[AT] Need help no internet connection

Richard Fink Sr rfinksr at verizon.net
Sat Apr 9 07:58:07 PDT 2016


Strange how they can hide like that been there had that. As Thomas said 
this getting old ain,t as much fun as we thought when we were in out teens.
R Fink Sr
PA

On 4/9/2016 10:14 AM, Len Rugen wrote:
> I needed to take the hitch plate of my IH H drawbar, it has been on for years so I got out the 3/4" drive ratchet and 1 1/8 socket.  After I got it off, I sat the ratchet with socket on a box while I put the plate under a shelf.  I knocked the ratchet off, the socket came off and shot off to parts unknown.  That was last week, I found the socket this morning....
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> Len Rugen
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> rugenl at yahoo.com
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>      On Saturday, April 9, 2016 8:19 AM, Thomas O Mehrkam <tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>   That is the worse thing about getting old.  I know where all my tools
> are.  They are in my shop.  That being said I spend 90% of my time
> looking for them. :-{
>
> I did better in my younger days when everything was stored on one big
> carry around tool box.  I would just dump it on the ground and find my
> tools right away. Of course I did not need two sets of everything in
> Metric and English sizes.
>
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> On 4/9/2016 7:29 AM, Richard Fink Sr wrote:
>> Cecil you may want to be careful if you learn any of that computer
>> stuff, if you learn more you will ether have a exploded head or some of
>> what you learned will disappear like where the tools or tractors are. lol
>> R Fink Sr
>> PA
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>> On 4/8/2016 10:45 PM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
>>> I got my computer fixed today.  A good friend's wife does website work
>>> and recommended an ex federal agency IT person.  It took him about 3
>>> hours and $100 later, I had it back..  Only thing wrong later was my
>>> cordless keyboard and mouse would no longer work.  I had an older model
>>> that was brand new from a thrift store.  Only the mouse would work.  I
>>> connected a wired keyboard I used to use....
>>>
>>> A web command file was imbedded in the filezilla program from a
>>> non-official site.  I did not pay a lot of attention when I searched on
>>> Google for filezilla.  I used the first site on the list.  I noticed
>>> that this is not the official site on a lot of searches.  I will be
>>> much more careful next time.
>>>
>>> I thought I should let you all know what caused all this.  I really
>>> appreciate all the help.  I wish I was more knowledgeable on computers
>>> and internet.  However, at this stage in life, I don't think I want to
>>> get confused with more stuff to remember...    I have enough trouble
>>> remembering where tools and equipment are.
>>>
>>> Cecil in OKla
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>>> On 4/8/2016 5:19 PM, Ken Knierim wrote:
>>>> For serious viral infections you may want to look at:
>>>> http://pcsupport.about.com/od/system-security/tp/free-bootable-antivirus-software.htm
>>>>
>>>> I've had good luck with the AVG download. Download an ISO image, burn a CD
>>>> from it, boot the infected computer off the CD and run the linux based
>>>> virus scan. It clobbers all manner of stupid stuff and since it runs linux
>>>> remotely, chances are real low that any virii will get past the scan alive.
>>>> It does ask for some connectivity information so it can call home and get
>>>> the latest virus info, but will work without it and if you've got a virus
>>>> older than a few months, it'll be in there.
>>>>
>>>> Go here for the actual download:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-arl?ECID=af:cj
>>>>
>>>>      It's clobbered several virii for us that looked like bad hardware (drives,
>>>> motherboards). It also has a memtest (at least on some versions?) in case
>>>> you want to test the mainboard or memory. Poor man's toolbox of sorts.
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>
>>>> Ken in AZ
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>>>> On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 12:13 PM, Ron Cook <ron at lakeport-1.com> wrote:
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>>>>> Steve.
>>>>>          Thanks for that info.  I can try that.  Can't hurt and might help.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ron Cook
>>>>> Salix, IA
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4/7/2016 11:22 AM, Steve W. wrote:
>>>>>> Ron Cook wrote:
>>>>>>> A  few months ago I downloaded a file from filezilla and I can no longer
>>>>>>> use that computer.  Constantly pops up various windows that cannot be
>>>>>>> closed.  Cecil may have a different thing going on, but you will never
>>>>>>> find me going to that filezilla site again.  I could not go back to
>>>>>>> restore as my HD has bad areas.  That hard drive will be replaced.  Most
>>>>>>> of my important files were backed up, thankfully.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ron Cook
>>>>>>> Salix, IA
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ron, If you have another machine there are a few things you might try
>>>>>> first.
>>>>>> Download copies of Spybot and MalwareBytes. Both can be set up to run
>>>>>> off a bootable USB stick.
>>>>>> Run them and let them kill the infection. Should enable you to run the
>>>>>> machine enough to get any other needed files.
>>>>>>
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