Recent content by jerrkat

I figured out what was causing the problem, I'm running a program called iTunekeys which creates hotkey cmds for iTunes. Well this program has been acting up lately and some how it was trying to use the 3 key for a hotkey.

On the PC in question the #3 key will not respond. If I do a Shift+3 it will register the #. I have tried swapping keyboards and get the same results. If I restart I'm able to use the 3 until I log-in, once Windows is full load it will no longer function properly. I'm run Windows XP sp2, I'm...

When ever I open or delete item from the recycle bin the computer slows way down for a couple of minites until it finishes deliting the files.I have just installed a new motherboard and proccesor and installed winxp on a new HDD. But I was haveing this problem with my old hardware as well. Is...

I just upgraded my motherboard and processor to a Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe with an AMD 2500XP. Running WinXP (new install) I have an Ultra 133TX2 PCI mass storage card installed. (from Promise Tech) The cards bios will load and detect the device connected prior to WinXP loading, but if I have a HDD...

Hi, I have another Problem. I have a CD-R/W that won't read any thing on any disc (CD-rom, R, R/W). I don't think its a hardware problem because I've had the same problem before, with my previous CD-Drives. It will bring up the properties of the disc. Running WinXP CD-R/W is Lite-on 52x24x52

New Question I have a WinXP Pro server and 4 Win98 computers. The users are login on the Win98 systems. How do I set up permissions for the differnet users?

I've just upgrade the firmware with some software from I/O Magic. This has seemed to fix the problem. I did check the PIO / DMA setting and it's set on if avalible DMA for all devices. It show Ultra DMA Mode 2 for the Pirmary and PIO for the Secondary on both IDE. Is this normal? This is my IDE...

I'm Running WinXP I had a HI-Val CD-RW that was causing me this problem, I upgraded to a I/O Magic CD-R/W and it worked fine for a few weeks. Now it's having the same problem. The problem is this when ever I put a blank disc in the drive it will just sit and try to read the disc with nothing...

I ran the scandisk in Dos as johnodq suggested and that fix the problem of windows not seeing the correct amount of free space. When I ran the scandisk it found 5 or 6 file and fixed them when it scaned the directories, then when it scaned the files it stopped several time to run a scan for...

I have a 13gig HD. I can only fill it upto about 7gig before I get a disk full message. When I check the drive under the Windows properties, it says I have 4gig of free space. I'm running Win 98. I though it might be a virus but when O scan with Norton, everything checks out fine. Is this a...

Thanks guys I'm going to get a router, the reason I go a switch is that what I though we had a work, but the switch runs to a router and then to the modem, so I'll just use that setup. Now at work I've been told that the router setup a firewall type protection is that correct?

On Choice 2: What is ICS? I can connect the modem via USB to one computer than can I run the that pc to the switch and then to the other pc? (I'm using a switch because I don't have a cross-over cable)

I have two WinXp machines a switch and a cable modem. I have the two machines and the modem connected to the switch. One machine can use the modem, but not see the other machine. The other machine can't see either. Prior to installing the modem the two machines were networked through the switch...

I want to install a new primary hard drive in WinXP. How can I transfer the the current Hard drive info to the new one with out reinstalling all my programs?