Windows XP communicates with the hardware in your computer through device drivers, computer programs that act as middle-men between the operating system and the motherboard and its connected ...

That’s probably why “artist, producer and DJ” ROMderful felt the need to do this to its startup music, taking the six-second chime composed by Bill Brown and making it a full R&B song about a girl who ...

I bet you've never heard the Windows XP startup sound on a theremin. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

HP has finally gotten around to posting Windows XP drivers and support software on its web site. I know I wasn’t the only person to install XP within hours of unboxing the Mini-Note. But now you don’t ...

I am not very technical. I have an Audigy2 ZS sound card and a 5.1 speaker system. When I change between "Desktop Stereo Speakers" and "5.1 surround sound speakers" the only difference I can detect is ...

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