With the sudden influx of newbiew/n00bs who refuse to use the search function, and thus opening repeat topic/thread, here's the software corner's own super-newbie/n00b thread

Rules -
1. I'll make them up as i go along.
2. Super duper newbie questions (we all have to start somewhere) & super n00b question (makes moderating easy).
3. simple questions (non-n00b/newbiew) and one liners - those that keep you up awake late at night, the answer you could swear on your grandpapy's grave you know, but simply eludes you and gnaw at the fringes of your memory.
4. if you can't find your thread - it's merged here.
5. Super n00b question are encouraged and tolerated. Super n00b answer's are strictly prohibited!
6. spamming/flamming not allowed.

This post has been edited by AsenDURE: Feb 20 2008, 10:43 PM

im using easyphp1.8 now, but there is no md5 in phpmyadmin
the latest 1 2.1b iinm, did try to install it b4, screw up my php code. when wanna revert back to 1.8, it said the port it occupied
finally havta format my windows coz cant change the port

anyway in my class im using xampp.
so, can any1 suggest me a good WAMP software other than those 2?

i've asked in Frequently Asked File Extensions but no one answer me.. =/
so i try ask here again..
i have 14 of these files
Example: [DVDISO][アニメ] GUNDAM EVOLVE..／Ａ(ダブルドットスラッシュアルファ) (iso+rr3) [070126].01of14.rar
i have win rar but i have problem opening it.. wat kind of file is it? i tot it was an anime but got problem to open it... Please enlighten me.. tq

This post has been edited by z3r0717: Feb 21 2008, 12:45 AM

Try using daemons software since that file is a .iso file

u can download the software here : http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.p...ategory&catid=5

i read an article bout using daemons too.. i installed and tried to open but failed... problem is i cant open the extract the rar file.. it'll jump to the next then i cant open any file in it at all so daemon no use for now...

this means that your single ISO file is split into 14 part in RAR format.
right click on the first rar file called <whatever gundam blablabla> 01of14 and select extract from winrar. once the extraction is done, you will find a ISO file called <whatever gundam blablabla>.iso file in your folder. Load this ISO file with deamon tools or burn it out to a CD/DVD whatever.

yes, i did tat according to one of the articles i've found... problem is the stupid file cant be extracted at all... no .iso file appears... i think i'll just 4get it, might be corrupted file..

i have a .iso file which is 4.9GB... is there ways to fit the file into a blank DVD+R?
if not can i split the files into 2 without extracting it so that im able to burn it into 2 DVD+R?
and what burning software is needed??

Hmm, I'm also facing with this kind of problem. Recently I've downloaded Windows XP 9 in 1 CD (700 MB), when I mounted it on a virtual drive, it became 4gb++, so basically you can burn 4gb++ on a CD-R, which is great! I tried magiciso to compress dvd9 movie to dvd5 (so we can achieve dvd9 quality in dvd5 disc) but the differences between the original iso and the compressed uif is just 200mb.

I've also tried kgb archiver, so far I've never achieve 1 gb -> 5mb, not much differences between compressed kgb archive and original data. Ughh.

so is it possible to extract the iso file and compress it back so that the file size will be smaller?

a single-layer single-sided DVD-R/RW's maximum capacity is 4.37Gb. what do you think?

solution? get a dual-layer single-sided DVD-R/RW (7.95Gb onwards). if you don't know what the difference is or if your writer supports it, go to the hardware Q&A corner.

4.37Gb?
The DVD single layer capitacity is 4.7 GB, right?

i thought the max capacity is 4.5gb?? although the written capacity is 4.7gb...
anyways, is there any possible ways to make that 4.9gb iso file to burn into an DVD+R??

dual layer DVD are expensive and i have quite a number of files which is more than 4.7gb...

as title above..
any1 noe to use gis sopftware like map info.can help me do sumting??
vy urgent!

gis software? mind to tell program name ?

i figured i would ask this here. can game for mac be played on normal window? the game got normal window version but i just couldn't find it but i can get the mac version of it..

Can Windows XP support wordstar 7.0 ?? Wordstar 7.0 is DOS (microsoft 3.1). this is very old.

Can or not??

u can try installing.. no harm trying if u cant then go google search for solution.. if im not wrong there is an software to make those DOS application usable in windows XP and vista... kinda forgot what's the name of the software called....

can intro me any web to dwnload hardware's driver.. ?

can you provide more in detail?such as what hardware driver you looking for?if you say like this.it make no difference with looking for a needle in the mid of sea

my noob question..can i use FRAPS to capture video when im doing work at Desktop? not in-game..

I have few list of email mailing list, some in word, some in excel and some in notepad

I do believe some of them are redundant.

Any one have email management software, which able manage and keep all the email record to eliminate the redundant or duplicate?

mind to recommend? shareware or freeware also no problem, but prefer free la

you have email address 'jotted' down in word, excel and notepad. you want a system to extract the emails from these different file formats, compare them and organize them for you? sorry, no such thing as magic.

just copy the address from doc and notepad and paste them into excel then do a sort/pivot table to sort thru the duplicates. then with this new clean list in excel format, add them to your personal address book (windows) or outlook address book or whatever mail client you're using.

just reformat pc, using winXP, already online update everything, now having this problem:
before this when other pc remote desktop to my pc, my id or current user will still be on, but now after done everything, when another user trying to remote desktop to my pc, current user which is me, need to log off first then the user can login, trying to set for multiuser to log into my pc at a time. thanks for reply

XP Pro only provides for one Terminal Services session. You need Windows Server for extra sessions.

Alternately, go online and google termsrv.dll patch for XP. Some people patched that to allow up to 3 sessions. I have that working on my desktop. Good luck.

can somebody help me to do sharing folder option back to default from below picture:

a question here,
whenever we defrag ouf partition, the data was moved right?
so wat happen if we are downloading sumtin at the same time to that partition for eg. torrent

nothing will happen.... defrag doesnt really actually move those files.... it just rearrange ur files but it will still be in the same place... but if u want the best possible result stop all ur dl before u defrag but for me, i just defrag while i download...

anyway here is some good explanation on defrag...

This post has been edited by ham_revilo: Apr 1 2008, 05:53 AM

thx
im trying auslogic disc defrag i got from the vids

im couldnt find answer for this so i'll ask here i guess. is it normal that the computer make a irritating sound when i mount an ISO and play the game using the image and not the disc? the noise sounded like harddisk kena scratch like that or something which makes me very uncomfortable..

where does the sound comes from?? from ur hard disk??
afaik ur hard disk shouldnt make any noise... if thats the case then ur hard disk may have problems....

i couldnt sure where the sound come from even i open my casing. there is a sound like when you try to scratch a cd using a sharp thing like that.

straight forward: will a pc make any sound/noise if i play game using an image mounting on daemon tool?

Hi, i would like to ask, if i mount an iso into a virtual drive using Alcohol120%, then i open my Nero, & then i copy the file from virtual drive to the Nero there burn, will there be any problem doing this , will i be facing any data loss in the process also ?

turn off simple file sharing
1. Click Start, and then click My Computer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the View tab.
3. In the Advanced Settings section, clear the Use simple file sharing (Recommended) check box.
4. Click OK.

no problem. burning tips apply. eg. not too high speed, etc.

afaik a pc should make any noise unless from fans.... no matter what u do (playing games, watching movie and etc....) ur pc shouldnt make any noise and especially noise like u describe... scratching sound on a cd looks very serious for me and i think most probably its ur HDD coz my fren once have this sound and his pc always crash... and that sound is coming out from the HDD....

maybe its time to take ur HDD go RMA....

thanks man
kinda worry bout that sound now i'll look into the matter seriously and stop mounting image for now.

but its really strange because it only happen when u mount image.... wonder y is like that

only after i mount and playing the game from the image. if mounting only its ok.. well i dunno why either.. any program to check whats the problem?

i want to make a windows vista cd in a iso image because i want to install it in the vmware workstation version 6.Can any pro one to teach me?

Use programs like CloneCD or MagicISO and you can make an image out of your Windows CD.

Nero can also make image

Thank you.

PowerISO too.

If you are on Linux, even better, it's free - mkisofs

u can also try "Alcohol 52%" it is free.....can make ISO too.

nero and alcohol... i prefer alcohol since nero a bit trouble for me...

Guys,

hope some of you can help me out here. This is my current environment :

- Windows XP Pro SP2
- 3 user accounts (all admin level)

I would like to configure the desktop settings, folder settings, start menu customizations and everything else in one account and deploy the profile to the others so i don't need to repeat them all again 3 times.

How can i do this?
Thanks

When a user logs on for the first time, Windows copies the settings from a default profile called, you guess it, "Default User profile" (located at Documents and Settings\Default User) to the newly created user profile. therefore the "Default User" profile is as a template which Windows uses in order to initialize new profiles/logins so logically, customizing this template would then automatically customize any default user profiles that logon based on it.

1. logon the comp with admin account then create a local user account which you wish to customize.
2. logon with this local user and customize the profile appropriately. eg, install printers, map the drives, customize settings bla bla.
3. Logoff this local user and login as admin and turn on the "Show hidden files" in folders option.
4. Replace the current default user profile with the customized default user profile by right clicking on "My Computer" then select "properties" then click on "Advance" tab and under "user profiles" select "Settings". In the "User Profiles" dialog box, click the local user profile that you just customized and click "Copy To". In the "Copy To" dialog box, under "Copy profile to", click "Browse" and browse to "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User" folder, and then click OK.
5. Windows XP will now assign the custom default user profile to any new user who logs on to the computer.

as usual, backup the original before doing any changes.

This post has been edited by AsenDURE: Apr 7 2008, 11:38 PM

Hi all gurus ...

I have a laptop which previously using window xp
I bought a windows vista business and installed it

i have deleted old partitions and created new 1 during installation of vista business

However, i got this problem
when the laptop boot .. it will stop at a bios which shows a menu of

Editing Boot Options

Editing window boot options for : Windows Vista

Path :partition 1
< didnt remember> : c:windows/..... /winload.exe

/NOEXECUTE=OPTIN

Submit > load vista
if i click Cancel > goes to advanced boot options (the menu with boot with safe mode , etc)


Hmm ... im not sure if this is normal or not
But its troublesome that i have to click submit everytime i open the laptop

Is there anyway to disable it ?

thx in advance

try going into ur bios and see is there a option to set ur boot option and then save and restart... its not much but hope it help as i never seen how is ur bios look like... ahaha

maybe u try going into ur bios and snap some pics and show us then maybe we can help and if u are doing that pls snap ur problem (the editing boot option thingy) too...

These are the photos

Btw the laptop is acer aspire 5540

When i start pc
[attachmentid=440872]
When i press Submit it loads vista

When i press cancel it goes here
[attachmentid=440873]



This post has been edited by wK_: Apr 12 2008, 06:49 AM

i want to ask, if i copy/share games/applications/softwares from PC to PC, then the PC that receive the file wont hv the registry entry, which means in add/remove programs there dont hv the games/file exist, how do i make 1?

bro, then can u go into ur bios?? i think u may need to set from there if u can tweak the bios...

[attachmentid=441683]
[attachmentid=441684]
[attachmentid=441685]

these are the bios settings ...

Erm .. i tried adjust them ... same things happens too ...

any opinions ??

i think we have to set it inside the OS ?

bro, ur bios looks normal... maybe u could try re-format and install ur vista again... so sorry i couldnt help much...

This post has been edited by ham_revilo: Apr 14 2008, 12:39 AM

its okay dude ... thanks for ur effort man .. appreciate it =)

I fear if i format it again ... the problem will still exist ...

Any other gurus know / encounter this problem before ??? >_<

Does anybody know the price of Microsoft Office 2003 & 2007 Home and Student Version at Low Yat?

did u all have any idea on how to make a new partition, D, from the window instead of formatting it? coz i want to create a new partition for Ubuntu.

Yo guys, need some enlighten here:

Let's say i have 3 Desktop and 4 Lappie, which make it total of 7 workstation:

I need to setup a small office enviroment with:
- Ori. Windows XP Pro
- Ori. Microsoft Office
- Ori. Anti Virus Program (Recommend me)

With the current price list,
- what is the quotation for the above software?
- how to go about the license thinggy? 1 workstation 1 CD ?
- license last forever or need to refresh on yearly basics?

Please assists as i have no experience in Ori. Software before *ahem* ...

i would like to ask:

- the difference between Linux OS and Windows Vista Home Basic and Windows Vista Home Premium?

Can someone mind elaborate on each of it to me especially the Linux OS.... i don have a clue about this new term...

- about the processor thing....

what's the meaning of GHz, Cache and MHz thing in the processor description? is it that the bigger the number the better is it? what's that better means?

example: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5550 (1.83GHz, 2MB Cache, 667MHz)

P/S: i must admit that i am truly an idiot in computing... i will appreciate it very much if someone can spare their time to entertain my questions...

This post has been edited by runninghorse: Jun 20 2008, 09:50 AM

my kav 7(pirated)licence key aledi black list...........
know how to fix it@can provide any new key?
pliss do PM me.....

bro, i belive we are not alone to talk about pirated stuff here. anyway KAV is cheap nowadays. why dont u get one

hi..i have a problem here.last night i format my pc using windows xp professional.the problem is suddenly my monitor turn blue colour and a message appear saying that the computer need to shut down to prevent any damage to my pc and ask me to check any new hardware install to the cpu.

i didnt do any upgrading on the cpu and i didnt do anything to the mobo. everything is in place as it was before.

what should i do? now pc at home cannot use since i've failed to install OS due to the abovementioned problem.

do you guys heard of Windows 7 ?

I'm looking for infos on virtual pc/servers. Is there any thread bout it here?

i believe what you are facing here is the blue screen of death, BSOD. you can try check your hardware for any defect, sometimes when damaged also you did not realize. you can try get another copy of the xp installation disk and install, see if it happens again.

while transferring some mp3s (sometimes jpeg files) to my thumbdrive, it says, somehting like, "are u sure u want to copy the files without it properties"? if im not wrong, its because i'm using ntfs while my thumbdrive's file system is fat?

will i encounter probs because of that ah? btw, default manufacturer settings is ntfs or fat file system?

sorry for the noobness..it's unavoidable

hey i wanna ask.. when playing games from iso. How to make the system can play the game without having the iso in my pc? To make it simple, how can i make the image file of the game inside the pc then i dun need to open daemon tools to open the iso/image file then can play the game. Sry noobs ques

u need a software to create a virtual drive and mount that image to that drive.. So the drive which look like dvd rom ll keep ur image and u can open it like normal folder.

Set whatever CD/DVD emulation software you're using to automatically mount your ISO file when windows startup.

is it possible to have 2 ip for 1 pc in a same router ? i saw ppl doin dis but dunno how

if i change my mobo processor, it will affect my window o not, or i need to reformat?

If you change your motherboard, you may not have to reformat or you'll immediately encounter a BSOD during Windows startup. The BSOD can be rectified by inserting your Windows Installation Disc (XP/Vista) and running a "Repair". However, you may not be able to re-activate your Windows XP/Vista if your using OEM. Hope I've helped.

anyone know where can i get 'matrix' screen savers'??

erm ic.... then i better back up my thing 1st thanks for the info^^

I'd seriously recommend that you visit here to download and install the FREE version of Matrix screensaver for XP/Vista. Just my 2 cents, hope I've helped.
PS: Make sure that you install in "Administrator Mode".

Hi guys. I'm looking for a software which can switch resolutions instantly. My desktop resolution is 1280x1024 and I'm developing applications for resolutions of 800x600 and 640x480. I just want to know how the screen will look like, then switch back and continue my design/development. I've tried virtual desktops but it cannot set its own resolution, it shares with the main desktop.

Thanks.

EDIT - Never mind, I found a virtual desktop manager called Dexpot which enables customized resolutions.

This post has been edited by Dannyl: Jan 13 2009, 10:13 AM

Congratulations on your find. I've got a suggestion for you without 3rd-party programs. How about right-clicking in "Desktop" -> Properties -> Advanced -> Change your resolution from there?

I want to use the MSN sound as one of my message tones. How am I suppose to get them? I know where to get the nudge tone but I don't know where to get the others. Just try checking the new MSN, there are a lot of new tones when someone signs in. Any help?

usefull info here!!

Please reinstall all the newest/latest drivers for your computer. Try to reinstall the newest/latest drivers when in Safe Mode.

Urm, I'd recommend Parallels or VMWare if you've got the "dough" () or Virtual PC (From Microsoft, free).

My comp will hang sometimes, when i reset,
it keep restarting after the window loading screen,
and i hav2 format the PC to solve it, it happen 3times edi,
wat's the prob :-(

maybe some of your hardware is not compatible. last time my pc hang like you then i found out my mobo cannot support my GC (i google and many of them have problem like me).

But it may also due to your heat of proc. it will restart if its too hot!

I think ur PSU.. check it..

hello~
i installed 2 OS in my pc,1 is XP and other is Ubuntu 8.04....the problem is i cannot connect to the internet using Ubuntu....need some help to setting it....when i change to XP,the connection still there....where i need to check?im using lan as my connection....

you're using VMware or Boot?

guys,where can i get 3DMark Vantage Advanced of Professional edition??coz the trial edition can only be used once..

hello fella..i got 1 noob question about converting videos...

is it possible to convert a mp4 format of videos which that low quality to the high quality video,such as mp4 to mkv[HD]/[HQ] can ar?

yea..i mean the quality really change?btw, im using format factory..

tq in advance..

4 sure its possible.
bt u will end up making the file size bigger, but the quality of the vids will still b the same tho..

This post has been edited by SUPErROMEN: Jul 8 2009, 02:26 AM

couldn't find a similar thread so here i go

ok i notice this some issues regarding playing anime/movies/DVD using any player on my pc (powerDVD or BSplayer the common ones that i use). i updated the lasted codecs and drivers. but the screen/action/movement is like fast than the sound. yet not jerky. may i know why is that? is there any read up on this? and any solution?

if this helps at all, i'm using XP, ati radeon x1950, c2d 2.5Ghz, 3.2G ddr2 ram(4x1G). any input will be appreciated and thanks in advance

hi, i want to know, if i buy original OS, its only for 1 user or many users(no limit) ? if i buy from a person(2nd hand) no prolem right ? thanks

u gotta to know whether that OS is OEM or RETAIL, if OEM for sure u cant install it to another pc cos OEM only for 1 pc...
if retail, i think can...

p/s: any one pls correct me if im wrong..

---

Added on July 23, 2009, 8:00 amwhat is the format of ur movies/anime?is it HD/SD/HQ/LQ?if its HD i think its cos of ur graphic card...just my thought too...

why dun u try used K-lite Codec??

try used it, maybe it will solved ur problem, if not i think its about ur graphic card..its agp 8x rite?

This post has been edited by masashi89: Jul 23 2009, 08:00 AM

hi,
i'm using vista x86 n wanna make a dual boot sys w/ xp 64
my q is, will the drivers provided by manufacturer work w/ 64 os?
if not, dun wanna go through all hassles...wanna test 64 os only to c any diff
thanks

rarely enter software section,feels kinda lost glad i found dis...

i am using window xp and wish to change my theme to vista....
i hav tried google and i manage to found SOME vista theme but its mostly bad rating/comment with wad might crash ur system...

so anyone can provide some source / help? thxxx

hav u try WindowBlind? but it is crazy resource-eater though.



generally no.
OEM provided driver usually has only single version.if your pc is shipped with x32 then u only get x32 driver only.
if the driver is downloaded directly from hardware manufacturer, sometime it bundled with all version[xp,vista, 9x, x32, x64..]




as i know, Microsoft counts on how many change on your system hardware.
and microsoft detects the system through motherboard. so if u use OEM license and u replace/upgrade the mobo but still retaining other hardware, u considered have changed to new system so the OEM license no longer valid on your upgraded system. And on retail license case that means there's a limit on how many system transfer but i don't sure specifically.

have you try WB6? it's not a crazy resource-eater

Hi all, don't really know whether i post at the right place.
I would like to ask bout Office Excel 2003's macro.

Here's my situation:

I have 2 coloumns of hyperlinks.
When i type make the hyperlinks, i kinda sure that i tried clicking on it to test whether it works or not. and yes, it works (a file on a sharing place is opened).

Then recently, these hyperlinks, when i click on them, it says, "Cannot open the specified file" Then, i press F2 then Enter. And the links is functioning again.

Now, the problem is that there's few thousand of hyperlinks. By pressing F2 then Enter manually, it will be a nightmare.

Friend suggested me to use Macro in excel.
I pressed the record button, then started to press F2 and enter one by one till the end. Then, press stop recording. I thought I can just click the 1st cell at the next column and start the macro and it will the job for me, but unfortunately it didnt.

Now the only method for me, is to press manually one by one. rclxub.gif

Sifu's can help me solve this problem?
(I dont have any programming knowledge at all)

Btw, it's a xls file with few worksheets. Hyperlinks all at Cell P and Cell Q, few hundred or thousand hyperlinks, i think.

When i tried to uninstall Windows live messenger , Windows live messenger didn't appear in the add/remove programs list so i just deleted all the windows live files from the PC. Now when i try to install messenger, it says that messenger is still installed. What should i do?