Guest Paul Rodgers Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 I have just reinstalled xp home and now my speakers will not work , on the control panel it says that there is no audio device connected even though there is , does anybody know what to do
Guest Ron Badour Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS If you have disks that came with the PC, look to see if there are drivers for the sound card. If not, determine what type of sound card and then use google.com to find the drivers. -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "Paul Rodgers" <Paul Rodgers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:38597BE5-F398-43C5-93EE-9979EAB20813@microsoft.com... >I have just reinstalled xp home and now my speakers will not work , on the > control panel it says that there is no audio device connected even though > there is , does anybody know what to do
Guest tom Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS Paul Rodgers wrote: > I have just reinstalled xp home and now my speakers will not work , > on the control panel it says that there is no audio device connected > even though there is , does anybody know what to do I have to install soundcard/audio drivers on my 3 year old dell after each reformat form a different installation disc than the windows XP install disc. Have you, or do you need to do that?
Guest Zilbandy Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:08:32 -0500, "tom" <x@a.com> wrote: >I have to install soundcard/audio drivers on my 3 year old dell after each >reformat form a different installation disc than the windows XP install >disc. Have you, or do you need to do that? > Just curious, but why do you need to reinstall Windows so many times on a three year old machine? I've got three machines currently running xp and have not needed to reinstall even once on any machine. Total "xp" years between the three machines, 13 years. -- Zilbandy
Guest tom Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS Zilbandy wrote: > On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:08:32 -0500, "tom" <x@a.com> wrote: > >> I have to install soundcard/audio drivers on my 3 year old dell >> after each reformat form a different installation disc than the >> windows XP install disc. Have you, or do you need to do that? >> > > Just curious, but why do you need to reinstall Windows so many times > on a three year old machine? I've got three machines currently running > xp and have not needed to reinstall even once on any machine. Total > "xp" years between the three machines, 13 years. System corrupts and won't run windows. Sometimes I can repair of install cd but frequently that won't work. Probably been forced to reformat 10 times since getting machine (4 years in January). First 3 times were under factory warranty and at the request/supervision of dell tech support. Got a lemon.....consider yourself lucky. Definitely my last dell.
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted September 22, 2007 Posted September 22, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:44:52 -0500, "tom" <x@a.com> wrote: > System corrupts and won't run windows. Sometimes I can repair of install cd > but frequently that won't work. Probably been forced to reformat 10 times > since getting machine (4 years in January). First 3 times were under factory > warranty and at the request/supervision of dell tech support. Got a > lemon.....consider yourself lucky. Definitely my last dell. Ten times in four years! That's incredible! However, it has nothing to do with it being a Dell. If it were a hardware problem with the computer, reinstalling would not have fixed it. It had to do with how you took care of and maintained the computer. You have reinstalled ten times, but almost certainly you weren't forced to do so. It was your choice--even when Dell told you do it, it was almost certainly bad advice. With a modicum of care, it should never be necessary to reinstall Windows (XP or any other version). I've run Windows 3.0, 3.1, WFWG 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, each for the period of time before the next version came out, and each on two machines here. I never reinstalled any of them, and I have never had anything more than an occasional minor problem. It's my belief that this mistaken notion stems from the technical support people at many of the larger OEMs. Their solution to almost any problem they don't quickly know the answer to is "reformat and reinstall." That's the perfect solution for them. It gets you off the phone quickly, it almost always works, and it doesn't require them to do any real troubleshooting (a skill that most of them obviously don't possess in any great degree). But it leaves you with all the work and all the problems. You have to restore all your data backups, you have to reinstall all your programs, you have to reinstall all the Windows and application updates,you have to locate and install all the needed drivers for your system, you have to recustomize Windows and all your apps to work the way you're comfortable with. Besides all those things being time-consuming and troublesome, you may have trouble with some of them: can you find all your application CDs? Can you find all the needed installation codes? Do you have data backups to restore? Do you even remember all the customizations and tweaks you may have installed to make everything work the way you like? Occasionally there are problems that are so difficult to solve that Windows should be reinstalled cleanly. But they are few and far between; reinstallation should not be a substitute for troubleshooting; it should be a last resort, to be done only after all other attempts at troubleshooting by a qualified person have failed. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS On Sep 22, 4:44 pm, "tom" <x...@a.com> wrote: > Zilbandy wrote: > System corrupts and won't run windows. Sometimes I can repair of install cd > but frequently that won't work. Probably been forced to reformat 10 times > since getting machine (4 years in January). First 3 times were under factory > warranty and at the request/supervision of dell tech support. Got a > lemon.....consider yourself lucky. Definitely my last dell. I'm sure that Dell support is glad to hear THAT.
Guest tom Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS Ken Blake, MVP wrote: > On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:44:52 -0500, "tom" <x@a.com> wrote: > > >> System corrupts and won't run windows. Sometimes I can repair of >> install cd but frequently that won't work. Probably been forced to >> reformat 10 times since getting machine (4 years in January). First >> 3 times were under factory warranty and at the request/supervision >> of dell tech support. Got a lemon.....consider yourself lucky. >> Definitely my last dell. > > > > Ten times in four years! That's incredible! > > However, it has nothing to do with it being a Dell. If it were a > hardware problem with the computer, reinstalling would not have fixed > it. It had to do with how you took care of and maintained the > computer. When I bought the machine I asked for and was told I'd purchased a "full" extended 2 year warranty. Only after the first issue arose after the 1 year manufactures warranty was up was I informed my warranty only covered hardware. Tech support repeatedly checked my hardware and stated there were no problems. > You have reinstalled ten times, but almost certainly you weren't > forced to do so. It was your choice--even when Dell told you do it, it > was almost certainly bad advice. I'm not a technician and was repeatedly left with a non-functioning computer with the only solution I am/was aware of being re-format. It has been the only choice I have given my limited computer expertise. > With a modicum of care, it should never be necessary to reinstall > Windows (XP or any other version). I've run Windows 3.0, 3.1, WFWG > 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, each for > the period of time before the next version came out, and each on two > machines here. I never reinstalled any of them, and I have never had > anything more than an occasional minor problem. You're fortunate then but once again I only have limited tools and knowledge at my disposal. I done this so many times that it's no longer a big deal and I'm usually re-formatted and up & running in under 3 hours. I'm meticulous at backing up and saving programs, files and information. It's an admitted inconvenience but it's cheaper than replacing the problem machine and better on my blood pressure to accept the situation and make the best of it. > It's my belief that this mistaken notion stems from the technical > support people at many of the larger OEMs. Their solution to almost > any problem they don't quickly know the answer to is "reformat and > reinstall." That's the perfect solution for them. It gets you off the > phone quickly, it almost always works, and it doesn't require them to > do any real troubleshooting (a skill that most of them obviously don't > possess in any great degree). > > But it leaves you with all the work and all the problems. You have to > restore all your data backups, you have to reinstall all your > programs, you have to reinstall all the Windows and application > updates,you have to locate and install all the needed drivers for your > system, you have to recustomize Windows and all your apps to work the > way you're comfortable with. You're preaching to the choir here. > Besides all those things being time-consuming and troublesome, you may > have trouble with some of them: can you find all your application CDs? > Can you find all the needed installation codes? Do you have data > backups to restore? Do you even remember all the customizations and > tweaks you may have installed to make everything work the way you > like? Occasionally there are problems that are so difficult to solve > that Windows should be reinstalled cleanly. But they are few and far > between; reinstallation should not be a substitute for > troubleshooting; it should be a last resort, to be done only after all > other attempts at troubleshooting by a qualified person have failed. I appreciate your thoughts on the subject and don't doubt your expertise but I'm afraid the next time I attempt to re-boot and get that black screen stating something like "file xxx is/has corrupted and is preventing/stopping windows from loading" I will again be re-formatting. I just checked and it was 5-17-07 when I last re-formatted so I am again due for the big one.
Guest Zilbandy Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:48:41 -0500, "tom" <x@a.com> wrote: >I appreciate your thoughts on the subject and don't doubt your expertise but >I'm afraid the next time I attempt to re-boot and get that black screen >stating something like "file xxx is/has corrupted and is preventing/stopping >windows from loading" I will again be re-formatting. I just checked and it >was 5-17-07 when I last re-formatted so I am again due for the big one. I think I'd be investing in a USB external hard drive and get Acronis True Image or some other imaging type program and make a backup of my system after a fresh install and again after installing all my software. That way, should you need to rebuild your system, you could do it from a backup image in about 30-60 minutes with no input needed by you other than booting from a recovery cd and telling the program what to restore and where to put it. I make full backups of my system once a week and do differential backups daily. I also maintain several months worth of full backups in addition to the image of the initial backup. -- Zilbandy
Guest dobey Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS "tom" <x@a.com> wrote in message news:13fbl0aht29jd5f@corp.supernews.com... > Ken Blake, MVP wrote: >> On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:44:52 -0500, "tom" <x@a.com> wrote: >> >> >>> System corrupts and won't run windows. Sometimes I can repair of >>> install cd but frequently that won't work. Probably been forced to >>> reformat 10 times since getting machine (4 years in January). First >>> 3 times were under factory warranty and at the request/supervision >>> of dell tech support. Got a lemon.....consider yourself lucky. >>> Definitely my last dell. >> >> >> >> Ten times in four years! That's incredible! >> >> However, it has nothing to do with it being a Dell. If it were a >> hardware problem with the computer, reinstalling would not have fixed >> it. It had to do with how you took care of and maintained the >> computer. > > When I bought the machine I asked for and was told I'd purchased a "full" > extended 2 year warranty. Only after the first issue arose after the 1 > year > manufactures warranty was up was I informed my warranty only covered > hardware. Tech support repeatedly checked my hardware and stated there > were > no problems. > >> You have reinstalled ten times, but almost certainly you weren't >> forced to do so. It was your choice--even when Dell told you do it, it >> was almost certainly bad advice. > > I'm not a technician and was repeatedly left with a non-functioning > computer > with the only solution I am/was aware of being re-format. It has been the > only choice I have given my limited computer expertise. > >> With a modicum of care, it should never be necessary to reinstall >> Windows (XP or any other version). I've run Windows 3.0, 3.1, WFWG >> 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, each for >> the period of time before the next version came out, and each on two >> machines here. I never reinstalled any of them, and I have never had >> anything more than an occasional minor problem. > > You're fortunate then but once again I only have limited tools and > knowledge > at my disposal. I done this so many times that it's no longer a big deal > and > I'm usually re-formatted and up & running in under 3 hours. I'm meticulous > at backing up and saving programs, files and information. It's an admitted > inconvenience but it's cheaper than replacing the problem machine and > better > on my blood pressure to accept the situation and make the best of it. > >> It's my belief that this mistaken notion stems from the technical >> support people at many of the larger OEMs. Their solution to almost >> any problem they don't quickly know the answer to is "reformat and >> reinstall." That's the perfect solution for them. It gets you off the >> phone quickly, it almost always works, and it doesn't require them to >> do any real troubleshooting (a skill that most of them obviously don't >> possess in any great degree). >> >> But it leaves you with all the work and all the problems. You have to >> restore all your data backups, you have to reinstall all your >> programs, you have to reinstall all the Windows and application >> updates,you have to locate and install all the needed drivers for your >> system, you have to recustomize Windows and all your apps to work the >> way you're comfortable with. > > You're preaching to the choir here. > >> Besides all those things being time-consuming and troublesome, you may >> have trouble with some of them: can you find all your application CDs? >> Can you find all the needed installation codes? Do you have data >> backups to restore? Do you even remember all the customizations and >> tweaks you may have installed to make everything work the way you >> like? Occasionally there are problems that are so difficult to solve >> that Windows should be reinstalled cleanly. But they are few and far >> between; reinstallation should not be a substitute for >> troubleshooting; it should be a last resort, to be done only after all >> other attempts at troubleshooting by a qualified person have failed. > > I appreciate your thoughts on the subject and don't doubt your expertise > but > I'm afraid the next time I attempt to re-boot and get that black screen > stating something like "file xxx is/has corrupted and is > preventing/stopping > windows from loading" I will again be re-formatting. I just checked and it > was 5-17-07 when I last re-formatted so I am again due for the big one. > > Sounds like a hardware controller issue. I had a similar problem with SATA RAID on an Abit board that would install fine, then everything would run sweet for a while then the PC would take longer and longer to boot. I ran chkdsk and saw bad sectors appearing, ran chkdsk again after a few days, and more would appear. Re-formatted, same again. Naturally I suspected one of the disks. Checked and checked again but couldn't find a problem. Gave up on RAID and used a single disk, (still no problem detected with either disk). No problem there, till I attached a second SATA drive to the machine. started getting lots of corrupted downloads and system misbehaviour. Unplug second SATA drive - everything's fine. Tried drivers BIOSes etc, still the same. The problem with these issues is they don't appear in a short space of time, so any third party trouble shooting probably won't reveal these problems. Anyway, just count yourself unlucky rather than everyone as being lucky. Your best installing XP, your programs, then creating an image with something like BootitNG then when it's time for your restoration, you restore the image and you will have saved yourself a couple of hours.
Guest tom Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS Zilbandy wrote: > On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:48:41 -0500, "tom" <x@a.com> wrote: > >> I appreciate your thoughts on the subject and don't doubt your >> expertise but I'm afraid the next time I attempt to re-boot and get >> that black screen stating something like "file xxx is/has corrupted >> and is preventing/stopping windows from loading" I will again be >> re-formatting. I just checked and it was 5-17-07 when I last >> re-formatted so I am again due for the big one. > > I think I'd be investing in a USB external hard drive and get Acronis > True Image or some other imaging type program and make a backup of my > system after a fresh install and again after installing all my > software. That way, should you need to rebuild your system, you could > do it from a backup image in about 30-60 minutes with no input needed > by you other than booting from a recovery cd and telling the program > what to restore and where to put it. I make full backups of my system > once a week and do differential backups daily. I also maintain several > months worth of full backups in addition to the image of the initial > backup. Quite frankly after all the frustration with this machine I believe the next $ I'll be spending on a computer will be a replacement. I've lost faith in both this computer and its manufacturer despite whatever the source of the problem(s) may be. The "fun" of a computer has been sapped from me and as dependent as I've become on a computer for daily activity's I just want something dependable, not something I'm constantly trying to second guess and wondering if it will be functional tomorrow.
Guest Unknown Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS "It has nothing to do with it being a Dell"? I disagree---you're in hell with Dell. "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message news:p78bf3tngtn93rjtc2i5v6rgd1it7b1aop@4ax.com... > On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:44:52 -0500, "tom" <x@a.com> wrote: > > >> System corrupts and won't run windows. Sometimes I can repair of install >> cd >> but frequently that won't work. Probably been forced to reformat 10 times >> since getting machine (4 years in January). First 3 times were under >> factory >> warranty and at the request/supervision of dell tech support. Got a >> lemon.....consider yourself lucky. Definitely my last dell. > > > > Ten times in four years! That's incredible! > > However, it has nothing to do with it being a Dell. If it were a > hardware problem with the computer, reinstalling would not have fixed > it. It had to do with how you took care of and maintained the > computer. > > You have reinstalled ten times, but almost certainly you weren't > forced to do so. It was your choice--even when Dell told you do it, it > was almost certainly bad advice. > > With a modicum of care, it should never be necessary to reinstall > Windows (XP or any other version). I've run Windows 3.0, 3.1, WFWG > 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, each for > the period of time before the next version came out, and each on two > machines here. I never reinstalled any of them, and I have never had > anything more than an occasional minor problem. > > It's my belief that this mistaken notion stems from the technical > support people at many of the larger OEMs. Their solution to almost > any problem they don't quickly know the answer to is "reformat and > reinstall." That's the perfect solution for them. It gets you off the > phone quickly, it almost always works, and it doesn't require them to > do any real troubleshooting (a skill that most of them obviously don't > possess in any great degree). > > But it leaves you with all the work and all the problems. You have to > restore all your data backups, you have to reinstall all your > programs, you have to reinstall all the Windows and application > updates,you have to locate and install all the needed drivers for your > system, you have to recustomize Windows and all your apps to work the > way you're comfortable with. > > Besides all those things being time-consuming and troublesome, you may > have trouble with some of them: can you find all your application CDs? > Can you find all the needed installation codes? Do you have data > backups to restore? Do you even remember all the customizations and > tweaks you may have installed to make everything work the way you > like? Occasionally there are problems that are so difficult to solve > that Windows should be reinstalled cleanly. But they are few and far > between; reinstallation should not be a substitute for > troubleshooting; it should be a last resort, to be done only after all > other attempts at troubleshooting by a qualified person have failed. > > > -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS Paul Rodgers wrote: > I have just reinstalled xp home and now my speakers will not work , on the > control panel it says that there is no audio device connected even though > there is , does anybody know what to do What happens when you download and install the WinXP-specific audio drivers, as provided by your sound card's manufacturer? Do you have speakers correctly connected to the sound card? Do the speakers require a separate power source and, if so, are they plugged in and turned on? -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:48:41 -0500, "tom" <x@a.com> wrote: > I appreciate your thoughts on the subject and don't doubt your expertise but > I'm afraid the next time I attempt to re-boot and get that black screen > stating something like "file xxx is/has corrupted and is preventing/stopping > windows from loading" I will again be re-formatting. I just checked and it > was 5-17-07 when I last re-formatted so I am again due for the big one. Your choice, of course. But if I were in your shoes, I would post here describing the problem and asking for help. It's very likely that one of us could help you and reformatting and reinstalling wouldn't be required. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:36:31 -0500, "tom" <y@a.com> wrote: > Quite frankly after all the frustration with this machine I believe the next > $ I'll be spending on a computer will be a replacement. I've lost faith in > both this computer and its manufacturer despite whatever the source of the > problem(s) may be. The "fun" of a computer has been sapped from me and as > dependent as I've become on a computer for daily activity's I just want > something dependable, not something I'm constantly trying to second guess > and wondering if it will be functional tomorrow. I'll repeat what I said earlier. If reformatting and reinstalling Windows solves your problem, the problem is not with the computer or its manufacturer. Reformatting and reinstalling doesn't solve hardware problems. *You* are doing something wrong (or not doing something right) to cause the problem. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest tom Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS Ken Blake, MVP wrote: > On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:48:41 -0500, "tom" <x@a.com> wrote: > > >> I appreciate your thoughts on the subject and don't doubt your >> expertise but I'm afraid the next time I attempt to re-boot and get >> that black screen stating something like "file xxx is/has corrupted >> and is preventing/stopping windows from loading" I will again be >> re-formatting. I just checked and it was 5-17-07 when I last >> re-formatted so I am again due for the big one. > > > Your choice, of course. But if I were in your shoes, I would post here > describing the problem and asking for help. It's very likely that one > of us could help you and reformatting and reinstalling wouldn't be > required. I appreciate the offer but when the problem presents itself I have no access to Newsgroups as my computer is dead.
Guest tom Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS Ken Blake, MVP wrote: > On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:36:31 -0500, "tom" <y@a.com> wrote: > > >> Quite frankly after all the frustration with this machine I believe >> the next $ I'll be spending on a computer will be a replacement. >> I've lost faith in both this computer and its manufacturer despite >> whatever the source of the problem(s) may be. The "fun" of a >> computer has been sapped from me and as dependent as I've become on >> a computer for daily activity's I just want something dependable, >> not something I'm constantly trying to second guess and wondering if >> it will be functional tomorrow. > > > I'll repeat what I said earlier. If reformatting and reinstalling > Windows solves your problem, the problem is not with the computer or > its manufacturer. Reformatting and reinstalling doesn't solve hardware > problems. *You* are doing something wrong (or not doing something > right) to cause the problem. During the 3 years of warranty I had dell check the hardware repeatedly. Always no problem. When it's up and running it performs flawlessly.....right up till the time it won't run windows upon re-boot. If I'm lucky it allows me to do a repair off the installation CD, otherwise I reformat. The only thing I haven't resorted to is paying a tech an exorbitant fee to probably, as has been the case with dell tech support, tell me I need to reformat. Again, I'm not questioning your expertise but you're not here, or accessible when I'm computerless.
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:03:55 -0500, "tom" <y@a.com> wrote: > Ken Blake, MVP wrote: > > On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:48:41 -0500, "tom" <x@a.com> wrote: > > > > > >> I appreciate your thoughts on the subject and don't doubt your > >> expertise but I'm afraid the next time I attempt to re-boot and get > >> that black screen stating something like "file xxx is/has corrupted > >> and is preventing/stopping windows from loading" I will again be > >> re-formatting. I just checked and it was 5-17-07 when I last > >> re-formatted so I am again due for the big one. > > > > > > Your choice, of course. But if I were in your shoes, I would post here > > describing the problem and asking for help. It's very likely that one > > of us could help you and reformatting and reinstalling wouldn't be > > required. > > I appreciate the offer but when the problem presents itself I have no access > to Newsgroups as my computer is dead. There is usually free access to computers at places like your local public library. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Jack Ass Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS tom wrote: > > I appreciate the offer but when the problem presents itself I have no access > to Newsgroups as my computer is dead. But MVPs either don't appreciate this or they are completely thick! To them the fault is yours and they make you look stupid! This is the level of their intelligence!! No wonder they work for nothing for the richest man in this world! Jack Ass
Guest Zilbandy Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:36:31 -0500, "tom" <y@a.com> wrote: >Quite frankly after all the frustration with this machine I believe the next >$ I'll be spending on a computer will be a replacement. I've lost faith in >both this computer and its manufacturer despite whatever the source of the >problem(s) may be. The "fun" of a computer has been sapped from me.... I totally understand. I've had two Dells and had decent luck with both of them, although I am somewhat disappointed by the noise level of the system fans in the latter one. The area that has frustrated me the most is with their phone support - I'm just tired of trying to communicate with non "English as a first language" speaking, heavily accented, script reading droids at some tech center in India or thereabouts. My next system will likely be built locally by a company that has been around a while. I have no idea who that might be at this moment. :) I'm not looking forward to a new computer with Vista, though, so, I'm just hoping my old computers keep on ticking. -- Zilbandy
Guest tom Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS Zilbandy wrote: > On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:36:31 -0500, "tom" <y@a.com> wrote: > >> Quite frankly after all the frustration with this machine I believe >> the next $ I'll be spending on a computer will be a replacement. >> I've lost faith in both this computer and its manufacturer despite >> whatever the source of the problem(s) may be. The "fun" of a >> computer has been sapped from me.... > > > I totally understand. I've had two Dells and had decent luck with both > of them, although I am somewhat disappointed by the noise level of the > system fans in the latter one. The area that has frustrated me the > most is with their phone support - I'm just tired of trying to > communicate with non "English as a first language" speaking, heavily > accented, script reading droids at some tech center in India or > thereabouts. My next system will likely be built locally by a company > that has been around a while. I have no idea who that might be at this > moment. :) I'm not looking forward to a new computer with Vista, > though, so, I'm just hoping my old computers keep on ticking. I did get tired of having to make 3 or 4 calls to dell tech support to search for somebody with enough command of the English language that I could understand. Many would appear to get irritated when I couldn't understand what they were saying and would seem to imply there was something wrong on my end. My wife's business just switched to vista and she's pleading with me to keep this XP machine.........even with all its problems.
Guest M8RIX Posted September 23, 2007 Posted September 23, 2007 Re: SPEAKERS <However, it has nothing to do with it being a Dell> Ah, but you are wrong. This is Dell Tech's answer to every problem, no matter how slight.
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