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Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2018-02-05 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes


Mine is a "Naturally Speaking" for Windows... I am moving files and software to a new 
laptop - when I get the "must have" stuff installed I'll check the version..

Larry


On 02/05/2018 3:12 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote:

Is yours the actual Dragon Dictate running on a Mac or a later aversion such as 
Dragon Naturally Speaking running on a Windows OS or a Mac? Reviewers say 
Dragon Naturally Speaking ver. 13 is currently the easiest and most accurate to 
use.
Gerry


I have one - came with DVD's and a USB headset.  They reduced the price to $29 and I 
bought it.  My only problem with it (after it "learns" your voice) is 
background noise.  People talking in the background, the TV,  and sometimes my case, my 
start dogs barking (my 4 legged door bells).   I actually type pretty fast once I kniw 
what I want to say...
Larry


On 02/03/2018 6:03 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes wrote:

I am thinking that Wilton, Great Sage of frozen buttocks, Far Flight, and truly 
great adventures, is using Dragon Dictate.  Mayhap, I have that wrong, but 
somebody on list was using it.


clay

1974 450sl -  Frosch - Two tone green
1986 SDL - Polei
1982 300 SD - Allen

retired models-
2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap
1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers








On Feb 3, 2018, at 12:47 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes  
wrote:

Friend in Jacksonville was given the wrong medicine by his doctor, fell, and 
broke his elbow.
He can't type on the computer without extreme pain and was wondering about 
speech-to-text.

If someone on the list who can load and check out a good speech-to-text 
program, has a used laptop they would like to sell, I would be glad to pre-pay 
the price and the shipping cost to Jacksonville. That would be a lot faster 
than if I did it. If so, please email me off-line.
Thanks,
Gerry

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Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2018-02-05 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes

Is yours the actual Dragon Dictate running on a Mac or a later version such as 
Dragon Naturally Speaking running on a Windows OS or a Mac? Reviewers say 
Dragon Naturally Speaking ver. 13 is currently the easiest and most accurate to 
use.
Gerry

> I have one - came with DVD's and a USB headset.  They reduced the price to 
> $29 and I bought it.  My only problem with it (after it "learns" your voice) 
> is background noise.  People talking in the background, the TV,  and 
> sometimes my case, my start dogs barking (my 4 legged door bells).   I 
> actually type pretty fast once I kniw what I want to say...
> Larry
> 
> 
> On 02/03/2018 6:03 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes wrote:
> > I am thinking that Wilton, Great Sage of frozen buttocks, Far Flight, and 
> > truly great adventures, is using Dragon Dictate.  Mayhap, I have that 
> > wrong, but somebody on list was using it.
> >
> >
> > clay
> >
> > 1974 450sl -  Frosch - Two tone green
> > 1986 SDL - Polei
> > 1982 300 SD - Allen
> >
> > retired models-
> > 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap
> > 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
> > 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
> > 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
> > POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Feb 3, 2018, at 12:47 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes 
> >>  wrote:
> >>
> >> Friend in Jacksonville was given the wrong medicine by his doctor, fell, 
> >> and broke his elbow.
> >> He can't type on the computer without extreme pain and was wondering about 
> >> speech-to-text.
> >>
> >> If someone on the list who can load and check out a good speech-to-text 
> >> program, has a used laptop they would like to sell, I would be glad to 
> >> pre-pay the price and the shipping cost to Jacksonville. That would be a 
> >> lot faster than if I did it. If so, please email me off-line.
> >> Thanks,
> >> Gerry
> >>
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Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2018-02-04 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes


I have one - came with DVD's and a USB headset.  They reduced the price to $29 and I 
bought it.  My only problem with it (after it "learns" your voice) is 
background noise.  People talking in the background, the TV,  and sometimes my case, my 
start dogs barking (my 4 legged door bells).   I actually type pretty fast once I kniw 
what I want to say...

Larry


On 02/03/2018 6:03 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes wrote:

I am thinking that Wilton, Great Sage of frozen buttocks, Far Flight, and truly 
great adventures, is using Dragon Dictate.  Mayhap, I have that wrong, but 
somebody on list was using it.


clay

1974 450sl -  Frosch - Two tone green
1986 SDL - Polei
1982 300 SD - Allen

retired models-
2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap
1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers








On Feb 3, 2018, at 12:47 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes  
wrote:

Friend in Jacksonville was given the wrong medicine by his doctor, fell, and 
broke his elbow.
He can't type on the computer without extreme pain and was wondering about 
speech-to-text.

If someone on the list who can load and check out a good speech-to-text 
program, has a used laptop they would like to sell, I would be glad to pre-pay 
the price and the shipping cost to Jacksonville. That would be a lot faster 
than if I did it. If so, please email me off-line.
Thanks,
Gerry

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Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2018-02-04 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes

Do you know which Mac OS that is? I don't recall seeing it on the older Macs.
Gerry

> Actually, Mac OS has its own dictation software built in nowadays. I am
> using it at the moment.It actually works fairly well,Although you do have
> to be precise with your speech.
> 
> -MMM-
> 
> On Sat, Feb 3, 2018 at 10:04 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> > clay monroe wrote:
> > > I am thinking that Wilton, Great Sage of frozen buttocks, Far Flight,
> > and truly great adventures, is using Dragon Dictate.  Mayhap, I have that
> > wrong, but somebody on list was using it.
> > > clay
> >
> > I checked that out on the 'net. It seems that Dragon Dictate is only for
> > one OS of Apple Computers, but Dragon Naturally Speaking ver. 13 will work
> > on nearly any computer OS.
> > Dragon is now owned by a different company: Nuance.
> > Apparently Dragon is still the major voice-o-text program available.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gerry
> >
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Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2018-02-03 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes

Actually, Mac OS has its own dictation software built in nowadays. I am
using it at the moment.It actually works fairly well,Although you do have
to be precise with your speech.

-MMM-

On Sat, Feb 3, 2018 at 10:04 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

>
> clay monroe wrote:
> > I am thinking that Wilton, Great Sage of frozen buttocks, Far Flight,
> and truly great adventures, is using Dragon Dictate.  Mayhap, I have that
> wrong, but somebody on list was using it.
> > clay
>
> I checked that out on the 'net. It seems that Dragon Dictate is only for
> one OS of Apple Computers, but Dragon Naturally Speaking ver. 13 will work
> on nearly any computer OS.
> Dragon is now owned by a different company: Nuance.
> Apparently Dragon is still the major voice-o-text program available.
>
> Thanks,
> Gerry
>
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Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2018-02-03 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes

clay monroe wrote:
> I am thinking that Wilton, Great Sage of frozen buttocks, Far Flight, and 
> truly great adventures, is using Dragon Dictate.  Mayhap, I have that wrong, 
> but somebody on list was using it.
> clay 

I checked that out on the 'net. It seems that Dragon Dictate is only for one OS 
of Apple Computers, but Dragon Naturally Speaking ver. 13 will work on nearly 
any computer OS.
Dragon is now owned by a different company: Nuance.
Apparently Dragon is still the major voice-o-text program available.

Thanks,
Gerry

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Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2018-02-03 Thread clay monroe via Mercedes

I am thinking that Wilton, Great Sage of frozen buttocks, Far Flight, and truly 
great adventures, is using Dragon Dictate.  Mayhap, I have that wrong, but 
somebody on list was using it.


clay 

1974 450sl -  Frosch - Two tone green
1986 SDL - Polei
1982 300 SD - Allen

retired models-
2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap
1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers







> On Feb 3, 2018, at 12:47 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Friend in Jacksonville was given the wrong medicine by his doctor, fell, and 
> broke his elbow.
> He can't type on the computer without extreme pain and was wondering about 
> speech-to-text.
> 
> If someone on the list who can load and check out a good speech-to-text 
> program, has a used laptop they would like to sell, I would be glad to 
> pre-pay the price and the shipping cost to Jacksonville. That would be a lot 
> faster than if I did it. If so, please email me off-line.
> Thanks,
> Gerry
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Computer question

2013-09-20 Thread Curt Raymond

Your mistake here is thinking PCI and PCI Express are the same thing. They 
aren't.

PCI Express is also known as PCIe, its a much smaller slot. You'll want a PCIe 
card.

Your other mistake is overusing the word modem. The only time its appropriate 
in your whole email is DSL Modem. Every other time you used it you meant 
network card.

-Curt


Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:53:12 -0400
From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Computer question
Message-ID: 2D8420B0FDCA4040B37EFFBA4E68D209@PC466116028214
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A friends Dell P6754yPC desktop computer won't connect to the internet.  I
fixed the TCP/IP but now Window7 says the rj45 modem is bad  (the wireless
modem works okay).  There's a lot of lightning in this area that often takes
out internal modems.
Since the rj45 modem is part of the motherboard, I'm wondering if I can
simply use an Intel PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter - PCI - 1 x RJ-45 -
10/100/1000Base-T - Internal modem or equivalent?  This computer is
connected to a DSL modem.

The long motherboard socket where the Intel modem would plug in has one
notch.  The Intel modem has two notches.
Motherboard description lists these slots, one of which is in use by a 
wireless modem.

1 PCI Express x16 slot for graphics card
3 PCI Express x1 slots
1 PCI Express x1 minicard slot

Modem description says:

Compatible with x1, x4, x8, and x16 full-height and low-profile PCI Express
slots

Thanks,
Gerry
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Re: [MBZ] Computer question

2013-09-20 Thread Gerry Archer

Thanks for the corrections.  I'm 'way behind on computer technology since 
Win98 and I've forgotten a lot too.

Gerry

From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com
Your mistake here is thinking PCI and PCI Express are the same thing. They 
aren't.
PCI Express is also known as PCIe, its a much smaller slot. You'll want a 
PCIe card.
Your other mistake is overusing the word modem. The only time its 
appropriate in your whole email is DSL Modem. Every other time you used it 
you meant network card.

-Curt


Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:53:12 -0400
From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Computer question
Message-ID: 2D8420B0FDCA4040B37EFFBA4E68D209@PC466116028214
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1;
reply-type=original

A friends Dell P6754yPC desktop computer won't connect to the internet. I
fixed the TCP/IP but now Window7 says the rj45 modem is bad (the wireless
modem works okay). There's a lot of lightning in this area that often takes
out internal modems.
Since the rj45 modem is part of the motherboard, I'm wondering if I can
simply use an Intel PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter - PCI - 1 x RJ-45 -
10/100/1000Base-T - Internal modem or equivalent? This computer is
connected to a DSL modem.

The long motherboard socket where the Intel modem would plug in has one
notch. The Intel modem has two notches.
Motherboard description lists these slots, one of which is in use by a
wireless modem.

1 PCI Express x16 slot for graphics card
3 PCI Express x1 slots
1 PCI Express x1 minicard slot

Modem description says:

Compatible with x1, x4, x8, and x16 full-height and low-profile PCI Express
slots

Thanks,
Gerry
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Re: [MBZ] Computer question

2013-09-20 Thread Curt Raymond

I still worked in phone support when PCIe first came out and it was a but 
hassle because it replaced PCI-X and many many people thought PCI-X meant PCI 
Express. It doesn't, it means PCI eXtended.
I wish they'd called the new standard Quick PCI or PCIQ or anything without an 
x in it...

-Curt

Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:01:47 -0400
From: Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Computer question
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Thanks for the corrections.  I'm 'way behind on computer technology since 
Win98 and I've forgotten a lot too.
Gerry

From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com
Your mistake here is thinking PCI and PCI Express are the same thing. They 
aren't.
PCI Express is also known as PCIe, its a much smaller slot. You'll want a 
PCIe card.
Your other mistake is overusing the word modem. The only time its 
appropriate in your whole email is DSL Modem. Every other time you used it 
you meant network card.
-Curt
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Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-28 Thread Scott Ritchey

I've been using Audacity (free download:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/) for some time with good results.
There is also a free mp3 adapter you can download so you can export as wav
or mp3.

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On Behalf Of Gary Hurst
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Subject: [MBZ] computer question

i have a bunch of old analog cassette tapes in the garage i'd like to go
through and then digitize anything worth saving before i throw them away.
any suggestions?
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Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-27 Thread LarryT

You would not be happy with the results of doing it that way, no matter how 
quiet you think it is the mike will pick up background noise.  Obviously the 
phone will ring, doorbell will chime, wife/kids will ask a question, etc - 
all adds to the background noise - but you'll also get a constant white 
noise in the background - which will not make the music sound very nice,


The others have made great suggestions - try one.  I bought a sound card 
with RCA inputs so I can hook up to my stereo.


Good luck -
LarryT

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i'm trying to avoid inputting the signal by playing it through a speaker 
and

recording it with a mic

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marme...@sbcglobal.netwrote:


At 8:53 PM -0400 7/26/09, Gary Hurst wrote:


i have a bunch of old analog cassette tapes in the garage i'd like to go
through and then digitize anything worth saving before i throw them 
away.

 any suggestions?



http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

-MMM-

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Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-27 Thread Allan Streib

I bought a Griffin iMic for digitizing my old vinyl with my G4 powerbook.  It 
does the job, can't say  it's the best option out there but it does work as 
advertised.

   http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/imic

Allan


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 i have a bunch of old analog cassette tapes in the garage i'd like to go
 through and then digitize anything worth saving before i throw them away.
 any suggestions?

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Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-27 Thread Tim C

http://www.amazon.com/Plusdeck-2c-PC-Cassette-Deck/dp/B000CSGIJW

Cheapskate that I am, I got an RCA to 3.5mm stereo cable (okay, already had
one of them) and connected from my 'good' cassette player with auto-reverse
and auto-stop, into my line-in, and set it next to my computer at work.  I
ran Audacity on my work computer while I was sitting at my desk, just
started it run and left it alone until I heard it click off, then I'd stop
the recording and swap for the next cassette.  Save it off to MP3 and copy
it to my computer at home, and viola no more cassettes.

You lose chapter splits but otherwise it works fine.  There are ways to
re-split based on chapters but it wasn't that interesting for me.

Best,
-Tim


On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:

 i'm trying to avoid inputting the signal by playing it through a speaker
 and
 recording it with a mic

 On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 9:02 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel
 marme...@sbcglobal.netwrote:

  At 8:53 PM -0400 7/26/09, Gary Hurst wrote:
 
  i have a bunch of old analog cassette tapes in the garage i'd like to go
  through and then digitize anything worth saving before i throw them
 away.
   any suggestions?
 
 
  http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
 
  -MMM-
 
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Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-26 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel


At 8:53 PM -0400 7/26/09, Gary Hurst wrote:
i have a bunch of old analog cassette tapes in the garage i'd like 
to go through and then digitize anything worth saving before i throw 
them away.  any suggestions?


http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

-MMM-

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Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-26 Thread Gary Hurst

i'm trying to avoid inputting the signal by playing it through a speaker and
recording it with a mic

On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 9:02 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel
marme...@sbcglobal.netwrote:

 At 8:53 PM -0400 7/26/09, Gary Hurst wrote:

 i have a bunch of old analog cassette tapes in the garage i'd like to go
 through and then digitize anything worth saving before i throw them away.
  any suggestions?


 http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

 -MMM-

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Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-26 Thread Mitch Haley


Gary Hurst wrote:

i'm trying to avoid inputting the signal by playing it through a speaker and
recording it with a mic


Come on, how hard is it to find a patch cord for two RCA plugs to an 1/8 stereo 
plug? Get one, and run it from your tape deck, preamp or receiver to the audio 
input on the sound card.


http://www.amazon.com/Recoton-ACW339-Audio-Cable-Connector/dp/B6HOIT
http://www.amazon.com/Monster-IP400-1-5M-Interlink-Portable-4-92-Foot/dp/B3CWAH

Mitch.


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Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-26 Thread Barry Stark

Gary -
I use a program called Rip Edit Burn by Blaze software to copy all mu LP's
tapes and any audio source, like say a radio broadcast. It's fairly cheap
and has worked well for me. I'm sure there are others. You just hook the
output of the cassette player, like say the headphone output, or line outs,
to the input jack of your sound card. Once you have saved it as an .wav or
mp3 you can easily burn it to a CD or whatever.

Barry






 
 i have a bunch of old analog cassette tapes in the garage i'd like to
 go
 through and then digitize anything worth saving before i throw them
 away.
 any suggestions?



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Re: [MBZ] computer question

2009-07-26 Thread Rich Thomas

You need an input of some sort on your computer that you can hook the 
TAPE MON or MON OUT of a stereo (to which a tape player is hooked) to 
using the appropriate cables.  I have an external USB sound card that 
has a bunch of inputs and outputs for this sort of thing.  I got it some 
years ago for like $35 at some computer store, I'm sure you can find 
similar things -- this one is a Creative, I have really liked it.  You 
might be able to use the MIC input of your computer with a mini stereo 
plug/RCA plug (the red/white round ones on the back of a stereo) adapter 
cable, not sure how it actually handles the input though.


Then you run Audacity, set it to listen to whatever input you are using, 
start the tape, start recording, then you can do some cleanup of the 
recording.


--R

Gary Hurst wrote:

i'm trying to avoid inputting the signal by playing it through a speaker and
recording it with a mic

On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 9:02 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel
marme...@sbcglobal.netwrote:

  

At 8:53 PM -0400 7/26/09, Gary Hurst wrote:



i have a bunch of old analog cassette tapes in the garage i'd like to go
through and then digitize anything worth saving before i throw them away.
 any suggestions?

  

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

-MMM-

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Re: [MBZ] Computer question

2009-07-26 Thread ned kleinhenz

Gary:
I used this EZ-Audio kit to make my old vinyls and cassettes into CDs:

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-EZAudio-Transfer-Restoration-Kit/dp/B632HA

It did a good job.   Came with all the cords and connectors necessary, plus
software to convert the formats.  I used my old cassette player and
turntable.  To use the turntable I needed a pre-amp but no longer owned a
functional receiver.   So I bought the cheapest integrated amp that Radio
Shack sold (like $25) and it did the preamp job just fine.

That was several years ago, and there may be better solutions available now.

Good luck,
NK
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Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-14 Thread Tim C

One of the more annoying recent worms / viruses is evidenced by svchost pegging 
the CPU after a while (wasn't fully tested, I guess ;).  Symantec will clean it 
so I haven't bothered to see if it really registers as a service, or is just 
reusing the name svchost.  Anyway, I would recommend running a recently-updated 
AV after a safe boot if this just started (or got worse) recently.

Just a thought.

-Tim


-Original Message-
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Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 11:29 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/what-is-svchostexe-and-why-is-it-running/

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I forgot to mention - the cpu heatsink fins on the Dell 5100 can become
clogged with dust. This causes the cpu to overheat and will eventually kill
it. If you look thru the fins, you might be able to see the dust clogging
them on the inside of the unit. Just to be safe, periodically blow them with
compressed air. This is not ideal because it will only redistribute the dust
inside the case, but is much easier than taking the case apart to get at
them. I suppose you could stick a vacuum hose at the air intake and suck it
out instead. Hmmm, I'll have to try that next time...

-Dave Walton

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com
wrote:

Since I am out of lurk mode briefly, I have a question for the computer
literate among us.

OH, and I hate people who ask computer questions on MB lists, so just throw
the spear, it will be graciously accepted...

I have a Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop, running XP pro with half a gig of ram
and a 40 gig hard drive. It works flawlessly most of the time.

I use it primarily for AutoCAD. When it first boots, ACAD is *painfully*
slow. For the experienced cad user, it is devistating. I have already made
three or four moves before the computer wakes up to the fact that I'm there.
It takes forever to catch up.

Looking at the task manager processes list, there is repeated many times
the program svchost.exe. It's used by the LOCAL SERVICE, SYSTEM, NETWORK
SERVICE, etc over and over. At this moment, there are 10 instances of this
program listed in the Processes list. The users are all of the three above
listed ones.

When the machine is pacing very slowly, I will open the task manager and
find that one of the svchost.exe users is occupying 99% of the CPU. I
simply delete it, the computer goes back to being a screaming demon cad
machine and all is well for the day. I notice no change in anything, no
loss of any capabilities, only marked speed increase. The issue appears
only on bootup.

Anybody got a clue how I can elimminate whatever is causing this anmomly??
It's no issue to cure, but would be nice to not have to do.

Emails off list are fine, if you don't want to clobber the normal day to
day banter.

Thanks in advance

Richard

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Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-14 Thread Richard Hattaway


Yep, already fixed that issue.  It was clogged ( I got it on Craigslist for 
pocket change ).. shut down after an hour os so of use.  When I fixed the dust 
collection problem ( I took it apart and cleaned it out ) it ran fine.   I can 
always tell when the bootup has triggered the svchost fault.. the fan runs wide 
open keeping the CPU cool.  When the cpu is idling like it's supposed to, the 
fan is very quiet.

Its a neat old laptop, and great for my purposes.  

Thanks all for the help.  I will mess with it tomorrow and see if I can 
determine what's setting off that service via the info from Don,

Gnite..

Richard


--- On Sat, 3/14/09, dave walton walton.d...@gmail.com wrote:

 From: dave walton walton.d...@gmail.com
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Computer Question
 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
 Date: Saturday, March 14, 2009, 3:05 PM
 I forgot to mention - the cpu heatsink fins on the Dell 5100
 can become
 clogged with dust. This causes the cpu to overheat and will
 eventually kill
 it. If you look thru the fins, you might be able to see the
 dust clogging
 them on the inside of the unit. Just to be safe,
 periodically blow them with
 compressed air. This is not ideal because it will only
 redistribute the dust
 inside the case, but is much easier than taking the case
 apart to get at
 them. I suppose you could stick a vacuum hose at the air
 intake and suck it
 out instead. Hmmm, I'll have to try that next time...
 
 -Dave Walton
 
 
 On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Richard Hattaway
 rhatta...@rocketmail.com
  wrote:
 
 
  Since I am out of lurk mode briefly, I have a question
 for the computer
  literate among us.
 
  OH, and I hate people who ask computer questions on MB
 lists, so just throw
  the spear, it will be graciously accepted...
 
  I have a Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop, running XP pro
 with half a gig of ram
  and a 40 gig hard drive.  It works flawlessly most of
 the time.
 
  I use it primarily for AutoCAD.  When it first boots,
 ACAD is *painfully*
  slow.  For the experienced cad user, it is
 devistating.  I have already made
  three or four moves before the computer wakes up to
 the fact that I'm there.
   It takes forever to catch up.
 
  Looking at the task manager processes list, there is
 repeated many times
  the program svchost.exe.  It's used by the LOCAL
 SERVICE, SYSTEM, NETWORK
  SERVICE, etc over and over.  At this moment, there are
 10 instances of this
  program listed in the Processes list.  The users are
 all of the three above
  listed ones.
 
  When the machine is pacing very slowly, I will open
 the task manager and
  find that one of the svchost.exe users is occupying
 99% of the CPU.  I
  simply delete it, the computer goes back to being a
 screaming demon cad
  machine and all is well for the day.  I notice no
 change in anything, no
  loss of any capabilities, only marked speed increase. 
 The issue appears
  only on bootup.
 
  Anybody got a clue how I can elimminate whatever is
 causing this anmomly??
   It's no issue to cure, but would be nice to not
 have to do.
 
  Emails off list are fine, if you don't want to
 clobber the normal day to
  day banter.
 
  Thanks in advance
 
  Richard
 
 
 
 
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Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-13 Thread Wonko the Sane

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/what-is-svchostexe-and-why-is-it-running/

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com
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Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-13 Thread dave walton

You need more memory as well:
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=enq=KTD-INSP8200/512cid=16866385495419858715scoring=p#ps-sellers

You can go up to 1Gb on that computer. You have 2 memory slots.

-Dave Walton

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com
wrote:

Since I am out of lurk mode briefly, I have a question for the computer
literate among us.

OH, and I hate people who ask computer questions on MB lists, so just throw
the spear, it will be graciously accepted...

I have a Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop, running XP pro with half a gig of ram
and a 40 gig hard drive. It works flawlessly most of the time.

Anybody got a clue how I can elimminate whatever is causing this anmomly??
It's no issue to cure, but would be nice to not have to do.

Emails off list are fine, if you don't want to clobber the normal day to
day banter.

Thanks in advance

Richard

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Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-13 Thread Richard Hattaway


An outstanding answer.  Thanks *so* much.

Also, I did plan to put in more memory.. was gonna pick some up at the local 
Circuit City inventory reduction, but alas, the prices were at least double 
what they were at Christmas.  But that's a whole 'nother thread.. 

I will play with it tomorrow AM when I reboot the machine.  

Pax Vobiscum

Richard


--- On Fri, 3/13/09, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:

 From: Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Computer Question
 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
 Date: Friday, March 13, 2009, 3:29 PM
 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/what-is-svchostexe-and-why-is-it-running/
 
 On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Richard Hattaway
 rhatta...@rocketmail.com
  wrote:
 
 
  Since I am out of lurk mode briefly, I have a question
 for the computer
  literate among us.
 
 
 
 


  

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Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-13 Thread Wonko the Sane

I'm not that smart. I just knew where to look.

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 An outstanding answer.  Thanks *so* much.


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Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-13 Thread Gary Hurst

i always wondered how items that sold for 2 dollars end up being 5 dollars
on clearance. this has been going on for as long as i remember

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Richard Hattaway
rhatta...@rocketmail.comwrote:

An outstanding answer. Thanks *so* much.

Also, I did plan to put in more memory.. was gonna pick some up at the
local Circuit City inventory reduction, but alas, the prices were at least
double what they were at Christmas. But that's a whole 'nother thread..

I will play with it tomorrow AM when I reboot the machine.

Pax Vobiscum

Richard

--- On Fri, 3/13/09, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:

From: Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Computer Question
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Date: Friday, March 13, 2009, 3:29 PM

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/what-is-svchostexe-and-why-is-it-running/

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Richard Hattaway
rhatta...@rocketmail.com
wrote:

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for the computer
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Re: [MBZ] Computer Question

2009-03-13 Thread Mitch Haley


Gary Hurst wrote:

i always wondered how items that sold for 2 dollars end up being 5 dollars
on clearance.  this has been going on for as long as i remember


Never buy from inventory liquidations. They mark it up to full list or better, 
then knock it down 10% a week. I got stuck with $210 in Circuit City gift cards 
that I was too stupid to spend before they converted their chapter 11 to a 
chapter 7. The best I could do was a 'half off' printer for $199.99, which I 
could have bought at Staples for $149.99. There was virtually nothing left in 
the store the weekend I bought that printer, just a few printers, a lot of UPSs, 
and some still overpriced televisions.


Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] computer question (what to buy)

2008-05-21 Thread Harry Watkins

Consumers Reports covered computers recently, if you're interested, I'll
feed their info to you.

I put a lot of stock in what they say, others don't.

Let me know.

Harry

On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 5:17 PM, Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 ok, tom has virused up his P4, and now insists on a new machine.  so rusty
 bought him one.  naturally, i started crying when i heard about this, as i
 am still on P4 and G4 standard.  sadly, the last p4 i bought was a 2.6mhz a
 number of years ago, so i ah clueless as to what to get today.

 seems there are two identically priced options in the world today:

 quad core Q6600
 dual core E8500

 for the life of me, i can't figure out which of these i should get.  anyone
 have any opinions?
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Re: [MBZ] computer question (what to buy)

2008-05-21 Thread dave walton

quad core Q6600 - 2.4ghz
dual core E8500 - 3.16 Ghz

The dual core will be faster as desktop unless you want to multi task
and run programs that can run multi threaded or if you are running
some kind of server application or games. You always want at least 2
cores because the operating system (especially Windows) will need 1
just for itself. Having more than 2 cores on a desktop is of little
use unless you are running software that can take advantage of them.
Of course all this will change within the next few years. If you want
to run voice recognition, then having more than 2 cores will help.

-Dave Walton

On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 6:17 PM, Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 ok, tom has virused up his P4, and now insists on a new machine.  so rusty
 bought him one.  naturally, i started crying when i heard about this, as i
 am still on P4 and G4 standard.  sadly, the last p4 i bought was a 2.6mhz a
 number of years ago, so i ah clueless as to what to get today.

 seems there are two identically priced options in the world today:

 quad core Q6600
 dual core E8500

 for the life of me, i can't figure out which of these i should get.  anyone
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Re: [MBZ] ... Computer Question

2006-04-25 Thread Craig McCluskey

On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:18:35 -0400 archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 My next door neighbor, a widow, wants to transfer her data from an old
 Mac to a new PC.  I have external harddrives big enough for the
 transfer.  Can someone suggest a program or method by which this can be
 done?

Gerry,

Are the external hard disks USB or Firewire, or something else?

You first want to see if you can connect the external hard disks to both
computers and see if they can be recognized. If that's the case, you can
use the respective operating systems to copy her files onto and then off
of the hard disks (drag and drop, or whatever).


Craig

Re: [MBZ] ... Computer Question

2006-04-25 Thread archer


On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:18:35 -0400 archer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

My next door neighbor, a widow, wants to transfer her data from an old
Mac to a new PC.  I have external harddrives big enough for the
transfer.  Can someone suggest a program or method by which this can be
done?

Gerry,

Are the external hard disks USB or Firewire, or something else?


The external hard disks are USB.

 You first want to see if you can connect the external hard disks to both

computers and see if they can be recognized. If that's the case, you can
use the respective operating systems to copy her files onto and then off
of the hard disks (drag and drop, or whatever).

 Craig
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Re: [MBZ] ... Computer Question

2006-04-25 Thread Peter Frederick

Depending on the version of the operating systems, you may just be able 
to network the two computers and enable file sharing, allowing direct 
transfer.  However, you must be sure that the PC programs involved can 
read the data -- it may be necessary to save the Mac data in PC format.


Any removable media should be readable by both if you use the correct 
formats -- for instance, burn all CDs as ISO 9600 format (or the one 
with the funny name), as that is the standard for PCs.  The Mac will 
read and write them all.


Much easier if you were going the other way.

You can get an external CD writer and use DragonBurn (or something 
similar) -- it runs under OS 9 as well as OS X, so unless you are 
dealing with a truely ancient machine, that should do it.


Biggest problem may be software -- not all PC programs can see Mac data!

Peter

Re: [MBZ] ... Computer Question

2006-04-25 Thread archer



- Original Message - 
From: Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Depending on the version of the operating systems, you may just be able 
to network the two computers and enable file sharing, allowing direct 
transfer.  However, you must be sure that the PC programs involved can 
read the data -- it may be necessary to save the Mac data in PC format.
Any removable media should be readable by both if you use the correct 
formats -- for instance, burn all CDs as ISO 9600 format (or the one 
with the funny name), as that is the standard for PCs.  The Mac will 
read and write them all.

Much easier if you were going the other way.
You can get an external CD writer and use DragonBurn (or something 
similar) -- it runs under OS 9 as well as OS X, so unless you are 
dealing with a truely ancient machine, that should do it.

Biggest problem may be software -- not all PC programs can see Mac data!
Peter

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Thanks, Peter.  Hopefully everything will go smoothly Thursday.
Gerry

Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread Ed Booher

On 1/2/06, Barry Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Sometimes pressing or tapping various
 places on the M/B seems to either correct the video or make it worse.

Sounds to me a little like the board may have been damaged, most
likely with the addition or removal of a PC card. If pressing or
tapping causes a changes it means the print paths have breaks in them.
When you replace the board, make absolutely sure you use *all* the
motherboard stand offs the board has holes for, they are there to
properly support it. In fact, I've taken to adding non conductive /
static free foam (similar to what the board sits on when new, but
usually that isn't thick enough for support use) underneath all the
ATX machines I work on for friends / family / servers to provide even
more support.

I've cracked two boards completely in half because they were not
properly supported and like an idiot I was pressing down to get the
card to seat and *snap*

Check out both http://www.geeks.com and http://www.newegg.com .. Geeks
sells refurbed and used stuff mostly, and they do not currently have a
board that will accept your RAM but they have new stock all the time.

Or, you could take this opportunity to upgrade to a new Mac

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Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread Nick Wellinghoff

Your board might be grounding out, power supply is bad or your BIOS is
corrupt (Or all of the above).  Try taking the motherboard out of the case
and place it on a non conductive surface such as a wood board.  Plug just
the power supply, CPU and memory in.  Boot. If a go then go to another
computer and download and burn MemTestx86 to a bootable CD or floppy. Attach
either drive and boot, run the memtest for a few hours. If no errors then
you know you are good so far. Download your newest BIOS from your MB
website. Wipe out the existing CMOS according to the exact manual
instructions. Reinstall BIOS. Start plugging things in one at a time.  Make
sure your HD has the correct jumper settings, also if you have another hard
disk plug it in the master IDE slot to test to see if the problem is
specific to your disk. If you get everything running well outside of the
case that means your board is for sure grounding out.  Place plastic washers
in-between the metal screw mounts in the computer case and the board.  Make
sure nothing on the board is touching anything metal on the case. GL. Report
back when done. A few tips. The power supply and RAM are the two components
of the PC where you want to drop the most money and get quality parts, as
they are the most volatile components.  If you need to buy a new power
supply, get an Antec. If you need new RAM, run memtestx86 on it to make sure
it is indeed compatible with your board so you can return it.  If you drop a
few extra bucks on these two components your computer will run very stable
regardless of OS.

Nick

82 300 SD (Dead tranny, if you have one I want it!)
2005 Infiniti G35

  

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Barry Stark
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 7:28 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] computer question no mb

Here's a question for those of you that know the intricate workings in
computers. I have a computer that has a ASUS A7V-VE motherboard and an
Athlon XP1800 + (AX1800DMT3C) CPU. It started having problems a while back
and I just set it aside. I had a few moments today to play with it, so I set
it up and turned it on. I think it has some motherboad problems because if I
plug an IDE cable into the master connector it either won't recognize the
drive is there, or will hang the system. I can take the same ribbon lead and
drive plugged into the slave IDE connector and it works fine. At the same
time the video seems to have some sort of intermittant connection as it
flickers and rolls intermittantly. Sometimes pressing or tapping various
places on the M/B seems to either correct the video or make it worse. My
question is...is this just caused by a bad M/B or can it be a problem with
the CPU? I can get a M/B from PC Liquidators that should work with the CPU
for about $30 but that M/B takes DDR memory instead of the PC100 that the
ASUS now uses, so I don't want to invest money in another M/B and memory to
re-use the CPU if the CPU is faulty. It appears to me from the info that I
have been able to dig up that the IDE functions are controlled by the
chipset, but I wanted to make sure. I appreciate any info that you folks
might have.

Barry



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Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread Tom Hargrave

Upgrade ... to a new Mac?

LOL (Laughing Out Loud)

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Mac's are great machines. I'd own one if I could purchase all of the
software I run for a Mac at a reasonable price.


Thanks,
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-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Ed Booher
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 7:57 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

On 1/2/06, Barry Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Sometimes pressing or tapping various
 places on the M/B seems to either correct the video or make it worse.

Sounds to me a little like the board may have been damaged, most likely with
the addition or removal of a PC card. If pressing or tapping causes a
changes it means the print paths have breaks in them.
When you replace the board, make absolutely sure you use *all* the
motherboard stand offs the board has holes for, they are there to properly
support it. In fact, I've taken to adding non conductive / static free foam
(similar to what the board sits on when new, but usually that isn't thick
enough for support use) underneath all the ATX machines I work on for
friends / family / servers to provide even more support.

I've cracked two boards completely in half because they were not properly
supported and like an idiot I was pressing down to get the card to seat and
*snap*

Check out both http://www.geeks.com and http://www.newegg.com .. Geeks sells
refurbed and used stuff mostly, and they do not currently have a board that
will accept your RAM but they have new stock all the time.

Or, you could take this opportunity to upgrade to a new Mac

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Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread dave walton

Microsoft has a version of Virtual PC for the MAC so you can run
Windows on it and continue contributing to the Bill Gates retirement
fund.

-Dave Walton


On 1/2/06, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Upgrade ... to a new Mac?

 LOL (Laughing Out Loud)

 Sorry, couldn't help myself.

 Mac's are great machines. I'd own one if I could purchase all of the
 software I run for a Mac at a reasonable price.


 Thanks,
 Tom Hargrave
 256-656-1924
 www.kegkits.com

 -Original Message-
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 On Behalf Of Ed Booher
 Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 7:57 PM
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

 On 1/2/06, Barry Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Sometimes pressing or tapping various
  places on the M/B seems to either correct the video or make it worse.

 Sounds to me a little like the board may have been damaged, most likely with
 the addition or removal of a PC card. If pressing or tapping causes a
 changes it means the print paths have breaks in them.
 When you replace the board, make absolutely sure you use *all* the
 motherboard stand offs the board has holes for, they are there to properly
 support it. In fact, I've taken to adding non conductive / static free foam
 (similar to what the board sits on when new, but usually that isn't thick
 enough for support use) underneath all the ATX machines I work on for
 friends / family / servers to provide even more support.

 I've cracked two boards completely in half because they were not properly
 supported and like an idiot I was pressing down to get the card to seat and
 *snap*

 Check out both http://www.geeks.com and http://www.newegg.com .. Geeks sells
 refurbed and used stuff mostly, and they do not currently have a board that
 will accept your RAM but they have new stock all the time.

 Or, you could take this opportunity to upgrade to a new Mac

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Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread Lee Einer

Might not be a bad idea if he would actually retire. How much more $$$ 
does he actually need to supplement his Social Security Check?


dave walton wrote:


Microsoft has a version of Virtual PC for the MAC so you can run
Windows on it and continue contributing to the Bill Gates retirement
fund.

-Dave Walton


On 1/2/06, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 


Upgrade ... to a new Mac?

LOL (Laughing Out Loud)

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Mac's are great machines. I'd own one if I could purchase all of the
software I run for a Mac at a reasonable price.


Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Ed Booher
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 7:57 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

On 1/2/06, Barry Stark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   


Sometimes pressing or tapping various
places on the M/B seems to either correct the video or make it worse.
 


Sounds to me a little like the board may have been damaged, most likely with
the addition or removal of a PC card. If pressing or tapping causes a
changes it means the print paths have breaks in them.
When you replace the board, make absolutely sure you use *all* the
motherboard stand offs the board has holes for, they are there to properly
support it. In fact, I've taken to adding non conductive / static free foam
(similar to what the board sits on when new, but usually that isn't thick
enough for support use) underneath all the ATX machines I work on for
friends / family / servers to provide even more support.

I've cracked two boards completely in half because they were not properly
supported and like an idiot I was pressing down to get the card to seat and
*snap*

Check out both http://www.geeks.com and http://www.newegg.com .. Geeks sells
refurbed and used stuff mostly, and they do not currently have a board that
will accept your RAM but they have new stock all the time.

Or, you could take this opportunity to upgrade to a new Mac

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Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread David Brodbeck


Lee Einer wrote:
Might not be a bad idea if he would actually retire. How much more $$$ 
does he actually need to supplement his Social Security Check?
  


I would have retired long ago, in his position, but his sort is a 
different breed.  I remember a reporter asking Michael Dell (founder of 
Dell Computer) why he didn't retire and just enjoy all the wealth he'd 
accumulated.  He said, Do you have any idea how much fun it is to run a 
multi-million-dollar corporation?

Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread John M McIntosh

Well next week when apple starts shipping intel based macs it becomes  
*much* easier to run
windows at native speeds on macs. Oh I'll give folks about a week to  
figure out how to dual boot.


On 2-Jan-06, at 6:12 PM, dave walton wrote:


Microsoft has a version of Virtual PC for the MAC so you can run
Windows on it and continue contributing to the Bill Gates retirement
fund.

-Dave Walton


On 1/2/06, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Upgrade ... to a new Mac?

LOL (Laughing Out Loud)

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Mac's are great machines. I'd own one if I could purchase all of the
software I run for a Mac at a reasonable price.


Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
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John
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Re: [MBZ] computer question no mb

2006-01-03 Thread Ed Booher

On 1/3/06, John M McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Well next week when apple starts shipping intel based macs it becomes
 *much* easier to run
 windows at native speeds on macs. Oh I'll give folks about a week to
 figure out how to dual boot.

A week? I give it about 15 minutes, personally. 15 minutes after the
Intel Mac ships, I'll let you know how many Systems I have on it. ;)

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