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video adapter by DJH
My video just went out in normal mode. All I get is some green lines at the top. It will boot up in safe mode. But I have fooled with it too much and now I can not install a new driver for the video adapter. I blew away the video display in System Resources thinking it would reinstall...
May 18th 04 02:37 AM
by DJH Go to last post
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memory do I need more? by Donna
Hi.. I have 128 MB of Memory installed on my ME computer. How do I know if I need to add more? I've worked ok now so far for 6 years... but, I'm thinking maybe I should be adding more memory. The sales rep tried to get me to buy the maximum of 512 or at least another 256. I was thinking if I got...
July 21st 06 10:36 PM
by Donna Go to last post
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cpu roar by granjan
After having my computer shut down for 2 days while I was out of town there is a loud roar coming from the cpu. What should I look at first to track this down? I'm afraid something is about to crash, so I backed up some important data files already, but this noise is driving me crazy. Dell...
June 28th 05 07:34 PM
by attilathehun1 Go to last post
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Modem sound... by Baba
I'm using 56 Kbs modem for dial-up connection. As soon as I click Connect for dial-up connection, the modem starts giving audible humming sound alongwith the dial-up whistling . However the modem's sound stops after the first dial-up whistling though the dial-up whistling may continue. When I...
April 24th 05 08:10 AM
by Mart Go to last post
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2 External USB HD for XP and ME by New Orleans Novice
Hi, I have 2 PC's. 1 with XP with an External USB HD. The 2nd PC has Win ME. Is there such a thing as an External USB HD that will work with Win ME? Where, when and how can I purchase it and install it? Thanks for your help and tips ; Novice @ New Orleans Louisiana "Imagination...is the...
May 29th 08 12:39 AM
by Norman Go to last post
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Broken Computer by Beau
Okay here's my problem. The darn thing wont boot up! It's got a green power light and a red activity light. When I boot the red activity light stays solid and the green light doesn't go on at all. It just wont boot. It doesn't even start to read the cd- rom drive which it's suppose to do first. So,...
January 8th 05 06:17 PM
by Bill Leary Go to last post
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PC Freezes by David Barratt
Hi all, I just got myself a used IPEX PC, Pentium III 866, 256mb RAM, 20gb HDD. It came with no operating system. I have tried installing XP, '98 & ME on this box. Each time, the installation almost finishes & asks for my login & password, which I provide, usually no problems there, but when I...
January 2nd 05 07:56 PM
by Crazy Aizy Go to last post
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Plug and Play Devices by mjw
Hi, I installed a new modem which is plug and play. I also installed the ME driver for this modem. Windows ME does not recognize it. I have universal plug and play setup. Does anybody have any ideas how to recognize the plug and play devices. I also tried a NIC pci card and it doesn't get...
September 3rd 04 03:02 AM
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1720 Harddrive detects imminent failure by Jan
Everytime I shut down to restart my computer I get this error message . 1720 Harddrive detects imminent failure . It then has two boxes to choose from . One says F1 boot the other F10 Computer setup. It seems to be running pretty good and boots up okay . I have a Compaq with Wimdows me. Is my...
July 16th 04 10:03 PM
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Ram Memory? by Kelly
I am trying to upgrade from a 64mb to a 128mb Ram.My computer says It has a Celeron 900MHXZ/100MHZ. When shopping I find a message that PC133 Moduels are no longer backward Compatable with Pc 100 Machines. What is a PC133 mod. and how does it differ from a PC 100. Is the Pc 133 module faster than...
June 21st 04 08:19 PM
by KT Go to last post
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RAM Sticks - Adding... by Ben B
Hello, With 128MB in the first slot (DIMM) and wishing to add a further 256MB, on a Dell Dimension 4100 with a Pentium lll 933mhz, do I need to remove the 128MB and install the 256 in the first slot? Thank you. Ben.
December 17th 04 10:11 PM
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crash by Jerry
Tried to boot but got this message: the following file is missing or corrupted : c:\windows\system\vmm32.vxd . Type the name of the windows loader..... Found article 258471 on Microsoft help but it only indicated what the problem was but did not give detail steps to solve. Help! Jerry
February 20th 06 10:13 PM
by Noel Paton Go to last post
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USB Mass Storage Device not Assigning a Letter by [email protected]
I have Windows ME on an HP laptop with its own hard drive. I have tried to attach 2 USB mass storage devices. One is a hard drive enclosure with a 3.5" (desktop) hard drive & the other is a hard drive enclosure with a 2.5" (laptop) drive. When I plug the 2.5" enclosure in and boot the computer, it...
September 29th 05 06:42 PM
by Mart Go to last post
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New 250 GB hard drive won't let me install Win ME by Gary
I purchased a new 250 GB WD hard drive to put in a "new" computer, so I have no OS installed. I have a Gigabyte MB (7s748) that I believe has ATA 100 onboard and the cpu is an Athlon XP 2600+. The BIOS reads the drive as LBA 250 GB, ATA 100. I am unable to install Win ME (off CD) from DOS using...
August 1st 05 09:19 PM
by Mike M Go to last post
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200G disk can not make the full use by livego
the message show "ATA disk drivers ship with windows do not support drives greater than 137GB", Should I change the mainboard or th O.S.? Please help me
June 7th 04 03:40 AM
by Rick T Go to last post
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Problems with Drivers. by Susan
Co-worker bought new Dell and gave me old Dell L700cx with manuals, CDs, etc. There was no anti-virus program and the computer had many viruses on it. I have replaced the battery (I did not notice anything drastic changing after replacing the battery- I did take digital pictures of screens so...
May 15th 05 03:27 PM
by Susan Go to last post
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Computer Shutdown by Mia
Tonight my desktop computer shut itself off. (I'm using the laptop now). I started it again a few minutes later but it shut down again after only a few minutes. I assume it's overheating, but I verified that the fan is running. I realize this may be tricky to diagnose, sight unseen, but does...
June 23rd 04 08:26 PM
by Mart Go to last post
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How to Disable "Floppy Seek"? by Omar Firestone
Hi All: I have built an ME machine without a floppy drive. This causes the "Install Hardware Wizard" to crash every time it searches for Drive A. This happens whether or not the controller is disabled in BIOS. Is there a patch (registry hack?) that will also remove Drive A from Windows? Omar...
February 9th 05 06:04 AM
by Bill Leary Go to last post
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Installing a DVD burner by John
I have purchased a DVD burner which states that it requires Windows2000 or XP, has anyone installed a burner on windows ME and is there anything I need to do like to upgrade to 2000 or XP? thanks, John
July 1st 04 10:50 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Motherboard or processor? by Beau
Here's my dilemma. My computer is not recognizing amy of the drives. I know it's not the hard drive. the ram or the power supply so it has to be either the motherboard or the processer. Unfortunately I brain dead when it comes to motherboards. So I brought it to a computer repair place to find out....
January 22nd 05 04:28 PM
by Jack E Martinelli Go to last post
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