Desktops - October 2006

Especially Dell's... Slowdown despite constant maintenance with adaware, spybot, security task manager, defrag.

I fear a conspiracy by Dell and other manufacturers to force people to buy replacement computers as current PCs become unuseable.

2006-10-21 05:28:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ever since I moved to another location, my computer has been locking up at different times. Fan and cooling system is working fine, I ran McAfee to check for viruses and none were found. It just seems that when I leave it idle for a period of time or even when I'm just using it for a bit, it freezes where I can't use the mouse, keyboard, or anything and the only thing to do is do a forcible power off of my computer. Thanks in advance.

Specs of Cpu:
Processor Speed: 2.0 ghz
Ram: 2560mb of ram

2006-10-21 05:26:59 · 7 answers · asked by ikkyixo 1

Signal harnesses are so bulky and fragile and restrictive to proper air flow.

2006-10-21 05:20:53 · 3 answers · asked by rgundberg 3

2006-10-21 05:02:02 · 3 answers · asked by Sarah H 1

2006-10-21 03:51:58 · 9 answers · asked by sean a 1

when i turn on the computer, it shows the self test screen, then it blacks out like it gets through it ok and then it just sits there, then the power seems to flicker, not on the screen but the pc it self. you hear the fan going faster and then slower, faster and then slower, etc. and thats all it does + the blank screen

2006-10-21 03:51:20 · 4 answers · asked by nicv29 1

2006-10-21 03:50:25 · 5 answers · asked by mildred s 1

2006-10-21 00:49:16 · 5 answers · asked by sean a 1

Does anyone use this soundcard remote control unit? I have one but it does not seem to work as i have no control of the pc volumes. It shows no visible signs of having any effect or being recognised by the pc. Is there anyway that i can at least tell if the unit is working/communicating with the pc. I will try a new battery today just in case but if anyone can give me some info on setting this unit up it maybe help get it working.Thanks.

2006-10-21 00:00:23 · 2 answers · asked by ts950sdx01 1

i want to hide my desktop icons how to do that.

2006-10-20 22:05:07 · 10 answers · asked by mike 1

Is it somehow possible to disable the automatic installation of WinXP drivers when I plug in new hardware into the PC, because when I plug in the hardware, WinXP installs wrong drivers for it, and I can't install the real drivers, that I have.

2006-10-20 21:49:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got a free computer from work. the problem is that it has a sign in window when you start in up and I dont have a user name or pasword. How can I reformat the hard drive to run something like a home edition if I cant log on to the computer to begin with? If possible I would also like to keep the Microsoft Office programs but that is not as nessisary as just being able to even use the damn thing. thank you in advance.

2006-10-20 21:14:58 · 4 answers · asked by minion 3

ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard $38.99

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1.8GHz Socket 939 Processor
$48.50

PNY VCG66256XPB Geforce 6600 256MB DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card
$49.99

A-DATA 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)
$45.99


Subtotal: $183.47

2006-10-20 19:09:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, my computer is about 5 years old, and it's kinda slow, and I think it's time to upgrade it. I don't want the newest or best out, but something that will be reasonably fast and most importantly, CHEAP. It has an AMD 1700+ palamino Athlon XP in it right now, w/ 512MB of RAM.

Should I look at a new vid card to? I have a nVidia GeForce 4 MX420 currently, which I beleive is 64MB on board... do I need something with 128MB or 256MB? What?

2006-10-20 17:35:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-20 16:16:43 · 3 answers · asked by nicv29 1

and I did Emptied the Bin... Doh!! I know there has to be a way. HELP!!!

2006-10-20 16:12:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-20 16:09:43 · 12 answers · asked by exceptionallyexceptional 2

i have 845 via chipset.with 512 mb sd ram with p4 2.4 ghz processor. can i increase my ram i dont know how much i increse .at what limit my board support ram

2006-10-20 15:40:15 · 11 answers · asked by Gupta_boy 2

i got a free dell cpu from my friend today and bought a 19in crt monitor from used computer place ($35) (monitor is also dell) they gave me a cable with it but i am only getting the "MONITOR WORKING" blurb on screen when it is turned on.the cpu was working yesterday ,i suspect cable or my stupid behind is hooking it up wrong! i have a laptop too is there a way to use laptop to test cpu function

2006-10-20 15:24:26 · 4 answers · asked by badmts 4

i have the intel desktop control center and it says my pc temperature is currently 56'c, my fans are running at max speed, what temperature should a pc work at?

2006-10-20 14:57:11 · 7 answers · asked by dennis s 3

i was having a problem with my cd rom not reading cd's i got a few answers some say clean the lens now how would i do that do i need to but a cd cleaner?

2006-10-20 14:22:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm about to configure a new desktop system and I'd like to pick the best processor out there for multi-tasking of MS Office and Internet Explorer. I'm also probably have MP3s going at the same time.

Any hints appreciated...

2006-10-20 13:13:28 · 8 answers · asked by atg28 5

My computer broke down and I want to try and salvage some of the parts, I have a friend who wants the DVD/CD drive but I have no idea how to tell if it would be compatible with her computer. she has a gateway and this is from an HP, would it work?

Also, my new tower is a DELL and there doesnt seem to be any place to plug in the speakers, I plugged them into the out and they are so quiet I can barely hear anything & I turned all the volume up all the way.

2006-10-20 12:51:35 · 2 answers · asked by brandijolove 4

Money is not a factor. Will XP Pro handle it and are there any motherboards on the market right now that support two dual cores? I am looking for either AMD or Intel matched sockets.
Thank you in advance :-)

2006-10-20 12:47:17 · 5 answers · asked by eric henderson 2

I tried to push f2 but that dont work is there away around

2006-10-20 12:24:54 · 8 answers · asked by who cares 1

2006-10-20 12:24:09 · 3 answers · asked by bleud0g 1

My sister's Windows Me is corrupted. Everything runs fine, but is really slow and freezes a lot and has a possibility of a virus. I want to format the whole system, but it won't let me. From MS DOS, it does not allow me to format drive C. I want to install a previous version of windows and start from there. Please help! Thank u so much! : )

2006-10-20 11:50:45 · 4 answers · asked by Andrea B 1

how do i remove a wall paper from my desktop?

2006-10-20 11:12:29 · 13 answers · asked by yukmouth 6

READ: i have looked around google and yahoo searches and have found very many tempting choices. but i would just like your opinion on some companies where i can get "top of the line", custom, gaming desktop computers. i know i could build my own, but im still debating and would just like your opinions and sources for some more choices.

2006-10-20 10:51:40 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have an hp/compaq d530 sff 2.8gh p4. When i try to shut it down or put into standby it gets to the point at which it would normally switch off then reboots. The only way to shutdown is to kill the power. Does anyone know what the problems is and how to fix it? Thanks.

2006-10-20 10:50:54 · 15 answers · asked by clockworkfrog 1