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    Laptop wifi problem

    New Dell Latitude E5500, Win7, Wifi shows good signal strength but is slow, hard to connect, and looses connection often with built in antenna. I use TP-Link 620G wireless adapter connected with USB cord to my PC (XP) with no problems , so I loaded drivers from it on laptop and connected USB...
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    XP camera wizard

    Camera wizard suddenly decided to disappear, nothing happens when plug in camera card. Cd auto play works. Googled the problem and tried fixes I was comfortable with. No help. Other suggested fixes involve making changes to the registry that I am not sure I am really ready to do. Any...
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    Fire Ants

    Is anyone having any success with fire ant control? Been using acephate powder (Orthene) but it is not working any more. Help, they're winning, the acephate is just moving them about 2'. Thanks Dave
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    usb active extension

    Shop computer (winxp) is on fringe of wireless router range. Works (sometimes) using TP-Link wireless adapter, but has weak signal. Trying to move adapter outside shop using 16' active usb extension cable. When extension cable plugged in get error message that usp device not recognized and need...
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    Wireless non connect

    Thinkpad lap top, wireless LAN PC card. Card is connecting and communicating with wireless server, but Explorer or Firefox will not recognize the connection, shows unable to connect/page not available. Do not have E-mail set up on laptop yet. Have been able to get it to connect two times but...
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    PC help, no audio TV card

    WinXP PC, installed TV card, hooked up to VCR to move tape to dvd . InterVideo software. Video works great, no audio. Can hear audio faintly but when try to turn it up, PC volume indication will not come up past 1st notch. InterVideo audio control not muted, turned up. Can click on something...
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    New computer blues

    Last month I replaced my 8 year old Gateway/Win 98 with a "State of the Art" Compaq/Win XP. Everything going OK with the change over (except problems two weeks ago trying to load Crew Chief Pro 6, they're working on that). Yesterday afternoon when I tried to check mail, would connect to dial up...
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    cad software

    I occasionaly wire and rewire boats and race cars. <br />Since all are different, sometimes it's hard to remember how I wired it. It's also hard for other people to troubleshoot problems, especally on jet boats where I use grounding relays as much as possible to eliminate high load wiring to the...
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    Fishing Tournament

    Usually not home on Saturdays so don't usually see what goes on, bass tournament on the lake this weekend. <br /> Thanks to the ten or so tournament boats that came in and out of cove each day like normal people. <br /> To the one A__H____ who comes in cove blowing past no wake sign, within 10'...
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    PC problem

    My PC suddenly decided on it's own that when go to A drive to look at a jpg photo on the floppy from digital camera it goes to Netscape to open it. If Netscape is not open, it won't open the photo, just ignores the command. Floppys show Netscape icon on this PC. <br />When run them in laptop...
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    Mystery still not solved

    Still getting water into #1 cylinder when running, 1996 75 Force. <br /> Head has been cut and new head gasket. Block straight on head and exhaust. New exhaust plate and gaskets, both base gaskets replaced. <br /> Cleaned all carbon out of exhaust ports and cleaned all water jackets. No sign of...
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    H20 #1 cyl..

    '96 Force 75. Lost power, would not run over 4200 RPM. (5200 before). #1 cyl had water. Checked compression 132-135-133. Pulled exhaust plate, did not show any evidence of leakage. Plate was warped, straightened it and new gaskets. Still same problem, 4200 max rpm, #1 plug steam cleaned. Pulled...
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