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  1. kiddpete

    CS3 Printer Profiles have disappeared.

    I am running under XP SP3 with Photoshop CS3 version 10.0.1 with an Epson R2400. All of the profiles (icc & icm files) are present in windows/system32/spool/drivers/color, but are not listed in Photoshop's printer profile list. Everything was working fine as recently as 3-4 weeks ago, and...
  2. kiddpete

    Is MS Indexing Service needed?

    I was encountering a situation where something seemed to be scanning my C: each time the system booted. Boot time was reaching 20-30 minutes. Eventually, I turned off the Indexing Service on the drive. Boot time dropped to 3-7 minutes. Does the index service provide much value? If so, is there...
  3. kiddpete

    Browser wants to accept connections.

    My browsers, both IE based, periodically get flagged by Zonealarm for wanting to accept connections from the internet, and/or act as a server. I always deny the request. Does anyone know why a browser would want to do this?
  4. kiddpete

    How can I throttle back AVG 7.5 Pro

    I've recently installed it hoping for a better alternative to Symantec. It is becoming a major PIA. This morning, it slowed Photoshop to a crawl while it did an 'update' scan. I could not see any way to access the task to stop it. This evening, it launched its daily scan ('test') which slowed a...
  5. kiddpete

    Looking for a good AV product to work w ZA.

    I'm using Zone Alarm Pro, and am quite happy with that product. I was using Norton's AV product, but don't like the renewal cost. I tried Zone Alarm's Security Suite, and that turned into a disaster. ZA kept crashing because it had trouble updating its AV definitions. I've backed off to ZA pro...
  6. kiddpete

    Adobe has acquired Macromedia

    I just saw an email from Adobe announcing that they have acquired Macromedia. I'm also seeing icons on the Adobe website. It should be interesting to see what is done with that combination.
  7. kiddpete

    Norton reported it encountered a trojan on my system,

    but failed to remove it. The report popped up while I was in a forum on the CNET site. It said the trojan is Bloodhound Exploit 52, and is contained in the file CA4NM129.SWF. However, a full Norton anti-virus scan of the system failed to find either a problem or the file. The original report...
  8. kiddpete

    Viewing video on a Mac

    I've got video that I want to view on a Mac. Can a Mac, without special software, view an mpeg2 file on its harddrive. Can it view the contents of a VCD? (mpeg1 packaged on a VCD by Nero)
  9. kiddpete

    Accessing files on formatted disk with Knoppix.

    I have a seriously wounded harddrive. I think it probably suffered a head crash. I did get into it once after it was damaged, and backed up its files. Unfortunately, the backup turned out to be bad. The drive itself was subsequently formatted by a Windows reinstall. Spinrite has been through it...
  10. kiddpete

    Obtaining borderless prints.

    Whether I print on my Epson 2200 or at commercial facilities, every time I try to obtain borderless prints part of the outer image is cropped. This is true even though Photoshop tells me that an image is exactly 4x6, for example, if the current ppi setting is used. Does anyone know how to get a...
  11. kiddpete

    File icons hijacked by Omni Page Pro

    Omni Page Pro loves to hijack my image file icons. I have no idea why it does this, but jpegs, etc wind up with an OP icon after OP is installed. I have made sure that the files are opened by the correct program (Photoshop), but cannot find where the icon relationship is established. Does anyone...
  12. kiddpete

    What tells you an HP cartridge is REALLY empty?

    I have an HP 2550L (color laser). It has lights on top that, I guess, are supposed to indicate that a new toner cartridge is needed. These started coming on several weeks ago. Now 3 of 4 are on. Still there is no decline in the quality of printed output. I guess it still has enough toner, and HP...
  13. kiddpete

    How to Update a driver

    I need to update the driver for a Promise Ultra 100 card. Unfortunately, Windows will not let me update. It says it is using a newer version of the program. Although, the version number in Device Manager is 5.xxx.., when I check the actual driver, Windows says it is version 1.xxx.... I want to...
  14. kiddpete

    Disk busy light for two controllers.

    I have an HD controller on my mobo, and a Promise Ultra 100 controller as a card. So far, I can plug the 'disk busy' light's lead into one or the other, but not both. Does anyone know how I can attach both contrllers to the light? I cannot see when my non-C drives are being accessed.
  15. kiddpete

    File recovery on a damaged and/or formatted drive

    I have been trying to recover data from three hard drives. One has backup data on it consisting of a full ghost disk image file, and a data backup file written by BackupMyPc. The BackupMyPc apparently damaged the Ghost file since one segment of it (the last) is missing, and at least one other...
  16. kiddpete

    Setting SMART drive in bios.

    Does anyone know how to turn on the SMART drive feature in the bios? I've been running Spin Rite for a disk problem, and it always says it's turning on the feature. Apparently, the bios is turning it off again. The bios does know how to respond. It warned me a couple of times about imminent...
  17. kiddpete

    New sound card for portables.

    Creative has just come out with a plug in sound card for portable computers. This would be nice to use for field recording. Can the PC have two sound cards, or must you disable the onboard sound to use the plug in?
  18. kiddpete

    Powering audio equipment.

    I'm looking for suggestions on what to use to protect my audio equipment which includes a tape recorder. UPSs usually say they are for computers. In addition, I powered a tape based answering machine from an APC UPS. I have read that the technology is not good for motors and other nondigital...
  19. kiddpete

    How to turn off document marks in Office XP.

    I have a lap top which came with a trial version of Office 2003 installed. I uninstalled it and installed Office XP. I now see two anomalies: 1. It has small 'L' shaped marks at the top left and right corners of the page. They obviously mark the page's outer margins. How are these turned off...
  20. kiddpete

    Palm Tungsten C cannot connect - interference`

    The Tungsten C is set up to access my wireless gateway, and usually functions without a hitch. I also have a wireless portable on the same network. The 'C' occasionally has communication problems, and for the last few days reports 'no signal' when it attempts to connect. It does this even when...

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