Computers & Internet - 19 November 2007

2007-11-19 15:50:47 · 10 answers · asked by Illy 1 in Security

My school is having a party tomorrow and my teacher says that we're allowed to play any game we desire if we're able to install it. I'm wanting to play a game that requires directx 9c. The current versions on the computers at school are below 9c. I then thought I could simply install the new version, but the computers are setup so that the WINDOWS folder is completely unwritable to students. So I'm wondering if there's a way to install directx in a different folder that isn't int he windows folder. Or maybe a way to forward a folder containing the directx files to the actual directx folder inside windows. I'd be very greatly if I'd get a solution.

2007-11-19 15:50:46 · 3 answers · asked by Blake 1 in Other - Computers

I turn it one and it shows me screen for a second then goes black

2007-11-19 15:49:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

Just curious, as it would help with what I do.

2007-11-19 15:48:44 · 1 answers · asked by Simon 2 in Add-ons

Do Dvd-r's stored properly deteriorate ?
They are not very old but won't burn anymore.

2007-11-19 15:44:55 · 2 answers · asked by dogpye5 3 in Other - Computers

I have an Emachines computer I bought from Best Buy 3 - 4 years ago and it has run great but recently it has been giving me grie, it sounds like its failing and I have taken it in twice to Best Buy and their diagnosics say nothing is wrong with it. It has been repaired 3 times now and the fourth time its considered a lemon and they give you a replacement of equal or greater prie than what we paid for it. Anyways, has anyone ever gotten a replacement computer from Best Buy from their no lemon policy and is there anything I can do to wear out my hard drive so their diagnostics know its failing and they dont know I tampered with it? Thanks in advance!

2007-11-19 15:31:21 · 4 answers · asked by DJ C 4 in Desktops

2007-11-19 15:23:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

I had a laptop compac presario 2100 that i can open but i can't see the screen

2007-11-19 15:21:33 · 2 answers · asked by just ask only 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I can't think of a username for YouTube and I'm planning on being a movie reviewer on YouTube, What should it be?

HINT: It would be helpful if you listed usernames that are available

2007-11-19 15:20:36 · 5 answers · asked by tomsingsdumpweed 1 in YouTube

What are some good laptops, ive saved up about 8 k for a new laptops with the works, i want it to be the best laptop i can afford, anyone have any ideas.

2007-11-19 15:02:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an extra monitor, a printer and a set of speakers currently connected to the laptop, but it would be nice to streamline all this into a docking station so that I don't have to unplug it all when I take the laptop on the go.

2007-11-19 14:49:49 · 2 answers · asked by xphile200 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm a serious newbie with linux, and I have no idea how to install something that is .tar.gz .

thanks!

P.S I have no idea on what any of the terms mean!

2007-11-19 14:45:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

NO BIASED AWNSERS!!!

I know Vista cannot run a lot of the programs XP can, but if they are officialy discontinnuing XP, that means it will start to decline. Now I know that Vista can get over-complicated (or so says my dad) but NOBODY IS MAKING ANY GOOD PROGRAMS FOR IT! And most all of my current programs are XP only. I'm getting a new computer and I need to know,

XP or Vista?

2007-11-19 14:36:44 · 6 answers · asked by blackdragzzit 2 in Software

i have a ligh skin tone(im purto rican & black) (very light)

and i had an accident trying to refill my nieghbors iink cartrige(cheap) and the needle came off and now its on my hand and it look like a person who was black and got burned(3rd degree) bad and the pigment died and part looks white and part looks normal



any way can any one tell me how to get it offfffffff

hi rating for any answer and 10 pts 4 da first one that werks

2007-11-19 14:28:24 · 23 answers · asked by ~Bruce~_~Bruce~ 3 in Printers

Hey, no one get offended.
What is your computer of choice(your fav.)?
Ex.Mac, Linux, or UNIX, or microsoft(windows) or any other that I can not think of. thanks!

2007-11-19 14:24:34 · 2 answers · asked by cgirl294 2 in Other - Computers

I have 6.06 LTS and I want to use the text based installer but I don't know how to

2007-11-19 14:15:52 · 4 answers · asked by snakeonaplane0 1 in Software

My 250gb drive shows up as 232gb and my 320gb drive shows up as 298gb.

Is there a way to get them to display correctly?

2007-11-19 14:07:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2007-11-19 14:05:03 · 1 answers · asked by She Dances With Love 7 in Software

where I can find something like this? Perhaps a graphical representation of an analog clock that they can interact with using the mouse to select a specific time.

2007-11-19 14:02:25 · 1 answers · asked by theedge2343 2 in Programming & Design

My home stereo has the red and black connectors and my PC has the standard sound card audio ports. Maybe there is an adapter or something like that. Thanks

2007-11-19 14:01:09 · 1 answers · asked by Brockway 2 in Other - Computers

after 5 minutes. the desktop stays shut down. i have to open stuff from task manager. is there a web site that can scan or tell me what files i am missing? i think this virus has deleted some important stuff. i've ran like 3 diff virus programs. they didn't work. please help!!! this isn't my computer! lol

2007-11-19 13:54:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Security

I NEED HELP I HAVE NO IDEA!!!

2007-11-19 13:52:07 · 2 answers · asked by nicole 1 in Scanners

Please state specifically, also I'm going to vietnam for the summer. SO can I get internet there without local hookups.(there won't be any local hookups!) Please also tell the price and website, item, etc.

2007-11-19 13:47:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computer Networking

The one with the fake account and the depressed girl.

2007-11-19 13:43:42 · 7 answers · asked by Zzz 2 in MySpace

page on its own, or resubmit my site (or just the new page?) to Google to speed the process? Pro/cons of each approach? Thank you.

2007-11-19 13:27:03 · 1 answers · asked by heart_and_troll 5 in Google

I have a Toshiba Satellite M70 laptop. I found a virus in my system few days ago and i cant get rid of it... I cant use the internet (im writing this from my PC, not the laptop), lets say i pretty much cannot do anything. So, what i m planning to do is to restart my whole software, get it like it was the way it was the first time...
So, are there some procedures i need to follow,

OR HOW DO I RESTORE MY COMPUTER?
OS - Windows XP.

2007-11-19 13:25:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

how do i determine if my dial-up modem's connection speed is up to speed?... 56k that is.
It's a new unit I had put on my pc, it seems a bit slower than
the previous unit.

2007-11-19 13:25:10 · 2 answers · asked by remlap47 2 in Computer Networking

The computer guys removed the hard drive from an old system. I want to install it in my new computer. Is it as easy as just plugging it in...or should I have the nerds do it for me? The old drive used Windows XP but the new computer has Vista.

2007-11-19 13:12:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I need to email a large pdf file. I cannot use file sharing sites as it has some personal info.
I split a pdf file in 2 using acrobat 5.0. Both the resulting file has the same original size, not half of it? I tried compressing it but it doesnt help.

2007-11-19 13:12:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

Here is the deal. I am stationed on a military post for a couple mounths. There is a no wifi in the building I'm in but withing line of sight there is a building with wifi. We have permision to use the wifi. Can I hook up a tin can waveguide antenna, or Cantenna to my computer or a router in my building to get wifi in there? The building with the wifi has the antana built into the walls. Any suggestions would be great. One last thing will I have to set up any equipment at the building with the wifi?

2007-11-19 13:07:06 · 6 answers · asked by knight35966 4 in Computer Networking