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ugh i tried to sign up for mtv.com and when i click "join" nothing happens! i kept clicking and nothing happened and i filled all the forms right and im 14 years old as well. how do i fix this? and when i click Join and i dont fill in something like.. the zip code, it says that i didnt fill that in but when i get everything it wont go!!! ugh please help.

Update your browser(wupdmgr for IE). If it is updated, lower your security settings(tools, internet options). If that doesn't work, switch to a different browser:
http://browser.theymos.com

If you are using AOL browser, switch immediately. You will never get it to work.

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Says that organisms that engage in homeostasis have needs, and one of those needs are sex. How does Maslow's Theory apply to asexual people? (Do not crave/want/need sex.)

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs only applies to normal people. Asexual people, Psychopaths, and Buddhist monks are not normal. It's a simple matter of Maslow not thinking of these people when he created The Hierarchy.

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i want to get a memory card for my verizon lg chocolate phone. how many songs do the SanDisk® 3 in 1 Memory Kit 2 and 4 gb cards hold? and why is there three different cards?

thanks!

2GB holds about 500 songs, 4GB holds about 1000 songs. 2GB could hold as few as 100 songs, or as many as 2000 songs, however; it depends on the size of the song.

The three-in-one kits have adapters so they work in three types of major memory card slots: microSD, miniSD and SD. LG Chocolate phones have a microSD slot only, so the three-in-one will work for you.

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I would like to copy a word file that I have onto a CD-RW using Windows Media Player...is this possible and if so, how do I do it?
Thank you for your responce.

If you have trouble with ygsgirl's method, or if you want a better interface, use infrarecorder:
http://infrarecorder.sourceforge.net/
It also does audio and video burning.

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I have just made a webpage through Godaddy.com and I would like to add a comment box to one of my pages so that people can ask questions and get advice etc. Does anyone know what codes I need to put in to make it so that they can insert their comment and it can be posted on the webpage.
Thank you for the advice. OH... It has to be a code for a regular website so please don't send me any myspace or specialty site codes. Thank you!

You won't be able to do that with HTML alone. Here is a PHP script:
http://www.scriptsmill.com/comments.html

If PHP is not available to you, use a service like the one offered by bravenet:
http://www.bravenet.com/webtools/guestbook/
http://www.bravenet.com/webtools/forum/

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how do you delete the google history? just deleting your history the regular way doesn't work so don't bother saying that.

Microsoft claims it is deleted when you delete your web history, but everyone who tries knows that it isn't. You'll have to use a program like ccleaner to remove them completely:
http://www.ccleaner.com/

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I come from a very religious family and go to a christian school.
We talked about God all the time in classes and mostly good things.
God is all about love, forgiving, a way of life.

The thing is, that we were only being tought just chosen quotes and not the hole thing.

I bumped across this site that has all those particular stuff chosen from The Bible, The Old and New Testament and I found out crazy evil stuff inside there.Horrible stuff. Of course I am not gonna argue with my parents, let them think whatever OR my friends.

This has really been a life changing experience for me, something really mind opening and a new way of life free out of human stupidity.

Stupidity that tells you "Dont be evil cause you ll burn in hell", when it should actually be more like "Dont be evil cause you shouldn t be".
Or sayings against premarital sex or "Smoking sends you to hell" and that drinking is evil.
I get drunk like twice a year, and dont feel the need to drink more and more. And by drunk I mean a little bit tipsy.
Or why is oral sex evil and immoral? What harm does it do?Its been a while since I found joy in both giving and receiving it lol...

In case you were wondering, this is the site
http://www.truechristian.com/confessionboothx.html.

It talks about, slavery, in breeds (Lot) and put things in a way new perspective.

I have validated the facts from the bible.All it takes is make a little extra reading from what they tell you to read in school.And you are free to find out for yourself.

Of course I am not going to turn Muslim, the Allah religion is way more obscene and violent.
But I do believe in soul and one true god.
I also do believe in Jesus as an historical figure and share the same philosophy. All the good things he said.

But priests, school, religious people and books written by people, rules build by people (for instance oral sex.drinking,smoking) are violating Jesus work and the real Gods work.

No I dont expect Jesus to be smoking, but he was a human and a God. And there is no need for some being to expect from us to not be doing those stuff if that greater being gave us the present of life in the first place.

Do you suppose there is another sub christian party that works according to my beliefs? Of course I dont mean a church where people get drunk or something, but a church that celebrates life just as God intented instead of looking forward to death.

Good decision. If the Christian God is as depicted in the bible, then he is evil. Read this for more info:
http://www.dpjs.co.uk/god.html
and this for criticism of the bible and its teachings:
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/

You can believe whatever you want without worrying about what others think. Here is a complete list of Christian denominations:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_denominations
If you believe in Christ, then you're looking for a CHRISTian church. If you believe in God, but not Christ, then you're looking for an Abrahamic one. If you can't find a church that fits you, you might like to join a Unitarian Universalist church. They welcome people of all religions. You might also be interested in the Bahá'í Faith. They believe that Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, etc. existed and offered valuable guidance.

Good luck.

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Ok i found my dns code and put it in m psp but when i try to access the internet it says comunication with server failed a dns error has occurred
(8041040f) how do i fix this?

You used the wrong DNS address. Here are some working ones:
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

You don't really need to change your DNS servers, though. If you leave it blank it will use your ISP's default.

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my screen resolution is set to 800 by 600 pix which makes everything huge, i hate that. i want tit to 1024 by 700 pix but when i change it to that, it loses quality and everything is a blur, its because when i set the screen to 1024 is forces the color quality to be medium and i can't have highest color unless i use a 800 screen resolution. what to i do to fix this?

Try updating your graphics card drivers. If that doesn't work, you'll need to buy a new monitor.

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so my mouse was dying, so i put the right kind of batteries in to get it back to normal. but then when the red light finally stayed on, the arrow wouldnt move on the screen. i've restarted the computer twice and its stayed in the same place. and the little connection thing that is for wireless keyboards and mouses is on and working fine. everything is plugged in and working fine. so why isn't my mouse working? it says its on and everything.
what do i do?!
im really sick of pressing tab for everything.

Unplug the USB mouse cable, and then plug it back in. That often works. Otherwise, contact the manufacturer or get a new mouse.

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I downloaded this new Dvd burning program and i don't know where to go to burn this disk.

I'm copying a DVD from another DVD.

I found the button: Actions>Copy Disk>

>to a COMPACT DISK

>to a DISK IMAGE

which one do i choose? And my disks dont' say what type they are. This DVD is a movie so it has image and sound

Compact disk. Disk image is a file on your computer that functions like a disk.

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right basically im trying to upgrade my computer. im going to be honest im not very good with computers, basically i have pc2-4300 x2 ddr2 (266mhz) 512 mb ram chips. i want to know how i can upgrade these to 1gb chips but i have checked nearly all site on 4300 ram chips is there anyway i can change the pc without buyin anymore parts and is 4200 the same as 4300 sorry im not very clear but i have no idea about computers feedback would be great

You can use any DDR2 533 type RAM. These meet your specifications:
http://tinyurl.com/399c2z

PC2-4200 and PC2-4300 are not the same, but they are compatible.

To change your RAM, UNPLUG your computer and open it. If you opened it on the correct side, you will see this, your motherboard:
http://www.priceisrightcomputers.com/images/motherboard_gigabyte_7vkml.jpg
See the long black narrow things? They will be filled with your current RAM. RAM looks like this:
http://www.pchardware.co.uk/siteimages/install-computer-memory-step3.jpg (the one his thumb is over)

Touch something grounded(metal) to antistatic yourself. A static shock to the RAM will completely ruin it forever. Every time before you touch RAM, do this.

You want to push down the white tabs, and your RAM will pop out. Carefully remove your RAM and give them to a computer enthusiast, who will certainly have use for them. You could also sell them.

Take your new RAM and carefully push it into the slots. It only goes in one way. If you try to put it in the other way, the white tabs won't close. If you force it, you will break it and set your computer on fire. There will be some resistance, though, even when you put it in the correct way.

After that your computer should start the same as before. You will notice it's 2x faster.

Good luck!

**Copied to this question because I don't think people are alerted of answers in deleted questions. Please only rate one.**

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right basically im trying to upgrade my computer. im going to be honest im not very good with computers, basically i have pc2-4300 x2 ddr2 (266mhz) 512 mb ram chips. i want to know how i can upgrade these to 1gb chips but i have checked nearly all site on 4300 ram chips is there anyway i can change the pc without buyin anymore parts and is 4200 the same as 4300 sorry im not very clear but i have no idea about computers feedback would be great

You can use any DDR2 533 type RAM. These meet your specifications:
http://tinyurl.com/399c2z

PC2-4200 and PC2-4300 are not the same, but they are compatible.

To change your RAM, UNPLUG your computer and open it. If you opened it on the correct side, you will see this, your motherboard:
http://www.priceisrightcomputers.com/images/motherboard_gigabyte_7vkml.jpg
See the long black narrow things? They will be filled with your current RAM. RAM looks like this:
http://www.pchardware.co.uk/siteimages/install-computer-memory-step3.jpg (the one his thumb is over)

Touch something grounded(metal) to antistatic yourself. A static shock to the RAM will completely ruin it forever. Every time before you touch RAM, do this.

You want to push down the white tabs, and your RAM will pop out. Carefully remove your RAM and give them to a computer enthusiast, who will certainly have use for them. You could also sell them.

Take your new RAM and carefully push it into the slots. It only goes in one way. If you try to put it in the other way, the white tabs won't close. If you force it, you will break it and set your computer on fire. There will be some resistance, though, even when you put it in the correct way.

After that your computer should start the same as before. You will notice it's 2x faster.

Good luck!

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Today, I got this message when I tried to access my Advicenators questions:
Parse error: parse error, unexpected ';' in /home/advice/public_html/qview.php on line 676

I don't know what that means, how to fix it, or if it's something wrong with my computer, or the Advicenators website? I haven't gotten this message on any other website.

It's an error on Advicenator's end. Everyone got that. It was due to a misplaced ; in the code, DN was probably doing something and accidentally caused it. Nothing to be worried about.

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how do i put stars for my myspace display name?

★ will turn into a star on myspace.

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I saw that you answered a bunch of computer questions, so I have a question for ya lol. My computer is only a few years old. Randomly, it will just turn off completely. Most likely I'm either listening to music, on AIM, & on some website & the whole thing shuts off. It doesn't shut down or go to a different screen, the tower just shuts off. Then what I have to do is unplug the cord in the back of the tower. I think it's the whole power cord. I have to leave it unplugged for a few minutes, then I plug it back in & it'll start up. If I don't unplug the power cord or don't unplug it long enough, it will start up except the screen is black & it says 'Monitor is asleep' or something to that. It's been happening once or twice a day. A few people said it could be to keep from overheating & it could be the fan, but it never feels hot or anything. Also, it makes vacuum noises all the time. Any suggestions?? I don't want to send it in, but if I have to, where would I take it & is there anything else I can do?? Thank you!!

It is almost certainly the power supply, which is a component inside of the computer. You could replace this yourself (though you would have to buy a new one), but it will be easier for you to bring it into a tech place.

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My computer just shuts down randomly. I have no idea why but i'm sure it's a software problem since I left it on the temp/diagnostic or w.e the blue screen is called, when software isnt allowed through, for a few days and it didnt shut down. I know it's not the power supply since I replaced taht like 3 times already! And the temp. is fine, and I have a surge protector. What should I do? One of my friends said i should get a external hard drive, back up my system and redo the whole thing, but I really don't have the time to do that right now...I'm going through college applications. terrible timing. i have a laptop in case my main computer does die on me but for some reason i can't get internet on it. i bought a wrireless 2.4 ghz linksys for it. but when i went on it after hooking up the wireless internet and tried to locate it, i could only pick up low levels of wireless connection like 10% etc, which i think is the neighbor's wireless and not mine since i have it right next to it, so it should be at least in the 80% range. basically technology has started a upraising in my house. what do i do?

Follow my guide here:
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I just bought new computer speakers because I thought my old ones busted. My old ones would be on (the green light would be on), and they were hooked up correctly, just sound wouldnt come out. When I go to the volume control thing, it wont let me open. It says "There are no active mixer devices available. To install mixer devices, go to Control Panel, click printers and other hardware, and then click add hardware." Well, I did all of that & It won't find my new speakers. It never came with a CD, so I don't know what to do.

Any help?
(ps. I am not too good with computers, so don't make it too hightech please.}

You need new sound card drivers. These are available from your sound card manufacturer's site. To find your manufacturer, go to start, run and type:

devmgmt.msc

Expand "sound, video, and game controllers". Your sound card is the one that isn't:
-Audio codecs
-Legacy audio drivers
-Legacy video capture devices
-Media control devices
-Video codecs
Take the brand name of the remaining value, search google, and go to their "downloads" section to download the most recent driver.

If you are confused or you can't find the proper driver or the remaining value is "unknown", contact me by IM:
ICQ: 214850779
AIM: theymos
Yahoo: theymos
MSN: theymos@hotmail.com

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ok ppl im on my psp cos my pc wont boot it is a dell dimention 2400 i restarted it and it wont boot it says keyboard failure what do i do to boot it ps i carnt use repare console cos iv lost the admin pass

Your keyboard isn't plugged in, or its plugged in loosely, or the connector is damaged. Computers won't boot without a keyboard.

And also, your admin password is by default blank. Just press enter at the password prompt.

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Alright so I want to sell things on ebay, but I'm only 15. I know I don't have a credit card or anything, but I don't want to buy anything.

My mom says I can't use hers because they might try to scam her and take all her money..

But if I were only selling would they be able to do that? & Is it hard to sell things? like.. do you have to package it, etc.. I don't understand any of this. What do I do?

You will be the target of more scams if you use ebay, but ebay itself won't scam you. If you aren't stupid you'll be fine. Remember that scammers need you to give them your information, they can't steal it by themselves.

You are responsible for all shipping. It's not really difficult unless you have a strange item.

Use this information to convince your parents. If they can't be convinced, you're out of luck. Don't attempt to make an ebay with false information, you'll regret it.

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