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USB Ports Not Work after XP Upgrade - Presario 5140 by
Vortex150
Does Compaq support XP on the Presario 5140? When switched to XP the
USB ports no longer work.
I went to the download Drivers site, and put in the model number and
only shows Windows 98 and Windows 95...
Am I out of luck on this? :crybaby:
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Installing Fast Ethernet 10/100 PC Card by
Voodoo
I'm trying to install a Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet 10/100 PC Card
Model No: NP100 in a Compaq Presario Notebook model 1200-XL118 running
Windows 2000 Professional with service pack 3.
When Win2K starts up, the new hardward wizard detects the pc card but under
the wrong name. Then when I try...
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Why Get a Video Card? by
Von Fourche
I've been looking at the computers on the Compaq and Dell web sites more
and more. Also been looking at the computers being sold on amazon.com.
I've been looking at new computers for the last six months. Once I upgrade
to DSL I would like to take my main computer (my Compaq Presario) and...
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May 16th 05 04:58 PM
by Quaoar
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No Crashes - What Specs? by
Von Fourche
Now that I've made the move from dial-up to high speed (DSL) I'm ready
to ditch my five year old Compaq very soon.
The main problem I have with this computer is that it has always crashed
a lot and seems to crash more and more.
It's running Windows ME, 850MHz Pentium III, 128MB ram.
Now that I'm...
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How Hard is it to Upgrad My Memory? by
Von Fourche
I have a five year old Compaq with 128MB of memory (shared with video
memory.)
It has Windows ME installed so you know that It's crashing like crazy.
Before I spend the money on a new computer I thought I would look into
upgrading the memory.
So: how hard is it to take out the old memory and...
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RAR Format by
Von Fourche
Just when I got a hand on that dang yenk format now I find something
called "rar."
What in the heck is this? And is there a good free program to open up
these files?
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May 30th 05 06:30 AM
by Möbius
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Installing RAM Help by
Von Fourche
I currently have a five year old Compaq computer running Windows ME with
128mb or ram. More and more my computer is crashing. The max ram I can
install is 512.
Ok, here is my problem. I have not opened up the case at all for the
last five years until today. I had no need to open it up plus I...
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Compaq Computer Making Noise - Need Help! by
Von Fourche
My Compaq Presario 5000 Series is having it's first major hardware
problem since I got the thing five years ago.
A few days ago I booted it up in the morning and I heard a strange
noise. It did not stop. It was kind of a grinding noise. Like something
was stuck on. This was early in the...
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DVD Rom Not Picking up DVD's by
Von Fourche
I just used the system restore cd that came with my computer (Compaq
Presario 5000 Series.) I used it to restore my computer to it's "as
shipped" condition.
Anyway, this computer is five years old. It has a dvd rom drive and a
cd rw drive. After re-installing Windows I put in a couple of dvd's...
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December 26th 05 02:29 AM
by Quaoar
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What Kind of Firewall Do I Need? by
Von Fourche
Ok, I just signed up for Earthlink DSL. I'm running Windows ME. I have
McAfee anti-virus.
So, after I get things hooked up in a few weeks (hopefully) what do I
need to do next? I really haven't done any research into firewalls because
I have been on dial-up and I have always heard the hackers...
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Internet Exporer Home Page by
Von Fourche
Ok, here is what I want to do: you know that you can pick any web page
for a home page in Internet Explorer or leave it blank. Well I want my hope
page to be a picture on my hard drive. Is that possible? Whenever I open
Internet Explorer I want a picture from the My Pictures folder to pop up.
Can...
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Modem Size by
Von Fourche
Ok, I was just at my brothers house and he showed me the modem that's in
his Dell laptop. I was surprised at how small it was. It went out and Dell
is sending him another one. It's almost the size of a stick of gum.
Now, I have a Compaq Presario desktop and I have never opened it up
before...
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November 24th 03 03:44 AM
by ñKs
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Help With Cable Access by
Von Fourche
My local cable company has just started offering cable access to the
internet. I've been waiting for some one to offer high speed for the last
four years.
Anyway, I was just wondering if this is a good deal and worth the money.
They said the first year is around $33.00 a month and then in the...
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Windows Media Player Will Not Open by
Von Fourche
I'm currently running Windows ME on a Compaq Presario (128 ram, 40gb hard
drive, 21 gb used and 17 free.) Over the summer I downloaded theWindows
Media player that comes with XP (the one that lets you rate the
songs). It's been running perfectly and hasn't given me any problems up to
now.
A few...
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Reinstalling Windows Media Player by
Von Fourche
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...
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Reformating My Computer by
Von Fourche
I currently have a Compaq Presario running Windows Me with 850Mhz
processor, 128 ram, and 40 GB hard drive.
I think I might have a virus or maybe Me is just screwed up. I can't
use system restore, I can't open Windows Media Player, and I cant' view
some pages on amazon.com (music cd pages, I...
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February 3rd 05 01:22 PM
by HH
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Is McAfee Any Good? by
Von Fourche
I just did a factory restore on my Compaq Presario after four or five
years since getting it. It originally came with McAfee but I never
installed it. I decided instead to buy and use Norton anti-virus. After
four years of being on the net I sure have read a lot about Norton slowing
down...
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March 8th 05 12:54 PM
by HH
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Which DSL Package? by
Von Fourche
Finally my local phone company (SBC) if offering DSL in my area. At
least that's what their web site says when I punch in my phone number
Ok, they offer two packages - one is $19.95 and up to 1.5Mbps with free
activation and modem. The other is 29.99 and up to 3.0Mbps with free
activation and...
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Who Do I Disconnect Floppy Drive? by
Von Fourche
I have a five year old Compaq Presario 5000 Series desk top. The floppy
drive is screwed up. I want to turn the floppy completely off. I don't
want Windows or whatever to check the floppy drive when I start it up.
So, how do I go about this? Do I need to access the bios? How do I do
that? ...
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January 15th 06 10:15 PM
by h23
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