MILLER BRO`S wrote:This has been a problem for a long time. I am having trouble posting pictures, and staying logged in!
Anyone else having the same problem, from reading different posts it seems I am not alone.
I have contacted Bryan about it. If you are having problems post it here!
M.B.
Staying logged on with a dial up. Well, that makes me think you have a time out error. I remember back when I used dialup (around 2001) that I had the same problem. I checked the default setting on my modem that I had been trying to send a large 4 Mb file. I finally reset the modem timeout setting to 5 minutes and that solved the problem. The "potential problem" today is that the server that AAPK is on may have a less than 5 minute timeout - it may even be just a minute but that should be enough time if you can get 25 pictures on a floppy because that makes each picture about 56k which is not all that large.MILLER BRO`S wrote:Hukk, Wullie, All,
You may have something there. I know I am out dated using a 3.5" floppy, but my old camera takes such good pictures I can`t bring myself to get rid of it! To answer your question yes, I have a dial up internet connection. I also store pictures in "my documents", and if I try to upload from there I have problems as well. Recently I cleaned my computer of all the old junk that usually slows things down, and it has had a good affect. It has helped matters but not cured everything.
I may need to get DSL and a new camera, but will that cure the constant "signin" problem
Thanks to everyone for your help and input
M.B.
There should be more than one phone number for your dialup from your ISP. Make sure you use as many as you can - local of course. I like to have the dial up set at 115200 as my maximum port speed. It's been a while since I've played with dial up though.
Another thing to check is how much RAM (memory) you are using. Hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete (same time) to start the task manager and click on the performance tab. I see that I am using 1.31GB and that is 75% of my physical memory. If you go above 75% of physical memory - you eventually lose speed. 90% will present problems! I will be adding RAM soon. All those updates from Microsoft sure add up after a couple years. Since cleaning has helped some this may be an area to look into. If don't have enough RAM - eventually you will be using a section on your hard drive called the page file. You will be very slow because RAM speed is very fast compared to a hard drive that may be turning at 7500 RPM or so at best. On one PC I have SATA (serial ATA) hard drives that run at 12,000 RPM and that is a FAST beast. I built that in 2003 and it is still faster than most of the PC's that you can buy today.
Well, there are a few ideas for a dropped signal. If I can help with this techie stuff just let me know.