This may help
http://www.pcguide.com/proc/setup/biossafe-c.html

In internet options check never dial a connection (on connections tab) then add a connection, connect to network via brodband, next, type name for connection (may be anything ie Brodband connection)...

How do you connect? Go to tools, internet options, connections, and then you will have to setup how you connect. Either never dial connection (DSL and Cable) or dial a connection for modem. Check...

Before you get too worried about it, I would get a DVM and check out the voltages with this. I would wager that you do have the voltage out of the power supply, and it's just the software.

You have a lot of work to do here is a list of things you neeed to fix. Do you run AOL if so don't worry about the AOL entries. I would run CC Cleaner first or AdAware to clean up some spywear.

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yOU WILL HAVE TO GIVE US MORE INFORMATION THAN THIS.

OK got ya give the rest of above a try and see what happens, just be carefull with the memory, handle on the edges to preevent static to the chip, and touch the frame to discharge you for 10 seconds...

When you say "it beeps" are you talking computer or drive? If you unplug the drive does the computer start up normally? If so you may either remove the hard drive and try it in you're computer, or...

Try a few simple thing here, one unplug the drives "all" power side, and any other cards like modem, vidieo card and see if it reacts the same, if it does it may be power supply, pick up one at a...

TiJay

I do have CC Cleaner installed and run it weekly, I will check the update from Microsoft later today, have to work soon. Why do you think that the 2 entries are nasties? What worries me is...

Ok guys I am looking for some information, I have an Icon that appears as I start up but if I try and put the mouse over it, it disappears. It isn’t in my Icon tray when I check, but does appear...

They may be used for setting different ram speed, different processors, some are used for enableing/disableing onboard sound or vidieo cards

They are DIP switches and are used to set up the motherboard, and vary from mannufacture to manufacture

Start by getting rid of the following files
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [taskdir] C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskdir.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winsrv32.exe this is the ADUENT VIRUS
now check all the entries that...

You maybe able to find out if the data is still there. You have to have a second hard drive that is bootable. You can download this program for free, but if you want to recover any data you would...

Looks good except for this entry
O23 - Service: PRTG Service - Paessler Router Traffic Grapher (PRTGService) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\PRTG Traffic Grapher\PRTG Traffic Grapher.exe (file...

Start out by getting rid of NewDot Net this is a browerser HiJacker, here is a link to help you.
http://articles.networktechs.com/400-p1.php

smss.exe should be running in the system32 folder,...

You say you have checked the properties, what are they? Do you show that there are files in the folder? What message do you get when you try to access it?

Remove every thing you can drives modems, even vid card, leave the speaker, now power up do you hear a beep, if soit may not be in the M/B, remove the RAM chips do you hear beeps. If you have removed...

I would check on the properties tab, look at the permissions, make sure you are listed as owner, if not you will have to take permissions by clicking the add in the securities tab,adavanced tab, from...

I will agree with DMR scrap the 128 meg of ram and get one or two sticks to move up to 512mb. I have found out that inless you can ID the type and manufacture of RAM you will most likely cause you're...

wires on my case are listed as follows
Mic In , Mic Bias , Ground , Spk Out R , Spk OutL ,
Return R , Return L

While the motherboard is worded as follows
Mic , Mic Power , Aud-Out R , Aud-Out L...

Do you have access to another computer, if so try the monitor on that computer, and try the problem computer on the other monitor. This will show you if the problem is computer or moniter. Now if...

What are the system spec's how much RAM?

Yup got my "A"s and "C" mixed up :o What I was going to is if the hard drive maybe going bad it could drag down the the system. Just had one that I fixed with a boarderline hard drive that did...

Make sure all the boards are seated, they may have workes loose, and check the cables too

When you boot up do you see the hard drive in the POST, if not check the cable to the drive, power connector, and make sure you hear the hard drive starting up. Check the BIOS config by pressing the...

He could also remove the hard drive too and just use a bootable floppy, this would test the M/B and ram, and power supply of the computer. If this now boots up to a C prompt, you have isolated that...

Chances are you have spywear or a virus , have you done a scan lately? Are they up to date? Do you have a firewall?, If not virus software AVG it's free, firewall Zone Alarm, a free verzion can be...

You can buy a cheep case for about $30, that would work

I agree with Tayspen, unplug and run it see what happens. You can do a restore with 2000, you can go to START/HELP SUPPORT/UNDO CHANGES WITH RESTORE

The way XP is setup you will have to reinstall it. Now you mention six disketts, XP comes on a CD, was the computer you upgraded from something like Dell, IBM, ect.? If so the disks you have may not...

Now has anything been change in you're computer, any repairs, updates ? You can try using restore and restore to an earlier date say last month? This may help too

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314063

Start by looking at this link about you're problem

Ditto on the HJT log, but you may want to get a firewall, you have none. A good free one iz Zone Alarm, you can download it on the site. I would also check, are all the fans running, is the inside...

Depending on tou're location, you can go to Compusa, Best Buy, or Newegg.com if no one is around you. I would get a Thermaltake like this if you have the cash....

It could be hardware or software related. Do you hear any unusall sounds? You could also download Hijack This and post a log to this post. Someone could look at it and advise you. Download it to a...

Should have instructiions, but if not, before you remove the old one look at the chip it will have a notch on one end note this. Gentley lift chip end to end the long way, intill it comes oout of the...

Just note, if a device is going bad like the hard drive it may cause reboots, do the heat sinks and keep youre fingers crossed

You corrupted the BIOS, so you will have to get it reflashed, or replaced. The reflashing has to be done out of the computer. Check with MSI, see if you can get a replacement BIOS, or if you know...