Recent content by bobbo2

I followed the instructions to disable the internet connection in my first post and it works perfectly. Much better than disconnecting the cable because now I'm not getting "You are working offline" notice every 5 minutes. I'm still stripping off other unnecessary programs/features to get to...

Nenu--good thought. If I knew the recovery partition would work, I'd have no problem doing that. That machine was a donor so I don't know what was on it when I plugged it in. Probably had it connected to the internet for a total of 2 hours over a month. My main machine hasn't been checked in...

Machine would not enter into system restore but would go into safe mode without mouse support. Took awhile but with key commands I installed Malaware Anti-Virus Program and ran the quick scan. It found 491 viruses, all fixed on reboot and the machine is working. My IP address is unique and...

Nenu: I truly love computers. How many error/information messages are ever correct? "Your computer's IP Address is: xxxx" is actually the routers IP address? How special is that? Well the infect computer allows for cmd in the run box but won't bring up the dos box. "Everything is corrupted...

Thanks Nenu==thanks for the interest and expertise. I would go turn on the third computer and use ipconfig to get its address but I want to minmize risk of infection so I'm not going to turn it on until the Infected One is fixed. On my main computer I asked google what my ip was and it came...

Thanks again Nenu--Logically, the computer is reporting something wrong, or I'm misreading something==like the IP address might be the modem or LAN's IP? I've gone to cmd/ipconfig and gotten a number that doesn't look right xx.x.x.x too small to be an IP but thats what it says. The Virus is...

Thanks Nenu--I have a wireless/wired 4 port ethernet based router accessing the Internet thru my Comcast Modem. We both agree there should be unique IP addresses. Right now, I am transferring files off the infected computer and don't want to shut down my main computer to see what works and...

I have one computer I started using just for recording/playing video on the tv. Yesterday it picked up a virus (System Security) when I was transferring files from it via my LAN. I downloaded a Malaware Program to delete the virus but the program won't execute and install-- neither will any...

Crimandevil AND all others pro and con: I like the idea that PIP might be seen as mostly a live TV feature only---which would make me wonder even more strongly why its not a common feature as the giants try to stop converstion to protect their copyrights. As stated, my main goal was to web...

Happy to see a range of opinions. Seems like near zero cost to allow one screen to check email while watching a movie. Other low cost addition that would be "nice" would be to port out the tuned channel so that the tv could act as a tuner for a nearby computer. A splitter and a plug couldn't...

I don't know - - but three years ago I did use the q-Flash to update my gigabyte bios right after I purchased the board, then a year later I Q-flashed again to allow for dual core cpu and I turned the motherboard into a brick. I don't think "I" did anything wrong but just consider whether or...

Course--I haven't even TRIED to use the HDTV as a monitor but the subject has interested me for years. The issue I have read from the beginning and now has to do with the way a TV is designed to deliver the FONTS/Icons used by a computer but I am starting to read threads about certain models...

c1001--hah, hah. Good advice and better conclusion. I've been wanting to build a Hackintosh capable computer==try to run Mac Software and if it didn't work then I'd still have a good platform for Win 7. That all would cost about $300 with all the parts I already have. My PSU is a two year...

Well, 12 hours later and the computer is failing again just the same way. I'd think this was now a hard drive issue except when I switched the sata cables the previously working storage harddrive could not even be detected by the bios on startup. Now, I am facing a "cascading failure" that...

If each screen is comfortable/useable as a stand alone ((obviously the case)) then any complaint using them together sounds like the "Princess and the Pea" problem. I'd select/use each monitor maximumly as individuals then use them together like RaynQuist advised. Forget the small stuff, and...