I have a TS-H492A internal DVD drive in my computer. The problem I have is that I have a disk jammed in the drive and I can’t eject it. I have tried going into my computer and going to eject on the pull down menu. We are running windows XP. Is there a way of […]
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Posts by theFakeGeek
How to Unlock an “OSD Lockout” Problem
This has most likely annoyed many of you at some point. You turn on your monitor one day and see a jeering message telling you something about an “OSD Lockout”. It doesn’t allow you to change any of your monitors settings, including the setting intended to turn off this message. While I’ve only seen this […]
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How the Consumerist Overreacted. Again.
If there is one site on the Internet that I both respect and hate at the same time it’s Consumerist.com. On one hand they give customers some pull in fighting consumer issues and on the other they post stories that damage reputations without actually researching the complaint! From Consumerist: “Randy tried to get new O […]
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Microsoft announces Downgrade plan for Windows 7
Windows 7 is less then a year away from final release (the current date everyone’s talking about is January 2010) and Microsoft has delivered an unexpected gift for users. Says the BBC: “Anyone buying a PC with Windows 7 pre-installed will be able to swap it for XP or Vista. Microsoft has confirmed that the […]
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Webcam does not work in Windows Live Messenger
From a user on a forum I frequent: “I have recently installed the latest version of windows live messenger, But i am having trouble with the webcam features, for some reason wenever i try too turn on webcam, it tells me the webcam wont work because it is being used by another program (which it […]
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Yes, Apple will fix those cracks on your MacBook
Anybody out there encounter MacBook cracks? I’ve seen a few myself but apparently there is a large amount of people who have complained to Apple about these cracks forming seemingly spontaneously. Apple’s response: Too bad, we’re not gonna fix it. Until now. Apple Insider reports: “The Cupertino-based Mac maker is said to have issued a […]
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DMA Reverts to PIO. Reset it with a handy VBScript.
The Scoop: So you get a computer and for seemingly no reason at all it’s running slow, or a CD/DVD Drive is stuttering when it plays music or video. What could be causing this? One reason may involve your drives DMA mode and it’s dastardly attempts to revert to PIO mode. The What? CD/DVD and […]
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Geeksquad Troubleshooting Guide
Thought I’d share a leaked (old) version of the geeksquad troubleshooting guide that I found on the intertubes. Although most of the stuff is pretty beginner it looks like it might be helpful in training new associates. Link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/21592/GeekSquad-Troubleshooting-Guide Cheers!
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Wine 1.1.14 Released!
The new version of Wine has been released! What’s new in the new version? Various bug fixes for Internet Explorer 7. Many crypt32 improvements, including new export wizard. Better support for windowless Richedit. Improvements to the print dialog. Many fixes to the regression tests on Windows. Various bug fixes. Don’t know what WINE is? From […]
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Windows 7: Windows could not collect information for [OSImage] since the specified image file [install.wim] does not exist
Sorry about the huge title. :) I was recently installing the Windows 7 beta on my laptop using VMWare and ran into the following error: Windows could not collect information for [OSImage] since the specified image file [install.wim] does not exist. I was watching Fringe (great show) and tried a few reboots of the Virtual […]
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