I may have just found out what the problem is. I removed everything I could think of to get a better look at the motherboard and found several corroded ...
I don't know why it does it but it is harmless. For those of you who wish to see this phenomenon: 1. If you have a DVD\CD writer or DVD reader, go to My...
SP2 It did not solved the problem. Thanks Try turning down (or off) the video hardware acceleration. I believe it's found by right clicking on a blank part of...
If you install operating systems, these are issues that you encounter. They are only problems that need to be solved. You install the operating system and then...
I just wondered what a concensus of thoughts are about the Linux system. I spoke with a girl today who "praised" it, telling me that it's far more superior...
I have two items to add to the great advice that has already been given. *Startup items*: I would run msconfig to see what items have added themselves to be...
thanks for advice. I already tried a new disk, no effect. I also tried system restore, but mine isn't working due to another problem. I would re-install...
PLS HOW CAN I PLAY A DVD DISK ON MY PC. I.VE TRIED ALL I COULD BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. PLS TRY TO HELP ME. THANKS. _____________________________ I sent this...
Try turning McAfee off completely, and download, install, and run Avast Anti Virus. http://www.avast.com (it's free). When I ran McAfee on my laptop, it slowed...
I recently put my memory chip from my digital camera in my computer to watch some pictures i had taken with my digital camera. among the pictures were of...
What I meant to say by HDD controller is to take the hard disk out of the enclosure and to hook it up to the PC internally via a ribbon cable to the IDE...
You are correct. My suggestion was an attempt to isolate the problem and identify the offending process. Knowing the offending process would then help us to...
25 reasons to convert to linux: http://www.bellevuelinux.org/reasons_to_convert.html The table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in...
Did anyone mention to check for spyware and viruses? These tools are free and listed in this group's wiki: http://simplycomputers.davidron.com/spyware Armando...
What software do you use to burn the cd's? What brand of burner do you have? Vincent Winterling Vineland, NJ ... From: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com ...
First obvious question: Do you have a dvd drive / player on your pc? If so, check device manager (assuming you're running XP), but typing devmgmt.msc in the...
My beloved computer won't boot up and I can't figure out how to turn it off, so I can try again. It is stuck at a picture of my wallpaper, but without the...
Linux No Virus issues save email No Spyware issues No BSOD In user accounts no hacks 90% software is Opensource almost all software comes packed with OS Let's...
... Hold the power button down for 6-10 seconds. See if that shuts it off. -- Dave - 10:05:29 AM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
After doing a lot of digging around in my machine I have came to the conclusion that I need some motherboard help. Is there a site that compares motherboards...
... turn it off, so I can try again. It is stuck at a picture of my wallpaper, but without the icons. I've tried hitting alt/ctrl/del and nothing happens. I...
Hello, David: Thanks so much for your willingness to help solve my computer problem. Thank you, David for your response to #8 below. This is a "stubborn"...
Might be a good idea to back up what you need to keep ASAP and then REFORMAT and reinstall Win XP. It sounds like you have a ton of problems that need repair,...
Thank you, good people. I scanned my system for spyware and got rid of it. I also got rid of some things I no longer use. Also, I got rid of... don't be...
Sadly, My company will not let me use it. I already own a copy of remote administrator. So I have to find the solution using the remote desktop. ... 8/30/2006...
and if you have a DVD player, do you hae the software to play it? ... From: Vincent Winterling To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 01,...