This is what I find at the Dell forums http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/default.aspx You might tell something by changing...
I generally relate a "disappearing drive" with a problem or damage to the boot sector on the HDD. Try running Error Checking (CHKDSK) on the...
I might wonder if the user profile you are logged onto on the laptop is an administrator on the desktop, but not the other way 'round. Try going...
That's OK, thanks for letting us know.
Read the Frequently Asked Questions about backup in Help and Support. This is what it says when you run out of space
Try the ATA setting. I found this from http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?docid=DSN_356576&isLegacy=true#Error1
Here is a link to the service manual http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/vos220/en/sm/syssetup.htm#wp1181799 In the System Setup...
Rubber shortcuts? :D It might have been easier to get an idea of the problem when it first started, what changes were made, like...
Good luck with it. Thanks for letting us know.
Happy New Year to you too Roy. I would, those 2.5" drives originally only had a single connector, now they supply the second connector so that...
Is it only shortcuts on the desktop? What about if you create shortcuts in say, your My Documents folder? If it on the desktop, check if you have...
In a word, yes. If the extra USB connector is connected to an un-powered USB hub, they are still running the data and power from the one USB port...
The manuals are here: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim5100/en/index.htm I needed to actually download the Owner's Manual, it...
You might get a lead by which LED lights are lit when it "jams ". It sounds like it is in the stage where it tests/communicates with the hardware...
Try going into the BIOS at startup and setting it to Defaults (it should be in the general instructions at the bottom of the screen, usually by...
Seems there is a special .NET Framework clean up utility...
You need to tell us the details of the computer. Go to the Dell website....
It sounds like the big winner out of this was your experience level. Well done Robert. Now that you have found a fix, you might want to go...
Try using the path C:\Windows\i386
As suggested, it should not be used as a regular maintenance procedure. It is for times when your system is not working correctly.
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