I would suspect the CD-ROM drive, or at most the IDE controller, despite you having tried other CD-ROMs. Try a CD-ROM you know worked in another machine. Also, you could try manually copying the ...

I have taken the next step in setting up my Ubuntu working environment, and maintaining access to XP on my laptops for the few things that I still can only do on Windows. As always, I have started ...

If your budget doesn't stretch to a brand-new PC, why not give your old one a new lease of life by upgrading its OS to Windows XP? Here's how to go about it. Giving an old workhorse PC a new operating ...

Windows XP's Peer-to-Peer Networking Wizard allows you to set up a firewall-protected network. This month, we go through the process step by step. The micro-business space—defined often as home ...

I have been noticing this problem as of late:<P>Windows XP seems to spontaneously lose its network connection, and will only reappear when I reboot the XP system. I have a Windows 98 system on the ...