No doubt there must be benefits in using Windows XP over Windows 98... apart from being easier to shut down... but I seem to be finding a lot of DISadvantages so far... Does anyone know of a website whose theme is: Things people hate about Windows XP and how to overcome them? Some things I would...

i have the suse9.1 iso. copied to cd. nothing. tried nero burn and burn to iso. kept coming up with no disk in drive and wouldn't burn. Tried copying extra files that were included in pc format distro folder. Same error message. So tried nero burn express with pc format distro stuff as well as...

The morons on Tech TV were ridiculing floppy drives. Ha! For a lousy $10 you can: *Easily update your BIOS *Easily update the firmware on your optical drives *Clone a HDD with Ghost AND a lot of people don't want to spent $100 for WinXP (or steal it) so a

My motherbaoard has blown and am looking for a repalacement. It can be second-hand or refurbished - the chepaer the better. It is to replace a motherboard in a Dell Dimension E 520 (LGA 775, Pentium D 915 2.8GHz processor, chipset probably G965, power supply output 305W. Form factor BTX I am...

That sums up the entire industry. The prices aren't coming down. The prices have remained the same for the past six months. They pay cheap laborers in Asia a few cents an hour to manufacture this hardware, and then turn around and make a 1000% profit. I'd love to see this turned on them. (e.g. mass...

Is there a generally-accepted best angle for the slope of a regular keyboard? One web page says this: ------------------ BEGIN QUOTE ----------------- "angle of the keyboard relative to the angle of the wrist. Most keyboards slope upwards from front to back, and this means that users bend...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cable-Tex-Coaxial-Aerial-Cable-White/dp/B003S46D06/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1304163450&sr=8-10 What's the name of the plugs in USA? It seems that USA televisions only use F Type connectors. -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May...

Hello, Lately I am wondering what would happen to an appartment complex or any other building for that matter where there are many ground wires and power outlets with ground pins and for example electrical devices with cables and ground wires attached to them, and then a terrorists comes by and...

I have some motherboards designed for 4-6 SATA ports, but only 2 SATA connectors were installed, and I'd like to add the missing connectors plus any needed termination resistors. Here's an example with an ECS GeForce 6100SM-M v. 1.0 motherboard: ...

I have been approached to build a server, to be used for file storage and backups. What is a server by definition and what specs and O/S should I be looking to provide the above? Is XP Pro sufficient? Current IT infrastructure comprises of 4 laptops + 2 desktops FTP Required also Please do not...

"John L @yahoo.com" john_stlmoremovethis wrote in message ... My external WD hard drive has recently starting 'clicking' on occasion - like resetting itself over and over. Usually it's quiet, works fine, but sometimes it will just start clicking like some...

I'm planning to add some memory to a PC. The motherboard supports "DDR up to 333 MHz (enhanced) memory bus." 333 MHz (PC2700) or slower DDR SDRAM isn't easy to find on today's market, and when you do find it, it's considerably more expensive than the DDR which runs at 400 MHz (PC3200). What...

I've been trying to remember this, and I honestly can't remember it anymore. In MS-DOS, where were the standard external commands located? The only thing I remember about MS-DOS was that the command.com was located in the root directory (along with autoexec.bat, config.sys, and the hidden files...

I understand that for some reason it will only recognize about 3.5GB but I've read different explanations as to why. According to MS website, XP will use 4 GB. So what's the deal, should I go with 4GB? It's only $30 more than 2GB. When I use the memory configurator doohickies they only find...

Serious question - why is SP2 so big? It's about (80 to 100 MB for users fully up to date with XP patches and is 200 plus MB for those who haven't been applying patches. Let's say it is a average minimum of 90 MB. That is very big. Why is it so large?

Franklin wrote: I usually switch off my PC before I change a PCI card but a recent case I wanted to remove a modem card, then inspect the markings and then restore it in the PC. If I don't switch off the PC then what sort of damage might I cause? It is not certain that you will do any...

In article Bubba Bub@ba wrote: On Wed, 13 May 2015, Jack Ryan wrote: For years now, Linux fans have been dreaming of the fabled "Year of the Linux Desktop". snip PS This is probably old news to you tech...

My local "mom and pop" store has made the following bid for a new system I'm considering. I'd like some opinions about what you think. I'd like to buy local if possible. Expected use is web surfing, email, limited dvd making someday. System will replace a 3 year old P-3 running Win98SE. Intel...

Considering the fact a mainboard is a very complex part of a computer that you would want to know is factory fresh, how come mainboard boxes are not factory sealed? If that's because configuring has to be done after the factory, how come the company that configures the thing does not seal the...

Ever had an email you send out come back at you as spam? For example, in your email to a friend, which let's assume is in unencrypted POP server form, is sent by Outlook and has the words "walk in the park". Then, in the next hour or so, you get spam that mentions "walk in the park" along with the...