martymas

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  1. ha ha ha brings back memorys marty
  2. yes JD i agree un fortunately im always experimenting and it gets me into bother at times i like ubuntu but it needs to work with windows so i had to revert back to 32bit im not quite ready to take on ubuntu stand alone windows is essential to me in all the years ive used it ive made it work for me with out problems. so 64bit is way in the future marty
  3. Happy Birthdays, Shanenin and Sin put your feet up and enjoy marty
  4. does it show on the left at the very top an icon of a compt if it does open it and press maximise it may have the have the option hide when minimised which need to be unchecked ive never heard of this before so it will be interesting on how to fix it marty
  5. im no golfer but i tried to be one when i first started i pride my self hitting the longest shot on the local course on a par4 i could see the hole between two trees so i hit it up and over the trees and the ball is still going it didnt come down we didnt find it so i gave the game up to expensive having to use a new ball every time you have a shot marty
  6. does any one think the weather patterns have changed in your area it sure has here down under very cold weather for this time of the year marty
  7. hi team recently i installed win xp 64bit and found it wasent compatable with many applis thunderbird firefox. ubuntu. you name it some how it didnt like linux as i was getting all sorts of errors and in ubuntu i wouldnt allow me to install many packagess the disk was given to me by a nephew who works for microsoft australia and no wonder they give the disk away i had all sorts of trouble as well im not experiened with the 64bit os so i reverted back to xp32bit and now ime enjoying my compting so if you have the 64bit version get advice . in case you get trouble like i did marty ps: i
  8. hi mark i had that program inmy favourites for a long time and didnt think i would ever use it now we can install from a cd thanks ile keep you posted marty '
  9. martymas

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    Always wondered why they were extinct Mark hi mark they are not extinct they are protected and we have a special breeding program where young chicks come on stream every year at one stage they were being wiped out because of preditors like ferrits stoats cats dogs you name it but becuase of the resurection programs they are starting to come back in new zealand kiwi is a household name through branding the people are refered to as kiwis the bird is in danger because they are friendly they are not frightened to approach humans im pleased sultan posted that video as the bird is unique nowh
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  11. \hi mark ive just read your post and maybe that will do the trick as ime blind to linux boot disk where and how do get this floppy or cd can i download it from the net and of course ile need the dos commands the only linux cds i have is ubuntu lycoris and mandrake 9.1 and im not sure if mandrake still works but it is worth a try the hdd used to have win 2.000 but they people concerned deleted the personal data off it and it has beena hellofa time trying to make it workable sorry if ive hi-jacked the thread marty
  12. Here are a few things to think about that you probably have never thought about... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Can you cry under water? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why do you have to "put your two cents in".. . but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to? ---------------
  13. hi JD i found with eraser and kill disk they delete the data on the hdd but wont get rid of the hidden partitions one of the problems i had with erasure was the floppy wasent big enough to set up the program and the same with killdisk ive tried so many programs im lost now my son has a hackers disk which he said would take take the paint off the cupboard door [his words] but im reluctant to use these sort of programs maybe im old fashioned i may have to use it in the end however i always come to the board for advice marty
  14. no it wont work with killdisk kill disk wont delete the partition the hdd has no operating sys but those hidden partitions put there by hp i think it has a recovery console dell has the same setup it saves giving the customer a instalation disk ive tired for weeks to delete that partition ive tried all sorts of programs but it keeps telling me no operating sys i inserted the xp disk same result i tried 2-4 linux disks they are normally good for cleaning the drive but i might take to it with an axe ive treid kill disk before but i get the same result i posted because i thought tictocs pro
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  16. i dont mind the changes as long as the people dont change yes the board is certaily updated to me a change is as refreshing as showering with your clothes on does that make sense ha marty
  17. hi tictoc i have a hdd with have no operating sys but has 2 hidden partitions[ hp branding] and i cant find a program to clean it as it wont let me install any sys on it will this program do this? marty
  18. : If you can start the day without caffeine, If you can get going without pep pills, If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it, If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time, If you can take criticism and blame without resentment If you can ignore a friend's limited education and never correct him, If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend, If you can conquer tension without medical
  19. martymas

    Linux

    thanks ime fiddleing away now but it is an improvement marty
  20. hi il_wiccan

    long time no see

    love the kids

    marty

  21. martymas

    Handplane

    hi handplane just a brief note your problems are our problems good to see your post i sympathise with you take care marty
  22. that is valid comment as a right hander i think every one is like me but i forget there are some out there different and compt are made for roght handed people my son is alefty but has adjusted the scrolling lefty wise this is good comment marty
  23. ice wolf yea i have a pin number on my phone now the tolls were sent as far away as mexico but i posted this Q at g4 and pete_c said if you dont allow tracking cookies on your sys they cant track you that is why it is impotant to have a appli like adaware to find the tracking cookies pete called it a pixel so im now scanning with adaware every other day marty