Charging Battery

Question submitted by kathleen on Monday, October 27, 2008 at 02:28:43
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Question: When charging how do I know when it is fully charged.

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Answer: Well kathleen that is the mystery of this decade. There is usually an indicator that tells you if you are fully charged but they usually lie. On Windows PCs the indicator is down in the right hand corner next to the time. It usually looks like a little battery when you unplug your laptop from the power cord and if you move your mouse onto the icon it will tell you if you're fully charged or just partially charged. MacBooks and other Mac laptops have an indicator up on the top of the main desktop on the upper right.

If you don't see an indicator then you have to delve into the Control Panel on a PC laptop. One of the options in the Control Panel is Power Options. In this control panel you can check out your battery charge and an "estimate" of how long it will last. Usually, it's a guesstimate that isn't very accurate. I've had the meter tell me I'm at 30% of the battery and then suddenly shutdown because it decided the battery was drained. On a Mac you can look in the System Preferences for the Power controls.

With newer PCs and MacBooks they are coming out with longer lasting batteries that claim 6 hour battery life. The best I've been able to get out of my older laptops is about 2 hours (if I'm lucky).

I hope that points you in the right direction.

Ed Smit

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HP OFFICE 6210 ALL IN ONE

Question submitted by salvatore on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 00:07:41

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Question: HOW DO I REMOVE OLD PRINTER DRIVER NOT ABLE TO ITEMS APPEARING ON COMPUTER .THANK YOU

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Answer: If you are using a PC you go into the Control Panel and choose Add/Remove Programs and remove the printer drivers from the list.

If it is a Mac you delete the printer from the Printer Manager that is located in your Applications folder under Utilities (unless it's Tiger and then you

have to go into System Preferences and Printers to remove you printer.

Outlook Express not working

Question submitted by Nanette on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 00:14:31
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Question: My outlook express is telling me server can't be found

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Answer: This means that your internet connection is either not working correctly or your settings in outlook express are not correct. This could be caused by Spyware or a Virus or an ISP switch. First download Spybot - Search and Destroy and scan your computer. If that doesn't help check with your ISP. Sometimes, if you have an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that changes servers they send an email telling you they will be changing your settings. This can also cause email to not pull correctly. If the problem persists I would contact whoever is hosting your email and ask them if they've changed anything for your account. If they haven't then I would check with your internet connection provider. There could be a problem with your connection to the internet.

Hope all this helps.

Ed Smit
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Acer Aspire L3600

Question submitted by sarah on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 00:47:25
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Question: hi just wondering does the acer aspire L3600 come with a DVD burner drive coz we just bought one thought it did but cant seen to get windows media player and windows dvd burner to recognise it

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Answer:  Unfortunately Acer is one of the worst brands to deal with.  When I looked at their site they don't even list your model to check the specs.  The best I can say is look at the cover of the Drive and see if it says DVD anywhere on it.  It might only be a DVD player and a CD-RW.  That's the cheapest kind of drive that you usually get these days and that would fit Acer's MO.  Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but Acer Laptops are selling that cheap because their components are cheap and often faulty.  I hope you bought an extended warranty with that one.

Good luck,

Ed Smit
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Password Fiasco

Question submitted by Angela on 10/10/08 5:22 PM

Question: fiasco

I changed my password on my computer and can't remember it.

(It never occurred to me to leave both fields blank when changing it--the
computer belonged to a small business in another life so was password
protected.)

Any thoughts? My brother suggested Trinity Rescue Kit but it looks very
scary, like I might blow up my computer at work.

Answer: What operating system are you using? If it's XP or 2000, usually you can boot up your computer in safe mode and reset the password. Hold F8 when you turn on your computer use the arrow keys on the keyboard to hightlight Safe Mode and Hit the Enter key. If it asks for a username type Administrator and leave the password blank. This should startup and you can go into the control panel and change your user password if it comes up.

Good luck,
Ed Smit
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Rebooting windows HP

Question submitted by michelle on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 00:31:49
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Question: my computer is running very slow and it's not excepting any commands when requested to go on any sites and i would like to start my computer from the very begining when i had first purhase windows hp

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Answer:
HP has a wonderful recovery system that works most of the time for reclaiming your original factory settings. Make sure you backup all of your data before doing this because it can destroy data.

When you first boot up your system a message flashes on your screen to hit several F-keys for different options. You want to choose the F -key for Recovery. This lets you start from scratch on your computer. There are usually two choices when starting over. One just replaces your operating system and tries not to destroy your data (this helps 80% of the time). If you're really having trouble you should choose the advanced option of formatting your hard drive and reinstalling fresh (this is a sure fire way to clean up a system that has corruption in the operating system from a virus or other annoyances). If this doesn't work then you have a problem with your hardware and it needs to be serviced.

Good Luck,

Ed Smit
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