I have 2 external Maxtor hard drives. They both work fine. Windows, on the other
hand, does not.
While installing the software for these 2 drives I received several "found new
hardware" wizards. The OneTouch II 300 GB drive went through 3 hardware wizards,

I just got a soundblaster Live 5.1 platinum but its not working. I put it
in, windows starts up, recognizes the new device...but soon after it
freezes...
why is this happening and how to I fix it so that I can install this

my cd drive went out. i have another from another system. just wanted to no
if any of you thought putting other one i have in would fix this problem

WIN XP Prof, SP2 and latest updates.
There is no "Safely Remove Hardware" in my taskbar. Is there by any chance
I could have removed it and if so, how can I get it back?

Every time I switch on my computer the modem is not working.
I go to control panel, hardware, modems where it is listed as not
functional.  I remove it then add modem which then reinstalls it using the
wizard.  No problems until the next switch off.

I am in what appears to be a Catch-22 situation after installing XP
SP2. Now, whenever I run apps like Norton Speed Disk or Disk Doctor, my
PC gets a blue screen with stop code 0x0000000A. There are some other
codes after this one, and based on some Google searches I have done,

I did a fresh install of XP Prof on an Acer AMD laptop.  All is fine except
that the only icon on the desktop is the Recycle Bin.  How do I get all
regular icons like My Computer, My Network Places, etc.
How did this happen?

I tried installing an A-Link FireWire PCI card into my Windows XP Pro SP2
computer. After plugging it in (no devices connected), my computer wouldn't
boot up properly anymore.
When booting up, there was an Svchost.exe process that started eating 100%

I imagine somebody here has probably seen this before...
Had a machine with Windows XP Professional. Upgraded it to SP2 and
suddenly the PCMCIA modem shows up as "not functional". So I removed the
drivers, removed the card, reinserted it, and Windows began to search

Hello and good day.
I have a data cable with USB-Infrared connection that I am using for
transferring data from my cell phone to PC and PC to cell phone. I have been
using this for almost a year with Windows 2000.

I think my PC's power supply just packed up. How can I test if this is the
case?
My pc worked and the next moment just went dead. I have a multi tester to
test some wires.

I have an ECS PT800CE-A motherboard and a P4 processor running Windows
XP Pro SP2. I have been having a lot of problems with crashing and
recently found an entry in the System Logs (Control Panel>Administrative
Tools>Event Viewer>System) that I think might be connected.

Trying to install this scanner.  The computer doesn't recognize it when
plugged in, so I tried going through Add Hardware -- Cameras and Scanners.  
The second screen gives a list of possible manufacturers, none of which is
accurate.  How do I install something that isn't on that ...

testing mail aftermajor probs

I'm thinking to purchase the above model as the primary drive of the system.
Appreciate any advices from someone who has used this HDD, such as its
performance, reliability, problems with XP Pro (SP2) and others.
Thanks in advance.