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Help, Another Dumb Computer Question

27 Dec 00 - 08:04 PM (#364265)
Subject: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Sorcha

OK, techies, forward into the breach.......I have a new computer, HP 8756C, 128 RAM, 850 mghz, 30 gig drive. Does anyone have a clue why:
1) The clock on the monitor screen won't stay correct? I have set it every day,"applied","OK'd", and it keeps losing time.....

2)The buttons stick down.....meaning, the button goes down, and takes forever to respond--meanwhile, I can't move the cursor and all. Sometimes the mouse seems to stick, too, like playing cards. Mouse is HP 2 button scrolling....also new.


27 Dec 00 - 08:20 PM (#364282)
Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Dave the Gnome

As an ex HP employee I can safely say...

BECAUSE IT'S A *&^%ing COMPUTER.

Hope this helps

D the G


27 Dec 00 - 08:21 PM (#364285)
Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Sorcha

Thanks a heap, Dave. I don't know what I would have done without that advice.......LOL!


27 Dec 00 - 08:27 PM (#364291)
Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Branwen23

Well, the clock problem could be due to a bad battery on the motherboard...

As for the keyboard problem, it's probably just a bad kbd.... I'd have it replaced, and it would probably be a good idea to take it back to the retailer and have their service center (if they have one) replace the battery on the motherboard, or otherwise replace the system for you.


27 Dec 00 - 08:45 PM (#364300)
Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Malcolm Douglas

You might try re-installing the mouse drivers; sometimes other software interferes.  I've had buttons stick in the past, and it was always the fault of a badly-written, aggressive piece of software (RealPlayer on one occasion, if I remember right; browser plugins are usually the most likely candidates).  My clock has always lost time, too; it's not a battery problem in my case (someone told me that using the computer's built-in speaker can mess with the clock, but I don't know if that's right or not)-I just re-set it once in a while.

Malcolm


27 Dec 00 - 08:49 PM (#364304)
Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: sophocleese

We could put your clock next to my clock and see if they learn something from each other. Mine gains just a little.


27 Dec 00 - 09:23 PM (#364313)
Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Sorcha

Thanks, Malcolm. I'll try that first.


27 Dec 00 - 09:28 PM (#364315)
Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Uncle_DaveO

Clearly, the adjective here modifies the concrete noun which immediately follows it.

Dave Oesterreich


27 Dec 00 - 11:13 PM (#364347)
Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Sorcha

Reloading the mouse driver seems to have helped the button problem, thanks Malcolm.


27 Dec 00 - 11:34 PM (#364355)
Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Margo

My question is so dumb (in this thread)that no one has replied... any takers? Margo


28 Dec 00 - 03:47 AM (#364434)
Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: MudGuard

For time problems: at work, where we have a permanent internet connection, I run AtomTime95 every 4 hours. It synchronizes the pc clock with an atomic clock.
At home I run the same program whenever I go online (I manually start it after connection to ISP is made).
You can find it here
MudGuard


28 Dec 00 - 04:12 AM (#364440)
Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: GUEST,JTT

Replacing the motherboard battery isn't very hard, by the way, but you should find a friendly local techie to show you where it is. Be sure to (a) unplug the computer (!) and (b) ground your own static electricity by knocking your hands on a metal radiator or something before handling the innards of the computer. And don't put anything down on a nylon carpet - put them on wood.


28 Dec 00 - 09:57 AM (#364514)
Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Sorcha

This one is really gonna blow your minds----(the battery is new). When I re loaded the mouse driver, the clock re set itsself to correct time, and has kept time ever since. As Dave says, it's a !@#$%^& computer! LOL! BTW, getting a new battery for the old one did not help its clock either.


28 Dec 00 - 10:11 AM (#364522)
Subject: RE: Help, Another Dumb Computer Question
From: Jon Freeman

That one is beyond me Sorcha. PC clocks do have a tendency to be unreliable though and like Mudguard, I run a program when I first start up and connect to the internet to set it with an atomic clock.

Jon