http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ Repair Questions » Forum: Help Me - Recent Posts en Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:57:32 +0000 http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/extra-usb-slot#post-592 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:41:22 +0000 Adam 592@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>You can buy a PCI card with USB ports or you can find out if your motherboard has any empty USB pins and just buy a USB port adapter and plug it into your motherboard. Both methods are quite simple to install. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/dll-error-message#post-581 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:01:44 +0000 Adam 581@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>The best thing to do is to find out what program is using that .dll file. Once you've figured out what program it is then uninstall the program.</p> <p>Deleting a .dll file is not something I'd recommend unless you know what you're doing as sometimes deleting a .dll file will corrupt your operating system. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/files-have-changed-format#post-580 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:56:33 +0000 Adam 580@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>You can use a free file recovery tool like, Undelete, to recovery your lost files. Also, storing important files on a USB flash drive is not a good idea as flash drives are not that reliable. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/new-keyboard#post-579 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:53:22 +0000 Adam 579@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Why do you need two keyboards?</p> <p>A lot of computer systems will act up when you plug in two different keyboards so the best thing to do is use only one keyboard. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/converting-excel-files-to-pdf#post-578 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:38:47 +0000 Adam 578@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>You can try using a free PDF creator like PrimoPDF or CurePDF and you shouldn't have a problem. All PDF creators, like Acrobat, only print what is given to them so make sure that you have not enabled the show formulas in your Excel program. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/protecting-a-flashdisk-from-viruses#post-577 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:20:11 +0000 Adam 577@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>You don't need to protect a flash drive because viruses will not attack them. All you have to do is scan the USB flash drive every time you plug it into a computer if you want to be safe. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/new-cpu#post-572 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:47:40 +0000 connor 572@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I have this working fine before I got the cpu but it seems the new one (an upgrade) the monitor goes into power save mode and I have no idea what that means. When I replace it with the old cpu it works fine. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/extra-usb-slot#post-568 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:30:00 +0000 gesi 568@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I can install just about anything given enough time but I have never installed a USB slot. I need a new one since this machine only came with three (currently using headset, keyboard and mouse) - I need another for my printer, help!? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/apm#post-567 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:26:51 +0000 gesi 567@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>My computer is either in use and on, or off and resting. There is no real in between for me so is there any real need for me to use APM? Does it benefit in any way? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/fix-drivers#post-566 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:25:44 +0000 Dotz 566@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Are there any free or cheap software downloads for scanning and fixing driver problems? How can you find out if you are having driver related issues? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/remote-desktop#post-546 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:33:35 +0000 gesi 546@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I had someone set this up on my laptop but now with a new computer at home I am not sure how to add that one. What steps are needed, do I need anything fancy? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/dlls#post-545 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:31:28 +0000 tany 545@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>How do I find and replace missing DLL files? And how do I know what sites are secure and legit for this type of thing? I have no idea what I am doing. :( </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/dvd-rom-can-write-but-cannot-read#post-533 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:50:49 +0000 Bart 533@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I bought this new DVD-Rom today. I tried burning DVD's in it and it works just fine. Now when I inserted the DVD that was just written, the DVD-Rom will display the DVD as new. Is this a hardware problem or software problem? I used Nero as my software for DVD burning. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/cd-exploded-inside-cd-rom#post-531 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:43:40 +0000 Val 531@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>While I was watching a movie using my CD-ROM, the CD inside it suddenly exploded. The computer froze and I'm just glad that it still works after restart, but not the CR-ROM. I will replace it but what can I do next time to prevent this from happening? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/cleaning-the-desktop-keyboard#post-529 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:32:43 +0000 Richard 529@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>How do I clean the my keyboard? There are some small particles that I can't remove inside the keyboard. I'm afraid to remove the screws because I might not return the keys properly. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/ups-is-not-doing-what-its-supposed-to-do#post-525 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:38:55 +0000 Gordon 525@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I bought a UPS because our electric current is low at night and there is often a power surge that always turns off my computer. But it doesn't do what its supposed to do. How can I make it work? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/how-often-to-refresh-os-and-apps#post-493 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:03:14 +0000 Connie 493@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I read somewhere that every now and then I should reformat my hard drive and re-install the OS and applications. Is this really necessary, and how often is 'every now and then'? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/32-64-bit#post-484 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:26:57 +0000 NotAGeek 484@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I am looking into buying a new computer and in the choices section for the operating system it wants to know if I want a 32bit or 64bit system. What is the difference? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/check-ram#post-483 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:24:20 +0000 NotAGeek 483@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Is there a free software or tool that checks your RAM for errors that may be causing problems? Is there a manual way to search for RAM errors? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/if-it-is-noisy-does-that-mean-its-going-to-die#post-468 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:58:50 +0000 gesi 468@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I have three fans in my computer and honestly I know of only one what it is for that is, the CPU fan. The other two I have no idea and they are noisy but I can not tell which fan it is of the two left. Why is is noisy and does that mean its going to die out soon? </p>