ArnoldLayne wrote: To access and orginise my music on the pc, I use winamp. This evening when trying to open winamp up I get a box come up which says....
"The drive or network connection that the shortcut'winamp.Ink' refers to is unavailable. Make sure that the disk is properly inserted or the network resources is available and then try again"
I just cant get winamp to open and i dont know what that message has to do with the price of fish
My new 'puty's' got Windows Media Player which is different to Winamp....afraid I can't help.... have you tried re-booting the computer?
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ArnoldLayne wrote: I'll try that Bez.It might work.
It needs a major overhaul anyway. Its getting real slow. Its time for my son to build me another
Have you done a 'de-frag' lately...that usually speeds thing up.
It needs a major overhaul anyway. Its getting real slow. Its time for my son to build me another
Have you done a 'de-frag' lately...that usually speeds thing up.
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Shake it up, Arnold!
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chonsigirl wrote: Shake it up, Arnold!
:wah: :wah: ..
:wah: :wah: ..
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ArnoldLayne wrote: Yep, I like to keep things tidy. Have done a disc clean up and defrag a few weeks ago. All my music is on a seperate hard drive. I just think the old girl is getting weary.
The re-boot helped by the way, so now I am most definitely "shaking it up"
:) I love the way you shake things up, Arnold.
Ah, so your computer is a female, huh?
The re-boot helped by the way, so now I am most definitely "shaking it up"
:) I love the way you shake things up, Arnold.
Ah, so your computer is a female, huh?
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Oh, that is so sweet of you, Arnold.*and what a mind to get out of that one!:wah: *
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Where it says "The drive or network connection that the shortcut'winamp.Ink' refers to is unavailable", it should give you at least two options - to scan for the missing shortcut destination, or to browse for it. It should never have lost the filename it's meant to point at, but you can re-establish it there once and it ought to go back to normal.
If it can search, let it. It ought to find the right .exe file and ask for confirmation. If it says "C:Program FilesWinampWinamp.exe" then confirm and you're done.
If you have to browse, browse to "C:Program FilesWinamp" and double-click Winamp.exe then confirm and you're done.
If you can't get either of those to work, re-install the freeware Winamp package and you'll be back to normal.
If normal is slow, tell us the following and we can tell you what to do with it:
Processor Maker, chip and speed
Hard drive size
Hard drive free space
Memory
Operating System
Internet connection speed
If it can search, let it. It ought to find the right .exe file and ask for confirmation. If it says "C:Program FilesWinampWinamp.exe" then confirm and you're done.
If you have to browse, browse to "C:Program FilesWinamp" and double-click Winamp.exe then confirm and you're done.
If you can't get either of those to work, re-install the freeware Winamp package and you'll be back to normal.
If normal is slow, tell us the following and we can tell you what to do with it:
Processor Maker, chip and speed
Hard drive size
Hard drive free space
Memory
Operating System
Internet connection speed
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Very good, Ian, but for someone who doesn't "know what that message has to do with the price of fish" Arnold might need slightly more clues than that.
The reason that a shortcut suddenly stops working, in my experience, is that a user has inadvertently dragged the folder containing the program to a different location on the directory tree. I know there's alternative reasons but that's the first I'd look for. In that event, the registry for something like Winamp will quite often simply not function even if a new shortcut is provided, which is why I took the rather more long-winded approach. It depends on the complexity of the registry content for the package, and the failsafes written in by the programmers, but it's a major failure if the shortcut can't find the executable any longer. The correct response isn't really "well lookit here, Jemima, I'd better build a durned new shortcut, shucks", it's more "what's screwed my installation up?".
The reason that a shortcut suddenly stops working, in my experience, is that a user has inadvertently dragged the folder containing the program to a different location on the directory tree. I know there's alternative reasons but that's the first I'd look for. In that event, the registry for something like Winamp will quite often simply not function even if a new shortcut is provided, which is why I took the rather more long-winded approach. It depends on the complexity of the registry content for the package, and the failsafes written in by the programmers, but it's a major failure if the shortcut can't find the executable any longer. The correct response isn't really "well lookit here, Jemima, I'd better build a durned new shortcut, shucks", it's more "what's screwed my installation up?".
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ArnoldLayne wrote: Thank you Spot. I wasnt given an option when the box appeared and I couldnt start winamp by any other means so I did a re-boot which seemed to correct the problem. The shortcut now worksIt's amazing how often power cycling fixes matters. I should have mentioned it early on. I tend to think of problems as being repeatable.
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Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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ArnoldLayne wrote: There are occasions when the image on my screen "shudders" and there is a very faint audible rumble. It only lasts a fraction of a second and maybe only a couple of times a week, as far as I have noticed.Dear Arnold,
This is a common problem, but few people believe the answer without demonstration. For this, you will need a short springy twangy thing. A six inch metal ruler is ideal, but it's too much to hope that you have exactly the right implement to hand. A Jew's Harp, perhaps? Maybe even a piece of plastic cutlery if all else fails. Grip it between your back teeth and twang it while watching the screen. If you have the right amount of spring, and the frequency is close to the screen refresh rate, then the "shudder" you speak of should be clearly visible as should the "rumble". So, back to the solution - what you are experiencing is not a mains power surge, it's indigestion, and you've just seen an exact simulation of the event.
I can't believe that it's electrical, anyway. Perhaps there's a fan involved. Is the monitor balanced on top of the computer (that's a serious Q), what's the monitor model?
Assuming you're on XP, go to Start / Programs / Accessories / System Tools / System Information, go to Components / Display, Edit Select All, Edit Copy, and paste the result into a reply here.
Yours, Spot.
This is a common problem, but few people believe the answer without demonstration. For this, you will need a short springy twangy thing. A six inch metal ruler is ideal, but it's too much to hope that you have exactly the right implement to hand. A Jew's Harp, perhaps? Maybe even a piece of plastic cutlery if all else fails. Grip it between your back teeth and twang it while watching the screen. If you have the right amount of spring, and the frequency is close to the screen refresh rate, then the "shudder" you speak of should be clearly visible as should the "rumble". So, back to the solution - what you are experiencing is not a mains power surge, it's indigestion, and you've just seen an exact simulation of the event.
I can't believe that it's electrical, anyway. Perhaps there's a fan involved. Is the monitor balanced on top of the computer (that's a serious Q), what's the monitor model?
Assuming you're on XP, go to Start / Programs / Accessories / System Tools / System Information, go to Components / Display, Edit Select All, Edit Copy, and paste the result into a reply here.
Yours, Spot.
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You missed the "go to Components / Display", interesting though the first screenload is.
ArnoldLayne wrote: Also, thank you for the sudden release of several dental fillingsOops. It never crossed my mind... what on earth did you put in your mouth and twang? And *that's* a question I never thought I'd be asking in public.
ArnoldLayne wrote: Also, thank you for the sudden release of several dental fillingsOops. It never crossed my mind... what on earth did you put in your mouth and twang? And *that's* a question I never thought I'd be asking in public.
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When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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ArnoldLayne wrote: I'll try again, the thread title wasnt for nothing you know :rolleyes:Just lie back Arnold, I can make it feel really nice for you. How does £20 sound?
We're doing fine so far.
Can you find the make and model on your monitor? That's to check that you're using the optimum refresh rate.
I'm going to check your memory too, if I may. You've got 256MB which is way too little for that computer and XP, but if you download http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php and run it for me, you can copy/paste the Info tab display window after you've pressed the Read Info button.
We're doing fine so far.
Can you find the make and model on your monitor? That's to check that you're using the optimum refresh rate.
I'm going to check your memory too, if I may. You've got 256MB which is way too little for that computer and XP, but if you download http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php and run it for me, you can copy/paste the Info tab display window after you've pressed the Read Info button.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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sixyearsleft wrote: [QUOTE=ArnoldLayne]Spot, since your knowledge of the computer- and most other things- extend further than is humanly possible, perhaps you can uncover the truth to a mystery that has shrouded my pc for many months.
There are occasions when the image on my screen "shudders" and there is a very faint audible rumble. It only lasts a fraction of a second and maybe only a couple of times a week, as far as I have noticed.
It has been suggested that it may the result of power surges on my main electricity supply and that a suppressor of some sort may be the solution. Any ideas ??You definetly have a dodgy audio mp3 or video avi mpeg file, it sounds to me like this file is always open, somewhere on you pc you must have a file that wont delete, go to you media files and attempt to delete them all (dont worry to can restore them from the recycle bin) if you find one that wont delete, restart your pc, now just before your pc starts press your F8 key, this should give you a list of options, go to safe mode, press this option, then go to to file then delete.
another thing, press your ctrl, windows and alt button together at the bottom left of your keyboard, hold them down and press delete, this should bring up a controll box onto your desktop, this will give you usefull info regaurding your system, it will tell you what programs are running ect...[/QUOTE]Arnold, I understand that you have access to professional advice. Do please email this to them and wait for their response before taking any action on the basis of what it says. I'm not prepared to comment on the advice myself, but highlighting "definitely", "always open" and "don't worry" would be a good start. If you do ever accidentally find yourself in the Windows Task Manager I'd be interested to know what you make of the content without reading a manual first.
There are occasions when the image on my screen "shudders" and there is a very faint audible rumble. It only lasts a fraction of a second and maybe only a couple of times a week, as far as I have noticed.
It has been suggested that it may the result of power surges on my main electricity supply and that a suppressor of some sort may be the solution. Any ideas ??You definetly have a dodgy audio mp3 or video avi mpeg file, it sounds to me like this file is always open, somewhere on you pc you must have a file that wont delete, go to you media files and attempt to delete them all (dont worry to can restore them from the recycle bin) if you find one that wont delete, restart your pc, now just before your pc starts press your F8 key, this should give you a list of options, go to safe mode, press this option, then go to to file then delete.
another thing, press your ctrl, windows and alt button together at the bottom left of your keyboard, hold them down and press delete, this should bring up a controll box onto your desktop, this will give you usefull info regaurding your system, it will tell you what programs are running ect...[/QUOTE]Arnold, I understand that you have access to professional advice. Do please email this to them and wait for their response before taking any action on the basis of what it says. I'm not prepared to comment on the advice myself, but highlighting "definitely", "always open" and "don't worry" would be a good start. If you do ever accidentally find yourself in the Windows Task Manager I'd be interested to know what you make of the content without reading a manual first.
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When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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ArnoldLayne wrote: What else can I glean from this info ? For instance should I be concerned that there is a iexplore.exe and also a explorer.exe ( I once had a Explorer.exe application I think was a trojan or something ??)I'm very wary of trying to identify processes by name, simply because malware writers adopt official Microsoft process names as disguises so often.
Most of the interesting Windows Task Manager options are under Processes and Networking / View / Select Columns. In conjunction with XP's performance monitor you can see bottlenecks that way. You have bottlenecks, believe me.
If you want to push on a touch further, I assume you use one firewall - presumably the XP internal firewall - one resident AV package and one Adware on-demand scanner that you've run in the last week? If you can say Yes to those, then we can pass on.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html has a package called Hijackthis.exe which will let you post here all of your running start-up processes in a readable format, if you'd like to.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html lists your hardware and software configuration in sufficient detail to make more sense of what you might need to change. Again, copy/paste (it's a lot of info, but it's your thread!) takes us forward.
Most of the interesting Windows Task Manager options are under Processes and Networking / View / Select Columns. In conjunction with XP's performance monitor you can see bottlenecks that way. You have bottlenecks, believe me.
If you want to push on a touch further, I assume you use one firewall - presumably the XP internal firewall - one resident AV package and one Adware on-demand scanner that you've run in the last week? If you can say Yes to those, then we can pass on.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html has a package called Hijackthis.exe which will let you post here all of your running start-up processes in a readable format, if you'd like to.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html lists your hardware and software configuration in sufficient detail to make more sense of what you might need to change. Again, copy/paste (it's a lot of info, but it's your thread!) takes us forward.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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That's good, I like that one.
The bit on the belarc screen that will excite me even more is on the right, under Memory Modules, where it looks like:
256 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'A0' has 256 MB
Slot 'A1' is Empty
The bit on the belarc screen that will excite me even more is on the right, under Memory Modules, where it looks like:
256 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'A0' has 256 MB
Slot 'A1' is Empty
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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ArnoldLayne wrote: To access and orginise my music on the pc, I use winamp. This evening when trying to open winamp up I get a box come up which says....
"The drive or network connection that the shortcut'winamp.Ink' refers to is unavailable. Make sure that the disk is properly inserted or the network resources is available and then try again"
I just cant get winamp to open and i dont know what that message has to do with the price of fish
I see your problem Arnold. Your puter has nothing to do with the price of fish ok ? If you can just get that crazy thought out of your head things will look a little clearer.
"The drive or network connection that the shortcut'winamp.Ink' refers to is unavailable. Make sure that the disk is properly inserted or the network resources is available and then try again"
I just cant get winamp to open and i dont know what that message has to do with the price of fish
I see your problem Arnold. Your puter has nothing to do with the price of fish ok ? If you can just get that crazy thought out of your head things will look a little clearer.
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