I'm running xp pro on an IBM R50 laptop.  It supposedly has built in
bluetooth, but xp hasn't even recognised it's there!  I installed drivers and
everything...

As I went to plug in my computer from a routine cleanup, I forgot to plug in
my power supply connector from the outside and realized this.
So as I went to plug it in and boot up, I encountered no video. Everything
inside (all fans) responded as normal, but I got no video.

When I connect a 100MB internal ATAPI zip drive to the same cable as my CD
ROM drive, the CD ROM drive disappears.  The zip drive works fine, but I
don't have a drive letter for the CD ROM drive.
Here's what I tried so far:

After a series of unfortunate events, my machine is now up and running
with a matsonic mobo # ms8308ep(266)
Installed winxphome, did the activation thing, all is well except... I
can only boot once without a strange problem. Try to restart, and I

I have two machines both XP with one SP1 and one SP2.  The camera is a
Toshiba PDR3300 (USB).
The SP2 machine automatically detects the camera and uploading works
just dandy.

I have your basic ATX form setup with one side fan, 1 rear. I don't have any
additional fans beyond this.
I've noticed my side fan is a culprit for quick dust buildup.
Anyone have any suggestions for cutting the dust buildup?

Can anybody help me.  I keep getting a window that counts down from 60 and
then my computer restarts.  Is there anything i can do to fix this, or do i
have to reboot my entire computer?
-steve.

How can I remove winxp,I'm sick of stuff not working scambling for
drivers updates that do nothing,my money was wasted buying this,I'm
going back to win98se which gave me no problems.Help can't find out
how to do it.

If this isn't the right newsgroup to ask a question about a Samsung 930b
Flat Panel Monitor, can someone steer me to the right place please?
If this is the right place, is there someone here who can possibly answer a
question for me if I post it? I didn't want to take up your time ...

davidandgary Wrote:

My friends new computer and keyboard worked fine for 2 months and now when
she types "n" or "N" it shows fine on the screen but when she sends email it
shows up as "M" . Same with the letter "j" or "J". It shows up as "F". Also
her email adress looks fine on her screen but shows ...

How do I install Windows XP to a PC with only SATA hard disk drives and, like
most modern pcs, no floppy drive? Is there a way I can make the windows
installer look at the CD rom for the SATA drivers instead of looking for a
floppy? The windows installer finds no hard drives and ...

I have an hp pavilion a450n. The DVD drive I have is the one it came with and
now it does not work at all. The tray moves but it doesn't read any discs. In
the my computer folder it always says to insert a disc into the drive when
there already is one in there. I also ran a test ...

My daughter says her PC (XP Pro SP2 updated) was operating normally when
she logged off last night, but when she logged on this evening it 'went
to a blue screen'.
I was expecting a BSOD, but it was the lighter blue background you

I have a primary drive (maxtor) whice xp is running on and a second hard
drive (maxtor also) which i have been using for some time for storing files.
i had windows xp home and everything worked fine for a long while. recently
since i upgraded to xp pro, the hard drive icon for ...