Recent content by Dramamine

i have no idea how to use unix or implement a virtual machine. this does not sound like it would be an easy route in my case... but i might be wrong.

correction: its a ".tar.gz"

do i need linux to use this? the only download i found was a .tar file. what do i use to open this? Im running windows XP mostly...have access to macbooks as well, if need be. got any links? thanks.

Neither Recuva nor PhotoRec worked. The files i need the most are word docs...these are extremely important and priceless to me...is there really no way to recover these files that is both reliable and free? If not, is paying for software more reliable and worth it? Any more light shed on this...

Have a USB thumb drive. Was using a Mac yesterday, saving, copying, and using multiple files from my flash drive. At the end of the day, I went to open a file and realized that two entire (and fairly important) folders were missing, as were several more recent files--some from the same day. Now...

it seems i've garnered some spyware on this bessie. she's been clean as long as i can remember so i'm not sure what brought it about. anyway, it has the tell-tale signs: random pop-ups when no browser is open. and the worst is in the middle of the night, with no other programs open, i'll hear...

Using Microsoft LifeCam VX-6000. This is my roommates webcam and he has windows vista, fairly new HP PC. I have Windows XP and a 2 year old Dell. We both are on the same crappy campus network for internet, and yet i've had this problem: i'm trying to video chat with the same person that...

listen, i know this is about a cell phone but: 1.) i know that people on here will be more helpful and 2.) it has to do with linking it to my computer okay so i used to have the w810i model and now i have the 580 slider. with the 810 i was able to plug in the data USB cable to my comp...

i had a big problem with my audio on this 2 year old Dell desktop with a celeron processor. to try and fix this, i inserted 1G of fresh RAM and when that didn't work, i ran a diagnostic on my hard drive disc. when that came up clean, i decided to just reformat my computer. after the...

i've actually only started to realise that when my wii is attempting connection or in constant connection with the wireless internet, that is when the tv starts to get tipsy

i know this isnt really a PC problem but i was hoping that someone may have some knowledge on this i just put my wii on top of my tv tonight and the wii has a large battery pack running through the power supply cord. since the cord between the battery pack and the wii is short, i...

they're right, im running windows xp. but the navigation theyre giving me is not possible. i can go to conrtol panel, then system, then advanced, and THEN an option called performance, but even once i get here i have no idea what they're suggesting i do. if you think you can help my...

there is no performance and maintenance icon under the control panel...