http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ Repair Questions » Forum: Windows XP - Recent Topics en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:30:04 +0000 http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/xp-not-recognizing-usb-devices#post-651 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:36:41 +0000 JL2008 651@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Hi, </p> <p>I have Panasonic CF-29 that I am trying to fix for my sister. There is no volume. XP does not recognize a sound card. I am not sure if the laptop has a sound card. I never opened up a laptop case. So I prefer not to open the case unless I have to. I bought an external sound card and XP doest recognize it. My PC recognized the sound card. I connected a USB mice and an IPod and XP didn't recognize it either. So there is a problem with USB port. According to ITunes, the previous owner connected their IPod 2 months ago. So the UBS port was working 2 months ago. Any ideas? Will an internal sound card fix the problem? I already updated the chipset. And uninstalled all the devices under USB System controller in Device Manager. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/audio-problem-in-xp#post-648 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:06:32 +0000 JL2008 648@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>My sister was given a Panasonic CF-29. The volume wasn't working. My sister wants to see if I can fix the problem. When I open up ITunes, I get this message that Audio/Video playback may not operate properly. I click on play &amp; the song does not play. Windows Media Player said it couldn't play because there is a problem with my sound device. My speakers and headphones work on my PC. Realtek 97 and some other version of Realtek was installed last week. I'm not sure what happened, but neither of these programs are under Add/Remove programs. I tried to do a restore to when these 2 programs were installed but I was unsuccessful. </p> <p>The Sound &amp; Audio Device properties- Volume, Audio &amp; Voice tab are greyed out. </p> <p>Sound video and game controller in Device Manager- All devices are working properly. And all say Unknown location. The devices are: Audio Codecs, Legacy Audio Drivers, Legacy Video Capture Devices, Media Control Devices &amp; Video Codecs. </p> <p>I tried to download drivers at Panasonic and Realtek. They made me download Drivertool and Driverupdate. Neither of these programs said I had to update my sound drivers. I tried to do a system restore to before I installed these 2 programs &amp; I was unsuccessful. Maybe something is wrong with System Restore? Also Driver tool &amp; update both say that the sound device is unplugged which isnt true. I turned on my speakers and turned the volume high. When I hook it up to the laptop, I get a big noise.</p> <p>My sound driver is Sigma Tel C-Major Audio. I updated the driver today &amp; still cant play songs with ITunes or Windows Media. When I try download drivers, they always make me download some program that will check my drivers and tell me what drivers need to be updated. And these programs charge if I want to update my drivers.</p> <p>Windows Audio is set to Automatic. I have installed some updates from Windows Update. There are no more updates. And now the only day I can try to do a restore is today. I went to BIOS and pressed F2 repeatedly and I got a noise. I don't know how to check to see my sound is disabled or not in BIOS. The only thing I see related to Sound is Microphone Jack: PC. Pressing FN+F5 and the other combination didnt make a difference. </p> <p>Any ideas? I dont have the restore factory settings CD that came with the laptop. And I dont have the Windows CD. I pressed F11 after booting my laptop. It made noise and then Windows booted. Please help. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/disk-cleanup#post-433 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:39:33 +0000 Dotz 433@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>When using the disk cleanup tool in system tools, how do you know if the tool picks up something you shouldn't delete? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/corrupt-files#post-450 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:55:17 +0000 Nick 450@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I am doing a defragment on my computer when the electric power went off. When the power came back and I opened my computer, some of my files became corrupt. I have no backup on them so I need help in returning them to their original state. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/cannot-delete-file#post-569 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:30:05 +0000 Dotz 569@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I have tried several times to delete a few files on my computer that I do not know where they came from or what they are for. When I try to delete them I get an access denied error. How do I delete these files? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/cant-login-as-admin#post-535 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:04:06 +0000 Gordon 535@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I want to login as an admin on this computer of mine but I forgot the password. Is there a way to bypass or change the password of the admin? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/out-of-memory#post-528 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:27:36 +0000 Richard 528@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>My computer often reports an error that its out of memory. I have a 1 GB of DDR RAM and I think its enough for my computer to run. How do I solve this problem? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/hibernate-mode-not-available#post-523 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:19:48 +0000 Nick 523@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I have seen hibernate modes on my friends computer. We have the operating system which is Windows XP. But why is it that my computer doesn't have Hibernate mode? I would like to use that function. Please tell me what to do. Thank you! </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/temp-files#post-515 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:57:46 +0000 Dotz 515@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I want to modify the default location on where to save temporary files for my system. This desktop runs Windows XP. How do I set the default location to something else than what it is now? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/ps2-mouse-port-refresh#post-513 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:56:08 +0000 Dotz 513@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>On a system running Windows XP there seems to be a major delay in the refresh rate. How can you adjust the PS2 mouse port refresh rate to correct this? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/cd-rom-error-code-101#post-506 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:34:44 +0000 Steve 506@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>My CD-ROM is not working on my computer. I keep getting an error message that says something about error code 101. What is it and how do I fix it? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/where-is-device-manager#post-504 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:29:37 +0000 Steve 504@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I know this is probably a crazy question but I seem to have lost Device Manager. I can not find it anywhere. If I haven't lost it I've forgotten where to find it. So first question, where should it be? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/blinking-cursor#post-503 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:24:37 +0000 Steve 503@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Whenever I awake my computer from sleep mode, the cursor starts blinking and I have a hard time getting it to stop. Is there a way to prevent this? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/disable-cd-rom-autorun#post-487 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:38:23 +0000 Jasper 487@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>How do I disable the auto run function for my CD-ROM player on my desktop? It is running Windows XP Home. I would like to manually start this when needed. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/task-managercpu#post-485 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:30:39 +0000 NotAGeek 485@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I went into the task manager and looked at the cpu monitor to see what all it shows. It keeps showing my cpu usage shows 100%. How can I reduce that? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/emulator#post-477 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:39:38 +0000 Loggy 477@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>Is there any way to get Windows XP to run some games that I have, there are normally used on Windows 98. I was told that an emulator should work. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/64-bit-requirement#post-454 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:25:47 +0000 Gordon 454@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I have downloaded an update for my Windows Movie Player. There is an error saying that my computer is not 64-bit and I can't install the program. I would like to know what is the problem here and how to solve this. </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/cannot-open-ms-files-from-office-2007#post-447 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:41:56 +0000 Bart 447@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>We are using MS Office 2007 for the computers in my workplace. I'm still using MS Office 2003 at home. I want to continue working at home but I cannot open the files that are from the office. What should I do? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/how-often-o-defrag#post-432 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:37:44 +0000 Dotz 432@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>How often should someone defragment their system? I've been told that doing it too often can be worse than not doing it at all. Is that so? </p> http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/topic/spell-check-stopped#post-415 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:29:01 +0000 tany 415@http://www.freecomputerrepair.com/repair-questions/ <p>I recently installed an upgrade for M$ Office (and Word0 but now I have no spell check on anything, which tends to be a true pain when I type too quick. What can cause this and how can I fix it? </p>