i am working on a dell computer that has never had sound. I went to check in the device manager but nothing shows up. i tried to use add new hardware and nothing happens.
i tried reinstalling the...

well i downloaded the disk installation version. it has 3 images to make 3 install floppies. well they do work and all but installation is completely FUBAR.
first off format.exe does not work...

problem solved.
its a virus'
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html
so my original suspion was correct. i thought so when i notice MSblaster.exe running...

windows or software bug. by the way what is trillian? if it is a P2P thing, napster or kazaa like. then it may have gotten a virus. also if u have used up 60 some gigs that too may be the issue. ...

well i am not bashing MS because of this but for other reasons. personaly i find their methods a bit over the top. and the fact they control almost all the desktop market, which is NEVER good for...

on my system now, the system in question is a neighbor's.
you cant boot into safe mode or any other mode. i have tried disablesing the RPC, but it will not let me.
i was thinking of makeing a...

as u can see this is a problem. i only get 50 seconds before this shut down. how do i kill this process? and kill it i want to do.

more microsoft lameness, but hey its the american way, right?

gives RPC error. how do i kill this. if it is activation how do i activate

it seems to be the activation issue. winXP loads up and after a minute it starts a cont down to shut down.

well at it agian. once agian i have had to tell people why i cant fix it.

here is the storym
my brother bought a game for his new computer. game hs modest, to low end, system requirements. ...

yea once it gets cleaned up it runns great
i turn all the pretty crap off. most people dont realize how much that 'pretty' stuff takes up

well I install windowsXP and have found i really hate it. It has crashed more times than any other windows version i have ever used! and now outlook will not start
anyway what programs are out...

well i decided to remove linux from my laptop. so i booted up a freedos floppy and removed the linux partitons. however i also had win2000 installed and wanted to give it the space the linux was...

when i am installing office 2000 on my laptop i keep getting this error
1933: cannot update protected windows file, similar to that.
well i have installed office on this same system and OS, just...

who makes 100% full hardware modems anymore? this is a question because i run into many win modems, and even a few that say full hardware yet in the instructions say controllerless.
full harware...

never mind, i got the admin password. and problem solved

well that is the problem. i know the specs but here come the typical american business BS
the makers of the exact part in the laptop cant release the drivers. only compaq can.
compaq only supports...

well i installed windows 2000 on my compaq presario 700US laptop. sadly drivers are wierd as compaq will not support 2000, just XP.
so here is my question. where do i get the drivers for windows...

well mine is not a usb hard drive. a super disk is like a zip disk but optical. it holds 120MB and will read/write floppies as well, super disks look the same as a floppy. these are very popular in...

i am useing an imation super disk USB drive on my laptop. however it has been a bit touchy. I just reinstalled windows 2000, see my bootloader post, and all the drivers are on the super disk. ...

i just went ahead and wiped everything out. seems the bootloader had a nasty bug in it and it screwed up the partions.
Freedos can use the windows 2000 bootloader but it can be a bit tricky
...

if u use linux or freedos, there are oh so many freeware programs of use.

well i had 2 partitions. one is windows 2000 and the other is freeDOS. well installation of the 2 Operating systems was fine. its the bootloader that screwed things up
i install XOSL
however i...

i have just installed a printer on the network. the test print went fine. however other applications will not print. they give me an error about unable to print. This is wierd because the printer...

well i have seen such an error before. however u may have a virus. there has been a number of nasties going around that cause such an error. do good check witha reliable virus scan program,...

another thing is i have noticed my laptop has really slowed down when it shuts down, this time also seems to get longer. it does this at "now saving your settings"
what could be causeing this, i...

yea, thats what i told him. however this guy does intensive 3d graphics on the side. so prehaps such a powerful type of card is needed by him
so if one exsist who makes it? what chipsets? and...

what is the game? does it require a 3d card, if so what is the minimum? what is your system specs? What OS?

first check and make sure ALL drivers are up to date. chipset/AGP, sound, video and...

in windows2000pro what is the command to choose what programs i want to start a boot. it was msconfig and is msconfig in winXP, why was this command removed in 2000 anyway??

a guy at a local computer shop was telling me about a card he had ordered, rather expensive too. anyway it descriptions is bit likie nothing i have every heard about, but it dont mean no one has...

i am backing up some software. however some of it does not like being copied. what software will alow bit per bit copy of a cd. or software than will make a perfect image of software

sadly i have discovered that Dell will not support any other version of windows. ahh the benifits of capitalism in the US. the hardware will not work with anything else. however i am sure someone...

thats what i am saying.

first it uses VGA not SVGA they are 2 different things

second standard display adapters are NOT listed in add new hardware. it is all companies. windows98 had a list...

please someone out there, i really need this to be done. does anyoe know how to install basic SVGA drivers in windows 2000

SVGA is super VGA
in order of relase
CGA
EGA
VGA
SVGA

SVGA was relased in early 90's(maybe late 80's) now there are many standards. SVGA is a basic supported by all current video cards

VGA= 640x400, 800x600 16 color
SVGA= 640x480 ,800x600, 1024x768 up to 256

what i am doing.
installing win2000pro on a dell inspiron 5100. reason
comes with preinstalled winXP, the winXP...

well this is off their site. both the dell and radeon drivers say the same thing.
man i am tired of people not listening to me, told them to buy a laptop from somewhere else. these companies make...

when trying to install radeon drivers i get an error that suddgest i first install standard SVGA drivers. how do i do this in windows 2000pro? i did a maunal update of drivers but i see no standard...

i dont know if i have the correct drivers. I have windows 2000 installed on my compaq presario 700. everthing works but the sound card. volume control sems to work but i still get no sound. does...

i am trying to instll the driver for the ATI radeon 7500M in a Dell 5100. however it gives me a sor of paradox. on install an error pops up saying something about being unable to find the display...