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x2 Business Plan Pro 15th Edition 32bit load that. and find your 32bit data.

Cannot be done since the cmos does not have a boot option from a usb device. Need a bootable cd in lieu.

a 1999 PC LT, runs windows CE? step 1 is getting the correct driver for that PCMCIA (pc-card) that matches Windows CE> supported ended in 2010 , 7 years ago, why use this? OMG , its so old it has NO USB PORTS !!! sales ended 2005, 12 years ago on the card. VISTA, XP,CE and all older OS , support ended long ago. for sure microsoft Plug and Play severs. are now dead. this PC has value of $0 at Ebay. the only hope is endless, all day goggle searched the dard web and finding CD drivers for PC-cards. and infections as door prize.

this thing is obsolete, nobody uses them now, why not ask HP this, and not fixya, HP made it why ask here. here is HP.. help pages the product pages are deleted now, gone. with the wind. w2000 is also a dead OS, 100% totally dead and not supported. why not upgrade to w7? that is supported today.? https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message?q=Compaq+iPAQ+H3970&collapse_discussion=true ask them and get big laugh on relic HP devices. even the name Compaq died in 2013, (RIP)

it is in a particular file or everywhere you are typing? if everywhere u are tping then press (function key ) fn+Numlock key for laptop. it will be correct if it is in a particular file then check the file format and another editor for opening the file.

M/c (mobile computer?)The main battery is bad and shorted, remove it run on AC power pack, ONLY !the HP support site, no Fixya.shows the Long reset.battery out, power pack unplugged, push power button for 10 to 30 seconds, and release, this resets it.if pc latches up or goes to sleep or hibernate this resets it 3 ways , at least.leave the main battery out,there are many things that cause BSOD, black screens of *****, in your case, it's more drastic if battery out does not fix it.the PC for 7 years showed, "hit ESC to enter setup"in text on the screen for 7 long yearsif not today, then BIOS is dead, if that is dead there can be no windows.see?BIOS must work on demand or the screen is dead, or the PC has power issues,(power pack dead and more)so read page 77 here,http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02657369Hammer esc after pushing power.hammer ESC, see BIOS wake up , and then hit f10that is boisthe first goal of any PC repair is that BIOS>then use a flash light.testsee page 93, see that CCLF tube, if dead the screen is dead even with a perfectly ok PC.see that.do the flash light trick http://www.pcdied.com/monitors.html#flashlighttestim replacing 2 , today, in one monitor that the tubes turned ugly yellow.the dont last 7 years, really\ much, rare to...the go yell, dim,blink madly or die.that at 20,000 hours use.(READ SHORT LIVED)The next year HP had LED back lamps. 2011. more

Hit F2 or Delete during boot up and check the HDD configuration. If the drive is not shown it may be faulty.

old CQ60s. (had?) have, staples has real techs? really? no they are just guessing, for a fact , if they did not do tests. then they are (guessing or ignorant hacks) first off CQ60s have a full model number like CQ60-100 never post lacking that, and the OS name like XP, or all answers will wrong. so big battery out. new power pack added for $8 new. power on, fan must blow air, if not blow, clean first. never seen any 10 year old PC or laptop not be packed in lent causing overheating so easy. the fan is first, then make sure the CD eject works the what is next, the dead coin cell RTC/CMOS battery inside all this old are BAD< how can it be good this old ,it cant (unserviced PCs') then with that replace and at 2.9v to 3.3v. you see screens work you see text now. from MR BIOS MR BIOS always works if the CCFL are not dead. ever heard of CCFL , they ended just after the great year 2010 and LED was born, But CCFL black lamps all fail, this old. all do. as do HDD, Coin cells and all those old huge batteries. leave the battery out now, big one. until the PC works again. then get the screens working (hit F10(ESC) to enter setup)BIOS. seen that hit message for 10 years, right, sure. the goal on all PCs it to get that HIT text. there. lets do you a list.

• big batteries out. NOW , keep those DOGS out !!!
• AC pack out. (disconnect)
• hold power button for 10 to 30sec. and release (HP hard reset this is HP magic test on every hp page.....!!!)
• AC pack new back on PC. laptop
• power on, fan must blow, if not say so... now. (stop and ask )
• Power on fan is ok , screen is 100% black no text.
• got beep codes? or Caps lock led blinking codes?
• BIOS is dead, hammering the ESC or F10 key as it prompted you for 10 long years, but is BIOS dead now. (no HIT)
• new coin cell is next per your manual , ask. called by HP the RTC coin cell, search RTC in the service manuals of all HP PC. (real time clock) and if dead BIOS GOES DEAD.
• Next, the flash light trick if the fan works and no text we do the flash light test, OMG the back lamp is dead !!!
• http://www.pcdied.com/monitors.html#flashlighttest
• the blackscreens of ***** page.
• http://www.pcdied.com/black-screen.html#Laptop
• did i cover it all?, seems yes, but tell more get more answers.

windows 7 clean fresh install or what,? is it the ms win7 downloaded ISO new or some old ISO missing all SP and all 350 updates, only the new ISO is ok to use or nothing but bad awaits. is this web mail if yes, what is the browser (hundreds exist) IE? what is ymail.? ahhhhhh its yahoo.(With an odd interface) can i assume you use the ymail web log in and not run a local client email app>? big difference there. btw ymail is now officially dead. (not for you, but new accounts) (they are imploding it, like a slow leak in a tire) ok its a service offered by yahoo mail. no fixya why not ask them ? directly. my guess is the yahoo needs its own plugins so what browser is this, IE11 is the only safe IE, run that? do not run older IE ever, none are safe, if fact most web sites are blocking all old IE now, for good reasons. (its not safe) id use Firefox v56, and dump IE like a hot nasty potato IMO. then get ymail setup from them ask them. it is there system and only the make the rules. searches show: wiki on this says. the account for YMail can be made through the usual Yahoo Mail page. When logging in, a user will have to make sure to append the whole email address in the 'Yahoo ID' box, more wiki, ever do like searching for answers? Access Issues You can't access your account if you use the wrong password or mistype the password. Sometimes old site data can prevent access. Clear your browser's cache and cookies and try again. Additionally, Yahoo ended registrations for new Ymail addresses in April 2013. Whenever a Yahoo account is inactive more than 12 months, the company deactivates the account. If your account has been deactivated, you can't reactivate it or set up a new account with a Ymail address. i have no idea at all if ymail uses active X controls, the dome idea. now.

NO PC stated, NO OS STATED, must we guess it all? the last running CRT monitor on earth fail 17 years old. how amazing, no:? lost the manual you did, google finds is if you had tried. the OSD menu, works. push mon. menu button turn off the sleep timer RTM always works why not do that. read the manual your MON is so old its before modern VESA spec sleep modes were invented, so it had this silly feature called the sleep timer, with clock yes has a clock too, crazy no? https://www.manualslib.com/products/Compaq-P1220-187767.html page 6pdf. tells me it does have vesa mode, sleep off the sync pins on the same page this old relic,has DDC modes but only work on moden PC< DDC uses a pin that was never used before on the VGA jack. that same page also states, DDC2Bi (plug and play) only works on MONItgor jack B.. so note tell me your PC or its video card model if used. or whaT this is (windows95.)>?' we cant help much can we. but you can test your monitor on another PC. if that fails, the monitor is bad but you must try both MON, rear VGA ports. if the PC was dead, i sure can be. youd have tried another barrowed monitor to prove that. easy.

This machine ran Windows 95 making it an older Compaq. The following link describes how on older Compaqs bios was entered. On some machines, there was no hot key for entrance and another method was used. But try the F10, i. e. function key F10 at boot. http://www.pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?56742-How-do-you-access-a-Compaq-laptop-BIOS

why not ask your ISP (SAT) what is your SAT provider, we can help lacking a key fact like that. my guess is you are reading too much, too deep in the text. if you PC runs ok, then forget that video junk. forget it. its and internet connection that works on all PCs.made it has instructions, heck most ISP come to you home and connect it. why not you? s8000 is 16-17 years old.. running what OS. I bet they dont support your unstated OS, XP? it came with XP 2001, and needs SP3 to be even useful. upgading to W7 is super good idea, as XP and VISTA have zero support now. any satellite has a modem box. this box has a Ethernet jack. you connect it to the PC and it works the PC has driver on that simple port that always works and is alive. its just a simple Cat5/6 cable, most modems come with a short cable, or buy one for $5 25ft long, easy, it can be up to 100 meters long, too. (metric) all that matters is that Ethernet jaCK HUGhES NET?????? IM GUESSING YOURS ,WHY?MUST I. THAT CAT5 CABLE GOES TO LAN JACK Then boot PC and the ethernet icon on the tray goes to happy. and IE 6 runs, and finds every virus ever made. XP has over 700 exploits and is a virsus magnet, the below is the gate way to H3LL and endless pain. upgrade to w7 now. or pain is unending later.

WOW ! NO OS STATE AT ALL, is this the virus magnet XP?or Vista. Circa 2005 , 12 long years old.... no spring chicken this... not at all. most are in the land fill or sent to 3rd world as punishment...LOL. best place to send is N.Korea this PC. V5000 , ok that is first what is it. WIFI yes, the pain of wifi, I use it as backup only, and only on CELL phones at home. we run gigalan at home and huge media server, runs rock solid. but wifi is a complex topic,not something that leads its self to text box, at all. Router fine means other PC and cells all connect and work. so its a PC issues. only only THIS PC. but WAIT , (that comment on newer) my guess is the router is wisely set to WPA1 /2 encrpytion (ONLY) and then you bop in with a old Laptop hat is only WEP only or set to that only. wep is not secure, so we dont use that TODAY. ever. my wild guess, 2005 with XP right,? the 3 years now dead OS, that HP nor MS support. at all and known virus magnet, and over 700 exploits, (many not fixed) facts, that. for my next trick I will attempt to find what cards for wlan is there. you never said, so will assume it's HP part, day one part. not modified, as all can be.. see photo below for 1 matchup. as you saw that XP wireless agent cant see your routers broad cast, so that means , my guess is the your settings are wrong. or wrong driver loaded. (or bad card below) if the router is set to WPA only and your agent (client app) is set to WEP it can't see the WPA router. and for sure never connect . why not look in your router first, see how its setup ?t. mine is set to wpa+ (1 or 2) but I could set it to accept WEP+WPA/1/2/ but id never do that. ever, i run wpa only. for security max. so set your client to what you have your router set to. it is that simple if drivers good. and XP not infected as ALL ARE. this is what came new on it. (varies by exact model pc no t stated) it does wep. and wpa BCM94311mcgp , knowing what is there , IS EVERYTHING. MY GUESS , WRONG XP DRIVER LOADED OR CORRuPUTED.

there is no video card, this is not a desktop (cept my elite book) your GPU is solder down chip, if its 2008 PC, then it has the solder balls failure. Nvidia failure. is this 2008 PC>? the service guide says 2007 ,so is 10 year old or 9 and has bad GPU chip, as most did. in DOG years its, 100 years old.... few ever last this long.... this thing is old its not new, all old laptops are trash, this old, they are like dog years. no OS stated, so cant help much. lacking that key fact. is it still running the original XP day1 new? or did you upgrade the OS and if not done right many things will fail, even wifi and video. what wireless card? is it HP, card? USB card, where did you plug in said card (mini-pci slot inside?) yes i see it in the parts list. they can go bad but I bet the driver was and is wrong. the driver must match prefectly and these card that is tricky. there were many models of cards made. so, yah, i have special software scanner I use to ID all cards and all chips. then i can match anything made. The 9200 is now legacy, at HP , retired and no support this old. It came with XP new, is that what it is now? The drivers for all the cards and chips are not at HP now. so getting all that to work right takes hard work. here are the black screen steps, are you ready. remove that old main battery they short, leave it out until its fixed. power on, does no power on , and fan blows>? are the vents clear of lint so it wont overheat. does the HDD spin , heard. any text on the screen ever.? if you use a flash light to screen can you see data"? if you torque the base gently or push ******* the J key does the screen wake up? I think its solder balls from hell. but ID have to strip it down and do tests to prove that. here is your serv. manual, (site search magic) http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01311536.pdf here is the solder ball deal. 2007 to 2009 http://www.pcdied.com/monitors.html#solderball_hell

As far as I can tell, the Presario 2100 dates back to 2003. If that really is true, then you are better off replacing it with something newer, since it isn't worth the money it would cost to even replace the keyboard, let alone any other parts that may be necessary.

double posted why, read other post there is reason to do 2 posts, 1 problem ever. no lamps stated, ether,

posted 2 times, please erase one, thanks.P110. its a tuby 4:3 monitor, useless for wide video. plays. 1600 x 1200 at 85 Hz do not exceed this, or boom. 1920x1080 will fail.no resolution stated by you. and matters big time on all old monitors. (old = poor resolution only)redux for less....words...does it fail on all PCs connected, suredoes it fails set to lowest Resolution and 60hz?RGB BNC only proves the analog side works.not the digital side. The VGA needs syncif the PC is working (is it? on other monitors set to below reso.?)then the 2 sync lines are activeat 1600 x 1200 , max (cant exeed this, ever)then if that is true then the OSD buttons now workdo they? this is next.does the On screen menu button work?if not? it's a digital failure..... or power to that section dead. or weak.only googling finds schematics this old.sorry.nobody fixes these now, for good reasons.labor costs on it would exceed a new LCD. fast.we call this throwing good money after bad.

deads'ville. my old PC CQ60-220us, thanks for full number !!! what os? VISTA? those are called flash codes and have meaning! the screen never once shows TEXT or HP /Compaq logos. right? nothing to me means just the the TEXT IS GONE "hit ESC to enter setup" or F2,F10,,etc.... carbon14 dated by me at 2008, ? (MY HP has F1 info page shows day made, a BIOS page F1) The year mATTERS. steps below. for dead pc. means screen dead, and BIOS keys dead.

1. take the battery main out, they short, remove it ;after all you can run like that for ever on the line pack, a fact. so do so now.
2. does it power on, seems yes, does it stay on? (heard and seen)
3. does the fan blow< spin and not packed solid in lint?
4. use flash light pointed at screen , turn PC on the use the flashlight see data now? yes, bad black lamps CCFL, ask
5. beep codes or caps lock flash codes,? write them down and tell the helper what the are? its code. like Morse code.
6. there are more tests. does the CD eject button work?

my wild guess, (unseen by me) is the CCFL lamps are dead. the LCD on this PC has lamps for the back lamp that all burn out at 20k hours of usage. (short lived, if used constantly) other tests are: ask

• boot from free linux disk see of screen works?
• replace coin cell battery they usually don't last 10 years. 7 max.
• power pack bad and is weak, some fail weak
• keep in mind black screen failures have many causes.
• bad power, bad screen, shorts inside the pc, bad RAM.
• also the GPU chips in 2008 were bad, defective, solder ball failures. making the screen dead or very odd.

here is a black screen page. http://pcdied.com/black-screen.html#Laptop HP is the best maker of PC.s (not custom made as I do) but has best docs. but they do have 1 weakness, BIOS docs and Beep/blink codes horrible support there, due to changing the rules 20 times. or more. HP also modified the BIOS to their needs, making generic lookups on say Award BIOS useless.. ouch. The older the PC the worse this gets, books covering that.

a howto, easy no.. all HP putes have a service manual and all cover this, (not thin notebooks, they hide head in sand) the COMPAQ is HP, for sure. the question is where is it, well its on the mother board. and can be top or bottom on all Laptops. some are just hatch cover, access, did you try those first. 400 what, bottle caps, or dollars or Rupies? what? lappy means you are not in USA but UK or down under or india. we dont use that word here, notebooks now, or laptop. this tells me what actions are possible for you , you never told country so cant really help can we, you posted to a CALIFonia from and you dont have Geek squad do you, LOL !!!!!! this PC is now officially obsolete. HP calls that RETIRED, I call it zero support and is that. or LEGACY, means same, DEAD. first what is there, only this. https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00424053 we throw those away here in USA> it has no value at all now. why not upgrade, buy a pc with W7 on it, and win.spend cash on things worth cash. this thing is not. but that is good advice, so now your answer we use google here, to find relic books lets do that now. heads up , laptops can be very hard to service. ever do one. simple as hatch off keyboard off or total disassembly on some. see? on a desktop (hint get one) its always easy google hits the 1st one, OMG 1st yes, is your manual. free btw no scalpers pricing nor viruses hacks. https://www.manualslib.com/products/Compaq-Armada-4220t-2342152.html now to to the coin page. coin cell battery page. pdf page 118 real page 5-30 it says open bottom memory hatch. gee you did look there first> wow.

ask real HP this yet, only then can help. we are not HP, but the below is. ask there. and make this more easy. https://h30434.www3.hp.com/