I`d really like to centalise my video and music currently on the PCs on my
home network, I just get confused as there are so many ways to do this. Many
solutions seem just too clumsy (too hard for wife to use!!)
I have not yet got a media centre PC and wonder if this is the way to ...

i'm trying to figure the best way to connect a pc to a tv so one can
watch a clear picture of what is on the pc screen.
i want to play movies that are stored on the network.
i dont mind keeping a computer near the tv, but i dont want to have a

Is it worth paying out to get some anti-virus software bundled with a
new Dell laptop? I'm pretty out of touch with this, in the past virus
protection has always been managed for me by someone at work. I've
copied the options I'm being offered below (prices in UK pounds).

This problem occurs with a Dell Smartstep laptop, and seems the opposite to
the norm. Typically the settings allow for the LCD display to dim slightly
when under battery power in order to conserve energy. But in this case it is
the opposite. When using battery power, the display ...

I installed Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 on my own Packard Bell pc and then
tried to install it on my son's machine also, but although it works on mine,
it refuses to install on his. His is a Dell machine and I keep being told
there's a bad file, but there isn't. I then tried to ...

I recently installed a Dell XPS710. I would like to obtain the
Microsoft Vista software upgrade from Dell. I used the Dell web pile
to initiate this request. I was presented with an HTML form that asked
for the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) for the PC.

Seems like good reading if you are into video cards:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/02/06/the_best_gaming_video_cards_for_the_money
/index.html

The sound volume today had declined on my Set Smart 5-seasons DVD
set, in spite of every control I can find being full max.
Inspiron 1200
Playing MIDI files seems to be able to get plenty of output, so it's

I'm working on my little rebuild project of a Dimension 8100  to use as a
peer to peer closet file server.  I got 512MB of ECC RDRAM from ebay,
installed no problems.  I installed WinXP Home SP2 on a new 300GB Seagate
drive on Primary IDE0 partitioned into 86GB C OS and apps, ...

I'm considering the purchase of an Optiplex 745 with Intel's GMA 3000
integrated video.  I've read comments on the 'net stating that even the 2D
quality is dreadful, so I'm just looking for confirmation from actual
users/owners with the same integrated video. I won't be using it ...

How many memory slots do the following Optiplex systems have?
GX240
GX260
GX270

Just received an email from DHL-Notify that my Express upgrade package has
been picked up by DHL for delivery on Feb 27th.
(XPS 210 purchased in late Oct, 2006)

I have a Dell Dimension 8300 with two SATA hard drives , two DVD burners and
a floppy drive. Can I install a third hard drive and, if so, how would it be
cabled and jumpered and where would it be mounted?
Thanks

How do I get rid of using a password,I don't how this happen but all of
sudden at boot up I am being asked for a password,and also when I go in to
setup ,I cant make changes unless I use a password.I don't need or want a
password. Thanks

I've had my 8400 for a little less than a year. The only problem I had
was the built-in phone modem card went south and made the whole system
quit (after a long session with tech support in India and working
through taking apart the 8400 one card at a time we found the problem