My system isn't recognizing my joystick. When I try to
add it in I get a message that says " Ypur gameport or
gameport drivers are not properly configured. Please
consult the device manager."  Any ideas what I am

I have tried to install the upgrade from Windows ME to XP.
It is telling me that my Smartlink 56k modem is not
compatible. Is that right? What should I do. Can anyone
help.

Two days ago I turned on my laptop and out of the blue my
mouse refused to work in any way. I tried plugging it
into the alternative USB with no luck and the
message 'USB devices attached has malfunctioned, Windows

Every time I format a HDD using NTFS, I get as far as two
or three reboots and then it just sits there on the
startup screen.  This doesn't happen if the drive is
formatted using FAT32.  For s&*#$ and giggles, this is an

When I boot with my M$ Wheel Mouse Optical plugged into a usb port. Windows
gets to the splash screen checks the floppy drive and dvdrom. Then it
pauses for about a 40 seconds. When it finnishes booting the mouse is
disabled. I find if I unplug it and re-plug the mouse it works. ...

I've swapped my CDRW for a DVD/CDRW Combo (Samsung SN-324B firmware
U002). I managed to have the drive being recognized by switching off
DMA support from the IDE controller properties. Then I switch back
from PIO to DMA and all works fine. When I start the system the next

I have done a clean install of Win XP home on my Dell
(originally came with Win Me) and when I go to use the
DVD player I get:
"Windows media player cannot play this dDVD because a

Hi Guys and Dolls
I have also had this problem and found a solution. There is one
souncard that solves the problem. Creative Vibra 128.
I've tried many cards and this is the only one that works. If you have

Subject:
i have a computer with Windows XP and another with
Windows
ME.

I have a problem. I recently bought a new Radeon 9200
graphics card for my computer. I installed the graphics
card, but after I plug all the cords and etc. back in and
connected the monitor to the graphics card, I switch the

Could anyone tell me what it means when the computer tower makes a lot of
noises, like clicking, electronic sounds whenever I make any moves, like
going to a webpage, sending mail, anything really. I have HP Pavilion 7900,
about three years old, and XP Home.

Not being able to access NTFS Files from Dos.
1) I tried Active NTFS Reader For Dos v1.0, it will access the partions on
my Raid setup but it seems that it will only copy to Fat files, which will
only enable me to  copy to A:\ Drive (Floppy). I would like to maybe copy

just recently got 2 meg , how can i use this to its full
performance , it seems like its still 1 meg. There must
be a prog out there so i can boost it to its full
performance.

hello, I am having a big problem with my keyboard, I have
just installed a new PC and when I type my 2 key whilst
pressing shift, it types @ instead of a speach
appostraphie? Can someone help me =( How do I change it

I have a Sharp digital viewcam and the software is only
compatible with Windows 95 and 98.  When I try to install
it to Windows XP I get an error message that the software
isn't compatible.  Can anyone help me?