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General Discussion Area / Re: Yet another computer question

« on: 21 May 2010, 15:16:05 »

Can't answer exactly, but it COULD be something in an update from Microsoft. They do occasionally cause the computer to come up with weird things, but if comp is working ok I should not bother too much....or do a system restore back a few days. When the updates come in, the same thing should happen, if that is the cause.
The dreaded blue screen of death can cause a few things.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Heat paint

« on: 21 May 2010, 12:38:52 »

Talking about the griddle, mate. It had some black paint on it as does the flat side, although the flat side is still mainly black. I have wire brushed the griddle down to a bit rusty in places ( or pitted really) and wanted to do it black again. Bear in mind we are talking cast and not chrome griddle

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General Discussion Area / Heat paint

« on: 21 May 2010, 12:30:57 »

Hi Fellas,
As we are sitting in temperatures of 24 degrees and expecting higher,
Mrs Terbert has pronounced activation of the barbeque. Not being one to argue I took off the cover and lifted the lid to find what can only be described as..OMG
I am wire brushing the grille and flat friddle down (cast iron or very similar!) Can anyone tell me the name of a GOOD heatproof paint that will WORK, and not kill anyone who tastes my wares !! When new it was all a lovely black.
Thanks in advance

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General Discussion Area / Re: MS Flight Sim

« on: 20 May 2010, 20:10:21 »

Link to some piccy's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQEosrWR4Rg&feature=related

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General Discussion Area / Re: MS Flight Sim

« on: 19 May 2010, 15:56:29 »

You would need the De Luxe version to have Acceleartion Pack.
Acceleration is an add on.
I have to go out now but will put more info on later....bear with me fellas  8-)

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General Discussion Area / Re: MS Flight Sim

« on: 19 May 2010, 14:42:22 »

You will need a 'humphy' machine for FSX....but once you get used to it, it is way better in effects than FS2004. If you go for FSX, check whether it contains the Acceleration pack. This is an extra expense otherwise.
FS2004 is very popular, and once FSX was sneered at even by me, but honestly when you get to grips with FSX there is no going back.
As an example of what can be done in FSX....we are carrier landing with arrestor wires, Catapault launching, Hoisting people out of the water with helicopters (if you can find them)..lol Virtual cockpits are stunning now.
Some of the aircraft are so detailed now with total cold starts, you need to do every thing. I have the PMDG Jetstream, and all I have done so far is blow up ten engines and am still sat in the Hangar. 
Some piccy's




This is me in the front Spit, with two of my online buddies in formation.



This is me flying the VC10, with a Tonka coming in to refuel back in my Rafv days

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General Discussion Area / Re: MS Flight Sim

« on: 19 May 2010, 11:55:48 »

Its a good hobby, Nickbat. We all have to start somewhere.
Don't worry about potato fields  I was flying online to Jersey using IVAO ATC, and after landing the controller asked me where I was and I had to tell him I was in the field at the end of the runway. 
The small group I am involved with now use FSX.....the toys you can use are superb. Currently we are doing carrier landing using the T45C Goshawk. When I can suss out how to upload, I will put a couple of piccy's up. I assume its via Photobucket or similar.

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General Discussion Area / MS Flight Sim

« on: 19 May 2010, 08:39:36 »

Anybody here into Microsoft Flight Sim ? Interested to make contact if so. I do online flying with a couple of orgs, and was once Sqn Ldr (OC) No 41 Sqn Jaguars, at RAF Virtual.
Also got 600 odd hours with IVAO
Did run a virtual airline..... Explore Virtual once, and although the website is still open, have not had time to resurrect it yet.
 

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General Discussion Area / Re: PC help anyone

« on: 20 May 2010, 09:57:34 »

Where abouts did the OP say it was a dead laptop?

If that quote was aimed at my post, the reference was to laptops and desktop PC's but meaning If its a laptop I am unfamiliar with them, but if its a desktop this is my route 

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General Discussion Area / Re: PC help anyone

« on: 20 May 2010, 09:49:14 »

IF....it does fire up, and gets to Desktop, you could try a System Restore. (XP) If you get the message 'Your System Cannot be Restored....then that usually signals using the Windows disks (recovery or fresh load.
Path is ....Start/Accessories/System Tools/ System Restore....and follow easy instructions

OR

Start/Help and Support/Tools/System Restore.....

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General Discussion Area / Re: PC help anyone

« on: 20 May 2010, 09:41:12 »

I do find it strange it does not fire up.....
Thats normally a power supply problem, or a knackered HDD

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General Discussion Area / Re: PC help anyone

« on: 20 May 2010, 09:38:00 »

Can't he fire up at all ?

I'm not familiar with laptops, but with standard PC, I would put in another hard drive....disconnect original drive if you are not familiar with loading windows, then load windows on the new drive, put back original drive as a SLAVE drive....then get out the files you want. Be careful, though, just take ordinary files, as those viruses attack exe. files and if you copy programs over you could inherit the worm.
OR you could attach the 'bad' drive to another computer as a slave and get in that way. Again care is needed to not infect the other computer.
If you are not familiar with the guts of a computer, you should get help and not do it yourself.
I know its not possible all the time, but I have about 5 drives on this computer, and C drive is only used for the Operating system. All other stuff is on other drives, (Flight Sim) (Rfactor). So when a virus comes in and is fatal, I just wipe C drive and reload windows. Takes about an hour and I am up and running. If you are trying to get back Excel and Word files you should not have any problems getting them from a slave drive

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General Discussion Area / Re: Does anyone else fancy

« on: 19 May 2010, 08:27:10 »

None of those.....
I just get the need for cheese on toast, the need is strong

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General Discussion Area / Re: I think I can guess your reaction to this...

« on: 19 May 2010, 09:29:33 »

With you all the way Sixstring...
The people that do these things are not human, so how can they be protected by human rights !!!!!!! 

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General Discussion Area / Re: SALOON OR ESTATE??

« on: 19 May 2010, 08:11:08 »

Typical answers from the 'Mummy's Car' brigade.
Obviously not skilled enough to drive the MAN'S car,
The Large and Beautiful Estate...