Computer/Technical Help

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Originally posted by Krang quote: Originally posted by Green_Bird I think it was upgraded by the computer guys when they fixed it the last time. And it never did that before. it was accualy going invisable! And it was on my old forums for my wolf's rain site (They were hyperboards) , that's what made me think that it was a virus or something like that that could have been downloading unknown to me, but the scans came up nothing. Oh, if the problem wasn't there before, then it sounds like something different than what I initially thought. Try updating your video drivers and see if that fixes it. quote: And could the window closing on it's own be conected some how? Probaly not. But just wanted to make sure. It's hard to say what's causing that since it seems to be randomly happening. Does this happen after your computer has been running for a long time?

That was like the second time it happend. the first time it happened was with the Big O "cast in the name of God...." Maker thingy...like I said in the other post. And when I posted about that before, no one gave me an anwser on why it would do that other then it being flash. and that was back when I had the power fan problem so I thought it was only caused by that....I guess I was wrong, since it happend yesterday to.

Here is the post following the first time it happend that's what basicly happend this time too, but it was a 'Browse' button and it really shouldn't have done that.

EDIT: Okay I was using paint, and for some reason, when I was using the paint brush thing, the scroll bar moves, and it totaly ruins what I'm doing because it puts a line through it. And my buttons are not stuck!

Could this all be conected some how! If so....how do I fix it?!?!

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Originally posted by Krang [quote]Originally posted by R.Smith Hm, I cleared both Firefox and IE's cookies, but I'm now getting this message when I try to login ""Redirection limit for this URL exceeded. Unable to load the requested page. This may be caused by cookies that are blocked." So maybe it's hotmail/msn? Oh yes, I should mention that it seems to be either redirecting to a lot of sites, or going back and forth, when I enter the hotmail.com url.

Try this URL instead: http://login.passport.net/

Ok, I was able to get to it by just going to msn.com, and going to hotmail through that, so that's taken care of.

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Originally posted by Krang Use the top dropdown box and pick "Browser Plug-in". You should see the option there.

Homer Simpson: "d'oh!" Hm, interesting, it's already unchecked.

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Originally posted by KrangHmm, I'm using an old version of RealPlayer, so I'm not sure what the newer versions have. Still, there should be a setting to disable it, since it's a big resource hog. Try right-clicking on the RealPlayer icon in the taskbar and see if there's a way to disable it from there.

I would try this, but there's no RealPlayer icon in the taskbar, and I looked, I really did. Also it seems I have "RealOne Player".

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Originally posted by KrangGo to Start > Run, type: msconfig and press Enter. On the Startup tab, uncheck ipmon32 and apply the changes. This should remove that problem.

Done and done.

Hm, I now get this message when I restarted:

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You have used the System Configuration Utility to make changes to the way Windows starts. The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagonstic or Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the utility to run every time Windows starts. Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows normally and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration Utility. [] Don't show this message or launch the System Configuration Utility when Windows stars.

So, should I just check the box, or...?

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Originally posted by Krang In that case, see if you can restore it from the install CD, or you can just copy this text and paste it into win.ini, replacing the existing contents: code: 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: 17: 18: 19: 20: 21: 22: 23: 24: 25: 26: 27: 28: 29: 30: 31: 32: 33: 34: ; for 16-bit app support [fonts] [extensions] [mci extensions] [files] [Mail] MAPI=1 [MCI Extensions.BAK] aif=MPEGVideo aifc=MPEGVideo aiff=MPEGVideo asf=MPEGVideo2 asx=MPEGVideo2 au=MPEGVideo ivf=MPEGVideo2 m1v=MPEGVideo m3u=MPEGVideo2 mp2=MPEGVideo mp2v=MPEGVideo mp3=MPEGVideo2 mpa=MPEGVideo mpe=MPEGVideo mpeg=MPEGVideo mpg=MPEGVideo mpv2=MPEGVideo snd=MPEGVideo wax=MPEGVideo2 wm=MPEGVideo2 wma=MPEGVideo2 wmp=MPEGVideo2 wmv=MPEGVideo2 wmx=MPEGVideo2 wvx=MPEGVideo2

The whole thing? Hm, I'll make a copy of my current Win.ini juuuust incase

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Originally posted by Green_Bird That was like the second time it happend. the first time it happened was with the Big O "cast in the name of God...." Maker thingy...like I said in the other post. And when I posted about that before, no one gave me an anwser on why it would do that other then it being flash. and that was back when I had the power fan problem so I thought it was only caused by that....I guess I was wrong, since it happend yesterday to. Here is the post following the first time it happend that's what basicly happend this time too, but it was a 'Browse' button and it really shouldn't have done that.

Try going to Windows Update and applying all the patches for IE. If this is being caused by a bug in the browser, that might fix it. Also, try updating Flash (if it needs updating) by going to the official site: http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer/

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EDIT: Okay I was using paint, and for some reason, when I was using the paint brush thing, the scroll bar moves, and it totaly ruins what I'm doing because it puts a line through it. And my buttons are not stuck! Could this all be conected some how! If so....how do I fix it?!?!

The only thing I can think of is that your mouse is malfunctioning (or the PS/2 port itself, which hopefully isn't the case). Do you have another mouse to try out in order to see if it's causing the problem?

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Originally posted by R.Smith Homer Simpson: "d'oh!" Hm, interesting, it's already unchecked.

Ok, then that has already been taken care of. I almost forgot that the QuickTime entry will appear in the startup section of your registry regardless of whether or not you have the taskbar application enabled (and if you remove it, it will only come back).

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I would try this, but there's no RealPlayer icon in the taskbar, and I looked, I really did. Also it seems I have "RealOne Player".

RealPlayer is similar to QuickTime in that it will also restore the registry setting if it is changed or removed. All you can do in this case is to go to "Internet Settings" and enable "Only perform automatic services while RealOne Player is in use" if it's not already enabled.

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Hm, I now get this message when I restarted: quote: You have used the System Configuration Utility to make changes to the way Windows starts. The System Configuration Utility is currently in Diagonstic or Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the utility to run every time Windows starts. Choose the Normal Startup mode on the General tab to start Windows normally and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration Utility. [] Don't show this message or launch the System Configuration Utility when Windows stars. So, should I just check the box, or...?

Yes, check the box and it should go away next time.

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The whole thing? Hm, I'll make a copy of my current Win.ini juuuust incase

Yep, replace the whole file with what I posted last time. And it's definitely a good idea to make a backup in case something goes wrong.

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Originally posted by Krang Try going to Windows Update and applying all the patches for IE. If this is being caused by a bug in the browser, that might fix it. Also, try updating Flash (if it needs updating) by going to the official site: http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer/

Well this is the latest service pack that I know of, it was updated back in July when I had the computer people look at it, all they would say is I had alot of spyware then. Other then that they found no problem other then it needed to be updated. And I really don't think that flash has anything to do with the browse function on a site. Isn't that Java or something?

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The only thing I can think of is that your mouse is malfunctioning (or the PS/2 port itself, which hopefully isn't the case). Do you have another mouse to try out in order to see if it's causing the problem?

No. Sadly this is the only mouse I have, my old dell mouse broke (left click was broken), and this is the replacement one (It is microsoft so, It should work since it's compatable). It works fine unless I over work it, but what I don't like is the curser wiggles and the scroll bar moves on it's own without me even using the scroll wheel thing. But it is a new mouse....so It really shouldn't be doing this....

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Originally posted by Green_Bird Well this is the latest service pack that I know of, it was updated back in July when I had the computer people look at it, all they would say is I had alot of spyware then. Other then that they found no problem other then it needed to be updated.

Actually, there have been several bugfixes and security patches posted since then (some even as recently as a few days ago, depending on your OS). I would recommend going to Windows Update and downloading those to see if they help solve the problem.

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And I really don't think that flash has anything to do with the browse function on a site. Isn't that Java or something?

I don't know which forums you were visiting when it happened, but I assume that browsing would be a server-side process. The only reason I suggested updating Flash is that, depending on the forums, there could have been a Flash file embedded in the page when that happened. I'm just trying to make a connection between the two instances, since otherwise it's impossible to figure out what caused the problem.

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No. Sadly this is the only mouse I have, my old dell mouse broke (left click was broken), and this is the replacement one (It is microsoft so, It should work since it's compatable). It works fine unless I over work it, but what I don't like is the curser wiggles and the scroll bar moves on it's own without me even using the scroll wheel thing. But it is a new mouse....so It really shouldn't be doing this....

It could be a faulty mouse, a faulty PS/2 port, or even faulty mouse drivers. You could try updating your mouse drivers to eliminate the third possibility, but other than that you'd need to borrow a mouse from someone to narrow it down further.

i think i may have a hijacker on my computer, cause when i was running Spybot it kept aborting the scan when i didn't pressed the option to abort it. if its something else i would still like some help, thank you

Yes, I've got a problem! Which is insanely rare, I may not be a computer programmer or something but it's rare when I can't make something work.

In this case, it is a DOS program (for those of you too young to know it, DOS stand for the Dirty *cough* Disk Operating System)

My dad got this new program he wants to use at his work, a program that tests the core of some motor-like-device. He got it on floppy, copied it to a CD and gave it to me, asked me to make it work. I can't.

It came w/ papers on installation, running from the hard drive and running from the disk, and all I've been able to make work is the installation and uninstallation programs.

Installing it will place a file QUICK.BAT in the drive you specify, along with a QUICK\quick.exe (folder and executable file) in the same drive.

To run it, you are supposed to run 'C:\QUICK\quick'. Or, if using a disk, just 'A:\quick'. But it doesn't work, I get an error saying:

Security Error 7043-4302-4300
Program is not authorized to operate on this disk(ette).

C:\QUICK> I thought this might have something to do with another program on the CD that came with the whole thing called 'secure' but I couldn't get anything out of that, either. So right now it just appears to be a useless program. I tried downloaded DOSBox to run it but got the exact same error.

Any ideas on what to do?

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Originally posted by NukuNuko77 i think i may have a hijacker on my computer, cause when i was running Spybot it kept aborting the scan when i didn't pressed the option to abort it. if its something else i would still like some help, thank you

Try Ad-Aware (link is in the first post of the thread) and see if it still aborts. If so, you'll need to download and run HijackThis!, and then post the log here so that we can help you remove the problem.

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Originally posted by NVWC2006 My dad got this new program he wants to use at his work, a program that tests the core of some motor-like-device. He got it on floppy, copied it to a CD and gave it to me, asked me to make it work. I can't. It came w/ papers on installation, running from the hard drive and running from the disk, and all I've been able to make work is the installation and uninstallation programs. Installing it will place a file QUICK.BAT in the drive you specify, along with a QUICK\quick.exe (folder and executable file) in the same drive. To run it, you are supposed to run 'C:\QUICK\quick'. Or, if using a disk, just 'A:\quick'. But it doesn't work, I get an error saying: Security Error 7043-4302-4300 Program is not authorized to operate on this disk(ette). C:\QUICK> I thought this might have something to do with another program on the CD that came with the whole thing called 'secure' but I couldn't get anything out of that, either. So right now it just appears to be a useless program. I tried downloaded DOSBox to run it but got the exact same error. Any ideas on what to do?

It sounds to me like the original disk had some form of copy protection on it that prevents it from working unless it's running on an authorized floppy disk or hard drive. My guess is that once it's installed somewhere, it writes something to the disk to prevent itself from being installed a second time. I would suggest checking with the source of the software to see what the conditions of using and installing the software are.

Great. Now my computer shuts off on me! This is like the 5th time it has done that! I thought it was fixed when the guy fixed the fan speed because it worked for a few days. Maybe it really is dieing! But the big question is....why would it do that? Turn its off, I mean. Because it shouldn't be doing this....

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Originally posted by Green_Bird Great. Now my computer shuts off on me! This is like the 5th time it has done that! I thought it was fixed when the guy fixed the fan speed because it worked for a few days. Maybe it really is dieing! But the big question is....why would it do that? Turn its off, I mean. Because it shouldn't be doing this....

The most likely reason is that the power supply is not outputting sufficient power for the computer (my old computer had that problem). You will either need to replace the power supply with one that outputs a higher number of watts, or remove any unnecessary peripherals that are powered by the computer.

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Originally posted by Krang quote: Originally posted by Green_Bird Great. Now my computer shuts off on me! This is like the 5th time it has done that! I thought it was fixed when the guy fixed the fan speed because it worked for a few days. Maybe it really is dieing! But the big question is....why would it do that? Turn its off, I mean. Because it shouldn't be doing this.... The most likely reason is that the power supply is not outputting sufficient power for the computer (my old computer had that problem). You will either need to replace the power supply with one that outputs a higher number of watts, or remove any unnecessary peripherals that are powered by the computer.

Well the thing is, The powersuply was replaced not to long ago. They looked the same other then a stamp that was on it. I guess that was the date it was put in. Besides, the type of computer I have, there is only one power supply that works in it.

Also when I took it in, the guy gave me a memory upgrade. Since then, I can't use word because it says that MS office needs to be installed again! It shouldn't be doing that....should it?

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Originally posted by Green_Bird Well the thing is, The powersuply was replaced not to long ago. They looked the same other then a stamp that was on it. I guess that was the date it was put in. Besides, the type of computer I have, there is only one power supply that works in it.

Hmm, other than that, I can't think of a reason why the computer would be shutting itself off, unless there's a loose connection from the power supply to the motherboard.

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Also when I took it in, the guy gave me a memory upgrade. Since then, I can't use word because it says that MS office needs to be installed again! It shouldn't be doing that....should it?

If it was a RAM upgrade, it shouldn't have any effect on installed programs. There must have been something else that corrupted the program files for Office (it could be a hard drive error, or data could have been lost when the computer was shut down improperly, like the problem above).

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Originally posted by Krang Hmm, other than that, I can't think of a reason why the computer would be shutting itself off, unless there's a loose connection from the power supply to the motherboard.

Well there could be a loose connection somewhere, because when the guy replaced it he was really hitting the thing hard to get the old fan out. so could he have shook something loose or what?

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If it was a RAM upgrade, it shouldn't have any effect on installed programs. There must have been something else that corrupted the program files for Office (it could be a hard drive error, or data could have been lost when the computer was shut down improperly, like the problem above).

It was RAM. But it didn't do that until he upgraded it. So I thought that could be the problem. And The worse part is, I don't have the Office or word programs! The school does....

Ok, this might just be my stupidity, but maybe not.

I've notice that sometimes when I check to see if Window's Firewall is on, it's not at times, and I have to turn it back on. This is with Service Pack 2.

Now, I just finished a adware/spyware/viurs scan, and I'm clean. So, could I have some how set it to off by default?

Don't mean to double post, but would my runing Zone Alarm Pro have anything to do with Window's firewall turning off? I read having two running can cause conflicts.

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Originally posted by R.Smith Don't mean to double post, but would my runing Zone Alarm Pro have anything to do with Window's firewall turning off? I read having two running can cause conflicts.

I'm under the impression that the Windows Firewall of XP-SP2 defers to any firewall you're running, including Zone Alarm.

EDIT: You know, while I have a post here, just a question I thought would be good to ask:

Has anyone used Microsoft's AntiSpyware? (it's a beta version, right now). If so, thoughts?

I've not had any contention with it, at least not yet.

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Originally posted by Wienberg Has anyone used Microsoft's AntiSpyware? (it's a beta version, right now). If so, thoughts? I've not had any contention with it, at least not yet.

I have. It's alright for the most part; it does what it's suppose to do. Although, I'll stick with Ad-Aware and Spybot, seeing as sometimes, that program would update without me knowing, so...

Overall, it's a pretty good program, but what I have is good enough.

I'm having a bit of trouble with PSP7. I want to be able to add in unicode text (Japanese characters, to be exact), but haven't much luck. Is there a way to do this, and if there is, what font would work best for it? Thanks in advance.

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Originally posted by Trisa Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but I'm having a bit of trouble with PSP7. I want to be able to add in unicode text (Japanese characters, to be exact), but haven't much luck. Is there a way to do this, and if there is, what font would work best for it? Thanks in advance.

Yep, this is the correct thread. I haven't been able to confirm this, but unfortunately, I'm pretty sure Unicode support did not get added to PSP until version 8.0. Just in case, though, you might want to make sure that you have updated PSP7 to the latest version (7.04).

Seems you're right on this one. That's fine, though, because The GIMP is able to use Unicode characters just fine.

This is technically related to computers, so I decided to post it here first. I'm having trouble getting pictures sent from my camera phone to my PC. I currently use Cingular Wireless and I've tried sending them as e-mails, etc. to no avail.

Any assistance would be appreciated.