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i can access his shared files but when he tries to access mine a box comes up with my computer name in the user name and asks for a password, but i know of no password for it. We are both running XP. any ideas anyone? itd be most appreciated.

I have recently installed Windows XP Professional on my Thinkpad 600x. Everything in the installation went fine, I've installed a small amount of software (Firefox, Photoshop, a couple of audio players, Avast antivirus), and I have dutifully installed all of the updates, including Service Pack 2. Unfortunately, the machine has …

I am thinking of upgrading the ram in my laptop. it has 256k in it and i think that it is a pc2100 module that operates at 266 megahertz. The computer has an empty slot, so i can add a module easily. My question is does the new ram have …

Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP is a recommended upgrade that fixes many issues (mainly security related). It includes all of the Critical Updates that have been issued since Windows XP was released, which should simplify new installations as well as reinstallations. This thread will help you decide if …

Hello I am getting set up to use photoshop elements and i am thinking of getting two sata drives to use as a striped array to handle the data files. If i do that do I need to install a seperate operating system on the array? I don't think i …

I have a cdrw which is causing some problems. when i am playing music from the harddrive and recording a cd to the hd from the cdrw, the cursor freezes up and the whole computer spazes out for a minute and when it comes out of it the door to …

ok i've got a soltek k8tpro 939 mobo with a amd athlon 64 3500+ cpu, and two gigs of memory. the problems is that it won't boot. it goes very slowly though the post routine, and then says "boot from cd" and then "boot failure please insert disk and press …

hello I am setting up a new comp with a SL-K8TPro-939. looking at the specs, I see that there is only one socket for the cd rom in. can anyone tell me where I could find an adapter to hook both drives up to the motherboard and what the thing …

hey I am planning a new comp and i came across this info about a soltek board: SL-K8TPro-939 IDE: 2x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices, 1x ATA 133 up to 2 Devices by Promise 20579 with RAID 0/1/0+1 SATA: 2x Serial ATA with RAID 0/1, 2x Serial ATA by …

hello, can any one tell me if it is nescessary to have norton internet security 2005 and norton anti virus 2005 running on same computer? Is it possible one could interfere with the other? My problems have something to do with pop ups being blocked, but also my internet explorer …

hello I am thinking of building a new system and i have a question about the setup process. do you install the windows os before or after the drivers that come with the board. I was looking through the online manuals, and they seemed very clear except for that one …

What would be a good brand of heatsinks and fans for my cpu. my cpu is running pretty hot and i need it to run cooler brfore i fry it.

hello I want to build a computer and i'm afraid i have an abundance of ignorance about some basic things. Looking at hard drives, will an eide drive work or does it need to be specified as an ide drive? also, if the drive is specified as "ultra" what does …

Hi all, I am doing a project over dual channel memory -- and I was wondering how much of a performance increase, (or if there is any) there would be if you gamed with dual-channel 512 mb or if you gamed with 768mb in single channel. hmm... lemee rephrase that …

hello everybody I am thinking of building a pc and have some silly questions. On some of the better mother boards, there are jacks for an eight channel speaker system. I can't find anyone on the internet who seems to sell the speakers for these boards. there are six audio …

hello folks I have a problem with a laptop with windows xp sp 2. whenever I try to add something to the cart and go to checkout, I find out that there is nothing in the cart. I have the pop up window blocker turned off. I am using the …

HI, I am not sure if I am at right place for this. Installed 98 and then when starting up computer, this is the message that I get every time, MSVCR70.DLL was not found. How can I fix that? Not sure where to look for to get it fixed. Thanks!

hello added a new hard drive had problems with nero incd deselected incd made startup diskette because old master harddrive was getting full hard drive got full and now the whole thing is wierded out - it runs, but the monitor has everything about twice as big as it should …

I have a new hard drive and i think that i need to move it to the master position, and that i need a bootable diskette. How do i make a bootable diskette? thanks dan

I just put a new hard drive on the computer and have been having a lot of problems with the cd burner. first it wouldn't burn because it thought there wasn't enough room in memory - it was detecting only the room left on the original harddrive. then it would …