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cSpooge · 09-18-2006, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Another wireless laptop issue. I recently was using my laptop in the Vegas airport. It took forever to do anything. It would take two minutes just to delete an email message. I'd go onto a website and anything I wanted to do took a very long time. There were a couple of girls using their laptops and I asked and was told that there laptops were acting normally. Now I'm at home on my home wireless network and it works fine.

Could it have been my location in the airport (about 30 metres away from the two girls)? Why would my laptop work so slowly on the airport's wireless system?

It could just be that the airport wireless network was bogged down by all the people using it. If its working fine I would tend to think that is the issue not your laptop.

MoneyGuy · 09-18-2006, 08:45 PM

How can I copy all of my Outlook data so that all of my calendar info and emails can be transferred over to a new computer?

MolsonInBothHands · 09-19-2006, 09:14 AM

MoneyGuy: I have done this a couple of times, and everytime I think it was a severe pain in the ass. I believe there is a .pst file which you can copy to the new computer. You then need to import that file into the new Outlook installation. I am not at a computer right now that has Outlook, else I would try to retrace the steps. Once you import the .pst file. Open up the folder view in Outlook, and there will appear to be duplicate folders of everything. You then can drag the old contacts folder into the new one and so on. I am sorry it is so vague, but hopefully it helps a little.

I believe there is also freeware Outlook backup utilities available from Microsoft and/or Tucows.com. Another option MAY be the user settings transfer options in Windows XP, if both machines are XP. (Not sure about that, but it is worth checking out.)

MolsonInBothHands · 09-19-2006, 09:16 AM

Here's my question: I am soon going to be travelling to a work site with very limited and slow internet access, and is approximately 9 hours ahead in time zone. I would like to be able to capture the www.fan960.com broadcasts of the Flames games the following morning, so that I can listen to them offline. Does anybody know how or what software can be used to capture the stream to an mp3, or something similar?

cSpooge · 09-19-2006, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by MolsonInBothHands

Here's my question: I am soon going to be travelling to a work site with very limited and slow internet access, and is approximately 9 hours ahead in time zone. I would like to be able to capture the www.fan960.com broadcasts of the Flames games the following morning, so that I can listen to them offline. Does anybody know how or what software can be used to capture the stream to an mp3, or something similar?

There are programs that will do it for you but I don't know if we're allowed to link to them as they arn't exactly legal. What you want to do isn't exactly considered legal either but yes there are programs out there and a quick google search should turn them up.

MoneyGuy · 09-19-2006, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MolsonInBothHands

MoneyGuy: I have done this a couple of times, and everytime I think it was a severe pain in the ass. I believe there is a .pst file which you can copy to the new computer. You then need to import that file into the new Outlook installation. I am not at a computer right now that has Outlook, else I would try to retrace the steps. Once you import the .pst file. Open up the folder view in Outlook, and there will appear to be duplicate folders of everything. You then can drag the old contacts folder into the new one and so on. I am sorry it is so vague, but hopefully it helps a little.

I believe there is also freeware Outlook backup utilities available from Microsoft and/or Tucows.com. Another option MAY be the user settings transfer options in Windows XP, if both machines are XP. (Not sure about that, but it is worth checking out.)

I can try that. I have a tech guy who can assist me. Thanks a lot, BigMolsonDrinker.

Bobblehead · 09-20-2006, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

I can try that. I have a tech guy who can assist me. Thanks a lot, BigMolsonDrinker.

I don't have a recent version of Outlook, but if you look under File, there is an Import and export menu option. That will walk you through export your contacts (and/or email, and/or calendar,...)

MoneyGuy · 09-26-2006, 10:34 AM

Is it a good idea to refill inkjet cartridges? My computer guy says no because it voids the warranty on the printer. I had a person drop into my office today trying to sell me on refilling cartridges but I'm nervous about putting my expensive printer at risk.

STeeLy · 09-27-2006, 11:04 AM

Inkjet Cartridge refilling DOES Work... I do think though if they can detect refilling, warranty will be void...

I've never refill a cartridge in my life... always buy the genuine ones...

Robbob · 09-27-2006, 08:29 PM

Okay I didn't read through through all 24 pages so I apologize if ithas been mentioned. Anyways I some how managed to get that blue task bar in windows that is suspose to be on the bottom moved to the right side. How do I get itback to the bottom?

cSpooge · 09-27-2006, 08:46 PM

click and hold down the left mouse button and drag the task bar (the blue bar) around to the bottom.

Robbob · 09-27-2006, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by cSpooge

click and hold down the left mouse button and drag the task bar (the blue bar) around to the bottom.

TY

spydermal · 09-30-2006, 01:40 PM

I dont know if anybody else has it, but my msn has a new virus that sends a link to everybody online and tries to get them to click it. Now my question is how do I get rid of it. I tried a virus scan and re-installing msn but it still comes back. It also gives my internet a gay search bar.

cSpooge · 09-30-2006, 02:05 PM

run a scan for spyware (Ad ware + spybot) and that should clear it up.

OILFAN #81 · 10-01-2006, 10:47 AM

Allright guys I need some help.

My computer says it has been infected with SpyWorm.Win32

On my computer it says:

Remote computer 195.126.18.11 has gained access of your computer. What is the best way to clean this out asap? Should I just purchase System Doctor or Virus Blast has the help screen suggests? Help!

Bobblehead · 10-01-2006, 12:02 PM

Looks like a nasty one.

The only place I found people who have fixed that was on the 'Tech Support Guy' forums (this thread)

You may want to post in there, or try to follow this guy's thread. I'd try to remove it on my own computer, but I don't want to get that deep on someone else's computer.

But personally, I'd start with TrendMicro's online scanner and let it do a scan and see how it does. Microsoft's Windows Defender is probably also worth a try. since it is still free.

What browser/virus scanner/firewall are you running?

Buff · 10-01-2006, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by OILFAN #81

Allright guys I need some help.

My computer says it has been infected with SpyWorm.Win32

On my computer it says:

Remote computer 195.126.18.11 has gained access of your computer. What is the best way to clean this out asap? Should I just purchase System Doctor or Virus Blast has the help screen suggests? Help!

Purchasing the programs that the help screen suggests will probably only make matters worse for you. There are some fake spyware programs that people are tricked into buying by a popup telling them that their computer is infected.

Do a full scan from http://housecall.trendmicro.com

Alternatives for just spyware scanning are Adaware or Spybot Search & Destroy.

Antivirus scanning you've got your regular culprits of Norton or McAfee, but I've encountered problems with at least 50% of computers that has McAfee, and Norton seems to really bog down they computer lately. I'd buy Trend Micro PC-Cillin. I use AVG and it is a free antivirus scanner.

ricosuave · 10-01-2006, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OILFAN #81

Allright guys I need some help.

My computer says it has been infected with SpyWorm.Win32

On my computer it says:

Remote computer 195.126.18.11 has gained access of your computer. What is the best way to clean this out asap? Should I just purchase System Doctor or Virus Blast has the help screen suggests? Help!

disconnect from the net and try to do a system restore to a previous date that is known to be clean

underGRADFlame · 10-02-2006, 10:11 AM

Alright, heres something I can't figure out. I'm on my work computer, I load up CP.com, go into the forums and all the host images won't show up, no avatars, none of the buttons, this just happened sometime in the last 2 hrs cause it was working when i got to work this morning. WTF, I tried clearing my FF cache, cookies, history, even reinstalled ff and nothing. But yet IE works. I had to use it to post(i feel so dirty). Anyone know whats going on, it seems like all the host images won't show up , but anything not hosted on CP will.

NM fixed it, I clicked on "block images from CP" for some unknown reason

Ironhorse · 10-02-2006, 10:37 PM

So my wife does a lot of digital photography, and as a result I have about 40-60 GB of data that needs to be backed up on a somewhat regular basis, and taken off site afterwards (my office will suffice).

Can any of you lads recommend the best way to go about doing this? I'd love to buy an Ultrium tape drive, but that is a wee bit overbudget.