re: Question about 'Prevent Programs From Changing Your File Types'
Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at 4:54 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by gewg_
(4062 messages posted)
|This goes along fine for about 5 days when, suddenly while clicking a pdf,
|I get an error saying it can't find acroread.exe.
| pscowboy
Hmmm. The classic example of "intermittent".
I would leave MemTest86 running
overnight for several nights.
Perhaps just removing and reinserting the RAM sticks will clear it.
While you've got them out, burnish the contacts with a soft eraser.
While inside the case, be careful about static
electricity.
You need to follow some simple guidelines:
1) DON'T UNPLUG
THE MACHINE.
The 3rd prong on the plug is earth ground. You want to leave that
connected.
Any dangerous voltages are INSIDE the power supply where you can't get
at them.
The worst-case out in the open would be
if you miraculously managed to get between the +12V and -12V supply
for a total of 24V.
2) Don't scuff
around on the rug while messing around inside your computer.
Don't slide in and out of a chair either.
3) Immediately before reaching into your box,
touch some
shiny (plated, not painted) metal part of the chassis.
Screw heads are usually good.
The chassis is connected to earth, so your body will be too
(as well as its static electricity).
A half a second and it's all gone.
Repeat this every so often. (As you move about, you may recharge.)
If you use a tool (e.g., a vacuum cleaner),
touch a
metal part of the tool to the chassis before you stick it inside the
box.
The same cautions apply while handling your RAM when it is unplugged.
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