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11-10-2009, 01:50 PM | #1 |
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Free computer help here!!!
I know there are a bunch of techie guys on this forum and I know there are folks with questions... I'm not trying to get off the reason for this forum....doing this may help folks get on this forum or stay on if they are having PC problems. I can't weave a basket but I can solve a lot of PC problems.....and if I can't ...there is a lot of guys on here that can. In other words....trying to give back because I have gotten so much from you guys. Thanks |
11-10-2009, 02:04 PM | #2 |
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Re: Free computer help here!!!
I'm using a Toshiba Satellite laptop that is about 3 years old and uses Windows XP. I don't have huge amounts of software or files on it and try to delete files or remove software I am not using. I subscribe to Trend Micro Internet Security which updates itself regularly and runs regular virus and spyware scans. I defragment my hard drive regularly.
This computer used to be pretty fast but it seems to have gotten gradually a little slower. I don't understand why and would like to speed it back up. |
11-10-2009, 02:12 PM | #3 | |
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They can also be memory hogs...not hard drive memory but resident memory. Run your mouse over them...If you aren't using them...right click and say not to run at start up.. But If I'm not using..I usually uninstall.....thanks Hope it helps |
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11-10-2009, 02:45 PM | #4 | |
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11-10-2009, 03:16 PM | #5 | |
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I usually uninstall things that I know I have the software for in case I need to put it back... But proactively I don't blow through the install process for software...I want to make sure I uncheck...Start with Windows...or Load automatically. If you have some examples of what's loading...I might be able to tell if you need them...thanks |
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11-10-2009, 04:18 PM | #6 |
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Stargazer: thank you for giving back to our little community.
About a week ago, I had started listening to a you-tube vid of Andreai Boccelli and about 2 mins into the vid, the music stopped, & in its place came a extremely loud siren type of sound. Actually it sounded a lot like a fire siren. It seemed to be everywhere in my laptop, the sound was piercing, & to tell the truth, I was scared the computer was going to blow up. I tried everything to shut it down, but the computer was frozen and i could not stop it. It seemed to have gone on for the whole length of the vid. Then it stopped. & everything went back to normal. It freaked me out, as I've never experienced anything like that before. I posted on here about it, but no one knew what would have caused it. Got any clues Stargazer. |
11-10-2009, 04:34 PM | #7 | |
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First impression would be a hardware lock on your sound card.... The sound card malfunctioned and caused the operating system to lock. Does it play music (mp3) with no problems?? Is it a laptop or desktop?? The software that runs the videos is a flash player which could also have an error.. Here is a page to re-install http://www.google.com/support/youtub...n&answer=56115 let me know..thanks |
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11-10-2009, 04:46 PM | #8 | |
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11-10-2009, 04:59 PM | #9 |
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11-10-2009, 05:22 PM | #10 |
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11-10-2009, 05:41 PM | #11 |
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Re: Free computer help here!!!
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”SWASTIKA INSIDE” if you are using VISTA* you MUST NOT enable ‘file and printer sharing’ under any circumstances. If you say ‘YES’, so to speak, to ‘file and printer sharing’, your computer becomes a slave at once to NSA’s master computers. DO NOT ENABLE*SHARING. http://indianinthemachine.wordpress....-slave-at-onc/ |
11-10-2009, 05:46 PM | #12 | |
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11-10-2009, 05:51 PM | #13 |
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Hello, Stargazer 1965! Thank you for your kind offer!!! Long-time lurker...I, coincidentally, am having a computer issue when you posted...we have a brand new HP Pav Elite e9150t...from the "get go" it has "blue screened" on us or is freezing...nothing much loaded on it...we sent it in for repair...still happening (not as frequent as before)! Believe it or not it is the second system in a row that has done this...first we purchased one...it "blue screened"/froze...they told us they would exchange it for the e9150t...same situation... There are no real calamities, we don't loose data, but it is highly annoying to keep rebooting...and, at this level of machine...it just shouldn't be doing this!!! What do you think? Thanks in advance!
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11-10-2009, 06:23 PM | #14 | |
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What operating system?? If a problem follows from one PC to the next....probably a peripheral device you have plugged in ...Scanner...Printer...DVD external |
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11-10-2009, 06:55 PM | #15 |
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Hello, again, Star.! Thank you so much for getting back to me! Greatly appreciated! It is...drum roll, please...the dreaded Vista 64-bit. Believe it or not (like we explained to HP) we just have the mouse and keyboard that came with the system connected. Until I know what is going on, I do not want to put extras on this, be it hardware, software, files, etc....yikes! In so far as printing is concerned, the setup is via mapped network drives for printers...only way we could get the printing to work (print sharing thing ).
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11-10-2009, 07:34 PM | #16 | |
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11-10-2009, 07:51 PM | #17 |
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Surely, Star, the model no. is HP Pavilion Elite e9150t. Please do not go to so much trouble...your opinion or knowledge is enough for me...really. Again, many blessings!
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11-10-2009, 08:08 PM | #18 | |
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The great google gods had a lot to say about your model: http://www1.shopping.com/xSBS-Hewlet...71343-86572042 Not real good news.... If you have some local techie guy you trust...may want to go back to XP pro instead of Vista |
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11-10-2009, 08:28 PM | #19 |
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Thank you, thank you, Star! I am so very happy and grateful to have received your opinion and help! I kind of expected this. You take good care!
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11-10-2009, 08:31 PM | #20 |
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12-27-2009, 11:37 AM | #21 |
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Hello
Please can you tell me how to get a password for the light warriors forum??? Thanks |
01-15-2010, 03:56 PM | #22 |
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Re: Free computer help here!!!
Can you teach me how to get my hands through the internet in order to choke the life out of virus writers? Our PC is crashed at home due to the latest scam Anti-virus offer. What a slick scam it is. "Wow, your computer is sick with a deadly virus (as everything goes wild on your desktop). Here, quick, buy this software from us, the very people who put the virus on your PC".
I KNOW this could be stopped if they wanted to. Too many people making money from the scams, legit and hackers both. |
01-15-2010, 04:05 PM | #23 | |
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To get rid of such infections I recommend ComboFix http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/ComboFix.exe |
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01-15-2010, 08:49 PM | #24 | |
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It was embedded in an AD running on a site I visited. I got rid of it in about 15 minutes but I don't recommend the methods to a normal user. I had to run in safe mode...kill a few programs running and edit the registry. Not pretty.... But I would go with Spregs advice about changing virus scan programs... I went with Micro Trends AV and the next time that occurred...it blocked it. Hope this helps....SG |
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01-15-2010, 08:19 PM | #25 |
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I'd just like to say its great what you doing hear stargazer,its not only inspiring but if the worlds gonna change it needs more people like you.
Great work!! Loganus |
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