Having real problems with my laptop

jebervic

Can someone please help me sort out the problems I am having my laptop ?

Last week I couldn't seem to watch any videos on windows media player, I could get sound but no picture.

Anyway, a couple of people on here said it was something to do with CODEC's, someone even posted a link to download, I downloaded the link but whatever it was, it seemed to really screw up my lapptop.

SO

I decided to wipe my computer clean and found a way of restoring factory settings, it did improve some things, however !, it has created some other issues (bear with me)

1. If I shut the lid on the laptop, I come back to laptop, where the screen resolution id rubbish ! it seems to go to 800x 600 screen resolution, I get a dialogue box that tells me I need to adjust my screeen resolution to 1280x800, I do it and its then ok until I shut the lid and come back

Q- How can I stop the laptop from doing this ?

2. My default browser was internet explorer, but I went onto a site that works better on mozilla, so I downloaded it, BUT when I use this Browser it won't play yoo tube type video's, it is because I need to install adobe flash player (apparently)- it comes up with this message.

"Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player.


Anyway I try and install it, but my pc always refuses to down load it- it tells me "the following applications need to be closed before the adobe flah player plug in can be installed " - (firefox)- option to "try again"

Anyway I close firefox and it still doesn't download !!!


Can anyone please help?

[Deleted User]

1. I've not come across the screen resolution changing when shutting the lid but you can certainly change what happens when you shut the lid i.e. Start -> Control Panel -> Power Options -> Advanced

2. Try the following in Internet Explorer:

To uninstall Flash, please follow Adobe's instructions, listed here: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14157
Once you're done, restart your computer and follow Adobe's instructions for reinstalling Flash: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Source - http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=56115&topic=10560

Frankly the link above and the video is a worthwhile watch for anyone!

To play videos do away with Media Player and stick with VLC, a very well known, respected, media player.

Download link - http://www.videolan.org/mirror-geo.php?file=vlc/0.9.6/win32/vlc-0.9.6-win32.exe

jebervic

Deleted_User wrote: »

1. I've not come across the screen resolution changing when shutting the lid but you can certainly change what happens when you shut the lid i.e. Start -> Control Panel -> Power Options -> Advanced

2. Try the following in Internet Explorer:

To uninstall Flash, please follow Adobe's instructions, listed here: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14157
Once you're done, restart your computer and follow Adobe's instructions for reinstalling Flash: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Source - http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=56115&topic=10560

To play videos do away with Media Player and stick with VLC, a very well known, respected, media player.

Download link - http://www.videolan.org/mirror-geo.php?file=vlc/0.9.6/win32/vlc-0.9.6-win32.exe

Hi thanks

The screen resolution

I don't understand?, I currently go to control panel- click on adjust screen resolution and adjust it accordingly

but I need a permanent solution please.

re VLC, that was the download that screwed up my pc before and I then had to wipe it clean.

[Deleted User]

jebervic wrote: »

Hi thanks

The screen resolution

I don't understand?, I currently go to control panel- click on adjust screen resolution and adjust it accordingly

I was suggesting to change what happens when you shut the lid of your laptop. On an XP machine this option is located at Start -> Control Panel -> Power Options -> Advanced then under the heading, "When I close the lid of my portable computer". If you set it to Do nothing then this should resolve your issue. For a more permanent fix you may want to consider updating your video card drivers but, and I mean this in the nicest of ways, you may want to get a tech savy person to do this...

jebervic wrote: »

re VLC, that was the download that screwed up my pc before and I then had to wipe it clean.

Are you sure it was VLC and not a codec pack someone suggested...