posted 07-16-2001 09:29 PM         

What type of cd's do I need to copy from compact flash card to cd. I have 700mb CD-R, is this the wrong type to use?

Plus I tried to use DVD player and it said other application running, the only thing running is the screen saver, could this do it?

I'm ready for a rock, Hammer and chisel......

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Larry & Sue Mayes

posted 07-17-2001 01:05 AM         

Part of my job responsibilities at my last job was to purchse the computers for our office. HP had been the choice for a long time. However, we had some problems with a couple of them and in the process of repairs, I was told that HP tends to be very proprietary in terms of components. Had a floppy drive fail on one of them and I was told by Radio Shack (authorized repair center for HP) that it had to be replaced with an HP drive, that no other drive would fit. Not saying that this has anything to do with your problems, just an FYI.

Hopefully, Vipermad or Dan P or Fred H will be able to help you with this!

posted 07-17-2001 11:54 AM         

Sorry you are having problems.

You could get a independent advisor to come over but are quite pricey. Or go to a local highschool and grab a geek out of one the computer classes and give him/her a twenty.

posted 07-17-2001 02:51 PM         

My first line of attack would be to check the following;

Step 1. Scroll your mouse to your taskbar "START" button.
Note:Normally on the bottom of you Monitor.

Step 2. In your start menu, scroll to the "Control Panels" button.

Step 3. Double click on your "System" icon.
-This brings up the "System Properties" window.
-Select "Device Manager" folder.
-At this point check for "?" or "!" marks next to any devices shown.
-If none are shown then for now that is a good sign.

Step 4. The next thing is to double check any hardware you might have added which requires available interrupts (IRQ's)
-At times the new hardware you have to add requires you to check you computer for available interrupts. If you set any of these incorrectly, your computer will misbehave.

- To check for available interrupts, go back to your system propeties window and click on properties and click on "check view resources).
-Review at this point if you have any available interrupts. Normally they will be in the 9 - 13 range I believe.

-If all this checks out, my next step would be to remove and reinstall any recent software programs I might have added. I would start out by removing them one at a time and see if my computers behavior changes.

- This will be a pain staking task!

My suspicion is you are either having problems with your (IRQ's) or a new driver (*.DLL) recently installed.

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO FIND OUT IN A HURRY WHETHER YOUR DRIVERS ARE A PROBLEM

Bring up your computer in "SAFE" mode. This will tell the computer to only load the bare essentials. Each computer is different but I believe either Function Button F5 or F2 might do it. These buttons may also kick you into BIOS mode if they are not the ones for "SAFE" mode.

This is some advise ....

posted 07-17-2001 02:56 PM         

You will have to RESTART your computer and when it begins its bootup sequence start tapping the F5 function key. You know it worked because the screen will have SAFE MODE in different corners of your desktop.

At this point try running some of the programs you normally could not work. Keep in mind some of the non default firmware(meaning hardware and software) recently added might not work.

posted 07-18-2001 12:04 AM         

Thank you, I now know a million one. I did not know about that one believe it or not.

I will have to try it and check it out...

Learn something new everyday.

Later...

posted 07-18-2001 07:58 PM         

I will have to try your suggestions.

CJ, I have not called support yet because they are not as helpful as the computer experts we have here. They talk in plain english and the help line talks way above my head.

I was hoping to copy me digital photo's for Mike. Guess I miss this one too.

Larry