Posts by flw

If I remember correctly XP power toys has the option is disable notificaiton ballons msg's. As well as some other nice features to enable or disable to fit your preferences. It think it in the Tweak UI section/applet. Currently...

I've done import and export of the whole registry many times from typically safe mode so there is less junk trying to run, why I'm trying to fix the laptop or PC. Can also be done with no GUI and straight cli, which is the cleanest...

Its totally dependant on your system board and firmware/bios. Some will just slow down the faster chip to the slower chips speed. Others will generate error during post. Go to your mgf web site and download your manual. It should say,...

Normally I prefer the spec's from the chip or chipset mfg rather than what a OEM says. Or at least a site with no direct interest in selling what thier reviewing. So I located a few sites with temp specs on various CPU's. I...

First, skip the poor humans forced to be part of the whole "Geek Squad" company. The are forced to say and do as they are told, limiting the truth is part of the service. If you plan on taking your laptop with you anywhere...

I deal with Gateway corp regularly so I say the following with limited confidence, it is completely up to the mfg. They can and do even change support life cycle of models appearantly at whim. I've seen a model come and go in less than 6...

First I'll admit I'm not a gamer but I do know hardware. Then on the 17 inch display, you didn't state is it more a size or weight issue. If you could clarify this it would be helpful as not all 17 inch displays are heavy weight...

I've dealt with both the consumer phone support (starts at tier 1) and business phone support (starts at teir 2). First I'm going to compare the service to two others. One is Emachine phone support and the other is Linksys. If you...

Just last week I spoke with our Corp. Gateway Sales Rep and confirmed that although the 450's are not listed with other current products on thier web site, they are still available if you call. At some point they will be gone...

I can give you a general answer. Each CD or DVD is burned but all have different quality level of the burn. So even though they may all be readable by the CD or DVD reader, when burning it will slow down the max burning rate until the...