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Forum: Hardware & Devices 24 Dec 2012
Replies: 2
Views: 1,712
Posted By RogerR
Just to add - this may actually be a network /...

Just to add - this may actually be a network / firewall issue. If you are running on a network, try rebooting your router or temporarily disabling your firewall.
Forum: Hardware & Devices 24 Dec 2012
Replies: 2
Views: 1,712
Posted By RogerR
Try this? ...

Try this?
www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?p=3875#3875 (http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?p=3875#3875)


The above notwithstanding, I just went through all the same...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 10 Oct 2012
Replies: 3
Views: 660
Posted By RogerR
SSD drives only return rated speed (500MB/s?)when...

SSD drives only return rated speed (500MB/s?)when operating on a motherboard with SATA III capabilities. If your system does not support SATA III the expense may not justify the results. Running...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 10 Oct 2012
Replies: 2
Views: 333
Posted By RogerR
Makes me think of driver issues from a bad...

Makes me think of driver issues from a bad install. Does Device Manager indicate any problem devices (yellow triangles) when run with Admin permissions and Hidden devices visible?

I would;


...
Forum: Hardware & Devices 10 Oct 2012
Replies: 6
Views: 419
Posted By RogerR
Isopropyl alcohol is on the pharmacy aisle of...

Isopropyl alcohol is on the pharmacy aisle of most supermarkets and is the active ingredient in all the "proper kit". A couple of bucks will keep your screens clean for a looong time! Any clean...
Forum: General Discussion 10 Oct 2012
Replies: 6
Views: 477
Posted By RogerR
Bump to get you another look. Sounds like it...

Bump to get you another look.

Sounds like it is not actually booting from the hard drive. Have you checked the (BIOS) boot order to make sure you are booting from the windows disk?

As an aside;...
Forum: General Discussion 10 Oct 2012
Replies: 1
Views: 806
Posted By RogerR
So to clarify; are you able to load windows at...

So to clarify; are you able to load windows at all? Can you start in Safe Mode? Or are you unable to get any functionality at all?

Have you tried booting from a bootable CD, such as a Windows disk...
Forum: General Discussion 10 Oct 2012
Replies: 5
Views: 561
Posted By RogerR
Just to add that for surfing and typical MS...

Just to add that for surfing and typical MS Office the finer points of hard drive seek time and cache likely won't be noticeable. Your boot time might be a couple of seconds longer, but unless you...
Forum: General Discussion 15 Sep 2012
Replies: 26
Views: 1,504
Posted By RogerR
You may have multiple issues manifesting solely...

You may have multiple issues manifesting solely as a boot issue. Per my earlier post, I strongly recommend you try Partition Wizard and rebuild the boot sectors on your drives. Note that this area...
Forum: General Discussion 15 Sep 2012
Replies: 26
Views: 1,504
Posted By RogerR
Have you tried using Partition Wizard (free) to...

Have you tried using Partition Wizard (free) to sort your boot issues. I have run into the missing NTDLR issue on several occasions and found PW the easiest way to repair the Master Boot Record. By...
Forum: General Discussion 13 Sep 2012
Replies: 3
Views: 554
Posted By RogerR
Given that its likely a hardware issue, 8 won't...

Given that its likely a hardware issue, 8 won't be any better than 7. I personally wouldn't pay a tech to repair a 4 yr old lappy, but I might read up and consider replacing it myself. If it is the...
Forum: General Discussion 13 Sep 2012
Replies: 3
Views: 320
Posted By RogerR
Control Panel > Sound > System sounds

Control Panel > Sound > System sounds
Forum: General Discussion 13 Sep 2012
Replies: 3
Views: 320
Posted By RogerR
Well, you could leave the lappy screen on while...

Well, you could leave the lappy screen on while you are playing on the remote monitor, or at least program an annoying system sound for the low battery alarm.
Forum: General Discussion 13 Sep 2012
Replies: 4
Views: 402
Posted By RogerR
I guess I could just stand back and throw money...

I guess I could just stand back and throw money at the problem, but why can't I just uninstall Photoviewer?
Forum: General Discussion 13 Sep 2012
Replies: 4
Views: 449
Posted By RogerR
Depending on your graphics controller, you might...

Depending on your graphics controller, you might try using a program like Catalyst, and set different monitor color profiles to associate with different power settings.
Forum: General Discussion 13 Sep 2012
Replies: 3
Views: 554
Posted By RogerR
Sounds like a hardware issue. Typically this is a...

Sounds like a hardware issue. Typically this is a failure of the backlight or the inverter which powers it.

Here is a primer; Laptop Repair Help » Screen inverter replacement. Fixing laptop...
Forum: General Discussion 13 Sep 2012
Replies: 4
Views: 402
Posted By RogerR
Thanks but yes, I have followed that routine. ...

Thanks but yes, I have followed that routine.

Irfanview is the default to OPEN image files, but when browsing from a folder, image operations default to Preview, not Open. This is the key point.
...
Forum: General Discussion 13 Sep 2012
Replies: 4
Views: 402
Posted By RogerR
Photoviewer - how to uninstall?

Hi All,

Looked all over for a cure, but none found so far.

The situation;

I have a Canon Powershot. It has a 16GB SDHC card - which the reader on my Dell 2407FP does not recognize. No driver...
Forum: General Discussion 26 Dec 2011
Replies: 18
Views: 1,582
Posted By RogerR
No offense, but there are 42 GB of programs on...

No offense, but there are 42 GB of programs on that drive! :party:

Assuming I undertook that task, I don't see how I'm any further ahead. You seem to be saying that whenever something screws up I...
Forum: General Discussion 26 Dec 2011
Replies: 18
Views: 1,582
Posted By RogerR
I take your suggestions under advisement. I have...

I take your suggestions under advisement. I have historically kept my prgrams on a separate drive, so that a windows issue doesnt have to wipe out the whole system.

That said, I think I have...
Forum: General Discussion 26 Dec 2011
Replies: 18
Views: 1,582
Posted By RogerR
Crikey ... I feel like I'm repeating Step A here....

Crikey ... I feel like I'm repeating Step A here. I am apparently not bright enough to burn a new PW boot CD on my laptop. I rebooted the desktop with the PW4 boot disk and once again rebuilt the...
Forum: General Discussion 26 Dec 2011
Replies: 18
Views: 1,582
Posted By RogerR
well - it was OK until I had an explorer hang,...

well - it was OK until I had an explorer hang, and then the sytem would not restart without a hard reset .. and now I'm back to no third drive again!

I installed PW7, but it does not see the drive...
Forum: General Discussion 25 Dec 2011
Replies: 18
Views: 1,582
Posted By RogerR
OK, so the disk passes the WD tests, and now...

OK, so the disk passes the WD tests, and now appears under My Computer, with both its partitions. Its appearing in Disk Manager as Disk 0 ... it was Disk 3 ... and none of the programs work from...
Forum: General Discussion 25 Dec 2011
Replies: 18
Views: 1,582
Posted By RogerR
Thanks, Greg. Definite;y some weirdness...

Thanks, Greg.

Definite;y some weirdness going on ... the disk appears under My Computer as 88% unused, but is not available in Disk Manager. I'm going to run the WD diagnostics and will report...
Forum: General Discussion 25 Dec 2011
Replies: 18
Views: 1,582
Posted By RogerR
No - its does not appear under Windows disk...

No - its does not appear under Windows disk management. That is why I booted into PW,
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