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- driver installation problem
- I downloaded a zip driver file into a folder on my hdd. When I open the zip file the next folder says winxp. I open this one and the new folder says drv. When I open this folder there are files, dll etc, but nothing for me to open to...
- Tags: gbrownlee, problem device
- Q&A 2006-06-26
- Bizarre dial-up problem
- Greetings:The system in question is Win. XP. The user has stated that starting 2 months ago, she could no longer access the internet properly. She now has to telephone her ISP internet access number on a telephone, which is connected to the pc modem and wait for the handshaking to...
- Tags: modem, gbrownlee, TCP/IP
- Q&A 2005-10-08
- Network setup
- Whilst this is probably not the right area, I think you trouble shooting types would be best suited to help.I have 2 Dell laptops with XP on both. I want to use cables to connect both pc's INDEPENDENTLY to one DSL connection. Do I connect both to a router and...
- Tags: cable, DSL, DSL modem, gbrownlee, LAN, modem, network, router
- Q&A 2005-05-11
- Printing problem with 1 document only
- A client has a document created with microsoft works spreadsheet. Until recently, this document printed correctly. The user tinkered with the spread sheet settings and cannot remember what he did.The problem is, now when you try to print this document, only 1 box prints instead of the entire spreadsheet. The...
- Tags: cell, gbrownlee, printing, Regards Greg, Set Print Area, spreadsheet
- Q&A 2005-03-05
- Can you name that virus?
- Hello: A while back, maybe 6 months or so, I read about a virus[?] that prevented the installation of virus checkers. If you can come up with the name for this particular piece of malware, I shall be so grateful as to post 500 points for you in Support Republic-Other...
- Tags: antivirus, gbrownlee, security, virus, Windows Installer
- Discussion threads 2005-03-02
- Points for Oz_Media
- Hi OM; For the life of me, I couldn't remember the virii that caused this problem. But then again, I don't remember how I got here either :}Cheers mate.Actually now that I think about it, I'll have to start doing this too.You'll get 3000 points for dishing out 1500! :D...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Cheers
- Q&A 2005-03-02
- Points for willcomp
- Hello: Thanks for the help during my middle aged moment.Thanks. Wasn't worried about the points. Like most of us who regularly answer questions, always interested in what solution was and whether we helped.DaltonWent back and looked at your questions. Couldn't figure out ehat this was for. ...
- Tags: Discussion
- Q&A 2005-03-02
- The Friday Yuk Christmas Edition
- The Friday Yuk Christmas EditionTis the night before Christmas," I thought with a frown,I was stuck at the office - the network was down. The routers were hung in the closet - all crashed,Their tables had holes in their data - all trashed. Remote distribution, it seems, just...
- Tags: gbrownlee, Merry Christmas, network, off-topic
- Discussion threads 2004-12-24
- 98 PLUS
- Hello:I worked on a system that had Windows 98 Plus installed. The only difference I saw between it and 98SE was the splash screen.[very pretty] I didn't want to start pokin' around to satisfy my curiosity because I was in the users home. So, what are the differences between 98...
- Tags: gbrownlee, Win, Microsoft Windows 98
- Q&A 2004-12-18
- A new record !
- A new record !I worked on the most infected system I have ever seen yesterday. The user called and stated that the pc had the following problem: Only while connected to the internet, between 5 and 15 minutes later, a window would pop up similar to sasser, but not quite...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, gbrownlee, virus, spyware
- Discussion threads 2004-12-11
- A question about memory
- I am replacing the motherboard in a 4 year old system. The old mobo is an intel D845HV and has 1 256mb PC133 SDRAM module. Can I use this ram in the new mobo? Its an Intel D865PERL that uses PC 2100 DDR SDRAM.It doesn't matter if the memory runs...
- Tags: CPU, gbrownlee, hardware, motherboard, RAM, Regards Greg
- Q&A 2004-11-29
- An obscure problem
- It started out with the pc rebooting at random. I replaced the power supply and that solved that. But now, it sometimes boots up normally, sometimes when it starts up you get an error stating windows cannot load and pick reboot method..safe mode etc. Tried rebooting in safe mode, it...
- Tags: gbrownlee, hard drive, power supply, RAM
- Q&A 2004-11-27
- While we're waiting for OZ to get out of bed...
- While we're waiting for OZ to get out of bed...And start the Friday Yuk:President George Bush visits a primary school. They are in the middle of a discussion on words and their meanings. The teacher asks the president if he would like to take over leading the discussion, on the...
- Tags: gbrownlee, George W. Bush, off-topic, priest, tragedy
- Discussion threads 2004-11-19
- Microsoft Canada..now thats GOOD SERVICE
- Late in the afternoon of Nov. 4, I called Microsoft Canada and ordered the SP3 disc for Office XP.Four business days later it was in my rural PO Box. The charge, absoluely nothing, not even shipping.I thought I would let the peers know about this to try and even the...
- Tags: gbrownlee, help desk, Microsoft Canada, Microsoft Corp., off-topic
- Discussion threads 2004-11-11
- A question for the AU peers
- A question for the AU peersThere is a story/rumour circulating here in the heartland of resistance to Canada's gun registration. So I am asking if the following is true.a. The AU government forced gun owners to register their guns.b. They then confiscated these guns.c. The AU government is searching for...
- Tags: Knowledge management, GOVERNMENT, gun, meat
- Discussion threads 2004-11-04
- Buying update disks from MS
- Hello:I'm looking for the url so that I may order office xp sp3. I tried google and MS and for the life of me, I can't find the appropriate page and the going is really sloooow on my dial-up connection today. Thanks!RegardsGregI'm having a blond moment all day so far....
- Tags: CD, disk, gbrownlee, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Regards Greg, Sarge
- Q&A 2004-11-02
- Netscape 7.2
- Hello:The neighbour lady has a problem with her browser again. When she tries to access the web, an error message states that she can't access the web because the proxy server settings are incorrect. She doesn't use a proxy server and is unable to find the path to these settings...
- Tags: Click, gbrownlee, Go-to Edit, Manual, Netscape 7.2, Netscape Communications Corp., Regards Greg
- Q&A 2004-11-02
- Netscape 7.1
- Hello:A neighbor has called with a mail access problem.The OS is Win 98 and she uses netscape 7.1 to browse the web and to access email. When she tries to access her mail that is downloaded to her pc she gets an error message saying: repair configuration file inside netscape.She...
- Tags: Desktops, Netscape Communications Corp.
- Q&A 2004-10-18
- Fuzzy
- Hello:The system is a Dell Inspiron 5150 laptop. Yesterday morning it was working fine. The user went to lunch and when he returned, the following symptoms were present.All previously white areas of the screen are now a fuzzy aqua color and there are also lines crossing the screen.I'm not all...
- Tags: gbrownlee, laptop computer, LCD, monitor
- Q&A 2004-10-14
- One liners
- Atheism is a nonprophet organization.Backup my hard drive? How do I get it in reverse?Barium: what you do with dead chemists.Be careful about reading health books - you may die of a misprint.Beer - helping white people dance since 1837.Beware of geeks bearing gifs.Black Holes are where God divided by...
- Tags: Atheism, C, gbrownlee, off-topic, One-Liners
- Discussion threads 2004-10-08
