great that you got an upgrade. i found 2gb ddr2-800 ram for 39.99 (from PNY) at newegg.com

it is high quality ram, and vista gave it a 5.9 rating. nonetheless, xp should run smoothly on your pc...

try one of these options:

http://www.loginrecovery.com/

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305

http://junglegeorge.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/windows-xp-login-password-recovery/
...

Here's what I'd do if I were you:

Retry running xp with the 160gig in the machine, then "hotplugging" the drive if it is a supported feature

retry with both drives

repair xp on the 160 only,...

try:

repair microsoft office
repair windows xp pro
reinstall microsoft office
reinstall microsoft xp pro

google your bsod and see what you get, b/c it could either be a software or hardware...

one of three things:

software issue or corruption causing it to be dissappeared

listed under a different drive letter

hardware failure (either the cable, controller, or the drive itself)

...

thanks, that was very helpful

I am installing windows xp professional on the new pc i am building, but the disk is service pack 1, and i have no intent on slip streaming. is there a way to get a standalone install of XP SP2 that...

forget bypassing, it's not worth the trouble

who are you talking to? plus, i am not trying to break their sucky IT policy anyway!!!

3 words, reformat, reinstall, relief (will be on the way)

i used video google. great idea. but just for the heck of it, is there a way to bypass the crap wcpss put on the computers??? If i download firefox or opera, my teacher will suspend my @$$ because i...

whenever at school i visit websites like youtube, mail services, etc, i keep getting this messgae (see below). It is really annoying, and my school presentation will need a youtube video presented...

Check to make sure you have xp sp2 AND that your bios supports drives larger than 137gb, as this is a common problem in many machines.

it's upgrade retail version.

Hello all. I have a big question regarding windows xp pro. I have a very old copy of windows xp pro upgrade thant doesn't even have sp1 on the disc :( that used to be installed on a pc i had. that pc...

did they delete your data?? If not, use the built in search feature, and transfer the files to your new account.

try refreshing the desktop by hitting F5

You seem to have a problem which may be caused by one or more of the following:

1. Virus, trojan horse, or spyware
2. Severely Fragmented Hard Drive
3. Low Space on HDD
4. Insufficient Ram...

somebody here said that you can download linux ISO onto a cd or dvd and use it without installing, but how can you do that without messing up my system. my notebook is an hp with a recovery partition...

wait for 10 minutes, then see what happens. if you can get into safemode, remove any recent updates, as well as any recent hardware, and see if that fixes the problem. some xp updates may temporarily...

long story short, your in a bad situation. those error messages mean that you are running really low on space, and data is starting to cram into the MBR. If you are the owner of the servers, transfer...

this kind of sounds like a serious problem. check your fans and make sure they are not clogged with dust. Adjust power settings a little lower, and buy a notebook chill pad from tiger direct, they...

reinstall ie7, or see if you can either disable or not use system mechanic pro with ie7. Also, get firefox or opera 9.25, as an alternative browser, as ie7 can get buggy some times.

it's alright, the linux/ubuntu machine will be mainly for testing purposes

i'm not a gamer. i just want a pc with a decent UI and compatible with printers, and most other software and hardware.

How does ubuntu use ram, hard disk, 32/64 bit, bios, etc. compared to...

how compatible is it with software like ms office 2003, need for speed hot pursuit 2, printers, and things of that sort?

also, how good is the user interface?

(ubuntu)

what exactly is ubuntu. can you post links for info and pictures.

run as a test system for beta software, and test things on it, as well as have an extra usable pc available when needed. also, i want to surf the Internet, put music and photos, and basically run...

i'm thinking of either KDE 4.0 or Solaris, which one is better and can be installed on a blank machine with out any preinstalled os.

what do i do first to install linux onto a brand new machine with no os.

that's right!!! The poster who had the problems probably has a new pc now- LOL!!!

Beside windows, mac, and free BSD, what are other free alternative operating systems that are available?

I have a question that may be dumb to some, but i will ask anyway, since i don't understand it fully. Can i install an upgrade copy of windows xp on a blank, self built machine, if i borrow a windows...

i am well aware of that

do the following things first before sending it to a repair shop:

1. Clean the dust out of the case with compressed air, which can be bought at walmart for five bucks/ can.

2. With the...

thanks, i never noticed that- LOL!

use disk clean up, aus logics disk defrag and registry defrag (aus logics programs may be downloaded free off the auslogics website)

the only thing u can do if this is bothering u is run every virus and error checking software that u can freely get off the internet, or for best results, reinstall windows. Did u back up ur...

if availiable, use a password reset disk. if not, use a third party program to hack into your own pc. if that yields no luck, unfortunately all u can do is do a system recovery or reinstall windows. ...