If you’re having to ask us, the answer is most likely no.
It’s probably not price efficient. Older RAM tends to cost way more than newer RAM. If anything consider getting a new machine. But if all you do is surf the web and mess with picture software, you’re probably fine.
you could use this but save yourself some time and use get right instead:shake::wonder:
is there a way to add more disk space? i deleted some programs and suck and says i have very little amounbt left. do i have to buy another hard drive or something to help it? my fault i dotn really know that much on computers sorry
im running windows vista, and i want to install a new driver for my USB device, but whenever i click “update driver” and select the location where the new .inf file is located, windows vista says “windows has already installed the best driver” or something like that… is there some way around this?
Your options are:[LIST=1]
[]remove some data from your system
[]add another drive[/LIST]You should always back up your data before you remove it, though. My solution of choice for this sort of problem is to remove big programs that you still have the CD for, but you no longer use. Be sure to back up (save to disk - CD - Floppy - Email to a friend) the work that you have created with those programs!!
Well, why are you updating it in the first place? It seems that you’re trying to go use an older driver, and there’s really no reason to do so unless the newer driver breaks some functionality that you need. If you really need that old driver…
… Use the “select a driver from the list” feature and when it asks you for the .ini file use the “I have a disk” option and direct it to your file. It will discover the newer version of the driver and give you a choice of which to install. At least that is how it works in XP. In Vista i can’t say for sure, but since MS hasn’t updated that part of windows in over 10 years it’s pretty safe to say that it’s still the same. :tup:
What’s the size of your hard drive (in GB), how much of a free space you have right now (in MB or GB), and how much more free space you want on that drive?
And to increase free space, I would suggest that you:
a) Do a “Disk Cleanup” (Go to “Start” > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup). Select all the options then hit “OK”.
b) Turn Off System Restore (Right-click on “My Computer” > Properties > System Restore > Select “Turn Off System Restore” > OK).
c) Delete Programs/Applications that you rarely used on a daily basis.
You using Windows XP or Vista?
thanks for the help!:wgrin:
i’m actually making my own Action Replay for the Xbox to uh… transfer save games. yep.
Can anyone help me find a driver that works with my video card?
My card is an ATI Radeon X700. I had the ATI drivers that were preloaded on my system, and it worked fine for a year… but lately, the screen freezes and scrambles up… sometimes the screen goes back to normal, other times the screen goes black permanently or Windows BSODs and reboots. I had to borrow an old copy of XP, reformat/reload Windows, and use default Windows video drivers. The problems are gone now so I don’t think there’s anything wrong with my card, but my monitor is 16:9 and 1440x900… the default drivers only supports 4:3 and max res of 1152x864… I don’t mind the resolution but the screen is stretched and I can’t adjust it. Can anybody help?
That doesn’t really sound like an issue with the video drivers if you ask me. Most of the new releases have been decent, and I can’t imagine them causing those problems. It is possible that your video card is starting to fail. I’ve seen it happen plenty of times at work. People come in with graphics issues thinking it can be fixed by wiping Windows, but sometimes it’s the physical card that is defective. I’d look into some video card diagnostic programs. At work we use PC-Check, but I’m not sure if that’s free or not.
Just to make sure, this card is in a desktop, or laptop? A lot of times, even if the card is an ATI or nVidia card, they require special drivers if they’re in a laptop. I remember my Dell 8600 from back in the day had a Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo in it that only worked with the drivers on the disk. I was never able to upgrade through ATI. If it’s in a desktop…well disregard this paragraph.
Laptop… I did use homebrew drivers before for troubleshooting reasons, but the same problems happened. I don’t understand why it’s working fine now with the default drivers but the other drivers are messing up… I’ll try running diagnostic software tho.
Are there any free codecs that allow you to play DVD’s?
Yes if you ignore the MPEG-LA…
I got an Outlook 2003 question,
- How do I set it so that it automatically send/receive on startup?
- How do I set it so that it does not send “not read” notifications out? It’s really messing me up right now.
Thanks in advance…
VLC has DVD playback built it.
HP slimline s7220n
Windows XP SP2
My CD drive is only reading cd-roms, but it’s a DVD player also. I can burn and watch DVD’s on it. But suddenly, I don’t have the option anymore. When I go to "My computer and click on the drive, it tells me that there is no CD present. I know I have the ability on my computer though, I’ve done it in the past. I’ve watched many DVD’s on Intervideo WinDVD, but now my drive isn’t even detecting any of the DVD’s period. Only CD. Can anyone please help with this? Thanks.
I’d bet you’re getting Device Failures in the Event Logs (in the Administrative Tools section of the Control Panel). =\
And I’m very curious to understand how VLC is attempting to skate on by the MPEG-LA. Oh well: NMP. 
Does it read a plain data DVD?
Go to Device manager and remove the DVD drive form the list. Reboot, go into safe mode and check for it there. Remove it again and remove any other drives that may be listed there. Reboot. When it comes back it should detect and install it. If that doesn’t work, check with HP for a firmware update for the drive. If that still doesn’t work, then see if you can check it out on another system.
go to the manufacturer’s website (in this case, HP), and see if there’s a firmware update for it.
If a firmware update doesn’t work, you can give this a shot:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
This is what usually works when we have a problem with a CD-ROM drive at work.