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"h6w can 5 t4rn 6ff th5s 25nd 6f wr5t5ng 6n 0y c60*4ter?"

translated- how can i turn off this kind of writing on my computer?


something happened to my friend joshes computer with like remote assistance and it subs. a bunch of letters as numbers or symbols and he doesnt know how to get it off. does anyone?

If you can actually read it, like you have there, then you almost certainly have a virus that's turning your letters into leet. You can do a free scan and removal here: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

If it's just gibberish, something is probably corrupted. To fix that, put your windows disk that came with the computer into the CD-ROM. Then go to start>run and type:

sfc /scannow

It'll take care of itself from there.

;)
Iph J00 C4n 4C7U411Y R34d I7, 1Ik3 Y0U h4v3 7HER3, 7h3N J00 41m057 CER74IN1y H4V3 4 VIRU5 7H47'5 7uRniN6 Y0ur 1377ER5 IN70 1337. U C4N D0 4 phR33 5c4N 4nd r3M0v41 HEr3: h77P://H0U53c411.7R3NDmiCR0.C0m/

Iph I7'5 JU57 6I88ErI5H, 50M37hin6 I5 Pr08481Y C0rRUp73d. 2 phix 7H47, Pu7 Y0Ur wINd0w5 Di5K 7H47 C4M3 Wi7H D4 c0MpU7Er In70 D4 CD-R0M. 7h3N 60 2 574r7>RUn 4nD 7YP3:

sfc /scannow

I7'11 74K3 C4R3 0ph I7531ph phr0M 7hER3.

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How would I go about making a forum? For example a petz community forum? I know regular people make them and stuff but I dont know how. Also I cannot pay for anything...

I recommend http://jconserv.net

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Okay I was stoping my fan in the back of my compter harddrive with a metal rod because it was making a funny noise . All of a sudden a spark comes out the fan opening and my computer harddrive just shut off. My computer hardrive will not turn on and I was wondering is there any solution on fixing my computer hardrive and getting it to turn back on.

If you were stopping the fan for a long time, then it's probably overheating. Putting it in the freezer will probably ruin it, though; like putting a hot glass in the freezer, it will shatter. It may be permanently broken, but just leaving the computer sit for a day will cool it down.

If the metal rod hit something, it could have "zapped" your hard drive, in which case it's completely ruined.

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For the last two days, I've been having problems with my internet. I use a wireless connection to my downstairs computer, and my mbps is usually about 11 mbps. Anyway, the last two days, Limewire has told me it's connected (Don't say it's from that, I already ran every scan program I have and picked up nothing). My Skype says it's connected as well. So basically, everything works and is connected, even Counter Strike.


However, my web browsers are going VERY slow, enough for me to think I'm not connected to the internet, when I am. What happens is it takes nearly a minute to go page to page at times, and sometimes it times out entirely. The only time that it's at it's normal speed is when I repair it, and I have about 15 seconds of normalcy and then it starts lagging again.


So basically, I'm at a loss for what the problem is.


If anyone could help in the least, that would be excellent. It would not be helpful for you to say "lol idk much about computors bUtt u shuld take it to best buy and get it fixed hope i helped!".


If you have any questions, just state them and I'll inbox you.

Close your web browser and stop limewire, and then go to start>run and type "cmd" without quotes. Then type exactly this and press enter:

netstat -b

It will give you a list of programs that are using the internet. Try individually closing each program it lists, until the problem is resolved. If that doesn't work, send me more info by doing this at the command prompt:

netstat -b >C:\log23.txt

if it doesn't return you to the prompt after 5 minutes, press ctrl+c. Then download HijackThis, here: http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip
Run it and save a log file. Send both log23.txt(located in C:) and the hijackthis log to me at theymos@lycos.com .

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I deleted the shortcut for limewire off my desktop. Now i want to run it and i can find it in the start menu, or anywhere. I checked control panel, and it's still installed. How can i run it? How can i get the shortcut back on my desktop?

The executable(the part you run) is C:\program files\limewire\limewire.exe. It might not be called limewire.exe, but it will end in .exe. Right click it and go to send to>desktop(create shortcut). Done. If you have trouble, I can create a batch file to do this for you; send me a private question.

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Would you consider it "dangerous" to consume 500 calories per day and do an hour or more of cardiovascular exercise plus crunches/push-ups/leg lifts/jumping jacks ever day?

yes, you should consume at least 1500-2500 calories per day.

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Ok im working on a science fair project but I hit a snag. One male I tested got the exact opposite outcome he was supposed to. My topic is how music affects the memory. Instead of his score decreasing heavely it doubled. Ive been researchiung but I cant find it does Sports/Physical Activity done on a daily basis help your left brain activity?

He is a mega sports person. He does all sports and runs every morning.

Just because music positively affects the left brain doesn't mean sports makes it worse. Activity won't hurt it, and won't help it very much. The only thing you should take into account is how much music they listen to/play, not anything else they do.

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So, once again, my laptop won't burn a cd. I click start burn, it says its loading, shuts my comp off. Advice I got was do a virus check, and I did, and there is no viruses. So what next? And, I have tried different disks.

It's not a virus or anything to do with your firewall/security software. It's probably a hardware problem. If your CD burner has a driver, reinstall it. If that doesn't work, make the computer crash again; then, when you restart it, immediately go to start>control panel>administrative tools>event viewer. Go to system errors. Find the most recent of type "error". Double click it. Click the link. It will tell you what's wrong. If that doesn't work, post your question to http://annoyances.org or http://protonic.com

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How do I fix my computer when it doesn't respond when i go to user accounts and try to delete the account but it will not delete. My computer is a windows xp.

Restart the computer. When it's JUST starting up, right after it beaps, press and hold F8. At the menu, select "safe mode" with the arrow keys; press enter. Text will scroll across the screen, and the computer will load; it may take up to 20 minutes. At the user menu, log in as "administrator". Delete the account as you normally would. You're done.

If, at the user menu, there is no "administrator" or the ONLY user account is "administrator", you will have to create another account. It doesn't have to be called "administrator". Delete the account from the new one.

If you're trying to delete all the data on the computer, you should reinstall windows, not delete all the user accounts.

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is it pint sized or pint-sized

it's usually spelled pint-sized, but you can spell it either way.

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what would the military times be for these:

- 16:27
- 03:56
- 23:43
- 23:37
- 20:46
- 23:43
- 23:24
- 23:17


thanks soooo much i need those for my cell phone time (video recordings) thankss again =]

Those are in 24-hour(military) time, to make them into 12-hour, subtract 12 from the "hour" number and turn it into PM if possible. So 16:27 is 4:27PM. 3:56 is 3:56AM because it's less than 12. It's not rocket science.

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what does it mean for something to be on "two sides of the same coin"

two ways of looking at the same thing

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okay i'm really confused on something. you know how when you graph ordered pairs you go x then y? so why do you do the opposite when your finding slope & stuff? i don't really understand that.

& please put your answer in simple terms. i'm stupid.

slope is rise(y) over run(x). There's no reason it's like that, that's just how it works. Just like Pi is 3.14..., that's just the way the world works. You can say it's:

y2-y1
------- OR, if it helps you:
x2-x1

x2-x1
-(negative) -------
y2-y1

So if the two points are (3,4) and (2,1) you go

4-1
----
3-2

the slope is

3(rise)
--(over)
1(run)

you would graph a point on the line like this it like this(the graph will be off because advicenators changes font, but you'll get the idea):
y
-------------|---*----------
-------------|--------------
-------------|--------------
-------------|--*-----------
=============+==============x
-------------|--------------
-------------|-*------------
-------------|--------------
-------------|--------------
The bottom point is the extra one. It falls 3 and goes to the left 1 from the last point. If It was going up, it would rise 3 and go to the right 1. If you're having more trouble, you can send me a personal question with details.

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what is the age of concent in the us? and is it even if the other person is over 18?

Look at the bottom of this list, it's different for each state:
http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm
Both people have to be above the age of consent unless otherwise noted. If the age of consent is 18, 18-30 is fine, 17-18 and 16-17 is not.

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is there like an html code or something I can put that can prevent ads on top of my site when people go into it?
for example when you go into piczo sites there's those annoying ads at the top of the page

You can't. There might be some super-ninja way to do it, but it's against everyone's terms and conditions, so if you managed to do it they'd ban you. The best you can do is ask your visitors to get firefox, adbock, and filterset.G.

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hello sir/mam i needed some advice regarding a friend ...this person a girl in the library looked at me for 15 -20 days in the library where i studied i could make out that she will come and talk and she came asked my name and i started wishing her than i had some family problem in the meantime i could see that she was moving out with a guy one of her batchmates so even though i wanted to talk i stayed away as i did not want to interfere..than one day she came and sat just in front of me looking at me that day i put a letter on her car saying that it will be nice to know you and i gave my tel no.. and i heard her telling her friends about this than i sent her 4 e-mails and wished her best of luck fot her exam by sending an sms and told her that i was the one who sent her an sms and she thanked me for wishing her than i called her and asked her on how did the exam go she talked nicely but told me that she was slightly busy i apologized and thought that she will call me up whenever she is free she did not call but after 2days she came to the library all decked up looking nice and looked at me as if to talk and i thought that she would talk as this the first time i sent e-mails to someone like this and i was hesitant and confused whether she wants that i talk to her now and one of her batchmates told me that she had a boyfriend for last 5months a third person i was confused that why than should she look at me and why than did she come and talk ...after that i asked her one of her batchmates she told me that yes she has a boyfriend and she was also went around with another guy in between and she did tell her that i sent her e-mails after that i avoid her but just the other day we have a small cafe and i was standing there she came closee to me in the cafe but did not wish me neither did i and in one of the e-mails i sent her i wrote to her that she looks nice in suits and a white one and she came that day close to me wearing that dress but did not wish me neither did i so iam very confused whether she wants that i talk or not it would be very kind if you could advice whether this person is interested or not or is she someone who just wants to try at each and every one ,we all get many chances like this but we know how to behave how mouch distance to keep and i am a slightly simple guy who values his culture so feeling a bit akward in all this ...thank you she would follow in her acr get up to come to cafe when get up it has been 6 months now in the meantime on a festive occassion i wished her she wished me back now i came back after 4 months and wished on her birthday but did not get any reply now should oi forget or proceed how please advice she never e mailed me because she i think was stuck up with a boy but would do these indirect things but wont show interst like i send her mails now even i have not sent her since last 8 months

You just wrote a 618 word sentence. You read that correctly, six hundred and eighteen words in a single sentence. What. The. Fuck.

It sounds to me like the person isn't interested, and is either teasing you or you are misinterpreting their actions.

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Ok well I just uploaded a video on my computer form my camera and I want to put it on a player to put in my site to show people but I need your advice: YouTube, or those regular blue-ish players? Or others that you can suggest?

I like the blueish that looks like the Media Player because it looks nice but you can right click it and get the url source and I don't want people to steal the video, it can only be on my site.

Youtube has that preventing from stealing thing on their player but like videos on it are like stretched and give it the blurry look but it portects the vid form anyone stealing it. But people could also download it with a FIV player or go to that youtube page, take it, and put it on their site.

Help!

The blue players *are* windows media player. The player is embedded into the page. Most people prefer youtube and other flash players because they're less buggy. Also, someone without windows media player installed(linux and mac users, for example) can't play it. If you want to embed windows media player, use this code:










Near the top it says position:relative; left:0;top:0. Change this to move it around, it's measured in pixels. 0,0 is where it would normally be. Change position:relative; to position:absolute; if you want it from the top left of the entire page instead.

You should note that you can steal videos from an embedded windows media video, I actually think it's easier than a flash player.

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okay these guys at my school have been asking everyone what milf means they know because they watched one of the american pie movies but i dont remember anything bout milf...can someone tell me what this means?

Mother I'd Like To F***. Generally it means an attractive older woman.

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I made a code on myspace and another on VF
and I want to post the code so people can copy/paste it and put it on their site
but when I paste the code, it just goes to the picture or what its supposed to be
how do I get it so its just the text breakdown or whatever?


your stuff

Rows and columns are in characters, not pixels. Alternatively, you can change change every < and > to < and > , respectively(it includes the & and the semicolon(;)). So this:


stuff and things


would produce a box with stuff and things in it. This:

<a href=http://stuff.com>stuff and things</a>

would produce text without a box. If you go to my column you'll see how the second example would look.

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you know colour codes? Piczo mchanged to this gay thing now where you have to enter a colour code for the background of the text and since I didn't pick one it automatically changed to a white back ground for my text when there wasn't supposed to be one so does anyone know the code for transparent?

There isn't one. Color codes all correspond to colors, there isn't one for transparent. HTML text is transparent by default, so if you leave it blank it should be transparent(I've never used pizco, so I don't know if that would work). Make sure the background color doesn't read #FFFFFF, just keep it blank.

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