Hardware - July 2006

ok i had a disk for my printer and we had lost everything in a house fire.so i went to www.dell and i cant download the latest driver because its not for a windows 98.my old comp.was a windows xp anyway any more suggestions?

2006-07-28 12:26:01 · 5 answers · asked by hopefaith_lovecharity 2 in Printers

All of a sudden on the right of my taskbar a red circle with a white x inside it is popping up a warning dialog box that tells me "Your computer is infected! and goes on to say I have a spyware infection. When I click ont he message nothing happens. I have spyware remover (AdAware) but I do believe its a Windows message .........so how do I stop this annoying pop-up?

2006-07-28 12:18:07 · 5 answers · asked by Bonapartess 5 in Desktops

My PC is running Windows 2000 and has BT Anytime Dial Up and it was working well and then I tried to go on the internet the other day and it said there was no dial tone. I checked the cables and still no dial tone so I got new cables and it still isnt working. It says the modem is working fine but we had a thunder storm earlier that day. Why isnt it working?

2006-07-28 12:13:56 · 9 answers · asked by sbraidley 3 in Other - Hardware

2006-07-28 12:13:19 · 5 answers · asked by Drew P 2 in Desktops

My girlfriends pc had an error that "previous shutdown was due to thermal temp" and I found out the cpu fan was broke. I just replaced it and turned it on and it take almost 15 min to boot to windows and is dead slow the entire time. I ordered a replacement cpu but should I be concerned about any other parts like ram or the mb?

The fan was just an exhaust for the cpu heatsink so I could only guess the only directly effected part was the cpu.

2006-07-28 12:09:50 · 7 answers · asked by matchew318 2 in Desktops

2006-07-28 12:09:13 · 3 answers · asked by Ruhollah E 1 in Desktops

dell flat screen witha inch scratch not real deep

2006-07-28 11:49:23 · 2 answers · asked by smurfettewv 2 in Monitors

ok i hav winxp pro sp2 anyways i also had nero incd and everytime i uninstall it i get these errors and then all of a sudden my dvd-rw drive and cd-rw dissapear device manager says that the drivers are corrupt they arent though. then isee these eroors in the evem managher


The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
Cdrom
InCDPass
nvport


The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
Cdrom
Imapi
InCDPass
nvport
redbook

The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
nvport


plz help me


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2006-07-28 11:45:53 · 1 answers · asked by kickenchicken360 4 in Add-ons

2006-07-28 11:36:32 · 6 answers · asked by Grace W 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have Microsoft XP and I wanted to know If it is possible to save stuff like in My Pictures or My Music with a password without having to make a password to my file because I want to save things that I dont want certain people seeing but I don't wnat to seem suspicious when I suddenly put on a password for my username

2006-07-28 11:17:08 · 3 answers · asked by gloriousnina 2 in Desktops

2006-07-28 11:07:00 · 11 answers · asked by asia391 2 in Add-ons

I know I have to be careful about static electricity - but I'm not sure why or indeed how.

I only want to clean out the fluff and dust so the fan and heat sink can work properly, I don't want to fry anything vital.

Thanks

2006-07-28 10:57:53 · 5 answers · asked by UKJess 4 in Desktops

I love my Intel card. The thing is, there are too many games that aren't compatible with the Intel chipset - 2 so far that I have experienced for myself; Age of Empires 3 and Marc Ecko's Getting Up. Neither of them work due to the card.

I want a Radeon card - they are compatible with most anything. The question is, where can I get it and how much will it cost?

2006-07-28 10:46:51 · 3 answers · asked by jeff_is_sexy 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-07-28 10:42:56 · 10 answers · asked by vidmantas v 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

its just going to be used by teens to do hw and go online. will also be used for music (i tunes etc.) and pictures. must have atleast 3 usb ports. any price range

2006-07-28 10:39:51 · 7 answers · asked by me 2 in Desktops

I have a Dell Dimension B110 with:
2.53GHz Intel Celeron D
1GB of RAM
160GB HD (not like that makes a difference)
GeForce 6200 128MB Video Card
Cable connection (if internet is needed...?)
XP Home Edition w/ SP2

I was basically wondering all the things I would require to watch TV on my computer. Don't just say a random link, or tell me "newegg.com". yeah i know newegg is a great web site, but I want a direct link to the product. How to set up every thing would be nice too. : ) And I'll actually give you 10 points for a good answer, opposed to other people who don't care.

2006-07-28 10:23:59 · 10 answers · asked by Mike-Q 5 in Add-ons

I want to have at least 64MB VRam, can I have a combo of shared and onboard video ram? my system RAM is 640 1x512, 1x128. winXP home

2006-07-28 10:06:44 · 4 answers · asked by Tael 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

How can I persuade my parents to get me a $5000 computer?

2006-07-28 09:47:38 · 27 answers · asked by petluvr1993 2 in Desktops

I want to obvious things.... 17 inch monitor.... fast powerful processor.... lots of ram and speed... ... im being exagerant so u all get the point i jus want something thats fast.... with lots of memory... great graphics...and reliable... ill be watchin movies on it... prolly playin games...and mainly doin school ****....also i want it to look cool and be light... so important things in order... speed, reliable, memory, graphics, screen, light and thin, cool lookin.aka pretty, jus lookin for some overall advice... jus tell me what company... dell, hp, apple...etc.... and which computer i should get that is the best deal..

2006-07-28 09:46:20 · 5 answers · asked by Bill C 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Husband says he has bought 2 computers from pawn shops and one was a laptop that worked good and fast. I am not familiar with pawn shopping and the 30 day guarentee and used merchandise scares me for such a purchase. What are your thoughts?

2006-07-28 09:32:25 · 8 answers · asked by Sueby 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

about two weeks ago i was instaling the new internet browser on my laptop and when the program was finished i hade to restart my computer so i did but when i log in no icons no start menu noting apers in the scren i wated a couple of hours to see if it startedbut noting so can sombody please help

2006-07-28 09:19:36 · 3 answers · asked by beto 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I am in my 20s, looking for a desktop replacement that isn't to bulky because I will be traveling with it and love to go to coffee shops to do work. I will use the laptop for microsoft products, internet, multimedia viewing, etc. (no gaming).

2006-07-28 09:14:15 · 9 answers · asked by maleener2190 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

I have 256 mb of RAM on my computer. I just bought another 256 mb of RAM. My computer has 4 slots, but the slots are not in order. They go from left to right Slot 1, Slot 3, Slot 2, Slot 4. Do I add this new RAM to slot 3 since it is next to slot 1 where my other 256 mb of RAM is, or do I put it in slot 2, even though it skips one.. I heard if you buy a new RAM you arent supposed to pair them? Please help where do I put this new RAM????

2006-07-28 09:00:22 · 11 answers · asked by Fourtonfour 3 in Add-ons

I have several older computers that take different types of RAM.

I'd like to be able to go to a site that "shows a picture" of the different types of RAM modules.

Can you direct me to any?

2006-07-28 08:51:01 · 3 answers · asked by Im2hard2please 2 in Desktops

im jus wantin to see what the best deal is for a light small computer that is fast with a decently sized big screen... reliable...has it all.... for a good pirce

2006-07-28 08:46:57 · 11 answers · asked by SuperStation 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Ok, i have this question that makes me kinda anxious for a while now. I have 3 HD's on my system. The first one is a 35GB @10.000 rpm western digital and thats where my system resides. Only OS and Program files are stored there, i never save files on that HD and it really works fine. The Other 2 HD's are two identical 120Gb@7200rpm each western digital disks that a friend hooked up on RAID. Now, i know nothing about RAID, what i know is that those two disks are connected in a way that data is split in two and written half in one disk and half in the other theoritically in half the speed. I'm backing up my work (or atleast the crucial stuff) but i was wondering what will happen if one disk messes up or if C: messes up..what and where is the part where it united those two disks and makes sense out of all the files?
yada yada yada

2006-07-28 08:37:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I have 256 mb of RAM on my computer and I just purchased another 256 to give me 512 mb in total. But if I add this new one, not knowing if they are the exact same model as the other 256 mb one, will my computer run properly even though they are the same amount of memory, different types (DDR2 RAM) but they are not the same as the type that came with my computer. Please answer me????

2006-07-28 08:36:59 · 11 answers · asked by Fourtonfour 3 in Add-ons

2006-07-28 08:35:25 · 22 answers · asked by ¤Forever¤ 3 in Other - Hardware

Is it possible to copy a program such as Photoshop to a flash hard drive, and then use photoshop on another computer via the USB port ?

2006-07-28 08:34:41 · 4 answers · asked by kojack_1999 1 in Desktops

I used system restore on my computer and i have the original software for my printer but when i insert it it does not read the disc or display any messages The disc is in perfect condition and all cables are connected Pleazzzz Help

2006-07-28 08:09:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers