The reason for asking is thatI'm having trouble with my usb dsl modem getting a signal and was told I should go into bios setup and check to see if usb was enabled.The only thing I see is "legacy usb" and it is disabled.Is that the right usb I'm suppose to check?

is it possible to use the sound card and microphone as a telephone?
i DON"T mean an internet phone or a pc-to-phone.
i want to use the modem and the regular phone line that my pc is connected
to and to speak into the microphone, hear the other person from the speakers

Sometimes when I start mt computer up I get a message
stating "the ctf loader failed,to terminate this
application press Ok"When I press ook nothing happens and
I have to just close it with the "X" on the box. My

Having recently purchased a new machine with XP Home Edition installed, I am
not able to find the Backup file which I thought should live in the system
tools folder.
Can anyone suggest why this might have happened, and how I might make good

I have tried to download Macromedia shockwave player but whenever I try, nothing happens. I was able to download Flash player which I thought would enable me to download shockwave, but no go. Could someone please help me on how to download this, I need it to play Neopets!...lol   ...

Hi there...I'm a Mac user, with a Sony VAIO running XP
Home that is primarily used for audio/video purposes
(Sony Professional rep).  
The LCD fried on my iBook so I am using the VAIO for

I just purchased XP Home Upgrade for $99 Canadian from Staples Business
Depot. Two days ago it was $149 Canadian at that store.
Has Microsoft lowered the price?

In Outlook Express, I created a Spam folder and made a message rule that all
mail from one particular server was to go directly there.   All of a sudden
the mail is coming in my regular In folder, and the Spam folder has
disappeared altogether.  I have re-created it twice, and after ...

I am having trouble with knowing what updates & what
Hotfixes to use.  I have a bunch of hotfixes in the
control panel, but they have no size beside them.  Some
of them are SP1 &some SP2. Does it hurt your computer if

How can I print labels (example xmas post) from my address book? Or if not possible is there any other method  in Windows XP Home?

Have just had windows XP put in and don't have WORD
showing on the programs list. Emails created in WORD try
to open in WORDPAD. Where do I find WORD.

I recently got my first home computer, and  comfortable with using it, but I'm finding I don't know how it WORKS. I am getting very frustrated! Silly things like "what is the reason I can't sync my "msn.com" email to Outlook"? I have always used outlook as my primary email ...

I need help finding what programs automatically start up on my Win XP and how to turn off ones I don't want to start.

I`m running windows xp home & everything was fine until
last week. When I log-off or try to shutdown, a box
appears (RUNDLL32.EXE) and says "If you choose to end
program immediately you may lose any unsaved data. To end

I have an MDG computer with 40 gig hard drive.
I also have a 160 gig hard drive with USB connection and
external power.
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