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computer issues: part infinity

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Slap Shot said:
The Drive wasn't showing - as if the computer didn't recognize it existed. I did a system restore from the previous morning, shut the computer off and went to lunch with the family. When I booted up just now it's there and working.
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Most disc drives have a small hole on the front of them that you can push into with a wire - a paper clip or such - which will trigger the drive's motor to open the tray, so you can recover the disc in it.
 
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I have to share my geeky story. Yesterday I installed some Windows update, and when I rebooted, it wouldn't reboot. Not normally, not with the last good configuration, not even in safe mode. Blue screen of death every time. Couldn't get into Windows at all. I muddled it over a little, and found the Windows re-installation CD that came with my computer. Then I couldn't get it to boot up with that. Somehow I ended up on the DOS setup screen and I changed the boot sequence and tried again. That finally worked. Then I had to muddle my way through the DOS Windows recovery, and it finally started re-installing Windows. Once that was done (couldn't believe it worked), I tried to get online. I had an installation CD from when I first got DSL, but it couldn't recognize my ethernet port. So I called AT&T and managed to get someone with a brain. I explained what I did (so they could skip the "is your modem on" questions), and he said he knew exactly what was going on - I forgot one important piece - re-installing all the drivers. Didn't know I had to do that - doh. So I had that CD too, and muddled through the confusing Dell software, got my drivers installed, and it all worked! Then I made the mistake of later trying to install the DSL software, which screwed up something and I couldn't get online anymore. Several system recoveries later, it still didn't work. So I am reinstalling Windows again (but have complete confidence in getting it all to work again).

ANYWAY, my question is.. it was a corrupted hive system/software file. Has anyone had that happen? Why did it happen? Can I expect it to happen again? My version of Windows is from 2005 (it's XP) so I will have approx. 32,461 updates to do once it installs, and obviously the computer isn't that new, so I wouldn't be totally against getting a new one (although it is kind of fun to start over fresh with this one).

p.s. before the non-Windows people comment that I should switch, I have to run Windows for work software. I don't have a choice unless I want to use a different computer for each - which I don't. :p
 
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jen said:
My version of Windows is from 2005 (it's XP) so I will have approx. 32,461 updates to do once it installs
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I You can burn a new Windows XP install disk with the latest service pack pre-installed. It is called "slipstreaming" (Google "Slipstream XP SP3" or some variant of that) I did this so I could make an XP Service Pack 3 install disk for someone, worked great.

jen said:
p.s. before the non-Windows people comment that I should switch, I have to run Windows for work software. I don't have a choice unless I want to use a different computer for each - which I don't. :p
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Get a Mac :) (you can run Windows on a Mac, either in a VM with Parallels or VMWare fusion or you can dual boot with Boot Camp). I used to have one Windows only program I needed for work and I just ran it in a windows VM on my Mac and it worked great.
 
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So I've been playing around with Lotus Notes databases and I setup a custom view that pulls in all entries that match a specific type of form. The form is created by passing data from a parent document. Unfortunately, the guys who created the form didn't pass all of the necessary data from the parent document. For instance, we have a bunch of fields that are filled out in the parent document:

field_1 fstatus_1
field_2 fstatus_2
field_3 fstatus_3

When the form is created, they stupidly only passed values from field_1 and fstatus_1 into the forms I'm viewing. Is there a way to pull the values of field_2 and fstatus_2 (for example) into my document?

Here's my problem, I don't want to let them know I can create and manipulate database queries because then I'll be asked to do them in the future. That and I'm probably not supposed to be dinking around in the guts of the database anyways.
 
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having issues. too many things to google to find any effective information.

I can't install anything, or update anything. it just clocks. can't end programs. system restore doesn't work. takes forever to reboot, when I can even shut down. any ideas? ready to throw in the towel, as my computer is probably 6-7 years old (and after I spent so much time on it after reformatting the hard drive)
 
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sooooo... never mind. it's dead. after another restore try (right after the previous post, actually), it didn't boot up - kept getting disk read errors. ran diagnostics and there are unrecoverable errors, etc, things that cannot be fixed. hard drive is a goner. just bought a new system. got free 2 day shipping, so I should have it this week.

and no, I didn't get a Mac. :p
 
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ok, so I got my new computer with Windows 7. I am trying to install some work software, and managed to find a 64-bit VPN install on our LAN. However - it's not supported by our tech people and I am having issues. It says something about logging off because user did not acknowledge the banner. I googled it, and it has something to do with my firewall not allowing enough access to VPN, but I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how to allow access and what exactly needs to change. I use McAfee. Any thoughts??
 
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jen said:
ok, so I got my new computer with Windows 7. I am trying to install some work software, and managed to find a 64-bit VPN install on our LAN. However - it's not supported by our tech people and I am having issues. It says something about logging off because user did not acknowledge the banner. I googled it, and it has something to do with my firewall not allowing enough access to VPN, but I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how to allow access and what exactly needs to change. I use McAfee. Any thoughts??
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First off, if there's an older 32-bit VPN that your tech people do support, it should still work. You can run 32-bit applications on a 64-bit OS, you just can't run 64-bit apps on a 32-bit OS.

Beyond that, normally in any security suite the general path is options/tools-->firewall-->program access or something similar, where you will get to a screen that will allow you to give specific programs access (or block specific programs completely). If you can find that one, you can open up specific ports for your VPN (preferred method) or you can simply open them all up if you don't know which ones need to be opened (less recommended).
 
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unofan said:
First off, if there's an older 32-bit VPN that your tech people do support, it should still work. You can run 32-bit applications on a 64-bit OS, you just can't run 64-bit apps on a 32-bit OS.

Beyond that, normally in any security suite the general path is options/tools-->firewall-->program access or something similar, where you will get to a screen that will allow you to give specific programs access (or block specific programs completely). If you can find that one, you can open up specific ports for your VPN (preferred method) or you can simply open them all up if you don't know which ones need to be opened (less recommended).
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My previous version was actually 16-bit, but I tried the 32-bit and it didn't work. And I've tried various things in McAfee that have not worked (setting up ports, programs, etc - I have no idea what specific ports to set up - any examples I find online are for different software).
 
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jen said:
My previous version was actually 16-bit, but I tried the 32-bit and it didn't work. And I've tried various things in McAfee that have not worked (setting up ports, programs, etc - I have no idea what specific ports to set up - any examples I find online are for different software).
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I suppose one other thing to try is, assuming you have the administrator controls still turned on, to make sure you're running the program as an administrator (first time just right click on it and select run as administrator...if that solves it, you can then change its properties to always run as an admin). That's tripped me up a few times before.
 
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Okay... so my computer has Win7 x64-bit, and I swear it was installed with 16 GB of RAM. Yet, right now, I'm looking at my Control Panel > System screen, and it says I have 8 GB of installed RAM. Harrumph. How does that happen?
 
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ExileOnDaytonStreet said:
Okay... so my computer has Win7 x64-bit, and I swear it was installed with 16 GB of RAM. Yet, right now, I'm looking at my Control Panel > System screen, and it says I have 8 GB of installed RAM. Harrumph. How does that happen?
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What version of Windows 7?

If it is Windows 7 starter or Home basic then 8GB is the max.
 
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ExileOnDaytonStreet said:
Okay... so my computer has Win7 x64-bit, and I swear it was installed with 16 GB of RAM. Yet, right now, I'm looking at my Control Panel > System screen, and it says I have 8 GB of installed RAM. Harrumph. How does that happen?
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did you check your POST Setup?

Maybe you lost a bank of RAM?
 
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The CD-R drive won't eject on my computer, like it's jammed shut. Other than dynamite, how can I get it open?
 
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Has anybody ever tried one of those 'Double my PC Speed' products? They give you a free scan, tell you how much crap is bogging down your PC, then charge you x amount to do the cleanup. It seems from what I've seen they also load software on your PC that runs in the background all the time. Do they do any good, or is the crap they put on your PC just as bad as what they remove?

Alternatively, what are some favorite Spyware or Virus remover products? I have the Microsoft Security Essentials' running, but it doesn't seem to ever catch anything, and It has stuff running that sometimes seems to completely bog down my PC.
Help would be appreciated, my computer is old and very slow (especially Windows or Google Chrome).
 
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