Quote by Mwbpsx
how do i "unthrottle" my tinterweb connection when downloading from torrent sites etc. I believe it is only "peak time" but this appears to be whenever im out of bed !!!!

Quote by Cherrytree
Hello Gary, if you have time could you possibly advise on this, please - my elderly uncle has just bought his first computer, a reconditioned lap-top for
Within days of using it, the anti-virus software (Blackice) stopped working and now the computer has ground to a halt.
My knowledge on computer stuff is zero, but a computer shop near us has quoted to clean it and put new anti-virus software on there.
I feel quite responsible as it's me who's been telling him to get one for ages, and now he's down and no computer, and even more scared of them than he was before.
What would you do in this situation? Is it worth paying to get it fixed?
Can you give any advice without knowing the specs?
(I don't know the specs, and getting him to discuss it is very hard!)
Any advice gratefully received
Cherry x

Hi ....
First off did the place where he bought it from not give him any sort of warranty??? they should even with recon stuff....not a very good advert for them....you say it has ground to a halt.....if it is completely dead then it is more than a software prob....but if you get error messages and nothing else it could well be.....if i had it i would wipe and put new software on it.....if you live anywhere near me....pass it on and will do it for him....as long as there is some life in the thing there is no reason why windows me or even xp wont work on it....however slow....would be ok for the net and basic stuff....have done a load of old pcs for folks who just want to browse the net or type letters and things....or even just get the hang of things before diving in and buying a new puter....but if you can get it to me i would have a look for him :)
Cheers Gary xxx

Quote by MikeNorth
In the past few days there have been periods when I cannot access websites at all, or only some, even though I am connected to the internet (broadband connection). I did a diagnostic test which told me that it could not detect a network card (which seems also to be called a network adaptor). Then for a while everything is okay again.
What is a network card? Is mine packing up? Does it usually go gradually like this? What do I do? I would be grateful for some advice.

Hi ....
Sorry about the slow response I cant always get on here....got loads on at the mo....anyway....
The network card is actually an ethernet card and this is where your broadband is plugged into the pc i am guessing....first thing i would do is look in device manager and see if the ethernet card is working properly.....sometimes the dreaded automatic windy updates install a newer driver and make things worse rather than better....make sure the device is working ok and click to update driver....if you find it is problematic new network cards are only about £6 from pc shops....hard to diagnose exactly from your post so feel free tp post a more detailed account :)
Cheers Gary ......

Quote by woohoo
re the above post ...
Make sure you know what the programs are before disabling them of course

Hi .... goes without sayin .... but if you knew what you were trying to close down its usually self apparent ... if you scroll along the line you can see which directory the files are in and work it out from that ... personally I always look in task manager first to work out what to shut down .... moral is tho don't touch it if you don't know what it is ....
Cheers Gary xxx

Quote by X_fanny_x
When the wireless keyboard stops working its important to remember it has batteries in it :doh: it should the the first route of call not banging the keyboard of the desk a few times fiddling with the cables at the back of tower then switching of unplugging in and restarting especially when you are hosting a very busy room and cant get back in :roll:

Hi ....
Sound advice there that has obviously been tested out for the whole threads benefit :)....the same goes for shakin a cordless mouse and shoutin you bastard at it just when you are in the middle of orderin that most important item or tryin to tell your better half how much you want to be with them :) ...
Cheers Gary xxx

Quote by danne-gary
hi gary
now i know i live with you but i keep forgetting to tell you summat and your asleep at the mo so il ask here
on my laptop i keep getting (well got it twice anyway) the messege that the spyware doctor updates havnt worked and to check my internet connection .... i appear to be online when i get the messege so im not sure what to do
will you check it for me please
thank you xxxx

Quote by cockslut
OK Gary lets try you as they tried every one else our Friends Skins are having loads of trouble as you may be aware i offered to find them help today and come across this thread lucky hey lol well prob 1 is they keep losing the connection prob 2 they thought they would upgrade there router .... big mistake its worse than ever now so if you can help them we all would be so gratefull thank you heres hoping cockys xxx

Hi cocky ...
Course I will....they have already posted on here but didnt see my reply....can you get them to pm me and list all the relavant bits of kit they have and exactly what the symptons are....
Cheers Gary xxx

Quote by cockslut
OK Gary lets try you as they tried every one else our Friends Skins are having loads of trouble as you may be aware i offered to find them help today and come across this thread lucky hey lol well prob 1 is they keep losing the connection prob 2 they thought they would upgrade there router .... big mistake its worse than ever now so if you can help them we all would be so gratefull thank you heres hoping cockys xxx

Hi cocky ...
Course I will....they have already posted on here but didnt see my reply....can you get them to pm me and list all the relavant bits of kit they have and exactly what the symptons are....
Cheers Gary xxx

Quote by winchwench
Dear tec guy,
ypotetically speaking, if someone ad dropped a little sprinkle from te top of a fab lolly into teir keyboard and it appeared to be stuck under te letter between g and j, wat sould tey do?

Hi ....
lol love this thread :)....just get a small screwdriver (after switchin it all off) and flick the key out....they all come out....but do it carefully .....
and eat more carefully....lol
Cheeers Gary xxx

Quote by winchwench
Seems Nola's given me her bug! I've lost all me flippin sound on the laptop- device managers telling me everythings ok though.
Any suggestions?

Hi ....
Not sure what to suggest if device manager says its working....have you tried thru headphones?....you should check your mixer settings but bet you already have....what was the last thing you were doing b4 it went???
Gary xxx

Quote by northeastcoupleuk
Having a prob with dropping connection every time the phone rings ,have put all new filters on and have it going from the phone line to PC any ideas please

Hi ..
Was this workin originally? Have you changed anything recently or started using a phone extension or something? You need to remove everything and just plug one filter and the pc in...and try to narrow down the prob....if you are sure all your kit is workin then maybe the fault is at the exchange and could be your isps responsability....very hard to fix via this forum and not hands on so to speak....Hope you sort it soon...
been like this from day one did every thing wot ya said above and they sent out a new box and was still the same
tks for the help
Cheers Gary xxx

Quote by H-x
How do I get chat to work in firefox? at the moment I just get a box with 'searching for pluggins' which never seems to find them. Can I download them from soewhere?
Thanks in advance, you're lovely you are
H.x

Hi ...
Erm let me have a go for you....which chatroom are you trying to get into ?....let me know and i will see if i can :) .....
Cheers Gary xxx

Quote by X_fanny_x
I do keep harping on about Firefox on this thread but it is far better
Cheers Gary xxx

Quote by Skins
well its not so much crashing ....pc constantly disconects from internet

Hi ....
Can be a few reasons for this....
I need to know how you connect to the net router etc....or wired....or adsl....or cable..... :)
Wireless networks can be the most problematic....for instance my laptop worked great with my router for 2 years or so....we introduced a new laptop to the router and my old laptop wouldn't connect....turned out the wireless card in my old laptop needed the latest version of their software to work and has never failed since....
Both work great now....
Cheers Gary xxx

Quote by Ruthandswede
Love this thread and if it wasn't for Swede I would be constantly asking you questions Gary lol.
Ty
Ruth and Swede

Hi ....
Glad you like it ....
Cheers Gary xxx

Quote by Skins
hi gary help us please ...we still keep crashin in rooms

Hi can you put a bit more detail in the question ? :) ty
Cheers Gary xxx :)

Quote by Whipsnspurs
hi gary,
thanks for the reply. it's not a problem with sending the pictures. the problem is pictures that i can usually see on a web site suddenly being pixilated.
if anyone else has any ideas please let me know.
thanks!
whips

Hi again ...
Just humour me and try lookin at the same sites thru firefox, this will prove whether it is an IE prob or not......If it is an IE prob try this that I have just pinched from another site.....
Open up IE, and next to it open up a folder (start from "My Computer" or "My Documents") with images. Let's stick to .jpg images to keep it simple. Click and drag an image from the folder and drop it on IE. This should cause IE to display the image.
It should look like it does in PS. If it does not, then there must be some setting in IE that is wrong.
If the image looks fine in IE with this method, then the problem is with images on the web. This can be caused by some Internet Service Providers who put a "proxy server" in between you and the web, and this proxy actually recompresses images before passing them down to your computer. They call this "web acceleration" because they reduce the amount of data by drastically compressing images. This is OK for general web browsing if you have a very slow connection. But for photographers like us it sucks.
Hope this helps Gary xxx

Quote by Sgt Bilko
Just want to say what a good thread this is!! :?
Well done Gary! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Ty am just a nerd with too much free time in the afternoon lol....got a lappie to look at now (bet its the m/board b4 i even get my screw driver out :) )....just call me freefix lol :)
Dont pretend to know anything but other folks can chip in to and do :)....
Cheers Gary :)

Quote by northeastcoupleuk
Having a prob with dropping connection every time the phone rings ,have put all new filters on and have it going from the phone line to PC any ideas please

Hi ..
Was this workin originally? Have you changed anything recently or started using a phone extension or something? You need to remove everything and just plug one filter and the pc in...and try to narrow down the prob....if you are sure all your kit is workin then maybe the fault is at the exchange and could be your isps responsability....very hard to fix via this forum and not hands on so to speak....Hope you sort it soon...
Cheers Gary xxx