Computers & Internet - 8 September 2007

I recently got my laptop (3 months ago) and I noticed that there is a problem with the screen's backlight. Whenever I turn on my computer the screen's brightness level goes all the way down. This also happens after I unplug my computer from it's charger. I tried a windows restore and it didn't help. I've also looked in the control panel for a way to fix this minor problem, but I couldn't find a solution. When I originally bought this laptop, it didn't have this problem. It started about 1 month after purchasing it. What can I do to adjust the setting???

2007-09-08 13:07:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Hello i need help obviously i have a windows 95 laptop and im trying to install windows xp edition but whenever i input the disk (xp disc) i get nothing nada help!!!

2007-09-08 12:51:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to damage files on a CD so no one can steal them when they go in the garbage (can they be recylced?).

How effective is scratching the CD? I know it happens by accident with little viable damage...and there's some CD that have gone through hell and run without a problem.

If it is effective, whats the best way to do it? Deep, a certain direction? All over and not just in one area?

Is there anyway people can still get to the files after scratching them real good...?

2007-09-08 12:45:18 · 6 answers · asked by Betsy 2 in Other - Computers

If an image is 1024x768 pixels with 3 bytes/pixel and uncompressed. How long does it take to transmit it over a 56kbps modem? How do you calculate this problem? I am not looking for the answer, just the equation. Thanks.

2007-09-08 12:41:28 · 3 answers · asked by sawilamp 1 in Other - Computers

So i just re-formatted and installed windows xp. Now my sound doesn't work. I downloaded the driver from my computer manufacturers website. It installs then says something about going to the control panel to configure? what do i do?

2007-09-08 12:33:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

-I do not have a wireless router, it is just a cable hooked to my modem hooked to my computer

-On ipconfig it says that I have only an ip adress and a subnet mask and the physical adress

-My subnet mask is 255.255.0.0

-I have comcast so I put in comcast's dns suffix adress: hsd1.ut.comcast.net, but it still didn't work so im not using it.

-I have tried copying the Ip adress, Gateway,and subnet mask and stuff from this laptop but it still won't work

2007-09-08 12:32:10 · 3 answers · asked by Delori 2 in Computer Networking

The virus is always going to yourgift.com on Win XP. AVG can't get it out. An ad comes saying you can get rid of it for a fee. Thanks a bunch in advance.

2007-09-08 12:11:07 · 9 answers · asked by akb4udie 2 in Security

I have comcast cable and i just need to know the best card i can use that has a cable jack.

2007-09-08 12:10:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

Where can I download this???

2007-09-08 12:06:35 · 1 answers · asked by Megan (aka Heidi) 1 in Software

When l turn on my laptop i have only 3 hours until my laptop shut down then i have to wait like another hour while shut down so it work for another 3 hours. I want to know whats the problem and how can i fix it?

2007-09-08 12:05:11 · 4 answers · asked by Abdulhadi J 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

internet conection ; ( via wi-fi/mobile ), being a lorry driver & never know where i'll be, what would be best for me, bareing in mind i'm not often in a hotspot area

2007-09-08 12:03:54 · 5 answers · asked by Ian m 1 in Computer Networking

I chose not to have a big party for my 15th (personal reasons) so my parents said i can have a laptop and a bunch of other stuff. I need some help choosing the RIGHT laptop for me. The brand needs to be really good like Dell or HP and a price around $500-800. Thanks to any helpful answers :]

2007-09-08 12:01:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I need to save the inforamtion held on my computers history to a file that I can save to disk... I will need to show it later, as I have just discovered something that may end my marriage

2007-09-08 11:59:17 · 13 answers · asked by boobiebear 2 in Security

I was wondering if there are programs out there that would allow you to high light something and instead of the black color then copy paste it would automatically put the highlighted text some were i.e a word document?

i need to take notes and a lot of them

thanks

2007-09-08 11:57:30 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

2007-09-08 11:55:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

WindowsXP home
92% available space
pentium 4 @ 3.6 Ghz
256mb of RAM


Okay here goes, I have completely erased my hard drive, re-installed the OS, acquired all of the necessary updates for the OS. Installed updates for the drivers i need, have AVG 7.5 anti virus protection running. I run scan disk on it and keep temporary internet files deleted, cookies dumped, and analyze my hard drive once a week for a defrag and do it if needed.

My system runs sooooo slow even though i do all of these things.

I did a free registry scan and it shows almost 300 invalid registry items. Is there a way to remove these items without purchasing a new program?

OR.... is this not my problem? Please help.

2007-09-08 11:51:56 · 12 answers · asked by Gone2Pieces 1 in Other - Hardware

my pc computer got dropped when we moved and my sound card plus the place you plug the internet into the computer the ent hole it broke too so i was wondering if i could use my lap top parts for it

2007-09-08 11:48:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

*also maybe a tutorial on how to apply them with cs2

2007-09-08 11:47:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

I had a desktop hooked directly to DSL.... I am moving the Desktop computer to another room that doesnt have a phone jack.

Can I have the DSL hooked to a router in the original room and then have the Desktop computer running wireless DSL in the other room.

In other words, when I hook the DSL into the router, does it have to be hooked into another computer in the same room?

2007-09-08 11:42:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Although technically not "supported", does it work?

I built a system for someone last christmas with a nforce chipset. The bridge came with the motherboard. They made it clear not to loose it or I was SOL for SLI. With crossfire you get a bridge with the card(at least with some of them). So if you bought a 680i board and two 2900xt cards... What else do you have to do?

It can and has been done:

http://www.techpowerup.com/index.php?39252

Why bother? Because the 2900xt is $140 cheaper than a 8800GTX. That is $280 when you buy two. After much research the nVidia 680i is the best motherboard chipset out for the core2, and after further research I do not see a $140 performance difference between an 8800GTX. In fact in some areas the 2900xt is much faster.

Not only that it would share the wealth to all three companies: Intel, AMD/ATI, and nVidia. No one would get hurt feelings and you'd be loyal to all three! Everyone is a winner. Just like kindergarten again! LOL!

2007-09-08 11:38:46 · 2 answers · asked by adventurouscouchpotatofun 2 in Desktops

clean history

2007-09-08 11:35:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Security

I bought my laptop in May, and have a wireless network now with three laptops and a desktop. The HP Pavilion DV9205US has Windows Vista (the only one of the four). I didn't care for Vista that much anyway, and was wondering if it would be worth my while to roll back the windows version to XP professional.

2007-09-08 11:34:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

class work?

I want to buy one for 10 dollars. I might have over 45 pages of work ( word documents) to save plus random stuff like powerpoint and EXCELL. It's for class.



how much memory did the old Floppy disk have again?

2007-09-08 11:32:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Computers

2007-09-08 11:21:29 · 11 answers · asked by depewtydaawg 1 in Computer Networking

i have 2 512mb sticks of corsair ddr 400 3200 when comp boots
up it says the ram is running at 128bit....duel mode.....then i put a 1 gig of ram in then it runs at single channel and says 64bit is this worse if its running at 64bit....i dont really understand the 128bit thing or 64bit....comp takes 4 gigmax

2007-09-08 11:09:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I don't know why this is happening. I just made one more, and out of 10 songs, i only got 2 on the cd. If you know what the problem is, could you please let me know on how to correct it? Thanks

2007-09-08 10:49:29 · 4 answers · asked by jen 7 in Software

also now when I try to open my Virgin media E mail it closes me down, my other E Mails are ok

2007-09-08 10:31:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Internet

I have a dell laptop and a small laptop mouse i've been using for a few months.. today the mouse stopped working for no reason. What could be the problem? The computer recoginzes there's a device in but names it not recognized. The box says it malfuntioned or somthing. I tried to reinstall driver, windows update, and troubleshoot but nothing has worked.

2007-09-08 10:30:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Toshiba laptop and it has an inbuilt webcam. I want to learn how to make videos on this and for whatever reason I dont see any instructions on how to do it. I would really appreciate any help on this......thanks

2007-09-08 10:25:57 · 1 answers · asked by cindy o 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm looking for a freeware program to scan and fix my Windows XP registry. I've downloaded 2 programs that looked free, but both scanned my system and asked me to pay money to fix it. Is there a program that will do this that is freeware? If so, where can I get it?

2007-09-08 10:21:03 · 3 answers · asked by atomzer0 6 in Software