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    The Computer Problems Thread

    So.

    Being the Masochist I am. I am willing to take on all comers in a round of "ASK ODIN YOUR COMPUTER QUESTIONS"

    NOTE: I will invariably deride your computer choices and make fun of your technique.

    Second NOTE: I will summarily require or not require Hijack this posts, however most of those aren't going to help me.

    THIRD NOTE: I can help you most with networking/troubleshooting/issues with interrelatability. The phUnk/md9 class for video/graphic problems is down the street.

    Here is one to start with:

    THE GREAT JCB.DLL ESEUTIL PROBLEM

    There is an issue out there while running eseutil to defrag your exchange database that after getting to 10 percent or 20 percent you will get a message giving you information about the JCB.dll. Your exchange defrag will not continue AND the information that links to Technet site does not help you.

    There isn't much info on the web about this issue, and most of it won't help you fix the problem. Websites will tell you to run the best practices analyzer for exchange and fix related problems. While this is a good idea, in a running server environment it can be difficult to reboot the server to fix these registry issues without hacking off the man.

    Plus this won't fix your problem. The defrag on the private store will still stop after 10%.

    So here is the issue. In the install/placement of the eseutil, many admins copy the eseutil to a new directory (IE mdadata) to help run the defrag from the command line without remembering alot of long paths.

    HOWEVER THIS IS THE PROBLEM.

    If you try to regsvr the jcb.dll file it comes back with an error. The reason for this is that the jcb.dll doesn't need to be registered in a specific area. You need the eseutil, the jcb.dll and the dependencies of the eseutil (msoxa? and others) in the SAME directory. Copy all the necessary files to the correct directory, or run your eseutil from the Bin directory and this will allow your defrag to complete.


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    The thingy won't do the stuff I want. Make it.

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    run, cmd, format C: /q

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    Quote Originally Posted by Odin View Post
    run, cmd, format C: /q
    I really tempted to try that.












    what does it do?
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    i put a sammich in my 3.5 floppy and now the compooter no vroom vroom. help!
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    Format is the keyword there...
    Last edited by skiing-in-jackson; 03-29-2007 at 11:43 AM.
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    so i need to format my sammich?
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    "What was once a mighty river. Now a ghost." Edward Abbey
    Quote Originally Posted by rideit View Post
    It's not wyoming...it's Jackson.
    Different rules apply.
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    "Feeling good is good enough."

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    Quote Originally Posted by skibuminwyo View Post
    so i need to format my sammich?
    He seems like a pretty stand up kid, so I don't know why you would need to format him.

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    Wow! Your timing is excellent! Here's my problem:

    I have Media Edition of Windows XP from c. 2000. For a long time (until last spring basically), I didn't have internet service at home, hence I didn't run any Windows updates (e.g. service pack1, 2, etc.).

    OK, so now here it is, 2007, and I, finally with a DSL connection, decide to install said service packs so as to run some new fangled software that won't work without them. I download the packs to my hard drive and attempt to install them. About two steps in (as soon as I get through checking "OK" to the Microsoft disclaimers) I get a message stating something like "Expected Version of Software not found on your Computer" and the process aborts.

    Any ideas? The fine folks at Microsoft refuse to help me unless I pay them $79/hour. I am thinking about simply buying the service pack 2 full upgrade ($99) and trying that--at the worst it gives me free Microsoft tech support...

    All Hail Odin the Mighty!

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    O-Din! Norse god of lightning and thunder!
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    He'll defrag your hard drive
    While boning your mum!

    O-Din! His computer genius always saves the dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

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    Dutchie. Just to clarify.

    You have Windows ME... or Windos XP Media Center?

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    One more thing as well.

    ME is not supported any more on any level
    ME was one of the biggest loads of shit microsoft ever dumped on the viewing public.

    However the error that you are getting is inconsistent with rollup packages.

    My guess is that if this is your software, you inadvertantly downloaded the xp media center or xp sp2 patches for ME, which won't work.

    The way I would look for your updates is through Windows Update. (www.windowsupdate.com)

    HOWEVER if you have perchance media center 2002.....

    THEN you need to let me know which service pack/hotfix you are trying to run first. (# that is referenced in microsofts website/what the name of the file is after downloading)

    That will give me a better understanding.

    For example: There is a patch out there that upgrades functions for access to a different level. However running this patch BEFORE you run another hotfix results in the error message you recieved ( a common error message) In this case you need to run the hotfix first, then the patch. So often times it is the case with certain hotfixes and patches. I would look for roll ups and read the information within the hot fix notification... .for example...


    MORE INFORMATION
    To obtain Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, visit the Microsoft Windows Update Web site:
    http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/)
    Release Date: Oct. 14, 2005

    Note To install this update, you must have Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 and .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 installed. Windows Update detects whether these packages are installed. Windows Update automatically installs these packages for you.

    If the 886904 update is installed, you must uninstall the 886904 update before you install Update Rollup 2 for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. Otherwise, the .NET Framework 1.1 SP1 installation will not succeed.

    To determine whether the 886904 update is installed, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, click Run, type appwiz.cpl, and then click OK.
    2. Click to select the Show Updates check box.
    3. In the Currently installed programs list, look for the following item:
    Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB886904)



    This shows that unless you have the correct .net application installed you won't be able to install the rollup.

    It's a process that will take some sleuthing but not too much.

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    Thanks Odin--I am at work now and can't remember my exact specs: but I definitely have XP Media Edition (not ME); must be from '02. In anycase, I am pretty sure it is the very first version of XP Media released.

    I did run www.windowsupdate.com--it would search and search for what I need and eventually time-out. So, I manually downloaded SP1 & SP2 to my desktop; attempting to run either gave me the aforementioned message. I am thinking that there might have been a pre-SP1 patch/hotfix that I need as you suggest.

    In anycase, I will give your suggestions a whirl tonight--thanks for the help!

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    My laptop hrdrive just shit the bed.
    That is all, new one is being installed today.
    Whoop-de-doo.

    So, what cool software/hardware exists so that I can plug my guitar into my computer?
    Any free/share ware out there?

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    I could probably fix this myself, but maybe you can give me some advice anyways.

    I no longer get sound from websites like youtube. The volume is up on the imbedded vid and the speakers are on and connected and all that. The little speaker icon in the tray at the bottom of the screen, however, told me that some software was not installed, and now it isn't even there. I still get sound when using media player or quicktime. What the hell is up?
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    Quote Originally Posted by PaSucks View Post
    I could probably fix this myself, but maybe you can give me some advice anyways.

    I no longer get sound from websites like youtube. The volume is up on the imbedded vid and the speakers are on and connected and all that. The little speaker icon in the tray at the bottom of the screen, however, told me that some software was not installed, and now it isn't even there. I still get sound when using media player or quicktime. What the hell is up?
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    Dutchie, make sure that this is what you downloaded.

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

    You don't need sp1, it isn't supported and all the fixes come in sp2.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaSucks View Post
    I could probably fix this myself, but maybe you can give me some advice anyways.

    I no longer get sound from websites like youtube. The volume is up on the imbedded vid and the speakers are on and connected and all that. The little speaker icon in the tray at the bottom of the screen, however, told me that some software was not installed, and now it isn't even there. I still get sound when using media player or quicktime. What the hell is up?
    Let me refer you to this thread....

    http://forums.techguy.org/web-email/...o-youtube.html

    and in particular, this information from this guy.

    If you install the K-Lite codec pack, and then run the "Codec Tweak Tool"

    Start > Programs > K-Lite Codec Pack > Configuration > Codec Tweak Tool

    Then check the box next to [Registry] Fix non-working system sound

    It should fix the problem (Did for me)


    http://www.free-codecs.com/download/...Codec_Pack.htm

    Make sure to download the full version.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rideit View Post
    My laptop hrdrive just shit the bed.
    That is all, new one is being installed today.
    Whoop-de-doo.
    Don't know much on the guitar stuff, but there is a cool adapter that runs laptop hard drives into a normal desktop hd connection. So if your laptop shits the bed os wise you can still bring up the hard drive, mount it, and copy all the data off without losing so much as a cookie

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    I feel stupid for posting this, since I usually can offer people help, not ask for it, but w/e.

    X-posted from maximum pc.com forums (which were no help):
    Quote Originally Posted by me
    I recently put a new HD in a Dell Latitude D600 with a Mobility Radeon X300 gpu. I set it up with a clean windows install, and had to go find the drivers one by one, as my dad had lost all the rescue disks.

    The system works fine, but when I play a video in Windows Media Player, the screen turns black and flickers on and off 5 or 10 times before it actually plays the video. It happens a few more times when I close WMP. The issue occurs both when I have WMP open by itself and when it is embedded in a browser window. No such problems occur with quicktime videos.

    The obvious idea would be to look at the video driver, but it seems to be up to date. What gives?

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    DDiamond:

    What have you done on the side of troubleshooting in the display properties.

    It appears the the mobility rage series has had some shortcomings in the relationship with dell area. However your error sounds something akin to an issue with refresh rates, or res size.

    If you move both of these to default or less settings does the issue still happen? If you go to a standard vga driver, does the issue still happen. The idea with this kind of problem is to first find out if anything you do can fix the problem, then troubleshoot there.

    For example. If changing the refresh rate or res fixes the problem, the issue may lie in the interrelationship with your video card and the capabilities of the dell itself. Simply put, your video card might do more than the dell can handle.

    Since windows media player is more tied into your system issues than quicktime it would make sense that you would see issues there.

    I guess the question is..... what have you tried?

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    I no longer get sound from websites like youtube. The volume is up on the imbedded vid and the speakers are on and connected and all that. The little speaker icon in the tray at the bottom of the screen, however, told me that some software was not installed, and now it isn't even there. I still get sound when using media player or quicktime. What the hell is up?
    This happens to me on this site sometimes. I find if i go to the actual youtube page the sound will work, just doesnt work with the embedded video for some reason
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    Okay here's a question: I partitioned my drive about a year ago, with windows xp, but I made my system partition too small and now the computer is slowly degrading into a piece of arse. Is there any way to enlarge it without losing data on the non-system partition? or should I just throw everything out and start again (with a mac)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Send View Post
    Okay here's a question: I partitioned my drive about a year ago, with windows xp, but I made my system partition too small and now the computer is slowly degrading into a piece of arse. Is there any way to enlarge it without losing data on the non-system partition? or should I just throw everything out and start again (with a mac)?
    Well, not for free unfortunately.

    However you can give partition magic a go. Other than reinstalling/reformatting your drive, there aren't alot of freeware tools for repartitioning, that I trust that is.

    I haven't used partition magic in forever, but it might be able to repartition your drive without hosing your system. However, from what you are saying you have two partitions.... system and non system.

    I think you might have a problem extending the system partition into the non system partition regardless of what software you use. Just back up your data (buy a western digital usb storage drive) then giverhell. A reload will do your computer good.

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    A timely thread indeed:

    Windows Server2003
    Problems with device CAL's

    A) how the fuck do I deactivate a device CAL once it has been permanently issued? e.g., if you buy a new computer to replace an old one, surely you don't have to wait 40 days until the CAL for the old computer expires. Do I have to call Bill Gates? Is there some way to force the deactivation of a CAL? I see nothing available and googling has got me squat.

    B) Terminal Services Manager does not run properly when I log onto the Server. It opens minimized. When I switch to it using Windows Task Manager, the window comes up, but it is not responsive. If, however, I open Terminal Services Manager from a remote session, everything is normal. WTF?

    Please help me (mainly with problem A. problem B is annoying but not so bad)
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