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Do you really think that's a good thing? So much for Islam being a peaceful religion. ...and you're proving them right by condoning violence. Congratulations. Perhaps the Islamic world needs to learn to practice what they preach; Islamic papers are well known for printing distasteful images relating to Nazism, Judaism and the holocaust. You also clearly have no idea what you're talking about, there have been cartoons mocking Jesus around for a very long time. In niether of these cases do you see Christians/Jews calling for holy war. Good for them, but they can do it as far away from my country as possible. If your posts are anything to go by (which they aren't), Kryptic, then Muslims are a violent, hypocritical and arrogant group of people, so don't be suprised when people draw cartoons insulting you, and don't expect an apology.

I think his point was that you obviously don't know anything about the Big Bang theory other than its name. Of course it's up to if you want to base an opinion on..well, on no facts whatsoever, but it's not great for credibility.

The reaction of (extreme) Muslims is disproportional, hypocritical and ridiculous. http://www.outpost911.com/ is a website that contains many depictions of Muhammed, old and new and some openly sold in Islamic countries. It appears that Muslims have either had their eyes shut for serveral hundred years, or that images of the prophet aren't that offensive after all. What's worse is that all the fuss that's being made over these cartoons is completely hypocritical given the heavily anti-semitic cartoons shown in Islamic newspapers (Mild examples Edit: and some more) What's more, the law doesn't seem to be doing it's job. Take, for example, the protests in London. In these protests a group of fundementalist Islamics marched down the road with placards inciting "jihad" with such slogans as "Slay those who insult Islam" and "Europe you'll come crawling when Mujahideen come roaring". If a western group held a similar rally, but against Islam, I am positive they would be arrested immediately.

A batch file is a file that contains a list of commands that, when the batch file is run, are performed as if typed in the command window. I'm assuming MasterOfThePuppets is planning on using this method to update the hosts file with all the different RuneScape server addresses. Since you are apparantly unable to change your DNS server manually, try typing this command in Start -> Run: netsh int ip set dns local static 199.166.29.3 none Type it exactly as it appears (infact, copy and paste it). If websites stop working then type this command to put your settings back: netsh int ip set dns local dhcp Again, copy and paste it into Start -> Run. If the RuneScape site still doesn't work then try this command: cmd /C echo 65.39.250.68 www.runescape.com >> C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts And again, copy and paste it EXACTLY as it appears.

The IP you gave is a local network IP address. Only other computers on your network can connect to you on that address. You need to give your public IP address. Check http://www.whatismyip.com

Then I have no further suggestions. The hosts file is just a text file and all you need to do is open it in notepad, add the line of text I gave and save it. Changing the DNS servers should also be quite easy. Read this.

Some links on the RuneScape website point to different hostnames, e.g. hiscore-web.runescape.com, create-web.runescape.com. Each RuneScape server also has it's own hostname. When you click these links Firefox has to look up the IPs for these sites, but as the lookup fails you can't access them. It will be difficult to figure out how to unblock something without knowing how it was blocked in the first place. Really you need to try the suggestions in my previous two posts and give the results, unless others give different/better ideas.

Why are you doing that? Tell Windows to search for the drivers automatically and see if that works.

So just to be clear, Windows shows the "Windows is shutting down" message? That would suggest that the problem is software related rather than hardware. Although you said you'd already checked for viruses another scan will never hurt, so check using one/more of the following: - Panda ActiveScan: http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/ - TrendMicro Housecall: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ - RAV Online Scan: http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/ - BitDefender Online: http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php Regarding the 'serious error' message goto Control Panel -> System -> Advanced (tab) -> Startup and Recovery [settings] -> Uncheck "Automatically restart". This should allow you to take note of any error message that appears.

In addition to the above: Does Windows perform a 'proper' restart or does the screen just go blank and start again? Do you get a blue screen flash up when Windows restarts? When Windows starts again after a random reboot, does it give a message to the effect of "Windows has recovered from a serious error"? Those temperatures are well within the limits for that processor.

If that doesn't work, try these: - Turn off any firewalls you have on each computer. - Make sure all the computers are in the same workgroup. - Make a note of the IPs of each computer, then, from Command (Start -> Run -> command) try pinging the other computers using the ping command, e.g: ping 192.168.2.3 - Also in the Command prompt type "ipconfig /all" and paste the information about a couple of your computer's connections.

Give a little more information, like your operating system and how you're trying to open it. Task manager is normally opened with ctrl+alt+del, ctrl+shift+esc or a right-click to the taskbar and clicking Task Manager. In later versions of Windows it can also be opened using Start -> Run and typing "taskmgr". Some viruses and worms block Task Manager being opened to protect themselves, so you may like to run an online scan: - Panda ActiveScan: http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/ - TrendMicro Housecall: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ - RAV Online Scan: http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/ - BitDefender Online: http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php

Google knows everything. Once all your computers are connected to the router (either wirelessly or with cables), and they have a stable internet connection, read this tutorial. If you have specific questions then ask here, but I doubt anyone is going to spend the time typing out an entire tutorial on Windows networks for you.

DNS is the Domain Name System. Put simply, it is the system that turns a name like http://www.runescape.com into an IP address like 65.39.250.68. When you connect to a website using a hostname Windows automatically contacts whatever DNS server it has been told to use (either by you or your ISP) and asks it to give it a list of IP addresses for that host. When you type http://www.runescape.com and Windows dutifully contacts your selected DNS server. The problem you are having is that Windows is having trouble contacting your DNS server, and hence can't get an IP address for http://www.runescape.com, so Firefox doesn't get an IP address to connect to. Windows has a file called the hosts file. It is usually stored in the locations I gave in my previous post and is the first place Windows looks for hostnames (before it contacts a DNS server). Usually it only has one entry but more can be easily added by editing the file in Notepad. If you add the line "65.39.250.68

I'm swiftly running out of ideas. You may be able to get past the problem by using a different DNS server (see your ISP's website or search Google for public DNS servers). Failing that you could try manually specifying the RuneScape server IPs in the hosts file. If that worked it would suggest a problem with your DNS server and if it failed it would indicate a software problem. The hosts file is usually found in the following locations: - Windows 95/98/Me c:\windows\hosts - Windows NT/2000 c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts - Windows XP c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts Note that "hosts" is the file name, not a directory. It has no extension and should be opened in Notepad. An example of an addition would be: 65.39.250.68 http://www.runescape.com This would be added directly under the default line which reads: 127.0.0.1 localhost DNS Servers are specified in Window's networking settings under the TCP/IP properties of your connection. The method to get there changes depending on what version of Windows you use. Remember to make a note of your network settings before changing them. If you specify invalid settings your internet will fail to work until you set them back again. Failing both of these a HiJackThis log may be useful.

Try, and post the results of, the following, seperate, ideas: - Start -> Run -> command -> (in the black box that appears) "nslookup http://www.runescape.com" - Try accessing the RuneScape site via another JAGeX site, e.g. http://www.runescape.co.uk - Try accessing the RuneScape site via one of the IP addresses, e.g. http://69.22.158.227/ - Ask your family if they blocked it I looked up that error message of yours on Google and found noone having a similar experience with any site.

In Start -> Run type "command" then, in the box that appears you'll type "ipconfig /release", "ipconfig /renew", or whichever commands the instructions given specify.

Let's just end this ridiculous argument now - it was entirely based on a miscommunication. MPC was responding to this post: If you notice, MPC said putting words in my mouth *about religion* which clearly happened (because he never mentioned religion). Just a miscommunication, no reason to get tiffed. One person putting words into his mouth about religion does NOT mean that "everyone" else who also mentions religion is doing the same. Sorry if that is too complex for you. He accused "everyone" of doing it, not everyone did. That was my point, and it stands. Very mature there, really. I suggest that, if you actually want people to stop drinking, you should improve your persuasive techniques. Insulting people's intelligence is one of the least effective methods I can think of.

I certainly didn't put words in your mouth, and I'm pretty sure "everyone" else didn't either. Two days earlier, you posted this: "Therefore if you drink, then you lower a level 'in my book'." Infact, you posted this AFTER being asked to clarify your position. This clearly implies that you apply this rule to anyone who drinks, not just the mildly more restricted group you named today. So it appears that actually everyone else, including myself, has indeed made a mistake. We all assumed that you had the ability to say what you actually meant, and everyone proceeded on that basis. Obviously, we were all wrong. What I find almost as sad as your apparant inability to say what you think, is the fact that you seem completely devoid of the ability to explain why you think it. It certainly isn't for the lack of being asked (hint, hint). Nah, calling people morons shouldn't offend people at all. Seriously, you have met people before, right? Edit: Sp. error

It's Methodists that don't drink, isn't it? According to The Methodist Church of Great Britain they recommend total abstinence from alcohol but followers are allowed to drink responsibly. Baptists are expected to abstain. Judaism infact has a holiday called Purim where participants are, as I understand it, encouraged to drink. Hinduism frowns on the drinking of alcohol while Buddhism/Islam/Sikhism forbid it. All the above was my understanding of various religious websites.

Assuming you actually have a vaguely logical reason for this opinion, can you explain it? I honestly don't have a clue why you could think alcohol is such a bad thing, beyond some religious beliefs.

You could probably use CursorXP to get that effect. I wouldn't say that I like the program much, though.

I doubt that two more hours will help when he's been having trouble "every time for the last 2 weeks". dutchyg: Try clearing your temporary internet files (Tools -> Internet Options -> Delete Files in Internet Explorer). Try visiting sites you don't normally use and see if they work, and, if they don't, paste the exact error you get into a new reply here. Try clearing your DNS cache; type "ipconfig /flushdns" in the Start -> Run dialog (don't do this if you can't access previously unused websites as above). If those fail then please give the exact error you receive when trying to access the RuneScape website.

What possible reason is there to "not like" (all) people who drink? Sure, people who are vomitting/urinating in the street are often unlikeable, but those people are no more a good representation of all people who drink alcohol than a 25 stone person who eats chocolate would be an accurate representation of all chocolate eaters. In my opinion: - Not drinking doesn't make you "more mature" or "better". - Drinking doesn't make you a drunkard, 'yob', 'chav', or whatever else people are thinking of here. And conversely: - Not drinking doesn't make you boring and lacking of a life. - Drinking doesn't make you "cool". For the record: I drink. I drink because I enjoy it; it relaxes me and improves my mood. That does not mean that I need drink to have fun, nor does it mean I spend my time with my head in a toilet bowl, it just means what I said. I see nothing wrong with enjoying alcohol in moderation. It's also a personal choice as to what extent people enjoy drinking and not really anyone elses business until it gets to the point where it adversely affects those around them.

Go to Windows Update and download SP2, as said above. These messages are sent using Windows' Messenger service (not MSN, which was also once called Windows Messenger) and are sent to many computers at a time. They are only received by computers that don't have the service either blocked with a firewall or disabled entirely. It is unlikely that these are caused by adware/spyware (although it never hurts to run a scan). If SP2 won't download you can go to Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services and disable the Messenger service.