TECH CHAT FAQ
(FREQUENLY ASKED QUESTIONS)

THIS PAGE IS  A RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE WHO COME INTO TECH CHAT
WHO HAVE CERTAIN PC PROBLEMS. A LOT OF TIMES THE PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME,
SO WE'VE DECIDED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR US AND EVERYONE TO HAVE THIS FAQ PAGE
WITH THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS..

THERE WILL BE MANY MANY MORE FAQ HERE SOON, THIS IS JUST A START :)

THESE FIRST 5 LINKS HERE OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW, SO IF YOU WANT TO PRINT 
THEM OUT, IT'S MUCH EASIER THIS WAY.

I HAVE NO SOUND ON MY PC

MY DISPLAY IS MUCH TOO BIG AND/OR I CAN ONLY GET 12 COLORS

HOW DO I FORMAT MY HARDDRIVE?

HOW DO I ADD ADDITIONAL HARDDRIVES TO MY SYSTEM?

I'M CONSTANLY RUNNING OUT OF SYSTEM RESOURCES

I HAVE PROBLEMS SHUTTING DOWN MY PC ON WINDOWS 98SE

I CAN'T CONNECT TO THE INTERNET ON AOL

FOR EVERYTHING THAT IS AUDIO RELATED, LIKE HOW TO CONVERT MP3
TO WAV OR BURNING CD'S, BUFFER UNDERRUNS AND WHICH PROGRAMS
TO USE, GO HERE TO WWW.AUDIOFREAKZ.COM

FOR EVERYTHING THAT IS HTML AND WEBPAGE RELATED, CHECK THIS
LINK OUT, IT'S WWW.HTMLGOODIES.COM

I'M HAVING PROBLEMS SHUTTING DOWN MY PC ON WINDOWS 98SE

TO SOLVE THIS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH WINDOWS 98SE, GO TO THESE LINKS, YOU'LL HAVE TO DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL SUPPLEMENT  FROM MICROSOFT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

THIS LINK IS TO TROUBLESHOOT YOUR SHUTDOWN PROBLEM

THIS LINK IS THE DIRECT LINK TO THE WINDOWS 98SE SHUTDOWN SUPPLEMENT PAGE

 

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I CAN'T GET ON THE INTERNET ON AOL

TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM THERE'S A FEW DIFFERENT WAYS:

1. CLEAR YOUR CACHE AND DELETE TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES. TO DO THAT, GO TO MY AOL, PREFERENCES, WWW, ON THE FIRST TAB "DELETE FILES" AND "CLEAR HISTORY", IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO REBOOT BUT, THAT SOMETIMES HELPS TOO IF YOU CAN'T GET ON THE NET RIGHT AWAY.

2. THE SECOND METHOD:

REMOVING THE AOL ADAPTERr: YOU HAVE TO DO THAT WHILE OFFLINE !!
 
GO TO THE DESKTOP AND RIGHT CLICK ON "NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD", GO TO PROPERTIES, CLICK ON THE AOL ADAPTER (AND ONLY THAT ONE, NOT THE AOL DIALUP ADAPTER), RIGHT CLICK, CHOOSE "REMOVE", THEN RESTART YOUR COMPUTER AND SEE IF YOU CAN GET ON THE NET NOW.
 
THE AOL ADAPTER HELPS YOU TO GET ON THE INTERNET. WHEN YOU REMOVE IT AND THEN RESTART THE COMPUTER, IT'LL GET REPLACED BY A NEW AOL ADAPTER WHICH IN MOST CASES FIXES THE PROBLEM.

IF NONE OF THIS WORKS, YOU CAN ALWAYS TRY AOL KEYWORD: STEP 5

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