Hardware - June 2006

When a friend of mine turns on their computer with Windows XP Home Edition they keep getting this Error Message...

"XML PARSING ERROR"
NasterDefs.xml:3: warning: failed to load external entity : "Colors.xml" %Colors;

Plus some other Error Messages with the XML references.

I THINK it has to do with Corel Office Suite. they had a "glitch" with the hard drive just before this Error started showing up, so I think that the drive may have scrambled some of the Corel Office files.

So, should they reinstall Corel Office or simply UNinstall Corel Office since they don't use it?

2006-06-22 07:32:55 · 6 answers · asked by mrresearchman 6 in Desktops

when i start my computer, it opens with out me clicking on it, how can i stop that? please help

2006-06-22 07:12:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

About 3 years ago I bought a MaxTor 250Gig Ex-HD on ebay. It only had a 'fine-wire' connection and a two-prong cord I had it hooked up to my old computer and have a lot of stuff on there. I got this PC in 2005, hooked it up to this and all was fine until one day the computer wouldn't recognize the drive. The light, on the HD, was on but the fan wasn't spinning? I unplugged it, restarted & plugged it back in. Now the fan started spinning but, stupid me, thinking it would work from then on I just left things there. It worked for a day or two and then failed again. The on light is always on but the fan hasn't spun since then. I then heard bad things about MaxTor, they're cheap & fail often. So I went back to evilbay & bought a Western Digital Ex-HD 300Gig with a 3-prong cord. This one has both fine-wire 1396 port & USB 2.0 ports I'm using the 2.0 now. The old one had 35% free space, I had it loaded till there was only 16%, but transferred files to my desk top. There are still files on the MaxTor that I hope to save, pics, jokes and lyrics. But the MaxTor website was no help. Is there a way I can fix it, or can I bring it to Radio Shack or another computer store and have them put the files on CD's?

http://www.total-knowledge.com/~willyblues/

2006-06-22 07:00:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

ok, so i got on my pc, and my speakers are lit up but are not making anysound. the volumeon my pc and on my speakers are not the problem. my headset is not working either. any idea's?

2006-06-22 06:43:39 · 8 answers · asked by John S 2 in Add-ons

2006-06-22 06:42:21 · 11 answers · asked by gbrltorres 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Just that. when i install the scanner driver .... windows dies.

2006-06-22 06:41:41 · 6 answers · asked by jock.strap 1 in Scanners

2006-06-22 06:35:57 · 2 answers · asked by Richard L 1 in Scanners

I bought brand Mobilegear V300 lap top, product of e-GEN Inc. Virginia USA. Any authorised dealer or distributor in Malaysia or Singapore. I want to buy the battery and its external dvd writer.

2006-06-22 06:29:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I need to find a place to buy a power supply for a friend's computer.

It's an older computer with a small power supply and space is limited in the computer case.

Here's the Markings I've found on it:

Sparkle Power INT'L LTD
Model No: FSP145-50NI

I contacted Sparkle, but they do not sell to individuals AND they no longer make that old\small a power supply...

2006-06-22 06:07:54 · 4 answers · asked by mrresearchman 6 in Desktops

2006-06-22 06:00:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

I'm a noob at this it came with the pc, I checked for latest drivers etc it only happens when I'm either online or not playing games

2006-06-22 06:00:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

This is a desktop with Windows XP, a P4 processor, and Radeon FSC video card. The motherboard is a Gigabyte Tech co., Bus clock 100 Mhz. Bios is Award Software Int/l build 6.00PG, 5/13/02. Hard drive is Maxtor 91396U4. Microsoft up to date.

2006-06-22 05:45:33 · 6 answers · asked by tampamar 4 in Desktops

2006-06-22 05:21:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

2006-06-22 05:18:25 · 3 answers · asked by Tac_aipes 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

I'm cleaning up my files and stuff, to make more room on my hard drive.

2006-06-22 05:11:38 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

When a friend of mine turns on their computer with Windows XP Home Edition they keep getting this Error Message...

"XML PARSING ERROR"
NasterDefs.xml:3: warning: failed to load external entity : "Colors.xml" %Colors;

Plus some other Error Messages with the XML references.

I THINK it has to do with Corel Office Suite. they had a "glitch" with the hard drive just before this Error started showing up, so I think that the drive may have scrambled some of the Corel Office files.

So, should they reinstall Corel Office or simply UNinstall Corel Office since they don't use it?

2006-06-22 04:57:27 · 2 answers · asked by mrresearchman 6 in Desktops

I hope this makes sense. I downloaded The Limewire program. When you search on limewire, it puts tons of files on your computer. The files are taking up 10-12 gigabytes on Drive C:\! It says the files are under
C:\Documents and Settings\owner\complete. When I go to the owner folder, I can not find a folder named "complete". I tried doing a search for the folder "complete", but I get no results. I can find the other folder that the program put on there called "incomplete", but not the folder "complete". How do I locate this folder?

2006-06-22 04:37:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2006-06-22 04:22:15 · 9 answers · asked by mohankreddy74 1 in Desktops

2006-06-22 04:06:10 · 6 answers · asked by tex 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-06-22 03:58:15 · 13 answers · asked by Khairudin Bin Salim 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

I've seen a nice HP pavilion laptop that seems to have great specs and looks nice and is a good price except that the processor is only 1.5GHz. I want it for generally doing officey-type work and for giving power point presentations. I know that you always have to compromise on something with a laptop (unless you're loaded), but should I compromise on this?? What will it mean in terms of how the laptop runs? Cheers

2006-06-22 03:41:32 · 10 answers · asked by laura b 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-06-22 03:26:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Scanners

My dvd player in my PC has set itself to REGION 3 so now i cant play DVD's from REGION 1, you can only switch the Region 3 times and then it will be stuck on that region permantly, is there any way to fix this so i can play all the regions again? It happened with my old PC and i just bought a second DVD rom drive, but i dont want to do that again, so if anyone knows how i can keep the one drive and play all the regions unlimited times, that will be great

2006-06-22 03:12:11 · 4 answers · asked by pingpong 5 in Other - Hardware

2006-06-22 03:04:56 · 5 answers · asked by Just me. 4 in Other - Hardware

2006-06-22 02:17:37 · 2 answers · asked by Gyp77 4 in Other - Hardware

and what kind of disc do you use?

2006-06-22 02:13:10 · 8 answers · asked by donwarrior 2 in Other - Hardware

i could not able to add the 256 mb sd ram in the other module of mercury motherboad.! company is HYNIX.

MY SYS CONSISTS OF:-
windows xp sp2
64 mb sd ram
intel celeron processor 601 mhz..
please tell me how can i add the above RAM IN the second module
when i add the 256 MB RAM
"WINDOWS COULD NOT START D:\ XPRTM\....ASDPI.... PROBLEM AN UNEXPECTED ERROR OCCURED"

2006-06-22 01:05:26 · 4 answers · asked by ♥SecRet TeLLeR♥ 3 in Add-ons

2006-06-22 00:13:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers

IN H.P CPU,AT MOTHERBOARD WE CONNECT TWO POWER SUPPLY CORD FROM ATX POER SUPPLY .ONE HAVING MORE PINS AND CONNECTED NEAR TO THE HARDDISK CONNECTION WITH MOTHERBOARD AND OTHER IS SMALL ONE.WHEN WE CONNECT THE LESS PIN POWER CORD TO MOTHERBOARD AND IF WE TRY TO START THE SWITCH ON CPU.IT START BUT WITHIN 1 MINUTES IT AGAIN TURN OFF.PLEASE TELL ME THE POSSIBLE REMEDY.

2006-06-22 00:07:16 · 6 answers · asked by ram 1 in Desktops

Click in my computer it does not shows, but I can still play music through winamp and I have Roxio installed. My DVD drive is also not working. I used Device Manager, both drives have a question mark beside them, I uninstalled and try to reinstall and it did not fix the problem. When I insert a cd it goes through all the motions cd drive lights work but that is it.

2006-06-21 23:55:44 · 5 answers · asked by samsart04 2 in Other - Hardware