If all you want to do is install an internal 500GB hard drive in you computer just set the new HD as slave and install it in you pc. No need for format or partitions.

Simplest thing to do to try first is download a copy of Glary utilities. It is free. Use the one click maintenance feature and it will clean up your registry, temp files, and a bunch of other stuff...

Sorry Caperjack only seen your post after I sent mine.....lol

Just go to HP website. Go to the support/download section. Put in the model of your pc and download all the necessary drivers. Just download all the drivers you need. And don't forget the...

If you are having trouble with a video in WMP then I would download VLC Player. Works great

Help. My pc will not boot past the Windows xp logo with the green bar showing progress. It is an Acer quad core, 3 GB RAM, XP pro.

It will boot in safe mode with networking but I see no problems...

I use Nero for exactly what you described and it work perfect. check you version of nero and upgrade if necessary.

This might not help at all but I ran into a similar situation once and it was caused by the CPU overheating. The heat sync on the CPU was clogged with dust and not allowing the fan to exhaust the...

Thanks for the help and suggestions. I found and purchased a 4 camera system from EZWATCH.(http://www.ezwatch-security-cameras.com/)

Very easy to install, excellent lifetime support and the...

I thought about linux but can you get Linux in French??

Can someone help me out? I am setting up 4 pc's in a daycare for kids to play with. (no internet). I have the pcs with no OS installed on them but I would like to install XP. My problem is that...

Does anyone know why I am getting this message on boot for win XP pro. Safe mode does not work, Last known good does not work. I am trying to do a repair install of XP now but it keeps bringing me...

Perhaps you have 1GB of RAM installed but maybe there is a short or something in your RAM modules. Verify that your pc is recognizing 1GB at start up or in Control Panel/System. If everything is...

That model you have to search through IBM and then get rerouted to lenovo for some reason. I used to have the same model.

Here is the link for the drivers
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I would also download and run Glary Utilities. It will clean your registry, cleanup temp files and it will also remove any unwanted startup entries

After scanning for viruses and spyware I would get rid of McAfee and install a free antivirus like AVG or AVAST or AVIRA. McAfee is a memory hog and the free AV programs do not use as much memory...

Has anyone ever heard of a virus or spyware that would cause identical problems on 2 different machines at the same time? I have recieved a call about a XP based machine not being able to connect to...

download magic jelly bean and it will tell you the serial number of your XP installed on the machine

download and run Spybot search and destroy. I had this exact same problem a few months back and I got rid of it with spybot. Also I dl'ed and ran a 1 click maintenance of Glary utilities and I was...

Try downloading Recover my Files or Handy Recovery. They should help you get back some of your pictures. It will be a long process though. But I have used these programs to get back pictures after...

Have you tried to reset the IP stack. Might help your problem

have you tried running your scans (i.e. Spybot and Antivirus) while in safe mode to see if you can complete a scan without rebooting?

Not sure without installing other software. but glary utilities is a great little free program that cleans registrys, etc and there is a built in applet to remove duplicate files. I know there is...

I have a dell inspiron 600m laptop and I have recently formatted it and come across a strange problem and I am hoping someone can help me.
I recently formatted this pc to remove linux and install...

Thanks everyone. Problem solved. There was a cap limit jumper in place on the drive. Removed the jumper. Downloaded feature tools software from hitachi and problem solved.

Thanks again

I need more info. When exactly on start up do you get this message? Is it before the Windows splash screen(so you can't boot up at all), or is it on your desktop after you system is booted?

Motherboard is a Microstar MS 6547.

PS. I have never updated a BIOS before. What is involved in doing that?

Thanks

The pc is approx 5-6 years old. But the funniest thing is it was running with a 80 Gig C: drive and then had a 160 Gig partitioned in to 2 - 80 Gig partitions. The 80 Gig HD crashed and was...

Safe mode will boot up your computer with only the bare minimum loaded. So if the files cannot be deleted because they are in use in normal mode then safe mode might allow you to delete them since...

Does anyone know how to get a Hitachi Deskstar 160 Gig HD to recognize more that 32.8 Gigs. Is there 3rd party software that will allow this? Or does anyone know which jumper setting I have to...

boot up into safe mode and delete them that way. Hit F5 or F8 when the pc boots up and choose safe mode.

I will check that to see if they are changing. But what would make them change like that. There should be no viruses or spyware of anytype since this pc was just formatted. Nothing has been dl'ed...

Has anyone ever heard tell of this. I recently formatted a pc (quad core, 3 GB ram, 500 GB HD) and every since when surfing the internet when you click on links the pages get smaller to the point...

Is your fresh install of XP on the C: drive?

If I use auditing within the Administrative tools and cross check the times it freezes with the errors listed within the administrative tools then that should give me the answer to what is causing my...

If you don't currently have an anti virus utility then it would be a good idea to download one and give your computer a scan. There are a few good antivirus programs out there that are free. AVG,...

in ms config shut off everything other than your virus scanner.

I recently put a new SATA 500 Gb Western Digital Caviar drive in a Acer AM 5620 desktop system(3 GB Ram, Quad Core Processor). The HD was needed since it blue screened on startup(regular boot and...

I had this same problem on a Acer desktop recently and I narrowed it down to a bad HD controller or a bad HD. Since I couldn't get into windows at all I just replaced the HD and reinstalled windows....

Have you ran MSconfig and removed all unnecessary start up items from the start up tab? That would be the first thing to try if you have already ran AV and spyware software. Which Spyware program...