i have got a computer that has two disk drives, they both used to be
working fine but after i re installed windows on my computer the
second drive disapeard (disk drive E).
i clicked on start>control panel>administrative tools>computer

I have a friend (some distance away from me) who is trying to connect
up a LAN consisting of three computers and two printers with
accessibility to the internet and the printers from all three
computers.

A thunderstorm recently killed my computer, and now I'm trying to
figure out what I need to replace.
When I press the power button, all fans and HDDs start spinning, and
the green LED on my Abit NF7-S mainboard lights up. However, I get

I know this is a hardware group, but the answers or advices here are
generally excellent, and most users are on Win XP...
My question is: does it still make sense to install SP2 on a PC where  Avast
antivirus and Zonealarm are already installed (plus a hardware FW in the

Folks, I just bought this ECS motherboard as the basis for a Linux box
I'm building:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813135039
I got it working, but only after a bit of a scare with the DRAM

Helloo, am new here and i need some help plz
i got a webcam from friend and i don't have the driver
when i connect it wz the pc , the XP searching 4 the driver and
nothing, it search for generic digitla webcam , i've attached a pic for

have 250 gb hdd any solution to recover my data

The clip at the end of the cable in my son's room has broken. Buying a
new cable is not an option. It runs from one side of the house to the
other. How do I put a new clip on it?

When I plug my thumbdrive into the front USB port on my Dell Desktop
(boy, I hate that location)  I get a message that says it would run
better in a USB2 port - to move it.
As far as I know this computer running XP Sp2 came with eight usb2

I see that larger Dell LCD monitors claim to be able to display
92% of NTSC colour gamut, as opposed to the 72% of other LCD monitors.
Are there any other - non Dell - monitors with the same feature ?

I have an Acer 5100 notebook computer that I purchased about nine
months ago.  In the last few weeks I feel that it has taken a hit on
performance.  I am Running Windows XP Pro, the System has an AMD MK-36
CPU, 2 GB of RAM, 80 GB of Hard drive space and the other usual stuff.

What I'm trying to accomplish is running a small motor in one direction for
a set period of time when the PC is turned on, and then have it run the
other direction for the same amount of time when the PC is turned off. The
motor will drive some kind of mechanism to make a fan (or ...

I'm trying to decide between a monochrome and colour laser printer:
Samsung ML2010 Laser 22ppm 1200 dpi x 600dpi USB Includes Toner -
£43.49
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/103045

I have an old laptop that I don't use anymore.  I was hoping to use
some of the parts so the /whole/ thing wouldn't go to waste.  How
cheap and easy would it be to convert that into an external hd?
Anyone know of a good place to find cases cheap?

Last month, my PC began to do strange things:
Programs that were authorized to get through my firewall were suddenly
considered as new programs and needed to be re-authorized.
All my DVD burns failed.