Desktops - February 2007

I'm just wondering if that slow of a processor can handle windows xp with decent speed, I have an old extra computer and I'm just wondering if it's worth the trouble to put windows xp on it, or if it's a waste of time.

2007-02-27 12:48:11 · 6 answers · asked by You may be right 7

i need a new processor for around $200 i was looking at the Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe or the Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale or possibly the Intel Pentium D 945 Presler.... i dunno also where can i geta agood deal on the proc.... also i need a mobo to go with it... some places have combos but i dunno... if u cant tell, i pretty stuck on the intel's but if there's a argument for AMD let me know.... thanks!

2007-02-27 12:09:34 · 6 answers · asked by hizzaah 2

Hi I have about 150 G on my hard drive. But it is almost full. However when I goto MY computer or do search, i do not see where all that space is going. I must confess my son has downloaded videos from bit torrent. I want to delete them but I can not find them on my hard drive. I want to get rid of large files, but i can not find them. Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks.

2007-02-27 11:54:51 · 6 answers · asked by rifle1111 2

2007-02-27 11:04:15 · 6 answers · asked by alex 2

my little brother moved the start menu to the side of the screen instead of the bottom. i need it back to the bottom. does anyone know how?

2007-02-27 11:01:35 · 2 answers · asked by simplicity 2

my mouse all of a sudden stopped working. I've plugged in different ones but they don't work on the computer either. I even tried a brand new mouse...still nothing. Otherwise the pc is working fine using short keys. Any ideas what this could be?

2007-02-27 10:47:46 · 5 answers · asked by stop_staring_please 4

2007-02-27 10:47:07 · 2 answers · asked by browning 3

I would like to turn my computer into a quick vista and gaming ready machine. Is it easy to upgrade it myself?

2007-02-27 10:44:52 · 5 answers · asked by justin a 1

2007-02-27 10:16:37 · 5 answers · asked by flight29downfan 1

i have a laptop and it was on my bed and sitting there open, i took a short nap and when i woke up everything was backwards some please help i have to do my homework!!!!

2007-02-27 10:12:30 · 7 answers · asked by lovee49 1

I just purchased a brand new GateWay computer at Best Buy, with 2GB of memory, and Window's Vista Premium Home Edition installed. I purchased an Anti-Virus, and we have Comcast High Speed internet which, of course, comes with it's own Anti Virus software. It feezes up quite frequently, to the point that I can't push Ctrl-ALT-Delete to restart computer. Could this be the new Vista software working out the bugs. Or is it the antivirus's that are installed. I don't think it's the interenet, because sometimes it freezes up when we are not even logged on to the internet. I'd just like to know if I should call the manufacturer of the computer, the Geek Squad at Best Buy, or someone else. Any thoughts?

2007-02-27 10:05:51 · 5 answers · asked by My_Amira_Will 3

2007-02-27 09:28:54 · 1 answers · asked by Osama E 1

the "ctrl/alt/delete"prest @ the same time , I can "end" it. But this time I had to unplug it. Why.

2007-02-27 08:39:04 · 11 answers · asked by Am I Lucky 1

2007-02-27 08:26:52 · 3 answers · asked by kjshas9200 1

i am trying to get the computer URL/ location of a picture i have so i can load it onto my myspace but i have no proper picture viewer and this is an old model so how can i get the URL?

2007-02-27 08:15:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, so I don't know what happened to it, it just won't turn on?? Its an Advent 3214 and as long as I've had it I could hear the fan, but then recently it sounded different, and now it has just given up

The screen and stuff itself still work but the knowledge that I have of computers only goes as far as a GNVQ in ICT and a soon A Level in Media Studies which doesn't really help

Does anyone know if there's an online manual for this PC that I can download as I have no idea what happened to the orginal, also is there anything that I can do to identify what has happened before phoning a helpline or getting a professional a I have a lot of college work on there, that I'm not so much bothered about, but I fear I have lost all my pictures of holidays, family, friends etc which is what annoys me the most out of the situation

Please when answering be specific, I have already checked all the connections and replaced the fuses of the plugs...

Thanks in advance for all the help guys!!

2007-02-27 08:05:20 · 9 answers · asked by Im_Liverpool_Til_I_Die!! 4

I have a game on a disc and It won't let me open it because bass.dll was not found.

2007-02-27 07:57:17 · 1 answers · asked by kelleynia 1

2007-02-27 07:51:19 · 5 answers · asked by ? 2

2007-02-27 07:47:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a DELL Diemension 2400 from 2001. 256 memory 40gb hard drive, 2.6G processor. I want to buy a new computer/laptop but my parents say its costs too much. Is it/Will it be cheaper for me to buy some more memory and a new processor for my computer to run faster? If it is can you reccomond some places where I can get the parts. Btw I make games and stuff in C++ and C# and I buy games that demand more memory and faster processing.

2007-02-27 07:29:29 · 5 answers · asked by ZZ 3

would it surf faster and preform better if I increased the mem. and increased the hard drive to 160?

2007-02-27 06:53:36 · 2 answers · asked by Sammy J. 1

My daughters have a shared Dell desktop, that was hit with a virus. Is there a way to retrieve pictures etc without shelling out 'big bucks'? There are many personal pictures including the only copies of wedding pictures etc on the PC.

2007-02-27 06:30:08 · 8 answers · asked by Laura 4

OK I don't claim to be an expert, but I do know enough about computers and what happened here and when it happened. We got an Excel file from one of our suppliers, linked to another file in their network down there. When you went to open it, it took forever asking if it wanted to link back and stuff. Went to print and it froze up. Then PC restart saying spool writer is missing, gone..what not.
I tried whatever I knew and finally had to call someone, Geek Squad was all I can think of. Anywya they ran all kinds of things and couldn't get it fixed......then the lady said, "Oh yeah, it's a virus" you have to wipe out your hard drive. #1 we do have up to date virus protection on, #2 she said oh it's spyware though that it came in trhough. Now this ALL started exactly when we went to open the Excel file.

Basically, when they don't know do they just blame on virus and say wipe off the hard drive?

2007-02-27 06:27:06 · 8 answers · asked by Whizitt 1

when powering up my HP(bout 4ys old) with Windows XP, after few minutes it will power up and shut itself off. The modem lights almost all go blank except for 3 lights. It was doing this for about 3 weeks and I would cut off power and restart it and it worked, now, it powers up but only for a few minutes. Any idea what is causing this??? Any help is greatly appreciated. Could it be a virus, the fan, power source????

2007-02-27 06:24:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My current PC is old & slow and I now want to upgrade with a particular view to getting something not too expensive which will allow me to run the various bits of photographic wizardy which I have.
I don't play games (OK - Solitaire - but that doesn't count!) so I don't need any of the specialist bits for that.
Any advice on what I specifically need to be looking for other than a massive hard disk!?

2007-02-27 06:24:11 · 10 answers · asked by Hedge Witch 7

2007-02-27 05:35:51 · 4 answers · asked by pamela454101 1

2007-02-27 05:10:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

The motherboard is a Mach Speed Viper K8M8MS Socket 754. The first hard drive is a Seagate 250GB EIDE HD 7200/8MB/ATA-100, and the second hard drive is a Seagate 320GB Serial ATA HD 7200/16MB/SATA-3G.

I am fairly savvy with computers, but when I plug in the power and SATA cables to the power supply and motherboard, the BIOS simply doesn't pick up on the new SATA hard drive. It does stop at the black screen rather than boot up, but even a manual search does not turn up the drive. All suggestions are much appreciated. Thanks!

2007-02-27 04:36:32 · 7 answers · asked by serendipitous_333 1

2007-02-27 04:30:53 · 12 answers · asked by bunny1066 1

If I create a folder called "Personal" on the NTFS partition and assigns share permissions only to it, and assign exclusive full control to myself only. How is it that someone of my same group can log on to my computer and open the the Personal folder.

2007-02-27 04:13:40 · 4 answers · asked by beauty 2