I'm late to the table! You can download the updates and make a batch file to install them without rebooting until the end. Make sure you apply...
Bah, my chipset theory didn't pan out. :( I suggested Process Explorer from SysInternals...
I replied to a PM on this, yes installing "latest" drivers has cured it. Other possibilities: file indexing service, and a known bug in...
Before giving up on the broken monitor and buying even an inexpensive set of speakers, check around. A lot of monitor repair shops have flat fees...
I've seen this! We have dozens of Dells at my company. Are you using all of the recommended drivers for the system, from the Dell CD or web...
What does the BIOS have in the way of ACPI settings? I do believe that interaction with ACPI allows the system to command a shutdown. Also,...
I used one of these very devices to track down a misconfigured WLAN card at work. The user had set his WLAN card up as an ad-hoc connection...
This might need to be in the hardware thread. If by "jump" you mean it seems to blink out or get smaller then bigger, it might be as simple as...
Does anyone else here use HFNetChkPro from Shavlik? http://www.shavlik.com/ I use it at home (free version good for 10 workstations and no...
Lighthammer, do yourself a big favor and get another IDE cable. JSS3RD is on the right track, you should separate the optical drive from the hard...
Thanks, Dave!
This past weekend I spent 5 hours at my neighbors house ridding their system of various pests, including viruses and spyware. This came right...
Not a surprise, CA is trying to bang a few nails into it to adapt it for radio, so to speak (only Monty Python fans of old will remember that...
Wow, the mix of opinions presented certainly does mirror the current state of safe computing in the MS world! I'll throw in my own thoughts,...
Now thats not fair, we have to guess! I'll guess first: System speed set to "compatible" or similar in the BIOS. Not that *I've* ever done...
Yep. In 15+ years of supporting Microsoft based PC's, the cold start reboot has truly made me the heroic figure the users perceive me to be. ;)
Don't even need remote control software, perhaps. If you can connect via network, map a drive as an admin user to \c$ on the machine and edit the...
Define "normal person" :D And yes, it's absolutley possible to have network adapters with no IP configuration. No harm done - unless you need...
What operating system is this on? Are your wireless cards also Linksys? Some things I had to do with my Linksys WRT54G and Linksys cards:...
OK, let me go over the UPS (battery backup) wiring fault first. If you are unsure of your electrical skills at all, as you claim, don't mess with...
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