Recent content by mmshrink2

No dice yet. Nothing shows up on Event Viewer as being associated with the disconnect times, and Task Manager and MSConfig have nothing new running that I can see. Also clean on spy-/add-ware etc (I didn't run Panda, but used Spybot, Windows Defender, Ewido, and Norton Spyware scan, as well as...

I have to say that I'm starting to wonder if the problem isn't some process in my PC that's shutting down the connection regularly. In my last post i'd been connected without problem for 6 hours. What's happened subsequently is that it disconnected precisely 12 hours after I logged on this...

Thanks very much for the clear explanation. My modem is a very basic, generic, bottom of the range piece of equipment put out by the telecomm service in South Africa. The drivers were poor enough to require installation more than once, and there is no accompanying diagnostic software, which...

I see your point about interference and regularity. However, today's log is interesting: I had two dropped lines this morning, and then I had precisely 13 hours without a drop. It just dropped a few minutes ago, 12.53 and 22 seconds my time, after being on since 11.53 and 22 seconds. Very...

It happens even when not idling - i can be in the middle of a download at the time, for instance. I haven't checked the led flashes yet, I will do so. Don't you think that the precise regularity of the dropped line would rule out electrical noise/interference from appliances? Today has been...

This is a problem that I had a few weeks ago, which dissappeared on its own. It's now come back. Today, it's disconnected 8 times in the past 10 hours, the first 4 times was every 79 minutes (a few seconds short of 80m) and since then it's been happening exactly 60 minutes to the second. I...

Never mind, Zed. I've found exactly what I'm looking for in CD Wave http://www.milosoftware.com/cdwave/download.html This is an excellent bit of software, it's shareware and you can use it unregistered for 30 days, after which its a bargain at $15. Thanks

Thanks Zed, I downloaded audacity but I'm embarrassed to say that I can't figure out how to split wav files from it (the help files are quite anorexic). Are you able to give me a few clues about how to go about doing this? The file I want to split is already in wav format and it's just under...

You're both right. My aux connectors are input rather than output (sheesh). I've just managed to find an old Technics deck that has the correct connectors, and seems to be working fine now. Thanks guys. By the way, do you know of any free s/ware that splits large wav files into separate tracks -...

Please help. I'm trying to set up the system so as to be able to transfer casettes to CD via the PC. I'm using Music Match Jukebox Plus, which makes it sound pretty easy: it appears that I need a particular cable (2 jacks on the one end going into the hi-fi, and 1 jack on the other end, going...

Quite right Garebo. Please forgive my oversight Baudkarma - I'm afraid I overlooked your original pearl of wisdom as the thread got longer, which is a poor excuse. A thousand apologies and as many thanks.

It is insured, stduc, but coffee spillage I would think qualifies as extreme negligence and the claim is likely to be turned down. I will persevere with my search for a competent repair shop, though. Ta very much

rirusstek, you are a genius. It is exactly as you say. Norton's have really gone all out to make things difficult to find in this version (earlier today I learned that you have to double-click on the Personal Firewall item in order to open up Network settings - which took me a while to figure...

Thanks Martin, and thanks rirusstek2 for the links. And by the way it was black decaff, no sugar.

rirusstek2, The knowledgebase article cited by Baudkarma says to click Options/Autoprotect/Advanced and then uncheck the "scan floppy disk option". My version of NAV2005 has an Options and an Autoprotect, but no Advanced option and no option to uncheck the floppy scan. My previous NAV version...