Revised Quest – Installed a new PC Hard Drive.(Is not a slave) Modem shows but “Network Connections” are blank

December 1, 2009

Couldnt figure out how to edit or ammend my first question, so … Computer is a Dell Dimension 4600. Loaded all original Software onto new Hard Drive. Diagnostics says all is ok. Connection Wizard cant find any DRIVERS on computer. otherwise, everything else works fine that I go into. I’ve reloaded software and ran "repairs", and still no luck.
I have repeatedly put in the drivers disc and OS disc and even started over and STILL cannot get it to work. Am really lost here.

I’ve installed a new PC Hard Drive. (Is not a slave) Modem shows but “Network Connections” are blank. Help?

November 18, 2009

Computer is a Dell Dimension 4600. Loaded all original Software onto new Hard Drive. Diagnostics says all is ok. Connection Wizard cant find anything on puter. otherwise, everything else works fine that I go into. I’ve reloaded software and ran "repairs", and still no luck.

computer software question everest ultimate edition?

November 14, 2009

i got a question see i got my emachines computer fixed and i got a new motherboard and 1 extra new hard drive. ok now that i pluged my emachines speacker in the computer the volume is significatly lower and i have a microphone and that microphone does not work . ok when i oped the computer to see what new stuff it has. and it does not have a sound card just a little silverbox in the inside where the speaker jack and microphone jack plug into. so i dont know what is wrong is there any kind of software that i can get that that tells me what motherboard i got and what is compatible with it it is everest ultimate edition good??

How can I prevent the hal.dll error?

October 10, 2009

"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<Windows root>\system32\hal.dll.
Please re-install a copy of the above file."

This is a common error and I see all kinds of troubleshooting online. This message has come on my computer many times. The error has probably happened at least 5 times and I had to reformat my hard drive each time. None of the online solutions helped besides reformatting. I maintain my computer with recent updates and Norton. I also noticed that when I install some LEGIT programs, my computer tends bring this error.

My computer is around 8 years old that uses XP SP2 but I can’t afford a new one. Is there a way to prevent this hal.dll error? Should I buy a new hard drive? I replaced my original hard drive around maybe 4 years ago with a Seagate Barracuda (currently using). One weird thing to note is that the hard drive has worked when under a hard drive enclosure. Not sure about now. Any suggestions?

I have a problem installing a clean windows xp on my new hard drive for my loptop. Someone help please.?

September 10, 2009

I was trying to install windows xp on a new hard drive but after a few minuets of the installation process, the computer tells me that there is no hdd detected. I have run the diagnostics for hdd which was completed successfully. please help me if there is anything I can do to solve this problem asI need my computer working asap. Thanks in advance.