I have an original copy of office XP standard for students and teachers
edition that I purchased for a PC I bought 3 or 4 years ago.
The PC is dead, will MS allow me to install this s/w on the new PC I am
making?

Is anyone currently using or has anyone actually used an HDTV as their
primary monitor? How is/was it?
Thank you.

The start of the problem was detailed here, for brevity sake:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt/browse_thread/thre
ad/c4715c50cffe929d/48f0c0a559027c7f?lnk=gst&q=computer+problems!&rnum=3#48f0c0a
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I installed win2000 on the system but the system ...

I don't really understand memory specs.
I am considering the two sets below.
is one faster than the other?
I don't know what the pc6400  type numbers I see mean.

Hi ...need some help .....
I completed the assembly of an ATX motherboard into a mid case. I had
to bend some of the fins of the I/O shield so that they wouldn't press
against the motherboard. I did this 'cause it was near to impossible to

How do You think which hdd will be better for home PC - Barracuda 7200.10 or
Seagate Barracuda ES?
HDD will work in as single drive (not in raid).
Main advantage should be efficiency (performace) and reliability (solid).

My CD-R/DVD-RW drive will not read audio CDs or blank CD-Rs, but still
reads DVDs (including burned DVDs). The problem did not start until I
accidentally pressed the eject button while my computer was in the
middle of burning an audio CD. Now when I put in a CD or CD-R, the

Hey Guys, I am planning to build my first computer. It will mainly
serve as a gaming computer, as well a school tool. The OS will be
Windows XP Pro. Here are my core components, second revision:
    ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Socket T (LGA 775)

Is this group about homemade hardware or about "fix my pc" kind of
questions?
I just found this group by reading this faq:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/homebuilt-comp-FAQ/

I have a three-year-old PC built by a friend, it has an Asus A7V333 MB,
Athalon 2200 (which only seems happy running at 1800), XP Pro, and it is
having a couple of problems.
Recently while replacing a malfunctioning DVD burner I made the

I wanted to try installing the Zalman fan that I bought a few months back.
It was meant to replace the rather noisy fan on my graphics card nVidia
7800 GS.
I bought the fan while in a terrible hurry at a nation-wide chain (UK)

Ok, my PC will startup and run normally, but when I shut it down and it
powers down, it will not start up again until I unconnect the board power
connector and reconnect it.  Is this a short problem with the board and the
case?  It's connected to the case with plastic screw-in ...

This is a customer job, originally the PC was powering down all on it's
own. After debugging this a new PSU was installed, PC was working fine.
Now 2 weeks later the PC won't power on at all. I have tried a brand new
 PSU, still nothing - no lights/fans anything. I disconnected ...

How much difference does memory timing make?
For example, the difference between these, given a system that can
make use of the faster memory:
2.5-3-3-8

I'd like to buy an LCD computer display. I spend hours looking into
computer screen, that is why my main concern is to have the least
harmful screen. What display should I buy? Any advice will be greatly
appreciated. Thank you.