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    Laptop screen has discolouration

    in Hardware Hangout

    Posted

    Hi.

    I've a laptop which has some discolouration running top to bottom on the screen. However, if you pinch the bezel front & back at the top of the monitor, the discolouration disappears, only to reappear when the bezel is released. Is this a fault in the lcd, or is something just loose? Is the answer just to tighten a few screws, or to replace the lcd screen?

    Thanks.

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    Can't use MSG command over VPN

    in Networks and the Internet

    Posted

    Hi.

    I've a desktop using XP pro and a laptop with Vista Business. I have the two of them linked up via VPN but can't use the MSG command to tap messages back and forth. I'd rather not go down the route of installing any extra software if the facility exists in Vista & XP.

    Both machines are part of the same workgroup and have different computer names. When I try to msg the Vista machine I get a message saying x-pc "does not exist or is disconnected", even though "net session" confirms the existence of the Vista machine on the VPN.

    msg * just pops the message up on the server screen, but nothing happens on the client screen. If I use the old "net send *" command, it says "The message was successfully sent to domain WORKGROUP" but neither screen gets the message.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks.

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    VPN unable to view server files [Updated]

    in Networks and the Internet

    Posted · Edited by anlaoch

    Hi.

    I have a vpn setup so my home pc can be accessed by my laptop. The home pc runs XP Pro, and the laptop runs Vista Business. The laptop connects no problem by vpn to the home pc, but can't see the home pc or files / folders on it.

    Update: Somehow I got to map a network drive to a folder on my drive (I've no idea what I did to get this). The mapped drive will sync no problem, but now the connection won't let me map any other folders i.e. I can't see the pc, drives or folders again. Hope this narrows things down a bit.

    Thanks in advance.

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    Swapping a cpu

    in Hardware Hangout

    Posted

    Just to go over the questions posed:

    - Bonestonne: I've checked the dust situation, and it doesn't appear to be an issue, the machine is relatively new and is spotless inside.

    - Malmal: The chipset may be overheating, but how would I know. I take it by "chipset" you mean the chipset on the mobo, not the cpu? Is there a test for checking if the chipset is overheating (there are no temperature displays in the bios)? Equally, is there a fix, or do you just bin the mobo and start again?

    - Zxian: When using the psu tester, the psu fan starts up each time. I don't have a multimeter, so I've been relying on the display on the psu tester to confirm that all voltages are as they should be.

    - Ponch: since I reapplied fresh thermal paste, the machine is working on 80% of start-ups, so that's helped somewhat. However, when it decides not to start, a green light on the mobo still lights up, the fan on the psu starts up, but nothing else in the machine starts up. The bios doesn't come up, case fans don't work, cd drives don't stir. Nothing. Leave it for an hour or two now, and then whoosh, up she fires, like nothing was ever wrong.

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    Swapping a cpu

    in Hardware Hangout

    Posted

    Thanks for the replies.

    I've got one pc which has a P4, and which works when cold, but if it's been running, then once you shut it down, you can forget about it for a couple of hours. There won't be a gig out of the processor. I reckon it's got to be the cpu overheating, but it's well seated, the fans are working, and I've applied a fresh layer of thermal paste too.

    I made a mistake in my first posting, the AMD machine is a socket A board, not socket 7. Probably doesn't matter re: swapping cpu's.

    I've tested the power supply, and all readings are correct for that, so I know it can't be the power supply.

    Any suggestions?

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    Swapping a cpu

    in Hardware Hangout

    Posted

    Hi.

    Just wondering whether I can swap a pentium 4 (2.8ghz) with an AMD socket 7 (1.8ghz). Can this be done or am I in danger of wrecking things? I'm trying to determine whether the processor in one computer is the root cause of why the computer starts when cold, but then won't restart after it's been running.

    I'm thinking if the processor runs well in a computer that I know has no faults, then I can rule it out as the cause of problems.

    Thanks.

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    Disk image needlessly split over multiple dvd's

    in Software Hangout

    Posted

    Hi.

    Does anyone know what might cause this: On a previous version of using disk imaging software (RSJ HD Image), on Windows XP Pro, the contents of a drive of up to 6gb could be compressed to fit on a single dvd. However, since installing a new copy of XP Pro SP3 and a couple of apps, even though the capacity of the drive partition is now <3.5gb, the same software (same version) now insists on writing the image to 3 dvd's!

    This doesn't make any sense to me, since the entire contents of the partition should comfortably fit on a single dvd. I've been using this software for ages and I like it for a number of reasons:

    1. It's free for personal use;
    2. You can browse the contents of the image;
    3. It's quite reliable; and
    4. The image is bootable so the entire contents of the partition are recoverable in the event of disaster.

    It's just a bit frustrating that for some reason since installing a new copy of xp pro on my machine that it feels the need to spread such a small partition over several dvd's.

    Any thoughts?

    Thanks in advance.

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    Multiple SATA drivers on 1 floppy?

    in Device Drivers

    Posted

    I'm not familiar enough with the BartPE process: I've used it once or twice only. However, let's say for arguements sake there are 10 or so popular sets of SATA drivers in common use, I didn't think BartPE would allow you to integrate 10 sets of cat, inf, & sys files. Will it allow that?

    Thanks.

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    Keyboard not detected

    in Hardware Hangout

    Posted

    Hi.

    I'm trying to fix a HP computer which won't recognise a ps/2 keyboard. No ps/2 keyboard ever works in this machine (even though they work in other pc's), and they don't turn up in Device Manager either. Worse still, I can't even enter bios setup with any ps/2 kb. I managed to do a system restore (using a ps/2 mouse only) but that did nothing to get the kb recognised. Any suggestions?

    All help appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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    Laptop hangs on bootup

    in Hardware Hangout

    Posted

    Hi.

    I've a compaq presario v5000 which for some time now has been hanging on bootup. When you switch it on, it will occassionaly boot, but mostly just freezes. All you get is a black screen, and the sound of the hdd spinning.

    I've researched the problem, and the concensus out there tends towards loose / faulty memory modules. However, I've refitted the memory modules a couple of times, and run the memtest86+ iso cd and it gave the memory a clean bill of health. The only other information I can supply is that the cooling fan shoots out a whoosh of air on bootup, and then stops (normal enough I think).

    Also, immediately after completing a single pass of memtest86+, the machine froze upon reboot. Doesn't make any sense to me that the memory would be at fault there.

    Could this be an overheating issue? (Although I don't suspect so since the fan fires up at every boot stage). I've checked for viruses and malware, and besides, it won't even let a boot cd work. Is there anything else I can try?

    All help much appreciated.

    Thanks.

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    Replacing damaged system files

    in Malware Prevention and Security

    Posted

    Hi.

    We've all seen that after a machine has been infected by a virus or whatever, that even after removing it, XP might not behave as it used to or as it should. So my question is: Once the infection has been removed, is it advisable to run sfc.exe or just reload windows over itself? Also, if windows is reloaded over itself, will all your other programs be removed, and will you have to reinstall them as well (which I suppose is what I would be trying to avoid).

    I've seen a recent post which deals with a similar issue (at the front of this forum) but it loses me fairly quickly.

    All help appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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    Minimum boot files needed?

    in Multi-Boot CD/DVDs

    Posted

    Hi.

    Does anyone know why it is that if you copy the boot files from a floppy onto a dvd, the pc won't boot from the dvd? I've a bootable floppy created by ghost, which works fine, but if I copy all files (including the hidden ones) onto a dvd, the machine won't recognise them? I'm using the boot menu to instruct the pc to boot from the drive the dvd is in, but it ignores the drive, and boots from C:\ instead.

    Anyone any ideas?

    Thanks in advance.

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    Help identifying xp customising software

    in Software Hangout

    Posted

    Hi again,

    Just to close this one out. I found the Security Editor I was asking about and thought I'd mention it here for the benefit of others interested.

    It's called "Doug's Windows XP Security Console". Haven't tried it yet, but it appears to allow you to set restrictions for individual users in XP Pro and XP home.

    It's available here: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm

    Thanks to those who responded.

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    Help identifying xp customising software

    in Software Hangout

    Posted

    Hi.

    Can anyone help me with this... I seem to recall there being some free software that would allow you to select / deselect various components within xp, and perhaps also to set some local polices. It's a while since I came across it, but I think it might have been named after a person, maybe "Tom's xp tweaker" or something like that.

    Does this ring any bells with anyone?

    Thanks in advance.

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    Group Policies not behaving

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    Hi.

    I've tried following MS's article "http://support.microsoft.com/kb/293655" on how to implemenent policies to all users except Admins. Step #6 in the article says "You must log on as each user of the computer. User accounts that do not log on during this step will not have the policies implemented for that account".

    However, I'm getting 2 glitches. These are:

    1. Despite not logging in as a particular user, the changes are still being applied to them. This flies in the face of what the MS article says.
    2. When I reverse my changes, in line with step 10 of the MS article, the other admin users still incur the restrictions applied earlier.

    Any ideas on how to actually apply policy changes to some users, and not to others?

    Thanks in advance.

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    Prevent access to boot menu

    in Hardware Hangout

    Posted

    Hi.

    I'm running an AMD cpu on an Asrock K7-880 upgrade mobo. I want to prevent users from pressing F11 at start-up thereby being offered a selection of devices from which to boot i.e. they could press F11 and opt to boot from the floppy, CD, or slave hdd (which has Ubuntu on it). I don't want to disable the devices altogether, which I could do but that would prevent the user being able to use them at all.

    All help appreciated. Thanks in advance.

    A.

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    XP Firewall has ports 21 & 80 wide open

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    Hi.

    I've got xp professional running, and the xp firewall enabled (as well as a NAT router). When I've nothing running, apart from avg in the background, ShieldsUp at grc.com shows some ports as closed, some as running in stealth mode, and ports 21 & 80 open. I've been looking high and low, and can't find anyway to make them stealthy (without jettisoning the xp firewall and using a 3rd party one) and can't even find a way to shut port 21 altogether. I have port 6881 forwarded for bt.

    Any suggestions?

    All help appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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