All of the sudden my Quick Launch Icons next to my Start Button on my toolbar are blurry. Also, If I go to Start, and then Programs my little folder icons next to my program files are blurry too. All of the other icons on my desktop are fine. Any ideas on how to correct this? I am...
It seems to me when cd burners first came out a lot of them had to have files converted to certain formats before you could burn them on a cd. Who wants to go through all the trouble of converting MPEG's to VCD before you can put them on a dvd disc. I want to be able to download a MPEG...
Right now, when I want to burn a music cd I just pop the music cd to be copied in my cd rom and then put the blank cd in my cd burner. I then open up Easy Cd Creator and make an exact copy and it's done. If I want to make a music cd off of Kazaa I just drag and drop the files that I...
I just purchased the Sony DRU-500 DVD Burner. I have movies that I downloaded off of Kazaa. Is it possible to take those movies that are in MPEG form and convert them to a format that I can burn on to a dvd disc and then play on my television dvd player. Is this possible? What format...
I don't do any heavy gaming or anything. I am just looking for a video card that will work good for internet surfing. One that will be good for viewing MPEG's and AVI's and web pages.
I want to purchase a Geforce 4 MX 420 Video Card for a computer that I am building. I noticed that there are several manufacturers for the same card. Visiontek, Pine Techonologies, Jaton Corp, Compaq Commercial, and PNY Techologies make this card. Is one manufacturer better than...
Any time I connect a USB device to my computer the device just freezes. This is a well documented problem with ABIT KT7 motherboards. I was thinking that using a PCI card that had a USB port on it might take care of this problem. The printer I want to buy comes with only a USB interface...
I want to be able to take my USB end of my cable that would normally plug into the computer and be able to convert it so that it will plug into the 25 pin female port on the back of my computer. Those cables look like 36 pin. They won't work.
I have a HP Printer that can only hook up to my computer by USB. I want to be able to use my 25 pin parallel port on my computer to hook up my printer and not the USB port. Is there a cable made that will take my USB cable off of my printer and convert it over to a 25 pin parallel end that...
Here is the best way to fix your registry without too much problem. Go to Start , Run, and then type in Scanregw.exe and then hit Ok. Windows will fix your registry for you. Post back and let me know how you make out.
Discovery.com has some videos that you can watch of the top 10 roller coasters in the world. They take you for a virtual ride on the top 10. If I am using Internet Explorer as my browser I can't watch the videos. When I click onto the play button I get an "Unable to display page." Now...
When I try to update my Internet Explorer from 5.5 to 6 I get a message that pops up and says "A previous installation has pending work requiring a reboot. You need to restart your computer to complete that installation before running Internet Explorer setup. Setup will now close." I do a...
Did you ever start your computer and a screen comes up asking you to insert a Network Password or Press Cancel to eliminate the screen?. Well I used to press cancel every time to proceed to the desktop. Well here is how you can eliminate that pop up screen. I know it can be done with TweakUI but...
I have the dreaded noisy Northbridge Fan on an ABIT KT7 Raid motherboard. It is almost dead. It started out real noisy but now is getting slower and slower. I know there is a blue orb that will work with some modifications. Does anybody sell one that will replace the stock fan without...
I have a Compaq Presario 4784. The original 4.3 gig hard drive went bad so I replaced it with a 20 gig Western Digital. The bios will only detect the Western Digital hard drive as 8.4 gig. The Western Digital Overlay Software that is supposed to help the bios see the full 20 gig locks up...
I had the same problem so I unscrewed the 4 screws and took the fan off , turned it upside down , and shot some WD 40 all around the sleave bearing. This fan looks like it uses a sleave type of bearing instead of a ball type. So far the WD 40 has taken care of the whining noise I was...
Where did you get the EBM fan from? Did it mount right on top of the existing heat sink and did it have 4 screws just like the original? Is is quiet? Let me know.
I have an ABIT KT7 Raid Motherboard. The VIA KT133A Northbridge Fan is extremely noisy. I had it replaced once under warranty for noise. Now the new fan is making a bunch of noise. Who sells a replacement fan for this? The fan is an ABIT DSF model. I'd like to buy an upgraded fan from...
Let me ask you this, If I did a format on the original Compaq 4.3 hard drive and completely wiped it out would it also wipe out the part of the Bios that is supposed to be stored on it?
So what do you guys think? Will I be able to put the new 20 gig Western Digital in, format , and install the operating system? Do you think it will recognize the hard drive as 20 gig or will I have to use the Western Digital Data Lifeguard Software to get it to recognize the full 20gig?
I purchased a Western Digital 20 gig hard drive. It came with a floppy disk called Data Lifeguard Tools. Supposedly this software will correct all types of BIOS problems. It is also supposed to have an ATA manager on it. I wonder how well this software will work.
I emailed Compaq about upgrading to a new bigger hard drive. Here is what they said. " The Bios of the Compaq 4784 is stored on the hard drive, not on the system board. In order to have BIOS when you upgrade to a larger hard drive, you will need to have Softpaq 2141 and Softpaq...
I have an older Compaq Presario 4784. It is about 5 years old. Is it true that these model Compaqs have the Bios on the Hard Drive and not the motherboard? What happens when you go to replace the hard drive? I want to upgrade my hard drive to a Western Digital 20 gig? What will happen as...
I have a hard drive that is out of a Compaq Presario 4784. It is 4.3 gig. The hard drive is 5 years old. The part number for the hard drive is 241138-001. Does anybody know what the ATA would be? I also need the RPM for this drive. Any ideas?
I have a Compaq Presario 4784. The hard drive got fried. It was a 4.3gig. The computer has 80 megs of ram and a 200mgtz processor. I was thinking about upgrading the Hard Drive to a 40 gig 7200 rpm EIDE Western Digital. It has Ultra ATA/100 and Ultra ATA/66 interfaces. Will this hard...
Kazaa is absolutely THE BEST file sharing program out there. You can download movies, music, pictures , software ect. It is easy to use and has a huge data base to draw from. Napster is a thing of the past!
Go to www.download.com Search for Panicware. There is a program called Pop Up Stopper 2.2 Download it and install it. It will take care of all those annoying pop up windows.
I have Tweak UI. All of the autoplay options under Paranoi are checked. That does not correct the problem. In order for a music cd to auto play the Windows Media Player has to be opened first. I should be able to just pop a music cd in and it should play. I should not have to open up...
I use Windows Media Player that comes with Windows ME. When I insert a music cd it will not autoplay. However, If I insert a regular software cd it will automatically play. To play a music cd I need to open up Windows Media Player and click onto the cd tab and then hit play. Why is this...
I want to purchase a virus scan program. I have heard about Norton and Mcafee. Is one better than the other? Do they cause any conflicts with firewalls or any other programs? I am running Windows ME. Let me know. Thanks.
I installed a new Pioneer DVD CD Rom in my computer. Now I need some DVD software to play the cds. Can somebody give me a recommendation on some software to purchase so that I can play these DVD cds. Thanks.
With the increasing pressure on Napster by the Recording Industry and the government to delete copyrighted material from their site I decided to test some other file sharing programs. I tested 8 other file sharing programs and the one I like the best is a little known program called KaZaA...
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