http://www.spectorsoft.com/products/eblaster_windows/

This is what I used, worked great. Kids never knew it was there. It gave me more information than I knew what to do with. Takes some getting...

Did you go from an onboard video to an actual card? You might need to boot to safe mode to get the standard VGA drivers to come up, then reinstall the drivers for the new card with the standard VGA...

What was installed prior to this? You said you did a restore to a prior point and it worked fine. Something is getting installed after that point(or corrupted).

What will the admin be able to do that we have not already suggested? Wave a wand and the data will appear??

My policy is to backup to CD's or DVD's. I use nero and the software that comes...

If you do not have someone you know and trust, then I would take it to a local well known repair shop ( Best Buy Geek Squad, etc. ).

But be prepaired to pay for the services, or you can just...

Call your helpdesk for assistance and ask for them to give you admin access to your PC.

We will not help you hack your companies PCs.

Now did you check the system specs and make sure that ALL the hardware was able to run a Server product?

I would say that only 1 in about 10,000 home users actually back up their data. At least that is how it seems to me.

What versions of the software are you using ( media player and winamp )?

Ok.. does it still have ME ( workstation software ) or windows 2003 ( server ? ) and up to 2007 ( are you talking office product and not operating system ).

Kinda confused as to what you upgraded....

This is the reason you should have data backups even at home.

Just do a system restore using the CD's that came with the PC from Dell. You should have 2 CD's ( 1 is windows install, 2 is the drivers and Dell applications CD ). If you do not have these CD's...

Sounds like the device you are using as a MP3 Player has that limitation, not the PC.

Call Dell, get the restore CD's for your computer, and do a system restore will be your other option. You will NOT find the games on the internet for download, only comes from the windows CD.

you must have a DOS based network setup for multicast to work ( Lantastic, microsoft TCP/IP, etc. )

Depends on the Ghost version, and what type of network protocol/suite are you using?

But if it was an MSDN download, then he/she would have the license key as part of the MSDN subscription.

Ok now I read this 2 ways, one is a helpdesk type of ticketing system, and the second it a secondary email system that is secure to internal lan only.

For 500+ people you really need a server...

Depends on what kind of firewall you are talking about, also what kind of routers/switches. Could be using ACL's as well as a firewall.

You will need to contact Microsoft to get you a key, never seen a downloadable version of any OS beside the Linux OS's.

Sounds like a hacked copy to me.

A+ will NOT get you an IT job by itself. With your skills, get the A+ ( should be easy ) then work on N+ (Network+) then on the Linux+ certs. The combo certs will help you more than just one will....

Most of the "college graduates" are only book smart, and when it comes to working on a live network, one must have real world experience.

You did not say what part of IT you are looking to get...

What is your anti-virus software and what other software do you use to remove the virus/malware?

Need more information:

What kind of email server/what software package?

how many users?

XP Pro SP3 / SP 2?

are all the PC's running the same patch level?

How much memory did you dedicate in the VM setup? Remember that total memory here is :

Total PC memory = memory used by OS + memory used by the VM.

Make sure you are not over that formula.

Can you post how you got it going, so if anyone else has the same issue then they can fix theirs?

Is it just the office shortcuts that are not working? How did you do the un-install of Office?

So what was the last thing that was done to this server? Any updates installed? other programs? driver updates?

No, you will need to call Microsoft and purchase another key/software set. Can you not even get into safe mode?

Are you using it as a wireless access point or a wireless router. If you are using as a wireless router, make sure you setup the network portions correctly.

By default netgear uses the...

Serv-U is NOT a free ftp server / they have a demo that you can use.

http://www.rhinosoft.com

I use this software on my windows box, and love it. Have been using this since version 1.

Try doing a factory reset first.

To do this, get a small pen, look for the reset button ( depending on the model can be on the front or back ), typically a small hole. Press and HOLD that button...

Sounds like your hard drive has crashed, and will need to be replaced.

What was the last thing that was installed on this PC before the problem started? Possible that it could have corrupted a windows file. You could also do a parallel install to get to the files on...

It is best just to reformat the drive and then install Ubantu, unless you need the file structure intact. Most people do not.

You do not have to uninstall Windows 2000, just reformat over the C...

Have you tried to call Dell's 800 support? Do you have access to another computer where you can download some files to a jump drive or burn to a CD?

You will need to find your service tag number...

or you can just get a switch as well... can get one from your local computer store for around $50 - 100 ( I recommend Linksys brand ).

Microsoft Works is a scaled down Office product intended for Home users only.

If they do not have the original install CD then more than likely it is a pirated version.

Download and run this,...

Can you stay that again in english please?

Not knowing exactly what software you are looking for, have you googled it and tried to see if they have a trial or student version for review?

I have used Magic, Heat and Tri-active.

Heat was good and configurable, but needed a dedicated DBA for report generation/configuration.

Tri-active is web-based, was VERY easy to setup and...