....in a consumer environment. The GUI is great, but unfortunately it doesn't like producing a copied, bootable drive. It's just me, isn't it. Funny. DriveWizard works like a stinkin' charm....... That is all.

Ok, it's Christmas time again! This time last year I was looking for a new desktop and chose a Dell. This year we are after a laptop for Christmas. So, lets say my budget for a laptop is around $600.00 What can I get? What do you recommend? What brand? Dell, Compaq, Toshiba, etc...? ...

Hi group, Dell recommends flashing your bios to make sure you have the latest one, if you install XP SP2. Is that really necessary? I've heard nothing but horror stories about flashing bios, and since I've already upgraded to SP2, I'm not having any noticable problems. Do I need to upgrade my...

I ordered TWO Inspiron 6000 laptops yesterday. So far it has been a fiasco. My estimated ship date is 10/18. I've been trying for two days to find out why. I emailed support yesterday and got a form letter back about cancelling my order. Worthless. I replied and asked them to actually READ my...

I have a 6 yr old Dell inspiration 2200 but my HD died. 1) I got an adapter and plugged it into another desktop. It is detected by the bios, but not by WinXP. Are there any good recommended web sites which might discuss ways to try to recover info off that HD? I don't want to pay too much, as...

When I put my computer into the hibernate mode it takes a long time to respond, it then goes thru the process, the screen goes dark, but then almost immediately goes into "resuming windows" and restarts back to desktop. I've ran numerous spyware, anti-virus,trojan horse,and BHO programs and it...

Made the mistake of ordering a 21" Planar monitor from Dell's site a few weeks ago... Order states, "InProduction" and was to ship two weeks ago from vendor stock. They continue to re-auth. the VISA charge every 5 days, yet absolutely refuse to cancel the order after 7 email and 10 phone requests...

Sometime soon I suppose I'll install SP2. I saw some discussion here that Dell suggests updating your BIOS first, but I'm not inclined to do that- unless Dell says that the service pack update will definitely not work without it. I have a 2 year old 8200 which so far works just fine. When I do...

Yahoo news (from AP) just reported that Dell plans to double its India support by 2009. This should be good news for those who really like Dell's support! http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060320/india_dell.html?.v=9 Larry

Steve Gary wrote: C'mon, did they really expect that no one would notice that EVERY SINGLE ONE of the major feature upgrades - aside from the virus/spyware/security make-goods which are irrelevant to Mac OS - is a renamed version of something Apple developed for OS X? The funniest...

Thought I'd post this for anyone who is curious about those call centers in India that Dell uses. 60 Minutes tonight. Cheers.

We bought a few new-in-box 2407FP monitors recently, and one developed a broken power switch. I was appalled to call Dell support and be told that Dell doesn't have the capability to cross reference the original order from the serial number of the unit, and only the original buyer can get...

Hello. I am trying to install Windows XP cleanly onto an used Dell Inspiron Mini (no idea what model it is; do not have its boxes, manuals, discs, etc.), but its installation keeps failing at cdrom0\i386\asms. The error said it cannot find it, but it is there on the CDs (tried slipstreamed SP2...

I recently installed a cable modem (XP2 w/firewall) on my D8300. Is my computer secure when the computer is shut down or should the modem also be disconnected?

The following article appeared in my local newspaper (Newsday) yesterday: Selden couple sues Dell over defective PCs BY RICHARD J. DALTON JR | October 4, 2007 A Selden couple has sued Dell Computer Corp. for $50.5 million, saying

I have almost the exact opposite problem. So long I had the printer hooked up to the 98SE computer, I could print off of either computer via the network. When I switched it over the weekend to the XP computer, the 98SE would not print to it although it knew it was out there on the network. I can...

Has anyone had any luck using Partition Magic 8.0 with their 4600 or 2400? I'm considering partitioning my 120 GB hardrive in the following manner to increase speed, organization, etc. C: software F: financial/personal files M: Music S: Downloads

Through the years as I bought a new Dell PC I would usually find the newer PC came with a newer MS OS and I would use the OEM OS disc to upgrade the OS on the older machine with no problem, example: Last time I bought a new Dell with XP and used the OEM XP disc to install XP over Win98 on my...

Hi all. I have a Dell Dimension 9150. I had a major problem with it once. It was sent in and found that they replaced the Motherboard, CPU fan, Heatsink, Processor, and DVD drive. I got it back and the fan keeps reving up and back to normal speed in a few seconds when i do something like open a...

I have a Dell XPS 8300 fitted with an i7. I am running Windows 7/64 bit which as far as I know is fully updated. Certainly it is service pack 1. My major use of the machine is processing photographic images. For may years I have been keeping my screen profiles calibrated using the DataColor...