Computers & Internet - 21 June 2007

Not too many tabs as in a bunch of stuff at once, but opening one then closing it and opening another in sequence.

Half freezing as in the sudden inability to open any more tabs/windows/applications.

I'm using IE7, by the way. Is this just a bug?

2007-06-21 13:57:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Internet

For years, along with other remedies to keep my PC running smoothly, I have always defragged my hard drive on a regular basis [monthly]. My daughter just had a technician tell her to NEVER defrag; especially after d/loading programs. What a shock! Opinions, please.

2007-06-21 13:55:51 · 5 answers · asked by ? 1 in Other - Computers

2007-06-21 13:53:10 · 1 answers · asked by daveture 1 in Computer Networking

is overloocking a intel core 2 duo (2.0 GHz) bad for the prossesser? will it lower its life span, or make it heat up to much? does it make a diffrence if its in a laptop or a desktop? come to think of it, what does overclocking even do?

2007-06-21 13:53:09 · 9 answers · asked by Curtin 3 in Other - Hardware

I am looking to buy a computer and would like some info, advice, and suggestions based on the features I would like to have. I would like a computer that

• Is dependable (will not freeze or break down often)
• Will be useful for many years (as opposed to obsolete and useless in one)
• Will be able to handle some moderate digital photo retouching with GIMP
• Has decent speed and storage (I do not need lightening fast speed or a whole lot of storage)
• Is reasonably priced ($0-$300)
• I will not be playing games on my computer so I need no info, advice, and/or suggestions concerning what I need for them.

If you have some useful info, advice, and/or suggestions, I would appreciate it.

I would also appreciate info on both PCs and Macs, as I am open to getting either.

2007-06-21 13:38:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Neither my friend's computer nor mine could use it. Mine had 256MB of RAM. I've since upgraded to 512MB. Is that enough?

2007-06-21 13:36:08 · 2 answers · asked by zee_prime 6 in Google

I just got to my cousins house and her computer speakers aren't working :/ The system still makes sounds and the speakers are plugged in but they just don't work. My cousin told me that recently her computer crashed and she had to use a reboot disk to get it running again. If anyone knows what I can do to get these speakers working again I'd appreciate it. Thanks :]

2007-06-21 13:25:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I am running Windows xp pro and it will not let me download my windows updates or verify that it is a legal version any more, I ran the test from the microsoft site and it tells me activex failed everything else passes.

I do have the activex file, I ran a search and I found it in my C drive, so how can I fix it so that microsoft recognizes that I have a genuine, valid windows program.

I'm hopeing I can fix it rather then reformat. Any help would be very much appreciated, I have gone through the microsoft site and emailed them already with no luck.

Thanks in advance for your help

2007-06-21 13:24:56 · 1 answers · asked by unknown friend 7 in Security

The older one is a Compaq Presario (Yuk, I know) with windows XP, and the new one is an HP Pavillion with Vista.

2007-06-21 13:17:14 · 6 answers · asked by imovesalot 1 in Other - Computers

I am looking for the drivers to the westell c90-610014-06 model. i have the drives from bell souths website but i cant seem to get them to work. Can anyone help? Thanks a million >.<

2007-06-21 13:02:07 · 7 answers · asked by Ted P 1 in Computer Networking

My parents just bought a new computer and will be donating their old one, how do I COMPLETELY wipe everything off the computer, pretty much just start from fresh and leaving the windows program on it. It's not worth the money to bring to a computer shop to get them to do it. Please help.

2007-06-21 12:57:53 · 13 answers · asked by Tiffany P 2 in Security

I've looked around the web and haven't been able to understand if there is any difference between a PCI slot and a PCI.2. I ask this because my sound card doesn't work with Windows Vista and I've found a card that's compatible but I'm not sure if it will work in my slot, which is just a regular PCI slot. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

2007-06-21 12:48:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i decrypted a copyrighted dvd for back up (using DVD ENCRYPTER), and now i have about 30+ ifo, bup, vob files... but they arent typical mpg.001, mpg.002, instead they are
vts_01_0.bup
vts_02_0.ifo
vts_03_0.vob
what do i do with them? do i just drag the folder directly to a dvd... how would i convert them into mp.4 format? im really not sure where to go from there.

2007-06-21 12:39:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

Why does the color white in photoshop CS2 9.0 look like a cream color?? Even the color #ffffff looks like a cream color. and I cant get a true light gray either.

2007-06-21 12:35:16 · 7 answers · asked by brianlarsen45 2 in Software

There's the embed code that i got from gsn.com, i tried to use the

2007-06-21 12:35:14 · 2 answers · asked by Water Bottle 2 in Programming & Design

recently i bought an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ with his motherboard ASUS M2NPV-VM with 512 of ram ddr2 bus of 667mhz ....

I use the computer for video editing and i notice that at the moment when i render the video it only use the 50% of the processor using both cores....

i check the temperature:
when the computer is idle it maintains at 25C...
When the computer it is working usign the 50% climbs to 38C or 43C
Which is the normal temperature of an AMD prossesor??

it is true that overclocking it will reduce the time that the prosessor will be operational??.
The motherboard accepts overclocking at 10% i havent activated.. is there any risks??

is there benefits using windows 64bits??

thanks!!!

2007-06-21 12:32:38 · 5 answers · asked by hawk745 2 in Other - Hardware

... copy a dvd onto my computer so i then can whach it on my computer. i do not want a program that will allow me to just copy the dvd, but a program that will allow me to have tenacious d, the movie i want on my computer, on my computer.

2007-06-21 12:29:30 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

I just registered a domain name, now i need a host. I need it to be monthly, or a month upfront then i can pay after, and i need to be able to pay with my bank account, or thru paypal. Any suggestions?

2007-06-21 12:27:42 · 4 answers · asked by Dan45 1 in Other - Internet

2007-06-21 12:26:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Security

Its a desktop with windows xp, SATA------what do I need to know?

2007-06-21 12:26:04 · 3 answers · asked by Nemo the geek 7 in Add-ons

http://www.perceptivepixel.com/

2007-06-21 12:22:16 · 2 answers · asked by Mercury 2010 7 in Other - Computers

2007-06-21 12:17:05 · 35 answers · asked by emmypop 2 in MySpace

2007-06-21 12:14:15 · 4 answers · asked by PaRtYqUeEn 2 in Security

2007-06-21 12:11:41 · 7 answers · asked by osc94us 1 in Security

i need to add moor ram to my pc i watched a video of someone adding ram but it never showed if you need to add drivers or not i mean from a disc can some one tale me thanks

2007-06-21 12:04:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Computers

I have Avast 4 home edition and i have 4 recovery files infected. i want to unistall for norton antivirus. if i do, do the files in the chest get deleted or do they get put bak?

2007-06-21 11:58:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Security

A Trojan Horse is a nasty little virus that waits for a remote command to begin destroying your computer's defenses against attack and is usually as innocent looking as the toolbar you have in your browser. However since most Trojan Horses are well documented your anti virus program stopped it before any damage could be done.
That screen you saw was actually your anti virus program reacting to the threat and dealing with it. But since you turned off the computer so quickly out of panic the program didn't get a chance to finish its job and is now waiting to seek out the remains of the attacking software and destroy it.
Your system is safe but let the anti virus program run a scan to be sure. So just turn your computer back on and let whatever anti-virus program finish what it was programed to do

How can i do wat this guy told me 2?

2007-06-21 11:55:28 · 5 answers · asked by PaRtYqUeEn 2 in Security

Or does it do that automatically when I put in the disc and install the new software because they are both Microsoft?

2007-06-21 11:53:40 · 2 answers · asked by sarah k 3 in Software

Today, I shoved my USB Mp3 player into my PC and formatted it and tried to transfer a file into it (.exe program). The transfer progress bar seemed like it was stuck so I cancelled the transfer and formatted it. Then I restarted my PC and removed the Player outta da PC. Then when i inserted it back again, the player is not getting detected at all. I'm sure it's a software problem because this all happened after i formatted it. Before wen i ised to connect it to the PC a light used to glow on the Mp3 player's screen and it showed that it was connected to the PC, but know, even that is not shown. The Mp3 player is accessible and i can record my own voice and listen to it also. There is no option of formatting it using the player so the PC is not detecting it at all! Someone pls help.

2007-06-21 11:43:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

2007-06-21 11:41:45 · 2 answers · asked by The Kangaroo 2 in Software