Check in Control Panel -> Internet Options -> Connections tab. If he has set up an internet connection at home, it is probably trying to...
The projector will have a "search" function to find the graphics adapter on the laptop. What happens when you use it? In Display Properties...
I suggest you check all the connections. [No chance of water getting into the cable wiring connections?] I don't think two connections might be...
I don't know IM all that well, but the sounds Windows uses are .wav files. It keeps them under C:\Windows. Examples are Ding.wav, Chord.wav,...
From what I know :rolleyes:, encrypting system files is a no-no.
I did a websearch and found some topics at the Skype forums. One thing they strongly suggest is that the versions of Skype at both ends are the...
Before upgrading video drivers, I upgrade the motherboard/chipset drivers. Find updates for the chipset drivers. Where did you get the video...
I would expect that the BIOS is identifying the new drive as the old one. [Although they are both 80GB they will have a different number of...
If there are no beeps when you have the RAM removed, that would almost certainly confirm a broken m/b to me. Still, any extra types of checks may...
The BIOS needs to check the main hardware at startup. It may be having problems with say, the graphics adapter or RAM. Have you tried changing the...
I think people are using Vista incorrectly. If you read about the (new) power saving mode of Vista, you should not need to "shut it down "....
After you install Windows, go to the Asus website and look for updated drivers for the chipset (it has a SiS 656 chipset), then install the...
You need to tell us what error you get when you start the machine. The manufacturer of the laptop will have diagnostics utilities available (some...
That is your audio controller. Look at the different tabs, they have information about multimedia controllers. It will have a listing of the...
Des, I might not be the best person to ask. I have never owned one of my own, but have set it up for my daughters. Thoughts... Did you...
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