Lenny, If Matt's suggestions don't help, do want my reference book states. Try playing an audio CD-ROM, if it does play, in all probability...
BB, The possibility of a prog trying to run from the CDROM has merit, but a problem from that source, it seems to me would be readily known. I...
Your CD-ROM drive may be or not be toast!:) Are you making the assumption because of the drive's age there may be a problem? If not, what...
Hi toastmaster, If it is a problem, your choice is to repair or buy a new unit. I don't believe a repair price is much less than the purchase...
Most MBs with AMDs don't support anything higher than 1.8 (cpu volt) and 2.8 (mem volt). It can be overclocked by adding resisters. The 75...
Brett, you are our best customer, but we are out of beano and other customers may complain.
If MS integrates anti-virus programs into the OS, they may have to defend that action in court based on monoplistic tactics, and then mandated to...
With the proliferation of viruses, I'm beginning to believe virus problems and the fancy names are generated by AV programmers. It would be job...
I agree with your assessment and your precautions may be good advise worth following for a similar configuration, as you are closing down any...
NTFS would be the preferred choice for its efficiency with altra-large HDs. Also it works well with a network configuration to manage security....
Thanks for the details. Then an analogy can be made. Not unlike natural growing hair versus a toupee for W9X v. ME. It appears to be identical,...
DOS (disk operating system) does not exist with XP. There are a few commands identical with DOS commands, but there is not any DOS intrastructure...
I agree with Charles the user is reponsible to maintain some order and knowledge of his own system. My system doesn't experience many changes and...
S/R is a tool that may help or not depending on the malfunction. I recently uninstalled spyware and some other programs. I was given a warning...
Software and hardware manufacturers/developers won't try to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear! Legacy software and hardware are and should be...
I bought ME (step up) as part of MS's promotion for the product. The price was $29.95 for 30 days only, and I made the choice of ME or Go-Back (I...
Most recommendations from a business or elswhere have a profit motive. Lack of credibility due to profit motive is understandable. The exact...
Thanks brett. It was my understanding that blocking prevented access to some sites. I relied on that belief and never blocked. If that be...
Home versions of XP cannot be ruled out. The deciding factor is whether one is the sole user or all users are computer administration...
Hi Charles, Would you explain why most users, especially home users, would first of all need this patch, and secondly, why on top of that,...
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