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I have a laptop running WindowsXP Professional right now, but I want to install Linux on my harddrive which I mounted in an External Enclosure which connects via Firewire to my laptop. I can't think of a way of installing Linux onto the harddrive and having it boot correctly. I know that...

Dell Inspiron 5100 2.8ghz p4 1gig DDR Ram CDRW/DVD-ROM Internal Wireless WiFi Network Card 32mb ATI Radeon Mobility 7500 Etc. Etc. I love this laptop. I've had it for almost a month and it's been working great. Dell support is awesome too. The screen is crystal clear, I think maybe even...

does the motherboard monitor work with dell laptops?

I have a brand new installation of WinXP and Internet Explorer on my computer. When i clicked on a .mpg link on a website some dialogue box popped up and asked me something about opening from the browser or not. There was a button to click if you wanted it to remember your preference. I swear...

I just got a ADS Technology Firewire external harddrive enclosure for my internal harddrives. I plugged it into my laptop and it immediately recognized it as a harddrive. Now my question is, how do I shut the hard drive down? Can I just turn it off, or do I need to turn off my computer or is...

hey guys, i decided to order a Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite instead of going through the trouble of the adapter. From what you've told me the key holds don't work well, so I decided to just grab a nice new keyboard for $12 =) thanks guys for the replies! Very helpful!

They don't like holding of keys? does this happen with the microsoft natural keyboards that have the converter?

hey awsome! i'd definitally pay shipping for it =) tell me if u can find one? i'd really appreciate it! thank you!

Is there such a thing as a PS/2 to USB converter? Reason is my keyboard is a PS/2 but my new laptop doesn't have a ps/2 port, only USB's. Sucks huh? I really like my keyboard and would like to keep it. Anybody know of a converter and where to get one? Thanks!

Sorry for not being clear before, but this is what I'm trying to do: Control the computer running Win2k Server (it has to do with terminal server) remotely from my WinXP computer. I'm very new to this so I'm not sure what to do. I was told do install the win2k terminal client, without...

does compusa carry the same brand?

I tried to order a SOHO1394 Mobile Disk but they sent me a 2.5". It was way too small, my harddrive was a lot larger than the enclosure, and I'm not sure if it would even work. Where can I find some kind of enclosure or something that will make my internal harddrive into an external one that...

sweet, that's the exact problem. thank you!

I am currently running Windows XP Professional on my machine, but I need to connect to a Windows2000 Server machine. I was told to install windows2k server, which would ask if I would like to make 2 floppies to install windows2k "client". I'm sort of confused about all of this. Is there a way...

I just recently changed from Windows2k to WindowsXP Professional, and I've noticed that there isn't a way to resize the quicklaunch bar the way Windows2k allows you to. Is there a way to resize this? Thank you!