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I know there are a bunch of techie guys on this forum and I know there are folks with questions...

I'm not trying to get off the reason for this forum....doing this may help folks get on this forum or stay on if they are having PC problems.

I can't weave a basket but I can solve a lot of PC problems.....and if I can't ...there is a lot of guys on here that can.

In other words....trying to give back :original:because I have gotten so much from you guys.

Thanks

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I'm using a Toshiba Satellite laptop that is about 3 years old and uses Windows XP. I don't have huge amounts of software or files on it and try to delete files or remove software I am not using. I subscribe to Trend Micro Internet Security which updates itself regularly and runs regular virus and spyware scans. I defragment my hard drive regularly.

This computer used to be pretty fast but it seems to have gotten gradually a little slower. I don't understand why and would like to speed it back up.

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On the lower right by the clock are the programs that run automatically on start up......

They can also be memory hogs...not hard drive memory but resident memory.

Run your mouse over them...If you aren't using them...right click and say not to run at start up..

But If I'm not using..I usually uninstall.....thanks

Hope it helps

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Thanks, I thought of that before, but when I right click on them, I have the option to "exit". But then they just run again when I restart the computer. Another problem is I am not sure what some of these programs do, and whether I need them running or not.

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Usually...things like printers....abobe acrobat reader.....virtual drives install things you "might" use every once in a while.

I usually uninstall things that I know I have the software for in case I need to put it back...

But proactively I don't blow through the install process for software...I want to make sure I uncheck...Start with Windows...or Load automatically.

If you have some examples of what's loading...I might be able to tell if you need them...thanks

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Stargazer: thank you for giving back to our little community.

About a week ago, I had started listening to a you-tube vid of Andreai Boccelli and about 2 mins into the vid, the music stopped, & in its place came a extremely loud siren type of sound. Actually it sounded a lot like a fire siren. It seemed to be everywhere in my laptop, the sound was piercing, & to tell the truth, I was scared the computer was going to blow up. I tried everything to shut it down, but the computer was frozen and i could not stop it. It seemed to have gone on for the whole length of the vid. Then it stopped. & everything went back to normal. It freaked me out, as I've never experienced anything like that before. I posted on here about it, but no one knew what would have caused it. Got any clues Stargazer.

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That's a good one..

First impression would be a hardware lock on your sound card....

The sound card malfunctioned and caused the operating system to lock.

Does it play music (mp3) with no problems??

Is it a laptop or desktop??

The software that runs the videos is a flash player which could also have an error..

Here is a page to re-install

http://www.google.com/support/youtub...n&answer=56115

let me know..thanks

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Thanks

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No....it may have been a one time thing...Techies usually look for a trend of the same problem before making any changes...let me know if it happens again..

May have just been a problem with the video itself....Star

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Ok Star.....blessings & thanks.

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WARNING :

”SWASTIKA INSIDE” if you are using VISTA* you MUST NOT enable ‘file and printer sharing’ under any circumstances.
If you say ‘YES’, so to speak, to ‘file and printer sharing’, your computer becomes a slave at once to NSA’s master computers. DO NOT ENABLE*SHARING.

http://indianinthemachine.wordpress....-slave-at-onc/

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There is a free pc cleaner that I use
It's called CCleaner http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
Run that I bet it helps to speed up your PC :thumb_yello:

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Nagual: where do we go on our computer to check this out.....tks for the warning

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Hello, Stargazer 1965! Thank you for your kind offer!!! Long-time lurker...I, coincidentally, am having a computer issue when you posted...we have a brand new HP Pav Elite e9150t...from the "get go" it has "blue screened" on us or is freezing...nothing much loaded on it...we sent it in for repair...still happening (not as frequent as before)! Believe it or not it is the second system in a row that has done this...first we purchased one...it "blue screened"/froze...they told us they would exchange it for the e9150t...same situation...:wall: There are no real calamities, we don't loose data, but it is highly annoying to keep rebooting...and, at this level of machine...it just shouldn't be doing this!!! What do you think? Thanks in advance!

Blessings!

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:mfr_lol: Thats just silly.

However Micro$oft needs to go so here is a excellent alternative.
In my opinion Linux Ubuntu is the best Operating system for your money! (Its Free) It has "windows" type environment, can run firefox, messaging apps like skype or messenger and much much more.

http://www.coep.org.in/cofsug/images/ubuntu_logo.jpg
:thumb_yello:

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GaiLove: seriously, what Nagual posted is not true?

Ok. if we were to load Linux......does it mean that we have to reset passwords & a whole lot of other changes.....as if we were starting from scratch?

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The dreaded BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH!!!!:rip_1:

What operating system??

If a problem follows from one PC to the next....probably a peripheral device you have plugged in ...Scanner...Printer...DVD external

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I wouldn't take that file sharing threat too seriously. There are many things in place to keep your pc's relatively secure. It's probably Mac propaganda.:lmfao:

As for switching to Linux, you would be starting from scratch so there are no passwords and settings to worry about. web passwords and users names are not effected by you changing your system. I would save your passwords and bookmarks from firefox but other than that, its good to go.:thumb_yello:

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Hello, again, Star.! Thank you so much for getting back to me! Greatly appreciated! It is...drum roll, please...the dreaded Vista 64-bit. Believe it or not (like we explained to HP) we just have the mouse and keyboard that came with the system connected. Until I know what is going on, I do not want to put extras on this, be it hardware, software, files, etc....yikes! In so far as printing is concerned, the setup is via mapped network drives for printers...only way we could get the printing to work (print sharing thing :shocked:).

Best regards!

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If you can supply me with the model number of the PC...I'll do some digging...but it does sound like the OS..(Vista)

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Surely, Star, the model no. is HP Pavilion Elite e9150t. Please do not go to so much trouble...your opinion or knowledge is enough for me...really. Again, many blessings!

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Didn't take much....

The great google gods had a lot to say about your model:

http://www1.shopping.com/xSBS-Hewlet...71343-86572042

Not real good news....

If you have some local techie guy you trust...may want to go back to XP pro instead of Vista

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Thank you, thank you, Star! I am so very happy and grateful to have received your opinion and help! I kind of expected this. You take good care!

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:original:Welcome!!

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Tks GaiaLove: I've been thinking of switching to Linux for some time, so maybe nows the time......tks again for your help.

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I don't know (I'm a Mac user) ...
just got the info today from a friend who deals with computer's security...
posted it here hoping it may be helpful...

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OK; I'll take you up on your "help" offer. On this thread > http://projectavalon.net/forum/showthread.php?t=17636 ~~ you can see what I was trying to do. In post #2 Karen picked up on my edit difficulties, etc. And she just went ahead and did it for me, and her instructions in post #2, I've not been able to decipher. Still trying. I'm going to start a post on this thread, trying to install the same vid from YouTube, again. Maybe doing some things that I can ascertain from Karen's instruction. We'll see what happens.

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(?) >



.........for my own reference (and anybody else's), this is what she said >
"....You take the video number wynYMJwEPH8
and you put it between [youtube] and [/*youtube]
TAKE OUT THE *. I put it there so it did not code to a blank youtube page.

............this ain't gonna work; WHAT IS SHE SAYING??!! (??) youtube and youtube on each side of the address..........I'm gonna try it another way. And keep previewing to find out if it can come up in the preview. One other forum I'm on a lot (a motorcycle forum)~~I've done quite a few photo images from web hosts on that forum, and when you preview the post, you don't get the pic~~but, yeah, the address and codes are all there~~you just have to guess and hope that it does go thru on the final submit of the post..........and it always does, now.

wynYMJwEPH8.....ok; I guess I'll have to submit this; maybe it's not gonna show up on the preview. (the pic at the start of the vid)

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To insert a youtube video into a post:

insert the file number of the video between the youtube tags
For example the link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Y26JNd3g4

then the file number is Y_Y26JNd3g4

so typing the text-->http://www.projectavalon.net/forum/p...pictureid=7957
gives you this:


Make sure there are no spaces.

To enter a photo from the web click http://www.projectavalon.net/forum/i...nsertimage.gifin the edit window and enter the full address.
If you want to post your own photo you need to upload to your personal album and then link it the way i described above :)
You can create Albums of images that are linked to your public profile. Albums can be created by visiting the User Control Panel, and clicking on the 'Pictures & Albums' link, and then clicking on 'Add Album'. Each album can have a title ('Joe's Holiday to Nepal'), a description ('A bunch of photos from my recent adventure') and can be of three different types: Public, Private or Profile.

• Public albums can be viewed by anyone
• Private albums can only be viewed by site staff (moderators, administrators) and your Friends and Contacts (info)
• Profile albums are viewable only by you. However, you can use the images to customize your public profile (info)

Hope this helps :)

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........ok; here goes again..................

bummer; I still cain't git it.............

wynYMJwEPH8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wynYMJwEPH8[/HTML]


hmmmmmmmmm....................

.......and I do wrap with "HTML" ; not wrapping with "CODE"; right?

....not sure what my YouTube "tag" consists of.........

=========MOD EDIT BELOW FOR EXAMPLE============

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Oh that didnt work for me :(

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Hi Nagual, even Macs not safe, anymore. I would be vary on any upgrade from Apple more than 10.5.5, as well as of their new Leopard Snow. Watch here why:

Apple, which makes the Mac OS X operating system. "We work with a number of U.S. government agencies on Mac OS X security and collaborated with the NSA on the Mac OS X security configuration guide," said Apple spokesman Anuj Nayar in an e-mail.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...801352_pf.html

Side issue, Apple patented a new technology to bug you for pressing a button or click on screen, while you working, listening music, etc. If you don't they will shutdown your device:

In an application filed last year and made public last month by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Apple is seeking a patent for technology that displays advertising on almost anything that has a screen of some kind: computers, phones, televisions, media players, game devices and other consumer electronics.

More details here (need subscription):
http://www.nytimes.com/auth/login?UR...ROR=SHOW_ERROR

If they will start to apply this, they are not braver than M$hit, really!

Likewise, seems that the Linux is the way but not Novel, Red Hat or the big brands. Ubuntu, I'll not be so sure as is so popular.

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Test Test



Above was produced by

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_D1oHua6fgh4/Sw.../s288/test.jpg

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No

Click on the edit button on your last post here and look at the line below MOD EDIT and you will see how its done.:original:

It looks like this--> http://www.projectavalon.net/forum/p...pictureid=7957all typed out, no need to click the HTML button or any other.
That was only to show you the code but only confused matters apparently. Just type what you see in the example above.

If you still have problems click on the chat link in my signature and come see me there for live help.

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ok; again ``






It WORKED. YES!!!!!!!! I THOT YOU HAD TO USE THE CODES UP AT THE TOP.
ANYWAY; a BIG FAT "THANK YOU"! to the three of you that had the patience to stay with me, and get it done. "Karen", "S1965", and "Gaia" .

I feel like I've scaled Mt. Everest!

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Gotta try this again; just tried this on another forum, and it didn't work.

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hmmmmmmmm..........
....another test..........

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Go to Start-Run type in msconfig ENTER
Go to startup TAB
uncheck everything you do not want to start with the system
apply
ok
restart
after next boot - check u do not wish to be informed again

Also check your physical memory capacity (start-mycomputer-r.clicl-properties)

Than check the usage (start the task manager-performance TAB)

If your memory usage is bigger than physical memmory...than might be one of the problems. You want too much out of the PC. You can enlarge the windows "swap" file...or you can just accommodate to your PC speed.

Re-installing the entire system helps a lot.

Also if you might be infected there is a good free tool called ComboFix
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/comb...o-use-combofix
(backup your data before)

Also anti virus programs are more like placebo pills.

hope this helps

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Thanks for these Richard! I am doing much needed scans on my computer now!
I am also going to learn about how to put videos and pictures into a post

Thanks to Stargazer for starting this thread and all help you have both

given to all of us who do not know how do navigate the computer as efficiently as we should given the amount of potential problems from viruses, adware/spyware etc.

Truth