20 Most Recent HP Compaq Presario SR2010NX PC Desktop Questions & Answers

NO monitor stated, no model # of it either, 36 years of monitors there are... what is yours? NO OS stated, is this XP the virus magnet? try F8 safe mode yet, see if screen looks bad now, if it looks ok then its a software problem. disorientation? this word has no meaning at all, only your photos of it are missing only. we cant guess screens ever. (we are bind here in text) try another monitor first. easy no? if its ok, then the PC is okl if not the monitor failing is bad. all in 1min test. or , see below... there are no DLL files for monitors, only the video card has sys and inf files. called a Driver, monitors have no Driver binaries. the video card generates video only. only configuration maters. sounds like you had CRT monitor then plugged in a LCD year 2000 or newer, in the VGA jack right? if yes , all LCD can do CRT resolutions, with no issues but one, the sweet spot, called,"intrinsic resolution": stated clearly in the new monitors manual, under spec. that means,, V/H X reso, has the most clear image. the monitor does have a text file telling XP the upper limits of the resolution allowed. or if the unstated monitors is super old it has very complex text file for all the old restrictive limits on it."study old multisync monitors"? why not do F8 first.? 800x600 works on all monitors. so... if that works you know the HW is ok. just XP messed up, as all are. XP is a virus magnet and more... lots more bad. you do know XP is dead now? at HP and MS! MS shut down all support but SP3 service pack (got that? pack) do so The PnP servers at MS are now down. forever, just like w95 to w2k and now XP and VISTA are dead. PnP = Plug and Play (pray) that magic that finds your monitors name and model and the goes online and finds the rules (or a driver) from MS, (never HP) plug and play, if say you PC wonts to run 1920x1080 (like mine) but i plug in a 2000 year monitor and it can only do 1024x768 then the monitor goes nuts, all do , if XP or VISTA or older. if lucky , or not. (if you local win cache has this there, then it works) The PNP would If working ( tells the OS to not use the new resolution but to use 1024, in the stead. what does that mean , answer and simple XP cant go out to MS and get the unstated monitor, limit files. the file that tells windows what resolution to uses. or right click the desktop, and change resolution to 800x600. so do F8 now power on, hammer F8 monitor happy now. and please tell the helper what Monitor, and what OS , so answers can be 10x shorter... please.

Hello Pushan, can you send detailed specs of your system, meanwhile try the following:

1. Is the hard-drive empty or formatted? if so then you need to create a partition first:
- start your pc using ur cd if it is bootable (you'll know if it loads some drivers first), if not get a bootable cd
- Run fdisk (type fdisk at the command prompt) and create a primary partition, reboot & format

2. Boot again using your cd, when done switch to the win98se directory and run setup

Thanks for sharing, let me know how it goes

check your graphics card, is your monitor turned on?

JORDAN WHAT KIND OF BOOT-FAILURE ?.DETAILS.

you can check the hard drive connection's first (sata or IDE)try to tighten the connection and try to reboot your systemthe if it still doesn't work try to download a hard drive utility toolslike hiren boot cd and scan your hard drive for bad sectors and repair it if posible, for further question post your detailed problem here

If your computer came with recovery media, you'll want to insert and boot from the operating system install disk (if it doesn't boot from your media automatically, you may have to change the boot order in BIOS [hit f10 at boot time]. Depending on the version of windows you are running, the boot options will be slightly different but you want to end up in repair mode. in XP that will mean hitting "R" to repair, vista/7 you will hit "repair my computer". Once you can get into a recovery console, you'll want to type: sfc /scannowThat will find and replace corrupt system files and boot drivers.

HelloThe file "uncdms.dll" is associated with Windows Desktop Search. This is not required for installing Windows 7. I would suggest booting the computer, ignore the "cannot find uncdms.dll" error message. Go to CONTROL PANEL, ADD REMOVE PROGRAMS or PROGRAMS AND FEATURES and uninstall Windows Desktop Search. Reboot the computer and verify the error no longer appears. Once this is verified, you can continue with the Windows 7 install.

Hi friend,

Your system RAM is faulty,please replace the RAM with another RAM or if you are using 512/512 MB two RAM,remove the RAM vise a versa(one by one) and check.

Thanks,

Your windows has crashed. Either fix it with the original Windows CD or install a new copy of Windows. Take the help of an expert.

Make sure the audio drivers are in the device manager. Make sure the volume is turned up and not muted. Look at the Audio/Sound properties in the Control Panel and make sure they are not muted and the volume is up. Make sure you have the speakers plugged into the light green port on the computer and that the speakers are on and the volume is turned up.

This is the link to the HP website for your printer. Use the Software and Driver Downloads Option, pick you operating system, and download the software and drivers you need for your printer. It's that easy! Just cut and paste this link into your browser.....http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=3739150

Are these lines something that flicker and go away or is your display stuck with just these lines on the screen? Does the machine boot? What operating system are you using?I used to have one of these machines so can maybe help you out with this. Have you upgraded to BIOS 5.07, by chance? That will disable the onboard graphics. Flash with version 3.10 instead. You can dowload from HP here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericSoftwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=pv-56155-1&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=enBest of luck,

Hi--This link will show you where your CMOS switch is on your board. (I used to have a sr2010nx). It is a jumper and not a button, but the instructions are clear as a bell. Just scroll down the page till you see "clearing the bios". Expand that section and it will show you the exact steps to take.http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c00757531#N452Removing the battery and popping it back in will not hurt anything. You might test it too when you have it out.Best wishes.

The back of your computer does not have a conventional paralled printer port. If your printer has a USB connection, then you will want to use either of the two USB ports, located directly under the LAN port. #6 in the illustration below.

If your printer uses a conventional parallel port connector , you will need an adapter like the one shown at the bottom of this post. You can get these at Amazon, Newegg and probably Best Buy, but I have not checked there.

Best wishes!

Sounds to me it needs replacing........its easy to do yourself just a few screws and 2 plugs which will only fit 1 way. They dont cost much either i recently bought a new CD/DVD copier for $22 ....good luck with it from Scott

Try this:
1.) Right click on the desktop screen.
2.) Select Properties.
3.) Navigate to the Appearance Tab.
4.) In the select box near the bottom under the Font Heading. Ensure it is set to Normal.
5.) Click apply to save changes.
6.) Now click on the Settings tab.
7.) On the bottom left of this box, see the heading for Screen Resolution. Try sliding the bar to the right a bit. Keep doing so to increase the detail that can be displayed.
Idealy this should be set to the maximum resolution that the screen can handle.

That should do.
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Take care!
damnor01

Hi.

Sounds more like a power supply problem. First test the on/off switch by tracing the wires to where it connects to the mother board. The plug is usually marked "pwr sw" . Unplug the wire from the board & short out the 2 pins where the switch was plugged in using a small screw driver or any other conductive material. If the pc still fails to turn on, try replacing the power supply.
Best wishes,
Graemevm

Try resetting the BIOS, if not able to get there it may be the power supply or the MB.




-AAT