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My CD disk literally exploded inside my CD drive. I had just installed Windows XP and from the kitchen heard a brief a crash that sounded a small water glass or mirror breaking on the tile floor. A popup window was saying XP had installed a driver for new hardware it had found and needed to restart. When I looked at the computer the CD drive bay was stuck open about 3/4 of an inch. I tried to close it but it would not budge so I removed the drive from the computer. As I turned it sideways I heard pieces of the CD moving inside.
What is going one here??? I thought that CD's were supposed to last at least 20 years. This is a Verbatim brand DataLifePlus Recordable CD. The silver coating on top of the plastic is also cracked in many places and peeled away. Some of the adhesive is still active and many flakes are now "glued" to other pieces of plastic. Is this a Verbatim problem or what? The coating on all of my old Verbatim 8 inch floppy diskettes disintegrated many years ago as well. Adaptron 11:39, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
In our tar (file format) page, we have this line of code here:
tar -cf - file_to_pack1 file_to_pack2 ... | gzip -c > packed_files.tar.gz
What does this mean, particularly the second hyphen on the line? This to me means something like this:
tar -cf
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file_to_pack1 file_to_pack2 ...
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gzip -c > packed_files.tar.gz
More or less right? But I have a feeling these things need to be a bit more precise. Help appreciated :-) -- HappyCamper 12:12, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
i am starter in the computer field. how should i decide my direction?
I'd say look at what else you like for a clue:
In addition, there are many other fields where computer usage is critical. These include jobs in the medical, legal, scientific, and humanities fields.
StuRat 05:53, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
When I try to run streaming Windows Mediaplayer videos in Firefox, it says I'm missing a plugin. When I set it to automatically finding it, it can't find one. Reinstalling WMP 9 (for Windows 98) has fixes a file that didn't run previously in IE6 due to a missing codec, but when I installed it, I didn't get any plugin options for Firefox. How do I get Firefox and WMP to work together? =- Mgm| (talk) 16:31, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
So I can, for example, make the user images larger or change the background colour/image?
Whats a free program to use to make an avi movie of image slideshow and maybe add some music? 216.58.51.189 18:25, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
Yet another Windows/Linux question: I am taking the plunge into Linux (Ubuntu, to be specific). Currently, my PC has a single hard drive with one partition on it running Windows XP. I am planning to wipe it (having first backed everything up), reinstall Windows, partition the hard drive, and then install Ubuntu on another partition to set up a dual-boot system. However, I only have the recovery disks for Windows from the manufacturer of my PC (Acer). If I understand correctly, these rely on a hidden partition somewhere on my hard drive in order to reinstall Windows. My question is, can I inadvertently delete/damage/modify this hidden partition, and so prevent myself being able to reinstall Windows after I format the disk? What steps or precautions do you recommend I take to prevent this from happening? I don't feel like shelling out another 100 Euros or so for a 'retail' version of Windows, given that I already have a copy on my system. Thanks in advance for any advice! — Quantum Eleven 20:05, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
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My CD disk literally exploded inside my CD drive. I had just installed Windows XP and from the kitchen heard a brief a crash that sounded a small water glass or mirror breaking on the tile floor. A popup window was saying XP had installed a driver for new hardware it had found and needed to restart. When I looked at the computer the CD drive bay was stuck open about 3/4 of an inch. I tried to close it but it would not budge so I removed the drive from the computer. As I turned it sideways I heard pieces of the CD moving inside.
What is going one here??? I thought that CD's were supposed to last at least 20 years. This is a Verbatim brand DataLifePlus Recordable CD. The silver coating on top of the plastic is also cracked in many places and peeled away. Some of the adhesive is still active and many flakes are now "glued" to other pieces of plastic. Is this a Verbatim problem or what? The coating on all of my old Verbatim 8 inch floppy diskettes disintegrated many years ago as well. Adaptron 11:39, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
In our tar (file format) page, we have this line of code here:
tar -cf - file_to_pack1 file_to_pack2 ... | gzip -c > packed_files.tar.gz
What does this mean, particularly the second hyphen on the line? This to me means something like this:
tar -cf
-
file_to_pack1 file_to_pack2 ...
|
gzip -c > packed_files.tar.gz
More or less right? But I have a feeling these things need to be a bit more precise. Help appreciated :-) -- HappyCamper 12:12, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
i am starter in the computer field. how should i decide my direction?
I'd say look at what else you like for a clue:
In addition, there are many other fields where computer usage is critical. These include jobs in the medical, legal, scientific, and humanities fields.
StuRat 05:53, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
When I try to run streaming Windows Mediaplayer videos in Firefox, it says I'm missing a plugin. When I set it to automatically finding it, it can't find one. Reinstalling WMP 9 (for Windows 98) has fixes a file that didn't run previously in IE6 due to a missing codec, but when I installed it, I didn't get any plugin options for Firefox. How do I get Firefox and WMP to work together? =- Mgm| (talk) 16:31, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
So I can, for example, make the user images larger or change the background colour/image?
Whats a free program to use to make an avi movie of image slideshow and maybe add some music? 216.58.51.189 18:25, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
Yet another Windows/Linux question: I am taking the plunge into Linux (Ubuntu, to be specific). Currently, my PC has a single hard drive with one partition on it running Windows XP. I am planning to wipe it (having first backed everything up), reinstall Windows, partition the hard drive, and then install Ubuntu on another partition to set up a dual-boot system. However, I only have the recovery disks for Windows from the manufacturer of my PC (Acer). If I understand correctly, these rely on a hidden partition somewhere on my hard drive in order to reinstall Windows. My question is, can I inadvertently delete/damage/modify this hidden partition, and so prevent myself being able to reinstall Windows after I format the disk? What steps or precautions do you recommend I take to prevent this from happening? I don't feel like shelling out another 100 Euros or so for a 'retail' version of Windows, given that I already have a copy on my system. Thanks in advance for any advice! — Quantum Eleven 20:05, 16 September 2006 (UTC)