1. "How can a USB zap a computer??"It's possible. Look at the image in the link below:http://www.usb3.com/usb2-Apinout-60...If you somehow miswired the connections (particularly 5V & GND), you could potentially damage the USB port(s), or if bad enough, take out the entire 5V line on the PC---renderRead more

    “How can a USB zap a computer??”

    It’s possible. Look at the image in the link below:

    http://www.usb3.com/usb2-Apinout-60…

    If you somehow miswired the connections (particularly 5V & GND), you could potentially damage the USB port(s), or if bad enough, take out the entire 5V line on the PC—rendering it useless…

    As mentioned, concern yourself with something of greater importance; especially if you have a backup mouse and aren’t an electronics technician…

    “Channeling the spirit of jboy…”

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  2. This seems to be a common problem. There is a thread that might help here: http://gtaforums.com/topic/387966-g...

    This seems to be a common problem. There is a thread that might help here: http://gtaforums.com/topic/387966-g… See less
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  3. If by the registry tweak you mean UpperFilters and LowerFilters then fine as long as you are happy in there. It's not beyond possibility that this problem was caused by the registry cleaner, although CCleaner is one that least often gets it wrong.If you want to try a third party burning applicationRead more

    If by the registry tweak you mean UpperFilters and LowerFilters then fine as long as you are happy in there. It’s not beyond possibility that this problem was caused by the registry cleaner, although CCleaner is one that least often gets it wrong.

    If you want to try a third party burning application on it try CDBurnerXP which is very small free and simple to use:
    https://cdburnerxp.se/en/home.

    Always pop back and let us know the outcome – thanks

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  4. You've got the right forum.Dos doesn't recognize USB ports and therefore won't see anything connected to them without the addition of special drivers. There's some info here:http://www.bootdisk.com/usb.htmDoes the computer you're doing the install on have a floppy drive? I assume you have the 6.22 fRead more

    You’ve got the right forum.

    Dos doesn’t recognize USB ports and therefore won’t see anything connected to them without the addition of special drivers. There’s some info here:

    http://www.bootdisk.com/usb.htm

    Does the computer you’re doing the install on have a floppy drive? I assume you have the 6.22 floppy installation disks? How big is the external drive? 6.22 only works on fat16 partitions which can be no larger than 2 gig. Most external drives are going to be much larger so you end up with many logical drives or wasted space.

    If your eventual goal is to get 6.22 installed on a hard drive, the easiest way is to connect the drive internally and do a regular install with floppy disks. Can you temporarily remove the external drive from its enclosure and connect it internally? Is it an IDE/ATA drive and not SATA?

    You can experiment with the bootdisk.com suggestions and maybe find something that works for you but the easiest way would be to use the traditional installation method.

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  5. You can install the app for Malwarebytes to your phone and see if it detects and removes it.If your phone does not have an antivirus installed on your phone you can install the app for Webroot Secure Anywhere for free and it will protect your phone without bogging it down (for your computer it is noRead more

    You can install the app for Malwarebytes to your phone and see if it detects and removes it.
    If your phone does not have an antivirus installed on your phone you can install the app for Webroot Secure Anywhere for free and it will protect your phone without bogging it down (for your computer it is not free but for your phone, it is).

    You have to be a little bit crazy to keep you from going insane.

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  6. Equaly... and a long shot...Is, does, (was) the battery charge(d) fully?Are you certain the power adapter is ok?Many laptop on/off buttons are simply pressing on contact beneath, and the system latches “on” until that button is pressed again as in off..There might be muck in that area. It might theRead more

    Equaly… and a long shot…

    Is, does, (was) the battery charge(d) fully?

    Are you certain the power adapter is ok?

    Many laptop on/off buttons are simply pressing on contact beneath, and the system latches “on” until that button is pressed again as in off..

    There might be muck in that area. It might the latching chip (for want of a better term just now) is faulty. Essentially a form of self latching relay – which fails to latch in rhe on position?

    If you blow compressed air around the system, best to remove the laptop base cover and then blow compressed around all air vents, and the processor, and in the area beneath the on/off button.

    If you can borrow an ac adapter compatible with your laptop, try that first. It might just be the one you have is no-longer delivering adequate volts, – even though led lites come wherever. Those adapters can and fail… and often in a somewhat misleading manner.

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  7. Go to your device manager. type devmgmt.msc in your run box. Find keyboards on the list. How many keyboard are listed there?If you have two, right click on the top one and click uninstall.

    Go to your device manager. type devmgmt.msc in your run box. Find keyboards on the list.

    How many keyboard are listed there?

    If you have two, right click on the top one and click uninstall.

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  8. Hi,Either select the cell and use in-cell editing to select "is happy"or select the cell and edit in the formula bar and select the text "is happy"Then right-click the selected text and select 'Format cells...'Format the selected text with the required color.The unselected text will retain the defauRead more

    Hi,

    Either select the cell and use in-cell editing to select “is happy”
    or select the cell and edit in the formula bar and select the text “is happy”
    Then right-click the selected text and select ‘Format cells…’
    Format the selected text with the required color.

    The unselected text will retain the default color or any color it was previously formatted with.

    Regards

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  9. CDFS is the file system used on CD's and has nothing to do with your media player not being able to view the files.Most likely your media files are in a format that Media Player doesn't' have the proper codecs to read. You could try loading a video player that has the correct codecs such as VLC mediRead more

    CDFS is the file system used on CD’s and has nothing to do with your media player not being able to view the files.

    Most likely your media files are in a format that Media Player doesn’t’ have the proper codecs to read. You could try loading a video player that has the correct codecs such as VLC media player. It will play just about any media file.

    http://www.videolan.org/

    What type of files are you trying to view?

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  10. BIOS updates are available at the motherboard manufacturer's website. There should be detailed instructions on how to perform the flash & an explanation of the risks involved. Be aware that if you do it incorrectly, you could very well have to replace the motherboard.That being said, what is itRead more

    BIOS updates are available at the motherboard manufacturer’s website. There should be detailed instructions on how to perform the flash & an explanation of the risks involved. Be aware that if you do it incorrectly, you could very well have to replace the motherboard.

    That being said, what is it that you think a BIOS upgrade is going to fix?

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