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Looking for recommendations for a free or low cost app to use for video conferencing on a P2P. I can't seem to get an definitive answer on the risks associated with skype. Any thoughts?

New dell dimension preloaded with Vista. Owner can't function without certain apps that currently are not Vista compatible. She finally talked Dell into cutting her a deal on the purchase of replacement XP software but not until they gave her a big attitude and suggested the problem was her...

Help! I accidently deleted a distribution list in Outlook 2002 and can't get the names/addresses back. I ran the MS Inbox Repair Tool for recovery of PST files but it didn't work. I have also tried a couple of freeware apps that haven't worked. I even tried a system restore to a point a few...

I attempted to install a mini pci intel adapter in a PCG GRT250p, which happens to be a Canadian version of the GRT250, hence the problem. I believe Canada has tighter controls on wireless emissions and this particular model should have a switch that the user turns on to enable the wireless...

Our P2P has been experiencing networking issues on and off for a couple of weeks. I don't know a whole lot about networking. The 12 offices in the organization have cat 5 feeding into a device that is basically like a junction box with an RJ45 port for each office that can then be connected to...

Looking to purchase several business class PC's for under $1000 ea. Dell's XPS 410 gets good reviews but I hate dealing with Dell on any level. I haven't been that impressed with the Dual core processors I've seen in terms of speed or multi-tasking. Just wondering what others are purchasing.

I have a Presario 18XL590 that I just freshly installed with Win XPP. I am having a weird problem that I can't figure out. The machine seems to fail to complete tasks - like opening programs. It is almost like the machine is busy but when I check task manager it doesn't appear that anything is...

Is there a way to test the power jack on a laptop besides process of elimination? I don't have experience using a multimeter, but it is my understanding that it would be used to test the adapter and not the jack, is that correct?

Client upgraded a Presario notebook to Win98 at one point and then CD drive no longer worked. Using a Windows boot disk created from another system, the cd drivers failed to load. Found out the Presario 1200 series CD drive does not work with microsoft drivers or other generic drivers -- only...

Have an Inspiron 4100 with a bad video card. Debating whether to sell it for parts or replace board. I don't have a lot of experience with boards and so I don't know if I can swap a Dell I4100 celeron with a I4100 pentium (assuming the CPU comes with the board). Became Dell-erious trying to...

Have a brother using Win2k/IE6 who inadvertently opened an email which was phising for his Paypal password. He began to fill out the info the email requested but before sending it off, decided it didn't sound right so he closed the email. However, since then he has been getting "This page...

I have a damaged motherboard and want to save the harddrive. At this point I am just exploring possibilities. The OS on the drive is WinXPP and it is about 10 GB in size. I believe it is either a Seagate or Maxtor. Can I just remove it from the old computer and put it in a new one (providing...

Looking for software to run with a Rev 35. Iomega fails to mention their software doesn't back up open applications. I need software that will back up as the user is working in various databases, while the databases are open. I have looked into the venders Iomega suggests but they seem like...

I have noticed on several different machines (all with WinXPP SP2) that apps frequently stop responding if I switch back and forth between them, or open too many docs, or am working online (using IE 6), or have several apps open at a time. Does anyone else notice this problem? Any ideas of...

I keep the computers at work functioning but I am only on site once a week. I have been informed that the machine that acts as our print server looses power about once a day. When this happens the monitor reads "no signal". I have not actually seen what happens but it sounds like the machine...

I bet this is basic networking 101 stuff for most of you but I don't get it. We have a netgear NE116 hub and about 10 computers networked using static ips. The cable guy comes to install dsl DSL by adding a Cayman 3546 gateway and assigns a static IP gateway and identifies 5 usable IPs in the...

I believe my Win98 OS is corrupt for various reasons and I will be restoring my system as soon as I can get my files completely backed up, but in the meantime I have been encountering a problem that I am unsure as to whether it is OS related or another issue. I have a Presario laptop (17XL275)...

We have a netgear ethernet hub (en116 Cat5) and about 7 computers networked at my workplace. It is a peer-to-peer setup in a predominately Win98 environment. One computer acts as a sort of server by being directly cabled to the hub. This computer has an Intel EtherExpress Pro/100B PCI adapter...

I have been attempting to reformat an old Gateway PII/6gb in MSDOS using the "format c:" command. It starts to scan the disk sectors and then comes back at about 2% of the scan with "insufficient memory". I have checked and fixed any bad sectors on the disk and also tried "format c: /s" but...

I am attempting to reformat a computer that has two drives -- the original 4 gb that came with the computer and another 15 gb drive that was installed later. I want to make the 15 gb drive my master and the 4 gb drive the slave but I can't figure out the order and way I need to go about...