Well said, Bob! Reputation up...

Speaking of which... wonder where the OP disappeared...

Let's take an example of IIS running on a Win 2003 machine. Once you've configured the IIS settings, specified your root directory and placed your web content there, it would continue serving web...

Could you post the ipconfig /all results on your friend's system?

Have you tried enabling file and printer sharing? Start > Control Panel > Network Connections. Right click Local Area Connection > Properties. Make sure File and Printer Sharing is checked. If the...

That's true, but once you've configured the server and configured all required settings, you could log off the account, leave the server at the login screen and it will continue 'serving'

I don't think there's a way to differentiate the version of Windows based on the Product Key. However, could you elaborate what you mean when you say

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If the OS is installed, you could just...

A 4 year bump!

Most systems do install the monitor drivers, though they're mostly detected as a Generic PnP monitor. That works just fine too.

Considering that he can see and move the cursor on the screen, this is NOT a faulty monitor. In fact, this is purely a software issue. If Last Known Good did not work, I'd suggest a complete...

... or in IE6, you could open another window (CTRL+N)

Any idea what codec these files use? DivX, XviD? Try installing these codecs on the other machine and then try playing the files.

Also try running diagnostics on the memory.

Can you start the system in Safe Mode? I'm guessing the overheating may have fried the graphics card. If you can get to safe mode, uninstall the GFX drivers and reboot normally. If it starts...

Did you try disk management? Right click "My Computer" and choose manage. On the left side of Computer Management, click Disk Management and see if your USB drive is listed without a drive letter. If...

Yup yup yup. That is an option, since the COA is still on the tower.

Yup. Since its doing this even in the BIOS, this has got to be a heating issue. Also, run a few diagnostics on y our memory, or try installing known working memory cards in the system

Could you list the processes which use up the CPU time?

Use your XP CD to boot to the Recovery Console. Once there, run chkdsk /r. This will check the entire disk for Bad Sectors as well and try to fix it.

Considering you were doing a reinstall, I'd suggest you try booting off of the CD, delete all partitions and start setup again.

A lot of Dell Systems have an Image Restore option built into them. When you see the Dell Logo on screen, hold down CTRL and then start tapping F11. This should initiate a PC Restore and will return...

And it's not just F-Secure. Any AV software will clash with another AV software installed on your system. Rule of thumb: Only have one AV software installed and keep updating it.

I think this is the answer to your problems, buddy.
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How many partitions do you have in your comuter? When you did reload the OS, did you delete the previous partition? Try runing chkdsk /r in the Recovery Console to eliminate any possibility of a...

Are you sure that the processor is getting cooled adequately? The older AMD processors were notorious for their overheating issues.

Strip the system down to the Mobo+CPU+PSU and try powering the system. Check the LED status and also see if the mobo makes any beeps (it should since you don't have any RAM plugged in). If it does,...

To see if it's OE or your ISP at fault, do the telnet test. Open a command prompt window and type the following

telnet pop-server.hvc.rr.com 110
+OK
user <your user name>>
+OK
pass <your...

oh, once you're done clearing the startup tab, click on the services tab and check the box "Hide all Microsoft services" and click disable all there too. Then try restarting the computer.

But yes,...

Download a utility called TweakUI from microsoft. Within that, click on the "Repair" tab and choose the option to repair/rebuild icons. This should take care of the problem.

Marking thread as solved!

And also make sure that the LAN connection on your computer is set to automatically receive IP via DHCP.

Yup. If you've got IE7, it's not surprising you're facing such issues. I've seen so many incidents where IE7 freezes, causes the system to crash or does not connect. If you're having problems, try...

Isn't the automatically restart option incase of a BSOD related error changed in the Advanced Startup Options? I doubt the BIOS option will make a difference. I'd recommend a repair reinstall

Unfortunately, in such a case, if this method does not work, the only option you have is to reinstall your Operatin System. However, before you do, try the Last Known Good configuration and Safe mode...

The system may have some viruses. Try this: go to start>run and type msconfig and press enter. Click on the tab which says startup and clear all checkboxes except the ones oertaining to your...

Seeing all the problems you've faced, I'd say you back up your data, delete all partitions and reload XP. If you're not able to format, you could use the debug command to delete all partitions and...

Try running a scan for spyware on the system. Use Spybot S&D to run a scan on the system.

Did you also check to see the applications that are running? Use msconfig and disable all apps except your antivirus software from startup. See if this helps.

Exactly. it's trying to install some feature/file. You need to pop the CD in when you get this message.

iamthwee. Microsoft Office XP Professional with Frontpage does not mean he's trying to...

The correct key is
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}