I have 2 notebook both of them are acer with xp prof loaded on it
....Recently i subcribed for a broad band connection and it is also working ,
for internet sharing i purchased 2 netgear wi fi card when i configre it and
get connected it often losses the connection and ...

I have a problem with my ATI card display drivers killing my computer. I
have downloaded all updates but whenever the computer crashes I get a
message upon reboot telling me to update my drivers from the ATI website.

i dont know where to post this but i just took apart a laptop and i
would like to make the screen work. is there a way that i car wire it?
if you need anymore information please just ask.

We had a Windows file get corrupted and are attempting to repair
it with our XP Pro OS disk, but for some reason it gets 'stuck' while
in the "Searching for previous versions of Windows" mode...
It just SITS in that mode for more than an hour, and we can even

Is it possible, like it was in DOS-environment?
If so, how?
In these modern times new desktops come without diskette-drives.
We use usb-sticks now.

Can someone please advise me on how to remove a floppy drive from a
Satellite 1400 laptop.
I have to return it for replacement as it is faulty..
Many Thanks

I have an WD 80G HD which showed used and free space accurately. I just
deleted 2 files about 15 gigs each, but it still reports the same free space
as before I deleted the files.  This happend also on  a partition and I had
to reformat that to restore proper free space.

I got a message from MS saying that I had problems with my HD. Used
properties/tools and had it do a through chkdsk on reboot. Went to bed
as this takes quite some time. Got up and Windows is running but I
have no Idea if any bad spot were found, where is this VERY important

A friend of mine moved his computer from one room to another. Before it
was moved everything was working ok. He re-connected all the leads and
switched it on but nothing happened. I looked at it and everything was
connected correctly. The Power lead is ok because there is a little

Intel 536ep V92 modem
Windows XP pro
I have used  broadband exclusively for 2 years now. Unfortunately I
need to use my long disused dial-up modem to log-on to another ISP.

After a thunderbolt that took out my SoundBlaster card and
dialup and ADSL modems, some of my USB ports are acting
strangely. They work OK with devices that don't have their
own power supplies but refuse to work with devices that do.

i tryed this:
Check "CD-ROM Access Is Missing and Messages Cite Error Code 31, Code
32, Code 19, or Code 39 After You Remove Easy CD Creator in Windows
XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314060) and "Resources for

Ok... Just to clarify:-
I have a HP F1711N laptop, second hand, that came with ME preloaded.
I have no cd rom drive for it, I have no disks for it.
It has NO internal Modem, the only one I have is USB!

I now this isn't really a WinXP question but I was hoping that someone might
help with an answer.  Thanks.
I have an older ASUS P4S533 motherboard that supports FSB up to 533 MHz.  It
has a P4-2.4 gig processor (533FSB).  It has three DRR DIMM banks (that can

I just purchased a Compaq Presario AMD Athlon 3500+, 512mb, 200GB, and I
cannot get my NEC 19" monitor to work.  The Compaq logo appears but Windows
does not come up. A smaller monitor came with the PC and I am currently
using it. Someone suggested the resolution on the NEC needs ...