trying to reformat my hard drive and using format.com - i get the above error message ... any ideas???

Hello, I have a Wireless Desktop Elite keyboard and optical mouse. I run XP Pro. I have a 2.4 GHz with 1 GB RAM. I cannot find how to turn off the automatic...

In the properties for a partition there is a tool tab with a feature for "error checking". One check box says "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad...

Peter; Leave them alone. You have hyper-threading which shows as two processors even though there is only one physical processor. -- Jupiter Jones ...

I've just uninstalled one COM port - and remains uninstalled after a reboot... Could anybody tell me how to enable all 4 COM ports properly - without the...

Machine: IBM ThinkPad T23 with USB 1.1 ports. Im at the current maintenance level for IBM and Microsoft. The Universal Serial Bus Controllers and Standard...

You could try downloading a driver from the card manufacturer's website? That might help... Alun -----Original Message----- Hey guys, I need help, I...

windows shows unknown device under device manager. have downloaded lates sp1 and update but still nothing

When you start getting a lot of bad clusters it's usually time to get a new hard drive. If the system scan "fixed" them it just flagged them so the operating...

I have installed a WD800BB00CAA1 80GB hard drive as primary slave. I have a WD400BB00DEA0 40 GB as primary master. Both drives are properly configured and the...

Trying to install an Alcatel 'sting-ray' USB DSL modem under XP. Modem was supplied about 4 years ago by BT Openworld. After several tries I variously got the...

Delete both drives from device manager re-start your computer, then re-install the drivers

How can I make the ADSL (WAN Miniport) in my *Network Connections* reconnect automatically after a reboot? Many TIA Frank

Hi, I'm having two probs with my new laptop It has an AMD athlon XP-M 2200 CPU and according to all websites i've checked with, it should be running at...

I just had to replace my 4 year old Wireless Intellipoint Explorer due to the left click not working properly. My new Wireless Intellipoint Explorer Platinium...

hi I need help again!!! I am missing the "all programs "tab off of my start menu. The pc helpdesk have told me that this is due to a corrupt registry file &...

Hi, I got a sony desktop. After a power outage the boot up screen is fine but as soon as the boot up screen finishes and switch into desktop the...

My system says it is running two processors where I only have one. Here are my system stats: Pentium 4 3.2E GHz, 800MHz Bus, 1MB L2 cache PGA-478. Asus...

I have bought a new DVD burner from Pioneer. It works under Nero, but not on it's own. I went into services and saw that the internal XP burning service was...

Hi... We've got 3 pcs at home using XP Home, and one using XP Pro. All are set up for sharing, which is fine.. I'd like to add one layer of protection-...