Technical Help

[atomic dog]

ok i thought i would start by bringing back some threads that were stickies in our old home.

so ask away all of your technical questions...

[Michaeleon]

I got a whopper of a problem for you to work on Sean.

My computer 'died' about a week ago, I'm usually my old PC in the meantime.

I was using the computer when it suddenly went off. After that occurrence, the computer no longer starts correctly. Whenever I push the power button, the computer will start but there will be no display on the monitor. There are also no beeps. I tested my monitor on another computer and it works, so it definitely isn’t the monitor. The computer shows no sign of booting either; the hard drive isn't showing activity. The two drivers, CDRW and DVD, open when I push the button (They also light up when I turn the machine on). When I opened the system and then powered it up, I see that the CPU fan is running. I thought maybe it could be failed RAM, but I tested my stick on another computer and it worked fine.
I'm thinking it’s either the CPU or the motherboard itself that is causing the problem. Then again, I’m not sure if perhaps the power supply could be the cause. Initially when the computer suddenly went off, I remember the power button not working at all. After I unplugged everything and plugged them back in, the power button did work- however, no display.
The computer has had no upgrades whatsoever, and I didn't install anything recently. I was currently running Windows XP service pack 2 at the time. My video card is integrated on the motherboard.

Does any of this sound like something you know? I'd like to identify the problem.

[atomic dog]

damn, ok maybe i should close this thread already. :D nah just kidding ok iw ill look into this and get back to you.

[atomic dog]

well if you are getting lights show up then it's not the power supply. is the video connection on the mother board or a separate card? it sounds like a combination of things: CPU is dead, hard drive is dead, or mother board is dead.

try swapping some of the parts out into the other machine to see ifthey work to determine where it is coming from...


let me know the results

[Michaeleon]

Originally posted by atomic dog
damn, ok maybe i should close this thread already. :D nah just kidding ok iw ill look into this and get back to you.
Haha, I knew you'd get a kick out of this one. :D
Originally posted by atomic dog
well if you are getting lights show up then it's not the power supply. is the video connection on the mother board or a separate card? it sounds like a combination of things: CPU is dead, hard drive is dead, or mother board is dead.

try swapping some of the parts out into the other machine to see ifthey work to determine where it is coming from...


let me know the results
I read somewhere online that it should "beep" to indicate things such as failed ram or a hard drive.
I don't get any beeps at all, so that's why I'm puzzled. It leaves it to a few things. The CPU, Motherboard, video card, or possibly power supply. But as you said, the power supply seems to be working so then it can't be the power supply. However, when the incident first occurred, I remember the power button not working at all. I waited a few minutes, unplugged things/plugged back in and then it came on- just no display.

I don't have a spare computer to test things on so I'll probably take it up to Best Buy. I just wonder how much it will cost just to determine the problem. Dammit, I'm never buying a bargain PC again. lol

EDIT: Wouldn't the computer at least boot to the bios screen if there was a dead hard drive?

EDIT 2: My video card is on the motherboard. (cheapo~)

[halo thirty one]

i have a quick question. when someone posts a link within their post, like icparenumber1 did for the "MTV" battle thread, and i click on it, nothing happens. i even just tried to click on the help link next to where is says "vB Code" and got nothing. but all the links at the top of the screen work. is this something i need to change in my browser settings? or the settings within the message board? thanks for your time.

[Franchise]

Do you have a popup blocker?

[halo thirty one]

Originally posted by Franchise
Do you have a popup blocker?

pure genius! thanks dude, now i feel stupid that it was such a simple solution. :(

[Dchabz]

Originally posted by Michaeleon
Haha, I knew you'd get a kick out of this one. :D

I read somewhere online that it should "beep" to indicate things such as failed ram or a hard drive.
I don't get any beeps at all, so that's why I'm puzzled. It leaves it to a few things. The CPU, Motherboard, video card, or possibly power supply. But as you said, the power supply seems to be working so then it can't be the power supply. However, when the incident first occurred, I remember the power button not working at all. I waited a few minutes, unplugged things/plugged back in and then it came on- just no display.

I don't have a spare computer to test things on so I'll probably take it up to Best Buy. I just wonder how much it will cost just to determine the problem. Dammit, I'm never buying a bargain PC again. lol

EDIT: Wouldn't the computer at least boot to the bios screen if there was a dead hard drive?

EDIT 2: My video card is on the motherboard. (cheapo~)

sounds like something's wrong w/ your video card to me. You might wanna check that out....swap your other vid. card in there, see if it works alright, if not then i'm gonna say it's your hard drive...cuz idk what else it would be if it's def. not the power supply.

[gerry d]

This is really a question about this board but there's been a few times that i have logged on the board & then after about 10 mins when i decide to post something it tells me that i'm not signed in and i have to log in again.Any idea what is causing this?.

cheers

[Laow-Z]

Originally posted by gerry d
This is really a question about this board but there's been a few times that i have logged on the board & then after about 10 mins when i decide to post something it tells me that i'm not signed in and i have to log in again.Any idea what is causing this?.

cheers
Go to CP and "edit options"...is "yes" clicked where it asks you to automatically sign you in when you get to the board?

[gerry d]

Originally posted by Laow-Z
Go to CP and "edit options"...is "yes" clicked where it asks you to automatically sign you in when you get to the board?

Thanxs Laow-Z;)

I've given that a try

cheers

[Dchabz]

Yesterday while i was browsing 2 diff. times it said i had an error w/ internet explorer and kicked me off the site, i came back, did it once more, then i got it to work properly, does anyone know of any particular reason?

[atomic dog]

this could be because of an error with a web site. was there a particular one that you kept visiting?

[Dchabz]

it was this one! :) lol.

[atomic dog]

hmm. ok i would log out of the board. then close IE and clear all cookies and history. then try getting back in and see what happens.

[Scarface]

Alrighty then. Well, I recieved a file of a friends film that he is doing, and it is a .img file. It runs about 2 GB (I know, its pretty fucking big). He did not tell me how to watch it at all. So, I took it upon myself to see how to open it. CloneCD was the only thing I could see. Then, I realized I am only allowed to make CD's or something with this type of file, if any of this makes sense. My questions are:

-Is there a way to view a .IMG file using some sort of player like DivX?-
-Is it possible to change the file from .IMG to .WMV or some other file in which I can view it with any player? How?-

I am not a really big computer guy, so I am not too familiar with this kinda stuff. I just use the comp for games, internet, and making movies. So if anybody would be so kind as to help me out here, it would be deeply appreciated. Thanks!

[atomic dog]

.img files i believe open with global divx. so try that. converting to .wmv you might need the program that he made it on to do the converting. what program did he use?

[C_Bone]

Michaeleon you said you downloaded the XP service pack 2? Did this problem occur the first time you reset your comp after? Turns out if you didnt unplug your peripherals IE. printer, digital camers it fucks up your computer big time. My girlfriend downloaded it didnt disco . our printer when she installed it . So whenever we turned on our computer it sat in a continuous reset it would just constantly reset, we had to reformat the entire hard drive on it....sucked.....hope this helps

[Michaeleon]

Aw, thanks for the suggestion Chris but I don't think that's it.
I had Win SP2 installed for 2-3 weeks before this, and had no problems with it.
Whoa, I'm glad I didn't have my printer connected when I installed it though- I didn't know about that glitch.

I think it's either the motherboard, CPU, or power supply. I have a good feeling its the power supply, which isn't such a bad thing. That would be the cheapest to replace. All the fans are running though- the power supply fan and the CPU fan, so that puzzles me. This all happened on Labor Day, I remember it being quite hot.

[Scarface]

Originally posted by atomic dog
.img files i believe open with global divx. so try that. converting to .wmv you might need the program that he made it on to do the converting. what program did he use?

Hey thanks! That worked! I am not sure what program he used, but I am satisfied right now, so I don't need anymore help with this problem.

Alrighty, now I have a 2nd problem. Well, I was trying to open a program, when it said:

"The application has failed to start because mss32.dll was not found."

So I went and d/l mss32.dll, and stuff. Well, now when I click on the program, it says:

"The procedure entry point _AIL_3D_room_type@4 could not be located in the dynamic link library mss32.dll"

What is going on? Is there a way to fix this so I can use the program? Please, any help if possible would be appreciated!

[atomic dog]

sounds like there are missing pieces of that program. delete the program and reinstall it. this should fix the issue.

[atomic dog]

michaeleon- it sounds like the motherboard or CPU is the issue. possible the hard drive. but if there is power in the fans the power supply is ok.

[MischievousSpirit]

Does anybody know why the Quick Quote botton doesn't work anymore?

[freethy]

Yeah, fix the quick quote right now. I'm too lazy and need it badly. FIX IT! FIX IT NOW!

[freethy]

I was wandering if anyone of the mods or the admins could help out PLAYBOYCOVER. She registered but never recieved her activation email so she is unable to post.

[MischievousSpirit]

Originally posted by MischievousSpirit
Does anybody know why the Quick Quote botton doesn't work anymore?

Thanks to whomever fixed this. :D

[Icebreaker_8605]

I'm not sure exactly how this happened, but many programs on my computer (ex: paint, real player, AIM,etc) show up on the desktop as a LNK File. The image changed to a small white box with a computer in it. When I try to open it it says something about downloading the program into the comp. Only when I open up the C drive and look for the particular program to use is how I can open them up. What's up with this? :confused:

[atomic dog]

sounds like they have been redirected. when you click on them it will ask you to find the file. so browse for it and the icon will change to the correct one.

[Chomp_on_this]

Yea...I got a problem with my CD Burner.

I go to burn something get everything ready to burn...I hit the burn button on Nero...it starts the process at 50% and then freezes...I hit Abort, but the shit still runs for about an hour trying to burn something with no luck.

Is this fixable, or do I need a new burner?

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by Chomp_on_this
Yea...I got a problem with my CD Burner.

I go to burn something get everything ready to burn...I hit the burn button on Nero...it starts the process at 50% and then freezes...I hit Abort, but the shit still runs for about an hour trying to burn something with no luck.

Is this fixable, or do I need a new burner?

I had that same problem with Nero. It wasnt my burner but Nero itself. I just use Windows media player now to burn things. But i guess it could still be your burner.

[atomic dog]

i never liked nero and everyone i know who had it had the same problem. i would get a different program like windows media player or roxio to burn.

[Chomp_on_this]

Roxio had the same supid problem...its gotta be my burner...shit doesnt work with Windows Media either. It reads shit just fine, but doesnt burn. Goddamn...I cant live one day without my burner.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by Chomp_on_this
Roxio had the same supid problem...its gotta be my burner...shit doesnt work with Windows Media either. It reads shit just fine, but doesnt burn. Goddamn...I cant live one day without my burner.

Why , what do you burn? Music? Movies?

[Chomp_on_this]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
Why , what do you burn? Music? Movies?

All of the above mentioned...games, dataCD's. I don't have a floppy drive so CD-Rs were my main source of transferring files. But I recently purchased a 128MB jumpdrive that handles the small files pretty good....so no more wasting CDs for those little shits...but now I am not wasting ANY CDs on anything since my burner is pissed.

[atomic dog]

ok try this. delete all prgrams and drivers for the cd burner. the restart and install everything from the beginning. and restart again and see if that works. the drivers/software could have becoe corrupt over time and just need a re-install.

[Psychoboys]

O.K., heres a board question......

How do I put pics in my posts, instead of them being clickable attachments?

[atomic dog]

yes the IMG option

[Psychoboys]

But, you can't use a pic from your hard drive with that option, right?

[Psychoboys]

http://images.net3media.com/funnyfreepics/yoda1.jpg

[boogeyman87]

Why is it that when i go to bestbuy.com and try to click on something it brings up a page saying my cookies are currently disabled. They are obviously not seeing as how other sites , like this board, other stores work fine and i have cookies. Whats the deal? This always happens with BestBuy.

[atomic dog]

try deleting all cookies and log back into the site.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by atomic dog
try deleting all cookies and log back into the site.

Tried it . It worked for about a minute or two then i clicked to another site then tried to go back to bestbuy but that stupid message about the cookies came up again.

[RustyKitty]

I need help, it's not letting me log out of the OHMB.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by RustyKitty
I need help, it's not letting me log out of the OHMB.

Curious, why would you want to log out?

[RustyKitty]

it's not that important. It's just i won't actuly be on and it just bugs me when something doesn't work right.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by RustyKitty
it's not that important. It's just i won't actuly be on and it just bugs me when something doesn't work right.

Automatically login when you return to the site? (uses cookies)

Browse board with cookies?

Are these things checked yes in your user cp?

[RustyKitty]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
Automatically login when you return to the site? (uses cookies)

Browse board with cookies?

Are these things checked yes in your user cp?


They were checked yes but i just switched them to no and it still won't let me log off.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by RustyKitty
They were checked yes but i just switched them to no and it still won't let me log off.

What happens when you click the log off option? Does it just bring you back to your logged in page.

[RustyKitty]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
What happens when you click the log off option? Does it just bring you back to your logged in page.

It says the usual stuff but when i click "home" i see that im still online.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by RustyKitty
It says the usual stuff but when i click "home" i see that im still online.

Do you click this - All cookies cleared! Click here to return to the forums index. Or do you click something else.

[RustyKitty]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
Do you click this - All cookies cleared! Click here to return to the forums index. Or do you click something else.

I have clicked : All cookies cleared! Click here to return to the forums index. and i clicked home to see if that would work. I think it stopped letting me log off a while ago cause i kept sighning out and if i went back on later i was still on, i thought i just kept forgetting to log off.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by RustyKitty
I have clicked : All cookies cleared! Click here to return to the forums index. and i clicked home to see if that would work. I think it stopped letting me log off a while ago cause i kept sighning out and if i went back on later i was still on, i thought i just kept forgetting to log off.

Well Atomic will be on later . So he can help you out . I tried. :)

[RustyKitty]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
Well Atomic will be on later . So he can help you out . I tried. :)

thanks anyways :)

[atomic dog]

try clearing all of you cookies in the internet settings. this will delete the login settings for the board.

[Neo]

When i start up Adobe Photoshop it just closes down in a couple of seconds after being started. Its now doing the same when i open up 'My Documents' just shutting down for no reason?????????????????

[atomic dog]

Originally posted by Neo
When i start up Adobe Photoshop it just closes down in a couple of seconds after being started. Its now doing the same when i open up 'My Documents' just shutting down for no reason?????????????????
first one program at atime. ok uninstall photoshop and see how your pc runs. if it is ok then install photoshop again.

[Neo]

Ok Ive uninstalled Adobe Photoshop. Folder opens up no problem. pics now open up in windows viewer. ABout to re-install adobe....fingers crossed.

[PhantomPhart]

hello administration----plz send me a pm. i can't start a thread. it says use posts first and search to see if the thread i'm about to post has already been done. well i have made more posts and am looking to start a never been done thread so gimme a chance plz ????--------my god ahhhhh

[PhantomPhart]

oh dear god i still am not allowed by this administration to start my thread. i have the greatest thread ever and i need to be able to start it plz. i also guarantee you that this post has never been seen before. if it has then i will dissappear like my name suggests

[ninny]

hey this is stupid i can't even post a thread. what am i doin wrong? this is not fair

[ninny]

i mean geez it's not like i posted a thread that was rude or silly

[Bucky-lives]

hey this is bucky-lives i just joined this great site and i wish to stay for a long time.it has been brought to my attention by my young bro and sis that they can no longer log in using their names, i was wondering why they can't? i see no reason why they could have been booted as i know they would never post anything negative towards an individual or group of people. please let me know.

[atomic dog]

what are their names?

[RustyKitty]

At robertenglund.com there is a art contest going on and when i try to send my drawing in i get an e-mail back that says "
This Message was undeliverable due to the following reason:
The user(s) account is temporarily over quota. " But everyone else seems to get getting their stuff in just fine. Does anyone know why this is happening or how I can fix it?

[boogeyman87]

Ok if you dont get this here Atomic then i'll just pm you or im you. I was having internet problems yet again and the tech support guy had me turn off my firewall and leave on my ez armor one . Saying that two firewalls can cause problems when running together. Well i have the internet back but my toolbar with search and stuff is missing. It was there yesterday but today i turned the computer on and its missing from the window. The button is there and i went to view and selected advanced toolbar but nothing comes up.

[atomic dog]

ok i'm here now but i'm unsure of you problem.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by atomic dog
ok i'm here now but i'm unsure of you problem.

Unsure of why its happening or unsure of what i'm trying to explain?

[atomic dog]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
Unsure of why its happening or unsure of what i'm trying to explain?
i'm unsure of your question of the problem.

[boogeyman87]

Why is the button gone. Its installed and the option is in the view tab. But its not on the screen. Should i unistall it and then reinstall it? I'm not sure if i could though.

[Evil Never Dies]

I installed AIM 5.5 and a adware called WidlTangent wont go away. Ive tried adaware and nothing will work. Is it harmless or what?

[atomic dog]

Originally posted by Evil Never Dies
I installed AIM 5.5 and a adware called WidlTangent wont go away. Ive tried adaware and nothing will work. Is it harmless or what?
i wouldn't worry about it but you can dlete it from your ADD/DELETE PROGRAMS menu.

[Laow-Z]

Problem here......ever since i got my cable modem whenever im on a site including this one, after a little time it'll just close on me like i hit the X up in the corner to close the page myself. Any idea's what's wrong??? Thanks

[atomic dog]

hmm sounds like it's not the cable modem but rather an internal problem, like spyware.

[Neo]

Problem:
Got a dvd writer, works fine when i burn cd's (TDK d-view) but when i try to burn video onto a dvd the software doesn't recognise that there is a dvd in the drive (using Mistubishi DVD-R's). I have tried two different burning softwares each one recognises the cd's but not the dvd's any suggestions??????

[boogeyman87]

I've got a question as well. My cpu keeps making unusual noises. Like its running a disc in a drive but there is no disc and i'm not running anything. It makes the noise, then stops then goes again. Like its working. What is up with that?

[atomic dog]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
I've got a question as well. My cpu keeps making unusual noises. Like its running a disc in a drive but there is no disc and i'm not running anything. It makes the noise, then stops then goes again. Like its working. What is up with that?
sounds like just basic processing. i wouldn't worry about that.

[atomic dog]

Originally posted by Neo
Problem:
Got a dvd writer, works fine when i burn cd's (TDK d-view) but when i try to burn video onto a dvd the software doesn't recognise that there is a dvd in the drive (using Mistubishi DVD-R's). I have tried two different burning softwares each one recognises the cd's but not the dvd's any suggestions??????
what are you trying to copy? it's it's rentals or other dvds. you can't do it directly without dvd x-copy. it's a ripping software that gets past the copywriter laws and such.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by atomic dog
sounds like just basic processing. i wouldn't worry about that.

So its normal if it didnt do it before and now it does it every couple of seconds? Will it go away eventually ?

[Neo]

Originally posted by atomic dog
what are you trying to copy? it's it's rentals or other dvds. you can't do it directly without dvd x-copy. it's a ripping software that gets past the copywriter laws and such.
No teh video im trying to burn is already authored. Ive got the .vob files and now converted them into a .iso file. Its just that none of the software recognises that a DVD is in the drive, but it has no problem with buring cd's.

[atomic dog]

well i've never ripped a dvd so i'm stumped. sounds like you might need to reinstall the software.

[halo thirty one]

ok, my question is this. recently i have been getting this popup from some company called viewpoint that says my viewpoint player was installed sucessfully and to click the update buttons for new updates. the problem is that i didn't want to install a viewpoint player and in the pop up window there isn't a button to close the window, just buttons for links to the update and links that say "who we are." now since i didn't download this particular player i don't feel like clicking either link because i just don't trust anything that magically appears on my computer. also, when i try to delete it off of my hard drive i get this message "cannot delte viewmgr.exe: access is denied. the source file may be in use." thanks in advance for help regarding this. ugh! PCs. this sort of thing never happens on my imac.

[Evil Never Dies]

Well the reason why it says "cannot delete viewmgr.exe" is because it is running in the background. I don't think it is spyware or anything like that. But the best thing is to stop it in the background and then try uninstalling it.

[halo thirty one]

Originally posted by Evil Never Dies
Well the reason why it says "cannot delete viewmgr.exe" is because it is running in the background. I don't think it is spyware or anything like that. But the best thing is to stop it in the background and then try uninstalling it.

cool, do you know how to stop it from running in the background? restarting my pc doesn't seem to help.

[Evil Never Dies]

Well sometimes this works:

If you press control+alt+delete then a menu should pop up.

Click processes and a list should come up with different programs running in the background. Look for that program or something that looks like it. (If you are using anything below xp just press control+alt+ delete and the menu will pop up, you don't need to look for processes)

Hope this works.

[halo thirty one]

Originally posted by Evil Never Dies
Well sometimes this works:

If you press control+alt+delete then a menu should pop up.

Click processes and a list should come up with different programs running in the background. Look for that program or something that looks like it. (If you are using anything below xp just press control+alt+ delete and the menu will pop up, you don't need to look for processes)

Hope this works.

yup, that worked. thank you very much for your help.

[Evil Never Dies]

I'm gald it worked! :)

[halo thirty one]

Originally posted by Evil Never Dies
I'm gald it worked! :)

wait a minute!!!! now i can't see anything!!!!! arg!!!!!!!


totally kidding of course, just had a c-3p0 chewbacca moment from empire strikes back. :D

[Evil Never Dies]

Originally posted by halo thirty one
wait a minute!!!! now i can't see anything!!!!! arg!!!!!!!


totally kidding of course, just had a c-3p0 chewbacca moment from empire strikes back. :D

Nearly had a heart attack when I saw you're first line!

Gald it worked out.

[halo thirty one]

Originally posted by Evil Never Dies
Nearly had a heart attack when I saw you're first line!

Gald it worked out.

you know, it's a halloween message board. i guess everyone is entitled to one good scare. haha

[Evil Never Dies]

Originally posted by halo thirty one
you know, it's a halloween message board. i guess everyone is entitled to one good scare. haha

HAHA! True.

[atomic dog]

ok now we've got jokers here

[RustyKitty]

Help! When im on the internet the bar that you normaly type stuff in is gone. I can still go onto websites but it's s little bit more complicated now. How do i fix this?

[atomic dog]

if you are using IE, got to, at the top of the screen, VIEW. then select TOOLBARS then ADDRESS BAR.

[RustyKitty]

Originally posted by atomic dog
if you are using IE, got to, at the top of the screen, VIEW. then select TOOLBARS then ADDRESS BAR.

Already tried it and it didn't work. Holy crap this computer seems to screw up a lot.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by RustyKitty
Help! When im on the internet the bar that you normaly type stuff in is gone. I can still go onto websites but it's s little bit more complicated now. How do i fix this?

How are you still able to search the internet without the adress bar? I had this problem too once, but i honestly forgot how it was fixed. I think it just fixed itself one day.

[RustyKitty]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
How are you still able to search the internet without the adress bar? I had this problem too once, but i honestly forgot how it was fixed. I think it just fixed itself one day.

Iam using the search thing right above where the address thing normaly is. It's fixed now though, maby pressing address bar did work but it took awhile to take effect or something. But that doesn't even make any sense cause I had already tried it earlier. I donno, my whole computer is weird.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by RustyKitty
Iam using the search thing right above where the address thing normaly is. It's fixed now though, maby pressing address bar did work but it took awhile to take effect or something. But that doesn't even make any sense cause I had already tried it earlier. I donno, my whole computer is weird.

You sound like me 6 monthes ago. And consider this a warning from the future. Bigger problems are coming. :) But hey maybe it was just a one time thing.

[RustyKitty]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
You sound like me 6 monthes ago. And consider this a warning from the future. Bigger problems are coming. :) But hey maybe it was just a one time thing.

Now im scared :(

[atomic dog]

don't worry i'm here to help you fix your problems.

[Neo]

Heres a nice wee problem for ya. Got an AVI that when trying to run in Media player on Real player says it has to downlaod a codec, after failing to download the codec the player plays only the audio but not the video.
Any suggestions?

Oh yeah and does anyone know how to chop an ISO file into two parts so i can fit it on a VCD?

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by atomic dog
don't worry i'm here to help you fix your problems.

You can fix alot of them.:) But damn has my internet been slow lately and i cant fix it. Theres a guy coming Tuesday to help out. Its weird. It will be super slow and horrible but i'll start up windows media player 10 and the internet will be all fast and stuff. Crazy is it not?

[atomic dog]

Originally posted by Neo
Heres a nice wee problem for ya. Got an AVI that when trying to run in Media player on Real player says it has to downlaod a codec, after failing to download the codec the player plays only the audio but not the video.
Any suggestions?

Oh yeah and does anyone know how to chop an ISO file into two parts so i can fit it on a VCD?
i'm not sure about the second part, but which version of wmp are you on?

[blicdh]

I have a question about the board

I submitted a post, and the font size was default. Then after I submitted my post, all the words t=on the board became like font size 1. How do I fix this?

[blicdh]

Originally posted by blicdh
I have a question about the board

I submitted a post, and the font size was default. Then after I submitted my post, all the words t=on the board became like font size 1. How do I fix this?

Nevermind, this is happening on every site I go to. AHHH.

[blicdh]

Ok, I fixed it. My computer just went loopy on me for a few minutes.:p

[Neo]

Originally posted by atomic dog
i'm not sure about the second part, but which version of wmp are you on?

Nah its cool bro, got it working.didnt realise that the AVI needed to be played on DivX.
Sorted the second part out......kind of.

[Donnie Darko]

i tell ya, those codecs get annoying as hell sometimes, especially if you go through alot of movies, if its not a video codec thats outta date its an audio codec.

[Neo]

Originally posted by Donnie Darko
i tell ya, those codecs get annoying as hell sometimes, especially if you go through alot of movies, if its not a video codec thats outta date its an audio codec.

Tell me about! doing my head in.
Still trying to split an .ISO file in half, anyone?

[atomic dog]

Originally posted by Neo
Tell me about! doing my head in.
Still trying to split an .ISO file in half, anyone?
what program is si played through? there might be a splitter program inside of it.

[Neo]

Originally posted by atomic dog
what program is si played through? there might be a splitter program inside of it.

Been looking but cant find it. an ISO file is kinda like an image file, so u dont really play it.

[atomic dog]

Originally posted by Neo
Been looking but cant find it. an ISO file is kinda like an image file, so u dont really play it.
ok i think i'm almost there tell me more about it.

[halo thirty one]

i have a pretty simple question; is it better to leave your computer on or off when you aren't using it. personally, i shut mine down, but there are times when i see people using aol instant messenger and their idle time is 2 days 15 hours and 12 seconds. to me that doesn't make sense

[atomic dog]

ok it depends of your usage. i leave my computer on all the time and only reboot when needed. if i'm away for a long period of time i will shut it down. but i'm usually on the pc every day so i leave it on.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by atomic dog
ok it depends of your usage. i leave my computer on all the time and only reboot when needed. if i'm away for a long period of time i will shut it down. but i'm usually on the pc every day so i leave it on.

I've found that helps me out with my sluggish problems. Once i fix it by running windows media player 10( i still dont know why it fixs the slownes) i just leave it on so it will be fast all the time. Weird computers.

[boogeyman87]

Okay, i updated my windows media player recently from 9 to 10. I've gotten a message when trying to play certain videos on mtv.com that i need a certain plug-in for edition 9, when i am using edition 10. The plug-in doesnt work when i try to download it so what should i do?

[atomic dog]

i'm guessing download it. what is the name of the plug in?

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by atomic dog
i'm guessing download it. what is the name of the plug in?

Its a windows media player 9 plug-in and i just tried downloading it and it said i already have a updated version of windows media player (10) so it exited . But i'm still unable to play videos from mtv.com. It wont recognize that i have version 10 , it keeps saying i need version 9???

[atomic dog]

and it won't let you play the movies?

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by atomic dog
and it won't let you play the movies?


No, i wont let me play the videos. :(

[atomic dog]

try uninstalling version 10 and installing version 9.

[Donnie Darko]

if ya dont know how to do so...

i think you go to Contol Panel, then go to "add/remove programs" and then go to the tab that says "add/remove windows components" and it should be there.

[Icebreaker_8605]

Can anyone help me out? I'm trying to burn movies off my comp. The files are a Video Clip and a Movie file (mpeg). The program I'm trying to use is Nero Burning Rom 6. I've never burned a movie with this software,only music. I'm not exactly sure what type to choose; I attempted at it but it didn't come out. So if anyone could assist me that would be great. Thanks.

[atomic dog]

Originally posted by Icebreaker_8605
Can anyone help me out? I'm trying to burn movies off my comp. The files are a Video Clip and a Movie file (mpeg). The program I'm trying to use is Nero Burning Rom 6. I've never burned a movie with this software,only music. I'm not exactly sure what type to choose; I attempted at it but it didn't come out. So if anyone could assist me that would be great. Thanks.
well the mpeg format can be treated as a regular data file. so use the data copy function in nero.

[Dr. Wynn]

i have a little problem

a "You Have Been Sent A Privet Message" sign poped up when I came to the OHMB

but when I clicked to see it it said I had none

can anyone help?
thanks

[Icebreaker_8605]

Originally posted by Dr Wynn
i have a little problem

a "You Have Been Sent A Privet Message" sign poped up when I came to the OHMB

but when I clicked to see it it said I had none

can anyone help?
thanks



Try refreshing your page. Sometimes it needs a refreshing. That helps me.
:)

[Dr. Wynn]

i tried refreshing

thanks anyway :)

[Donnie Darko]

usually that will happen to me after i read a new pm, but after hitting cancel once it usually goes away.

[Icebreaker_8605]

Originally posted by atomic dog
well the mpeg format can be treated as a regular data file. so use the data copy function in nero.


Ok, should I switch recorder to image?

[atomic dog]

Originally posted by Icebreaker_8605
Ok, should I switch recorder to image?
no. just make it a data copy.

[Icebreaker_8605]

Thanks for your help Sean. Now I'm experiencing something weird with the board. When I try clicking for "new topics", I get the following : "Invalid search specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the webmaster". I've tried refreshing, but doesn't help. :confused: :confused:

[atomic dog]

Originally posted by Icebreaker_8605
Thanks for your help Sean. Now I'm experiencing something weird with the board. When I try clicking for "new topics", I get the following : "Invalid search specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the webmaster". I've tried refreshing, but doesn't help. :confused: :confused:
try deleting your cookies. sounds like a web problem.

[Dr. Wynn]

ok guys got another problem

I was on this site when a hit something maybe the mouse maybe the keyboard

anywho all the font on the page got smaller

anyone know how to get it back to normal size?

[Donnie Darko]

in internet explorer, go to the "View" tab at the top, then go to "text size" and itll give you a few choices, it should all be there.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by Dr Wynn
ok guys got another problem

I was on this site when a hit something maybe the mouse maybe the keyboard

anywho all the font on the page got smaller

anyone know how to get it back to normal size?

Go to the View tab at the top of the screen and down to text size. If its on small or smallest then thats your problem. Just click on medium.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by Donnie Darko
in internet explorer, go to the "View" tab at the top, then go to "text size" and itll give you a few choices, it should all be there.

Seem's you've beaten me to the punch. :)

[Donnie Darko]

look who beat ya to the punch, haha!

EDIT: you beat me to the punch telling me i beat you to the punch.
oh the confusion :D

[Dr. Wynn]

I feel stupid but

where is the View tab?
I have AOL

[Donnie Darko]

i havent used AOL in years, but see if this works, i got this from the net.


Select My AOL, then Preferences and click the WWW icon. In Advanced Settings, select Browser Display and choose an appropriate text size.

[Dr. Wynn]

Originally posted by Donnie Darko
i havent used AOL in years, but see if this works, i got this from the net.


Select My AOL, then Preferences and click the WWW icon. In Advanced Settings, select Browser Display and choose an appropriate text size.

OK
THANKS A LOT!

[Donnie Darko]

anytime, i didnt wanna let down Dr Wynn....

glad i can help ya man!!! :)

[FranchiseHatesMe]

Welcome to the The Official Halloween Message Board???

Who here besides me notices something wrong with that? I know I notice the dumbest shit leave me alone.

[atomic dog]

nice pick up. this is something for franchise or mojo to fix.

[LoomisFan4Life]

Originally posted by icparenumber1
Welcome to the The Official Halloween Message Board???

Who here besides me notices something wrong with that? I know I notice the dumbest shit leave me alone.


I had to read that like 5 times to know what you were talking about.

[Icebreaker_8605]

Once again, I am experimenting with the Nero burning program. Is there a way to change the settings to also burn using a dvd-r?

[atomic dog]

Originally posted by Icebreaker_8605
Once again, I am experimenting with the Nero burning program. Is there a way to change the settings to also burn using a dvd-r?
unless you have a dvd burner, dvd burning software with a dvd-r, then no you can't.

[FranchiseHatesMe]

How about we raise the number of posts too be you must have 100 posts to make a topic. Thread whores are really coming out of the woodwork.

[urg]

how do you put multiple quotes in your reply?

thanks guys.

[atomic dog]

just copy and paste each one into one reply

[Superman]

Originally posted by urg
how do you put multiple quotes in your reply?

thanks guys. You need to go to each post you want to quote then copy it then go down to your post box and copy it there. Then you have to go to another post you want to quote and copy that then go to your post and do it again. If it's on another page then you'll have to have multiple windows open.

[Mojo]

Originally posted by Superman
You need to go to each post you want to quote then copy it then go down to your post box and copy it there. Then you have to go to another post you want to quote and copy that then go to your post and do it again. If it's on another page then you'll have to have multiple windows open.

Or you can just work as you go and add to your clipboard, but that's a bit more complicated. Same effect, though.

[urg]

ok thanks.

[FranchiseHatesMe]

Originally posted by urg
how do you put multiple quotes in your reply?

thanks guys. Click on QuickQuote then copy it and then go to another QuickQuote and paste it and then put in your replys or just keep on repeating that until you get to what you want then submit that shit.

[Superman]

Originally posted by Mojo
Or you can just work as you go and add to your clipboard, but that's a bit more complicated. Same effect, though. Now that's something I have no idea of how to do. :(

[Mojo]

Originally posted by Superman
Now that's something I have no idea of how to do. :(

Well, all I'm saying is that you copy one quickquote and then click on another and once that one opens it up, just paste the other one you wanted in there and then copy everything you have (both of the quotes), and then if you need more quoted portions, just repeat the process. No need for multiple windows :)

[FranchiseHatesMe]

I wish we had more band width space so we can load pictures. :(

[Entropy]

Anyone know how to get rid of a "debugger" on a computer? I want to play the Sims, but whenever I try to play it, a box pops up saying "A debugger has been detected. Unload it and try again later." I've tried like everything to get rid of it, and I can't even find it. It's very aggrivating. Any help would be appreciated.

[atomic dog]

in internet explorer go to TOOLS - INternet options
in the advanced tab select the option called: disable script debugging.

[Entropy]

I still get the error message, unfortunately. Is there any other way? Thanks, by the way

[atomic dog]

if this is only related to the sims game, you might need a clean start. meaning total deletion of sims and reload.

[Entropy]

I've done that, though. I've uninstalled/deleted it numerous times, then re-installed it, and still the same error: "Unload the debugger and try again."

[atomic dog]

what verson of the sims and what version of windows are you running?

[Entropy]

I'm trying to play the Sims Mega Deluxe, I'm only trying to play the Deluxe Edition (the original). And I use a Windows XP. But the thing is, I've been able to play the game on it before, but all of the sudden, it doesn't work.

[atomic dog]

sims might have a conflict with another recently loaded program.

[SassyLassy]

I got the Sims 2 and I couldn't play it because it was so slow.

[Evil Never Dies]

The Sims 2 was a bit slow on my computer but with 128mb upgrade. It plays no problem.

But everytime I finsis playing the sims 2 and I shut off my computer. When I turn it back on again, the internet settings are changed. :rolleyes:

[FranchiseHatesMe]

Why dont we have sex gender on the board? Right below Reg date just have a quick little Male or Female post in there wouldnt hurt. Plus it will help me very much with my stalki I mean getting to know people on the board ehhh. :D

[boogeyman87]

I downloaded a font and I dont know how to put it into my microsoft word as one of the available fonts. How would I do this?

[Evil Never Dies]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
I downloaded a font and I dont know how to put it into my microsoft word as one of the available fonts. How would I do this?

Get copy or cut the font file.

Open my computer
then the C:/ drive
open program files
open the file FONT
paste it into the file.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by Evil Never Dies
Get copy or cut the font file.

Open my computer
then the C:/ drive
open program files
open the file FONT
paste it into the file.

Thankyou very much. :)

[Evil Never Dies]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
Thankyou very much. :)

No problem! :)

[atomic dog]

ok this is rare but I'M asking for help.
i'm dealign with a MAC and what they call an AIRPORT for wireless access. I was having trouble hooking it up and access the web. anyone out there use this? i was able to hook up the hardwire cable for access but the wireles was not working.

[totempoll]

i think this belongds here.
well when ever i save my .gif files (animtaed pics) i right click and save with no problem but now it saves it as a still pic a bmp, anyway to fix this?

[Chomp_on_this]

Delete you're cookies and Temporary Internet Files. Then try to save it again.

Sounds like that lovely .bmp saving glitch that IE is known to have.

[totempoll]

thank u so much!:)

[Myers63]

My question isn't so much technical as it is general, but.....how many posts does one have to acquire in order to post a new thread? I apologize in advance if this is an over-asked question!

[MyersFan927]

Originally posted by Myers63
My question isn't so much technical as it is general, but.....how many posts does one have to acquire in order to post a new thread? I apologize in advance if this is an over-asked question!

You need at least twenty, Josh :)

[Voodoo Chile]

how do i open ports?

[Superman]

Originally posted by Voodoo Chile
how do i open ports? I have no idea what you mean.....but it matters not.....you're banned!

[complete]

Ok, I have a real problem with my PC. Big time. I somehow caught Spyware (jacked homepage, no email acess, constant popups) and no matter how many downloads I try to get rid of it, it won't go away. My sister's friend who's some IT guro is out of the country at the mo, so I can't reach him.

So, Atomic Dog suggested to post here. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[atomic dog]

are you running spybot or adaware? also try cleaning out with a virus scanner.


have you tried to rest your homepage?

[complete]

Originally posted by atomic dog
are you running spybot or adaware? also try cleaning out with a virus scanner.


have you tried to rest your homepage?

Yes. Tried the virus scanner. And tried to reset my homepage. It all goes well, until I open the internet and then the about.blank comes back up.

[atomic dog]

ok i know this one:
look in your add/remove program folder. this is under settings - control panel. see if there is something listed that shouldn't be there, like easy web or something of that sort. delete it and also open the internet options without opening up the IE portal. in there go to the TOOLS tab and select the PROGRAM tab. there is a button to rest web settings. try that.

[complete]

Right, lemme try that. Thanks Sean.

[complete]

Nope. Nothing fishy in there. I did the reset thing, it worked for this IE window, but upon opening a second, it just came up with the about.blank

Thanks for trying. I'll just pray that guy gets back to England soon! lol.

[atomic dog]

sounds like you might need a clean install. i know i hate to say that but doing that will clean the problems and erase everything.

[atomic dog]

also clean out you cookies and internet webpages along with the history.

[NCamp]

Ok i have one big problem with my laptop. If im loading something, and if its taking too long, my laptop will just completely click off. And if I restart it too soon, it will just shut off again in a second. I took it to get it checked out before, and the guy said it was all the spyware I had. You think thats it sean? When I run the "spy-bot search and destroy" program itll get close to done and then say I have a error cause of "Z-Demon and then writing in what I think is dutch". Any idea why its a peice of crap? haha

[atomic dog]

ok you sound like you need a cleaning done. start with cleaning out your history and all your internet images. then run your virus scanner. then we will go to the next part.

[complete]

Originally posted by atomic dog
sounds like you might need a clean install. i know i hate to say that but doing that will clean the problems and erase everything.

Thanks Sean. It's what I'm gonna go for:)

[boogeyman87]

My windows media playe will not open. I've tried clicking on the icon and it will not open, also when I download a wma file when it is done it wont play. Nothing opens up. I've tried opening it up when I have the task manager window open and a box shows up for a split second then dissapears.

[atomic dog]

try downloading a new version after you delete the version you have. sounds like the download got corrupt.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by atomic dog
try downloading a new version after you delete the version you have. sounds like the download got corrupt.

Delete my entire windows media player? The whole program this is on my computer? Your not refering to the files/movies I was downloading right?

[atomic dog]

no not the files, just the program. it looks like you need to update the wmp driver.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by atomic dog
no not the files, just the program. it looks like you need to update the wmp driver.

Okay, I did that. I then started the setup for WMP10 and nothing is happening. It still will not open up.

[atomic dog]

try to use the add.remove porgrams icon in the control panel. select the icon for wmp or the update, which ever is listed. delete it then restart and reinstall.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by atomic dog
try to use the add.remove porgrams icon in the control panel. select the icon for wmp or the update, which ever is listed. delete it then restart and reinstall.

I went into that, deleted some thing that was windows media player but had a name infront of it which was weird. So I then went into windows components and removed windows media player. So now I have to restart the computer for it to take affect?

[atomic dog]

yes. i always suggest that when something is either installed or deleted. cleans up anything hanging around, plus it's a safe measure.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by atomic dog
yes. i always suggest that when something is either installed or deleted. cleans up anything hanging around, plus it's a safe measure.

It worked. I restarted and it immediately went to installing WMP10. Though, I still dont know why when its restarted its super super slow. Thats why I hate restarting it, becuase it takes a good hour to get it back to speed.

[atomic dog]

something could have happened with the last download.

[shrike]

I dont know if this is a common problem with live journal but all day mine has said, journal is in read only mode as we are updating the server where your journal is located.

i refresh the page and it lets me do what I was doing.

So just a moment ago....I tried to add another entry....wrote a nice long one, and it did the same thing.

Is this a common problem, or do I just have some bad luck?

[atomic dog]

sounds like a server thing. try to log out and delete all you cookies and internet files. then log back in. if that doesn't work email the admin.

[shrike]

I think that might have been the problem.


cause for the most part of last nite all the sites i visited were unusually slow.
i emptied my history and voila! back to full speed.

im crossing my fingers hoping that live journal works now....

thanks.

[atomic dog]

Originally posted by shrike
I think that might have been the problem.


cause for the most part of last nite all the sites i visited were unusually slow.
i emptied my history and voila! back to full speed.

im crossing my fingers hoping that live journal works now....

thanks.
you should make a habit of doing that. helps the speed.

[shrike]

yeah im usually very pc savvy....its just that ive been kinda lax about clearing my history lately.


appreciate the help.

[shrike]

darn it to hades!

i try to login to live journal and i get this message....

Log in
Error
One or more errors occurred processing your request. Please go back, correct the necessary information, and submit your data again.

The database is temporarily in read-only mode, so creating new login sessions is temporarily down. Please try again later.

[FranchiseHatesMe]

Originally posted by shrike
darn it to hades!

i try to login to live journal and i get this message....

Log in
Error
One or more errors occurred processing your request. Please go back, correct the necessary information, and submit your data again.

The database is temporarily in read-only mode, so creating new login sessions is temporarily down. Please try again later. Just means try to get an account later man nothing too bad. Just try in another 3 hours.

[Kara Strode]

Originally posted by shrike
darn it to hades!

i try to login to live journal and i get this message....

Log in
Error
One or more errors occurred processing your request. Please go back, correct the necessary information, and submit your data again.

The database is temporarily in read-only mode, so creating new login sessions is temporarily down. Please try again later.

LJ's been having a TON of issues with that as of late...with journals being in read-only. I stay logged in at the house so I don't run into that...I can at least get logged in.

Just wait a few mins, see if it goes off read-only.

Oh, and don't let the "getting a paid account helps" trick you. I have a paid account, and while I can access and post in my journal, I can't in other places when it's in read-only.

[shrike]

nah its been doing that to me since yesterday.

either way...my live journal is still better than yours :D

(check the sig)

[atomic dog]

sounds like a database problem that LJ needs to fix.

[shrike]

Originally posted by Kara Strode
LJ's been having a TON of issues with that as of late...with journals being in read-only. I stay logged in at the house so I don't run into that...I can at least get logged in.

Just wait a few mins, see if it goes off read-only.

Oh, and don't let the "getting a paid account helps" trick you. I have a paid account, and while I can access and post in my journal, I can't in other places when it's in read-only.

thank you

I actually considered getting a paid account just to see what kind of ammenities it came with.

I like your journal..quite creative.

ive been tweaking mine, but still havent come up with a format im comfortable with.

im thinking about going back to my old aol journal...which never had those kinds of problems

[NCamp]

Shit yeah my comp is all fixed! Its fast as hell now...the high speed internet that was nothing of the sort is no living up to its name! Thanks Sean for all the help, youre the man!

[atomic dog]

hey this is awesome. congrats and happy surfing.

[Kara Strode]

Originally posted by shrike
thank you

I actually considered getting a paid account just to see what kind of ammenities it came with.

I like your journal..quite creative.

ive been tweaking mine, but still havent come up with a format im comfortable with.

im thinking about going back to my old aol journal...which never had those kinds of problems

why thank you. :) I change my layout all the time. Paid accounts do have perks, in that your journal doesn't go read only for yourself, but if communities are read-only, you still can't post there. You get more styles with paid and more user pics...and apparently faster loading time.

I have a Halloween community if you'd like to join. It's fairly active. The link is in my profile there.

[boogeyman87]

I'm not sure if its the recent no hotlinking rule, well I'm pretty sure it is, but alot of the images on the board are x's for me. The banners, the smilies, the quote-pm-edit-search buttons.

Heres a pic of what I see, at least with the banners.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/boogeyman87/Clipboard01.jpg

How can I fix this?

[atomic dog]

hmm, good question. i don't have that problem. my suggestion is just to refresh the screen.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by atomic dog
hmm, good question. i don't have that problem. my suggestion is just to refresh the screen.

Really, is that the only suggestion? I cleaned out my cookies, my history, restarted my computer and nothing. Its only happening on Internet Explorer, and only on my computer becuase I checked the other computer in the household and its working fine on there. Theres nothing I can do about it?

[MischievousSpirit]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
Really, is that the only suggestion? I cleaned out my cookies, my history, restarted my computer and nothing. Its only happening on Internet Explorer, and only on my computer becuase I checked the other computer in the household and its working fine on there. Theres nothing I can do about it?

If you have firewall software like Zone Alarm on your computer, that could be confusing the banner images on this site as ads. In which case, you need to individially configure your firewall to accept Popups/Banners/Ads for the OHMB.

[atomic dog]

Originally posted by MischievousSpirit
If you have firewall software like Zone Alarm on your computer, that could be confusing the banner images on this site as ads. In which case, you need to individially configure your firewall to accept Popups/Banners/Ads for the OHMB.
hmm good idea. i didn't think of that one.
sorry but i'm out of ideas on this one.

[boogeyman87]

I have windows firewall on. Doesnt this have to do with the hotlinking issue? Is it just coincidence that this problem arose at the same time?

[atomic dog]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
I have windows firewall on. Doesnt this have to do with the hotlinking issue? Is it just coincidence that this problem arose at the same time?
i think it is a coincedence.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by atomic dog
i think it is a coincedence.

Well, if you say so....how about unistalling internet explorer, then reinstalling it? Will that work?

[atomic dog]

that might help. this one is actually stumping me. is this the only site that is doing that?

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by atomic dog
that might help. this one is actually stumping me. is this the only site that is doing that?

Yep, as always. And its only on my computer that its doing it on. I would need to download internet explorer before I uninstall it right? So I'm able to re-install it after.

[atomic dog]

try installing it over the current version. sometimes it gets fixed with out uninstalling.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by atomic dog
try installing it over the current version. sometimes it gets fixed with out uninstalling.

So download a new version from the internet and then just install it?

[Donnie Darko]

yeah, chris. i would do it like that.

in my experience its never a great idea to uninstall IE completely because it digs itself deep inside the Windows shell. ive completely uninstalled it before but it caused me more overall problems every time because XP kinda relies on IE.
if im not mistaken, firefox is about 5mb and IE is about 45mb, so that alone tells you that its a bit more than just an internet browser.

i really hope that reinstall works for ya though.


if that doesnt work then the only thing i can think of that maybe you havent tried yet would be to right click where the images should be and click "show image" or "view image" (whichever)
if the picture then shows then maybe it will be there as well whenever you reload the page. just an idea.

[atomic dog]

you could try the display ALT for all images. it's in the tools section of IE. also see if there is a script error.

[boogeyman87]

I tried the show pictures option but it doesnt do the job. I see the "always expand ALT text images" option, is that it? I guess I'll just download IE but I'm thinking it wont do anything becuase I already have internet explorer, will it let me install it?

[Chomp_on_this]

My suggestion would be to fuck IE, and download Mozilla Firefox.

Firefox works 10 times faster, there are no pop-ups, there is higher security, and it features TABS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by Chomp_on_this
My suggestion would be to fuck IE, and download Mozilla Firefox.

Firefox works 10 times faster, there are no pop-ups, there is higher security, and it features TABS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have Mozilla. I'm using it right now, but I'm so picky and soooo stupid that it bugs me how on Mozilla the colors are super bright and there is no custom title glow. I'm that weird.

[Chomp_on_this]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
I have Mozilla. I'm using it right now, but I'm so picky and soooo stupid that it bugs me how on Mozilla the colors are super bright and there is no custom title glow. I'm that weird.

It bugged me for awhile...I just forced myself to use it. I began to learn of it's features and how much it's better for my PC's security... Now I love it. I will never go back to using IE for internet surfing...no way in hell.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by Chomp_on_this
It bugged me for awhile...I just forced myself to use it. I began to learn of it's features and how much it's better for my PC's security... Now I love it. I will never go back to using IE for internet surfing...no way in hell.

I do all my surfing and internet activity on Mozilla. I only use IE for the board, and that is it. I know I could learn to love it, eventually with the way it looks on Mozilla but just knowing that the version I like is just sitting right there with a stupid little red x problem bugs me.

I tried to install IE 6.0 but it told me that setup has detected I have a newer version of IE already on the computer. I have no idea what to do now.

[atomic dog]

i had firefox and there is some minor drawbacks but i might go back to it.


the ALT shows the text where the image would be while the image loads.

[halo thirty one]

don't feel so bad boogeyman87, i have been having the same problem with the images on the board for a few days now also. i guess i'll just have to get used to the different look of the board when i use mozilla also.

UPDATE!!!!

what the hell? i don't have any images when i use the firefox web browser either!!!! very strange!

[shrike]

i got on IE last nite to see what you all were talking about with the red X's on the forum names...and yeah...it does the same on mine.

[boogeyman87]

Well if a few if not maybe alot of us have the same problem maybe one of us could help the other in a way. Do any of you have any way of fixing these types of problems? Do you call the company? Ask a web-savy friend? Or just bring it here?

[atomic dog]

hmm. ok i'lll keep my eyes open for this. it could be an access thing with your pc and the server for te site. it looks like more and more are having the same issues. i will look into it but as of yet i don't have an answer. so hold tight till i find one.

[halo thirty one]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
Well if a few if not maybe alot of us have the same problem maybe one of us could help the other in a way. Do any of you have any way of fixing these types of problems? Do you call the company? Ask a web-savy friend? Or just bring it here?
i drink a yuengling, it gives the red Xs a fuzzy look:D


QUICK UPDATE:

so i'm at my folks house, which is in the same city with the same ISP, and their computer shows the red Xs as well. i hope this information is helpful in resolving the problem.

[NeewollaH]

AIM does not work.

AIM will not connect. AIM cannot find host.

I try everthing.

AIM.

Will.

Not.

Connect.

Must kill AIM.

Or.

Get help from the tech-master himself, atomic dog.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by NeewollaH
AIM does not work.

AIM will not connect. AIM cannot find host.

I try everthing.

AIM.

Will.

Not.

Connect.

Must kill AIM.

Or.

Get help from the tech-master himself, atomic dog.

Sometimes it just doesnt work and trying to connect over and over again actually makes it worse. They recomend to just leave it alone for awhile then try signing on. But of course if this is a on going problem then I'm sure Sean can help.

[NeewollaH]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
Sometimes it just doesnt work and trying to connect over and over again actually makes it worse. They recomend to just leave it alone for awhile then try signing on. But of course if this is a on going problem then I'm sure Sean can help.

Yeah, I guess I should've said that this has been going on for a good three weeks..

[atomic dog]

ok have you used the connection preferences? in there aim will search you system for the best connection.

[NeewollaH]

Originally posted by atomic dog
ok have you used the connection preferences? in there aim will search you system for the best connection.

I tried that the other night, I think Tuesday. It didn't work, so I gave up. Any other ideas? This is starting to drive me even more insane.

[atomic dog]

hmm we might have to sit one night on another IM program so i can walk you through it.

[boogeyman87]

Any idea on how to get a computer out of power save mode or sleep mode? The other computer we have is is stuck in some power mode. The computer is on but the screen is black and the little power light is orange. If you press a key on the screen it says it is in power save mode and to press any key or click the mouse to exit. But that doesnt work at all.

[atomic dog]

hold the on/off button until the machine shuts down. then restart it.

[boogeyman87]

Originally posted by atomic dog
hold the on/off button until the machine shuts down. then restart it.

I did that, and it just restarted and nothing happened. I could hear the windows music in the speaker but the picture was still black and in power save mode. The technician wanted my mom to unscrew the top of the modem and do something in there but we didnt do that.

[atomic dog]

ok why did it start to open in save mode?

next time you restart the machine, hold down the F8 key. this will brign up a menu and select normal insead of safe made.

[TheShape66]

Originally posted by boogeyman87
I did that, and it just restarted and nothing happened. I could hear the windows music in the speaker but the picture was still black and in power save mode. The technician wanted my mom to unscrew the top of the modem and do something in there but we didnt do that.

Modem has nothing to do with a monitor starting in power save mode...don't listen to that tech.