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Help Formatted wrong Hard Drive
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 4 Comments

Hi I just formatted the wrong Hard drive..(quick formate) is there any way of getting the data back again.. cheers Peter hellllllllllllppppppppp!!!

Intel's flagship mobo
Posted on January 7th, 2006 | 4 Comments

is now available at Newegg.com. Although you will pay a pretty penny to get one of these. This mobo is loaded. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128002

Copy Win Xp to a New Hard Drive
Posted on January 7th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I just purchased a new SATA drive and want to move Windows XP to the new drive. What's the best way to do this?

Delayed Write Failure on External Firewire Drive at Startup
Posted on January 7th, 2006 | 0 Comments

External firewire drive will never initialize upon Windows startup. If I start up Windows with the drive off, then turn the drive on, Windows initializes the drive fine. If Windows starts with the...

Using USB ports causes computer to freeze while new graphics card
Posted on January 7th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I have recently bought a new graphics card (Club 3D GeForce 6600 AGP card, 256Mb) for my computer (Packard Bell IMedia 1507, Intel Pentium 4 3.06Ghz, Santiago motherboard, 1GB RAM). My old graphics...

Cannot install ANY new hardware
Posted on January 7th, 2006 | 3 Comments

Recently tried to install new second harddrive to my machine. Received an error in the Hardware update wizard,Pop-up says:Cannot Install tihs Hardware. There was a problem installing this...

USB device stalling explorer
Posted on January 7th, 2006 | 0 Comments

When connecting my USB Media device (a simple 256 Mb SD card music player) the explorer stalls (the system refuses to explore the PC). Other programmes however continue to work fineAfter removing the...

Ethernet light on dsl modem constantly flashes, but internet works
Posted on January 7th, 2006 | 3 Comments

I have my dsl modem hooked up to a wired router with one desktop and one laptop going to the router. The dsl light and power light on my modem stay constant. However, the ethernet light constantly...

graphics card problem
Posted on January 7th, 2006 | 1 Comments

i have an nvidia geforce fx 5600 graphics card and ever since i reinstalled windows i've been having trouble with the driver. i've downloaded the driver from the website and it installs ok (apart...

Help Me Please. No Sound!
Posted on January 7th, 2006 | 3 Comments

Go to the website of the notebook manufacturer and download and install the audio drivers from their website. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows

System SAYS I have a Enhanced USB...
Posted on January 7th, 2006 | 3 Comments

Both Windows XP SP2 and Device Manager are telling me that I have an Enhanced USB hub with 8 plugs on my computer, but I cant find them. I plug in my MP3 player to any of my USB plugs and Windows...

Convert DVD to CD? (large .cab file)
Posted on January 7th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I just received an update for my GPS maps. The original maps were supplied on several CDs, but the update is a single DVD. The license allows me to install the maps on as many computers as I...

Plug n play and cell phones
Posted on January 7th, 2006 | 4 Comments

I have a new laptop and installed my cell phone as a modem - the plug and play worked like a charm. I did not have to do anything, the system recognized the hardware connected to the USB port and...

Printer there and not there!
Posted on January 7th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hi, I decided I'd like my trusty old HP710c to work on my XP Pro machine the other day. It only has a parallel connection, so I plugged it in, and off went XP doing its driver bit. It then complained...

A very good guide on how to install a motherboard
Posted on January 7th, 2006 | 0 Comments

Hi all Here's a great guide on how to install a motherboard. Hope it's useful to some of you: http://www.build-your-own-computers.com/motherboard-5 Gary

USB ports stopped working
Posted on January 7th, 2006 | 1 Comments

The two USB ports at the FRONT of my computer suddenly stopped working - while the two in the back seem to be ok (joystick and digital camera are working only when plugged in at the back). The...

USB MP3 Player Not Showing Up As Drive
Posted on January 7th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I have a Philips PSA232/17 MP3 player that I am trying to hook up to my eMachines T2858 system running Windows XP. Problem is, when I plug it in, Windows detects a MTP - Windows Portable Device but...

CDRW and DVDRW
Posted on January 6th, 2006 | 16 Comments

Using a laptop with a built in CDRW. Unable to burn any disc. (No recording tab despite following all the instructions at MSKB) Attached a USB DVDRW and it detects my empty CD as 550Mb and unable to...

CD rom not working
Posted on January 6th, 2006 | 3 Comments

I have gotten a digital camera for Christmas and I was trying to install the software so I could then download the pictures I had taken. I pushed the button, and it came up with a red light as it...

Parellel-to-USB cable for printer ?
Posted on January 6th, 2006 | 15 Comments

Have an HP LaserJet 4L that I now wish to connect to the USB on my laptop. Is it simply a matter of buying a Parallel-to-USB cable, or is it more complicated than that? (The HP book on the printer...