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Computer problem
Marksmen
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The other night we had a thunder storm. Since then my compter is not working right. You can be doing something on it and all the sudden it is gone. I might have to take it to the shop[:(]
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General TOOLS RRG
Don't go blaming the beer. Hank Hill
So much Ice, So much Beer. So little time. Shooter4
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
When I was a child, I thought as a child. But now that I am grown, I just wish I could act like a child and get away with it.
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my computer will not boot, it gets to windows and then shuts itself down, or freezes at a black screen. same thing in safemode. If i try to reinstall windows from cd, the computer reboots itself as soon as the cd loads. any ideas?
yesterday I was in my shop an went to start the computer and it sounded like a belt on a mower squealing. I shut it down quick and warmed the building and tried it again. it squealed about 3 seconds and quit. the screen showed I had 60+ malware problems.
I fixed that problem , but nothing else would load.
I took the computer back to January of this year to get around the problem, but nothing will load
it is a 3 year old acer. junk it?
I know where and how on windows 7
thanks
Can not write to A: get windows message disk write protected.
Disk is not write protected.
I can access the drive and write to it from the DOS prompt but not from Win.
So the Drive and the Controler are ok.
Worked on this all day and got now where.
I married a Moonshiners Daughter and I Love her Still
Today she called and said that the cursor arrow is bouncing all over the screen and won't stop. Mouse movement has no effect.
She can't shut down through Windows for a regular restart, so I had her kill the power supply. Started up again, and the cursor arrow is still randomly chasing around the screen.
Any ideas? Is it fixable or do we get another computer?
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I cannot play the WMA songs and get a display window indicating ie, must use windows 7 or later, Server not updated, etc. I try to convert to MP3......... won't work. DRM response.
I have the latest version of windows, am using windows 7. I've checked my settings and cannot find anything causing this.
Everything work fine til a few months ago, now - problems.
Any suggestions? Just don't to delete about 1500 songs with a good reason.
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Old times are past, old times are done:
But the Law runs true, O little son!
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When I got the computer going again, I noticed that the colors on the symbols at the top are faint. Th green arrows that mean "Go back. Go forward," are pale green, they used to be bright green. The stop sign is pale red.
Well, that doesn't bother me much.
But there is another problem. If I click on a link, it is fine, I can go to the link. But then when I click on the "X" at the right top of the screen, in order to get off of the link, I don't go back to the forum. Instead, it is as though I am shutting down the computer. It goes back to the first page that comes on when you are starting up the computer. Then, I have to click on "Firefox" to get back on the internet.
WTH?
Just happened to me again. I clicked on a link here on the forum, when I clicked the X to get off the link, a warning appeared, "You are about to close two tabs. Are you sure you want to do that?" I clicked, "Yes go ahead and close 2 tabs" and it popped right off the forum and back to the startup page, I had to start Firefox all over again and then come back onto the gunbroker forum.
Hopefully somebody can help me figure out what may be going on
with my computer.
I have a Dell Desktop that I purchased in 2003. It has two disc
players, one is to play a disc and the other one is to burn a
disc. I tried to play a disc and I could hear it start up but it is not reading the disc. I tried it numerous times and used 2 different
discs, but no luck. I just got a new printer and I cannot install
it because the computer is not reading the disc. I have no idea
whatsoever where I go from here. Taking it to a repair shop is not
an option. Broke 4 bones in my foot, been out of work for 6 months.
(Mother told me there would be days like this, but she didn't
tell me there would be so many). I'm thinking that it probably is
not going to be a quick, easy fix such as a bad fuse. Would
appreciate any input.
Thank you gentlemen.
Thanks for responding to my "tell me about the special forces post"
i have tried a system restore back to last night when everything was ok and the computer will not accept it
the problem began when i googled the cumberland times news obituaries this morning
what can i do to fix this problem
thanks
jim
To Ride, shoot straight,and speak the truth
This was the Ancient law of Youth
Old times are past, old times are done:
But the Law runs true, O little son!
Go to the start menu
Go to accesories
go to system tools
click on disk cleanup (or something that resembles that)
It will take a few minutes and show you how much space will be saved by deleting those files. If you havent done it for a while, it could be around 100-1000 megabytes (or even more sometimes). You can select what you want deleted, but in your case, just select everything. This usually speeds up your computer. Another thing you may want to do is defragment your hard drive. If you want to do that and you need help, let me know.
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What browser are you using (windoz internet explorer, netscape, opera, etc.)?
When you say your computer is slow, does that mean all programs or just when you on the internet?
I spend lots of time thinking up retribution for the low lifed snakes that get their jollies screwing other people up. I always figured if you didn't like somebody, hit um in the mouth, don't punish their property. I have never been mad enough at a computer to give it worms or viruses. viriae? viraeese? bugs.
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Old? First you forget names; then you forget faces; then you forget to pull your zipper up; then you forget to pull your zipper down.
If its Win 98, then my solution should work. Give it a try. The least it can do is clean up garbage on your hard drive.
-bd
-How many times have I told you that whenever I hear the words "civil rights attorney", I reach for my glock? How many times have I told you that when I hear the words "civil rights attorney", I make sure my AR-15 is oiled?-
~Dr. Savage~
Click on "tools" on the top bar
Then click on Internet Options
You'll see a box that says History, set the days to keep in history to zero or one. There is also a box next to it to Clear History, click on it.
Above this, there should be a box called Temporary Internet Files. Click on Settings--there should be a scale with a pointer to set the amount of space to reserve for files, move the pointer all the way over to the left for the smallest setting.
You can also click the Delete Files box to get rid of the old files.
Don't forget to click Apply and OK before you exit.
Works fine on my PC, and helps to cut down on the garbage files you'll pick up just from being online.[8D]
A lot of ISPs change these settings when you install their software, so if you change or reinstall your ISP you'll have to set them again.
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