Bonny, I can't help you but I thought I should point out that if the computer is connected to the web, then registration isn't optional. It will automatically register the moment you complete putting in the code.
Wait. People? She eats people? 'To Serve Man.' It's 'To Serve Man' all over again.
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Pete, Husband of Jilli - Aug 29, 2010 2:27:31 pm PDT #14715 of 25501
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
beekaytee - Aug 29, 2010 3:16:19 pm PDT #14716 of 25501
Compassionately intolerant
Ah, well that stuffs it then Pete. Thanks for that heads up. I would not want to put anyone else's registration at risk.
Pity. Seems a waste.
More's the pity that even if I could buy the package, the new software won't work on this perfectly functional machine.
Sigh.
Polter-Cow - Aug 30, 2010 8:07:51 am PDT #14717 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
My Shuffle has started turning itself off occasionally. It's playing, and then the music stops, and I have to turn it off and on and press play, and it's fine. But it did that twice on Wednesday.
And when I plug it into my computer, a (blank) Explorer window pops up temporarily, and that window also pops up every time I delete a song or add a song to it. I restored it back to factory settings, and it was still doing it. Anyone know what's going on? It's over two years old; is it just That Time?
megan walker - Aug 30, 2010 8:19:58 am PDT #14718 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I would certainly hope it would last more than 2 years.
Jesse - Aug 30, 2010 1:52:58 pm PDT #14719 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So wait. This CCCleaner and Smart Defrag could make my parents' old XP computer not suck? I don't understand what the problem is, because I don't think they are running new programs, so shouldn't it be OK? I was planning on getting them a new one for Christmas, but will give these programs a shot first!
Typo Boy - Aug 30, 2010 3:12:10 pm PDT #14720 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
They will make it suck less. You can decide if improvement is enough after you install and run. Again don't be tricked into toolbars. Don't let ccleaner clean office or word cause will lose all your settings.
Jesse - Aug 30, 2010 5:05:07 pm PDT #14721 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I doubt they have any non-standard settings, but thanks for the warning.
Gudanov - Aug 31, 2010 4:58:53 am PDT #14722 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I've also found that security software can really slog down a computer. I tend to just run with Microsoft Security Essentials which seems very good at being unobtrusive.
Jesse - Aug 31, 2010 5:42:43 am PDT #14723 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think that is part of the problem, but I think my father is prone to clicking on bad stuff, so I don't want to strip it down too much.
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2010 8:49:33 am PDT #14724 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Gosh darnit, there's still no 128GB iPod touch....
On the bright side - new iTunes icon!
iTunes 10. With iTunes set to surpass physical CD sales next year, so new icon with no CD.
And I'll have to experiment with this stuff:
Social features: New feature called Ping. Facebook and Twitter meet iTunes...social network for music. Follow favorite artists and friends, find out what they're listening to and talking about. Customized top-ten songs and albums lists based on the people you follow. Showing off artist page for Lady Gaga with posts, favorite songs, concerts, etc.