Anyone really good with Windows XP professional? I am not, having only been using it for a few weeks. However my laptop(compaq) normally opens to the desktop. The other day, being stupid ( I am being that alot lately) I was fiddling with something in Windows and the next time I turned on the laptop...

I'm currently running Windows ME on a Compaq Presario (128 ram, 40gb hard drive, 21 gb used and 17 free.) Over the summer I downloaded theWindows Media player that comes with XP (the one that lets you rate the songs). It's been running perfectly and hasn't given me any problems up to now. A few...

Hi i only have windows xp home edition sp1 on cd's not windows xp full version installation dvd or cd rom. I brought my presario s5040an late last year. After removing the physical data to install linux. I could not go back to the full version. Can anyone help?

This is a post to document problems I had installing Windows XP on an old Compaq Presario 7461 (but probably applies to other models). 1. Install Windows XP goes through first stage (copy from CD to hard-disk) the fails to reboot. Basically both the hard-drive and the CD-ROM were wired to the...

I'm having some problems trying to install Windows XP on an old Compaq Presario 1260 notebook (which I know is possible from what I've read on various webpages). It usually gets as far as the "Setup Is Starting Windows" graphics part after the files have been copied, but just freezes there. I've...

I finally installed Windows XP SP2 on my Compaq Presario S5000J and S3010CL Desktop machines. They are both 2003 vintage machines with Athlon processors that came with Windows XP Home SP1 installed. The Blue star down in Systray with the October threat of no more updates gave me little...

I'm running a Compaq Presario 5868 with WindowsXP Home Edition and SP2 installed. I also use a dial-up connection. Whenever I hang up and try to connect again I get an error message telling me the modem is off the hook. Error 676. When I reboot everything is fine until I hang up again and get...

For your information: We recently installed WinXP on our new 80 gig Western Digital HD for our Compaq Presario 5245 that we bought new a few years ago: AMD-K6-2, 400 MHz, originally 96 memory, now 256 memory. We started having all types of problems with WindowsXP BSOD stop error messages. We...

I have an old Armada 1750 ( which was given to me) and I would like to set it up as a wireless laptop via internet connection with the Westell 327W. Knowing a whole lot more about desktops, I have no idea what it is that I need for this laptop to produce a wireless connection. I have 2 cards:...

Hi all, I'm trying to install a USR wireless card (USR5410) in my Presario 1210 laptop (Pentium 150 Mhz, 128 Mb Ram, etc). According to USR, the minimum spec is a Pentium 100. The laptop won't detect the card being inserted but it does detect it being pulled out (beeps). I've done a fresh install...

Hi .. I have an internal wireless connection. Lately, occasionally, it disconnects for 10 or 15 minutes and then reconnects. Is this the computer or the router? When its disconnected I can plug the laptop into a hard wire and it works fine. Then a while later the wireless connection starts...

Hello, This is more of an annoyance problem than anything else. I have a Compaq Presario 2550ca running Windows XP Professional, all the latest drivers from Microsoft and Compaq. After my computer falls asleep, when I wake it up, the wireless icon in the notification area says that I am not...

Is it possible to use a minipci wireless card in the Evo620c Presently I've got a minipci modem, but it's no use for me. The question is, if there is an antenna to connect to the wireless card - or is the only optimal sollution to use the multiport ? regards, LL

I have a WL400 from compaq and need to change som internal parameters as I read some bug fixing around performance and speed. Solution customer care N° 4203 On customer care HP.( solution cutomer care N° 4203 ) there is a fix , but is there somebody who knows whare i can find that software ...

I put an IBM 10 gig drive on a Compaq and loaded winXP home. I then put the hard drive in a clone pc and it wont boot. If I put the drive back in the compaq machine it boot just fine? Is there some kind of boot record on it or something telling it to boot from a compaq bios only? I need to use the...

ANY advice appreciated.Customer bought 3 of these to replace older PC's as folks go on vacation this summer. : http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06b/12454-12454-64287-321860-3328898-3459241-3459245-3747465.html They come with " HP network " softwa www.hp.com/go/worryfree , that is...

I have a compaq presario 5220 and need to upgrade the memory. Will the following...

Would you like to tell me where to buy a cheap IBM laptop batteries with good quality? I live in London, and I want to buy a replacement battery for my IBM thinkpad t22 from a on-line store of United Kingdom. A friend of mine told me that there is a good place for me, that...

I am trying to install a Linksys WPC54GS into my COMPAQ 1800T laptop. The device seems to install with no problem but when I boot my machine, I get a message 90013 stating the WPAStartup has not completed but doesn't tell me anything else. If I disable then enable my adapter I get the message...

I bought a Compaq Presareo tower computer used and it has Windows ME on it. The problem is it did not come with any of the original disks. Can someone tell me where to get the restore disks? Remove from my email address the no spam. Ted