Computers & Internet - 20 September 2007

I need to be able to type in a part number and have it put price in the cell next to it. the part number is from another sheet in my work book.

2007-09-20 12:46:43 · 8 answers · asked by Branny 2 in Software

how do I keep it on my lap without burning & still keep the vents unblocked. I use a book now but its awkward.
got any ideas?

2007-09-20 12:45:47 · 13 answers · asked by eyepopping hideous female troll 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

is dell a good brand of laptop to get

2007-09-20 12:45:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I just say two E-mails from PayPal in my inbox. I've never used PayPal. I'm just curious as to whether I should open the E-mail or not. I know I'm not supposed to, but I'm just curious. What's the worst that can happen from opening an E-mail? Can you get viruses, spyware, will they know I opened the e-mail so they will keep on spamming me? What are the possible outcomes of opening and E-mail from someone who is probably a spammer?

2007-09-20 12:39:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Security

i have a dell laptop i can burn a cd fine but when i burn a dvd i can only see it on my laptop but not on any dvd player. i use sony dvd-r

2007-09-20 12:38:55 · 5 answers · asked by BADDAZZBETTYBOOP 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have 4 ram slots and I was wondering if I should keep the two 512s or just have the 2gb sticks on dual channel? (mind you, I don't know much about this)

2007-09-20 12:37:42 · 4 answers · asked by undisturbed_nights 2 in Add-ons

I know he has a myspace music account because I created it! but when i search for it , it doesnt come up... help?

2007-09-20 12:23:35 · 4 answers · asked by LovingAngelsInstead 2 in MySpace

ok everytime i do something like open a new window or tab or go away from a website this thing pops up saying a website wants to open we content using this program oon your computer and the program is adobe flash player how do i stop from making this pop up everytime i do somethin?

2007-09-20 12:17:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

I have an HP dv2000 and for some stupid reason, I felt that I had to do a system recovery. Now everytime I turn on my laptop it shows these EXACT words....

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\system32\hal.dll.
Please re-install a copy of the above file.


Everyone is telling me I need to get a Windows XP install cd but I don't know where I can find one or how much they are!

PLEASE HELP!!!

2007-09-20 12:15:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

bought the new "all in one" Vaio computer and I know it comes with windows vista (which i wasn't too happy about I'll admit, i heard it sucks)

is it possible to install windows XP or something like that over it if it came with vista as a defualt?

And can I still install my favorite computer games that were made before vista came out?

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also, reading some other peoples questions on vista and the answers are starting to scare the **** out of me.....

i can move all my documents and stuff into the new computer right?

I'm also worried about my games, i love gaming (i don't install too many, like 2 at a time and uninstall when i'm done, not to mention i don't have much time anymore anyways)

Can anyone say ANYTHING good about vista? Or did i just waste money?

2007-09-20 12:09:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

2007-09-20 12:05:41 · 1 answers · asked by wscarpelli@sbcglobal.net 4 in Computer Networking

So i got a laptop for college and its a really cheap 450 dollar compaq presarion laptop.. i've a dual core AMD athlon 64 x2 on it and it runs like 1.73ghz i think.. i wanna overclock it so it runs faster.. i've windows vista and a gig or ram on it although i dunno if either of them have anything to do with overclocking but just mentioning them.. btw i don't wanna kill my laptop so i don't wanna open it up.. if there's like any easy way like messin with the bios r somethin that'd work.. well thanx for any answers guys..

2007-09-20 11:59:52 · 5 answers · asked by sesh48 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

it doesn't complete the scan propperly and I get no signal in my moniter. I've tried system restore and using the start up disc. Any ideas as to what the problem is and how to fix it??

2007-09-20 11:59:23 · 3 answers · asked by Bev F 1 in Desktops

I have an iMAC and want to get online using the existing wireless network. What should I do? Thanks!!

2007-09-20 11:53:32 · 2 answers · asked by 7thWave 2 in Computer Networking

Ok, to link a background image you have to type:

background-image: url(link);

But for that background image link, can it be (assuming this is the correct directory):

images/background.jpg

INSTEAD OF

www.yourdomain.com/images/background.jpg ?

I tried shortening it to the first one, but it didn't work. (confused)

Thanks!

2007-09-20 11:52:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Programming & Design

I have a windows XP and it's runnin REALY slow. I don't want to download anything i just want to be able to get my computer to get faster like it was before. I have no idea were to go and i need help and step by step instructions. Please help! and thank you.

2007-09-20 11:52:13 · 10 answers · asked by Catarina P 1 in Other - Computers

2007-09-20 11:19:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

hi
I am wanting to buy a wireless modem router so i can connect my DLINK dsm 320 wireless media player to my tv so i can enjoy my audio and photos plus more .which one do you recommend

2007-09-20 11:19:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computer Networking

is that normal , were is the other 8GB?

2007-09-20 11:15:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-09-20 11:03:26 · 1 answers · asked by ocsrup2 1 in Other - Computers

i use windows firewall at the moment, useless

2007-09-20 10:51:42 · 13 answers · asked by ARMIS 1 in Security

I am having trouble seeing outlining borders on the internet too-maybe I have my resolution set wrong or something--I can see the gridlines in Excel but they are real faint--same as this box I am typing in now --I can barely see the outline of the box I'm typing in--any help?

2007-09-20 10:46:17 · 1 answers · asked by suepooh 2 in Software

Hey guys, I've developed some software that uses a database. Is there any way I can somehow put a file onto any pc that acts as the database file and can be modified by the user without having to have SQL on every computer?

2007-09-20 10:45:26 · 6 answers · asked by austin 2 in Programming & Design

by what i can see from nvidia's website, the 8m series notebook video cards are supposed to have 512 of memory and 128 bit processing power.

the apple store only has 128 and 256 megabytes of memory.

is apple trying to cheat us out again? or did they have some deal with nvidia to sell cheaper cards on the mobos.

can anyone explain why they aren't the upgraded cards? it would be a lot better since it is supposed to be a macbook PRO. i rally want to get one but i dont understand why they dont have the real cards to let it do what it is supposed to do. Nvidia makes great cards and the 8600 itself is amazing but apple is going cheap or something.

maybe its an old version and they havent caught up, but they really need to wuit thinking about the money and give the users what they pay for in a high end laptop!

What do you guys think?

2007-09-20 10:40:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I just replaced my 450w PSU with a 600w. Everything is installed right to my knowledge, I have put a few in before. When I go to turn the PC on for 1 sec the LED lights up the Fans spin then it all stops and it seems it doesnt work. The green light on the motherboard is on. If i unplug the back of the PSU and plug it back in it will do the same. but if i dont and try to turn it on again nothing will happen. Any help??

2007-09-20 10:32:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I have an Athlon K7T266 Pro-RU motherboard. It can take 4 DDR memory cards with total capacity of 2GB of RAM. I already have two DDR 256MB cards in it. Some people say if I add another card with different memory size, i.e. 512MB or 1GB it could slow my computer. Is this a hard fact or an urban legend that cards with different RAM size don't work well together?

2007-09-20 10:26:53 · 5 answers · asked by oyster_ s 2 in Add-ons

How does recovery disks work and how many times do i make them?

2007-09-20 10:26:31 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

Every time I run a virus scan this shows up as a threat but says it has been healed. Does anyone know what it is?

2007-09-20 10:16:11 · 2 answers · asked by Mrs. Fuzzy Bottoms 7 in Security

What do you think would be better? the amd fx-62 or the amd athlon 64 x2 5600+? They seemed very close in benchmarks and are now close to the same price.

2007-09-20 10:15:10 · 3 answers · asked by Ian 3 in Desktops

i have an Intel Pentium 4 processor 2.8c GHz with Hyper-Threading Techonology.
for some reason, my computer can't boot up past the welcome screen so i reformatted. my computer is dramatically slower. it takes like 10 minutes to turn on the computer and opening up folders/files takes forever also. i checked task manager and my CPU usage is 70-90 all the time and i have no programs or whatsoever running. i have 1gig of ram and a 7600GS Nvidia video card. i have no idea what is wrong. i am thinking something is wrong with my harddrive or my motherboard. can anyone help?

2007-09-20 10:14:45 · 2 answers · asked by Johnathan N 2 in Desktops