Thanks for the reply. Shouldn't the laptop run without a battery if it is plugged directly in to an outlet?
Follow up I tried the Compaq/HP support site and after trying a couple things they said it was a hardware failure and I should go to HP/Compaq...
In my hands at the moment is an expensive paperweight. CHA! Laptop - Compaq - Presario 1500 Series PP2140 OS - Windows Home Edition XP sp2...
Wahoo! Amazing difference an additional 256 MB RAM does for the laptop. Crucial.com $34.00 Installed in under 5 minutes. The computer is...
Update Thanks for the advice and links. I have adjusted my monitor settings the best I can for the moment. It does appear the big problem is...
Thanks danstan for the reply:) Bummer :eek: I wonder if this laptop can expand in RAM I uninstalled RamPro as suggested. I also...
Similar problem :confused: My HP ze4501us takes a ridiculous amount of time to boot up. I believe it is over 5 minutes! To open ANY program...
The promised update.... New keyboard received and I installed it. That was the problem - it works better than it ever has. Thanks for the...
Mattman, Thanks for the reply. I checked the keyboard and accessibility settings again. No problems. Bios - really not sure so I figured better...
I did a search of this part of the board with the word "keyboard" but received no matches - so I apologize if this has been discussed earlier....
cha! Ok - noticed router says "WAN" :rolleyes: I am thumping my head repeatedly....
Greetings I have been experiencing the problems as noted in the fix at the top of the web page. For me to get around it I have been using the...
I have spent the past hour reading pasts posts on the bulletin board - so if I missed someone's post with my specific computer problem I...
http://www.word-recovery.net/ This program solved all my problems. ;) Thanks all
I found a free recovery program that has recovered all of the files (4 Word, 1 Excel, and 3 Pdf), however only 7 of the 8 actually open correctly....
HELP!!! My book was saved on my jumpdrive and I have accidentally deleted it :( How can I retrieve it? Undelete? It is not in the...
Gee - no recommendations? :confused: No recommendations? Is everyone that has a laptop using a "hard line "? No wireless? Are "you"...
Do you have a wireless connection with your laptop? If so - what do you recommend? So far from my own research it seems that NetGear - WG511T...
Well to summarize what ended up happening: After an hour of talking to people at Dell who asked the same questions and provided no answers -...
My sister (who is very rookie status) has a new Dell computer with XP home edition and it has been working wonderfully. She installed a program...
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