Renewing a Cable Connection and ZoneAlarm [View all] I've been using Win XP Home for about 3 weeks with ZoneAlarm (free version)I'm not using the XP firewall. Over that time I've had connectivity problem
DMM.EXE [View all] I was reading my email & I had an email from a friend of mind with
an attachment & I downloaded it to my download folder then when prompted I ask for
Power Managment Settings. [View all] hi,
What's the better settings that should I use for my power managment properties? I have my monitor to turn off after only a few minutes, but it nev
What is NetBIOS? [View all] I had www.dslreports.com/s can do a scan of my computer. It showed that Port 139 was open due to NetBIOS.
Would somebody please explain to me what this
Downloads and transfer rate [View all] CLGR
Some downloads would take hours and hours, if I let them. As the Transfer Rate drops from 7 KB/Sec+ to < 3KB/Sec so the time of download increase
Freeware Win NT tape backup program?? [View all] Is anyone aware of a freeware backup program for NT that will allow backups to tape? I have checked several sites and find tons of progs to create bac
PCMark 2002 scores [View all] I remember AnthonyS posted about PCMark 2002 being available, but I couldn't find his thread anymore (searching through forum archives takes quite a w
speaker question [View all] Hi All
I recently aquired an older stereo system, but unfortunately the amplifier isn't in working order. I'm holding on to the separate units until
CHK files - safe to remove? [View all] While doing some housekeeping, I found a folder in Windows XP Home named "Found 000" It contains 89 files, totalling 375 MB. They are named File0000.c
Spring Cleaning the Registry [View all] Hiya
First day of spring this side of the Atlantic. Time for a spring clean, defragged the PC, ran a scan-disk and set to work spring-cleaning the reg
File Types [View all] Does anyone know of a good site to find out what file type extensions mean? I used to have 3 or 4 good places to go to, but all of them have either cl
System Settings/Device Mngr Prob [View all] I have a conflict in my win98se system settings/device manager...I have an entry under "other devices" that just has a big "?" listed called "Image Si
Character Map Missing....? [View all] It's been a while since posting a topic but once again I find myslef with a minor problem.
I had to format the harddrive about a month ago and am sti
hardware question about an old hard drive [View all] I picked up an old IBM 1.7 Gig hard drive and decided to install it, in addition to my existing drives, and use it to store a copy of my OS and all my
When video card is recognized... [View all] Am still setting up 98se on the dual boot. All critical updates are installed. When the video card is recognized (using a temp one til asus geforce 4
Modem screech [View all] Hi guys,
Are there any tricks to shutting up this modem? I've turned the sound down in control panel (modem prop) and in the hardware manager...but i
Freeware Painting tool [View all] some days ago you guys were talking about the Gimp. I think that this one is very similar:
http://www. dogwaffle.com/cybero p.htm
upgrade recomendation [View all] What OS (compatible with current hardware/software if possible) should I consider upgrading to? I noticed that it's mostly new programs that crash al
Missing Ram [View all] My computer has 128 mbs. of ram. But when I right click on My computer and select Properties, it shows that I only have 96mbs. of ram. Is it possibl
Connection speed XP [View all] My connection speed always shows as 45.2Kbps in the systray in Win XP. I remember that in win98, i had to ad an initialisation string, to make it show
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