Questions for Callaway

[odeon]

maybe the particles never coalesced into moons in the first place.

is this because of lack of gravity?

No, there simply wasn't enough of the stuff in one place so the gravitational forces couldn't strong enough.

[McGiver]

i am trying to install turbotax on my computer.  i have done so each year for the past five years.  but this time it won't work: error message 1603.

i tried installing it as administrator.  tried turning off my firewall.  and i cleaned up my disk to create big chunks of space but nothing is working.

i thought i would give you a crack at this before i call the tech people.

[Callaway]

i am trying to install turbotax on my computer.  i have done so each year for the past five years.  but this time it won't work: error message 1603.

i tried installing it as administrator.  tried turning off my firewall.  and i cleaned up my disk to create big chunks of space but nothing is working.

i thought i would give you a crack at this before i call the tech people.

I'm probably not the best person to ask, because my husband always does our taxes.

I googled Turbotax error message 1603 and found this on the Turbotax website:

http://turbotax.intuit.com/support/kb/installing/errors/5093.html    Error 1603: "A fatal error occurred during installation or updating"

You probably already found this, but here it is in case you didn't.  I also found this:

http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2010/01/26/9953883.aspx   "TurboTax 2009 can fail to install because it thinks the .NET Framework is not installed, even when it is"

[skyblue1]

windows update to update your .net may help.

[McGiver]

i am trying to install turbotax on my computer.  i have done so each year for the past five years.  but this time it won't work: error message 1603.

i tried installing it as administrator.  tried turning off my firewall.  and i cleaned up my disk to create big chunks of space but nothing is working.

i thought i would give you a crack at this before i call the tech people.

I'm probably not the best person to ask, because my husband always does our taxes.

I googled Turbotax error message 1603 and found this on the Turbotax website:

http://turbotax.intuit.com/support/kb/installing/errors/5093.html    Error 1603: "A fatal error occurred during installation or updating"

You probably already found this, but here it is in case you didn't.  I also found this:

http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2010/01/26/9953883.aspx   "TurboTax 2009 can fail to install because it thinks the .NET Framework is not installed, even when it is"

this got us much further than we had gotten on our own.  but the .net failed to install at the last second.

[McGiver]

windows update to update your .net may help.

i was thinking the same thing.  but, i don't really like to do windows updates.  i don't know how to do it selectively and it seems that their service packs always slow down my computer,
to me it just isn't worth it.

[Phlexor]

windows update to update your .net may help.

i was thinking the same thing.  but, i don't really like to do windows updates.  i don't know how to do it selectively and it seems that their service packs always slow down my computer,
to me it just isn't worth it.

When your computer gets owned by hackers you'll think it's worth updating.

[skyblue1]

windows update to update your .net may help.

i was thinking the same thing.  but, i don't really like to do windows updates.  i don't know how to do it selectively and it seems that their service packs always slow down my computer,
to me it just isn't worth it.

When your computer gets owned by hackers you'll think it's worth updating.

Thats true.   To not install a particular update, just uncheck it. You need those security updates!

[odeon]

Yup. They do help and Windows is vulnerable because it is targeted by so many hackers.

[McGiver]

why do their updtes always make my computer run more slowly?

[Phlexor]

why do their updates always make my computer run more slowly?

There are several things that you can do to speed up your computer, most of them only if you know what you are doing.

I use CCleaner to clear off temp files. You can use the registry cleaner in it, but things like that generally can introduce their own problems

You can also use a registry defragger, that can speed things up a little.

Also a general file defrag ever now and again.


What I do when a Service Pack is released (ie: SP1, SP2 or SP3 etc) is roll it into the install disc and re-install windows fresh. Much better than an ancient install with a few service packs tacked on here and there.

[McGiver]

why do their updates always make my computer run more slowly?

There are several things that you can do to speed up your computer, most of them only if you know what you are doing.

I use CCleaner to clear off temp files. You can use the registry cleaner in it, but things like that generally can introduce their own problems

You can also use a registry defragger, that can speed things up a little.

Also a general file defrag ever now and again.


What I do when a Service Pack is released (ie: SP1, SP2 or SP3 etc) is roll it into the install disc and re-install windows fresh. Much better than an ancient install with a few service packs tacked on here and there.

i use system suite9.  i put all my computer maintenence on a schedule.  since i haqve been doing that my computer has run well.

also it comes with a firewall which stops all internet traffic from from computer, unless i specifically allow it.

how else do hackers get in?

[Phlexor]

why do their updates always make my computer run more slowly?

There are several things that you can do to speed up your computer, most of them only if you know what you are doing.

I use CCleaner to clear off temp files. You can use the registry cleaner in it, but things like that generally can introduce their own problems

You can also use a registry defragger, that can speed things up a little.

Also a general file defrag ever now and again.


What I do when a Service Pack is released (ie: SP1, SP2 or SP3 etc) is roll it into the install disc and re-install windows fresh. Much better than an ancient install with a few service packs tacked on here and there.

i use system suite9.  i put all my computer maintenence on a schedule.  since i haqve been doing that my computer has run well.

also it comes with a firewall which stops all internet traffic from from computer, unless i specifically allow it.

how else do hackers get in?

Say a program from your operating system is currently allowed through your firewall and say that same program has a bug that can be exploited by hackers. Bam! you system is owned and is now a zombie used in DDoS attacks or used to send spam etc.

[McGiver]

why do their updates always make my computer run more slowly?

There are several things that you can do to speed up your computer, most of them only if you know what you are doing.

I use CCleaner to clear off temp files. You can use the registry cleaner in it, but things like that generally can introduce their own problems

You can also use a registry defragger, that can speed things up a little.

Also a general file defrag ever now and again.


What I do when a Service Pack is released (ie: SP1, SP2 or SP3 etc) is roll it into the install disc and re-install windows fresh. Much better than an ancient install with a few service packs tacked on here and there.

i use system suite9.  i put all my computer maintenence on a schedule.  since i haqve been doing that my computer has run well.

also it comes with a firewall which stops all internet traffic from from computer, unless i specifically allow it.

how else do hackers get in?

Say a program from your operating system is currently allowed through your firewall and say that same program has a bug that can be exploited by hackers. Bam! you system is owned and is now a zombie used in DDoS attacks or used to send spam etc.

ah well!  i'd like to get another computer anyway.  and that would make for a great excuse.  it would be a bitch being without the internet for a few days.

[Phlexor]

why do their updates always make my computer run more slowly?

There are several things that you can do to speed up your computer, most of them only if you know what you are doing.

I use CCleaner to clear off temp files. You can use the registry cleaner in it, but things like that generally can introduce their own problems

You can also use a registry defragger, that can speed things up a little.

Also a general file defrag ever now and again.


What I do when a Service Pack is released (ie: SP1, SP2 or SP3 etc) is roll it into the install disc and re-install windows fresh. Much better than an ancient install with a few service packs tacked on here and there.

i use system suite9.  i put all my computer maintenence on a schedule.  since i haqve been doing that my computer has run well.

also it comes with a firewall which stops all internet traffic from from computer, unless i specifically allow it.

how else do hackers get in?

Say a program from your operating system is currently allowed through your firewall and say that same program has a bug that can be exploited by hackers. Bam! you system is owned and is now a zombie used in DDoS attacks or used to send spam etc.

ah well!  i'd like to get another computer anyway.  and that would make for a great excuse.  it would be a bitch being without the internet for a few days.

The best thing to do would be to get more ram for your existing one. Not enough ram is usually the biggest problem with regards to speed.

Then you backup all your important files to a USB flash drive or a USB Hard drive and then you reformat and reinstall your O/S plus programs.