Laptops & Notebooks - June 2007

My ram is 1gb but my processor is 1.5. My laptop is working very slow. I norticed that when I open task manager that my 'PF Usage' will be 431mb but my 'CPU' usage will always be around 95%. I defragmented my hard drive but my pc is still slow. Does anyone have any suggestions?

2007-06-13 13:22:24 · 9 answers · asked by Marcus B 2

2007-06-13 13:17:58 · 7 answers · asked by Efren 1

2007-06-13 13:04:40 · 2 answers · asked by JRPARK53@YAHOO 2

I want to play desperate housewives on my laptop but my video card doesnt support it so i want to take my brothers video card from his laptop and put it in mine. I dont know if it is possible to do that but if so where is the video card and how do i actually do this???

2007-06-13 13:02:26 · 7 answers · asked by yo_dede_13 1

I am going to mexico. would it still work over there?

2007-06-13 10:24:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

whats the name of the music downloader on a mac laptop

2007-06-13 10:05:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i got a laptop, and i DONT KNOW NOTHING about them i had a compaq home desk comp , i new how to work that
but now i have a compaq laptop
so..um..i heard about "hotspots ?"

and um, i went to these hotspots to get wireless network connection and i click the unsecured ones, cos thats what the guy told me to do and it loads and loads. but im very unpatient so i clicked out cos i was tired of waiting

how long does it take yal

2007-06-13 09:18:23 · 4 answers · asked by [lacy] mixed chick!ANTI JONAS 5

Im interested in buying a gaming laptop able to play todays new games but im on a budget. id like to buy anything up to 600$ but preferibly 500$. any suggustions on what i should get?

2007-06-13 08:16:12 · 9 answers · asked by Tom B 2

My pregnant wife also uses her bump to rest the laptop on,could this also represent a significant risk?

2007-06-13 07:53:53 · 5 answers · asked by jumbo remote 2

Looking for something which has...

Screen min 15'
No preference with brand (but no Macs)
Using it for uni and games
Mainly desktop replacement (take it around once in awhile)
Good battery Life (min 3 hrs)
Somethin with a glossy finish like the HP pavillions
Needs to have around 120GB and a DVD-RW

Ive been looking at the HP pavillion series, the 6000's, they are pretty good, but someone told me that toshiba was more reliable. Not sure really what to look for..

2007-06-13 07:24:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-13 07:21:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to send and recieve fax on a laptop connected by wireless broadband

2007-06-13 06:08:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a Compaq Presario V2220US that I've had for 2 years. I love it, and my life is essentially on this laptop. I do not want a new laptop for hopefully a year... mostly because I want to wait a while before getting Vista, etc... so, the battery died a while back...it stopped holding a charge completely about 6 months ago so I have had a wonderful stationary laptop since then. For a short time, without a battery, my computer would shock me if I touched it...but we made it through with a little understanding. Now, while scouring e-bay I've found a reasonably priced battery and AC adapter for my computer...a better MUCH price than the $250+ if I were to get them through HP...however I don't know if I should go for it or not. I know I'd need a battery...but should I get both...or just continue one with my own personal stationary laptop? I guess I'm worried that I will get a new battery and my old ac adapter will ruin it, or I'll get an adapter I don't need...is there anyway to test it??

2007-06-13 04:57:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-13 04:28:30 · 10 answers · asked by karlita810 5

i turned my laptop off last night and accidentally forgot to unplug the ac adapter from the outlet before i went to sleep.

i have a dell inspiron 6400 and im paranoid that the battery might explode.

it wont explode will it?

2007-06-13 04:02:04 · 7 answers · asked by nasgmx,zncv xc 2

AT&Tsent a notice promising that my computer will be 3x times faster on June 16, 2007 I am instructed to restart my modem for this to work;how do I do that?

2007-06-13 04:01:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was given a used laptop (IBM Thinkpad Model T42), and it's about 2 years old. It's also pretty virus full I think. My friend does not have a CD to reinstall Windows XP either, who said it was preinstalled. I don't want to have to purchase a CD, as the laptop has been heavily used and there is no promise that it will last long. Several AV scans hasn't helped at all. Any suggestions on what to do? Can I still reinstall or restore XP? Or am I going to have to go with something like Ubuntu? If so, how do I overwrite XP? Sorry if these are too many questions, but I have no idea what to do. Please speak to me like I'm a child because I'm not all that tech savvy.

2007-06-13 02:06:00 · 11 answers · asked by Magnolia S 2

Because this one is driving me crazy...

2007-06-13 02:05:26 · 10 answers · asked by Cole Cooper™ 4

I month ago I literally found my first laptop. It was in a box in my attic. Anyway I have been using it to surf the net, email etc., but my nephew wants it and I want to "spruce" it up. How much can be done?

Here are the specs: OS Name Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Version 5.0.2195 Service Pack 4 Build 2195
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation

System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
System Model Latitude CPi A366ST
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 6 Stepping 10 GenuineIntel ~363 Mhz
BIOS Version Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A13

It has one USB 1.0 port and two of those card slots (I already put a wireless card in one), there is no Ethernet slot and the hard drive I am sorry to say is only 4GB (almost full). I think it is a Pentium II right now. Thanks for any help. Oh by the way I wont be doing any of these "upgrades" I have a geek squad near my house.

2007-06-13 00:19:08 · 10 answers · asked by larry.fowler40 2

2007-06-13 00:03:19 · 9 answers · asked by starlight 3

Sometimes when I type the words do not appear for sometime and then they come altogether very quickly. When I play checkers and try to move the pawn it doesnt move and then it suddenly jumps to the place I want it to go. Its very distracting and often makes me lose the game because I cant concentrate and get frustrated with the movement of the pawn.Please help me if you can.Thanks.

2007-06-12 22:35:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is hyperthreading in motherboard.what are the benefits

2007-06-12 20:07:52 · 3 answers · asked by ram 1

I want to swipe off my entire computer and reinstall windows xp for a fresh start to erase a few viruses infecting my system. I have an inspiron 6000 labtop and did not receive cds with it. Can i reinstall it on this website and if so how??

Thanks for your responses.

2007-06-12 19:45:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

my laptop keeps freezing or everything closes by itself
the popup thingy comes up saying:
__________ has encountered a problem and needs to close we are sorry for the inconvenience.
if you were in the middle of something, the information you were working on might be lost.

of course in place of the blank it has the programs name.
its getting way annoying.
please tell me what i can do
thanx

2007-06-12 16:45:01 · 4 answers · asked by unknown 3

Posting a suspicious email? Opinions?

I m so sorry for not getting back to you the bank just mailed me that they are going through a reformation and can not mail out checks for now.

With respect to this i thought of you printing out the check from your printer d this will make the transaction faster and safer because my customers need the item very urgent.So you will need versa check paper and magnetic ink for printing out the check and you can get this at any office depot around you it only cost $40 but i promise to refund back to you $100 for the materials.

Please i m sorry for any inconviniences this might cause you but i need your assistance in this because of my customers i have been building good business relationship with for long and will not like to dissappoint them at this stage.

please kindly get ahead now and purchase the printing materials so we can move ahead

2007-06-12 16:21:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

hello so I have an HP Pavilion DV9000t and i was having problems with a buzzing under my keyboard finally HP told me to update my BIOS and disable the CPU C4 function on it to get rid of this sound ( and it did! or well It not loud anymore) so I was wondering if there is any damage or something bad will happen to my laptop by disabling this function or will it lower my laptops life? please thank you in advance

2007-06-12 12:44:43 · 2 answers · asked by user232144 1

Please, and thanks

2007-06-12 12:13:56 · 3 answers · asked by skatersrock106 1

my comuter freezes. it just stops working the mouse isntmoving and there's no sound. itsjust a picture on the screen and no matter howlong i wait, it's mot doing anything. my friend told me that maybe i have nofree space. so i checked that and i only used half of it. and itsnot a virus, because its not connected to internet andi havent installed any illegal cds.
i play sims 2, and i noticed thatit started freezing when i installed sims1 cd. but it was a legal maxis game.
cansomeone please tell me what to do?

2007-06-12 11:58:50 · 3 answers · asked by gerbil lover 2

i will be going to college in a year and will need a laptop. i was wondering what laptops i should look into that are good not only for school use, but for down time and playing games. im really into the battle for middle earth game and other sports games right now and i know they take up some memory so is it even feasible that i could play these games or should i just forget playing any of these games on my laptop?

2007-06-12 11:53:37 · 3 answers · asked by corey b 2

2007-06-12 11:34:08 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous