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Glad you guys got it sorted out. We scan VK nightly to make sure its clean. If you ever have any problems accessing the site, please contact VK admin Kamakiri, or myself.
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still not working for me, got a call into my IT guy...
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Dave: open your browser Internet Explorer. Click on Tools. Click on Windows Update. Follow the prompts. It will probably say there's a critical update to perform which it will do automatically when you click on it. This could take a while while it churns in the background. Then it will ask to restart the computer. When the computer comes back up, all should be well.
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got it. just changed to firefox. IT guy did not want me to make changes.
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My email all day every day is hondacuraworld@aol.com if anyone needs me. I'm also there on AIM as well
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Allowing one's computer to update can sometimes do more harm than good......The last big update has messed up my internet explorer 8 such that it defaults to 100% zoom when I open new tabs or windows. This really ticks me off! I like to keep the zoom no my laptop at 140% so I can read this site, ARF, and most other sites without pressing my face to the screen. Before the update any tab or window I would open would default to the zoom level of the last closed tab or window, and as long as I left the zoom at 140 or remembered to go back to it before closing stuff I changed the zoom in it would stay at 140 as I wanted.
This is sooner or later going to annoy me into switching to fire fox which came with this machine, but I never bothered to setup.
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If Firefox came with your computer, it is probably on one of the original installation/recovery CDs. If not, the latest version of FF is available as a free download at http://www.mozilla.com. I let my computer update itself whenever it tells me it needs to (via a balloon symbol near the system tray), and have never had one bit of trouble. The only way I can imagine an update actually harming a computer is if the update has viruses or bugs. Always be certain your antivirus protection is up to date, and be sure you know from whom you are downloading any program updates. Almost every time I have installed a program on my machine from the Web, I have seen a dialog box with a warning: "Download software only from authors whom you trust". This should send up a red flag immediately -- that the software you are about to download could damage your computer or play havoc with your online security. If you have downloaded material from this person or entity before and have had no problems, go ahead. However, if the person/entity is someone or some software firm you have never heard of, avoid the download like the plague. Mozilla's downloads are safe, for the most part, as are software downloads from sources such as CNet's download site (http://www.download.com), but to be 100 percent certain the software is virus- and bug-free, scan it first with a good antivirus system (which is a good idea for any software download about which you are in doubt as to whether or not it is infected). I use AVG, which works well for my purposes, on my Windows XP system; this software, which has a built-in virus scanner for individual programs as well as for your entire computer, is also available as a free download from http://www.grisoft.com. There are many other antivirus scanners out there, but I've had, and continue to have, excellent results with AVG. Besides, it is freeware, so even if, Heaven forbid, the program doesn't meet your expectations, you are not out one penny. If the program does work well for you (as it should), however, you have bagged a bargain. A good antivirus program will be worth its weight in gold if it stops even one virus from compromising or outright damaging your computer, or worse.
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I don't worry about this computer much.....My college gave it to me, and will maintain it for free (already lost the HDD 4-5 times). Next fall they will give me a newer unit that I will get to keep (as long as I graduate). That one I will be more carefull with (especially after I graduate).
Thanks for the tip on the free virus scan I'll check it out. Most software that I need I can easily track down a free version of, but it seems that when my computer gets buggy and I search for free anti-virus stuff it either is not totally free to install, or they show one what is wrong and ask one to pay for the for the activation code to enable the software to fix it.
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