Dear LJ Genie...
Sep. 23rd, 2005 08:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
snugglekittySo, my desktop is still having big issues. Despite every virus scan I have done, it's still doing weird popups that purport to be from Explorer (I run Firefox, not Explorer) and restarts for no apparent reason.
I am okay with troubleshooting my computer to the point where it needs to be restarted or maybe a cable needs to be taken out and put back. I also know how to open the mouse, take out the little ball, and dust it. I'm feeling a little out of my depth. Any help would be awesome.
Second and far less importantly, how do I alter settings on my laptop? It's a Dell running Windows XP Service Pack 1. What I want to do is set it to automatically turn itself off if there's no activity for an hour. I looked under Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> Power Options but didn't find anything. (And, if it can't be done, that's okay.)
I am used to having a desktop so I haven't quite adjusted yet. I don't think to turn it off when I leave the house, so I would like to have it turn itself off.
(Edited to put the first priority first.)
I am okay with troubleshooting my computer to the point where it needs to be restarted or maybe a cable needs to be taken out and put back. I also know how to open the mouse, take out the little ball, and dust it. I'm feeling a little out of my depth. Any help would be awesome.
Second and far less importantly, how do I alter settings on my laptop? It's a Dell running Windows XP Service Pack 1. What I want to do is set it to automatically turn itself off if there's no activity for an hour. I looked under Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> Power Options but didn't find anything. (And, if it can't be done, that's okay.)
I am used to having a desktop so I haven't quite adjusted yet. I don't think to turn it off when I leave the house, so I would like to have it turn itself off.
(Edited to put the first priority first.)