Answer Line http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:43:15 +0000 30 Paging (swap) File Support Request http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/156353-paging-swap-file-support-request/ I have the ATI Radeon RAMDisk software, running Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64 Bit with 8 GB of decent speed RAM, configured as dual channel 4 x 2 GB sticks. And I want to dedicate 1 or 2 GB of the RAM to be my Paging (Swap) File. In other words, I want to put it into a RAMDisk using the Radeon (or equivalent freeware) software. But so far I have been unable to do it. Every time I try to create a RAMDisk, the software rejects it, and the few times I am successfull in creating the RAMDisk, Windows reports that there was a problem with my settings, and it couldn't create the requested Swap File, and creates a temporary one of 8 GB on my hard drive (hard drive space is not an issue, I could easily create an 80 GB Swap File without putting a dent into the available hard drive free space).

My Questions are:
  • Am I better off using 1 or 2 GB of RAM as RAM or a RAMDisk?
  • Given that my RAM comes as 2 GB RAM sticks, am I better off using / do I have to use 1 entire RAM stick or can I split it up as 1 GB RAM / 1 GB RAMDisk?
  • Given that I've seen Swap File usage only as high as 1/2 GB is 1 or 2 GB Swap File large enough?
  • With that size Swap File does it matter if its on a hard drive or RAMDisk?
  • How does one go about creating an automatically re-occurring RAMDisk Swap File?
I'd certainly appreciate it ifsomeone could answer these questions.

Regards,
BearPup]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:43:15 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/156353-paging-swap-file-support-request/ <![CDATA[Need Program To Fix Registry & Remove Junk Files]]> http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/156128-need-program-to-fix-registry-remove-junk-files/
Thanks.]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:51:45 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/156128-need-program-to-fix-registry-remove-junk-files/ All Things Gmail http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/156095-all-things-gmail/ I recently switched to gmail offline. I have two problems directly caused by that switch.

The first one is that I have lost my notebook window for scratching every thing I wanted to do at at a later time or date. I would like that window back. You can also jot down quick notes.

The second one is that I can't figure out how to add a new category (label). This is to Archive my e-mails.

Now, there is one last problem that I have had with both versions of gmail. Is there any way to manage your labels? Like add (already covered), edit, or delete. At the category level to add, edit, or remove e-mails at the category (label) level.

Thanks,]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:38:25 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/156095-all-things-gmail/ Windows Live Mail Contacts Categories Disappear http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/156057-windows-live-mail-contacts-categories-disappear/ in Windows Live Mail -WLM -
I have several "Categories" - i.e. - lists/groups/whatever -
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Clicking on "Contacts" in the WLM window,
I see the list of all of the categories and
when I right-click on any one of them & select "Edit" -
a "box" appears showing all of the correct eMail recipients in each "Category" -
As it should.
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However - the space at bottom of the "box" is blank -
it SHOULD show all of the eMail addresses.
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When I type I a "Category" name.in to the "cc" or "bcc" field -
when composing a new eMail -
the category name appears in large bold letters in that field -
as it SHOULD,
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When I click on the + (plus) sign before the category,
instead of the addresses that should appear
there is nothing - a blank.
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If I go ahead and try to send the eMail,
the intended recipients are NOT included -
as I see when I check the "sent items" folder.
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HELP !!
I have reconstituted the Categories twice -
everything is OK for a day or two -
then the content box is blank again.
.]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:45:14 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/156057-windows-live-mail-contacts-categories-disappear/ Aol Email Addresses (all) Not Accepting My Emails http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/156054-aol-email-addresses-all-not-accepting-my-emails/ eMail from my Hughes.net eMail address to any AoL eMail address is rejected -
This is NEW as of last week - prior to then I had no problems with A0L.
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I get back - via an eMail - from:
" MAILER-DAEMON@smtprelay01.b.hostedemail.com (Mail Delivery System) " -
the message:
"Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender"
"I'm sorry to have to inform you that your message could not be delivered to one or more recipients."
"Diagnostic-Code: smtp; 521 5.2.1"
"AOL will not accept delivery of this message. (in reply to end of DATA command)"
"host mailin-03.mx.aol.com[205.188.156.193] said: 521 5.2.1 : " - - - -
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This happens for ALL eMail that I send to any AoL address - but - not when sent to any other address.
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However - eMail I send from my wife's Hughes.net eMail account goes thru without any problem.
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AoL's web-site provides info on many error codes - but - NOT this one.
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WHY is this happening??
HOW do I stop it? I have many friends with AoL eMail addresses.
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]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:08:11 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/156054-aol-email-addresses-all-not-accepting-my-emails/ Microsoft Excel 2010 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/156049-microsoft-excel-2010/ I have a bunch of costs for certian parts of a waste water treatment plant. I want to be able to put like a check mark next to the ones i want to include in a total cost but not sure how i would reference all those cells. Could someone help me out please. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:47:41 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/156049-microsoft-excel-2010/ Acer Netbook Connects To Wifi Everywhere But At Home http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/156043-acer-netbook-connects-to-wifi-everywhere-but-at-home/ Any ideas? I am stumped.]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:12:38 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/156043-acer-netbook-connects-to-wifi-everywhere-but-at-home/ Yet Another Bsod. http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/155688-yet-another-bsod/
I Do Not Remember The Last Time I Had A BSOD.

Well, It Happened Again Today.

I Did Not Add Any New Hardware, Or Software, Or Change Any Defaults ( BIOS Or Otherwise ), For Months.

Even 'SAFE MODE' Did Not Solve The Problem.

I Was Fully Committed To ReInstall The OS, But, As A Last Resort, I Decided To Load The BIOS Defaults.

Problem Solved.

Do You Have A Clue About What The Problem Was ? - Because I Do Not.

Thank You.]]> Thu, 30 May 2013 15:41:47 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/155688-yet-another-bsod/ Digital Terrestrial Television. http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/155687-digital-terrestrial-television/
Switching On And Off Any Electrical Devices ( What Is Not Electrical These Days ) Can Totally Screw DTV Reception, Literally.

Since Some Antennas Must Also Be Powered On, This Does Not Help The Situation.

Is There A Way To Avoid This ?

Is There Any Shielded Hardware That Can Minimize The Situation - Cables Or Antennas Or Receivers ?

Thank You.]]> Thu, 30 May 2013 15:08:10 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/155687-digital-terrestrial-television/ <![CDATA[Internet Disconnecting & Freezing Computer Help!]]> http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/155674-internet-disconnecting-freezing-computer-help/ Over the past 2 days, my computer will randomly and automatically disconnect from the wireless internet. This has happened in the past but it was just a matter of reconnecting and off I went.
The issue I have now is that its happening more often (at least every hour while using it) and that the internet will automatically stop working and the yellow 'limited access to internet' triangle
appears over the wireless network bars on the task bar.
Usually I would click 'disconnect', wait a few seconds and then reconnect but recently, when I attempt to reconnect, the troubleshooting window pops up telling me it cannot connect to the internet
as there are no networks available. (which is weird because it is clearly showing up in the wireless network connection window as available).
SOOO ... I click troubleshoot and it begins its search to identify the problem, then half way through its search, the whole computer freezes and I have to force shut down by holding the power button.
Once rebooted, the computer runs fine and the internet works as per usual. But if I continue using the internet for a longer period of time, (>1 hour) it will do the same thing again.

My computer is a HP Folio 13 Ultrabook, running 64-bit OS and Windows 7 and, is almost exactly 12 months old.
There are roughly 3 laptops and 3 smart phones (or more) connected to the network at any given time and the others work fine and don't have this issue.
My service provider is Telstra - BigPond (don't think this is the problem as there are other devices connected to this network) They said that the service I pay for allows unlimited devices to connect to
the same router without an issue. Even so, I disconnected all other devices and even deleted the WiFi history on the devices and then waited to see what would happen... It disconnected and froze up AGAIN

Do you have any idea as to why this is happening? Im thinking a hardware problem (even though I haven't changed any settings recently) OR a virus?
Are there such viruses or known hardware problems that kick you off the net and freeze your computer?

Hope to hear from someone soon because I cant keep rebooting my computer every hour when trying to write !!!
Thanks, any help will be awesome
Cheers]]> Thu, 30 May 2013 13:07:17 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/155674-internet-disconnecting-freezing-computer-help/ Bulk G-mail Delete http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/155578-bulk-g-mail-delete/
MLStrand56]]> Tue, 28 May 2013 12:01:57 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/155578-bulk-g-mail-delete/ Real Player Not Working http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/155572-real-player-not-working/
I was wondering if someone could please help me. One of the guys I work with is having problem with his laptop which is run on Vista. He keeps asking me for help but I don’t know how to fix it.
It all started when his C drive was full. He bought a portable hard drive and transferred most of his music, videos and photos over to the hard drive. He then told me that he accidently deleted his “My Music” folder. When I looked the folder was still there but when I tried to click on “My Music” a message came up saying it was no longer working. At the same time he was getting another reoccurring error message saying “Windows Explorer has stopped working. Windows can check online for a solution to the problem and try to restart the programme…” - Now this message does not appear as much as before but it does still pop up every now and then.
He then looked online and found a solution to the “My Music” problem and he got that to work again but he can’t get real player to work now. He can only get real player to work when he plays an old video that was on his computer before he got the hard drive but any new videos won’t work.
He has been trying to update real player but when he gets to the final step and has to press accept it won’t let his press it.
Hope this makes sense. I would really appreciate any help anyone can offer.]]> Tue, 28 May 2013 02:26:30 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/155572-real-player-not-working/ Cloning http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/155542-cloning/ I have an old Compaq pc with a 40 GB hard drive which is full. I also have an external 1 TB usb hard drive.
I would like to clone the 40 GB hard drive onto the external hard drive and then choose files/programs/data and transfer them to the new HP ?
I have tried cloning the 40 GB hard drive without success, using Macrium Reflect. All I get is Failed to create volume snapshot, result code 0x8004231F.
I would be grateful for any help.

Many thanks, Derek]]> Sun, 26 May 2013 20:11:03 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/155542-cloning/ Outlook 2013 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/155330-outlook-2013/ I want to install Microsoft Outlook 2013 but it is asking for a password for my yahoo account. I have put in what I think is the password but it does not work. Also, it also states that the certification name is not the same. How can I fix these? Tue, 21 May 2013 14:57:56 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/155330-outlook-2013/ Cpu Armv7 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/155317-cpu-armv7/ Maybe you didn’t know this, actually the term "ARMv7" refers to the Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) version 7. Variants of this ISA are to be found in the more recent Cortex family of cores. So whatever it is cortex A9 or A8, it will appear ARMV7.]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 09:02:59 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/155317-cpu-armv7/