I got a new WD 120gb hard drive for my performance 450. I have set up five partitions on it. I am currently running win2k pro. I would like to be able to install Mandrake Linux 9.2 on another partition, and Win98 on yet another partition. Is this possible to do after I have already partitioned?...

Microsoft has just come out with a bunch of Windows Updates. I installed all of them with no problems, except for KB890859. On my GW 700X with Win XP Pro, this update changed my desktop appearance to a tan-colored Windows Classic Look. There was no option to change it back to the Win XP layout. ...

If it was such a good move for Gateway to acquire eMachines, how come my Gateway stock continues to sink further into the cellar? Scott

I haven't installed SP2 on my Win XP desktop or notebook yet. I have a Linksys wireless network. I'm thinking of acquiring Windows 2000 and installing it on another computer in the house. The Win2000 installation includes SP2. Is there any way that the SP2 on the new machine might affect (in a...

I haven't installed SP2 on my Win XP desktop or notebook yet. I have a Linksys wireless network. I'm thinking of acquiring Windows 2000 and installing it on another computer in the house. The Win2000 installation includes SP2. Is there any way that the SP2 on the new machine might affect (in a...

I haven't installed SP2 on my Win XP desktop or notebook yet. I have a Linksys wireless network. I'm thinking of acquiring Windows 2000 and installing it on another computer in the house. The Win2000 installation includes SP2. Is there any way that the SP2 on the new machine might affect (in a...

I have a DOS invoice program that prints fine with Win95 and Win98. However, I could never get it to print from my Gateway 700X desktop with WinXP Pro...until I read a tip in PC World that said to "enable printer pooling". First, I configured my HP Photosmart (USB) printer connected to this PC. I...

I'm running Win95a on an old GW P5-90. The secondary 13.6 GB WD hard drive has 2GB partitions (D, E, F, G, H, I, J). Lately, when I tried to make a new folder in drive D, it said "Error renaming file...Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected..." Right-clicking on the drive in My Computer...

My 6-year old Gateway 700x WinXP Pro desktop has an nVidia GeForce2 MX 400 (original) video card, running an 18" Gateway LCD monitor at 1280 x 1024 resolution. I just picked up a Samsung 19" wide screen LCD monitor at a great price. I see that the Samsung monitor is designed to run at 1440 x 900...

I'm trying to figure out what happened to my GW 700XL desktop with XP Pro. I tried to update my 8-30-01 NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400 video drivers with the latest one from Nvidia's website. However, I got a blue screen on the re-boot. I rolled back to the original drivers, and that worked, except my...

I've been holding off on installing SP2 because of various issues and the possibility of screwing up my home wireless network. Now, I've run across this article: "The automatic download blocker that Microsoft implemented in August will expire April 12, at which time SP2 will be...

I recently dumped the aging McAfee AV on my P5-90 with Win95a and installed Nod32 AV to replace it. During installation, it said the AMON (continuously monitors internet, etc. for possible virus) would not work properly without Winsock v2.0. It looks like I can get Winsock v2.0 from Microsoft's...

My SMC 2804WBR Barricade Router is a couple of years old. Just today, I found when trying to access some websites that I frequently go to (usatoday.com, msnbc.com, some banking sites) I get a message that "Netscape cannot connect to the server". Often after a few tries, it connects. IE 6 takes me...

I see where Microsoft on Tuesday issued 5 new security patches for Windows: KB823353, KB840315, KB842773, KB841873, KB839645. Does anyone know of any issues in installing these patches? Thanks! Scott

Today when booting up my XP Pro system, Zone Alarm said: "Microsoft HTML Application Host" wants to access the internet for the first time. Destination: 64.94.110.11:HTTP. File name: mshta.exe. Any idea what this is? Thanks!

I'm going to be pairing a Samsung 173P lcd monitor (with analog and digital output) to an E-3200 with an onboard Rage video card. I'd like to get a DVI card that will take full advantage of this monitor's digital output. TV-out option would be welcome, too. Any suggestions for a card to do this?...

I have a Gateway E-3400 with 700mhz chip. I'll be connecting a Samsung LCD monitor using a DVI connection. I ordered an Apollo 5200 video card with DVI. It requires an AGP 2.0 slot. The E-3400 User Manual says the AGP slot is on the motherboard. I've located it on the motherboard, but it's...

My Gateway E-3200 desktop has an AGP slot on the motherboard, but there's no corresponding knockout on the back of the computer for the card to fit flush with the outside. I have an Apollo 5200 video card with DVI. It's a standard AGP card. It's obvious it won't fit, because the E-3200 is a...

I'm looking atbuying a Belkin USB 2 PCI card with 4 external USB connectors (and 1 internal) for a Gateway E-3400 rinning Win98 SE. This card requries a PCI 2.1 slot. Does anyone know if this Gateway system (I would guess 1999 vintage) supports PCI 2.1? Thanks! Scott

My E-3200 desktop with Win98 has had a problem booting up twice recently. After recognizing the CD ROM, it starts displaying lines and lines of drivers, plus MSD, MSD, MSD, MSD, etc. After shutting it down a few times, it reboots normally. Is this a registry issue? Other than doing a "scanreg...