Can any computer boffins help me?
Re: Can any computer boffins help me?
You're all wrong.... boffin is someons with a certain knowledge into technological research... or something.... altho the footie thing sounds more interesting.... UTV!
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Esmark's answer is boring, so I will disregard that, and assume a boffin is a large flightless bird that lives in Tahiti.
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Re: Can any computer boffins help me?
Keep turning it on and off until it works. If that doesnt work say fucking computers , slap the side of the monitor and storm out, its usually working by the time you get back.
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Yup, that's definately more amusing...Wolter wrote:Esmark's answer is boring, so I will disregard that, and assume a boffin is a large flightless bird that lives in Tahiti.
Re: Can any computer boffins help me?
have you tried using system restore to take it back to better days?
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i know they look a bit like thomas dolby.Wolter wrote:Did anyone ever establish what a Boffin is?
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Ok, so I took 101's advice and my original problem's now resolved.101Walterton wrote:Keep turning it on and off until it works. If that doesnt work say fucking computers , slap the side of the monitor and storm out, its usually working by the time you get back.
No, thanks everyone, whatever one of you told me, it worked.
But can any of you boffins help with my new problem?
I'll be browsing on my computer, using the AOL browser I always use then suddenly this Explorer page pops up....
I close it....2 minutes later, it pops up again with a different ad...I close it, it pops up again etc. etc.
I have all the usual blockers in place, and have done all the scans.
I have Explorer installed on my computer but don't use it, I assume you need it to power my AOL browser, or could I just delete Explorer?
My knowledge of terminology of computer problems is rather useless, please be easy on me.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
Re: Can any computer boffins help me?
It may be one of the "special AOL members-only popup offers" this site describes and helps remove:Heston wrote: But can any of you boffins help with my new problem?
I'll be browsing on my computer, using the AOL browser I always use then suddenly this Explorer page pops up....
I close it....2 minutes later, it pops up again with a different ad...I close it, it pops up again etc. etc.
I have all the usual blockers in place, and have done all the scans.
I have Explorer installed on my computer but don't use it, I assume you need it to power my AOL browser, or could I just delete Explorer?
My knowledge of terminology of computer problems is rather useless, please be easy on me.
http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_do_i_g ... p_ads.html
Hope it helps
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Fingers crossed, I think it's fixed thanks to a very helpful PM!
Thanks again boffins!
Thanks again boffins!
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Re: Can any computer boffins help me?
The largest city in Maffachufetts?Wolter wrote:Did anyone ever establish what a Boffin is?
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Re: Can any computer boffins help me?
Folid.Still216 wrote:The largest city in Maffachufetts?Wolter wrote:Did anyone ever establish what a Boffin is?
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Ignore this post, the pop ups are back again!Heston wrote:Fingers crossed, I think it's fixed thanks to a very helpful PM!
Thanks again boffins!
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Re: Can any computer boffins help me?
you didnt slap it hard enoughHeston wrote:Ignore this post, the pop ups are back again!Heston wrote:Fingers crossed, I think it's fixed thanks to a very helpful PM!
Thanks again boffins!
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Re: Can any computer boffins help me?
I did, but she still can't get it sorted!101Walterton wrote:you didnt slap it hard enoughHeston wrote:Ignore this post, the pop ups are back again!Heston wrote:Fingers crossed, I think it's fixed thanks to a very helpful PM!
Thanks again boffins!
I ran Spybot search and destroy, they stopped for a while, but now they're back.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board