http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums: Last 35 Posts en Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:45:09 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/please-welcome-novembers-guest-mod#post-118082 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:15:18 +0000 Santo 118082@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Thanks for your assurance. I will help Matt to find his key :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/replacement-for-chkdsk#post-118081 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:13:51 +0000 mayagrafix 118081@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>thanks for the link. I was wondering about a more windows oriented program, this one requires boot under DOS. Thanks for your input BTW. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/please-welcome-novembers-guest-mod#post-118080 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:09:56 +0000 techgranny 118080@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>No worries, you're in good company ;) Although Matt still hasn't found his key &lt;hmm&gt; </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/dvd-drive-not-detected#post-118079 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:03:42 +0000 Santo 118079@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>CD/DVD uses the operating system generic drivers and does not come with any separate drivers, but it has its firmware that can be updated from its manufacturer website.<br /> In your case it looks like the issue could be a software issue rather than a hardware issue. Try to remove all the disc burning applications from your computer and restart it, then check in "Computer" and in "Device manager". In Device Manager if it shows error run the Microsoft "Fixit" to remove the upper and lower filters. You should also remove any other application which has disc burning feature that you had installed.</p> <p>Also uninstall and reinstall the drivers from Device manager. Then check if you are able to play any discs and also burn files using the Windows native burning feature or you may check by trying to burn any media file from Windows Media Center or Player. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/please-welcome-novembers-guest-mod#post-118078 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:55:54 +0000 Santo 118078@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@techgranny</p> <p>That's a very scary place! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/cant-retrieve-playlists-in-windows-media-player#post-118077 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:12:22 +0000 ulteriormotif 118077@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I recently did a full system recovery on my PC. I backed up my media files on a<br /> Verbatim usb drive. After reinstalling all my files, I cant locate the playlists.<br /> I checked in Limewire and Windows Media Player. All my songs are still there,<br /> but I cant seem to locate the playlists. My OS is Windows Vista Home Premium<br /> v.7. I see a bunch of "jar executable" files in Limewire, but can't open them.<br /> Any suggestions? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/prevent-start-menu-search-from-file-type-organization#post-118076 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:43:01 +0000 cshahmir 118076@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Is there any way to prevent Windows 7 Start Menu Search from categorizing results into Documents, Music, Pictures, Control Panel, Programs, etc. The default setting is to show up-to-three results per category. I would prefer to change this so that results are sorted by relevance rather than being divided into file type categories. In other words, I preferred the way this was handled in Windows Vista. Is there a way to get this functionality back?</p> <p>I am already aware of that I can click on the category header to view more results. That is not what I'm interested in. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/help-please-rundll32exe-cusersuserappdataroamingccdpxdll#post-118075 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:48:09 +0000 Fernguy 118075@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Here are two links to read.<br /> <a href="http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm"></p> <p></a><a href="http://vistasupport.mvps.org/windows_vista_repair_options.htm">Vista Repair</a></p> <p><a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Fix-Rundll32.exe?&#38;id=913723">Rundll32 Repair</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/hp-pavillion-black-screen-no-bios#post-118074 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:34:44 +0000 Fernguy 118074@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p><a href="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00372748&#38;tmp_track_link=ot_faqs/top_issues/en_ru/c00372748/loc:2&#38;lc=en&#38;dlc=ru&#38;cc=ru&#38;lang=ru&#38;os=228&#38;product=3370371">Boot Up Test</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/hp-dv9308nr-keeps-restarting-itself#post-118073 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:29:22 +0000 Fernguy 118073@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I am not sure but you should check HP website to see if their are any recalls or extended warranty for MOBO or hard drive.<br /> <a href="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00372748&#38;tmp_track_link=ot_faqs/top_issues/en_ru/c00372748/loc:2&#38;lc=en&#38;dlc=ru&#38;cc=ru&#38;lang=ru&#38;os=228&#38;product=3370371">Start Up Check</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/cctv-to-tv#post-118072 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:10:06 +0000 Fernguy 118072@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p><a href="http://www.tvlink.co.uk/faq.htm">Loftbox</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-32-bit-problem#post-118071 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:07:09 +0000 Fernguy 118071@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Code 5 is a access denied code. And your dll error code doesn't seem complete could it be Msvcr71.dll ? If so read this link<br /> <a href="http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?msvcr71"><br /> What you might try is to run CCleaner to remove a bad registry keys. Be sure to create a back up when asked before you complete the CCleaner repair.</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/please-welcome-novembers-guest-mod#post-118070 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:55:04 +0000 techgranny 118070@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Santo, I hope you're having fun moderating :) Be careful though, you might end up <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBrkrnrkbsE">here</a> with LH where no one can save you ~o </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/no-pop-out-sidebar-in-windows-7#post-118069 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:30:05 +0000 jdguitars 118069@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Thanks whs. I like the docks. I wish I could dock the window directly though.</p> <p>JD </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/screen-resolution-keeps-changing#post-118068 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:28:50 +0000 Fernguy 118068@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Try this click Start menu&gt;Run&gt;type "msconfig" without quotes&gt;select tab "BOOT INI" Probably you´ll see the menu called "Boot Options", there you should uncheck "/BASEVIDEO". Restart and everything should be just fine </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/media-centre-not-recording-some-series#post-118067 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:23:55 +0000 Fernguy 118067@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p><a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Why-didnt-my-TV-show-record-in-Windows-Media-Center">Windows 7 Record TV</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/replacement-for-chkdsk#post-118066 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:16:17 +0000 Fernguy 118066@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Try this<br /> <a href="http://www.hdat2.com/">CHKDSK Alternative</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/dvd-drive-not-detected#post-118065 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:21:53 +0000 bartpimpson 118065@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Ummm yes when i put in a real dvd(not burned) it acts as if it's gonna play but it doesn't....so yes it spin up.<br /> Where can i go to download the latest drivers??</p> <p>i cant burn dvd's or cd's </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-easy-transfer-program-failed-due-to-lack-of-disk-space-on-new-computer#post-118064 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:12:33 +0000 Santo 118064@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>If you have a branded computer then it has its recovery files stored in the D drive and it is not recommended or it is not necessary to transfer any files from this drive to your new computer. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/setup-a-simple-server#post-118063 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:09:27 +0000 InDiSent 118063@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>If you're looking to just transfer files back and forth you can setup an ftp server. I like filezilla.</p> <p><a href="http://filezilla-project.org/" rel="nofollow">http://filezilla-project.org/</a></p> <p>It's free and you can setup accounts for all of the different users. You won't need a dedicated machine you can use your current Windows 7 machine or any one of the others. Your family members will be able to grab files off of your pc that you give them access to and they will also be able to upload files directly to your machine. </p> <p>Is that what you are looking for? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-taking-jpeg-image#post-118062 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:08:28 +0000 Santo 118062@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Not sure if you can delete the setting or prevent it from storing the files. However you can delete all those files using <a href="http://www.ccleaner.com/">ccleaner</a>. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-easy-transfer-program-failed-due-to-lack-of-disk-space-on-new-computer#post-118061 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:06:13 +0000 Referee06 118061@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I recently bought a new computer which has Vista Home Premium as the operating system which is the same operating system that I have on my older computer. (The only difference in computers is the new system is 64 bit and the older system is 32 bit.) Yesterday, for I tried three times to transfer files from my older computer to my new computer using the Windows Easy Transfer program using the Belkin easy transfer cable. Each time the transfer program stopped with an error message indicating that there was not enough disk space on the new computer to continue. Each time the transfer stopped, the transfer program was in the middle of transferring a program called D:\preload/base.wim to the D drive. I read in this forum that this program is used by windows to reboot the system from the D drive when the C drive is not available. After reading this article I understand that this file should not be deleted. However, I would still like to transfer files from my older computer to my new computer using the Windows Easy Transfer program. If I delete this file, will the transfer program transfer the file from my older computer to my new computer? Also, if I cannot delete the file does anybody know what I can do to transfer the files from my older computer to my new or computer using the Windows Easy Transfer program? I don't want to start from scratch with my new computer or try to transfer the files using a thumb drive. Thanks in advance for any and all help with this. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-taking-jpeg-image#post-118060 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:58:23 +0000 rlandjr 118060@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>for you computer wizards out there...here's a good one....why is my computer with o/s Vista taking daily jpeg images coming from the internet and saving them to a folder....located under searches/recently changed...I would like to delete this setting since I don't want to fill my hard drive with unnecessary junk pictures..any suggestions will be greatly appreciated !!!! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/setup-a-simple-server#post-118059 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:57:47 +0000 ProstheticHead 118059@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I agree with Santo on this one. IMO there is no such thing as a SIMPLE server, although it can be done fairly cheaply (with an old PC for example) getting it online and making it secure is tough.</p> <p>Another useful alternative is <a href="http://www.filehippo.com/download_hamachi/">Logmein Hamachi.</a> This is extremely easy to use and allows you to securely share your data over the internet. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/win-xp-pro-admin-account-but-limited-admin-rights#post-118058 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:53:54 +0000 tmcclure57 118058@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I'll give this solution a good college try. It's not complicated, as you said...Thank you for your answer and the time spent... </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-4#post-118057 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:52:33 +0000 Santo 118057@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>This usually happens if you have the previous version of the application that you are trying to install. Try the steps given below.</p> <p>Go to Start &gt; All programs &gt; Accessories &gt; Right click on Command and click on "Run as administrator".<br /> At the command prompt type as given below. </p> <p>setx appdata "C:\Users\your computer login name\AppData\Roaming" and press the enter key and type exit. Log off from your user account and try to install the application. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/please-welcome-novembers-guest-mod#post-118056 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:37:54 +0000 Santo 118056@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Thank you guys! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/vista-4#post-118055 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:37:29 +0000 shmzlib54 118055@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I am trying to download newest msn mesenger, and the latest version of Itunes but the installation fails to complete.<br /> I get this message: could not access network location %appdata%\.<br /> Please help, thanks </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/setup-a-simple-server#post-118054 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:30:44 +0000 Santo 118054@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Setting up a server for a personal use will be too costly for a home user. But you can take advantage of free on line data storage services. One such is from Microsoft and it is called <a href="http://skydrive.live.com/">SkyDrive.</a> It is very easy to use and it gives 25 GB of storage space for free. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/setup-a-simple-server#post-118053 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:05:47 +0000 attsware 118053@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I would like to set up a simple server because me and my family transfers projects, documents and other work to each other via email, Sometimes the projects are too big to send via email so we send them on disc, I live 200 miles from my family so we are not local and if possible my wife would like to store her college work so she can access her files at college.<br /> I would like a simple free set-up if available.<br /> I know nothing about servers, just that I have been told that I could set-up a simple server.<br /> He also said about changing something on my router, I have a SMC Networks (SMC7904WBRA-N)</p> <p>I have Windows 7 64bit but the other systems that will access it will be XP and Vista 32bit</p> <p>What do you suggest<br /> Can anyone help please</p> <p>Bry </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/reducing-size-of-mp3-file#post-118052 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:57:20 +0000 musicray 118052@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Hello whs,</p> <p>I have a website for a local Community Concert band. I put the selections for our next concert on the site so<br /> the band members can have a sorta play along thing with their music.</p> <p>Some of the songs (mp3s) as stated above are larger...some by a lot some only slightly than the 10mb<br /> allowed by Soundclick..which is a music sharing site that I have on my website.</p> <p>I solved my problem by spliting up the songs that were bigger than 10mb...but this isn't the most efficient<br /> method as the band people have to stop and start to get to the end of the song.</p> <p>I see a lot of sites that will reduce the mp3..but which do I trust.</p> <p>Thanks for your input.</p> <p>ray</p> <p>Here's the site:</p> <p><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/browardsymphonicband/" rel="nofollow">http://sites.google.com/site/browardsymphonicband/</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/replacement-for-chkdsk#post-118051 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:44:41 +0000 mayagrafix 118051@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Are there any good replacements for chkdsk?</p> <p>Thanks in advance, me geekos :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/reducing-size-of-mp3-file#post-118050 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:37:25 +0000 whs 118050@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>what are you trying to upload - symphonies? A normal .mp3 song is 1 to 2 MBs. There are a few .mp3 resizers on the web, but I have no idea how good they are. You could also try to reregister them with a lower bitrate - e.g. 64KB. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-7-always-requires-installation-disc-to-start#post-118049 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:32:40 +0000 whs 118049@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>There is something wrong with your installation. I would reinstall it. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/no-pop-out-sidebar-in-windows-7#post-118048 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:28:04 +0000 whs 118048@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>well, you could use one of those docks ( <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2009/05/8-windows-docks.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.webupd8.org/2009/05/8-windows-docks.html</a> ). Rocket Dock is pretty popular and works with win7 (I tried it). But then I decided to use 2 extra toolbars - one for programs and one for folders. Works pretty well. Make a folder with shortcuts on the desktop, then right click on the toolbar and go to "Toolbars" &gt; New Toolbar &gt; then point to your folder with the shortcuts. And any time you want to add stuff, just drag it into the folder. </p>