[H] Router cable?
Is cat5e the right cable to connect my router to my computer? Sam
[H] Any experts on Thunderbird?
Lately I have been having trouble with Mailing Lists. They disappear from from my address book. Then they will re-appear on another day. Are they kept in a special place where they can be checked or reviewed? I thought they were just in an alphabetical place in the list. Can anyone tell me what is going on. How to correct it? PS: I use w2000pro and have a large list. The address book brought up from the tools menu looks a lot different that the one that is beside the window where I write this letter. Here it is alphabetical. The Tools menu one is all over the map and it is hard to find if someone is in there. Can the Tools menu one be made alpha? Sam
Re: [H] Acer P244W 24 Monitor - Looking for WinXP .inf Driver
I am glad to hear this. I thought as much. Programs control more than we know these days. Sam On 3/23/2010 9:13 AM, David L. Gabler wrote: At 12:56 AM 3/23/2010, you wrote: Chris, Your last comment piqued my interest. I booted up, went into bios and lo and behold the bios image filled the screen. No gap! I guess the monitor is working fine hardware-wise. I now have to figure out what windows doesn't like. I wish I had that .inf file. I hate windows!!! Mike You have tried the drivers here: http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/Driver/Monitor/Monitor_Acer_2.0_Vistax86_A.zip?acerid=633814265726640309Step1=MonitorStep2=P SeriesStep3=P244WOS=V10LC=enBC=AcerSC=PA_7 David L. Gabler 1719 Lindy Lane Conroe, Texas 77301-4019 Home: 936-756-4614 Mobil: 936-537-5574 ICQ # 123822 E-Mail upsd...@suddenlink.net
Re: [H] Acer P244W 24 Monitor - Looking for WinXP .inf Driver
Have you thought that the program may be setting the maximum size it will show on the screen. On my new tv the size of the picture on the screen varies with the program being broadcast. Some fill the screen and some are short on the sides. Sam On 3/22/2010 12:09 AM, Michael Resnick wrote: Derrick, I usually blame myself, then software, then hardware - in that order. But I'm beginning to suspect/hope that you're right. Yes, as a matter of fact, Auto Adjust does leave the rightmost inch blank. I'll keep playing with the monitor and see what happens. Thanks, Mike Resnick At 03:42 PM 3/21/2010, Gaffer wrote: On Sunday 21 March 2010 19:29:18 Michael Resnick wrote: It doesn't bother me that XP identifies the monitor as Default Monitor. What I'm trying to do is stretch my screen image to fill the monitor and I'm missing the rightmost inch. Thanks again, Mike Resnick What you are describing is potentially a fault in the display panel itself, where the pixels from the right edge of the panel are dead. This can be caused by a failure in the chip driving the vertical rows of those pixels. I suspect that if you use Auto Adjust you loose the right most inch of the display. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Running Open SuSE 11.1 KDE 3.5.10 Desktop. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug @ play-net.co.uk __ Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one. - Benjamin Franklin PS. Please note that I have switched to my GMAIL address - mike...@gmail.com Please update your email / address book / contact list accordingly. Thanks
[H] Freeze up
My wife has a W2000 box and she is computer illiterate. Last night she froze up her box somehow. Had to shut it down by the off switch. Nothing else would work. This am we get this message: The procedure entry point get system wow 64 directory A could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll What needs to be done? I am not an expert. Sam
[H] FF 3.5.4
Error: document.getElementById(wikiplugin_showfor4) is null Source File: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Error+loading+web+sites?style_mode=inproducts=error%20log Line: 770 I get the above error when I try to load a web site. This never happened with earlier versions of FF, Can any one tell me what is going on and how to fix it? Sam
Re: [H] FF 3.5.4
Mostly newspapers websites to read their articles. Sam Bobby Heid wrote: Which website? A couple I visited with this version are ok. Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Sam Franc Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 12:49 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] FF 3.5.4 Error: document.getElementById(wikiplugin_showfor4) is null Source File: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Error+loading+web+sites?style_mode=inpro ducts=error%20log Line: 770 I get the above error when I try to load a web site. This never happened with earlier versions of FF, Can any one tell me what is going on and how to fix it? Sam No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.45/2476 - Release Date: 11/02/09 07:51:00
[H] Search engine
Am looking for a people search page I used to have. Lost it in a crash and never found it again. It has about eight columns wide and 2 rows deep. There are places in each box to enter a name, place and or phone number. Was able to get a search result from each box from different sources. It was great for searching for people. Anyone recognize this search engine.? Sam
Re: [H] [C4S] Email returned
Gary Here is the complete message: boit...@centurytel.net: 209.235.147.38 does not like recipient. Remote host said: 550 5.7.1 boit...@centurytel.net... H:XBL [38.111.133.17] Connections originating from a compromised SPAM source. Please use your ISP's relay servers. Giving up on 209.235.147.38. Sam Gary VanderMolen wrote: Hard to tell from just that fragment. Why not post the complete error message? Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail) -- From: Sam Franc fr...@oregonfast.net 209.235.147.38 does not like recipient What does the above message mean? Is the mail box full? Is the recipient rejecting it as spam etc? No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.64/2321 - Release Date: 08/23/09 06:18:00
[H] [C4S] Email returned
209.235.147.38 does not like recipient What does the above message mean? Is the mail box full? Is the recipient rejecting it as spam etc? Sam Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComputingForSeniors/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComputingForSeniors/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:computingforseniors-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:computingforseniors-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: computingforseniors-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- next part -- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: Attached Message Part URL: http://lists.hardwaregroup.com/private.cgi/hardware-hardwaregroup.com/attachments/20090823/11c6a3d2/attachment.asc
[H] Acronis boot rescue
Basic info: OS-W2000Pro Mobo-Asus-A8N-VM CSM Sata drive All of my rescue boot CDs will not produce results. All I get is a black screen with Starting Acronis Loader in the upper left corner. Any suggestions? As I understand it Acronis is Mobo dependant. A CD made on another system will not work. Sam
[H] Verizon rejection
I keep getting the following message when I send to these people. Has Verizon got it in for me? How do they do this? Is there any way I can get messages to my friends that use Verizon now by email. Sam Hi. This is the qmail-send program at mail.oregonfast.net. I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses. This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. b...@verizon.net: Connected to 206.46.232.11 but greeting failed. Remote host said: 571 Email from 216.110.205.38 is currently blocked by Verizon Online's anti-spam system. The email sender or Email Service Provider may visit http://www.verizon.net/whitelist and request removal of the block. 090605 I'm not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long. vtekservi...@verizon.net: Connected to 206.46.232.11 but greeting failed. Remote host said: 571 Email from 216.110.205.38 is currently blocked by Verizon Online's anti-spam system. The email sender or Email Service Provider may visit http://www.verizon.net/whitelist and request removal of the block. 090605 I'm not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long. juliapot...@verizon.net: Connected to 206.46.232.11 but greeting failed. Remote host said: 571 Email from 216.110.205.38 is currently blocked by Verizon Online's anti-spam system. The email sender or Email Service Provider may visit http://www.verizon.net/whitelist and request removal of the block. 090605 I'm not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long.
Re: [H] LINUX?
A follow up. I went back and rebooted again to Ubuntu. It CAME up and loaded. Next problem. It is asking for a user and password. I did not enter anything. But all it keeps saying Wrong user or password I hate this stuff. I never entered anything in Windows either. But W boots fine. Do I have to do a new install and enter something? Sam Sam Franc wrote: I down loaded the UBUNTU 9.4 from the web. Then i made a cd of it. Then I tried installing from the CD. My take is the the download is corrupt. Therefore does not install. I tried the CD in a different computer and it is not recognized there. I will wait till the CD comes in the mail and try again then. Sam Rick Glazier wrote: Check you boot.ini (Or your boot menu when you boot.) Rick Glazier From: Sam Franc I thought I would get my feet wet. So I tried installing UBUNTU on a spare computer as a windows program, which is one of the choices. It spent about a 1/2 hour installing. I did things on my main puter. When I checked back, there was no Ubuntu installed. ZIP! There is nothing on the hard drive. Partition Magic reveals no new Linux partitions. No new programs. Do you have any idea how to run UBUNTU? I am completely amazed! No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.53/2154 - Release Date: 06/04/09 05:53:00 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.53/2154 - Release Date: 06/04/09 05:53:00
Re: [H] LINUX?
I thought I would get my feet wet. So I tried installing UBUNTU on a spare computer as a windows program, which is one of the choices. It spent about a 1/2 hour installing. I did things on my main puter. When I checked back, there was no Ubuntu installed. ZIP! There is nothing on the hard drive. Partition Magic reveals no new Linux partitions. No new programs. Do you have any idea how to run UBUNTU? I am completely amazed! Sam Joe User wrote: Hello Sam, Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 12:57:27 PM, you wrote: I want to be prepared to get rid of M$. I think it is at the end of it's rope. They just keep making it more complicated. instead of making it easier for the enduser. And M$ is just interested in the bottom line. MONEY! I have not liked anything since W2000. Sam Go Ubuntu then. Nice community. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.52/2152 - Release Date: 06/03/09 05:53:00
Re: [H] LINUX?
I down loaded the UBUNTU 9.4 from the web. Then i made a cd of it. Then I tried installing from the CD. My take is the the download is corrupt. Therefore does not install. I tried the CD in a different computer and it is not recognized there. I will wait till the CD comes in the mail and try again then. Sam Rick Glazier wrote: Check you boot.ini (Or your boot menu when you boot.) Rick Glazier From: Sam Franc I thought I would get my feet wet. So I tried installing UBUNTU on a spare computer as a windows program, which is one of the choices. It spent about a 1/2 hour installing. I did things on my main puter. When I checked back, there was no Ubuntu installed. ZIP! There is nothing on the hard drive. Partition Magic reveals no new Linux partitions. No new programs. Do you have any idea how to run UBUNTU? I am completely amazed! No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.53/2154 - Release Date: 06/04/09 05:53:00
[H] LINUX?
What flavors of Linux are any of you using? Sam
Re: [H] LINUX?
I want to be prepared to get rid of M$. I think it is at the end of it's rope. They just keep making it more complicated. instead of making it easier for the enduser. And M$ is just interested in the bottom line. MONEY! I have not liked anything since W2000. Sam W. D. wrote: At 11:30 6/3/2009, Sam Franc, wrote: What flavors of Linux are any of you using? Sam What do you want to do with it? Start Here to Find It Fast!™ - http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-page/ $8.77 Domain Names - http://domains.us-webmasters.com/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.52/2152 - Release Date: 06/03/09 05:53:00
Re: [H] mATX Motherboard recommendation
WD Your URL for mwave fails to load. Sam W. D. wrote: At 07:49 6/2/2009, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: Can anyone provide advice for what would be a good and decent mATX motherboard to perhaps use a Q6600 with? I am looking for something with VGA built in, and don't care about 3D acceleration at all. I would prefer if the components would be supported out of the box by Linux and/or Windows 7. GbE would also be a requirement. Other than that price is also a consideration. I don't want something too expensive. This is what I buy these days, supporting AMD: https://mwave.com/mwave/review.hmx?scriteria=BA31362 Start Here to Find It Fast!™ - http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-page/ $8.77 Domain Names - http://domains.us-webmasters.com/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.49/2149 - Release Date: 06/01/09 17:55:00
Re: [H] mATX Motherboard recommendation
This seem to be the GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2P nvidia geforce 6100 chipset micro ATX form factor Is that the one you like? I have the GA-M61P-S3 and it seems to be fine. I wonder what the main difference is? Sam W. D. wrote: At 11:20 6/2/2009, Sam Franc wrote: WD Your URL for mwave fails to load. Sam Https. Here it is via http: http://mwave.com/mwave/review.hmx?scriteria=BA31362 W. D. wrote: At 07:49 6/2/2009, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: Can anyone provide advice for what would be a good and decent mATX motherboard to perhaps use a Q6600 with? I am looking for something with VGA built in, and don't care about 3D acceleration at all. I would prefer if the components would be supported out of the box by Linux and/or Windows 7. GbE would also be a requirement. Other than that price is also a consideration. I don't want something too expensive. This is what I buy these days, supporting AMD: https://mwave.com/mwave/review.hmx?scriteria=BA31362 Start Here to Find It Fast!™ - http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-page/ $8.77 Domain Names - http://domains.us-webmasters.com/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.49/2149 - Release Date: 06/01/09 17:55:00 Start Here to Find It Fast!™ - http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-page/ $8.77 Domain Names - http://domains.us-webmasters.com/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.49/2149 - Release Date: 06/01/09 17:55:00
[H] Video
I would like to show my computer videos on my TV. How long a video cable can I use? The TV is in another room. Sam
Re: [H] Windows 7 ?
Read this**\ April 27, 2009 (Computerworld) Ever since Bill Gates stepped down and Steve Ballmer took over his role, Microsoft has been getting one thing after another wrong. Vista continues to be a disaster both for users and for the company's bottom line. And Microsoft's ad campaign last year, starring Gates and Jerry Seinfeld http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=9114538, is already a model of how /not/ to do television advertising. Somehow, though, after years of stumbling around like a drunken college freshman after an NCAA basketball win, Microsoft is getting its act together. First, Microsoft has reluctantly -- oh how reluctantly -- brought back Windows XP. Officially, Microsoft has cut XP support http://blogs.computerworld.com/good_bye_xp_hello_windows_7. Unofficially, hardware vendors such as Hewlett-Packard aren't going to let XP die anytime soon. You'll still be getting new PCs with XP on them well into 2010 http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=9131191, and I wouldn't be surprised to see fresh copies of XP appearing in 2011. Microsoft finally got it. No one with two brain cells wants Vista. What's more amazing to me, though, is that Microsoft finally figured out that after Vista, no one wants a long, drawn-out rollout of a new Windows operating system. So, instead of orchestrating its traditional years-long series of preannouncements and announcements, Microsoft is just focusing on getting Windows 7 -- a.k.a. Vista Lite -- out as fast as possible, with as little official fanfare as possible. That doesn't mean Microsoft hasn't been advertising Windows 7. But buying time on television and space in magazines might make more people realize just how thoroughly Microsoft has given up on Vista. Instead, Microsoft is advertising the upcoming release by leaking betas http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=9124399 almost every week -- and will soon do the same with release-candidate builds. It's funny that some people actually think that anyone is pirating Windows 7 betas. It's clear that Microsoft is deliberately leaking them to build up buzz around the new operating system. Don't believe me? Then why does Microsoft give away free authentication keys that will let /any/ copy of Windows 7 work? If the company didn't want those copies of Windows 7 out there, it wouldn't do that. This tactic is fairly subtle: By making people work -- but not too hard -- to get copies of Windows 7, Microsoft is leading them to believe that they're onto something special. And since it has been a long, long time since anyone thought there was something special about Windows, this is savvy marketing on Microsoft's part. (Mind you, I've been running Windows 7 for quite some time now on a variety of test boxes, and it's not all that great. It's better than Vista, but that's really not saying much. For my money, XP SP3 is still the best of the Windows family.) Finally, Microsoft has also come up with a winning set of TV ads. The ones with the cute kids are, well, cute, and the Mac attack ads do make the point that PCs really are cheaper than Apple's proprietary hardware. However, if you're a thinking user, you'll realize that you get what you pay for and that Macs really are better than low-cost PCs. And if you're a thinking user who wants a really low-cost PC, you don't want Windows anyway -- you want desktop Linux. But Microsoft's ads aren't meant for savvy computer users. They're meant for home users with XP Home and Conficker on their PCs. As long as you don't look too closely at Microsoft's offerings, its new marketing and ads are making Windows look good again. Who would have thought that Microsoft could pull the wool over even dumb users' eyes again? That, nevertheless, is what it's managing to do. /*Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols* has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was cutting-edge and 300bit/sec. was a fast Internet connection -- and we liked it! He can be reached at s...@vna1.com mailto:s...@vna1.com./ Joe User wrote: Hello Robert, Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 12:17:48 AM, you wrote: It's already in the wild :) I was however using a legit beta before I wiped it. lopaka I am looking forward to getting a copy of Windows 7. Not sure how I will, but I am. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.287 / Virus Database: 270.12.6/2084 - Release Date: 04/28/09 06:15:00
Re: [H] HDTV Math
What is Uverse400? Sam mark.dodge wrote: I do not know where to get any figures to give a size or fps figures but all I know is that after switching from Direct TV to UVerse400 I have seen a significant improvement in the quality of the picture and very little pixelization in all HD channels. I had very frequent, daily problems with dropped signal, loss of audio, freezing and very bad pixelization on all of the broadcast stations along with Discovery Showtime and HBO and skipping sound on ESPN2 just to name a few. I do not get it but once or twice a week on UVerse. I am very happy with the switch and I had been with D-TV for close to 6 years. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 07:39 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] HDTV Math If you looked at satellite HD broadcasts I would suspect you would find even worse bitrates among several of the HD stations. It all comes down to bandwidth - the cable satellite operators have limited bandwidth and are trying to cram as many stations in as possible, and in many case this means highly compressing some stations. Usually they try to make sure that HD signals where it is most likely to be noticed (Discovery HD, PPV movies and live sports) get the best signal while other pseudo HD channels like History or HGTV will get re-compressed like crazy. --- Brian Weeden Technical Consultant Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 1:35 AM, James Maki jwm_maill...@comcast.net wrote: I discovered something this week and am trying to understand its ramifications. I noticed lots of pixelation and motion blur the last two weeks of Heroes. NBC broadcasts at 1080i for HDTV. I checked the statistics for the show I recorded via HD Homerun tuners using Comcast cable, and NBC is averaging about 4.8 GB per hour for a 1080i show. I thought is a bit low but was even more surprised when I checked out shows on the other broadcast networks. ABC 720p/60fps 6.3 GB NBC 1080i/29.97fps 4.8 GB CBS 1080i/29.97fps 5.6 GB PBS 720p/60fps 5.4 GB CW 1080i/29.97fps 7.9 GB FOX 720p/60fps 7.3 GB I find it strange that NBC has the lowest total file size but is broadcasting at 1080i, so I assuming (and I know the drawback of that!) it is compressed more than the other channels and am again assuming that is why I am seeing the picture degradation. Calling Comcast is a joke, so I wanted to do the math to calculate the 'bits-per-second for each case, but am not exactly sure if I am doing this correctly. It would seem that 4.8 GB/hr would calculate as: 4.8 GB/hr * 1 hr/60 min * 1 min/60 sec * 1024 MB/GB * 8 Mb/MB = 10.9 Mbps. One online source indicated that for quality 1080i you should have at least 15 Mbps. For the FOX network, the calculation would give 16.6 Mbps, far better than the 12 Mbps my online source gave for quality 720p broadcasts. I can't understand why the 720p broadcast is actually providing better throughput than the 1080i. It seems backwards (which is why I am wondering if my math is correct). I am not sure how to factor in the fps figures, if at all. If you can add some insight, it would be appreciated. Thanks, Jim Maki jwm_maill...@comcast.net No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.287 / Virus Database: 270.11.51/2052 - Release Date: 04/10/09 06:39:00
Re: [H] Linksys routers
Yes it is the WRT54G. It is the one my ISP uses. Sam Bobby Heid wrote: Is that the WRT54G? If so, that's what I've been using for years now (version 4). But I want to put them on a Wireless-N network for the range it gives. Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Sam Franc Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:04 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Linksys routers I have the WRT546v8 and it works flawlessly. Sam Harvey Best wrote: I have the WRT160N. Its my first Linksys as I always used Netgear. I have been less than pleased with the Linksys. Lots of stutters and delays, tech support has been less than helpful. Unit puts out a TREMENDOUS amount of heat. I personally am going back to Netgear. Just my 2 cents. Good luck From: bh...@sc.rr.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:15:27 -0500 Subject: [H] Linksys routers Hey, I have to buy my in-laws a laptop and set them up a network. I have not kept up too much with the Wireless-N routers which is the type I want to get for them. How are the Linksys WRT310N and the WRT160N routers? Any other suggestions? Thanks, Bobby _ Windows LiveT: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_022009 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1952 - Release Date: 02/13/09 18:29:00 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1952 - Release Date: 02/13/09 18:29:00
Re: [H] Linksys routers
I have the WRT546v8 and it works flawlessly. Sam Harvey Best wrote: I have the WRT160N. Its my first Linksys as I always used Netgear. I have been less than pleased with the Linksys. Lots of stutters and delays, tech support has been less than helpful. Unit puts out a TREMENDOUS amount of heat. I personally am going back to Netgear. Just my 2 cents. Good luck From: bh...@sc.rr.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:15:27 -0500 Subject: [H] Linksys routers Hey, I have to buy my in-laws a laptop and set them up a network. I have not kept up too much with the Wireless-N routers which is the type I want to get for them. How are the Linksys WRT310N and the WRT160N routers? Any other suggestions? Thanks, Bobby _ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_022009 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1952 - Release Date: 02/13/09 18:29:00
[H] DVD copy
There seem to be a slew of programs for copying DVD. Is there a general opinion on the best one. Sam
Re: [H] Extend partition?
Have you got this problem solved? Did you get Acronis? Sam DHSinclair wrote: Sam, Went and dl'd the trial copy of DD10 from Acronis. I do recognize the windows. Trouble is, the trial version will NOT let me do any of the basic operations! Even though the webpage indicates these operations are available. Very confusing. The only operation it did allow was to change my current unallocated space back to the old D:\ partition. I still can NOT RESIZE the C:\ partition. Acronis lets me set the operation up, but at Commit/Proceed an error window pops up saying that this operation is impossible with the trial edition-would I like to buy... :) Going to snoop around for an older version. At 09:42 12/27/2008 -0800, you wrote: http://www.acronis.com/promo/ADD/disk-director-014.html?source=us_googlekeyword=partitiongclid=CPq3pYar4ZcCFRwwawodjE_RDQ \I suggest you download a trail copy of the above Acronis Disk Director or get a copy ofthe old Power Qwest Partition Magic Either one will do what you want. Sam http://www.acronis.com/promo/ADD/disk-director-014.html?source=us_googlekeyword=partitiongclid=CPq3pYar4ZcCFRwwawodjE_RDQ DHSinclair wrote: Been studying the Disk Manager in XP. I would dearly like to extend my current c:\ partition to now span the remaining 4.27GB on the hard drive. Last night I backed up and got rid of the d:\ partition on the same drive. So, now I have my c:\ partition (system) at 4.27GB, and an Unallocated 4.27GB space on the same drive. Reading the details of the Disk Manager, and, buried deep in the directions, it says the EXTEND command will NOT allow extending a system/boot partition! Huh? Anyone know why this is so? I suspect that the MBR may get dorked up and/or I may have to use the Repair Console again to do a CHKDSK c: /R followed by the bootcfg /rebuild commands (well if it worked :) I do have a variety of disk partition tools here, but none will play on a full U160 scsi system! And, I do hot have a spare pata CDROM to swap into the system... :( Thanks, Duncan No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1865 - Release Date: 12/26/2008 1:01 PM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.1/1868 - Release Date: 12/29/2008 10:48 AM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
[H] HD for laptop
I want to get a new HD for my grand daughters Laptop; HP ZV5340US. Would a standard Seagate Momentus 5400 ATA-6 drive fill the bill? I can't find out anything on the HP site. -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
Re: [H] HD for laptop
Thanks Neil, This is great. I have been going round and round on other sites. Sam Neil Davidson wrote: According to this it's an IDE drive: http://www.laptopmemoryupgrade.com/memory/HewlettPackardPavilionzv5340usMemo ry.html So yes, that should work just fine. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Sam Franc Sent: 17 January 2009 17:22 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] HD for laptop I want to get a new HD for my grand daughters Laptop; HP ZV5340US. Would a standard Seagate Momentus 5400 ATA-6 drive fill the bill? I can't find out anything on the HP site. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.8/1896 - Release Date: 1/15/2009 7:10 PM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
Re: [H] HD for laptop
The computer is 500 miles away at my grand daughters. Neil Davidson wrote: You could also quickly pull the thing out before you order. hard drives can usually be removed with just a screw or two. You'll either see a 44pin small IDE connector, or a little adapter on the end of the drive to reduce insertion stress on the main board. Just take that off if there is one. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Sam Franc Sent: 17 January 2009 20:26 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] HD for laptop Thanks Neil, This is great. I have been going round and round on other sites. Sam Neil Davidson wrote: According to this it's an IDE drive: http://www.laptopmemoryupgrade.com/memory/HewlettPackardPavilionzv5340usMemo ry.html So yes, that should work just fine. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Sam Franc Sent: 17 January 2009 17:22 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] HD for laptop I want to get a new HD for my grand daughters Laptop; HP ZV5340US. Would a standard Seagate Momentus 5400 ATA-6 drive fill the bill? I can't find out anything on the HP site. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.8/1896 - Release Date: 1/15/2009 7:10 PM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.8/1896 - Release Date: 1/15/2009 7:10 PM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
Re: [H] Extend partition?
http://www.acronis.com/promo/ADD/disk-director-014.html?source=us_googlekeyword=partitiongclid=CPq3pYar4ZcCFRwwawodjE_RDQ \I suggest you download a trail copy of the above Acronis Disk Director or get a copy ofthe old Power Qwest Partition Magic Either one will do what you want. Sam http://www.acronis.com/promo/ADD/disk-director-014.html?source=us_googlekeyword=partitiongclid=CPq3pYar4ZcCFRwwawodjE_RDQ DHSinclair wrote: Been studying the Disk Manager in XP. I would dearly like to extend my current c:\ partition to now span the remaining 4.27GB on the hard drive. Last night I backed up and got rid of the d:\ partition on the same drive. So, now I have my c:\ partition (system) at 4.27GB, and an Unallocated 4.27GB space on the same drive. Reading the details of the Disk Manager, and, buried deep in the directions, it says the EXTEND command will NOT allow extending a system/boot partition! Huh? Anyone know why this is so? I suspect that the MBR may get dorked up and/or I may have to use the Repair Console again to do a CHKDSK c: /R followed by the bootcfg /rebuild commands (well if it worked :) I do have a variety of disk partition tools here, but none will play on a full U160 scsi system! And, I do hot have a spare pata CDROM to swap into the system... :( Thanks, Duncan No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1865 - Release Date: 12/26/2008 1:01 PM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
Re: [H] Non booting case
Thanks, Do you have any idea what pin on the 24 pin power connector provides the connection to turn on the power supply. Sam DHSinclair wrote: Sam, I have found that this problem involves at least 2 things. One thing is the m/b itself The other thing is that internal case wiring. For the m/b, what you need to do is make certain that the m/b is tight (?) to its' tray. Or, make certain that it is screwed down tight, however. It is most probably a ground thing. Next, case wires and their looms are notorious for problems. Stuff just happens. Your off/on switch could be fine, but the signal is not making it to the m/b due to bad wiring. A Look/SEE. That is the best I can share. I do not know Gigabyte m/b's. I have never seen an Antec case. Best, Duncan At 17:50 11/22/2008 -0800, you wrote: I have an Antec case with a Gigabyte mobo that has a strange boot operation. If I press the start button and it doesn't boot, I turn the case on it's side and it starts. I can turn the tower back on it's base and it continues to run fine. I turn it off for the night and it may start fine in the upright position or I may have to turn it in it's side to get it to boot. I have replaced the start switch with no difference in operation. What voltage should be across the start switch terminals? Any ideas of what to explore? I know this is a crazy problem with no obvious exploration paths. Sam No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.9/1804 - Release Date: 11/21/2008 6:24 PM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
Re: [H] Non booting case
I am at a standstill on my checking. Would there be any danger in using a second known good psu and just plugging in the 24 pin main supply cable and leave the HD power on the old power supply? This would show up if there was a break in one of the power wires in the old power supply without just changing ir all out. Sam FORC5 wrote: I have always used pins 16 and 10 At 01:10 PM 11/23/2008, DHSinclair Poked the stick with: Sam, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATX IIRC, if you jumper pins 15 and 16, you will do the same thing the m/b's internal switching logic does to turn the system on. Please do not hold me to my choice of pins. Others in the collective have much more experience with this and may offer other choices of pins. And, in all truth, I have not really seen all that many true internal wiring problems in modern PC cases since ~1975. I have only seen one m/b whose internal switching logic went bad or died. I would focus on the m/b ground logic and/or the psu. Jumpering the 24-pin power connector should really be a last ditch kind of trial. Best, Duncan At 10:01 11/23/2008 -0800, you wrote: Thanks, Do you have any idea what pin on the 24 pin power connector provides the connection to turn on the power supply. Sam DHSinclair wrote: Sam, I have found that this problem involves at least 2 things. One thing is the m/b itself The other thing is that internal case wiring. For the m/b, what you need to do is make certain that the m/b is tight (?) to its' tray. Or, make certain that it is screwed down tight, however. It is most probably a ground thing. Next, case wires and their looms are notorious for problems. Stuff just happens. Your off/on switch could be fine, but the signal is not making it to the m/b due to bad wiring. A Look/SEE. That is the best I can share. I do not know Gigabyte m/b's. I have never seen an Antec case. Best, Duncan At 17:50 11/22/2008 -0800, you wrote: I have an Antec case with a Gigabyte mobo that has a strange boot operation. If I press the start button and it doesn't boot, I turn the case on it's side and it starts. I can turn the tower back on it's base and it continues to run fine. I turn it off for the night and it may start fine in the upright position or I may have to turn it in it's side to get it to boot. I have replaced the start switch with no difference in operation. What voltage should be across the start switch terminals? Any ideas of what to explore? I know this is a crazy problem with no obvious exploration paths. Sam No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.9/1804 - Release Date: 11/21/2008 6:24 PM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.9/1807 - Release Date: 11/23/2008 10:59 AM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
[H] Non booting case
I have an Antec case with a Gigabyte mobo that has a strange boot operation. If I press the start button and it doesn't boot, I turn the case on it's side and it starts. I can turn the tower back on it's base and it continues to run fine. I turn it off for the night and it may start fine in the upright position or I may have to turn it in it's side to get it to boot. I have replaced the start switch with no difference in operation. What voltage should be across the start switch terminals? Any ideas of what to explore? I know this is a crazy problem with no obvious exploration paths. Sam
Re: [H] Good headset/mic?
My son in law wants to use headphones with his TV. There is no headphone outlet only 2 speaker jacks. Can he get a spitter like device to plug un the speaker jacks to plug his earphones in to? Sam maccrawj wrote: Been using Motorola HT820 here for 2 months like them alot. Caveat to BT seems to be either your in A2DP mode with HQ stereo OR you're in headset mode with mic mono voice quality audio. Haven't taken the time to read up on this, but assuming it's a BT limitation. Brian Weeden wrote: I need a new set of headphones for my PC and was wondering what the list uses. I game a lot with them on so as not to disturb the wife/baby so good sound is a priority, but I also use Skype and the like a lot for work so I would really like a set with a good microphone as well. USB preferred, but not required. Somewhere around $100 would be nice. Suggestions? --- Brian Weeden Technical Consultant Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1792 - Release Date: 11/16/2008 10:04 AM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
[H] Firefox 3
For those of you that have been having problems with Firefox shutdowns, I suggest you try Seamonkey. It solved my problem and my daughters too. -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
Re: [H] Provantage.com
I bought some stuff from them many years ago before I found Newegg. Newegg has them beat in practically every catagory. I can't find many of the items at Proadvantage that I buy at Newegg. Mwave is another site I prefer to Proadvantage. Sam Robert Martin Jr. wrote: I've ordered stuff through them for years without a problem yet. lopaka --- On Mon, 10/27/08, Hayes Elkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Hayes Elkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [H] Provantage.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 1:08 PM They are a great discount warehouse. Usually their ground shipments arrive next day because of their warehouse distrobution. Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:13:13 -0400 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [H] Provantage.com Is Provantage.com a safe place to buy from? They do have a db35.3 series hard drive I now need at a good price. Best, Duncan _ Stay organized with simple drag and drop from Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_102008 -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
Re: [H] Trojan??
Sorry Ali, Can not forward it to you. Drive crashed and all is lost. Windows was trashed and could not be repaired. Am on a new HD. Don't know if it was the Trojan or the removal by by AVG that did it. Will not try the AVG removal in the future except for a last resort. Sam Mesdaq, Ali wrote: Hmm that’s odd. How big is the file? Can you zip up the files and upload them somewhere for me to get? I can run it through our systems and tell you what I find out about the files. Thanks, -- Ali Mesdaq (CISSP, GIAC-GREM) Sr. Security Researcher Websense Security Labs http://www.WebsenseSecurityLabs.com -- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sam Franc Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 5:40 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Trojan?? I started sending my file to your site about a hour ago and it still has not been sent completely. It says do not stop until it is complete. How long does it take? Sam Mesdaq, Ali wrote: Try scanning those online at www.virustotal.com . Scanning against all those AV's gives what I call decent detection. Thanks, -- Ali Mesdaq (CISSP, GIAC-GREM) Sr. Security Researcher Websense Security Labs http://www.WebsenseSecurityLabs.com -- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sam Franc Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 11:13 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Trojan?? Brian, I have been running an AVG scan and it has found several places for the Trojan Horse Agent_r.CX in Zone Alarm setup files on my desktop. Zls setup_70_484_000 70_337_000 70_483_000 70_462_000 If I put those files in recycle bin and empty it will that get rid of them? Sam Brian Weeden wrote: Could be a few different things going on. Might have been a false positive and you might have killed something necessary for your internet connection to work. But it might have also been a real trojan. Sometimes they insert themselves pretty deeply in system processes and removing them breaks the links that allows things like the network stack to work. Try rebooting, see if that helps. Also try safe mode. But don't get your hopes up. --- Brian Weeden Technical Consultant Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Sam Franc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This am when I started up a message came on the screen from AVG. AVG finds you have a trojan. Do you want to remove it forcefully? I clicked yes and the message reappeared. I could not get rid of it. I restarted the computer and the message was gone. Now when I start Firefox I get a message it is taking to long no matter what URL I try to get. Is that the trojan working? What should I do now? -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.0/1723 - Release Date: 10/13/2008 6:42 PM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein Protected by Websense Hosted Email Security -- www.websense.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.0/1723 - Release Date: 10/13/2008 6:42 PM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.0/1723 - Release Date: 10/13/2008 6:42 PM
[H] Trojan??
This am when I started up a message came on the screen from AVG. AVG finds you have a trojan. Do you want to remove it forcefully? I clicked yes and the message reappeared. I could not get rid of it. I restarted the computer and the message was gone. Now when I start Firefox I get a message it is taking to long no matter what URL I try to get. Is that the trojan working? What should I do now? -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
Re: [H] Trojan??
Brian, I have been running an AVG scan and it has found several places for the Trojan Horse Agent_r.CX in Zone Alarm setup files on my desktop. Zls setup_70_484_000 70_337_000 70_483_000 70_462_000 If I put those files in recycle bin and empty it will that get rid of them? Sam Brian Weeden wrote: Could be a few different things going on. Might have been a false positive and you might have killed something necessary for your internet connection to work. But it might have also been a real trojan. Sometimes they insert themselves pretty deeply in system processes and removing them breaks the links that allows things like the network stack to work. Try rebooting, see if that helps. Also try safe mode. But don't get your hopes up. --- Brian Weeden Technical Consultant Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Sam Franc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This am when I started up a message came on the screen from AVG. AVG finds you have a trojan. Do you want to remove it forcefully? I clicked yes and the message reappeared. I could not get rid of it. I restarted the computer and the message was gone. Now when I start Firefox I get a message it is taking to long no matter what URL I try to get. Is that the trojan working? What should I do now? -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.0/1723 - Release Date: 10/13/2008 6:42 PM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
Re: [H] Trojan??
I started sending my file to your site about a hour ago and it still has not been sent completely. It says do not stop until it is complete. How long does it take? Sam Mesdaq, Ali wrote: Try scanning those online at www.virustotal.com . Scanning against all those AV's gives what I call decent detection. Thanks, -- Ali Mesdaq (CISSP, GIAC-GREM) Sr. Security Researcher Websense Security Labs http://www.WebsenseSecurityLabs.com -- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sam Franc Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 11:13 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Trojan?? Brian, I have been running an AVG scan and it has found several places for the Trojan Horse Agent_r.CX in Zone Alarm setup files on my desktop. Zls setup_70_484_000 70_337_000 70_483_000 70_462_000 If I put those files in recycle bin and empty it will that get rid of them? Sam Brian Weeden wrote: Could be a few different things going on. Might have been a false positive and you might have killed something necessary for your internet connection to work. But it might have also been a real trojan. Sometimes they insert themselves pretty deeply in system processes and removing them breaks the links that allows things like the network stack to work. Try rebooting, see if that helps. Also try safe mode. But don't get your hopes up. --- Brian Weeden Technical Consultant Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Sam Franc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This am when I started up a message came on the screen from AVG. AVG finds you have a trojan. Do you want to remove it forcefully? I clicked yes and the message reappeared. I could not get rid of it. I restarted the computer and the message was gone. Now when I start Firefox I get a message it is taking to long no matter what URL I try to get. Is that the trojan working? What should I do now? -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.0/1723 - Release Date: 10/13/2008 6:42 PM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein Protected by Websense Hosted Email Security -- www.websense.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.0/1723 - Release Date: 10/13/2008 6:42 PM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
Re: [H] Trojan??
Brian, AVG cleared all the files except 3. I get a message that Bigger than archive size limit for those 3. How does one change the archive file limit? Sam Brian Weeden wrote: Wait - it found a Trojan in the Zone Alarm setup files? That to me sounds like a false positive - mostly likely those files contain a heuristic pattern to help ZA discover Trojans and AVG is picking that up as an actual Trojan. That's been known to happen. But hey, it could also be some really clever Trojan writer who decided to hide their malware among known false positives. Try running Windows Defender and see what that gives you. Also, you might want to boot from one of the various Linux Live CDs and run a scan of your system as well. If you have a root kit infection that might be the only way to detect it. -- Brian On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Sam Franc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brian, I have been running an AVG scan and it has found several places for the Trojan Horse Agent_r.CX in Zone Alarm setup files on my desktop. Zls setup_70_484_000 70_337_000 70_483_000 70_462_000 If I put those files in recycle bin and empty it will that get rid of them? Sam Brian Weeden wrote: Could be a few different things going on. Might have been a false positive and you might have killed something necessary for your internet connection to work. But it might have also been a real trojan. Sometimes they insert themselves pretty deeply in system processes and removing them breaks the links that allows things like the network stack to work. Try rebooting, see if that helps. Also try safe mode. But don't get your hopes up. --- Brian Weeden Technical Consultant Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Sam Franc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This am when I started up a message came on the screen from AVG. AVG finds you have a trojan. Do you want to remove it forcefully? I clicked yes and the message reappeared. I could not get rid of it. I restarted the computer and the message was gone. Now when I start Firefox I get a message it is taking to long no matter what URL I try to get. Is that the trojan working? What should I do now? -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.0/1723 - Release Date: 10/13/2008 6:42 PM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.0/1723 - Release Date: 10/13/2008 6:42 PM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
Re: [H] USB quits
It was the power supply. Sam Joe User wrote: Hello Sam, Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 11:49:15 AM, you wrote: My daughter's USB quit working and the fans cooling fans are not working. Would this be a mobo failure or a power supply failure? The computer is working fine in other areas, internet, programs etc. Just no USB and printing where her printer is USB. Also the computer does not recognize her USB Flash Card. The mobo is a Gigbyte MS1-SME-S2. Sounds like MB, are the fans off pin out of the MB? No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1702 - Release Date: 10/1/2008 9:05 AM -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
[H] Mobo upgrade???
It is probably time to look at a new mobo for business use. Basically need dependability. Is there any consensus out there on a good one. I am looking at this: ASUS M3N78 PRO nvidia geforce 8300 chipset ATX form factor 1xPCI-E(x16)/2xpci-e(x1)/3xpci/4xddr2 w/integrated vga,sata2 raid,lan(gb),1394,usb2.0 audio (cpu type:amd - socket am2) -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
[H] USB quits
My daughter's USB quit working and the fans cooling fans are not working. Would this be a mobo failure or a power supply failure? The computer is working fine in other areas, internet, programs etc. Just no USB and printing where her printer is USB. Also the computer does not recognize her USB Flash Card. -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
[H] USB quits
My daughter's USB quit working and the fans cooling fans are not working. Would this be a mobo failure or a power supply failure? The computer is working fine in other areas, internet, programs etc. Just no USB and printing where her printer is USB. Also the computer does not recognize her USB Flash Card. The mobo is a Gigbyte MS1-SME-S2. -- Sam Franc On the Oregon Coast I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.-Einstein
Re: [H] Linux's....
Have you looked at Ubuntu 8.4? Sam Beave wrote: I'm looking to find a decent Linux to do recoveries on EXT 3 FS file system. I would like the lists idea on this. We got an Iomega NAS system in and the damn this is so messed up I can't seem to use any of the normal utilities I usually use. Please help... Also, the list is rather quiet lately too :( Tim The Beave Lider Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.24.1/1466 - Release Date: 5/25/2008 6:49 PM
[H] Ubuntu 8.04
I just got the new Ubuntu and decided to try it. I put in the CD, followed the instructions to install, and the darn thing trashed both my hard drives by the time it was through. I had an EXT3 partition I thought it would use. That drive it wiped everything off it and took over the end of the other drive. It squashed my 2 other partitions right up against each other at the beginning of the drive, taking up all the extra space. All my data was on partition 2 and it squashed it so tightly I can not even access it. The first partition had my Windows on it. Windows would still run, but it was useless because it could not access the data on partition 2. Can anyone tell me how to install Ubuntu without trashing everything after I get my computer back running again? Or is it necessary to install it on it's own box? Sam
[H] Diskeeper 8?
I use Diskeeper 8. Is there any real reason to upgrade? Sam
[H] Dead
Is the list server dead? I have received no mail for 3 days. Sam
[H] Shift happens
http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift Technology is overpowering us. Sam
Re: [H] xcopy for today
I don't know from what you are saying why Acronis won't work for you. I can look at all my files from an Acronis backup. I never tried copying a file out but I bet I could do a drag and drop. Sam Joe User wrote: Hello j, Friday, March 28, 2008, 12:20:16 PM, you wrote: Personally I would not clone a drive via file system copy but if I was I guess I'd use Robocopy. I know you said not image, but Seagate/Maxtor now licenses a LE version of Acronis that is free. It does no compression and requires that a maxtor/seagate drive be attached to the system. Yeah, all I want to do here is make a total and true copy of the persons old drive and place it on the new drive... xcopy d:\*.* c:\olddrive\*.* /r /i /c /h /k /e /y They wouldn't boot to the copy or anything but if a couple months go by and they remember oh I wish I saved that pic or golly what was that persons email address, wish I had that plugin, etc... This is why Drive Image / Acronis won't work for me.
[H] Updated program installation?
I have a newer program I want to install but I would like to still be able to use the old version. What is the best way to do this? Sam
Re: [H] Updated program installation?
Sorry, I am not clear. Would like to run them both on a W2000Pro OS. On same machine. One is from 1998 and the newer edition is from 2006. They both install with the same start up. I can install the newer program but it will overwrite the old one. Sam Joe User wrote: Hello Sam, Monday, February 4, 2008, 5:56:52 PM, you wrote: I have a newer program I want to install but I would like to still be able to use the old version. What is the best way to do this? Sam Very vague - assuming they cannot be run on same machine use a VM or multi-boot into another OS etc.
Re: [H] Save XP!
Dear DHSinclair, http://buycheapsoftware.com/ms_products~subcategory~139.asp You can buy XP here for $147 Sam DHSinclair wrote: Tim, I do understand your position. Really, but, let us agree to disagree. This is my personal rant. I really do mean no disrespect, really. Let's consider this my personal spew I have spent the past 8 years of my life reading this List's bitches, comments, concerns, platitudes, and such while WinXP matured to the product it is now @SP2. Besides just this List, I get the same commentary from other sources. I'll agree that my sources are far less than yours. And, I still use Win2KProSP4 as my basic OS. Why? It just flat works. 24/7. Yes, I am testing WinXP. I do know I may have to move there. Still searching for vendors willing to sell it w/o having to buy ~$1500 worth of new computer stuff just to be able to buy a stinking MS CD of WinXP. Sheesh! Yes, OK. I do have limited contacts and search criteria. My bad... Am working with my older Brother on this ATM :) I do know that you need to stay on the bleeding edge of OS technology because of the service and experience you have. How many personal versions of Vista have you actually bought for personal use? If you got your personal use copies via your work-20, all bets are off. From everything I have read, Vista is very expensive. And, not just the base OS. It demands additional expense in hardware also for some of us. Are we just supposed to toss out our own old personal computers? Do you honestly think this will happen? ... :) And, yes, I do understand that this is one of those technology gates too. We are moving from the 32-bit OS world into the 64-bit OS world. IIRC, moving from the 16- bit OS world to the 32-bit OS world was a PITA, but nothing like what I read these days. OK. I am perhaps grossly uninformed. Accept this. Excuse me! OK. You like Vista. Fine. Many on planet Earth do not. If MS wants to push this, I suspect Apple and *nix will most likely get many, many more converts. And, this is JMHO too. And, /rant. :) Best, Duncan At 09:52 01/15/2008 -0800, you wrote: This is getting to be ridiculous. Yes, Vista is different. A lot of PC users do not grasp on how to use Vista. There are ways to turn off certain warnings and what not. In fact, if you have the hardware for it why not go vista? You'll miss out... The one thing I do not like about vista is the Audio control. No more Directsound to hardware. It's all done in HAL (Not the 2001 Computer either). This makes a lot of gamers pissed off, especially when they use SDPIF to connect to their speaker system. I remember not so far back that XP was getting the same, if not more of the same treatment. BTW, I've been told Mac's new OS is faster than Vista. Who knows. Regards, Tim The Beave Lider MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.myspace.com/dowbeave -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:19 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Save XP! Go to this page and sign the Save XP petition. Friends don't let friends get stuck with Vista. http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/ T
Re: [H] My PC Build for January
This does not look like s good deal to me. I just built a GIGABYTE box much cheaper. I have had bad experience with Tiger, too. Check out Geeks.com, Newegg.com or Mwave.com even. I use Mwave pretested bundles usually. Sam GPL wrote: Hi folks, and happy new year. Working with a friend to help build a decent gaming PC. His PC is about 5 years old and he wonders why all games he tries to run on that system run horrible. I have been assembling a list of parts on my side to present him for the build but last night he emailed me a link to a barebones kit with the case I showed him earlier that had a decent price to it. Here is the link: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3442434#CPU%20Disclaimer I'm going to price more items individually, but at first glance this doesn't look like too terrible a deal. I have stayed away from cases and kits that come with power supplies in the past because they were usually lower quality power supplies. This one comes with a 600watt Ultra X-Finity SLI Ready Power Supply. We are going with an 88 series nvidia, not super high end, but mid range and would have the option to SLI it in the future. But its not a deciding factor. I would really appreciate your opinion on if barebones kits are something you folks stay away from or in your experience has it been better to get individual parts? Always appreciate everyones feedback. Thanks, I'll keep researching on my side.
Re: [H] hardware router
What router would you buy for a cable connection? Sam Jeff Lane wrote: Perhaps, though my theory isif you receive email or connect to the internet in any way, things can happen. If she shuts off her firewall by accident, it gives that inexpensive protection that cannot be turned off accidentally. Just my 2 pennies. Jeff
Re: [H] mail
Thanks, I was beginning to think I had been removed. Sam Jeff Lane wrote: We're here, Sam. Maybe just summertime slow, eh? Jeff Subject: [H] mail what is happening? I have not had any message is a week Sam
[H] Thunderbird crawls.
My Thunderbird has just slowed down in it's operations very badly. Even in typing, the words do not sometimes show up on the screen for a few seconds after typing them. When I delete a message it takes 2 seconds to work and then another 2 seconds for the next message to appear. I use Avast on a win2K pro OS. If I uninstall and reinstall will that help? What would you do? Sam
Re: [H] Thunderbird crawls.
No plugins running. I campacted the folders and that helped I have not been doing that as It seems to put all the downloads in my Inbox along with the correct folders they are filtered to. It just did that again when I compacted. Is that a built in fault? Sam Ben Ruset wrote: Do you have any plugins running? Have you compacted all of your folders? Sam Franc wrote: My Thunderbird has just slowed down in it's operations very badly. Even in typing, the words do not sometimes show up on the screen for a few seconds after typing them. When I delete a message it takes 2 seconds to work and then another 2 seconds for the next message to appear. I use Avast on a win2K pro OS. If I uninstall and reinstall will that help? What would you do? Sam
Re: [H] Link to Bootable Floppy tool
I have W2K Pro and the program itself makes the boot floppies if you want them. Which I do, so I made them as soon as I got the program W2K. As I remember you make them from the install CD. Browse the CD. You will see a folder BOOTDISK. They are inside this folder. Sam DHSinclair wrote: Wow Al. Good that you pointed me to the same site I've been to already. Suppose I have to state my needs. OK. Mostly, I have W2KPro machines. (i see that they don't do this any longer!) No bother..until now... Would like to build/create BOOTable floppy disks from W2KPro...and then add files that need to be on the floppy... ...to be Bootable on WinME and/or Win2K...after a hard boot/start. (a FAT[n] discussion is not necessary! I am still discussing FAT[n[ with my BroInLaw! He may never move FWD!) Just stuck ATM w/o the proper tools... I do realize my mistake(s). My Bad. Not Yours! Best, Duncan At 19:00 05/28/2007 -0400, you wrote: DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, I use W2K and XP now. Does anyone offer a tool for above that will create a FAT12, bootable floppy disk? See if this helps: http://www.bootdisk.com/ al snip This email scanned for Viruses and Spam by ZCloud.net
Re: [H] Seagate drive died
Thanks, Sam Greg Sevart wrote: ZZF is short for ZipZoomFly, website here: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/ :) Greg
Re: [H] Seagate drive died
How do you log on to ZZF? I seem to get a MEGAGO WEB directory. Sam Hayes Elkins wrote: Almost all drives I purchase are from ZZF. The failure rate of the raptors specifically is documented through purchases from them.
[H] ASACPI missing
After I rebooted my box last week I have been getting a message like Need ASACPI.sys on ATK0110 ACPI utility I click cancel and everything seems to still work as before. What can I do to get rid of this bothersome message? I installed ASPI32.exe and it made no difference. I ran ASPICHK.exe and it says everything is running perfectly. My OS is W2000 with SP4. On an Asus A8N-VM. Sam
Re: [H] Two-way radios for family use?
I have the T5900 and it seems to work well for us. Sam Jerry Jones wrote: I know this is a bit off topic, but it is hardware. Can anyone recommend a good set of two-way radios for family vacation type of uses? We have an old pair of Motorola FRS Talkabouts that we have got many years use from and they are wearing out. A few months ago I bought a new pair of Motorola SX700 FRS/GMRS talkabouts. They work ok but my wife really dislikes them. She thinks they are too complicated to use compared to the older talkabouts. Plus the range does not seem to be all that much better even when using the GMRS channels and higher wattage than the older .5 watt talkabouts. (I do know that the range the mfg's list on the packaging is way more than the realistic range.) We mainly use them when we travel with my brother-in-law's family as a means to stay in contact between vehicles. Also use them when we visit theme parks and similar places. This year we are planning a big summer vacation in our fifth wheel from CA to the East Coast and I expect we will have many opportunities to use radios to keep track of the kids. So I am looking to purchase some new radios. I have read good things about the Motorola T7200 but it appears to be discontinued and not available for purchase anywhere, even ebay. Was looking at the Midland GXT600 and thinking about trying them. I tried a pair of Cobra's a year ago and ended up returning them. Any suggestions? Thanks, Jerry
Re: [H] Trapped in a hostage situation
Jeff Lane wrote: I have no idea what the side effects would be but that is really scary. Jeff It was scary. At first I did not connect the two and neither id the dermatologist. It took a elimination series to find it out. I used a lot of skin ointments in the meantime. Sam
Re: [H] Trapped in a hostage situation
I was on Lisinopril and it controlled the BP pretty well but I became allergic to it and my face broke out very badly. It shrivelled up around the eyes and became hard and started to peel off in big pieces. Very frightening. Sam Jeff Lane wrote: Wayne and Sam, I use lisinopril-hctz 10/12.5 and have never noticed any side effects at all. I think it is a generic of something else. I have been taking these for over 4 years now. Jeff
Re: [H] Trapped in a hostage situation
Wayne, I hope the BP med works out. Can't seem to find one that works for me either. Have been changed off 2 now because of the side effects. Not all Docs are aware of all the side effects. The first one Metoprolol, the doc who stopped it said everyone should have known it was causing my problems. The second one Labetalol was the same saga. I guess everyone reacts differently and it is not recognized because the Doc has not personally run into it. Keep going, Sam Wayne Johnson wrote: At 11:54 PM 12/15/2006, Anthony Q. Martin typed: I hope you're doing okay, Wayne. Life can be scary at times. Thanks. I'm doing much better but am still pretty weak the new BP medication makes me dizzy but I'm suppose to get use to it or it to me according to the docs. I hope it lowers the BP as nothing else seems to work. Hopefully Chris is out of the woods now. Did they finally get the car jacker ? ---+-- I'm a geek that loves to tweak.
Re: [H] Redownloading e-mails
Anthony Q. Martin wrote: Guys, On my home PC, the same e-mails keep getting downloaded time and time again. That's both home e-mail (personal account) and work email. It doesn't happen at work (OE). But it happens at home no matter if I'm using OE, Thunderbird, or Outlook. It's driving me nuts, as it goes back to the first of the year! Just in the last 10 minutes, it's downloaded 100s over e-mails twice. I've got to find a solution for this or i'll be forced to only use webmail at home. Thanks. You probably have checked to leave your mail on the server. Change it to delete mail on server. Sam
Re: [hardware] [H] Mandriva 2007
Steve wrote: So IYO, is this is a step up from Ubuntu, my current fav distro? How do these compare to Knoppix? Sam
Re: [H] more bad caps :(
JRS wrote: Hm. 2 votes for Seasonic. :) I still have my old faithful Enermax 550 in here, but need a new one soon when I build the Core2 system... Guess I better give Seasonic a look-see... Don't see seasonic on Mwave Power supply page. Does it go by another name? Sam
Re: [H] machine update plans
Thane Sherrington wrote: o? That's why you hate MS, right? Hate MS? No, I love MS. Without them, I'd have to find other employment. Please don't put words in my mouth. T I have been following this thread with interest. I don't hate M$. I just think they are overblown and are in it basically for the money and not for a good product. I have had run ins with M$ over the years and when caught in a really bad gaff, their answer is That is the way we designed it. If it does not satisfy you forget it. We won't correct it I think WP is a superior product that tries to fit the customers requirements. One can save it in WORD format. But try to save in WP format from WORD. I have used OO but I find WP is better suited to my use. I would use OO instead of M$ Office if I had to pay MS prices. Sam
Re: [H] Dell Laptop Batteries
Ben Ruset wrote: Except that the same batteries are in various other manufacturer's laptops. Dell is the only company to come forward and admit there is a problem, so far. Not so! HP recalled batteries a few month ago. Same type of problem. Sam
Re: [H] surveillance camera
Winterlight wrote: I want to set up a bullet proof video surveillance camera so I can keep an eye on my dad's room. He lives with me, and has Alzheimers. I can hardwire this to my network with CAT5e. What will I need, and how do I get the video display... is this just transmitted across the network to softwareor through the Internet via a web page streaming video? If the latter will this consume huge amounts of bandwidth? Is there a better hardware solution, rather then a web cam? I would also like to set up a second, and maybe third cam using wireless, and going through my Belkin 54g WAP . I haven't worked with any kind of video surveillance, or web cams at all. I don't mind spending money. So how exactly would I / should I do this. Thanks! The last time I was in Costco they had a surveillance camera setup in th computer section. They had it working through a TV. I don't know anything about the specs. But I was somewhat interested for myself. I just did not have the extra bucks at the time. Sam
[H] New Computer Vcore voltage
I am just setting up a new box with an Asus A8N-VM CSM mobo. Installed the Probe and get a danger reading on the Vcore of 1.17 volts. Can anyone tell me what this means. The threshold value is supposed to be 1.45 volts. Is this something wrong with the CPU or is there someplace to adjust this voltage. Wondering ! Sam Forgot!! The CPU is a AMD Athlon 64 3500 Venice.
[H] Serial port bracket?
Looking for: DB9M to IDC10 serial port on bracket for my A8N-VM CSM that will add a serial port to the back of my box. I can not seem to find one anywhere. Can anyone point me to a store. Sam
Re: [H] Serial port bracket?
Thanks Harry, I tried Google several times and never came up with this stuff. Sam Harry McGregor wrote: Google/Froogle http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=IDC10ie=utf-8oe=utf-8client=firefoxrls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficialpercentage_served=100sa=Ntab=wf http://www.logicsupply.com/product_info.php?products_id=154 Harry On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 12:52 -0800, Sam Franc wrote: Looking for: DB9M to IDC10 serial port on bracket for my A8N-VM CSM that will add a serial port to the back of my box. I can not seem to find one anywhere. Can anyone point me to a store. Sam
Re: [H] Low Level Format of Samsung SV8004H
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have tried all I have to get rid of the little 8 MB partition on a Samsung SV8004H hard drive on Hewlett Packard that I want to do a clean install on. In times past, Seagate came to my rescue, but not this time. I tried FDISK and the XP Installation process, to no avail. Samsung says it discontinued its hard drive preparation software since Windows XP CD will do the same thing. Catch 22. It won't. It may do well on a non OEM Samsung hard drive that has not had that little 8 MB partition installed on it by the manufacturer of the computer. Windows XP will not let me ignore that 8 MB partition and install on the next partition. It would be highly appreciated is someone can send me some small utility file that will do this job for me. Hopefully somebody downloaded the Samsung hard drive preparation software before they removed it from their site. Thanks in advance, Chuck Dban worked for me. Sam
Re: [H] Suggested tools for helping a friend with bad virus infestation
warpmedia wrote: This is not surrender, it's the current state of things. Why go through a process that you can't guaranty? At least if you backup everything, reformat/reinstall then restore only what is assumed to be data you're narrowing down the field quite a bit and also removing the potential for a cloaked active or unknown virus. If viruses can hide in apparent data files then using your method there is even more untrusted files to scan miss plus the potential for active infection cloaking itself. One way is now a hit-or-miss hack job, the other the proper solution. It's not a academic exercise, it's a job, there is no reason to spend time and still not be certain you've done the job right. Aren't you liable to carry the virus with you into the backup? Sam
[H] Disk overlay?
Using Partitiom Magic there is 7.8mb unallocated showing before before the partition information. Is that a disk overlay program? What will it do to me in the future if left there? Sam
[H] DVD copying and burning
A DVD group site recommends DVD Wizard Pro to copy DVDs and amke them. Why do I need that program? Can't I just use Nero to do the same things? Sam
[H] Compact Flash voids
My daughter has a digital camera with a Compact Flash card. There seems to be a spot in it that does not record the pics. Can one run some program on it like on the hard disk so it will cause the camera to skip that part of the card? Sam
Re: [H] OT - Intelligent Design dealt harsh blow by NJ Judge
Gary VanderMolen wrote: If you ask ten people who don't go to church if they consider themselves religious and/or believe in god, I'll bet most would say yes. But if that is actually true, why are they so anti-religious in their daily actions? I'm guessing most people either feel they MUST say they are religious, or use religion as a salve to cover their own guilty consciences. There's a lot of truth in what you say. There are many different degrees of religious belief, and for some people it is only a thin veneer. In the end, each one of us will have to stand in front of the Judgment seat and our actual adherence to Jesus' teachings will be revealed. Here's a quote from Jesus, talking about eternal life: For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are few. (Matthew 7:14, RSV) and elsewhere: Unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 18:3) I think what he is saying is that the way of salvation was purposefully made difficult to accept, requiring child-like faith, and a non-reliance upon acquired wealth, intellect, or degree of scientific knowledge. Gary VanderMolen I have been following this thread with no comment to date. Here is my 2 cents: I believe there are very few Christians. Ones that really live the life Jesus taught. There are numerous ones that speak it. The same can be said for Muslims, Jews, Budhists and the rest of them. Whether they believe in Evolution or Intelligent design is another matter. I think most of them parrot what they think their peers expect of them. Not too many of them are capable of independant thinking and scientific analysis. A great example is President Bush. We would not be in the terrible situation we find ourselves in if he was a real CHRISTIAN that he claims he is. A person who lived Jesus teachings could not slaughter innocent people. And he would not have a foe. The human race has not evolved enough or Intelligent Design was a failure. Sam
Re: [H] head to head
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Original Message - From: Bobby Heid [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'The Hardware List' hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 8:10 AM Subject: RE: [H] head to head Here's a processor comparison list titled The Mother of All CPU Charts 2005/2006 from Tom's Hardware. http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20051121/index.html I took a quick look and did not find a spreadsheet style comparison chart. I admit I did not invent a lot of time looking. The nice part about computer spreadsheets is you are still limited on width (although you can scroll or set your resolution very high) there can be plenty of length in the document to host every mainline CPU manufactured within the last 5 years. I would like to see them listed in order of overall performance, not raw GHz processor speed. Again, the spreadsheet I want may be there and I have overlooked it. Thanks for the link. It is very helpful, overall. Chuck I did not find it either. Sam
Re: [H] OT-Circ Saw Blade
Winterlight wrote: At 07:09 PM 11/17/2005, you wrote: BIL says I should find a Black Deker 7 1/4 saw blade of the Pirana class in a 40T mode to be a happy camper. I'm googled out. Anyone got a clue? Thanks... :) Well, I am a General Contractor who owns a lot of this stuff. I don't particularly like Black and Decker anything. I must of missed the first post what are you trying to cut? I second this! Sam
[H] Connectoid
When I disconnect from my ISP (Dial UP)a connectoid will pop up to reconnect. If some time goes by a second connectiod will pop up, an exact duplicate. when I connect up some time later, for me to download or send a message I have to exit the second connectoid. I cna do this OK, but my wife who does not fit in with this computer age never can remember to do this, so she always comes to me and says my email is not going, what can I do? I explain but there is no rememberance. Is there some way I can keep the second connectoid from popping up? We are using W2000pro and Thunderbird. There is only one connection in the Network and Dialup Window. Hopfully, Sam
[H] Hard drive disable?
To take a hard drive off line for a while, is there any disadvantage to just unplugging the power connector and leaving the 80 wire cable connected? Sam
