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Is it not an idea to discuss problems and share possible solutions?






   

[CountessErzebethBathory9] Sunday, May 24, 2009 8:16:45 PM 
Well, am back folks..my computer had short circuit on me this afternoon..RIP old one ..I bought a new one... Luv it!!  Luv it!!
[~ MG_Metalgoddess~] Friday, May 22, 2009 4:46:26 PM 
Ha  I would love to use this guys method....  LMAO  But then I would be buying a new computer every other day!
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Necroticist from Friday, May 22, 2009 4:42:54 PM)
[Necroticist] Friday, May 22, 2009 4:42:54 PM 
U need 'the Necro school of comp clean up' plus my software...easily done and i never get probs/viruses...  :)
[CountessErzebethBathory9] Friday, May 22, 2009 4:40:00 PM 
GOD!! That was almost me this week with my computer..Had problem with it...

  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ~ MG_Metalgoddess~ from Friday, May 22, 2009 4:35:10 PM)
[~ MG_Metalgoddess~] Friday, May 22, 2009 4:35:10 PM 
LMAO COMPUTER PROBLEMS>>>  NAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
[K2M] Thursday, April 23, 2009 4:20:39 PM 
most certainly
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Ellieke from Thursday, April 23, 2009 2:26:08 AM)
[Ellieke] Thursday, April 23, 2009 2:26:08 AM 
no more computer problems here

I got a new one , and it's amazing 
5 years is a long time for technology
[Phantom A6] Tuesday, April 07, 2009 4:56:24 AM 
Miss talking with you too. Waiting for your return!!
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by devils_child from Monday, April 06, 2009 9:21:17 PM)
[devils_child] Monday, April 06, 2009 9:21:17 PM 
Right as i suspected my computer has crashed..... Eh! I'm using the computer at the library to type this. I had a virus sneak in on me yesterday morning whilst on the board. I ran spybot and my anti-virus which i thought would catch the problem. It found a load of problems, removed them. I restarted my computer and the problem was still there. I'm going to have to wait until i get some cash either this week or next so i can pay for my hired computer geek. Hopefully i won't have to wait too long.

I will try and get down to the library later in the week to try and keep some sort of touch with the board. Anyways! I will miss talking to you guys... But don't worry.... I SHALL RETURN!!! Mwahaha!!
[Return_of_Darth_Painkiller_0870] Monday, March 16, 2009 4:25:49 AM 
People still have stereos??????????  WTH?  I got rid of mine years ago and haven't looked back!  I prefer to use my laptop for my music.

Ron, I bet you plugged your speakers in wrong.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:53:33 PM)
[ron h] Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:09:43 PM 
It was the hard drive...and I think I may have found the problem, but I won't know 'til tomorrow...I feel like such an idiot...I'll give you the laugh later, as it is my witching hour...have a great night everyone!!
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:52:24 PM)
[spapad] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:53:33 PM 
I would to Ron since my computer sounds better than any stereo I have these days. sub wolf, all that, much better than my old stereo
[guidogodoy] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:52:24 PM 

Ron,

Your answer about "C drive" really leads me to believe that you aren't going to be able to fix it yourself (holding back a chuckle...). We could go back and forth trying to troubleshoot this one but I think Spa is right...you need your geek friend as it is usually an easy problem to fix for someone "in the know."

Just to cover the basics, you DO have your speakers plugged in properly, no? I have a 5.1 system and all are different but you get primary sound out of the green socket. Basic but obvious mistake.

Another thing to try. Put a CD into your CD/DVD/CDRW drive and plug a pair of headphones into the jack of the drive. Any sound there?


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:46:17 PM)
[ron h] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:46:17 PM 
Fair enough question...truth be told, I wasn't on the comp when he dropped in and being he was dropping off some delicious food, my mind wasn't on it...but he is very much aware now, so we'll see within the next few days or so...I mainly miss YouTube as I have the home stereo for company...but I do miss it...a lot...
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:40:57 PM)
[spapad] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:40:57 PM 
That's great, now why didn't he fix your sound driver while he was there! That would be high on my list of priorities! LOL
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:35:41 PM)
[ron h] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:35:41 PM 
I'm making fun of him, but Rick (aka comp geek) has been a friend of mine for over 25 yrs...probably the most honest person I've ever known in my life...he actually dropped off some potatos, carrots, cabbage and corned beef he made for dinner tonight (for him and his ol' lady)...he's like a brother (better, actually...lol)...
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:22:30 PM)
[spapad] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:22:30 PM 
This is the guy who fixed your PC? Comp Geek better get to your house would be what I would want!
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:16:12 PM)
[ron h] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:16:12 PM 
check, check and check!!...still no sound...talked with the comp geek who fixed this and he says everything should be working...
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:52:25 PM)
[spapad] Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:52:25 PM 
Go to control panel click on drivers, get to your sound driver right click, find the properties and then use that information to go and update your driver.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:12:56 PM)
[ron h] Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:12:56 PM 
I don't know...I've relayed to you all the info I have...sorry...
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:07:31 PM)
[spapad] Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:07:31 PM 

No, your sound card driver not your hard drive. 


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Sunday, March 15, 2009 6:57:50 PM)
[ron h] Sunday, March 15, 2009 6:57:50 PM 
It's got a new driver installed...all new...which is why I don't understand...
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, March 15, 2009 6:45:10 PM)
[spapad] Sunday, March 15, 2009 6:45:10 PM 
Try updating your driver Ron? Could be when you went from Vista to XP the old driver no longer works. Try to go to Realtek and upload a XP compatable sound driver.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Sunday, March 15, 2009 6:38:12 PM)
[ron h] Sunday, March 15, 2009 6:38:12 PM 
Hi there Guido...how was your trip??  Hope you had fun!!

Does, 'C drive' help??  And 'no' is the answer to your question.  As I have reported, I have less knowledge than Freeze!!
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, March 15, 2009 11:47:35 AM)
[ron h] Sunday, March 15, 2009 6:35:58 PM 
lol...one of my all-time faves!!!
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Sunday, March 15, 2009 12:19:27 PM)
[Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, March 15, 2009 12:19:27 PM 
Canned air? Sounds Spaceballs-ish, but okay! I just hope I have enough change in my wallet to get me a can. Thanks for the advice!


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by astarup from Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:44:49 AM)
[guidogodoy] Sunday, March 15, 2009 11:47:35 AM 
"Main driver?!" No such thing. All drivers control one part of the motherboard or add-in card.

Terminology aside, do you know the make of your soundcard? Is it built in or an add-on? Creative (believe it or not) had MAJOR problems with Vista, for example.

If you have no idea how to find what I am asking, lemme know. BTW (says the guy typing on the Mac), Vista got better with the SP fixes...thus the "Mojave experiment" to change public perceptions. Still, I have XP running on four of my own personal build machines. Vista was a royal bomb.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:59:12 AM)
[Necroticist] Sunday, March 15, 2009 10:34:37 AM 
Good to hear! What used to worry  me more was rogue diallers...
[Deep Freeze] Sunday, March 15, 2009 10:26:49 AM 
Well my "scan" is finished. It found ONE Trojan virus and removed it. One. Not three hundred. One. I have NO idea what the story is with this thing or viruses or "dangers" or whatever. It says it is fixed. I can read that so  I suppose it is true.
[Necroticist] Sunday, March 15, 2009 10:15:39 AM 
Ah - sorry - misunderstood...my bad
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Sunday, March 15, 2009 10:14:16 AM)
[ron h] Sunday, March 15, 2009 10:14:16 AM 
Not changing Windows, just to check the sound driver...
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Necroticist from Sunday, March 15, 2009 10:04:59 AM)
[Necroticist] Sunday, March 15, 2009 10:04:59 AM 
If u mean changing widows - takes a complete wipe...make sure u back up files first...
[ron h] Sunday, March 15, 2009 10:00:35 AM 
Sounds like a good idea...but how do I do that??...keep in mind that Freeze knows more about comps than I do...really...
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:21:13 AM)
[Necroticist] Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:40:54 AM 
Laff a lot...wasn't that long ago i upgraded from Win '98....lol
[Head banger] Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:27:57 AM 
yeah, and it uses resources like mad.  must convert.  gonna work on it soon
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Necroticist from Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:25:17 AM)
[Necroticist] Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:25:17 AM 
Personally - i refuse to use vista...has a lot of holes in the programme, which leaves you 'open' to a few bugs....just my opinion.
[Head banger] Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:21:13 AM 
check for the wrong driver??  I have problems with the sound driver on my vista machine.  and the vista one wont work with xp
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:59:12 AM)
[Necroticist] Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:06:04 AM 
That's my next upgrade...motherboard can't handle the RAM i have...gonna change cases too - this is one of those 'space saving' models...makes it a little hard to change internal things.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Phantom A6 from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:51:09 AM)
[Phantom A6] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:51:09 AM 
It neeeds a little bit more time to scan the hard disk.
Avira needs 25 minutes, Kaspersky 35 minutes.
It's an older system here, think it's running faster
with a new mainboard.

  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Necroticist from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:47:49 AM)
[Necroticist] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:47:49 AM 
Think Kapersky is a little like Norton...slows the system down...
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Phantom A6 from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:41:04 AM)
[Phantom A6] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:41:04 AM 
Was the same here. The av scanner has find 3!!! Just 3 and not 450!!!. I use Avira Anti Virus and Kaspersky.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:36:56 AM)
[Deep Freeze] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:36:56 AM 
I have no idea. I just checked it and it is 59% done and has found ONE threat!
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Necroticist from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:34:51 AM)
[Necroticist] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:34:51 AM 
Microsoft invades ur comp - shows up everytime i run spybot...not a lot i can do about it running XP tho...
[Deep Freeze] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:32:11 AM 
Well my friend, it very well could be. You see, I am not a very computer-savvy guy. I do not understand these damn machines and I am very limited in what I can do. The thing is, for the last month or so, my computer has been acting up with the SAME problem; it keeps kicking me off my wireless connection! I have to constantly re-connect. I have NO idea what is going on but this may be the problem..
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Phantom A6 from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:23:27 AM)
[Necroticist] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:24:14 AM 
Son swears by AVG - am not a fan myself...is prolly the most popular...but i find things get past it...hence son being offline...
[CountessErzebethBathory9] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:24:09 AM 
Hi! That's true... I got them ...real fighters those two...
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Necroticist from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:21:06 AM)
[Phantom A6] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:23:27 AM 
Hi DF, could it be possible that the famous "Windows Service Center" has told you this fricken bullshit?? And then came the famous advertising: use this products and you are clean??
Same here in February. 450 Trojans!! I have installed a new av scanner and everything was alright. Sometimes Microsoft sucks!!

  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:14:48 AM)
[ron h] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:21:50 AM 
I have AVG, and yesterday AVG had moved about a dozen infections to the 'virus vault'.  From there I threw them out.  These things scare me as I just got this thing back!!!
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:19:04 AM)
[Necroticist] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:21:06 AM 
I use avast! home edition and spybot search and destroy...not much gets past those - again...all free
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:19:04 AM)
[Deep Freeze] Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:19:04 AM 
HUNDREDS, apparently. That is what the thing said! This is a fairly new computer and it came with Trend Micro Anti-Virus. I have no idea what all that means but I am running it now. It takes a long time.
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