Atta Boy..Walt..;-) -Ed- Ed Gaidies Tel-Tek Electronics Ontario-Canada teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "walter wood" <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Tech Assist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 4:44 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Fwd: Chipper Check, the ATC311 and My Toshiba notebook!! > Here is a message I just sent to key people at > Thomson and Sencore. > Walter > > All of you are aware of my problems with these > > products. > > Let me add a little more knowledge that may help > > us > > solve the problem. > > I uninstalled Chipper Check version 1.80 from my > > laptop, because anytime I tried to use it my > > 'puter > > would turn itself off in a minute or two. > > I then installed the older version 1.77. > > No more shutdown!!! > > While I'm not the brightest light in the harbor, > > this suggests to me that version 1.80 is buggy, > > or > > at least incompatable with some operating > > systems. > > For which, in my mind , there is NO excuse. > > Windows XP has been out, at least two years, and > > I > > had my first encounter with Version 1.8 and the > > ATC311 a year ago. > > Let me add that the shutting down of the computer > > occured whether the computer was connected to the > > tv or not. > > To recap I tried 3 different computers and 3 > > different operating systems. > > I even have a stripped version(just enough > > drivers > > to get it out of bed) of ME in its own partition, > > and that doesn't work either. > > The other two systems were XP-Home and XP- Pro. > > The other two computers failed in a different way > > than my Toshiba notebook. > > The Toshiba would communicate with the set and > > actually start working, but then shut down. > > The other two 'puters would establish > > communication > > but the set would never enter the service mode. > > I want to extend my thanks to everyone that has > > tried to solve this problem, Especially Kevin > > and > > Glen @ Sencore. > > Would someone give this to the approiate > > person(s) at Thomson?? > > Maybe there is another answer, but to my feeble > > mind Version 1.80 is just plain defective. > > Thanks > > Walter > > Thomson ASC > > > > > > ===== > Walter Wood > Future Tech Home Center > 2786 Hwy. 43 N. > Lawrenceburg Tn. 38464 > 931-829-3337 > Fax 931-829-4044 > mailto:wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > **************************************************************************** * > Classifieds! Buy or Sell! > http://sell.tech-assist.org > The Tech Address Book: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/