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If you still have the old computer I think there is a way to get the code from the registry. But I don't know how.
Hi Toofuzzy, I think you are calculating on the wrong parts. When I did the calculations using a $10 stock that drops to $7, and then returns to $10 I got some different numbers. $100,000 divided by ten gives 10,000 shares. The price drops to $7, and the value drops to $70,000. You now through in $30,000 more to bring the value back to $100,000. You now have 14,285.71 shares. The price goes back to $10, and your shares are worth $142,857. I think we can agree that we have a total of $130,000 invested in the stocks and a profit of $12,857. Now then how do we calculate the percentage of profit, do we use $130,000, or $100,000, or $30,000 as the base. If we use $130,000 we get 9.89%. For $100,000 we get 12.86%, and for $30,000 we get 42.86% It is my view point that you should use $30,000 and 42.86%. The reason is that the $100,000 is still invested at 10 a share ,and has not made a dime of profit, it has only returned to the break-even point.
So he wants a IEEE 1284 compatible bidirectional cable.
Daisy Chaining
Under the IEEE 1284 Daisy Chain Specification, up to eight devices can be connected to a single parallel port. Each daisy chain device has two parallel port connectors – a host and a pass through connector. The host is connected to the host connector on the first device. The pass through connector of the first device is connected to the host connector of the next device, and so on. A device that does not support daisy chaining can be connected to the pass through connector of the last daisy chain device.
As a side note, on my first submarine, the satellite navigational tracking system used this method of communication between the computer and the tape reader, tape punch, and the IBM Selectric typewriter, the typewriter could be used for both input and output.
Hi Doug, if I read that right, you took the zip drive and disks to your windows 3.1 machine, and they worked fine. That leaves your new computer. Check with a bestbuy store, they may be able to troubleshoot your computer zip drive combo for less than the $39.95 that you were offered.
Hi Dan, I am using the logitech Cordless Desktop Express, both keyboard and mouse are cordless. The wireless receiver plugs into the keyboard and mouse connections on the computer. The keyboard uses two AAA batteries and the mouse uses AA batteries. I use the mouse with a wrist holder mouse pad. I have had it about two months now, but was on vacation for three weeks. I have had to replace the batteries in the mouse once so far. You could get better quality for more money, but for me this works just fine. It cost around $55 dollars at Sam's wholesale club if I remember right.
Yep, its denutted, but it has red eye.
Hi Teapeebubbles, while I have gone on to a optical mouse, I am happy to say that my balls are still working fine. LOL
Hi Milton, Could you please restate the problem. and list your OS. Also list how you are connected to the modem, also modem make and model number. Give a list of the web sites you cannot go to and if you are having any popup ads, what are they about.
Have you tried another disk? While zip disks are tough, some times they do go bad. Also are you still using the original cable? You can replace it with a bidirectional cable.
I think I would go ahead and uninstall it. I use real player to rip Cd's to mp3's the free version can encode them at 96, 64 and 56Kbps. My ears ain't so good so I use 56Kbps also lets me pack more songs on my Rio. For freeware I normally hunt for them at nonags. http://www.nonags.com/ Here is what they say on the web site.
Nonags is the safest place on the Internet to download free software from. Before we list anything here we check for viruses, trojans, spyware etc. And even if we find something clean, it still has to pass our special "cheesetest" which for obvious reasons we do not publish exact specs. NonagsPlus is even safer, downloads are from our server and files can't be switched after we list them. Sure all this means a lot of work for us, but it's what brings our visitors back for years... and that's how we like it.
I don't think it gave you the virus or what ever it is. Have you tried running ad-aware and spybot from the safe mode?
By the way I am running out of ideals. I am about down to formatting the hard drive and reinstalling windows XP. I think you have to wait for Bruce, before going that route.
I found MP3 CD Extractor 1.06b on the web site, it is shareware Normally shareware will not have adware built in. PS it is not a P2P program.
Well that is a good one, I personally use Avast. Beware only install one antivirus program at a time I made that error once and had to reformat the hard drive and reinstall windows.
Right now I am running out of ideals It may be a good time to stop and wait for Bruce to come on line.
What type of internet connection do you have? Are you on a network? any type of internet traffic happening that you can't account for? you can bring up the task manager and select networking. Do you have any type of P2P programs installed, if so what? Some people tweak the settings in them to far and mess up their internet connection, but it should not have stopped you going to web sites.
What antivirus program are you running?
If it is a virus, probably not, but it will not hurt to try. that brings up the question have you installed any programs lately? also If you hit the reply to message link investorhub will let me know you did so.
In Startup Inspector for windows, did it list any unknown programs? Maybe we can do searches and find out what they do.
What OS are you running on the computer.
Sorry your message is too short, please explain more. What programs were you able to get and run, and what were the results.
Hi Doug, is this a blank zip disk? If I remember right zip disks could be made to boot the system, could that be the problem? Try a blank disk. You may have to go into the bios and adjust the printer port settings. If it is set on SPP(Standard Parallel Port) you want to change it to ECP, or EPP, or ECP+EPP. I have mine set to ECP+EPP. If you are using the drivers that came in XP there may be some later drivers available. http://www.iomega.com/software/index.html Hope this helps.
OK, well you definitely have something on your computer that you don't want! See if you can get to this page. http://www.safer-networking.org/minifiles.html you want the CoolWWWSearch.SmartSearch (v1/v2) MiniRemoval program. un zip it and run it, then run the cwshredder program again. If you can't get to them Try the Bazooka program. http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/supportus.phtml
Bazooka does not fix your problem, what it does is send you to a web page where you have instructions on how to manually fix the problem. Some times these programs block websites by using the HOSTS file. If you are using a version of windows below XP you should find it in your windows directory, in XP you should find it in the windows\system32\drivers\etc directory. Just rename it to HOSTOLD. Then restart your system. Your system will run fine with out it. Now see if you can get to the web sites.
Also try http://www.windowsstartup.com/ it lists what programs are starting up on your computer. When you start it, it will list the programs, then hit the consualt button, and it will try to tell what the programs do. It may help find the program.
Hi Milton, I am sure Bruce will want you to go to http://www.pcpitstop.com/ and register, its free. You want to be logged in when you run the full tests. That way you can get a special link, that you can post here so Bruce can look at it. Run the full tests, at the end of the test you get a page that has a ad for, Access your PC from Anywhere- Try it Free, just select No Thanks, and then click on go. You are know at the test results page. You should see a yellow box with a link called Share results with TechExpress. Click on it. You go to a new page, look in the yellow box you will see your special link, hi light it and copy it, then paste it into a message for Bruce. That way Bruce can see what pcpitstop says about your computer.
Hi Capt, when you are on any web page. In IE you can click on the edit button and select find(on this page) in the popup window put in what you want to search for. I am sure other web browsers have the same find function.
Hi Cotswald, what you really are trying to do is use two internal software firewalls! 90% of the time that will not work, or it will make your system unstable! Pick the one you like the best. You want to be unconnected to the internet for this next steps. Then uninstall both firewalls, this should put your system back in a stable condition. Then install the firewall you like. Reconnect to the internet and you should be good to go.
Hi, I am welling to bet that it uses cookies to store your custom settings. A lot of people are using software that gets rid of cookies ( ad company's can track you around the internet), If you are using one of these software you have to go into the settings and tell it that cookies from msn are good. I can't tell you the exact site, but it may be moneycentral.msn.com that puts the cookie on your computer.
In OE, you should be able to change how you read messages. You can read them as text or as html! How ever reading them as html can be very dangerous, as people that know how, can use java script or vb script on your computer! Long ago I switched to reading text only. If I decide that I want to read a email as html, I change it for that one email only and then change it back to text only! I believe when you have html selected, it will read your MIME format email.
Hi AIMster, thinks for making me go look. http://www.compunique.com/
Hi Toofuzzy, first I have not heard of primivest, feel free to tell me all about it.
On HI/LOW,its been a while since I looked at the code, but it only uses the average cost to start off with as I remember it, It uses the last buy/sell price and the current price, and what you think the high and low price for the stock should be. The high and low prices are used in a positive William %R formula, no negitive sign. The percentage is then applied to the total portfolio value, to determine how much should be in stock and how much should be in cash. What I really like about it is you can add or remove money from the portfolio at anytime and it will not upset the formula. The only weakness I see in it is trying to determine what the high and low prices should be. As time goes by and you get new information you can change the high and low prices. It can be used with a lump sum or a pay as you go investment plan investment plan, or both.
Once we get a good handle on how to set the high and low prices we should be set.
Hi all, any comments on the hi/low spreadsheet?
Hi Doug you said Does Bruce need extra short cycles in his cpu because
the application programs he runs to trade the markets:
- are too complex, doing too many calculations
or
- are poorly written (algorithms) to get a "job" done
?
None of the above, Bruce is doing it just to see if he can, and may be for bragging rights.
I haven't been to Silicon Investor yet, but I'm trying
to show that security issues addressed on that CL thread
have turned it into a "HELP, I've been attacked" type place
that has replaced computer learning with computer protection.
Imagine a cooking food board where using the hardware of pots
and pans and other equipment, and the ingredients needed for
a mixture to create a food item, and the steps in cooking
have been replaced with the warnings about short circuits
and mixers having blades fall off.
You are right, for the last year and a half, all computer help of any type have been bombarded with "HELP, I've been attacked" type messages. This only goes to show the size of the problem!
I hope that some of this will slow down when SP2 gets here. It used to be that if someone got a virus or Trojan type program it was easy to determine that they had been to a steamy site or had been hunting for illegal software or cracks or registrations codes on the net. I think our attitude was If you lay down with pigs you can expect to get up smelling like one. Then the viruses got smarter, you didn't have to go to a web site and download a program and run it. You just have to be on the internet and have a open connection! The same thing apply's to adware, used to be you had to download and install some freeware that was really adware. Then we started getting tricky popup ads that tricked you into installing the adware, now a days we have these drive by web sites, where you didn't see anything but all of a sudden you have popups. The viruses and adware are merging.
A lot of the problem is people thinking it will never happen to me! But a lot of the problem lays at Microsoft's feet also. Ever since IE4 came out the browsers have been improved to make it easier for the web masters and ad companies to do things. Who in his right mind wants a popup ad in his face! The web masters have had to accept them, due to the ad companies paying so little for banner ads, and now we have flash ads! Also in windows XP you have wizards that set up your internet connections, did they ask you if you want windows XP's firewall turned on, no they did not. So a lot of people got viruses due to that right of the bat. Well listen to me rant, but you get the idea.
Good catch! I meant more, just got in a hurry.
From the task manager help file. (Commit Charge, peak,)Memory allocated to programs and the operating system. Because of memory copied to the paging file, called virtual memory, the value listed under Peak may exceed the maximum physical memory.
If (Commit Charge, peak) is greater than (Physical Memory, Available) then you are putting parts of programs and data in the paging file. which is on the hard drive, which runs about ten times slower than ram memory.
Hi Doug, you said Guess one area I am confused
is why folks overclock their CPU. Its as if they cannot buy a CPU
having the clock speed they want, or that extra 10% requires something
like a double in CPU price for one having that speed by default.
You have it basic understanding of why they try to do it. To try to get some extra speed out of it. It all comes down to the quality control tests that the CPU companies do. The more tests the company does the more that CPU chip costs. You understand I am talking in general here. This is only a basic example here. Lets say they make 1000 chips they do the basic test just to make sure that the chips work at the minimum speed, say out of 1000 you have 900 good chips. You have a order for 500 cheap slow CPU's, you now have 400 chips, and you have a order for 200 medium speed chips, so you start testing the 400 at the higher speeds, so these chips have had two tests done on them, so they cost more. Lets say you get a order for 100 high speed chips, you test the remaining chips a third time at a higher speed. this is in the same model of chips you understand. So knowing this people started buying cheap chips, and trying to run them at the higher speeds. Some times it worked and some times it did not, the luck of the draw. Chip makers once they learned of this practice felt that they were lousing profits, so they came up with ways that you could not just speed up the chips. This war has been going on far a while. Some motherboard companies have got into the game to, If they make a motherboard where you can change a number of things like the voltages and the CPU oscillator speed, they found that the overclockers as they are called were willing to pay more for the boards. Of course there is a catch 22 in all this! Just because you raise the CPU speed, your programs and what not, may run at the same speed or very close to it. The CPU spends most of its time waiting! It spends the most time waiting on the human to do something, hit a key or do something with the mouse. The next slowest thing it waits on is the hard drive, the last is ram memory. There are things you can do to help speed up these things. The first is RAM, my home windows box says 128 MBs of ram recommended. Is that enough? Do this right click on the start bar and select task manager. In the task manager select performance. What we are interested in is, Commit Charge(K). Go ahead and run all the programs you normally have running. If (Commit Charge, peak) is less than (Physical Memory, Available) then buying more memory will speed up your system. The same thing goes with your hard drive, if you get one that has a faster rotation speed, it should be able to get data to the CPU faster, also look at hard drive buffer size, 2 megs of ram is common now, but you can get 8 meg buffer size. Another thing that can effect transfer speed is the primary( or front end) oscillator speed, on some mother boards you can adjust this with out effecting CPU speed. You change this in the bios screen. If you change this and your system freezes you may have to pull your system battery to get back to default settings!
Hi Jim, just so you know, If you have run Spywareblaster, the way it works is by setting registry entry's. Some of thous entry's the pestpatrol online scan will pick up on, and give you a false positive. The programmer of spybot and Spywareblaster work closely together, which could be the reason that spybot gave a all clear. We have told pestpatrol about this, and I believe they fixed it in the pay version, but as far as I know they have not fixed it in the online version. Of course it very easily could have been a new adware/spyware that got by spybot.
Here is the company Doug. http://www.thermalright.com/
Here is the url for the microsofts McDoom tool. http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/mydoom.mspx
How old a computer is it? Found another possible solution. Some older cdrom players cannot transfer sound digitally, but must do it analog. In the CD ROM driver there should be a check box for that. Go to control panel, and click on system. I cannot remember what it is called in win 2000. But in XP it is called device manager, click on that. In the device manager select your cdrom drive and right click on it, select properties. In the new popup window, select properties, if there is a check mark (in enable digital play back), uncheck it.
Now then in windows Media player 9 click on tools, then options, then select the devices tab. Once media player finds your devices, select your cdrom player, and click on properties. you have to have the same thing selected here as you have in the cdrom driver. So select analog. If that doesn't get it I think I would have your tech uninstall the sound card drivers and reinstall the latest window 2000 drivers for it.
Hi Susie, found something else for you to try. In windows Media player 9 click on tools, then options, then select the devices tab. Once media player finds your devices, select Speakers, and click on properties. Under performance there is a box for 24 bit audio for audio Cd's. Try unchecking the box. It may help. There is a warning about having to have a 24 bit audio device.
Hi Xanadu, webshots say the are not ad ware, but it may change the homepage. http://www.webshots.com/html/it_manager.html
It is my understanding that Incredimail is adware.
question, do you have Microsoft's office on her computer? If I remember right there are some programs that run in the background that you can disable.
Myst where did you hear that? I did a quick search on google news. found one page, the search was on "nukes found".
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_072104/content/stack_b.guest.html
At the bottom of the page is some more links.
http://interestalert.com/brand/siteia.shtml?Story=st/sn/07210000aaa01bea.upi&Sys=siteia&Fid=...
http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20040721-081009-2541r.htm
http://news.myway.com/top/article/id/265453/top/07-21-2004::09:48/reuters.html
It seems this may or may not have happened on 21 July 2004.
The official daily al-Sabah quoted the sources as saying the missiles were discovered in trenches near the city of Tikrit, the hometown of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Baghdad, Iraq, Jul. 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. military official Wednesday denied a report of Iraqi missiles carrying nuclear warheads being found in a concrete trench northwest of Baghdad.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's Interior Ministry dismissed as "stupid" a report in a local newspaper Wednesday that said three nuclear missiles had been found near Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit.
A senior U.S. military official told reporters he had no information on the report in the Iraqi newspaper al-Sabah. He said officials were checking the report.
Just a little bit more info, if you do a google search for (all the words) which is the standard google search. For the search, hot stock picks, you get 374,000 English web pages! And no his web page was not in the first 120 web pages. I then put quotation marks around the words, this makes the search engine search for the exact phrase in the web page. ("hot stock picks") I only got 15,600 English web pages, I am sure that all 15,600 of them would like there web page to be in the first 120 web pages. Yes HotMicrocap.Com still is not in the first 120 web pages.
I then went to the web site and viewed the HTML source code. One of the things that search engines look for is meta keywords. <meta name="keywords" content="Penny, hot penny, stock picks, press releases, prwire, " />
<meta name="description" content="Hot Stock Picks" />
The problem with keywords is porn sites have been abusing keywords for the last five years or so, so search engines do not put much stock in them any more. What they do is take the first 100K or so of the web site and try to figure out what the web site is about.
I did put all the key words in google, like this ("hot stock picks" Penny "hot penny" "stock picks") that dropped it to 2,330 English web pages. I still did not find his web page in the first page, but I did find it in the on the third page, I have my page set to display 30 links on a page. He is 76 in the search, with all his key words in the search!
It is not that google is a bad search engine but there are thousands of web pages using the same key words.
P2P, Some of us know what it does and what it can be used for. Some of the programs like Napster are legal to download music now, but you have to pay to use them. If you want to find illegal music to download, to programs you can use are Winmx and Shareaza, Most of the other P2P programs have adware built into them.
Enough about downloading music files, what if you just want to hear Internet music, are there any P2P programs for that? Yep, some are illegal and some are not. Programs like Peercast and Shoutcast can be used to broadcast your mp3 files to people, if you keep count of all the people who hear your music and pay royalties on the music then it is legal to broadcast your music, if you go to a radio's stations web site and hear their music on the net that is what they are doing. It is fairly expensive for them to do this, but P2P can help, there is one company Abacast that has a P2P plug-in for windows media player 9 that can cut the costs, and it sounds pretty good.
But what if you really want people to hear your taste's in music, is there a legal way to do it? Yes there is, and it is called Mercora, the reason it is legal is that Mercora pays the royalties for you.
http://www.mercora.com/
http://www.mercora.com/download.asp
This is a chat program, and a music player, and broadcaster all in one. And the company pays the royalties. Right now they have links to the music that you hear on Amazon.
Right now I have only one big bitch with this program, setting up your music library is not as easy as it should be. Example when I set Winamp's library up I told it to look in My Music, and I was done. When I converted my Cd's to mp3's I used Real player to do it. It set them up like this (My Music\ACDC\Back in Black\(all the mp3's)). Every mp3 player I have tried so far will automatically search in the subdirectories, How ever Mercora does not search the sub directories at this time. When installing the program do not let it search your hard drive for Mp3's, it will find a lot that you don't want, Instead put all the mp3's that you want people to hear in one directory, and browse to that directory. You will be much happier.
PS: My name on there is lost_cowboy!
testing how this looks if anything.
http://www.mercora.com/download.asp