Hi All, I just received my wife's new Inspirion 17 laptop and have it installed using my wireless network. I can get my central desktop a Dell XPS 410, running XP service pack 3 to recognize her laptop, and can get the laptop to identify the HP 3380 printer attached to the desktop. However, when...

Which would be the best processor to install in a Dimension 8300 motherboard. The pc is NOT used for gaming. It is used for photo processing using Photoshop. I have 2GB of memory installed at present and I am running Win 7 Pro. Bruce.

I have a Dell XPS 710 tower that I purchased in early 2007. Dell's support web pile informs me that it is not possible to upgrade this monster to Windows 7. Microsoft's "Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor" tells me that it is possible. Summary: the upgrade is possible. But I had to spend $50 on new...

OK, I've been wrestling with random freezes on my computer. It is getting worse. I checked the event log and got: The device, \Device\Ide\IdePort0, did not respond within the timeout period So, does this indicate a failing hard drive and/or controller? Mel

Dell XPS 430, 4GB ram, 2.93 Quad Core cpu, Vista Business 32-bit. Nothing extraneous running, I used Autoruns to turn off anything non-essential. I have a blacklist file from Mailwasher which I have saved as a csv file and opened using Wordpad. The file has 280,000 entries and is around 8mb in...

Hi Folks. Hoping you can help me - it's time to replace my trusty old Dell D400, as it's just about had it. I'm looking for advice on what to replace it with. Did Dell replace this with a newer model? I need something similarly small and portable - so far have found the Inspiron Netbook...

I just purchased and awaiting the arrival of my new Dell desktop, installed with Windows Pro. From my understanding Windows 7 does not support Outlook express. I would appreciate any input on a solid email client that works well with Windows 7. Thunderbird maybe? Thanks for your...

I have an old Inspiron 5150 my wife uses, that's currently on its last leg. A year ago I had to replace the hard drive. I installed a 160GB drive. I also have an Inspiron 1705 that I use, but it only has a 60GB drive. I'm giving ball & chain the 17" monster and I just ordered an Inspiron 1545...

Howdy: I have had this Inspiron 2200 for about 6 years and I use it a lot. I am running XP HOME SP3. Lately, I am having the following problem: The computer suddenly slows down to a crawl. There can be a 3-minute wait for any response. Sometimes I'll just see an hourglass for awhile. I thought...

Until today, the power LED on my XPS 9000 was on steady when using the system but blinked when the system went to sleep. When I got home from work today, the fan was racing and no keys responded. I had to power off and back on. Now the LED blinks when I'm using the computer and is on steady when...

I currently have a disktop, laptop, and netbook. They all run XP and work fine together. I currently can access some key files on my desktop via the other computers and they all access a printer attached to the desktop. My modem and router are attached to the desktop. My laptop may be on its...

I'm looking for a laptop with XP. Saw this on Ebay for an Inspiron E1505. I think it will go for $170 + $20 S/h and I will first ask about the condition of the battery. Is this a decent deal? (My use is minimal-- internet surfing, word processing, spreadsheet, online poker) Item specifics...

I'm looking for a laptop with XP. Saw this on Ebay for an Inspiron E1505. I think it will go for $170 + $20 S/h and I will first ask about the condition of the battery. Is this a decent deal? (My use is minimal-- internet surfing, word processing, spreadsheet, online poker) Item...

I have an Inspiron 2200. It has worked great but lately it is starting to fail. My desktop and other laptop (an Acer netbook) all have XP-SP3 as does the Inspiron. The Inspiron is starting to fail and at this point I'd rather replace it with an inexpensive but newer laptop. I am hesitant to...

My niece's Dell 610 laptop power adapter was chewed up by her dog. She asked me if I had a spare one she can borrow. Which means I'll never see it ever again. lol But if the center pin is positive, I have some generic ones that should work without modification (19v, 3.5A). So does anybody know...

I currently use IE 7.0. When IE 8.0 came out, there were enough problems so that I did not upgrade to 8.0. I'm noticing plenty of slow page loads with 7.0 and wondering if I should upgrade. I know folks like Firefox and so do I, but let's just discuss IE

At present I have a Dim' 8200 which I am considering upgrading so I can run Windows 7 with 4 GB ram. The motherboard has at present a 2 GB processor and 1.5GB Rambus ram fitted. I wish to get away from Rambus and go for DDR memory instead. Would it be possible to fit a better Dell motherboard...

Me ol pa went to order a new Inspiron 17. His first web order failed due to his Visa card being rejected so he completed another order which was accepted. 15 minutes later he received an email confirmation for 2 x Inspiron 17's. Oh dear he then had to phone India and could not get the chap to...

Dell has a bunch (46 as I type this) of these certified refurbished at $959. They were $849 on Sunday, but now there is a 15% off coupon which brings it down to $815.15. Free shipping on all prices. A new one with similar specs, except that it uses an nVidia GeForce GTS240 1792MB GDDR3 instead of...

I took 1gb module out of a brand new Dell Optiplex 320 and put it in a slightly older Dell 320. The memory is recognized in the BIOS but is not reported in Windows XP Pro SP2. The older Dell 320 had one 1gb PC4200 module in it. The new Dell 320 module was 1gb PC5300. The bios reports 1gb in...