computer problem ?

[Ferret]

doh!!
Have problem with cam,scanner,updates,norton,
new installs,each time i try to use one of these things
my computer hangs?
any help !!!
every thing was working fine then one day surfing the web
and the computer hung , rebooted then nothing worked after that??

[Ferret]

want to post pic's
and cant??

[RALPH]

Ferret

Cant help you with your computer problems,
but can tell you, your blue text on black background
is very difficult to read. (or is it just me?)

R~

[Ron (CA)]

I have found that the "ALWAYS ON" feature of the cable modem will causes My machine to lock up. As soon as I "disable the connection" the machine speeds up as far as opening other files etc.

Kind of weird, bu that is my experience.

HH

Ron (CA)

[Doug in SJ]

Hey Ferret, I'm no computer expert but I have found that when I have problems on the pc and web, clearing your browsers cache seems to be one of those wonder tricks that seems to resolve a lot of issues. Worth a try if you haven't done it already. I try to clear my cache at least once a week.

[RALPH]

Doug said:

Hey Ferret, I'm no computer expert but I have found that when I have problems on the pc and web, clearing your browsers cache seems to be one of those wonder tricks that seems to resolve a lot of issues. Worth a try if you haven't done it already. I try to clear my cache at least once a week.

Doug...

at the risk of sounding like an old man that don't
know jack 'bout computers, gota a question fer ya.....

Whats a Broweser Cache? and how d' ya clear it?

Thanks

R~

[Doug in SJ]

Hey Ralph - here are some directions I have in my files...


The "cache" is the memory your browser uses to store content of the web pages that you visit. Storing that content lets your browser load those same pages more quickly the next time you visit them.

Some new browser versions use a more aggressive caching mechanism to make your Internet experience faster. please follow these steps:

* Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.x:

1. Click on "Tools" in the menu bar at the top of your browser.
2. Select "Internet Options".
3. Under the "Temporary Internet Files" box, click on the "Delete Files" button.
4. Click "OK".
5. Click on the "Settings.." button.
6. Under the section "Check for newer versions of stored pages", select "Every visit to the page".
7. Click OK.
8. Click OK.
9. Refresh/Reload your browser.

* Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x and 5.0:

1. Click on "View" in the menu bar at the top of your browser.
2. Select "Internet Options".
3. Under the "Temporary Internet Files" section, click on the "Delete Files.." button.
4. Click OK.
5. Click on the "Settings.." button.
6. Under the section "Check for newer versions of stored pages", select "Every visit to the page".
7. Click OK.
8. Click OK.
9. Refresh/Reload your browser.

* Netscape Navigator 4.0 and higher for Windows or Mac:

1. Click on "Edit" in the menu bar at the top of your browser.
2. Select "Preferences".
3. Click "Advanced" in the left column.
4. Select "Cache" under Advanced.
5. Click "Clear Memory Cache" and "Clear Disk Cache" buttons.
6. Under the section "Document in cache is compared to file on network:", select "Every time".
7. Click OK.
8. Reload/refresh your browser.

* Internet Explorer 4.x for Mac:

1. Choose "Preferences" from the Edit menu.
2. Choose "Advanced" from the Web browser heading on the left side.
3. In the Cache section, click the "Empty Now" button.
4. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

[RALPH]

Doug......

I did as you instructed.

When I C/O the delete Temp files, it must
have taken nearly 60 seconds to deleat 'm.

I'm not sure just what I did, hopefully it was
GOOD, if not I do have a "restor" function.

That restor function has come in handy on more
than one occassion, when I.......(wonder what will
happen if I...... ......)

Thanks Doug...(I think)

R~

[Doug in SJ]

Ralph - Don't worry that was good. Every time you visit a web page it saves information on your hard drive. Over time this can bog things down. When I visit my parents every week, I always do this for my mom and her computer takes about 2 minutes to delete all that data. The computer guys here at work tell me I should clear my cache at home every couple of weeks.

[Carraig]

If you go into the settings on most browsers, you can also limit how much is cached by the computer. Although the cache can slow the computer down, the cache is designed to speed up the internet experience because for pages visited often, it will use the cached file rather than wait for the page to download.

HH
Carraig

[RALPH]

Doug...

I can't see a noticeable difference in the performance
of my detector, but I'm sure the machine feels better
not having to carry around all that unnecessary weight.

Thanks again...

R~