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winchwenchGodlike

Joined:: 13 Nov 2005
Posts:: 6383
Location:: S.E kent

foxylady2209 wrote:

The c key on my laptop sticks - not every time, but often enough to annoy the hell out of me. I spilt coffee on the keyboard ages ago and it took ages for all the button to work, and the worst was the q,a,z, etc.

All seemed well until a few weeks ago and the c got lazy.

Is it ok to prise the button off? I've done it on normal keyboards but obviously laptop keyboards are integral so I'm not sure.

I have lazy I's

gary-danneI need to get out more

Joined:: 28 Dec 2005
Posts:: 294
Location:: Leics

Spray air and a small paint brush work wonders on most keyboards.....

Misskitty_2008Godlike

Joined:: 22 May 2008
Posts:: 1333
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I cam be in the middle of something, and all of a sudden I get a pop up box saying my modem is invalid.. I am with 3 mobile broadband. It seems to be ok, but have problems connecting sometimes..

Any ideas??

ps thanks for the link!!

gary-danneI need to get out more

Joined:: 28 Dec 2005
Posts:: 294
Location:: Leics

Misskitty_2008 wrote:

I cam be in the middle of something, and all of a sudden I get a pop up box saying my modem is invalid.. I am with 3 mobile broadband. It seems to be ok, but have problems connecting sometimes..

Any ideas??

ps thanks for the link!!

Hi....

...
Link below is to a thread of people with the same problem.....unplugging and restarting is the answer...

http://www.3g.co.uk/3GForum/showthread.php?t=75995

Also to insert a link into a reply on here.....just copy and paste web address into reply....then highlight it and click "url".....

Cheers Gary xxx

Misskitty_2008Godlike

Joined:: 22 May 2008
Posts:: 1333
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Thanks hun.. will give it a try later xxx

FreckledbirdGodlike

Joined:: 3 Jun 2004
Posts:: 17701
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gary-danne wrote:

Also to insert a link into a reply on here.....just copy and paste web address into reply....then highlight it and click "url".....

Cheers Gary xxx

Just copy the web address and paste it. No need to click URL even, if you just want the link to look like the one you posted above. You only have to muck about with it when you want to replace the web address with words, like this:

Wiki link for OCD

PeanutGodlike

Joined:: 3 Mar 2005
Posts:: 2891
Location:: The great state of
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Freckledbird wrote:

gary-danne wrote:

Also to insert a link into a reply on here.....just copy and paste web address into reply....then highlight it and click "url".....

Cheers Gary xxx

Just copy the web address and paste it. No need to click URL even, if you just want the link to look like the one you posted above. You only have to muck about with it when you want to replace the web address with words, like this:

Wiki link for OCD

phpBB2 forum software (on which this board is based) auto recognises URLs that begin either with http:// or www. (as you can see the software thinks these are web addresses) so the URL tag isn't really required.

It is required though for linking some text as FB did or for links that don't follow the standard format, e.g. en.wikipedia.org

gary-danneI need to get out more

Joined:: 28 Dec 2005
Posts:: 294
Location:: Leics

Hi Peanut.....thankyou for adding a professional opinion to the thread constantly....someone needs to

....glad that the thread helps folks....

Cheers Gary

....

BjBri69You looking at me?

Joined:: 5 Nov 2006
Posts:: 89
Location:: West Mids

Hi Gary, since installing Service Pack 3 I have been unable to download and install Microsoft updates, a couple of them critical. The download/install fails every time I try. Like a numpty I didn't create a system restore point before installing Service Pack 3 or I would have tried to reverted back to 2 !!! Tried various things, closing down Zone Alarm, using IE instead of my Firefox which is my default browser....any help would be very much appreciated - Bri

gary-danneI need to get out more

Joined:: 28 Dec 2005
Posts:: 294
Location:: Leics

BjBri69 wrote:

Hi Gary, since installing Service Pack 3 I have been unable to download and install Microsoft updates, a couple of them critical. The download/install fails every time I try. Like a numpty I didn't create a system restore point before installing Service Pack 3 or I would have tried to reverted back to 2 !!! Tried various things, closing down Zone Alarm, using IE instead of my Firefox which is my default browser....any help would be very much appreciated - Bri

Hi

....Sorry to hear you are havin problems...worked ok for me on my old laptop...the problem is that updates like that are designed to work with every program, driver and device that people use so lots get missed and conflicts occur....in your case bad ones...lookin on the net lots of folks are havin probs also...will have a read and get back to you....

Gary ....

BjBri69You looking at me?

Joined:: 5 Nov 2006
Posts:: 89
Location:: West Mids

Thanx for that offer Gary - I should have created a system restore point !!! BTW you were right about Firefox - I'm a real convert now

PeanutGodlike

Joined:: 3 Mar 2005
Posts:: 2891
Location:: The great state of
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BjBri69 wrote:

Hi Gary, since installing Service Pack 3 I have been unable to download and install Microsoft updates, a couple of them critical. The download/install fails every time I try. Like a numpty I didn't create a system restore point before installing Service Pack 3 or I would have tried to reverted back to 2 !!! Tried various things, closing down Zone Alarm, using IE instead of my Firefox which is my default browser....any help would be very much appreciated - Bri

Apparently this is proving to be a common problem with people who have applied SP3, There isn't really answer to it other than to reinstall as it was such a major patch it would be almost impossible to do a manual uninstall.

What I can recommend doing though (I did it and haven't had any problems at all) is to use the SP3 redistributable patch (about 300+Mb) and your XP install CD to do what's called a "streamlined" SP3 version of the install. Here's how you do it.

BjBri69You looking at me?

Joined:: 5 Nov 2006
Posts:: 89
Location:: West Mids

Cheers Peanut will give that a try - thanx for the help, very much appreciated - Bri

Tan--KinkyGodlike

Joined:: 27 Nov 2007
Posts:: 5257
Location:: Tartlepool

Thicko question coming up

Just downloaded firefox and have started using that but the first thing i do when i switch the pc on is check my emails through msn this still opens in windows ie, will it always open in ie? going through msn or is it just something that needs changing in settings?
Quite happy with it so far though

winchwenchGodlike

Joined:: 13 Nov 2005
Posts:: 6383
Location:: S.E kent

TanKinky wrote:

Thicko question coming up

Just downloaded firefox and have started using that but the first thing i do when i switch the pc on is check my emails through msn this still opens in windows ie, will it always open in ie? going through msn or is it just something that needs changing in settings?
Quite happy with it so far though

Tan, I think it's "locked" as it's all part of Mr Gates' master plan! However, if there is a way of changing it I'd love to know too!

Welcome to the FireFox side

nellie-mwgcGodlike

Joined:: 1 Jul 2005
Posts:: 1474
Location:: midlands

TanKinky wrote:

Thicko question coming up

Just downloaded firefox and have started using that but the first thing i do when i switch the pc on is check my emails through msn this still opens in windows ie, will it always open in ie? going through msn or is it just something that needs changing in settings?
Quite happy with it so far though

i have that problem but now i go onto firefox and google msn then click on hotmail and put in my email and pasword

im sure theres a way to actually get in quicker than that and hopefully gary will say how to later on

gary-danneI need to get out more

Joined:: 28 Dec 2005
Posts:: 294
Location:: Leics

Hi all

.....

I have windows live mail installed on my laptop but I know most folks don't like downloading their emails to their pc's....so alternatively just make a shortcut to msn in firefox....Glad you all like Firefox....

Cheers Gary xxx

t.mannGodlike

Joined:: 15 Nov 2005
Posts:: 7222
Location:: deep in cyberspace.

Just put firefox on, mmmmmmmmm

PS the point of that was, I just got six in a row, six post in a row

gary-danneI need to get out more

Joined:: 28 Dec 2005
Posts:: 294
Location:: Leics

Welcome to a reliable internet browser with lots of add ons

Enjoy

Gary ......

Tan--KinkyGodlike

Joined:: 27 Nov 2007
Posts:: 5257
Location:: Tartlepool

gary-danne wrote:

Hi all

.....

I have windows live mail installed on my laptop but I know most folks don't like downloading their emails to their pc's....so alternatively just make a shortcut to msn in firefox....Glad you all like Firefox....

Cheers Gary xxx

Thanks i will just remember to shut down ie and open firefox to do the rest of my interwebby stuff

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