Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue

2009-04-29 Thread BARRY DAVIES
Hello Len Is this the same as "Disk Cleanup" which came with Windows Vista here in the UK? Barry --- On Wed, 29/4/09, Len wrote: From: Len Subject: Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Date: Wednesday, 29 April, 20

Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue

2009-04-29 Thread Rick Kunath
HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS wrote: I had nearly identical issues to Pat's! Count me as one who installed Firefox over the last couple of years and yes it helped but did not fully eliminate similar problems that Patrick has experienced. Pages that would load fine suddenly would get "Page can not be

Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue

2009-04-29 Thread HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS
- Message: 6 Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:27:03 -0700 From: Mike Hawkins To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue Message-ID: <98e446a10904281327n73331209tb59f6a53f208...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type:

Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue

2009-04-29 Thread Len
x27;s usually best to wipe and reinstall about once a year. Back up all your data first. www.ccleaner.com --- On Tue, 4/28/09, Patrick Martin wrote: From: Patrick Martin Subject: Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" Date: Tuesday,

Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue

2009-04-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Sorry, yes it is 79.1 GB!!! Sorry for the typo. Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the origi

Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue

2009-04-28 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 10:40 PM 4/28/2009, you wrote: >I am using AVG 8.5 for Virus and for Spyware. In scanning the computer, >I just found a few cookies, nothing more. > But at times the computer seems to run pretty slow. I do have horrible >dial up here at 28.8 at best and that does not help, but the computer >off

Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue

2009-04-28 Thread Patrick Martin
I am using AVG 8.5 for Virus and for Spyware. In scanning the computer, I just found a few cookies, nothing more. But at times the computer seems to run pretty slow. I do have horrible dial up here at 28.8 at best and that does not help, but the computer off line even runs slower of late for some

Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue

2009-04-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Yes, I just updated and I don't seem to have the issue any longer. Thanks everyone! 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in

Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue

2009-04-28 Thread Russ Edmunds
nated most of them. Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010 barefoot --- On Tue, 4/28/09, Patrick Martin wrote: > From: Patrick Martin > S

Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue

2009-04-28 Thread Mike Hawkins
If it is happening on some sites instead of others, I would wonder about the integrity of the site you are going to...not to mention the state of your computer. It wouldn't hurt if you did a little Googling for the following software, downloaded them, and ran them on your box... malwarebytes anti

Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue

2009-04-28 Thread Thomas L Jones
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Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue

2009-04-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Thanks for the great suggestions. I will check that out. It is not on all sites, just certain ones. In some cases I get that message and I can go to the same site with Web TV and copy it. I consider that really odd as there is no harddrive with Web TV. Some sites copy fine and others do not. If it

Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue

2009-04-28 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Good suggestion Walt, I agree with it! Paul Walker www.onairdj.com On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Walter Salmaniw wrote: > At 10:16 AM 4/28/2009, you wrote: > >Most of you are much more knowledgeable than I am on computers. I am > >having an issue with my computer. Often when I go to a webs

Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue

2009-04-28 Thread Walter Salmaniw
At 10:16 AM 4/28/2009, you wrote: >Most of you are much more knowledgeable than I am on computers. I am >having an issue with my computer. Often when I go to a website to copy a >TV schedule, even when there is a link to "copy" the schedule, I will >click on "copy" and I will get a message saying t

Re: [IRCA] OT Computer issue

2009-04-28 Thread Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Well,, the first thing i wonder is how much ram and processor speed your computer has? sometimes if you're telling it to do too much at once, it wil lcrash if it doens't have a fast processor or alot of ram. Secondly, there's a small chance it could need to be defragged, along with a good Virus an

[IRCA] OT Computer issue

2009-04-28 Thread Patrick Martin
Most of you are much more knowledgeable than I am on computers. I am having an issue with my computer. Often when I go to a website to copy a TV schedule, even when there is a link to "copy" the schedule, I will click on "copy" and I will get a message saying that Internet Explorer has run into a p

Re: [IRCA] OT computer

2007-01-15 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
At 23:19 15/01/2007, you wrote: >What passes for DOS behind most Windows - I believe this applies also >to W98 - is a psuedo-DOS. I am not sure how much difference that makes, >but there are other issues. Most old DOS games will not run on newer >machines because they were created for much slower

Re: [IRCA] OT computer

2007-01-15 Thread Michael Hawkins
And pay attention to things that are "16-bit" related, which DOS was, and the cheapo Microsoft games (those shipped on PCs) still are for the most part. Windows is 32-bit and sometimes 64-bit, but the switch from 16 to 32 is what was basically the demise of DOS. Mike Brett Saylor <[EMAIL

Re: [IRCA] OT computer

2007-01-15 Thread Park Barton
I am using XP Pro w/SP2 along with a TSR program called Tame (http://www.tamedos.com/) DOS works fine for me. No games, but I run WordPerfect 5.1 and FoxPro 2.0 daily. My sole backup system is DOS based using batch files run from the command prompt. To launch DOS I use a shortcut with this c

Re: [IRCA] OT computer

2007-01-15 Thread Brett Saylor
Tom L Jones wrote: > Can someone tell me the latest windows that has a complete DOS > in it ? I have lots of games & other old programs that wont > run right or at all on XP > > tnx > Tom Jones > According to Wikipedia.com, the last version to use DOS as a bootstrap to load Windows (and then b

Re: [IRCA] OT computer

2007-01-15 Thread Russ Edmunds
Pardon my error- this was supposed to go to Craig only - not the list. --- Russ Edmunds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One more thought - > > Anything to the argument that W2K is more vulnerable to a potential > hacker or other idiot who might manage to penetrate the router > firewall > ? > > Ru

Re: [IRCA] OT computer

2007-01-15 Thread Russ Edmunds
One more thought - Anything to the argument that W2K is more vulnerable to a potential hacker or other idiot who might manage to penetrate the router firewall ? Russ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning prote

Re: [IRCA] OT computer

2007-01-15 Thread Craig Healy
> What passes for DOS behind most Windows - I believe this applies also > to W98 - is a psuedo-DOS. I am not sure how much difference that makes, > but there are other issues. Most old DOS games will not run on newer > machines because they were created for much slower processing speeds. > Any such

Re: [IRCA] OT computer

2007-01-15 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- Marty Rimpau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, I'm using 98 se, but have never used dos, but it seems like the > older versions prior to xp would have access to dos. > On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 21:07:51 +, Tom L Jones wrote: > > Can someone tell me the latest windows that has a complete DOS >

Re: [IRCA] OT computer

2007-01-15 Thread Russ Edmunds
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Tom... > > If I recall correctly, it was WINDOWS 98 second edition. There are > some > compatibility options in XP to run DOS programs, but I have no > experience > with them. > *** It was easier to do so in Win98 ! Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL )

Re: [IRCA] OT computer

2007-01-15 Thread Craig Healy
n the 70's, and still prefer it for some tasks. Craig "Dinosaur" Healy Providence, RI -Original Message- From: Tom L Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 9, 2003 04:07 PM To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [IRCA] OT computer Can someone tell me the

Re: [IRCA] OT computer

2007-01-15 Thread Marty Rimpau
Hi, I'm using 98 se, but have never used dos, but it seems like the older versions prior to xp would have access to dos. On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 21:07:51 +, Tom L Jones wrote: Can someone tell me the latest windows that has a complete DOS in it ? I have lots of games & other old programs that wo

Re: [IRCA] OT computer

2007-01-15 Thread WA2YQY
Tom... If I recall correctly, it was WINDOWS 98 second edition. There are some compatibility options in XP to run DOS programs, but I have no experience with them. Gordon (Don) Bell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com htt

[IRCA] OT computer

2007-01-15 Thread Tom L Jones
Can someone tell me the latest windows that has a complete DOS in it ? I have lots of games & other old programs that wont run right or at all on XP tnx Tom Jones Mason N.H. ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailm