I have an Athlon64 machine which boots and runs perfectly under Linux,
but which I have great difficulty booting into Windows XP.
Basically, the boot fails 9 times out of 10
when it reaches the stage where it tries to start graphics mode,

Why is it that when I close a program (Ex. Outlook) it remains open in the
'Windows Task Manager, Processes' tab? Sometimes there are multiple copies
open.
How due a get these applications to close (End Process) when the program

I am having an ongoing problem with my PC suddenly shutting down for no
apparent reason.  It usually happens when I am running a video
conversion program (e.g., avi to mp4; DVD Shrink).  At first I thought
it was one of my hard drives overheating, so I had the operating system

hi frnds can anybody help me out , i am not able to save anydata , beco
when i save any file or data on my laptop ,and when i shutdown o
restart it there is no data which i saved , i am not able to fin
problem plz help me out. os x

I'm trying to burn data files on on a  cd-r 90 blank  (780 MB).
But the media size is detected as only 703 MB (both WinXP CD writing
software and Nero).
Is this a software limitation or problem with my drive, firmware, etc, or

I have my fingers crossed that someone will tell me that I do NOT have
hard drive problem but I fear the worst.  I have a 3 year old Pentium
with XP Pro.  My software is up to date, all works well and I have a TO
of info on the computer.  I do have files backed up routinely offsit

I have upgraded my memory from 2GB to 4GB, using a set of matched 2x2GB
memory sticks.
During boot the BIOS correctly reports that installed memory is 4096 MB.
However, XP does not seem to recognize the memory upgrade.

I'm trying to move some files from  my C drive to D drive to free up disc space.

I have a Dell xpPro laptop and was wondering which
is the best way of managing the LCD monitor life.
Is turning the monitor off in a short cycle, 5-10
minutes when not in use, shorten the backlight

I have a slimtype DVDRW SOSW x5rs drive in a Nobilis Laptop running XP Pro
SP2. Under device manager I am getting under device status "This device
cannot start. (Code 10).  I have attempted to update the driver but none are
available and I have uninstalled and reinstalled through ...

whenever i try to download (anything), i see, thru Process Explorer,
that DPCs is consuming most of my cpu: 65 %
CPU is at 99%.
can you please tell me what i can try to do in order to fix this

Recently my printer was attatched to a different USB port and now Windows XP
Pro goes through this install hardware wizard everytimes I boot up.  My
printer is installed correctly and working fine.  How do I stop Windows from
asking this all the time?

This morning I lost the sound on my new Toshiba laptop.
The sound had been working fine until this morning.
The only thing different is yesterday I got a new icon on my task bar for
the "echo chamber" It just appeared.

My PC have 6 USB ports, 5 ports are connected with other devices, recently
bought a new USB printer &installed the necessary software, but failed to
print as system prompt the error msg " USB devices attached to this computer
has mulfunctions & windows does not recognize it ".

I've seen the ads on tv that say you can record tv on your computer
with Vista. I have a laptop with vista, but I would need to buy a tv
tuner.
My desktop can with a tv tuner which I have never used. I'd like to