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PC & MAC CLINIC - On line problem solving. (CPU)     

Crocodile - 16 Dec 2002 03:59

Spaceman - 16 Dec 2004 16:30 - 2783 of 11003

kernow, boot into safe mode and delete it from there.

kernow - 16 Dec 2004 17:05 - 2784 of 11003

Spaceman - all done. Very many thanks. Wish I could drop something medicinal by but tis a bit far I think.

maddoctor - 17 Dec 2004 07:28 - 2785 of 11003

I understand this new xmas card virus is not an attachment - how can you delete without opening? thanks

kernow - 17 Dec 2004 07:31 - 2786 of 11003

Maddoctor - mine was certainly an attachment. I just clicked it without my usual caution.

ARLY BARLEY - 17 Dec 2004 13:21 - 2787 of 11003

SEYMOUR CLEARLY.
My TIME experiences.
I bought a Time Computer in May 2002 at the Southport shop[now closed]
The computer came ok but what followed was a disaster.
In May 2003 the computer would not start.
I checked everything and tried to put a disk in the floppy drive, I notice the drive had fallen from its mountings.
Maybe that was the reason it would not start. I caught the bus took the computer brain box with me very heavy I am 68years old, could not do anything at the shop.
Come back on Friday was the reply 'We have an expert coming in on Friday who will solve the problem'
Not being a chap who gives up, I took it in 3 more times and having an almighty row from me to the the computer guyin the shop.Eventually he managed to get it started fixed the floppy drive.
I eventually returned home,next morning it would not start again- phoned up Time.
I have 3 year warranty waited some 20 minutes managing to get through.
Time took it away more trouble waiting all day not coming, more expense, phoning them ,waiting in another day .At last success.The computer returned they had put in a new mother board in.I then decided to buy another computer from Dell this time.The Dell works fine.
My grandson came often to play just a Football game on the Time Computer.
Then 5 week ago the computer just crashed .I put in the recovery disc .The message i got this was the wrong disc.
Eventually I managed to get it working with a windows 98 disc I had, but I did not know what my sound card was graphics card etc.
I managed to get through to them the guy give me details of drivers I needed to get to back to squareone.
The software disk they gave me was incorrect and did not recognise anything to my computer.I tried with the Dell computer to find the available software to no avail.
This week I phoned again to Time a chap from India, he told me I had the wrong disks.They agreed to take it away.
Ii must point out that they have a support web address to download drivers, but the models they have on display are none of mine.
I have sent them 5 or 6 emails to complain they have not replied to one or will phoned me up.

Robb - 17 Dec 2004 13:27 - 2788 of 11003

Is there some way that you can change the font size of a web page for general viewing? I've just hooked up a new screen and the text on the thread list, for example, looks a bit kind of clunky ?!? if you know what I mean. I've tried VIEW - TEXT SIZE - SMALLEST but that doesn't seem to make an appreciable difference.

I'm sure there was a way that involved using the scroll wheel on the mouse when Kayak answered this question for me last time I got a new screen!

Thanks chaps

ARLY BARLEY - 17 Dec 2004 13:37 - 2789 of 11003

Robb
Why not try firefox web browser

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

Optimist - 17 Dec 2004 13:44 - 2790 of 11003

Robb

Try Tools/Internet Options/General Tab, click Accesibility.. button and check Ignore Font sizes .......

You should then be able to change the font size using View-Text size or by Ctrl/Mousewheel.

The downside is that you will have to do this on many websites that are currently OK.

Optimist - 17 Dec 2004 13:46 - 2791 of 11003

Problem with Firefox browser is that there is no mousewheel support for Java appletts.

Kayak - 17 Dec 2004 13:48 - 2792 of 11003

Hold down the ctrl key and use the scroll wheel Robb, but that is the same as using View/Text Size. Unfortunately it only works where websites use standard HTML text sizes rather than specifying a particular point size. Only other thing you can do is to use Tools/Internet Options/General tab/Accessibility and Ignore Font Sizes but that will probably make a mess of other websites if not that one.

However has the new display been correctly named in Control Panel/System/Monirors and have you set the right resolution, one of the native ones if it's a flat panel?

Robb - 17 Dec 2004 13:50 - 2793 of 11003

Optimist

u da man :-)

cheers

Seymour Clearly - 17 Dec 2004 14:04 - 2794 of 11003

Arly Barley - interesting & doesn't surprise me. I've never had a Time PC - heard too many stories to make me even consider it. But Joe Punter in the street does and sees a good deal. That's how they do it. 3 year warranty? Yes please! You'll never need to worry Sir!

It's not just the PC industry. There is poor service everywhere if you know where to look.

Robb - 17 Dec 2004 14:11 - 2795 of 11003

Kayak - thanks.

ARLY BARLEY - 17 Dec 2004 14:12 - 2796 of 11003

Saw an interesting web page regarding computers:-

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/index.php?page=formamdindex

Optimist - 17 Dec 2004 15:22 - 2797 of 11003

That looks a nice site. I just priced a standard Intel PC at 370 + vat but you could save at least 50 buy buying the (7) components and assembling yourself.

chocolat - 18 Dec 2004 14:38 - 2798 of 11003

Can anyone please recommend a reasonably-priced sound card for XP Home, so that a Roland keyboard can be plugged in? The intention is also to download software in conjunction with this. (Y'know me...what do I know..)

Iain - 19 Dec 2004 13:36 - 2799 of 11003

re Installing Two 512 memory cards.
This is the make of my Motherboard(I think)
Will it be able to take it?


Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-8SG800 1.x
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. F4 01/13/2003

Optimist - 19 Dec 2004 14:45 - 2800 of 11003

Iain

Yes! See http://www.memoryx.net/gigamome145.html

Iain - 19 Dec 2004 16:36 - 2801 of 11003

Thanks Optimist

maddoctor - 20 Dec 2004 09:47 - 2802 of 11003

anybody with a moment - My Dell help is asking me to update my Sun Java , been to site but cannot see exactly which bit I should be taking and since crucial do not want to make a bo bo , can anybody tell me exactly what I should be downloading? thanks
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