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It may also be the due to the supply chain crap Covid introduced. I've noticed other inexplicable shortages It's probably just laziness. I hadn't really looked on-line. When I need a mouse, I'm used to just going to Staples or Office Depot and buying a generic corded wheel mouse. I really

Re: New computer woes.

On Sun, Jun 05, 2022 at 04:54:18PM +1000, jco...@iinet.net.au wrote: > That's what I meant Larry - I use them all the time now. I was somewhat > surprised that my latest HP box came with a wired mouse and keyboard. My recent purchases (Dell tower systems for my wife a couple of years ago, and

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That is remarkable, as the major mail-order firms here can also supply a wide selection of wired ones within one day. Apart from the advantage of not having to change batteries, a wired mouse doesn't have the habit of dropping from my desk on the floor ... Henk Op ma 6 jun. 2022 om 21:19 schreef

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Around here the stores are pushing wireless really hard. The stores that stock wired mice are usually out of them. On 6/5/2022 9:54 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: My wireless USB mouse didn't work well. I bought last week a Logitech B112 silent wired USB mouse having 1.8 meter wire for 12 euro. These

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My wireless USB mouse didn't work well. I bought last week a Logitech B112 silent wired USB mouse having 1.8 meter wire for 12 euro. These wired ones for office applications are not at all hard to get here. Henk Op zo 5 jun. 2022 om 13:32 schreef John Sessoms : > Wired USB mouse, no batteries. I

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an old one and test. HTH John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, 5 June 2022 12:29 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: New computer woes. I've started having a problem where the mouse pointer just disappears & won't come back. Windoze10 (

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d install an old one and test. > > HTH > > John in Brisbane > > > -Original Message- > From: John Sessoms > Sent: Sunday, 5 June 2022 12:29 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: OT: New computer woes. > > I've started having a problem wher

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d install an old one and test. > > HTH > > John in Brisbane > > > -Original Message- > From: John Sessoms > Sent: Sunday, 5 June 2022 12:29 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: OT: New computer woes. > > I've started having a problem wher

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? In either case, if you have another mouse, remove it from devices in the system and install an old one and test. HTH John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, 5 June 2022 12:29 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: OT: New computer woes. I've started

OT: New computer woes.

I've started having a problem where the mouse pointer just disappears & won't come back. Windoze10 (came preinstalled on the new computer I bought when my old computer died). I've done the two things Micro$oft recommends - ♦ UNCHECKED the box that says "Hide the mouse pointer whi

Re: OT: I have a new computer

Yeah, something is working. I'm still trying to figure out what it is. My print out is mostly one line entries for software to install, product keys, passwords and configuration notes. I'm about a quarter of the way down the first page so far. I have Thunderbird mostly set up to be like I

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I think I now have my email client set up for my three email accounts. It should default to plain text whenever I try to send an email. On 10/13/2021 8:41 PM, John Sessoms wrote: The manufacturer sent me a replacement unit. It started up with no apparent problems (yet) & I'm setting it up now.

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Your email came through, so something is working. > On Oct 13, 2021, at 8:41 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > > The manufacturer sent me a replacement unit. It started up with no apparent > problems (yet) & I'm setting it up now. > > I've got to install all of the software I use and configure it. >

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The manufacturer sent me a replacement unit. It started up with no apparent problems (yet) & I'm setting it up now. I've got to install all of the software I use and configure it. Among other things I'm trying to set up my email client (Thunderbird) so that it will only send/receive plain

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John, You may have done this already, but just in case: On every new Windows computer (installed or preinstalled), the first thing I do is going through a bunch of privacy configurations, disabling all types of information sharing. There are a bunch of sites that have lists of those and

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The fundamental problem is this *IS* a system using UEFI bios and a 64-bit OS, so it *SHOULD* be able to partition a 4TB drive as a single volume. And it did so for the first 4TB drive attached to SATA 1. It had no problems formatting that volume and it did so NTFS. BUT, it would NOT DO SO

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Thanks Larry, It doesn't have a CD-ROM or DVD drive. I might be able to make a bootable thumb drive, but ... Today NOT being a Federal Holiday and it being AFTER 8:00 am out there on the west coast, I was able to talk to their customer support, and they're sending an advance replacement

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On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 01:08:40AM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > On Oct 11, 2021, at 8:22 PM, John wrote: > > > > This is *NOT* a computer that I put together myself. > > > > This is a computer that I bought pre-assembled with the OS pre-installed. > > It only came with a 1TB SSD M.2

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> On Oct 11, 2021, at 8:22 PM, John wrote: > > This is *NOT* a computer that I put together myself. > > This is a computer that I bought pre-assembled with the OS pre-installed. It > only came with a 1TB SSD M.2 module (which I have not touched). But I knew I > would have to add additional

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e "Windows was unable to complete the format" error. This is compounded by neither the seller nor the manufacturer providing technical support because of the Federal holiday today (yesterday by now). And to top it off, the video in the new computer just stopped working. It blin

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On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 05:42:51PM -0400, John wrote: > Windows 19 will not format disk 1. It says I have a healthy primary > partition, but when I try to format it, it churns for a while and then pops > up a window with an error: > > "Windows was unable to complete the format." > > Doesn't give

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Windows 19 will not format disk 1. It says I have a healthy primary partition, but when I try to format it, it churns for a while and then pops up a window with an error: "Windows was unable to complete the format." Doesn't give me any further information. This is a 4TB drive, but windows

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furniture to make room for an additional file cabinet so the new computer would have a solid surface to sit on. I HURT! I hurt so much I can barely move. It's Windoze10 and it came with a 1TB SSD (one of those little cards the size of a stick of chewing gum). I have at least 3TB of STUFF on

Re: New computer, and a HDD question UPDATE

Hello Rick, On Mon, 2 Apr 2018 14:04:20 -0400 Rick Womer wrote: > >I was unclear; it makes the "seeking" noises and the LED flashes a >bit, then it gives up. OK, that sound better than 'clicking' :) >> No, partition tables are about CONTENTS, even a virgin disk, with nothing on >> it, >>

Re: New computer, and a HDD question UPDATE

I have backups! It's a pain to make them usable and associate the photos with the LR catalog; but I think I'll get there eventually. Rick On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 3:32 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Rick Womer wrote: > >>I was unclear; it makes the "seeking" noises and the

Re: New computer, and a HDD question UPDATE

Rick Womer wrote: >I was unclear; it makes the "seeking" noises and the LED flashes a >bit, then it gives up. Sounds like you're going to have to send it to a data recovery service. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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I was unclear; it makes the "seeking" noises and the LED flashes a bit, then it gives up. On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 2:38 PM, Jan van Wijk wrote: > Hi Rick, > > On Sun, 1 Apr 2018 16:18:39 -0400 Rick Womer wrote: >> >>So, I borrowed a toaster, took the 3.5" drive out of its case

Re: New computer, and a HDD question UPDATE

Hi Rick, On Sun, 1 Apr 2018 16:18:39 -0400 Rick Womer wrote: > >So, I borrowed a toaster, took the 3.5" drive out of its case (Seagate 2TB in >an OWC case), and put in in the toaster. OK, good >It spins up, makes clicking sounds for a bit, but still doesn't show up on the >desktop =or= in

Re: New computer, and a HDD question UPDATE

Rick - This is a shot in the dark with the disclaimer that I'm a Windows guy, not a Mac guy.  But...Knoppix has saved my bacon several times when a hard drive wasn't recognized by computer's OS.  I was able to mount the defective drive and copy the data to a new drive with no problems.  It

Re: New computer, and a HDD question UPDATE

So, I borrowed a toaster, took the 3.5” drive out of its case (Seagate 2TB in an OWC case), and put in in the toaster. It spins up, makes clicking sounds for a bit, but still doesn’t show up on the desktop =or= in Disk Utility. So, I think it’s a partition table problem. :-( Jan, I have

Re: New computer, and a HDD question

following this Rick. Ever since i upgraded to 10.11.6 my old PC HD is a case is not reg by the computer asnymore Dave On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 6:14 AM, Jan van Wijk wrote: > Hi Rick, > > On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 23:04:33 -0700 Larry Colen wrote: >> >>>Two of my three external hard

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Hi Rick, On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 23:04:33 -0700 Larry Colen wrote: > >>Two of my three external hard drives aren't working: One has an irreparably >>damaged partition map, Irreparable by what, 'Disk Utiliy' ? Do you know what filesystem was used, was it HFS (macOS specific) or perhaps simply

Re: New computer, and a HDD question

Rick Womer wrote: I picked up my new MacMini today, my new recreational computer. Two of my three external hard drives aren’t working: One has an irreparably damaged partition map, and another (my main external drive) has its light blink for a few seconds and click, but doesn’t show up at

Re: New computer, and a HDD question

On 3/27/2018 21:22, Rick Womer wrote: I picked up my new MacMini today, my new recreational computer. Two of my three external hard drives aren’t working: One has an irreparably damaged partition map, and another (my main external drive) has its light blink for a few seconds and click, but

New computer, and a HDD question

I picked up my new MacMini today, my new recreational computer. Two of my three external hard drives aren’t working: One has an irreparably damaged partition map, and another (my main external drive) has its light blink for a few seconds and click, but doesn’t show up at all. Could the

OT: New computer again

Getting close to having all the components on hand to finally assemble the new computer I've been kind of halfway working on building for the last year or so. Got to thinking about something figured someone here would know the answer. My PhotoshopCS5 that I will migrate to the new system

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On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 3:17 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: My PhotoshopCS5 that I will migrate to the new system is 32bit. I will be running 64bit Windoze7 on the new box to take advantage of the maximum memory. Are you sure you can't use the same license for the 64-bit

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I think a phone call to adobe will let you swap. gs George Sinos gsi...@gmail.com www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Matthew Hunt m...@pobox.com wrote: On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 3:17 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: My

Re: OT: New computer again

From: Matthew Hunt On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 3:17 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: My PhotoshopCS5 that I will migrate to the new system is 32bit. I will be running 64bit Windoze7 on the new box to take advantage of the maximum memory. Are you sure you can't use the same license

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they keep adding more bits MCC On 3/28/2012 3:17 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Getting close to having all the components on hand to finally assemble the new computer I've been kind of halfway working on building for the last year or so. Got to thinking about something figured someone here would know

Re: OT: Old printer in new computer

Parallel, parallel, parallel, there now I feel better. Damned spell checker. On 4/19/2011 4:25 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Oh, you could always get a PCI to Parrnell port card http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENEN=210073+1187112435name=PCI+to+Parallel+Port+Card On

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I'm late to this yes they are available and yes they do work. Staples even carries one. On 3/30/2011 7:37 AM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: Hi, My uncle has bought a new desktop replacing a +10 yers old one. The old computer came bundled with a printer (HP 720c) and a scanner. The scanner has USB

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Oh, you could always get a PCI to Parrnell port card http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENEN=210073+1187112435name=PCI+to+Parallel+Port+Card On 3/30/2011 7:37 AM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: Hi, My uncle has bought a new desktop replacing a +10 yers old one. The old computer

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There are parallel to USB cables which do work fine AFAICT. 2011/3/30 David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=471name=USB%20Parallel%20Adapter On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi,

Re: OT: Old printer in new computer

From: Thibouille There are parallel to USB cables which do work fine AFAICT. Looks like they're lumping two kinds of cable together though; USB to DB-25 USB to Centronics. If you're hooking a computer's USB to an old printer that used a parallel cable, you're most likely going to need

OT: Old printer in new computer

Hi, My uncle has bought a new desktop replacing a +10 yers old one. The old computer came bundled with a printer (HP 720c) and a scanner. The scanner has USB connection but the printer has still only parallel port. My question: is it possible to connect the printer to the new desktop with only

Re: OT: Old printer in new computer

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=471name=USB%20Parallel%20Adapter On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, My uncle has bought a new desktop replacing a +10 yers old one. The old computer came bundled with a printer

Re: OT: Old printer in new computer

- Mensaje original De: David Parsons parsons.da...@gmail.com uter http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=471name=USB%20Parallel%20Adapter r On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, My uncle has bought a

Re: OT - My New Computer Doesn't Suck

So now it's your USB hub that sucks. That's significant improvement! :-) Congrats on your new, and nicely working, machine! Jostein 2010/2/17 Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm: A postscript to the My New Computer Sucks thread To recap:  I replaced my old Windows XP computer

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Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Dave plugged it in, connected a monitor and waited while it booted up. OK, he said, Let's see what happens with my usb flash drive. Windows is installing drivers for your new hardware was the message from the operating system. Slight

Re: OT - My New Computer Doesn't Suck

2010/2/17 mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: At that point, I would be rummaging in my pockets for a friendly-sized thermonuclear device. LOL!! Mark! -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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On 2/15/2010 6:14 AM, Brian Walters wrote: On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:03 +, mike wilsonm.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Not enough, more likely. I take it that the hub is powered separately from the computer? If so, it sounds as if you have a decidedly low-quality

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On 2/15/2010 8:31 AM, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2010-02-15 6:21, Brian Walters wrote: Yes, I did that but I could only set the resolution to something like 1280 x 800 max. I couldn't find any thing in the registry that looked like resolution settings and I still got the black screen on the next

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling Subject: Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks Bill Robb does Windows now The horror, the horror... I was thinking Get a Mac. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

OT - My New Computer Doesn't Suck

A postscript to the My New Computer Sucks thread To recap: I replaced my old Windows XP computer with a new all singing, all dancing, Windows 7 machine. First: my widescreen monitor wouldn't work (resolved by my friendly computer store manager, Dave, by connecting with a DVI cable

Re: OT - My New Computer Doesn't Suck

On 2010-02-16 23:39, Brian Walters wrote: OK. I have no explanation as to why the USB hub caused all of the other USB ports to malfunction, but I don't care!. I don't need the hub, the system is now working and . my computer no longer sucks!! You know, now that you mention it, I had a

Re: OT - My New Computer Doesn't Suck

- Original Message - From: Doug Franklin Subject: Re: OT - My New Computer Doesn't Suck You know, now that you mention it, I had a similar problem several years ago. I had a cheap-o General Electric brand USB hub. If that hub was attached to the computer, the computer wouldn't

Re: OT - My New Computer Doesn't Suck

On 2010-02-16 23:39, Brian Walters wrote: system is now working and . my computer no longer sucks!! You computer doesn't suck, - probably, because it is not a vacuum cleaner! What a pity, isn't it? :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:03 +, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Not enough, more likely. I take it that the hub is powered separately from the computer? If so, it sounds as if you have a decidedly low-quality motherboard or, possibly, one with a fault. In either case, it is

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:44 -0500, Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: On 2010-02-14 6:50, Brian Walters wrote: The first problem was that the OS booted up and set my 19 in wide screen monitor at 1280 x 800 resolution. No problem, I thought. Go to Display Properties and nudge

RE: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:34 -0500, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Brian Walters A bit more investigation revealed that not only would the two Western Digital drives not work when plugged directly ito the USB ports on the system board, the same applied for any mass storage

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:40 -0500, Christian pterali...@aim.com wrote: Sorry you've had so much trouble with your new PC. My old XP box kept shutting itself down so the wife and I decided to get a new one. We bought a Dell XPS Studio with Windows 7 and a new 22 HD monitor. worked flawlessly

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:20 -0500, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Ah, I have friends that give me a hard time about using an ancient OS om my desktop. (Win2K), but so far any device designed to work with it has just worked). Now if I could only find a way to get my new printer

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On 2010-02-15 6:21, Brian Walters wrote: Yes, I did that but I could only set the resolution to something like 1280 x 800 max. I couldn't find any thing in the registry that looked like resolution settings and I still got the black screen on the next normal boot. The thing is, while you're

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On Feb 15, 2010, at 03:31 , Brian Walters wrote: My wife's PC runs on Win 2000. She finds it can do most of what she wants although iTunes has become a problem in recent weeks with only limited access to the online store. Count your blessings! Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ It is

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

From: Brian Walters On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:44 -0500, Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: On 2010-02-14 6:50, Brian Walters wrote: The first problem was that the OS booted up and set my 19 in wide screen monitor at 1280 x 800 resolution. No problem, I thought. Go to

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On Mon, 15 Feb 2010, Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: On 2010-02-15 6:21, Brian Walters wrote: Yes, I did that but I could only set the resolution to something like 1280 x 800 max. I couldn't find any thing in the registry that looked like resolution settings and I still got

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:23 -0500, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Yes, I did that but I could only set the resolution to something like 1280 x 800 max. I couldn't find any thing in the registry that looked like resolution settings and I still got the black screen on the next

OT - My New Computer Sucks

more frequent and unpredictable intervals. A new PC was obviously the way to go. No place for sentimentality here! The new one that I decided on came with Windows 7, which was a bit of a worry given the newness of that operating system. Now, one of these days I'm going to buy a new computer

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2010/2/14 Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm: [...] I can only think that this problem is power related in some way and the built in USB ports deliver too much current.  Does this sound feasible? not enough or not on spec actually - this is quite common but not exactly a sign of good build

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:59 +0100, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/2/14 Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm: [...] I can only think that this problem is power related in some way and the built in USB ports deliver too much current.  Does this sound feasible? not enough or not

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Brian Walters wrote: Well, at least I now have a working system but there is another visit to the computer shop in my future to try to sort out the USB issue. I can only think that this problem is power related in some way and the built in USB ports deliver too much current. Does this sound

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: OK My old Windows XP computer finally died.  Well, almost anyway.  It's currently on life support, but the plug is due to be pulled any time now.  It's about 7 years old with only a 40 MB hard disk, a boot-up

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:36 +, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Brian Walters wrote: Well, at least I now have a working system but there is another visit to the computer shop in my future to try to sort out the USB issue. I can only think that this problem is power related

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:40 -0500, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: .  Collective scratching of heads until a light bulb went off over Dave's (Dave being the computer shop manager).  Let's try a DVI

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

Brian Walters wrote: On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:36 +, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Brian Walters wrote: Well, at least I now have a working system but there is another visit to the computer shop in my future to try to sort out the USB issue. I can only think that this

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

2010/2/14 Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm: Having just spent the better part of three days sorting out the monitor and external drives and loading up my applications, I don't think I could face the prospect of going through that again.  I'll try to sort out the USB issue but I can work

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 02:12:51PM +0100, eckinator scripsit: 2010/2/14 Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm: Having just spent the better part of three days sorting out the monitor and external drives and loading up my applications, I don't think I could face the prospect of going through

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to buy a new computer and it's going to work first time right out of the box. This wasn't that time The first problem was that the OS booted up and set my 19 in wide screen monitor at 1280 x 800 resolution. No problem, I thought. Go to Display Properties and nudge it up to the native 1440 x 900

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On 2010-02-14 6:50, Brian Walters wrote: The first problem was that the OS booted up and set my 19 in wide screen monitor at 1280 x 800 resolution. No problem, I thought. Go to Display Properties and nudge it up to the native 1440 x 900. Bad idea. The screen went black and stayed like that.

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On 2010-02-14 7:55, Brian Walters wrote: No, the hub is unpowered and just plugs directly in to one of the ports on the motherboard. That's really strange. I can't envision a good reason for that behavior that doesn't imply a poor design or execution on the motherboard itself. -- Thanks,

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On 14 February 2010 20:40, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: .  Collective scratching of heads until a light bulb went off over Dave's (Dave being the computer shop manager).  Let's try a DVI cable, he said.  

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVN9OXW_TFAfeature=related David Savage wrote: On 14 February 2010 20:40, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: . Collective scratching of heads until a light bulb went off

RE: OT - My New Computer Sucks

From: Brian Walters A bit more investigation revealed that not only would the two Western Digital drives not work when plugged directly ito the USB ports on the system board, the same applied for any mass storage device. So I was unable to read any of my thumb drives unless I plugged them into

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

a new computer and it's going to work first time right out of the box. This wasn't that time The first problem was that the OS booted up and set my 19 in wide screen monitor at 1280 x 800 resolution. No problem, I thought. Go to Display Properties and nudge it up to the native 1440 x 900

Re: OT - My New Computer Sucks

On Feb 14, 2010, at 08:08 , David Savage wrote: On 14 February 2010 20:40, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: . Collective scratching of heads until a light bulb went off over Dave's (Dave being the computer

Re: OT: New Computer Questions

of your machine. Very, very unlikely. On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 1:28 AM, mike wilson m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Walter Hamler Subject: Re: OT: New Computer Questions Thanks Mike and others. I will try to learn

Re: OT: New Computer Questions

- Original Message - From: Walter Hamler Subject: Re: OT: New Computer Questions I have a wireless router but the PC is hardwired to the router. The router goes between the modem (Cable Modem) and the computer. Does that still provide that extra level of protection? Yup, thats good

Re: OT: New Computer Questions

Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Mike and others. I will try to learn this new system slowly. So far it is working pretty good. At least it works! I made a print from a file that had been corrected and it came out pretty close to the screen, especially after the print

Re: OT: New Computer Questions

William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Walter Hamler Subject: Re: OT: New Computer Questions Thanks Mike and others. I will try to learn this new system slowly. So far it is working pretty good. At least it works! I made a print from a file

Re: OT: New Computer Questions

...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Walter Hamler Subject: Re: OT: New Computer Questions Thanks Mike and others. I will try to learn this new system slowly. So far it is working pretty good. At least it works! I made a print from a file that had been corrected and it came

Re: OT: New Computer Questions

Message - From: Walter Hamler Subject: Re: OT: New Computer Questions Thanks Mike and others. I will try to learn this new system slowly. So far it is working pretty good. At least it works! I made a print from a file that had been corrected and it came out pretty close to the screen

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A correct colour profile is determined by more factors than monitor alone. Video card and OS has impact too, so I would try to get a new calibration tool if your old one doesnt support Vista. Jostein Who don't think Vista sucks. 2009/5/6 Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com: My old desktop PC

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Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: My old desktop PC went brain dead so I got a new PC tower unit only. Fortunately I was able to put the SATA drive from the old one into the new one and after transferring just a few files I reformatted it and now have a extra internal drive.

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Thanks Mike and others. I will try to learn this new system slowly. So far it is working pretty good. At least it works! I made a print from a file that had been corrected and it came out pretty close to the screen, especially after the print had a few hours to dry and stabilize. BTW, are there

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I use AVG I think it's up to version 8.5. Free for personal use. There may be better packages out there now, but hell, it's free. Walter Hamler wrote: Thanks Mike and others. I will try to learn this new system slowly. So far it is working pretty good. At least it works! I made a print from

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- Original Message - From: Walter Hamler Subject: Re: OT: New Computer Questions Thanks Mike and others. I will try to learn this new system slowly. So far it is working pretty good. At least it works! I made a print from a file that had been corrected and it came out pretty close

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AVG, NOD, or Avast! All free for personal use. Jostein 2009/5/6 Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com: Thanks Mike and others. I will try to learn this new system slowly. So far it is working pretty good. At least it works! I made a print from a file that had been corrected and it came out

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I downloaded Avast and it seems to do fine. Thanks All! Walt On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 8:38 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: AVG, NOD, or Avast! All free for personal use. Jostein 2009/5/6 Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com: Thanks Mike and others. I will try to learn this new system

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On Wed, 06 May 2009 12:15 -0700, Walter Hamler hamlerwal...@gmail.com wrote: I downloaded Avast and it seems to do fine. Thanks All! Walt FWIW, I've been using Avast for a couple of years. It seems to work well and it regularly updates itself. Cheers Brian

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