Computers & Internet - 4 October 2007

This is my third (and now last) VAIO I will ever own! The first two were AMAZING machines. This VAIO SZ Series is less than 1 year old! Traveled the least. Minor plastic crack on the side (was told by Sony they wouldn't fix that, they called it "normal wear and tear") now when I send it in to have the DEAD battery repaired and the DEAD cooling fan replaced, I am told they will not fix it, that it is OUT OF WARRANTY because of the cracked plastic! They kept the machine for three weeks and finally returned it to me UNREPAIRD!

Any help would be greatly appreciated! I seem to be at a dead end. They will not fix this machine, and it new cost me 2200$. I can buy another laptop, but that lets them not stand behind their warranty. I understand this is a "breach of warranty" and would like to know what I can do.

2007-10-04 12:18:55 · 3 answers · asked by nolapoboy 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I would like to network 6 computers so that they can all share a medical billing software program. I've looked at the answers here and it looks like the cost should be at the most a couple hundred dollars, why am I being quoted thousands of dollars? Is there something I am missing?

2007-10-04 12:18:16 · 15 answers · asked by cl b 2 in Computer Networking

2007-10-04 12:16:44 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Programming & Design

I am running XP Pro, the latest IE explorer on a PC that has heaps of resources. I have downloaded the java from sun java and when I double click to install I get a box saying that it will not install

2007-10-04 12:14:52 · 1 answers · asked by energybuild 3 in Software

i've sold a laptop on ebay. the buyer claims that the cd drive doesn't work when he tries to install an operating system. i didn't mention anything about the cd drive on the auction page. when i checked the cd drivebefore the shipping it worked. the buyer just says he is unhappy. what should i do? i don't wanna take a return, it's a bit of hassle... please help

2007-10-04 12:10:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Computers

Suddenly all the thumbnail stills on My Videos list have vanished into empty boxes! I can view them on My Channel page but nowhere else! Contacted You Tube but no explanation as yet. Anyone else having this problem?

2007-10-04 12:06:59 · 2 answers · asked by Mozey 3 in YouTube

would this computer be good for new games like FSX on high graphics with good frame rates. Here are the specs

AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 4200+ Core Speed (Mhz) 2200
Motherboard

ASUS M2N-X
Memory

1GB DDR II 667MHz/PC2-5300
Hard Drive

WD Caviar SE 160 GB SATAII Hard Drives
DVD/CD Drive

LG 18X GSA-H50N DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Rewriter
Sapphire ATI RADEON™ X1650 PRO 512MB (Click for detail)


RADEON™ X1650 PRO core (600MHz)
CrossFire™ Support
512MB DDR2/GDDR3 Memory (1400MHz)
Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0
Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ready

PCI Express x16
CrossFire™ Support
Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c / OpenGL 2.0 acceleration
Avivo™ Technology
3D Graphics Resolution of 2560x1600 Max
TV-Out
Audio
Realtek ALC883-GR 6-channel CODEC
ower Supply
Pro-Power 500W ATX Power Supply

2007-10-04 12:05:41 · 7 answers · asked by camaross427 2 in Desktops

okay. so i have been trying to log into my account on myspace. and at first i said unexpected error has occured. and then i tried it again. and it said too many log in's failed type in verification code. but whn i do it it still doesnt work. it takes me to the myspace home page again. but i looked on my friends comments and their top friends. and my myspace is still there. so its not deleted or anything. please help meeeeeeeeeee.

2007-10-04 12:05:07 · 5 answers · asked by brittany.paul 1 in MySpace

I mean programming(Java and c++), web designing, surfing and other normal stuff.

I know Linux is not good for games, but it's Ok.

2007-10-04 11:56:30 · 5 answers · asked by ... 2 in Programming & Design

Is there any camera at all in the world that doesn't need a laptop to record to the internet, just a wi-fi connection? Could it be battery-powered? Thanks in advance.

2007-10-04 11:56:15 · 2 answers · asked by Bobby S 3 in Add-ons

I'm looking for a website that sells herb dips and things of the same type. It has a pink layout. The url starts with www.herb and it is a .net. Please help, I'm no good at googling! =P

2007-10-04 11:54:01 · 2 answers · asked by caseyagain 2 in Other - Internet

i have a dell 256 mb thumb drive and when i plug it in to my computor it says that the drive is full but there is nothing on it? help ?!

2007-10-04 11:51:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I am going to college in a little while i was wondering weather the macbook would be good for a design fashion program, is it the best computer for me and what model would be the best?

2007-10-04 11:51:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-10-04 11:41:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

2007-10-04 11:33:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-10-04 11:19:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

last Christmas was the best day of my life. my parents purchased me a new macbook. I yelled and jumped up and down with excitement. and right away fell in love. i took many great pictures and videos on it. i did all my summer homework and saved it all on my laptop, nothing else. basically my whole life was that laptop. Then my family took a trip to Sicily, Itally. i took my many pictures with my amazing camera and saved them on my macbook. the plane ride was ong so i packed a carry on bag including: 2 nintendo ds', my beloved macbook, and a book. i left my bag in the lobby of the hotel (club med). and went to the bathroom. my family was rushing me into the car, because we might be late for our flight. I left my bag in the lobby, and didnt realize until we were in the airport. we called the hotel to ship it to me, but they couldnt find it. they searched for hours. I will do anything for my macbook and pay and price up to 1 mil.
thanks, steph age 15

2007-10-04 11:13:16 · 6 answers · asked by Steph D 2 in Other - Computers

Dance ejay is main one, but are there competitors or better packages out there??

2007-10-04 11:11:17 · 1 answers · asked by Stevie D 1 in Other - Computers

i cant use my restore disk because when i put it in (with computer off) it boots to a certain point and then the screen says in the top left corner "1782 disk controller failure". At the bottom of the screen on the left and right side, it says F1 Boot, F10 Computer Setup. Even when i go into computer set up and choose the option to boot from cd (or disk, whichever it was), it still wont boot from the restore disk. I have this problem even if im just turning on my computer to use without wanting to use the restore disk. Is there another way to boot up the CD and return to factory settings?

2007-10-04 11:10:21 · 5 answers · asked by Trainerchick 1 in Desktops

have a 1.8 Ghz Anthlon Processor.... 512mb ram.. I told someone i was going to get 1GB of ram and there like that wouldnt do any good sense your processor is weak and wouldnt make a big affect in the 1GB . My Question is.. Is that true? Because my fps is 70 and i really dont know what to do anymore in Americas army Game

2007-10-04 11:02:43 · 3 answers · asked by Gondo 1 in Other - Hardware

I connected a flat screen, an MPC monitor, to my laptop and the problem is that flat screen shows a greenish color and does not show my laptop desktop items but only the background picture. I would like to make the MPC flat monitor look the same as the screen on my laptop with all the desktop itmes. What is the problem? Could somebody help, please?

2007-10-04 10:56:44 · 1 answers · asked by Jay 1 in Monitors

I checked to see what other processes are running at the same time and have cut them to the minimum. I've also disabled many start up items, and most background services. I have defragmented my system and physically cleaned the inside of my computer.
I have run some diagnostics using isSoftware Sandra Lite and think there might be a problem with power management, but I still can't figure out why my cpu usage stays at a constant 100% during gameplay.

HP pavilion a1220n
Windows XP SP2
Pentium 4, 2.93GHz
1.2 GB RAM

I think i might just drop kick this thing out the window.....

2007-10-04 10:54:36 · 4 answers · asked by lt_acosta2003 1 in Desktops

My computer is infected with trojans and pop-ups like crazy! i have ran norton av, avg, a-squared, spybot, microsoft defender, etc. I'm REALLY trying to avoid formatting my hard drive. What can I do to solve this problem because all the scans I have done are not working! Thanks!

2007-10-04 10:53:42 · 12 answers · asked by autowerx 1 in Security

I recently updated my internet explorer to Internet Explorer 7 and all my bookmarks from before are gone!! How do I get them back? Please help!

2007-10-04 10:46:21 · 2 answers · asked by M 4 in Other - Computers

I think i have everything installed correctly. There is a led on the Motherboard that shows if there is power flowing, and it is lit up when i flip the switch on on the back of the power supply. So I know for a fact that the power supply works. When I hit the on button on front of the computer the fans inside spin for about 2 seconds and then stop, there is no beeps or other sounds like it is trying to start up just nothing.

Could the CPU not allow the computer to turn on?

2007-10-04 10:43:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

Why's that?? a white paper comes out though ink tank is full!
it's canon pixma

2007-10-04 10:32:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

Hi

I am trying to download three to four films that are around 300/600 MB, on a 4.7GB CD.

I was able to do this before, but now my computer wont allow me to do this, can someone tell me why this is not working anymore.

I have done this before and now i cant even download three, even though there is 4.7 GB

can someone please help me

thanks

2007-10-04 10:28:16 · 1 answers · asked by zara z 2 in Software

2007-10-04 10:26:01 · 2 answers · asked by sameerferrari 3 in Other - Computers

I have DSL with the phone company on my old Dell (Windows ME) and it has a Westec modem. My new E521 Dell probably has a modem built in, but I can't find (Windows Vista - new to me) Device Manager to check (lol). Is this new Dell able to plug right into the phone jack without a Westec modem for the internet connection?

2007-10-04 10:10:06 · 4 answers · asked by ? 6 in Desktops

I am making a new question b/c i didnt specify that i was using java. ur supposed to take the inetger that the user inputs and use a for loop so it starts from 2 keeps adding until it get to the intege rinputed. for example if the user inputs 5, the program should print out 14. (2+3+4+5) how would u write that using for loop? thanks in advance.

here is what i have so far

import java.util.Scanner;
public class Basic {

public static void main(String[] args) {
// Create application frame.
BasicFrame frame = new BasicFrame();
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
int x;


System.out.print("Enter a number: ");
x = input.nextInt();

for (int i = 2; i <= x; i++)
{
System.out.println(i);

}

2007-10-04 09:59:33 · 3 answers · asked by sniper88gt 1 in Programming & Design