Computers & Internet - 19 November 2007

Hi, i have a problem. Today i started up my computer and the color is wrong, I opened display properties and under setting/color quality, the color gradient is missing red (only blue and yellow), i tried everything but still doesn't work. can anyone help?

2007-11-19 07:44:09 · 1 answers · asked by Bon T 1 in Other - Computers

I'm writing a program that needs to read, then delete a file that is currently in use by another process.
How can I get my program to have priority?
Note: shuting down the process that is using the file is an option.

Using Visual Basic.Net for Windows XP.

Thanks in advance for any answers!!!!!!

2007-11-19 07:43:24 · 2 answers · asked by Mackenzie 3 in Programming & Design

My desktop will only get around 30 kbps, and my laptop which is almost new will only get like 40 kpbs. Anyone have any suggestions about that? Both computers have really good modems. Also, will adding more RAM to my older computer speed up the Internet connection?

2007-11-19 07:40:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computer Networking

Is it possible for people on my website to be able to upload videos? Like in youtube you can upload videos...

2007-11-19 07:30:58 · 1 answers · asked by cocobeans 2 in Other - Computers

the battery life for my old laptop is really bad, now its almost just 5 minutes, so i cant just work without direct charging. so please help, i got a new laptop and dont want to do the same mistake and i want to save its battery life at least, so please give me some tips as to what charging timings are best for maximum battery life. please ........thanx............

2007-11-19 07:30:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-11-19 07:30:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have had my Dell Inspiron E1705 laptop for a little under a year. recently every time I turn on the computer a message pops up saying that the wmi provider host has stopped working. does anyone know what that means and how to fix it? Secondly, the same laptop came with a battery charger, but lately when I plug it in a popup says The AC power adapter type cannot be determined. Your system will operate slower and theh battery will not charge. Please connect a Dell 90W AC adapter or higher for best system operation. and then the battery icon in the start up menu says plugged in, not charging. I dont understand why its happening since it is the same charger i have always used. Is it possible that maybe my dog chewed it. Is it possible that could be the reason or is there something wrong with the computer rather than the charger?

2007-11-19 07:28:23 · 2 answers · asked by oranges311 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

ok i have forgoten my internet content password, but i dont no how to change it or even recover it is there a way?

2007-11-19 07:23:03 · 4 answers · asked by Mrs T. 2009 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have an Acer Aspire 5570Z laptop. It runs Vista. I want to upgrade to Linux but my understanding is that I'll have to find all the drivers firsthand. Not quite sure where to look for that. Also, when installing Ubuntu 7.10 over Vista do I have o uninstall Vista beforehand? What kind of things do I have to worry about while doing this?

2007-11-19 07:18:30 · 4 answers · asked by Marissa1982 3 in Software

so i connected my headphones to my laptop, and the end of the thing you put in the hole broke off and it's stuck inside :(
any suggestions on getting it out?

& my headphones still work in my iPod even though part of the end is broken off, but only the left ear piece works...it's weirddd

2007-11-19 07:12:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i can get a:
Intel pro/wireless a/g mini-card (+$29)
Dell wireless G wifi mini card (+$0)
Dell wireless A/G wifi mini card (+$10)
Intel pro/wireless n mini card (+$79)
Dell wireless n mini card (+49)

right now I have a wireless-G plus MIMO router, so would that be good enough for newer 3D games, or would I need to switch to wireless-N or a wired connection?

Also, would the Dell a/g get worse reception or better or the same as the intel pro/wireless a/g?

Would the Intel g/a get better than the dell G?

2007-11-19 07:06:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

i just bought a compaq presario v3000 series notebook pc..(the model is V3614AU)..my question is..

1.) where i can find a driver for the device in this notebook (give me a link please...)..it's better if it's a set of driver in single file..

2. i've spend 5 hours looking for driver at the internet..now i only got few things to install..
coprocessor
ethernet controller
sm bus controller
video controller(vga compatible)

3) since i don't know these hardware manufacturer..it's hard for me to find the needed drivers

4) err..that's all..i think

2007-11-19 07:05:31 · 2 answers · asked by SeNnDoh 2 in Other - Hardware

Can someone please give in me easy to follow instructions on setting up a website and get a domain name from scratch. Thankyou.

2007-11-19 07:03:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Programming & Design

I bought a gateway desktop a year and half ago and right now its crappy and i want to upgrade the graphic card and RAM but i dont know what type should i buy.i cant recognize their types by going to device manager from my computer>properties.Also tell me if i need new power for the system.

2007-11-19 07:00:01 · 7 answers · asked by DB 1 in Other - Hardware

Ok, so a couple days ago I went to to turn on my laptop. It's a dell inspiron 1505 I think. I got a blue screen after the Windows logo, saying something like "unmountable boot volume." I googled it so I could try fixing. I ended up making it worse and then mycomputer started saying the hal.dll file wasmissing or corrupt. So I googled again and I couldn't fix it. So I figured if I just reinstall XP with a clean slate everything would be fine. However, once I deletd the partitions and Windows had to format it, it would not go beyond 0%. So I tried a quick format to see if that would work and it went through 100% but it said that something was corrupt. Now, my computer wont go beyond the splash screen and I can't install Windows XP or Vista because it won'tformat. I tried using the XP recovery console to format and it still won't. When I turn on my computer it says something with "BOOTMGR" or "BOOTMSG" I can't remember exactly.

Is it fixable? I am still under warranty which is good.

2007-11-19 06:52:17 · 3 answers · asked by john s 1 in Other - Computers

Hi, i have a Ei System Intel Celeron 3.32ghz, 448mb ram and a VIA/S3G UniChrome Pro IGP graphics card, can someone help please?

2007-11-19 06:42:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I have created a document in Word 2003. I am trying to share with someone who only has the 2000 version of Word. How can I convert so she can open the document?

2007-11-19 06:42:33 · 4 answers · asked by piffken 2 in Software

ive tried everything ive even gone to the microsoft web pageit wont play any media at all and it wont download the drivers i need can somebody please help

2007-11-19 06:31:49 · 3 answers · asked by teresa j 1 in Software

2007-11-19 06:30:36 · 5 answers · asked by Noah 1 in Computer Networking

does anyone know how to delete it? My OS is windows Vista home premium. Also how big a risk is it? Im using Norton anti-virus. I have AVG antispy 7.5

2007-11-19 06:29:43 · 5 answers · asked by Nemo the geek 7 in Security

there are some threatens that the credit card number will be trapped by some body and our credit will be misutilised by some other unknowns. is it correct?

2007-11-19 06:29:11 · 5 answers · asked by ksk 2 in Security

When i turn my computer on its goes straight to the desk top, I have turned it on tonight and it asked for password, which I know is blank and it then let me into desktop.

I wondered why it did this, so I went into user accounts on my control panal and A new account has appeared.

It is called ASP.NET MACHINES A'....s Account

Its says it is a limited account and password protected.

What is it???? Does anyone know please and do I need to get rid of it, I have scanned for spyware / Virus's etc and detected nothing wrong

2007-11-19 06:28:01 · 6 answers · asked by Paul C 6 in Security

It seems a trap for dust, and the letters wear off, so how do we clean it, and how do we replace worn letters?

2007-11-19 06:15:15 · 18 answers · asked by DoctressWho 4 in Other - Hardware

2007-11-19 06:11:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Internet

a guy on im jus said that i was to young to talk to is that right or wrong. i mean its not like hes trying to seduce me or nething. But he said i was to young to talk to cause im 13 and hes 22. dude u could at least say hi not your too young bye. Neone have comments on this?

2007-11-19 06:05:33 · 6 answers · asked by Traci 2 in MSN

CAN YOUR INTERNTET SERVER VIEW EVERTHING YOU DO N THE INTERNET

2007-11-19 06:03:23 · 2 answers · asked by Struh-ain-juh 3 in Computer Networking

what it is that they are and what they do. I have a web site, a good one, a diploma in HTML, with a good grade, and a good understanding of CSS. I'm learning PHP but I still don't know what server and client sided whatevers are. Please explain somebody. A TU to all genuine helpers. Thanks.

2007-11-19 06:02:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

The computer that I'm working on won't boot past BIOS. The screen goes blank after BIOS. I can get into BIOS where it appears to be reading everything. I'm leaning towards the hard disk drive but wanted some feedback before really getting into it.

2007-11-19 05:53:12 · 9 answers · asked by shane l 1 in Desktops

Hi, I have a Dell Pentium 4 XP. It is almost 4 years old. Recently, the fan has been running at full blast whenever I have the computer on (it literally sounds like a vacuum). I've learned to deal with that, though. Just saying it might be a part of the problem.

The real problem occurs when I start the computer up. A couple of days ago, I thought the computer was shot. I pressed the power button and the monitor started displaying lots of colors, stripes, colors changing, flashing, etc. Finally after turning it on and off several times, I actually get the computer start up, and I am using it right now to type this.

I figure the fan is working fine, it's like overworking to keep the CPU from overheating. Am I frying my CPU alive? What's wrong? It's so loud I can barely hear myself talk. I use my computer for email, youtube, forums, dvd's, pictures, and music syncing. No gaming. Help please. =(

2007-11-19 05:51:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I recently worked on my neighbors old computer and noticed that he had two sticks of 32 mb ram and two 128 sticks of ram
I pulled out the two 32's and replaced them with two 256's so I should have like 750 mb of ram now but I only have like 350 or so. Any thoughts on how to get the computer to fully reconize all the ram?

2007-11-19 05:48:11 · 7 answers · asked by camkuegel 1 in Add-ons