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dvd drives lens reads dvd and cd differently ,its possible as jbennet has said bad dvd drive , lens is bad/weak not strong enough to read /burn dvd anymore,18 mnts is along time if you burned a lot of dvd over that time. also you maybe able to try cleaning …

plug in the device ,right click on my computer ,g ot oproperties ,hardware /device manager /bottom of the list usb devices ,see if one shows up with yellow ! mark ,if so double click on it ,go to reinstall drivers and direct it to the usbpar34.vxd file on the disk …

because they are the same you should be able to it ,i do it with 2 older Toshiba's that are the same

don use it but loaded it to have a look ,what type of habits !! in the top bar /tools/advant options .im sure you will find what you are looking for .

rules of the forum are that we shouldn't help with this issue ,how do we know the laptop wasn't stolen !!

for me when this happens i just go to start and log off ,then log back in and it will then let me shut it down .I don't know of any software program to fix it sorry

[QUOTE=matelong;719563]How do i replace a cd/dvd rom from my Toshiba laptop that am suspecting to be faulty.The pc is a Toshiba satellite 1700-200 model no ps170E-00021-EN[/QUOTE] hi ,first thing is to acquire a replacement drive ,then you need to carefully remove the keyboard ,and at the back of the cdrom …

try the suggestions here in post #2 . [url]http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/genuinewindowsxp/thread/33e1e024-23d8-4f1b-8f39-96d13b026d6a/#page:1[/url]

try ,chkdsk /p /f

perhaps you should have searched the printer model# [url]http://www.epson.com.sg/epson/compatibles/compatibility.htm?dc=1&mode=3&catid=4&pid=1373[/url]

[QUOTE=cfj52;721440]The built in Ethernet did not connect to the internet when I plugged in the cat 5 cable. [/QUOTE] correct drivers are not installed for the device ,check device manager for errors in network section

[url]http://jlhep.blogspot.com/2008/02/getting-rid-of-ufoexe.html[/url] link in first post ,might work but i cant say for sure ,it worked for 2nd poster . and if the file is on the thumb drive then you all ready infected you computer with it ,i would think

PROTO 1 , PROTO BUILB this on both cards is interesting ,prot type .proto build ,mybe just that and you got the only 2 ,with those numbers on them ,actual builds have different numbers maybe

you should check out the programing section of daniweb . [url]http://www.daniweb.com/category2.html[/url]

If you arew using winxp go into mycomputer and right click on the drive icon and click properties /auto play and set it to do as you please

what makes you think a bios update will fix this problem,

[QUOTE=solutionit;692531]Hi, kwtbaim.exe - [/quote] this exe belongs to Kiwee toolbar, most likely fix will be an uninstall ,reinstall ,or just leave it off the computer as its not a necessary program

how about over heating ,have you had it cleaned of dust and dirt in the heatsinc and fans,it doesn't take much dust to cause it to over heat

the bootable linux disk was a good check of cpu , I assume you got some power if the cdrom drive works

get this program ,run it and in the left side/hardware section, click on motherboard and give us the model # of the motherboard , or devices and [url]http://www.gtopala.com/download/siw.exe[/url]

[QUOTE=jaymz1972;720699]Hi, Yes, I know it's the mainboard. And yes, I have a degree in electronics. But now I'm a bit stuck. TIA[/QUOTE] if you know its the main board what are you stuck at ! the only degree i have is a temp of about 102. cause by the flu …

what app!

[QUOTE=jbennet;720460]I have had the same issue before. Its something to do with the registry.[/QUOTE] and this is the reg fix need ,it may or may not be the fix!!! -------- Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39) Possible Solution......go …

[QUOTE=chipster;718320]hi guys, I'm having problems trying to upgrade ram, the pc is currently 512mb and i'm trying to put in 2gb, the pc is able to take it, i checked before i bought the ram, i have tried a single 2gb stick and two 1gb sticks but it just wont …

if it 3 short beeps it like a ram problem ,have you tried it with just one of the ram stick in the board ,are you sure its the right ram for the board ,is it DDR2 533/667 do you get anything on the screen at bootup,like can you get …

[QUOTE=Panithuli;719937][COLOR="Green"][B]Does anyone resource CD for a DELL OptiPlex GX260? and the Operating system cd? i tried dell support site........they dont have free download so[/B][/COLOR][/QUOTE] nope and you won't find one here neither ,give dell a call . [url]http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/byphone_prod?c=us&l=en&s=gen[/url]

[QUOTE=salsiccia;716382]As a result of a recent upgrade exercise I've managed to snap off the 4 pin power connector on the back of my X-Fi Elite Pro Sound card - thus rendering it useless. I'm just wondering if its worth repairing or should I just junk it? My new mobo (XFX …

i would guess revolutions per minute, never hear of Response per minuter ,nano seconds maybe!lol

[QUOTE=scrumpy;716255] Yes the pc is working as far as I know. [/QUOTE] if it worked it would show on the monitor !! i would unplug all power to drives and remove any pci addin cards Then i would start with the power supply ,if you have one to swap with …

where are you downloading the file from ,one site ,or any site you try . do you have dialup or high speed connection

I think spybot has some new features that should not be install when install spybot ,i usually just install to remove/clean computer,then uninstall it

right click on the desktop go to properties /appearance /advance /color 1/other ,drag you mouse around the colored box and when you get a color you like save to custom colors and use it a desktop color . hope this is what you mean ,as it was a bit of …

[QUOTE=support2005;716840]Please send me the driver for Frontect JIL 0606 TV Tuner Card My mail id is [email removed][/QUOTE] hi this is a help forum ,not a free driver site , google you item,what you will find is a lot of people looking for drivers for it ,looks like it was …

yes it does,but xp does not ! so only option it to use 3rd party partition tool or created multiple partitions when installing win xp

did you pull the drive out again and put it back in correctly this time

maybe the plugs didn't match ,2 different lcd ,did you find info on it saying one would work with the other

[QUOTE=scrumpy;716159]How do you re-intall a video driver when you have no interface to work with?[/QUOTE] hi,if you are referring to the problem you are having with the computer not showing on the monitor ,i think you need to make sure that computer is working ,windows would use a default video …

[QUOTE=JANINE]Im using MS office and Open office without any problems. you can get hold of perfectly legal copies of MS office from trusted sites like ebay. i did and it was fully packaged complete with product key. try amazon also[/QUOTE] I think in the licence agreement, it states that its …

[QUOTE=singhneeraj421;716003]ok i try ur suggesion.ok tell me when i remove msoffice then i have to take the back up of my all word file or not[/QUOTE] uninstalling office will not delete saved files .before you uninstall it try the following ========= may i suggest this program before you buy Kaspersky …

maybe ,just maybe, the person pulled the usb drive out of his computer,after copying the files, before shutting down the usb device ,happened to me!

But i can't get to the restore it just goes into setup (F1) and will not go into Restore?? start hitting f10 as soon as computer starts booting

[QUOTE=desmondo;717941]Sorry forgot to mention the computer is a Dell Dimension 1100 and i dont have the boot disk[/QUOTE] wel lyou said you tried loading with the winxp cd ,that is concidered a bootdisk ,boot to winxp cd and chose R for repair , 1 for you c:\ and enter when …

[QUOTE=Tumbleweedracef;716187]I do have one more question. This laptop is not "ethernet" ready. The only internet plug-in is a regular phone line. I don't know how to tell if it's "wireless" ready ? How do I get it "wireless" or "ethernet" ready, without spending alot ?[/QUOTE] just found you post ,look …

[QUOTE=zeroth;717856]Welcome to Daniweb! You probably have some kind of infection. I suggest you download and run MalWareBytes from here: [url]http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html[/url] You can then go to our forum Virus, Spyware and other Nasties and read the sticky posts for help in getting rid of most bugs, if MalWareBytes does not fix …

shut down computer ,open the box ,using either the bios reset jumper or just remove the battery for awhile will reset the bios to defaults ,and hdd is usually first before the cdrom

Happiness is a Format/fresh install ,you will be the happy one. Time spent now will relieve conflict headaches later ! I use to believe the repair was an option once ,but not anymore

i have a ? when you do this ,"SATA is set to IDE Emulation Mode" do you turn it back on after you install winxp ,thanks ,sorry to butt in

[QUOTE=angela1422;717078]I had XP Home on my system, which met with an untimely demise. [/QUOTE] this info is incorrect, as a operating system can't meet a timely demise ,The cd maybe,but not the OS, all you need is a winxp home cd to load windows and use the key you have …

Hello,it could be the power supply going bad ,and bad psu can give power but just not enough to fully boot the beast !

[QUOTE=anil_kumar;716198]my all icon clear on my desktop.what can i do.[/QUOTE] hi,you might want to re-phrase that ,what is "my all icon clear " do you mean that there are no icons at all on you desktop. If yes ,do,ALT+ctrl+del ,and in the task manager go to File,new task ,and type …