I need some computer help!!!!!!!

L6steel

L6steel

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I hooked my pc up to my tv and it works fine cept the picture ratio is messed up. I tried the dpi settings it offers and none of them work worth a crap. Only the lowest setting even brings the start icon onto the screen, lol but by then everything is so big you can only see a small part of a page. Right now it's in the middle. I can just see the right edge of the start icon, can't see the clock at all which isn't a big deal and when I open a program, I can't see the top bar where the x is to close it. I just have to hunt and peck, lol! Oh yeah, my tv is a hdtv, a 52" projection. I tried it with a dvi cable and then an s-video cable, same results, and no audio either, The jacks on the pc are different from the ones on the tv. Guess I'll have to get some adapters, if they make em.
Thanks for reading my book and for any tips you can give me!!!
 
I remember on old CRT monitors, you could adjust how the image was projected. Maybe there's some relevance here? I dunno, sorry I can't be of more help. Good luck.
 
I forgot one!!
I bought one of those little dealies you use to transfer stuff, not sure what it's called, lol. Anyway, it plugs into a usb port and you can load up to 2gb on it and do what ever ya want with it. I got it to transfer stuff to a new pc but I need to know how to transfer programs like Mozilla Firefox and such. Can I just drag and drop the whole file into the transfer dealie and then onto the new pc? If I do that, how do I install the program once it's on the new pc?
Thanks again!!!!!
 
L6: Regarding first post- google will be your best friend in this case, and some of the info may get kinda technical. I assume you are trying to do a dual moniter setup, if this is true then may want to find a program that is intended for this, i dont know what your OS is my when i got my laptop like 3-4 yrs ago it came with a dual-moniter program, which worked ok but did take alot of messing around in the setup and prefrences windows. As for sound you will need to get a wire that goes from phono (like headphones) to RCA (white and red ends, looks like the hookups for a DVD player) and hook up that to the audio ins on your T.V. the same AUX line that your video is plugged into.



Regarding your second post- You have whats known as a jumpdrive/thumbdrive/flashdrive.

To transfer a program would take alot of work to gather all the files and even then I think the registry has to messed with. Depending on what programs you want to move you kind of changes your approach.

i.e. If you really need from firefox are your bookmarks then you can export a bookmarks file, put that file on your thumbdrive then import it into a new firefox install on the new machine. I do believe that this does not work w/ extentions and themes. The same method can be used for e-mail contacts and the like. If you need certian important e-mails just copy and paste into a text file.

If you just need the program then reinstalling on the new machine via internet download or disk will be much easier.

thumbdrives are mainly intended to carry documents, music, video, powerpoints etc. Like if you need the same files on differenet computers alot. If you want to carry programs on your tumbdrive to use on different computers lemme know, I dont wanna flood you w/ too much info at once.

_Evan_
 
I got it to transfer stuff to a new pc but I need to know how to transfer programs like Mozilla Firefox and such. Can I just drag and drop the whole file into the transfer dealie and then onto the new pc? If I do that, how do I install the program once it's on the new pc?
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You can't transfer programs like that, not most programs anyway. When the software installs, files are placed and altered all over the hard drive like in the registry, /Program Files, and various system folders. The easiest way is to reinstall the programs from scratch and only move your personal documents and files.

There are products for sale to transfer software and settings from one computer to another. That involves connecting the two computers with special cables and running a transfer program. I've never tried it, but it sounds like a PITA, plus it's expensive.

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You might be interested in something called Portable Apps. They're programs that can run from a USB drive and don't need to install anything on the computer. That way if you jump between computers, you can have the same software available. I've been playing with them a bit recently and you can read more and download open source programs at www.portableapps.com .
 
Thanks big time Guys!!!!!
Enix, I'm actually setting the tv up as the sole monitor. The pc is a multi media pc and it has a tv tuner in it and you can use it as a dvr. Plus I want to store my favorite dvds on it so I don't have to mess with digging through them. Lazy aint it! :D Also I want to try to find a game or two I like and play em on this big honkin tv!!! :p
 
Your monitor redraws the screen at somewhere around 60 hz (sixty cycles per second). This is another adjustment in addition to the screen resolution. If you right click on your desktop screen you can open the Display Properties menu. Then you select Settings. In settings you select Advanced. When the Advanced control window opens select the Monitor tab. Under there you get a place to select Refresh Rate. Try setting that to something like 60 to 70 hz.
 
Thanks for the help Jeff!
I tried it and the pc uses NVidia to control the video card and the only settings it offers is 29 and 30 htz. I don't understand it, lol!
 
I tried it and the pc uses NVidia to control the video card and the only settings it offers is 29 and 30 htz. I don't understand it, lol!
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That's very odd. Perhaps you told the setup you have a certain model of monitor, and those are the only two settings compatible with that monitor? There are desktop settings for selecting your monitor types, and a checkbox for "Hide Modes that his monitor cannot display." Might be a place to start.

What's your graphic card model?

Standard thing to check with these sorts of problems, is the graphic card drivers and software installed and functioning properly? Have you checked the Nvidia website for newer versions of the drivers?
 
The 29 and 30 Hz options are for an "interlaced" monitor. Usually that would be an old fashioned TV compatible composite input. The old TV electronics was not fast enough or have enough bandwidth to send every horizontal line of picture on every refresh cycle. They got around that by only sending half of the picture on each vertical sync cycle. They sent pictures 60 times per second, but the pictures only had half of the lines each time. It takes two cycles to fully refresh the screen. So although the vertical sync is tied to the 60 cycle power coming out of the wall the full screen refresh rate is 30 cycles per second.

The cute trick is how they only update half the screen at a time and avoid flicker. They do it by alternately sending odd and even rows from the picture. They call this interlacing.

Your TV probably has some ability to accept interlaced input signals, but that is probably not the best way to drive it. Does it have an alternate input jack that says "monitor" in place of the input that you have been using? I would expect a modern TV monitor to accept noninterlaced input. The other thing is you may need to select a different monitor type in your Windows Display Properties menu.

See if you can find an internet website for the company that made your TV. They may have instructions for how to connect it to a PC and how to configure the PC for driving the TV.
 
Do some googleing on your setup and how to remove the overscan. Either that, or you need to force a different screen resolution that will fit in the viewable area. The settings should be around somewhere, you may need to update drivers or dig around in unusual areas, it's often not where you would normally look since it's not something that most people change.
 
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