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right click on my computer, choose manage, go to services and application expand, and hight light services look in the list for windows installer, double click and set to automatic. restart the pc then try to install.

Step 1: restart the pc then install the patch Step 2: if you still get the error bring up task manager and kill the service that SP4 is reporting thats running. the upgrade Cd will not do a full install of windows 2000. you will need a full version.

put one of the hard drive (data) on the cable with the DVD, set the DVD jumper to master with slave.

you have to turn off simple file sharing, open my computer, click on tools folder option then the view tab, the in the advance section scroll down and lok for simple file sharing recommended, remove the check mark click ok.

>>>if its retail its fine(if its OEM its illegal to use it on anything other than the hardware it shipped with)<<< does this mean i cant update the mother or CPU in an OEM pc.

[QUOTE=a1079888;568766]Ok I know its weird.. but can someone tell me if its possible to downgrade Windows XP (which can be bought off the shelf) to Windows NT? I have heard so many things, and its getting confusing. Could someone help to clarify. 1. Its impossible to downgrade XP to NT …

is this on a domain computer or a personal home PC

where are the users files stored, are they stored on the users PC or on the server. if they are stored on the local pc back up to either a flash,cd or on the network then replace the pc then you can restore the files from the back up area

the card you have more than 25 character? try entering the first 25.

here are 2 ways you can try to fix this. one is going to start, run, type msconfig, then go to the boot ini tab then click the button to check the boot ini file. then restart. if you still see the invalid entry, get your XP cd and repair …

if you are having a problem with explorer.exe you have to do a repair install, do you have a windows XP bootable cd

do you have administrator privilege on the PC if you do, do you have an anti spyware and antivirus on the pc

on the mother board there should be a jumper to reset the bios. reset the bios then see if the error goes away.

do a search for the file right click it go to properties and and take owership of the file and make sure it is not set to read only

very impressive, i saw this recently on world news, they took the guy to an area and he produced the area with impeccable details

I don't want to sound sarcastic but who said because its from a well know source it's a good email. it could be a worm that sent the emails from the well known source. do you have any antivirus installed on the PC. If not get Avast it comes with …

intermittent load can be either the CPU or the hard drive going bad most likely the hard drive. you want to run a disk utility to test your hard drive.

[QUOTE=joytech22;567238]please help me. i have had my computer for just over a year now and when i went to turn on my computer after school, its fans went to max rpm and only no input signal appeared. then after a few attempts to reboot, it was working again. but it's …

why did you have to do a smart recovery? I don't believe that the recovery has any thing to do with the bootup problem. the fact that you can power down and then able to load point to either power supply, CPU or mother board. the power supply might be …

because the cone of the speaker vibrate depending on the about of wattage that is applied to the coil that surrounds a magnet. this displaced air help the speaker to perform better. if the Air hole was blocked the sound would be distorted and can tear the rib of the …

sounds like a Mother board dying. or a power supply. when ever you see power on the pc yet the monitor read no signal this mostly points to a deficient power supply as well as a mother board dying. to test remove all extra part, Video card, and external cards, …

just to be certain check the connectio as most person have suggested. and you might want to look into the overheating problem. dont just rule it out without further investigation. PS when you reinstall windows did you do a standard format or a quick format.

were you ever able to ping the desktop from the laptop before. when you do ipconfig on the laptop or winipcfg what is the gateway and what is it on the desktop

4Gb of ram on windows is a waste and as for which version of windows you should use depends on the processor you have.

first don, save all these video to you desk top, create a folder on your C Drive to save the downloaded videos. then do a search on Google for a program to download videos from you tube.

do you have the drivers installed for the NIC, have you tried another cable, switch the end of the cable. are you using a router between the modem and Pc.

don't flash the bios. is this a fresh install? check the cd make sure it's clean did the setup bring you to a screen to format the partition that it is going to install on

use a program to lock the EXE file of the programs you do not want her to use, try [URL="http://www.toplang.com/filelock.htm"]this[/URL] Also create an account for her that she cant install any programs on the pc. her account does not need to password protected. it will only restrict her from installing …

if you have 2 hard drive, i suggest you remove the slave drive and use just your mast to boot the PC. set the master drive with the correct jumper setting. once you boot you you can then add back the slave drive PS: did you have an installation of …

is this the same post as the "let me Re-Phrase"

maybe it's not the power supply but the configuration of the power panel on the mother board. are you certain that the connection are in the correct place, positive to + and negative to -, does the power connection to the mother board fits correctly and not crossed.

go into control panel >network connection, and tell us if you have a ethernet connection. if it's not listed, go to system properties and see if any devices name ethernet controller has a red x, yellow question mark or yellow spot with an exclamation ! sign.

you have things all wrong, does the DSL have wireless capability?? connect the DSl to the router. then config your router and connect each wireless devices through the router.

when you install the programs go to the each user account and any icon associated with your programs. then go to the default user folder and remove what ever you don't want other others to have. next time you are installing a program use custom setting and IF you get …

you should check out doing a spy ware scan. How old is the laptop, reason for asking i am kinda leaning toward there is an issue with the CPU.

do you have 64bit processor. base on your specs it does not seem that you have one. 64bit will only install on a 64bit processor

this is the longest log file i have ever seen, any way when you say your computer is skipping what do you mean, can you be a bit more specific.

you will have to use a 3rd party software like partition magic or acronis.

did you add the policy to the domain controller. that the domain the user is logging on to

you seem to be on the right track but to shed some more light a wipe is just like a format. the mania difference is the setting you can use in a wipe, you have to option to wipe the disk as if it was never used before or write …

in control panel click on the side buttons that say add windows components, on the main page you will see IIS, put a check mark, then clcik next, as for system restore you can in stall it it's installed by default maybe its turned off on your PC, right click …

what is you ip address open command prompt and do ipconfig /all and can we safely assume you are using windows

Acoustica has a great program that can remove vocals. all you are left with is the beat of the sound and i do believe it has the reverse too, remove the beat you are left with the acapella

if the best viewing number does not show up in display properties you will not get the monitor to display that with the present card. is this an onboard card and are you using VGA or DVI connection.

look in control panel add/remove and is the program listed. highlight it, click on change and reinstall the program. Here is another disturbing theory, do you have antivirus and spyware installed on you pc. You might want to run one of these programs, Adaware, Spybot Search& Destroy, Avast or AVG …

reinstall the program., if it is still on the computer you will get an option to modify, repair or remove, at this point you can do what you want.

try [URL="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555472"]this[/URL]

it is quite obvious that PG2 is the problem, when you did the reinstall do you do a quick format or a standard format.

i am a bit curious that avast delete system files??????? maybe those system files we jacked and avast got rid of them. do what the guys suggest contact dell to get th recovery disk. because without that we would not be able to help you

if the cd says for HP PC only, it only means that it was tailored for a HP pc, basically HP change a few non essential thing like logo and stuff like that, the system properties will have the HP logo, but you can always down load the SP for …