Hi I have never had issues before playing DVD's on my notebook now today all of a sudden, I keep getting that 'blue screen'. This is the message I get: A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

Hello All, I'm new here. I have a compaq presario 1500 laptop. It's 2 years old. The problem I have now is that there are blue vertical lines everywhere on the monitor. I tried to reboot the computer and turned it off and on, but the lines remained there. Sometimes red lines also appear on the...

I need to make a Boot Disk so I can get to the command prompt. However, I do not have a floppy drive on my Compaq like I do on my older Dell. I just have a Pioneer DVR110. Is there anyway to create a boot disk with a CD?

Hi I have just bought a Compaq EVO D150 e-PC computer and I´m trying to reinstall the operation system. I´ve just updated de BIOS to the last revision. The problem is that, even I set the correct option in BIOS (first boot device CD/DVD) the computer boots from HDD. I have just tried...

Hello All, I am hoping that someone out there may have some experience with the following issue: I maintain several Compaq Presario 4540's at my place of employment. Two of them now have completely "died"... There is absolutely no video display. You cannot boot at all, even from a diskette. You...

Hello All, I am hoping that someone out there has experienced the following problem. I maintain a handfull of Compaq Presario 4540's at my place of employment. I've had 2 of them completely crap out on me in the same way. They will not boot at all, even to a floppy. Additionally, you cannot access...

I have a Compaq 7360 (an older computer). The only thing I've have ever done to this computer was to install more ram. It worked fine for a couple months and then one day the computer wouldn't boot. I see the compaq logo and see the computer checking the memory. That's it, it just stops after the...

I am having a boot problem with an old Armada 7800: 1. I cannot boot from anyplace but the hard drive. After I've booted, the system recognizes the floppy and/or the CD. But, during the boot process, only the hard drive is recognized. 2. When I boot, I get the following message:...

Hi you know it's possible with the notebook HP Compaq Nc6000, bios version 68BDD, booting from usb, with hard drive or pendrive? Thanks Best regards

I have a version 1, legacy-free IPAQ Desktop system (PIII/500). Currently I am using it with FreeBSD 4.10 using a USB keyboard and mouse. However I would like to run this system headless (no keyboard, mouse or monitor). On generic systems this simply requires turning off in the BIOS stopping...

Booting a deskpro EN without keyboard: As I want to use this as a small print server, I'd like to operate it without a keyboard (using VNC). In the bios, there seems to be no entry about 'Halt on no errors', so if I try to boot without keyboard it halts (with 'keyboard error, press F1 to...

I've got an old Compaq Deskpro 66M that I received in January 1993. It does not seem to allow for booting from CD-ROM. OK, that's fine. When did Compaq first release systems that could boot from CD-ROM? -- http://www.standards.com/; See Howard Kaikow's web site.

I'm running Windows ME on my Compaq Presario. When I boot into SAFE MODE , the Help and Support program automatically launches. Is there a way to prevent the Help and Support from launching? -- Ed --

I would like to be able to boot from CF/MMC/CD in order to GHOST my laptop without buying a floppy drive. Anyone know how to make it boot from CF/MMC? Anyone know how to make a generic boot CD for DOS?

Hi: I have a Presario 5002US with Win ME. Whenever I try to boot up, I get the Startup menu. No matter what I select, I end up in a loop where the machine boots up and gets as far as the Windows spalsh screen before going back to the startup menu. After picking the bootlog option a few times,...

This is my first new computer.What advice can you all give as to what I can clean off of the computer before I get started loading my junk on it? In the Add/Remove programs window,I have deleted AOL, Money 2002, Money 2002 System pack and Works 6.0(I will reinstall my old Office 2000--is there any...

Hi, I have a broken Compaq T1500h UPS. It broke when I removed main power without unplugging the connected devices first (I wanted to test the battery). So, my question is: Which component has the highest probability of breaking first, in a situation like the above? I guess it isn't the battery,...

Hi all, I need to get a new computer and am looking for something decent, but inexpensive. I know there's trade offs involved. I read the reviews of the eMachines T3085 which costs $670 before a $50 rebate. At staples the other day, I saw the Compaq Presario SR1030NX ($665 before $50...

Any help with these bugs, either causes or solutions? 1610 Presario 80mb ram. system freezes requiring hard reboot when touchpad cursor is moved at same time as keystroke. win98se system reports no conflicts. hardware acceleration already set to lowest. battery and system interaction very...

I have an Armada M700 with Win 2000. The built into the screen microphone doesn't seem to do anything: if I try to record, the sound recorder utility's "virbrating line" remains dead throughout the test. If, on the other hand, I use an external mic, it all works well. No volume controls are muted...