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i would like to be able to setup a wired pc connection to a repeater or access point. upstairs i have my cable modem connected to a wired router A. i have a wireless router B connected to A. downstairs i would like add a wireless router/access/repeater C to B - to allow wired PC connections...

my dell 8400 started system crashing randomly but often (every few hours/15 mins up to 5 a day) with 8086 event error in logs. tried checking hardware seating, disabling startup software etc. switched from main xp setup to backup xp partition/drive via multiboot. this has not yet crashed so...

i use extended desktop on my w7 laptop/sony tv setup. i have set dpi to 200 so i can see text/content comfortably on tv from a distance. many programs do not display properly. sometimes i have to reset dpi and logoff to "safely use" such programs. in additions the desktop juggles/stacks icons...

currently running xp/w7 trial as a dual boot on 2 drive desktop. would like to adding a fresh xp and gradually add my many apps whilst still running very old xp and w7. if its too hard will remove w7 as pc is too slow (for me) for w7 and use paragon partition 10 boot mgr to access xp1/xp2.

i have been using w7 pro on a dual booting vista laptop. if i remove vista from boot list using easybcd and it fails on reboot will the w7 repair disk/boot disk restore w7? the laptop has a single drive with separate partitions. i have removed many os before but on xp/linux/w7 pc on separate...

dual booting on xp desktop & vista laptop. laptop is booting faster, and a lot slower (+3 minutes) on my "old desktop". desktop pc took 25 secs of windows animation, 2 mins of blank screens eg to logon, 30+ secs to desktop display. assume blank screening is video card (ati x300) related...

contemplating installing w7 pro on a dell 8400 currently running dual boot xp/w7 enterprise trial. my issue is whether it would be better installed on a dell vostro vista/w7 ent laptop, benefits/issues as i see it are xp to w7 + better os/security, xp mode xp to w7 - older pc spec, slower...

just bought an o2 e160 usb modem for occasional payg use on vista laptop. reluctant to install the o2 connection mgr - as i would prefer to control from windows (i know i can control conn mgr start up) intend to buy another suppliers usb modem again for occasional payg use - system/overlap...

have 2 xp sp3 pc, one an old p3 i dual booted with linux, used recovey console to remove linux grub - no problem. the other pc which would originally not upgrade to sp3 eventually upgraded thru the std update. this pc dual boots xp and w7. the old grub boot loader still hangs around so i...

i have dual booted xp/w7 and vista/w7 systems. i find performance varies with xp(fastest) in all cases. i use different security sofware and am wondering if this is the crucial factor. i recently removed kaspersky (kis) and replaced it with online armour fw, avast av & threatfire on an xp p4...

on my single drive laptop i have dl w7 beta, and plan to multiboot with v sp1. current setup is xp and v sp1. as part of w7 multiboot install can i simply overwrite xp partition (comp mgt reports vista as boot drive, but xp partition was first installed then vista. i don't want to upgrade to w7...

on my dell vostro laptop when i use a usb mouse, sleep & hibernate functions are disabled. command attempts of powercfg -h on to reinstall hibernate fail (prt i802prt error msg). can get sleep back if i uninstall usb mouse and avoid reboot. power mgt options are not available for usb mouse...

advice please as to options on transferring my os/partitions to new disk. to avoid effort re-installing os/apps/data am planning to use seagate/maxtor (acronis) diskwizard to take acronis images and recreate my current setup. option 1 : remove current wd drive (c,d,e,f parts) and install new...

downloaded sp3 from major geeks and tried to install. all appeared well (no different to beta), until nasty crash, similar to memory problem. beta install on other pc ok. i disabled mamutu,norton antibot and kav7 before install. good news recovered back to previous state. this pc multiboots...

i have vista business, failed to install thru update (1). ensured services/devices enabled, av disabled, failed 2nd time. tried direct download(3), no better. tried renaming SoftwareDistribution, sfc check for update & download (4/5). only good thing about this mess is that dell laptop is...

having spent a lot of time trying to rescue my new dell laptop a boot mgr that would cope with multiple os would be a big time saver. the most troublesome scenario was a non bootable disk, due to the awful direct media function messing up the boot function. the usual xp techniques failed ie...

used xp with prevx and kaspersky av/fw/em suite successfully for 6 months until ks updates ran out. today using prevx, kaspersky av, and just installed iolo shield suite 3 fw/em. so far seem to coexist, accepting this is a bit of overkill. have also just installed xp on new laptop with macfee...

am awaiting vista business cd to replace basic. intend to dual boot with current xp pro. have read posts on installing vista after xp. current setup is dell primary, c primary xp, d primary data, + dell extended mediadirect. any tips on how to add vista partition, sharing data partition/folders.

i multiboot all my pc with xp or vista and pclinuxos. when i remove linux, by say simply removing partitions, i can be left with out a booting pc. with xp i used the recovery console/cd and used fixboot, fixmbr etc. my question is what is the equivalant vista method, other than using the...

hi all, am struggling to chain/add my wireless router to my current wired setup. basically i want my default setup to be wired, and when i want wireless to switch on my wireless router, which i have connected on a lan port of my wired router. after much fiddling/reboots etc i can get wireless...