Posts by oalee

I worked with Microsoft Windows Technical Support for a little over 4 yrs. I was also part of the launch of Windows 8, 8.1 and 10. What Reverend Jim mentioned is correct, Windows 10, especially those who upgraded from a lower version of windows, are automatically registered using a Hash of your hardware IDs (don't ask how it is computed, I don't know too). When you reinstall using a downloaded ISO burned on a DVD or from a bootable USB, it should automatically register it as a genuine copy.

So the short answer to your question is YES.

Well first off, it wasn't even mentioned which fixit was used which is why I provided a specific one. What it does actually is delete a couple of folders that holds Windows Update info and when run will show as if it was never updated. This then will prompt Windows Update to cancel any pending updates and redownload any other updates not yet installed on windows.

If the thread starter is capable of doing it manually, I suggest he does it that way. The specific folder that needs to be deleted/renamed is the SoftwareDistribution folder usually inside C:\Windows

Try running this fixit, might help.

As for the Windows Update problem, try resetting it with this fixit.

Have you tried deleting the Software Distribution folder or at least rename it while on safe mode?

If you can't delete the Software Distribution Folder after stopping the services you can try and delete them on Safe Mode where all of these services are stopped by default. Just restart back to normal mode afterwards.

Try re-downloading the Security Update. Sometimes the updates downloaded are corrupt and does not install properly. Try following the steps below and then try to check for updates afterwards. This should prompt Windows Update to redownload whatever update is available that is not already installed on your computer.

1. Stop the Automatic Updates service.
2. Delete the Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder.
3. Restart the Automatic Updates service.

It's also best to restart your computer first after following these steps. Let us know if it works.

Seems like people choosing one over the other is more divided between reliability (making sure it will work) and flexibility (being able to customize it based on personal wants/needs). Now this observation is only on people that have logical reasons for choosing one and not including the teens that wants an iPhone simply because it's the "IN" thing at the moment.

I think the availability of Android on different brands make it more appealing to me. iOS is only available on Apple products giving them the monopoly on it as opposed to Android OS that you can actually find on hundreds of brands out there.

Doesn't really regret a lot of choices I made. I always make it a point that I do not and if I find out I made the right choice, I consider it as a failed calculated risk.

When do you get the error? is it right on Start up or when you launch an application? If it shows up after an app is launched, what application was it?

looking up the file it seems like it's part of the SQLite Database Library from sqlite.org.

As experience has taught me, error 0x80070570 is usually caused by bad ISO's downloaded or bad burns to DVD's. If the DVD was just a burned copy, try burning it again using the slowest possible speed as this usually avoids errors during the process.

Isn't Donating an act of morality, rather then to gain privliges, it's not really donating at all if your getting something in return is it? It's more like buying something.

So it's like $4.50 Australian dollars?

Actually, it is an act of morality. But of course, DW would want to give back something in return to those people that shells out their hard earned cash to help keep this site up and running. Area 51 is just one of the priveleges that they are given. Access to it is not for sale but rather it's the least thing that DW can give back to the financially helping members.

What about all the free cocktail and roller coaster ride, I have heard about. ;)

The coasters are not true, but the cocktails are.. oh, and there are women skinny-dipping.. :P

hmmm, okay.. we definitely need to see what you see. if you can post a screenshot of it.

It's a really really fun place with flowers and balloons and lots of sunshine. I really suggest you donate to find out. :)

What oalee said is correct but that would be the last resort unless you want to solve it urgently. Nice thining oalee

I'm actually cheating, lol... I currently work as a technical support supervisor for MS.. LOL

One suggestion I have is to reset it to the default settings. You can find this under Tools>Internet Options>Advanced TAB>Reset Button. See attached jpeg file.

lesson learned:

"All storage medias are supposed to be formatted before it can be put into any use."
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

does it show up in the device manager?

I agree! you might've accidentally touched something inside your PC. most of the time it's the video card but just to be sure reseat other cables as well, and all those other stuff you have inside too.. oh! and don't forget the Memory modules too...

does the computer perform it's POST and stops at bootup? or is the monitor just simply dead when you turn it on? I agree with alex, it'd be the video card. unplug all of your USB devices and start it up again so you'll know if it's the USB.

LOL@ catweazl

KT is correct, the quicklaunch toolbar is no different from your icons on the desktop. It's more like a smaller version of the start menu.

VGA card drivers...

It could be the monitor itself, or as DaveSW said, try checking the cable that connects your monitor to the VGA card, maybe one of the pins are mis-aligned. try DaveSW's solution and put on a different working monitor. Give us a feedback on what happens to your problem...

If you're installing XP, might as well boot from the CD and format the whole thing... there's an option that asks you to format the HDD giving you less work to be done...

I still do it sometimes... when i have to format computers that using a bootdisk and installing from a cdrom. tedious job though... oh! btw, before you can use devicehigh in the config.sys or loadhigh in the autoexec.bat file you should have himem.sys loaded.

you dont need to download anything... windows comes with it...
for windows 9x... look for mscdex.exe if you are using nt or 2k-xp, look for mscdexnt.exe. should be in the windows system folder.

all you have to do is add the following line to autoexec.bat

LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001

and your all set... easy as cake... :-p

you still need the CD driver, it should be included in the config.sys file. I forgot how to do this, I used to do this all the time... but if you boot using a win98 bootdisk, there is an option to boot with CDrom support.

Fdisk is a good way to wipe the hard drive. Remove the existing partition, create a new one in its place, and then format. That's the procedure I personally always adopted when using Win 9x versions.

But whether its Fdisk or Format that is to be used to clean the system drive, either tool must be run either from a Windows boot diskette or from the Windows CD itself. Neither method will work if you try to run them from within Windows, or even from the 'Reboot into DOS mode' function of Windows 95 or 98

True to every word... but remember, he's using WinME, and winME doesn't have the option to boot into MS-DOS. well, not unless you do some tweaking... but I don't think that would be necessary... a win98 bootdisk should do the trick...

if you want to erase your hard drive its format C: fdisk is for management of partitions i believe.

True, fdisk is for managing your HDDs partitions. A quick format should wipe out your HDD, but then again, I don't think you can do it from within windows if the drive you're formatting is the drive where windows is installed.
What you can do is this:

1. Get a win98 bootdisk. (I always have one on the ready.)
2. Boot from the diskette then run fdisk or format from there.

and btw, on a personal note, trash winME and get a real OS... :mrgreen: winME gives you nothing but headaches...

nice, that issue never came up to me. It's really nice to know something new... :)

either way, it captures the screen... so, A Monkeys Uncle's question is answered making this thread solved... or is it??

A Monkeys Uncle, probably the one time you did it with MS Paint was with the printscreen key...

In Windows, simply push the "Print Screen" key, then open a program such as Paintbrush, and paste it in. For a single window, you can use Alt+Print Screen. This is really simple and doesn't support any fancy options like a timer or anything like that, but it "should" work across all (AFAIK) windows desktops.

yup yup! it's as simple as that... I've been using the "Print Screen" key since time imemorial... after pressing on the prtscrn key, you can paste it on any program you want it on... Paintbrush, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Photoshop, so on and so forth... but if you want it to be saved as jpeg, paste it in a program that saves files in .jpg format such as Photoshop. You can then attach the jpg file on your posts... and voila! it should be done...

I'm having that sort of problem in my home network too, maybe somebody here can help...

Specs:
P4 1.7G
SMC ADSL Barricade Router - SMC7401BRA
Win2k SP4

The problem:
I have the computer connected to DSL Router via USB, then I have Internet Connection Sharing enabled. All 4 PCs in the network are connected via a switch. The computer that's connected to the Router has no problems, but the computers in the network that are sharing the internet connection are unable to open sites such as yahoo mail, friendster, and some other sites. I was wondering if it was the ICS, I have no idea on what to do. Any help would be very much appreciated...

Try and get the most updated modem driver from Compaq. I think they have it in their site somewhere.

was there any error while you were installing the modem drivers?

No you didn't you only think you did. Dude don't do an upgrade just put in the CD and boot from it. Don't reinstall the Operating System reformat it then install the Operating System man lol call me and I will walk you through it oh man!

patience, patience... LOL

I live in Los Angeles born and raised in South Central.

Sorry, I was asking tryit. :cheesy:

where are you from anyway? MAD_DOG is right, if there's anybody who's near you might be able to walk you through using the phone. You did not wast money on the computer, you're just not doing it correctly.

If I was to purchase a pc and got the same problem, i'd probably just reformat the whole thing and start with a fresh install of my own choice of OS. that's only if it was me...

My friend has a camcorder with rca output jacks including s-video, I was wondering if there is some software that allows you to plug the camera into the computer and record on the computer what comes out of the camera.

I do realize that computers don't have rca inputs which is why my second question is: What piece of hardware at radioshack or somewhere would I have to get to convert the rca's to say a usb plug?

Or if someone could just educate me on if this is even possible that would be nice. :)

Yes this is possible, Im sure of that. I used to have a camcorder as a webcam. But that was way back in 1997. I had a pixelview video card with a tv tuner and an s-video connector. I just cant remember the software that i used. maybe i'll try and get back to you on this, i'll try and look it up. but you can try Camtasia. It's a software that i use with my yahoo messenger.

ok now i need to know what kind to get

i have a dell dimension 4600what other information do i need to know in order to buy?

Of what I know about the Dell Dimension 4600, it supports PC2700 (333-MHz) or PC3200 (400-MHz) DDR SDRAM (non-ECC). Just get either of the two types and it should work.

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