Well I have been using a PC since I started in computers. I stopped and used a mac mini while I was getting my Apple certifications. I guess it really depends on what you do the most. The mac was...

Yep and that's exactly what MS is counting on so they can make more money. By calling it "Ultimate" then know that those who feel they have to have the greatest latest best there is will...

Well it seems to me that the problem is not neccessarily the need to prevent firefox from accessing file url's. More like a problem of others accessing your computer. This is why security settings,...

I'm just glad we could get you going in the right direction so that you got your problem fixed without getting ripped again. I always feel bad for people that get ripped off by unethical techs. ...

That is way above and beyond the normal recompensation for installing a hard drive and "reloading." First, if there were no previous issues other than wanting a new, larger hard drive, there would...

Exactly. OEM just means Original Equipment Manufacturer. That means an OEM copy of the software was provided to you by the company that made your computer instead of being bought off the shelf in a...

LOL I think when I had RC2 on my desktop I garnered a 2.5, due to having PC2100 memory and only having 1.5 GB to boot, and also because I have an older Nvidea 6200 256MB AGP card.

Business edition for me. And that will only be to give it a good look over. Windows XP is finally stable after 5 years, and is what I have to support at work. The Business edition comes with...

Are you using Safari? If not, which browser are you using?

Well I live in Greenville, SC. I only do side stuff on the weekends and when it does not intefere with spending time with my wife and son. That was another reason I left the retail industry. ...

Wow, thank goodness I've only had this happen to me once on my wife's desktop. I got so frustrated troubleshooting it I ended up disabling the onboard sound and installing a 30 dollar Creative Labs...

Here are some things to try.

First thing, shut down your pc, open it up and verify the Master/Slave/Cable Select jumper on both your cd drives. Make sure they are both set to Cable Select. ...

Well, there is always a way around reloading. It usually boils down to which is "easier." You can start by first eliminating the normal startup programs. If they aren't intefereing, you will have...

Reinstalling the program then Uninstalling it again is probably the best or easiest way to get rid of them. Otherwise you can manually uninstall by simply deleting their program directories,...

Usually means you have corrupted or viral infested video files in the directory. Welcome to the downside of bittorrenting files from unsafe sources. Only resolution I can think of for you is to go...

Well, I actually forgot to comment on that but I will now. Having worked in the retail side, I've seen people charge for a reload when it was not neccessary. The placed I worked for would even...

Here's a few questions:

Is your new mainboard the same as your old mainboard? If the answer is no, locate the driver cd for the new mainboard and use it to install the drivers for it's onboard...

Sounds like you actually have two problems.

In regards to broadcast messages:
If you are connected to a "switch" instead of a "hub," you will not recieve broadcast messages. Switches are...

Possibilities:

1. Bad patch cable. Try a different patch cable.

2. Bad port on switch/hub/router. Try a different port.

Additional information needed to help any further:
When you say...

This is a laptop right? Last time I checked, laptop keyboards have the numeric pad associated with standard keyboard keys. For instance on my Thinkpad if I turn Num Lock on then P becomes *, U...

Linux can have some undesired after effects on hardware. I've even seen a monitor go pop and start smoking after having misconfigured the X server. My suggestion, back up your linux partition then...

Way too expensive for my tastes. Besides I must be blind or something I think because I watched a demo at a local electronics shop of a blu-ray movie and normal dvd upscaled to hd playing...

Don't worry about the 1394 connection. That is for networking firewire devices. As for your normal connection, if you have your firewall turned on and/or behind a router of some sort, you are...

With most modems I have seen, when you are using the USB port for connection to a computer, the ethernet port becomes disabled automatically. If that is what you have at the moment, you will need to...

I may be able to help better if I knew why you were trying to achieve this. I've looked through the configuration files for Firefox and I do not see an option to prevent it from accessing your hard...

Hiya,

Sounds to me like a possible firewall issue. I'm not familiar with that specific modem. I do know, however, that some dsl/cable modems have a built in firewall that can be set to block...

Just wanted to stop in here and say hello to everyone. My name is David and I have been a "techie" for a little over a decade now. I'm currently employed by CompuCom Systems Inc. and am located in...

What goes into a pc usually equates to what you want the pc to do. Are you looking for something that handles Windows and Office fairly well? Are you just interested in a web surfing and email...