I just installed Windows XP but my PC seems not to recognize my LAN card,
even after I install the driver that came with the card. The LAN connexion
can't be seen.
Hope to get some help.

i bought a 100$ antec case, supposedly award-winning for its quietness, but i
still hear some fair amount of noise, as much as my old pc and mac make. it's
probably more quiet than my friends' pc's with a cheap plastic case, but i
kinda notice it b/c i leave it on all night.  so, ...

Help! Is anyone seeing a problem with Windows Xp  SP2 losing track of
working drivers?
I have recently worked on 4 different systems (Dell,HP.Gateway and
Homebuilt) that had peripherals, such as modems and sound cards, fail .

I need a  driver for CTX 52x CD-ROM Drive.... any link would be greatly
appreciated!
Thanks
Jack

I don't know much about networking printers and computers but I'm trying to
help a friend get his system set up.  The computer is a Dell 2400, Celeron
Processor, 768 MB RAM, XP Home Edition without SP2.  The printer is an HP
Color Laser 4500.  The printer has an Ethernet port, a ...

I HAVE INSTALLED THE ACTIVESYNC FROM THE CD TO THE PC AND
WHEN I CONNECT THE CABLE AFTER INSTALLING AND PLACE THE
POCKET PC IN THE CRADLE IT PICKS UP THE CONNECTION ON THE
POCKET PC BUT THEN IT DISCONNECTS AND ON THE DESKTOP PC

I have a Dell Precision WorkStation 420, loaded with latest BIOS,
which has worked like a champ for many years.
I've found the need to reinstall XP Pro for the first time.  My course
of action has been to install a new hard drive and do a clean install

I purchased a fingerprint reader and I can not get the software to work. The
device installs and is recognized but it will not register the prints. I have
reinstalled with nothing running in the background and also unplugged all usb
devices but I still get the error message "

hello users...i have an asus p4p800e deluxe mobo...also supports raid
drives...i have an IDE western digi 160 GB...I would like to know if I could
use a sata drive just for storage,...I don not want to install an O.S. in the
sata...Only to boot from my IDE...I'm using xp...I have ...

Quite recently whenever I want to turn my PC on I have to go through two
methods;
A. Hold the on switch and turn it on at the mains
B. Unplug everything but the main power supply

My present  17" CRT's resolution is 1024x768.
Will a 19" LCD's resolution of 1280x1024 result in appr. the same display
regarding font-sizes etc.?
Thanks for your thoughts.

I have just done a recovery CD installation of XP for a Compaq EVO
N1000v notebook computer. After installing XP and doing all the updates,
including SP2, everything seemed to be working, except that I had a
couple of missing drivers in Device Manager. I then discovered that

Alot of games run slowly on my PC, yet they meet all the system
requirements--except one. I'm not so sure if I have enough VRAM, and I don't
know how to find out how much I have. I've searched all over the internet,
with no luck. Is this some kind of secret, or am I missing ...

My nec dvd rw burner shows up in properties as a dvd-rom. I am unable to burn
anything cause my software reads that its just a dvd rom. any help????

P4 1.8ghz 500+mb ram Geforce II videocard Cnet Pro network, windows xp sp2,
using dial up.
Whenever I restart the computer my Local Area Connection icon starts moving
in the sys tray. It says "Acquiring Network Address."  However, the network