My buddy just bought a Dell 4700 XP Home PC. He attempted to play a CD. Immediately MusicMatch Jukebox opened which interfered w/ Norton Internet Security. We want Media Center to be the default CD player. How can we do that? Can we safely delete Music Match Jukebox? Norton Internet Security is...

Jim wrote: I bought a 60GB hard drive repacement for the 20Gb drive that came with my Inspiron 2650. I formatted the 60Gb drive via a USB/IDE adapter, and thought it would be a simple matter to clone the small drive to the larger one by using Norton Ghost. I used the drive copy in Ghost to...

Hi, I have a Dell Dimension 8300, with a P4 3GHz. I'm just wondering what the difference is between the 8300 case and the newer 8400 case. I can see an extra air inlet (I presume that's what it is) on the front at the bottom. Is that the only difference? Is there any great benefit to be derived...

I have a Inspiron 7500 that refuses to power up, the battery doesn't hold a charge anymore. Even while plugged in and I try to turn it on the only thing it will do is flash the power light once, then nothing. Could the battery be soley to blame or, could it be another problem?

July 23, 2005 New Version of Windows Coming in '06 By LAURIE J. FLYNN Microsoft said yesterday that the new version of its Windows operating system would be named Vista and available for commercial release in late 2006.

G'day mates, Thinking of getting a bit more memory for my old Dell Dimension 4100. Anyone heard of, or had experience with, this mob: http://www.upgradeable.com.au/ ?? They claim to be the bee's knees for memory upgrades, so I would be interested in knowledgeable comments, please. Anyone with...

I just bought a new Dimension 3000 for my kids and was unhappy to see that it comes with the MyWay Search Assistant pre-installed without a method to uninstall it. MyWay Search Assistant is known spywa http://www.spywareinfo.com/newsletter/archives/april-2003/24.php#myway Has anybody had...

Does Celeron M have the same mobile technology as the Pentium M? In other words Centrino capability for a laptop accessing the internet,etc in stores or malls that are equipped. Thanks Jeff

I am having an ongoing problem with the audio on my Inspiron 8200. Some time ago, I noticed lack of sound upon reboot. After searching around I found that the there was a problem installing the audio driver. I found some references to this issue and that it might be solved by uninstalling...

Can the Dimension 9100 by default handle both the 6XX series P4 and D Series P4 or are there different motherboards/chipsets within the same model? Had a look on the website but couldn't get a definitive answer. thanks in advance Bal

I have seen where some have complained about receiving or not receiving confirmation, etc., when ordering a system. I just ordered the XPS Generation 5 desktop 3.2. at 9:18 I received the acknowledgment and 9:28 the Confirmation Texas time. I went to the web site put in my reference numbers and...

I have a Dell 600M and I need to be able to log off and log back on without having the wireless network shut down. I have not been able to find any setting for this? I have all the power management set to max or on but it stills turns off when I log off? Wayne

Processor intensive tasks. Word is not. Photoshop is. Sometimes. Rendering video seriously is. Burning DVD/CD is, fairly. I'd like a dual core as I am a very heavy Photoshop user and also significant video work. For the average user, I doubt they'll see much. Tom "HarryKrause"...

Hi Guys I have a C600 running XP Pro Screen res 1024*768 32bit colour when I plug in the TV I only get the image to display on screen for a few second on boot up before it goes of I have tried dropping the resolution with no success any ideas would be appreciated Regards Justin

I'm working with a friend to try and resolve a problem with a Dell Dimension 2400 PC: the system will not power-on. In an earlier phone call to Dell, my friend was told that the problem was either a bad power supply or a bad motherboard. The system was out of warranty, so my friend ordered...

I noticed that the above monitor doesn't get as high reviews as the Ultra Sharp models. I thought the 2005FPW WAS an Ultra Sharp but it just dawned on me that the "Ultra Sharp" description isn't associated with this monitor (that I can tell). Is it not an Ultra Sharp and if not, what makes...

I'm considering ordering this hdd as a backup drive for my new Dimension 8400. The WD that I brought over from my previous computer is just too loud. Noise level isn't all I'm concerned with tho. Any thoughts on the performance and reliability of this Samsung Spinpoint P...

Hi there. I was wondering if the graphics card on the Dell Inspiron 3500 can be changed/upgraded ? thanks in advance

My Dimension 8200 with a Linksys network card recently developed a problem connecting to web sites: I can ping address but not web sites. I tried winsock repairs, changed the network card, reformated and reinstalled windows, kept anything but vanila software off my system (Office, Roxio...

Attempted to turn my Dell 4600 on yesterday, it was dead as day old fish. After checking all my connections and anything else I could think of I called a local computer repair company. I carried my Dell to his store he ran a check and said the power unit was dead. He charged me $25.00 for...