Computer question
When you are doing nothing at all with the computer but you see the processor and hard drive are getting a workout, how can you find out what is running and who is running it?
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If I know an IP address, but don't know the website, how do I access that IP address? The reason I ask is, my firewall shows me the IP address of people who try to hack in my PC, and I would like to ping them back just to let them know I know they're trying to look in.
Measure twice, cut once.
Empty the clip!0 -
Alright, I've got a quick question for yall. My laptop, well, it's being a PITA. First off, the keyboard is ignoring many of the keys I hit. Here, let me type a sentence without goin back and fixing it. My keyboad is being gay nd it realy pisses me off I'm ired of it and i is eally annoying. I spelled that perfectly, taking my time, yet my keyboard ignored some letters. Also, when I use the touch pad, the cursor goes berserk. I can just touch the thing, and the cursor goes flying around the screen. So, right now, I'm stuck using a regular mouse in the USB drive, and spending more time fixing errors than I am typing. 0 -
Usually I can troubleshoot by myself, but I can't figure out what the hey is wrong here.
Last night, pictures/graphics were loading fine. Today, almost half the websites that I'm surfing are not showing photos/graphics. I'm talking, websites like Amazon, GunBroker, Fleabay, etc.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm running WinXP and using IE7. I've also tried it with Nutscrape and I'm getting the same results.0 -
I have a computer at work that has a screensaver I like, is there a way to save the screensaver to a disc and load it on to my home computer? 0 -
Does anyone here have Firefox and IE both loaded on their computer and can switch back and forth?
I tried Firefox and liked it, but my primary financial site demands IE. Need to find some way to switch between them.
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Someone gave me a laptop that has windows vista on it. Problem is the person that put vista on it didn't have the code and of course it shut down after 30 days. I can get into safe mode. What would it take to put a legal vista on it? If I can repair it my grand son will get it. 0 -
I need to a run diagnostics on my computer...In the book it says to open up Pc Doctor to do this...My problem is that it came with windows 2000 in it and has been upgraded to Xp pro... Tried to open Pc Doctor and it doesn't exit..Does Xp pro call it something else??? 0 -
hi
computer started runnin REALLy slow yesterday.
did all the disc clean up and defrag, closed all programs, did virus scan etc, but no luck.
today I did system restore to 1/1/09 and now everything is back to normal.
this all started when the mrs was searching for something on the internet.[B)]
anyway, is there a way to find out what is different (programs etc) between 1/1/09 and 1/7/09 so i can delete it?
thanks!
tom
BTW I am a computer idiot, so please keep it simple![:)]0 -
I am running XP PRO operating system and my computer boots up slower than fog off of hen s---! Anyway around all the boot up crap that is slowing it down? Thanks 0 -
Does the fan on the inside that is mounted over the processor blow onto the processor and cooling fins or away from the processor? 0 -
Some pictures ar blocked by my computer. Is it the Outlook Express or the Norton doing the blocking???
Most pictures come through but if someone forewards an email with pictures it says that they were blocked to keep someone from identifying my computer.
How do I turn this off so I can get the pictures???0 -
Every word and every image looks like it shifted to the left real fast leaving a slight diminishing trail about 1/2 inch long. What the heck happened? My grand son was on here playing games and when I turned the computer back on thats the way it is. 0 -
How do I shrink my screen back down. I have to scroll sideways to see the whole picture. Kids were messing with the computer. 0 -
Have the strangest computer problem. This is not one I've ever run into before. Input appreciated...
My wife bought this refurbed HP computer. Works great and fantastic price from tigerdirect. However, every now and then (like maybe once every 2-3 weeks) all of a sudden all of the USB ports go dead. Both the keyboard and mouse are USB, so it basically paralyzes the computer. No amount of switching them around will fix it.
If you reboot the computer it will still be locked up.
However, if you completely power down the computer (i.e. unplug it totally) and leave it off for about 15 minutes, then power it back up everything works fine. It will then work fine for a few more weeks.
Now ordinarily I'd think the computer was just hung, but here's the weird part. If you touch the keyboard the monitor will wake up, but you can't do anything. So, it's definitely seeing something. It looks like Windows is still running, but without a keyboard or mouse it's hard to tell.
It's almost like the motherboard loses the USB buss and then won't recognize it on a reboot, only on a cold, cold, start.
Thoughts?
edit: Windows OS dropping the USB drivers maybe?0 -
wth i shut down the desk top when i left for vacation and it wont come back up what in the hell do i do now ( yes i pushed the on button )and im on the laptop the desk top wont do crapoala 0 -
My server catches 99.99% of anything bad but I have a pop up in the center of my screen that say "theres a newer version availible you must down load to continue. Then at the bottom it says yes on the left and whats new on the right. It does not stop me from using the computer but when I go home it pops right back up. Thinking my 44 mag would stop it! Getting more pissed every time I turn the computer on.
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I've installed a new 19" widescreen monitor on my 'puter (Win XP, Home Edition, 2ghz, 512mb RAM, 40 gig hard drive), having a problem with the display of certain media.
Windows open up and look OK, but when I try to play a game, everything is skewed to the right about one inch. Any suggestions on how to slide it over, center it up?
Thank yew.0 -
The ol puter here wasn't acting right, so I took it to the shop. They removed some "rogue items" and defrag hard drive.
Anyway, now everything's BIG!
I can only see a few threads. Everything is like all stretched.
Page size at the bottomis 100%. Text size is medium. Appearence and themes font size is normal.
What gives?0 -
Im far from being computer oriented,so maybe you can help me.When Im on line I get Microsoft updates to install in my PC.They offer an up date about once a week,I usually accept and install them.But I never can tell any difference after the updates are installed.Should I accept the updates or just ignore them? Thanks in advance.
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Internet Antivirus 2011 is trying to get into my computer. My AVG antivirus didnt stop it. How do I get rid of It. 0 -
How do you tell what your CPU is doing and why?
My hard drive light is on SOLID for a LONG time, the computer is running SLOW. I don't have anything running that I am aware of that would slow this down that much.
How do I delete temporary files and windows trash that keeps slowing it down. I am running VISTA home premium.0 -
I got my daughters new laptop going on the internet via wireless router. But for some reason my home computer and her laptop cannot be on the same internet page at the same time.
If you try to do this it pops up a conflict warning on both computers.
Why is this?0 -
Is this worth a $200 set of tires?
Custom Gaming Computer in perfect condition with extras.
Intel Pentium 4
3.20 GHz
2.0 GB RAM
80 GB Primary Hard Drive
1TB HDD Hard Drive
DVD Burner
Windows XP Pro SP2
Adobe Photoshop CS & Image Ready
Cool Gaming case with transparent side panel with blue lights.
Extras are software and a wireless keyboard/mouse set.
This is a perfect computer for anything and everything. Stock up on photos, music and accomplish tasks at blazing speeds. Whatever you need to do this computer can handle it.0 -
...what causing "buffering"..looking at UTUBE...It just started doing it...??? 0 -
My computer is about to go down for the count. What's a GOOD computer I can replace it with?
Can new computers run Windows VISTA or Windows 7?0 -
can you put 2 different video cards in a computer when they're from different mfrs and use totally different drivers?
right now I do have 2 vid cards with a monitor on each one, everything works fine cuz they're both from the same mfr and use the same driver.
but I got this mongo 21" monitor that can do a 2048x1536 resolution, and neither of my vid cards can do that. so I want to swap 1 card with a newer one. no vid cards are available that use the same driver as what I'm using right now. so it will be different. I don't want to replace both cards.
would it work?0 -
Hi, I'm getting this pop-up while in internet explorer:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
? NOTICE: IF your computer has errors in the registry database or file system, it could cause unpredictable or erratic behavior, freezes and crashes.
Fixing these errors can increase your computer's performance and prevent data loss.
Would you like to install WinFixer 2005 to check your computer for free? (Recommended)
OK Cancel
When I try to back out of this box I am sent directly to the Winfixer website. This happens all the time I have tried to get rid of it with anti-virus and anti-spyware to no avail. Is this Winfixer something I should try or stay away from. I don't trust it at all. Any suggestions or warning are appreciated.
Thanks,
Bill
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I use my lcd tv as a monitor when watching movies on the computer. For some reason it quit working. I have here sound but not video. what would cause this to happen. also the built in mouse pad quit working i had to switch over to a usb mouse but the tv still worked as a monitor after the mouse quit woring. Just stopped today when i tried putting a movie on for my wife. 0 -
Do they make a repeater for a wireless system? Signal is not strong enough because of walls and distance. 0 -
My old Dell is acting up! I try to run microsoft word, works , my photo software etc, and it locks up! Some time I get a message that memory is low. I check my memory on the system settings icon and it says It's around 72 percent, which isn't bad!!
I did a disc check, I ran defrag, I cleaned up old files and removed them, any ideas or is it time for a trip to the shop!!
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