http://www.bootdisk.com/ 0026 January 2008
HouseCall
Welcome to the 26th Edition of HouseCall
INDEX
1) Convert wma To mp3
2) ID Firefox As IE
3) 15 Minute Drill
4) Boot To Safe Mode Easy
5) What We Did In 1969
6) Friendly And Free PC Support
7) Is 4 Gig RAM Seen In XP?
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1) Convert wma To mp3
Francis posted - Does anyone know where to download free or cheap software for converting wma (Windows Media Audio) to mp3 file.
Evan P. said:
imtoo's is good:
http://www.imtoo.com/wma-mp3-converter.html
Leroy added:
Check out the free 'Super'. It's very flexible.
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
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2) ID Firefox As IE
Brian asked - Is it possible to make firefox report to websites as if it were IE?
Spuds answered:
http://chrispederick.com/work/user-agent-switcher/
Chris J. buds in:
yes, using the user-agent switcher. But it may cause problems with rendering, if the web page serves up coded designed specifically for IE. It can also cause internal errors with programs starting the wrong browser, or sending information to it incorrectly.
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3) 15 Minute Drill
Melv wrote - I have a wired router been running 3 pc's fine for about 3 yrs, the other day there was no internet connection on any of the pc's so I unplugged the cable modem and Belkin router. Now only one pc will connect the others wont and on the one that does connect if I use internet explorer it works fine until I click off it then on opening up again I get a page cannot be found message forcing a reboot of the machine and all is well again as long as I don't close IE down. All others such as email, msn messenger appear to work fine. Anyone any suggestions as to what could be wrong?
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Try the 15 minute drill. Turn off all PCs. Turn off the broadband modem and the router. Wait 15 minutes. Now turn on the cable/dsl modem. Wait until it connects. Now turn on your router. Wait until it communicates. Now turn on one PC at a time.
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4) Boot To Safe Mode Easy
Just.some.guy wrote - I have XP home. E-machine T2482. It will not start in safe mode although I keep pressing F8.
Nepatsfan said:
Here's a utility that makes booting into Safe Mode easy. You don't have to hit the F8 key or make changes in msconfig. BootSafe:
http://www.superadblocker.com/bootsafe.html
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5) What We Did In 1969
Sweet Judy Blue Eyes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVEUbIgJa9Q
Soul Sacrifice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnamP4-M9ko&NR=1
I'm Going Home:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHw9b4BBV9Y&NR=1
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6) Friendly And Free Tech Support
There are lots of help support forums out in the wild. Below is a good one to start with.
http://www.pchelpforum.com/forum.php
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7) Is 4 Gig RAM Seen In XP?
Sky asked - I have Windows XP Professional SP2, and I just added to my pc 2more gb of DDR2. I have in total 4GB, but when I go to MyComputer/System Properties there I get displayed only 3.25GB of RAM. I have heard that this problem can be fixed.
*** It's not a problem. It's a feature.
Universe_JDJ added:
Perfectly normal.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/en-us
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1035670
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt/RAM.html
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