is there a way to manually disable parallel port, modifying some windows
xp config file?
Thanks
Bye

I am using Windows XP Home with SP1 and SP2, a 1.7 GHz Pentium 4 with 1 GB of
Ram.
The problem involves a Coolscan 9000 film scanner with Firewire connection.
Specifically, the

I have a 300GB HD which got quite full as I was mucking about with video
files. Explorer tells me there is 6GB free.  I have tried to free up some
space by deleting some unneeded files but there is no apparent increase in
reported free space.  I have run Disk cleanup and Norton ...

I can't seem to find it anywhere.
I hope this is the right group to put this post up in.
TIA,
Neil

If a barebone bundle contains the followin:
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0GHz LGA775
Heatsink and Fan: Novatech H/S & Fan
Memory: 512MB DDR PC3200 400MHz

I cannot get my new SATA drive to boot.  Here's what I've done:
I flashed the motherboard BIOS.
I used ghost to copy the old IDE drive to my new SATA drive, including
MBR.

Can I use cat 5e RJ-45 connectors and keystones with cat 6 cabling and still
be able to have the network get up to gigabit speeds?
I have attempted to dig up information on the internet and have found
nothing but contradicting information. Any information would be appreciated.

i'm haveing some issues with USB.
When i connect a non self-powered device into my computer, the system finds
the new device and after a few seconds it disconnects the device again. This
happens to all non self-powered usb devices.

2.4 Ghz Windows XP Pro with an 80 GB drive. (Fat 32). I want to add a 120 GB
drive (WD). I right clicked My Computer, to Manage, to Storage, Disk
Management. I can see the drive as drive (1). What I need to do is format it
with FAT 32 . How can I do that? Seems XP only wants to ...

How can I duplicate an installation of Windows 2003/Exchange 2003, to
another machine having a different hardware configuration.
Thanks,
Joffrey NGUYEN DINH

Sorry about the spelling errors.
Hello,
I have a problem that I hope can be fixed.
After my computer has been on for a while, it will freeze for a period

I have an SD card reader from SMC.  After installing the driver, XP
automatically uses that driver for that device.  I got a new smart card
reader from another manufacturer, but I want to know how to force it to
use the same driver being used by the SMC card reader.  When attempting

When I remove a CD from my drive, it still shows the TOC (Table of Contents)
in My Computer, this will change when the system has been rebooted

My laptop which is a Pavilion zv5200 has some keyboard issues.  When i am
typing messages, sometimes the words will freeze in mid-sentence and then in
a few seconds the words i have typed appear, but letters are missing.  Also
in games, keys will "stick" down, not physicaly, but ...

I have been experiencing a strange problem.
Three times over the last 10 days or so, my Soundblaster Audigy LS
soundcard has stopped working. I put a CD in and windows media player
just started to skip through the track numbers. I then the get the