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Hey guyz! I go to a web site. I click on a flash thing or a video clip. It downloads on my computer for a little time and then it plays. Yhong is, I want (want it soooo baaad) to save it on my system to be able to play it when I'm offline. There gotta be a Guru out there who knows how I can do that 'cause I tried right-clicking to do the "save target as...." But it's always deactivated!!!! So please help me Thanks for your time —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.247.4.68 ( talk) 11:03, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
[1] It seems too good to be true. How do they make their money then? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.227.112.112 ( talk) 12:03, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
Alright, i'm trying to activate windows but every time i try to call the number to activate it, a bunch of "The number you have reached is unavailable" and "your call did not go through" messages come up. I'd activate it over the internet, but i cant install the drivers for my ethernet card until i activate windows. NEITHER number works. Can someone help/confirm what i'm saying??? Buffered Input Output 13:09, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
FRACK ME! I forgot a 1 in front of the number. Sorry for wasting your time. ;) Buffered Input Output 12:48, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
I've got an XP machine whose power control panel is set to turn the monitor off after the computer hasn't been used for a while. Problem is, sometimes the monitor never comes back on. Banging on the keyboard and mouse doesn't do anything, and nor does Control-Alt-Delete; and I no longer see the machine on the LAN from other machines; so I assume there has been some kind of BSOD or other catastrophic failure. I have to power down the machine and power it on, wincing as I do so. I don't get any catastrophic failures when I'm actually using the computer - it seemingly only happens when the monitor is shut off. Drivers are up to date for stuff like the wireless PCI card.
Any ideas on how to start to diagnose this problem? Thanks in advance - Tempshill ( talk) 15:04, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
I use the Yahoo Browser(for security reasons), but since Internet Explorer is also installed on my computer, I sometimes have pop-ups opening in that browser. The Yahoo popup blocker doesn't seem to be able to stop them. Is there any way to ensure these are blocked as well, short of uninstalling Internet Explorer? 69.224.37.48 ( talk) 15:33, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
I have money in a paypal account, but it is not associated with a credit card, can you tell me if I can:
Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.241.118.253 ( talk) 15:50, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
What is an excellent dvd-burner that can burn dual layer DVDs under $60? I've been shopping around newegg.com but I don't really know what are the good brands. And one that supports changing the book type of a DVD+R/DL to a DVD-ROM (preferably but optional)? Thanks. -- 71.117.47.111 ( talk) 19:23, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
Is there any way to delete/disable a hotmail account, because I have been inundated with Spam (as usual with hotmail) and friends of mine (who never listened to my request to change my MSN to my new one) are getting annoyed that every now and then my account logs itself in and asks them to look at party pictures or some crap. Also, is it possible to delete a Facebook account, because I am getting sick of friend requests from people I never met and people leaving silly messages like 'I just ate a cheeseburger I got for free LOL' etc. etc. -- KageTora (영호 (影虎)) ( talk) 19:27, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
I've just reformatted a hard drive from my Macbook Air, but I didn't use the "secure delete" function - which overwrites the stuff so it can't be recovered. Could someone recommend a piece of software used for recovering the files that were on it? The disc hasn't been used at all since it was formatted. It was in five partitions, now it is in one. It's Mac OS X (Journaled). 78.33.187.178 ( talk) 19:43, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
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Hey guyz! I go to a web site. I click on a flash thing or a video clip. It downloads on my computer for a little time and then it plays. Yhong is, I want (want it soooo baaad) to save it on my system to be able to play it when I'm offline. There gotta be a Guru out there who knows how I can do that 'cause I tried right-clicking to do the "save target as...." But it's always deactivated!!!! So please help me Thanks for your time —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.247.4.68 ( talk) 11:03, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
[1] It seems too good to be true. How do they make their money then? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.227.112.112 ( talk) 12:03, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
Alright, i'm trying to activate windows but every time i try to call the number to activate it, a bunch of "The number you have reached is unavailable" and "your call did not go through" messages come up. I'd activate it over the internet, but i cant install the drivers for my ethernet card until i activate windows. NEITHER number works. Can someone help/confirm what i'm saying??? Buffered Input Output 13:09, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
FRACK ME! I forgot a 1 in front of the number. Sorry for wasting your time. ;) Buffered Input Output 12:48, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
I've got an XP machine whose power control panel is set to turn the monitor off after the computer hasn't been used for a while. Problem is, sometimes the monitor never comes back on. Banging on the keyboard and mouse doesn't do anything, and nor does Control-Alt-Delete; and I no longer see the machine on the LAN from other machines; so I assume there has been some kind of BSOD or other catastrophic failure. I have to power down the machine and power it on, wincing as I do so. I don't get any catastrophic failures when I'm actually using the computer - it seemingly only happens when the monitor is shut off. Drivers are up to date for stuff like the wireless PCI card.
Any ideas on how to start to diagnose this problem? Thanks in advance - Tempshill ( talk) 15:04, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
I use the Yahoo Browser(for security reasons), but since Internet Explorer is also installed on my computer, I sometimes have pop-ups opening in that browser. The Yahoo popup blocker doesn't seem to be able to stop them. Is there any way to ensure these are blocked as well, short of uninstalling Internet Explorer? 69.224.37.48 ( talk) 15:33, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
I have money in a paypal account, but it is not associated with a credit card, can you tell me if I can:
Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.241.118.253 ( talk) 15:50, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
What is an excellent dvd-burner that can burn dual layer DVDs under $60? I've been shopping around newegg.com but I don't really know what are the good brands. And one that supports changing the book type of a DVD+R/DL to a DVD-ROM (preferably but optional)? Thanks. -- 71.117.47.111 ( talk) 19:23, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
Is there any way to delete/disable a hotmail account, because I have been inundated with Spam (as usual with hotmail) and friends of mine (who never listened to my request to change my MSN to my new one) are getting annoyed that every now and then my account logs itself in and asks them to look at party pictures or some crap. Also, is it possible to delete a Facebook account, because I am getting sick of friend requests from people I never met and people leaving silly messages like 'I just ate a cheeseburger I got for free LOL' etc. etc. -- KageTora (영호 (影虎)) ( talk) 19:27, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
I've just reformatted a hard drive from my Macbook Air, but I didn't use the "secure delete" function - which overwrites the stuff so it can't be recovered. Could someone recommend a piece of software used for recovering the files that were on it? The disc hasn't been used at all since it was formatted. It was in five partitions, now it is in one. It's Mac OS X (Journaled). 78.33.187.178 ( talk) 19:43, 26 April 2009 (UTC)