Computer Help Thread v3.0

[Running Uppercut]

Version 3 of the Computer Help Thread is here. Please use this thread if you have any questions or problems with your computer. Your question may not get answered immediately, so if it goes unanswered for a day or 2 feel free to quote it for a little "bump".

Listed below are some resources for you to use. Common things like online Virus scans, spyware removal, and parts retailers are all found here. Please don't make a thread asking how you get rid of the spyware on your computer. Everything you need is listed below.


Spyware Removal Tools

Adaware (http://www.download.com/Ad-aware/3000-8022-10214379.html?tag=lst-0-2)

Spybot (http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022-10289035.html?tag=lst-0-2)

Online/Free Virus Scan

Trendmicro Antivirus (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/)

AVG Antivirus (http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php)

Parts Retailers

Newegg (http://www.newegg.com)

Pricewatch (http://www.pricewatch.com)

Popular Computer Tech Sites

Overclockers.com (http://www.overclockers.com)

Hard[OCP] (http://www.hardocp.com)

Anandtech (http://www.anandtech.com/ )



More to come...

If you have anything you would like added, PM me

[Motoki Imawano]

BEWARE OF SEARCH ASSISTENT.

yes, i spelled it right, search assistEnt. it will hijack the fuck out of your home page and you can't change it. my home page is:
res://kjhbp.dll/index.html#96676

and i have no idea on earth how to get rid of it.:mad: no one seems to know wtf is wrong. *sigh*
and because i make avatars for half of the world, i only have 135mb of space left on my comp, meaning i can't do system restore.

*shakes head*
fuck...:fury:

[DooM]

OMFSHIT motoki i have the same shit... i checked my configuration->software and I found three crazy programs which I cant delete because they say they cannot find the uninstaller on some link...

3 programs are:
Home Search Assistent
Shopping Wizard
Hmm isnt in my list anymore, but it had some MSN logo.... The name of it was MSN Search Extender or something

And when you try to search something in google it opens another page or your IE just crashes X_x

Ow and I know I didnt do something wrong, because I never browse outside the websites I always go to, and shit like that

And Ad-Aware and Spybot dont find them

[Pink Floyd]

my computer randomly turns its self off a couple times a day. At first i thought it was the overheating cpu but i got more fans and a new heatsink. But the problem still happens.

Any suggestions

[dReW]

so I was responding to a post when SRK decided to turn back the clock on us. anyways, I took the time to write all this out so I figure i'd post it anyways.




Originally posted by TGC
Anyone know what's the best method/program to encode videos that i just captured off a VCR? I want to encode them into divx, cause i've heard it's the best way to compress, all while keeping the same quality and all.

If someone can help it's cool.

Thx in advance.

Originally posted by ryu-bi
Get a capture card. I recommend ATI All in wonder 9xxx series. They are about $300 though


LOL alright... I'm gonna save you a load of money by helping out here. Unless you strictly want a capture card, I would buy a tv tuner card, which can also act as a capture card. (If you only want a capture card, you need a decent computer to encode fast enough and make sure the card has stereo audio). The tv tuner will be cheaper than the AIW's anyways and encode much better. I don't know about you but it's very useful for me because I can watch tv and play my games on my computer (at college) without lugging an extra tv around.

There are basicly two types of tv cards, those with hardware encoding and those without. If you got the money, you want one with hardware encoding. There's really only two tv tuners I recommend:

Leadtek Winfast TV2000 XP Expert Edition (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=14-122-180&depa=0) (<== link). about $50

It's got a 10bit encoder (as opposed to the Deluxe version's 8bit encoder) as well as S-video in, fm radio, and a nice remote which can be programmed to be used for anything else. This does NOT have a hardware encoder so unless you really want to save money, I would not get it unless you have the fastest of computers (or you won't be able to do anything while you are encoding).

Next is the Hauppauge WinTV PVR250 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=15-116-602&depa=0). (<== link) about $130

This baby has hardware encoding and barely takes up any cpu when it records tv or other video. It also includes composite, s-video, and a remote. I would get this card if I had the money.

What's nice is there a programs that work with both of these cards that allow you to download tv schedules and schedule recordings so it's kinda like your own personal TiVo.

Those are probably the current best prices to buy those products at, plus, Newegg is a very reputable seller.

Originally posted by TGC
I need a program that can Make custom dvd menus, with easy dvd authoring program as well. Basically i want to make a dvd like evo's 2k3 dvd, where you can choose which game. Then i want to have a bracket setup so i can choose which match, then maybe a loser's bracket and all. blah blah

If it helps, i want FULL CONTROL of my dvd.

This is because there's gonna be a tourney soon, and i want to try my luck at making a dvd of this.

NEED HELP FAST. Thx in advance.

There are many programs and tutorials that can author dvds. The program I've come accross a few times is DVDMaestro (which might cost some money). Anyways, HERE (http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/mpg/maestro.htm) is a guide for DVDMaestro.

You can find other tutorials HERE (http://www.videohelp.com/author) and HERE (http://club.cdfreaks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=32)

Hope that helps.

[Motoki Imawano]

Originally posted by DooM
OMFSHIT motoki i have the same shit... i checked my configuration->software and I found three crazy programs which I cant delete because they say they cannot find the uninstaller on some link...

3 programs are:
Home Search Assistent
Shopping Wizard
Hmm isnt in my list anymore, but it had some MSN logo.... The name of it was MSN Search Extender or something

And when you try to search something in google it opens another page or your IE just crashes X_x

Ow and I know I didnt do something wrong, because I never browse outside the websites I always go to, and shit like that

And Ad-Aware and Spybot dont find them d/ hijackthis and delete any bho files you see once you scan with it. also delete any files having to do with the site that is your home page. you will know these files because they will have (random 5 letter jumble).dll and those 5 letters will match the 5 letters of your home page. for example, mines was that kjhbb crap. i just deleted those files, and i deleted all tv media files and that was that. i no longer have the home page problem.

one problem i still have though, is i still get popups(not as bad though), and i still have the search the web tool bar on the bottom tool bar on my desktop. *sigh* even after running adaware and spybot.

i also can't remove search extender, shopping wizard, TV Media, Search Assistent from my add or remove programs list. even though i did the hijackthis thing and the res site is no longer my home page. =/

hope this helps though.

[itslog1]

just a question, don't beast on me. but can we talk about suprnova and torrent thingees in this thread?

cause i wanna learn about torrents....

[Running Uppercut]

Information on the use of Bitorrent is acceptable. Any discussion of how to host/make/trade ROMs is not allowed.

[itslog1]

Originally posted by Running Uppercut
Information on the use of Bitorrent is acceptable. Any discussion of how to host/make/trade ROMs is not allowed.


o that's cool.

so um what is the difference between a torrent and bittorent? god i am so clueless. so say i want to download match vids thru torrent what do i need? just click and d/l? or do i need a certain program maybe? and also i heard they work different, with like leeches and seeders or something?

also, if it matters i have the worst computer specs out of anyone on srk. my joint is 6 years old, 4gb c drive (one point something free), fucken X<1000 mhz or whatever. also i have 56k... haha my mouse barely works, wait that aint funny:(

[DooM]

Bittorrent is the program, torrents are the files...

Using BT uses alot of system resources... i doubt it works on your comp....

BT is like this:

open a .torrent file, and the dloading starts, it will connect to seeders (ppl who have got it completed but still share) and it connects to downloaders (ppl who already have bits but they have parts that you dont have yet...) and ppl will download bits of you that you already have... easy as that =)

use bittorrent++ its easier and you can set your options, have everything in 1 screen, etc.


Motoki: thnx a lot man, i have hijackthis but it once fucked up my internet and i had to do a hard reboot.... partially my fault, but it was the spyware that had overwritten start.dll and when i deleted that my internetcard didnt work anymore... Had to plug everything out, have it off for an hour or so, and then press the on button for 10 secs (while the cables are all out) and omfshit :| it worked again...

[Motoki Imawano]

heh, i'm still having trouble PERMANENTLY(sp? at this point man, i'm through) removing all (5 letters jumbled up).dll files. its crazy. they just keep coming back every so often.

right now i'm trying to remove search assistant from my computer.

fuck it. i'm done. how in the world do you remove this shit? i can't stop my home page from being hijacked. even trying hijack this it keeps coming back and coming back. god damn. :(

[caliagent#3]

I told u this before motoki but obviously u didn't see it. Go into the registry and change the values of the file that's hijacking your homepage.

[Hozanto]

Originally posted by Motoki Imawano
heh, i'm still having trouble PERMANENTLY(sp? at this point man, i'm through) removing all (5 letters jumbled up).dll files. its crazy. they just keep coming back every so often.

right now i'm trying to remove search assistant from my computer.

fuck it. i'm done. how in the world do you remove this shit? i can't stop my home page from being hijacked. even trying hijack this it keeps coming back and coming back. god damn. :(

It sounds like you have CWS Hijack. It is a motherfucker of a malware-spyware program. I have thrown everything but the kitchen sink at it and I can't get off my HD. You can try CWS Schredder but it hasn't worked for me. The guy who made this program has given up working on it because the new variants of CWS are too difficult to detect and destroy.

[MrBlank]

hey guys im having a divx codec problem.

i dled a few .ogm codecs so i can watch a stupid .ogm video. the problem now is anything that plays with divx wont play. it will play the first 1 - 2 minutes then the XP error thing will pop up asking me to send the problem.

i deleted the divx codec and tried to reinstall but it still has the problem.

and when i watch media files now there is a wierd green bar at the bottom of my vids like naruto and what not.

EDIT: AIM me at maomaobadmonkey

i would like to chat some more about it or maybe you can answer my problem easier that way.

[Motoki Imawano]

Originally posted by caliagent#3
I told u this before motoki but obviously u didn't see it. Go into the registry and change the values of the file that's hijacking your homepage. i've already tried that. nothing. *sigh*
i've tried spysweeper as well. maybe it will work. i dunno.
*shakes head*

seriously, FUCK whoever thought of a program like this. i would seriously go to this person and hit him in the face many, many times. you don't understand the frustration this program creates unless its hit you. ...*shakes head*

is there a place where i can post a hijack log? cuz i mean i have tried everything with hijack myself and it keeps coming back and coming back. i just dunno...:(

@hozato: i understand. i'd give up to, and feel like giving up now. but this is just too much. i know there's gotta be a way to get rid of this hijacking my home page thing and the search assistant bar. i've tried renaming the thing in the registery but still nothing. i've tried spybot, adaware, and spysweeper, AND hijackthis. even the msconfig thing, unchecking stuff in the start up menu. nothing.

[TigerGenocide]

One more time. Can anyone help me with choosing/buying/finding a sound/speaker system for my comp? I have S/PDIF support also. Thanks.

[DJ NGGR]

I dont know how to stop this, but I recently re-installed windows xp and everything. I set up my usual apps on this PC, but this time, spyware is FLOODING in. Like I turned on the windows firewall and my router firewall, but that shit is still installing, on its OWN mind you, when im not even browsing webpages.

I'd definitley like to curb stomp the people who make these fucking programs.

[CrouchingTiger]

I know we're all "amongst friends" and all here. :)

But sometimes our friends just don't check this thread often enough and don't get answers quick enough. Then again maybe I'm just an impatient bastard (I *am* grateful though!).

I highly recommend http://forums.anandtech.com as another place you can go to get your computer help and advice. :)

[bowiegranap]

Originally posted by DJ NGGR
I dont know how to stop this, but I recently re-installed windows xp and everything. I set up my usual apps on this PC, but this time, spyware is FLOODING in. Like I turned on the windows firewall and my router firewall, but that shit is still installing, on its OWN mind you, when im not even browsing webpages.


eh? Could you be more specific? Are you online? That's enough. Your ISP may be the problem.

Also, some apps have ads of their own (Gator corp and affiliates, for instance).

Simply reinstalling windows doesn't get rid of some programs. When you reinstall over your old OS the windows installer looks for programs already installed... which includes some spyware programs. If you want to get of something that recurs, you have to manually delete the thing (for some people, this means formatting the damn drive).

[MuscleDragon]

You have to format the computer, and then install xp again. That will kill all bugs in your computer and make sure you have some software to block those spywares, worms and commercialwares before you go online.

[ninja sentinel]

For all of u who are worried about viruses/spyware/ADS/security, read this artical, it's a must : CLICK !! (http://www.winxpcentral.com/basics/secure1.php)
I personnely use Norton Internet Security, it's the best software I've ever used to protect my PC from all this crap. It also includes, for those using Outlook, a special feature that blocks e-mail Spams.
U can either buy it or get it from MIRC or Bittorrent for freeee :cool:

one more thing, make sure u use those Spyware tools in SAFE MODE to get rid of those spyware for good. I personnely use the command lines "msconfig" and "regedit" to remove them manually cause it takes me less time and I have more control over my system.



Originally posted by Pink Floyd
my computer randomly turns its self off a couple times a day. At first i thought it was the overheating cpu but i got more fans and a new heatsink. But the problem still happens.

Any suggestions
If u get a bleu screen with a lot of crap written before it reboots, that means either your RAM or your HD's fucked up and that u need to replace either one of them; else, it must be a virus.

[strider86]

gotta say this is a classic thread, thx for the sticky. anyhow is around 2g's good enough for a gaming pc?

[Naslectronical]

Originally posted by strider86
gotta say this is a classic thread, thx for the sticky. anyhow is around 2g's good enough for a gaming pc?

That's far more than enough.

You can build a pretty high end gaming pc for around a grand including a monitor.

[OmNiExiZt]

Anybody know a good video card to get. I was thinking of getting the Radeon 9200 Pro. What I'm looking for is a good video card to run 3D games. I don't need anything to connect to my tv, video capture and all of that other fancy shit. I just want to play games!!!

*ONEZ*

[Running Uppercut]

Originally posted by OmNiExiZt
Anybody know a good video card to get. I was thinking of getting the Radeon 9200 Pro. What I'm looking for is a good video card to run 3D games. I don't need anything to connect to my tv, video capture and all of that other fancy shit. I just want to play games!!!

*ONEZ*

What is the price range you wish to spend?

[strider86]

Originally posted by Naslectronical


That's far more than enough.

You can build a pretty high end gaming pc for around a grand including a monitor.

thanks man. gonna go hit up fry's and look for some hot cases.

[TigerGenocide]

check out newegg.com and resellerratings.com also. I hear fry's is a tad expensive. I've always had good service and prices from newegg also.

[Valek]

Usually I'm the one posting advice to others in this thread.. but now I need some help because honestly, I have no idea wtf is up.

Lately, after I restart my computer and connect to my dsl, everything works fine, then later on, maybe 10 minutes later when I try to access a webpage, both IE and FireFox won't connect and insist that there is a dns error, so it does the page cannot be displayed bullshit. I don't know wtf is up, it works fine until like 10 minutes later.

XP Pro edition btw.

[MegamanDS]

i think i have a virus or sumtin. can someone take a look at my winrar log?

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~1\DefWatch.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~1\Rtvscan.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~1\vptray.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Danny's\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com/
F2 - REG:system.ini: Shell=Explorer.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\System32.exe
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar3.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar3.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [System Toolkit] C:\Program Files\KaZaA Lite\My Shared Folder\easy cd creator 6.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroCheck] C:\WINDOWS\System32\\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [vptray] C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~1\vptray.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar3.dll/cmsearch.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward &Links - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar3.dll/cmbacklinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cac&hed Snapshot of Page - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar3.dll/cmcache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Si&milar Pages - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar3.dll/cmsimilar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate into English - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar3.dll/cmtrans.html
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O16 - DPF: {2A9146F3-E5DE-48D8-8B53-E1214450B778} (Generator Class) - http://users.rcn.com/hornms/MachineID.dll
O16 - DPF: {39B0684F-D7BF-4743-B050-FDC3F48F7E3B} (FilePlanet Download Control Class) - http://www.fileplanet.com/fpdlmgr/cabs/FPDC_1_0_0_44.cab
O16 - DPF: {E855A2D4-987E-4F3B-A51C-64D10A7E2479} (EPSImageControl Class) - http://tools.ebayimg.com/eps/activex/EPSControl_v1-0-3-0.cab

[Ninja Pea]

Spyware:

I had a problem where everytime I opened Internet Explorer all this crap would come up.

http://members.shaw.ca/scottcc/rawr.JPG

So I checked Hijackthis, Adaware and Spybot. It was
then suggested that I download CWShredder and try that. It fixed my problem!

(This is to reilterate my old thread RAWR - Spyware).

[fei long]

i have about a thousand to spend on a gaming system...dont know much about comps so id like to ask the srk experts for some help on a pc build

[MegamanDS]

here is one of the errors i get when i restart my pc.

[Shin Piccolo]

This isn't a computer problem per se but I thought I'd post here instead of making a new thread. I want to burn my Guyver series to VCD and a some other movies some are AVI others MPEG I was wondering what software I could use to burn it.

Thanks in advance and sorry for noob question

[OmNiExiZt]

Originally posted by Running Uppercut


What is the price range you wish to spend?

Oh about $250 or less.

*ONEZ*

[sparatik]

For all you interested in building a system.. you had better jump on this deal as soon as possible.

Athlon64 3200+
Asus K8V SE Deluxe motherboard (heat sink and fan, fully assembled)
Farcry
Tshirt

$192!!!!!
the processor alone is $280+!!
sounds too good to be true but people have already gotten their shit..

http://www.fatwallet.com/t/18/334351/


just follow the directions... if you can't think of a company name or whatever, just enter www.fatwallet.com


:confused: ...i sound like one of those spam emails.

[dReW]

Most of you with spyware problems that say Ad-aware or Spybot don't work, you probably didn't UPDATE it first. You need to update their reference files before they will clean everything. Otherwise, they won't have the latest information about the newest spyware or adware.

I guaruntee you, run both of them after you update and it will fix 98% of spyware problems.

And make sure to delete everything it finds (as in, make sure all the checkboxes are checked after it searches.) I know that's common sense but it's too much for some people sometimes. :confused:

[Motoki Imawano]

<--the 2%. i tried updating the shit. still didn't work. i'm currently running spysweeper. its supressing everything but there is no way to get rid of them apparently. some .exe's keep regenerating themselves over and over no matter how many times i remove them. =/

[Kikosho]

On the net a few days ago, I came across double density (1.3 gb) cd-r's. Does anyone have these? If so, do I need a special CD burner to use them? If not, this will be great for my cd mp3 player. Link here (http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start;sid=y5F-uVrgnYZ-NBoNZgl0shXtFg3MyJrPN3Y=?ProductSKU=CDRW13G1%2f5KI T&Dept=hav&CategoryName=hav_HAVDepartmentAccessories_Recordab leMedia_CD%2fCDR%2fCDRWMedia)

[ninja sentinel]

Originally posted by MegamanDS
here is one of the errors i get when i restart my pc.
I checked my sytem32 folder and there was no system32.exe in it. Run the command line "msconfig" and go to Startup ... uncheck the box where it says syteme32.exe ... you might as well have to take it off from windows registers by running "regedit".

[MegamanDS]

Originally posted by ninja sentinel

I checked my sytem32 folder and there was no system32.exe in it. Run the command line "msconfig" and go to Startup ... uncheck the box where it says syteme32.exe ... you might as well have to take it off from windows registers by running "regedit".

i would but i dont see it...

[SA·M-]

I'm on WindowsXP and whenever I click on anything with my mouse. The speakers make a "click" sound. It does this on the net and off the net. Is there anyway I can turn that click off without turning my speakers off. Because it's getting really annoying.

[Garou]

Originally posted by SA·M-
I'm on WindowsXP and whenever I click on anything with my mouse. The speakers make a "click" sound. It does this on the net and off the net. Is there anyway I can turn that click off without turning my speakers off. Because it's getting really annoying.

That happens because you are using the pc.
The problem is YOU!!!! Not the pc.

LOL!


To turn that off just go to conrtol panel>sounds and audio device properties.
then select no sound scheme.

[sparatik]

Originally posted by MegamanDS
here is one of the errors i get when i restart my pc. try this: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_clean_kwbot.htm

[SA·M-]

Originally posted by Garou


That happens because you are using the pc.
The problem is YOU!!!! Not the pc.

LOL!


To turn that off just go to conrtol panel>sounds and audio device properties.
then select no sound scheme.

Thanks.

[ninja sentinel]

Originally posted by sparatik
try this: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_clean_kwbot.htm
I didn't think it was a worm cause appearently he's got an anti-virus.


MegamanDS : can u run the command line "regedit" and then press F3 to search for system32.exe ??

[oORYUOo]

I need your guys help. I downloaded some ultimate codec pack from suprnova and installed it. now nothing will play. i get this error when i use winamp:

Bad DirectSound driver. Please install drivers or select another device in configuration. Error code: 88780078

i go to the controll panel and it says i dont have any audio devices. nothin with sound will play.

[_MJ_]

Originally posted by oORYUOo
I need your guys help. I downloaded some ultimate codec pack from suprnova and installed it. now nothing will play. i get this error when i use winamp:

Bad DirectSound driver. Please install drivers or select another device in configuration. Error code: 88780078

i go to the controll panel and it says i dont have any audio devices. nothin with sound will play.


have you tried Downloading audio drivers for your sound card? Might need a update

[CrouchingTiger]

I've been banned from efnet. I think it thinks I'm a clone. Who do I email to fix this? It happened before but I don't remember.

[dReW]

Originally posted by CrouchingTiger
I've been banned from efnet. I think it thinks I'm a clone. Who do I email to fix this? It happened before but I don't remember.

I highly doubt you're banned from EFnet. Try a different server.

[DaliPicard]

Originally posted by DaliPicard
Anyone here have any experience with External Laptop Batteries?? I'm tired of my notebook shutting down only after 23 mins (30 min MAX battery life). I have seen some advertised @ 10 HOURS. Thought I would ask before buying one.


Thanks,

Ray

[tharimrattler]

I am having a problem with uninstalling an unwanted program. I was checking the "Add/remove programs" to clean things up and I come across "Internet Optimizer". I dont know what this is, and I dont want it here, but when I click "change/remove" it only "flashes" but does nothing to remove it. How do I get rid of programs like this?

[Geese Pants]

Originally posted by tharimrattler
I am having a problem with uninstalling an unwanted program. I was checking the "Add/remove programs" to clean things up and I come across "Internet Optimizer". I dont know what this is, and I dont want it here, but when I click "change/remove" it only "flashes" but does nothing to remove it. How do I get rid of programs like this?

Get Rid of your problem........ (http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/library/internetoptimizer/index.phtml) <--

Requires you get Adaware (http://www.lavasoft.de/)<--

[Pink Floyd]

Originally posted by ninja sentinel



If u get a bleu screen with a lot of crap written before it reboots, that means either your RAM or your HD's fucked up and that u need to replace either one of them; else, it must be a virus.

thanx

[Mulligan]

when i try to install the newest direct x (direct x 9.0b or someshit) i get this error

"an internal error occured.Please refer to directx.log in your windows folder to determine the problem"

heres the log. http://pages.sbcglobal.net/elitetoken/_uimages/Directx.log

any1 please help =P

[Garou]

Originally posted by Mulligan
when i try to install the newest direct x (direct x 9.0b or someshit) i get this error

"an internal error occured.Please refer to directx.log in your windows folder to determine the problem"

heres the log. http://pages.sbcglobal.net/elitetoken/_uimages/Directx.log

any1 please help =P


Operating System and System Specs, please.

[Mulligan]

umm windows xp pro and ati all in wonder radeon 8500 dv what else do u need?

[Garou]

Originally posted by Mulligan
umm windows xp pro and ati all in wonder radeon 8500 dv what else do u need?

Specs are:
CPU, Memory, Hard drive, motherboard. Powersupply, video card CD roms, etc...

[Rhio2k]

Norton Internet Security popped up and says that a program called txocim.exe is trying to access the internet...should I allow it? I've been getting a strange popup OFFLINE when I close an html file for the last week or so, and I would like to know if this exe is responsible.

[_MJ_]

Originally posted by Rhio2k
Norton Internet Security popped up and says that a program called txocim.exe is trying to access the internet...should I allow it? I've been getting a strange popup OFFLINE when I close an html file for the last week or so, and I would like to know if this exe is responsible.


sounds like bad news to me, i would remove it.

[ninja sentinel]

Definitly !!

As the article I posted before pointed out, ur worst enemy is u :p even if u install the best anti-virus and firewall ever made, u can still get infected if u turn off your security for a few minutes or accept and execute random files.

btw, u guys need to install Mozilla firefox ASAP instead of that crappy non secure browser IE.

[specs]

Originally posted by oORYUOo
I need your guys help. I downloaded some ultimate codec pack from suprnova and installed it. now nothing will play. i get this error when i use winamp:

Bad DirectSound driver. Please install drivers or select another device in configuration. Error code: 88780078

i go to the controll panel and it says i dont have any audio devices. nothin with sound will play.

If you have an XP machine, try running a System Restore. Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore.

Exhaust your other options first, though. Uninstall the codec pack (with ad-removal software or AV software if necessary, because 'codec packs' ain't exactly trustworthy). Re-install and/or roll back your audio drivers. Re-install the latest DirectX (9.0b, methinks).

[TheWanderer]

I need help. Why does my mouse keep freezing on me, everytime i turned my comp on? I can't even move one bit. Sometimes, i can only move the mouse around for like 5 secs, then it freezes again. I need help making the mouse not freeze plz. It could be a virus or something? Thx.

[LimeGreenPatato]

Will ddr sticks work in Sdram slots? Someone was trying to tell me they will, they just won't work to their full potential.

[ninja sentinel]

TheWanderer :

usually, to fix any mouse problem, u just have to download the latest Drivers, but ur problem seams to be a hardware one, that happens when u buy second hand mince. If yours is a new one, return it to where u bought it from to fix it.



LimeGreenPatato :

DDR and SDRAM pins are different, I don't think it's possible to put a DDR stick into a SDRAM slot

[Garou]

Originally posted by LimeGreenPatato
Will ddr sticks work in Sdram slots? Someone was trying to tell me they will, they just won't work to their full potential.

No they wont. they will ruin the memory stick and the motherboard though...

[Airthrow]

Hi guys,

I have recently formatted my HD and installed win2k instead of WinME. I don't use IE, I use Mozilla, but somehow this stupid motherfucking ULTRA OBNOXIOUS popups got stuck in my system. Randomly IE will start up and load http://rpm.codenamenetwork.com/

and sometimes will launch MIRC too. I can't even play games anymore because it will launch IE in the middle of it.

So far I have use Ad Aware, Spybot Search and Destroy and hijack this. All found spyware, I removed and deleted them THREE TIMES and after a reboot this bullshit is STILL FUCKING HAPPENING.

If anyone could tell me how to get this off my system I would really appreciate it.

[_MJ_]

Originally posted by Airthrow
http://rpm.codenamenetwork.com/



this is what McAfee alerted me about this site...

http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_101058.htm


Make sure you have updated virus tools which prevents trojans being installed in the first place. Oh and turn off Java!

[_MJ_]

Hey Running add this to the front page...

free virus scanner, pop up blocker, and spyware remover site:

http://www.stop-sign.com/

[ytwojay]

I'm at home without a monitor, so I have my computer output hooked up to my TV right now. Problem is, the TV is huge and its kinda hurting my eyes, but its in a position where I cant really move my computer/TV, so is there any way I can get my computer to output my desktop at like, 50% size in the middle of the screen?

[Hydro]

can someone tell me a really good anti-virus that wont act funny with ZoneAlarms that i can find on SuprNv:)

[ninja sentinel]

Norton antivirus

[sparatik]

Originally posted by Airthrow
If anyone could tell me how to get this off my system I would really appreciate it. Not really sure if this will help or work.. but try booting into safe mode, and then running those spyware killers.

[sparatik]

Originally posted by TheWanderer
I need help. Why does my mouse keep freezing on me, everytime i turned my comp on? I can't even move one bit. Sometimes, i can only move the mouse around for like 5 secs, then it freezes again. I need help making the mouse not freeze plz. It could be a virus or something? Thx. USB or PS2 mouse? If PS2, try a USB mouse, viceversa

[BlodiaVulcan5]

2 questions:

How to lock your computer when you are away?
- I have stuff downloading, and more than once when someone uses my computer while it's doing that, they fuck it up. I'm tired of it, so now i want to know how to lock my PC while I'm away.

Setup a video to start up when i start up my computer?
- Like a "greetings" video to play when i start up the PC. The file is .mov. Is it possible to do this?

[bowiegranap]

I'm thinking of upgrading my video card to Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128, and I'd like to know a couple of things:

1) The card say it requires an AGP 2x/4x slot. I have an Intel d850GB board that has "AGP connect supporting 1.5 V 4x or 2x AGP cards". Is this the same thing? (sorry, don't know squat about hardware).

2) if I hook up the video to a TV, will the TV be able to handle 1024x768 resolution? I read somewhere than TVs can only support 525 scan lines. Will the video card end up blurring the image so that it will fit the TV resolution?

[Garou]

Originally posted by BlodiaVulcan5
2 questions:

How to lock your computer when you are away?
- I have stuff downloading, and more than once when someone uses my computer while it's doing that, they fuck it up. I'm tired of it, so now i want to know how to lock my PC while I'm away.

Setup a video to start up when i start up my computer?
- Like a "greetings" video to play when i start up the PC. The file is .mov. Is it possible to do this?

What operating system are you using?

Windows xp has the option to lock your systme and still download while your away.
Just to go to the control panels and account manage and set your account on what you want it to do.

[DID]

Do you know a good website for CDR drivers, specifically a LITE ON LTR 483275.
Thanks.

[Nippon Ichi]

I keep getting this message every 5 mins on my comp from Norton, I've gone through with Spybot, whats the fuck is it?

[sparatik]

Originally posted by Nippon Ichi
I keep getting this message every 5 mins on my comp from Norton, I've gone through with Spybot, whats the fuck is it? Spybot will only detect and clean spyware, adware, etc that is found on your harddrive. It won't do anything with viruses (at least, not that I know of). Make sure you have your norton updated with the latest virus definition file, and go here: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.gaobot.gen.html Scroll down for removal instructions.

[sparatik]

Originally posted by DID
Do you know a good website for CDR drivers, specifically a LITE ON LTR 483275.
Thanks. http://www.liteon.com should have everything you need... but unless this drive is different than most others, you shouldn't need to install any drivers. BTW, I did a search and could not find that drive. Are you sure that's the correct name?

[cancerBoy]

Originally posted by BlodiaVulcan5
2 questions:

How to lock your computer when you are away?
- I have stuff downloading, and more than once when someone uses my computer while it's doing that, they fuck it up. I'm tired of it, so now i want to know how to lock my PC while I'm away.

Setup a video to start up when i start up my computer?
- Like a "greetings" video to play when i start up the PC. The file is .mov. Is it possible to do this? #1. WindowsKEY + L

#2. copy the movie file (or a shortcut to it) into Start > Programs > Startup folder.

[BlodiaVulcan5]

I don't have the Windows key on my keyboard, what other key behaves the same?

[ninja sentinel]

Originally posted by BlodiaVulcan5
I don't have the Windows key on my keyboard, what other key behaves the same?

1 - set a password for ur account if u haven't done it before.
2 - go to "Start" > "Run"
3 - type "control userpasswords2"
4 - make sure the option "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" is checked

now whenever u wanna lock windows, press CTRL + ALT + DEL and then click on "Lock computer"


Oh yeah, don't forget to set passwords for the other accounts, especially the "Administrator" one. u might as well warn your friends or familly to not lay a finger on ur pc cause they might reboot it if they can't log in.

[Rhio2k]

My mom read on like 13 websites that it's okay to delete .tmp files, so she was about to, but decided to put them into a folder to see if everything would be okay with them gone. I came along and saw what she did. She put every .tmp exept for the "read-only" .tmp files (she left them alone) into their own folder in my documents. So far, everything seems fine, but I notice that some of these aren't just 0 kb tmp files...some of them are as large as 8 mb, and are as old as 1998! Will I develop a problem, and if so, is there a way I can put these files back where they should be? I wish she HAD just sent them to the recycle bin, dammit! HELP?

ps...I don't have the cd for my OS (WinME)

[mirror]

Originally posted by BlodiaVulcan5
I don't have the Windows key on my keyboard, what other key behaves the same?
other than bringing up the start menu and minimizing all your windows (windows-d) what else does it do?
and to my knowledge there is no other key that will replace it...

[itslog1]

hey I heard you need windows 2000 or better to run an ipod... is this true? Also, if yall remember back, I have very shitty computer specs, and I have windows 98, can I put songs on an ipod from my comp?

[cancerBoy]

Originally posted by Rhio2k
My mom read on like 13 websites that it's okay to delete .tmp files, so she was about to, but decided to put them into a folder to see if everything would be okay with them gone. I came along and saw what she did. She put every .tmp exept for the "read-only" .tmp files (she left them alone) into their own folder in my documents. So far, everything seems fine, but I notice that some of these aren't just 0 kb tmp files...some of them are as large as 8 mb, and are as old as 1998! Will I develop a problem, and if so, is there a way I can put these files back where they should be? I wish she HAD just sent them to the recycle bin, dammit! HELP?

ps...I don't have the cd for my OS (WinME) no. generally its safe, but "mom" + "deleting" is usually a stupid idea, she needs to find something else to do when she gets bored. moving them all to another folder would be a smart idea if anyone actually had kept track of where they came from (as you said, recycle bin would have been better as you can "restore" to it's original location). i wouldn't worry about it, especially since everything is still working.

[Carpet Lint]

Originally posted by mirror
other than bringing up the start menu and minimizing all your windows (windows-d)
...WOW!!! Damn, I thought it was only windows + m. Now that I know there's also windows + d, I can truly live.

Any other Windows hotkeys?

And I got two questions!

1) Looking to buy a G wireless network card. But I want to be able to switch it between my desktop and my laptop just in case - so I'll probably get a USB one. Anyone have any recommendations or know any computer sites that compare products and etc.?

2) My Toshiba satellite's 1.4, 256, 32 mb video. Can I upgrade this baby to play new games comfortably, or am I better off just getting a new desktop?

Thanks fellas.

[RiDdLeBoX]

Originally posted by Carpet Lint


1) Looking to buy a G wireless network card. But I want to be able to switch it between my desktop and my laptop just in case - so I'll probably get a USB one. Anyone have any recommendations or know any computer sites that compare products and etc.?

2) My Toshiba satellite's 1.4, 256, 32 mb video. Can I upgrade this baby to play new games comfortably, or am I better off just getting a new desktop?

Thanks fellas.


1) http://www.tomshardware.com

2) Depends on the game(s) you are planning to play.

[CrouchingTiger]

Originally posted by dReW


I highly doubt you're banned from EFnet. Try a different server.
It happens from time to time, but apparently is only temporary. Still, what is causing this and how do I prevent it?

[Carpet Lint]

Originally posted by RiDdLeBoX
1) http://www.tomshardware.com
Sweet, thanks.

2) Depends on the game(s) you are planning to play.
Say...the newer FPS ones, like UT or even Doom 3.

[_MJ_]

Originally posted by Carpet Lint

Sweet, thanks.


Say...the newer FPS ones, like UT or even Doom 3.


ya gunna need some good hardware for doom3/HL2 if you want to play these games in high quality. At least a 3.0 ghz Athlon64 or a pentium 4 equivalent with 512 ram and a very good gfx card like a geforce fx 5700 and up or a radeon 9600 and up or XT (expensive) card. A fast 10000rpm hard drive wouldnt hurt either.. Just depends what kinda cash you got..

[Rhio2k]

My dad came home today with a "new" laptop running winXP Pro...but it has someone's name at the screen that appears right before it displays the desktop. We don't know the password, and by now, the guy who sold it to him is halfway to Miami. Is there a way to reset the password and user name to one of our own choosing?

[Motoki Imawano]

i want flash...but i'm not sure which program i need...i want to make something for my website in flash. i d/l something but it seems to be something that allows me to see flash(which i already had). help. thanks.

[YPei]

Hey, I recently got a custom mix version of CvS2. The thing is, its an .MDF file which is like 658 mb or something, along with an .MDS file, which is like 1 mb. When I converted the .MDF file to an .ISO, it would burn, but it comes out as a DATA disc. I was wondering how do I burn the .MDF file so I can play it on my dreamcast? Thanks in advance!

[FlyingGuy]

i posted this up, and was discussing it, the i guess SRK crashed or something... so im gunna try again

i installed a game, but it doesnt play.... it says i need direct x v.8 or newer.. i have v.9 so i did the dxdiag.exe or whatever and it seems i have an uncertified display driver...

DEVICE: intel(r) 82810E Graphics Controller
Driver: i81xdw9x.drv
Version: 4.12.0001.2586
Date: 3/22/2000
WHQL'ed: NO
System: WinME

my game used to work...now it doesnt, i dunno if i updated a driver and it was uncertified or what but im sure that my problem... cause its not direct x....

now i need a newer updated WHQL'ed display driver... how, where do i get one..... i dont need anything supeer fancy cause my system isnt that great anyway... but if its certified, i think it will work

[VruS]

This is more a hardware issue, but my connection between my subwoofer and the ac adapter is a bit unstable. The ac adapter has to be plugged in a certain way ("pressed" downwards towards the floor) so there would be power.

At first I thought it was the ac itself, but I bought a brand new adapter and it's the same problem.

I'm currently using ducktape to hold the ac adapter plug in the certain position, but it still goes out of place so I lose sound from time to time.

Any way I can fix this myself without having to buy new speakers?

[sparatik]

Originally posted by CrouchingTiger

It happens from time to time, but apparently is only temporary. Still, what is causing this and how do I prevent it?
Are you saying that every server you try gives you the same thing?

efnet servers: http://www.efnet.info/?module=servers

[sparatik]

Originally posted by FlyingGuy
now i need a newer updated WHQL'ed display driver... how, where do i get one..... i dont need anything supeer fancy cause my system isnt that great anyway... but if its certified, i think it will work You can find the driver here: http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/Product_Filter.asp?ProductID=798
...and you may need to reinstall DirectX afterwards.

[Ninja Pea]

I'm looking to upgrade my processor.. I need help and tips. I tried to look for 'how tos' but I had a hard time finding any.

Can someone give me some links to the ins and outs?

I have a Asus A7v333 WA ATX VIA KT333 DDR Mobo


What would be the best CPU for the mobo and my wallet?

(Im looking for 2.5+ghz)

[DJ NGGR]

I have a really big problem here.

I recently got this new PC. Before upgrading to the new pc, I could ftp from my pc to xbox fine. Now with the new one, It connects to the xbox, but it stays at the "connected" part (using flashfxp). Is this a ethernet card problem? am I going to have to get another card? Or is the firmware/driver updatable?

[BlodiaVulcan5]

What the lifespan of a good PC? 6 years?

[sparatik]

Originally posted by DJ NGGR
I have a really big problem here.

I recently got this new PC. Before upgrading to the new pc, I could ftp from my pc to xbox fine. Now with the new one, It connects to the xbox, but it stays at the "connected" part (using flashfxp). Is this a ethernet card problem? am I going to have to get another card? Or is the firmware/driver updatable? Can you take a screenshot of the "connected part"? Is there a setup file (like an .ini file) that you can pull from your old PC's flashfxp folder? That will ensure that all the configs are the same in flashfxp. Do you have any firewall software running? Have you tried any other ftp application? (like www.coreftp.com) Is passive mode disabled in flashfxp?

[mirror]

Originally posted by VruS
This is more a hardware issue, but my connection between my subwoofer and the ac adapter is a bit unstable. The ac adapter has to be plugged in a certain way ("pressed" downwards towards the floor) so there would be power.

At first I thought it was the ac itself, but I bought a brand new adapter and it's the same problem.

I'm currently using ducktape to hold the ac adapter plug in the certain position, but it still goes out of place so I lose sound from time to time.

Any way I can fix this myself without having to buy new speakers?
could be your outlet

[Naslectronical]

Originally posted by BlodiaVulcan5
What the lifespan of a good PC? 6 years?

Usually 4-7 years.

But you can usually upgrade a PC just by replacing the CPU, motherboard, and case to make it last a bit longer than that.

Eventually though, it's just best to start fresh and build a whole new machine.

[Gen2000]

What's the best codec to use for encoding video files? Looking for something that would give the best quality but with a reasonable file size (under 40MB).

Also are there any good free video editing programs out there that offers text intergation besides Windows Movie Maker? WMM is ok, just wondering if there are better ones out there.

If this already been answered before earlier in the thread then my bad, just point to the page (this thread is kind of big) where the info is.

[DJ NGGR]

this is the best I could do. I didn't change anything on flashFXP on my old pc, could it be the fact that I havent downloaded any windows updates? I'm not using a "kosher" version of windows so I don't think I can......

I tried it with passive mode on and passive mode disabled.

[sparatik]

Originally posted by DJ NGGR
this is the best I could do. I didn't change anything on flashFXP on my old pc, could it be the fact that I havent downloaded any windows updates? I'm not using a "kosher" version of windows so I don't think I can......

I tried it with passive mode on and passive mode disabled. don't worry.. it has nothing to do with your pirate windows =) There's just a small problem somewhere. What is your computer's local ip address?

check this page to see if it is something you can use:
http://199.80.68.36/nettut/

[ninja sentinel]

Originally posted by _MJ_
ya gunna need some good hardware for doom3/HL2 if you want to play these games in high quality. At least a 3.0 ghz Athlon64 or a pentium 4 equivalent with 512 ram and a very good gfx card like a geforce fx 5700 and up or a radeon 9600 and up or XT (expensive) card. A fast 10000rpm hard drive wouldnt hurt either.. Just depends what kinda cash you got..
u don't have to a get a beastly PC like that to play games, here is for exemple the minimum required for UT2k4 : CLICK!! (http://www.unrealtournament.com/ut2004/specs.php)
As far as HL2 goes, here's what u need : CLICK!! (http://www.ultimate-gamer.com/halflife2/hl2.htm)

Personnely, from tomshardware.com tests that I have checked up till now, the cheapest "high" performance PC u should get is : amd 2600+, 512 ram, any video card with 128memory and a bus of 128bits (64 bits is alright).

I highly recommend 1G of RAM (dual channel), p4 2.8 ghz and more (800mhz FSB), Radeon 9600 pro or XT or better. You can also wait till Christmas when prices are gonna drop and get a system with all new features like DDR2, PCI express, and a 64bit processor.

[DJ NGGR]

ok, I've tried changing IPS on my xbox and pc about 20 times.

did I just get a shitty ethernet card?

my local ip is 192.168.0.100

xbox is 192.168.0.101, just as it should be

how would it work if I were to just hook my xbox into my pc?

[ninja sentinel]

Originally posted by Rhio2k
My dad came home today with a "new" laptop running winXP Pro...but it has someone's name at the screen that appears right before it displays the desktop. We don't know the password, and by now, the guy who sold it to him is halfway to Miami. Is there a way to reset the password and user name to one of our own choosing?
Boot ur system in safe mode (press F8 before winxp starts up) let the password field empty and login as Administrator. People usually forget to set a password for the Administrator account.
Now u can change any password. If, however, u still can't log in, just repare XP or format and reinstall it from scratch.


Originally posted by Motoki Imawano
i want flash...but i'm not sure which program i need...i want to make something for my website in flash. i d/l something but it seems to be something that allows me to see flash(which i already had). help. thanks.
get Macromedia studio 2k4.


Originally posted by Ninja Pea
I'm looking to upgrade my processor.. I need help and tips. I tried to look for 'how tos' but I had a hard time finding any.

Can someone give me some links to the ins and outs?

I have a Asus A7v333 WA ATX VIA KT333 DDR Mobo


What would be the best CPU for the mobo and my wallet?

(Im looking for 2.5+ghz)

here is what I found : CLICK !! (http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7V333&langs=09)
If that's ur mobo and not the A7v333-X one, then the best fit would be AMD XP 2400+ or 2200+ you can get 2500+ and 2600+ but their bus speed (which is 333mhz) are higher than your mobo's (which is 200/266mhz)

ur mobo is really outdated, I suggest u get a new one as well as a new processor. U might as well get a new video card :p

[sparatik]

Originally posted by DJ NGGR
ok, I've tried changing IPS on my xbox and pc about 20 times.

did I just get a shitty ethernet card?

my local ip is 192.168.0.100

xbox is 192.168.0.101, just as it should be

how would it work if I were to just hook my xbox into my pc?
What about the subnet mask?

If your ethernet card works connecting to the internet, then it's definitely not the card.

How do you have your xbox and PC linked together? Through a router or directly connected?

[angelpalm]

why is it that some movies play fine and some look like they have frames missing?

[Ninja Pea]

here is what I found : CLICK !!
If that's ur mobo and not the A7v333-X one, then the best fit would be AMD XP 2400+ or 2200+ you can get 2500+ and 2600+ but their bus speed (which is 333mhz) are higher than your mobo's (which is 200/266mhz)

ur mobo is really outdated, I suggest u get a new one as well as a new processor. U might as well get a new video card

Arg I was hoping it wasnt going to come to that..

I got myself a Geforce 4 Ti 4600, so I dont think I need a new card. :P I have 512 of ram, but I only have a 1700+..

Im not that bad off am I?

[N-Ken]

Originally posted by Ninja Pea


Arg I was hoping it wasnt going to come to that..

I got myself a Geforce 4 Ti 4600, so I dont think I need a new card. :P I have 512 of ram, but I only have a 1700+..

Im not that bad off am I? [/B]

Well your vidcard is really aged and not very good anymore, if your gaming that's probably the weakest link of your system.

[DJ NGGR]

btw, I plugged the ethernet cable into the old pc that connected fine to the xbox, and that ip was set at 192.168.0.102

as opposed to ***.100 like this one is. I didnt change a port on the router or anything.

I tried manually setting the IP to ***.102 but no avail.

they are connected through a router. I KNOW its the pc since the other one was just reformatted as well, but it was formatted with XP corporate pro with service pack 1, mine is just XP pro. no service pack.

[Ninja Pea]

I know its old, but it still goes for $300 CDN

http://tomshardware.bizrate.com/marketplace/product_info/overview/index__cat_id--405,prod_id--6429872.html

Thats american right there, Im getting it for $150 :D

I have a Geforce 4 MV440.. I know I know, but this is a big jump for me.


When doom3 comes out and HL 2, Ill let ya know how it is, im not expecting 70 fps, but a decent 40-50 :)

[ninja sentinel]

Originally posted by Ninja Pea
Thats american right there, Im getting it for $150 :D
Are u crazy !!! with 150$ CAN u can get way better video cards ... check this deals for instance : CLICK !! (http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/Category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=28)

As I said before, any video card that has got 128 mb of memory is good to go, even if it's a G4 one. In one of those tomshardware.com tests, there is one G4 that performs better than FX5200 in many games.

As far as your system goes with an amd2400+ and G4, it should be juuuust ok for running HL2 and doom3, u'r gonna hardly get 30-40 fps. However, I really don't like ur MoBo, it's so limited. ur memory speed is also gonna hurt ur PC's performance. I'm pretty sure u can get a decent MoBo for less than 100$

[Airthrow]

Hey guys I just formatted my PC (third FUCKING time in 2 weeks) with a different version of win2k...which won't let me drag a file into a folder. I click the file and try to drag it, and nothing happens, it just stays highlighted. What the heck?

[sparatik]

Originally posted by DJ NGGR
btw, I plugged the ethernet cable into the old pc that connected fine to the xbox, and that ip was set at 192.168.0.102

as opposed to ***.100 like this one is. I didnt change a port on the router or anything.

I tried manually setting the IP to ***.102 but no avail.

they are connected through a router. I KNOW its the pc since the other one was just reformatted as well, but it was formatted with XP corporate pro with service pack 1, mine is just XP pro. no service pack. are the subnet masks on the xbox and pc the same?

[War_Destroyer]

Besides "msconfig", is there any way to alter (i.e. cleanout) the system registry?

BTW WinXP Home is OS...

[ninja sentinel]

msconfig only sets up what programs or services should be run during windows startup. Regedit.exe is what u'r looking for, u can also download a registry cleaner by looking over yahoo.com or google.com

[Naslectronical]

If I format my D drive(that godawful recovery partition), will it affect anything?

I have back up disks for my OS, and I never use system recovery anyway. I usually just reformat and reinstall windows.

I just feel that I could use that 5GB it's taking up for other things.

[bowiegranap]

Originally posted by War_Destroyer
Besides "msconfig", is there any way to alter (i.e. cleanout) the system registry?

BTW WinXP Home is OS...

REGEDIT

Norton Utilities

The guy who made spybot also made his own registry editor


Note that editing the registry isn't as easy as it sounds. While some programs are considerate enough to use legible registry keys, most do not and use a bunch of jumbled numbers and letters instead.


And why would you want to clean your registry? Most people have the false assumption that cleaning the registry will solve several problems, such as spyware. It doesn't. It doesn't even remove entries from programs you've already deleted.

[pDizzle]

I have the newest version of AIM and it takes forever juss to send instant messages, so can anyone post a link to one of the older versions of aim, cuz ive only had this problem with the new one. So a link would be helpful, thx.

[cancerBoy]

Originally posted by Naslectronical
If I format my D drive(that godawful recovery partition), will it affect anything?

I have back up disks for my OS, and I never use system recovery anyway. I usually just reformat and reinstall windows.

I just feel that I could use that 5GB it's taking up for other things. i'm guessing you have a HP computard. you can safely delete the partition without any problems, all it is is a back-up.

[DJ NGGR]

Yup the subnet masks are the same

255.255.255.0

[sparatik]

Originally posted by pDizzle
I have the newest version of AIM and it takes forever juss to send instant messages, so can anyone post a link to one of the older versions of aim, cuz ive only had this problem with the new one. So a link would be helpful, thx. Sweet site with older versions of popular software. http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=aim

[sparatik]

Originally posted by DJ NGGR
Yup the subnet masks are the same

255.255.255.0 I remember you saying earlier that you have the xbox connected to the router. Are you using 'straight through' cable? ..and have you tried directly connecting the xbox to the pc using crossover cable?

[Naslectronical]

Originally posted by cancerBoy
i'm guessing you have a HP computard. you can safely delete the partition without any problems, all it is is a back-up.

Excellent.

Yeah, it's a Compaq. I bought it back before I realized I could buy all the parts and build a comp for less than what HP/Dell/Gateway charge.

:(

[Airthrow]

Hey guys, randomly my computer stops being able to connect to any websites, but I can still use AIM. My comp sci friend helped me over AIM and apparently I have no DNS, it says DNS suffix: domain.invalid

Randomly for a few minutes it will let me go to websites (like right now!) but any second it will stop connecting to websites and then I can still use AIM.

Anyone have any clue what the problem is? I am having a problem with spyware lately.

[Jerome707]

my brother fucked with the router trying to change his ip, (we are connected to the internet through a router) his computer is the main computer.. and now everytime i try to go online i keep getting disconnected after 5 mins and i have to reboot in order to get back on.

[Evo M]

How do I disable that drop down menu in Yahoo search?

for example, if I press a J then everything I searched before that began with J will pop up

if I type a " then everything I searched in quotes will pop up

[DJ NGGR]

its connected using crossover cable. It worked fine using all the same cables and routers before, and nothing has changed on the xbox. I think I need to just get a new NIC.

[Motoki Imawano]

my home page is hijacked. i ran spybot, adaware, spysweeper, scanned for viruses, booted in safe mode and used the anti spyware programs then restarted my comp, tried cwshredder, hijackthis, etc.

the home page kept reginerating to a res:// type page. i used spysweeper to suppress it. it locks my home page to msn. but how do i remove the res:// stuff once and for all?

also the res stuff keeps reginerating when i remove it with the anti spyware stuff. there are .exe's that spysweeper has picked up that no matter how many times i try and remove them, they reginerate. i tried going in the registry and deleting them, they came back. i tried renaming the files they come back, i tried renaming the data they came back. what the FUCK.

here are pics of what i want to get rid of once and for all and block from my computer.

http://67.18.37.14/19/102/upload/p800018.gif
http://67.18.37.14/19/102/upload/p800020.gif
http://67.18.37.14/19/102/upload/p800026.gif

if ANYBODY can help me and other ppl that have this problem that can't figure out how to solve it, we'd be really grateful. thx.

[bowiegranap]

Um... The most recent version of ad-aware locks your browser to MSN if you decide to delete everything... If you read carefully, ad-aware will find "about:blank" listed as "potential hijacker". If you delete it, ad-aware with then set your homepage to MSN.

[ashurax]

im buying some new ram for my comp. while looking at prices i realized that pc2700 ddr and pc3200 ddr have roughly the same price. my mobo only supports pc2700. if i stick some pc3200 ram inside there, will it underclock to pc2700 and be able to run? i would like to buy the pc3200 ram in case i end up buying a new mobo + processor in the future that supports pc3200. thx in advance.

[Motoki Imawano]

Originally posted by bowiegranap
Um... The most recent version of ad-aware locks your browser to MSN if you decide to delete everything... If you read carefully, ad-aware will find "about:blank" listed as "potential hijacker". If you delete it, ad-aware with then set your homepage to MSN. its bigger than that. its more than just hijacking the home page. fuck all of that. i don't want to have a program on 24/7 restoring my home page every .01 seconds because of some .exe regenerating crap. i don't want a pop up every 2 min and i don't want a pop up search page every time i search something in google. i want my computer back.
i've tried the latest version of adaware also. again help:
Originally posted by Motoki Imawano
my home page is hijacked. i ran spybot, adaware, spysweeper, scanned for viruses, booted in safe mode and used the anti spyware programs then restarted my comp, tried cwshredder, hijackthis, etc.

the home page kept reginerating to a res:// type page. i used spysweeper to suppress it. it locks my home page to msn. but how do i remove the res:// stuff once and for all?

also the res stuff keeps reginerating when i remove it with the anti spyware stuff. there are .exe's that spysweeper has picked up that no matter how many times i try and remove them, they reginerate. i tried going in the registry and deleting them, they came back. i tried renaming the files they come back, i tried renaming the data they came back. what the FUCK.

here are pics of what i want to get rid of once and for all and block from my computer.

http://67.18.37.14/19/102/upload/p800018.gif
http://67.18.37.14/19/102/upload/p800020.gif
http://67.18.37.14/19/102/upload/p800026.gif

if ANYBODY can help me and other ppl that have this problem that can't figure out how to solve it, we'd be really grateful. thx.

i say we find whoever created this crap and hack the shit out of his/her entire company.

*edit*
i'm running stop sign right now. its 24% complete and has so many trojan.feat.2, its disgusting.

[Evo M]

Originally posted by Evo M
How do I disable that drop down menu in Yahoo search?

for example, if I press a J then everything I searched before that began with J will pop up

if I type a " then everything I searched in quotes will pop up

is this even possible? I just cleaned out my cookies, history, temp internet files, offline files, disabled auto complete, ect

and its still there :confused:

[Geese Pants]

Originally posted by Motoki Imawano
its bigger than that. its more than just hijacking the home page. fuck all of that. i don't want to have a program on 24/7 restoring my home page every .01 seconds because of some .exe regenerating crap. i don't want a pop up every 2 min and i don't want a pop up search page every time i search something in google. i want my computer back.
i've tried the latest version of adaware also. again help:


i say we find whoever created this crap and hack the shit out of his/her entire company.

*edit*
i'm running stop sign right now. its 24% complete and has so many trojan.feat.2, its disgusting.

Are you doing all these scans in Safe Mode..........?

[Motoki Imawano]

yes, i already said that i tried that. =/

[ninja sentinel]

Originally posted by Airthrow
Hey guys, randomly my computer stops being able to connect
......

Try reconfiguring your Internet settings. If that doesn't work, it could be a virus that keeps on disconnecting, I guess u know how to remove them by now.



Originally posted by Jerome707my brother fucked with the router trying to change his ip, (we are connected to the internet through a router) his computer is the main computer.. and now everytime i try to go online i keep getting disconnected after 5 mins and i have to reboot in order to get back on.
If u'r using a router there nomore for a main CPU (server). U should check if, in ur router, DHCP is enabled, which will allow IP addresses automatically to each one of ur PCs. Now in ur network card settings, u should set it so that u get an automatic IP address and not a dynamic one.


.... to be continued :p

[ninja sentinel]

Originally posted by Evo M
How do I disable that drop down menu in Yahoo search?

for example, if I press a J then everything I searched before that began with J will pop up

if I type a " then everything I searched in quotes will pop up
In ur browser ... click on Tools -> Internet Options ... -> Content -> AutoComplete ...

Now uncheck "Forms" and "User names and passwords on forms" ... then click on "Clear Forms" and "Clear Passwords"



Motoki Imawano :

Run "msconfig" in safe mode and check which programs are launched at windows startup. If u see any weird programs, disable them and delete them from their location in ur c: drive in ur registry.



ashurax :

If ur motherboard specs suggest that u should use PC2700 as a limit, I don't think u can use PC3200. Try to be patient and get DDR2 when u upgrade ur system completely.

[mightimao]

i'm asking for a friend but here goes:

my friend was using the comp (surfin the web, on aim, listening to music, etc) and her dad comes in for a talk. they argue, and he pulls the plug on the comp.
after he leaves, she plugs it back in; and she turns on the comp. then she turns on the monitor, but the monitor turns back off.

any ideas?

(i have a feeling its the monitor's fault? i dunno, i'm not a comp genious.)
any help would be appreciated.

[Motoki Imawano]

Originally posted by ninja sentinel


Motoki Imawano :

Run "msconfig" in safe mode and check which programs are launched at windows startup. If u see any weird programs, disable them and delete them from their location in ur c: drive in ur registry.
i'ma try this. seriously i don't know what else to do. i'm running mc afee now. if this doesn't work i just don't know.

anyone know how i could go about tracking the ppl that created cool web search and its varients? i got something for them...

[sparatik]

Originally posted by DJ NGGR
its connected using crossover cable. It worked fine using all the same cables and routers before, and nothing has changed on the xbox. I think I need to just get a new NIC. can't really think of anything else.. maybe double check your xbox ftp settings... try another cable.. try just using a direct connection with crossover cable.

[DJ NGGR]

yeah I pretty much gave up on that whole thing, I'll just burn whatever game to dvd-rw and do things that way. Not anything major just a small inconvenience.

It also means less cords since I wont need to use my Router or big ass crossover cable anymore! :D

I have a new computer problem, anyone who can help me with it, I'll be greatly appreciative.

I don't know how to explain the attachment really.

I installed Soulseek, Xvid, and Defiler Pack fine, along with other programs. I tested them out, used them, and everything. Now I get this gibberish when I go to them on my start menu. I checked the directory and the only one it shows up in is the Defiler Pack. It also says the gibberish files are 95 GB of space. But my hard drive says I have 150+ so thats ok.

Also, I can't download anything from the internet.


Any ideas?



EDIT: Nevermind, I ran spybot, adaware, and the system filecheck and everything is back to normal. But i will be getting a new NIC.

[Mystic_bash]

Ok my problems are, Recently my connection has been shitty. Like on counter strike in a server near me, i get like 100+ ping. I have dsl 30kbs. Second problem is that everyonce in awhile my controller (saitek P880 usb) just turns off. Wtf is up with this shit?

[Insaniac2]

OK so some trojan decided to replace my notepad.exe with itself, so I deleted it and got a new notepad. But now, all my .txt files are opening up with Wordpad instead of notepad. How do I change this?

[bowiegranap]

Originally posted by Insaniac2
OK so some trojan decided to replace my notepad.exe with itself, so I deleted it and got a new notepad. But now, all my .txt files are opening up with Wordpad instead of notepad. How do I change this?

Open a folder

view>folder options>file types

look for .txt files

edit it so that notepad opens instead of wordpad

[Quicksilver3007]

Ok I have one computer that is already set up with cable modem and is running fine via a 5 port ethernet hub.

I have a new computer that I just got and am trying to hook up to the cable modem on the same connection to the second ethernet port on the hub.

In the control panel it says that the connection is fine and running properly but when I try and bring up Internet Explorer it gives me the white screen of death. The whole this page cannot be displayed BS. I've tried repairing the connection but it says:

The following steps of the repair falied: renewing the IP address.

I have been trying for the last couple of hours to fix what the problem was but I have come up with nothing.:(

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[ninja sentinel]

Originally posted by Quicksilver3007
Ok I have one computer that is already set up with cable modem and is running fine via a 5 port ethernet hub.

I have a new computer that I just got and am trying to hook up to the cable modem on the same connection to the second ethernet port on the hub.

In the control panel it says that the connection is fine and running properly but when I try and bring up Internet Explorer it gives me the white screen of death. The whole this page cannot be displayed BS. I've tried repairing the connection but it says:

The following steps of the repair falied: renewing the IP address.

I have been trying for the last couple of hours to fix what the problem was but I have come up with nothing.:(

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
U just can't use a hub as if it was a router, unless u pay for 2 different static IPs.

There are two ways to fix ur problem :
1 - easy way : get a router and use it instead of ur hub
2 - hard way : one of ur pcs must act like a server and the other one like a client. Connect the server one directly to ur modem and install winproxy. As far as the client goes, u need to connect it to the second network card of the server (u can use ur hub in between depending on what kinda cables u bought). U have to also install winproxy in it but as a client.

[YellowS4]

How would I go about banning someone from accessing my site? Say I was admin/mod here on srk.. how would I ban a certain ip range? I'm not too sure what kind of server my friend is running, but a general idea as to what to do is fine... thanks!

[Arz2003!]

I forgot how to get rid of those "In A Message" Can anyone help me out on how to get rid of those pop up windows. It used to be posted on the 1st cpu help thread:(

[DA GAME]

DA GAME has problems getting rid of viruses.Everything DG tried would work & the shit would come right back.Hell DG has Pop-Up Blocker turned on & still have Pop-Ups galore.Could someone help?

[ninja sentinel]

Originally posted by YellowS4
How would I go about banning someone from accessing my site? Say I was admin/mod here on srk.. how would I ban a certain ip range? I'm not too sure what kind of server my friend is running, but a general idea as to what to do is fine... thanks!
I'm not to sure about this, but I'll give it a try :)
*) Banning a range of IPs isn't the best option, cause :
1 - you could ban other people that use the same ISP.
2 - a hacker can mask his IP and change it to something else, or simply connect to ur website through another Network.

ur friend should maybe change the design of his website so that everyone who want to access some things on it have to create their own account and activate it later on by e-mail. Though, it's better if the admin has to activate those accounts by himself.




Arz2003! & DA GAME :
sorry to be rude, but ur questions have already been answered in this thread.

[Insaniac2]

Originally posted by bowiegranap


Open a folder

view>folder options>file types

look for .txt files

edit it so that notepad opens instead of wordpad

OK I did that but it says cannot find wordpad.exe so I'm thinking I extracted it to the wrong place?

[Motoki Imawano]

I HAVE DONE THE IMPOSSIBLE. I HAVE FIGURED OUT HOW TO GET RID OF THE MUTHA FUCKING WACK ASS RES://, SEARCH ASSISTANT TOOLBAR, SEARCH EXTENDER, SEARCH WIZARD, ETC ARE GONE FROM MY ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS LIST, AND THE HOME SEARCH ASSISTENT BULLSHIT IS GIZZONE. YES, YOU READ RIGHT. NO ONE ON SRK KNEW OR COULD HELP. BUT HERE IS YOUR SOLUTION IF YOU SUFFER THE SAME PROBLEM.

first let me say that it felt like my computer had aids. i mean every pop up and bad .exe was on my shit. it was SO frustrating because no matter what i could not get it off. it was horrible. whats worse is that no one knew how to help me. everyone kept suggesting adaware, spybot, etc. etc. that shit DON'T work. this is how you solve this problem:
fuck it was is gone from my add/remove programs list.

google:
hsremove
about buster
kill box

run about buster. it will destroy and .exe's that are bad that are causing the res:// shit. run hsremove to get rid of home search assistant. kill box is for killing files. i googled the shit out of some of the search assistant files. on different sites i've found different hkey's or something like that in the registry. just copy paste them-the one's that ppl say are bad from your google search of search assistant into the section in kill box that asks you for a file name. if you have that crap on your comp, kill box will delete it for you permanently. if you don't have the file then it will say file doesn't exist. but bottom line, run about buster. that should be the end all of all that res crap. if you need any of these programs:
motokiimawano is my aim.
tito_papii is my yahoo.
i will help you because i know how frustrating it is.

[Kikosho]

Question about music file formats. What in mp3 equals a 96 kbps OGG format?

[dznutz]

Is there any way I can recover a disk that has been demagnitized?

[bowiegranap]

Originally posted by Insaniac2


OK I did that but it says cannot find wordpad.exe so I'm thinking I extracted it to the wrong place?

I thought you were looking a way to change access to .txt files to notepad.exe? Even if you can't find wordpad, it shouldn't matter because the entire process I showed doesn't even look for worpad, and you can access the program files no matter where you extract them.

dznutz: I believe there are actually companies that do data recovery on some of the weirdest shit involved (I believe I saw an advert claiming they recovered the contents of a hard disk left under the amazon river for a year). I can't remember the company name, but they do exist. Probably won't be cheap.

[2pacnbiggie]

First does anybody know the site for yahoo web messenger? the one that lets you use yahoo messenger without downloading anything? i went on yahoo and looked for it but all i kept finding was things to download the messenger...

second...if i download yahoo messenger is there a way i can keep it out of the little tray in the lower right hand corner of the screen by the time and etc. ?

i want to download it but i dont want a icon in that tray or on the desktop i just wanna keep it in a folder or something...i heard when u download it it automatically goes to that tray...how do i remove it from the tray and the desktop to put it in a folder somewhere else on the computer?

[Motoki Imawano]

^ go to run, type in msconfig, go to start up and un check the yahoo thing. it won't show up anymore. as for the desktop icon, just delete it from your desktop. when you want to run yahoo go to the start menu and do it that way.
hope that helped.

[cancerBoy]

Originally posted by Kikosho
Question about music file formats. What in mp3 equals a 96 kbps OGG format? i think they are pretty much even, some people like OGG because it is free and they can use it without getting a license. i can't hear a difference.

[Nippon Ichi]

I have a seemingly simple but very annoying problem. Whenever I try and open or "save as" a file within a program, everything appears in reverse alphabetical order in the explorer.:mad: :mad:

[2pacnbiggie]

Originally posted by Motoki Imawano
^ go to run, type in msconfig, go to start up and un check the yahoo thing. it won't show up anymore. as for the desktop icon, just delete it from your desktop. when you want to run yahoo go to the start menu and do it that way.
hope that helped. thanks i didnt download it yet but i went to run and looked up the system config thing... do i go to the services tab? and i have AOL as well i dont want the yahoo messenger to pop up everytime i log onto aol anyway to prevent that?

thanks for the help :cool:

[Motoki Imawano]

go to the start up tab on msconfig to get rid of the yahoo thing from popping up everytime you start your comp.
:)

[specs]

Originally posted by Nippon Ichi
I have a seemingly simple but very annoying problem. Whenever I try and open or "save as" a file within a program, everything appears in reverse alphabetical order in the explorer.:mad: :mad:

Try right-clicking in the file list and arranging the icons by name. If that fails, try arranging by something else, THEN by name.

[Nippon Ichi]

Originally posted by specs


Try right-clicking in the file list and arranging the icons by name. If that fails, try arranging by something else, THEN by name.

Nope... still reverse alphabetical order...

[specs]

Originally posted by Nippon Ichi
Nope... still reverse alphabetical order...

Very strange. Normally, when you pick a sort method, and then pick it AGAIN right away, it'll reverse the order...

If that didn't work it's probably some obscure registry key or something...

[D.HYO]

Does anyone know of a good TV Tuner program I can download for recording my mvc2 matches from my vcr and saving them onto my pc? I have software that came with the card, it works and all, but I can't take it off of mono. I think that's why when I record and save it as mpeg or any other file it has that dumb static noise in it. It's not too major but it's a little annoying.

I have some mvc2 matches with me and 2 of my friends playing. I wan't to have them online but I don't want that dumb noise in the way. I used another program and tried it but I lost it and now I need another one. The static noise didn't happen when I used the other program.


Can anyone help me at all?

The sooner I get that program, the faster I can put these vids online.


The card I have is an "ATI TV WONDER CAPTURE card" The software it came with was the ATI multimedia center. I think the main problem is, it wont go off mono and i can't change it.:mad: :mad:


CAN ANYBODY HELP PLEASE?????

[MuscleDragon]

I have downloaded AboutBuster.But when I tried to run AboutBuster.exe, it gave an error message.

I need help.

[bowiegranap]

For the past week my print spooler has been acting up. I keep on getting the message "cannot load journal.dll -- please reinstall". I have an epson stylus 300, win98se.

I tried looking for solutions from epson, who suggested downloading their newest driver. Doesn't work. They suggested making a dedicated spool subdirectory. Doesn't work because the spool program itself doesn't work.

I googled it up, and found other people with similar problems (same problem, other printers/os, some of the posts were way back up to 1998). Most solutions offered involved the same ones epson said (dedicated spooler)... which makes me wonder if anyone really tried it because I can't even access the spooler program. One fixed his by getting rid of hardware conflicts. I booted clean, no dice.

In fact, as far as I can see, there is no such thing as journal.dll. It doesn't exist in the epson drivers. I can't find it in windows. I can't even find it _anywhere_ in the net. AFAIK, it doesn't exist. Why on earth is my printer spooler even looking for it?

And I'm bumping my old question, hopefully someone can answer:

I'm thinking of upgrading my video card to Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128, and I'd like to know a couple of things:

1) The card say it requires an AGP 2x/4x slot. I have an Intel d850GB board that has "AGP connect supporting 1.5 V 4x or 2x AGP cards". Is this the same thing? (sorry, don't know squat about hardware).

2) if I hook up the video to a TV, will the TV be able to handle 1024x768 resolution? I read somewhere than TVs can only support 525 scan lines. Will the video card end up blurring the image so that it will fit the TV resolution?

[D.HYO]

Is there a prog that can take the static out of mpeg files? Like the static the is caused from the recording from your tv tuner and stuff?

[cancerBoy]

Originally posted by MuscleDragon
I have downloaded AboutBuster.But when I tried to run AboutBuster.exe, it gave an error message.

I need help. that file is required for some MS Visual Basic programs to run, and your older version of windows didn't come with it.

this particular message is actually pretty straight-forward. it's saying you don't have the file, so get it. type it into google, download it, save it into one of those folders listed in the error.

[cancerBoy]

Originally posted by Nippon Ichi
I have a seemingly simple but very annoying problem. Whenever I try and open or "save as" a file within a program, everything appears in reverse alphabetical order in the explorer.:mad: :mad: while in the Save As... box, sort it by details. this will give you the headers at the top - click on "Name" until it lists them forwards alphabetically, then switch back to whatever sorting method you like.

[Irennicus]

How do you change the default player for specific media types? My .wmv files all open up in WinAMP by default, but I want them to open in Windows Media Player. Can anyone help?

[Juggy]

I have a question, but to the last poster:

I don't know how to fix that, but just right click and open with that media player if the files are out in the open, otherwise I don't know. =|


My question is:

I downloaded ABC (Yet Another Bit Torrent Client). My old one didn't work very well, so a friend recommended this one. I left it on last night, and I guess it shut down right away, because the downloads were barely done (like .5%) and my computer restarted. I tried again today, and in 20 minutes, it restarted again, out of nowhere. -_- Any ideas?

[Nippon Ichi]

Originally posted by Irennicus
How do you change the default player for specific media types? My .wmv files all open up in WinAMP by default, but I want them to open in Windows Media Player. Can anyone help?

In explorer, go to tools, folder options, file types, WMA, then change program.
ggpokthxbye^_^

[P. Gorath]

dummy question: how do i upload a folder to my ftp?

[cancerBoy]

Originally posted by Nippon Ichi


In explorer, go to tools, folder options, file types, WMA, then change program.
ggpokthxbye^_^ or holding SHIFT while you right click the file will give you the "Open With..." option, then after selecting the program, check the "always use this program" box. just another way to do the same thing.

Psycho Gorath :: depends on your FTP client, but i know with internet explorer (a poor man's FTP client), copy/paste works.

[P. Gorath]

nevermind, my brother is home from work, screw you guys im going home

[2pacnbiggie]

Originally posted by Motoki Imawano
go to the start up tab on msconfig to get rid of the yahoo thing from popping up everytime you start your comp.
:) thanks

do u know the site for the yahoo web messenger? the one that lets u use it without downloading yahoo messenger?

[*InVeRs3*]

what's a good program that lets me view .RAM files that's not the infested piece of crap called REAL PLAYER.

[pDizzle]

I have an AIM question. When ever I send instant messages it doesn't do it quick it takes like 4-6 secs of a pause then it sends. I've tried uninstalling and re installing (Im using the newest version of aim) and not even that worked. And its not that too many applications are running cuz I tried running it when it was the only program running. Any one know why my aim is running so slow?


P.S It juss recentley started doing this my aim used to work fine b 4

[cancerBoy]

Originally posted by *InVeRs3*
what's a good program that lets me view .RAM files that's not the infested piece of crap called REAL PLAYER. real alternative

[MuscleDragon]

Originally posted by cancerBoy
that file is required for some MS Visual Basic programs to run, and your older version of windows didn't come with it.

this particular message is actually pretty straight-forward. it's saying you don't have the file, so get it. type it into google, download it, save it into one of those folders listed in the error.
Thank you. Now it's working. AboutBouster :cool:

[Raz0r]

I'm having a problem with the speed of my computer. The RAM is 128 MB, so it's not like I have much to work with. However, it goes very slow. I noticed this happened after I installed Norton Antivirus 2004. Does anyone know how I can remedy this problem?

[specs]

Originally posted by Raz0r
I'm having a problem with the speed of my computer. The RAM is 128 MB, so it's not like I have much to work with. However, it goes very slow. I noticed this happened after I installed Norton Antivirus 2004. Does anyone know how I can remedy this problem?

Have you tried un-installing NAV? Or turning off its real-time protection? Some AV software can bog down a computer big time when its running in the background.

[Mjollnir]

ppl still run 128MB ram? upgrade to 256 at least and it should speed up a fair bit..

[PsychoMistress]

Originally posted by Mjollnir
ppl still run 128MB ram? upgrade to 256 at least and it should speed up a fair bit..

That all depends on the specs on your system. Believe it not, more is not always better.

If all you have is 128mb and it's a store bought system that has been unchanged...I am guessing you are running Win98 or possibly WinME. I would recommend upgrading with another stick of 64...Bringing you up to 191. You should see a difference but it won't blow you away. Anything after that is pretty much overkill. You could upgrade to 256 but I doubt you would notice the difference.

For each Windows OS...There is a recommended amount of memory that will give you optimal performance, but I don't know these numbers by heart.

Anyway, besides the NAV...You should check to see if there is anything else un-needed running in the background. Especially on older systems - increasing system resources can give you a lot of performance back :D

[Nippon Ichi]

Originally posted by cancerBoy
while in the Save As... box, sort it by details. this will give you the headers at the top - click on "Name" until it lists them forwards alphabetically, then switch back to whatever sorting method you like.


still doesn't work :(