Thanks a lot for the info. this will be useful for the future.

i didnt have a chance to check to see if that work. i am going back to the persons home again tomorrow. i dont have any restore disk.

thanks again for taking the time ;)

i've tried f10 and f11, but i will try using with cntl. thx for the help. i will let you know if it worked.

what system bios(brand) is your computer using?

I have a Gateway model: MT6916 s/n 1MA80000032. I need to do a factory restore but don't know the command from boot up. I hope someone can help me with this issue.


Thanks for taking the time to...

are you having problems with Linux too? also when you load the windows xp dsik after the main fills are loaded you want to hit r to goto the recovery console. do you have an oringinal windows xp disk?

if you have a windows xp disk you can run recovery console and fix the problem by using chkdsk -r http://commandwindows.com/index.html

try flashing the system bios. this is the link for your board http://support.asus.com/download/download_item.aspx?product=1&model=A8R32-MVP%20Deluxe

Sorry to say, but i just got done doing what i told you might work.....but i still have the same problem. I hope you had better luck in finding a solution to your problem.

Hello fvdave30, i have the same problem as you on my machine. I've been told this is caused from a virus. i havent done what i'm going to tell you to do just yet; i have to much crap in my box and...

But i don't know why you wouldn't be able to open your data file.....what you need to do is take owner ship of all of whats on the d:\ drive. to do this you need to right click on your d:\, then...

I use Utorrent myself, with no problems as long as you have you machine ported correctly. you have to set ur machine up with a static ip rather than a Dhcp. This link should help you port your router...

i am running xp. i can't log in from the back or the front side. i get the same results in safemode as i booting in normal mode. i even went in to the recovery console and did a chkdsk /r.

Hello Folks,

my problem is, i began to notice my mechine was lagging alot; a couple of days ago. I decide to turn off alot of programs from the task mgr, which didnt help very much. After i did a...

i think its cause you need to install a codec. try www.divx.com this should fix your problem.

Its working fine now, but i didnt change anything on my system to make it work. I even tried from a couple of other computers on my network and got the same error message. But all are working now.

i was reading an article and was tyring to expand to read more of the story, and thats when i got the error message.

We have detected this IP address has used a web accelerator or pre-fetch agent or site mirror tool
These tools not welcome


Has anyone else recieved this message? Can you please tell me how to...

I would use Acronis True Image 10( www.acronis.com ). Acronis 11 Hasnt proved itself just yet.

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to help me. My problems is I made a image with the new Acronis 11, but when I try to restore the image to disk I get an error saying " The archive is...

what they all arent telling you is that its hard to find the right driver you need for xp. the vendoors don't make it ease for you either. when u roll back you will have to substitute drivers to make...

your right, i wasnt thinking....lol . the other thing he could try is to insert the xp disk and reinstall windows from the desk top but install as a upgrade. this can also fix the corrupt files.

I think you need to try this------>SFC /SCANNOW. The main reason for using this utility is when you suspect there may be a problem with a Windows XP system file.
Perhaps you get a dialog box appear...

you don't need to buy a new computer, if it doesnt work you can always reinstall windows. this will work if it is software related, but if its hardware then putting a new ethernet card should work...

i think you should try using a pci ethernet card or a usb and see if it works.

have you try using a different rj45 cable?

do you have any Ip's? or, is the Ip's 0.0.0.0

by chance are you use a firewall? if so try to disable it and see what happens. can you also tell me the Ip you are getting now.

another thing you can try iis to right click on mycomputer then select manage then device manager, loook for network adapters then nic card or ethernet card then right click on it and uninstall...

have you tryied connecting the computer directly to th modem to see if it connects that way? here is the proper command for looking at the ip's ipconfig /all u need to have a space after the...

Sorry the link is wrong....its for service pack 2. So i am still looking for whats new with Sp3

is ur computer set up for DHCP or does it have a FIXED IP

Well, i found what i was looking for. If you all have the same question you can go here for the answer....http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811113

Hello folks!!! I just installed windows xp sp3; but i was wondering has anyone else has done so too. If anyone has installed it, can you tell me of some of the major difference that you have notice.

fat32 can only see so much of the 500Gb hard drive without help. In order to see the whole thing you need to goto the manufacture of the hard drive and they will have some software that will enable...

he said "spyware".... defender is a start for knocking out basic spyware.

What are you trying to image? Is it a Operating System or a Program.

try using the microsoft window's defender. uninstall all of the other anti- spyware programs then install this one. here is the link for it ...

www.belarc.com (http://www.belarc.com) use this for locating chipset without openning the computer, or if you forgot you windows xp key or any info from the hardware or software. its like looking at...

anytime : )