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[QUOTE=ricardoftjunior;706795]Hello everybody, I have a laptop Compaq Armada M700 with a DVD/CD drive. I don't know what I did wrong but my DVD drive does not read any CDs anymore. I tried Audio CDs, CD-R, CD-RW but they are not recognized. It does read any DVD, though. Can somebody help …

hi ,im gonna post some info from the other help fourm that says it all , your problem will be fixed when you buy a copy of winxp and reinstall it ,,your problem will not be fixed by switching help forms after you get pissed off one other help forum …

copy/ past from internet search dllhost - dllhost.exe - Process Information Process File: dllhost or dllhost.exe Process Name: DCOM DLL Host Process Description: The DCOM DLL Host process supports DLL based COM objects and is used by many Windows programs Common Errors: N/A System Process: Yes =========================================== I would also …

as you say the lack of proper video driver is the problem with the wavy scrolling ,the updated drivers you downloaded does it come with a exe file to install the driver or was it a .zip file that maybe needs to be unzipped ,if its a zip file unzip …

[QUOTE=Colin Mallett;707971]After messing up my Win 2000 desktop I took it to the local repair shop where the incompetent owner restored it to life, but managed to lose about 50 GB of hard disk space. Yes lose it. I've searched meticulously for a file that big, without success. What can …

does it show in my computer as a 8gig ,did did you try reformatting it ,i would if it were mine ,but that's up to you of course . also do you 622 in total or one file that is 622 megs

not positive but this might shed some light on your problem [url]http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=822705&sd=RMVP[/url] got it from a link on this site ,218 unknown hard error error in the right pane . [url]http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm[/url]

[QUOTE=jworld2;706692]The thing is, I've never been ejecting before, because my computer would always say that it was being used and couldn't be ejected. I recently got rid of my old firewall and antivirus programs and got new ones. Maybe it will eject now. I don't know why that would cause …

[QUOTE=biljackson;690487]Hi All: Dell support has confirmed my worse fears--the registry error I had meant that my hard drive is dead. As I go to install the replacement drive, is there a way I can connect or access the hard drive through another computer (boot as a secondary drive) and access …

[QUOTE=Gaaraqwet;702357]Okay, Well I'm a totat idiot when it comes to hardware, can't tell good from bad, so I'll start out with my system info and that stuff.. I'm running WinXP.. Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1.80 Ghz 510MB RAM Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller with approx. 64MB memory DAC Type: Internal I'll include …

and just in case you don't know where to find it ,its in , start/all program /accessories/ accessibility

the virus alert by the date and be removed in control panel under ,Regional and language setting ,in there go to customize and time and you will see it there just choose one of the other time settings

if it still won't shut down all the way after you install the drivers right click on the desktop, go properties /screen saver /power, and in there you will find a spot to check off to used specific power options ,not on all computer ,not on mine so im not …

power supply's have been know to go bad really quick ,even really good ones .I have had it happen to me numerous time with cheap one ,maybe you got a bad one !!

sound like the video card is overheating and causing you problems maybe ,make use the fan on the video card is working ,assuming you have a video card and not onboard video ,also make sure all hardware is clear of dust buildup

to me its just a laptop with out the monitor,neat though

if it were mine i would use my windows cd and do a "R" repair from the recovery console !

try safe mode ,hitting f8 on boot up .try last known good configuration if that don't work ,try safe mode ,see if you can get in .thats the first step.if you cant get in use your recovery cd and reinstall windows

[QUOTE=Howe Marian;705759]When I opened my computer to-day my favorites was missing Marian Howe[/QUOTE] when you open Internet Explorer are the favorites there ! In MY Computer ,right click on the top tool bar and chose customize, in the left click on favorites ,hit the add button to add it to …

Hi,do you mean you want it to be at the Very bottom of the browser [if so i don't think that possible ,and dough you ever had it down there ] or the bottom of the top tool bar ,if you want it to be lower that it is in …

what do you have plugged into the pci slots that doesn't work ,strange for pci slots to not work on 2 different boards ,most like the card you have into the pci slot

and for you IE7 up grade problem go here and download and install it ,instead of doing it through windows updates . [url]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9ae91ebe-3385-447c-8a30-081805b2f90b&displaylang=en[/url]

[QUOTE=johnny80;699075]Just try this: [url]http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php[/url] I have seen this problem many times. This software works great.[/QUOTE] same software offered in post #2 instruction on its use . * Double-click [b]mbam-setup.exe[/b] and follow the prompts to install the program. * At the end, be sure to checkmark the [b]Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b] and …

[QUOTE=CBuddha;695662]I am getting an error in Internet Explorer: "Internet Explorer Cannot Display Web Page" Can someone tell me how to solve this problem? TIA!! CBuddha[/QUOTE] sorry to hear you have that problem ,can you connect to internet with other browser ,or is IE the only one you have installed . …

[QUOTE=mrjoli021;698222]How many memory chips does it have? if it has more than 1 chip. try removing 1 and see if turns on. if not try it with the other one. that way you can check to see if one of the chips died.[/QUOTE] they did that, as posted . sounds …

sounds like its overheating ,solution ,get can of compressed air, blow out fan and heat sinc fins ,if that doesn't fix it ,take it to someone who fixes laptops !

the hard drive can be removed and hooked to another computer and filrs retrieved ,to do this you need a usb device of sorts ,like a usb external hard drive case for a laptop size hard drive .or take out the hardrive and take it to good local computer shop …

try this . [url]http://www.theeldergeek.com/repair_ie6.htm[/url]

[QUOTE=kk117;697540]This is kinda embarressing asking other people for help but i haven't got much time, my friend has a medion md95400 laptop and it has a 1.7ghz cpu (centrino) and we thought that my 3.2ghz cpu (pentium 4) would be great, then it didn't work out as we thought it …

[QUOTE=MidiMagic;565961]Two questions: 1. How do I route the audio to the sound recorder? 2. How do I keep the two processes from interrupting each other and stopping the film from playing, putting gaps in the recording?[/QUOTE] if you have a mic ,put it near the speaker to record it when …

8. Faced with C:\WINDOWS> this is where i would type in chkdsk /p/f ,and hit enter there is a space between chkdsk and the /

system restore back to before you loaded the game .

as long as you have correct cables to the sata you are good to go,it will work laptop sata connections are smaller you know,right. don't know how you will secure it into the desktop case though unless you have correct caddy

i would suggest,the average user should not or does not need to be set up in Raid ,isn't worth the trouble from what i read .you get different answers form different people on all computer issues ! [url]http://www.google.ca/search?q=to+raid+or+not+to+raid+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a[/url]

could be beep codes coming from the motherboard speaker ,

i'll go out on a limb here ,but i bet Gateway could tell you for sure what one it will take . email info on this page . [url]http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/Gateway/450ROG/3501353nv.shtml[/url]

[QUOTE=dmented776;697508]My daughter unknowingly unplugged the cpu from her pc by unclamping the cpu [/QUOTE] You ovisiouly didn't put it back in correctly . how do you unknowingly disconnect a cpu !

[QUOTE=yoha;697884]Hi all my boss acer laptop keyboard letter ''P'' key only doesnt work i try to blow the keyboard but still the same pls help[/QUOTE] my suggestion is pull the key cover off and try pushing it ,if not replacing the keyboard

DDR, PC3200, will show as 200 in cpu-z, ddr stands for double data rate ,pc3200 ram is rate 4oo, 200x2= 400 you can use the ram shown on the wepsite you linked , and no you cant use SDRAM ., you need to use DDR-SDRAM Im, almost 100% sure my …

[QUOTE=nervos82;698255]i shutted down the pc and i did cut the power too, [/QUOTE] how are you shutting down the computer , please try and explain ,how and why you are cutting the power ,after you shut down windows

256 meg ram isn't anywhere near enough ,add at least another 512 meg ,aol needs more for sure .

i don't use system restore very often ,but wouldn't it reverse the changes back , if any were made with the sfc /scannow ,that you suggest to do before the system restore .seeing as how both replace system files !

never seen that before ,why did you cancel it ,leaving the recovery go would have install winxp with sp1 ,then you would have just did windows updates to get back to sp3.unless you were trying a reinstall over to of !and not a laptop recovery also what you did should …

AVG. don't type in any www's free.avg.com EDIT=forget that i don't think it will work with ME ,and you amy have a hard time finding one does,most likely whats wrong with you mcafee

Hello ,That should read hijack not hojack lol could someone advise on what to do with this and whats bad if any or program to remove the nasties ,all ready tried AVG antiviri/ spybot S&D/malwarebytes/ and ccleaner and combofix . Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 6:02:17 …

if it a sata hdd you will have to install sata drivers before xp install will see a harddrive . google installing sata drivers if this is the case .

i had that happen on a couple of xp machines and had to reload winxp to fix it ,only way i could find around it .

The only programs I did not recognize were the following: Answer Works=== has something to do corel or another program ,maybe Bonjour===== is releated to I-Tunes Learn 2 Player,= is a player installed with AOL or some other software maybe !

[QUOTE=themollusk;691130]Is there anything that really could be affected by this crack, honestly? I know if both hinges were cracked it'd be a different story but it's just the left side so I don't feel like it's super-imperative. Then again this machine is a brute in itself and weighs a mad …

[QUOTE=Iain707;689847]Greetings, where can I get one? [/QUOTE] Toshiba!!