• Geoff_40 replied to the topic RIDDLE in the board Jokes and humourous links 20 years ago

    Turn the date upside down, it reads the same.

    the next is probably 6009.

  • Geoff_40 replied to the topic Irritating messages in the board Technical Q&A 20 years ago

    Titania, is that on win 9x/2000?

    On XP, go to run, type msconfig, hit ok, then click the start up tab, then uncheck the box next to msnmsgs.

  • Or for the techies out there, the faster RAM will only go at the speed of the bus on the mb.

  • Go ahead.

    It’s only RAM. Nothing will be damaged.

  • No, along as it’s the same type!

    If you asking ‘can you put faster RAM on a ‘slower’ motherboard?’, then the answer is yes.

    All that will happen is that the RAM will run at the speed of the motherboard it’s placed on.

    If it makes you feel safer, don’t go ahead until others confirm it.

  • If I understand the question correctly, then yes, you can.

    It will just run at the lower speed, that’s all.

  • Geoff_40 replied to the topic display adapter troubles in the board Technical Q&A 20 years ago

    Hi soulie,

    Where’s your sig gone??

    No, there’s no conflict.

    The reason for the two partitions (in my case), is that one is for online gaming, and the other for the normal stuff.

    I also back up on the other partition, in case the other fails (as in this case?).

    some people create 4/5 partitions, one for programs, the others for pictures, music…[Read more]

  • Geoff_40 replied to the topic gone n feking lost em in the board Technical Q&A 20 years ago

    Kentlass,

    Next to where it says QSI DVDR SW-041 , there is probably a small box with a tick in it.
    Double click on the tick, and hopefully you will see now see your cd listed as well.

    Now, double click on QSI DVDR SW-041 and your cd seperately, and what does it say in the main box?

    don’t worry about having a poke around in here, as long as you…[Read more]

  • Geoff_40 replied to the topic gone n feking lost em in the board Technical Q&A 20 years ago

    Right click on ‘my computer’
    >properties > hardware> device manager.

    Then find your cd/dvd drives in the list. Then double click on them, and what does it say?

    It should tell you whether there is a problem or not, if there is, (or not, as the case may be), we can all take it from there.

  • Geoff_40 replied to the topic gone n feking lost em in the board Technical Q&A 20 years ago

    This should be striaghtforward.

    Are they listed in the device manager? and if so, what is their ‘status’?

  • Geoff_40 replied to the topic Cd drive not recognised in the board Technical Q&A 20 years ago

    Funny old things, computers!

    I’ve just put the cd first in the boot order, and it’s allowing me to re install.

    Strangley, if I boot it from the hd, it still doesn’t recognise it.

    This has to be because I installed using a different pc.

    Thanks anyway everyone.

  • Sure did.
    Quite easy at the time, just putting down what I felt seemed so natural.

  • Geoff_40 replied to the topic Signatures? in the board Technical Q&A 20 years ago

    CRACKED IT!!!!!!!

    Big thanks go to Pete, Ellen, Temptress and Blonde/Blue for helping me on this.

    I know it’s not the best sig, but now I know, i’ll have fun toying around.

    Temptress, I may come to you for one for my online gaming if i can’t work out how to do what i want, I hope that’s ok.

    Big thanks everyone again, hopfully, I can help you…[Read more]

  • Geoff_40 replied to the topic Signatures? in the board Technical Q&A 20 years ago

    Right then, an educated guess tells me this has everything to do with html.

    I shall have a little play (leave it!), and see what i can do.

    Geoff.

    The bottom of this page tells me i’m on the right track

  • Geoff_40 replied to the topic Signatures? in the board Technical Q&A 20 years ago

    Thanks for the help.

    What a friendly bunch you are!!

    I went to Pete’s site to get a general feel (oohh I say), and got one.

    I’ve tried to cut & paste in the signature box on my profile, but paste doesn’t highlight.

    I’m obviously doing that part wrong! Please tell me. :oops:

    Thanks again for your help, I do appreciate it.

    Geoff.

  • Geoff_40 replied to the topic MP3 Splitting in the board Technical Q&A 20 years ago

    Super, that’s super!

    Thanks m8, that looks good. i might just take you up on your kind offer in the near future.
    Thanks.

    Out of interest, I found a good, simple to use ‘unwrapper’, plus it does shedloads more at:

    http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

  • Geoff_40 replied to the topic MP3 Splitting in the board Technical Q&A 20 years ago

    Spooky, I support the mighty Blues as well………..

  • Geoff_40 replied to the topic MP3 Splitting in the board Technical Q&A 20 years ago

    Many thanks, Owen. nice one.

    I’ve now got a problem initialising MCI.
    It could be a problem of length? (ooeerr missus!).

    Soulie, if you were to download an album, not that I do please understand,
    it would probably be treated as one continous track, as opposed to 11 or 12 (or whatever).

    The splitter will hopefully split the continous track into…[Read more]

  • Geoff_40 replied to the topic Safe Mode in the board Technical Q&A 20 years ago

    The best way to back up files, including all your piccies and music etc. is to buy an external hard drive.

    A 120gb is only about £50, and the box another £20.

    Just plug into a usb port, and start copying. (ok, a bit more to it, but the wizzard takes you through)

    You don’t need to put windows on it.

    No big piles of cd’s to be seen, just a n…[Read more]