Running WinXP Home Ed. When I try to watch / listen to a Podcast there are breaks in the reception. Is this a broadband speed problem ? How does one remedy this ? Your kind assistance please. Richard

Hi I have a computer that has Win 98 and I want to install XP, not an upgrade. Can I install XP over Win 98 or should I re format the disc and install XP? Thanx

Hi everybody! On one of my machines, I need to upgrade the system (XP) to SP2. This machine I've bought as used, from a private person. I haven't got any CDs or product codes, as the original owner...

When powered on the following commands have to be done in order for the PC to boot up into WinXP. Press F12 Press OnBoard SATA Hard drive from the Boot Device Menu and the Press F1 HOW DO I CORRECT...

You lost the sound device. It is either broken, or has become disconnected somehow. You might buy a sound card, but a new e-machine is not much more expensive than that. -- Was this helpful? Then...

Some app is running that has the file 'in use', probably antivirus or antispyware. -- Was this helpful? Then click the "Yes" button below. Voting helps the web interface. Holiday Lights:...

Guys I would like to thank you for your help. I was able to take Andrews advice and found nvidia driver for lan port that would not work. After install I was able to download all windows and mobo...

Briefly, had to re-load XP after something froze it up. Wound up with a dual boot either XP Home (frozen, was fully upgraded) or XP Pro. During update of XP Pro, tried both online and downloaded...

I'd like a referral to a site which lists and describes some of the myriad of items which end up in msconfig | start. I Googled "msconfig startup files", but as usual, only get a series of offers to...

I am running XP Professional and trying to use the msconfig utility to do some diagnostics. When I press OK after making changes in msconfig I get the following error message: "An Access Denied...

Thanks Mark, I can see that fix working if I had an original XP disc. However, the PC was bought with the software pre-installed. I dont have a boot disc... I also suspect that the drive may be...

hi, i had an unexpected crash on my pc which resulted in a loss of sound. when i tried to play a music file i get the message " there is a problem with your sound device or no sound device detected" ...

Bob Have you carried ot anti-virus and anti-spyware scans? http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware What exactly is the Windows XP CD available? --

Hi Everyone, The soundcard on my Toshiba Tecra M1 laptop is apparently a Soundmax Integrated Digital Audio. Sometime in the last few days, I've lost all sound (speakers and headphone sockets). I...

Hi Everyone, The soundcard on my Toshiba Tecra M1 laptop is apparently a Soundmax Integrated Digital Audio. Sometime in the last few days, I've lost all sound (speakers and headphone sockets). I...

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Well, the good news is no new keyboard is needed. You have some corrupt file in the system. I would run a Repair setup to get any corrupts files all at once. How to Perform a Windows XP Repair...

Thanks for getting back to me quickly! I had another computer that has no trouble dialing, and went back and forth between the two, making sure every setting was the same in that area, and wow it...

I have a device that has a serial connector for connecting to my PC, XP SP2. Is there a simple way to connect this to a USB port, since my PC does not have a serial port? I have a basic USB-Serial...

Hi Jim, Why would you post your phone number on the Internet? I deleted in the reply. Are you running any software protecting software like SpyBot, McAfee or any other programs that protect your...