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I read the instructions for installing the firmware and it scared me off. I have done a lot of computing but never installed firmware. I do appreciate your efforts/research - good find. I typed the model number into google and found many hits by people stating that the DVD rom was a...
Thanks for stickin with me on this. The PC is a 3 year old compaq AMD K6-2 500. The DVD is a Compaq SD-608 (that is what shows in the XP System Information utility. I suspect it is made by someone else for Compaq though. I can take it out of the case to check. I'm not sure why you refer to...
Right. That is what I did. I clicked on "Select source". Choices are E (checked), Open DVD on hard drive, and Other media sources. When I click E, I get the error message stating no disc is in drive E.
Thanks Dman
First I loaded the current Version 9 of Windows media player - is suppose to play DVDs - nothing.
Then I loaded PowerDVD 4.0 from another DVD player that I have not yet installed. I tried to open the DVD from within the PowerDVD application and I get a message stating "no disc in...
I just recently reformatted the hard drive on a PC that was given to me. I added RAM and changed the OS from the standard Compaq initial install Win98 package to WinXP. There is a single CD/DVD Rom drive. The CD ROM works fine but when I put a DVD in the drawer, the PC doesn't recognize it...
My Uncle, who lives in Atlanta, has one but it appears they are specific to an area of the country. Anyone know how a price close to this can be had? I now have a Sam's card for 3 cents/min. Thanks in advance. Ron
I bought an inexpensive Compaq about 6 months ago.
How can I tell if it has USB 2.0 or 1.1?
Can 1.1 be upgraded via just software?
Can it be upgraded easily with hardware?
Is there a site that explains this that I could visit?
Thanks in advance. Ron
The Compaq PC I recently purchased came with an ATI DVI out video card. It came with an ADAPTER to my analog monitor. But by the time I connect the adapter and then the plug to my monitor the connector extend almost 4 inches out the back of my PC and it won't fit in the cabinet I have it in...
The Compaq PC I recently purchased came with an ATI DVI out video card. It came with an ADAPTER to my analog monitor. But by the time I connect the adapter and then the plug to my monitor the connector extend almost 4 inches out the back of my PC and it won't fit in the cabinet I have it in...
Thanks. This was the original setting (and I'm sure the default). I changed it to manual and set the virtual memory to 500M (twice the ram) and I no longer get the message. Problem solved - I guess. After getting your post, I tried going back to what you say above and the error message is...
I recently reformatted my HD and reloaded all my applications. I have done this several times and am always happy with the results. I'm happy this time too with one exception. Every time I shutdown, I get an error message that says my virtual memory is set too low. It says it is going to...
I recently reformatted my HD (for the 5th or 6th time). Unlike before, my recycle bin now always shows empty. It's properties do not have the "Do not move files to the recycle Bin" checked. I have only one hard drive with a single partitian. I can't think of how to get the contents to...
Creating Restore CD for 6000Z
Just got mine last night. Got with 256ram, 40G, 7200, ATI 9000, and SB
card. The Ati card comes with lots of extras (surprised) like remote
connection pad and remote control that does many PC functions. I'm not
sure but it may be a PCI card ? will have to look...
Thanks. This helps and I'll check out the cards you mention. The PC has a 1.8G P4 processor. I don't plan on doing any gaming. The PC is for my daughter in college and her primary use is internet, IM, and Word. I got the best flat monitor I could afford and just wanted to make sure the PC...
I'm considering buying a top of the line Dell 1504 Flat Panel Ultra Sharp monitor with a bottom of the line Dell 2300 PC. The PC comes with an intel 32mb integrated video processor. The monitor is a digital monitor. Is this a wise choice? Will the monitor be as sharp as if I had a better...
I'm considering buying a top of the line Dell 1504 Flat Panel Ultra Sharp monitor with a bottom of the line Dell 2300 PC. The PC comes with an intel 32mb integrated video processor. The monitor is a digital monitor. Is this a wise choice? Will the monitor be as sharp as if I had a better...
I have a generic 50X CD Rom. It recently began refusing to remain open long enough to load a CD. When I push the eject button, it comes out and immediately goes in again. The only way I am able to load a CD is to right click on the icon and select eject. Any thoughts on why this happens and...
The my places solution sounds good. I suspected the autodialing might be caused by my second, networked PC. Since I posted this problem a week ago, the problem is less frequent but still dials, at times like it has a mind of it's own.
I tried the above fix - My Network Places. But I am...
I am getting a second HD to backup my entire HD (after doing complete
reinstalls twice in the last 3 months). Why would anyone purchase programs
like Norton Ghost when companies like Western Digital and Maxtor give you
software that will copy the entire contents from one drive to another...
I am getting a second HD to backkup my entire HD. I only have 5G taken up
on my 20G drive. I'm getting a good deal on a 30G drive. It would make
sense to me to create a 10G partition, on the 30, to use for the HD backup
and then have 20 left for saving video files etc. Any thoughts on the...
What is the easiest way to do this? I'm not worried about PC theft, fire,
etc. I just want to have a second HD that I can use save an image of the
drive I recently did a reinstall on. Can the drive containing the backup
simply be disabled in the bios? I'd prefer not be taking the cover off...
I have read on this forum and in my Home XP help file that there is an
application called ntbackup. However, when I go the Accessories menu, I
don't see it. If it needs to be loaded from the CD, I don't know where to
find it. It is not listed on the CD's list of extra applications. I can't...
I GOT IT!!
Thanks for your advice and patience. As I might have guessed, it was simple. I was not logging on to the network from my 98 pc. I had the network (partially) working before I reformatted and reinstalled xp on my first pc. I did not need to log on when I booted my 2nd (98) pc. So...
I know turning off the xp firewall is probably a pretty basic thing. I recall seeing it as an option during my install but now I can't find the option. And help is no help. Where is it? Thanks again. Ron
Note - I think this is it cause I've done all the sharing settings.
Thanks. I did a total reinstall of XP tonight and tackled networking first. I see the My Network Places now and, in it, I see all the files I have set to share on my other PC. However, I can't find such a file on my other PC. Any thoughts? Thanks again. Ron
After lots of fiddling, I can finely see files on my secondary PC (has win98). They are in
a folder called "My Network Places". But, when I look on my secondary PC, I can't see any
files located on my Primary (XP) PC. I installed to files the network wizard had me make
for my remote PC...
I just installed XP and I can't get the modem to stop dialing. I have changed the settings
on the IE connections tab to manually dial but it just keeps going. Can anyone please help.
Oh! The off button does do the trick :-). Thanks in advance. Ron
Thanks. I'll give this a try. I'm trying to access the filex on my winxp pc from my 98se pc. When I had 98se on both, I used the Network Neighborhood" icon and it worked great. In fact, I had shortcuts to the files on my other Pc on my desktop - worked great - just like here at work where I...
I have 3Com NICs networking my two PCs. I have really liked the file sharing features of the 3Com software. I recently installed XP on one of my PCs (still have 98SE on my older P133). I have looked everywhere and can?t figure out how a file is to be shared between the two PCs. I have run...
I just installed my 2 year old Iomega software over Windows Home XP. When I rebooted, got blue Windows "stop error screen". Now can't reboot - even to safe mode.
I had downloaded the updated software from the Iomega site. The drive worked but I could never figure out what replaced my...
I have had a 100mb zip drive for about 2 years. I?m in the routine of backing up my data on a couple 100mb disks. I got a CD RW about a year ago. I use it for photos, mp3s and burning CDs. I?m thinking of doing all my backups on to CDs. Can anyone please help me with the pros and cons? It...
Since I installed home XP a couple months ago, my CD Rom tray pops out when I push the eject button - then immediately goes right back in. It only does this when has no CD inside. To get it to stay out (so I can play a CD or load software), I must first eject my CD RW tray, reinsert it, and...
Since I installed home XP a couple months ago, my CD Rom tray pops out when I push the eject button - then immediately goes right back in. It only does this when has no CD inside. To get it to stay out (so I can play a CD or load software), I must first eject my CD RW tray, reinsert it, and...
I'm new to this "contest". I trust it is being judged cause mine is the winner.
Purchased Sonic Foundry MP3 player from K Mart for 1 cent. Sent in for and recieved a $20 rebate from Mfr. Cost as 1 cent plus postage. Crazy huh!!
I recently reformatted my hard drive and, with one exception, it is running great. My daughter is on IM about an hour a day and the keyboard has locked up three times, in the last three sessions. It doesn?t seem to matter that I do or don?t have other programs running and I don?t believe IM...
I have had lots of trouble installing my internal PCI 56K USR modem. I just reformatted my HD and Win98SE will not recognize the modem that I've had working fine for a year. So I'm not positive it is an IRQ issue but I've done lots of reading about IRQs. I have a couple questions specific to...
How do I post a screen shot in an anandtech forum? Never did before. Have two 28K .jpgs but don't know how to post them. Below is the post that was to go with them. It shows an
"Other Devices" category with two entries below it. The first is the PCI multimedia device and the second is the...
I have a very basic 3com internal 56K Fax modem. It has been installed and working fine (through my 3com home network card) for over a year. I have reinstalled windows 98SE twice in the last three days (to correct other problems) and am finding it very difficult to install the modem. It does...
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