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My computer runs XP Home Edition. If I put my computer on Standby and then press any key I get a page that (underneath Username) says 1 programme is running ~ which is not intentional. However, if I open Task Manager (Ctrl Alt Del) and click on the Applications tab it is blank, i.e. it indicates that no programmes are running ~ which is intentional. What is wrong?
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Had you previously opened your broadband link; this seems to hang on until the computer is powered down and counts as a programme.
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Had you previously opened your broadband link
Nope, I have dialup. And the "1 programme running" message is still there after powering down and restarting, i.e. I can't get rid of it at all.
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If you look at the Processes in the Task Manager, is there anything 'unexpected'? If you click on the CPU column title to sort them in CPU usage order, is there anything taking up CPU time apart from the System Idle Process?
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If you look at the Processes in the Task Manager, is there anything 'unexpected'? If you click on the CPU column title to sort them in CPU usage order, is there anything taking up CPU time apart from the System Idle Process?
System Idle Process varies between 93 and 97.
taskmgr.exe varies between 00 and 03 ~ presumably understandably.
About 3 other items vary rapidly and transiently between 00 and 02 ~ is this relevant? I have computer security software which I suppose could be chuntering about in the background.
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About 3 other items vary rapidly and transiently between 00 and 02 ~ is this relevant?
It might be one of those which is the culprit- what are their names? Have you tried disabling the security before powering down to see if that makes a difference?
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Start, Run, MSCONFIG
Look at the Startup tab and see what programs are being loaded on startup
It could be one of those is showing as running even though it doesn't appear as an application in Task Manager.
If in doubt try disabling them one at a time.
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If you are using Standby, then the system is not actually switched off, for obvious reasons.
In fact, you are much better using Hibernate rather than Standby. Both operate in similar fashion but Hibernate saves all your settings, data, open programs and application etc at the point of hibernating and, when powered up again, restores the system to that exact state.
However, if you have a power cut or similar problem whilst using Standby and haven't saved your data etc before going into that mode, then you will lose it.
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Thanks everyone.
By experimenting with shutting down my security software(s?) one by one (John M?s suggestion) I found that it was Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta 1 that is the ?1 program running?. I installed this recently (hence the recent appearance of the message) as a backup to Webroot Spy Sweeper after I discovered that I could no longer get updates for it despite having paid the subscription renewal fee. As soon as my new printer arrives on Friday I will be sending a letter via my infamous snail mail service to their CEO in Boulder, Colorado, informing him about the poor level of service that I have received.
Thanks again.
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Don't know whether this should be here or IHAQ, but has anyone used this online store? If so were they good, bad, or indifferent? They seem to offer quite good value but they are also the only source I've found for a particular item:
www.broadbandstuff.co.uk/
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broadbandstuff is well regarded and has, in fact, also been mentioned in these forums several times.
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Yup
very efficient, quick delivery, very impressed.
Friend of mine used them on Friday night. Ordered two new splitters, arrived Monday morning.
Talking of splitters, lot of my friends are having problems with braodband dropping off line - usually after 6 months to a year. Been diagnosing one, and it appears it may have been the splitters. Ordered some high quality ones ( 7 quid each) and it seems to have fixed it.
Beware the cheap £3.50 or less splitters!!!!!
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Thanks for the reassurance about Broadbandstuff. It looks like they will get my business.
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Ordered some high quality ones ( 7 quid each) and it seems to have fixed it.>>
Pity about already acquiring them as Maplin has just reduced the price to £4.99:
tinyurl.com/dzpyc
Its 10m broadband ADSL lead has also been reduced to £9.99:
tinyurl.com/bfx56
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Not branded, I dont trust them. Personal opinion.
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Very interesting RF. I installed a Linksys wireless network for my parents about 9 months ago. One of the filters from Tesconet didn't work so I bought some more from Maplin. They have problems with the signal dropping out if they leave either of their PCs unused for about an hour. I'll look at the site you mentioned to get some proper ones to see if that does the trick.
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These.
www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?Produ...2
Went from dropping ADSL once an hour to dropped once a week using these.
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>>so I bought some more from Maplin.>>
When I switched to broadband in April, I needed three splitters but only two are supplied.
When I was in Aintree for some reason or other, I called in at PC World only to discover the price was £14.99 per splitter.
So I nipped next door but two to Maplin and found exactly the same splitter for half the price.
It's not the same as the one currently offered at reduced cost, but is a well known offering and has not given me any problems; it has a plain front with just the ADSL and phone outlets and no markings.
But I would most certainly avoid the £1.99 examples available from some so called broadband accessories suppliers, or other cheap examples, as rightly advised by RF...:-)
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But I would most certainly avoid the £1.99 examples available from some so called broadband accessories suppliers, or other cheap examples, as rightly advised by RF...:-)
Perhaps I've been lucky, but in the 3 years I've had broadband at home I've never had problems using Ebuyer splitter/filters (3 in use), currently £1.22 each.
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Waited a little while to reply to this - so i could get back to the office and check it out.
I have in front of me an IBM keyboard designed for laptops. It uses the same (excelent) keyboard as the t4x series but is wider.
It has the trackpoint (nipple) the touchpad, and a proper keypad to the right. Its nearly as silent as the TP keyboard. Plugs into usb. (even has the access ibm button)
www5.pc.ibm.com/uk/products.nsf/$wwwPartnumLookup/...t
not cheap tho!
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Thanks for going to the trouble that you did, RF. As you know from another post I run a T42 and seriously rate it.
Having come close to taking a chance and ordering the IBM keyboard, I have however solved my problem; on my way home from a day in the "office office" (I normally WFH when in the UK) I called back in at a branch of PC World that I had previously called in at to find they had some new stock. With JBJ's comment ringing in my ears ( ;-), for £29.98 I now have a Microsoft wireless multimedia keyboard and wireless optical mouse chosen purely because the keys have a nice damped action and are near silent. That's it! No other reason! The guy who unboxed it for me (none on display) was amazed that I cared not a jot for the fact that it was wireless, came with a mouse, and had a zillion multimedia features! All I wanted to do was touch it, listen to it, and compare it with the others!
Thanks again to those who helped.
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At 79 quid I assumed you would balk at it. Its designed for use with the TP closed and attached to a screen via docking station. Does the job superbly, but very specialised hence the cost.
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Not true RF, to be fair; I didn't baulk at it. My T42 is used exactly as described with docking station and flat screen, and if I had drawn a blank with "high street" keyboards that I could push and prod for real I would have taken a chance and purchased it purely on the strength of the superb T42 keyboard. That I have forty more quid in the bank is now a bonus!
Cheers again anyway.
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Glad you found one you liked, SjB. I was going to mention this:
www.macwarehouse.co.uk/catalogue/item/INPVIK?
although I've no idea what it's like to type on!
WRT cordlessness, the batteries probably aren't a big deal - a box of 40 from Maplin would last the best part of a year. I'm just don't ever remember thinking that wired mice and keyboards were a problem, although the wireless ones seem to be selling well enough.
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Mozilla's Firefox 1.5 is due to finally be released sometime later this evening.
Go to:
www.getfirefox.com/ or www.mozilla.com/
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Mozilla's Firefox 1.5 is due to finally be released sometime later this evening.
A very worthwhile download as this version updates itself automatically. People here have bemoaned the need to uninstall in order to replace older versions.
I've been using the beta for a few weeks and it's already updated itself twice.
The only problem I can foresee is that it may be a few weeks before the authors of themes and extensions catch up.
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Just downloaded it...:-)
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I work from home and have always had the use of my work laptop.
Because of a promotion I will be working and our head office and therefore will leave my laptop there.
This means I need to buy a home PC. As I know very very little about PC's I have 3 questions:
1, Buy now or after Christmas in the January sales?
2, Will one of these special offer Dell PC's or PC World PC's at about £300 do me OK? It will be used for surfing the web, possibly downloading CD's (not DVD's).
3, How do I ensure that my current Emails are accessable on the new PC?
Any advice appreciated, preferably in English rather than computer speak as it is a language I don't understand!!
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1, Buy now or after Christmas in the January sales?
There's never an ideal time. PCs have become cheaper and better equipped for less money over time so if you don't need it until the new year I'd wait till then.
2, Will one of these special offer Dell PC's or PC World PC's at about £300 do me OK? It will be used for surfing the web, possibly downloading CD's (not DVD's).
If that's all you want to do, pretty much any modern PC will be fine. I recently bought a basic Dell for under £170, not including monitor. A flat screen monitor is worth the extra money.
3, How do I ensure that my current Emails are accessable on the new PC?
Work or personal e-mail? What program do you use? If personal, who is the service provider? If it's work mail, you need to ask at work.
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Thanks for the quick reply.
I will probably wait til the new year then as to be honest trying to get one, have it delivered whilst also moving house / area and with a change in job (oh, and buying a new car and changing daughters school as well as going to Scotland on holiday!) I probably have too much on my plate anyway.
Currently I have 3 Email accounts. One is my work one that I currently access via a website and it is described as Outlook Web Access - Internet Explorer. My two personal ones are a Virgin one that is rarely used now as I took out Broad Band with BT and got a BTconnect Email address which I use as a personal one. These two personal ones are on Microsoft Outlook.
I am told at work that in order to connect my computer to the network I will have to have the Virgin and BT ones taken off to install the work Email system onto Outlook.
BT have also told me that when I cancel my broadband service with them when I move (will never, ever, ever, ever use BT again - long story) I will lose access to any Emails sent to the BTconnect Email address.
All of this is not too much of a problem as I will set up a new broad band account with a new ISP when I buy the new home PC and set it up in the new house. It would just make life easier if they still are running and can still be accessed.
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BT have also told me that when I cancel my broadband ... ... I will lose access to any Emails sent to the BTconnect Email address.
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ask to be transferred to the "dial up pay as you go" account and you should be ok, it will keep your email address active until you are sure that none of your contacts is sending mail to you there:
register.btinternet.com/cgi-bin/startup?version=ie...0
No monthly payment, pay for the time you are online
No commitment or payment details required
All internet calls charges appear on your telephone bill
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>> BT have also told me that when I cancel my broadband ... >> ... I will lose access to any Emails sent to the BTconnect >> Email address. >> ask to be transferred to the "dial up pay as you go" account and you should be ok...
That's BT Yahoo! (formerly BT Openworld, originally BT Internet). SlightlyFatRep is obviously on some sort of business package. That said, it may be worth asking if there's a dial-up account that will enable him to keep his address.
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Currently I have 3 Email accounts. One is my work one that I currently access via a website and it is described as Outlook Web Access - Internet Explorer.
That'll be the same on any PC you use. It's just a matter of visiting a web site. It works better in IE than in other browsers.
I am told at work that in order to connect my computer to the network I will have to have the Virgin and BT ones taken off to install the work Email system onto Outlook.
This is a little confusing, given that you mentioned accessing mail through Outlook Web Access. They must be talking about using the program Outlook rather than Outlook Web Access through a browser. If so, it's probably because they don't want you using Outlook to access their system and your ISP's. I'm not sure if it's possible anyway. Your ISPs will use a simple form of e-mail that uses POP3 for receiving and SMTP for sending. If your company provides Outlook Web Access, it must be using a much more elaborate Microsoft product called Exchange Server. I've never tried using Outlook to access both types of mail at the same time and I'm not sure if it's possible.
If you can't use Outlook to access your personal accounts, fear not: you can still use Outlook Express, Mozilla Thunderbird or another mail program.
BT have also told me that when I cancel my broadband service with them when I move... I will lose access to any Emails sent to the BTconnect Email address.
See other posts on this. There may be a way of keeping the address by associating it with a dial-up account (I've kept a btinternet.com address going for many years by dialling in every so often.) but I'm not sure if you can do the same with BTConnect.
It might be as well to set up a new e-mail address for personal mail, and get people used to using it, beforehand. Google Mail is excellent and free. You can use their web site or access it through an e-mail program on your PC. The main benefits are the masses of storage space for messages and the fact that it doesn't depend on using a particular ISP. You have to be invited by an existing user but I'm sure there are plenty here (me included) who can give you an account.
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the correct link for the btconnect pay-as-you-go service is:
www.btbroadbandoffice.com/dialup/payg
it may be possible to downgrade to that via the "manage your account" link at
btbusiness.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/btbusiness.cfg/php...p
Outlook Web Access
i know of some organisations which do this. they enable you to view mail on the company's server via "outlook web access". i have forgotten exactly how the log in process worked but i remember it caused me some confusion when i first helped someone with their emails using that process.
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"BT have also told me that when I cancel my broadband service with them when I move (will never, ever, ever, ever use BT again - long story) I will lose access to any Emails sent to the BTconnect Email address"
They're not very good at PR, are they? A friend of mine has just returned from three weeks away, only to discover that BT had suspended his broadband connection because he hadn't used it for 14 days! He's got it back OK, but may have lost important emails - who knows? I daresay it's in the small print somewhere, but it seems a bit premature...
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"BT have also told me that when I cancel my broadband service with them when I move (will never, ever, ever, ever use BT again - long story) I will lose access to any Emails sent to the BTconnect Email address" They're not very good at PR, are they? A friend of mine has just returned from three weeks away, only to discover that BT had suspended his broadband connection because he hadn't used it for 14 days! He's got it back OK, but may have lost important emails - who knows? I daresay it's in the small print somewhere, but it seems a bit premature...
It might have more to do with BT/Yahoo! having capacity issues with their email platform :
london.craigslist.org/about/help/system-status.html
As for retaining email, I once read its possible to downgrade to pay per minute dialup and so long as you logged in once a month you could retain that email account. Not 100% if this still stands.
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>>I once read its possible to downgrade to pay per minute dialup>>
I have two PAYG accounts purely to retain long standing e-mail addresses - the second account is with the same company I switched to BB but you get a different type of e-mail address (first is christian name @ surname.worldonline.co.uk and BB version is christian name_surname @ tiscali.co.uk)
The worldonline.co.uk version is still my main e-mail address as I have had it for seven years.
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I have been using long discarded dial up ISP email accounts for receiving emails. When you sign up with a new ISP, simply make sure the old account is adjusted to your new ISP as follows:
NEW EMAIL ACCOUNT 1
username : name@newisp.com
password : ********
incoming POP server : pop.newisp.com
outgoing SMTP mail : smtp.newisp.com
OLD EMAIL ACCOUNT 2
username : name@oldisp.com
password : ********
incoming POP server : pop.oldisp.com
outgoing SMTP mail : smtp.NEWisp.com
If you set your identity in your "OLD" account settings to that of your new ISP, ie name@newisp.com, then as you reply to messages sent to your old ISP, recipients will gradually pick up your new email address.
It's a good tip to tell someone you have a new email address FROM the new account. It's a pain to copy and paste details from an email when a numpty emails from their old account "Here's my new email address with immediate effect ..."
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I have been building or buying PCs since 1983 and rule no 1 is
The moment you type in the pin number of your credit card at the cash desk your PC is out of date.
Rule no 2 is Buy nothing cheap at PC world.
One of the 299 dell specials with flat screen is *OUTSTANDING* value for money.
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>>The moment you type in the pin number of your credit card at the cash desk your PC is out of date.>>
The new models are already in the stockroom at the back of the shop...:-)
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Rule no 2 is Buy nothing cheap at PC world.
Would you elucidate that please?
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No its a personal opinion and would break the name and shame rule
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"Buy nothing cheap at PC world"
I think you're being generous. I'd leave out the 'cheap'...
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Many many thanks to Welliesorter, jagsworth and RF (formerly?) and others on this.
I will be at HQ in the morning and can quiz them further armed with the benefit of your input.
The Dell deal looks very good and might well prise the wallet open before Christmas (as if a new house and car had not already cleared out the contents!).
Having had the most spectacular experiance of BT customer service (read into that what you will.........) I will take note of comments on the other retailer.
I don't want to have more than one consumer 'experience' in a year.
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Does anyone know the reason why Opera will not access https web pages - a recent problem after not using Opera for the 6 months I have been off line.
PS It's much quicker (using dial-up + Onspeed) than I.E. OR Firefox!
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Probably not the answer you want if you're on dial-up, but maybe you need to update Opera. There's been a new version in the past few days.
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I don't recall that ever being a problem, and I've been using it for at least four years. Do you have an example?
I'm currently on v8.5, which I think is not quite the latest. It is wonderfully fast, and I love the integration of email and browser. There are still a few websites that annoy it, but that's probably their fault for not being properly written...
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Somebody in the previous thread noted the fate of Kerio, the free version of which is being discontinued. Partly as a result, I found this, from Sygate, which I have installed successfully on another computer.
www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,8...p
I should perhaps add that Sygate have been swallowed up by Symantec (Norton) so it's anyone's guess how long their firewall will remain free, or even available, but it certainly seems to work OK and didn't fight with the anti-virus (AVG).
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fair cop, i give in, it was me.
Sygate have been swallowed up by Symantec (Norton) so it's anyone's guess how long their firewall will remain free, or even available,
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don't have to guess. here is their official news:
www.sygate.com/products/sygate-personal-firewall-p...m
Important Notice: Effective November 30th, 2005 all Sygate consumer firewall products will be discontinued.
you have one day left.
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ZoneAlarm is free and seems to work admirably.
www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sk...a
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ZoneAlarm is free and seems to work admirably.
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yeah but, no but, the original question in crq-vol74 arose because zonealarm was causing problems for the poster and he wanted an alternative free offering.
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yeah but, no but, the original question in crq-vol74 arose because zonealarm was causing problems for the poster and he wanted an alternative free offering.
Hello, that was me.
I'm still having major problems though.
I have now fully removed Zonealarm, with the intent of re-installing, but before I had the chance had a screen filled with what appears to be a zonealarm warning of intrusions and what to do. I have definatly removed zonealarm so it can't be real, but the anti-virus sweeps are finding nothing.
It's looking more and more like I'll need to get someone to look at it for me, bacause I just seem to make it worse whenever I try and sort it.
Any sugestions will be greatly accepted.
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Unless you Disable ZoneAlarm's Alerts and Logs you will get constant warnings of "intrustions" - however, it's nothing to worry about and is just relaying normal usage of your system online.
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But I can't do anything once the screen comes up, the whole thing jams.
I even tried using firefox to see if it was an explorer thing but it made no difference.
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if as you say you have uninstalled zonealarm, then it is puzzling what software is bringing up the intrusion alarms.
in any case, you should ideally be off line while you uninstall and install firewalls.
from a secure computer, try reading up
forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board?board.id=inst
you will see that lots of people are still having difficulty with the new za-6 series.
instruction on how to fully uninstall zonealarm are given there. as i said in the previous crq vol74, go back to anearlier version of zonealarm.
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here is the official zonelabs procedure to fully uninstall za
tinyurl.com/76zp6
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>>by Symantec (Norton) >>
Has anyone else noticed just how messed up Symantec's website has become?
After all the changes much valuable information and advice regarding viruses, Trojans etc and means of removing them for those who required it has seemingly disappeared into thin air.
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"you have one day left"
So, less than Kerio, then! Still, Kerio was causing trouble (although normally OK) hence the switch. I always thought ZA was a bit intrusive, but it's horses for courses.
Does anyone know why firewalls, anti-virus and anti-spyware programs are always separate? A combined solution would be neat...
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Does anyone know why firewalls, anti-virus and anti-spyware programs are always separate? A combined solution would be neat..
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that is just the way the industry evolved. you can now get different variations packed in many offerings and many of the takeovers/mergeres are aimed at such consolidation,
eg. zonelabs, mcafee, acronis, etc. give these options.
i used to prefer the standalone fireall from agnitum outpost but that is now bundled with antispyware. i prefer standalone antivirus such as avg, avast or bitdefender.
anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
personal-firewall-software-review.toptenreviews.co.../
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Thanks, Dalglish. Will read and digest.
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Kerio personal has been bought. + offers for kerio and sysgate customers
www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/02/sunbelt_kerio_pur.../
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People regularly ask about keeping their email address when moving isp's.
The solution that I tend to offer will cost approx £10/year but has other advantages.
Buy your own domain name. There are a number of suppliers of domain names who will manage the domain for you such that you can control which email address all emails to the domain go to, and will redirect the web site to your own free web site.
I own mysurname.org and pay $8/year for www.godaddy.com to host it for me. I have a list of email addresses which get redirected so
me@mysurname.org -> me@me.myisp.com
wife@mysurname.org -> her@herwork.com
everything else drops into me_1@me.myisp.com
this means that when I change isp, I just update the records at godaddy, and the emails go to the new address.
www.mysurname.org is invisibly redirected to www.me.myisp.com/me
It has the side benefit that when I need to give an email address I can make one up, so for example at hj, my email address is hj@mysurname.org. that means that I know who gives my address to spammers.
I also have a .co.uk hosted in the same way with 123-reg (part of pipex) which costs £12.50/2 years.
I am not saying that these are the best providers, but they do the job and you then have a portable name which is easy to remember. Most names will have gone by now but forname_surname.org is probably possible for many.
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My son bagged the family surname plus co.uk two or three years ago for a remarkably low cost, but don't know the provider offhand.
We can all use it just by adding our individual Christian name before @surname.co.uk.
There's also www.email.com/ - another used for a long time by my son - which is a wonderfully obvious xxxx@email.com if you sign up.
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I bought mine in 1997, which was when the cost/ease of management dropped to the point of it being worthwhile. My surname happens to be the name of a significant mountain tourist attraction so all the others have now gone to holiday companies/tourist bodies.
Its only in the last couple of years though that costs have really dropped to make it worth thinking about for everyone.
I'm considering a domain name for my father in law for xmas.
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Yep - had my own family name as a domain name for a few years now. I probably pay over the odds at about £60pa, but the service is good and I have a catch all system for all mall addressed to anything@mysurname.co.uk except that going to specified addresses.
Makes life a lot easier and can pick it up using web2mail as well.
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Hi- does anyone have any particular recommendations for music download sites? This is for non-iPod stuff ie. MP3s or WMAs, current and 'classic' pop/rock, single tracks. Woolies look good at 59p per track, MSN are 79p - any others worth a look?
Cheers
John
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Don't use this site:
www.mp3search.ru/
Apparently it's a Russian one...
See:
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3753279.stm
www.reviewcentre.com/products2485.html
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See: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3753279.stm www.reviewcentre.com/products2485.html
Thanks for those- if I find anything cheaper than Woolies (59p) I'll report back.
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Don't use this site: www.mp3search.ru/ Apparently it's a Russian one...
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if it is legal, why not? prices seem abolute bargains, virtually free. what is the catch?
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>>if it is legal, why not?>>
Apparently it is offering the latest Madonna album, which costs £8.49 on Amazon or £7.99 on the iTunes website music outlet for $1.08 - little more than 60p.
What do you think?
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Emusic.com
$10 (just under £6) a month for 40 songs. Independent labels but a very broad selection. Love it.
50 free downloads to new members, too. I'll email you an invitation.
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you all pay for downloads? Gosh
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you all pay for downloads? Gosh
I'm attempting to make up for all the 'music' (I use the term loosely) that has appeared on my home PC since my stepsons discovered WinMX.
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Just joined eMusic's 2 week free trial, although as I have explained to JBJ I'm only looking to download a few of my favorite tracks so am not really looking for a subscription service.
Well, if I'd paid anything I'd be demanding my money back. No Billy Ocean 'Red light spells danger', Madonna 'Borderline', Sugababes 'Too into you', Laurie Anderson 'Oh Superman'. I give up. Have these poeple no taste?? :-)
BTW has anyone actually managed to download a track from Woolworths? I've splashed out 59p on 'Too into you', but so far all I get is 'content.dx3.net not found' (Firefox) or repeated requests to (re-)enter my password, despite having logged in successfully (Internet Explorer) :-(
Also I now see that the track from Woolworths, should I ever manage to download it, is limited to 3 burns and 3 copies to other devices - not sure if that is going to be a limitation for me in practice.
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Just learned of another site:
www.wippit.com/default_front.aspx
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"Have these people no taste??"
They do. That's why you can't find that stuff! :-)
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"you all pay for downloads? Gosh"
Can't speak for the others, obviously, but file-sharing was too hazardous for my computer's health. Shame, really, as although there are always people who make a career out of blagging stuff, I don't suppose it cost the record industry many sales. I use my local library for CD's, and if I really like one, I usually buy it!
(Yes, I know you meant it ironically...)
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I?m getting a new printer tomorrow because my old one is beyond economic repair. The new one is the same make as the old, but a different model ~ an ?all in one? instead of just a printer. To avoid confusion (because the two printers are the same make) I want to get rid of the old software before installing the new. What?s the best way to go about it? I know I could just use the ?uninstall? facility that is part of the old software. However, I have a ?file shredder? utility in my McAfee ?Privacy Service? security software which can shred files to (and better than) US government standards.
So .... do I ?uninstall? first and then (carefully!) shred any remaining relevant files that I can find in C:/Program Files, or what? Presumably shredding files that are part of the printer software won't affect anything else?
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dont worry about 'shredding' printer files. If you are doing it manually then too much risk of splatting something important
just uninstall.
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As mark99 rightly advises, just uninstall the software and then install the new software.
Thanks for the advice.
I accept that it would be risky for a trigger-happy largely self-taught novice like me to rummage about in C:\Program Files armed with a shredder, so I?ve put it back in it?s holster. But I do get satisfaction from shredding redundant documents, particularly those containing sensitive information, rather than just deleting them.
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rummage about in C:Program Files armed with a shredder>>
That's the wrong place for a start...:-)
Either there will be a specific uninstall for the software, usually reached via Start>Programs or it will be done from Start>Settings>Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs.
In any case deleting the printer from Start>CP>Printers and Faxes or, after you click on Settings and see a sub-menu detailing Network Connections, Printers and Faxes etc is sufficient.
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Either there will be a specific uninstall for the software, usually reached via Start>Programs
I uninstalled it (as advised) via Start>Programs.
Job's a good 'un. Thanks.
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largely self-taught novice
Don't put yourself down...that's the very best way to learn.
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This isn't a swipe at HJ's one (it allowed 'anall day benders' after all!) but shows that they can be a tad overprotective...
www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/01/tiscali_hump/
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Stuartli posted this a little while ago in a previous CRQ thread, but without a link to confirm it's validity.
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=36...8
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>>but without a link to confirm it's validity.>>
It's valid alright.
However I get a Press copy of the publication in question on the last Saturday of each month and it was embargoed, as usual until the following Thursday (i.e. today)...:-)
So presumably Tiscali won't, for instance, accept an e-mail address for the President of the United States.....
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jbj has managed to get some companie's web filters to block this thread:
ACCESS HAS BEEN DENIED -
Access to the page:
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?f=2&t=36...1
... has been denied for the following reason:
Banned phrase found.
You are seeing this error because the page you attempted
to access contains, or is labelled as containing, material that
has been deemed inappropriate.
If you have any queries contact your ICT Co-ordinator or Network Manager.
i guess jbj's reference to 'anall day benders' is the culprit.
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I have taken some photos with my digital camera and the average size is about 500kb. I am trying to load a few onto another site but the limit is 200kb. How do I make my pictures smaller? Sorry I am not very technical :-(
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you click on it to open it, windows picture and fax viewer will probably open it, hopefully if you press control/E when you have the picture open microsoft photo editor will open.
click image/resize/ choose 50% and bingo its much smaller in size.
If you have any other photo editing prog then its in the menu's of that somewhere.
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I can't make it any smaller, it's already about a square inch in size and is over 500kb. What do I do now?
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you need a photo editing program to reduce its resolution or compression format
www.vicman.net/vcwphoto/photo_f.htm
is a a .jpg?
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Yes it's a jpg - at least I know that!
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Microsoft created a simple but superb tool just for the job.
Free too.
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xp...x
Look for image resizer.
Once installed, select one or multiple images at the same time, right click on one of the selected, and select resize picture.
It then produces a smaller copy depending on the size picked.
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Thanks for the help. I will give it a go.
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Download PixResizer from:
bluefive.pair.com/
and you can resize individual or batch files to whatever size you require.
There's also the brilliant Irfanview from:
www.irfanview.com
but don't forget to download the plug-ins as well.
It even has an MP3 player...:-)
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I see loads of photo - printers available now, some are just normal printers that can also do photos, others have purpose built card readers etc attached.
What are the running costs of these? I can get prints on the high street for a maximum of 15p - would it be cheaper if I bought one of these printers and all the associated paper and ink?
Or is it a case of when my current printer packs up, then when replacing it I should look at getting a photo one?
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www.photobox.co.uk/
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Many of the printers to which you refer will only handle 6x4in photos.
If you really want the truth, it's actually cheaper to have your pix printed at a specialist outlet such as Jessops (from around 7p a print) than to do it yourself...:-(
Photobox, mentioned by RF, is a first class operator.
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Photobox, mentioned by RF, is a first class operator.
Also www.bonusprint.co.uk
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