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02-20-2010, 12:31 PM | #101 | |
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02-20-2010, 03:14 PM | #102 | |
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I have another question...do you think my system will eventually crash and never return? Does that happen because the rest of computer land keeps updating and mine can't handle it? This has happened to me before I got this one..... Just how long is a computer suppose to last? I would really like one of those computers that I saw in the movie Avatar...with the 3-D screen that wraps around....now that would be cool...and if the sold them at Wally World...I might go there to purchase one if they would sell one for a few beans.... Thanks again......Namaste.....Freedom |
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02-20-2010, 05:15 PM | #103 |
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I have been having a lot of problems with Firefox over the last month or two. When I try to load a page......it comes up "firefox not responding"....& of course I get frustrated after waiting 10mins..........then I'm trying again & again & my screen freezes for another ten mins. I swear sometimes, I can try to open a link & go vacuum my entire house, come back & its still trying to load. I feel like this right now with my laptop.
Yesterday Firefox popped up with a update to 3.6 version, which I did. But that little upgrade took out my mini program eQuake alert gone, gone, gone. I tried to download it again, but its not compatible with the new upgraded Firefox........ I miss my equake alert. Oh yea and my computer is so slow... Guys, got any pearls of computer wisdom. Save me please from computers? Oh. my laptop is Dell Inspiron 6400, (2MB/1.73GHz/533MHz) then this: 1GB, DDR2, 533MHz 2 D1mm for Inspiron. Got it Mar. 2007. What ever happened to the Startrek computer, where you just talk to it & it answers you back with answers & advice. I want that one. |
02-20-2010, 06:11 PM | #104 | |
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I would like one of these as well....where do we sign up? But remember the computer in the "Demon Seed"....scary! My son tells me that I might as well wait for the implant...like the borg and I just heard about the laser holographic key board!!! Hang on to your hats for the tech ride......we are going back to the future! Namaste....Freedom |
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02-20-2010, 08:22 PM | #105 | |
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Download WOT (WEB SITE ADVISOR) http://www.mywot.com/ Use an anti-virus program that suites your needs,no anti-virus program is the best. Avast http://www.avast.com/en-gb/index and as mentioned above AVG http://free.avg.com/gb-en/homepage or Avira http://free-av.com/ there are many others but watch out for rogue software. If you use sandboxie or geswall you should be protected from anything and everything that the web throws at you. I have used both sandboxie and geswall in a test environment using hardcore trojans , malware, rootkits and rogues and never been infected. All the products I have mentioned above are FREE. I personally use Comodo Internet security & Geswall. Comodo is free, you can download it here http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/free-download.html Use only one anti-virus, one firewall at a time. If you have any virus problems please drop me a line and I'll help you if I can. Blue hand. |
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02-20-2010, 11:07 PM | #106 | |
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Like Spreg said...Get you a thumb drive and BACK UP everything you would not want to loose...Then if it never comes back...then you have everything you hold dear Sounds like you want to wait to doing any upgrades ...thats fine...JUST MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP...pictures...documents...movies... ..so if you want to keep....Thumb drives are cheap. Peace Y'all |
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02-20-2010, 11:09 PM | #107 | |
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It sounds like connection...not hardware More info please |
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02-20-2010, 11:37 PM | #108 | |
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but it is always better to have an up to date backup It will last as long as the mechanic parts will work - like people... dragon or otherwise heheheh Hmm so much "fun" (reference to some other thread) |
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02-21-2010, 12:10 AM | #109 | |
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is reasonable.....UNLESS a pile of $$$ should fall in my lap Then of course its all out..... Namaste....Freedom |
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02-21-2010, 12:24 AM | #110 | |
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Maybe there is a lot of cookies stored I happened to come across this article by George Ure of HPH. on cookies. Would like your feedback on this software.....because I was thinking of downloading it, to see if it cleans things up. But it might be for more sophisticated users. Cookie Video The folks at Maxa Research have put together a short video (sound track by guess who?) that shows the Maxa Cookie Manager. You can see it here. http://www.maxa-tools.com/video.php?aref=32&v=2 I don’t usually get all whipped up about software, but this is one of those dandy tools that just simply works great. First thing I put on my new computer when I got it was Avira Anti-virus and Maxa Cookie Manager (MCM). Either follow the on-screen download instructions of simply click: http://www.urbansurvival.com/setupMCMstdGU.exe Once you try it out, to upgrade to the fully functioning version, just click the upgrade button (!) on the upper right hand side for the $35 unlock to get it to remove even those nasty and highly intrusive ‘non-browser specific’ cookies. Bonus: You computer may run faster. Not for Mac’s: MCM does support the Safari Browser, but that does not mean it is compatible with Mac OS. Maxa-Tools only support the Windows world….so far. Give them time… |
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02-22-2010, 12:04 PM | #111 | |
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Sounds like a connection issue. Can you try another PC on your network....Say a friend with a laptop. That way If they have the same problem...you need to contact your service provider....SG |
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03-07-2010, 03:25 PM | #112 |
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Hello Again.....
I think I have everything that I want to save backed up on the USB drive. What next.... I was able to play music thru the computer but now nothing...I tried at least two dozen times to uninstall/install the adobe flash player...no go. Is my computer giving me grief because the "UniBlue" program I purchased last year...ran out? Would it be a good idea to get something like that again? A program to fix/update drivers and speed up my computer? Please advise...I appreciate your attention to this matter..... Much Love and eternal gratitude......Freedom |
03-07-2010, 03:35 PM | #113 |
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Huh ammm ....
if u bought the storage device....simply connect it via usb and start copy-paste all the data u wish to backup about the programs no longer responding...amm it can be anything (it can even be dragons!!!)...i would need a more detailed information |
03-07-2010, 07:07 PM | #114 |
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thanks for all the great help you are doing with this issue...
I have a couple of things I can't figure out ... 1) there are some times when I need to hard reboot... and when the chkdsk does its thing, it converts lost clusters into files. Do I need to fix them in the register (I don't know how to do that) or can I just find which folder they are place in and delete them? my laptop is getting slower and slower in just booting up... is this causing the slowdown? *and shoud I defrag first? 2) I normally use firefox for browsing, but I can't do a realplayer download of a video off of the net with the mozilla browser, so I had been using IE7, but that quit working a couple of weeks ago... I even tried to reinstall that and then tried to upgrade/install the IE8... can you tell me how to get it working again or maybe there is a free video-downloader program you could direct me to? thanks again... |
03-07-2010, 07:15 PM | #115 | |
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