Search results

  1. M

    Belkin Wireles Router always dies....

    The gist of it is that we always have to unplug it to reset it every couple of days because the connection just dies randomly. My roommate says this used to happen to her at her old house. This used to happen to me at my old house as well, only that one was wired only. All three routers I'm...
  2. M

    Speakers/sound card won't play sound in browsers....

    So, I recently got a virus and I had to format my PC. Everything runs fine except for my sounds. It runs fine in winamp and WMP, but it won't play in any of my browsers (Opera, IE) for some reason. I've checked all the settings I know, and still nothing. Please help! Windows XP 2002...
  3. M

    Not connecting to internet, though everything looks okay

    Everything is connected, the motherboard's software has been loaded, ethernet cable is plugged in, and a local area network connection has been established. I even have the two computers in my task bar (though they are just two monitors with blacked out screens, nothing more). And it won't...
  4. M

    What to do with old PCs?

    Like, I may turn them into a file server or print server.... but I don't know what they do..lol anything else I can do with them?
  5. M

    Why does my system and browser always crash?

    It's been happening alot over a long period of time. There are two things that happen 1. My browser crashes. It doesn't matter if it is IE, Firefox, or Opera, it crashes randomly. The browser will just close up and I have to open up a new instance again. I was hoping there was just something...
  6. M

    Second PC can't detect printer on first PC

    Actually, it doesn't matter which PC it's on, if I switch back and forth, the printer is plugged directly into will work fine. But when I try to set-up my other PC for network printing, it can't detect the printer. Any help?
  7. M

    What's the simplest way of setting up a dual monitor?

    Reason I ask is that I have two non-matching monitors and two non-matching vid cards. If it is at all possible, I think I would like to set-up dual monitors. Any help? PS. I'll get the specs of the vid cards and the monitors tomorrow or something
  8. M

    Can someone help me interpret what my search results for RAM upgrade?

    http://www.crucial.com/store/l...0-XL400.&submit=Go The following is the link for my notebook. Now it says I have 64mb, non-removable RAM. It also says I have 1 slot for RAM. And also suggests peices of RAM to put in. Now, I'm interpreting this in a few different ways and I need...
  9. M

    DSL knocking off when phone is in use?

    I've seem to run into this problem ALL them time. Someone uses the phone while I'm on the internet, and the DSL knocks off. Though, it kicks up again in about 5 mins...why? Vital info: SBC Yahoo installed through Windows, not the SBC software Belkin wired router thanks for the help, guys
  10. M

    BSOD on my ~5 year old Compaq Presario notebook

    Every once in a while, my notebook will give me a BSOD (the same one every time) that does a "physical memory dump," and says there is something wrong with the hardware. How do I figure out what's wrong with it? If I took it to a computer shop, would they be able to correctly diagnose it...
  11. M

    Looking to build a Media Center TV

    If you don't get it by now, I want to build a PC that can do pretty much all that was stated. I'm not looking for something that is so unbelievablly good that it will kill my wallet. But I wanted something decent, or above decent. The first and only thing I researched was my video card. The...
  12. M

    Code 10

    I figured out the problem, I just can't correct it. It seems like Windows is having problems having two sound devices installed (Audigy 2 and sound device from motherboard). And I get code 10 for my sound card. If I plug my speakers into the motherboard outputs, it works fine. But my SC doesn't...
  13. M

    Why isn't my floppy working?

    you know, it's just floppy *wink wink* .... I kid, I kid. :) Anyways, both of my PCs floppy drives stopped working. My main PC with parts that are only about a year old stopped working. I think I did remove the cable to do something once, but its not working now. I tried flipping the cable and...
  14. M

    What's a good resource-friendly OS?

    I've asked around, and I guess its Win2KPro...any objections? I need a Windows OS that is easy on the memory because I'm formatting a POS PC and Laptop. thanks in advance, guys
  15. M

    Why does is my C-drive so low on space??

    I keep getting that low on disk space warning, and I check my C-Drive and it shows that I have only about 200mb out of 4.87 GB remaining. The problem is that I hardly ever save anything on it and when I check all the files/folders in the C:,, it shows I only used up about 2.5GB....what's the...
  16. M

    Concerning checking my HDD without a floppy drive

    Basically, my HDD is pure crap and I need to check it's stability. Unfortunately, the software that WD gives me needs to be run as a boot disk. The bad part is that both my PC's have messed up floppies. Is there anyway I can do this without a floppy?
  17. M

    What's wrong with my floppy drive?

    1. It won't read my disks... disks that I'm sure should work. It says "disk is not formatted...", then asks me to format, which I do, then it says windows can't continue with the format. 2. I bought a "new" floppy, same thing. 3. I flipped the cord, thinking it may be backwards, that didn't...
  18. M

    Turning internal hard drive to external...

    Apparently, it's doable and they sell kids to do it. But I don't really want to spend that much on a kit (roughly $80 is what I found). I can make my own enclosure, I was just wondering if there is a relatively easy (and inexpensive) way to convert IDE to USB.... thanks
  19. M

    Checking HD for problems

    Basically, I think my HDD is messed up physically. Is there anyway to check it's "status" through some software? thanks guys
  20. M

    Belkin router lights

    Basically it's like this: Belkin says that my "WAN" light should be green, except that it's orange most of the time. I have seen it be green before, but just wondering if you guys knew why it was orange thanks
  21. M

    My WD hard drive died!!!

    So, ever since I installed my WD hard drive, it clicked. And then, it finally died. Well, at least, it doesn't work well. My question is, should I bother to even use it as a back up or just toss it? It's relatively new, do you think WD would honor their guarantee, or will they give me a lot of...
  22. M

    Connecting to my PC through the internet

    Is there a way to set it up, so as I'm at school or work and I can access my PC?
  23. M

    Laptop failure question

    I'm not sure where this is supposed to go, but i'll post it here. Basically, it's like this.... everytime I try to do some very specific things with my laptop, it'll pretty much shut down. It'll show a blue screen, have a bunch of words saying something along the lines of "There was an error...
  24. M

    Connecting on start-up?

    Is there a way to set-up my OS to connect automatically to the internet on start-up? SBC Yahoo! DSL Windows XP
  25. M

    Someone post in here,

    I'm testing something
  26. M

    Is there a way to play PS2 games on my PC monitor...

    And no, I don't have a TV in on my PC. Can I direct link to my monitor somehow?
  27. M

    I need a driver.... I guess....

    Long story short, My DVD/CD-R combo drive isn't completely recognized on my PC. It only recognizes the DVD/CD portion. Apparently, there is no driver installed for it and I can't find it on the net. Can anyone help me out? Thanks guys PS. The funny thing is that since the driver for the CDR...
  28. M

    Printer is malfunctioning...

    Basically, it won't print 1. Windows seems to recognize it. 2. There is ink. 3. All connections have been checked. 4. I have reset it (unplugged everything for several minutes). 5. I can print from the computer side, but when the printer is going to print, I just get an error. Printer: HP...
  29. M

    Having a little trouble starting my PC....

    Basically, the computer was working fine last night. But when my sister turned on the computer this morning, it messed up. All that happens is that the PC boots up and then gets to a screen that's all black and has the cursor and I can still move the cursor around, but I can't do much else. Can...
  30. M

    DVD-ROM/CD-ROM/CD-R driver problems

    Windows recognizes the DVD and CD portion of the device, but it doesn't recognize it as a CD-r. I can't find a driver or anything. I just can't figure it out. any help?
  31. M

    Is there a way to get an outmsart the errors?

    I keep getting an error when I use Microsoft Word. And it pisses me the F*CK OFF!!! It'll radomly give me and eror and force me to nrestart word again. Is there anyway to sidestep this? -Turn off errors temporarily? -Not have my program close when there is an error? -??? Please help
  32. M

    My school's library has these ethernet outlets in there...

    And I was wondering if I could bring my laptop and use up their internet. Even if not, could I use there line for my DSL somehow??? Basically, the question here is, how can I make use of this outlet? (No, I haven't talked to my school yet. I just thought of this right now) I'm going to go play...
  33. M

    Windows MP9 will plays sound, but no video...

    every once in a while, I'll download a video and the video will freeze on the first frame and the sound will still play...any help? BTW, yes, i have tried to play it on a different player. Yes, I know the video is supposed to be playing (not a corrupt file or anything). Yes, I have checked for...
  34. M

    Microsoft Word is HELL! - HELP

    Whenever I try to use word, it'll give me an error every so often and force me to close the application and pretty much start over. Sometimes it recovers my stuff, but sometimes it doesn't as well. I have NO IDEA what this error is and it's pissing me off. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the...
  35. M

    My taskbar isn't auto-hiding

    I have it set to auto-hide. And as soon as I come out of the properties box, the taskbar hides, but when I move down so it'll come up again.... it won't hide anymore....anyone know why?
  36. M

    I always hear my PC click

    Every once in a while, the PC will click like something turned off and on again do you know what this could be?
  37. M

    I want to format my PC

    well, actually only my C drive partition. I've accumalated alot of crap, spyware, and viruses from some very unreliable sources.... and well, I just need to get rid of everything. Fortunately, the OS (Windows XP) was very recently installed, so I don't have alot of stuff on my PC (any of which...
  38. M

    I am uber-new to IRC...

    how do you use it? I got as far as installing it :) I'd appreciate the help, guys
  39. M

    SBC Yahoo! DSL problems

    so..... I installed it and it worked and everything.... but I turned of the PC and left for work, came back and it wouldn't connect anymore. All the components were working properly, but it was "unable to establish connection." any help? [I want to get on my DSL so I can :wackit: :D]