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I just started using Vista and noticed that so far (almost) everything that I've burned to CD played on my computer but not my other CD players? I'm using CD-R to copy. I burned one DVD which worked fine on my TV/DVD but others give the message "this disk can't be played". Do I need a new CD...

I was wondering why whenever I type out a message in reply mode, the text is always underlined. How do I get this to stop? Thanks, thom

I was wondering why whenever I type out a message in reply mode, the text is always underlined. How do I get this to stop? Thanks, thom

I'm having this problem with putting my computer to sleep. It used to goto sleep with no problem. It still does, but it wakes up and stays up. I sometimes have to shut down with the power button, which I hate doing. I recently installed DSL on my machine, so I was thinking my browser wasn't...

I tried to run Ad-aware on my Vista and it won't work. Are there other adware programs available that will run? I have windows defender and norton. Do I need any other antivirus ad/spy programs? Thanks Thom

First of all, how do I reply directly to the person who gave me the valuable info. in the first place. And then I'm curious about backing up/restoring. First whats the difference...and where do you put your backup? And where do I find the backup in Vista? Why do you back up Windows every day...

I'm still looking for some old dos programs and would like further instructions on how to find these? Dos based programs which ran prior to Dos 4.

Hi Ed. We spoke awhile ago about some programs and a dos disk (on 720K disks) for an antique portable computer. You said you had some software and I wanted to find out how to get it? Thanks, Thom

Hi Ed, I wasn't sure how to reach you through this maze which is Tech-tips...so I wanted to get back in touch with you about the Dos disks I need for that old Amstrad portable I told you about.How can I get them? I need the Dos disk itself (I don't know if it will handle 4.01, I used an eaarlier...

Hi, I'm new to Vista and want to know why everyone else in the world seems to be avoiding it? And what kind of things should a brand new user to Vista know about? I've been using computers for 20 yrs. so I'm not that new. Thom

I posted this comment in Hardware, as I was looking for a cord for this old computer. It's an AMSTRAD PPC640D portable Dos based computer. I need any software that will run on it, Any hints about where I can find some? "thanks for the info. Yes it is pretty funny about the museum being the...

I have this old portable with an LED display built into it. I used to have it hooked up to an outside monitor and the dipswitches have to be reset to use the LED again. Anybody know how to reset these pesky little things?

A friend is visiting with her tower and has been using suddenlink DSL. I have dialup only so far. Can she use her computer via dialup and how does it have to be configured to be able to do that? Thank you. Thom

How to bypass the administrator password on sign on screen? I bought a computer with WinMe on it and I don't know what to do to bypass the screen that asks for a password? What to do?

What I'm trying to do is find music files online to burn onto a cd, which can be played on old computers without mp3 capabilities. Which file formats will work on (anything?) old cd players. thanx

I guess that about sums it up. I have an old computer running Win 95 and I wanted to get a newer computer and transfer the info. from one to another. I'm looking for a way that's easiest (most idiot-proof). Thank you.

As soon as I wrote the subject, I realized I might be in the wrong area, but maybe you can help too. I have an HP Pavilion about 6 yrs old. 800 Mhz, 128 megs of SDRam. I was having problems with running out of memory...'there is not evough memory to run this program' kept coming up. I was...

I have Windows Me and suddenly graphics have become 16 colors. How to change it back to true color? also my system has become so slow, I don't even like getting online anymore. I have an HP pavillion 5 years old. Thanx I've defragged several times and it doesn't help the speed

I've had a problem using my maintenance wizard. It starts and runs awhile, then the message appears: scandisk has started more than 10 times....I run defrag....it keeps starting over and over. I didn't get a Win Me cd with this computer...what can I do? This machine is very slow, I'd like to...

Hi I have a UMAX astra scanner which I have the software for, but I can't seem to get any response from the scanner. If I were using an incorrect voltage on the power cord...would that keep it from working? Using a 9 volt line instead of 12? Thanks in advance for your time.