no USB 2 You may need to install motherboard drivers. You may have a disc that came with the computer. Or go the manufacturer's website. As...
Disabling Network Adapter Go into device manager. Right click on "my computer " > properties > hardware . device manager You will find an...
Several points: Windows 98 set up with drivers is still very functional. We are not at that point yet where many programs demand 2000/ XP...
Install Drivers Network Card The first question is what is the operating system - Windows XP, 98 SE etc. First check your device manager to see...
Win 2000 or Win 98 on a laptop Laptops especially the older ones that were premium machines in their time seem to run faster than stated claims....
Direct X What version of direct X have you installed ? You can get earlier versions if you need them at www.oldversion.com
Check the settings on your screen saver- right click on an open area of the screen > desk properties > screen saver Check what the power...
You may have the same DSL provider but be at diffirent service level ? I.e a higher speed connection vs a lite connection. Never know with women...
Why such a complex setup ? If it is difficult for you to explain simply then lots of luck. With such a complex setup you are asking for...
Device Drivers The term drivers for computer hardware while being well accepted in the trade seems to be a confusing term. Why drivers ? Is it...
First thing to check are 1) Is the monitor cord attached to the computer firmly ( and may be ******* sometimes with monitor cables at both...
Cable Broadband Resource Site Proxy Server Bill , with due respect at least in my case I can only use the proxy server of the ISP I am...
Does anyone have any experience with "wall mounted ethernet bridges" (Powerline Ethernet Adapters) ? Any advice and experiences ? Recommended...
Increasing Wireless Speeds In terms of speed on your wireless connection the stated speed does not include the cost of the overhead. Generally I...
Cable Broadband Resource Site Paul , an exellent side for resources on speeding up your cable broadband connection is; www.askmarvin.ca...
Sharing Internet Connection Sharing should be fairly easy. I am unsure if you have a dial up connection with a modem or the modem is part of...
Heat First thing to check is heat. Check all the ducts in the computer are clean ( dog hair can block the flow well) You may want to clear the...
Bios : Power and Energy Saving Settings Are there any power or energy saving features in the Bios that you can play around with ?
Ics Bill - what are you referring to with the abbreviation "ICS" ? I know it must be something very simple but it just escapes me right now.
Powerline adapters An interesting question. I have never used "power adapters" and yet a friend asked me 2 days ago. Do they work well ? What...
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