[irc] Adventures in tech help

[martyr]

brought to you by our very own doop.

the set up:

[03:51:21] Doop: so who can help with my tete-a-tete with my cd drive
[03:51:30] martyr: not it
[03:51:38] <Fragmatic> martyr
[03:51:43] <Fragmatic> I'm going mad
[03:51:51] <Fragmatic> downloading all the software I need
[03:51:53] <Fragmatic> and formatting
[03:51:57] <Fragmatic> at 4am
[03:53:15] Doop: what does the orange light under your cd drive mean
[03:53:20] Doop: it lights up when the cd drive kackles
[03:53:26] <Fragmatic> DOOP
[03:53:27] martyr: frag: indeed.
[03:53:35] <ChewyLSB|Sleep> Isn't that "CD Drive in use" or something?
[03:53:38] Doop: frag this is serious
[03:53:41] <Fragmatic> JUST BUY A NEW EL CHEAPO CD DRIVE AND REPLACE YOUR ONE BECAUSE YOURS IS TOAST.
[03:53:42] * Fragmatic was kicked by PSU-Bot (Turn off CapsLock �4970�)
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[03:53:48] Doop: ehh
[03:53:50] Doop: are they cheap
[03:55:41] <Fragmatic> ABOUT $20
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[03:58:35] Doop: frag
[03:58:36] Doop: im searching
[03:58:41] Doop: im finding "CD RW" shits
[03:58:50] martyr: doop, www.pricewatch.com
[03:58:59] <ObnoxiousFrog> fire in the disco
[03:59:00] martyr: or go right to one of the big names, tigerdirect or newegg
[03:59:16] Doop: thats what i'm searching at
[03:59:17] Doop: newegg
[03:59:21] * Viper is now known as Viper|Halo
[03:59:22] martyr: $20 or $25 will get you right back in business
[03:59:34] Doop: yeah
[03:59:36] Doop: i'm searching at neweggf
[03:59:38] <Viper|Halo> so will $058379657864578e55685857586
[03:59:46] Doop: i'm getting "CD RW" and "DVD ROM drives" and shits
[04:00:06] martyr: how bad can you possibly be at the internet
[04:00:35] martyr: right on the main page of newegg there's a "shop for" menu
[04:01:40] martyr: click on "cd/dvd burners" and you'll be surrounded with choices
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[04:05:40] Doop: martyr
[04:05:48] Doop: do i have to worry about compatibility and other miscellaneous bullshits
[04:06:04] martyr: doop: you need an IDE drive
[04:06:07] martyr: other than that, no.
[04:06:45] Doop: ngayah.
[04:06:50] martyr: what
[04:06:53] Doop: and these'll be able to INSTALL things?
[04:06:56] Doop: frag said before they can't.
[04:07:01] martyr: ... i don't see why not
[04:07:09] Doop: last question
[04:07:12] Doop: are they hard to install
[04:07:14] martyr: no
[04:07:23] martyr: two connections, then the drivers
[04:07:31] Doop: (20:03:46) (@PSU-martyr) click on "cd/dvd burners" and you'll be surrounded with choices
[04:07:38] Doop: but i'm not looking for burners
[04:07:39] Doop: :o
[04:07:51] martyr: a top-speed cd burner is $20
[04:08:04] martyr: i don't think they make read-only drives anymore
[04:08:11] Doop: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...106-823&DEPA=1
[04:08:13] Doop: would that work
[04:08:22] Doop: to like, install World of Warcraft which is the whole point of all this
[04:08:30] martyr: yep
[04:08:35] Doop: ngayah!
[04:08:37] martyr: that's it?
[04:08:45] Doop: i spose
[04:08:47] martyr: is your computer the only one in your house?
[04:08:53] Doop: one of three
[04:09:02] martyr: and the other two have working drives, right
[04:09:11] Doop: i like where you're going with this
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[04:09:28] Doop: but yes they do
[04:09:31] martyr: just use one of theirs over your lan
[04:09:35] Doop: lan?
[04:09:49] Doop: how does lan come into play
[04:09:52] martyr: local area network?
[04:09:54] * Quits: Reign (Ping timeout)
[04:09:58] Doop: i know what bloody lan is
[04:10:02] martyr: thank god
[04:10:17] Doop: how does lan work with all this
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[04:10:43] martyr: you can "map network drive" so that the drives on their computers act as though they're drives in your computer
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[04:11:07] Doop: i use a linksys wireless router
[04:11:08] Doop: is that bad
[04:11:37] martyr: no
[04:11:44] Doop: how would i do this
[04:11:50] Doop: and would it take a lot of work
[04:11:52] martyr: no
[04:11:56] Doop: ngayah
[04:12:02] Doop: how would one go about doing this
[04:12:30] martyr: easiest way is to set both machines to be on the same workgroup, enable file&print sharing, and share the remote machine's optical drive out.
[04:14:11] martyr: i'm not sure what's hard about clicking a mouse, but if that's your bag-
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[04:14:23] Doop: okay martyr
[04:14:25] Doop: walk me through this mb
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[04:14:29] martyr: #tech

[martyr]

the support session:

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[/color][04:14:37] Doop: balls
[04:14:41] martyr: aye
[04:15:03] martyr: right-click on "my computer" and hit properties
[04:15:12] Doop: roger taht
[04:15:18] Doop: next mb
[04:15:26] martyr: note computername & workgroup
[04:15:40] Doop: eh
[04:15:43] Doop: my computer name is Death
[04:15:43] martyr: do the same thing on the remote machine (the one you'll be using the cd drive on)
[04:15:50] Doop: that's what i named it last i reformatted
[04:15:54] martyr: the workgroup is the important part here
[04:15:57] Doop: wait
[04:15:59] Doop: what do you mean note
[04:16:00] martyr: they need to match to make this easy
[04:16:06] martyr: i mean notice it
[04:16:16] martyr: i don't care as long as both computers have the same workgroup
[04:16:22] Doop: death-s5d2rmkn9.
[04:16:25] martyr: hfs.
[04:16:27] Doop: is the comp name death or death-s5d2rmkn9.
[04:16:34] martyr: ...
[04:16:41] Doop: was i not supposed to say that mb
[04:16:44] martyr: you tell me, it's not my machine
[04:16:53] Doop: workgroup is MSHOME
[04:17:05] martyr: ah, good
[04:17:10] martyr: the other one probably is too
[04:17:17] martyr: open up my network places
[04:17:21] Doop: where
[04:17:32] martyr: ok, how about "network connections"
[04:17:37] Doop: wher
[04:17:39] Doop: oh
[04:17:39] Doop: there
[04:17:40] Doop: ok
[04:17:50] Doop: wait where
[04:17:51] martyr: on the left, "other places" panel, click "my network places"
[04:17:53] Doop: in My computer properties?
[04:18:03] martyr: ok, nm - open control panel
[04:18:10] Doop: roger
[04:18:12] Doop: next mb
[04:18:17] martyr: open "network connections"
[04:18:22] martyr: on the left, "other places" panel, click "my network places"
[04:18:52] Doop: i can't say i see other places
[04:18:56] Doop: should i be on the classic interface thing
[04:19:04] Doop: or windows xp new omgthing
[04:19:24] martyr: open "network connections"
[04:19:30] Doop: there's one icon
[04:19:34] Doop: Local Area Connections
[04:19:49] martyr: no left pane, turn on explorer bar in "view"
[04:20:11] Doop: search? favorites? media?
[04:20:13] Doop: :/
[04:20:17] martyr: pick one then close it
[04:20:29] Doop: pick one hwat
[04:20:33] Doop: what if i pick the wrong thing.
[04:20:42] martyr: search? favorites? media? doesnt matter, you're gonna close it
[04:20:55] martyr: there'll be a small x at the top-left of the pane
[04:20:55] Doop: no no they're all closed
[04:20:58] Doop: lollers
[04:21:00] martyr: i know
[04:21:01] martyr: open one
[04:21:02] martyr: then close it
[04:21:06] Doop: eh
[04:21:18] Doop: i turned on media than closed it.
[04:21:19] Doop: what now
[04:21:34] martyr: have an explorer pane now
[04:21:35] martyr: ?
[04:21:40] Doop: what do you mean pane
[04:22:34] Doop: http://img142.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img1...ntitled1dk.jpg
[04:22:35] martyr: have you ever seen a window?
[04:22:39] Doop: i took a shot for you
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[04:23:05] martyr: windows are often divided into different, small peices of glass
[04:23:15] martyr: so you see two different things, one through each pane
[04:23:25] martyr: curiously, windows is a lot like a window, with many panes in one window.
[04:23:33] Doop: ...penis?
[04:23:37] Doop: i don't see where you're getting at
[04:23:56] Doop: on my shot is what i'm looking for there?
[04:24:33] martyr: now when i refer to the "left pane"
[04:24:37] martyr: i mean the pane on the left side of the window
[04:24:48] martyr: when i say "the section named other places"
[04:24:56] martyr: i mean the little square in it labeled "other places"
[04:25:03] Doop: oh
[04:25:03] Doop: that
[04:25:04] martyr: and when i say "link to my network places"
[04:25:07] Doop: rofflepenis
[04:25:14] martyr: i mean the words than are underlined that say "my network places"
[04:25:14] martyr: http://img144.exs.cx/img144/3881/untitled12rm.jpg

[martyr]

Originally Posted by continued

[/color][04:25:25] Doop: haha
[04:25:42] Doop: okay i see the Internet and the ftp thing i use
[04:26:26] Doop: http://img142.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img1...ntitled0cr.jpg
[04:26:48] Doop: wait
[04:26:57] Doop: b0rk
[04:27:00] martyr: ...
[04:27:01] Doop: disregard that last link
[04:27:02] Doop: ok
[04:27:06] Doop: so what now mb
[04:27:18] martyr: click on "view workgroup computers" left pane
[04:27:29] Doop: ooh i see teh other puter
[04:27:33] Doop: neato penis!
[04:27:33] martyr: good good.
[04:27:43] martyr: what happens when you double-click on other computer?
[04:27:46] Doop: maybe i can hax her boxor
[04:27:52] Doop: it has a popup
[04:27:59] Doop: not accessible
[04:28:00] martyr: do you have a login for that machine?
[04:28:04] Doop: network path wasn't found
[04:28:07] Doop: whadoo you mean
[04:28:11] martyr: er... is it turned on?
[04:28:17] Doop: probably
[04:28:19] Doop: yea
[04:28:20] martyr: .
[04:28:40] Doop: she has a password.
[04:28:42] Doop: if that mattes.
[04:28:44] Doop: matters*
[04:28:50] Doop: you know like on her windows xp account thingy
[04:28:53] martyr: do you have a login for that machine?
[04:28:59] Doop: what do you mean
[04:29:02] Doop: "login"
[04:29:06] martyr: can you log into the computer
[04:29:11] Doop: what do you mean
[04:29:15] Doop: from here?
[04:29:18] Doop: or from there
[04:29:19] martyr: from there
[04:29:30] Doop: from my comp by saying "there"
[04:29:36] Doop: by there you're either saing here or at that comp
[04:29:52] Doop: oh
[04:29:55] Doop: if you mean AT that very computer
[04:29:59] Doop: that has the working drive
[04:30:07] Doop: yes, i could. i could turn it on, put in her password (i know it)
[04:30:08] Doop: and log in
[04:30:25] Doop: like when you turn your comp on? you sometimes have different "account" thingys?
[04:30:40] martyr: k, stop talking
[04:30:50] Doop: if i had a nickel for everytime someone said that
[04:30:55] Doop: let's just say i wouldn't be here
[04:30:56] Doop: amirite
[04:31:32] martyr: windows doesnt distinguish remote users from local users.
[04:32:12] <Doop> windows doesn't what what users from what
[04:32:22] martyr: if you have an account with which you can log in at the keyboard of that computer, you can use that same account to access the computer and its drives from over the network - using your own computer, in this case - provided you make the necessary configuration changes
[04:32:37] <Doop> what
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[04:34:03] martyr: what this means for you: if you know "her" username and password, you can use it to log into the computer remotely - from your computer.
[04:34:34] <PSU-martyr> however, in order to map the network drive, as is our intention, you'll have to go to the computer and log in locally first
[04:35:04] <PSU-martyr> then you'll turn on file sharing and enable said file sharing on the cd-drive you want to use.
[04:37:42] <PSU-martyr> to enable file and print sharing on her (the remote) computer, you'll need to log in as an administrator, presumably the only login you have
[04:38:01] <PSU-martyr> you'll open the control panel and switch to classic view if it isn't already
[04:38:09] <PSU-martyr> open network connections
[04:38:17] * Parts: Doop

yeah. i never did figure out what "mb" or "yaghneart" were.

[Rbstr]

Doop asked me about a CPU upgrade over aim, i may just find the log, thoguth i don't knwo if i have logging on

[Infernus]

[Hezzy]

Holy shit.

[ObnoxiousFrog]

Fire in the Taco Bell.

[Rbstr]

you should have seen me trying to get him to use CPUz *shudder*

[ChewyLSB]

Jebus, how did you live through that?

[Doop]

I do that to people a lot.

I was playing Halo 2 while talking
mb means maybe.
ngayah is from Retarded Animal Babies. when the babies started playing superhero, Satan would rise from the ground and say "can i play too?" and they'd say "Sure, satan!" and he'd go "ngayah!"

[Mag-Mower]

uhh... wow... just... wow