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Hi Evildave,
I get that on my old pc but not on this one, but get where your comming from.
Thanx again for your help
S
xxx
WOW there's 24 pages on this thread.
I can't be bothered sifting through it all but if anyone has any Mac problems, get in touch as I'm an Apple Engineer.
All help given free and some times its probably not the best but it's what i would do smile. I hope some of it helps folks thats what it's for :).
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seeing this thread revive, I'm going to but in too.
not with an answer though I'm afraid, another question:
now then, this here Lappy used to be wireless, but it isn't any longer, I know not why. Has been that way for a while now and I have coped with the old ethernet conection. But I'm getting a little fed up now.
it appears my router is all in working order, though it cannot detect a wireless card in the lappy.
there used to be one... it worked!
where the wireless 'switch' is, now shows an orange light, neverto go blue in the good old days.
anyone have an incling as to how a wireless card can evaporate like that?
lp

OK now this may be a step too far but the wifi card inside your laptop is a little pcb about 40mm x 20mm.
It is usally located under one of the removable flaps under neath your lappie. It has 2 wires goin to it which clip onto the card via some rubbishing crimps. These may just need reseating to make connection. Have done this before to my better halfs laptop and cured her prob.
Gary xx
Here's a pic of one smile
thankyou very much gary
I have tiny screw drivers and a soldering iron the size of a small dog... stand back, i'm going in!!!...
soon
lpwell... I went in bravely... there were wires... and what I thought may have been the gizmo you pictured... however, the wires were atatched, and the gizmo looked alittledifferent.
no change though sadly.
however... I do feel as if Ive explored the very edge of the known universe by venturing so close to the ether. Thankyou
lp
okay..... hope you help me with a problem I have had for a while that drives me nuts....
when I am online my internet broswer connection just stops working......I know it is a browser problem because all of the other stuff that uses it still works (Itunes, MSN, my online poker sites ect........)
I use firefox, IE7 and safari and the same thing happens on all of them......
It happens quicker when i am looking at videos.. I.E youtube....
It is really frustating..... hope one of you tech-heads have a solution for me
sean xxxx
Hi Fabio.....Thankfully I have never had this prob.....scouting around the net revealed lots of people that have tho....
Some reckon its "zone alarm" that does it, others say its their anti virus......I would recommend checking your puter for malware first.....then swapping to another anti virus for example avg even just temperarily just to see if it helps....
Good luck Gary.
Also try this Sean:
Click Start/All programs/Accessories/System Tools. In there should be "Internet Explorer (No Add-ons)". Run that for a while to see if it locks up. That could rule out (or incriminate) any add-on programs running in your browser shell.
Good luck! :thumbup:
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Hi Fabio.....Thankfully I have never had this prob.....scouting around the net revealed lots of people that have tho....
Some reckon its "zone alarm" that does it, others say its their anti virus......I would recommend checking your puter for malware first.....then swapping to another anti virus for example avg even just temperarily just to see if it helps....
Good luck Gary.

can I say thank you..... i think it is my zone alarm that has been causing the problem.. so it has been removed and another firewall/anti-virus has taken its place...
sean xxxxx
Quote by fabio
Hi Fabio.....Thankfully I have never had this prob.....scouting around the net revealed lots of people that have tho....
Some reckon its "zone alarm" that does it, others say its their anti virus......I would recommend checking your puter for malware first.....then swapping to another anti virus for example avg even just temperarily just to see if it helps....
Good luck Gary.

can I say thank you..... i think it is my zone alarm that has been causing the problem.. so it has been removed and another firewall/anti-virus has taken its place...
sean xxxxx
Could you not give it to Optix to get him out of bed in the morning? dunno
Fabio smile I hope that did the trick then......was just a result of a few mins googling :)
Gary cool
Hi has anyone got a Starview or a Eurovox box and are they any good??.....guys at work swear by the Starviews....We are thinking of getting one.....just don't tell mr branson.....
Gary...
is a Starview a Velux window?
lp
Hi Gary'
ive got Starview and Krytpview and to be honest if i was to choice i would chose Kryptview because thet far quicker at getting firmware out then any of the other cable boxes,hope this helps
graham
Try Gary.
Cheers makes interesting reading.....
Gary cool
trouble is what you are reading is over a year old!
Would love to hear more upto date stuff smile....
Might be best to message me it tho lol
Cheers Gary......
Starview 4 sorted smile and working :)....
Gary xx
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WOW there's 24 pages on this thread.
I can't be bothered sifting through it all but if anyone has any Mac problems, get in touch as I'm an Apple Engineer.

hi whats best apples to make a crumble?
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WOW there's 24 pages on this thread.
I can't be bothered sifting through it all but if anyone has any Mac problems, get in touch as I'm an Apple Engineer.

hi whats best apples to make a crumble?
Brambly
Hi - daft bimbo question alert!
How do I get really good backgrounds on powerpoint slides?
Can I use photographs?
Ta x
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Hi - daft bimbo question alert!
How do I get really good backgrounds on powerpoint slides?
Can I use photographs?
Ta x

Yes you can Nola. From the Toolbar in Powepoint....
Click Insert
Click Picture
Click From File
Locate your picture and select it
Resize it to fit the presentation accordingly
Then back to the Toolbar
Click Insert
Click Text Box
Draw Text Box and then add your text as normal
smile
Ooooh, super smashing great! :thumbup:
I have a HP thinclient which I have installed with minty linux as a persistent installation on a usb flash drive. All is well except the video is not up to much. If i install the video driver as supported by via for the vx800 motherboard, all goes as expected except the driver does not appear in the list of hardware drivers. I have tried the auto debian installer as well as command line.
Any ideas?
no idea what ya on about pmsl ........ what ya need is a pc engineer rolleyes
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Is it Compaq???
Cos...
t5125 Thin Client
VIA Eden 400 MHz
Maximum video resolution is
1280x1024, 24 bit @ 85 Hz
t5520 Thin Client
VIA Eden 800 MHz
Maximum video resolution is
1280x1024, 32 bit @ 85 Hz
Also google tells me that it is important to cross-reference the supported video resolutions of the HP Compaq thin client to the supported resolutions of the monitor. Most HP monitors have one or more supported resolutions that match HP Compaq thin client products.
Do I get a star or was I no use whatsoever? :lol2:
:P

Ok its a HP t5630 and it can support 1280 x 1024 but in linux with the legacy vesa driver i only get 800 x 600 , i have the driver that via recomend but it wont work rolleyes
Sorry I can't help at all with this.....think I will have to have a play with Linux tho.....just need some free time.....smile
Gary xx...
Perhaps if I stop bringing other peoples pcs home from work to fix I would have some lol...
Help!
There's something wrong with my laptop... it just randomly switches itself off. There's no warning... it just turns off. Turns back on okay but lasts about 10 minutes and then turns off.
And yes... it's plugged in! wink
Anyone got any ideas? dunno
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Help!
There's something wrong with my laptop... it just randomly switches itself off. There's no warning... it just turns off. Turns back on okay but lasts about 10 minutes and then turns off.
And yes... it's plugged in! wink
Anyone got any ideas? dunno

Does it do it all the time DG, or mostly when you're say, in bed or on the sofa with it? Most likely cause is it's cutting out to protect the chips because they're overheating, often caused by using it on carpet, duvets, other materials that prevent airflow in. Try it on a table top or somewhere well ventilated and see if it still does it?
N x x x ;)