DVD-ROM Drive disabled in Windows 7?

Hi, Every time I navigate and browse explorer all my hard disk drives spin up and remain active for a long time.. The only hard disk drives I need active are solid state drive which hosts my operating system and drive letter E which hosts all my personal files.. I access that drive a lot to...

I have a computer connected to a TV via HDMI. The TV has smaller resolution than the computer's monitor. I want the screens be doubled when I use TV but not otherwise. All works well if I mechanically plug the TV: the resolution on the computer bercomes the same as on the TV and I can watch...

I have an creative x-fi installed which I have disabled. The on board realtek (mb is an asus ph67) shows audio input to speakers in control panel but no sound at jacks (front or rear). Does the presence of the Creative SC disable the onboard audio?

I have two programs where I notice hyperlinks are disabled. Excel and Simply Accounting 2011. In Excel I get the message "This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer." In Simply, I get the message "Internet access is required for this command." In everything else...

Hi all.... Have just sorted an issue on a friends laptop, but noticed this while checking things out.... as this is Home Premium there is no group policy editor to try and enable updates through that, so if anyone knows the (possible) registry keys, or any other method to enable updates, I'd be...