Computer Help (Split)

Fri Aug 06, 2004 4:13 pm

To me? Or another person? like she or he?

Fri Aug 06, 2004 4:18 pm

lovio wrote:To me? Or another person? like she or he?

You posted when I was writing my answer to the one above

Sorry, haven't got a solution to your problem though

Fri Aug 06, 2004 5:13 pm

lovio wrote:Having a problem playing some games on neopets. When I try to load it it says: 'This application requires an Xtra (flash movie...) that either does not exist or failed to initialized properly. Please make sure the appropriate Xtras are in the Xtra folder(s)' then it aborts the game. how do i get it to work?

Do you have the Shockwave and Flash plug-ins installed for your browser?

Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:16 pm

yes sir, yes i do.

Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:26 pm

What browser are you using?

Fri Aug 06, 2004 9:52 pm

I put all the windows updates I missed on my computer, and did a virus scan along with many adware/spyware scans. It continues restarting. I finally got a response from the crash test thing, and this is the page I got.

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/Response.asp?SID=11 >_< I really don't understand what they mean, though. Could someone put it in simpleton words?

Fri Aug 06, 2004 10:51 pm

Koku wrote:I put all the windows updates I missed on my computer, and did a virus scan along with many adware/spyware scans. It continues restarting. I finally got a response from the crash test thing, and this is the page I got.

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/Response.asp?SID=11 >_< I really don't understand what they mean, though. Could someone put it in simpleton words?

It seems to be some problem with your graphic card drivers, I suggest you download new ones from the manufacturers site.

If you don't know what graphics card you have, go to Run, typ dxdiag, and the third tab, "Display", there you'll find the name of your card.

Nvidia: http://www.nvidia.com
ATi: http://www.ati.com

Good luck

You can always add me on MSN/ICQ if you want some help

Fri Aug 06, 2004 11:13 pm

I'm using IE6....why?

Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:47 pm

Some browsers aren't able to implement plug-ins or ActiveX tools easily. Netscape and Mozilla need to have downloaded the plug-in and implemented with an installer. Internet Explorer downloads the plug-in automatically and installs it.

Is the name of the plug-in "Xtra" or is the plug-in just normal Flash and Shockwave? If it's just Flash or Shockwave, just go to http://www.macromedia.com/ and download the plug-ins and install them again.

Sat Aug 07, 2004 9:07 pm

My computer still isn't fixed...
But can you also help me with a PDA problem?
A long time ago I downloaded scrabble for my pda.
The screen messed up and then turned off.
Then finally I got it to turn on again.
But when I click on something on the screen, it clicks on something different on the screen instead...
Can I fix this?

Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:09 am

I was using a a Mac iBook G4 and when I turned on the power, the screen got stuck on the "Waiting for Network intialazation" message. Does anyone know how to fix that problem becuase its been there for about 4 hours now, and I'm kinda worried.

Sun Aug 08, 2004 9:46 am

Adam wrote:My computer still isn't fixed...
But can you also help me with a PDA problem?
A long time ago I downloaded scrabble for my pda.
The screen messed up and then turned off.
Then finally I got it to turn on again.
But when I click on something on the screen, it clicks on something different on the screen instead...
Can I fix this?

That would be a problem with the device forgetting the screen settings. If you're using a palm, sync it, then pull out the batteries for a couple of minutes. The device should reset completely, and offer you to redigitize your screen ("click in one corner, the opposite corner, and now in the center"). If you can get into Preferences->Digitizer, you don't have to reset your device.

Sun Aug 08, 2004 9:55 am

Hey...

This isn't really a question, but where do you get those virus scanners that scan and delete spyware, keyloggers etc?

Sun Aug 08, 2004 10:40 am

Chaud wrote:Hey...

This isn't really a question, but where do you get those virus scanners that scan and delete spyware, keyloggers etc?

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Spybot - Search & Destroy

Oh, and one thing that really helps is changing browser from IE to something else, most of the spyware you get that way.

I just checked myself, on a atleast 2 month old windows installation, never scanned before and I've surfed alot; found 4 spyware-thingies. I used to have atleast 20 whenever I checked before, when I still used Internet Explorer. Now I use Mozilla Firefox, and well, spyware really doesn't bother me anymore

Sun Aug 08, 2004 1:19 pm

Hunter Lupe wrote:
Adam wrote:My computer still isn't fixed...
But can you also help me with a PDA problem?
A long time ago I downloaded scrabble for my pda.
The screen messed up and then turned off.
Then finally I got it to turn on again.
But when I click on something on the screen, it clicks on something different on the screen instead...
Can I fix this?

That would be a problem with the device forgetting the screen settings. If you're using a palm, sync it, then pull out the batteries for a couple of minutes. The device should reset completely, and offer you to redigitize your screen ("click in one corner, the opposite corner, and now in the center"). If you can get into Preferences->Digitizer, you don't have to reset your device.

First I am recharging it and then I will try to find the sync cord.
If I can't find it, can you buy them seperatly at stores?