Hi there, I've decided I need to back up my desktop and laptop. My understandind is that I can do it on either a disk or a hard drive. As of now, my desktop does not have a CD burner. I don't plan...

Hi, My computer is a Dell Dimension 4550 with 2.53GHz CPU and 512MB RAM. It runs on WinXP SP2 and has two HDs (one is usb) with a total of 240GB space of which 155GB is free. Most things were...

I can't start the Local Security Authority Service or the Microsoft Printer Spooler and get Error 3: System cannot find the path specified. Also I can't get my Windows Firewall to start either.

XP Pro/SP2. In the past, when an application needed an XP Service and the Service was set to 'Automatic' then the Service would get launched when needed. Nowadays this does not happen on my...

I'm running Windows XP Professional on a Dell Optiplex GX1. I can't seem to get sound for audio playback using the hardware test. My audio devices and drivers appear to be working (Crystal WDM...

Hello, I would be grateful if anyone knows about the problem I am facing. There are a set of files that are not readable. The .doc although could be opened with word, their text is unreadable. The...

I'm using Windows XP Service Pack 2 but when connect a memory stick Kingston 256 MB Windows no recognize it, say than the device couldt be recognized.

Is there such a thing as a stand-alone CD burner... one that does not require a computer? I'm buying a camera that records to a VCR via infra red, but thought if a CD burner were available that...

Hello, I just installed 2- 1024MB sticks in my PC and in control pannel,system its saying I have 1gb total. both sticks work because i moved around and kept checking and its reading the same and my...

Is there a way to change XP's keyboard shortcut for closing an app? I work mainly at the bottom of the keyboard and would like something closer than the function keys.

how do i transfer music from limewire over to windows media player in order to burn?

When I loaded Norton SystemWorks to my Windows XP system, it informed me that it detected a multiboot disk and could not install the GoBack option. I wasn't aware that my HP Pavilion computer had a...

Hi, When I watch Divx on MV2 07 I start without problem, but when I stop it and try again to play I get this mesage: "acces violation at address 7CAE940 in module shell32.dll read of addres 0000000"....

A friend updated his operating system from Windows 2000 to Windows XP Home. After the new OS was intalled, with related chipset drivers, the hard drive on the Primary Slave channel does not appear...

All my music files sound like they are hallow or like it is is a tunnel. Have checked the sound card drivers and theya re up to date checked codecs, EVERYTHING, but still getting tunnel sound, heve...

I have a new computer that I would like to use my copy of Windows XP on, but I have already activated my copy of Windows on another computer. Is there a way that I can unactivate Windows so I can use...

My Dell Dimension 8400 running XP home with SP2 seems to have forgotten where to look for drivers for new devices that I plug into a USB port. When I plug a new device in it always reports that it...

I am have strange behavior from my CD-ROM drive. I have several programs I can back up to an existing CD-R disk with no problem. Others, when I try to backup, I get the message that the CD is full....

I have a old computer and some old monitors lying running. So what I want to do is hook them all up and stretch or play movies across all of them (one large movie on all the monitors). So I got it...

I am not sure if I am in the right discussion group so I apologise if I am not. I have had to download the XP driver for my dial up modem so I could fax from my computer. Now that I have that...