it is quite likely that the machine has got the recovery / restore mode switched on.
In safe mode go through to tyhe control panel and look for admin tools or just do a seartch for 'restore' and...

I once had trouble with a router working intrermittantly and rebooting it made it work.... they are not rebooting the router on its own are they? but I agree more likely malaware.
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I cant remember the beeps list but google will have it. No beeps I think ois good, any other beeps indicate probs.
I totally agree withthe dust etc killers it can be.
PSU can be tersted with a...

Since they have to be on different partitions one can use a partition manager and delete the partition you do not want. you may have to modify the boot file to remove the entry for the old...

Usually onboard videos may need turning off to allow cards to operate! (on older machines it was a jumper. Pci cards shold take precedence but it could be a driver problem.
I presume no go in safe...

I thiink you wil have to alter the registry but I cannot remember exactly which entry. It is one that deals with the file associations but googling registry file associations or something like that...

it may also be aorth checking inboot.ini, win.ini and system.ini (old boot compatible files from win95 and won 3 etrc as there may be booting files here that freeze it and just need reomoving!

You could try a boot cd or if able then use dos!
(disable bios startup from HD.
find an old DOS start up disk and then you can use the dos commands to delete directorys or progs not wanted to free...

I am not sure but there are significant differences in the way that win2003 (xp under the bonnet) and win2000 (winnt under the bonnet) use the frmatting on the hard disk. it is likely that you may...

There are a number of partitioning programs free (try google) and then you can boot from those partition programs once you have got a friend to put them onto a bootable CD.
from there you can re...

cant help a lot ! registration fails for various reasons
1: It is already registered
2:It is not a legitimate copy
3: The details filled in are not correct
4: the details filled in do not tally...

Oh what a bother.
I have installed Advanced system care and I have used AVG or preferrably avast and that has coped with most of th problems you have. try themm both and see if the results works...

1. upadate if XP to Sp 2 as a minimum.
Connection to the net may require knowing the exact site but usually edn software is ok. give more details
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I know tis sounds oild and corny but have youcleaned the ouse and after that checked the mouse connectors! They are falible and can give stuid reslts if the mlouse does not have the detectors int he...

Since nothing appears to work (does it bleep at all,° If it bleeps then at least something is working but does the power suppy and / or its fans work? If you had a power surge or even a close...

I think maybe you are creating user accounts and giving them the rights of an administrator. If you make an account with 'username' and it has administrator rights it will be able to see all other...

I have sometiumes found that uninstalling can be done by
1: Turn OFF restore
2: reboot to safe mode
3: manually remove all traces of the program (registry clean, directory/ies removal) and any...

Here is a small thought that took me time to cure and similiar to yours. We used to have great sound , beeps, cds, dvds etc. We then installed a very large expensive sell known music program and it...

sounds lijke one of two ideas might help. If the old game is written in VGA or worse EGA then on a big screen you may have to downgrade the scereen to VGA por EGA and lose quality to get it yto fil...

most printers have means in the 'properties' to do some programming (goto control panel and then printers and then choose yours and then properties.)

These properties are actually inside a printer...

there is a file I think called normal.dot.
.dot is the file tht has al the details about margisns, defaults etc. if this has become corrupted WORD will not work. just delee the normal.dot and all...

you can use a router withur x over cables. all tht is requred is a router and then cnfigure the computers/ firewalls to accept each other using DIFFERENT addresses for the computers
BOL
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it seems to me either to be a keyboard problem. (sometimes onprtables the keyboard cable can get disturbed and a line of keys not work.
Or it is a driver problem nd the reinstallation has not put in...

The system folder contains a lot of 'system' files that windows uses for itself. Rather better to leave it alone!
idea might be to create a different folder that you can use for your programs and...

is there a folder inside Windows or windows32? if not then there should be! If there is look in it and see if it is empty .. It should be but there may be a gash file there that is blocking its use....

or with the connector on the motherboard (older)computers can have problems with the pin connector and the solder joint s on hte mboard if the cables are removed and replaced often or carelessly!
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also worth checking which drive the pagefil.sys (virtual memory) file is on as if left to its own devices windows can enlarge this file...
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agre with all above but also check if the BIOS recognises the drive at startup. If not you may have to enter via driver as above or enter in bios by hand the drive details or configuration of cables...

I know this may sound corny and u've prob tried it but right clck on hte scren go tto proerties and check (if u can) that the menus and icons are set to be visible. I had one client with this...

are you sure the drives are on the right cables and set up as masters and slaves respectively?
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I assume tyhat you have the hard drives on one cable / motherboard connector and the cd/dvd drive on the other cable / connector.
it may be that by putting one hard drive on each cable and then the...

I assume tyhat you have the hard drives on one cable / motherboard connector and the cd/dvd drive on the other cable / connector.
it may be that by putting one hard drive on each cable and then the...

I used to use IRVANview as a good all round viewer.
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I think maybe youve solved it, but I had asimiliar problem when I took apart a machine recently to find that he hard disk cables had been connected wrongly o the motherboard... ie the first hard...

I know this sounds corny but have you tried another externalmicrophone. I have had a number of clients with dead microphones!!
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If the program is no longer on the machine (as above) then do a search on *.cpl files and remove the file with hte name like paperport.cpl (or just to be safe rename it paperport.old) and then the ...

There are a number of good registry cleaners around.try www. Iobit.com.
Then remove the folder inwhich hte offending program is and then use the registry cleaner.
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also worth running a registry cleaner as so many progs may have left rubbish there as well.
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you can also repair outlook using the original installation disk or from the control panel and add remove programs and then outlook
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I agree with Frank. I have had a lot of communication with tech at Microsoft after SP3 bombed a compaq presario; I tried and repeadly tried to solve it and the only way I couold eventually find to do...