Calling any computer whizzes

[Debbie]

Bigrednz is helping a friend fix his computer.
His friend started his computer up, it halted on an
error report after starting Windows 95 boot up.
And instead of cancelling and continuing the computer was shut down.
When they try and turn it on again it just emits continuous beeps
and will do nothing else.
Any ideas please?

 

[fgarvb1]

do they have a start up disk? Win 95.

what kind of computor is it?

How old is it?

What did the error message say?

was their virus def. up to date?

are they using norton and do they have rescue disk?

 

[Debbie]

do they have a start up disk? Win 95.

what kind of computor is it?

How old is it?

What did the error message say?

was their virus def. up to date?

are they using norton and do they have rescue disk?

bigrednx has tried the start up disk.
It is an old homemade computer.
The error msge was something to do with the CD rom.
I have no idea if their virus def. was up to date.
bigrednz says it hasn't got a virus.

 

[fgarvb1]

also how big/old is the harddrive i fear the worse.

note: i've scraped three hard drives since 98 on an old computer running win 95. our computer people at work keep putting old second hand harddrives in. the last one lasted 1 year.

 

[fgarvb1]

hmmm, you guys had better wait for the real computer fixers.

i'd bet you either wind up reloading windows or replacing the hard drive.

If you had a spare copy of 98se upgrade lying around now would be a good time to try it out. if you do and it works you can save your files and stuff, but if it doesn't the odds are it is your hard drive. this is just my opinion.. i would wait for better help at this point.

 

[Debbie]

Thanks for your input.
LOL I fear the worst too.
The motherboard doesn't even want to kick in.
Nothing happens after you try and turn it on
except it beeps.

 

[Weird Harold]

Thanks for your input.
LOL I fear the worst too.
The motherboard doesn't even want to kick in.
Nothing happens after you try and turn it on
except it beeps.

The pattern of beeps is important. They're getting "beep code" error messages that tell of critical problems that can't be displayed on the screen because the computer can't boot that far.

Just a WAG, but I suspect they're getting the beep code for a drive controller failure or memory error -- more probably a memory problemin the first 64K of memory.

Each BIOS manufacturer has a slightly different set of Beep codes. Get the bios manufacturer and look up their website to see if they have a list of beep codes online.

 

[Debbie]

Weird Harold, you amaze me.
Thank you for that.

Can you find where I can download an
mp3 for my youngest? His birthday is today,
he got the Grinch book and wants me to find
him Im dreaming of a white Christmas sung by Bing Crosby.

 

[Weird Harold]

Can you find where I can download an
mp3 for my youngest?

Nope, I depend on my son-in-law to find (and download) songs for me. I'll see what I can find on Google, but I don't make any promises.

PS: Re the constant beeping -- they could also have a stuck key on the keyboard which will cause a keyboard error and can stop a computer from beeping, but the keyboard check usually happens late enough that a visible message can be displayed.

 

[Weird Harold]

I'll see what I can find on Google, but I don't make any promises.

"White Christmas" "Bing Crosby" MP3

Cut and paste those search terms in Google, and it will turn up more hits than I care to dig trhough -- I'm sure that at least one of them has a downloadble MP3 version.

 

[MechaBlade]

I have never found a valid song in mp3 format online. I would suggest a person-2-person file sharing program like Audiogalaxy or morpheus. They also have sites where you can pay to legally download mp3's.

 

[Weird Harold]

I have never found a valid song in mp3 format online.

This link is a ZIP file: http://www.f1-help.com/christmas/whitechristmasMp3.zip

http://www.f1-help.com/christmas/ Also has a WAV file zipped for download which is also embedded in the web-page as background music -- it makes the page load slow but it's definitely Bing's best known rendition of White Christmas.

 

[Debbie]

Thanks WH, I found it! Google rocks.
My boy will be singing this for a few weeks.

MechaBlade, I had no problem finding it
using google. I deleted morpheus because
of the porn that downloaded itself onto my desktop
and onto my HDD whilst my 13 yr old was getting DBZ pics.

 

[Debbie]

This link is a ZIP file: http://www.f1-help.com/christmas/whitechristmasMp3.zip

http://www.f1-help.com/christmas/ Also has a WAV file zipped for download which is also embedded in the web-page as background music -- it makes the page load slow but it's definitely Bing's best known rendition of White Christmas.

The second link is where I just finished downloading and listened to the song.
Thank you again for your help.

 

[MechaBlade]

Thanks WH, I found it! Google rocks.
My boy will be singing this for a few weeks.

MechaBlade, I had no problem finding it
using google. I deleted morpheus because
of the porn that downloaded itself onto my desktop
and onto my HDD whilst my 13 yr old was getting DBZ pics.

Hmm... porn that downloaded itself when your 13 year old was on the computer? Sounds kinda suspicious to me.

 

[Debbie]

Hmm... porn that downloaded itself when your 13 year old was on the computer? Sounds kinda suspicious to me.

<snicker> I know what you mean! But I was here watching him when he was downloading the pics. When he finished? I closed that page and found? Porn pics that were not there before and a shortcut to a porn site.

 

[sarahuk4]

Debbie , I find this site excellent

www.winmx.com it seems to be safe, but any mp3s downloaded please make sure you virus scan it before playing ...also a tip, when i downloaded it i ticked non file sharing , as i dont want ppl accessing my files ...and all music i take out of music file asap ....so doubly safe ok .....

You will have to give Zonealarm (firewall) access whilst getting music , ok ...

A lot of ppl use Kazza , but i got some real bad trojans from that site , not nice ....

If you want any help , pm me please Debbie , and Yes i am back , havent been here for a long , long , time lol.lol.

 

[Weird Harold]

<snicker> I know what you mean! But I was here watching him when he was downloading the pics. When he finished? I closed that page and found? Porn pics that were not there before and a shortcut to a porn site.

LOL!

I bet he ws glad you were there. You probably wouldn't have believed him otherwise.

 

[Weird Harold]

The second link is where I just finished downloading and listened to the song.
Thank you again for your help.

I was intrigued by "ACC.MIL" so I checked that one out too.

It's Air Combat Command's Christmas page and has a very good redition of White Christmas and several other Christms songs on it. White Christmas isn't Bing's version, but it's probably easier to sing along with without all the whistling in the movie version.

 

[Debbie]

Debbie , I find this site excellent

www.winmx.com it seems to be safe, but any mp3s downloaded please make sure you virus scan it before playing ...also a tip, when i downloaded it i ticked non file sharing , as i dont want ppl accessing my files ...and all music i take out of music file asap ....so doubly safe ok .....

You will have to give Zonealarm (firewall) access whilst getting music , ok ...

A lot of ppl use Kazza , but i got some real bad trojans from that site , not nice ....

If you want any help , pm me please Debbie , and Yes i am back , havent been here for a long , long , time lol.lol.

It is lovely to see you back!
I had the same problem with kazaa too but I think it was Angel who posted recently that you can avoid this problem with using kazaa lite.


WH? I usually believe my kids. I ask first then shoot. *kidding* I also did a search and found that there was info on the net regarding this problem and when I researched DBZ pics I found a lot of DBZ sites that were porn related DBZ pics. It always pays to know what your kids are accessing.

 

[sarahuk4]

Debbie,

I use adware now to get rid of any crap on my pc like that ...it is real good ....

http://www.lsfileserv.com/faq.html

I spent ages getting rid of some spy ware put on my pc , but used that and it got rid of it within seconds , it is excellent ...

It is also free ...

 

[Debbie]

Thanks for the link sarahuk4.
Are you going to be around more
often now?

 

[Weird Harold]

WH? I usually believe my kids. I ask first then shoot. *kidding*
...
It always pays to know what your kids are accessing.

I do to, but there are some things -- like 13 yo boys downloadingporn and trying to get away with it that are just too plausible for parent to believe them on the very first try. You might ask, but I'd bet that you'd also ask again and again trying to catch him out, too.

More parents need to build enough trust with their kids that things like this don't make them jump to conclusions. I must admit I would have jumped to a conclusion even if I did give the kid a chance to explain.

 

[sarahuk4]

Yes , Debbie I hope so , trying to sort out this pathetic world called "my life " ...lol...lol....

 

[Debbie]

I do to, but there are some things -- like 13 yo boys downloadingporn and trying to get away with it that are just too plausible for parent to believe them on the very first try. You might ask, but I'd bet that you'd also ask again and again trying to catch him out, too.

More parents need to build enough trust with their kids that things like this don't make them jump to conclusions. I must admit I would have jumped to a conclusion even if I did give the kid a chance to explain.

LOL Something happened recently in our household that made us realise sometimes we need to give our kids the oppurtunity and trust first before jumping to conclusions.
The truancy officer visited me saying my 13 yr old was not present at school for three days in a row. I was so upset. But when he came home told him what had happened, then asked him where he was on those days. He still said school, ask my form teacher etc. I called the school he said he was (according to their computer) marked present and that they would call the truancy officer themselves. Turns out? Someone at the school made a mistake. Poor kid and poor parents who were freaking out.
I still say it pays to know what your kids are up to especially on the net. Trust and respect has to be errant and given both ways. I am glad I gave my son the benefit of the doubt.



sarahuk4, I am sure your life isn't pathetic. I wish you well
and look forward to interacting more with you on the board.
Sorting r/l out is very important.