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Help for an incompedent Computer operator
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10. March 2006 @ 04:21 |
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Question for the Main Men: In the last 3-4 months, most every time I download something, saving it to various places, it usually ends up Corrupted or missing a file, arm , left nut or something telling me to redownload it. I have Win. XP Home, SP 2 and Dial up w/ MSN . I use Nortons anti virus, have the firewalls on and often run Spy Sweeper. So, besides me being in the wrong field, is there any suggestions ? Thanks in advance !!
B.V.L.
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SypherTek
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10. March 2006 @ 04:42 |
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well i suppose it could be a problem with your hard drive.. espescially if the same thing is happening for every file you download. although it makes me wonder that if it is your hard drive why hasnt it messed up your windows install.... hmmm
it could also be dial up, its so slow that it could be missing out packets of the files your downloading which would leave them corrupt and incomplete.
not really sure how youd go about testing this but you can certainly check if your hard drive is at fault. post back with the specs of your system (or at least the model and manufacturer of your hard drive) i can send you in the right direction for some tools to test your hard drive.... if you can download them that is :S
Studio Comp: AMD Athlon XP 3200+ OC ~ 2.35GHz runs at 40 celcius idle and 48 under stress (aerocool GT1000 really works!), Asrock K7VT4A , 1024MB Dual Channel DDR 400, MSI Nvidia FX5200 128MB OC ~ 600MHz mem 350MHz core,80GB SATA + 200GB SATA + 120GB IDE, 7.1 Channel Soundblaster Audigy 2 Platinum EX sound and midi interface. 19" Sony SDM-HS95 TFT monitor - sweeet
Comp2: AMD Sempron 2400+ OC ~ 2.0GHz (Stable), Asrock K7S41GX, 512MB DDR 333, Onboard Graphics, 40GB Maxtor IDE
set of monitors on the way soon :P
Google is your friend...
WorkComp: LAPTOP, intel celeron D 2.4GHz, 256MB DDR, 20GB hd. NO SCREEN IT WAS SAWN OFF :S (bag of crap) |
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10. March 2006 @ 04:54 |
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Your right on the dial-up part, we've been waiting for MSN to bring Broadband to our ( Populated ) city for some time now. All i know is it's a Emachine T2245 with like 512MB worth of memory ( Not Avil. Mem. 2 256 MB Sticks ) And I guess just the hard drive that came with it, which is about 4 years old now ****Thanks allot for your help ! Much Appreciated !
B.V.L.
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SypherTek
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10. March 2006 @ 05:05 |
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ok open up my computer and right click on your C: drive, go to properties, click on the hardware tab. it will tell you the make and model number of your hard drive there.
find out and post back here
Studio Comp: AMD Athlon XP 3200+ OC ~ 2.35GHz runs at 40 celcius idle and 48 under stress (aerocool GT1000 really works!), Asrock K7VT4A , 1024MB Dual Channel DDR 400, MSI Nvidia FX5200 128MB OC ~ 600MHz mem 350MHz core,80GB SATA + 200GB SATA + 120GB IDE, 7.1 Channel Soundblaster Audigy 2 Platinum EX sound and midi interface. 19" Sony SDM-HS95 TFT monitor - sweeet
Comp2: AMD Sempron 2400+ OC ~ 2.0GHz (Stable), Asrock K7S41GX, 512MB DDR 333, Onboard Graphics, 40GB Maxtor IDE
set of monitors on the way soon :P
Google is your friend...
WorkComp: LAPTOP, intel celeron D 2.4GHz, 256MB DDR, 20GB hd. NO SCREEN IT WAS SAWN OFF :S (bag of crap) |
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10. March 2006 @ 05:09 |
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Copy.
B.V.L.
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10. March 2006 @ 05:15 |
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Manurfactur= ( Standard disk drives )
# ST340015A
*Thanks, hope thats what you need !
B.V.L.
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10. March 2006 @ 11:08 |
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Seagate: 5400rpm, 40gig ATA100.
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