When I drag & drop files with Windows Explorer (XP Home) on my new Compaq S4200NX computer (just had it a few days), frequently they go into the wrong folder. It's always one folder above or below the intended folder on the screen. In one case when I dragged a group of files, it transferred...

Anybody else got one? I'd like to exchange experiences if you do. See if we have the same problems, etc. The Presario S4020WM-B just went on sale at Walmart a few days ago fro $498. I jumped on it. There are some problems but it may be a keeper nevertheless. The AMD Athlon XP 2400+ processor...

I have a new Compaq Presario S4020WM with Windows XP Home and a recovery partitiion (d:) on the hard drive. Attempts to access anything on the recovery partition have been unsuccessful. Using Windows Explorer, if I click the d:drive in the lefthand pane, it lists the files/folders OK in...

I got one of these a few months ago, upgraded to a bigger hard drive and more RAM, and am happy with it now. The first one I got was a lemon (the computer), so I took it back and exchanged it. The second one (the computer) was OK, but the monitor konked out within a few days. I sent the...

Staples has some 200GB hard drives on sale, but will it work in my Compaq S4020WM purchased at Walmart a little over a year ago? -E

My keyboard repeat delay is either too fast or too slow. The settings available via Control Panel, Keyboard don't give the delay I need. If I select the fastest speed (i.e. no delay), that's too fast because I get skips (unwanted spaces) when I'm doing ordinary typing. If I set the slider one notch...

Compaq Presario S4020WM running Windows XP Home (SP1) with the latest updates Device Manager, Computer says "ACPI Multiprocessor PC" (drivers hal.dll ntkrnlpa.exe ntoskrnl.exe) The AIDA32 v3.93 sysinfo tool under Operating System, Operating system suggests: "Only 1 CPU installed, you should...

memory too slow... Compaq Presario S4020WM computer, purchased from WalMart last year Windows XP Home (SP1) with all of the latest updates 2.00 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP 2400+ processor originally 128MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM, replaced with two 512MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM modules (purchased from 4AllMemory.com...

My Presario S4020WM Recovery Tools CD offers to make a new data partition once from the unused space. No details are given. Questions: 1) Is this space taken from the C-partition? 2) Is it contiguous space? 3) Is it taken from the start, middle, or end of the disk? 4) Is it non-destructive? (so...

I have a Compaq Presario S4020WM purchased from Wal-Mart last year. I replaced the original hard drive with 120G and 80G drives. My question is whether it makes a difference in performance whether I selected Master and Slave for the jumper settings, or Cable Select for one or both of them? I can't...

Sorry for the emulation of the subject line of the prior thread, but it's appropriate. My Compaq Presario S4020WM purchased last summer from WalMart came with Windows XP Home and a myriad of unnecessary junk software & processes/services. I've got rid of almost everything unnecessary, but...

I bought a Compaq Presario S4020WM at Walmart last summer for $495, complete with a 17" monitor. It has an AMD XP 2400+ processor at 2.0GHz. I had to put in more RAM to make it work right, but it's a good machine. They're currently selling the Compaq Presario S6020WM at Walmart for $495 with a...

The hard drives are probably compatible. It depends on what the motherboard and bios will recognize (look in your bios). Windows XP machines probably accept up to 120GB hard drives without a problem. Older machines, maybe not. I had a W98se HP Pavilion purchased in 1999 that would only recognize up...

Lilla wrote: I need help to fine model of the following Compaq DeskPro EN computer. I want to install latest BIOS in preparation for upgrading hard drive so I can install Windows XP. This requires that I know the model number, and I have not been able to find it. I'm hoping someone can...

Mumbato wrote: Hello again, folks. I think I have determined that I need to install the F-10 System Partition on my new hard drive, for the system to boot, and to recognize the new HD. I have gone to the HP site, and downloaded the SP9962 file, and made the floppy disk from that...

Mumbato wrote: Hello, all. I'm new to this group, and also to laptops. I have experience with building and repairing home PCs, however this is my first laptop. I purchased a used Compaq Armada 1750 at an auction, and it needed a HD and caddy. I obtained those online, however, when I...

HistoryFan wrote: I'm asking this question on behalf of my uncle who is mostly computer illiterate. He has a Compaq Deskpro computer. Running Windows 98SE, Celeron 333Mhz processor, 192MB of RAM, 3.1GB hard drive, 56K modem and NIC card. A couple of days ago,...

Maksymilian Pawlowski wrote: Hi to All! I need you help in the field of buying CD drive for my old Compaq Armada 1520 (Pentium 1). I have problem becuse I can't find right model. Of course there are part numbers on the Compaq HP web page but the orginal old parts it's dificult to get in...

GKania wrote: How to get into BIOS in Armada 1700 ? Thanks. f10 unless the setup partition has been deleted in which case you download the setup install floppy and boot from it.

Ben Myers wrote: Anybody been around here long enough to have used an IBM XT as his or her first office computer? Anybody been around long enough to have worked with and cursed IBM's MicroChannel computers or Compaq's and other EISA bus computers with their hare-brained configuration...