think you've got problems? every time I get a text message or call on my cell phone IE wants to close.......
Computer Problem... Need Help!
- Thread starter Keebler Elf
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Have you tried Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.44 yet?
I got sick of all the viruses, spyware, malware, etc, with M$ and switched to Linux which has been bug free for years since using it.
In the past, I've had my cylinders on my MB pop like a mushroom from heat because of a bad PS. I wouldn't have guessed that a power supply would have been the problem for you because you said:
I replaced my PS lately, going from a 450 to a 500 because of a power failure. My desktop wouldn't power up for almost 4 hours. Obviously, I think something shorted out. Then, it started up like nothing happened. Screen always flickered and the pc would shut down every time I would plug in an external drive into my usb port (back or front). Of course, I update my video card, flash the bios, etc etc. I ended up buying the new power supply.
All I can say is that over the years I've noticed, everything gets bigger and bigger, not just my ass! Operating systems take up a huge amount of room, some programs are up to 2 gigs large! These larger programs are hungry and demand more power from your computer. Poor CPU's are getting a work out lol. Even having one virus scanner is usually not enough. Although I would always use AVG over any of them because it uses less resources.
I began shutting down my desktop more when wireless internet came about. I don't feel it's as secure as wired. But then when you live out in the sticks, you have to use Satellite high speed and we have a limit on bandwidth unless we are downloading/uploading between 2am-7am.
Can a person not control their PS from the BIOS any longer? I know you could in win 95, 98 and xp.
I replaced my PS lately, going from a 450 to a 500 because of a power failure. My desktop wouldn't power up for almost 4 hours. Obviously, I think something shorted out. Then, it started up like nothing happened. Screen always flickered and the pc would shut down every time I would plug in an external drive into my usb port (back or front). Of course, I update my video card, flash the bios, etc etc. I ended up buying the new power supply.
All I can say is that over the years I've noticed, everything gets bigger and bigger, not just my ass! Operating systems take up a huge amount of room, some programs are up to 2 gigs large! These larger programs are hungry and demand more power from your computer. Poor CPU's are getting a work out lol. Even having one virus scanner is usually not enough. Although I would always use AVG over any of them because it uses less resources.
I began shutting down my desktop more when wireless internet came about. I don't feel it's as secure as wired. But then when you live out in the sticks, you have to use Satellite high speed and we have a limit on bandwidth unless we are downloading/uploading between 2am-7am.
You're correct kayla, it is a neverending game: they make processors bigger and faster and then programs that demand more and more resources and then bigger and faster processors etc etc etc.
Just think: my first computer was a 286 with 2 mb of memory. My second? 486 with a whopping 20 mb. (and I paid $900.00 for the extra 16 mb). My hard drive was 40 mb.
Now? I have 1 gb of video memory alone.......I could put my first 3 computers, ALL the programs, ALL the data storage, ALL the games, on the memory of my video card.............
Just think: my first computer was a 286 with 2 mb of memory. My second? 486 with a whopping 20 mb. (and I paid $900.00 for the extra 16 mb). My hard drive was 40 mb.
Now? I have 1 gb of video memory alone.......I could put my first 3 computers, ALL the programs, ALL the data storage, ALL the games, on the memory of my video card.............
actually, have you looked at the software for macs? they aren't the smallest either.Microsoft = bloatware!
The more data or complex the app is? the more space it takes...no way around that.
Just wait until the organic computers are out. You'll have to feed it!! lol......
(I remember reading something about organic computers, supposedly 1 sq mm of brain tissue is equal to the processing power of 1000000 quad core intels)
A few years back there were motherboards with cheap capacitors used in DELL, HP and various custom shops. Dell replaced the motherboards for free. Most others had to pay for their own.
Also, just because a PC is turned off doesn't mean it can't get fried by power problems or lightning. As long as there is a physical connection between the wall and the PC power can still travel. One of my customers had a transformer blow outside their building one weekend and two of the powered off PCs on a nice cheap $100 power bar with surge suppression got totally smoked. Capacitors on the MB were oozing out that brown muck all over the place.
Ya the Ford is still running and the idiot that bought the Lamborghini can't afford to fix it anymore cause he lost everything when Wall Street crashed.
The "limits" change every day. As far as pushing a PC to it's limits most people/software don't even harness a quarter of what the computer can do. As far as the pushing the limits of manufacturing well like I say their changing that every day.
I'll get back to you in about four years on the Core2 computers but for me the bottom line is "you get what you pay for"... as long as you're not getting ripped off of course. Not all components are created equally.
A computer will always last longer if you leave it on all the time than if you turn it on and off daily. So will a light bulb, for the record--light bulbs wear out faster the more often you flip the switch.
Whether or not it makes sense to turn it off "daily" depends on the cost of replacing the computer compared to the cost of the electricity. The computer will wear out faster if you turn it off every day, but maybe by the time it wears out a new one will cost less than the electricity you spent.
Personally I leave my computers on all the time, but I have them set up to shut off the monitor after 20min of idle time. The monitor is a big draw on power and since it has no moving parts and does not get hot (i.e., does not expand and contract every time you switch it on or off) it is not damaged as much by being powered on and off a lot.
Whether or not it makes sense to turn it off "daily" depends on the cost of replacing the computer compared to the cost of the electricity. The computer will wear out faster if you turn it off every day, but maybe by the time it wears out a new one will cost less than the electricity you spent.
Personally I leave my computers on all the time, but I have them set up to shut off the monitor after 20min of idle time. The monitor is a big draw on power and since it has no moving parts and does not get hot (i.e., does not expand and contract every time you switch it on or off) it is not damaged as much by being powered on and off a lot.
Keebler, if you read the second part of my 1st post to you, you'll see I gave you the solution to the explorer errors:
In the search field of the start menu (used to be RUN in XP), type: chkdsk /f
Once you hit ENTER, you'll get a message saying the volume is in use... hit Y. Reboot... let it do its thing.
If that fails, pop in your Vista CD and run the repair feature.
In the search field of the start menu (used to be RUN in XP), type: chkdsk /f
Once you hit ENTER, you'll get a message saying the volume is in use... hit Y. Reboot... let it do its thing.
If that fails, pop in your Vista CD and run the repair feature.
Agreed. I know of a TRS-80 Model 1 that is 30 years old and still functioning, not that it's fast or powerful by today's standards. However, it's interesting to see what can be done with that old tech if you are willing to invest a little time and solder - very easy to breadboard your own peripherals.
Again, agreed but what floors me is the fact that variations of the Z-80 CPU are still in production and fairly wide spread use as embed processor for some products, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-80. The Z-80 was actually pretty advanced for its day, much more flexible than Intel's 8008 or 8080 the basis of IBM's first PC.
that's actually pretty cool.....not for nothing it kind of reminded me of the star trek movie where the 'cloud' was consuming all in its path...at the core was an old Voyager science probe. Dig deep enough and older chips are probably used quite a lot.
An old friend of mine used to work at a company who de-manufactured everything electronic. He used to save ALL the chips from just about everything. He told me at the time that they are tested and reused in new ICs...I was sceptical but supposedly it's true. Now the CPUs? He had literally hundreds of thousands of PIII and PIV processors he couldn't give away......
It's nice to tinker or play with old hardware just for the nostalgia.
Lots of great memories of my childhood come back when I play a favorite NES or SNES game.
Same with computers. I'm a mac user but every now and then, I load up MS DOS via an emulator and enjoy the memories.
Lots of great memories of my childhood come back when I play a favorite NES or SNES game.
Same with computers. I'm a mac user but every now and then, I load up MS DOS via an emulator and enjoy the memories.
NES? hell we had PONG lol
Then mid way, we had intellivision! I powered that puppy up the other day and whoa...the graphics lol......
One has to wonder what the kids 30 yrs from now will be playing with? If I had intellivision and pong, and we have the high end graphics games now, are they going to have hyper-immersive cerebral interface games?
Then mid way, we had intellivision! I powered that puppy up the other day and whoa...the graphics lol......
One has to wonder what the kids 30 yrs from now will be playing with? If I had intellivision and pong, and we have the high end graphics games now, are they going to have hyper-immersive cerebral interface games?
