Author Topic: Hardware/OS Geek Thread (Read 55204 times)

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #1000:** August 12, 2011, 07:49:51 PM »

Quote from: PC on August 12, 2011, 07:48:45 PM

How do you know he's not using Chrome?

Firefox.

PC · « **Reply #1001:** August 12, 2011, 07:53:55 PM »

Quote from: DPMOmaha on August 12, 2011, 07:49:51 PM

Firefox.

Try IE9.

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #1002:** August 12, 2011, 07:57:30 PM »

Quote from: PC on August 12, 2011, 07:53:55 PM

Try IE9.

I've tried every browser on my computer. IE(I believe it's 9), Chrome and Firefox. I get that message with all of them.

PC · « **Reply #1003:** August 12, 2011, 08:22:22 PM »

Have you tried playing a YouTube videos embedded on non-YouTube sites?

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #1004:** August 12, 2011, 08:57:59 PM »

JMW IV · « **Reply #1005:** August 30, 2011, 02:42:08 PM »

anyone know anything about Linux Mint?

probably about to receive an old computer, and I may need to put Linux on it. not sure if i should do Mint or Ubuntu.

I'm wondering if Windows Live stuff plays nice with Linux in any capacity. particularly skydrive and Office Web Apps such.

Nathan · « **Reply #1006:** August 30, 2011, 03:23:16 PM »

Mint is an Ubuntu variant. I haven't played with it for a while, but it was basically Ubuntu with a light green color scheme instead of brown and orange, a bit more windows-y UI, and the non-OSS stuff included that you'd have to manually install on Ubuntu like flash and MP3 support.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #1007:** September 02, 2011, 11:30:28 AM »

Funny... and scary, at the same time.

JMW IV · « **Reply #1008:** September 22, 2011, 06:25:04 PM »

I got another laptop.

I was using the CR-48, but now I have a Dell Inspiron 1545.

debating on putting either Linux Mint or Ubuntu on it, since this install of Vista is bogged down with crap and I don't have a Vista cd anyway.

can't decide between the two linux distros.

JMW IV · « **Reply #1009:** September 22, 2011, 06:55:15 PM »

hey, how is a 64-bit OS better than a 32-bit one?

what is different?

PANatsFan · « **Reply #1010:** September 23, 2011, 07:04:15 PM »

Quote from: JMW IV on June 13, 2010, 03:56:09 PM

saw a brochure in radio shack for CLEAR wireless internet.

supposedly its comparable in quality to regular home internet providers.

anyone know about it?

The at home/roaming deal seems like a no-brainer.

JMW IV · « **Reply #1011:** September 23, 2011, 07:15:59 PM »

Quote from: PANatsFan on September 23, 2011, 07:04:15 PM

The at home/roaming deal seems like a no-brainer.

I know somewhere in here, there is a joke, but for the life of me, I can't point it out.

what was the point of quoting a more-than-a-year old post, in a thread whose most recent post was yesterday?

PANatsFan · « **Reply #1012:** September 23, 2011, 07:18:11 PM »

Quote from: JMW IV on September 23, 2011, 07:15:59 PM

I know somewhere in here, there is a joke, but for the life of me, I can't point it out.

what was the point of quoting a more-than-a-year old post, in a thread whose most recent post was yesterday?

Weird new WNFF software made it pop up as new

The Chief · « **Reply #1013:** September 23, 2011, 07:18:27 PM »

Quote from: JMW IV on September 22, 2011, 06:55:15 PM

hey, how is a 64-bit OS better than a 32-bit one?

what is different?

32-bit system can't* use more than 4GB of RAM. For most people, that's really the only difference. That said, there's no reason NOT to buy a 64-bit system anymore (or 64-bit OS, rather, since almost everything on the market now is 64-bit capable)

JMW IV · « **Reply #1014:** September 23, 2011, 07:19:42 PM »

Quote from: The Chief on September 23, 2011, 07:18:27 PM

32-bit system can't* use more than 4GB of RAM. For most people, that's really the only difference. That said, there's no reason NOT to buy a 64-bit system anymore (or 64-bit OS, rather, since almost everything on the market now is 64-bit capable)

I see.

this is really the first time I have had a computer capable of 64-bit OS, so eh.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #1015:** September 23, 2011, 07:21:23 PM »

Quote from: JMW IV on September 23, 2011, 07:19:42 PM

I see.

this is really the first time I have had a computer capable of 64-bit OS, so eh.

64 bit Linux browser plugins are a pain in the butt.

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #1016:** September 25, 2011, 07:14:00 PM »

My computer randomly shutdown/restarted today and went straight to the system repair screen. It constantly does this and will never turn on. Something is wrong with my computer it seems. How can I fix this?

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #1017:** September 26, 2011, 05:25:24 PM »

Well this really freaking sucks.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #1018:** September 26, 2011, 06:20:11 PM »

Quote from: cmdterps44 on September 26, 2011, 05:25:24 PM

Well this really freaking sucks.

Last time that happened to me I had a ridiculous deadline so I bought a new computer. I still haven't fixed the old one

The Chief · « **Reply #1019:** September 26, 2011, 06:21:03 PM »

Quote from: cmdterps44 on September 25, 2011, 07:14:00 PM

My computer randomly shutdown/restarted today and went straight to the system repair screen. It constantly does this and will never turn on. Something is wrong with my computer it seems. How can I fix this?

Power supply or motherboard, if I'm guessing blind. Do you have any warranty left on it?

Nathan · « **Reply #1020:** September 26, 2011, 06:40:02 PM »

Also, maybe faulty/unseated rams?

The Chief · « **Reply #1021:** September 26, 2011, 06:50:35 PM »

Quote from: Nathan on September 26, 2011, 06:40:02 PM

Also, maybe faulty/unseated rams?

If it's just restarting, definitely a possibility. If it's actually shutting off, I would lean towards power/mobo.

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #1022:** September 26, 2011, 07:22:18 PM »

Its not constantly restarting. Its just trying to load up Windows and it immediately goes to the system recovery operation. In the system recovery it says it cannot repair computer automatically. I have no idea whats happening.

I may have also freaked up a bit. I was trying to see if its possible to install windows from a USB so I attempted to reformat my usb on my computer using the cmd prompt in the system recovery options... I did CLEAN but to my C drive... :(O. Does that automatically screw my drive over or if I reinstall Windows 7 will it configure the drive? (The drive is also the one thats just there, not my actual hard drive)

Nathan · « **Reply #1023:** September 26, 2011, 07:41:09 PM »

So from diskpart then? If you did clean from diskpart on your disk, then you lost your crap. I mean I suppose there are ways to get it back, but I wouldn't be sure how.

Reinstalling windows should be able to repartition and set up a new partition table and everything should be fine though. Also, it is possible to install from a USB.

Idk what this means:

Quote

The drive is also the one thats just there, not my actual hard drive)

cmdterps44 · « **Reply #1024:** September 26, 2011, 08:21:57 PM »

How do I install from USB? I really wanna make this work.

What I meant by that is its the drive that has all of the Windows stuff on it. Like, I don't know what to call it but when I go to my computer there is two drives: A C that seems to just have windows files on it and a D drive that's a TB and its where I saved all my stuff.