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How do I hook this up laptopmonitor 1796
MB Although it depends on the monitor's inputs, there's a very good chance you can. The...
How do I hook this up laptopmonitor 1797
Mel, I can't give you definitive answers to your questions, because I don't have your exact hardware. But I use the dual monitors on a regular basis, so maybe I...
Best way to Remotely Diagnose
On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:17:51 GMT, Nicholas Andrade After I helped him for those 10 hours without a thank you, and it bothered me, I asked...
OTSpyware Doctorany good
First of all, I don't use this program, but AFAIK, it's legitimate. Second, no single Spyware-Malware program will suffice. You...
DELL SERVERS CHEAP AND FULL OF PROBLEMS 1800
What are the 3 languages. I don't think you should include English in that list. You...
DELL SERVERS CHEAP AND FULL OF PROBLEMS 1801
Did you try any of the suggestions? Have you posted info. to help people diagnose your problem? No. You...
Dell Support How sad it is
I do freelance IT work for this one company, and one of their Dell Optiplex desktops had developed some strange issues more than six months ago which was determined to be a bad motherboard...
Dell Support How sad it is
Dell support and customer service can at times be nightmares. Sometimes doing something like hanging up quickly if you get someone who you don't think can help...
Delivery time 1804
OK, first of all, why is this "traumatic"? What type of order is it? Sometimes one part of an order can hold everything else up. Is...
Delivery time 1805
I don't think that this is true. In my experience, with maybe 20 systems, Dell...
Delivery time 1806
I'm actually in the same boat. I ordered two PE 1850s and a Optiplex on Monday May 1. I didn't get the online order status stuff until Wednesday May 3. At that point, it...
noisy fan
I don't imagine your machine is too old, as that's a new model, isn't it? Otherwise, I'd suggest blowing out the cooling ducts and...
Battery Usage
Hi Pete, I doubt that you will find any definitive information. I have seen some web articles about Core Duo and power consumption, but I was more confused after reading them. I...
E1505I6400 Comments Please
Hi all, I'm planning to buy the Inspiron 6400 shortly and would appreciate feedback on some of...
E1505I6400 Comments Please 1810
Hi Clark, Maybe you can help me understand this -- why go with a 6400 when...
E1505I6400 Comments Please 1811
Hello Journey, Thanks for your comments on my future purchase, and for pointing out the source of the reviews. Funny about CNET not yet providing their own...
E1505I6400 Comments Please 1812
What I mean is that I usually don't pay the premium for the fastest processor. I went for the 1.8-something Core Duo rather than the slowest. Yes, WXGA is larger than SWXGA (there may...
E1505I6400 Comments Please 1813
Bluetooth is short-distance, low speed, low power wireless networking intended to allow small devices to communicate. I think the fastest Bluetooth spec is about 3Mbps whereas...
E1505I6400 Comments Please 1814
yes they are the same, but when you use coupons, dell jacks up the price and you work off list price before you...
E1505I6400 Comments Please 1816
I've had my E1505 just over a month. That's not a very long time to evaluate a new product, but so far I've been very happy with the laptop. I haven't found anything significant...
E1505I6400 Comments Please 1817
That's what I did too. Now I am thinking about keeping the 6 cell in until I need the 9 cell -- does anyone know...
E1505I6400 Comments Please 1818
You will want to use the 9 cell SOMETIMES and not just let it sit unused for months. Batteries will eventually go bad whether you use them or not, but they...
Great Laptop Bags
I recently received 2 laptop backpack intended for different purposes and they are great -- I lucked out, but the reviews on Amazon usually lead me to the right...
Virus, Spyware
I have been getting e-mails at my "junkmail" address, maybe 4 or 5 day with a .bmp file containing all the...
OT: Imaging Drive for Backup Restore
OK, I'm ready to take my backup recovery to a new level. I've always saved my...
OT: Imaging Drive for Backup Restore
Sorry to top post, but...I use True Image from Acronis. It does exactly what you need. I have used it to restore my old laptop from a backup when the...
Inspiron 6400 e1505 Dud
For what it's worth, Dell have now responded to the problem pretty well. My initial frustration with the support guy was that he wouldn't believe that it was a hardware fault, and got...
Getting Rid of Dell Bloatware. 1824
Wow, this topic sure generated a lot of discussion; and a number of different solutions. I have to admit that while I'm a fairly competent computer USER, I have fallen behind the times when...
Getting Rid of Dell Bloatware. 1825
Actually, I am backing up the contents of my 'C' drive (an image of the OS once it is installed). I typically do several of these backups during a fresh installation. Once when the OS...
Getting Rid of Dell Bloatware. 1826
I know... my first Mac had 128k (yes, k) RAM, and a 400k floppy (as in really cool...
Getting Rid of Dell Bloatware. 1827
I wonder if I can outdo you regarding early computers. I had a Commodore VIC 20. - in fact it's in a box somewhere in my basement. It has 5K of RAM!! There is also...
Getting Rid of Dell Bloatware. 1828
I never owned a 386 but I had a 286 - can't remember details about it. Much of this talk brings back some really old memories. Lets...
Getting Rid of Dell Bloatware. 1829
Yes, it sure does - I started with computers in the mid 70's while in school. I started with a HP9830A (micro...
Getting Rid of Dell Bloatware. 1830
I started my programming days on the old 80-column punch-card terminals. Our electronics dept managed to...
Getting Rid of Dell Bloatware. 1831
Yep. back then you had to manually load a very small boot-strap loader that would tell the system 'Hey you have a paper tape reader. go use it' manually loading meaning, you...
Getting Rid of Dell Bloatware. 1832
You have me beat as far as owning a computer earlier than the first one I owned, but the first one I programmed on was a Commodore Pet. I was one of the...
Getting Rid of Dell Bloatware. 1833
Clark, First, I'll address the items you mention. Then, I'll detail what I did to remove bloatware. I just...
Getting Rid of Dell Bloatware
It is extremely common... arguably the norm... for things to be left behind. Some residue is easy to find, some is hard to find, some is exceptionally hard to find, particularly if you...
Getting Rid of Dell Bloatware. 1835
Remove the programs. I use the uninstall if it existes in the Start Program App folder, if not there then I use Add Remove programs in the Control Panel. Reboot as needed and...
Getting Rid of Dell Bloatware. 1836
I've always found the subject of where programs get their signal to start when the machine is booted, very mysterious (well, confusing for me, and...
System Restore 1837
tom, if they are retail copies (not oem which came with a new computer purchase) then my understanding is that...
System Restore 1838
In regards to the actual question asked: I don't think you can use system restore the way you are asking. Even if you could (and if you mirror the drives) that...
System Restore 1839
I'm aware of all that except the no information by phone part. Still, it seems asinine for them...
Inspiron 6400E1505 impressions
Hi all, My wife just got this computer, and I thought I'd give some feedback on it (since I am...
Inspiron 6400E1505 impressions
Wow, you went all out and got the speedy hard drive. I've found the 5400 very speedy and possibly better with battery life -- I bet the...
OT: Internet Fraud
I recently sold my Canon SD200 Elph for $200 because I wanted to upgrade to something nicer. After doing some research, I decided to (which had good reviews other than...
Internet Fraud 1844
Well, I think you should at least use separate sentences when you say "I am...
Internet Fraud
Well for over a month it was the "Journey Show" in here... tune it to see which...
Internet Fraud 1846
Now that I've had my first cup of coffee.... ahhhh With Dell, an "order adjustment" is called a cancellation. So, you can subsbreastute the words "cancelded" in many of...
Internet Fraud
We don't always realize the degree to which our behavior is unusual or inappropriate unless-until someone tells us. I have only read a little...
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