Hardware - September 2007

OK, i was at a relatives house and looked to see iff they had microsoft word(don't ask me why i looked,long story)so i see they have it.office 2000.so i then start to search for the disc.after 5 minuites or so i finaly find and ask if i could take it home and try it on my laptop(dell inspiron 1300)so the asnwer was yes and i was chuft untill i got home.i type in all i need but it says the product key is wrong.yet i'm sure its right.i don't know whether its something to do with CAPS or anything so maybe its because the key is already in use
please please pelase help!!
P.S this is what the message reads:
you have not entered a valid product key

please check the number on your certificate of authenticity or the yellow sticker on the back of the cd case

2007-09-15 05:14:55 · 2 answers · asked by george.barker9 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Well today my dad is taking me to FRYs electronics and i was wondering what kind of RAM card will a hp pavillion a1520e take. I dont really know much about computers so i need to know T.T

Im looking for a 512 mb
http://search.hp.com/query.html?cc=us&lang=en&qt=a1520e&la=en

2007-09-15 05:12:14 · 2 answers · asked by Dookiez 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

is the motherboard above a good one? i have searched the net for reviews and only found one or two. those hu have used this mobo.. could u kindly give me ur opinions? thx...

this is an upgrade frm the very-popular GA-965P-DS3....

2007-09-15 05:10:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

I I want to build up a new system just for doing one task alone and it makes no sense I buy another monitor when I already have one.

I want to know how do I use one monitor but have totall controll of two computers?

I mainly want to use the other PC to convert DVD to mp4's.

2007-09-15 05:09:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Monitors

I drop a baseball on his laptop and now when it starts up it says error there was a problem starting up windows etc. etc. If this is your first time blah blah blah...and its in blue screen. He has windows vista on it and I just wanna fix it. Suggestions?

2007-09-15 04:55:09 · 2 answers · asked by Fern 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

my old generic runs windows 200 pro, and the dell runs windows xp.

2007-09-15 04:53:00 · 2 answers · asked by jim_p_24350 1 in Other - Hardware

He lives in NJ and if youve the answer pls reply to pennyhans@aol.com and put in the name of Carlos.-If not,he wont open the mail.Thanks.-

2007-09-15 04:52:11 · 1 answers · asked by max1941 2 in Desktops

Both notebook hard drives were tested on vista, the 4200rpm fujitsu scored a 4.1 on windows experience index while the 5400rpm hitachi scored a 4.0? Whats the deal with that I definately thougt the 5400rpm would be faster? both have 2mb buffer and the fujitsu has ata-7 while the hitachi has ata-5..

2007-09-15 04:45:36 · 3 answers · asked by I SLEEP TO DIE. 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

They aren't transparent. You see white behind the names.

How do you change it back to where there is no color on the icons?

2007-09-15 04:18:27 · 6 answers · asked by nintendods_10 1 in Monitors

I have a Dell Dimension 4400 with USB 1.0 only. What's the best card to buy to upgrade to USB 2.0?

2007-09-15 04:15:43 · 3 answers · asked by donbrilliant 1 in Desktops

This business of down-loading all the drivers and talking for hours to a Dell rep stinks. Can't we just pay someone to restore it to the original condition?
PS: I have never had so many troubles with my desktop systems.

2007-09-15 03:57:53 · 2 answers · asked by canucklehead1951 4 in Laptops & Notebooks

I hate VISTA. My computer came with XP and I want it back... is there a way to go back with out recovery discs?
If so, how can I do this thanks

2007-09-15 03:56:16 · 6 answers · asked by Derick Graham 2 in Desktops

Under my device manager, under other devices is a list of devices it doesnt recognize and i dont know how to fix them here is what it says they r called under device manager:
?!Ethernet Controller
?!Ethernet Controller
?!Multimedia Audio Controller
?!PCI Device
?!SM Bus Controller
?!Unknown Device
?!Video Controller
?!Video Controller (VGA Compatable)

Also here is item #s of the parts i used from newegg.com to build it:

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Item #: N82E16811148029
Item #: N82E16814133155
Item #: N82E16813131088
Item #: N82E16822145082
Item #: N82E16819116003
Item #: N82E16812104652
Item #: N82E16812123159
Item #: N82E16820134045
Item #: N82E16829102002
and i used a cd rewritable cd-rom

2007-09-15 03:48:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Hardware

i have only 2GB empty space in c drive [ total - 10GB] .but there is only 4GB of data in it .
i usually install all games and s/w in other drives .
but yet there is very few space in it !
i did defragmentation but its of no use !
pls help.

2007-09-15 03:33:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

And everytime i press the "u" key my labtop mutes itself how to i stop that

2007-09-15 03:28:26 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to use an external video card to add an additional monitor. I also want to be able to play my PS2 on the monitor. Does any company make an external video card with additional tv tuner? I dont want to add an internal video card thats why i asked about an external one.

2007-09-15 03:03:09 · 1 answers · asked by crackalac 4 in Monitors

1st of all, I need to know if my computer has an AGP x4 slot.

My computer Model Is:

eMachines W4685

Cause like I upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate.

And Windows Vista Ultimate and Intel 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV
Graphics Controller do NOT go good.

So if I have any AGP x4 slot, can someone give me a link to a Video Card ready for vista 256mb for about $70 from a trusted site other than ebay with shipping combined???

I dont want any ansers saying whats wrong with ebay.

Please no useless answers.

2007-09-15 02:35:06 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I bought a new computer keyboard because I could not get the 'at' symbol but I am still having the same problem. Could the computer be faulty. Please help.

2007-09-15 02:16:11 · 8 answers · asked by blue3gem 2 in Other - Hardware

I have put in USB PCI card into my ancient computer and it doesn't reach the case, therefore I can't put the screw on. =( I've checked twice the card put into PCI correctly. What do I do?

2007-09-15 02:13:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

i have a HP PSC 1610 All-in-One Scanner/Copier/Printer.
i cant find the disk it came with AT ALL. And everytime i hit the scan button, a message pops up and says... "You need to install or run device software for this feature"

And i went on the HP website but i cant find any software.. its got to be there somewhere....

but this is giving me a major headache..
alll i want to do is scan some pictures from graduation..
and ive been trying to do this all summer...

ughh someone please help me :[[

2007-09-15 02:11:05 · 3 answers · asked by ilovehimx3 2 in Scanners

I have just bought a Belkin PC-dvd to TV cable Kit - i have connected it all to pc and tv, but i still have normal tv shows on my tv.
1. Do i change the TV to AV mode? Is AV the correct mode?
2. Where on my pc do i find my graphic card details to change it to tv-out?
3. what else do i need to do???

thank u

2007-09-15 02:04:41 · 3 answers · asked by =) 2 in Other - Hardware

ok i have a little (MASSIVE) error, on startup, my laptop flashes _ on a black backround screen (on startup, the _ is white, the rest is black) and i can't type in anyting, it won't go away, it happened when i did a checkdisk. i plugged the hard drive into another computer and it said: NTLDR missing, but i tried booting/fixing/reformating, off the c.d but it dosn't work!!!!!

please someone help me!!!!!!!

steve

2007-09-15 01:55:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

I have a Packard Bell. XP HOME

The computer won't boot at all, and dosn't seem to be searching the hard drive when loading.

I asked this question before and got told to put the disk in and select repair, but I don't have this option. I only have the recovery DVD for the computer and when I put that in all I can do is a system restore. However I have so many files and programs which I won't be able to get back, and which I need desperately.

What Can I do?

Step by step instructions and quick response appreciated.

Will give 10points

Thanks

2007-09-15 01:40:01 · 5 answers · asked by sam 3 in Desktops

is there any software to increase speed or i must change hardware to morethan 1.6GHz

2007-09-15 01:31:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-09-15 01:05:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

thanks

2007-09-15 00:54:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

lcd monitors:

comparison of dead or stuck pixel? what do you call on the dark spot of the screen? it shows the true quality of color but slightly dark

2007-09-15 00:49:24 · 3 answers · asked by ian c 1 in Monitors

should I buy a SUMOdisk external 3.5 hard disk drive from argos uk?

the web address is http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500000701&langId=-1&searchTerms=6753997&go.x=0&go.y=0

the page is 1065.

I like the 500gig one but I don't know what seek time is. Is it important? P.S it is 9ms seek time which I dson't know what that is? plz help!

2007-09-15 00:38:46 · 1 answers · asked by seanturner70 1 in Add-ons

I have an 8 year old computer - this was even before USB. A few months ago my HP Deskjet 600C gave up the ghost and I've been attempting to fins a replacement. When I go to electronic stores and ask for a parallel port printer, I just receive incredulous looks and the comment that they aren't being made any longer. All the new printers require USB connections and at least 256 MB RAM (mine has 128MB). I can't buy one off the Internet because I don't have a credit card. I also tried Craig's list, but parallel port printers are few in number and the ones I inquired about aren't guaranteed to work. Any suggestions?

2007-09-15 00:25:46 · 4 answers · asked by debodun 2 in Printers

my laptop had been replaced a lcd with a new one lately. then i noticed that there is semi-circlular shape dark spot on the corner of my screen. how can i remove it?

2007-09-15 00:09:12 · 4 answers · asked by ian c 1 in Monitors