Nerelda

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  2. Windows Xp User Account Changes

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

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    Ok, I've made 2 user accounts; 1 being administrator, and the other being my gaming profile. Here's what I want to do:

    I want to change (for the gaming profile only) the programs that come up on startup so that I have only the minimal needed items running for faster/better gameplay. I want to make these Chages to the Gaming profile ONLY so that it will come up that way everytime I log into the gaming profile, but it WON"T affect what boots at startup in the administrator profile.

    Thanks.

  5. Messed Up Floppy Drive

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

    Posted

    DK, did this issue by chance start after 98 was installed? When changed to 98SE, was it a complete format, or did it just get installed over NT?

    That really sucks that your mom won't let you open the computer. This makes for difficult analysis.

    For future reference, is there anything else your mom won't let you do on the computer so we know what can't be suggested?

  12. Messed Up Floppy Drive

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

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    That's what I was thinking JD. Check the cables for sure. On a google search, this is what I found:

    Faulty or improperly inserted diskette, incorrect configuration settings in System Setup program, loose diskette/tape drive interface cable, or loose power cable.

    So basically it is the same thing everywhere.

    What type of system do you have? Is it a personalized computer or pre-built? If pre-built, please post system make and model.

  15. Messed Up Floppy Drive

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

    Posted

    Did you check to see that your BIOS is recognizing your floppy drive correctly?

    Go into device Manager and see what that says about it working correctly or not.

    I think I remember someone saying something about using a floppy cleaner one time....try that. (Floppy cleaner is a cleaning floppy very similar to that of a CD-rom cleaner.

  19. Fedora Core 2 & Windows Xp Dual Boot

    in Linux & Unix

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    I had a few different HP printers, but was never really pleased with them. My brother had a Lexmark X83 (?) for over a year and used the hell out of it with no problems. I'm very pleased with my printer, so if I can't get it to work with linkux, I'll just not worry about it. I'd just really like to be able to get online with linux.

  22. Linux Window Managers

    in Linux & Unix Tips and Tricks

    Posted

    I've got KDE set up on my box. :D

    I also like KDE, but, for pragmatic reasons. With Black Box and Gnome after a short time I would get strange video artifacts on my monitor. KDE works well with my hardware :D

    Through my research, I've found many people saying the same thing, hitest. I notice many people saying that KDE seems to be more compatable with their hardware.

  24. Fedora Core 2 & Windows Xp Dual Boot

    in Linux & Unix

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    hitest: Thanks, I'll look into that. :)

    jcl: No time tonight, but I'll try and get to finding the device ID early this week and post the results.

    I did check the Lexmark site, and came across the same problem with the "unix driver" they listed. When Something for it finally DID show, It was listed as a program for networking with Macs. Although, I think they still could have their links messed up. I'll keep trying, but I'm also going to look into the site hitest posted.

    I saw something about Lexmark's Driver Developement kit, but I really dont' even know the first thing about it.

    I'm still also researching on my own to see if I can come up with anything for either of these problems. It's been mostly dead ends so far, but I'm not giving up.

    UPDATE: No luck on that site from hitest.