I'd say give Linux Mint 6 a try. I was with PCLOS 2007, but have switched over. Happy I did. Soon I will be kicking Bill Gates to the curb. I've been using...
Early this morning I downloaded the free version of Spybot search&destroy. Ran a scan,it found nothing.Closed it & shut down. Now I turn it on,the drive starts...
I bought my new lap top, surprise it came with four installed wireless networks. It worked indoors and outdoors. hpsetup crawdad lunksys homewireless I've...
A couple of thoughts: The wireless networks you've logged into mostly likely belong to someone else who is not too savvy about wireless security. You're really...
It may be a coincidence. When a machine fails to boot, the problem is often the power supply or a loose cable. First, check your power cord and make sure it...
I have regular TV through Comcast on my 3 TV's. BUT, --I have a small 12 inch tv that I could simply disconnect from my cable and use with a converter box. My...
Hi and Happy New Year to you all. I wonder if someone might be able to help, please? I have a pc that was bought from a small company who make them. It has an...
Hi Thanks for your thoughts. I am new to wireless, learning new things everyday.. Myself curious to why laptop came with wireless services already installed?...
I downloaded the LiveCD 8.04 and put it on a CD. The file name is ubuntu-8.04.1-desktop-i386.iso. When I insert the CD in a CD-ROM drive running Windows 2000,...
Seems like you're a pack rat too... Not many people have an upgrade cycle that goes back that far. The best advise I can give is good backups, and don't forget...
Hi Cindy, My suggestions are: 1st: x- Start, Run, type msconfig and click ok x- Click on the Tab "Startup" x- You may have some programs running that really...
I'm going to jump in and agree with this guy, you have way too little RAM, it's no wonder your computer is slow with only 256mb. Bump it up to at least 512mb,...
Armando, Yes, I have Teatimer turned on. I went into Spybot to turn it off, but I couldn't find a way. I think I'm going to uninstall each, one at a...
I don't believe that MS removes the link to the playlist when you rename or delete a music file. I have plenty of useless playlist since I have started letting...
Vincent, Thanks for the info. I think it's working ok now. My Windows Explorer has been running for about 24 hours without any problems. After reading the ...
Let me bring everyone up to date in what happened..that after was having problems with the programs causing problems and the new programs to get rid of...
Thanks Ardell, I'm good to go now (I can now access & back up that drive). -Jeff ... your ... defective ... have it ... you ... take ... <martinfamilytree@> ...
To Rick, Donna, Ardell, Norm and anyone else I may have missed --- Thank you for your information and input for my hard drive problem. Your help was greatly...
Thank you, I have now sent for one. Jackie ... From: Norm Higgs To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 2:55 AM Subject: Re:...
I use the free Real player but don't give it my real name. If you are using the free player, why do you care what email address you give them? If you want to...
Happy New Year, First, did you burn it as an image, an .ISO file that will boot when you restart your computer? Next, if it bypasses the CD and goes straight...
your physical memory is expressed in kilobytes and the ram is expressed in megabytes. They equal the same number. you will probably have to check inside the...
Happy New Year, First, AMD CPUs run hotter and usually need extra case fans. Sometimes, a better power supply may help, too. That program may have been...
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