I have a new computer with Windows XP  SP2.  I was wondering if I can
install my older  HP4200C Series Scanner software so that I will have all
the features of the scanner.  The scanner is working with the Scanner and
Camera wizard operating the scanner.  I bought the scanner new ...

I have just loaded the latest Ge Force driver 81.85 and noticed that it was
not WHQL certified. I then noticed that most of the previous drivers in the
Nvidia archive were not certified either except for one or two going back in
time and I am wondering if  Nvidia are no longer ...

I have heard that you should leave your PC on, that just seems strange to me
so I don't do it.
So I always turn it off when I am done, I could turn it on and off 2 - 3
times a day, but then I was told that all of this "cold"

XP Prof SP2.
Had a crash - reformated and clean install of everything.
Monitor (ImageQuest 770+) was recognised as Plug & Play.  I have original
CD; it has *.inf file but no install utility.  Trouble is, I can't get it to

I really hope someone can help me!
I just bought an external hard drive and enclosure and when I plug the
cable into my computer it recognizes that its attached - but when I go
into my Explore function so that I can drag my files onto it - its no

Hi, I recently solved the problem of getting my sidewinder gamepad
(non-usb) working on my Windows XP computer...thanks to the people of
this group.  However, a problem still remains.  When I daisy-chain my
second gamepad into my first, it doesn't detect the second gamepad.

I am using a PC Chips m981g mb with an intel P4 3.0 478 processor and ddr

Please i need your help my laptop stop read the cdroom and im trying to
conect my broadband but i need to put the cdroom broadband on my laptop and
thats showing a message error code 29 what should i do?
Looking forward for your help and thanks so much

I have installed PCMCIA wireless network card in my XP pro laptop and it
seems to work fine once detected. Problem is that it only gets detected if
hot-plugged. After a reboot of if the system is booted with the card in - it
is not detected and I have to eject it and pop it back ...

I purchased a Dell Dimension 4600 with a 160gb SATA Western Digital
drive (Windows XP Pro SP2) two years ago.  The PC suddenly locked up, I
rebooted and got the dreaded "Disk Read Error Press Cntrl-Alt Del to
reboot".  The hard drive frequently makes a high pitched whinning

The motherboard on my system has just been replaced.  I have 6 USB ports on
the motherboard plus 4 USB ports on a PCI card for a total of 10 ports.  The
system appears to be configured for USB2 because the device manager displays
"USB2 Enhanced Host Controller" and "VIA USB ...

I have a conflict between
* TRIDENT VIDEO ACCELERATOR BLADE 3D/MVP4 (driver version: 5.1.2001.0) =
onboard
and

I have had trouble all week after installing a new hard drive with the
computer suddenly locking up tight (Actually I had the problem before that;
thought the new hard drive would fix it). Still, it froze up every 20 - 30
min. Went in and changed the memory to opposite slots, ...

I cannot identify this under Services.msc this process, msmsgs.exe. I want to
eliminate it under my services.
Can someone help?

Just re-installed Windows XP.
640 x 480, 16 bit color. When I go to monitor properties, the
properties button is disabled.
I need to set it to a real resolution, because half the screen is black