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Hi,
I am having some trouble with my wireless card, I guess I am in the right place... Anyways I have a speedstream wirless network card (802.11b) and I have never had any problems with it untill now. I am away for school and they put me up in a hotel, I can connect to the hotels wireless network with no problem but randomly get kicked off somehow.

The network is really slow (when I look at my bandwith usage on the meter in the task manager I have only USED 5% at the most EVEN when I down load a lot of stuff at once). Sometimes I just loose connectivity even though the computer has not moved and sometimes it seems that things just lock up.

If i put the cursor over the icon next to the time, the detail box comes up very slow and choppy, and I can no longer connect to the web even though It says I have excellent stregth.

When I disable and reenable the network card all is fine again somtimes as well as just hitting the repair button (windows never detects a problem with the connection). BUT sometime I get a fatal error message and sometims a blue sceen and the computer restarts. When I do the error REPORT it says it may be a driver issue but it does not know which one. I have not installed any drivers recently so I dont know what it could be.

I am runing a DELL inspiron 8200 windows XP home with SP2 and as far as i know all updates. I am running IE 6 and Firefox 1.06 both have the same issues.

Is it possible that my network card is giving up the ghost, I have never had this issue before on my home network or any other network but nobody else in the hotel seems to be suffering from these problems (except the slowness).
Sorry for the long post but I wanted to give as much detail up front as i could thanks for any help you can give meBTW
I RAN Spybot SD Ad-Aware, Smantec virus scan corporate editon 9.0 set to find spyware, and trendmicro House call with spyware sweap, all with viruses or spyware found. and a band withspeed test found that I was communicating at 249 kilobits/sec
TIA for any help

hey,

I just changed my wallpaper and now for sum reason on my xp desktop i have a grey column bar on the side of my desktop which asks me what i want to do with the FILES. It is the same grey bar that appears on the left hand side of any folder you enter such as my documents in xp, and is in 3 catagories  
folder tasks, other places, details.
Can anyone tell me how to get rid of it??!!!!Hold down down the f8 key on chose last good cofiguration from the on screen list.......and i see you never took my previous advice......well there you go! Quote

hey,

I just changed my wallpaper and now for sum reason on my xp desktop i have a grey column bar on the side of my desktop which asks me what i want to do with the files. It is the same grey bar that appears on the left hand side of any folder you enter such as my documents in xp, and is in 3 catagories  
folder tasks, other places, details.
Can anyone tell me how to get rid of it??!!!!

...It is the same grey bar that appears on the left hand side of any folder you enter such as my documents in xp, and is in 3 catagories  
folder tasks, other places, details. ...

well i start my computer up
i am running windows xp on a rebuild pc
anyways
i start it up
and it comes to windows loads FINE
my pc clock is wrong it is set in 2003 so i reset the clock to the time it should be i shut down the pc. start it up again and it reset again
so then i went into the system bios reset the clock in there it worked fine in windows i shut down pc and startup again
and it reset to 2003 again
what is going on
any HELP would be appreciated because i cant CRACK this problem...Your cmos battery is flat.Does the same behaviour appear in the BIOS?i replaced the battery and it still does it
so its not the battery the old one and the new one are brand new batteries for the motherboardya the bios has the same thing
december 2003
and the time is way off tooHas the battery got a good connection, it's easy to bend the little arm that holds it.well i SEARCHED around and i was able to find a bios update for my motherboard should i try that maybe?i am using the computer without any problem right now
besides the clock resetting everytime...
the CONNECTOR for the battery is not loose i have to push in the tab with a phillips head screwdriver to get the battery out so no its not looseI can't see that fixing it.
Is the battery in the right way?yes the battery is in the right way with the print of it face upI don't want to harp on this but your symptoms are classic flat battery (or bad battery connection).
Do you have a small spingy arm over the top that presses onto the battery?
Is there tension on it?wait wait so what your telling me is my motherboard is *censored* then...
sounds like a pain to fix itnope their is just a clip holding the battery in no armWho said that?nevermind
look is their some software upgrade i can do to fix my pc clock problem
or is this going to take a upgrade of some sort?

Ok. I have some major problems. I have a windows xp with SP2 and my taskbar is glitching.First it was gone, then i learned i could bring it up when i added the address bar to it. Then whenever i minimised something it wouldn't zoom into the taskbar or even have an ICON. I have to press Alt-Control-Delete and click switch to to bring something up.

My next problem is after about 5 minutes, any program gets grey like another program is TRYING to switch.

I tried to Reinstall windows xp but i have the SP1 cd, not SP2. I went to uninstall SP2 but it would just sit there and not do anything. I will give more details if more are needed Quote

1. First it was gone, then i learned i could bring it up when i added the address bar to it. Then whenever i minimised something it wouldn't zoom into the taskbar or even have an icon. I have to press Alt-Control-Delete and click switch to to bring something up.

2. My next problem is after about 5 minutes, any program gets grey like another program is trying to switch.

3. I tried to Reinstall windows xp but i have the SP1 cd, not SP2. I went to uninstall SP2 but it would just sit there and not do anything. I will give more details if more are needed

Greetings:

I am having a problem sending links through the IE toolbar on my laptop.  Every time I try,  another window pops up and asks for my loginnpassport user ID and password.

The laptop is running XP Professional.

I have no problem sending links on my desktop,  which is running ME,  and goes right to Outlook Express for the link.

I have tried resetting the IE defaults,  to no avail.  Outlook Express is also the default mail handler.

Any help that could be offered is greatly appreciated.  Thanks,  in ADVANCE! Quote

am having a problem sending links through the IE toolbar on my laptop.

What exactly do you mean? You can not access webpages without it asking for a name and password?

Ive just DELETED a 2 Files (.ISO) and the data i extracted from this was currupt because the intallation crashed, so what i want to know does ANYONE know any software that is GOOD and FREE (Completely) which i can use to get these files back. Quote

Ive just deleted a 2 Files (.ISO) and the data i extracted from this was currupt because the intallation crashed, so what i want to know does anyone know any software that is GOOD and FREE (Completely) which i can use to get these files back.

Im not quite sure what started this whole problem.  But whenever I turn this computer on, most of the time (95%, I am on it luckily right now) it will load up windows, for some REASON Windows Media player will come up, and then everything will dissapeara and it will just show the DESKTOP picture and I cant do anything else.  It makes a sound like there is an error message, but nothing comes up on my screen.  It just looks like someone went and closed explorer.  How do I fix this?  I have normal settings on in the msconfig window. Quote

But whenever I turn this computer on, most of the time (95%, I am on it luckily right now) it will load up windows

My little girl switched the computer on and off several times and now everything on the screen is much bigger (icons, text etc).  Colours have gone all strange too.  

For example this web PAGE has side and bottom bars, otherwise it doesn't fit into the screen, as if I've clicked on the two little squares on the right hand corner of the window.

Please help!!

Frenchie
On your monitor you'll see some buttons just below the screen. They control the brightness, contrast, and screen adjustment. These options vary among the monitor manufacters, so the best thing to learn how these work is just by messing around with them. Just be careful!!!

[glb]Gizmo73[/glb]1. Right click on desktop
2. Select properties
3. Settings tab
4. Set resolution and amount of colours.

If you can not see any other resolutions or colours in the list you MAY need to reinstall videocard drivers.I have the same problem...everything really big.  I have tried changing the screen area settings (I know I'm doing that right because I've done the same thing at my computer at work and it worked just fine).  After I click Apply or Okay, there is a message that says "You must restart your computer before the settings take effect".  After I restart the computer, the settings are not saved.  I don't get the message that says your desktop will change in 15 seconds.  
I'm a simple computer user, so please no big words or industry vernacular.  For example, I immediately understood "everything's really big" long before I figured out what "screen resolution meant"
Thanks for any help you can provide.  1. Right click on the Desktop (Background)
2. Click properties
3. Click on the Settings tab (First from the right)
4. Click on the advanced button
5. Now you are accessing the General tab
6. Under compatability, set the method of changing the resolution to whatever you desire.

See if this solves your problem.Go to the top of your screen.....click view now scroll down to text....and change it to mediumIt happened to me occasionally. I have not found other way to solve that problem than reinstall Windows. It happens...
How little is your little girl? Maybe you should teach her how to stop and start the computer... Oh, and she is not to be blamed, SOMETIMES Windows just "dies" alone. Quote

Oh, and she is not to be blamed, sometimes Windows just "dies" alone.

Im running a [glb]WIN Xp [/glb]
on a [glb]Dell 8300[/glb]

Problem : I am writeing a program in
[glb]Turbo pascal 5.5[/glb] and i NEED it to stay in full screen.
it minimizing will cause it to crash causeing computer damage.

Debrifing : FIND a way to disable the ctrl+alt+del keystroke
    -or-
find a way to push ctrl+alt+del WINDOW to the background w/o minimizing the full-screen application.

notes : the same problem arises with the [glb]winLogo[/glb] keyHuck:

Is it XP Home or XP Pro?Try this help site

http://www.dancemammal.com/pascalcode.htm

or

http://www.synchrondata.com/pheaven/www/area9.htm

or

http://www.comsc.ucok.edu/~mcdaniel/mcdaniel/pascal/pascal-links.htmGo to the cmd  prompt and enable full screen MODE......Dude!?! its [glb]already[/glb] in full screen. The problem is keeping it there

(note: Im not there when the program is run)OH yah, its a Xp Home edition.Start the cmd prompt from the f8 dude

Until about 6 weeks back all folders and file NAMES appeared in alphabetical order when I opened a program or looked in My Documents.  Now they are never in alphabetical order.  Sometimes the last one USED is at the bottom and each one opened after that will go to the bottom.  I can go to View, click Icons, then go back to Lists and they will be in alphabetical order until I close the program and go back to it again, then they are out of order again.  The same will happen if I have them in order under List-Icons.  This happens in QuickBooks, My Documents, Word, EXCEL and all other programs.  It is very time consuming to find the CORRECT folder or file when I never know where it might appear. How did you file them?abcd---1234


http://www.snapfiles.com/freeware/system/fwfilemanagement.htmlAs an example, if I MAKE a new folder for My Documents, I set up the folder while in My Documents, then file various files in that folder.  When I leave My Documents and return, the new folder may be anywhere, but it is there.  I will then go to View, Arrange Icons by Name and they will be in alphabetical order.  When I leave and return they will be out of order again.In broad terms I think you have to tell it to remember the folder options (Arrange Icons by Name) & reset all the folders to those options as well.
It's not rocket science.  FED is right.

Right-click any white space inside the My Documents folder, and make sure Auto Arrange and Arrange Files by Name is selected.

Hi a mate of mine said when he enters a website address into Internet Explorer.  He keeps getting a message popping up saying. “SCRIPTS are usually safe to use or open do you want to let the script run?”  Something likes that anyway.  Any help WOULD be great. Run a trojans/worm /virus scan........try trend online scan....Virus scanners
AVG Free
-- Anti virus scanner
Trend Micro Housecall
-- Online anti virus scanner.

Anti spy/malware
Microsoft Antispyware
-- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only.
Spybot Search & Destroy
-- Anti spyware scanner
Adaware SE Personal
-- Anti spyware scanner

Firewalls
Using only one firewall is advised. Dual firewalls may cause problems.
Using a hardware firewall and a software firewall is even more adviced.
ZoneAlarm Free
-- Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal
-- Free firewall - more configuration options

Removal tools
The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above.
They are EITHER diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind

HijackThis
-- Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis log generated only if requested!
McAfee Stinger
-- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner!
CWshredder
-- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker.Madtaz:

Also, have him check this:

1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools
2. Select Internet Options
3. In the Internet Options dialog box, select the Advanced tab
4. Remove the checkmark from the check box next to "DISPLAY a notification of every script error"
5. Make sure there is a checkmark in the check boxes next to "Disable script debugging (Internet Explorer)" and "Disable script debugging (Other)"
6. On the Security tab, select Internet and click the Custom LEVEL button
7. In the Security Settings dialog box, make sure the Enable option button is selected for "Active scripting" and for "Allow paste operations via script" and for "Scripting of Java applets" (if Prompt, rather than Enable, is selected he will keep getting the messages as he surfs the Web)
8. Click OK to save the changes and close the Security Settings dialog box
9. Click OK to save the changes and close the Internet Options dialog box

Regards,
DocDid the replies given work for you!Hi

Yes it did work I ran an online Trojan scan and a registry check and the problem was corrected. I would like to thank all those that came to my hour of need and will hope I will be able to repay the favour one day.

Thanks again,

Madtaz

I know that windows is touchy about DMA (I think that is what its called)  Something about audio from the cd DRIVE going directly to the sound card or something.  Maybe you can trying turning that on/off???I NEVER have had this problem in the past, but I don't fully recall ever copying a CD in windows media 9, so perhaps it's something freaky within the new version


yourfate - that sounds like a good idea, how would I go about doing that?
It depends on which OS you are running...but only after a certain point.

For most windows...

RIGHTCLICK on my compter
Properties
go to the device manager
find CD drive
rightclick on drive
properties


I hope you follow me.... I had a problem like this once and I took the darn CPU to a computer guy down the road and he just took the Midia player off the re-installed it for me I have no PROBLEMS now..he said that the program never really fully DOWNLOADED so its fixed now I have no other problems with that aspect of this dino I have

my COPY of widows has proved to be rejected for updates. if i download new window os is ther a WAY I can save reloding RAID etc FIRST of all, what OS are you using now and what are you planning to upgrade to?
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my copy of widows has proved to be rejected for updates. if i download new window os is ther a way I can save reloding raid etc

Hi all

Could any kind person tell me why I can't access "secure" pages? such as my personal MAIL page on Yahoo? ( and what, if anything I can do about it)

Also, I can't seem to run a system restore. The page opens OK but just remains blank!

I'm running XP home edition.

Thanks,

Azalian  Azalian......  If this is something that has just started ....I would reboot into safe mode and run your virus scanner .
If you have M/S antispyware Beta ....run that program also when in the safe mode .


dl65  
1. Start
2. Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Internet Options
5. Security tab
6. RESET all security zones to Default

And/or

1. Start
2. Settings
3. Control Panel
4. Internet Options
5. Advanced
6. Restore Defaults button.

Virus scanners
AVG Free
-- Anti virus scanner
Trend Micro Housecall
-- Online anti virus scanner.

Anti spy/MALWARE
Microsoft Antispyware
-- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only.
Spybot Search & Destroy
-- Anti spyware scanner
Adaware SE Personal
-- Anti spyware scanner

Firewalls
Using only one firewall is ADVISED. Dual firewalls may cause problems.
Using a hardware firewall and a software firewall is even more adviced.
ZoneAlarm Free
-- Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal
-- Free firewall - more configuration options

Removal tools
The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above.
They are either diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind

HijackThis
-- Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis LOG generated only if requested!
McAfee Stinger
-- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner!
CWshredder
-- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker.Thanks dl65

I'll try that and get back to you

AzalianLike Raptor said...

If nothing is found, try resetting the defaults...

Hello everyone.  I have a computer thats a few years old and is a Windows XP.  I've had it for awhile it is barely still alive because of all the junk thats on it.  It is so slow its sad.  My family just recieved a new Window's XP Home Edition from the insurance COMPANY cause all of ours cd's got stolen.  I was wondering if there is any way I could delete windows and EVERYTHING off the computer and then re-install Windows xp Home Edition on it to where it wold be like new.  if any one has any INFORMATION, it would be very very helpful.  THANK you!!!

You can also E-mail me At [email protected]

Thank you agian!1)If it is running slow, try defragmenting the HD. Go to My Computer and open it. click the right mouse button on the C drive. then go down to properties. click the tools tab. click defragment. click drefragment when the box comes up. walk away cause it could take awhile.

2) If you REALLY want to erase your HD, try reformatting it. . .How do I install Microsoft Windows XP?XP Clean Installing
XP Compatability Test
XP Partition Management
XP Installing Recovery Console

RAM Knowledge Base
RAM And What it Does
RAM Virtual Memory Paging
RAM Reseating & Fitting PDF File

Processor Temperatures
Service Pack Slipstreamer
Power Supply Wattage Calculator
Everest Home Edition Computer DIAGNOSTIC Program

EmpTemp
CCLeaner

User  Profile Hive Cleanup Service

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

TERABYTE

Powertoys/TweakUIOkay.  So i followed the instructions and did it.  but I Couldnt delete the partition "Hp_pavillion (C:)"  and so that takes up 32 GB.  So I re-installed windows XP on a partition with about 4 GB.  Did I make a big mistake?HP should have some Restore CDs and you should have asked the Insurance company for those.

If you don't mind losing everything HP then you could delete the partitions, re-partition and re-install.

I would ask HP if they can supply the Restore CDs.Tell me if I'm wrong, but couldn't he just have put the XP disc in his drive, and chosen an option to re-install, w/o keeping any of the settings?It would not let me delete the Hp_pavillion partition because of some of the settings were being used or something.  If you really want to erase your HD and start over,

http://CH000186http://www.windowsxphome.windowsreinstall.com/

Last night when we go home...We started up our computer (XP) and once logged on, got a "send error report" message.  The problem was with "Generic Host Process for Win 32 Services"

It said 'This error OCCURRED on 7/28/2005 at 10:01:08 P.M.  However, the computer was shut down by the last user and the current time was 11:22.

Then it asked me to tell Microsoft about the problem...so I did...

It took me to OCA and said i needed an update...I did so, INSTALLED...and no more problem...

However...I am just wondering what might have happened, and what "Generic Host Process for Win32 Services" is.

Thanks... Networking it? yes/no!Nope...No network here...  

Its the dell pc>.http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=sw_winxp&message.id=147296#M147296Holy Cow...you're SMART!    We do have a dell.  I am sitting at it right now.  But i still don't know what it does...D.E.L.L= dont EXACTLY live long The following article may be of use:

Generic Host Process Error Message and a Flashlight Icon Appear

There seems to be no other reference on http://www.microsoft.com other than the article above. Quote

D.E.L.L= dont exactly live long

The following article may be of use:

Generic Host Process Error Message and a Flashlight Icon Appear

There seems to be no other reference on http://www.microsoft.com[/url] other than the article above.

App name    App version   Module name   Module version   Offset
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Svchost.exe 5.1.2600.0    Hpgtpusd.dll  1.1.0.56         00008d0d

CAUSE
This behavior may occur if use an old HP printer driver or an old HP scanner driver.

It's not really a big deal, but it caused a ruckus in the office AMONG the some of the people here who thought we'd been hacked and the sky was falling.

On one computer on our network, the USER changed her DESKTOP image (via Internet Explorer's Use as Desktop when she right-clicked the image) on Friday night. When the staff came in early Monday morning, that same desktop image appeared on a different machine, which happens to be a Citrix server. Both computers are Windows NT 4.0 as far as I know. (I know the user's machine is, and I'm told the Citrix server is as well.)

I don't have direct access to the Citrix server to investigate (had to walk them through the process of changing the desktop image because they were convinced it was evil somehow) further, but can anyone tell me how a local desktop preference like that migrated to another machine? They seem to be convinced that the Citrix server wasn't restarted between the time that the desktop images changed, but I can't confirm or deny that.

As a side note, I had to spend twenty minutes explaining that we did not need a "FIREWALL or something" between our machines **inside the network** to keep the scourge of migrating desktop backgrounds from murdering us all in our beds as we sleep.

Apparently, before I got here this morning, they were convinced the whole network was infected with teh haxx0r and freaking out at the idea of having to wipe the machines and reload them.

If I could explain how it happened, I think it would calm things down here. Are those the only changes you saw made on the server? The network is behind a firewall, correct?

[glb]Gizmo73[/glb]Control panel admin tools........click the events view logs...what does it tell you?Hi there. Thanks for the responses.

I am in a different area of the company from the Citrix server, but as there is still some ?!?!? over the desktop image changing, I am going to head over tomorrow and deal with it in person.

We are behind a firewall, and the Citrix server is in all other ways functioning normally. (This much I can see from my end.)

I will look at the event log. That should be enlightening. Thank you for reminding me of it. I'll post more after I'm able to actually sit in front of that keyboard tomorrow and let you guys know what the resolution is.I bet this will be an interesting reply .......oops i have just seen someone go flying pass the window....... I am sure Nostradamus predicted this.

Where did she obtain the background?

Did the user who changed the background log in on the other machines with her account?Kathy:

If you believe your LAN's antivirus programs have been compromised, you may try some free, online virus scans on the machine believed to be infected:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-51,GGLD:en&q=free+online+virus+scans

Regards,
DocHere's the resolution:

I went to the computer where the problem originated from. I asked her to show me what she did to change the desktop image.

At this point, she said it was odd, because "it made her do it twice before it was changed".

She then changed the image on her desktop, logged into a terminal server, said, "See?", then changed the desktop image on the terminal server.

I don't know why I didn't think of this. This is the most obvious way to see a change on the terminal server. I'm still beating my head against the wall.

In my defense, I didn't know and hadn't been told up to that point that she was logging into the terminal server, and I when they showed me the OFFENDING desktop image before, it was on her regular desktop. Urk.

I feel like such a noob.

Thanks for the help, guys.

Does anyone know why Windows sometimes automatically expand in disk size?  I installed it awhile ago and although I installed and saved everything else on my other hard drive, the one it is on keeps on saying its full (3GB, what do you expect).  

However, I don't know if I should reinstall Windows, because when I tried, it automatically chooses the one that already has Windows and tells me that obviously, there's no disk SPACE left!

So please, is there anyway I can get rid of duplicate files and the LIKE, or is there anyway I can reinstall Windows and STUFF to fix this low disk space problem?  

Thanks!
LawWhat is the o/s used!Sorry about that!  It's Windows XP.  Bigger hard drive REQUIRED:So do I just reinstall it on the other bigger hard drive?Yes:>http://www.windowsreinstall.com/Thanks man.  I'll try it out and see if it works first.  No problems.happy to help! Quote

Sorry about that!  It's Windows XP.  

• Virtual memory
  
• Service pack 2
  
• Additional updates
  

Arrrgh... I'm trying to reinstall it on the other hard drive which is a lot bigger, but it won't let me or something.  Do I have to get rid of this copy first and if I do, how so?  Downgrade and then upgrade it?  

My lady friend has a windows notebook xp & i'd like to know if she can put those desktop icons in the system tray? she WANTS to ENJOY her desktop PICS. a friend of mine did it for my win ME tower. thanks,cyberYou could always do a R-clic on the desktop,

L-clic on "ARRANGE Icons By"

UNCHECK "Show Desktop Icons"

My 2½¢

Please could you help i have been given a tiny computer to fix it is running on MILLENIUM os.  as of yet i can not get into anything i,ve tried to get into safemode but it just goes back to the same screen saying boot disk failure insert system disk, which i do not have,  is there any way i can get into safemode other than pressing f8 or ctrl.I  think that you need to find an ME boot disk file on the internet.  Try booting using the disk.  I know of no other way of GETTING into safe mode. Quote

Please could you help i have been given a tiny computer to fix it is running on millenium os.  as of yet i can not get into anything i,ve tried to get into safemode but it just goes back to the same screen saying boot disk failure insert system disk, which i do not have,  is there any way i can get into safemode other than pressing f8 or ctrl.

Please could you advise how to get to the last known configuration, as i can not get past the screen with boot disk failure on it. Please help.  

Hi,
Just found the product key number on the side of the computer
what do i do now.

Alright... so I am working with a pretty screwed up computer right now. It is running Win98. I have made back-up copies of all the Word and Excel files on floppies and now I think I want to flatten the hard drive... clear it all and start from new. How do I do this? Detailed instructions would be GREAT.... in easy to understand terms haha. ThanksNitro:

Basic steps:

1. Make sure your Windows 98 CD is not very badly scratched and is not an upgrade (but a full version) CD.

2. Back up all the files you want to save to a CD (if you have a CD-R or CD-RW optical drive) or to floppy disks.

3. Make a Windows 98 or Me bootable floppy disk.

4. Restart your computer with the BOOT disk (you do not have to enable CD-ROM support yet).

5. At the command prompt type FDISK and press Enter.

6. Follow the instructions to enable large disk support, delete all the PARTITIONS, make ONE large partition formatted with FAT32 (not FAT or FAT16)

7. Restart the computer with the boot disk still in the floppy drive (you do not have to enable CD-ROM support yet).

8. At the command prompt (i.e. the A:\>) type FORMAT C: and press Enter.

9. When the format operation is complete, restart your computer (this time be sure to enable CD-ROM support).

10. Put the Windows 98 CD in the optical drive.

11. At the command prompt, type D:\Setup and press Enter.

12. The Windows 98 setup program will begin; just follow the instructions on your monitor.

For more help, see this article:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/221829/EN-US/

or post a message at this forum and we will try to help you out.

Regards,
DocBrowse here

http://www.probz.com/win98/

Good luckThanks guys... the computer runs like new now!!!

Is it possible that some type of virus can hide somewhere other than on the HARD drive of a single hard drive computer?

I'm running XP on a gateway and had a bad hit on my machine a couple of months back. I worked on it with varying degrees of success for recovery with Microsoft and gateway support before eventually deciding to wipe the thing and start fresh.
I reformatted the hard drive and reloaded my windows system and this strange circle thing started cropping up in the upper left corner of the User Log in master (post-boot up) screen. I've since recently moved to Switzerland and initially picked up a lot of spyware/adware junk. The virus was a backdoor piece of garbage (backdoor.w32.poebot.b ) was it's latest incarnation, i believe. Anyway, So i reformatted the system again. Twice for good measure!! Loaded my new F-Secure software, and it was able to disable these virus associated files where NORTON could only find them and fail!!!
Anyway, though the damage is now minimal as the thing can't launch or activate. I still have (sometimes, like MAYBE at 2 out of every 5 bootings) this same weird circle, sometimes thick, sometimes thin, in the upper left corner of my login screen, and also, accompanying this, a kind of weak (slightly, speckled with pieces missing) displayscreen. Also the intrusive circle has launched itself on my user desktop near the bottom of the right side. These things are very weird, and actually move about (seriously) when i click on START MENU - TURN OFF COMP.  As if the thing knows what i'm trying to do, and wants to let me know it will try to interfere? It was killing my system (it and the ADDITIONAL spyware stuff it was launching, before F-Secure foroze it's Internet activity. But I can't figure out how in the *censored* it is surviving Complete Hard Drive formats???
Is this a virus tthing, or a flaw in Windows XP?
anybody familiar with this?
And finally, if so? How do I get rid of this???Second Question with regard to this issue?

The first time I reformatted my hard drive, I did it with a Microsoft or Gateway (can't recall which )engineer's help.

I ended up in a BlueScreen Formatting area (I think it was out of their utility disc menu, or perhaps the Bios??)
It eventually led to the option of writing zeros to all data on the disc. Which I did and which took about 4 hrs maybe???
However, when i since reformatted again (3 times) here in Europe. I did it in DOS Format C: This only took maybe 20 minutes??? Then the next time I did the same, and for good measure, using the Gateway driver's operating cd. Formatted C: but from command within D:
This took a bit longer, maybe 40 minutes.
Anyway. My questions are?
A). Were these full wipes of my hard drive? (It said each time that all data would be removed. )
B). If so, was the difference in time due to the possibility that the Format C: command only needs to write over the spaces of the Hard Disc where there is working data?Have you done a quick or a full format?

Are there any hidden partitions located on your Hard Disk Drive that are normally used for recovery purposes?hi raptor.

well, that's the question i'm not certain of? (did you see my second post???)

i thought i did a full format (definitely did that the first time, when I watched the Blue screen data pulses writing zeros to the entire hard drive.

Let's say for definite that the first and last times of the 4 formats of C: were Full Formats.
Could I still have something that wasn't wiped? And where??
As for partitions. I recall that the machine was set up having 37.99 gigs and a small unpartitioned space of 8MB's. didn't understand that bitThere can be a hidden partition that is used for recovery means. This can often only be found on brand PCs.

Do you have a full copy of Windows XP or is it a recovery CD?

You may first wish to experiment with computer security by familiarizing yourself with the following tools:
Virus scanners
AVG Free
-- Anti virus scanner
Trend Micro Housecall
-- Online anti virus scanner.

Anti spy/malware
Microsoft Antispyware
-- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only.
Spybot Search & Destroy
-- Anti spyware scanner
Adaware SE Personal
-- Anti spyware scanner

Firewalls
Using only ONE firewall is advised. Dual firewalls may cause problems.
Using a hardware firewall and a software firewall is even more adviced.
ZoneAlarm Free
-- Free firewall - more user friendly
Sygate Personal
-- Free firewall - more configuration options

Removal tools
The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above.
They are either diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind

HijackThis
-- Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis log generated only if requested!
McAfee Stinger
-- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner!
CWshredder
-- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker.It's a repair CD. But it contains an entire Copy of XP for non-repairable problems. It's both.
Thnx for the ideas you've posted already.

One more question?
any good pop-up blocker that i can download off the web (that isn't the one on SP2 for XP) see my other post titled Dr. Watson Grrr as to why i can't at the moment use the SP2 pop-up blocker.
thnxif anyone's interested in seeing this picture thing i've been describing, i can do a print screen next time it happens and paste it into a Paint file.
then maybe i can attach it onto a message or e-mail it or something???

it really is a strange piece of work.

ALSO. I guess that the answer to my question is NO. A virus can't hide anywhere else but on the hard drive. Not in memory or anywhere else, etc?The memory is wiped clean upon reset. In order for a virus to situate itself in the memory, it would first need to be loaded onto the Hard Disk Drive.

There is such a thing as a CMOS virus but unless you have recently flashed your BIOS, I do not think that this applies to you.

You will have to thoroughfully scan and secure your computer with the applications I have provided you links for. Once you understand how Internet security works, you can look into reformatting otherwise the problem will simply re-occur.Posting  multi_threads is futileanything is possible. believe me.

what is a BIOS flash? or how would i or someone else have flashed my BIOS while messing around? Quote

1. what is a BIOS flash?

2. or how would i or someone else have flashed my BIOS while messing around?

My Windows XP did not boot straightly it show a error message " We Apologize for the inconvenience, but windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this...". Please help me guys. Thanks a lot.Check for problems in your Device Manager.
Look for yellow ! or ?. Quote

" We Apologize for the inconvenience, but windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this..."

hey everyone,

im in dyer need of help, i saw another POST like what i have but dont knwo if i should request there or not, so SORY.  but this is whats wrong.


starting yesterday my computer turned off without any wanring at all, i turned it back on thinking it was a game i was playing at the time, so it worked, i shut it off that night and everyhting, this morning i got back, have about 2 hours on the comp, and it shuts off, after the fans stop and everything i hear in my headphones the sound goin..bump boomf..ya know?....after that i look down at my computer..the lights are still on, even the loading light, then it restarts, and when it hits the first startup screen it restarts, and continues...i have to unplug it for about 20 minutes before i can go on it for about an hour.  i cant run any big programs, i cant burn discs, so i will lose all information if i dont get help.

reinstalling windows by upgrade doesnt help either.  i have winxp pro, all my virus scanners...(5) show no viruses.....all spyware and adaware programs say computer is clean......to the looks of it my comp is cleaner then anything, but whats going on?

last i did on the comp was playing a game...before that was surfing and making my own websites, getting ready to sell some templates...i had one virus warning when i clicked a wrong link on google...but i deleted that file, and that was a while ago...

any help would be appreciated.  this justr started happening out of the blue.  if u need a dxdiag report or something i may be able to get it.

please helpwell what do you need?rgr that, but i have to wait another hour before it lets me on to do anything....cant even get to safe mod...its comin tho.here is the dxdiag...uploaded..this is a txt file...

http://rapidshare.de/files/3416128/dxd.rtf.html
sory, i wasnt able to copy and paste as it was to long....california.USA...and on my downstairs comp.

This sounds suspiciously like a PSU problem. Have you added any new hardware lately? Is the machine overclocked? Have you cleaned out the dust bunnies lately? Is the machine stuck in a cubby hole or out in the open? Good air circulation is a must.well i just tried to go back on it, got into safe MODE........and it shuts down.  i just installed the 6600 video card no more then 2 weeks ago....but i have had no problems till now...and i think i had the same problem when i had the geforce 4 in there, but i had to WIPE the harddrive completly.  in this case i have some really needed information that i cannot lose.  but idk...i may.

just before i put in the card i cleaned it out with the air bottles u buy......dust is off the fans and everything, the case is open on one side to let cool air in, but it has one of the screens u by to make sure that it stays somewhat safe, i clean out the dust every chance i get (once every two weeks)...

true, i have checked it out , but after leaving the comp off for about an hour, it continues to shut off like it did, and its nice and cool...i felt behind it and its hot air, but ive delt with that amount of heat and had no troubles before.  i doubt its the heating issue.  but im going to go ahead and open it up...clean...and put an air conditioner right on it..if it stays on for a while with that cold air..then i get a better cooling system.

besides that though, any ideas as to anything else at all?  cause i would really hate to have the hard drive like ried within a week, when i thought it was my cooling system u know.the reason i cant go in and report it is because it wont let me, so thats the only way i can think of even getting onto the system long enough to check...riverside....and why did u delete the anti virusd things..and all your other posts

but yea, me look for as much as POSSIBLE...

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so far i need to check my cooling system.....and i need to get on there for as long as possible to get those antivirus programs and hijack ths.searching the net?, maby for pictures, thats all i myself use the net for.....i do have another account for my friend wich comes over every so often, u think the problem is there?Maybe the poster has advanced supervisory staff helping our loyal employees course    who knowshuh?? lolsolved? serious or messin with me??, was it the heating, are u sure...

ploease help i am at the end of my tether

about 10 minuts ago i turned on my computer and it went throgh all of the USUAL formalities i.e. welcome screen with music and then it went onto my desktop but th thing is nothing came up the only thing on show was the wallpaper
so i did ctrl, alt, deleete and found that no applications were on show or running
so the only way to get onto my desktop was to go to ctrl alt delete and go to new taks and go onto my "C:\Documents and Settings\Jaspriya\Recent\Local Disk (C).lnk" that is the only way that i can now access my desktop

and when it did go onto my desktop at this pouint i can see all my programs a box COMES up with

"windows cannot find the file '/idlist,;568:2192,C:\"

please help im worried that next TIME i will noty be able to access my esktop EVEN through ctrl alt delete or itl crash

how can i get my comp back to normal i.e. after the welcome screen it goes str8 to my desktop with all my programs in sightReboot your computer and hit F8 after the BIOS screen, so the Boot options come up.
Select "Last Known Good Configuration".

[glb]Gizmo73[/glb]I would do as gizmo 73 has said ....>>.but i would start windows in safe mode and scan for trojans/worms/ etc....and also disconnect from the net.....while doing so....

Can anyone HELP me wiith this problem? When I try to open help file from start MENU or try to open system info files. I get this error message:unable to open help file error 2147143677 help control center has failed. I have tryed solutions from btinternet.com but with no luck. Any solutions to this problem would be appreciated.     THANK YOU, Mark Windows ME Help & Support uses INTERNET Explorer so it is most probably a problem with IE. Have you changed anything to do with IE lately?

Repairing IE (control panel>add/remove programs highlight Internet Explorer x.x and then click remove. In the window that opens click repair) may help.

Run a virus scan..in safe mode >>f8 held down on boot up....>>>what results do you get by typing msinfo32 in the run box.....the number given......is not you phone number??is it.

I was wondering if someone could answer a question for me.  I want to RESTORE my PC to the factory settings, the way it was when I first got it.  Remove everything that isn't needed, and just be the "clean."  


      My computer is E-machines, and has windows xp, I also have the restore CD that came with it, but don't really KNOW what to do with it.

         If you could please explain what exactly to do, I'd be very thankful.  Something to remember is that I have difficulty working a toaster, so please explain using simple terms that I can understand.

           Thank you in advance for any assistance.  With your Win XP CD just do a clean install.

[glb]Gizmo73[/glb]Most e-machines have two disks??.....load the cd disk in the DRIVE and reboot pc.....it may ask you that you are going to format the drive and all data will be LOST......answer yes to the message  it will do the rest?  and have a cup of tea while you WAIT.....

i'm getting a physical memory dump when i start win xp.  i cannot get into windows after this happens.  is my memory bad?Windows Memory Diagnostic

Follow the instructions and test your RAM.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prmd_stp_mncs.aspJBTB:

A memory dump is the standard operating procedure for Windows when there is a system failure.  For example, the default setting in the Windows XP System Properties is to make a small memory dump (a FILE named minidump, which is created on the C: drive) when a system failure occurs.  You may then send the 64 KB file to a system administrator, programmer, or some other expert to interpret what is CAUSING the failure.  

You or i PROBABLY won't be able to decipher the minidump file ourselves.   What we may be able to do is figure out what is causing the system failure by answering a few questions:

Are you installing Windows or was there already an operating system installed?

If you were installing Windows, what version were you installing? (was it Windows XP Home)?

If you were not installing Windows, what else may have been changed just prior to the error?  (For example, did you add a new video card?  or a new program?)

Please LET us know so Merlin, Raptor, or i may know what to suggest next.  

Regards,
Docfirst check and se if you can boot intoi safe mode.
If so you have a better chance to solve the problem

I have the Gateway Media center AthlonXP64 3500+ and have owned it 4 weeks now, out of the 4 weeks, i guess 6 times the sound just goes out, I do not have to be on the computer for it to do this, and if I restart then as soon as the computer is shutting off before the restart you can hear the windows  sound it makes shutting down and booting up, or I can just PRESS the sleep button, it does not go on mute and i checked the device manager and all showed to be ok, can any body help with this?This could be a hardware problem, and not a problem with windows.  Have you tried contacting gateway? Thanks for the reply, yes Gateway SAID it was nothing i should worry about and to restore my computer back before the problem started, did that, but I still can not help but to worryHa, It sounds they have CRAPPY CUSTOMER support.
Well, I am not completely sure what your problem is, or what you are asking, or how to even go about approaching that problem.  There are many other people on here that are very experienced, and WOULD be more than willing to help.  It may just take them a while to reply, so I suggest that you should be patient.  In the meantime...

All I can suggest is that you update your drivers for your sound card.  If you NEED help with that, come here or go to the "drivers" section for help.See to it that the correct drivers are installed. Do not use Windows default drivers.Tell gateway to either send someone out.......or ask them to replace it.......as you have carried out their instuctions and nothing has changed..........the sound is it the wav sound on start up?

My PCs has 6 USB ports. All work but Device Manager onlyu shows 5. Any idea why?

WinXp. Abit AV8 3rd EYE, AMD Athlon 64 3500+, IGb ramMaybe all irq are used up! type msinfo32 in the run box.....click + hardware click + error devices.....No, that's not itmsinfo32  + hardware resources click the irq.......copy and paste the list......or type it.....IRQ 0      System TIMER      OK
IRQ 6      Standard floppy disk controller      OK
IRQ 8      System CMOS/real time clock      OK
IRQ 9      Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System      OK
IRQ 13      Numeric data processor      OK
IRQ 14      Primary IDE Channel      OK
IRQ 15      Secondary IDE Channel      OK
IRQ 16      NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500      OK
IRQ 21      VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller      OK
IRQ 21      VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller      OK
IRQ 21      VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller      OK
IRQ 21      VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller      OK
IRQ 21      VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller      OK
IRQ 22      VIA Networking Velocity-Family Giga-bit Ethernet Adapter      OK
IRQ 22      Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller      OK
IRQ 23      VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller      OK
Device manager lists these USB

5 USB Root Hubs
5 VIA rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controllers
and 1 VIA USB Enhanced Host ControllerIRQ 21 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
IRQ 21 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
IRQ 21 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
IRQ 21 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OK
IRQ 21 VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller OK

Windows WOULD allocated the six.......?If they were available.......a tweak but backup the reg first ok >IRQ's - Prioritizing

Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\PriorityControl. Create a new DWORD value called IRQ8PRiority and set the data to 1, reboot
I changed the registry as you suggested but DM still only shows 5What usb HUB is this. goto the makers faq website   it maybe a drivers/host controllers problem.....try update the usb drivers/ go to usbman and see the faq....unless it a BIOS upgade......check the  above first.....

The application tags on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen that allow you to jump between applications/web pages are gone.  I can only utilize one application - IE I can not bounce between  Micrsoft Money and a web site.  I hope this is just some set up issue that will be easy to fix.  Thanks for any help.Are you referring to the taskbar?

Have you perhaps moved it across the screen or hidden it?

You can configure nearly every aspect of the taskbar by going to the following menu:

1. Start
2. Settings
3. Taskbar and Menu Start

May only apply to Windows XP Home and Professional.Do you mean the start button......I do mean the task bar, I can see the start button and the shortcut icons to the right of it, but just blank in between.  I went to Control Panel/task and start menu, but did not have an option to address this issue.  I've tried to see if I can "UNCOVER" hidden icons to no avail.  right -click on the bottom task bar got to toolbars.....and tick quick launch....Quick Launch is there, NORMALLY when I open Internet Explorer, a "tab" appears in the task bar, if I were to open IE again, another "tab" would appear and I could look at two different web pages by clicking on either "tab"  - The Tabs are what will no longer show up.
I keep thinking this has to be a simple set up button that I don't know, but I did not change anything to facilitate this happening - now I'm thinking virus.Are the tabs hidden underneath eachother? This is a function which is available in Windows XP and is enabled by default. Click on the tab once to see a list with tabs currently hidden underneath eachother.

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now I'm thinking virus.

What the heck does this warning MEAN? My friend keeps getting this warning on her computer every time it opens. She is a computer "phobic" and comes to me with her PROBLEMS. I'm not THAT smart, but I TRY to help her. This warning is driving us both crazy!
I told her I thought it might have something to do with her JAVA progam, and told her to uninstall it. She did, and she still gets the warning.

HELP! WHAT DO WE DO??? MY FRIEND IS DRIVING ME CRAZY WITH THIS!  Please don't shout in CAPITAL letters

http://java-virtual-machine.net/tech-faq.htmlThank you for your help. I will see if my friend wants to UPDATE or delete to resolve the issue.  And, I apologize for the capital letters. It's a bad habit that I have to break.

I have installed a few hard drives before. I am thinking to myself that I shouldn't be having this problem. Here are my problems. I have a Pentium 4 computer. The hard drive currently in it is simply too small. So I elected to install a 200 GB HD. I am using Windows XP Prof. The HD is from Western Digital. I am installing Windows Xp as a completely NEW OS. The BIOS sees the HD just fine, and the XP installation seems to be going well with out any problems. When I get to the part during the installation about partitioning this 200 GB drive the only size that Windows will recognize is 14245 MB. I am trying for an NTFS PARTITION. I can try to change this amount , but it will not accept any changes to a HIGHER amount. So my capacity is roughly 17.5 MB out of 200 GB.
Disk Management shows the amount mentioned. I was advised to format this partition while I am in Disk Management. Unfortunately, when I select FORMAT it is greyed out and can not be selected. I have tried to install this drive as one large drive, and as a partitioned drive. Both work out from this stand POINT. The problem is that I can not get Windows to see all 200 GB's no matter what I try. I admit it has been quite some time since I installed a hard drive. I could be missing a simple step. That's okay too. At this point I need a good laugh. Can any one tell me what I am doing wrong? When you get to the partition screen, delete the old partition(s) and create a new partition in the unallocated space. I believe I have figured out the 200 GB installation problem, thanks

Hallo everyone, I'm new to this kind of thing so apologies in advance if I bugger it up.  I was given a COMPAQ 2500 notebook with some "issues" so I thought I'd try reinstalling XP to wipe it clean and remove all the other persons stuff.  I was a little worried about using my xp disc from the old HP desktop but did it anyway.  The normal screens CAME up and it asked if I wanted to delete the partition which I did because there was not enough room to install XP on a new partition and it looked to be loading but then it got to the end and said it couldn't start and shut down.  Now when I try to reboot I get an error message saying invalid boot ini FILE then next... following file corrupt:
\WINDOWS\system32\config\SYSTEM - it then says to put the CD which I do and I get another message saying press any key to boot from CD but  just as it gets to the screen that says R for repair or Enter to start the computer shuts down.  Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Is the XP disk you are using an OEM disk? What does the label on the disk say?The disc was the one that came with my desktop bought new from Harvey Norman.  It says Microsoft Windows xp home edition with a holographic Genuine/Microsoft down the bottom of the disc.
ThanksThe message you are getting indicates a corrupt registry hive. We're kind of stuck here because we're not supposed to help with "illegal" installations and XP's license is limited to one system. Let me just say that if I were you I'd start over from scratch.Call HP and ask whether they have a restore disc for that computer?  If they have it, they will ship it to you for a fee.  This would cost much less than buying the OS at retail cost.

Something keeps TRYING to change file ASSOCIATIONS for TXT I have set to my favourite Text Editor. I keep being told by WINPATROL that it has been changed BACK to Notepad - do I want to allow that ? How can I stop the reversal PROCESS ?

Hi
A few days ago when i LOGGED into my asus laptop it told me it was unable to load the user profile with the typical message and loaded a temporary profile.. since then, when i have i logged onto my account (account name=user), it does not show any message like this but still logs in to the same temporary profile (that is, changes i make to this temporary profile ARE being saved).

in the documents and settings of my hard drive the "user" folder still contains all the correct files ETC., nothing seems to have happened to it however, in the home page of my computer, where it shows "shared documents" and "user's documents", "user's documents" is essentially empty- and thus the temporary profile. when i right click on this "user's documents" it tells the location for this shortcut is not in fact C:\Documents and settings\user (where i assume it is meant to be) but C:\documents and settings\TEMP.YOUR-A2858FAB54, which seems to be the temporary profile windows has created. any SUGGESTIONS as to how to GET it to load the actual profile rather than this temporary one?

THANKS

I don't have an "a" floppy drive.  I have installed a new hard drive, (only one in system) put XP on it and have now begun the motherboard installation.  I bought an external floppy drive, thinking that this would help the installation.  I am assuming that I don't need the "NVIDIA RAID Driver Page" nor the "JMicron JMB36X RAID Driver Page," which leaves me with the FreeDOS command prompt.  Upon choosing that, I am faced with:

    C:\>

I WENT to www.freedos.org, but I wasn't able to figure out what to do.  If I shut down the computer and restart, it prompts me to insert the installation CD for the motherboard, so...what do I do now?what does FreeDOS have to do with installing windows drivers?Are you trying to install XP on a RAID array?
What motherboard?The motherboard is an ASUS P5N-E SLI. I don't really know what a RAID array is, (but I think that it requires multiple hard DRIVES) nor what FreeDOS has to do with anything; I am ignorant regarding many aspects of computers, but am trying to learn.  I only have one hard drive, if that helps.  After installing XP and during the installation of the motherboard software, I see a screen saying:

    "Welcome to ASUS Motherboard Make Disk for DOS Menu
                                                                                        Rev.1.0

    1)    NVIDIA RAID Driver Page
    2)    JMicron JMB36x RAID Driver Page
    3)    FreeDOS command prompt
Please choose 1 ~ 3:"

I posted here because this is on an XP machine, but maybe I should re-post on another PART of this forum (?)  I mentioned that about the "a" drive because during at least one of my multiple attempts to install everything, the computer kept LOOKING for a disk in the "a" drive.  The external floppy disk is seen as the "b" drive, but I don't know how to do AWAY with the non-existent "a" drive.Okay, I will delete this question if possible tomorrow and re-post as two separate issues...well, probably just one because I have given up on the installation of that software; I think that the computer will function without it.Reassign the drive to A. Quote from: Clankfan on December 16, 2010, 07:00:59 PM

Reassign the drive to A.

Says WINDOWS - Delayed WRITE Failed each time i startup computer xp pro. How do i fix? Do you have any external DRIVE connected through USB?Yes a usb FLASH drive & i turned off enable write also Off which both didn't work, now what?         was it because i left hd unplugged too long? Because was trying out 2 other hd's Quote from: hmsam on December 16, 2010, 08:11:01 AM

Off which both didn't work, now what?         was it because i left hd unplugged too long? Because was trying out 2 other hd's

usb flash drive

I have alot of games on the shelf and it shows that it takes less system resources when you run the game with XP. But I have always ran them with vista. Would I see any increase in performance if I ran these games on XP? Quote from: johngetter on December 09, 2010, 07:56:36 PM

I have alot of games on the shelf and it shows that it takes less system resources when you run the game with XP. But I have always ran them with vista. Would I see any increase in performance if I ran these games on XP?

No.


http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2302499,00.asp

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/amd_nvidia_windows_vista_driver_performance_update/page3.asp

ignore the above post.

Although it’s been common knowledge among computer professionals for some time, there is now official research that proves that Windows new Vista operating system is slower and less responsive than Windows XP. The Florida-based development and research company, Devil Mountain Software, compared performance benchmarks between the two operating systems. The end result? Windows XP outperformed Vista in every single test.

I have alot of games on the shelf and it shows that it takes less system resources when you run the game with XP. But I have always ran them with vista. Would I see any increase in performance if I ran these games on XP?

You are truly an idiot.

They have already admited Vista was a complete failure

So now it’s all out in the open: Randall C. Kennedy is pathological liar who created a fake persona in the form of one Craig Barth, CTO of Devil Mountain Software. These are He is the clowns clown who claimed that Server 2008 performed substantially better than Windows Vista SP1 despite the fact that they are two editions of THE SAME OPERATING SYSTEM! Kennedy is also the fool who, after making asinine assertions about Windows Vista and Win7 thread counts on his InfoWorld blog, proceeded to embarrass himself in an online debate with Thom Holwerda (of OSNEWS.COM) that highlighted what a know-nothing blowhard he was.

However, that wasn’t enough for Randall, not by a long shot. Ever obsessed with trashing Microsoft, AND appearing to be a big shot, he actually published, via his fake company blog, a bunch of absurd statistics regarding Windows 7 memory usage. His lack of understanding about some fundamental memory counters and usage behavior in NT (and specifically Win7 with superfetch enabled) ultimately led to the discovery of one of the most unbelievable bits of tech media drama this industry has ever seen: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=31024&tag=content;wrapper .

Now, I find it odd that some in the tech press are surprised to find out that Kennedy was the defacto boss of Devil Mountain, as running Office Bench throws up lots of content with Kennedy’s bio and articles sprinkled throughout. What blew me away was hearing that Craig Barth was an invention of Randall’s mind. You have to be kidding me?!! And IDG took this long to figure this out?! It was ZDNet, a competing blog site, over the course of a few days that managed to uncover this!?

No, the real story isn’t that Randall Kennedy is an incompetent, disgraceful boob (anyone with half a clue knew this already). The REAL story is that the tech media (and even major media) outlets single sourced their information from Devil Mountain Software or Craig Barth without vetting their source AND, most importantly, providing alternative sources that could verify or debunk Kennedy’s (AKA Devil Mountain / Craig Barth’s) claims. People like Computer World’s Gregg Keizer should be ASHAMED of themselves for simply acting as a mouthpiece for Kennedy/Barth/DMS without doing ANY real investigative journalism. IDG NEVER validated Kennedy’s bio, NEVER validated the benchmark software he provided for them (as detailed in the ZDNet expose) and never validated the statements that Kennedy made.

In short, IDG and the broader media allowed one man to run a massive FUD campaign against Microsoft by parroting his statements when it served their purposes of feeding a BIAS or driving hits to their sites. Disgusting doesn’t go far enough in describing the conduct of IDG, InfoWorld, ComputerWorld or the rest of the tech media that allowed this to go unchecked for well over a decade.

You can truly blindsided BS_Programmer and Trout well he would follow you off a cliff thinking it's a great idea just because you said so.

What 'JJ3000' said is what people should be looking at before even thinking of upgrading to Vista. Granted most newer computers will handle Vista no problems but why bother when you can now get Win7 which is a patched up version of their completely premature, memory hog of a OS.

If you don't take my word, why not ask Microsoft themselves. They have already admited Vista was a complete failure and moved on.

Trout well he would follow you off a cliff thinking it's a great idea just because you said so.

Sometime it so happens that when we install some type of software, although we R not working on that PARTICULAR software, but our COMPUTER continues to process it steady WITHOUT visibility.
How can we trace such type of program? Task MANAGER

Greetings,

I have a Dell Laptop and run Windows XP home edition.

I would like to turn off the annoying beep I get whenever adjusting the volume control.  I don't want to mute the speaker icon but SILENCE the beep I get whenever adjusting the volume level.  Also there is an annoying clicking sound that XP provides sometimes when I change from task to task.

I have explored "sounds, speech and audio devices" and selected "none" for sounds available for everything I can find, but the beep persists.

Any ideas would be, as usual, greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
sampYou can change the "Default beep" entry to a silent WAV file.

The "CLICK" sound is the default navigation sound; it's in the sounds PANEL as Windows Explorer->Complete Navigation.

Hi again,

I found the "default beep" entry but don't know how to change it to a silent WAV file....

I also selected "none" for the sound in Windows Explorer>Complete Navigation   but it still clicks whenever I shift between tasks...

I must be missing SOMETHING somewhere...
 
Thanks for the reply and any further help would be kindly received...

Thanks,
Samp Quote from: samp on December 15, 2010, 06:51:29 AM

I found the "default beep" entry but don't know how to change it to a silent WAV file....

This problem happens with my son
When he install a software This message appears :
this application has failed to start because DDRAW.DLL was not found re-install the application may fix the problem
I suggested to him. Download ddraw.dll from
 http://www.dlldump.com/download-dll-files_new.php/dllfiles/D/ddraw.dll/5.03.2600.2180/download.html
and put it at c:\windows\sytem32
Indeed I am not satisfied with the solution. Because the SOURCE is not known
Please advice. Thank youRun a malware scan as soon as possible.

also see here

http://www.dll-error-fixes.com/steps-fix-missing-ddrawdll-error/


first i make malware scan  : no problem
And I follow the INFORMATION in the link and i will tell you the result
Thank a lot QUOTE from: moro on December 18, 2010, 12:36:27 PM

first i make malware scan  : no problem
And I follow the information in the link and i will tell you the result
Thank a lot

Hello Everyone, I have these two cookies that will not delete even in Safe Mode and Ccleaner dont work EITHER. anyone know how to delete these two>>>
"ScoreCard.research.com" and "Bizrate.com". ThanksTry ccleanerAlan, Thanks I ran Ccleaner before and did not find the cookies in there, so I ran it again and still not found.
I went back to "Tools" on IE8, INTERNET OPTIONS, Browser history settings, View Files and they are still in there.  what do you THINK?  I think you should forget about them. They aren't hurting anything.You dont think they are somekind of spyware then?I don't think they are anything you need to worry about. But if it will make you feel better why not download MalwareBytes and run a scan? Thanks will do it now and let you know!

Does ANYONE know how many times I can install Windows XP Home Edition on a computer?

[glb]Flame[/glb]If its your pc .....then you can install it how many times you like.....if it for a member of the family......then the eula.....allows you to also do this....Ok great! Thanks a lot! (I just reformatted a HD today, and think I messed something up, and I MIGHT have to do it again...    Wanted to make sure I wasn't running out of chances lol  )

[glb]Flame[/glb]The perfect opportunity to get rid of Norton & McAfee.  
AVG Free, Sygate and MSoft ANTISPYWARE are a good combination Flame.
Ps off your Realplayer & install Real Alternative instead.lol Thanks Fed! Although, this is not my new computer we're talking about... We're talking about the old computer... You know... The one what the Prince of Darkeness sent me   lol  Actually, I will have Norton, Microsoft AntiSpy and Sygate mixed with the Windows XP firewall  

[glb]Flame[/glb]Also, how the RealPlayer got on this computer is still a mystery lol

[glb]Flame[/glb]Embeded with the aol install disk......spyware city.....real player?I do have AOL... Probably... Eiother that or I wante dot play a video and I needed to downlaod it... Probably just said what the heck lol

[glb]Flame[/glb]Use quicktime by apple.......or wmp.........I like WMP the most lol  I kind of have issues with Apple products... Don't care for them too much... I'm very picky when it comes to software  

[glb]Flame[/glb]I thought the installation and subsequent activation of XP was limited if hardware changes were involved such as installing on a different computer?
(Maybe it's an URBAN myth)
I know W2k (xp on steroids) has no such activations or limitations.
BTW Flame, take a look at this link for your new installations (Raptor too) http://www.xona.com/2004/05/22.html although I have only read it very quickly it's one I plan to re-visit and slowly go through every suggestion.Thanks for the link! I'll have a look at that a little better when I have some extra time...  

[glb]Flame[/glb] Quote

Does anyone know how many times I can install Windows XP Home Edition on a computer?

[glb]Flame[/glb]

I'm having problems installing a 64 bits OS on a newly build pc.
I managed to install XP 32bit without any problem, however since I've got 12Gb of RAM I need to install XP 64bit to be able to detect more than 4Gb. Everytime I TRY, I get a message that ACPI.sys is corrupted.
I've tried with 2 completely different installation CDS, I've updated the BIOS as well. There is nowhere in the BIOS where I can disable ACPI (I can only set the ACPI mode, not enable or disable it). I've tried pressing F7 when the CD boots to install as standard pc, but the only options it gives me are: ACPI multiprocessor, ACPI uniprocessor, and Other. The Other option needs a driver Floppy. I don't have a floppy drive.

Any clue of how I could work my way around this problem?

I am thinking of MAKING a new boot CD using the boot of Windows XP and the install of Windows XP x64. Could it work?What MBoard is this ? ?
You FAILED to mention that.Yeah sorry.

MOBO: Gigabyte X58-USB3
CPU: intel i7 960

I TRYING to get the BIO info for my laptop to get on a VLAN network but I cannot get into Windows XP Professional or the MOS DOS command prompt to enter "Ipconfig/all" to get the info.Why cant you get in? What happens?
What do you mean you are trying to get the bio?I NEED to get the MAC address to send to the VLAN administrator. I cannot get past the username and password since windows will not recognize my credentials. I am logging on with a military Common ACCESS Card.

I've been searching ONLINE all day for solutions to this problem and NEED help.

I get the error message as I log onto my user profile that "Windows can not load the locally stored profile and the possible causes are due to insufficient security or a corrupt profile".

I have tried all suggestions that I can possibly find on the microsoft help website and created a new user profile (also an administrator) and tried to copy all files from the corrupt profile on the the new user profile but I'm being told "ACCESS Denied" on all of the files from the old profile.

Please help.  I just need to get all of my files one last time off of my original profile and then I can chuck this old computer out the window.  These files are detrimental to my lilvelyhood  You need to take ownership: HTTP://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421These are great directions but here is my problem when trying to take ownership:

Right click on the folder you want to take ownership of and hit properties
Then click the Security tab (I don't have a security tab)  Does this mean i'm not in safe MODE?  I've restarted 3 times while pushing F8.  Any suggestions on why I don't have the Security tab when entering the properties?Got it in safe mode.  I should see the security tab soon.  Will keep you posted.You have to choose safe mode from the boot option screen. As soon as the system boots start tapping the F5 key. From the next screen choose safe mode.Thanks Allen!!!! Finally accessed my files and are copying them to my new user profile.  Also headed out the door to find a flash drive with a lot of storage.  I wasn't kidding about chucking this computer out the window.  I use QuickBooks desktop and online versions frequently - Any suggestions on a new computer.  I need fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I posted this once before, but I'm trying again. My screensaver in XP stops COMING on, for no apparent reason. I know that cordless mice sometimes cause this problem, but I'm not using one. I never have a problem GETTING it started again - just go into Desktop Properties and make some kind of CHANGE and click Apply. And it'll last for a few hours, coming on after a couple of minutes like it's supposed to. But then I'll do some work, leave the MACHINE, and notice later that the screensaver never started up again. It seems to happen randomly, not after I close out of any particular application.What applications are running in the background? Some programs may force the screensaver to be disabeled whilst operating.

Also make certain that if you are using an optical mouse, that it is not placed on a reflective surface.

I always set my monitor to go into stand-by mode after 3 minutes. Screensavers are a thing of the past with modern monitors.

Can't save enough power with the entire HUMAN race gone rampant.Thanks, Rap. I always close out of everything when I'm done working, and I'm using an optical mouse on a black mousepad. I would assume that if the screensaver isn't kicking in, then standby mode won't either, as they're both triggered by the same settings.http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326719

what can i do with a slow computer HO have windows xp profesional programs instaled.what setting and step to coud make the best performance for this.
they have 128 ram memory capacities.
please send e mail [email protected]

EMail addy removed to prevent SPAM...To run XP Pro at performance using only 128MB and a slow CPU, I suggest stripping down some of the services and features, then tweaking.

Be safe and ensure you know what your doing before making any changes.

Reduce resolution
Right click on your desktop and select properties.
Click on the settings tab and maybe adjust the graphics down and the color quality drop down box to Medium (16 Bit).
This depends how much quality vs performance you want.
Click OK.

Reducing effects for performance
Right click on the My Computer icon on your desktop or in your start panel and select properties.
Next, Click on the Advanced tab and hit the setting button under performance.
On the visual effects tab, select Adjust for Best Performance and hit OK.
You can then check if you want any of them (or just leave them all off), again this is quality vs performance.
Hit OK once more to exit system properties.

Remove indexing service (for quick search)
This system process indexing allows you to search files quicker, but it's completely unnessesary and uses a large amount of memory. Go to the Control Panel and click Add/Remove Programs.  Click the Add/Remove Window Components.  Simply unclick the Indexing services and click next.

Upgrade
If you haven't already, ensure you update the computer to Service Pack 3 and have the latest updates. This is more stable, more secure *cough* for microsoft standards, and has slightly better performance.

Cleanup and manage
Every now and then you should run under Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools, the Disk Cleanup tool (to remove junk files and clutter) and then the Disk Defragmenter (to optimise hard drive access).

Remove un-needed startup programs
Click Start > Run > Type "msconfig". On the Startup tab untick the applications you know you won't need to automatically start on boot and reboot the computer to take effect. You can still run them manually or re-tick them later on.

Disable un-needed background services
Click Start > Run > Type "services.msc" and change the following, then reboot. Be careful changing these, making sure if you need them or not. By disabling ones you need (such as the printer) it will stop that device from working. Remember if later done the track you come to adding it, re-enable the service for it as well.

Alerter = Disabled
Application Layer Gateway Service = Manual
Application Management = Manual
Background Intelligent Transfer Service = Manual
ClipBook = Disable
COM+ Event System and COM+ System Application = Manual
Error Reporting Service = Disable (if not wanted) or Auto
Help and Support =  Disable (if not wanted) or Auto
Indexing Service = Disable
Messenger = Disable (if not wanted)
Performance Logs and Alerts = Manual or Disable
Telnet = Manual or Disable (if you don't use Telnet)
Themes =  Disable (if not wanted) or Auto
Uninterruptible Power Supply = Manual or Disable (if you don't have)
Wireless Zero Configuration = Auto or Disable (if you don't have)
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager = Manual or Disable (if you don't use remote desktop)

Registry tweaks
This is a bit more advance so make sure you know what your doing here as well as have a backup, etc. We will be using the registry, if your unsure don't do it, changes here can affect or prevent your computer from starting up. After making changes, reboot for it to take effect.

You can access registry... Start > Run "regedit"

Disable Prefetch for low memory systems, if system only has about 128megs of RAM. Not recommended to disable if you can get more memory (prefetching can speed up most used applications startup time), but since your very limited and don't want any hogs. Preloading programs could be sucking away your available RAM...
1. Go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters\EnablePrefetcher] under registry.
2. Set the value to either 0-Disable.

Speed up menu display delay...
1. NAVIGATE to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] under registry.
2. Select MenuShowDelay from the list on the right.
3. Right on it and select Modify.
4. Change the value to something lower (a setting of zero (0) is virtually instantaneous - experiment with other settings (150 or 300 perhaps) to see what you are most comfortable with.

Shutdown faster...
1. Navigate to the following [HKEY CURRENT USER\Control Panel\Desktop] Registry key.
2. Double click on the AutoEndTasks entry and replace the 0 with a 1.
3. Double click on the WaitToKillAppTimeout entry (or create it as new D-Word if doesn't exisit) in the right pane and change the Value data to 2000.
4. Double click on the HungAppTimeout entry (or create it as new D-Word if doesn't exisit) in the right pane and change the Value data to 1000.


a 128MB PC shouldn't be running XP at all. Either get more memory, or use an older OS. Even Windows 98SE is sluggish with 144MB.

And ignore the above post, The only thing it conveys is a rather pure form of cargo-cult information regurgitation.Ignore the above post 

The minimum recommended requirements for the original version of WinXP Pro is 128MB and is said to be able to manage on 64MB, however more memory would of cause be highly recommended.

Microsoft wouldn't lie, would they? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314865
Er ok, yeah they would (with their small print, actual requirements vary)...
This will be sluggish without performance tweaking.

You can run (third party) WinXP Lite or Gamer's Edition OS happily on 64MB or 128MB with good performance. All that WinXP Lite is, is a stripped down version. Rather than purchasing something like WinXP Lite (http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html), I just gave a few options to tweak with what your've got on XP Pro.

This would depend on what your planning to use those computers for, latest games or graphical applications would still need much more system resources (1GB min recommended for games). However, if your just word processing and doing simple applications, etc, I don't see any harm.

Quote from: Azzaboi on December 20, 2010, 08:18:15 PM

The minimum recommended requirements for the original version of WinXP Pro is 128MB and is said to be able to manage on 64MB, however more memory would of cause be highly recommended.

You can run (third party) WinXP Lite or Gamer's Edition OS happily on 64MB or 128MB with good performance. All that WinXP Lite is, is a stripped down version. Rather than purchasing something like WinXP Lite (http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html), I just gave a few options to tweak with what your've got on XP Pro.

This would depend on what your planning to use those computers for, latest games or graphical applications would still need much more system resources (1GB min recommended for games). However, if your just word processing and doing simple applications, etc, I don't see any harm.

Reduce resolution

Reducing effects for performance

Remove indexing service (for quick search)

If you haven't already, ensure you update the computer to Service Pack 3 and have the latest updates. This is more stable, more secure *cough* for microsoft standards, and has slightly better performance.

Personally I think disk defragmenter is a waste of time. And I ran XP in a K6-2 350Mhz and 96MB of RAM so I do indeed speak from experience that it speeds up nothing. Nor do any of the reported "speed tweaks".

Disable Prefetch for low memory systems, if system only has about 128megs of RAM. Not recommended to disable if you can get more memory (prefetching can speed up most used applications startup time), but since your very limited and don't want any hogs. Preloading programs could be sucking away your available RAM...
1. Go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters\EnablePrefetcher] under registry.
2. Set the value to either 0-Disable.

Shutdown faster...
1. Navigate to the following [HKEY CURRENT USER\Control Panel\Desktop] Registry key.
2. Double click on the AutoEndTasks entry and replace the 0 with a 1.
3. Double click on the WaitToKillAppTimeout entry (or create it as new D-Word if doesn't exisit) in the right pane and change the Value data to 2000.
4. Double click on the HungAppTimeout entry (or create it as new D-Word if doesn't exisit) in the right pane and change the Value data to 1000.

what can i do with a slow computer ho have windows xp profesional programs instaled.what setting and step to coud make the best performance for this.
they have 128 ram memory capacities

they have 128 ram memory capacities

Hello
I have question about "Windows Task Manager"
I show you image, I think it will be easier to understand my PROBLEM.
Image adress: "  http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/3851/errorreason.jpg   "
Why "system" is using much "Mem Usage" ?
When I reinstall windows XP, to make in one’s appearance this HIGH "Mem Usage" using.
How can I FIX it, i think it's a problem reason why the computer it is slow?

I'm using windows XP SP3
1024 MB  (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
RADEON 9600 SERIES - Secondary  (128 MB)
Intel(R) Celeron(R)  CPU 2.93Ghz
Disk Drive 1 WDC WD1600AVBB-63SYA0  (149 GB, IDE)
Disk Drive    2WDC WD1600AAJS-00L7A0  (149 GB, IDE)

Thanks you!
Regards
I see nothing alarming in those numbers myself...
Others may have different opinions though. Quote from: patio on December 18, 2010, 05:52:43 PM

I see nothing alarming in those numbers myself...
Others may have different opinions though.

Exactly WHAT is slow? Define your problem clearly please.

nothing is new or different..
What do you think it's not normal this MEM USAGE is to high ?

No problem. We'll see you soon in the malware forum.

I uninstall AVG Antivirus 2010 and System Usage MEM disappeared.
Thanks all, for help!