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lp
Computer exorcist ..mmmmmm.....a new career pathway for me :silly:
Quote by varca
Errrm, does anybody have any idea why I might be seeing Chinese symbols instead of the usual ones in the chatroom??? And noo I have not had a drinkie :lol2:

Pity they weren't Japanese ones (I could have translated roughly), but the image is too small to see anyway lol
Quote by __random_orbit__
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Just this minute, it turned itself on... fans whiring like heli-blades, I swear it nearly took off!
An alarm noise... brrrr br br..... brrrr br br!
Loud as you like... all the lights flashing.

Possibly beep codes?
Not sure if it's much help but...
One Long Beep, One Short Beep = Motherboard Problem

Taaken from
Does seem to fit with the symptoms as well. sad
Quote by varca
Ello Dollop kiss lol I suppose they could be, hold on I will make it bigger for you biggrin

Is that an offer? :twisted: :red
*ahem*
lol
blimey...ta
lp
In all seriousness, although the pic is still a bit blurry, I think the gist is that the symbols in question are Japanese/Chinese symbols for male/female/Couple lol
Sorry. Copied the wrong bit of text. Should have been this bit....
One Long Beep, Two Short Beeps = Video Problem

Again does make sense, but I'm guessing that on a laptop that means the same thing ...... MoBo.
Quote by varca

Ello Dollop kiss lol I suppose they could be, hold on I will make it bigger for you biggrin

Is that an offer? :twisted: :red
*ahem*
lol
Now would I flirt Dollop? :grin:
I did think it unlikely, but I've been told I should be more forward :shock:
:lol:
Quote by varca
In all seriousness, although the pic is still a bit blurry, I think the gist is that the symbols in question are Japanese/Chinese symbols for male/female/Couple lol

Yup they are definitely that but I want my normal one's back sad lol
Are you in chat now, or was this earlier on? I only ask as I wanted to see if they appear on mine - if that's the case it could be a site problem. If not it's your computer and I can't think of anything that may cause your computer to suddenly change language set :shock:
I'm not being much help am I? :(
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I did think it unlikely, but I've been told I should be more forward :shock:
lol

Well it's only taken you 5 blummin years to :grin: :rascal:
I always was a late starter rolleyes
:lol:
Quote by easy
Sorry. Copied the wrong bit of text. Should have been this bit....
One Long Beep, Two Short Beeps = Video Problem

Again does make sense, but I'm guessing that on a laptop that means the same thing ...... MoBo. I get an award for my musical talents via my urban tunesmithing on defunct technology?
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Quote by Ms_Whips
i'm finding that as i type, i'm hitting all the right keys for the words but when i look at the screen half the letters are missing. this is not just subject to some letters but the whole keyboard.
for example:
i'm constantly having to go back through what i've writte to add inlettersand spaces. it' gtting very annoying and seems to be limited to this site mostly. it has happened on other sites butnot to tis extent. srangely this is one of te best posts i'v had lol
any ideas?
whips

i get the same thing, but only in word and outlook dunno
Brace yourselves - this is complicated.
I have a series of (I reckon) related problems with internet stuff.
I can't open Restaurant City on Facebook - keeps asking me to retry.
I can't accees My Zoo on facebook at all.
On Facebook still - Behjewelled will not show the leader board (says the XML appears to be incorrect) nor does it post my (fabulous) scores to my wall.
I can't get Googlemail to send emails - and it takes ages and a number of tries just to be able to type into the main body of the email.
I can hardly ever post to Twitter, the number of letters left disappears and the Update button is always greyed out and doesn't seem to do anything but flash when I press it.
Question is - is there some file/software missing from my machine that is preventing this from working properly? It all seems to be places where I am trying to interact live with a server.
The Facebook stuff happens on another machine too - but maybe I have a profile cross-over problem? I am on Vista.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions as to cause or fix.
Oh, and this works, as does SH chat as does MSN.
Quote by Ms_Whips
i'm finding that as i type, i'm hitting all the right keys for the words but when i look at the screen half the letters are missing. this is not just subject to some letters but the whole keyboard.
for example:
i'm constantly having to go back through what i've writte to add inlettersand spaces. it' gtting very annoying and seems to be limited to this site mostly. it has happened on other sites butnot to tis extent. srangely this is one of te best posts i'v had lol
any ideas?
whips

Obvious I know but have you tried a differant keyboard??
Or is your pc bogged down scanning for viruses or updating whilst you are typin??
Gary xx
Quote by foxylady2209
Brace yourselves - this is complicated.
I have a series of (I reckon) related problems with internet stuff.
I can't open Restaurant City on Facebook - keeps asking me to retry.
I can't accees My Zoo on facebook at all.
On Facebook still - Behjewelled will not show the leader board (says the XML appears to be incorrect) nor does it post my (fabulous) scores to my wall.
I can't get Googlemail to send emails - and it takes ages and a number of tries just to be able to type into the main body of the email.
I can hardly ever post to Twitter, the number of letters left disappears and the Update button is always greyed out and doesn't seem to do anything but flash when I press it.
Question is - is there some file/software missing from my machine that is preventing this from working properly? It all seems to be places where I am trying to interact live with a server.
The Facebook stuff happens on another machine too - but maybe I have a profile cross-over problem? I am on Vista.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions as to cause or fix.
Oh, and this works, as does SH chat as does MSN.

I was goin to say what I always say and that is to try firefox but most people already use it anyway....
Next make sure your java is upto date....
Facebook seems littered with problems to me and I only rarely go on it....
May be due to the massive amount or folks usin it?? not sure really....
Interesting prob tho
Gary xxx
Quote by gary-danne
Brace yourselves - this is complicated.
I have a series of (I reckon) related problems with internet stuff.
I can't open Restaurant City on Facebook - keeps asking me to retry.
I can't accees My Zoo on facebook at all.
On Facebook still - Behjewelled will not show the leader board (says the XML appears to be incorrect) nor does it post my (fabulous) scores to my wall.
I can't get Googlemail to send emails - and it takes ages and a number of tries just to be able to type into the main body of the email.
I can hardly ever post to Twitter, the number of letters left disappears and the Update button is always greyed out and doesn't seem to do anything but flash when I press it.
Question is - is there some file/software missing from my machine that is preventing this from working properly? It all seems to be places where I am trying to interact live with a server.
The Facebook stuff happens on another machine too - but maybe I have a profile cross-over problem? I am on Vista.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions as to cause or fix.
Oh, and this works, as does SH chat as does MSN.

I was goin to say what I always say and that is to try firefox but most people already use it anyway....
Next make sure your java is upto date....
Facebook seems littered with problems to me and I only rarely go on it....
May be due to the massive amount or folks usin it?? not sure really....
Interesting prob tho
Gary xxx

What is XML about? Is it like HTML? Does it do something specific?
Quote by foxylady2209
Brace yourselves - this is complicated.
I have a series of (I reckon) related problems with internet stuff.
I can't open Restaurant City on Facebook - keeps asking me to retry.
I can't accees My Zoo on facebook at all.
On Facebook still - Behjewelled will not show the leader board (says the XML appears to be incorrect) nor does it post my (fabulous) scores to my wall.
I can't get Googlemail to send emails - and it takes ages and a number of tries just to be able to type into the main body of the email.
I can hardly ever post to Twitter, the number of letters left disappears and the Update button is always greyed out and doesn't seem to do anything but flash when I press it.
Question is - is there some file/software missing from my machine that is preventing this from working properly? It all seems to be places where I am trying to interact live with a server.
The Facebook stuff happens on another machine too - but maybe I have a profile cross-over problem? I am on Vista.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions as to cause or fix.
Oh, and this works, as does SH chat as does MSN.

I was goin to say what I always say and that is to try firefox but most people already use it anyway....
Next make sure your java is upto date....
Facebook seems littered with problems to me and I only rarely go on it....
May be due to the massive amount or folks usin it?? not sure really....
Interesting prob tho
Gary xxx

What is XML about? Is it like HTML? Does it do something specific?
without getting too techy (cos i'm not really into language geekery so i might not be entirly correct)
HTML is Hyper Text Markup Language and pretty much just used for tinterweb.
XML is Extensible Markup Language and is used for lots of things from metadata to video and audio files.
as to the solution, no idea. have you done a web search for XML problems with Fb?
click on My Account, up on the right hand column, click the Forum tab and you can upload it there
Quote by foxylady2209
Brace yourselves - this is complicated.
I have a series of (I reckon) related problems with internet stuff.
I can't open Restaurant City on Facebook - keeps asking me to retry.
I can't accees My Zoo on facebook at all.
On Facebook still - Behjewelled will not show the leader board (says the XML appears to be incorrect) nor does it post my (fabulous) scores to my wall.
I can't get Googlemail to send emails - and it takes ages and a number of tries just to be able to type into the main body of the email.
I can hardly ever post to Twitter, the number of letters left disappears and the Update button is always greyed out and doesn't seem to do anything but flash when I press it.
Question is - is there some file/software missing from my machine that is preventing this from working properly? It all seems to be places where I am trying to interact live with a server.
The Facebook stuff happens on another machine too - but maybe I have a profile cross-over problem? I am on Vista.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions as to cause or fix.
Oh, and this works, as does SH chat as does MSN.


There are several reasons why you cannot type properly here is a list of the ones i thought off the top of both my heads.

1. new keyboard
2. you need more RAM (link to crucial uk) as your computer is busy doing other stuff in the background.
3. be a little more patient with your computer if the above is true, and wait for it to finish what its doing.
4. turn off some of the Programs that start at Windows Start up (if you need instruction on this ask me). example:- the stuff down in the bottom right corner by the clock start with windows.
5. hmm dont know
Quote by foxylady2209
Brace yourselves - this is complicated.
I have a series of (I reckon) related problems with internet stuff.
I can't open Restaurant City on Facebook - keeps asking me to retry.
I can't accees My Zoo on facebook at all.
On Facebook still - Behjewelled will not show the leader board (says the XML appears to be incorrect) nor does it post my (fabulous) scores to my wall.
I can't get Googlemail to send emails - and it takes ages and a number of tries just to be able to type into the main body of the email.
I can hardly ever post to Twitter, the number of letters left disappears and the Update button is always greyed out and doesn't seem to do anything but flash when I press it.
Question is - is there some file/software missing from my machine that is preventing this from working properly? It all seems to be places where I am trying to interact live with a server.
The Facebook stuff happens on another machine too - but maybe I have a profile cross-over problem? I am on Vista.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions as to cause or fix.
Oh, and this works, as does SH chat as does MSN.

the XML on facebook twitter, and the likes are`nt done properly for your browser 100% as web standards differ for each browser you use example:- internet explorer 6/7 and 8, i use firefox from mozzila.
Same problem here some days it may be the amount of people that are using it at the same time, and the server is trying to catch up constantly.
i only use facbook for mafiawars. if any one wants to add me to their freinds list please do with a simple text saying found you on SH
Quote by Kaznkev
we have activated our in built mic,real tec audio if that means anything,but ppl still dont seem able 2 hear us,any ideas what might be wrong/
thnx

can't hear you where? chatroom, msn, everywhere?
the problem could be down to drivers for the audio/mic if they wasnt loaded correctly
to check this goto bottom right and right click open volume control look for mic and adjust settings in there on line in volume control and untick mute box as there should be no tick in the box to receive input on your system
now to check if drivers are there left click on options click on properties a new page opens up
giveing you a driver name for sound now click on mic both should appear the same if they are and its still not working
you may not have the correct drivers to run them meaning you have to redownload them from the board website or supplyed disc
For once I don't have any technical problems and was suprised that even the clock updated itself and got it right!!
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Quote by Sarah
For once I don't have any technical problems and was suprised that even the clock updated itself and got it right!!
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Ooooooo shall we resurrect the SH clock thread? :giggle:
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For once I don't have any technical problems and was suprised that even the clock updated itself and got it right!!
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Ooooooo shall we resurrect the SH clock thread? :giggle:
NO
Races off to check it is locked bolt