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I recently purchased a 160 GB drive w/ an external case and installed it.  I was wondering if how I can move program files (namely games) from my old drive and still have them show up on My Programs and have them work when I enter the CD.  Is there any way?  Thanks.It is BEST to uninstall them and re-install selecting the new drive as the location to install them at the setup prompt - This will set them up properly and will show them in My programs.

If you just move them to the new drive this can OFTEN cause a lot of problems with DIRECTORY paths and the REGISTRY.

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I recently purchased a 160 GB drive w/ an external case and installed it.  I was wondering if how I can move program files (namely games) from my old drive and still have them show up on My Programs and have them work when I enter the CD.  Is there any way?  Thanks.

I wanted to thank you guys for your posts, thank you for helping me the best you could. You don't get that much anywhere else. I just took my new tower to a buddy of mine that own's a computer shop, and he's replacing my mobo "proberly"    - SO thank's guys for all your HELP. My new system will be back here on friday

Thanks agian,

shield  That's what we're here for.

Did he tell you what you did wrong or what HAPPENED to the mainboard? May be interesting to know.well more than likely i SHORTED it or somthing, static electricity? or maybe even my fault using the magnetized screwdriver ... i havent heard from my friend yet, but ill let you KNOWYOU should obtain a static free tool-kit, I use a Belkin DEMAGNETIZED tool kit.

Belkin Corporation - Global Home Pagemotherboards are very fragile..and require gentle handing..where is my hammer and nails? thanks for the feedback...and good luck with your new pc...lol merlin... speaking of hammer's and old PC of mine that was totally shot. i got so mad at it for being slow, out of date, and faulty i took a sludge hammer to the tower and beat the sh*t out of it ;Pyou  should kicked it as well .....the term booting may have come from this lol i wouldnt hurt my toes on such a waste of a machine

hey guys, im kat, and im 16...not that that matters.....

i recently restarted my computer from scratch, because i had all these VIRUSES and unwanted advertisements hidden somewhere in my hard drive, and have had to re install word and all the other stuff that you would usually use.

the thing is, everything works fine, except my sound.

i have windows xp for those who want to know.

i tried playing a cd and some other music i have downloaded in media player, only to have an error message come up and say "cannot PLAY back the audio stream: no audio hardware available, or the hardware is not responding."

so, i thought yeah ok, fine, so i searched my computer and yes i have a sound card, yes my speakers are plugged in in the right places and yes the speakers are turned on, and i havent found anything on my computer yet to help me, because i cant find the stuff that tells me what model my "devices" are and stuff.

i have however found that by going into control panel, then to printers and other harware, and then going to ad hardware that three of my "other devices"  (ethernet control, sm bus controller, and multimedia audio controller) have yellow question marks next to them.... i undertsand that this is a bad thing? anyway, i tried fixing it but do not know where or what the installation cds may be and what they may be called.... i thought this may be a contributing factor to why my sound isnt working.

i searched the internet too, and found nothing that may help me, THOUGH someone out there must knwo something about my problem!!!!

please get back to me soon!  

thank you!

[glb]kat[/glb]kat......If you click on control panel.....then click on "system".....the system properties window will open ....now click on the "hardware tab" and then click device manager.......you will see all the devices installed shown there. For details click on the + sign and then check each one out .....If you have an exclamation point there.....probably there is no driver installed . Windows Xp has a wide assortment of device drivers ......You say you restarted your computer from scratch...does that mean that you FORMATTED the hard drive and did a cvlean install of Win XP.......if so did you go to
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/default.aspx?ln=en-us  
and D/L any updates available. If you havent ,there will be a few there and probably drivers as well. If you wish to D/l SP2 you will have to d/l some updates before you may D/l SP2...When you first started your pc after the format ....didnt you see the message come up that Windows had detected new hardware installed and then it would have installed a driver for it or would have asked you to install the necessary drivers ?
let us know and then we can go on .

dl65  Please Read This First - Viruses & Spyware

I suggest you install the programs recommended in order to prevent the 'Unwanted advertisements' and viruses from doing harm again.

hey thanks for COMING in

i got a new toshiba laptop and i dont have a good GRAPHICS card cause i forgot to have them put one in when i bought it. now i cant run video games like city of heroes and and other good games that i have been wanting to play. also when i play games such as halo my characters are gray and very choppy. i dont want this to ruin my gaming experience and i thought u guys could help


thanks yo
jo hoan! You would been cheaper off buying a Desktop, which are somewhat meant to play games more than a Laptop is...

Why not return the Laptop and ask them if they can INSTALL a videocard for you?Raptor's right: if you want games performance, get a desktop.

Laptops, funnily enough, were designed to be portable and as such, manufacturers try to make things as light as possible. This usually means that pretty much everything was soldered directly on to the motherboard. They never thought that it was a problem because hey, the only folk buying laptops were businessmen using MS Office and very little else.

They also tend to have very underpowered parts in order to try and conserve a little bit of battery LIFE. If you are really wanting to get a little extra speed, you could try a bit of overclocking. This invloves INCREASING the voltage in the CPU *SLIGHTLY* in order to get a few extra Hz out of it.

Of course, higher voltage, more battery drainage and so more time spent with the thing plugged into a mains socket. Which, in my mind, kinda defeats the point of having a laptop in the first place... Quote

(1)...pretty much everything was soldered directly on to the motherboard.

(2) They never thought that it was a problem because hey, the only folk buying laptops were businessmen using MS Office and very little else.

(3)...you could try a bit of overclocking...

I imaged my 40GB HDD using Power QUEST drive image Software.
After the image downloads, I restarted the system but the system did not boot from the HDD. A blinking cursor KEPT on flashing on the upper left corner of the screen. Shutdown and restart so many times but same results.

Can somebody help me to TROUBLESHOOT this issue.

Thanks much!check JUMPER SETTINGS to master and check that the bios sees it..and check the ide cable.

I use a compaq evo d310. it has a compaq ltn486s cd-rom. A generic cd-rom. It reads all other disk types but not cd-rw. after i insert it it continually tells me to insert a disk when i click on the drive. i use windows xp pro. i had this problem on another computer. so i updated the firmware. the problem is i cant find any firmware downloads for this. since it is generic is there a generic firmware i can use?

Thanx,

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I use a compaq evo d310. it has a compaq ltn486s cd-rom. A generic cd-rom. It reads all other disk types but not cd-rw....

The guy who works next to me has the same exact computer w/ same cd-rom and it works on his comp...

how do i do that?

Thanx,

cadman32002

Quick question:  I have a desktop microphone that plugs into my sound CARD.  My speakers plug in.  I had to change some settings to try to get a program (teamspeak) working.

I THINK I accidently made it so my input from the microphone is played out through my speakers in REAL time (kinda like a regular singing microphone).

I WOULD like my microphone input to go just to the programs (teamspeak voice chat) I NEED it to and not come out again through my speakers (sometimes it causes feedback).

Anyone have any ideas on what settings might be able to disable this?Does this also happen in the Windows sound recorder?

I am having trouble printing color copies.  The color that prints is not the same color as I choose on the computer.  I can not figure out how to fix this problem.  Can some one help me please.  I'm GUESSING that you're describing shades of color here.  For example, on the SCREEN you see a nice blue-green, but on paper it comes out too green, or too blue.  If that's the case, realize that ink and light work very differently.  The brightness of the paper you're printing on will have an effect.  Your monitor is probably not calibrated to look like the printed page.  And the quality of the printer itself will MAKE a difference.   (Econo-printing doesn't give faithful results.)

Do a GOOGLE search on monitor calibration for tips on how to do modify your monitor settings to more CLOSELY match the output.
You may need to readjust your monitor colours.

General printer troubleshooting

???I recently bought a new motherboard.  Everything works fine except for the fact that the firewire card which worked perfectly with my old mobo doesn't WORK properly with this mobo.  When I connect my DV camera, the Device Control works meaning that the computer can control the camera.  However, no audio or video shows up on the preview window.  THUS, I cannot capture any video.

I have tried reinstalling the motherboard drivers, directx, and EVEN Windows.  Please help.

Processor: Athlon XP +2200
Mobo: PC Chips M863G
Hardrive: MAXTOR 120 GB 7200 RPMwhat software CAME with the camera eg mgi videowave?

I have just put in a new front fan on my case and was wondering how I get the BIOS to detect what RPM it is going at. The rear fan and PROCESSOR fan speeds are DETECTED, but the new front fan isn't. There wasn't ONE before, so do I have to enable something in the BIOS?Your MAINBOARD may not be equipped with sensors for that particulair fan.

I'm looking to buy a x800 xt pe, now it's a pci card and i'm a little warry, i know agp is generally thought of as better. I also know that agp does not ALWAYS mean better. I was just WONDERING if my card is going to be hurt if i get a pci INSTEAD of a agp.Info>http://www.sysopt.com/agp.htmlAnd when would AGP not always be better than PCI?a low agp isn't better than the pci-eBut PCI Express EXPANSION cards cannot be fitted on normal PCI slots..

When my dsl is not working (a rare occasion) my computer slows down drastically: loading programs and navigating around is very slow. When it starts to work again everything is OK and it’s back to its speedy self. Why should this happen? I am running XP Professional on an IBM clone. Have good ram, lots of hard drive and lots of speed.

I would think the computer is a stand alone item and should not be effected by this; what will happen if in the future I decide to drop dsl – will I be stuck with a slow computer. (By the way, before installing the dsl, I had no problems with it.)
Many thanks for any help in advance.Scan for viruses, SPYWARE and trojans.Thanks, but that's not it. I do scan every few days and if that were the case I would think it would effect the machine connected to the DSL or not.What do you have loading at startup? Programs that update automatically might be looking for the connection and having to wait for the time out. Some will make several attempts.do you mean it  slows down when you are on the net....or just you are booting up...more info if possible..To DUMMY: You may be CORRECT. Another suggested that my VPN may be trying to load and THUS the problem. I will disable that next time and see if there is a difference, thanks.

To Merlin: No, it does not slow upon booting. It is slow when it is booted up and (SINCE the DSL is out) I am not on the net. It is simply slow when on. In fact, it boots normaly. Thanks.run this >http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/  and come back...more info on what modem/router is used....is it networked?this is a list of programs running on bootup>http://www.blackviper.com/WIN2K/servicecfg.htm

;)I have Intel Pentium 4 CPU with 128 RAM, Windows XP installed. I have one problem with my Graphic Card ATI Radeon 9000 Pro. I cannot use S-video and composite function when I connect camcorder or any player to view on monitor. I see black picture with audio only. When I use analogue connection it works properly and the picture is alright. It was working properly when I was using Windows Me. I tried to install all new drivers but without any solution. So please give your expert opinion on this to solve the problem. Thanks.are you settings configured to PAL ?Ya, I tried all setting including pal but of no use.buy video-bus from belkin....should come with video ware software for pal etc...have you tried movie maker? what software causes this problem besides winxp hate to refer to that no option alas >wmp9Perhaps your very low amount of RAM is the problem.The picture didn't come even after using windows movie maker. Actually when I formated my computer from windows me to xp this problem occured. May be the cable which i use to connect is damaged?It is more likely a RAM problem, especially after you told us that it functioned properly on ME

XP requires more RAM to function than ME and thus, leaves less room for other tasks.

How RAM Works

Random Access Memory - RAMThanks for your suggestions. I will try to increase my RAM and LET you know.  RECENTLY one of my friends also faced this problem. The only thing he did is that he took out the card from his computer and tried in other one. When he again installed in his computer he faced problem like me. REGARDING RAM I read in ATI guide that 128 RAM is sufficient for running this program.Sufficient to run the program, perhaps, but that is not all the RAM has to handle. Windows XP also requires RAM. And so do the other programs installed.As suggested by you I upgraded my CPU to Intel Pentium 4 (865), 3.2 Ghz & 512 DDR RAM. But it didn't solve the problem. I think The card is not supported by Windows XP.I have owned an ATI/Radeon 9000Pro and it worked fine on Windows XP. However, I did not use the functions you used. Have you looked into downloading the latest drivers and perhaps contacting ATI technical support?You may experience inconsistent graphic performance with textures if you set the Mipmap Detail Level in the ATI Direct3D Control Panel to any setting except High Quality copyright microsoft 2004i updated the drivers. i will CHECK the settings. thanxThe Mipmap Detail Level in ATI Direct 3D control panel is set to High Quality.

I'm having problems with my computer monitor. Everything on the screen is too big to fit my monitor and I don't mean the ICONS. I physically have to scroll the screen on the monitor KEYS to see one end of the toolbar to the other. I've fiddled with my resolution but it doesn't help, it makes it worse or stays the same. Is my monitor too OLD? I got it almost 6 years ago. The computer is 1 year and half old, and I'm running Windows XP. Is there a WAY to fix this?No that makes it horribly worsewhat monitor does this apply to?update the drivers for it...It's an old crappy ASTvision 5L. I just went to their website and they don't have drivers for this monitor.what video CARD have you got? update you vid drivers.....windows xp maybe using vga mode....640x480>monitor driver may or may not work on winxp>http://www.monitor-drivers.com/drivers/125/125694.htmWindows XP does not go below 800x600x16. x8 in VGA mode. Quote

It's an old crappy ASTvision 5L. I just went to their website and they don't have drivers for this monitor.

any body got any info on promise ide raid config    hardware=p4c800 delux asus. p-4 3.2 hyper-threading 800 MHZ fsb  1mb cash. ddr400 1 gig dual, extasy radeon 9600 8x agp 256, 200 gig h. d. dual FORMAT dvdrw cdrw COMBO drives (2) and amazingly i can still have st st st stutters playing ut2004, thought i might try raid0 performance, bought 2 brandnew 120 gig ultra ata 133, cuz guy at store SAID that was what is needed, but i don't understand the cabling instructions, iv'e only been hackin' for about 9 mo's, so this is a LITTLE over my head.thanx for anythingI believe Raid is for servers and heavy file transfer only.

well, it all started one day when my computer suddenly restarted, LATER that day my computer showed this problem more often. And the next day the computer coudnt EVEN get into windows without restarting, and now it doesnt even give me a screen it only makes the sound as if it was running.
So my question is what could be the problem here?Did you scan your system for viruses, trojans and spyware before it could no longer load Windows?

Press F8 on STARTUP and choose the last known good configuration. Quote

Did you scan your system for viruses, trojans and spyware before it could no longer load Windows?

Press F8 on startup and choose the last known good configuration.

I installed a socket A 1.7 Duron/thermal paste.

Hi-
I'm feeling very happy that I just found this forum!  

I have been trying to figure out how to attach my new printer to my old laptop- and can't.

The old laptop is from 96, and doesn't have a usb port. It is a parrellel port. The new printer is usb.

I assumed I could find a parrellel port to usb printer converter cable and cannot. I have ordered several of these, after talking on the phone with online cable stores- and received incorrect cables.

I would really love it anyone had any ideas.
Thanks!
TrishYou could always go to the closest Radioshack and look, they have hundred's if not thousands of adapters, cords, and everything else you could think of in the back of the store usually hanging on the shelvesand after looking for about 37 seconds i found this for you...a a parrallel-usb cableand after looking for about 37 seconds i found this for you...a a parrallel-usb cable http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=26-184Hi Sean  ,

I know I had found that thousands of times too- but it's not the right one.

What you found is:
"USB-to-Parallel Port Printer Cable" (meaning female usb to parrellel port printer. )

it's the wrong usb "end".  My new printer has the male usb port.
Believe me I have tried- even called around and still no answers. Perhaps there is another way? Seriel port to USB, or ps2 to usb?

I would love any other ideas though- there has to be a way to CONNECT an ancient laptop to a new printer?
Thanks!
Trish



Trish, you need something like this.Great! I just checked it out and I think you are right! I never thought of that. I wasn't sure if the laptop was too old or not for a card?

My only problem may be that I believe the laptop is Win 95, Pen I. Stats for this card state Win 98- I'll check it out when I get to work today. We are using this old laptop at my store just for customers to USE to JOURNAL with. We are a scrapbook store- and do use a few new networked computers for our sales & accounting. My younger sister just gave me this old laptop, so I'm still unfamiliar with some aspects of it.


Thanks so much 2k dummy- I appreciate it!!!
Trish Quote

Trish, you need something like this.

...Don't be fooled by the terminology...Cardbus and pcmcia are the some thing - just some cards are proprietary - as I suspect they all are.

Hi Computer_Commando,

Oh, I'm sooo bummed! ...do you have any ideas? Is this idea hopeless?

I am trying to run a DOS application on a new Presario hardware platform without much success.  I have tried to run it as a DOS session in XP and also a pure DOS session under DOS 6.22.  The program displays the same problems in both SITUATIONS.  

The main problem appears to be that data gets written to the wrong FILES or gets written as a blank.

Any ideas???  Probably best, though not easiest way, is to create a small separate partition on the drive and install MSDOS there. You can do this using something like Partition Magic. The main problem I can foresee is that the DOS partition would need to be the primary so I'm not too sure how this would be HANDLED by PM.  I'm sure there must be some sites around with help on this SUBJECT - MSDOS users are a tough bunch Thanks Tallyman,

I've tried that, but to no avail.  I am wondering if there is a compatibility problem with running DOS applications on new hardware.

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...I am wondering if there is a compatibility problem with running DOS applications on new hardware...

I have just gone to start my computer up, All the lights come on on my tower, but i see nothing on my monitor, the monitor seems to switch itself of and just the on off light flashes on the monitorCheck if all cables are connected properly and if the video card is well seated.yes all cables are connected and i have even tried another video card but still the same thing happens.i have also tried another psu and another monitor but still the monitor wont ingage it just flashes, What i have noticed is that i have lights to diagnose problems, and these lights keep stopping at Memory Detection Test, It then says in the manual that it means testing onboard memmory size. The Led will hang if the memmory module is dammaged or not installed properly. Can memmory if dammaged STOP my monitor comming on?. i cant even go into my bios can memorry stop me doing that?.. what does mean and what problem is it pointing to. Please help IVE  been trying to WORK this out for like 7 hours now.I would test the RAM sticks on the different RAM slots to see if it is the slot or the RAM stick.

Computer Memory Information

Ok Guys sorted placed memory on diffrent ram slot and hey bingo, computer starts up straight away. lol i never thought memory could cause such a BIG problem. Anyways thanks for the help.

I went to a local computer shop to have memory increased (was 64 added 256). Now it freezes on the internet. Store says the ram was tested and fine, did a hardware diagnosis everything is fine. Running just 256 it freezes but not with 64. Is there any setting on the computer that may need to be adjusted???If you still have warranty on your new RAM, go back to the store and explain them your problem?When buying a RAM not only the CAPACITY but also the type and the speed matters. Two types of memory is mostly used: SDRAM AND DDR-DRAM.The speed varies from PC66 to PC450 and beyond. The speed should agree with the FSB. Check your manual to see that the new memory satisfy the specification in the sytem's manual.

To learn more about memoy please click the link below.

http://home.cfl.rr.com/eaa/MemoryTypes.htmwhat operating system is this  occuring on...windows 98 sedoes your MOTHERBOARD support 256mb ram?Yes it does. It picks up all 256 and runs with no problem with other programs (Word, Excel,e-mail,etc) just freezes on the internet.chris what browser are you using ie6?have you got a firewall?or pop-up KILLER...does this happening on all sites?ie6, no firewall or pop-up killer.
the sites varied but there was a few that it would happen every time (chrysler.ca, ticketmaster.ca) to name a few. almost always the homepage would work but it froze my computer once.Scan for viruses, trojans and spyware.

You may want to USE an alternate browser such as Mozilla Firefox which I'd recommend even if you didn't have any problems.. Quote

windows 98 se

the first problem is youngsters. somehow they have got the monitor in off mode. the monitor source said  that to reset it do this, with the power on unplug the monitor from the tower then plug it back in. I tried that with no success. the computer boots and the screen stays black,
no text or anything while it boots. I have tried to reboot so many times it will not boot fully, hangs up before it FINISHES. When I SELECT the menu button on the monitor it displays text that says off mode. one time while i was frustrated i did get the menu to come on but did not see any setting the would reverse off mode. Why would anyone want a feature like that on a computer? is there anyone that could help me out here. i have an IBM compatible running windows xp. is there a way to get the dos promt and go back to a earlier set point? if so how do I do this?
thanks in advance,
[email PROTECTED]Windows XP does not support MS-DOS.

With 'Off-mode' you mean Stand-by mode?

That seems to me like a hardware problem, you can try to use System Restore.

Resetting your BIOS to default or fail safe values may help you solve your problem.


Refer to this ARTICLE for BIOS help:

BIOS

And to this article for help with System Restore:

How do I restore Windows XP back to an earlier copy?

Before we installed more memory the hard drive was only used up by about 4%. Now it SAYS it is 97% used up and we can't install any programs. Any help.Diadra Kuns......PLEASE describe exactly what you did prior to this happening......Try and be specific.
What OPERATING SYSTEM are you using ? Did you D/l any program updates etc.

let us know

dl65

My monitor is a vga monitor from a computer that USED to run windows 3.1. to my knowlodge this monitor only works with 800 x 600 resolution and i accidentally set it to 1700 something resolution. I now can't see my monitor. how can i change the settings without being on my username?.no mention of which operating system but>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q281565&ID=KB;EN-US;Q281565it windows 98 second editon. i have an intel 810 chipset. it has the correct resolution when you hit cancel at login but if you login to my name you get a buzzing monitor and a SCREEN so messed up you can't see anything.Boot to DOS. At the DOS prompt, type scanreg/restore. Select a date PRIOR to the START of the problem by using the arrow keys. Press enter. After the restore, reboot.I DONOT know what Operating System you use (Once again, someone fails to mention that..) , but Windows XP supports booting into VGA mode where you may be able to reset your resolution.

Alright i just purchased a Mad Dog Prowler 4.1 DSP sound card.  I installed the sound card which i recognized but windows doesnt have drivers for.  I proceeded to install the drivers from the cd that was supplied with it.  When i did so the computer GOT halfway through INSTALLING the drivers, it then restarted on its own.  It then WOULD not load windows up it would continue restarting. Eventually i restarted my computer into safe mode and did a system restore which alouded my system to load up., but the sound card driver didnt install.  I also TRIED the driver off of mad dog website and the same thing happened.  I then contacted the people i go the card from and they told me to disable my onboard sound in my BIOS, and it might work, so did that and i got the same results when installing the drivers.  I also tried unistalling the drivers for my onboard sound card and tried installing the drivers which didnt work either.   I am getting very FRUSTRATED and dont know what else do.  So input would be greatly appreciated.You should completely remove the Mad Dog Prowler audio card drivers and use a program such as Advanced System Optimizer V2 to clean your registry of faulty entries. Then you should install the latest audio card drivers for your soundcard.

Ok i have a cdrom, that is not showing in the bios or in windows. The cdrom is ok, because i have tested it in another PC. But i have DVD rewriter that i have tested on the same IDE lead and this does show in windows but not in the bios. I also see this DVD rewriter on the boot up screen. I have set to Auto detect in the bios but still it doesnt show up. I have XP pro for my windows i updated from windows ME. I would appreciate any help.what motherboard? is used for winxp?is your ide cables sound?and what JUMPER setting is being used on your drives?Computer is an Advent. Motherboard is a MSI MS-6340, I have tested the cdrom on secondary master and secondary slave. Jumper settings i have tried master and slave setting.you may have to flash your bios for winxp to reconize your cdrom....but you say you have winxp...is the cdrom/dvd rom not listed in the my computer? ..how did you install winxp...image..or did you add the drives after winxp install..I installed xp with the cdrom in and it was working. but i have just purchased a DVD rewriter, So i took the cdrom of the secondary master and put the dvd Writer on that and i put the Cdrom on the secondary slave. none are recognised in the bios but in mycompter the DVD rewiter is showing up but not the cdrom. I have tried switching the drives  back round making the cdrom the secondary Master and changing the jumpers but still they DONT show in the bios and only the dvd rewriter is showing in my computer. Oh yes and forgot to mention, When the cdrom was working it never started programes up automatically, i always had to explore the drive to click on the setup.So any other SUGGESTIONS or shall i flash the bios.if you have tried all the options..ide cables etc...i would go either to the website of the dvd drive makershttp://freepctech.com/pc/001/006.shtmlthe drve is a TOSHIBA. Ill try one more IDE cable, before i flash the bios. Thanks for the help here.ide cables do go bad...heat /dust/old age ...and if its an old system some never had a key to aline the cable  red line of ide cables/ to red cable of the POWER cable...will doing this check the pins on the drive also...

::)  Hi, I WANT to erase my hd and reboot. I am RUNNING microsoft ME. can you help me ? Richard.Use a Bootdisk and run the Format C: command.
http://www.tolvanen.com/eraser/

After my computer has been on for about 12 minutes, a constant alarm sound COMES out of the Cpu and CONTINUES to do so until the computer is turned off.  Any idea what may be causing this?DOWNLOAD this diagnostic program and post back>http://www.lavalys.com/products/download.php?pid=1&lang=en&pageid=3
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How is this pc? maybe the motherboard has a sensor on it to dectect a fault with the hardware or its just an OVERHEATED sensor...Your CPU may be overheating. What are your CPU temperatures? Have you installed a properly working CPU cooler?

I had sbc dsl 2wire wireless home networking kit...I had to cancel sbc due to a move and SWITCHED to verizon...
verizon SEEMS to think I should be able to use the 2wire networking kit to network the computers.....
yet and this is what puzzles me....I have a westhill dsl modem from verizon that i currently use to connect to the net......
so how would I also use the 2wire wireless home networking kit to connect the two computers since in essence it is a modem also?.....I hope this makes sense?
I'm running windows xp on both machines and would like to know how to network them with the 2wire home networking kit

also....does that kind of thing WORK through WALLS...ER say I'm in the house and my daughter is out back in the cottage...would wireless networking work in that case?
thanks for any assistance.nevermind I got it working now

Help please.
win xp pro.
unknown make of cd/rw
makshita dvd/cd rom.

My problem is my cd/rw can't read cds.the page opens but it just says drive D but the rest is blank BUT if I leave a cd in the drive while booting up it can read it,opens and reads as normal.Is the problem with the unit,the driver or the software.
The driver installed is a default MS one.This driver also drives the dvd/cd rom.I sometimes get the impression that the driver is trying to drive both at once.

Please can anybody give me any advice?
Thankstry this:

autoplay wizzardTHANKS
Tried but failed.
initially the cd was read as it was in from boot up then it was not recognised during the test and now it will not eject either manually or by clicking "eject" but if I reboot it will probably read the cd and eject as normal.
does this help?
Thanks againare you getting this >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q315350 and to find out what make of cdrom drive etc >http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/msinfo.mspxThanks
I'm not getting any error messages,just being ignored!
The cd /r just comes up a " standard" no manufacturer is shown.
If it works when a cd is in the tray at boot up does this mean a software error?  Would i have the same problem with a new cd/r.
There was a stage when the cd/r would not read the cd until I clicked "eject" then clicked to open, it would then run normally.But it won't do EVEN that now.
Thanks for your help,any more ideas?what software are you using ....not the cd/r disk is in question the drive?/software and what o/s helps us...Thanks
Win XP pro
cd/r  drive D
dvd player drive E
I don't KNOW what else to tell you.
I've noticed that when the drive closes it tries to open again, usually twice.Is this relevant?
the drive was in my previous PC which ran win 98 SE,it was fine for about 2 years then these problems started.Is there software in the drive itself?My previous PC overheated and I wonder if something has "melted" in the cd/r.But then again it works fine on re-boot.
Any more ideas please?does this help you>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q311455   and just to add to this cd/rom drive opening thing> run it http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/Sorry,still the same.The cd/r was failing on win 98 then the same on win XP on a new PC so I don't think the microsoft changing drive name applies.
Thanks again

I am a computer novice working on my HOME after it was partly destroyed by HURRICANE Charley.  I WANT to play music from my home Computer (a Dell desktop) through my home stereo system.  How do I connet the computer to the stereo?  The stereo has the typical dual plug inputs for aux. inputs, what type of connectors and cable to I need?  Do I need anything ELSE?On your computer:  there should be several audio mini-jacks: line-in, mic, out (speaker)

out (speaker) to stereo aux-in should work for you.  Since most computer SPEAKERS are powered (amplified), the sound out is a low level out.

It looks like this, but longer:  http://www.mpja.com/productview.asp?product=11423+ACThanks Commando!  By the way, I may have a run of up to 70 feed, do you think the output from the computer will be strong enough for that?Output level should be more than sufficient.  I'd be more concerned about noise pickup from the long run.  You'll just have to try it and see if it works.  I use an old boombox do the same thing, but length is only about 8ft.Yes, a dual RCA 'tulip' plug to 3.5mm stereo headset plug adaptor at the back of the stereo, and a long shielded headset extension cable (3.5mm stereo plug to jack) between the PC sound out jack and the stereo adaptor, should do fine. Be ready for some nice sound from this, a good stereo can outperform typical computer speakers...As an alternative, would it be possible to accomplish this by instaling a LAN?  Is there a wireless hub I can use on my stereo to receive from my main computer which would eliminate the need to run wires?Certainly. You can stream both audio and video over a wireless network with the proper equipment.What equipment would you recommend?

Should I download and UPDATE my drivers for my new Graphics Card or should I just use the ONES that came in the disc with my new card. My new card is the ATI RADION 9600XT. Should I go to the ATI web site and download the 40 MB file.Yes.

Uninstall your old drivers before continuing. Follow the instructions provided by ATI on the website.Newer drivers are usually more refined and improve performance - PARTICULARLY at the top end of cards where the company has had less time to mature drivers for those cards.  Your 9600XT should show improvement for new drivers as they become available.

I just bought an Ati Radion 9600XT video CARD. I'm having trouble updating my drives which the manual says I must do first. My current video card is the NVidia GForce 4 MX. Specs: E MACHINE, 512, AMD 3000+.
Where do I get these drivers and which ONES do I need.Uninstall the Nvidia videocard drivers.

Then proceed to install the drivers that came with the CD-ROM or download them from http://www.ati.com

Ok, this is a long shot as I FOUND another forum where a lot of folks are having the same or similar problems. Maybe one of you knows if Canon or someone else resolved it? Here goes:

system = WinXP home

I just bought a new Bc-32e photo cartridge (black/CYAN/magenta ink). The problem is:  when printing any kind of a multi-color image (jpg, bmp, etc), the black or really dark areas do not print and I end up with this negative effect, showing the other color (red, blue, or COMBINATIONS thereof) instead of the dark/black. Here is what I've tried so far to resolve:

- new cartridge/head (obviously)
- updated the drivers
- tried printing on GLOSSY and matte photo paper
- tried printing both of the above on both Glossy and High Resolution print settings, and on plain paper on Plain setting (NOTE: Canon informed me that the S450 is not set up to use the 'glossy' setting, but it will print on glossy paper; doesn't appear to be a difference printing glossy or matte/satin paper).

I went into Adobe Photoshop and laid out a test pattern in CYMK color of pure cyan, magenta, and black and all three colors print true by themselves, so the various inks are getting through the cartridge and onto the paper. It's just this thing of when they try to print as an image.
thanks much,
bigspace Canon Printer Help and technical informationTry cleaning the printhead..

Hello all,

I have an old Compaq laptop - a 500 mhz in which the HDD carked it - a 5 gb IBM Travelstar HDD.

I got a REPLACEMENT - a toshiba HDD2918 (about 6.5 gb).

When I turn the power onto the laptop, after a few minutes of the Compaq screen,  I get an error "Fixed Disk Parameter Table or BIOS error - system halted".

Nothing else works whilst the HDD is plugged in.

With the HDD disconnected, I can load in the Win200pro boot disks through the A drive - although I am not sure what use that is whilst the HDD is not recognised.

Can anyone offer an ideas as to where I go from here?hit the del key or f10 on boot and see id fthe hard drive is there...if not try auto detect hard drives... i am glad that you have ditched the ibm travelstar h/d..nightmare...I have tried holding down the F10 and Del keys whilst booting. I get a minutes worth of the Compaq screen, THREE long beeps and "Fixed Disk Parameter Table or BIOS error - system halted" still end up on the screen.

I wasnt aware that there is an Auto-detect feature for HDD's. Can you tell me where to find that? That may well solve my little problem!!on the hard drive is there  a plastic looking jumper ...set it to cable select...and matbe the answer lies here>http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Product.jsp?prodTypeId=321957&locale=en_US&taskId=110I think we might be talking at cross purposes as little. The hard drive I have now, the Toshiba DOESNT appear to have anything 'switchable' on it. Its screwed into a little cradle that covers the pins and converts them to a FEMALE slot STYLE plug - not unlke the sort of slots you plug an AGP video card into. That complete set-up slides into the base of the laptop.

There is no cables or anything that I can get to. Of course I could be having a blonde moment............http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/Armada/us/download/10562.html example of what you might have to do....Thanks for that Merlin. I tried that and couldn't manage to locate the one for my specific hdd, so I have returned from the little corner puter shop that sold me the hdd to see if they can sort it out.

But I do thank you for your time. Most appreciated.

My computer seems to be having some CD Rom readability issues (My sad attempt at technical jargon). When I insert any number of discs into the drive my computer recognizes that a cd has been inserted into the drive (a small cd icon appears next to my mouse arrow and the cd drive light turns on on my cpu). However, the computer, after making SEVERAL, "I'm TRYING like *censored* to read this cd" noises, stops trying and simply ignores the disk. The cd icon, meant to notify me that the autoread function is in operation, blinks a few times and then vanishes. My first assumption was that it was mearly an autoread issue, so I went into "my computer" and tried to start the disk manually, but it didn't EVEN aknowledge that there was a CD in the drive at all. So I'm stuck...my pc works wonderfully but I can't read any disks. Anyone have any ideas? I'd like to exhaust troubleshooting prior to heading out to get it fixed.I tried using the Autofix program suggested in another post but it didn't even recognize that my cd rom was reading anything. It kept telling me that there wasn't a problem.Did this problem occur recently?

Perhaps you need to clean your CD-ROM drive or the CD-ROMs you have attemped to use.are these burnt disks..more info..I just purchased a cleaning disk which instructed me to insert the disk and select track # 2 in order to begin the cleaning process - the cd drive wouldn't recognize the cleaning disk and therefore wouldn't play it so as to clean the lense.

The disks are either program disks or audio disks. Neither seem to read. Oddly enough, the one disk that the computer's been able to read was a burnt disk I put in it a few days ago. (It was a disk containing a word document on it. It read that just fine).

Thanks for the ongoing help here folks. Means a lot.Oddly enough - when I got to "my computer" and double click on the 3 1/2 floppy Drive (A:) icon the computer says, "please insert a disk into drive A:"...not a surprise. However, when I click on the D: (cd) drive and there's no disk in it the icon still opens up into an EMPTY folder. Don't know if that means anything to anyone.I suggest you test the CD-ROM player on another computer.

Greetings, I recently formatted my hard drive (WD 120 gb 8.4 sec seek time) due to some nasty trojan/adware problems that had crippled my computer previously. After removing quite a few entries in my processes using hijackthis, my computer has begun running efficiently again. However, one of the main problems before was that my computer had stopped allowing me to capture video using STUDIO 9. It would capture very choppily, and with ridiculously low frame rates, often of one frame per half a MINUTE or so. Now that I've reformatted and cleaned off my computer, Studio 9 (reinstalled) says that my data rate is not fast enough to capture. Each time I test it, it seems to be getting lower and lower. What could be causing this? My TV cap card and dvd burner are now USELESS for archiving home movies.Perhaps your airflow or fans are obstructed with dust or other objects and cause your PC to become too hot?

Computer Cleaning Information

Is your hard drive properly configured and detected in the BIOS?

I want a  "Primary Slave" jumper setting on 20.5 GB AT Fireball Plus AS HDD.  I want to put it on the IDE ribbon cable that he Primary MASTER is already working on. The Quantum/Maxtor drives I have & have USED in the past all have the same set up of no jumpers at all for slave setting.FolsomKid.....I'm entirely sure exactly what your quesion is ......What jumper setting do you USE or can you connect the second HD on the primary ide ribbon .

let us know

dl65

Ok i have a cdrom, that is not showing in the bios or in windows. The cdrom is ok, because i have tested it in another PC. But i have DVD rewriter that i have tested on the same IDE lead and this does show in windows but not in the bios. I also see this DVD rewriter on the boot up screen. I have SET to Auto detect in the bios but still it doesnt show up. I have XP PRO for my windows i updated from windows ME. I would appreciate any help.what motherboard? is used for WINXP?is your ide cables sound?and what jumper setting is being used on your drives...i would have stuck with winme   like  glue to it but  the case is >...having  to use winxp pro...its RUBBISH..as you  have  found out  ..but thats your choice not mine...

I have a VIA AC'97 Audio Controller (WDM) and a Sony CD-RW CRX140E CD-Rom Drive, and Windows XP Pro, and, my computer is connected to a stereo that works fine. Lately, when I play a music CD on my computer, whether I'm using WMP, Real Player or Musicmatch Jukebox, the sound is AWFUL. Sometimes the music is fine, but the lead VOCALS seem very faint. Or, the backup vocals and music seem very faint, and the lead vocal sounds good. The CDs work fine on other CD players, but not on my computer. But, up until recently, I would put a music CD in my drive, and the music through my stereo's speakers was great. But, not anymore. Music off the WEB, such as internet radio, sounds as good as ever, but, music CD's sound terrible. As I said, sometimes the vocals are very hard to hear, like they were far away, and, sometimes the music can be barely heard. I checked the sound settings, they seem OK. The Sounds and Audio Devices in My Computer check out OK, and the DirectX Diagnostic Tool showed that all audio and sound devices were OK and the Device Manager showed the same. Any idea what the could be? Mark.Poor audio i.e. scratchy sound

Missing or lost sound in Windows.go to via WEBSITE and download the sound drivers..

Hi,
I was given a computer which has a cd drive but is not recognized.  How do I get it to work?  Thanks.When you say it isn't recognised, do you mean in the BIOS or do you mean that no CDs are recognised in Windows when you INSERT them?  Is the CD recognised during the boot procedure (is it listed along with the hard drive(s)?) If not, check in the BIOS that all your drives are set to auto-detect. If still no joy you need to check the physical connections to the back of the drive & again, if no joy, swap it out just to test.  If it's in Windows you're having the problem, check in Device Manager that the CDROM is listed & 'working ok'.Test it on another computer to see if it functions properly.Thanks much for he replies.  

When I co into My Computer to see the drives, it does not show the cd drive so I assumed that it did not recognize the cd drive.  Thanks.  Would reinstalling Windows helps or is there another means to repair this?  I appreciate your EFFORT so much. Peggypeggy what operating system is this my  batttery low in my crystal ball ...is it win98 etc if it is you will need the drivers?oakcdrom...I like that...crystal ball.

It IS win98.  What drivers will I be looking for?  Thanks from TennesseeThis will explain more>http://www.newlogic.co.uk/tips.htm  from east london my old china...

I have a Dell 5150 and cannot get my laptop SCREEN to appear on my tv monitor.  I can get the WALLPAPER to appear but not my INFO.  Please HELP!Have you GOT your display properties set to 'extend your desktop'? This would mean that you can sit your laptop side by side with your monitor and move the icons from one to the other as if it's one big screen.  If you just want a duplicate of the laptop screen you need to have this function un-ticked in display properties.Thanks.

We have done that.  We had the extend the desktop but I had to drag the window over to the second one for class to view, ex. a .ppt, and then I could not control it from my laptop keyboard.  I had to look at the screen to alter anything.

How do I get the screen to appear on the tv monitor and still be able to control it with my laptop keyboard.  (The icons did not appear on my desktop when I extended it so therefore I could not control it from the keyboard)http://www.mikesflightdeck.com/multiple_monitors_1.htm   and to push the boat out further this may come in handy>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=w98  and you can keep your huricanes....we have enough wind in london....the houses of parlement

Had a problem where when I went to format a floppy disk in my floppy drive and error message popped up and said no disk in drive. So i FIGURED either my drive is bad or my floppy disk....i replaced both and still have the same problem. I have checked all my connections/wires and everything is in snug. I am trying to flash my bios so my board will accept a faster athlon xp CHIP. I have windows xp pro with SP2.....any ideas on what could be wrong?

Mason_Dixon.....Have you installed a new PROCESSOR?
Do you regularly use your A drive.....when did it stop working ? Do you see it in my computer ? Will it read a disk with data on it ?

let us know

dl65  I don't regularly use my A drive, however I bought a new one last year so now I have 2 new floppy drives.

I can't remember the last time i used it so i don't know if it was working before i tried to put a new processor.

I do see the drive in my computer and the bios.

It won't read a disk with data on it, when i stick a disk in and select format, it says "please insert a disk"boot to safe mode f8 key...go in the add/remove and uninstall sp2...it should cure it...and ASK m$oft for sp2 disk....as downloading updates can go wrong?

Due to a massive virus attack, I have forbidden my daughter from using AIM on my COMPUTER (she has her own, but is too lazy to set it up).  My ex-wife (who typed in GOGGLE vs. GOOGLE and caused the virus attack), SUGGESTED that I pick up a KVM switch, so my daughter can piggyback her computer to mine and use AIM (versus using the bleedin' telephone).
While this sounds good in theory, since it is my computer that is hooked to the phone line, and said daughter is simply accessing AIM through my system (WINDOWS ME), won't any possible virus attack my system and leave hers alone?
Please let me know.

Bertram Gibbs
Install a firewall, virus scan and adware scanner on all the computers connected to the Internet.

How Stuff Works - How Firewalls WORK

How Stuff Works - How Computer Viruses Work A KVM switch is purely to allow you to use the same keyboard, video & mouse on 2 computers - it has nothing to do with a shared internet connection, which is, I believe, what you mean.  Anyway, the upshot is that if you use your computer as a gateway for your daughter's computer, both are at risk.  Anyone using the internet must, as Raptor says, install a decent virus scanner, spyware scanner and software firewall on each machine as a MINIMUM protection.

I got up this morning and turned on my monitor and found that my computer had restarted in the middle of the night. Except that it hadnt finished the booting process. At the bottom of the SCREEN it said " Media Test Failure, Check Cable. DISKBOOT FAILURE, INSTERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER. I turned my computer off and unplugged the ide cable attched to my hard drive then plugged it back in. My computer started up fine. I decided to run Ad-Ware and scan my pc for VIRUS's while I was at school. I get HOME and my computer had restarted with the same message. I got into my bios and my hard drive isnt showing up. So I unplug the ide cable and PLUG it back in and everthing STARTS fine. What could the problem be? I have a 120 GB Maxtor HD and 256 Ram 900MHZ Windows XP Pro.i guess you have run scandisk and sfc...it maybe your hard drive run the diagnostics program>http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor/?epi_menuItemID=3c67e325e0a6b1f6294198b091346068&epi_menuID=976d37cd478c5826433f226075b46068&epi_baseMenuID=976d37cd478c5826433f226075b46068&channelpath=/en_us/Support/Software%20Downloads/ATA%20Hard%20Drives&downloadID=22   or use this >http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=309000 and look under troubleshooting..ok

Hello,

Is there any incompatibility between the drivers of Hercules Muse 5.1 and The service pack 2 of windows XP Pro?

I ask this because I have a problem. When I start windows, at the first sound (the start sound) after Login screen, the DISPLAY stops (as it comes to sleep) nothing responds, i can just push reset button. I have the last driver PROVIDED by Hercules (6.39).

My config is
WinXp SP2
MSI K8T NEO (chip via K8T800) with athlon64 3000+
1024 Mb RAM
ATI Radeon 9600

May someone help me???what results do you get if you re-boot and keep tapping the f8 key on boot and chose last good config..........is this a self-build machine or a known make..My computer is a self build machine. I have an other sound card integrated in the motherboard (a realtek AC97) which don't give a well sound (I tested) So I changed it. So there is no last good config...
So the question is :
Is that a conflict between the two devices (I try to uninstall the AC97 whitout success)? I disable this sound card in the BIOS now.
Or is the SP2 which does not SUPPORT this Hercules.



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So there is no last good config...