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[quote="pault73"]Please help. I'm running win 98 on a 350mhz PC. I recently replaced my old internal CD-R with a new internal CD-RW (Philips CDRW 4800) - installation was a straight swap. The new drive reads and writes just fine, however I now have a problem each time I boot up …

[quote="jjthompson"]I'm having a problem with IE version 6.0 and my inability to open links on any website. When I click on a link, I get a new window that is blank. (solid white). [/quote] 1. What else is happening around the edges of the blank window? a. What text does …

[quote="hchackenbush"]In IE it takes an extremely long time to load. sometimes it times out.[/quote] How are you getting online? Dial-up, DSL, what? What is your hardware configuration? Did it work at one time, but stopped? More information, please.

[quote="beeman81"]Anyone know of a good place to buy computers?[/quote] One way to do useful research is to check into [b]computer trade shows[/b]. Most metropolitan areas have them, there's usually an entry fee, but it's a good way to become aware of -- and familiar with -- the local dealer pool. …

[quote="bassman11"]I have an old Compaq Armada laptop. The display is covered with white horizontal lines, and green red, and blu vertical lines. Kind of like a graph. Does anyone know how to clear this?[/quote] To me, monitor repairman that I am, it sounds like bad contacts between the driver electronics …

[quote="Mr Gates"]This just started after I got Cable Internet, and now whenever I download a file, I specify which directory I want it downloaded to, and it then (without me knowing until the end) downloads to the "Temporary internet files" directory, and THEN copies it to the directory I wanted …

At the risk of sounding a bit like a broken record, have you given [b]Knoppix[/b] a thought or try? Just as [b]Mandrake[/b] is basically [b]Red Hat[/b] with [b]KDE[/b] as the default environment, so Knoppix is [b]Debian[/b] with KDE, an easier install, and more leading-edge software (It's based on the [i]testing/unstable[/i] …

[quote="CyberJ"]This is just a quick question, is there any way to backing up linux a free and faster way?[/quote] The free [b]Knoppix[/b] CD-bootable Linux comes with two backup programs: [b]Partition Image[/b] and [b]MondoRescue[/b]. I have used the first one multiple times with good results; it was quick and worked well. …

[quote="dj data"]quick question...i have a vision of what i want to do and i was wondering if anybody knew if it were possible...i want to take the lcd screen off a laptop computer...sink it into the liner of the ceiling of my car and use clasps similar to teh ones …

[quote="blumeenie"]I have found that my 640x 480 screen resolution is all out of size . It does no longer occupy the whole screen ,it was a long skinny thing , but by manipulating the monitor controls to maximum size one way, i now have a viewable ,but less than half …

[quote="big_k105"]which partition program do you recommend and where could i get it, preferably free.[/quote] The [b]Knoppix[/b] CD has [b]QTParted[/b] to manipulate partitions and [b]Partition Image[/b] and [b]Mondo[/b] to back it up. I have used them to great effect -- QTParted seems to work as well as anything commercial. Knoppix is …

[quote="mister454"]Someone know how I can get my system regeistry back without losing any of my settings and programs loaded on my hard drive.[/quote] Which version of Windows are you running? [b]If[/b] you are running [b]Win9x[/b] (which seems likely, from the symptoms), you can invoke the boot menu and boot to …

[quote="big_k105"]Well i got it to dual boot just fine the only problem is that the sound card won't work.[/quote] I googled this for you, and I came up with the following information (the referenced laptop is a slightly earlier model): http://www.linuxlogin.com/laptop.php Relevant quote re sound: "Default - had to add …

[quote="Mazon"]I've installed the latest versions of JVM, and JVM works fine for Java applications off the internet...[/quote] WHICH JVM? From where? It may be looking for the [b]Sun[/b] one, not the [b]MS[/b] one. Are you installing from http://java.sun.com?

[quote="Tekmaven"]Well, I would like to announce to the world, [b]Dani's Strike Zone[/b]![/quote] Is this going to be like "Ed" -- a bowling alley up front & an internet cafe/training facility in the rear?;) Will [b]TTF[/b] members get a discount? Sounds cool...

[quote="Groucho Marx"]"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana."[/quote] This has been used to test natural-language parsing programs.

[quote="jabberwock486"]i want to download one of these distributions. suse, redhat or mandrake. and i want it to be an image that can be burned to a cd. sorry i dont want to complie anything. however all the sites i have tried have been horrible as far as downloads. using a …

[quote="jabberwock486"]In Windows2000pro what is the command to choose what programs I want to start a boot. It was msconfig and is msconfig in winXP, why was this command removed in 2000 anyway??[/quote] Try [b]JV16 Power Tools[/b] (it's free), available at [url]http://www.vtoy.fi/jv16/index.php[/url] -- it runs under all versions of Windows, does …

[quote="jabberwock486"]i am backing up some software. however some of it does not like being copied. what software will alow bit per bit copy of a cd. or software than will make a perfect image of software[/quote] I hate to sound like a broken record, but the [b]Knoppix[/b] live Linux-on-CD can …

[quote="prowler"]I'm having an ongoing problem with my Samsung 955df monitor. When the monitor has been off, in standby or on screen saver for awhile and I start it up the picture is great.[/quote] Not good news, I'm afraid. You have a bad flyback (a/k/a integrated high-voltage transformer -- it runs …

[quote="pipedreams"]Hi guys, I have an Acer 77c... As time went by, the switching on and off became MUCH more frequent...[/quote] Bad solder connections! No big deal. Older Acer monitors do this all the time -- cold solder joints at PC board pin connectors, due to thermal cycling and physical stress. …

[quote="AllBrain"]I just bought myself a new PC and there is some problems. It seems that when my hard-drive go over some amount of rpm, I get interference on my screen. It almost looks the same as when you get a cell phone call and your phone is near the screen. …

[quote="Radicaled"]i run the computer club at my high school, i need help what should i do next in my computer club? we have made mp3 radio shows and until we get our own computers we cannot install "illegal" (aka downloaded off kazaa) on the school comps. we can use freeware …

[quote="big_k105"]Hey I know that this thread is old, but I want to know what Amiga is, and y it was so awsome. well thanks for the information.[/quote] I was there, so I guess I'll try to give more information... * The [b]Amiga[/b] was based on the [b][i]Motorola[/i] MC68000[/b] processor family, …