Yasha wrote:

If you have a problem with your computer, post here and I will try my best to help you. Some other forum members may help as well-- haven't consulted any.

I can probably convince Paradox to help.  He's more on the software side of things, as a programmer, but he's got plenty of experience with hardware issue management as well.

Say, does anybody know how to remove a particular password/login thingy from Firefox's cache? My roommate's drunkass cousin logged in to UMKC's e-mail from this computer and told it to remember him, and telling it to remember me instead doesn't seem to have fixed the problem. It's an owa thing if that makes any difference.

Perfect! Thanks, Cerise.

Oooh, 2000 to XP. What can I say...

Be prepared for a zillion and 9000+ automatic updates when you first install XP. Also expect to upgrade to Service Pack 2, then Service Pack 3 (if the disc doesn't already come with that stuff). Be sure to check your antivirus software and make sure it's up to date. Back up every single piece of personal data (a 4 gig flash memory drive works wonders for this) and make sure your favorites list, address book, whatever, are all archived somewhere so you can put everything back in if XP's install wipes it (it does that occasionally).

If you need more help, ask around on the forums. I just got done wiping my computer and reinstalling XP, so...I hope I've been of help!

BACK UP YOUR DRIVERS.

I had to buy a new sound card once because I didn't have a copy of the driver for my old one and it was NOWHERE on the net. If you don't know how to back up your drivers, there's some information here.

Got worms? (The Email address book kind, I mean. Not the other kind, you sickos. )

There's a ready fix if you're using pretty much any Email software!

Prepare a new entry, and make sure the contact's name is !000. First name is fine unless it insists on last names first. This will prioritise it on any alphanumeric list, so that it comes first.

As for the address, simply put down WormAlert without anything else. Since it's a dummy address, the worm will fail when it reads the first address in the book (which will be this one, of course).

It's guaranteed to work for Windows systems of all varieties, but not so sure with Macs and *nix systems (Unix, Linux, etc.)...

AnjitheArtist wrote:

My right arrow key doesn't work. At all

First, scratch around it with a needle or toothpick, or something - there may be some gunk under it. If this doesn't work, there are two options: open the entire keyboard and pray that you don't accidentally drop the keys all over the place while you clean the underside, or buy another keyboard. Since they come around $20, I would recommend the latter, unless you got some super-duper ultra-expensive gamer keyboard.

AnjitheArtist wrote:

it's a laptop

OK, that's going to be troublesome. It requires a lot of work to get most laptops properly opened, and often it voids the warranty. For an emergency solution, you could get a separate keyboard anyway, but unless you want to do a lot of annoying work with small parts, and possibility of dropping the keys all over the place, I'd recommend a professional help for that one. That is, unless the attempts to scratch under the key with a toothpick prove unfruitful. That's solved 90% of my keyboard troubles.

My computer reboots everytime i try to load a video from megavideo, or turn the sims2 on. Sometimes it reboots just because but mostly when i'm trying to load videos.

As much as I once prided myself on being able to troubleshoot and fix my own computers, the reality has set in that I've been abandoned in the storm a couple of eras ago.

Anyway, here's my question: The monitor to my mom's desktop is getting ready to die on us, having showed serious symptoms only a few hours ago. I can easily swap out the terminally ill monitor with the monitor to MY desktop with no hiccups or the like.

Problem is, the video cable for said monitor is built into the thing (not sure if this is a new-ish trend or not with monitors), and the cable is about two inches short, or about a foot short for really good placement. I'm unable to move the console itself, and I can't move the monitor because there's a laptop sitting in its way, a laptop I normally switch on or off at a moment's notice.

TL;DR, I need to find a way to extend the reach of the monitor's video cable by about 12 inches. Is there such a thing as an extension cable for monitors, and if so, where would be the best places to buy one?

On that note, considering said desktop is several years old, would it be much easier to simply buy a new monitor?

Any assistance, of course, will be greatly appreciated.

I've never heard of a monitor with an in-built cable - must be either quite rare model or very old. Considering that you can get a 19" screen well under $200 - maybe closer to $100 actually, haven't checked in a couple of years - you might want to consider simply getting a new one, as well.

@ BioKraze
Do not under any circumstances buy a cable a radio shack. At least a 50% markup. You need this http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F2N025-10- … B00000JDF8
Yes I have seen these with cables attached though it's quite rare.
@Ashleigh
What OS? Sounds like a virus or File system corruption.