Hardware

l_intl.nls file corrupted on XP Home
l_intl.nls file on XP Home XP home will not boot. Dell Dimension 3000, 80 Gig HD, 2 Gig RAM Chips. Error message: l_intl.nls is missing or corrupted. Restarted into Recovery Console and expanded a new file. Restarted just fine for about 2 reboots and now same message. What causes the language file : l... 18 Jan 2010 14:18

Can't read A drive
I just installed Windows xp sp3 on an older Compaq workstation. When I try to read a file on the A drive I can get the list of files on the floppy but I cant read any of the files even .txt files. I get messages like "cannot read theA:readme.txt file or in another case "the folder is invalid or corrupted" I ... 12 Jan 2010 09:34

Power supply
I have been advised to get a better PSU because the ampage on the 12V is too low (20A) for my system. This came about due to corruption of my graphics when running 3D games. Where can I verify this? Phenom II x2 550 black MSI 770-c45 Bios v1.4 PNY 1GB gt220 PCIe graphics card (no 12v power socket) 2 x 2gb... 12 Jan 2010 08:15

939 m/b advice recommends
im on a budget so im looking to buy a used 939 m/b there's a few about asus abit msi gigbyte etc what was considered the best of them when they were new, being as ill be buying one used what one would anyone recommend for a bit of game playing half life 2 etc. -- fender62 ... 11 Jan 2010 13:09

USB DEVICES PROBLEM WITH WINDOWS XP SP3!!!
Barry wrote: I have this same problem and can confirm that the problem is not with my PC. I have 2 pen drives and 3 computers. none read any of the pen drives. This has only happened in the past 3 or 4 weeks. What is going on with windows? If you have "2 pen drives" and "3 computers" and none of the thre... 10 Jan 2010 17:27

New Motheboard and Windows OEM
I need to install a new Motherboard in my PC due to overheating issues. All the existing hardware devices i.e. CD-RW, Graphics Card, Hard Drive etc. will remain the same. If I purchase a new Motherboard and using all my existing hardware, does this mean I have to purchase a new copy of Windows XP Professional o... 21 Jan 2010 15:47

Windows 7 (XP with a new look!)
> I'm 54 years old and have been using PC's since they were invented So you started in 1976? By the way, Asus is not a bad brand, it's favored by techies, do-it-yourselves, etc., it's not a "cozy" brand like Apple. Their specialty is bare-bone motherboards for desktops, and sleek laptops with more substance,... 23 Jan 2010 15:28

Device Manager > Non-Plug and Play Drivers > Parallel port driver AND Serial
Kernel drivers are special kind of services; they do not show up in the services manager. If you really don't want to see these drivers, just don't enable "show hidden devices". Hope this helps, -- pa "kakii" <user(a)domain.co> wrote in message news:OMCbqE9jKHA.5520(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... Windows X... 8 Jan 2010 12:49

Orientation of monitor picture?
At home I'm running Windows XP Media Center with a 22" LCD from AOC and a Radeon HD 3850 or something. The cheapy HD card. Is there a way to change the orientation of things so things display vertical rather than horizontal or is that dependant on my video card or monitor to have that capability? I'm playin... 8 Jan 2010 11:41

USB Device jams PC after a while
Hello I've had some problems with my 3G USB Dongle. Tried with different DELL computers, different Dongles (similar model) and with different windows xp home service packs (1 and 3 atleast). The connection and PC first work fine, can work fine even for days. But for some reason the PC freezes up by itself ... 13 Jan 2010 20:03