All your PC problems, Volume 2

Freak · 21st May 2008, 08:51

I have a problem. Everytime I switch on my computer, the lights on my cpu goes off within 2 seconds. There's no beeping sound or whatever. However the computer does not shut down because the fan still runs and I can still open and close my dvd rom drive. I don't get any images on screen other than my monitor telling me there's no signal. Any ideas what the problem is?

Christofaux · 21st May 2008, 09:32

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Originally Posted by Freak

I have a problem. Everytime I switch on my computer, the lights on my cpu goes off within 2 seconds. There's no beeping sound or whatever. However the computer does not shut down because the fan still runs and I can still open and close my dvd rom drive. I don't get any images on screen other than my monitor telling me there's no signal. Any ideas what the problem is?

try taking out your video card and putting it back in. If you have an onboard video card... see if you can borrow a mates. Could be one of video card, memory or motherboard.

PJ · 21st May 2008, 12:18

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Originally Posted by Stanley Road

This part depends on where your I386 folder is

Mine isn't on C:\

aye, it couldn't find restore from file. will need to do a bit of detective work

Slevin · 21st May 2008, 12:34

My monitor is getting green speckling on dark areas... sometimes it goes away, sometimes it's there... quite annoying tbh..

Anyone ideas? Had the monitor over a year now like, may just need a new one
(can't find monitor make/box now either)

Wondering if it could be any settings or just faulty hardware?

golden_blunder · 21st May 2008, 13:47

may be something as simple as a loose cable or bent pin Slevin

Take the monitor cable out of the back of your pc, check that all the pins are straight and then plug it back in again

Do this whilst your pc is off obviously

UnitedRoadRed · 21st May 2008, 13:50

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Originally Posted by Stanley Road

This part depends on where your I386 folder is

Mine isn't on C:\

There will be a folder on the XP install disc called i386 - I like to take a copy of it over to the restore partition on my hard drive.

Slevin · 21st May 2008, 14:38

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Originally Posted by golden_blunder

may be something as simple as a loose cable or bent pin Slevin

Take the monitor cable out of the back of your pc, check that all the pins are straight and then plug it back in again

Do this whilst your pc is off obviously

Tried using a different cable, was one of my first thoughts... will have another look at it actually, check the monitor and computer connections, as I only checked the wire connections...

cba turning puter off to do it either.

Stanley Road · 21st May 2008, 16:28

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Originally Posted by UnitedRoadRed

There will be a folder on the XP install disc called i386 - I like to take a copy of it over to the restore partition on my hard drive.

Yeah me too

Just not in the root

Christofaux · 22nd May 2008, 03:45

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Originally Posted by Slevin

My monitor is getting green speckling on dark areas... sometimes it goes away, sometimes it's there... quite annoying tbh..

Anyone ideas? Had the monitor over a year now like, may just need a new one
(can't find monitor make/box now either)

Wondering if it could be any settings or just faulty hardware?

Quote:

Originally Posted by golden_blunder

may be something as simple as a loose cable or bent pin Slevin

Take the monitor cable out of the back of your pc, check that all the pins are straight and then plug it back in again

Do this whilst your pc is off obviously

thats what girls do. It really is fine to take your monitor cables out and in whilst computers are on. Your Screen sounds more like its got some 'lit pixels' You can probably get them to go away by pushing them in whenever you see them. They are better dead then lit. Depending on how long the warranty on your monitor is you might be able to get it replaced.

Slevin · 22nd May 2008, 09:17

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Originally Posted by Christofaux

thats what girls do. It really is fine to take your monitor cables out and in whilst computers are on. Your Screen sounds more like its got some 'lit pixels' You can probably get them to go away by pushing them in whenever you see them. They are better dead then lit. Depending on how long the warranty on your monitor is you might be able to get it replaced.

There's loads of the stupid things, I think it's completely borked tbh. Just gonna have to get a new monitor or plug this into one of the TV's.

Oh another problem, using Vista. Lately the computer is getting really low on memory really quick without really doing much... memory leak, but I can't see to find what program is leaking it... aint installed nowt new lately either :s

Christofaux · 23rd May 2008, 00:46

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Originally Posted by Slevin

There's loads of the stupid things, I think it's completely borked tbh. Just gonna have to get a new monitor or plug this into one of the TV's.

Oh another problem, using Vista. Lately the computer is getting really low on memory really quick without really doing much... memory leak, but I can't see to find what program is leaking it... aint installed nowt new lately either :s

CTRL + ALT + DEL

Task manager

Processes

See what is using the most memory. I assume its the same on vista as i havent used it.

Slevin · 23rd May 2008, 07:29

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Originally Posted by Christofaux

CTRL + ALT + DEL

Task manager

Processes

See what is using the most memory. I assume its the same on vista as i havent used it.

Yeah, had tried that, nothing seemed to be using too much memory at all... yet, I kept getting the messages. It's very strange indeed :/

Christofaux · 23rd May 2008, 08:06

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Originally Posted by Slevin

Yeah, had tried that, nothing seemed to be using too much memory at all... yet, I kept getting the messages. It's very strange indeed :/

Keep cancelling stuff untill it goesa away :P

also try right clicking my computer

Manage

Have a look around there. Particularily performance logs and alerts.

Name Changed · 23rd May 2008, 18:20

I've a question which will be easy for most of you but I am completely stuck.

I downloaded a few files (basically old Commodore 64 games) and they were in compressed form. The website that I got them from was C64games.com. Within the website, it says you must have WinZip or an equivelant. I bought WinZip, but I can't get any of these games to work?

I'm dying to play old managerial classics like Tracksuit Manager, Soccerboss, 2PSS, Emyln Hughes' international football and Kenny Dalglish Football Manager. Sometimes FM2008 just gets too serious...

ZIDANE · 23rd May 2008, 18:29

Once you have unzipped the files then you may actually need an emulator* to run these games.

If you have done the above then fair enough. The files may be corrupt, try others.

*a software that will basically pretend to be the Commodore 64.

Cupid Stunt · 23rd May 2008, 18:40

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Originally Posted by weso26

I've a question which will be easy for most of you but I am completely stuck.

I downloaded a few files (basically old Commodore 64 games) and they were in compressed form. The website that I got them from was C64games.com. Within the website, it says you must have WinZip or an equivelant. I bought WinZip, but I can't get any of these games to work?

I'm dying to play old managerial classics like Tracksuit Manager, Soccerboss, 2PSS, Emyln Hughes' international football and Kenny Dalglish Football Manager. Sometimes FM2008 just gets too serious...

http://www.izarc.org/download.html

A must have piece of software, FREE and it will uncompress nearly every type of extension.

Mihajlovic · 24th May 2008, 20:57

My AVG is expiring this month, unless I upgrade for 40£ or something. Any other free antivirs out there? I heard AVAST is quite good..

Cupid Stunt · 24th May 2008, 21:48

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Originally Posted by Mihajlovic

My AVG is expiring this month, unless I upgrade for 40£ or something. Any other free antivirs out there? I heard AVAST is quite good..

Avast is good, can be a little slow depending on your computer. I use AVG free, no problems with it. Just use one of those 2 along with; spybot, spyware terminator (great), spyware buster (good prevention software) and Ad-Aware. That should do the trick.

Dippersripper · 27th May 2008, 09:15

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Originally Posted by Mihajlovic

My AVG is expiring this month, unless I upgrade for 40£ or something. Any other free antivirs out there? I heard AVAST is quite good..

Use Antivir from http://www.freeav.com/ or get a free ubuntu CD from https://shipit.ubuntu.com/

Ceks · 27th May 2008, 11:23

Right..Basically I was playing a football based game in my room the other month, and I fell onto my laptop. The screen is cracked, I can still see the majority of the screen, but a lot of pixels have gone black or green, where the main impact of the fall was..

Question is..How much would it cost for screen/pixels to be repaired?(Toshiba/6months old) Or is it not worth it? So I should buy another one..This one cost around 600, but I could probably buy the same model for 300-400..

London_Red · 27th May 2008, 11:28

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Originally Posted by cekscrayons

Right..Basically I was playing a football based game in my room the other month, and I fell onto my laptop. The screen is cracked, I can still see the majority of the screen, but a lot of pixels have gone black or green, where the main impact of the fall was..

Question is..How much would it cost for screen/pixels to be repaired?(Toshiba/6months old) Or is it not worth it? So I should buy another one..This one cost around 600, but I could probably buy the same model for 300-400..

You cant fix it. Its a replacement unfortunately if its cracked. After a while the black and green bits will spread and at some point you wont be able to see much. To tell you how much its costs for a screen replacement you will need to tell me the make of the screen. To do that remove the bezel and take the screen out and lie it flat and the maker and model number will be on the back of the screen. I had a chi mei and i got mine shipped from USA and it cost me 150 quid all together and i installed it myself.

London_Red · 27th May 2008, 11:30

Right on to my problem. I just formatted my computer and deleted everything. I downloaded an OS (Xp professional) but everytime i boot it it seems to work fine, installs everything but when i try and load my computer i always get the same error.

Error loading operating system.

Can anyone tell me what im doing wrong or pm me a link where i can download xp os that will boot my computer and actually work.
Cheers all.

Ceks · 27th May 2008, 11:58

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Originally Posted by London_Red

You cant fix it. Its a replacement unfortunately if its cracked. After a while the black and green bits will spread and at some point you wont be able to see much. To tell you how much its costs for a screen replacement you will need to tell me the make of the screen. To do that remove the bezel and take the screen out and lie it flat and the maker and model number will be on the back of the screen. I had a chi mei and i got mine shipped from USA and it cost me 150 quid all together and i installed it myself.

It sounds like you might be able to help me, so thanks for taking the time to help me out.

You may have to be a little more detailed/descriptive of how to find the screen model number. As I don't know what or how to remove the bezel..

Yeh the black/green has spread, and gets worse with any type of movement to to the screen, will removing the bezel cause more damage?

Dippersripper · 27th May 2008, 12:07

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Originally Posted by London_Red

Right on to my problem. I just formatted my computer and deleted everything. I downloaded an OS (Xp professional) but everytime i boot it it seems to work fine, installs everything but when i try and load my computer i always get the same error.

Error loading operating system.

Can anyone tell me what im doing wrong or pm me a link where i can download xp os that will boot my computer and actually work.
Cheers all.

What exactly is the error? Did you have any other os loaded before?

London_Red · 27th May 2008, 12:17

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Originally Posted by Dippersripper

What exactly is the error? Did you have any other os loaded before?

Thats is all the error says. i had xp on therre before sp1 i think. Im downloading Ubuntu on my laptop at the moment but is that stand alone OS or do you need something like xp running for it to work. Will the ubuntu program run as a boot disk to install?

London_Red · 27th May 2008, 12:23

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Originally Posted by cekscrayons

It sounds like you might be able to help me, so thanks for taking the time to help me out.

You may have to be a little more detailed/descriptive of how to find the screen model number. As I don't know what or how to remove the bezel..

Yeh the black/green has spread, and gets worse with any type of movement to to the screen, will removing the bezel cause more damage?

http://www.lcds4less.com/laptop-lcd-...ructions.shtml

That will explain it better than i can in terms of removal. Although i dont think you will need to remove all the cables as you arent removing the screen totally you are just looking for the make. By removing the screen you the problem may worsen because of all the shifting and moving but to be honest you are going to have to replace the screen or the laptop now anyway so thats choice you have to take.

Give all that a go and if you need anymore help just post in here or pm me.

Shotgun raisin · 27th May 2008, 12:30

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Originally Posted by London_Red

Thats is all the error says. i had xp on therre before sp1 i think. Im downloading Ubuntu on my laptop at the moment but is that stand alone OS or do you need something like xp running for it to work. Will the ubuntu program run as a boot disk to install?

Yes it will.

And it's completely stand alone.

London_Red · 27th May 2008, 12:32

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Originally Posted by Shotgun raisin

Yes it will.

And it's completely stand alone.

I might just load that up then and forget this xp bollocks. I have already wasted 4 cds and i get the same error with all of them.

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Mihajlovic Its Baltic! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Смрт Xакерима Posts: 6,569	Free anti-virus My AVG is expiring this month, unless I upgrade for 40£ or something. Any other free antivirs out there? I heard AVAST is quite good..

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Freak Born a freak always a freak. Join Date: May 2004 Location: C.Ronaldo > England! Posts: 8,039	I have a problem. Everytime I switch on my computer, the lights on my cpu goes off within 2 seconds. There's no beeping sound or whatever. However the computer does not shut down because the fan still runs and I can still open and close my dvd rom drive. I don't get any images on screen other than my monitor telling me there's no signal. Any ideas what the problem is?

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Slevin Reserve Team Player Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hartlepool Posts: 1,703	My monitor is getting green speckling on dark areas... sometimes it goes away, sometimes it's there... quite annoying tbh.. Anyone ideas? Had the monitor over a year now like, may just need a new one (can't find monitor make/box now either) Wondering if it could be any settings or just faulty hardware?

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golden_blunder Manager Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: In the shadows fighting e-crime Posts: 45,540	may be something as simple as a loose cable or bent pin Slevin Take the monitor cable out of the back of your pc, check that all the pins are straight and then plug it back in again Do this whilst your pc is off obviously

23rd May 2008, 18:20	#774 (permalink)
Name Changed weso26 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,363	I've a question which will be easy for most of you but I am completely stuck. I downloaded a few files (basically old Commodore 64 games) and they were in compressed form. The website that I got them from was C64games.com. Within the website, it says you must have WinZip or an equivelant. I bought WinZip, but I can't get any of these games to work? I'm dying to play old managerial classics like Tracksuit Manager, Soccerboss, 2PSS, Emyln Hughes' international football and Kenny Dalglish Football Manager. Sometimes FM2008 just gets too serious...

23rd May 2008, 18:29	#775 (permalink)
ZIDANE First Team Sub Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: "..undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation." Zizou on Scholes Posts: 5,385	Once you have unzipped the files then you may actually need an emulator* to run these games. If you have done the above then fair enough. The files may be corrupt, try others. *a software that will basically pretend to be the Commodore 64.

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Ceks Cekscrayons Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 'Everyone thinks they have the prettiest wife at home' 'I think the word is respect. I can’t say there is friendship on both sides.' - Arsene Wenger Posts: 1,867	Right..Basically I was playing a football based game in my room the other month, and I fell onto my laptop. The screen is cracked, I can still see the majority of the screen, but a lot of pixels have gone black or green, where the main impact of the fall was.. Question is..How much would it cost for screen/pixels to be repaired?(Toshiba/6months old) Or is it not worth it? So I should buy another one..This one cost around 600, but I could probably buy the same model for 300-400..

27th May 2008, 11:30	#782 (permalink)
London_Red I exist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: London Posts: 2,475	Right on to my problem. I just formatted my computer and deleted everything. I downloaded an OS (Xp professional) but everytime i boot it it seems to work fine, installs everything but when i try and load my computer i always get the same error. Error loading operating system. Can anyone tell me what im doing wrong or pm me a link where i can download xp os that will boot my computer and actually work. Cheers all.