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WebTV Problems/Questions Answered by Expert Emma
| Subject | Date Asked |
| Web TV not dialing in | 4/13/2007 |
| Q: My mom has a webtv classic that we bought her in 2001 and it's been working great up until about 4 ... A: sometimes the connection is just slow..have her unplug it for about 15 minutes,,then plug it back in ... | |
| webtv | 3/22/2007 |
| Q: My Dad was really enjoying his webtv. He could access all the news headlines on the homepage and ... A: it happens sometimes...what i do is unplug the unit...wait about 30 minutes then start ... | |
| auto demo won't stop | 1/5/2007 |
| Q: Emma I live in Colorado, and my mother in Illinois has Web TV. I visited her last week, and I used ... A: sorry,,ive never heard of an "auto demo" coming up...the only thing i can think of to do is to ... | |
| Trying to extend a hand across the hardware chasm | 12/3/2006 |
| Q: A good friend of mine has Webtv. Frequently he can't view things that I send him. Recently I started ... A: webtv is not really a computer..it has no hard drive...if he has msntv2 kind of webtv...that is ... | |
| WebTV e-mail blocked | 11/13/2006 |
| Q: My mother has WebTv. She has a friend with a verizon.net address. The e-mails from her friend ... A: ive had several people lately not get email..apparently some arent going through..and im sorry..i ... | |
| Looooong delays of e-mail | 10/17/2006 |
| Q: Oct. 16th 2006 Hi Emma, I found you through a google search. My friend has WEBTV and everything ... A: tell her to never,never,never,never open any email..much less click on a link inside an email you ... | |
| My Webtv is freezing | 6/20/2006 |
| Q: My webtv is freezing everytime I go on the internet. I have unpluged ( ac power ) my unit many times ... A: my unit froze up trying to answer this question...lol...sometimes the sites you are trying to see ... | |
| connections | 6/11/2006 |
| Q: basic connection for a cable ready tv, dvd-vcr combo, and web-tv instructions A: im sorry..i dont understand what it is you want to know..if it is how to hook up your unit..you ... | |
| Webtv trminal acts weird | 5/31/2006 |
| Q: we had a bad storm a few hours ago. Lots of lightning. Well, our telephones started acting weird, by ... A: i never unplug the phone line...just unplug the webtv unit...i dont know why the phone lines does ... | |
| yahoo logon | 3/18/2006 |
| Q: I have had webtv for more than 5 years . have also had a yahoo account ,recently i began getting a ... A: oh man...me too...for the past 4 months i've had the same problem..ive written to yahoo..but i knew ... | |
| When webtv is hooked up msn only wants to dial long distance numbers. | 1/3/2006 |
| Q: My parents got a friend of theirs a webtv for xmas. When they tried to get online msn told them ... A: your box uses a phone line to connect to the webtv network service...the first time it connects, it ... | |
| Web TV | 12/17/2005 |
| Q: I am currently using the MSN TV 2 RM4100 box. The problem I am having is lines on the tv screen ... A: wow,,ive never heard of that problem before...since the line go away when the box is unpluged, i ... | |
| why wont webtv work on some sites | 12/15/2005 |
| Q: I am a member of catholic singles.com. Now when I try to use that site, I find that it does not ... A: i went to the site..and it seemed to be working fine...sometimes you might need to "reload" the page ... | |
| upgrade | 7/31/2005 |
| Q: Will we ever get the oft promised upgrade. Phone reps skirt around the question every time I ask. ... A: im sure its coming..they divide the country into grids and upgrade each part in a certain ... | |
| Lost my manual | 6/21/2005 |
| Q: I have a sanyo TV and I have lost my webtv remote code list to program the remote for my TV. Can ... A: here it is straight from the book... 1. find the 3 digit code for your tv..if its more than 1 code ... | |
| Problems uploading my we pages | 6/8/2005 |
| Q: I have just created my own website and I am having problems with uploading my 2 web pages. I have ... A: im sorry,,i have no idea about computer stuff...but since aol is just your server...i would get web ... | |
| cursor in sig page | 4/7/2005 |
| Q: i know there has to be a way to make the cursor, as soon as you enter, go directly to the top left ... A: if you get stuck like that... 1. click on the "find" button...top left on your keyboard.. 2. type in ... | |
| TV Guide website | 3/21/2005 |
| Q: emma, when I go to http://www.tvguide.com/listings/, I can see all the channels, times & programs. I ... A: it looks like you have to be a registered member to view those....if your on webtv...we have the ... | |
| Web tv | 3/11/2005 |
| Q: ------------------------- I really want to surf the net, do research, etc. Would this work do you ... A: webtv is perfect for you...you can go to any web site on the internet...look up ... | |
| Web tv | 3/6/2005 |
| Q: I am interested in web tv for the ease of the large screen and comfort when on the internet. I ... A: anything you can do on a pc,,,i can do on my web...except i dont have to worry about viruses...webtv ... | |
| Web Page Creation | 2/28/2005 |
| Q: I am totally new to creating web pages. There are so many programs out there to accomplish this ... A: sorry..i only have a webtv not a computer...i do all my page building with html codes...webtv's dont ... | |
| viewing emal | 2/17/2005 |
| Q: my mom June Penn is in Florida and is having trouble reading my emails to her and another url who ... A: messages that are on webtv on on a dark blue screen...unless she has changed her background color ... | |
| webtv email problems | 2/5/2005 |
| Q: I Have aol but my family has webtv. They all are telling me my emails to them are all dark and cant ... A: i have problems reading mail from pc users...most of them are on dark blue back with blue type...i ... | |
| WEBTV | 12/29/2004 |
| Q: TV works fine without the Webtv connected. Have tried the power down and power up with more than a ... A: well..ive never had a unit go out on me,,that maybe thats the problem...if the tv works fine, it ... | |
| WebTV service or hardware problem? | 11/9/2004 |
| Q: My Grandma uses WebTV and has been having some problems in the past few months. She uses it with ... A: no problem...ever so often webtv offers the user an upgrade...you just have to click on "upgrade" ... | |
| Web TV | 8/23/2004 |
| Q: My mother-in-law is hearing impaired so we got her Webtv to communicate with us. After 5 years of ... A: i am assuming that you have a computer...i receive quite a few computer emails and they are ... | |
| e-mail problem with webtv | 8/22/2004 |
| Q: i recently bought my mother a webtv computer & signed her up with msn, i am paying for her service ... A: i just wrote to your mom...the addy is a good one...it didnt come back as undeliverable...does she ... | |
| I can't get my picture to show up on my tv | 7/23/2004 |
| Q: I am really hoping that you can help me out on this. I have a Philip Magnavox Webtv Plus and I have ... A: oh wow....i really dont what to tell ya....the blue screen shows up when i put in a vcr to watch ... | |
| Webtv receiver modifications | 3/13/2004 |
| Q: Do you or anyone you can contact know about anyway to increase the memory of the individual webtv ... A: sorry...with webtv units...so far there is no way to increase memory..the memory capacity is built ... | |
| codes for hand remote | 2/22/2004 |
| Q: I have Just purchased a used PM Plus, Model MAT 976KB. No Manual. Need codes for hand remote for ... A: boy are you lucky im a packrat...lol..i found my manual...if you have a fax at home or work...i'd be ... | |
| ebay viewing | 12/8/2003 |
| Q: 9 times out of 10 I cannot get a complete ebay search page fully viewable. I get a message saying ... A: when you get that "page too big" that means that the java bug has hit your unit..all you have to do ... | |
| ASCII Text Format When Sending Cover Letters/Resumes Via E-Mail | 10/26/2003 |
| Q: Emma; When sending Cover Letters/Resumes via E-mail everyone seems to advise converting the text to ... A: ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is the most common format for text file s ... | |
| Printer compatability with Magnavox WebTV receiver | 7/21/2003 |
| Q: My in-laws have a Magnavox Model MAT972A101 receiver. We would like to purchase a compatible printer ... A: 1. go to the main page of webtv 2. click on "help" 3. scroll down to the "equiptment" 4. it will ... | |
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WEBTV help - page building help - html help - I have used the webtv for over 10 years..I create web pages, sigs, and triple sets using html codes and scripts. I will try and answer any question as completely as possible, and if I don't know the answer, I will try and find someone who can help with your problem.
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