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  1. CraigHappy

    Grey metal type ring in computer case?

    Hi This may be a really silly question, but please can anyone tell me what the metal type ring with the computer case cables wrapped around it actually does? I've seen them in quite a few computers, but never knew what they were for? Many thanks Craig.
  2. CraigHappy

    Intel E6850 vs Q6600 ?

    Hi Guys I'm looking at updating my oldish system (Athlon XP+ 3200) and I'm torn between the Intel E6850 cpu and the Q6600. They seem to be at the same price, but can't make my mind up to go with a faster Duo (3.0Ghz) or a slower Quad (2.67Ghz) processor? I've checked out Tom's hardware pages...
  3. CraigHappy

    Acer Aspire 1355LC Hard Drive removal?

    Hi A freind of mine has asked be to replace a hard drive in an Acer Aspire 1355LC laptop. I can see where the drive lives and there is a plastic cover on the side, but I can't work out how to get the cover off, even after removing the two screws! I don't want to force it. Can anyone advise...
  4. CraigHappy

    How to create a second network point in a room?

    Hi I already have a working broadband network point in my office, but I want to move to the other side of the room and need to have a second working network point there. I have tried wiring the second point directly into the back of the original point, like (piggy backing the first) but this...
  5. CraigHappy

    McAfee Enterprise causes slow shutdown?

    Hi I am running Mcafee Enterprse and I've found it is causing my system to have a very slow shutdown. If I uninstall McAfee, my system shutsdown straight away. I'm running the latest version and dat updates. Any ideas how to speed up the shutdown? Many thanks Craig.
  6. CraigHappy

    Need to Merge Two "Program Files" folders?

    Hi Can anyone help with this one please. We have a system with two partitions on the hard drive and some how there is a "Program Files" folder on each partition, with programs running from both folders. My boss wants the two partitions running as one, as we are running out of space on drice...
  7. CraigHappy

    Windows XP Media Center Edition UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

    Hi Windows XP Media Center Edition UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME ** STOP ** 0X000000ED (0X82F44030,0XC0000006 etc. A friend has asked me if I can take a look at their Toshiba Laptop. It keeps rebooting at startup! It's running Windows XP Media Center Edition, there is a Toshiba recovery CD, but...
  8. CraigHappy

    System Froze and Crashed while doing nothing?

    Hi Guys I have a very strange one here. My friends system was freezing or crashing with the (Blue Screen of Death). It was fine while he worked on it, but as soon as he left it for a few mins, it would go! His son had set up an admin user account for every member of the family and I'd heard...
  9. CraigHappy

    VB script in Excel prints with a preview?

    Hi I'm not sure if I'm in the correct section for my VB problem or not, but here goes - I have a friends invoicing program with runs through Excel, I know nothing about VB and all seems to be ok with the program except if the regedit 'Develop' section is set to a value of 1, when printing it...
  10. CraigHappy

    Problem removing Virus/Spyware from Safe Made?

    Hi Guys I have a friends system which is in a right mess, I know it has viruses and plenty of spyware on it! Is there a way to get internet access via Ethernet to a router from within Safe Mode? The problem I have is that when I boot normally, the system restarts seconds after getting to the...
  11. CraigHappy

    Can't get into storage hard drives?

    Hi again guys I did a silly thing today and left my storage drives connected when installing windows 98 onto another drive. I have 3 drives in total, one for dual platform with win98 and xp and the other two for backup storage, during the initial setup of win 98 it asked if I wanted to...
  12. CraigHappy

    Software and 64 Bit Processor?

    Hi I'm considering one of AMD Athlon 64 Bit Processors (maybe 3400/3500). Will this CPU work with all my current 32 bit software including XP Pro, as I've seen Windows XP 64bit software for sale, I'm a little confused by this? If it does work with 32bit software are there still big gains to...
  13. CraigHappy

    Intel P4 Hyper-Threading vs Dual-core CPU?

    Hi I currently have a AMD Athlon XP 3200+ with ASUS A7N8X Deluxe mobo with 1024MB RAM. I want to upgrade my system, but I'm need a little help making my mind up..... I'm going to buy a pre-built motherboard bundle (cpu, mobo & ram) from Novatech, but I can't decide whether to go for a cheaper...
  14. CraigHappy

    XP hangs on 25 mins to go on Repair Install?

    Hi Guys I have a friends machine that I'm trying to fix, it's running windows xp home with a P4 CPU. When it was given to me it would start up to the point just before the login screen, it would just hang and the cursor would hour glass which I could move with the mouse, the background was just...
  15. CraigHappy

    Is there a way to un-encode an encoded script?

    Hi I purchased a perl/cgi script and now the seller is no longer trading and does not provide support for the script anymore. The code, I have been told from this forum is 'encoded'. eg. the script mostly works, but there is one bit that doesn't seem to, so I think it needs some tweaking, but...
  16. CraigHappy

    Think I have a problem with sendmail in script?

    Hi I purchased a script called 'Link Tracker' a few months ago and I cannot get a response from the company I brought it from and their web site has been down for some time now. Basically the script adds to a log every time a external web link is clicked from within my site and it is meant to...
  17. CraigHappy

    Can't stop XP from installing over original?

    Hi I have just had my friend on the phone, who lives in France, I'm in the UK and he used some spy ware software this morning, which went fine, but then for goodness knows what reason, decided to re-install windows xp again over his original xp. He launched it from within xp, now everytime the...
  18. CraigHappy

    Send email, when link is clicked?

    Hi I'm trying to find a cgi/perl script that will send an email, when an external web link is clicked. (a different email address is needed for different web links) Any ideas anyone? Many thanks Craig.
  19. CraigHappy

    Wireless Network - Can send, but not receive?

    Hi I have a wireless network setup - D-Link DWL-1000AP access point and D-Link DWL-610 PCMCIA Card. I've followed all the instructions and it connected to the access point without problem, but will not receive any data? I can't ping the access point either, times out? It works fine with my...
  20. CraigHappy

    Finding the full path to my space on a Linux server?

    Hi I've been messing around with a perl script and it asks for the full path. Can anyone tell me a way of finding this out? I know with one the remote hosted windows server running asp we use, we uploaded a page with a little sctipt which gave us the info. Not sure about this Remote hosted...

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