MSN Issues
I am on the verge of grabbing this computer and putting it in the middle of the highway to watch it SHATTER into a Billion pieces and laugh at it for being an inferior comp to one that preceded it 10 years ago!!!!
I purposely got the new comp because my old one was OLD, reaching the 10 year mark, and it was being bitchy or so I thought. This new comp is now making the old one seem like a SAINT!
•I have been going through ALL that I know about comps and seeing if I can find anything that can fix things, heck I even had a comp savvy friend come over to look it over and he has no clue.
My problems with this comp are deep, for one it won't do 3D, so games are out, even tho I got it to be "powerful" enough to play games. Instead I get BSoD (blue screen of death)and a forced restart. Which was OK, because then I'd only have to go and not try to play games.
I already know it has something to do with Directx and I already have DLed the updates, new drivers and all. So it really is a random thing wrong.
(I'm really not gonna try to dig deep into this problem anymore, because I really don't have the energy. THAT and it semi-fixed it's self oO)•
The BIG NEW Issue I have with this pile of crap is that it doesn't like webcams. I was chatting all nice like the way I like to, and well my friends had pestered me to get a cam, so I did, and I installed it. As soon as it finished installing it, it crashed msn, totally. Which I was like OK, I'll just start msn up again, but it didn't start up. like it shows in my processes window, but not anywhere where I can actually chat. I can't see it at all.
So I try several things to try to get msn back, like un-installing it, un-installing the damn webcam, system restore, windows updates, and un-installing it again... still no luck, and it is REALLY getting to me.
Edit: Ok, so not everyone has to ask, I'm useing XP, NOT VISTA, I refuse to touch vistaSo yeah help would be GREATLY appreciated! Heck if you happen to be able to help me get msn AND the webcam working, then I'd totally draw you something!On a lighter note
Two nights back I saw Charlie, and he was OK!
His belly felt full, his furr wasn't matted, and he was friendly as usual. the only thing new was a small scar on the top of his head, prolly from fighting with another stray. But at least I know that he most likely has a family who cares for him and feeds him, and I guess why I didn't see him for a while was because maybe his owners were concerned about the cut on his head.
That makes me happy because now I know that all of the strays that hang around are ok.
Also I went down about a week or so ago to the big art store and bought me some of that "official" comic paper. (you know the ones with the blue guidelines and all)
Now it was nice and all, heck it even gave me ideas, but I dun think I'll use it for XM, specially since it has watercolour paper texture, and I have to have my papers 100% smooth XD (yesh I am picky I know.)
But I don't plan to let the paper go to waste, instead I'll prolly illustrate a short story onto it, and make it all pretty. XD
I do have a few small ones I could really go and try, it is a tie between two of them tho. so I guess it all depends on which one will fit on just those papers, or maybe I should get another package and do both.
I dunno I'll see how it turns out first I guess ^^
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•DON'T ASK ME FOR REQUESTS
•NO CHAIN LETTERS
•BE POLITE
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If you have a Realtek HD Audio soundcard, try to download and install the newest drivers for it.
If you don't, then I'm sorry ^^ But that was what was causing all my BSOD, because the soundcard conflicted with the gfx card, so I thought it was worth a mention. (Might be worth updating your soundcard drivers even if you have a different one,too.)
Just something to throw out there.
and yay for charlie <3
2. XP is NOT supposed to do or act that way with msn or web cams or 3d at all. In my opinion you probably caught a virus or the installation of XP is a bad installation and you probablly need to re-install the os for either potential situations. if that doesn't fix it then it's a hardware issue and you need to think about sending it in for repairs if it's still under warranty. Hope this helps.
If you want to IM chat and talk to me more about it let me know.
I know that's unhelpful.
Forgive me. XP
But if you ever have a computer problem: A) restart your computer, and B) say you did in the problem, because if I read it I'll immediately ask "did you try restarting?"
The sad thing is.. when people have computer problems, and they discuss troubleshooting it.. and I ask them that question, they say no.
Unfortunately, though, I don't have any good advice on how you can solve it. I don't use webcams, and I don't have MSN. Maybe you could try using something like trillian or pidgin for MSN? I'm not sure if Pidgin has webcam support, but I know Trillian does. There's a possibility you can 'cam with that and chat on MSN aswell.
You can also use other IM clients with it too - it's a multi-protocol client that can use MSN, AIM, Y!M, IRC, and ICQ.
as someone said before, try an older version of msn, (or maybe even the newest version, you never know ^^. we had a windows ME for like 7 years, and all the new stuff worked fine on it.)
As a final measure, I would make sure you have all your windows updates and stuff installed. I've never had an XP but my Vista really doesn't give me any problems.