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Thread: pc help please !!!
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3rd August 2006, 01:15 PM #16
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Have you tried pressing the buttons on the front of each one?....
Originally Posted by stuart_lees
I can still bring a computer down to blue screen
I still want one of the BSOD tshirts
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3rd August 2006, 01:24 PM #17
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3rd August 2006, 01:41 PM #18
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Good to keep abreast of ways to fix up the pc if you make a boob?
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3rd August 2006, 06:44 PM #19
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Make a good pair of ear warmers on a cold day wouldn't they??
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4th August 2006, 02:31 PM #20
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still having problems...
i went to reinstall the printer software and it just won't work, when it promps me to plug in the printer it does not detect it...usb port is fine and printer seems fine too, all leads are ok. even after uninstalling it the driver is still there, or it thinks it is...i think i need to maybe remove all traces of the printer software via a' la 'regedit' and then reinstall...
anyone...help....please...
la HHurry, slowly
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4th August 2006, 03:17 PM #21
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If your installing it from cd then you might be able to fool it by getting the latest driver from the web? Might override it.
Assuming you have run antivirus and spyware software first?
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4th August 2006, 03:43 PM #22
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no it not from a cd, from the web, and i tried a couple of times just incase...
i'll do a viris scan now ...
la HHurry, slowly
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4th August 2006, 03:47 PM #23
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I also used to go into Control Panel, device manager and blow away the printer there before reinstalling. Been a while since I played with 98 though.
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4th August 2006, 03:51 PM #24
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checked device manager, but no sign of it...
Hurry, slowly
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4th August 2006, 03:53 PM #25
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A long shot, some older bios settings allowed you to set what type of printer.
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4th August 2006, 03:55 PM #26
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Are you sure the downloaded driver setup file is for W98 ? If it's a later version, it may not be compatible.
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4th August 2006, 05:00 PM #27
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Originally Posted by Gumby
checked that and there's a list of downloads for different windows, and i got 98...
think i'ts time to upgrade my ram defficient laptop to a beefier desktop with XP, won't be a new one but hey apart from today's problem this old laptop was working like crap when i got it and i got it running like a pearl...so buying second hand should'nt be a problem...and best thing is there as cheap as chips, only need it for simple business stuff, photo edit and web...Hurry, slowly
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4th August 2006, 05:48 PM #28
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I rebuild my machines every 6 months or so anyway, keeps them clean and fast and makes you back your stuff up (I am very hard on my machines though). I left win98 in the past long ago, I suggest you do the same. You will be better off for it. Same advice I give to anyone still on 98.
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