I am definately NOT computer savvy..so patiences is required.  OK..I try to
boot in "Last Known" each time it will go to a screen were it appears to try
to boot, then I just get a blank screen.  I also tried "Safe Mode" and it
shows a scoll list??  then freezes on that screen.  ...

I have a new IBM ThinkPad T42p with two built-in USB 2.0 ports.  The system
came with XP Pro SP1 installed and the ports did work.  After going to the
microsoft web site and installing all of the patches and updates to include
SP2 the ports no longer work – the devices still work ...

I have XP Pro. I must have installed Intellipoint 5.2 over an older
version. My mouse intermittently goes bananas and occasionally I get
an error saying that intellipoint needs to be shut down. I checked and
under Program files there are two folders, Microsoft Intellipoint and

Sometimes my cordless mouse and cable modem just stop working for no
apparant reason. I deducted that it has to do with USB since that is what
they have in common. There is a touchpad mouse on my keyboard, so after the
cordless mouse and cable modem goes out I know that the rest ...

I have an Intel 4C 3.4Ghz with an Asus P4P800 Deluxe motherboard.
Windows XP is supposed to display two graphs (CPU0 and CPU1) in Task Manager
with this hardware configuration. But it is not.
The processor is recognized correctly by Sandra 2005 SR1, but it shows :

I have a computer that has the video card with the motherboard and have
come across a couple of games my kids cannot play.  I am wondering if I
can install a different video card.  If so what steps do I have to take
to do this.

I have been running xp and 98 in a dual boot configuration for a few years
now and have never had a problem but all the sudden on day my xp won't
recognize my NIC card, however my 98 does with no problems.  I have tried to
uninstall and reinstall with no luck, reinstalling the ...

I hope someone can and will help.  I run windows xp home with sp2 on my
laptop.  For sometime now the DVD/CD RW combo drive has not been functioning
properly.  By that I mean that the computer appears to recognise that there
is a DVD/CD drive but has not been able to read or burn ...

Sony DRU 710A, about a month old.
Athlon 64, XP Home with SP2. Nero with all updates.
This recorder recognizes and plays DVDs OK, but will not recognize any CDs.
Shows "No disk" in Nero info tool, regardless of Brand of media, CD not

I use an Attache 256 Meg memory stick to transport data between desktop and
laptop both running XP pro.  The stick is recognized in both computers , but
does not appear in "My Documents" under "Folders" "My Computer" in either one.
The only way I have found to access the files on ...

Wrote files to CD across a local network using XPs burner. When finished, the
computer announced that it could not delete temporary files because they were
in use by another programme...well, this isn't true. I've tried taking the
machine off the network, rebooting several times ...

Any body knows if the Video Card XFX GeForce FX 5500 256MB with DVI &
TV Out Video, is compatible with the monitor "DELL 2005FPW Ultra Sharp
Flat Panel Monitor
This monitor is one of the new generation of wide (20.1") LCD

I have a Sony Vaio  VGN-FS115Z ES2. I couldn't install the Sound card and
the modem using the Sony drivers supplied by sony's web site. Created the
followins case in E-Support:
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I am running XP SP2
I got up this morning and turned on my PC, put a CD into the drive and
nothing happened.
I went to explorer and there was no CD or DVD drive shown. These drives have

I have a new IBM T42p 2379 laptop with two built-in USB 2.0 ports.  
Initially, the ports did indeed work but after I used the microsoft web site
to bring the OS up to date with all of the upgrades and patches to include
SP2 the ports stopped working.  Both USB ports still have ...