I just purchased a Compaq Presario R3360US laptop preloaded with XP Home. I prefer XP Pro and thinking of formatting the drive and loading XP Pro on it. Am I asking for trouble ?? Anyone here do this ?? Thanks for any input !!!

Just got a Compaq deskpro, has windows 98 se. Have gone to start and my computer, looked all over the tower but can not fine a model number. Is there a way to fine out ?. Have no books on it, it's 1 years old but seems to work fine.

I just reinstalled my Compaq XP Home op system on a new hard drive on my Compaq Presario, a fairly recent model purchased last year. Then I installed all of the updates which have been published at the HP website, then SP2, and finally the latest windows updates. All seems OK, but somehow in...

New to computers so bear with me. Got a used computer but had no info on it but what was listed on "my computer" info page, no model number,et. Downloaded "Belarc Adviser" and says i have a Compaq Deskpro EP/ SB series,made 08/18/99 with windows SE. Processor is 600 megahertz intel pentium III. ...

Hi all, I bought a Compaq R3000 laptop (Amd athlon 64 3000+ cpu) a few months ago. I figured I'd get some issues I've been having cleared up. 1. Sometimes (very rarely, but it does happen), I get my keyboard into a state where capslock is backwards, and 'Enter' doesn't work. I bash around a...

Hello. Is there anything unusual about replacing the hard drive on this laptop? Is part of the bios on the hard drive? I don't have the restore cds so if there are any files necessary that aren't on the window install disks I'd like to know. Thanks. Chuck

Try www.power-on.com KC From: "bob brozewicz" Subject: power supply..... Date: Thursday, December 16, 2004 11:49 PM hi all,

hi all, can anyone tell me the name of a 350 watt power supply that is compatible with a compac presario 5000. i have an antec 350 watt power in my intel/gateway pc. i was going to but this same one for my kids presario 500 and was told by antec that it will not work in a comapq. antec is not...

Keith wrote: I am currently setting up a Compaq deskpro 1000 for a non-profit and the video card that is installed is displayed as a PCI VGA card by windows hardware set up, however it has s-video and a TV-out connector. Does anyone know what type of video card is installed in the Compaq...

Hi all, I have bought for testing purposes a refurbed Compaq EVO T30 thin client device with Win XPe, unfortunately it hasnt came with any CDs and I think it should come with some management software so I can install patches and reset to factory etc. At the moment any configs I make are reset on...

This Slim Tower doesn't seem to have much extra room. Could a 2nd hard drive fit in just temporarily for backup?

Hi All: I have and old Comapq Armada (7400 I think) with a defective keyboard. It is a eral pian because the keys don't always register, particularly the space bar and shift key. If I take this machine appart, will I be able to clean or repair the keyboard?

There were some problems with the sound on the computer and the drive was lost? disabled? not working!!! Called HP/Compaq and their help desk is like not able to help. Why i the name of the Good Lord Jesus can they not tell me which driver need to download for the sound. I think it might be...

I upgraded a Presario notebook 1800XL390 to Windows XP, but lost some of the Synaptics touchpad capabilities, including ability to create zones with special key links. I have installed HP/Compaq's update (2002), and also tried a generic XP driver from Synaptics, without success. Does anyone where...

recently came into posession of a Compaq Presario 5700T, I need the Motherboard Chipset Disc.....Anybody have an idea where I can download one? Tnx

Got out a Deskpro XE466 that had been working perfectly only to find that it now performs a memory check then stops and goes no further. Could it be the CMOS battery and, if so, how do you change it? A lame question I know but the battery appears to have a lug fitted to it that connects to the...

Can Presario 7599 accept a digital output video card ??

Hello. Yesterday I decided to upgrade this laptop to win xp. The upgrade went fine except for the touchpad and ps/2 port dying. I have tried all the Synaptic drivers at Compaq and the Synaptic website but to no avail. The Synaptic drivers won't install because they don't see the...

I currently have Window Media Player 9 installed on my computer. No matter what I try it will not open up tho. So, can I just go to the Microsoft website and download Windows Media Player 9 again? Or do I need to uninstall media player 9 first? When I go to the install/uninstall program I...

I have a Compaq 5430US running Windows XP and I'm having problems with my Multimedia USB Keyboard model# KUS0060 with smart card reader. I had to rig the keyboard to work and I'm wondering if it will give me problems down the road. Here's the story. My main hard drive failed so I bought a new...