http://www.answerbag.com/profile/237122 New Answerbag answers from lastwraith Tue, 29 May 2012 07:00:14 -0700 Tue, 29 May 2012 07:00:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736548 Anybody have any knowledge good or bad of WinMaximizer?<br /><br />These types of programs are usually never very good, but WinMaximizer has a negative rating on Web of Trust so I would say it's probably not going to help much. http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/winmaximizer.com Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:43:28 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736548 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736540 does anyone know any Safe alternatives to Family Keylogger i want to keep track of whats being done on my computer<br /><br />It depends what kind of logging info you need in the reports, but here are a few that might work: (You can also set up a VNC client to run silently so that you can watch what is on that computer's screen remotely from another PC) McGruff SafeGuard: http://www.gomcgruff.com/m/index.asp... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:41:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736540 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736516 Where can I find a software which requires very little drawing and programming skills to make a cartoon clip?<br /><br />Here are some cartoon making software suggestions. There are a bunch of pieces of software that will work for a little while as trials (as well). http://www.calicomonkey.com/blog/free-cartoon-animation-software.php You still need to be able to draw though. I mean, it's not going to create the... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:31:44 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736516 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736505 I have an Hp Laptop that will not turn on. Does anyone know why??<br /><br />It would help if we knew the model number and what lights flash (if any) when you try to tun it on. Or if the laptop boots with no battery and only the ac adapter. Etc. I have worked on plenty of HPs that suddenly will not turn on anymore and it's because of the nvidia video chipset failure that... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:27:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736505 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736480 I have a hard drive out of the computer that it came in. Can I have my existing desktop read the information on this spare hard drive?<br /><br />Just curious, why would that be simpler than just booting the OS he is currently using? I mean, if he only had the one hard drive, he could boot a liveCD and save files to a flash drive or something. But if he's got a fully working other desktop I would think your suggestions for connecting that... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:18:40 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736480 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736467 They say that someone has the security codes to Norton security,and will hack trhu Tuesday.are u worried?<br /><br />Your question made little sense (quite honestly) so I googled it and came up with this: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/symantec-norton-anti-virus-source-code-hacked/story-e6frgakx-1226247969925 A hacker group will release the source code for Norton AntiVirus product(s) from 2006.... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:12:55 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736467 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736455 Changed the BIOS setup to cd-rom drive. Tried to boot with OS disk and I get cdboot cannot boot from cd code 5/memory overflow error. Help!<br /><br />Not sure if you solved this but someone else had your issue and managed to resolve it: http://superuser.com/questions/28123/when-installing-windows-7-cdboot-error-5-appears-cannot-boot-from-cd-why Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:06:27 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736455 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736453 Can censorship ever be a good thing?<br /><br />I think it can. Forum mods do it all the time. No one complains when a mod removes spam or something like that. Like most things, censorship is simply a tool that can be used for the good of others or improperly. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:02:06 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736453 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736425 What would you say to an "artist" or movie "director" or "musician" that lost a lot of money due to internet piracy?<br /><br />I would tell them they are doing it wrong. While I am not an expert in any of those fields, I don't see why it's hard to protect yourself from privacy in either of those three circumstances. In all cases, there are people who will pirate your stuff and never buy it no matter what (PIRATES), there... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:29:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736425 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736403 Do you Think Steve Jobs Knew of Foxconn's Exploitation (See Below)?<br /><br />It's a valid question to be sure. The follow-up is of course, "If he did find out, would it have mattered". Given their past environmental record I wouldn't assume anything. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:07:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736403 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736383 Is there any other software that works like "Darik's Boot and Nuke"? I've tried it and can't get it to work on any of my computers. Thanks<br /><br />I don't believe the other answer really addresses the question (it suggest roboform, etc), so I would suggest any of the following free alternatives: Active@Killdisk: http://www.killdisk.com/ Eraser: http://eraser.heidi.ie/ DiscWipe: http://sourceforge.net/projects/disc-wipe/ Any 'nix bootable... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:39:54 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736383 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736368 Lots of software is promoted for speeding up computers. What really works well with little or no downside?<br /><br />Quite honestly, I would say almost none of them. I can't even count how many times I've been called to a client's house because they tried using one of these programs and they either made it worse or didn't do much of anything. You are better off either bribing someone you know well (with food or... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:27:01 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/11736368 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10742063 Is the site co.nr down for anyone else?<br /><br />In the future, using a website like this one is a heck of a lot easier than asking around. There are a bunch of different sites all with the same idea. http://www.downornot.com Sat, 21 May 2011 08:56:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10742063 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10742054 Help, I can't play my new game for some reason.<br /><br />Sounds like you are trying to run the game at a resolution or refresh rate that your monitor cannot handle. Check the settings for the game and lower whichever value(s) are too high for your monitor to display. (You may need to use the safe mode of the game to get in to change the settings). Sat, 21 May 2011 08:54:10 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10742054 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10742019 Can you use a 20 pin power supply with a 24 pin connector?<br /><br />The "professionally researched" answer is not very complete. You might very well not NEED to purchase an adapter. There are plenty of motherboards that support a 20 pin PS inserted into the 24 pin mobo connector with the 4 pins left unconnected. Just read the manual for the motherboard, it will... Sat, 21 May 2011 08:44:33 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10742019 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10741983 Should everyone be required to buy iPad? i.e. Internet only work on iPad in future?<br /><br />The only good thing about this possible future is that Flash would be eradicated from the internet since the iPad stubbornly refuses to support it. Oh wait, I mean......"it just works", all hail Steve, etc, etc. Sat, 21 May 2011 08:34:19 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10741983 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10741949 I want to save settings in Windows-XP; but I don't have "Files and Settings Transfer Wizard". What do I do?!<br /><br />You can always use Windows Easy Transfer if you are transferring info to a new Vista/Win7 machine. Windows Easy Transfer for XP http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=2b6f1631-973a-45c7-a4ec-4928fa173266 OR if it's XP to XP you can reinstall it:... Sat, 21 May 2011 08:22:17 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10741949 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10741926 How many times you had to install new operating system on your Pc because of some bug's or viruses?<br /><br />Some of the answers seem a little excessive, but reality is reality I guess. I've never HAD to reinstall Windows because of malware and my Mac/Linux installs haven't ever contracted anything I'm aware of at least. I've advised clients in the past to reinstall Windows after an infection, but all... Sat, 21 May 2011 08:16:46 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10741926 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10741897 i want to connect my laptop to peavy speakers. 2 x 600 watts. what do i need.<br /><br />The same thing you need to connect those speakers to anything else.....an amplifier. Since you want to connect the computer, you will need a cable that connects the output on the computer's sound card (headphone jack on laptop) to an input on the amp. This will amplify the signal and pass it... Sat, 21 May 2011 08:06:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10741897 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10741885 where do i go to clean my computor. i want to dump everything that has been viewed<br /><br />The easiest way is to download something to clean all the locations for you, there are a lot of them and it's a pain to clean it all manually. CCleaner is still around and it works fine for jobs like this. http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner Sat, 21 May 2011 08:02:39 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/10741885 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9680119 Where is the FreeCommander program settings located?<br /><br />The answer in english may help you. http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&amp;t=2439 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:01:16 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9680119 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9680100 Can ionic air purifiers cause interference with dsl modems,because I have one next to my dsl modem and it drops the connection a lot.<br /><br />Considering a good HEPA filter does more than most home ionizers, I'd unplug the ionizer and find out for yourself. If you have a sharper image model....just unplug it and throw it out. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:55:04 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9680100 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9680053 I want an amp at low price for HD headphones. I have a zune. I'm looking for it to be portable and to recharge batteries like the iqube.<br /><br />I think these fit the bill somewhat. http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.18350 http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.14303 http://www.dealextreme.com/forums/Forums.dx/Forum.-206~threadid.452513 Not sure about the quality, but they are "at a low price" to be sure. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:50:00 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9680053 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9680029 Facebook won't accept some of my pictures from iphoto.It seems to accept jpg, but not jpeg.I've never had this problem in the past.Help!<br /><br />Those two are interchangeable, so you could just rename the file. However, if you still have a problem....something else is afoot! You could always use a freeware program like Irfanview to convert your picture. Just "save as" in whatever format you like. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:39:14 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/9680029 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4855074 What is the best place to buy laptops for cheap?<br /><br />If you know what you are doing, ebay can be a good place. I&#039;ve gotten excellent deals. What are you looking for though? Mac/PC, used/new, gaming/everyday use, netbook/desktop replacement? Dell&#039;s refurbished site often has excellent deals on models too. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:45:44 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4855074 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4855061 The computer was infected with Malware, now it won't even open Spybot, SpyHunter, or Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware. I used SmitFraud, but I'm still having the same problems. Most internet sites won't open either. Can anyone Help?<br /><br />Certain prevalent viruses at the moment redirect most internet browsers. Apple Safari is actually one that doesn&#039;t suffer from this problem. You could download Safari and transfer it to the infected machine and probably navigate using that. You should really get into safe mode and run... Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:44:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4855061 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4855046 I have ford explorer 93 made, and am using normal battery, 12v 45ah , and every day i have problem to start . it s that give a special battery forford explorer?<br /><br />Go to an AutoZone or similar place and have a charging system test done. I know AZ will do it for free and probably their competitors will also. 45ah is a little low for an Explorer I would think. Usually batteries in that range are more for sedans and smaller vehicles. Then again, that... Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:41:38 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4855046 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4817311 Why is yahoo mail slow and full of spam.<br /><br />Works fine for me. It&#039;s a little more spammy than my gmail and hotmail accounts, but the filters do a pretty good job of catching everything. Besides.....it&#039;s free and unlike some other providers *cough...excite/hotmail....cough* the classic interface has remained available for well... Sun, 07 Dec 2008 04:23:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4817311 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4817178 What does a router firewall do that say, Norton doesn't do?<br /><br />Depends which Symantec (Norton) product you mean. Often Symantec will combine Antivirus with a firewall product and spyware/adware removing stuff. A router and a firewall are different, but routers will act as a firewall. To be simple: A router allows you to share an internet connection... Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:21:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4817178 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4817020 Does it make a difference having my router firewall on low security setting over medium?<br /><br />Depends on the router type and what the specific changes are. Obviously it is preferable to have the security as high as possible while still allowing for everything you want to be able to do. Check on the differences between the settings and then decide for yourself if you require the lower... Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:03:44 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4817020 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4816985 Could GeForce 8500 be better than 6600? How much? I usually see that the second digit in model counts and not the first one.<br /><br />I don&#039;t think either is particularly great. I&#039;d take the 8500 if just because it will do DX10 and hardware based decoding of H264 and VC-1. Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:55:32 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4816985 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4816896 I run a modeling agency specializing in 18-24 year old females. A young male member of my staff who does the website has become involved with one of the girls. His effort is now on marketing his girlfriend and the other portfolios are suffering. Ideas?<br /><br />Is there anything preventing you from telling him what you just told us? Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:32:40 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4816896 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4816870 What is the oldest electronic device that you still use on occasion?<br /><br />Neat question. Probably my cars actually. &#039;89 Bonneville and &#039;90 Accord. I use a few old radios very rarely (&#039;60s and &#039;70s) and one car audio amp is probably from the mid 90s, but those get used very infrequently. The cars get used all the time. Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:26:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4816870 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4816840 My boyfriend is very sensitive and he makes a few mistakes every once in a while, but every time I point them out, he gets really depressed and says hes a failure, but if I don't point them out, he won't learn from them. What should I do?<br /><br />I&#039;m not a huge fan of either of the answers given so far so I&#039;ll add my opinion to the mix. I like when my girlfriend points out things that make her upset. So, I don&#039;t see anything wrong with that on your part. I would simply continue to be supportive and make sure he... Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:18:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4816840 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4816790 Whenever i am switching on my net,its internet LED starts blinking heavily and in my usage shows heavy download and upload value,even though i am doing nothing.can any body have solution for this...............<br /><br />avallach is on the ball. Also, the all caps is not needed. 1) Beyond what he suggested, if you are really worried you could install something like zone alarm temporarily and see exactly what is trying to go online on your machine (or get in). Then you know where all the traffic is coming from... Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:06:18 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4816790 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4816768 Does Firefox have phone support? You know, a technical support phone line?<br /><br />There&#039;s live chat and some other options, but you have to remember that the product is free. It would be pretty unfair to expect phone support. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/about/contact.html Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:01:52 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4816768 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4816753 Is it hard to create a network between a wireless laptop,with vista... and a pc, with xp? What hardware do I need?<br /><br />If you have a wireless card or USB adapter for the PC you are done. You can have them communicate with one another directly over the wireless. Another very simple option is a crossover cable from the PC to the laptop. Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:58:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4816753 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4807459 Are You a Mac or a PC?<br /><br />Blank page also. But I can tell you that I&#039;m a ....don&#039;t give a crap. The difference between Mac and &quot;PC&quot; (which is a bs term) is nothing but the OS anymore. Want to run Windows on your new Mac? No problem. Want to run MacOS on your PC? No problem so long as you do some... Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:21:46 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4807459 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4803406 I believe the MBR or BCD or whatever is causing a problem with vista but I have formatted my hard drive several times. Is this wiping the MBR too? If not, is there a program that will boot from a CD and erase the MBR of my hard drive?<br /><br />There are some good answers here. If you can boot into Vista, then it&#039;s probably not the BCD that is your problem. Gtech has offered instructions on how to clear the MBR and do some other things. MS actually offers the repair portion of the Vista DVD as a free download. You can burn the CD... Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:31:45 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4803406 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4803332 I have a Fujitsu Amilo Pro v2030, but my dvd/cd dvive isn't picking up the disks ! do you know where i can get the driver to reinstall the driver<br /><br />Assuming you are using a windows variant, the drivers are installed by the OS. You rarely, if ever, need to go and find drivers for an optical drive. Check in device manager and see if there is a problem. If there&#039;s no problem there or in the BIOS you probably have a connection problem... Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:21:44 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4803332 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4786704 Last week, I bought a 4400mAh ACER Aspire 3000 Laptop Battery ( price : C $ 70.54) on the http://www.laptop-batteries.ca, I think this replacement battery is high quality and best compatible you Acer Aspire 3000 Laptop. Go ahead, May be useful.<br /><br />How is this a question? Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:07:11 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4786704 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4786681 How can i port forward a program through my router? i have a Linksys wireless router. i am trying to let people be able to join a game server that is running off my computer. but i am the only one able to join.<br /><br />centsless had a decent link. Portforward.com actually has the info for each router type though. I&#039;d go there and take a look so you can be doing it with info specific to at least your brand of router, if not the actual one itself. ... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:59:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4786681 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4786677 If you click on the send/receive button and it says it has an error receiving, what does this mean and how can it be fixed?<br /><br />Well.....what program are we talking about? Outlook? Your information is way too vague. In a general sense, it means there was an error (contacting the server, etc) and it couldn&#039;t get any information back. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:57:20 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4786677 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4786668 Is goforce 7600 a good graphics card?<br /><br />Good for what is the question? At this point, it&#039;s an aging video card decent for gaming. It&#039;s probably overkill for most general use duty. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:55:59 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4786668 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4786653 Can suggest a Desktop publishing program that ia compatible with "PortableApps" on usb drive? i tried openoffice,org but its just to big/clunky, taking almost 250MBs. all i need is simple text and graphics manipulation for poster/flyer type documents<br /><br />It&#039;s not really for publishing, but the Gimp can probably still fit your needs. It&#039;s very flexible and it&#039;s a portable apps install....which always makes things easier. http://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/gimp_portable Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:51:52 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4786653 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4736607 Virus scan keeps finding the same: Trojan AHRN . It's located in Windows / system32 file name Karna.dat. My question is : Can I delete this file? or how better to get rid of this horse?<br /><br />It&#039;s probably locked. That is usually associated with WinAntiVirus / Virtumonde. MalwareBytes (MBAM) and SuperAntiSpyware are the best. But don&#039;t just take my word for it: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081007152638AAurnwe Also be sure to destroy all your old... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:51:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4736607 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699186 How does one take the DRM off songs purchased on itunes<br /><br />I know this is old, but there weren&#039;t many good answers. I use JHymn, which works pretty well. There is also QTFairUse and Tuneclone. JHymn - http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Other-AUDIO-Tools/JHymn.shtml Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:54:08 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699186 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699147 Hi! i just upgraded a new computer core 2 duo E8400 3.0ghz, but its frequency is 2.40ghz. So it should be 3.0ghz or not? Advance thank you for reply<br /><br />It&#039;s probably nothing to worry about. It may just be using a powersave mode. Most modern day CPUs are not going to run full tilt if it&#039;s not necessary. If you are really unsure, download CPU-Z to generate the clockspeed. http://www.cpuid.com/ Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:44:42 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699147 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699123 Why does my laptop not take my new memory? i bought new memory for my compaq presario 900 but it wont work .. its not exactly the right speed ( pc2700 and board takes pc2100) but memory is backwards compatible .. why wont it work?<br /><br />Crucial says it can take PC2700 but is limited to only 512MB in each slot (for a max of 1GB total). HP (bough Compaq) verifies this info. Are you sure the memory isn&#039;t too large? For ex, 1GB sticks are probably NOT going to work. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:39:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699123 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699093 Recently loaded the internet explorer version 8 now I can't login to my hotmail, yahoo, or facebook accounts. I've tried to use the page friendly icon and still not solved. I've set all my securities to low level and accept everything, no go. HELP!!!!!<br /><br />IE8 is still beta, so it&#039;s probably not a great idea to run that unless you are fairly ok with troubleshooting computer issues. Having said that, try installing the latest Java/Shockwave/Flash and see if that helps. Are you able to access those sites with another browser on the same... Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:31:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699093 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699059 In Safari I like how you can access bookmarks on the Bookmark Bar by hitting apple+(the number that it corresponds with from left to right). Is there a feature in Firefox that allows you access bookmarks with hotkeys?<br /><br />Ctrl + whatever number selects your open tabs. Ctrl + tab cycles through your open tabs. The extension &quot;bookmark keys&quot; is probably what you want. http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20061114073635798 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:19:49 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699059 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699047 How to hack any one's computer using his/her IP-address,from your computer<br /><br />Format C: Stupid question gets stupid answer, sorry :/ Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:14:45 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699047 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699024 I have a Dell DHP that does not have an optical drive. I'd really like to update it for a very nice lady in a nursing home. I was told it would need a notebook drive, but cannot find more information. Any recommendations?<br /><br />What exactly is a Dell DHP? Isn&#039;t there a model number on it somewhere? Google searches only reveal Optiplex variants. If it&#039;s an Optiplex (GX260, GX270, etc) then a regular optical drive should be fine. They are readily available via newegg.com, etc for $25+ Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:02:22 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699024 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699021 How would I clean/clear the hard drive disc on my pc? needless to say dat I am net illiterate and would like to learn about pc's. Not only in surffing dat net, but in IT work.<br /><br />Active Killdisk is a good suggestion. Dban is another very good one: http://www.dban.org/ Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:00:03 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699021 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699016 AAAAAAHHHHH! i need this question answered BADLY! when i turn my "macbook" on i get a gray screen and a flashing globe. i cant do anything and it doesnt stop. i held down the "alt" key to select my HD but it doesnt bring up the login screen HELP!!<br /><br />This usually indicates your computer is attempting to &quot;net boot&quot;. This forum has a few things to try: http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-72307.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:58:48 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699016 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699001 I've heard that VISTA may be on the way out. Is this true?<br /><br />Windows 7 is supposed to ship out mid 2009, if it actually does so remains to be seen. Windows 7 is going to look a lot like Vista though, and could probably be seen as simply Vista....evolved. Don&#039;t expect a huge difference. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:52:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4699001 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4698990 How do I access a file stored on my computer in the Arduino programming language (based on C)?<br /><br />What do you mean &quot;how do I access&quot; it? If you are doing a project like this, you should already have the software installed to program in this language. Simply use whatever software is appropriate to program and then compile. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:47:14 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4698990 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4698988 Ok here is the problem. Long ago I accidentally put my photos on a disc but the disc was a DVD. I am having problems trying to get them to come up on the computer and it is not working. How do I go about getting them off of the dvd onto a cd%<br /><br />You have to find a DVD drive that can read the disc and then burn them to a CD. There is no magical answer really. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:45:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4698988 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4698986 Does anyone know where to actually download the "CDimage_GUI.exe" program, ive tried link after link on google and it never leads me to a valid download. i would be nuff grateful if anyone cud help, thanx<br /><br />http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/12/23/download-cdimage-gui-cdimagegui/ The depositfiles link should work. If not, you could try the wayback machine (http://www.archive.org/index.php) to load an archive of the site. Often there are archived links that will work just fine long after the... Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:43:53 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4698986 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4698974 How to convert MKV to AVI, MKV to MP4, MKV to DivX etc? Is there any MKV Converter tool doing this very well? Any recommendation is appreciated.<br /><br />MediaCoder is free and good. It&#039;s better than what&#039;s been suggested, perhaps with the exception of the mac comment. http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/download.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:40:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4698974 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4698963 Does The Motherboard - 'DG35EC' supports PCI Express X 16 2.0 Standard<br /><br />Doesn&#039;t really matter since there is only one x16 lane on the board anyway. Ver 2.0 calls for 2 lanes. But the answer is no. The G35 chipset supports ver 1.1 http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/DG35EC/DG35EC-overview.htm ... Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:35:14 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4698963 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4698939 My Stepsons have a pc which is already hooked up to the net and i have one that i brought when i moved in. mine has a decent graphics card and is more a gamers pc whereas theirs is more homework etc is it possible to hook them both up togethe<br /><br />Your question is pretty confusing. So here are some things you can do: 1) Hook both computers up separately on a network (via Ethernet cable) and allow access to files from both. This way, each computer can be used separately but yours has access to the files on the stepsons&#039; PC and vice... Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:28:35 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4698939 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4698897 How can I remove a instruction page from my desktop.Was trying to add a printer but something went wrong and i can't delete the page.Went to files to delete but the offending page blocked the file "delete,yes or no"I could not see the "yes".Help.<br /><br />Unlocker is easy to use and good at deleting things that are locked by a process. You can download and install it, then right click on the file and go to the &quot;Unlocker&quot; entry (has a magic wand next to it). Then just tell unlocker to delete it. If it can&#039;t, it will schedule to... Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:17:56 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4698897 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4647121 Where do I get it online Zenmonk? Thanx for your help.<br /><br />&quot;You probably need to set the BIOS up properly. Good guides to this are available online. &quot; I&#039;d imagine they mean this... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:13:26 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4647121 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4647104 Mac users please. How do I get my dashboard to display everything? It will come up with clock, calculator, temp--everything it should..but with no time, temp or actual values in it --just blanks.<br /><br />Is something blocking access to the internet? Firewall, connection outages, etc? You (of course) need an internet connection for these things to work but not for them to show. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:07:19 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4647104 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4647053 Antivirus for mandriva 2008<br /><br />ClamAV? Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:54:15 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4647053 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4647042 How do you get a copy of netscape 4.0? Is netscape really out of business?<br /><br />Netscape is basically out of business, though Mozilla is still alive. Netscape Navigator last had a version out in 2007 (via AOL). You might want to take a look at Seamonkey from Mozilla though, it looks almost identical to Netscape Navigator and has current releases. ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:51:45 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4647042 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4632868 Everyone i want to jailbreak my ipod touch but every time i use quickpwn and look for my firmware bundle version 2.1 i cant find it, i have a 1st gen ipod touch and im kinda running out of patience lol so can some one help me preferably quick plz!<br /><br />Read the comments, especially those from Gargo: Also, the surest way to break something like that is to be in a rush to finish. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:10:46 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4632868 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4632591 I have a compaq laptop which I recently upgraded from vista prem to vista ultimate. The wireless network adapter is in place but for some reason the system doesn't see it. It's like its not even there.What can I do to get the wireless to work?<br /><br />Are you sure the software or hardware switch controlling the wireless is actually on? Also take a look in device manager to make sure there is no problem with the wireless device. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:42:29 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4632591 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4632510 Whats the best and worst thing about iTunes?<br /><br />1) Best thing about iTunes is that it&#039;s actually pretty easy to use 2) Worst thing about iTunes is that it&#039;s tied to Quicktime.....which, in my opinion, sucks royally. I don&#039;t use iTunes, I use QT alternative and manage my music myself. For other people I recommend: yamipod,... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:35:39 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4632510 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4632463 When i bought my 1st car, it had to Mtx 10 subs with a 1500w amp. Those blew after about 2 months. I had 2 more Memphis 10s put in with the same amp. 1st one speaker quit working, then the next day the other one cut out- does this mean i blew these?HELP<br /><br />It&#039;s pretty hard to blow speakers just based on overpowering them, assuming it&#039;s &quot;clean&quot;. I&#039;d have that amp checked, something may be fishy. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:31:26 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4632463 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4632394 Ok everyone i really want to jailbreak my ipod touch 1st gen but i upgraded it to 2.1 and its really annoying because it won let me jailbreak answer quickly plz! i really want to jailbreak!<br /><br />That has got to be the lamest term ever. Anyway, here is a link that may be of use.... http://www.ipodtouchhacks.com/ipod-touch/detailed-instructions-on-how-to-use-quickpwn/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:25:14 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4632394 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4632328 If i plug a usb network cable in my modem and into back of my laptop will i get internet on my laptop... while the other network cable is in pc, so could i go on internet on pc and laptop at the same time without seperate bills?<br /><br />Usually it&#039;s an either/or proposition. With most modems I&#039;ve used to direct hookup, you can either use the ethernet OR the USB to hook up. Most modems are incapable of NAT, you need a router for that....and subsequently, for hooking up multiple PCs to one connection. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:17:36 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4632328 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4632291 I have a laptop with a monitor port to use with another monitor for duel monitor systems. Is there a cable that will convert the monitor connection to an rca video connection so that I can hook it up to my television? I've looked online bu<br /><br />You mean....like this ;) http://www.amazon.com/Premium-Component-Cable-7-62m-Black/dp/B000QEDE76 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:12:27 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4632291 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4618153 Do you have a pair of shoes in your automobile?<br /><br />Weird question but I actually do. My work shoes are in there. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:04:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4618153 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4618132 I used a 24v power supply on my Onn lcd tv instead of 12v, i now have sound but no picture, can i repair the damage<br /><br />Possibly, but you did just force twice the voltage through the set. You&#039;re lucky to get even sound out of it. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:03:07 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4618132 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4618113 Is it wrong to think your parents are ugly-looking?<br /><br />Not if you are, in fact, correct. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:01:49 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4618113 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4618090 Why dont people realize the fact there is no god.<br /><br />Probably the same reason people never stop asking questions guaranteed to start a flame war....people are stubborn. Seriously though, this has been rehashed a billion times, can we stop posting stupid comments about it? Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:59:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4618090 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4618064 Does it actually do any damage to run the microwave with nothing in it?<br /><br />As Galeanda said, the answer is yes...it can. For a better explanation of why, read this: http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/page1.php?QNum=1524 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:58:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4618064 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4618032 How do I get an AV system set up using a computer and sound files that will reproduce sound from music as good as they used to in the 1970's? I want to get rid of my CD's for storage reasons but the sound from mp3 files sound tinny through my Bose 321GSX<br /><br />Why not get a receiver with a &quot;sound&quot; that you like and run the computer through that receiver? That way you will be using the 70s era amp to route sound to your speakers. It&#039;s not hard finding receivers, between ebay and the trash they are all over. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:54:21 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4618032 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4618012 Is it possible to create an audio CD that will have more than 700mb of music on it? If so, How do I do that? DVD's will store more files but wont play as an audio CD in my Bose 321 GSX CD/DVD player<br /><br />Most cd burning programs have an option for &quot;overburn&quot; or something similar. This will allow you to burn more data than is meant for the disc, though there is the possibility of damage to the disc or recorder. Read the warnings the software gives and judge for yourself. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:52:01 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4618012 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4617966 What is a 2.7 MHz processor?<br /><br />Isn&#039;t that kind of self-explanatory? Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:47:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4617966 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4617926 My pavillion laptop wont work the screen is black and then it goes to downloading service pack3 and then said its downloaded 100% but nothing happens it keeps running and i can't get my laptop to work...<br /><br />I&#039;m guessing your laptop has XP then. I would hold F8 when booting and boot into &quot;last know good configuration&quot;. Then download SP3 manually and run it. SP3 link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&amp;displaylang=en Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:44:26 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4617926 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4617884 Someone gave me a burned movie... I want to put it on my computer. I tried using Windows media player but it will only let me rip cds.... how do I go about getting it on my computer so I can burn my own copy. Do I need other software?<br /><br />ImgBurn or DVD Decrypter should allow you to rip it to your drive and burn a copy of your own. http://www.imgburn.com/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:40:24 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4617884 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4611341 My iTunes randomly keeps popping up over my other programs, sometimes even when it isn't open. Sometimes it just flashes orange...but it's still annoying! I have Windows Vista. It fixes itself when i end the iTunes process...any help?<br /><br />Might as well answer the main Q since I&#039;m here: This is usually a problem with the dashboard widget (in MacOS) or a Sidebar app (in Vista). http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-178128.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:46:27 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4611341 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4611323 My mom is having trouble with her comp isn't there a way that i can work on it from my house through the internet?<br /><br />Besides using remote assistance from XP, there are plenty of programs online that can be used to take control of a remote machine so that you can work on it. Webex, LogMeIn, GoToMyPC, and Radmin are just a few of the remote assistance tools available. There are also many free VNC variants... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:43:11 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4611323 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4611165 Restart, shutdown, etc. missing from start menu? Ok my problem is that suddenly some of the entries disappeared from the menu that comes up in the start menu, I have googled to see it there is a solution and it was not, tried system restore, and I even re<br /><br />This is a problem where your account enters restricted access mode for whatever reason. Here is the fix: http://michaelvisser.com.au/blog/missing-shutdown-button-in-vista-start-menu/ Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:26:45 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4611165 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4609388 What's the difference between rar files and zip files?<br /><br />The compression algorithm. Both compress files/folders into archives that are smaller than the originals (in most cases) but they use different methods to accomplish this. 7zip is a free and simple program that works with both. http://www.7-zip.org/ Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:22:43 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4609388 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4609336 MY DAUGHTER IS WANTING A LAPTOP WITH PLENTY OF MEMORY FOR DOWNLOADING MUSIC ON. aLSO FOR BURNING DVD, What would you suggest<br /><br />Anything. Music doesn&#039;t take up that much space, movies do. Any current new laptop should have more than enough space for music. And more importantly, you can always add more storage later. You need to tell us what she is going to expect the laptop to do and the budget. Then we can... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:16:13 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4609336 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4609324 While replacing an optical drive in my wifes iBook I pulled a connector off of the Motherboard is it junk or can it be re mounted?<br /><br />Depends of course on what you actually pulled off. You have a picture link to provide? Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:15:01 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4609324 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4601369 Can you explain the difference between Democrats and Republicans in one sentence?<br /><br />I&#039;ll do you one better, how about in a word? Viewpoint. I think both parties have good people buried in them trying to make the best of a bad situation and restore America to where it belongs. I think everyone lately has gotten mired down in the unimportant and unproductive and lost sight... Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:21:16 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4601369 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4601263 Are there any 3-d room imaging programs available free online to create a room in a house? I need to have a window view of a room I can print out....<br /><br />Google Sketch-up could probably handle this and it&#039;s free. http://sketchup.google.com/ Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:10:51 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4601263 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4601230 Has anybody heard of the girl on youtube called tiptoechick?<br /><br />Nope, sorry. Not a huge youtube lurker. She doesn&#039;t really look like the type I would watch anyway. Eclectic wiccans are not really my thing ;) It&#039;s fun watching friends&#039; stuff, just to see what people are up to at school sometimes. Skype pretty much kills my need for youtube... Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:07:49 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4601230 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4601117 We just got high speed, (i know, caveman...), and my parents are really worried about how much a tole streaming music will take on our 4 gig download limit. If i were to start streaming music, how long would it take before we reached 4 gig?<br /><br />I&#039;m assuming it&#039;s a 4GB per month cap. It&#039;s pretty unlikely you would hit the cap, but it really depends on how the music is streamed, how much streaming you are doing, etc. The short answer is it is unlikely, but I don&#039;t know your listening habits. Try finding a site that... Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:57:32 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4601117 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4601067 My computer keeps popping up with a box that says,"Windows – no disk Exception processing message c0000013 Parameters 75b6bf9c 4 75b6bf9c 75b6bf9c". It only happens on my log-in, and only every now and then. How can i make this stop?<br /><br />It&#039;s POSSIBLE that the compute is infected but this is actual a generic error that can crop up for any number of reasons. There are many suggestions and different resolutions for different people. Take a read in here for a whole bunch: ... Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:53:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4601067 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4598667 Where can i get the disk image for mac OS x leopard?<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Mac-OS-Version-10-5-4-Leopard/dp/B000FK88JK Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:45:29 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4598667 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4598641 What is net work and what benefit it provide? what is topolog? what is NIC? what is MAC adress? what is bus topolog? what does the MAC adress do? can we mix topolog? why is ring topologwired as star?<br /><br />No....bad tujar! Do your own HW. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:42:32 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4598641 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4598318 Has anyone successfully cracked Vista SP1 using any method? Need some help...<br /><br />There really isn&#039;t much I can share on here....but it&#039;s definitely been cracked for awhile. http://apcmag.com/its_official_pirates_crack_vista_at_last.htm Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:06:40 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4598318 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4598300 Why does the freaking progress bar at the bottom right hand corner going so slow today in firefox?<br /><br />Sorry &#039;bout that slow connection, today&#039;s a heavy porn day for me ;) (Nah, not really) Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:05:00 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4598300 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4597897 What are some fun teenage dates... not movies or something that we do every weekend<br /><br />I think we should combine this and the colon cleansing question..... ;) Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:22:05 -0800 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4597897