Hi, I have a Toshiba laptop with Windows XP Professional 2002 version. I'm
need to restore it, have the recovery disc for it. I've been attemping to
save all my documents & such on a CD. When I try to write the files to the
CD, it won't let me. The CD Wizard goes thru "writing to ...

I recently bought a new LaCie external HDD and hooked it up to my PC
via USB 2. When I click on the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in my
WinXP System Tray my LaCie hard drive is listed as a Seagate drive...
Why is my LaCie drive showing up as a Seagate drive?

Folks,
Any user recommendation for easily cracked DVD burners for the PC.  I
have a large collection of Region 1 DVDs (all legit) that require a
region-free drive.

I guess pretty much all windows users must be familiar with
the system hang-ups that can/do happen, when you insert
a CD or DVD that cannot be read by the drive, or that can
only be read with difficulty. The whole windows system

Hi guys..
When i turn my pc on.. i get a long beep and nothing is displayed on
monitor.. ive tried turning on my pc several times and i still get the same
problem.. Can anyone tell me what could be possibly wrong..

The audio for my laptop does not work.  The audio card is a SigmaTel
9200, windows says the device works just fine.  The headphone jack
works if I only partially insert the cord.  Dell instructed me to
reformat my computer.  I did and nothing changed.  I attempted

Recently installed a Canon IP5200 printer on XP Home - which worked fine.
Subsequently installed a Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX. The camera
worked but the Canon printer is no longer available. Furthermore no entries
at all are displayed in the device manager section of Control ...

I would like to install a tv tuner card in my pc.  I don't have cable but
currently am using rabbit ears on my vcr tuner to receive the one and only
channel I watch which is PBS from Buffalo.  I live in a highrise in Toronto
facing south and can pick up that station much clearer ...

I have read all of the postings on similar problems but I have not found a
definitive fix for this issue.
This is on a Dell D810 with XP Pro. I open Explorer and I see OS (C:), Audio
CD (D:) and then CD Drive (Z:) - there is only 1 CD drive in the laptop

Hope someone out there can help or point me to another forum that can.
I have recently bought a Sony DVD RW AW-G170A multidrive and am trying to use a
DVD-RAM disc in it. The disc is a cartridge type but I have removed it from
that. The RAM disk type is Panasonic Type4

I have a creative SB Live 5.1, which has some known trouble with WinXP.
My problems were solved by the updates, until recently when I re-installed
some drivers from Microsoft windows update site (a very bad idea!!).
I have now disabled my sound card because my computer would keep ...

I have a situation where I am trying to install an HP lj1022. I have tried to
install it on 3 different HW types all using the same corporate SW image. The
error I recieve when connecting the USB printer "There was a problem
installing this hardware." It lists the USB icon and HP ...

after I've looked into all of these Knowledgebase articles around
CD-ROMS with Upperfilters and lowerfilters I need help!
Here's the problem:
I can read a CD-ROM or DVD in my Windows XP SP2 System only once after

I am able to use both of my dvd player and recorder to coppy DVDs but when I
try to use the drive to record dvds off of my video camera using either Win
DVD or Roxio they are both telling me that there is no recording device on my
pc. I have went everywhere to update all the ...

I have a Compaq Presario 5000, bought in 2001. I cannot get into safe mode.
I have pressed F8 (also F5) repeatedly, and constantly, while windows boots,
before it boots and in every possibility.  I also cannot get into the bios
config.  The keyboard is a USB on a USB hub.  When ...