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  2. Printer Spooler Help

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

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    you might try to delete the old one in safe mode...since the file is probably in use...but..(see below)

    as for lexmark printers..i bought at least 3 of them before i learned they were not worth their cheap price... :huh:

    i also have learned to accept the Lexbce Server as a "permanent" part of my services...since even though i no longer use lexmark printers...nothing else works without it...

    wish i could help on the problem with starting the service though...i suspect you will need to muck about in the registry...but i have no clue what might need to be "hacked" :wacko::blink:

  4. "it's A Miracle!"

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    Posted · Edited by screi

    "It makes good Jerry Springer type shock news, but it's not responsible reporting."

    the difference here joe...as i see it...is springer is a staged, scripted event...produced for a target audience...(of which i am not a member..thank you)

    cnn's mine coverage was reporting on a real...ongoing event/tragedy...involving real people and gut wrenching drama

    make your own call on how relevant it was to you...i found it compelling enough to watch...and i believe that cnn presented an accurate view of the events...albiet confused and chaotic..it was how and what happened that night..

  5. "it's A Miracle!"

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    Posted · Edited by screi

    the mining officials knew 20 minutes after the first report of 12 alive came FROM the rescue team that they had only one survivor...they also knew that the celebration at the church was happenning....to let that continue even though they did not have all the details...was unconsionable...which they admitted the next day...they could have at least tempered the euphoric celabration with a cautionary message to these folks...

    there seems to be a feeling amoung some here that the media started the rumor...it did not...and blaming the media for it would be like blaming the cell phones used to spread it...

    the reports i've seen reported seem to indicate that the violations that might be relavent to this event were concerning unsafe levels of coal dust and debris...and some fire safety violations...??

    ..hardly trivial considering the explosion and resulting deaths...

    Times report on the story

  6. "it's A Miracle!"

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    well i watched cnn all that night and all i saw was them reporting on what was happening...the "its a miracle...and praise the lord" stuff was from the victims' families and the governor..which became the story being reported...

    now... i'm no fan of saturation sensationalized coverage of tradgedies...but they are as much a part of life as talk radio has become...which is why i never watch fox...and why i tune cnn out when they cross the line...

    the real story here i believe is why the mine officials allowed a completly inaccurate rumor to circulate for so long...which they now admit was a mistake...why this mine was operating with so many violations...and did that have anything to do with the explosion that killed these folks...???

    I agree.

    However, the job of the news network and reporter is to sift out the bs BEFORE they publish it.

    we apparently did not see the same coverage...i was watching a live broadcast in which a number of people came up to a reporter and told him that they were told by "someone" that 12 were alive...the reporter asked a number of times who made that statement...asked if it was the Gov...or a mine officiall..no one knew...

    over the next 3 hours or so...the reporter made reference to the fact that they had not received any "official" confirmation...in fact at one point said that he thought it was "odd" that it was taking so long for any mine official or the Gov to make any statement(especially if it was such good news)...and lamented that none of the cnn staff could reach any official..and clearly stated a number of time that the information that there were "12 alive" only came from the victims families at the church...this was all live reporting..on scene as it happened..(i was beginning to question the 12 alive report at this point)

    even later when Cooper was talking to the emergency room doctor about the one who was removed from the mine..he was trying to get more info about the status of the remaining miners..the doc said that she had NO contact with anyone at the mine....i knew then that what i was beginning to believe(that something was not right about the 12 alive report) was probably true...and shortly after that was when cooper was interupted by a woman and her two children...who reported that the families were told by the mine officials that only one had survived...

    cnn's coverage was clearly not some edited.. patched together video sound bite compilation you get so often...and yes there were awkward moments during the long hours of waiting for info...and yes the emotions of hope and despair were painfull to watch.. but i do not believe that cnn's coverage deserves to be vilified...

    you can however...conclude that live news coverage is subject to.. and might fall victum to.. misrepresentaions...misinterpretations and rumor...and can provde a powerful view of human nature/behavior when people are under stress....

  7. Do You Think This Is Cruel?

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    It is hazing, and your school is liable if the teachers know about it. A good lawyer might also make a good case that this is descrimination, since age is a protected factor in some states.

    When I was in school, it was sticking freshmen in garbage cans. An escallation eventually led to a particulary bright kid wiring a couple of seniors lockers to explode. Luckily no one was hurt, real lucky since it destroyed the locker.

    Tell somebody, tell everybody, just get it stopped.

    BH

    Brian's got it right...this can lead to nothing but trouble...this is the kind of stuff that get's unbalanced kids to plot murdering their classmates and school admin.. :angry2:

  8. "it's A Miracle!"

    in Open Chat

    Posted · Edited by screi

    well i watched cnn all that night and all i saw was them reporting on what was happening...the "its a miracle...and praise the lord" stuff was from the victims' families and the governor..which became the story being reported...

    now... i'm no fan of saturation sensationalized coverage of tradgedies...but they are as much a part of life as talk radio has become...which is why i never watch fox...and why i tune cnn out when they cross the line...

    the real story here i believe is why the mine officials allowed a completly inaccurate rumor to circulate for so long...which they now admit was a mistake...why this mine was operating with so many violations...and did that have anything to do with the explosion that killed these folks...???

  9. Printer Spooler Help

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted · Edited by screi

    ok..those links are good TT...

    .. i had this problem just last week with my daughters e-machine...turns out the print spooler won't start because one of lexmark services that the print spooler uses as a dependency gets shut off with the uninstall of the printer...it's probaly "Lex Bce server"

    go to control panel/Admin tools/services find the print spooler and double click it...then click the dependencies tap at the top....make a note of all the dependencies listed and then find each in the services list...if any are stopped or disabled..start them...then go back to the print spooler service and start it..it should start and your printer will be back after the restart..

    hope this helps..

  12. Cfh Boards Is It Just Me Or...

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    How low are they going to let the boards sink before somebody does something? Allowing profanity (and vulgar profanity at that) on a forum that is not only accessible to kids,but frequented by then,just isn't acceptable.PERIOD. I mean,you can say the "F" word all over the place,but I couldn't post 'www.walmartwatch.com because t.w.a.t. is in the middle of it.

  22. Your Christmas Trees

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    Christmas prep--:pirate: 'n' eggnog--visions of aliens--makes sense

    Beautiful tree, beautiful room, Wayne--looks like a House Beautiful magazine cover.

    Liz

    Thanx Liz...

    heh...it's all in the picture composition and crop...and getting the girls to pick up their shoes and socks..LOL :lol:

    Merry Christmas all....