Comments on: About http://www.geektieguy.com News and views from the geek tie guy. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:24:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: GeekTieGuy http://www.geektieguy.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-46816 GeekTieGuy Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:48:57 +0000 #comment-46816 Thanks! Thanks!

]]> By: Mike S. http://www.geektieguy.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-46814 Mike S. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:19:04 +0000 #comment-46814 BTW, I like your photography! BTW, I like your photography!

]]> By: GeekTieGuy http://www.geektieguy.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-45426 GeekTieGuy Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:23:43 +0000 #comment-45426 My pleasure! Sorry to hear your IQ770 overheated. I sometimes do write some pretty narrow and technical posts, but judging from my blog stats, quite a few people at least look them over to see if they might be useful. I'm always happy when they are and people take enough time to get in touch with me. Thanks for reading and thanks for commenting! My pleasure! Sorry to hear your IQ770 overheated. I sometimes do write some pretty narrow and technical posts, but judging from my blog stats, quite a few people at least look them over to see if they might be useful. I’m always happy when they are and people take enough time to get in touch with me. Thanks for reading and thanks for commenting!

]]> By: gary boehm http://www.geektieguy.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-45419 gary boehm Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:09:35 +0000 #comment-45419 thank you so much for all the info you put out. I am retired deputy who was hurt in line of duty 13 years ago.I have found a new interest that is computers. I saw you helping people on hp support. my computer is a touchsmart q770 that has just quit working from overheating. saving money to get it fixed. thanks for all that you do to help folks with their computer problems. most of what you wwrite or say is over my head but I enjoy it and have learned a lot. please excuse typing can only use a few fingers lol thank you so much for all the info you put out. I am retired deputy who was hurt in line of duty 13 years ago.I have found a new interest that is computers. I saw you helping people on hp support. my computer is a touchsmart q770 that has just quit working from overheating. saving money to get it fixed. thanks for all that you do to help folks with their computer problems. most of what you wwrite or say is over my head but I enjoy it and have learned a lot. please excuse typing can only use a few fingers lol

]]> By: GeekTieGuy http://www.geektieguy.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-11277 GeekTieGuy Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:42:27 +0000 #comment-11277 Lynn, Yes, the problem may be that the programs you're trying to install aren't compatible with 64-bit Vista, although there is a 32-bit compatibility layer present on 64-bit Vista. If the programs have hardware dependencies you may need to find 64-bit drivers from the manufacturer. Also, User Account Control can get in the way. You need to be able to provide an administrator password to install new software on Vista. If your user account is already equipped with administrator privileges, you need to watch for a message asking you to confirm that you want to install the software. If you walk away from the computer before this message pops up and you stay away for an extended period of time, the message will silently go away and your software installer will not finish installing anything. Without more specific information, this is all I can think of to try to help. Lynn,

Yes, the problem may be that the programs you’re trying to install aren’t compatible with 64-bit Vista, although there is a 32-bit compatibility layer present on 64-bit Vista.

If the programs have hardware dependencies you may need to find 64-bit drivers from the manufacturer.

Also, User Account Control can get in the way. You need to be able to provide an administrator password to install new software on Vista. If your user account is already equipped with administrator privileges, you need to watch for a message asking you to confirm that you want to install the software. If you walk away from the computer before this message pops up and you stay away for an extended period of time, the message will silently go away and your software installer will not finish installing anything.

Without more specific information, this is all I can think of to try to help.

]]> By: Lynn Marentette http://www.geektieguy.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-11213 Lynn Marentette Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:16:47 +0000 #comment-11213 I have a new HP Touchsmart, and I am not able to get applications to install, including Microsoft applications. Is this a problem with Vista, or the fact that it is a 64-bit machine? I can't find much troubleshooting information about this issue. By the way, I guess I'm a geek-tie-gal. I wear a lanyard all the time, with two memory sticks, for a total of 5 gigs. I appreciate your blog. I have a new HP Touchsmart, and I am not able to get applications to install, including Microsoft applications. Is this a problem with Vista, or the fact that it is a 64-bit machine? I can’t find much troubleshooting information about this issue.

By the way, I guess I’m a geek-tie-gal. I wear a lanyard all the time, with two memory sticks, for a total of 5 gigs.

I appreciate your blog.

]]> By: Varun http://www.geektieguy.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-7350 Varun Sun, 11 May 2008 19:08:58 +0000 #comment-7350 Hi, I just bought a touchsmart PC, and in the process of cleaning up the PC, I ran a program called VistaOptimizer, which cleaned up a lot of mis-pointed shortcuts. Unfortunately, it also blew away your excellent SmartCenter program and SmartCalender. Now, when I run SmartCenter, I just get plain old vanilla MediaCenter without all the smartcenter addons. Please e-mail me with any help you can provide. My only alternative at the moment is to restore the computer and re-start from scratch and lose hours of work. Hi,

I just bought a touchsmart PC, and in the process of cleaning up the PC, I ran a program called VistaOptimizer, which cleaned up a lot of mis-pointed shortcuts.

Unfortunately, it also blew away your excellent SmartCenter program and SmartCalender. Now, when I run SmartCenter, I just get plain old vanilla MediaCenter without all the smartcenter addons.

Please e-mail me with any help you can provide. My only alternative at the moment is to restore the computer and re-start from scratch and lose hours of work.

]]> By: D. Ryan http://www.geektieguy.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-169 D. Ryan Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:05:13 +0000 #comment-169 How can I send a post or email to you? I had a question about one of your protected posts? How can I send a post or email to you? I had a question about one of your protected posts?

]]> By: Chris Baskind http://www.geektieguy.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Chris Baskind Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:19:00 +0000 #comment-166 Thanks, also, for linking Lighter Footstep. For the record, I rarely leave the house without a 2 gig memory stick. And -- yes -- it's on a lanyard. ;-) Thanks, also, for linking Lighter Footstep.

For the record, I rarely leave the house without a 2 gig memory stick. And — yes — it’s on a lanyard. ;-)

]]> By: Matthew Paulson http://www.geektieguy.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Matthew Paulson Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:10:23 +0000 #comment-18 Just wanted to say thanks for linking to my site! Just wanted to say thanks for linking to my site!

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