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I need assistance with two programmes. I am trying to run de-frag which is restarting saying drive properties changing , this is taking approx 9 hours to reach 2%. When running scan disc on thorough and repair faults i keep getting a message " another programme is writting to this drive. I cancel getting this message but this again takes hours to run at last point 17 hours to get to approx 36%.
Colin McGinn - East Lothian - Fri May 24 09:06 2002
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For a much quicker de-frag, I recommend downloading the FREE Power Defrag 2.00 Lite programme from www.e-technik.com. This programme takes control of your PC and reboots twice. The first reboot is to disable any screensavers and other programmes so it can use all of the memory for itself. After de-frag is complete, the second reboot enables screensaver and other programmes and returns your freshly de-fragged PC to you.
Rod Shinkfield - Chorley - Sat May 25 08:50 2002
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I find Zone Alarm gives me this problem if it is not closed down. Also make sure that properties box you used to open defrag (if you opened it that way) must also be closed down. Good luck.
Nick Cheesman - Alton - Fri May 24 20:04 2002
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If you press "ctrl-alt-delete" and close down all progs EXCEPT explorer and SYSTRAY you should find the progs run OK, a program running in the background(even though you may not know it!)will change your drive contents.
Tim Baker - London - Fri May 24 16:59 2002
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i have an epsom c20 stylus when i try to print your web pagers the computer freezes and the printer wont work but when i print just anything else it works ok.is it because there are to many pages to download
john - enfield - Thu May 23 22:36 2002
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These pages are very large and you may well be overloading either the printer or the PC. Try selecting the first few pages only (in the print dialog, select pages and enter pages 1 to 2 for example) and see if that helps. If it does then you might need more memory in the PC.
Nick Cheesman - Alton - Fri May 24 20:07 2002
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Can anyone point me in the right direction to find the correct driver for an ATI 3D RAGE PRO 4mb graphics card.(yes it's an old one!!). I have tried the ATI site, drivershq, driverzone etc. and the driver they all suggest is for the "rage pro" not 3D rage pro, Thanks....
Tim Baker - London - Wed May 22 22:03 2002
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As it is an old card, it might be worth popping it into the machine and see what Windows makes of it (it may have a driver already). Is there a driver for an 8Mb card? If so try that one although I have to say that 4Mb may not be enough for today's resource hungry software. Hope this helps.
Nick Cheesman - Alton - Fri May 24 20:12 2002
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Scheduled Tasks. Can anyone please help. I try to run the Scheduled Task on my Windows 98SE and whilst I have all items scheduled they appear to cancel out and I repeatedly receive 'missed' for the scheduled times. I regularly go into the Advanced box on the Scheduled Tasks and often this has reverted to 'stop scheduled tasks' even though I had clicked on 'start' previously. I assume that I am making an elementary mistake somewhere but where I do not know. Any help very much appreciated. Dennis
Dennis Leighton - Telford - Wed May 22 09:40 2002
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I have recently upgraded to a 800mhz Duron (If you think that is slow you should have seen what I had before!)with 120mb ram (8mb has seemingly gone to the on-board graphics card) and a 30G hard drive. I am using windows 98. My trusty HP Deskjet 720c printer runs in series with my HP Scanjet 3400c scanner and is connected as per my old system. Unfortunately the printer has slowed down considerably since the upgrade and takes an age before it starts to print. Even when it eventually does decide to do something it stops and starts and I cannot do anything else on the computer whilst it is thinking about printing. I now have two USB connections and could connect via one of them if that would work but would obviously have to purchase a parallel to USB connector first. Where do I start?
David Bremner - Aberdeen - Tue May 21 23:41 2002
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Have you tried the printer on its own without the scanner? If this helps then you may have to live with it. Alternatively, try an updated printer driver from the HP web site and see if this improves matters.
Nick Cheesman - Alton - Fri May 24 20:16 2002
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can anyone help, when i go to "shut down" and click on shut down the scren goes off but the machine does not, and i have to shut it down manually.
dave markwell - ipswich - Tue May 21 21:33 2002
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I had a similar problem with Windows 98 - running winconfig and switching off fast shut down seemed to help. Alternatively, check that power saving has been enabled in the BIOS. If still no luck then please leave another message stating some more details about your PC, what is attached to it (scanners, printers etc), whether it has USB and the version of Operating System and I'll try to help further.
Nick Cheesman - Alton - Fri May 24 20:20 2002
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I've been trying to use the "finger" tool that's supposed to come with windows but not having much luck. When connected, if I type finger someone@somewhere.whatever at a command prompt, all I get is a "bad command or file name" message. Am I doing something wrong? I'm using widows m.e.
David - southend - Mon May 20 22:25 2002
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Can anyone help with a "no sound" problem? In device manager my soundblaster audio pci legacy device is showing a yellow exclamation mark --if I remove it and reboot it disappears but soon returns. TIt says cannot find any free DMA CODE 12 but on checking there are no conflicts showing and says all is working ok. Have checked and drivers all up to date. Problem suddenly appeared 2 days ago - haven't changed or installed anything new and don't know what to try next. Thanks Ann
Ann Riggs - Haverfordwest - Sun May 19 23:01 2002
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Once again thank you for the help Iain many pints are owed. Also thanks Mark your points will be taken on board. P.S. Whatever I did seemed to have worked (I just re-installed my windows 98 disc)whic seemed to clear up all the faults except the setupx. dll and user.exe files. Once again thanks to both.
keith - oldham - Sun May 19 22:50 2002
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I recently had problems playing audio files.I could play each track individually but the CD wouldn't autorun or play the CD from start to finish.I ensured that the appropriate boxes were ticked (Auto Insert Notification and Play Audio CD's Automatically in Tweak U1)I also checked that the Registry entry was OK as advised by the Microsoft Knowledge Base.I then decided to uninstall/reinstall Soundblaster to see if this cured the problem.During reinstall it said that it could not find the following files:- sbpci.sys;ctpcir.dll;sbioctl.exe and sbres16.dll .These must be to do with Windows Device Manager as this is now blank and I cannot get any sound.I have reinstalled ME ( not a clean install) to try and recover the files but it even asked for them during install and a couple more.To the best of my knowledge I have not deleted them and they are not on the computer at all as far as I can make out.I reformatted the HD recently and installed Soundblaster with no problem.Could someone please point me in the right direction as it is driving me nuts trying to think of ways round it.Thank You
Ian Broadhead - Wakefield - Sun May 19 22:25 2002
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Ian, the sb at the beginning of each file suggests that they are all soundblaster files, try re-installing the soundcard drivers
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sun May 19 22:37 2002
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Thanks for the prompt reply Iain.Where do I get the drivers from and perhaps more importantly where do I put them?
Ian Broadhead - Wakefield - Sun May 19 22:48 2002
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Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel | System | Device Manager tab
Go to the Sound, Video and Game Controllers and click the + sign to the left to expand it. You should see Creative.....
Highlight it and then click Remove. Close off Device Manager. Put your Windows disc in and Reboot your computer.
Once it starts up, the computer should find the necessary driver for your sound card.
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sun May 19 22:58 2002
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i cant get the calender back on system restore..just says 31 dec 1899...used to work ok
john - enfield - Sun May 19 19:28 2002
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Open Notepad (Go to Start | Programs | Accessories | Notepad)
Copy and paste the following RED text below into the Notepad you have just opened:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htc] "Content Type"="text/x-component"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\text/x-component] "CLSID"="{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}" "Extension"=".htc"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}] @="Microsoft Html Component"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}\InProcServer32] @="C:\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM\\MSHTML.DLL" "ThreadingModel"="Apartment"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\.htc] "Content Type"="text/x-component"
Now save the documents as a reg document, by clicking File | Save As .
Change the Save as type to All Files, Now name it exactly sysresrep.reg in My Documents
Now open My Documents and double click on the sysresrep.reg file
It will ask you whether you wish to continue, click YES
Reboot your computer
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sun May 19 20:57 2002
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Hi, Can anyone recommend a good uninstaller to actually get rid of a programme instead of getting rid of the files it wants to with their uninstaller. I don't want something like Ad-Aware, just to get rid of general programmes. Thanks
Bill - Sun May 19 18:41 2002
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try ashampoo uninstaller http://www.ashampoo.com/products/01031/ you can get a free trial.
mark - newcastle - Tue May 21 23:05 2002
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Hi does anyone no why in windows xp when I create a restore point then when i go back the next day to look for this restore point none of the dates are highliehted and it says ther are no restore points. They do create ok because it says new restore point and gives the date but come back the next day and no restore point am i doing something wrong hope someone can help thanks.
max - belfast - Sun May 19 13:39 2002
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There is a possible reason that space allocated to the Restore Point file is small. The file is overwritten by successive restore points.
Go to Start | Control Panel | System | System Restore tab
Select a drive from the Available drives box by clicking it, and then click Settings. If you have only one drive or partition, it is selected for you.
In the Drive settings box, move the Disk space to use slider to change the disk space allocation for System Restore. You can't exceed 12 percent of the available disk space.
If it is already at maximum, which I suspect it is, It would be worth going to the System Restore Calendar, and checking on the DATES which are bolded. It doesn't necessarily create a restore point everyday if you have your computer on all the time and you may have to go back a few days
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sun May 19 14:17 2002
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Iain I dont no whats wrong here it's at 12% of space i maid a restore point earlier it was highlighed turned pc off came back on and ther is no restore point and it wont go back through the months as i have maid other restore points i cant find any ?
max - belfast - Sun May 19 19:45 2002
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Further to the earlier message,when first I started my 'puter after reinstalling I got the message Files not found c:\win\system.dat and c:\windows\user.dat. Howewver after yet another reinstall, this message no longer appears and the computer seems! to work OK despite the sfc message. Could the dat files have a bearing on this.
Keith - oldham - Sun May 19 10:35 2002
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Try this Keith
Check your system for an existing SYSTEM.DAT file using the following steps:
Go to Start | Programs | Accessories | Command Prompt type the following command in to see if SYSTEM.DAT is present:
attrib system.dat
If the SYSTEM.DAT file exists, proceed with steps 3 and 4; otherwise, skip to step 5.
Use the MS-DOS ATTRIB command to remove the Read-Only, System, and Hidden attributes of the SYSTEM.DAT file:
attrib system.dat -r -s -h (type this exactly, with the spaces!)
Rename the SYSTEM.DAT file to SYSTEM.BAD with the following command:
ren system.dat system.bad (Again, Note the spaces)
Reboot your computer. During the boot process, if Windows 98 cannot find the Registry file, it uses SYSTEM.DA0. If this file works well, it is renamed to SYSTEM.DAT.
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sun May 19 14:02 2002
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PS: Do the same for User.dat, but substitute User for System in the above instructions
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sun May 19 14:05 2002
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Due to my computer playing up, I cleared all the installed programs and re-installed my setup discs I received with my 'puter. I have re-booted(if this is the correct term) using these discs about 4 times since I have had my puter. However after reloading and running SFC I find that I have 2 files corrupted. User.exe and setupx.dll. My question is can these files be corrected. and is it possible for the factory discs themselves to have been corrupted. Thanks for any input.
Keith - oldham - Sun May 19 10:25 2002
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did you reformat your hard drive,that will be only way to replace the corrupted files,just reinstalling windows over itself won't fix this fault.
mark ellerby - newcastle-upon-tyne - Sun May 19 20:03 2002
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hi All, I have just purchased a compaq Evo laptop from the yelolow pages ( scottish buy sell paper ) but on recieveing the lap top and powering it up i was prompted at the start for the POWER ON PASSWORD ? the one with the blue dialogue box with the keys in which you have 3 attempts at it. I contacted the company but i recieved no answer, so could anyone enlighten me on this one. Thanks again for your support.
Stuarty - Airdrie - Sat May 18 23:00 2002
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Stuarty, remove the internal battery for about a minute, and then put it back in. You will need to reset everything in BIOS, though
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sun May 19 00:33 2002
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Iain, i have taken the notebook apart but for some strange reason i am unable to find the battery for the BIOS.Can this happen or am i missing something.
Stuarty - Airdrie - Sun May 19 23:04 2002
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Stuarty, if you turn the notebook upside down, you should see a number of latches, one of which will be the battery
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Wed May 22 14:32 2002
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Iain, The only opening at the back is for some sort of a slot card, but will the battery on the lap top be like the battery in a pc or can it be like a slot card as i have found one below the keyboard with red tape wrapped around it with some initials NIC - 12u23445. I hope i have explained myself. thanks again
Stuarty - Airdrie - Thu May 23 08:14 2002
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Stuarty, which model EVO is it?
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Thu May 23 15:18 2002
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Hi Iain, I have a COMPAQ EVO N400c Laptop/Notebook and the card i was talking about says SPS-BD NIC MPCI TYPE III ??? any suggestions. I know that you are busy but you are doing one helava job helping, not just myself but everyone who is a part of this forum. Much appreciated Iain.
Stuarty - Airdrie - Fri May 24 00:28 2002
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Boy, are you in for some fun Stuarty :S.
Are you ready? Then I'll begin. I must warn you this NOT for the faint hearted!!!
I will give you the order in which to do, it then how to do each task
Remove the computers' power pack
Remove the palm rest
Remove the internal (real time clock battery or RTCB for short)
Clear the password
Put the RTCB back
Put keyboard back
Put Palm Rest back
To remove the Palm Rest
Turn the computer upside down with the front facing forward
Remove the four screws nearest to you that secure the palm rest to the base
Turn the computer the right way up with the front facing forward again.
Open the computer
Press forward on the back edge of the palm rest between the RIGHT side of the space bar and the RIGHT Alt key to disengage the Palm rest from the base
Slowly lift up the back edge of the Palm rest until the RTCB and Touch Pad cables prevent it from lifting any farther.
While holding the Palm rest at a 45o angle, slide the front edge towards you away from the base
After the front edge of the palm rest clears the base, swing the front edge up and back
Removing the Battery
The RTCB should now be visible. Remove it for half an hour
Put the computer back together in exact reverse of the above.
When you restart your computer, do NOT use the computers battery, but use the AC mains power. Don't insert the battery at this time.
Turn on the computer.
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sat May 25 10:54 2002
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Iain, I have followed your instructions but when it comes to powering the laptop up without the battery i am unable to get any power. However i am able to get power from the mains if i put the battery back in!. I know you said that i shouldn't put it back in but that is the only way i will get power. I read on the compaq web site that there is a docking unit that comes with it, could this be the problem because the mains terminal on the laptop only seems to be powering it via the battery. Sorry for being a pain but have you any more suggestions. Much appreciated Iain.
Stuarty - Airdrie - Sun May 26 14:48 2002
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Stuarty I'm not sure if I made myself clear, You need to put the little battery back in, its the main laptop battery that you should leave out
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sun May 26 15:57 2002
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Iain, ever thought of starting yr own website???????
wesley brookes - middlesbrough - Sat May 18 22:04 2002
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Have a look here - but you might want to turn your sound off first...(lol) http://www.putasolutions.co.uk/index.html
Maxine (aka Mrs M) - Pontefract - Sun May 19 00:34 2002
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It was an experimental site, Mrs Mopp, I haven't updated in ages.
I have been planning to do a more serious site, but this site keeps me so busy that I haven't had time
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sun May 19 01:23 2002
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I was only kidding, Mr W. No offence meant.
Maxine - Pontefract - Sun May 19 16:22 2002
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None taken, Mrs Mopp. I was just pointing out that it left a lot be desired :)
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sun May 19 16:42 2002
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hi, this is probably very simple but I cant suss it out. I want to format a CDR so I can drag and drop files onto it but how do I format it? When I open my computer and click on the D drive, I am asked to insert a disc even though the disc is in there. I also have Nero so should I just use that to burn the discs? Any suggestions?
Mike - Warrington - Sat May 18 15:40 2002
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I should have said that they are CD-RW rewritable discs
Mike - Warrington - Sat May 18 15:41 2002
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If you open My Computer, Right click the CD-RW Drive, you should see Format, click it
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sat May 18 18:35 2002
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I tried that first but the only options I get are : Open ; Explore ; Search ; Scan for viruses ; Eject ; Create Shortcut and Properties. Eject is in the place that Format occupies on the C drive right menu. Still baffled!
Mike - Warrington - Sun May 19 15:44 2002
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hi can any one tell me how to get my sound back on my pc,tried the usual things please help
glenn - sunderland - Sat May 18 14:28 2002
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When attaching photo files to e-mails the photo shows up in the main body of the text as well as showing as an icon in the attachment box.Is there a way to stop this ?
Ian - Selby - Sat May 18 13:02 2002
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Iain. Thanks for reply about sound card. Just check out final query lower down.
keith - oldham - Sat May 18 11:49 2002
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Hi, I'm hoping someone can help with this annoying little problem I have. Evertime I have a blank box to fill out, such as message boards, e mails, or even typing a url etc, whenever I pause in typing, characters and sometimes words suddenly start to appear in the blanks space, the words and characters dont ever make any sense. I have to then delete them and start from where I left off. Hope someone can help. I tried the suggestion given by Iain but the problem persists. Thanx.
Tony - Cardiff - Sat May 18 09:17 2002
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As long as you have turned off Autocomplete, you will just be seeing all that you had in before and no further added. Go to Start | Settings | Taskbar and Start Menu, click the Advanced tab and click Clear
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sat May 18 10:48 2002
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Thanks Iain, forgive my ignorance, but, when I click start I can't see a settings icon. I have XP.
Tony - Cardiff - Sat May 18 11:35 2002
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You won't in XP unless you have the "classic" interface.
If you right click on the Start Button that should bring up the Taskbar and Start Menu dialog box.
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sat May 18 11:40 2002
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Thanks again Iain, I cant find and advanced tab, got as far as the taskbar and start menu?
Tony - Cardiff - Sat May 18 16:57 2002
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To change your Autocomplete settings go to Tools (at the top of I/Explorer)/Internet Options/Content. Under Personal Information click on Autocomplete. Clear Forms & Passwords and deselect Web Addresses and Forms. If you want to clear the existing cache of urls under the address bar, go back to Tools/Internet Options. From there, click on Clear History.
Steve - London - Sat May 18 18:51 2002
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Hi, I'm hoping someone can help with this annoying little problem I have. Evertime I have a blank box to fill out, such as message boards, e mails, or even typing a url etc, whenever I pause in typing, characters and sometimes words suddenly start to appear in the blanks space, the words and characters dont ever make any sense. I have to then delete them and start from where I left off. Hope someone can help. I tried the suggestion given by Iain but the problem persists. Thanx.
Tony - Cardiff - Sat May 18 09:13 2002
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can anyone tell me how to turn video clips downloaded from the net into vcd`s that will play on my dvd player. I tried easy cd creator 5 but it tells me i need a programme that supports mpeg encoding,any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
steve mccaig - hamilton - Sat May 18 09:03 2002
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I use NERO for that.
Tony - Cardiff - Sat May 18 09:09 2002
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Hi! help would be appreciated. I'll cut to the chase. I am unable to get any sound at all whether it be TV, Windows media player et al. I ran as many checks as possible and checked all my soundcard (soundblaster 1024) settings. When trying to install drivers from the backup disc I got with the PC halfway through, a message popped up "error at step 14.". When running the diagnostic on directX Clicking on sound,note at bottom says (user verification of software):HRESULT=0x00000000(unknown error). I have been trying to copy tapes to CD and hope against hope I have'nt damaged my sound card by overloading it. Is there anyway it can be tested for physical damage using the computer. If it transpires that a new card is necessary would it affect the overall performance of the PC (running an Athlon 800Mhz processor) if I replaced it with a later model (higher performance card).
Keith - oldham - Fri May 17 22:37 2002
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Try updating to DirectX 8.1 from here
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sat May 18 00:37 2002
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Thanks for reply but, if the card is damaged will downloading directx 8.1 really help?. If I download the new 8.1 how do I remove the version I have.
keith - oldham - Sat May 18 11:36 2002
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Keith, "Overloading" a soundcard isn't actually going to affect the sound card. The only way hardware breaks is if a physical component fails, so the more likely cause is a software failure. Downloading DirectX may or may not solve the problem, but it is worth trying simply to rule out a directX Problem, Also try an update on your sound card driver. If either of these fail to solved the problem, then you may have to consider a component failure. There should be no problem putting in a PCI soundcard.
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sat May 18 11:53 2002
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Thanks for reply Iain. I tried reinstalling drivers - zip so I'll try downloading directX 8. I was apparently miinformed that turning the volumn right up on my amplifier could "blow" my card still, live and learn. Thanks again.
keith - oldham - Sat May 18 13:38 2002
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I've just built a computer, The motherboard is an ASUS A7N266VM, everything installed fine on windows XP, but, on windows 98, i can't get my soundcard to work, i installed them of the disk i got with my motherboard as sound is onboard but there's still an exclamation mark next to nvidia nforce audio, i've tried nvidia website and downloaded drivers from there, i've tried asus website and still no answer, any ideas???????? Cheers
wesley brookes - middlesbrough - Fri May 17 13:10 2002
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Give me a chance, Wesley... Unfortunately I have a day job too!! ;) Give me half an hour!!!
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sat May 18 22:16 2002
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Wesley, the reason the Nvidia doesn't work for your sound card is because the on board sound is RealtekŪ ALC650
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sat May 18 22:33 2002
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BIG TUT Iain, thought u'd be able to answer this one!!!!!!!! LOL, Well, maybe u dont eh, and i was relying on you, Even though i know alittle bit, this one has really stumped me!!!!!! The drivers will just not install Oh well, it's not that important, it's just annoying that vcd's will play in 98 with no sound but won't play in xp with sound, if it's any help, i'm using powerdvd4 (xp) to play vcd's!!!!!!!!
wesley brookes - middlesbrough - Sat May 18 22:02 2002
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iain, have been to the site,and have also ran live update, but on speed disk update it fails to install.it comes up that my os is 95/98. any other suggestions? thanks
allan - northants - Fri May 17 07:56 2002
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Allan, I found this in the Symantec Knowledge base
Situation:
You are upgrading the operating system (OS) and want to know whether special preparations are required for Norton SystemWorks (or other Symantec products).
Solution:
In most cases, changes to operating systems will make significant changes to system files, some user-dependent files, and key system components used by other programs. This is especially true when upgrading from Windows 98/Me to Windows NT/2000/XP. For these reasons, it is necessary to uninstall all Symantec software before upgrading the operating system. Before reinstalling, examine the product specifications to ensure that it is supported under the upgraded OS. The following list indicates which versions of Norton SystemWorks are supported under the various versions of Windows.
Norton SystemWorks 2002: Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows NT4-SP6, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home/Professional Norton SystemWorks 2001: Windows 95B, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition (Me) , Windows NT4-SP4, Windows 2000 Norton SystemWorks 2000: Windows 95B, Windows 98
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Fri May 17 08:17 2002
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iain,have uninstalled and reinstalled,sys works is 2002,could some part of 98 still be holding back the installation of xp,hence that it cannot recognise xp.if i run from the disk it seems ok.but as it is installed i keep getting the same result.would a format and start again be the solution,or is there something in the registry that could alter this?
allan - northants - Fri May 17 08:54 2002
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Allan, I would suggest that you uninstall Works completely, then download a REg cleaner such as this one, and remove all references to System Wworks, just be VERY careful what you delete. Then try reinstalling WORKS. If this doesn't work, then I'm afraid that weary road of re-format and re-install will have to be the one you travel
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Fri May 17 09:16 2002
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iain, thanks very much for your time and help,i will post a reply to you with the result
allan - northants - Fri May 17 09:23 2002
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iain, have been to the site,and have also ran live update, but on speed disk update it fails to install.it comes up that my os is 95/98. any other suggestions? thanks
allan - northants - Fri May 17 07:51 2002
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have upgraded from 98 to xp,when i try to run norton sys works i get a message that it is unable to correctly identify the version of this operating system due to another application hooking and modifying the win 32 functions,any ideas?? thanks
allan - northants - Fri May 17 06:33 2002
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Alan, Go to the Syamantec website, and go to downloads. I think there are a number of patches that you might want to install for Sys Works to work properly on XP
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Fri May 17 06:41 2002
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thanks iain,
allan - Fri May 17 07:38 2002
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my nikon digital camera talks to my laptop (win me) no problem, straight to psp7. my pc(win 98)steadfastly refuses, despite my best efforts via the idiots guide. It won't even do it via the nikon image editor supplied. any advice etc
andrew - rhyl - Fri May 17 05:22 2002
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hello, I have got ADOBE PHOTO DELUXE HOME EDITION 3.1...when I click to open it a box pops up saying...the SHELL 32.DLL file is linked to missing export SHLWAPI.DLL:SHRegGetUSValueA. ..........when I click ok to close the pop up box, another pop up box says....a device attached to the system is not functioning........can anyone please help me to overcome this problem ..
russell - hastings - Thu May 16 21:21 2002
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Russel which version of Windows are you running?
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Fri May 17 09:21 2002
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windows 98 SE
russell - hastings - Fri May 17 23:06 2002
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Ok Russell
go to Start | Run, type in SFC
Click Extract one file from installation disk,
type SHLWAPI.DLL in the Specify the system file you would like to restore box, and then click Start.
In the Restore From box, leave it blank, type the destination folder in the Save File In which is
c:\windows\system32
if necessary, and then click .
Click OK, click OK, and then click Yes when you are prompted to restart your computer.
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sat May 18 00:32 2002
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Hi, I'm hoping someone can help with this annoying little problem I have. Evertime I have a blank box to fill out, such as message boards, e mails etc, whenever I pause in typing, characters and sometimes words suddenly start to appear in the blanks space. I have to then delete them and start from where I left off. Hope someone can help. Thanx.
Tony - Cardiff - Thu May 16 20:25 2002
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Open Internet Explorer
Go To Tools
Click Internet Options
Click the Content tab
Click the Autocomplete button
Uncheck all that don't apply
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Thu May 16 21:33 2002
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Ok I'll try that, thanks. Easy when you know how eh lol.
Tony - Cardiff - Thu May 16 22:24 2002
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Hi, I'm hoping someone can help with this annoying little problem I have. Evertime I have a blank box to fill out, such as message boards, e mails etc, whenever I pause in typing, characters and sometimes words suddenly start to appear in the blanks space. I have to then delete them and start from where I left off. Hope someone can help. Thanx.
Tony - Cardiff - Thu May 16 20:10 2002
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I've tried the above suggestion, but the problem persists sadly. Any ideas anyone please. Thanx
Tony - Cardiff - Fri May 17 12:49 2002
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Hey; I'm trying to install WinMX 3.1, but it tells me I have a file missing, WS2.DLL Can anyone tell me why it's missing, is it important and how can I restore it? Many thanks. TTY
Tony The Yo-yo - London - Thu May 16 12:58 2002
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Sorry, it's actually called WS2_32.dll, and now even version 2.6 won't work, citing the same thing. I've uninstalled it and tried again, but, despite installing the icons and program folders, it won't start the actual program. Help!
TTY - London - Thu May 16 14:47 2002
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I am a victim of the Virus Hoax , where I have deleted a Windows file "JDBGMGR.exe" (the one with the picture of a teddy bear). Although I have not had any problems as yet , How do I cure this ? and what symptoms may appear ? I run Win98 IE5 .
Dave - Derby - Wed May 15 18:56 2002
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Click Start | Run, type in sfc and press Enter
In the Specify the system file you would like to restore field, type
c:\windows\system\jdbgmgr.exe
and hit Enter
In the RESTORE FROM field, type in the path to your WINDOWS CAB files, most likely to be
c:\windows\options\cabs
(if you have to use your Win 98 disc, d:\win98 where d is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM)
Click OK and continue with the restore function.
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Thu May 16 08:23 2002
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Thanks Iain , But can I ask if this will work on other systems . WinXP , 2000 etc...
Dave - Derby - Thu May 16 13:12 2002
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Dave
Slightly different for each of them :(
For Millenium
Click Start | Run, type msconfig and press Enter
Click the Extract Files button
In the Specify the system file you would like to restore field, type
c:\windows\system\jdbgmgr.exe
and hit Enter
In the Restore From field, type in the path to your WINDOWS CAB files (ie. c:\windows\options\install)
Click OK and continue with the restore function
For Win 2000
Restart your computer and as it is restarting, hold down the F8 key
From the Windows 2000 Advanced Options Menu, select Last Known good Configuration
Select your Profile and press Enter to continue
For XP
Double-click My Computer
Go to C drive | Windows | System32 | LastGood
Find the file jdbgmgr.exe
Right-click this file and select Copy
Go to the System32 folder by double-clicking My Computer | C drive | Windows | System32
Right-click anywhere in this folder (not on a file), and select Paste to restore the jdbgmgr.exe file
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Thu May 16 13:44 2002
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Hi all, I am in an area where broadband is sadly not available yet and I want to speed up my computer for all applications including browsing web pages. As I see it I have 2 fairly easy options (in theory) 1) to update my RAM, I have 64MB at present 2) to buy a faster processor, I have Celeron 750 at present My question is, where is the best place to by extra RAM, is it easy to install and will it speed up my web experience? Also, can you buy a faster processor, where and can you install it yourself (will this speed up my computer?) I have also considered a bigger hard drive (10Gb currently), if you buy a bigger hard drive , how do you keep all the information on your current one, do you install them together? Thanks to anyone who can help me with these issues
david - nottingham - Wed May 15 07:46 2002
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you could try idsn for the browsing web pages speed up and I dont know about the ram but try http://www.crucial.com and as to the prosessorquestion,yes but I don't reccomend upgrading to pentium 4, the fastest at the moment because you will need to buy new ram, a new motherboard, a new power supply and a new case and the hard drive won't work as well either most likley so if you really want to, if you want a pentium 4 computer a new one is a much cheaper and eiser option and for the hard drive question, you need to set the new hard drive to slave mode by setting it's jumper. all the best sam P.S I don't know how to set the jumper on the hard drive, am not too good on computers, red this out of a book
sam stabeler - croydon - Thu Jun 06 18:07 2002
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Hi. I use to have all files in my software present in the PROGRAM FILES folder available from START/ALL PROGRAMS Unfortunately now I only have some of those, although they are all available in the PROGRAM FILES folder. I know I can pin the individual software to the start menu (not the START/ADD PROGRAM), but what I would like is to have, once again, the content of the PROGRAM FILES folder available in START/ALL PROGRAMS. Can someone tell me how to do that? Thanks
Vince - London - Wed May 15 01:29 2002
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Vince, this is probably a daft question, but is there a double headed arrow at the bottom of your programs list, that looks like a double V.
If so, click on it and your other programs should appear. If this is the case, your system will have hidden your least used programs
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Fri May 17 09:30 2002
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Hi. I would appreciate any help with my problem. I was downloading checking for Windows XP updates when my system crashed. Not been able to shut it down I had to switch it off and on again. After booting I found a pretty unstable system which did not allow me to connect on the internet + could not be shut down + start did not work properly. I tried to run disk doctor but, althoug it found some problems with security descriptors could not fix them because the HD was under windows control. I then scheduled a full disc check after rebooting and re-install (upgrade option) windows XP. I went to pcpitstop to do a full pc check and got a red flag on my HD. Apparently its uncached is running at only 25% of the norlam speed (1.12MB/s). I then checked the level of de-fragmentation and it came out that only 6% of data were defragmented although over 1000 files were defragmented. I really would like to go back to normal but I do not know how to do that. Can somebody help please?
Vince - London - Wed May 15 01:23 2002
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have you not tried doing a system restore
george mullen - port glasgow - Wed Sep 18 01:42 2002
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I have been successfully downloading updates and small applications from e.g., Cnet, ZDnet etc., and other useful sites for a couple of years. In the last few days, when I attempt to download, I get a screen with just the Quicktime (I think the Quictime 32) logo - a sort of clock thing - and the computer hangs. No download dialogue, nothing. Any ideas? I use Windows 98SE/IE5. P.S. Great site which I read regularly, but have never had to ask a question before!
Alan - Bristol - Tue May 14 14:57 2002
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2 questions,having just setup win ME my " symbol is where my@ symbol should be& vice versa. problem2, i am trying to install a new cd-rw in my friends computer in place of his cd, when i turn the computer on it wont start upit asks for a boot diskto be iserted which i do but none of the options in the help section work,& i cant get it to start in safe mode.please help if you can.
kev - k -in- a - Tue May 14 06:45 2002
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Kev, go to control panel keyboard/language and check that it says english british (assuming this is the country you are in ) If not you may have to change it. Hope this helps.
sam Finlay - Edinburgh - Tue May 14 20:29 2002
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thankyou very much sam.that worked fine.can anyone help me with my other problem of how to install a cd-rw please.
kev - k -ini a - Tue May 14 23:55 2002
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Just a wild guess kev but do you have the new cd-rw configured correctly as a master/slave. Have you checked that you havn't connected the cd-rw where the hard disk was?
Sam Finlay - Edinburgh - Thu May 16 19:47 2002
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Speaker feedback. Have got same problem as Sam Tomlinson stated in issue 30. Have re routed speaker wires but it only worked for a short time before problem came back. Running windows ME, how do I turn off the automatic microphone feature as suggested in article.
John - Mon May 13 21:35 2002
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My computer keeps locking up and when I do CTRL+ALT+DEL in the close programs, I get Iswizard is not responding. Can someone tell me what Iswizard is and how I can fix this problem? Thanks James
James Munroe - London - Mon May 13 20:25 2002
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help!!! when i restarted my computer a couple of hours ago i went to my documents and the panel on the left hand side ahs disapeared you know the one that shows the previews when you click once on pictures and which tells you how much memory you have on c drive its happened once before and that was a virus this all hapened after i updated my counter strike game can anyone help!!!
lewis mcfadyen - kirkcaldy - Sun May 12 16:26 2002
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Primary IDE Controller(dual fifo) problem.How do I fix this please.Big Thanks to anybody who can help.
Corin Morrissey - London - Sat May 11 18:43 2002
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I am at a cybercafe with a friend & decided to post a question on here about my pc at home, but each question seems to be overwritten with someone else's name who used this pc before me. How do I prevent the confusion?
john - london - Sat May 11 17:29 2002
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Try deleting the cookies on the computer you r using, Go to tools/ internet options and delete cookies. This should solve yr problem.
wesley brookes - middlesbrough - Sun May 12 09:06 2002
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I was collecting mpegs & pics onto a cd in my re-writer drive, but today when I switched on, all the mpegs had gone, leaving just pics on my cd. Can anyone tell me how this might have happened & how to prevent it happening again? I have broadband access & a newly installed firewall from zonealarm.
john - london - Sat May 11 17:07 2002
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I currently organise my finances on my PC using the "Microsoft Money 2000" programme. Having recently purchased a Palm pilot handheld, model M500, I have been unable to download the finance software onto this so that I can organise my money 'on the move'. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thank you.
Ken McKenzie - Buntingford - Sat May 11 00:48 2002
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Hi, It's me again. For some unknown reason I am now getting the following error message when I start my computer: '3ComEuSynth ADI/ICH Hardware is not present. 3ComEuSynth will be unavailable.' Why am I getting this and how can I get rid of it?
Jane Anglin - London - Fri May 10 23:13 2002
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Jane, Faulty Soundmax installation is the problem
Click START | SETTINGS | CONTROL PANEL | ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS
locate and select the 3COM Eusynth MIDI application.
Click the ADD/REMOVE button.
Click OK to remove the program.
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sat May 11 11:05 2002
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Can anyone tell a newbie how to put an IE icon on my task bar? Mine disappeared & I don't know how to get it back. I use aol but prefer IE as a browser & need it on my taskbar!
John - london - Fri May 10 21:33 2002
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There are two reasons that this could be.
It is still there but has been hidden. Is there a little arrow at the side of your Quicklaunch bar, if so click on it and additional QL icons will appear.
it has been deleted
Left Click once on the IE icon on your desktop,Keep your finger on your mouse button and drag it to your quicklaunch bar at the bottom, until you see a bar. Let go of your mouse button
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sat May 11 10:59 2002
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Tried dragging it, but just seemed to disappear behind the taskbar, never to reappear. IE stayed on desktop. What is a quicklaunch bar? sorry for being such a dumb-ass!
john - london - Sat May 11 17:00 2002
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found the QL bar & retrieved my IE icon, thank you so much!
john - london - Mon May 13 21:45 2002
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Hi, im a big championshi manager fan, and since upgrading my comuter from a 133mhz windows 95 computer to a 700mhz windows ME, i have been unable to play champ manager 2 and 97/98. I am able to install the game fine, but when i try to load it, it says No VESA Driver Installed. What is this VESA driver, and where can i get hold of one to play Champ Manager again?! Thanks
Michael - Alnwick - Thu May 09 21:21 2002
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Hello, I am having problems shutting down my computer.I can restart or standby but when I try to shutdown, I get a OE:0177:00417285 error and the thing won't shut down. Can anyone help???
Graham Leyland - St Hellens - Thu May 09 20:52 2002
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Hello, I have recently installed a program, and somehow it has changed all the file icons on my computer; for instance, the jpeg icon has changed to a computer install icon and Winzip Icons have changed to an almost similar computer icon. Does anyone know how I can restore my original file icons because it is really bothering me! Thank you.
Daniel McCormack - Omagh - Thu May 09 19:12 2002
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On the desktop, double-click My Computer.
Click the file that you want a different program to open.
On the File menu, click Properties.
Click Change.
Click the name of the program that you want to open the file, or click Other to select a program that is not listed.
Click Apply then OK
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Sat May 11 10:53 2002
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Hi I have recently install two operating systems on my computer, windows 98 and xp pro. My problem is that, I am only getting sound throw windows xp pro but not the windows 98. Can you please help Regards Abs
Abs - london - Wed May 08 18:51 2002
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Have you tried re-installing the sound card in Windows 98?
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Thu May 09 06:33 2002
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Hi there! Yes i have tried and make no different, however i will give it aga again. Thanks
Abs - london - Thu May 09 17:30 2002
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I have Windows Media player ,which plays .wav files but it will not play files ending in .rmi. How can i get it to play these files also? Thanx Trevor
Trevor - Northampton - Wed May 08 13:45 2002
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Try again :( You will need to download RealPlayer
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Wed May 08 14:36 2002
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You will need to download reply
I am unable to get Sound Recorder to record anything. The program comes on the screen and lets you click on record but no sound is recorded. I think another program,real player or media has taken over it. How do i get back to original working order??? Thanx
Trevor - Northampton - Wed May 08 12:32 2002
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You need to check if your sound card has been associated with recording.
Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel | Sounds & Multimedia
Click the Audio tab
In the Sound Recording section, change the preferred device to that of your sound card. If it won't change and it is not your sound card in the window, then you need to re-install your sound card
If it is already set to your soundcard, click the volume button.
check the Select on Microphone.
Hope this helps, but post back if there any problems
Iain Wolstencroft - Accrington - Wed May 08 16:29 2002
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