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Your PC not acting well?Is your PC Making you pull out your hair? Do you want to learn more about computers? Well have no Fear! Welcome to the Offical, yes thats Right I said Offical Orion PC Help Desk! Ask any question you wish! Noo question will be ignored! No question is to "dumb." (trust me I've heard them all) If your having PC troubles ask away, please note I need as much info as possible to help diagonose or solve the issue. Want to learn some PC tips? Go and ask away! I will try to respond to your problems and questions as soon as possble. Sorry I cannot answer any Mac question I haven't touched a Mac in years.. Edit: I have now expanded into helping with programming issues too  (C++ stuff only though) (This has been a Paid Service Annoucment.) (Please Note any "dumb" question from Jello and Jacen Aratan will NOT be answered in a timley manner :p .) _______________ When a Man lies he murder's some part of the world. These are the pale deaths which men misscall there lives. All this I cannot bear to witness any longer. Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home? -Cliff Burton Owner of Smily's 1900th comment | <Lady_Catherine> i love your sexy white socks! | (Lady_Catherine) i adore u! | (Lady_Catherine) onion (Lady_Catherine) i lub u This post was edited by cHoSeN oNe on Oct 27 2003 12:31am. |
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Orion - Retired 
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Ok Here's a post with some usefull links. I will keep updating this as needed. If you don't know about this site and you are a Windows User you need to know about this. This site will patch your os with any of the bugs in any Windows OS. http://www.windowsupdate.com A good piece of software to have. This will scan your computer for any kind of spyware that any freeware or shareware program that you download and install. http://www.lavasoftusa.com or you can try spybot http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html *NOTE* Don't have both installed or they will say each other is spyware. I like spybot better. A good free anti-virus program.. If you don't have a anti-virus I recommend you do. http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php This site is good for information on ISP's(Internet Service Providers). It alos has a great little toolset for testing your internet connection and the forums are helpful for tweaking your pc to get the most out of your connection. http://www.broadbandreports.com Do you have windows XP or 2000 and a great video card? Seem to be stuck at about 60FPS, even though you say like com_maxfps 120? Simple fix http://www.ryanmh.com/files/reforce.zip is a fix for a Windows Bug that locks your frame rate at 60 fps when you can get higher. All you do is unzip that run it, click auto populate, hit Apply and reboot and boom FPS allover the place _______________ When a Man lies he murder's some part of the world. These are the pale deaths which men misscall there lives. All this I cannot bear to witness any longer. Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home? -Cliff Burton Owner of Smily's 1900th comment | <Lady_Catherine> i love your sexy white socks! | (Lady_Catherine) i adore u! | (Lady_Catherine) onion (Lady_Catherine) i lub u This comment was edited by Orion on Sep 25 2004 01:44am. |
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Bail Hope of Belouve - Student 
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Quote: okay my pc broke down (again) The past few days I had trouble starting up the pc. Sometimes it would show the windows XP logo (with the loading-status bar beneath it), and then suddenly my screen would go black, and the pc would stop responding completely. Yesterday it stopped working all together. When I turn it on, it just shuts down again. First we thought it was the power-supply, but that doesn't appear to be the problem after all. My step-dad made the assumption that it's the CPU. Is this possible? And: If I buy a new CPU, do I also have to buy a new motherboard, because a newer CPU on a three-year-old motherboard can't be good right? Just thought I'd say. It turned out the Motherboard was malfunctioning. It was replaced by a new one (the same, just a new one) and all problems stopped _______________ Visit the Belouve Family Website! Quote: I try to have fun with my friends and try to make a difference as best I can. What does making a difference mean? Well, it can be as simple as saying hello, answering a question that seems obvious or heck, just talking. -- Vladarion
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R2D2 - Staff 
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McAffee is pretty bad like that. The comps at the university all have the IRC ports blocked. Can't do anything because no access to change the restrictions. _______________ "Do or do not, there is no try" Jedi Master Yoda Dual Saberist |
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solitude - Jedi Council 
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I assume that there are no other firewalls running? If this is the case, IRC is being blocked from elsewhere. Is the machine on a netowrk of some kind? (e.g. campus) _______________ Joined 16 October 2004 | Retired 10 April 2005 | Returned 05 June 2008 | Made Staff 27 June 2008 | Made Council 18 January 2009 Padawan To Odan-Wei Belouve | Adopted into the Belouve family | Twin to xAnAtOs | Owner of the 4th Quesi sexy badge  Brother To Roan Belouve, Nomad, Majno, Silkmonkey, Kensei and Jarhok Belouve
Owner Of Virtue's 1000th profile comment, Mr. Doobie's 1000th profile comment, Gradius' 2500th comment, xAnAtOs' 2500th comment, Rosered's 1500th comment, Laziana's 900th comment, Scythus' 500th comment and Echuu's 100th comment |
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SilkMonkey - Distributor of Cold Ones 
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Edit: fixed. Problem was with Virusscan software for some reason. _______________ |-HK-47 -SilkMonkey: You are receiving a warning for being_too_sexy. If you do not stop, action will be taken against you.|| (11:13:43) � Virtue dances for Silk ||Smiling owner of Smilykrazy's 6000th comment =) ||Odan Wei's Proud Big Brother|| Janus is my official TaruTaru Cuddly Animal Type Person. ||(@Virtue) Or you could just be a man and set fire to your genitals.....you won't fall asleep for days after that.......trust me.||Thomas Skywalker er for sexy for sitt eget beste!!!!| Not changing sig until the JA loosens up. (Started: Aug 31, 2005) This comment was edited by SilkMonkey on Nov 13 2005 07:38pm. |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger 
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Quote: Does anyone know how to setup Windows to not block IRC? Disable the Windows firewall completely... buy a router. _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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SaZ - Student 
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go to control panel and select windows firewall. then find the 'exceptions' and add the mirc.exe . that should work... dunno if you were meaning this thing tho  _______________ playing jk3 since 30th of january (2005), member since 1st of february. [Unofficial Master to Vision and Z�diac ] If you can make a fool of yourself infront of 300 people you can do anything - Jaiko D'kana |
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SilkMonkey - Distributor of Cold Ones 
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Does anyone know how to setup Windows to not block IRC? _______________ |-HK-47 -SilkMonkey: You are receiving a warning for being_too_sexy. If you do not stop, action will be taken against you.|| (11:13:43) � Virtue dances for Silk ||Smiling owner of Smilykrazy's 6000th comment =) ||Odan Wei's Proud Big Brother|| Janus is my official TaruTaru Cuddly Animal Type Person. ||(@Virtue) Or you could just be a man and set fire to your genitals.....you won't fall asleep for days after that.......trust me.||Thomas Skywalker er for sexy for sitt eget beste!!!!| Not changing sig until the JA loosens up. (Started: Aug 31, 2005) |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger 
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Not that I know of... unless you want to physically open up the monitor and re-orient the large magnets. _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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HitMan - Student 
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My monitor screen adjust buttons decided to take a crappa anyone know of a way to adjust the monitor size with out them?? Im hoping there is a way but eh if there isnt....well then damn.... _______________ The tired grow old...Somehow you always knew...How has it changed so fast...Wandering a new...Games that never end...The fighting see it through... |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger
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Go through the following possibilities in order. 1) Overheating. I believe this is the most likely cause, simply because of how you phrased the problem: a computer will not power up if it is in danger of damage from heat. Take off the CPU heat sink, remove all the old thermal paste, apply a new dab, and put it back together carefully. Avoid turning it on and off too many times - I've fried more than one CPU this way. 2) Motherboard. A dying/dead capacitor or whatever on the motherboard can result in the computer not starting up properly or at all. On the other hand, it's more common for a dead motherboard to power up but not run. 3) Peripherals. Busted circuitry in a hard drive or something else can make it seem like the power supply is going when it's actually fine. I really don't think the CPU's gone; if it is, it's probably from you trying to start it up too many times when it's overheating. Generally, if the CPU or memory is dead, you will get beep codes during POST and the machine will power on but not run. EDIT: If you do end up buying a new CPU, simply check your motherboard's manual. A three year old motherboard should be able to run current Athlon XPs and Pentium 4s (mine does  ), however, you'll need a new one if you intend to upgrade to, for example, an Athlon 64. _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. This comment was edited by tarpman on Oct 22 2005 10:36pm. |
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Bail Hope of Belouve - Student
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okay my pc broke down (again) The past few days I had trouble starting up the pc. Sometimes it would show the windows XP logo (with the loading-status bar beneath it), and then suddenly my screen would go black, and the pc would stop responding completely. Yesterday it stopped working all together. When I turn it on, it just shuts down again. First we thought it was the power-supply, but that doesn't appear to be the problem after all. My step-dad made the assumption that it's the CPU. Is this possible? And: If I buy a new CPU, do I also have to buy a new motherboard, because a newer CPU on a three-year-old motherboard can't be good right? _______________ Visit the Belouve Family Website! Quote: I try to have fun with my friends and try to make a difference as best I can. What does making a difference mean? Well, it can be as simple as saying hello, answering a question that seems obvious or heck, just talking. -- Vladarion
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger
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Quote: I will bounce it off the collective here at the helpdesk and see what I get back.... Man, you're lucky. I want a collective of my own.  Can I assimilate a bit of yours as, you know, a bit of start-up capital? _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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El Vee For - Student 
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Quote: I don't know if this has been asked before, but: I can't be sure but I think TweakUI tool will be able to extend the playing time of startup audio. If that doesn't work I would recommend you trying one of the many shells there are out there. I had one that featured the Matrix and it played music from the movie constantly, so there has to be a fix for your problem.I have windows XP and i have changed the startup music. What i want to do is extend the length of time allowed because it keeps chopping off the end of the tune... I will bounce it off the collective here at the helpdesk and see what I get back.... EDIT: The collective would like to know if you have the source file in .wav format? _______________ “Arguing on the internet is like competing in the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you’re still retarded.” This comment was edited by El Vee For on Oct 14 2005 05:56pm. |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger
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I didn't know that there was a limit on the length of the startup sound. If there is, I don't think there's a way to extend it. Sorry. _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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Menaxia - Student 
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I don't know if this has been asked before, but: I have windows XP and i have changed the startup music. What i want to do is extend the length of time allowed because it keeps chopping off the end of the tune... _______________ This is not the place to look for me |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger
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Quote: /me reinstalls Windows a few times out of pure boredom. k dude you got issues LOL, ghost, or imaging period is where its at. GNU dd  _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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El Vee For - Student
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Quote: /me reinstalls Windows a few times out of pure boredom. k dude you got issues LOL, ghost, or imaging period is where its at. _______________ “Arguing on the internet is like competing in the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you’re still retarded.” This comment was edited by El Vee For on Sep 16 2005 04:46pm. |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger
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/me reinstalls Windows a few times out of pure boredom. _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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El Vee For - Student
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Quote: I agree with that, I was just bein nice cuz Windows earns me a livin! Windows has always been that big kid on the block that has all the best toys and doesn't play well with others. Sorry, gotta disagree with that just a little. Windows is more like a fat, spoiled kid who has all the fancy, expensive stuff bought for him... but then breaks it all and just leaves it lying around. And some of the nicest toys he doesn't even have. (not that I want to get into a Windows vs * discussion here, not the place ) _______________ “Arguing on the internet is like competing in the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you’re still retarded.” |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger
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Quote: Windows has always been that big kid on the block that has all the best toys and doesn't play well with others. Sorry, gotta disagree with that just a little. Windows is more like a fat, spoiled kid who has all the fancy, expensive stuff bought for him... but then breaks it all and just leaves it lying around. And some of the nicest toys he doesn't even have. (not that I want to get into a Windows vs * discussion here, not the place ) _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. This comment was edited by tarpman on Sep 14 2005 05:11am. |
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El Vee For - Student
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I see this so much "Reinstall Windows" don't do that people, that is not good for your hard drive and the newer versions of XP require activation at reinstall, and eventually Microsoft will not validate your re-install forcing you to call them up 1-800-MACROSHAFT Now for the individuals out there that have problems that have a definate name attached <-----microsoft certified in the installation, administration and configuration of windows xp professional ie BROWNIE google search that thing down so that find out exactly what it is, if you have lost right click functions in XP you have been hacked! Games that freeze over a period of time and not at start up is tricky, you almost always think it is the code acting up so you re-install the game, when that doesn't work you update your drivers, then you re-install windows and it comes back. Now you are pulling your hair out of your head saying "I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN!!" and my personal favorite "BURN IN HELL BILL GATES!!!" remove and reinstall your RAM chips, if it happens again, try it with just one stick, again swap sticks, again try new RAM also the best possible investment for your Windows XP machine is some kind of automatic and nearly automatic registry cleaner. I use Registry Mechanic (hope I didn't break any rules) and it is very good at cleaning up my registry, I run it when I uninstall an app, install an app and whenever SpyBot or Microsoft Antispyware or Symantec AV finds anything. Windows has always been that big kid on the block that has all the best toys and doesn't play well with others. It is the big boy on the block nonetheless and we gotta figure it out just in time for the next version of windows. if you can keep your windows install clean and organized it will last longer, but it is fallable and you will encouter cases that you will have to re-install but re-installing is not a fix, it is a new beginning and if your system is exactly the same after reinstall your error will resurface. good luck all _______________ “Arguing on the internet is like competing in the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you’re still retarded.” This comment was edited by El Vee For on Sep 08 2005 09:34pm. |
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JamesF1 - Student 
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Quote: Basically, frequently (although by no means every time) on saber clashes (NOT locks) or other saber events, JK2 freezes, and gives me about half a second to alt-tab before it freezes windows as well. I usually get a freeze like this once every 10 minutes when playing online - I *really* would like some help in fixing this. mmm, personally (having gone through something similar) I'd say this is your harddrive malfunctioning ... but I can't be sure ... it's just a guess really. My computer used to freeze for about two seconds, it would work fine for a minute, freeze for two seconds, work fine for a minute ... my harddrive was kicking the bucket after four years of intense labor Its not the hard-drive, I've tried it on my two hard-drives in the machine at the moment. The one with the OS on and my other drive. To no avail! Thanks, regardless _______________ Website |
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Bail Hope of Belouve - Student
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Quote: Basically, frequently (although by no means every time) on saber clashes (NOT locks) or other saber events, JK2 freezes, and gives me about half a second to alt-tab before it freezes windows as well. I usually get a freeze like this once every 10 minutes when playing online - I *really* would like some help in fixing this. mmm, personally (having gone through something similar) I'd say this is your harddrive malfunctioning ... but I can't be sure ... it's just a guess really. My computer used to freeze for about two seconds, it would work fine for a minute, freeze for two seconds, work fine for a minute ... my harddrive was kicking the bucket after four years of intense labor And well, Silkmonkey, I have never seen your problem before to be honest. A new install of your Windows might be necessary ... I don't know really  _______________ Visit the Belouve Family Website! Quote: I try to have fun with my friends and try to make a difference as best I can. What does making a difference mean? Well, it can be as simple as saying hello, answering a question that seems obvious or heck, just talking. -- Vladarion
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JamesF1 - Student
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Aaaanyone to help Silk and I? _______________ Website |
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SilkMonkey - Distributor of Cold Ones
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Alrighty, so I have an issue. I recently uninstalled a program that appeared on my computer called Brownie (how it got there I'm not sure, unless my bro or mom put it on while I was gone)....and since around that time (I also ran Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D) my ability to move things around Windows (XP Pro) has changed. I can still select copy, but it doesnt say PASTE anymore , and I cant drag icons around on my desktop. What makes this really interesting is that I can install games, extract zip files and such...but no direct movement. Anybody have any ideas? _______________ |-HK-47 -SilkMonkey: You are receiving a warning for being_too_sexy. If you do not stop, action will be taken against you.|| (11:13:43) � Virtue dances for Silk ||Smiling owner of Smilykrazy's 6000th comment =) ||Odan Wei's Proud Big Brother|| Janus is my official TaruTaru Cuddly Animal Type Person. ||(@Virtue) Or you could just be a man and set fire to your genitals.....you won't fall asleep for days after that.......trust me.||Thomas Skywalker er for sexy for sitt eget beste!!!!| Not changing sig until the JA loosens up. (Started: Aug 31, 2005) |
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