Hardware - June 2007

my dad was messing with my computer's properties yesterday and he messed up everything.
all of the desktops/windows/fonts are huge!!
I tried right clicking the screen to go to properties but when I click on settings I can't even see the bottom of the menu(where it says apply change) cause the menu is so big!! and I can't resize the menu either! please help!!

2007-06-18 04:05:47 · 9 answers · asked by JeddaBear 3 in Desktops

I want to thank pfo for the quick reply
now how do I upgrade my physical memory to rommended fig.

2007-06-18 04:05:05 · 4 answers · asked by Ricardo S 1 in Add-ons

My boss just moved from a suburban apartment to a house in the country, and noticed that his computer is running much slower. He asked me if I thought his house's old wiring might be the culprit (he drove the computer up himself, so he knows it didn't get damaged en route), and while I thought it sounded reasonable I wanted to get some more folks' input. Thoughts?

2007-06-18 04:00:48 · 8 answers · asked by travis_926 1 in Other - Hardware

the hard drive seems to run constently, should I re-install windows xp or is the hard drive going or anybody have any other ideas what might be causing this?

2007-06-18 03:51:48 · 8 answers · asked by Todd P 1 in Other - Hardware

tryed to link my web cam to my new compaq desk top (vista) and when i dounloaded the driver i rebooted and the computer will not come on it is running a repair the stops and says posibble problem being that ive attached some device to it and to unplug it and try to boot again but now it says that i need to get in touch with my admin or sevice provider does anyone no what i can do to sort this???

2007-06-18 03:12:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-06-18 03:12:17 · 3 answers · asked by tnl98 1 in Monitors

2007-06-18 03:09:08 · 13 answers · asked by rex j 1 in Printers

2007-06-18 03:03:38 · 6 answers · asked by Trill MT 1 in Printers

Every few weeks my computer shuts down for no apparent reason. I take out the charger and the battery for a night and it works the next day. It happens more frequently as of lately. Does anyone have any suggestions of what I should do.

2007-06-18 02:57:15 · 17 answers · asked by YBollis 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

SAME WITH SECONDARY IDE THE COMPUTER WORKS FINE UNTIL I PUT ON MY USB NETGEAR WIRELESS ADAPTER ON THE COMPUTER THEN THE SYSTEM CRASHES CAN ANYONE HELP? I DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THE ADAPTER WORKS FINE IN MY DAUGHTERS COMPUTER

2007-06-18 02:55:01 · 2 answers · asked by dcoll511 1 in Add-ons

2007-06-18 02:46:45 · 1 answers · asked by Anna J 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

it's thesis time and i finally have enough justification to uprgrade from dot matrix.hehe.i'm on a tight budget and i need something that will last hundreds of pages of document printing.i checked cyberzone but they dont look helpful. any suggestions? thanks.

2007-06-18 02:43:43 · 5 answers · asked by lappytoppy 2 in Printers

Does anybody know how to format a Compaq Harddrive? Or do you know how to format any harddrive?

2007-06-18 02:42:01 · 4 answers · asked by skinny_bones4 1 in Other - Hardware

my harddisk is detecting as primary slave, but when i boot it there is no response . can any one tell me how to make it primary master or can i resolve it by primary slave itself

2007-06-18 02:37:29 · 3 answers · asked by krishna kumar 2 in Other - Hardware

Which is there for a long run ? I was thinking of revamping my RIG. However I need some Expert advice. For Graphics which slot on Motherboard shall I go for PCI Express cards or AGP with SLI ?? Please help. Looking from a viewpoint of a crazed Gamer with no Life ...

2007-06-18 02:29:29 · 3 answers · asked by anishbagchi 3 in Add-ons

2007-06-18 02:01:42 · 11 answers · asked by Neel T 1 in Desktops

I had to do a restore and it added on something called Compaq organize and I have no idea what it is but it takes a long time to load and keeps me from proceeding with what I want to do , can I set a settting to keep it from opening up>

2007-06-18 02:01:25 · 2 answers · asked by I Love Jesus 5 in Desktops

They have the for $35 at Wal mart, and it is tempting.

2007-06-18 01:30:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

ive seen this q asked loads of times so is it a common fault?
ive tried all the suggestions on the answers but to no avail.
when i put a cd in nothing happens and the icon thingy has gone from the hard dick drive area, does any one have any suggestions please?
i made sure everything is plugged in.

2007-06-18 01:30:31 · 5 answers · asked by nicola h 3 in Add-ons

As noted above; I installed windows media player version 11 on my computer (an xp one), and suddenly my CD/DVD player doesn't work; and it doesn't even appear under my computer anymore. A friend had a similar problem and had to get a new computer. Will I need to get a new computer, or is there any way to get the drive to work again?

2007-06-18 00:32:57 · 2 answers · asked by bhmark247 2 in Add-ons

to resize it in sttings the button wont slide. Help! The dots on my screen are driving me crazy. I have windows 98se.

2007-06-18 00:17:25 · 4 answers · asked by ? 2 in Monitors

I have just ordered a laptop, and as the question states i would like to know how to connect my laptop to my existing wired AOL connection from my main PC.

I know you're all gonna say 'go wireless' but after watching the Reall Huslle on BBC3 i think wired is the safest option.

I have heard something about a WAN cable, is this right? Would i need to install AOL on my laptop or just use internet explorer? Would my main PC need to be one and logged on to use the internet on my laptop?

Could someone thoroughly explain this to me please?

2007-06-18 00:13:16 · 5 answers · asked by cadsaz 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-17 23:51:22 · 1 answers · asked by vikram s 1 in Other - Hardware

2007-06-17 23:47:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-06-17 23:37:07 · 4 answers · asked by lovenhatewtf 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Buying it will make a huge dent on my savings.

2007-06-17 23:36:55 · 6 answers · asked by Hardy R 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-06-17 23:12:54 · 1 answers · asked by Ann Leong Sow Yean 1 in Printers

2007-06-17 23:12:15 · 1 answers · asked by Ann Leong Sow Yean 1 in Printers

My notebook is HP Compaq Presario X1315 with preinstalled 256 MB of RAM. I'm thinking of upgrading the RAM to 1GB, so I'm now shopping around for RAMs in the market. My preinstalled RAM's specs are as follows:

DDR RAM, 266 MHz, 256 MB.

After shopping around for some time, I found that most shops sell the DDR RAM type with 400 MHz. Does the MHz thing matter? Is the MHz necessary to be the same as the preinstalled one? Are there other compatibility issues to consider when upgrading RAM?

2007-06-17 22:51:03 · 1 answers · asked by alicephua79 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

i plan to buy an entry level dx10 graphics card from nvidia(8500gt)...i play only sports games and some racing games...will i be able to play future sports and racing games on an entry level graphics card like nvidia 8500gt

2007-06-17 22:11:29 · 4 answers · asked by ? 1 in Add-ons