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bad floppies and stuff: a rant
Many hours to diagnose a floppy drive problem? hmmm.... I can't imagine why.... Hard to open? Those two buttons are rough. I suppose...
Some Kudos for Dell 999
All too true. The Usenet feed from Charter.net went flaky for a while this week. Sometimes I could not access it at...
Some Kudos for Dell 1000
When was the last time you saw a "good" salesperson at BestBuy or Circuit City or any other chain store? I've never met...
Some Kudos for Dell 1001
So, as you and I both know, you've found a weakness in screen readers. they were not designed with Usenet in mind - just look at how the read a web page with 12 areas...
Some Kudos for Dell 1002
You and I can read the white papers, but the regular everyday Consumer Debt on the street often does not have access to...
Dell Inspiron 8500 BSOD bcmwl5.sys driver
I saw that listed on the Drivers page on the Dell site. This probably means nothing, but Dell lists the cards...
Free monitor upgrade" dirty trick 1006
True, if I come in by the "Outrageous Deals" link given by Stew above, each of the 4 deals displayed...
Free monitor upgrade" dirty trick 1007
Thanks for all the good advice. I'll probably be calling Dell to ask for the original $1676 pricing from...
Free monitor upgrade" dirty trick 1008
It's not exactly a dirty trick here. Dell changes the pricing and special offers (e.g. free shipping, free memory upgrade, free monitor...
Anti virus 1010
When Norton or McAfee produce a current version of their products that will work on...
Anti virus 1011
Hank Arnold Becuase those "free" anti-viruses do work. Keep in mind many of them are only free for home users and are practically identical to the...
What should I buy
While your needs are limited, there are several things I would strongly suggest: 1) Real video card, not SHARED MEMORY with it build into the motherboard...
wrong billing info my fault
Bob Levine Here's a follow-up. I sent an e-mail to customer service explaining MY ERROR and asking...
No Sound from Dimension 5100
Pen Success at last! Even though the Boston Acoustics website says that the BA735 that comes with Gateway computers is digital only, the instructions that came with...
1704FPT 17" Monitor Dark on Top and too Bright 1018
Well folks ... I appreciate all the useful comments. Just returned the monitor today (UPS picked up). Only took 2 hours on the phone w-Dell-India, one hour of which was convincing...
So a Dimension 2400 is worthless, huh.... 1019
Because while many people may be happy with their systems as shipped, with the basic 2.4ghz celeron + 256 or 512 RAM, it's just...
So a Dimension 2400 is worthless, huh.... 1020
Don't let it drive you nuts - as a solutions provider, and the person that people...
So a Dimension 2400 is worthless, huh.... 1021
I have 5 of them with 2.4g celeron CPU's and 512MB RAM, all stock, and they are not worth crap - the are...
Dell 8300 Dual Channel Memory Setup 1022
No such thing as a "dummy" stick of memory that I know of. In order to achieve...
Dell 8300 Dual Channel Memory Setup 1023
As you've already determined, the machine will run with only (1) DIMM inserted, but it will automatically detect...
Dell please don't load my new computer with all that junk
I just got a new Inspiron 6000 from Dell. I ordered it ONLY with Windows XP Pro. It's advertised as having WordPErfect as free software, so I got that too, although I will delete it...
Wireless Network Question
I've just received my Inspiron 6000 and the Belkin 5400 router from Dell and have started to network the laptop with my Dimension 8200. I have a small problem that I can't seem to figure...
Wireless Network Question 1026
Running XP PRO on the desktop and XP Home on the laptop. Just doubled checked the info...
Wireless Network Question 1027
There is a workaround for those folders in home. You have to boot into safe mode, log on as the Administrator and change the security access to the...
Dell Laptop Quality
I've been satisfied with my year old Dell 8300 and am now looking for a laptop. Is Dell as...
Dell Laptop Quality
I have a few clients with Sony laptops, the ones with the 12" LCD screen and they have had no faults with the units in more than 2 years. At this age, they are slow...
DVD writer very slow
Tom Scales You're right Tom. Just got home. It's 2.53. The 4550 has double the ram but likely a few more background apps. It also...
Dell PowerEdge 4400 & Perc 3Di QuestionsProblems
Hello, We have a Dell PowerEdge 4400 with Dell Perc 3-Di The BIOS on the PE...
8400 Choppy Sound Don't Call Dell 1032
nospam The reason you are getting atbreastude is your bringing up that you were a CIO. It really doen't make any difference to your problem-solution at all...just...
8400 Choppy Sound Don't Call Dell 1033
If I hadn't been so irritated I would've found a lot of humor in some of the dialog: Tech: "looking at the motherboard do you see a jumper on the right side?" John...
8400 Choppy Sound Don't Call Dell 1034
No slight to Indians in general, my peers over there have equal skills, but they aren't the guys who answer level one tech calls unfortunately. Not that the guys...
GoBack and SP2 problems
My son just got a new Dell Inspiron 6000..........I tried to load GoBack on there and got the nasty blue screen with a message that either some hardware or software...
GoBack and SP2 problems 1036
No problems with GoBack and SP2. Has anyone here tried GoBack Version 4? -- C and A Bredt My son just got...
GoBack and SP2 problems 1037
That's unusual. I do real-time mulbreastrack recording and online gaming (two of the most time intensive activities there are) and have never had a problem . Was your disk parbreastioned? That...
Dell Dimension 4100 trying to upgrade video card
Hi, I have a Dell Dimension 4100 - P3 866Mhz, 256 megs ram, geforce 4 ti 4600 video card. I just bought an ati...
Reinstalling WinXP on a I6000
I've recently received my I6000 and I noticed that Dell no longer ships out the driver CD's with their systems which is a pain. I'm not interested in...
Reinstalling WinXP on a I6000
This was from a previous post a while back, as I encountered the same problem with my new 9100. You must have a CD burner in...
Dell laptop freezing 1041
Hi AllHopefully someone has some knowledge of this:Dell Inspiron 1500 laptopthe machine started to suddenly freeze as different points.Almost everything pointed to overheating but all diagnostics checkspbuttedWith an...
upgrading Dell C610 laptop disk
products - Just a followup on my Dell C610 hard disk upgrades...we have a couple to swap. Thanks for the suggestion of Acronis True Image 8.0 Ran...
Dell Dimension 24003000 and bootable USB Please help
I bought a used Dimension 2400 and 3000 last year for home use. Recently, I read about bootable USB and was...
NonDell hard drives ie cheaper for inspiron 1150
reply to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell only (where it was read)... 2.5" notebook hard drives are very...
Migrating files to a new PC 1046
Ralph, Are you planning to Keep the W98 PC, and that it has a Ethernet connection? If it Yes, consider also purchasing a router and two (2) straight through...
Migrating files to a new PC 1047
USB crossover cable...connect the two machines, use drag and drop. Could not be simpler. Bobby Ralph, Are you planning to Keep the W98 PC, and that it has a...
Migrating files to a new PC 1048
I tried Alohabob, and I HATE it. It claims it can transfer files across a home network. It sure didn't work for me. I spent hours trying to...
Dimension 8300 Cannot Get into Standby Mode
I know there has been some discussion on this issue and I have Googled the subject matter, but have not found a solution yet. When I attempt to...
Dimension 8300 Cannot Get into Standby Mode 1050
There may be a problem with a driver file for Adobe Acrobat, PDF reader based on what is posted here, near the bottom of the...
Dimension 8300 Cannot Get into Standby Mode 1051
Thanks for the compliment. -- Rich-rerat Nice call, Rich. I learned something from this. Stew There may be a problem with a driver file for Adobe Acrobat...
Dimension 8300 Cannot Get into Standby Mode 1052
Is the Adobe Type Manager, version 4? If so the article says to delete it. Check by doing a search checking for hidden and protected files...
Dimension 8300 Cannot Get into Standby Mode 1053
Charliec, Standby overnight should be fine. I would still have the monitor shut off after...
Command line "ZIP" archiver 1054
Not to start a religious war, but ... why would anyone install Cygwin, just to compress-uncompress...
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