All of a suddden my mouse isn't going where I want it to go. It is all over the place when I try to use either the touchpad or the "stub" which are both options on my Dell Latitude D400. Any suggestions or advice? TIA Arawak

Nomen Nescio wrote: After about six month's use, the inside of my computer has a heavy accumulation of dust. I would think this contamination would adversly affect air circulation. Also, dust may have adverse conductive effects on RF circuits. Alternatively, you can...

Any guidance for these appreciated.Have the card installed(bios recognises it)XP has installed generic drivers and vga is fine.But its not installed as a geforce.Tried every driver on the Dell website with same result.Dell website needs the service tag but my machine for some reason hasnt got...

2x256mb is the max for this system. if your friend is running windows 98 then i do not suggest that you bother with the upgrade. save the $100 to put towards the purchase of a new $600 inspiron 1100 or whatever comes down the pike next. if he/she is running xp and the existing 128mb is a...

I don't know if this is a Win XP issue or if this is a Dell issue. I've sent this to both a Win XP newsgroup and a Dell newsgroup. I bought an Inpiron 8100 (laptop) from dell with XP pro on it. We set up 4 or 5 profiles on it (mom, dad, and kids). On my profile only (I think it is just...

I have a dimension 8100 with a P4 1.5 Mhz cpu....really needs upgrading. Can anyone tell me the max CPU this motherbard can take? Also how much RAM? Or if you can point me to this info as cant find it on dell site.

Howdy. I'm thinking of upgrading to an internal DVD burner, which would replace the OEM DVD drive in my Dimension 4550. Any recommendations? What have you guys & gals had the best luck with, if you've done the same thing? Also, do I need an EIDE or ATAPI internal drive? Sorry if that's a...

still not on their main page, but symantec has finally announced a work around for the slowness problem with nav 2003 http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2003081411062739

Hello all, I'm trying to decide between two laptops. One had a Pentium 4 2.6GHz with Hyper-Threading Technology (and a 15.1 inch screen) and the other has a Pentium M 1.5GHz (and a 15.4 inch wide screen). If I'm trying to compare speed/performance what would the 1.5GHz Pentium M translate into if...

Hi Dave and John, thanks for responding! Before I reply to you both, there's a bit of a development. On a whim after successfully fixing my a: drive (see below, woohoo!), I excavated an old AOL version 3.0 floppy and installed it, just to see if I'd have any more luck with getting to the...

Hi All Does anyone have the 800 number for keyboard repair of the Inspiron 3800 keyboard problems? I had it a couple of months ago but lost it. Thanks in advance Greg Gerzanics

I have a 4550 with only 256MB RAM. I will soon purchase more. The system is somewhat slow- it runs Windows XP. Under "system information" Total Physical Memory reads-256MB. Available reads 34.49 with AOL open. Does this make sense? The machine has onboard video which could use between 32...

Well, I'll describe what I had working a month or so ago and what I have working now. Originally I had a Dell running Windows98SE with a HP printer installed. I then got a new Dell 8300(with WindowsXPHome) and using a router networked it to the old Dell. I moved the printer to the new Dell and...

I can order an M60 but is there anywhere (shop) Dells can be handled/viewed beforehand. I am in the UK clanger

Help! I have just installed the dell 1703fp monitor on a new dell pc with microsoft XP. I have a vertical black line across the center of the monitor screen. It is like you took a fine point pen and drew a straight line across. I have done all the troubleshooting suggestions found in the...

I have a C610 with the Dell 1300 mini-pci wireless card. However, I just noticed that when using the wireless connection, the Ethernet NIC has the green led lit, and the yellow led blinks when transmitting or receiving data. There also seems to be a faint "click" that sounds like maybe a mini reed...

Hello All! My wife's Dell (9 months old) uses Windows XP Home, and gets this strange box in the system tray that says "Message App" but does nothing when clicked. It's annoying at best, and could be something bad at worst. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks! Gerard

Hi. Just bought a Dimension 4300 P4 1.7Ghz, Windows XP Home, onboard sound. I intend to fit an M-Audio Audiophile 2496 sound card. Do I need to disable the onboard sound before installing the new card, or can they co-exist? Is it just a matter of disabling the onboard sound in the BIOS, or are

I'm about to buy the above 17" LCD TV/Monitor. Anyone have any experience with this relatively new monitor? Any reason I shouldn't buy it with a dim2400? Looking for some input so that I can make the best choice... Thanks in advance.... GB

You guys were kind enough to help get my new 160GB hard drive working without errors, now is there a way to get rid of the System Volume Information folder on the 2 new partitions? They're straight data and I turned off System Restore on them, I set to use 0% of drive, then turned off monitoring,...