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hmmmmm...this version of Adobe flash is not supported on 64-bit machines...IE just died cuz of it. I coulda sworn I updated that two nights ago...must've lost the connection at some point
Once I figure out how to get the appropriate version, that might clear up some of my IE problems!
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well it didnt eat me and i have a response.... pardon the orneryness of it all. an answer is an answer after all!!! his responses are in red.
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Aw, thanks w4r. Not much help though, I'm afraid. I can't afford to buy an Apple! I blew my budget recently on a computer purchase...
Actually, Vista and I are starting to get along a little better. I have a few more suggestions to try on the email problem. I've never had trouble taking Outlook Express files from one OS to another before, either...but it was inevitable! I think I figured out the game thing--somehow, an early version of Adobe flash player is installed. It's not supported on 64-bit machines, so IE hangs or dies when I try to look at the daily Sudoku and Crossword on the CBSnews site. (Nope...I never read the news....just do the puzzles! ) So tonite when I'm logged off of pets.ca, I'll deinstall Flash and try to download Flash 11 again. I think that version of it is compatible with my machine! I've bookmarked the filezilla site for further study... When I'm rested. Actually, I loved 1999, and WS-FTP is like second nature after all this time... We old codgers like to keep our bad habits! Oh, and I've been trying to google, yahoo, etc for 3 days now...so difficult at 24.4 Kbps... (yes, some of us old codgers are on dial-up, too...we live in a dead zone for things like cable, TV/radio signal and cell phones. If I had the money and less forest between us and the sky, satellite might be an option.
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As you know I'm running Vista & I had no issues loading the Sudoku or the Crossword puzzle so it's not the site
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Before you put the disc in the drive click the Start button, computer that shows the hd and the disc drive, put the disc in, double click on the disc drive & you should have an Auto run window pop up that asks what you want to do. There is a box you can un-check for automatic play. You should have the option of running the program or opening/exploring the files. Click on exploring the files - then right click the Application & click run as administrator.
Even if the programs runs auto, while it's attempting you can still hit the start button, computer, double click the disc drive to see the files then right click & run as admin
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Okay! I'll try that!
And I better go do it now...it's already after midnight and I still want to try to download the newest Flash version, too
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You bought a 64 bit machine? That's some power! And that's why your Soduku disc won't play... because it's not geared for 64 bit. Perhaps something on the web will work but programs that run off discs (hard drive or CD/DVD) need to be programmed to deal with 64 bit.
In my opinion stay away from Internet Explorer. I always had so much trouble with that until I switched permanently to Firefox. You can put your pictures anywhere you want on your machine. Go into whatever resembles a file explorer on Vista, like My Computer or whatever. Then click around until you get to the general area where you want the photo folder to go. From there, make a new folder. There should be little things on the left or right side of the screen in My Computer that will say "make new folder." Then when you access your camera's stored pictures, you can highlight them all in the My Computer area, and tell the computer to "move" all files from the camera memory to the designated folder you specially made. Any time you need to download new drivers and doo-dads like Flash, you're going to have to look for 64 bit versions. Including your digital camera software. Go to the manufacturer's website and look for 64 bit versions. Put a stickie note on your screen saying don't forget about the 64 bit, 'cause anything that's still the "old" 32 bit may not work at all. 64 bit compared to 32 bit is like comparing a 20 lane highway to a 2 lane highway. Well this is a bit of an extreme analogy but you get the general idea. There are more "lanes" of electron traffic in a 64 bit machine. So to compare 32 bit software on a 64 bit machine, is like to compare a hillbilly from Deliverance walking in downtown New York city and having to navigate the subways and roads simultaneously. The hillbilly can eventually figure out how to get around New York but needs special instructions and a good map. Or in this case, a software programmer to change the code to tell the program how to behave in a 64 bit environment. Otherwise the software just freaks out and can't do much so it freezes and won't work. And don't ever pay for Geeksquad. They overcharge in my opinion. Charge hundreds of bucks for something simple that only takes a couple of hours. They overcharge because they know people out there don't know much about computers and they get away with it. Corporate highway robbery! If I lived closer to you I'd do it for a homemade dinner, some laughs and play time with your doggies. Publisher won't work with Firefox because Microshaft products don't work with Firefox as a whole. There might be a free open source website thingie available. Any time you want a new software tool, look for free, open-sourced software. 99% of the time there is a free, stable and often better equivalent. http://www.designvitality.com/blog/2...dy-know-about/ Just something I Google'd there that has listings of open-source software. The world is moving to more collaborative effort and moving away from high-price corporatism. Support them any chance you get. Open-source is a better idea because regular geeks who know programming and think of new ways that software can be better, can just program their own bit and then give it away free to everyone else. Then everyone benefits! Programmers can team up together and improve software. And every time a new person joins in the fun, the software becomes better and better. No more making complaints and hoping a giant corporation will make the changes, which often times don't work anyway because they released it too soon. A huge example of that is.... Vista! They released that too soon and it's got more holes than swiss cheese in it security-wise and lack of ease to the normal user. 64 bit is still pretty new and not many people have it. As a result not much software is coded to be able to work on 64 bit. But it's coming around, and much quicker for Linux (open source FREE operating system) than it is for Microshaft products. http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/ Read and try that out, see if it works for your Flash. I still gotta do attachment pics so you can see my furkids. But it's 5 am and I only got up to let the dogs out to potty and check on the basement. We're in spring melting time now and there's a spring under the floor in the basement and every time it rains hard or melts snow, it begins to flood down there so we have to keep an eye out to make sure the pump works and things don't start swimming down there. For the rest of you folks reading this, you will be much happier if you switch to Linux and not buy into the whole Vista thing. Dell even sells new computers installed with Linux nowadays. I still use XP but only because I build my own computers and this computer is good enough for now. But the next time I need to upgrade, I'm going Linux. Linux is better prepared for 64 bit machines and more and more programs are coming out Linux based much faster than they do for Microshaft-based software.
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Hazel,,, try right clicking on your IE logo on your comp, a box thingy comes up (yeah i know technical term eh) any, go to the bottome of box thingy, click on properties..another box will open will, general,security, blah blah, one will say compatibility..... click that one...there is a little box that says " run this program in compatibility mode for"..... you want to set it for windows xp (service pack2). that should help with some of your problems..
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If you can get onto this site....http://www.tech-recipes.disqus.com/v..._tech_recipes/
they have two or three different suggestions that apparantly work... there is apparantly two versions of IE on your comp, anyway check it out and see if any of this helps. |
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Ohhh Hazel..
is there a chance or maybe I missed it a Model number of your PC? Then I can troubleshoot much easier. I have had Vista since its pre-beta days I am pretty confident I can get you sorted. dont cry/throw pc/ just yet. |
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The problem with re-installing XP is DRIVERS... many perperials installed may not be reconsized by XP. (Trust me I have downgraded a few) and the worst ones is the internet connection. how do you grab new XP drivers when you cant get online to get them? Nor do you know if they actually work.
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The model number is HP a6700y, but I'm slowly getting a handle on what is and isn't possible with this. It's powerful, but incompatible with a lot of software I have--like that photo editor That one I'm gonna miss... Rumor has it that it's just 64-bit incompatible. But I had some older programs that I could install just fine that will work--only I'll have to use 2-3 different editors to do what I used to do in the Image Zone editor alone. Still, this is doable. I'm laughing more today. That's a good thing! This has been a four-day funk for ol' hazel Main problem right now: I still can't get my contacts or old emails imported into Windows Mail. I finally got it to recogize the .wab contact file, but when I try to import it tells me there's been an error and the import failed. It would be more useful if it actually indicated what the error was, cuz it's pretty obvious that one occurred...even hazel could see that! But it's not specific. As for the email files, when I direct Windows Mail to where the files are stored, it tells me no files match the search and no import results... Very frustrating... Quote:
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Hazel, I know I'm waaay out of my league here but I found this from http://forums.cnet.com/5208-12546_10...rum-w;forums06 ....
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Hmm must investiagte further.
hazel I wil check it more tomorrow for you |
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Interesting! I'll check that out, rainbow! Thanks! DM, have you ever had a client that had this problem when they migrated from XP to Vista?
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Looks like Rainbow sent a pretty good read Hazel- I just checked it out. Cnet is a good site for problem solving
Do you have a printer set up with your Vista now Hazel?
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most of the time no. hazel bc I usually do a windows transfer with the XP machine is still running. or the back up is set up as a .cvs (comma seperated by colan) I think its called. not a .wab?
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Yep...two, as a matter of fact!
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DM, I thought Outlook files wouldn't import to Windows mail without going through OE, first?
The address book is specifically listed as having to be .wab. The old emails are .dbx files. It recognizes the .wab file, but can't import it. The .dbx files don't seem to be recognized at all I suspect half my problem is that I'm having to import them from a backup disk since the XP machine is not functioning....
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I'm currently in a chat room with an HP techie about the Image Zone software. Still haven't give up on it, but it looks grim.
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I found something wlse but most of it is gobbledy-gook to me ....
http://blogs.technet.com/james/archi...ows-vista.aspx And, please tell me to buzz off if I'm wasting your time. |
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rainbow, you are a genius!!!!!!
It's importing even as I type!!!! <----happy dance
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I am now the proud owner of my reclaimed old email... Only missing a month or so--one of my backup disks failed so I had to go back to the Jan 31 bkp. I'll settle for that!!!!
rainbow! You're such a good detective!! and she says she's a computer dummy! Hah!!!
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Are you serious???
WOOOO HOOOO ......I am so happy for you. I might be a good detective but I still am really clueless about computers or anything else like that. |
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Absolutely serious
Now I gotta try the same trick with the contacts file!
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Oh, rats...it didn't work. However, I can open the file in word and get a print copy...It's four pages long, but it does have all my old contact list in it!
We're on a roll now, rainbow! Got any suggestions for imagezone?
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What is Imagezone?
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