It's not you that preformed a necromancy here.. it's that neeko guy.

And you can't help someone who gave up...

a) reviving dead thread
b) "recovering with recovery disk" means formatting primary partition
c) too late anyway
and, yea.. d) Laptop = no XP Setup CD

Definitely update the drivers...

Now, my 2 c:

Sound does not disappear by it self for no reason.

You should check the Event Viewer and look for logs regarding audio hardware. (if the problem...

You might need to install some 3rd party software/drivers for modem or some custom-made protocol (ppp over ethernet protocol maybe?) that is usually included on modem CD or ISP CD that came with...

Mind telling us some specs?

Socket is a different story.. I wouldn't advise you to try that. You would risk some serious damage (mechanical).

Most likely you are having bad connectivity with AGP slot. If there is some oxidation on the bare metal connectors, best thing to do is to take some fine sandpaper and try to polish them out. Don't...

Another one with linux suggestions in windows forum... go away before you get scorched.

If the CD isn't too scretched, maybe a different optical drive would manage to read the CD.

Also try running the Windows setup with HD disabled in BIOS (don't ask...).

You can set the HD order in BIOS, making the SATA one first in line. Windows accesses the HDs primarily by drive's/partition's numbers designated by SATA or IDE channels, and not letters. By default,...

He must enter BIOS and disable advanced power management.

The usual way is to press "del" key during boot-up. On some machines it is one if the "f" keys (f1-12)

If the BIOS is...

It will bloat alittle...

Well, I think that this (http://software.canon-europe.com/products/0010062.asp) would have to do.

If it doesn't, well.. then you have every right to demand some customer support form Cannon.
...

Have you tried connecting via USB? Maybe it is not just for printing photos.

This Canon software you mentioned, is it something you got with that camera, or is it something you downloaded?

What...

Don't you have to set the camera to work with PC? Every camera I've delt with senses the connection and prompts for either printing the photos or "PC mode" (which is pretty much USB stick-like...

I doubt it, because today's laptops usually don't have floppy drives, while XP INSISTS on floppy drive (?) when it comes to f6 drivers.. That part of MS-thinking I will never understand.

Only...

It's F6.

That's why they're popularly called f6 drivers.

There are tools that can retrieve your product key, but they are shady stuff.

The only one (http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/keyfinder.exe) that I've managed to find that DOESN'T seem to be malware...

Another board= another motherboard.

If you need to replace the motherboard (and you obviously do) with the warranty expired, you might want another laptop altogether, considering the price of the...

That is "service host". It is not a svchost.exe that is taking 100% of your CPU time, but one of the services that are running.

Double-click your right mouse button on an empty screen. (Switch from left-handed to right-handed controls and vice-versa)

Bad news.

The beepcode you described says "One of the chips on your motherboard is not functioning. You'll likely need to get another board."

Delete all partitions and create a new one that engulfs the whole drive.

.. that is, if you don't mind losing complete data on it.

You need to be little more specific:

- model
- exact beepcode (like, 1 long 3 short beeps

Double-click "my computer"
Right-click the drive in question
Click "Properties"
Select "AutoPlay" tab
Click "Prompt me each time to choose an action"
Click "OK"

Google it.

No, but they would have access to your email.

In control panel there are regional settings (for non-classic view, choose "change the format of numbers, dates and times"). In those settings windows click on the "customize" button. (right next to...

Try changing BIOS settings for hard drive to something like "compatible" (if it is Vista-ready laptop).

Try resetting your modem/router.

There is another option I've read somewhere about, and the outlined part was that it costs less than buying a legitimate copy of Windows.

If you obtain illegal copy of Windows, and THEN you pay...

I also used TweakUI and I never got any RocketDoc with it.

That registry entry is obviously a rootkit.
Rootkit=invisible entry used by malware and copy-protection software (securom, which DOESN'T...

Please, clarify what do you mead by "entry that doesn't have any name"
Entries in "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" are all Dwords and all must have "names".
For example:
Dword name...

If you do that, you'll lose your work.

You can always download ERD, burn it to CD and boot from CD to save your work.

For f6 drivers you would need floppy drive. I doubt that your laptop has one.

Unless you have IDE drive, the only way is to slipstream the drivers. I suggest that you use nLite...

Run chkdsk

Well, you have several choices:

- you can take the drive out and put it into another machine to retrieve the data

- you can install second OS and use it to backup the data before ...

- ..you...

Try logging on as Administrator (account name, not a group policy thing).

By default, Administrator's password is blank, unless you defined it when you installed windows. (Same one that is...

Also have in mind that people tend to get infected by bogus codec packs. Try only packs with reputation.

Have you even tried the links I've posted?