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What...Tasmania has the internet??? Didnt they just connect electricity a few years back??

Its no trouble at all. I do it for a living so one more wont hurt. But thanks for the compliment.

Righto mudnut. Time for some magic. All you needed to do with the file I sent you was to rename it to an EXE extension and then run the file but obviously something else is going on that you cant...

Be careful mudski. These sites often repackage programs and you think you are installing a particular application but they often hide malware (and other nasties) within the installer and you wont...

Just a note for everyone.

WinZip is no longer free. You can get a 30 day free trial version but to use all of the features, you have to buy it....

No worries mudnut. Glad we can help.

Didn't mean to hijack your assistance Toddie. Just saw an easier alternative.

Cheers,

Rob

Scratch my last. Cant attach a file to a PM.

Plan B. I will PM you my email address, please drop me a line and I will send you the file.

Cheers,

Rob

Hey Mudnut,

Is this what you are trying to install? http://www.freetronics.com/pages/installing-the-usb-driver-file-for-windows#.VDO3zna4Z00

If so, check your PM. I have downloaded the ZIP...

go to here http://get.adobe.com/reader/?promoid=BUIGO and update to the latest version and you will be able to take the snapshot.

When it "locks up", if you press the "Windows" key on the keyboard, does the Start Menu pop up?

or is the computer just "Frozen"?

I'm still an old fassioned type. I prefer using the command line I suppose.

Cheers,

Rob

If thats the case and you have a USB mouse connected, You should be able to set the touchpad to automatically disable itself when a USB mouse is connected to the computer.

Hi Patch,

you can run CHKDSK in Windows Safe or normal mode but this will only do a minimal disk and environment check. It wont repair any problems it encounters but it will report if it does find...

I hear ya brother.. and I'm an IT Administrator!!!! hahahaha

Find it in Event Viewer. Open the Start Menu and "Right" click on "Computer" and choose "Manage" from the menu.

Hi Todd,

Check the Event log under Application. Look for an event called "Winlogon" at the time the computer logged on after CHKDSK finished. This will give you a report on what it found and...

Hi Toddrhind,

Sounds like the operating system is locking up or at least the HDD may be having trouble.

I'm assuming you are running Windows XP or Win7? If so, run the following instructions:
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