I'll bet it is some Fn key.

if you just look at the keys, you'll probably see a little icon of what looks like a radio tower. if you hit the Fn key and that key, it should enable it.

Ok... I'm going to have to step in on this thread before things go too far out.

Firstly, don't install a version of Windows that you aren't completely positive you have legitimate licensure for....

Closing thread. Same post was placed in the Spyware forum.

I can back this up; Dell has been shipping SP2 on their systems since about late September.

He has said that more than once, and he should say it as many times as he possibly can, because it's so true. Some virus has attacked the RPC service, and is screwing things up. There is no need to...

Don't get rid of that one. I forget what it does, but it's harmless.

As for the system32 folder, what type of system are you running? I know that certian versions of Audigy sound cards can cause...

Why do you want to go back to FAT16? There's really no good reason to do that. FAT 16 can only support a partition size of 2GB or under.

Do you mean converting from NTFS to FAT32, perhaps? This...

Cool. Great Work! Let's make this thread sticky!

Good suggestion, or even more basic, you can open it with Windows Sound Recorder. It uses WAV as its default filetype.

...Of course, if your son is knowledgable about computers, he may already know how to reset a BIOS password jumper.

My Advice: Have a BIOS password. Have a Windows password. Lock the keyboard in...