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Researcher 178815 Posted Apr 21, 2002
Hmm.. yeah, I got alabaster, too 
, Brownfurby!
From my experience, javascripts work fantastically well with webTV systems, but when you come to pop up windows, they just fall out with you 
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Emmily ~ Roses are red, Peas are green, My face is a laugh, But yours is a scream Posted Apr 22, 2002
aka..against my better judgement..(believing i shouldn't 'mess' with things i don't understand)..i tried your suggestion yesterday..i changed 0000 to 1111 & since then have been unable to access any interactive serices..due 6050 whereever i try to goto on interactive..waiting for TW to sort it..(i'm on via pc in library)i appriciate you were trying to help..but..i recomend you don't recomend doing that to anyone else..
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Researcher 178815 Posted Apr 22, 2002
Well, it worked for me - If it coincides with disruption of your service I can't be held responsible for loss of service, he says, in his somewhat laywer-esque tone
Sorry about that, I can't see why that would happen in reference to the 1111 thing - all it does is refresh the box.. In fact, the only code you need it 4321 (tv, guide, int, fav) to do a complete reeboot - although I advise you take that one with caution, and as a last resort, because once when I did that, it was stuck in updating permanently and they had to replace the box, and probably burn it on a bonfire..
In my experience of 15 telewest boxes in one year (yup! No lie!) That has NEVER ever happened - And 6050 appears when it can't access the network - service problems - not internally (the box) - Believe me, I use broadband blueyonder, through the Telewest TV/FM/BROADBAND network (those green boxes outside) - I know how bad the service is...
Anyway, sorry about that but it shouldn't have happened..
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Emmily ~ Roses are red, Peas are green, My face is a laugh, But yours is a scream Posted Apr 22, 2002
aka..in fairness it may well have been a coincidence..
..i'm able to get interactive again now..
i hope to have my pc back soon..repaired & with a modem..then..i'll be looking at options for internet servers..i will not even concider using TW..
..
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Researcher 178815 Posted Apr 23, 2002
internet servers?!
A server is a big computer which stores info which shows on websites
Do you mean ISPs? Internet Service Providers? Like Blueblunder, or ET? 
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Emmily ~ Roses are red, Peas are green, My face is a laugh, But yours is a scream Posted Apr 23, 2002
..
..you know what i mean..show off!....i asked my 14 yr old son if i was using right terminology..he said yes..oh well..i'm wrong again....nothing unusual about that!....
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Researcher 178815 Posted Apr 24, 2002
"Nothing is true!", he shouted -
It was later revealed that he was lying.
yo
THRESHER Posted Apr 25, 2002
THERES QUITE A FEW FREE ISPs I SUGGEST FREEOLA.COM APPARENTLY YOU DONT EVEN NEED A CD TO SET IT UP THATS WHAT THE ADVERT SAID ANYWAYS GOOD LUCK
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Emmily ~ Roses are red, Peas are green, My face is a laugh, But yours is a scream Posted Apr 25, 2002
Thresher..thanks..i don't think i'd trust those that advertise they're free..there's usually a catch....i'll be looking for efficient..hassle free..&..value for money..don't want much do i!....
0000..1111..4321..is to do with digital box access..
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Researcher 178815 Posted Apr 25, 2002
On Telewest, you can press a few hidden buttons to get it to do stuff.
There are four in line buttons on its front interface, the top counting as a number "4", working down to "1" and the RIGHT Cursor button is used as a zero ( 0 ).
These numbers can make up codes used to refresh the box's memory, or clear it out
<==^aka (",)^==>
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Researcher 178815 Posted Apr 25, 2002
You have to write down the short code - it's not that much - just Caption (with caption)
or
(no caption)
is all you need
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Emmily ~ Roses are red, Peas are green, My face is a laugh, But yours is a scream Posted Apr 26, 2002
i got my pics. while using pc in library..much easier than typing it out....
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Researcher 178815 Posted Apr 26, 2002
Suppose so
Although
isn't much now is it?
B390322.mov <-- Douglas` message I think from last years happy birthday party
(It's h2g2's 3rd birthday today - Think my name says it all, doesn't it?)
erm, what was this called again?
vogonpoet (AViators at A13264670) Posted Apr 26, 2002
Oh I dont know aka, you seem to have a few charachters of user name left, Im sure you could say lots more if you really tried
Speaking of which, may I congratulate emmily on her poetic user name 
My username is normally a haiku - I guess it will revert back to being so pretty soon, once the guru novelty has worn off
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