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I have a Kodak EZ200 digital camera and have used it for 18 months with no trouble. Now I cannot download photogaphs although I can still use the camera for net.meeting. I am in touch with Kodak and also the software people, but so far, nothing they have said has helped. I have uninstalled and re-installed numerous times. I have repaired corrupt files, repaired IE and completely emptied my tmp files. I run windows 98 2nd edition with 128 ram.Can someone help please.
Carol - Halifax - Fri Jul 19 17:11 2002
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Hi Carol I have two suggestions that may help. First go to Kodaks website and download new drivers for your camera and Windows. If this does not work then update the cameras firmware from the Kodak site. Word of caution on both suggestions.....Print and Read the installation instructions carefully. Hope this helps.
Liaml - Liverpool - Sat Jul 20 13:34 2002
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Thanks - but been there - done that - although no new drivers!! either on Kodak or the software application. However, Kodak gave me long instructions on re-installing and did that too. Still no joy. Do you think it can be a conflict somewhere and if so, how do I find it?
Carol - Halifax - Sun Jul 21 11:24 2002
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Hi Carol I have checked out the Kodak website and have found a Digital Camera Diagnostic Software Tool that allows you to troubleshoot connectivity problems between your KODAK digital product and your PC. It can be found here. The file you want is dd0965.exe read the instructions before installation. Good Luck
Liaml - Liverpool - Wed Jul 24 15:15 2002
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Hi, been to the diagnostic tool, I have been there before, but Kodak say it is not a problem with the camera software cos I can still use net.meeting. They say it is Arcsoft, the software programme that is wrong. I get the following error: PI2000 caused an invalid page fault in module DC31JPEG.DLL at 0167:02be6272. Registers: EAX=0434c87e CS=0167 EIP=02be6272 EFLGS=00010206 EBX=fffff97d SS=016f ESP=00a6f1f8 EBP=00000006 ECX=00a6f24c DS=016f ESI=044504e8 FS=3417 EDX=00000078 ES=016f EDI=044509b0 GS=0000 Bytes at CS:EIP: 8a 1c 33 88 58 ff 0f bf 59 fc 8a 1c 33 88 18 0f Stack dump: 00000280 04450818 00000000 00a6f3b8 00000000 04347cf4 00000000 fc727538 00000000 00000001 0000000f 044509a8 00000050 fde6feb8 fcd0fd28 0090fe8f Arcsoft say it is a windows driver! I am not very computer literate and thank you for any further help you can give me.
Carol - Halifax - Thu Jul 25 19:02 2002
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If this information helps, I have downloaded a different software to get my photos from the camera, Irfanview- and I got the same error message which makes me think there is something wrong with something on my pc, can anyone suggest what could be wrong please.
Carol - Halifax - Fri Jul 26 20:44 2002
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Hi Carol You do not mention what OS you are using but I presume it may be ME. It seems that a DLL file has been replaced or become corrupted. I had a similar problem with imaging software and after some toying about I found 2 solutions. First one: use System Restore to knock your PC back to before the problem occured. If this does not work then you can replace your Registry with the back up copy. You can do this by either using Start/Help/Troubleshooting and type in System Registry Checker and follow the advice and " click here to start Registry Checker or by Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Information. In System Information click on Tools menu then Registry Checker. Hope this may help.
Liam - Liverpool - Fri Aug 02 15:25 2002
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Thanks Liam, but I am using Windows 98 SE - I have done what you say and done registry checker and it says no errors, you have already backed up the system. I have had other help on this and was told to delete everything that said Kodak from my pc which I did, I did a re-install, but now if I click on imaging it goes to drive C - seems I've lost that too. I still get the same error when trying to download photos. I have also found 3 other people who are having the same problem with the Kodak EZ200 camera, it works, then all of a sudden it doesn't. Do you think a different camera would work or do you think I have to have a complete re-format as everyone else is telling me?
Carol - Halifax - Mon Aug 05 13:19 2002
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Hi Carol, It seems that the conflict is between the software and your OS. If this is the first time it has happenend then I would back up all your documents,pictures and emails etc and re-format your drive and start afresh. If this is not the first time then I suggest you and the 3 other people contact Kodak again and keep pestering them until they look into the problem. After all they should still offer support and drivers however old a product is.
Liam - Liverpool - Mon Aug 05 16:45 2002
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Thanks Liam, You are giving me the same advice that I keep getting, it seems awful that I have to reformat because of this error, I shall keep on at Kodak but thanks for our help
Carol - Halifax - Mon Aug 05 18:30 2002
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At home, my computer works on Windows 98. At work, I work on Windows 2000. I saved work to the Floppy drive at home and carried on working on it at work, using Windows 2000. When I returned home and tried to save my work on the Floppy disc, it would not save it, and worse still, I cannot now save anything to my A drive. Can anyone out there suggest how I can fix it please. My knowledge of computers is pretty basic
al - london - Thu Jul 18 20:32 2002
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Help. For some reason my screen size has changed to 640 x 480 pixels and 16 colours. This is over- enlarging the screen and won't play any games as it says we require 240 colours. I've tried to alter it on the display properties but the arrow is jammed and won't move across. I've tried to alter the colours but the only options are 2 or 16 colours. Can anyone suggest anything else?
Tracey - Gainsborough - Thu Jul 18 19:59 2002
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after you re-install video card drivers change refresh rate to monitor optimal otherwise you get a flicker on screen. sam
sam stabeler - croydon - Thu Jul 25 17:45 2002
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after you re-install video card drivers change refresh rate to monitor optimal otherwise you get a flicker on screen.
sam stabeler - croydon - Thu Jul 25 17:44 2002
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Try reinstalling your video card drivers Tracey. Right click on the desktop- settings- advanced- adapter- change. Hope this helps
sam finlay - edinburgh - Sat Jul 20 10:43 2002
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Hello everyone, When I close Outlook I get an error message saying "Outlook has caused an invalid page fault in module AWFXCG32.DLL". Any ideas on what this means? p.s. thanks to Joe for sorting a previous problem, Ta.
John - Stockport - Wed Jul 17 20:50 2002
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John, A remedy for this problem is available Here OL97: Updated Awfxcg32.dll to Fix IPF Exiting Outlook (Q174926)
Joe Brennan - London. - Wed Jul 17 22:41 2002
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Sorry John, That link doesn’t work. Try here:- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q174926
Joe Brennan - London. - Wed Jul 17 22:49 2002
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Thanks Joe, the download did the trick. I don't know what your secret is but thats another problem solved, thank you.
John - Stockport - Thu Jul 18 19:31 2002
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Does anyone know if its possible to set a game controller to be used as a mouse? Or does anyone have any other clever alternatives to using a standard mouse?
Matthew - London - Wed Jul 17 18:54 2002
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My cd rom icons has gone! (i have a dvd rom and a cd-rw) HOw do i get it back?? notes might needed: when i right click my computer -> properties -> Device manager there is 2 icons with a ! next to them. the the end of the name it has (dual fifo) on both of them and i dont know if that is just the name.
Stuart Shum - Melton Mowbray - Tue Jul 16 16:41 2002
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Apologies if this is in the wrong forum. Armed with my trusty 'XP for Dummies' I am about to learn about using Windows Media player,browsing through, the author remarks "Microsoft is hoping to wipe out RealAudio with WMA,"(whatever that is ). Does Real Player have anything of benefit that Media Player does not.Even though it's free, is it worth downloading.
George - Choppington - Mon Jul 15 18:19 2002
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Hi George, Please be very,very careful if you download Real Player. Please read the license agreement thoroughly to see exactly what you are agreeing to. I read an article in "Doors - the computer supplement of the Sunday Times" that gave details of an on going debate on what Real Player does behind the scenes and what information it extracts from your PC. I have tried to look for this article so that you could follow the instructions on installing it without all the hidden "extras". As soon as I can locate the article I will post the link.
Liam - Liverpool - Tue Jul 16 17:42 2002
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Thanks Liam,did get an answer elsewhere,(in the pub),"Real collects information on CD playing habits and sends them home,WMA does not".I appreciate the words of caution and would still be interested in that link from S.Times.
George - Choppington - Thu Jul 18 17:07 2002
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Some multi-media content online is "tied in" with Real Player, that is you can only see/hear it with that plug-in. There is no reason not to have both (or Quicktime as well)!!
Tim Baker - London - Mon Jul 15 20:43 2002
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Thanks Tim , have just been finding that out in the last couple of days,read BBC's Webwise page where they advocate using Real Player. Plenty of food for thought.
George - Choppington - Thu Jul 18 17:17 2002
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I recently purchased a CDRW and installed it as per the instructions with My HDD as the primary master, the CDRW as the secondary master with my CD player as the secondary slave. When I try to backup my software it errors every time. After checking the help file it says that I should not have my CD players connected together if backing up directly from CD to CDRW. Does anyone know which connection setup is correct?
Nige - London - Mon Jul 15 16:46 2002
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Hello everyone. I am newish to this world and have been trawling through my PC where I came accross the following file in Documents and settings : plugin131_02.trace TRACE FILE 582 bytes. Can anyone tell me what it is?? Windows can't open it because it needs to know what program it came with or something. I am running XP. Thanks for any help in advance.
Sol - Glasgow - Mon Jul 15 15:59 2002
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Sol, Have you tried right clicking on it and open properties this may reveal what it is? The name suggests it may be something to do with your Browser perhaps or a plugin for another programme. I imagine the reason you can’t open is because it has no file association. If your Computer is working well I wouldn’t be unduly concerned. Remember what the Americans say, if it aint broke don’t fix it.
Joe Brennan - London. - Mon Jul 15 22:07 2002
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Thanks Joe. I am just a bit concerned that this may be a malicious file downloaded with something like kazaa that is still on my system.Do you know what a trace file is?
Sol - Tue Jul 16 04:26 2002
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Thanks for the reply Joe. Right clicking gives no further clues. Do you know in general terms what a trace file is?? I have downloaded some dodgy things in the past like kazaa without realising they were full of spyware etc - just concerned that this may be a remnant of something like that.
Sol - Tue Jul 16 04:17 2002
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Sol, I understand a trace file is usually a diagnostic file that programs use to output various messages into during the time the program is running. Apparently what happens is when you install the software the trace file does not exist. It is created when the program decides it’s needed, i.e. this could be when an error occurs and needs to be recorded in a trace file. I can see why you would be concerned, have you run Ad-aware? If you not have this programme you can download it free from the net. It’s for detecting spyware.
Joe Brennan - London. - Tue Jul 16 09:42 2002
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come back iain,looks like were all suffering from your knowledge
- Sun Jul 14 16:35 2002
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Yes , we all miss the Guvnor but, fair do's , Joe and Liam are doing a good job holding the fort.
George - Choppington - Mon Jul 15 18:06 2002
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Iain hasn't been seen since a couple of people made fun of his website, further down the board.
john denning - liverpool - Mon Aug 05 17:56 2002
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Iain is very busy. He has been moved around so much by his company that he hasn't been home in 2 months. Or something. See his message further down the board for details.
Tom Violence - Mon Jul 15 14:27 2002
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Hello everyone. When I try to launch Outlook I keep getting an error message saying "Outllib.dll is linked to missing export MAPI32.DLLl:264" Any advice or ideas on how to solve this would be very much appreciated, I'm running win95.
John - Stockport - Fri Jul 12 23:25 2002
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John, This problem is listed in the Microsoft Knowledge Base Q174843 Outlook 97. Try this site. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q174843 Let us know how you get on. Good luck.
Joe Brennan - London - Sat Jul 13 00:40 2002
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Hi, can anyone help with a Windows ME minor problem? Whenever I run Windows Explorer it always opens by default in “MY!” Documents. I would like it to display, by default, the folders on my hard discs in the left hand pane like it used to do in Windows 98. I find it particularly irritating because I never use the “MY!” Documents folder as I put any documents in folders that are named to give an idea of what the contents of the documents might be. Many thanks
chris - Westgate on Sea - Fri Jul 12 11:01 2002
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Hello Chris, It seems, unlike Windows 98, Windows ME Explorer is defaulted to open in My Documents. It can be changed but as you will see from the article I have pasted below it is quite technical and involves changing the registry. You can read the original article here:- http://www.cnet.com/software/0-429669-8-6625412-1.html When My Documents aren't my documents By Jim Aspinwall Q: Whenever I start Explorer in Windows Me, it automatically opens the My Documents folder. Is there any way to have it open the root folder of drive C: instead? A: Windows Me's Explorer default can't be changed to a different drive or folder. My Documents is a Windows system folder--technically, it's a special alias or shortcut to the C:\My Documents folder that Windows created on your hard drive. There is an indirect way to change the My Documents alias, but it does involve editing the Registry and fooling Windows into thinking that a different file is My Documents. Click Start › Run, type regedit, and press Enter. Before you start mucking around, back up the Registry. Select Registry › Export Registry File, enter a filename (such as Registry 7-27-01), check All in the Export range area below, and click OK. Now run Regedit again, and, in the left pane, open hkey_current_user\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\Shell Folders. In the right pane, you'll see an entry in the Name column called Personal. Double-click it and change C:\My Documents to the drive and folder you want Explorer to open by default. Follow the same steps in the User Shell Folder key in the same branch. Now go back to the top and open hkey_local_machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer\Shell Folders. If a Personal item is listed, edit it as noted earlier. Do the same for the User Shell Folders key. Close Regedit and restart your PC for the changes to take effect. The next time you run Explorer, it will open the drive and folder you specified.
Joe Brennan - London - Sun Jul 14 00:56 2002
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Many thanks Joe, it worked a treat. Presumably one can do the same thing and delete all the "My" from things such as My Computer as it all seems a bit childish. I am in France at the moment and the French version of Windows doesn't have anything like that. "My" Computer, for example, is just "La Poste de Travail" (i.e Workstation) - much more adult!
Chris - Westgate on Sea - Wed Jul 17 12:08 2002
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Delighted it worked for you Chris. As to ridding ourselves of the “My” I haven’t tried that as it’s always a bit doggy messing with the registry. To be honest I hadn’t thought about it before but now that you mention it I think you’re right. Next time I’m doing an Fdisk perhaps.
Joe Brennan. - London. - Wed Jul 17 18:02 2002
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My apologies for the typographical error, that should have been dodgy.
Joe Brennan - London - Wed Jul 17 18:38 2002
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Many thanks Joe, it worked a treat. Presumably one can do the same thing and delete all the "My" from things such as My Computer as it all seems a bit childish. I am in France at the moment and the French version of Windows doesn't have anything like that. "My" Computer, for example, is just "La Poste de Travail" (i.e Workstation) - much more adult!
Chris - Westgate on Sea - Wed Jul 17 12:08 2002
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can anyone tell me where the option to repair internet explorer is ? my os is win me i'm using ie5.5 it isn't in the add remove box any help would be appreciated.thank you
dave - merthyr - Thu Jul 11 21:06 2002
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Slight change to 95.Start,settings,control panel,(click on)add/remove programs,(click on I.E 5.5 as you would to remove it)then mark repair,the rest is easy.What is the problem with it.If you are trying to remove it to upgrade to I.E6-you cannot.Stick with I.E5.5 and ME because it is more stable.
Nick G - Portsmouth - Thu Jul 11 22:28 2002
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thank you both for replying.i was thinking of upgrading to ie6 but will stick with ie5.5 as suggested.with regards to my query ie is not in the list of programs in the add/remove panel so cannot highlight it.is it somewhere else?i don't seem to be having any trouble with it but it's bugging me now as to where the option is should i need it.once again thanks for replying
dave - merthyr - Sat Jul 13 18:40 2002
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I’m using Windows 95 but I’m sure it’s the same. In the add remove box highlight Internet Explorer 5.5 and Internet Tools. Click add/remove and in the pop up menu tick the “Repair Internet Explorer Checkbox”. Hope this works. Let us know how you make out.
Joe Brennan - London. - Thu Jul 11 21:38 2002
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Nick is right about the stability problem, XP is the favoured platform for IE6. As to the mysterious disappearance of Microsoft Internet Explorer and Internet Tools from the Add/Remove Box, I cannot imagine how it works if it is not there. I’m stumped just for the moment but if I think of anything I’ll post it here.
Joe Brennan - London - Sat Jul 13 20:15 2002
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hi chaps, beinga bit naive with PC's, i wonder if anyone can help. My PC keeps freezing on a regular basis. My ISP is AOL and i'm running windows ME. When i try and follow the instructions given for repair of IE6, i click on add/rem once and i get - Error in setupwbv.dll, missing entry:IE6maintenance. Any ideas what i can do now please?
Steve Harman - Bournemouth - Sat Jul 27 14:38 2002
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Hi. All, Printer problem! I am running Windows 98SE and am using Epson C60. When I print, particularly from the web the righthand side of the page is missing. Can someone please tell me how to correct this. Many thanks, Dennis
Dennis Leighton - Telford - Wed Jul 10 12:38 2002
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Hi Dennis I am no pro on this matter but I think the problem that you are encountering is the print/page setup. You can alter the margins and page size so that all of the webpage is printed by going into File / Page setup. You can preview the new settings by using Page Preview. You will have to play around with the page setup so that you get the results that you require. Bear in mind most web pages only have ads on the right nav bar anyway. Hope this may help.
Liam - Liverpool - Wed Jul 10 12:56 2002
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Hi. Liam, It worked!! Very many thanks for your help and so very prompt reply. Dennis
Dennis Leighton - Telford - Wed Jul 10 13:53 2002
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I would be gratful if someone could help me with some advice as to why a window keeps coming up telling me an illegal opperation has occured on the start up of the computer,i can sometimes get away with just closing that window,another time i after restart the computer again.
john grice - leamington spa - Tue Jul 09 16:11 2002
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John, This could be a missing or damaged file. You don’t say which operating system you are using and you have not given details of the fault. Take a look at the details. You might find the answers here... Good Luck.
Joe Brennan. - London. - Tue Jul 09 18:22 2002
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I have an old Windows 95 Pentium r Pc. My nephew very kindly gave me his discarded CDR-Drive to replace my original CD Rom-Drive. Everything works fine except when I try to re-install using my original Windows 95 disk. The CDR-drive appears to be incompatible with the disk and I have to refit my old CD Rom drive to get around the problem. This is the fault Number SU991010 Any suggestion as to how I can install from my original disk with my new drive?
Joe Brennan - London. - Tue Jul 09 14:41 2002
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Joe, They say on your link this is a problem with 98,I'll assume you have tried disabling all on start up.Have you tried a search on google for this error?.If you have the room on the case try to install as a slave and try to load the original driver-maybe 95 didn't have a suitable driver.If you cannot cure it try the forum at www.pcpitstop.com-found this site very good for Pc's of all ages.
Nick G - Portsmouth - Sat Jul 13 19:35 2002
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Thanks Nick for responding. I did originally close all possible start-up programmes and removed my anti-virus programme, which was also suggested as a possible cause. I finally Fdisked but as I said setup would not function from the CDR drive. I then re-installed my original CD Rom and successfully completed the re-install. There is no space in the small case for a slave. I agree with your thoughts on the unsuitable Windows 95 driver as the possible key to this (I don’t think CDRs were invented when I bought my Computer) and I will definitely take a look at the sites you suggest. Fortunately I’m not in any trouble currently so its not at all urgent but out of curiosity if nothing else I would still like to know the answer. I’ll post developments, if any, here in due course. Thanks again Nick.
Joe Brennan - London - Sat Jul 13 20:48 2002
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Hello Nick, It appears the site administrators removed our earlier messages along with the triple entries etc. I looked at the link you gave me, thanks for the tip. No conclusions on the problem just yet but I’m sure something will turn up eventually. As to the question you asked about the links in my messages, I just inserted the URL in the normal way so I imagine the administrators may have changed that too or perhaps there is a javascript programme to do it automatically. I suppose you could use html but unfortunately that takes longer to write.
Joe Brennan - London - Wed Jul 17 18:31 2002
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I wonder whether anyone can help me out? I recently purchased a copy of the new RPG 'Neverwinter Nights' , upon intstalling I found, when trying to configure the game, that my graphics card (i have a sis730 motherboard with 64mb shared graphics) does not support OPEN GL. Does anyone know whether there is a patch i can download to rectify this problem? Any help much appreciated.. Leon
Leon Allen - Lampeter - Mon Jul 08 22:50 2002
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You will probably find the onboard graphics are not suppoted for this game.Newer games specify minimum requirements.If you check the help file with the game it will give you those details.Worst case scenario-you will have to buy a PCI graphics card which has Open GL supported.Say 32mb £40,64mb £70 for something resonable like Nvidia GE2.
Nick G - Portsmouth - Thu Jul 11 23:56 2002
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hi liam, couldnt help but notice you have mentioned aol(or aohell as u call it hehe)quite a few times, my question is simple my p.c has started freezing a hell of a lot lately would be aol or could it be something else? by the way i havent done anything to my p.c all scans are clear it just freezes whenever it feels like it , it seems, thanx julie
julie - preston,lancs - Mon Jul 08 11:33 2002
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Julie, Most common fault with PC freezing up is usually down to some sort of software recently loaded.Have you upgraded to AOHELL 7 recently?Any error codes? Or does it happen on only certain applications?
Nick G - Portsmouth - Mon Jul 08 11:44 2002
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yes nick i have changed to aol 7 and its still freezes when it feels like it! also to just to make me even more pleased it has now started to refude to shut down,it just comes straight back on after shutting it down,even turning it off it comes back on, theonly way to shut it down is at the mains and this is everytime,any ideas??
julie - preston.lancs - Fri Aug 23 14:05 2002
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Help please- about to start my first back up with CDR and with the aid of "XP for Dummies" and "XP in easy steps.Three routes are offered,initial one being Perf/Maintnance,click on "Back up your data" task and Backup Wizard will open.The problem is: in P&F "Backup" is not available.Tried other options r.click on disc properties,tools, no back up option listed .Tried Search in Help but nothing.All advice appreciated.
George - Choppington - Sun Jul 07 10:33 2002
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I don’t what software you are using but I use Roxio. To back up my file/folders etc I open Windows Explorer, insert a disk in my CDR drive, open CD direct and format the disk, highlight the file or folder concerned and then right click to open the send command. Then I click “Send To Direct CD Drive G ” and a copy appears on my CD R. I then click CD Direct once more and given the option to close the disk or leave as is for later use. I then eject the disk and that is all there to it. I’m sure there are many more sophisticated methods, which others may suggest in the meantime I hope this helps.
Joe Brennan. - London - Mon Jul 08 15:55 2002
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Thanks for responding,but have an embarassing confession to make.Believing, that everything I needed had been installed ,I did not check the system.When I did after posting "help" I find there is no CD-RW drive.My only excuse is being a newbie.Nevertheless I appreciate your advice and when the necessary is obtained that will be the route.
George - Choppington - Mon Jul 08 21:12 2002
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George, You can get CD RW (RE-Write) Drives now instead of just plain old CDR (Write) like mine if you are upgrading.
Joe Brennan - London. - Mon Jul 08 23:04 2002
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Thanks Joe,it's all money this hobby isn't it?. I should have taken up bird watching in my old age it's cheaper.Shop nearby sells them for £85.Is that average or should I look further afield.
George - Choppington - Mon Jul 08 23:29 2002
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Hi George The price of CD-RW writers are coming down each week with the release of newer faster drives. You can get new drives from www.scan.co.uk .Go and check the site everyday( click on today only) and you will find that the bargains change each day. Scan normally bundle 25 discs with the writers that they sell on today only. Here are some examples of prices: Acer Benq 24x10x40 CDRW IDE £39.95 Acer Benq 32x10x40 CDRW IDE £52.88 Memorex 32x12x40 CDRW IDE Retail £58.46 Lite-On 40x12x48 CDRW IDE Burnproof £54.05 Lite-On 48x12x48 CDRW IDE Burnproof £88.12 Check it out each day as these prices change. There is a courier charge of about £10
Liam - Liverpool - Tue Jul 09 19:50 2002
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Sorry Liam, I should have posted my reply here instead of below. Thanks for the advice.
George - Choppington - Tue Jul 09 21:01 2002
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Money is important to silver surfers like us. I was lucky to get my CDR-Drive free from my nephew who was upgrading to a CDRW-Drive. The cost of this equipment is coming down all the time as companies try to sell the latest gismo. I suppose the question is what do you want to do? If you only have a few important files to back-up then you might get by with you’re existing floppy drive. Each floppy disk holds about 1.4 MB but to increase that slightly you can compress the information by means of a Zip Programme like Winzip available free from the net, I use Zip Central, which is simplicity itself. You can also programme the files etc to be saved over several floppy disks. You might consider a CDR-Drive, which must be less expensive and may be sufficient for you’re, needs and does the same as the CDRW-Drive but you cannot re-use the disks. I would shop around and compare prices and weigh up the options before splashing out,
Joe Brennan - London. - Tue Jul 09 10:32 2002
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Evening Joe, Evening Liam , have found the answer at Nova Tech £49.97.Herself is very happy too, she can now buy food this week. Many thanks to you both,it's a great forum for help. Nice talking to you.
George - Choppington - Tue Jul 09 20:48 2002
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Can anyone Help?? I use audiogalaxy but,now I can`t seem to get the satalite icon to download any mp3`s Any information would be great Cheers Jimbob.
Jimbob - Crewe - Sun Jul 07 09:46 2002
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jimbob,my daughter has just switched over from audiogalaxy to using a website called kazaa for downloading music.hope this is of some assistance.
john grice - leamington spa - Tue Jul 09 16:26 2002
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John, Bad news about Kazza-pure spyware.If you know what spyware is you will remove it very quickly.If you are happy third parties knowing what your personal and surfing habits are- then OK.Happy with third parties selling your information on-then ok.Allowing this software to send details while you are surfing then-ok.Recieving thousands of spam-then ok.Enough said.
Nick G - Portsmouth - Tue Jul 09 23:42 2002
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Kazaa Lite however is the spyware free version. Try this, or the mighty WinMx, which seems to picking up many ex-Audiogalaxy users.
Mark Boyes - Swindon - Tue Jul 16 17:14 2002
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Try out this site it lists over 62 p2p programs http://www.zeropaid.com/php/top_prog.php
Liam - Liverpool - Wed Jul 17 18:30 2002
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Hi Jimbob, audiogalaxy has been taken to court recently, and as a result they can't allow any copyright material on their servers. I would suggest trying another P2P programme such as Winmx or Edonkey. Hope this has helped you in some way.
Dave C - Salisbury - Sun Jul 07 22:05 2002
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have just downloaded driver to use HP Deskjet 950c with Windows XP.When using Windows 98 i could specify size/type of paper to use but on Windows XP im not given the option only what the print wizard comes up with.Has anyone got ideas on this?
Colin Godwin - Malvern,Worcestershire - Fri Jul 05 18:17 2002
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I am considering replacing my very old monitor with a 17" screen has anyone some advice my system has been upgreaded but I still have this old thing and my eyes hurt! What are the proceedures? Whar are the problems/I am running W98.Please help
e jones - windsor - Fri Jul 05 11:50 2002
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Probably the best on the market is Llyama.Excellent resolution,sound 3 year warranty,good reputation.No problems with any operating systems.If you can afford it go TFT-the best but still quite expensive.Try www.novatech.co.uk Good service and excellent products without the frills of the rest.
Nick G - Portsmouth - Sun Jul 07 01:37 2002
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Hi Guys, Windows 95. 'PC Doctor on call' says I've 35 problems on my computer it can fix with one click but wants £21.00 or so before it will administer. Anybody got any thought on this product before I part with any cash?. My thanks to you all, Regards, Steve.
Steve - Leeds - Thu Jul 04 23:33 2002
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completely ignore the matter its happend to one of my mates a couple of times and there all a complete con p.s take my advise
aaron francis - cheshire - Fri Jul 12 23:31 2002
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Hi Steve You can pick up the OEM version of Norton System Works Pro 2002 for £24 at www.softwareselect.co.uk.
Liam - Liverpool - Fri Jul 05 13:17 2002
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I'll do it for about a tenner.Does your computer work ok at the moment? My computer has 15 errors everyday because of AOHell,but does not affect performance.Before you part with the wedge try www.pcpitstop.com and run their complete tests.Most people will tell you it is the best place around.Do you really think one click is worth the money? Last resort buy Norton's system Works on a auction site(QXL) for about a tenner and it will fix most 'one click £21 problems'and give virus protection,firewall etc.Just remember piracy is a crime but it is also cheap.
Nick G - Portsmouth - Thu Jul 04 23:52 2002
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Liam and Nick, Thanks guys, I'll look into to your suggestions before parting with any cash. I appreciate your help. Regards, Steve.
Steve - Leeds - Fri Jul 05 16:27 2002
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Steve, Before trying shops ect,here's a nice link. http://members.lycos.co.uk/retszy/
Nick G - Portsmouth - Sat Jul 06 00:23 2002
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hi all, my son tinkered around with my pc, and now when i boot up i receive the message system configuration utility, and that i am using selective start up for troubleshooting your system, he cant remember how he got there, and cant seem to be able to clear it, any idea's on setting my p.c. back to the way it was, apart from using the restore device, p.s. i am running windows m.e. thanks
allan - hitchin - Thu Jul 04 18:46 2002
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Allan, All your son has tinkered with is what windows will load when first booted up.Not always a bad idea because if you start every program up..the drain on resources is noticible.Just make sure you have the essentials.As Maurice said check the start up tab and the names should be recognisable.
Nick G - Portsmouth - Thu Jul 04 23:33 2002
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Allan, go to Start, Run and enter Msconfig. Go to the Startup tab and check for any programs that are unticked. Click the box of any unticked ones and click Apply.
Maurice - Croydon - Thu Jul 04 19:49 2002
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After downloading a ringtone converter most of my desktop icons have the 'my briefcase' icon over the top.I have tried going into ms-dos prompt and deleting shelliconcache,as advised in the help section, but keep getting file not found,I have also deleted this through windows explorer but still no joy. Any help appreciated. Mark Wallis
Mark Wallis - Merthyr Tydfil - Thu Jul 04 10:14 2002
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A friend of mine recently upgraded to XP. The problem is he has a HP 1220c A3 size printer which when working in A4 then going to print gave the option of enlarging to A3 or banner size this has disappeared and the standard XP print options are in it's place can anyone help to get it back?.
Iain - Essex - Thu Jul 04 00:03 2002
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Ian, The most likely cause is that you need to update the driver.XP is not the most friendliest of os.They do say to get new drivers for all hardware when upgrading.When upgrading the driver I would uninstal the printer-then reinstall from new.
Nick G - Portsmouth - Thu Jul 04 23:40 2002
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Thanks for the tip Nick but when I passed it on he'd already tried that but no joy. Thanks anyway
Iain - Essex - Tue Jul 09 23:29 2002
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Iain, have you had a look at the Microsoft problem page to see if they have a fix for this printer.Hp must have other people experiencing this problem or should be able to guide you in the right direction.
Nick G - Portsmouth - Tue Jul 09 23:50 2002
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