How viable would it be to replace my VCR with a Dell desktop running Vista Ultimate and dual TV cards? I need to replace the VCR and would like to record to a hard drive rather than tape. Has anyone done this and would you like to share your experience? Thanks

I have a Dim 8300 with WinXP SP3 with all updates. When not using the system for 30 minutes, I have Power set to go into Standby Mode. Sometimes, it will now come out of Standby and I have to cut power off/on and reboot to get the system back up. What could be the cause of this situation. BTW,...

I have a Dell 420,if I do a restart it boots up ok,but shut down it seems that I have to wait about 5 min.,if I don't it wont boot up.Does that sound like a power supply problem,I have a 375 watt ps,2 dvd-rw,1 hard drive,4 gb ram,and a Navidia 8800gt video card,and a sound card.Thanks

Does anyone know if dells all in one PC's can be wall mounted?

Has any one had any luck cloning the recovery partition to a new drive and getting it to work. Sam ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

This might fall under the "just let it go" category. I was attempting to record a streaming flash video from a web site using demo versions of a few commercial screen recorders. On playback, the video was okay, but there was no sound. For some strange reason, I dumbly assumed that a system...

I have been a mac users for a while now. I used to own a few dell, I like them and I want to switch back for a few reasons. I am looking for Xps 430 desktop. My needs a pretty basic, internet, office. I want to be able to record the tv as well. I would play what I recorded back through my xbox...

Hi, My Inspiron 6000 is 3-1/2 years old. Pentium M Processor 730 (1.60GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB, 15.4 inch WSXGA+ LCD Panel, 2GB RAM, Integrated Intel Media Accelerator 9000 Graphics, Microsoft Windows XP Home Service Pack 3. Recently the display has from time to time gone black. Usually on...

Link to printer friendly version: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/11/17/review_desktop_pc_dell_studio_hybrid/print.html I'd like to have one, but I want nothing to do with Vista. William

Hi, I have an Inspiron 6000 that has its 15.4" WXGA+ display going black from time to time. In doing research on the problem, I find that a backlight can be purchased for $35 and that's way less than a LCD panel. I have not determined the exact problem but am wondering if replacing a backlight...

I have extracted and ran the Windows XP Home Backup program. My question, is this a dependable program? It is easy to set up, but if I need to restore, is it likely to succeed?

Just picked one of these up from a co-worker who was doing some house cleaning. Surprisingly--for a system sold in April 2001--it still shipped with Windows 98 SE preloaded and a Dell Win98 COA on the case. It needs a good dusting but is otherwise immaculate. It presently has a single 256MB PC133...

About a year ago we had a problem with a problem and thought that we would have to reformat the Dim 8400. We started, but solved the problem using a internet fix. But since then every time we reboot or do a cold start we get a screen that gives us two choices, Windows XP Set-up and Windows XP...

I'm going to brag just a little bit about the first dual processor computer I've ever obtained.. :-) http://search.ebay.com/190265291853 It's only a Pentium III at 1GHz, but the seller (who I have dealt with before) says it has dual processors in place, and they were willing to issue a steep...

Hi, when using the "System Tools" backup utility I received this message: "The backup did not complete successfully. An error occurred. The following information might help you resolved the error: The system cannot find the file specified. (0x80070002)" I've contacted Dell Support about this...

The powerpack/charger for my Inspiron laptop is giving me problems and I wondered if anyone knows anything about these? When it's plugged into the laptop the charger doesn't always turn on, the small led somtimes doesn't iluminate and there's been the odd 'bleeping' sound coming from it. We got...

Hi All, I'm an old guy attemping to clone 1 drive to another. I have put in new d. and formatted. On trying to clone it using xxclone and or W.D. software, i get this message. You have files on destination drive, they will be deleted. However when I look at the new drive I don't see any....

I have a Dell Dim 8330 and an Inspiron E1505 connected on a home Network via DSL and a Linksys 4-Port Router. I would like to have the ability to use the laptop without the hardwire connection. I know I need a wireless router, but what would be the procedure in replacing my current hardwire...

I'm having a tough time deciding which screen to go with. Currently I have an Inspiron 6400 15.4" screen at 1680x1050 with "normal" size fonts in WinXP. I find the screen dimming a bit and having a harder time focusing on the smaller fonts, thus I'd like to move up to 17". If Dell had a...

I see that the new Inspiron Mini 12 has now appeared on the Dell UK website (for 429 pounds). Pity it's Vista and not XP so far as this seems to cripple its performance from reviews. Chris