Why is it that some USB peripherals will only work if plugged directly into
the PC (as opposed to being plugged into a powered USB hub)?  I've had this
happen before were something didn't work - and Tech Support asked if the
device was plugged directly into the back of the PC.  ...

My Inspiron 700m ran out of battery and afterwards the display desktop got
all enlarged and stretched out.  I went to the contro panel to fix the large
fonts but the image still looks stretched to the sides and sort of out of
focus.  Can somebody please help me fix this.  I ...

I have checked out the article on microsoft about this error message.  The
only problem is that there is no advanced tab in the device manager.  There
is no way that we can update the computers or hubs (there are at a business)
so I need to be able to turn off the message.  Any ...

Pretty self explanatory...I'm trying to reformat my HD
with XP installed....THEN i want to install Win 2000
Pro.  Anybody offer some suggestions?
The Win 98 bootup disk is not working, nor are any of

I posted a while back re a problem with my (sole) internal HDD failing
to boot me into WinXPproSP2, which I used to be able to swing.
DL suggested I plop the drive into an external enclosure, put in a fresh
drive, get all working, then connect (he suggested via USB) the "old"

I need to wipe our sons computer drive and reinstall windows xp.  do you have
instructions on how to do this.  
It has already been done but, for some reason there is a C drive and an E
drive and E if full to the max and C is 1/2 full.  

Until a few weeks ago, I regularly used Roxio EasyCreator 5 to burn CD-
Rs on my Yahama FIZEN burner.  I then downloaded and installed IE7,
and began to have problems.
I upgraded to Roxio EasyCreator 9, uninstalled that when it didn't

I've a Dell Inspiron 6400 notebook with a Mobile Intel 945PM Chipset and a
Core 2 Duo T5500 @ 1.66GHz processor having 1 GB RAM & 120GB Hard Drive. Can
I install and run Windows XP x64 & also maybe Widows Vista 64? My graphics is
128MB ATi Mobility Radeon X1300. I know that Intel ...

Is it possible to build a silent computer, without fans at all? What case
should I buy?
Best regards,
Dima

I reinstalled XP Home and have thise problem.
Under no circumstances I get the scanner installed.
Get the message after installing: "scanner can not be initialised"
Searched of course for drivers and spend half an hour on the phone with the

I have a WD 160Gb SATA drive used solely to store video and movie files for
editing and burning. Recently, while encoding an mpg file to VOB, the machine
locked up.
 Later, after running all night, the PC again locked up while in Windows

I am running WindowsXP Media Center Edition on my Dell laptop and I
can hear nothing without plugging hearphones into the headphone jack
(this problem started on Friday 2/3/07). I tried to do a system
restore, but had no restore points. I have removed and reinstalled the

I have a hp 300i comes up as a cd rom and will not read anykind of dvd .It
keeps using a driver that cam with my xp pro sp2 .Also windows lists it as
the wrong dvd drive it comes up as a 300n.
Thanks if you can help

Hi, I have a hard drive that recently stopped working due to a fall
onto carpet from about 2 feet. It is an internal Seagate drive,
mounted in a Dynex (Best Buy brand) external case.  I've been
researching what my options are to salvage my data, but I'm confused

I have a problem with one office PC. For some unknown reason the pc
drops the scanner drivers on each shutdown or reboot.  If I unplug the
USB cable, and go into the device manager and delete the drivers
reboot, connect the scanner, pc finds the drivers and all is well