some day the thing just won't turn off. The other problem is it could be the motherboard, and it will be a few hundred dollars (but it would be an upgrade at least). Time will tell. They said now it won't even turn off if you hold the power button in. |
Grooch | Monday, May 20, 2002 - 08:51 am     Whoami, I didn't leave till 8 on Friday. The MIS guy spent 4 hours on it. He said it was all fixed. But he could not get that missing file problem to be fixed and he found on the internet that a lot of people have the same problem and there is no known solution yet. I got home and tried to get onto the internet and I still couldn't. It would just sit and spin. My husband was finally able to get onto the internet through napster. And that was only sometimes, not always. I am going to have to reinstall everything. But now the problem is is that I can't find the freaking disks!. I had them last week and now they have "disappeared". I am cursed. I hope you have better luck. |
Car54 | Thursday, May 30, 2002 - 02:18 pm     Oh help. I fried my laptop at work last week (third hard drive for me!) and today I got my new very zippy Dell Inspiron 8200 with all the bells and whistles. It is like getting a race car! However I meant to get windows 2000 and got XP instead and I am a little disoriented by some of the new stuff. Here is the BIG problem! When the computer came everything had little tiny eentsy font sizes. I spent some time changing that everywhere I could find and it is better, but when I connect to TV Clubhouse from either AOL or Explorer, the window opens full size and the fonts are fine now, but the column where the text is is all squished up and the header at the top of the page is now a double line. I can drag and make the window wider but the text stays all squished up and wrapped in the middle. Does anybody know how I unsquish you guys? You all look damned uncomfortable all cramped up like that. <car, pioneering new frontiers in Internet exploration> |
Theowl | Thursday, May 30, 2002 - 02:34 pm     I have no idea, but I wish someone would hurry up and help you!!!! I have clostophobia (sp) and I can't breath!!!!!!!! (gasp!!)  |
Twiggyish | Thursday, May 30, 2002 - 02:40 pm     I don't know if this will help, but run a search in Google for problems encountered with Windows XP. Also, go to the Microsoft site. There are usually helpful solutions there. (Although a bit difficult to find) I don't have XP so I can't help you. Feeling very boxed in for some reason...hmmmm Owl, get your elbow out of my side! |
Car54 | Thursday, May 30, 2002 - 02:49 pm     Oh Twiggy, we need to get you upgraded! You ALWAYS know the answer! My only hope now is Weiner! I can call Dell tomorrow. I have ordered like 30 new computers from them in the past 3 months so they like me a lot! I am sure they will be able to help. Gosh I only had 2000 a short time but this is like getting High definition TV...it just looks very different. And only TVCH, when I go to MSN or Yahoo it is fine...just our site! |
Neko | Thursday, May 30, 2002 - 03:42 pm     Why is there "TheOwl" and "Tksoard"? See? This is why I hate virus' that make me leave for periods of time!! |
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