Mac Systems

unable to connect
At my house I am unable to connect to the wireless network with my g4 powerbook. I have the right password, and other laptops are able to connect. I acts like I don't have the right password. ... 6 Mar 2006 22:21

the underlying task reported failure on exit (-9972)
the underlying task reported failure on exit (-9972) I am getting this error with my Imac. The drive won't mount and verify and repair both give me this error. Is erasing my disk the only answer? ... 5 Mar 2006 20:23

BookPro versus AOL
I got a new Mac Book Pro and downloaded AOL software. The AOL software reports "no carrier" whereas using Apple network configuration, I can use the Mac to phone my cell phone. Conclusion: AOL not ready for intel Mac -- o ~ _-'\_ ~ Jon Claerbout: jon @ sep.stanford.edu (*)<(*) ~ http://sep... 6 Mar 2006 18:14

Powerboog G4 12" hangs on boot
Hello all... I'm a kind of newbie in Mac OS X, so apologize if I'm asking something I should know... :-) Yesterday my wife's PowerBook G4 12" running Mac OS X 10.4.5 crashed (guess what... she was using MS Word from Office 2004) and she forced the shutdown. When trying to boot again, the booting process han... 6 Mar 2006 11:58

Processor Upgrade
I have G4 tower with 500mhz processor. Didn't seem that slow when I first used it .. but after a week of using my iBook at 1ghz, I felt the slowness. I am thinking of upgrading the processor. Maybe next year I will get a new iMac-Intel. I found a couple websites selling processor upgrades. For costs of a mac... 10 Mar 2006 19:37

Windows Media Player not dispalying video content
Hi. For some reason, Windows Media Player isn't displaying video content. However, it *does* play the audio associated with a WMV file. Suggestions on how to fix? -- Art Werschulz (agw STRUDEL comcast.net) 207 Stoughton Ave Cranford NJ 07016 (908) 272-1146 ... 7 Mar 2006 09:19

Wireless Connection Issues
Hello to All ! I just purchases a Belkin Pre N wireless router, to replace my old D-Link. One issue which I have been having since I "upgraded" to the Belkin is that my Internet connection goes away, and I get prompmted to use the network diagnostic utility and I have to re authenticate to my connection. I have ... 5 Mar 2006 17:49

WMP
I've tried twice to DL Windows Media Player for Mac. It downloads with the suffix ".stx" When I try to open it, I'm told an application can't be found to open it with. If someone can help with this, I'd appreciate it. By the way, I'm aware of (and have) the app that enables WMP files to play on Quicktime, but a ... 26 Feb 2006 05:54

Reasons for backing up
So we have basically 3 different reasons to backup: - To archive our work (incremental backup) - To restore our OS after a hardware failure (clone) - To restore our OS after a software failure (backdated clone so you don't copy the problem to your new installation and Preference settings for all programs saved... 23 Feb 2006 12:15

iTunes: "Part of a compilation"
I recently posted a thread because I've been having problems with iTunes mixing up the ordering of tracks when importing. I've discovered (I think) that it's because I was importing several CDs with the same album name. I am now, however, wondering what the "part of a compilation" check box does? What effect doe... 22 Feb 2006 06:48