I cannot connect my HP Scanner or HP Printer because I get a message that my
computer does not recognize the USB ports.  I am running Windows XP.  My
machine is clean and up to date and my device manager indicates that all
ports are working.  Any suggestions?

I have software that can be set to read from COM ports (1-4).
Serial infrared detectors are hard to find.  Do all USB detectors
use COM ports (through software ?).  Thanks,

I know I shouldn't be asking, but anyway, just want to know if it’s possible
;)
I ran memtest-86, and found some failing addresses around 17, 9 MB on my
laptop's 512 mb blog.

I keep getting this error once in a while.  It doesn't seem to
actually be true.  Is this something to be concerned about and how do
I fix or stop it?
Mobo is an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe

My HP Wireless Keyboard and Mouse (Model # 5187URF2+, look it up) is giving
me problems. After about every 5 minutes, it says, "Replace your wireless
mouse [or keyboard] battery," or, "The wireless mouse [or keyboard] will no
longer function. Replace the battery now!" Now, the ...

Does anyone know why my cursor would jump from the line I'm typing on to
either a few words before or even a few lines above?  It happens in more than
one program, and I've already tried to check for a new driver for the
keyboard; I've already tried to uncheck the boxes in my ...

I recently had a PSU failure and so i replaced it but from this point on the
hard disk failed to be detected during the post and became dead.
I had another pc so I put it in that, same result. Nothing. and so I bought a
new hard drive.

Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but Microsoft has released a
new version of the Digital Persona software that powers their Fingerprint
Reader, version 2.0.  Installed it this evening, and so far the Fingerprint
Reader seems to work better with IE 7 than it did with ...

I am running PhotoShop Elements 4 under Windows XP Pro. My PC has an Intel
D865 motherboard with integrated graphics ("Extreme Graphics 2"), an Intel
P4 2.808 processor and 1 GB DDR400 ram. I have one 7200 rpm hard drive.
This PC was preveously used exclusively for general office ...

I cannot install any new USB devices on my PC
I am trying to install a D-link DUB-H4 USB 4-port controller on a Compaq
laptop with Windows XP SP2.  When I plug in the controller, it recognizes it
and tries to install the driver (Windows "Generic USB Hub") and fails with

I have a T60 2007-44U and the modem is not working. I attempted to install
the driver, but nothing happens. Am I missing something?

Here is the complete story. I've just bought an eMachine desktop that is
without a hard drive, nor restore CD's. I went to eMachine's website seeking
help. After talking to somebody in their "Live Chat" feature, I was told that
the restore CD is in the form of an image of the ...

I have the problem that my screen suddenly goes black for a few seconds.
This happens randomly, without any apparant connection to my activities. And
it happens with both my notebook and PC.
My hardware:

Does anyone know of a way in windows to allow output to come out of two
sound cards at the same time?
I have two devices installed on my computer and they both work
independantly, but i cant seem to find a way to get the sound to come

I get a blue screen with an error message refering to the udfs.sys file and
Driver_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL  machine then needs to be rebooted.
I did find that KB897574 is very similar to the problem I am seeing and
Microsoft says they have a hot fix for it.  Here is my problem, why ...