Computer/Technical Help

Krang 01-13-2006 03:35 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Green_Bird
Here's the deal, I was playing some flash games and then both the windows (The one with the flash game and the main window) closed again like it did back here with the w2k Dell computer I had. This was the first time it happend on this computer.

I'm runing IE, and I have XP now and I keep it up to date....unless it's the mother board like it was in the Dell....then I don't know what's going on because the mother board shouldn't be going seeing as how it's a brand new computer (got it back in Aug.). And that's the first time that happend since then. Please tell me if there's some fail safe that closes the window(s) if there's an error....because nothing popped up saying that there was such an error....

Try installing another browser and see if the problem happens again (unless the restriction you mentioned earlier still applies). If the same problem occurs in both browsers, go here and let me know which version of Flash you have installed.
AndroidZeroX 01-14-2006 08:33 AM
Does anyone know how to turn on a WLAN switch? In order to play my PSP online that needs to be on.
Seraphim 01-14-2006 06:43 PM
quote:
Originally posted by AndroidZeroX
Does anyone know how to turn on a WLAN switch? In order to play my PSP online that needs to be on.


You may find this link helpful: http://www.us.playstation.com/PSP.aspx?i...elessinfra.html

That should take care of your WLAN switch issue.
AndroidZeroX 01-14-2006 10:12 PM
haha im retarded... all i needed to do was flip a switch on the psp.....

Well thank you for that
paul1290 01-15-2006 04:17 PM
I installed my old copy of Myst: Masterpiece Edition on my computer because I felt like playing it again after such a long time.

It plays fine, but I get this really scary glitch where I quit the game and my mouse pointer is gone! I can still use the mouse but I can't see the pointer. I have no idea why this happens. I'm starting to think it might be the very old version of Quicktime (4.0) that Myst uses somehow conflicting with Windows XP. It only seems to happen when I trigger something in the game that uses Quicktime (like those guys talking in the red and blue books). After that I had to guess where the mouse was in order to click the "start" button and restart the PC.


I've already uninstalled it and I'm probably not going to bother installing it again but just in case I do I'm just wondering if anyone knows how to fix this.
Krang 01-15-2006 11:34 PM
quote:
Originally posted by paul1290
I installed my old copy of Myst: Masterpiece Edition on my computer because I felt like playing it again after such a long time.

It plays fine, but I get this really scary glitch where I quit the game and my mouse pointer is gone! I can still use the mouse but I can't see the pointer. I have no idea why this happens. I'm starting to think it might be the very old version of Quicktime (4.0) that Myst uses somehow conflicting with Windows XP. It only seems to happen when I trigger something in the game that uses Quicktime (like those guys talking in the red and blue books). After that I had to guess where the mouse was in order to click the "start" button and restart the PC.


I've already uninstalled it and I'm probably not going to bother installing it again but just in case I do I'm just wondering if anyone knows how to fix this.

I agree, it does sound like the old version of QuickTime is causing problems. Try upgrading it to the latest version and updating your video drivers as well in case they are part of the problem.
NVWC2006 01-16-2006 03:04 PM
i've started using Mozilla Firefox, and i'm having some trouble

not all things will load on it. for example, i have this player on my xanga, which appears fine in internet explorer, has in the SBC Browser, and in Netscape Navigator

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<OBJECT ID="Player" height="0" width="0" CLASSID="CLSID:6BF52A52-394A-11d3-B153-00C04F79FAA6">
<PARAM NAME="uiMode" VALUE="invisible">
<PARAM NAME="Autostart" VALUE="False">
</object>
<FORM ID="form">
<SELECT ID="playlist" size="1">
<!-- Add song info that appears in drop down list here -->
<option value="0">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</option>

<option value="1">Duck Tails</option>

<option value="2">Darkwing Duck</option>

<option value="3">Rocko's Modern Life</option>

<option value="4">Angry Beavers</option>

<option value="5">Animaniacs</option>

<option value="6">Pinky and the Brain</option>

<option value="7">Magic School Bus</option>

<option value="8">Bill Nye the Science Guy</option>

<option value="9">Beetlejuice</option>

<option value="10">Swat Kats</option>

<option value="11">Captain Planet</option>

</SELECT>
<BR>
<BUTTON ID="BackButton" onClick="Back(forms['form'].playlist);"> << </BUTTON>
<BUTTON ID="PlayPauseButton" onClick="PlayPause(forms['form'].playlist);"><FONT color="red">  Play  </FONT></BUTTON>
<BUTTON ID="NextButton" onClick="Next(forms['form'].playlist);"> >> </BUTTON> 
<BUTTON ID="StopButton" onclick="Stop();"><FONT color="red">Stop</FONT></BUTTON>
<b><font size="3" color="red">Shuffle</font></b><INPUT TYPE=checkbox CHECKED ID="ShuffleSwitch" onclick="ToggleShuffle(this);" value="ON">
</FORM>
</CENTER>
<comment ID="PlayHTML"><FONT color="red">  Play  </FONT></comment>
<comment ID="ShuffleOnHTML"><INPUT TYPE=checkbox CHECKED ID="ShuffleSwitch" onclick="ToggleShuffle(this);"></comment>
<comment ID="ShuffleOffHTML"><INPUT TYPE=checkbox UNCHECKED ID="ShuffleSwitch" onclick="ToggleShuffle(this);"></comment>
<script ID="Main" Language="JavaScript">
 var songs = new Array();
 //*******************************//
 //****** CHANGEABLE STUFF *******//
 //*******************************// 
 
 var shuffle = false;  // false = shuffle off, true = shuffle on
 var autoStart = true;   // false = autoStart off, true = autoStart on
 
 var numberTracks = true;  // true = place track number in front of list items, false = no track numbers
 
 // Add song URLs here (make sure it matches up with the order you have for song info, and urls need quotes):
 songs[0]="http://www.geocities.com/e_lauber/tmnt.mp3";

 songs[1]="http://www.geocities.com/e_lauber/ducktails.mp3";

 songs[2]="http://www.geocities.com/e_lauber/darkwing.mp3";

 songs[3]="http://www.geocities.com/e_lauber/rocko.mp3";

 songs[4]="http://www.geocities.com/e_lauber/angrybeavers.mp3";

 songs[5]="http://www.geocities.com/e_lauber/animaniacs.mp3";

 songs[6]="http://www.geocities.com/e_lauber/pinkybrain.mp3";

 songs[7]="http://www.geocities.com/e_lauber/magicbus.mp3";

 songs[8]="http://www.geocities.com/e_lauber/billnye.mp3";

 songs[9]="http://www.geocities.com/e_lauber/beetlejuice.mp3";

 songs[10]="http://www.geocities.com/e_lauber/swatkats.mp3";

 songs[11]="http://www.geocities.com/e_lauber/planet.mp3";
 
 //*******************************//
 //*******************************//
// Initializations //
with (document){
 var length = forms['form'].playlist.length;
 if(numberTracks){
  for (var i = 0; i < length; i++){
   forms['form'].playlist.options[i].innerHTML = (i+1) + " - " + forms['form'].playlist.options[i].innerHTML;
  }
 }
 
 if (shuffle) {
  var randsg = Math.floor(Math.random()*songs.length);
  Player.url = songs[randsg];
  forms['form'].playlist.options[randsg].selected = true;
  forms['form'].ShuffleSwitch.outerHTML = ShuffleOnHTML.innerHTML;
 }
 else {
  forms['form'].ShuffleSwitch.outerHTML = ShuffleOffHTML.innerHTML;
  Player.url = songs[0];
 }
 if(autoStart){
  var snum = forms['form'].playlist.selectedIndex;
  if(Player.url != songs[snum]){
   Player.url = songs[snum];
  }
  Player.controls.Play();
 }
}
// Functions //
// Discription: "PlayPause" will toggle playing and pausing if the same song is still selected,
//              otherwise it will load the newly selected song
function PlayPause(list) {
 var snum = list.selectedIndex;
 
 if((Player.url == songs[snum] && Player.url != "") && Player.playState != 1){
  if(Player.playState == 3){
   Player.controls.Pause();
  }
  
  else {
   Player.controls.Play();
  }
 }
 else {
  Player.url = songs[snum];
  Player.controls.Play();
 }
}
// Discription: "Next" will move to the next music file if shuffle is off
//              otherwise it will load a random song. Calls PlayPause to start music.
function Next(list) {
 var snum = list.selectedIndex;
 if (!shuffle) {
  if (snum == list.length-1) {
   snum = -1;
  }
  snum++;
 }
 
 else {
  var temp;
  do{
   temp = Math.floor(Math.random()*songs.length);
  } while(temp == snum);
  snum = temp;
 }
 
 list.options[snum].selected = true;
 PlayPause(list);
}
// Discription: "Back" does the same thing as "Next" but moves backwads
//              through the list. If shuffle is on then picks a random song.
function Back(list) {
 var snum = list.selectedIndex;
 if (!shuffle) {
  if (snum == 0){
   snum = list.length;
  }
  snum--;
 }
 
 else {
  var temp;
  do{
   temp = Math.floor(Math.random()*songs.length);
  } while(temp == snum);
  snum = temp;
 }
 
 list.options[snum].selected = true;
 PlayPause(list);
}
// Discription: Self explanitory.
function Stop(){
 Player.controls.Stop();
}
// Discription: Makes the shuffle flag the same as the status of the CheckBox
//    The status of the checkbox (true/false) indicates if the box is checked
function ToggleShuffle(CheckBox) {
 shuffle = CheckBox.status;
}
</script>
<script ID="StateChangeHandler" Language = "JavaScript" For = "Player" Event = playStateChange(NewState)>
// Description: This is an interupt handler used to handle instances when the
//              state of the player changes to play or stop for example.
//STATE.innerText = NewState;
switch(NewState){
 case 8:  // Handles player after it just finishes playing through a song
  var num = document.forms['form'].playlist.selectedIndex;
 
  if (!shuffle){
   if(num == document.forms['form'].playlist.length-1){
    num = -1;
   }
  
   num++;
  }
  else {
   var temp;
   do{
    temp = Math.floor(Math.random()*songs.length);
   } while(temp == num);
   num = temp;
  }
 
  document.forms['form'].playlist.options[num].selected = true;
 
  PreviousState = NewState;
  break;
 case 1: // Handles player after it stops
  if(PreviousState == 8){
   var num = document.forms['form'].playlist.selectedIndex;
   Player.settings.autoStart = true;
   Player.url = songs[num];
   PreviousState = NewState;
  }
  
  else if (PreviousState != 3 && PreviousState != 2){
   Player.controls.Play();
   Player.settings.autoStart = false;
  }
  
  else{
   forms['form'].PlayPauseButton.innerHTML = PlayHTML.innerHTML;
  }
  break;
 case 3: // Handles player after it starts to play
  PreviousState = NewState;
  forms['form'].PlayPauseButton.innerHTML = "Pause";
  shuffle = document.forms['form'].ShuffleSwitch.status;
  break;
 case 2: // Handles player after being paused
  PreviousState = NewState;
  forms['form'].PlayPauseButton.innerHTML = PlayHTML.innerHTML;
  break;
 default:
}
</script>


i BELIEVE i have updated versions of Flash and Java if that matters at all but i'm not 100% sure. maybe it's just a specific plugin i need? i've gone on other sites where it will say firefox needs a plugin to run the site, but the plugin cannot be found. (ie, here is my friend's xanga, http://www.xanga.com/LordBari07, when i got there, firefox says it needs plugins to view the page but cannot find them) firefox has proven to be a great browser in all respects but this, and fixing these annoying problems

also, in regard to icons from before, i found a free program called IconTweaker that makes it very easy to modify all of the most used icons on your Windows computer.
Krang 01-16-2006 10:15 PM
quote:
Originally posted by NVWC2006
i've started using Mozilla Firefox, and i'm having some trouble

not all things will load on it. for example, i have this player on my xanga, which appears fine in internet explorer, has in the SBC Browser, and in Netscape Navigator

[...]

i BELIEVE i have updated versions of Flash and Java if that matters at all but i'm not 100% sure. maybe it's just a specific plugin i need? i've gone on other sites where it will say firefox needs a plugin to run the site, but the plugin cannot be found. (ie, here is my friend's xanga, http://www.xanga.com/LordBari07, when i got there, firefox says it needs plugins to view the page but cannot find them) firefox has proven to be a great browser in all respects but this, and fixing these annoying problems

Both examples require a plugin that will allow you to play embedded audio clips. The most common one is QuickTime, although there are a few others. If you already have QuickTime installed, you can just copy its plugin files (npqtplugin.dll, npqtplugin2.dll, etc.) from C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins to your Firefox plugins directory.
Randolph 01-16-2006 10:50 PM
I've been suffering with this for some time now,
and I think it's time to seek some advice on it.

My computer frequently is bothered by garbage graphics.
It's a difficult thing to describe, so I'll include a screencap for evidence.

Basically what it is, is for some reason, probably video-memory-related,
graphics and images are replaced with horrifyingly skewed,
chopped, cropped, garbage-colored or blank image trash.
What is very creepy is how it can do this with any image on my computer,
occasionally rearranging them entirely, although the data remains the same;
only the image being drawn is altered.

This affects not only sprite-based games I play, but the Windows GUI.
I've seen a number of interesting cases of this,
some involving images changing into large green boxes,
or being replaced with blue rectangles covered in sketchy
skewed Megaman sprites from some random sheet.
Other times, it will simply reduce almost everything on the screen to
completely illegible trash.

I have no real idea of what it could be, besides perhaps a bad video card
or some such thing. I've already changed monitors, but it persists.
If anyone has heard of or seen this before, kindly bring a remedy to
light. It's starting to impede my art projects.

Thank you.
Krang 01-17-2006 03:52 AM
The most likely cause of that is a bad video card, but before you replace it, there are a couple more ideas you could try. First, if you are running Windows 95, 98, or Me, try resetting your computer to see if the problem goes away. Win9x always had a problem with limited resources available, and upgrading the video or system RAM didn't help (the only solution was to reset the computer). If not, try updating the video drivers to the latest version available. If neither of those work, you will most likely need to replace your video card.
Randolph 01-17-2006 04:25 AM
Hmm. I'm not familiar with the term "reset".
I presume it isn't the same thing as restarting.
Could you clarify that, please?

Also, I can't seem to find anything regarding the video card in
the control panels.
Although I do know it only has 4megs or so.

EDIT: I neglected to mention I use Windows 98.
Krang 01-17-2006 04:36 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Rekkoha
Hmm. I'm not familiar with the term "reset".
I presume it isn't the same thing as restarting.
Could you clarify that, please?

Actually, I did mean restart. Looking back at my previous posts, I tend to use "reset," "restart," and "reboot" interchangeably without realizing it. Tongue

quote:
Also, I can't seem to find anything regarding the video card in
the control panels.
Although I do know it only has 4megs or so.

EDIT: I neglected to mention I use Windows 98.

Try right-clicking the My Computer icon, picking Properties, and going to the Device Manager tab. From there, you should see a description of your video card so that you can update its drivers.
Randolph 01-17-2006 04:46 AM
Well, as for restarting... I've tried that before; sometimes it works,
sometimes not. It's kind of an on-and-off problem. Sometimes
I even go a few days without seeing any garbage.

I've looked in device manager, but I didn't see anything specifically labeled
"video card". The closest I could find was "Sound, Video and Game Controllers". There's an item called "MPU-401" on the list.
It sounded a bit video-cardy, so I updated it.
I don't know how much good it will do, though.

In the past, I've seen a number of programs give me feedback
indicating that there wasn't any video card at all,
although that may be just defects.

Well, I'll give her a restart anyway. If it works any better, I'll let you know.
Thanks. Smile
Krang 01-17-2006 04:55 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Rekkoha
I've looked in device manager, but I didn't see anything specifically labeled
"video card". The closest I could find was "Sound, Video and Game Controllers". There's an item called "MPU-401" on the list.
It sounded a bit video-cardy, so I updated it.
I don't know how much good it will do, though.

Oops, I forgot to mention that your video card should be listed under Display Adapters. Once you find the model number and manufacturer, try going to the manufacturer's website and downloading the latest Win98 drivers for your video card.

If anything goes wrong while installing the new drivers, hold down the CTRL key while restarting your computer and select Safe Mode. From there, you can uninstall the new drivers and go back to the old ones.
Randolph 01-17-2006 05:37 AM
Well, looking at the possibility to update the drivers for
my Intel Chipset, it says the drivers aren't verified by the Trust so-and-so.
But I'll give it a shot. Like you said, if anything goes wrong....

I'd like to mention that restarting with MPU-401 updated seems
to have not only removed the skewing, but also decreased
flickering and tearing somewhat. Interesting.
But it may have just been the restart. It's fickle like that.

EDIT: Eh. Strange, it says it couldn't find any new drivers.
...
Ah, well. At least the garbage is gone, for now.
NVWC2006 01-17-2006 11:46 AM
ok, i copied the files, closed and restarted firefox, but it didn't help. so then i just copied everything from my IE plugins and my Netscape plugins (i uninstalled netscape, but conviently the main folder and plugin folders were still there), and selected all of the most recently created files. i've restarted the computer and it still doesn't work.

i attached a photo of the code i showed b4 as a player on IE and Firefox, maybe that'll give a clue of to what's going on?
Krang 01-17-2006 11:47 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Rekkoha
I'd like to mention that restarting with MPU-401 updated seems
to have not only removed the skewing, but also decreased
flickering and tearing somewhat. Interesting.
But it may have just been the restart. It's fickle like that.

Actually, the MPU-401 is part of your sound system, but if updating its drivers solved the problem, the cause could have been a conflict among the drivers.

quote:
Well, looking at the possibility to update the drivers for
my Intel Chipset, it says the drivers aren't verified by the Trust so-and-so.
But I'll give it a shot. Like you said, if anything goes wrong....

As long as you are downloading them from Intel, the drivers should work properly even if they are not verified. To be safe, though, you could check Windows Update to see if any video drivers are available there.

quote:
EDIT: Eh. Strange, it says it couldn't find any new drivers.
...
Ah, well. At least the garbage is gone, for now.

Did the drivers come with an installer, or were they just some system files with a .inf? For the first, you can just run the installer and it should take care of everything. For the second, try right-clicking the .inf file and selecting Install.

quote:
Originally posted by NVWC2006
ok, i copied the files, closed and restarted firefox, but it didn't help. so then i just copied everything from my IE plugins and my Netscape plugins (i uninstalled netscape, but conviently the main folder and plugin folders were still there), and selected all of the most recently created files. i've restarted the computer and it still doesn't work.

i attached a photo of the code i showed b4 as a player on IE and Firefox, maybe that'll give a clue of to what's going on?

First, we need to narrow down whether the problem is with the JavaScript or with the plugin itself. To test your plugins, open up a new window, type this in the address bar:

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about:plugins
and press Enter. Do you see any entries listed for QuickTime? If not, try uninstalling QuickTime and installing it again, copying the plugins again if necessary. If you do see them, go here and click the "The 12 Days of Christmas" link (you may need to temporarily enable popups if a new window doesn't appear). Do you see a QuickTime player in the popup window? If so, does it start automatically, or do you have to click the play button? If everything works properly (i.e., the song starts automatically and you can hear it), the problem is in the JavaScript code (I can also help you debug that).
Travis Bickle 01-18-2006 12:35 AM
I have a bit of a problem. It involves a program that's somewhat controversial in nature, but I'm using it for legal purposes.

I'm trying to send a huge video project I've been working on for a few years to a bunch of friends from home (over 7.2 gigs, due to the fact that it's the Adobe Premiere file AND the final product in .avi format). I decieded that, instead of uploading it to a server or something, I'm going to set it up in a torrent program. Now, in order to do so, I have UTorrent, a program a friend reccomended me to use. In order to use UTorrent, I have to foward a certain port from my router to my pc (or whatever way it is). Now, I know how to do that, and when I did so, I got UTorrent to work. HOWEVER, everything else (web browsing, AIM, anything that requires use of the internet) slows down as soon as the port is enabled, and some even cease to work completly.

My question is this. How do I unblock/foward the port to UTORRENT AND be able to access the internet without screwing up one or the other.

If it's any big deal, I have a LINKSYS router.
Krang 01-18-2006 02:13 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Cerpin Taxt
I have a bit of a problem. It involves a program that's somewhat controversial in nature, but I'm using it for legal purposes.

I'm trying to send a huge video project I've been working on for a few years to a bunch of friends from home (over 7.2 gigs, due to the fact that it's the Adobe Premiere file AND the final product in .avi format). I decieded that, instead of uploading it to a server or something, I'm going to set it up in a torrent program. Now, in order to do so, I have UTorrent, a program a friend reccomended me to use. In order to use UTorrent, I have to foward a certain port from my router to my pc (or whatever way it is). Now, I know how to do that, and when I did so, I got UTorrent to work. HOWEVER, everything else (web browsing, AIM, anything that requires use of the internet) slows down as soon as the port is enabled, and some even cease to work completly.

My question is this. How do I unblock/foward the port to UTORRENT AND be able to access the internet without screwing up one or the other.

If it's any big deal, I have a LINKSYS router.

Unless that particular port is designated to another program, the port you choose should not interfere with the rest of your internet access. Be sure not to use any ports between 6881 and 6889, and choose a port number above 10000 if possible. The only other possibility I can think of is that you are getting too much traffic over BitTorrent, which would either use up most of your bandwidth or trigger Windows XP's TCP connection limit (assuming you're using XP). If changing the port number doesn't help, try reducing the maximum number of connections and the maximum upload speed in uTorrent's options (not by too much, though).
NVWC2006 01-18-2006 03:06 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Krang
First, we need to narrow down whether the problem is with the JavaScript or with the plugin itself. To test your plugins, open up a new window, type this in the address bar:

code:
1:
about:plugins
and press Enter. Do you see any entries listed for QuickTime? If not, try uninstalling QuickTime and installing it again, copying the plugins again if necessary. If you do see them, go here and click the "The 12 Days of Christmas" link (you may need to temporarily enable popups if a new window doesn't appear). Do you see a QuickTime player in the popup window? If so, does it start automatically, or do you have to click the play button? If everything works properly (i.e., the song starts automatically and you can hear it), the problem is in the JavaScript code (I can also help you debug that).


There were plugins for Quicktime on thelist. I went to the site and did as you said, and got the error saying "additional plugins are required to display all the media on this page" and it had an 'install missing plugins.' it then said the plugin was Apple Quicktime, and when I said OK, it took me to the Quicktime installation site.

So.. i'm guessing, either reinstall quicktime, or maybe go to Quicktime's updater and see if there is a Firefox plugin to install?