Posts by bobbyraw

have you updated windows recently. go the the update site and download all critical and reccomended updates

no you will not be able to use Home edition key on a pro version and vise versa

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

yu will NOT be able to lok the external drive unless you use some 3rd party software. an external drive is like putting in a flash drive any one will have access to it when they are logged on. Google for a program to lock you folders

When you reformat the drive, did you use quick format or standard. and at what stage does the computer freezes, as soon as it start, after a few minutes, when you try to run a program.

ok but in Windows XP Home you can't make a folder private unless the foler is under you profile and the account have a password

>>>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.

does make sense. and if what you are saying the document are sync between the server and the pc, the same thing would happen if you replace the pc the document on the server would be sync to the persons pc when it is replace. or you can just copy from the server to the pc

yes create a restore point, never hurt

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 the MBR if you need help with that let us know

are you certain you are using the correct COA

how many character are there in the key, and is this on the COA.

do you have NTFS or fat32 file system, right click the hard drive choose properties and look at the drive type. if you have ntfs we can go on to get your folder to be private

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

Follow these instruction Here

See the image i upload to assist you. if you don't see that option then some thing is seriously wrong with you PC

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

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

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

right click the file go to properties then the security tab, click on advance the the ower tab.

IF you dont see these option you will have to turn off simple file sharing. open my computer go to tools option then the view tab then in the advance section scroll to the bottom and remove the check from use simple file sharing.

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

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

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.

restart the installation and do a standard format of the hard drive DO NOT select the quick format option. if you are given the option to delete the partition do that and then create a new one

the power connection should only be connected one way positive + to positive + pole and negative - to negative - pole. turning them around with short your mother board. the manual that came with you mother board should give you an indication of the polarity of the connections. if you do no have a manual give us the model of the mother board we will help you search. or you can Google it or on the manufacturer web site.
as for the main power connection to the mother board from the power supply that can only go in one way

Greetings,

I need to know if it matters what prongs the power cables go on
when I am hooking up my Case to my Motherboard. YES IT DOES MATTER

I have looked for some kind of identification number on my
motherboard, all I do know is it is an AGP motherboard.

The cables used for the power button/reset button are not connected as
I have recently disassembled my entire computer to do single-component testing
inorder to deduce my previous issue, which I did figure out.

However i did not take notes in regards as to what order my cables were hooked
up in. A mistake on my part, however that is why forums like these exist...

Some help will be very much so appreciated. Thank you.

if they block port 80 you would not be able to get on the internet. are they using some type of vpn for your connection, and even then they would have to allow port 80

are you able to get onto the internet

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 speaker cone (Rib is the flexible material that attached the cone to the frame of the speaker.)

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.

an assumption was made by Bobbyraw,and the same as the one I made I think ,the poster meant downgraded after it was installed on the computer .Im also assuming you mean something different ,like a license downgrade .

thanks for clearing that up caperjack, thats exactly what i was reffering to.
Downgrade in terms of cleaning XP and installing NT YES that can be done, Downgrade in terms of changing the XP key or running a program in XP to downgrade to NT not possible. in this case if UPGRADE from NT to XP was done YES you can downgrade back to NT (if the files were saved)

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 dying and cannot power the system effectively, the CPU maybe overheating, check for dust and if the fan attached works.

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

what antivirus are you running and is is up to date, ( Subscription and patches)

how about reinstalling the printer from the cd or downloaded drivers

i am assuming the speed stram is the device/ modem that brings the internet to you.
IF so power down the modem, power down the router, wait 3 min power up the modem, connect the ethernet cable from the modem to the router. power up the router. connect any etehrnet cable from the router to any PC that requires a wired connection. on your wireless pc c go to network connection, look for your wireless device enable if it has a red X ( right click and choose enable) then right click again and select view available wireless connection.
connect to you wireless network, if you had set encryption you will need to know the pass code ( if this is not the first time connecting wireless with the PC it will remember the pass code.)

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

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

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.

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, additional hard drive ( like slave drive, if the board have a onboard video use that and remove the pci video card. this will give you an indication if the power is sufficient. if you still get the same problem then its the board.

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.

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 vista in the second drive?

run the internet connection wizard to the end just select the defaults then try to install again. you might want to give your pC a scan for bad stuff.

First are you using the correct drivers. go to the system properties and look if the sound device has a red X or yellow question mark or yellow dot with black exclamation mark ! if any of these condition exist, fix then got to the next step below

go into control panel go to sound and audio then sound tab and ensure that the correct sound devices is selected as the playback device. then go to the voice tab and test the hardware.

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 an email scanner. Scan your PC for possible threats.

How many ports do you have on the switch. make and model

basically you connect the modem to one of the port on the switch then connect you ethernet cable to the switch. i had a similar connection but gave it up because it was so hard to configure.

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.

ok try this, hit start, run type msconfig, look at the things that are starting when you turn the pc on, you can remove the check mark from the ones you don't want to run.

I hope you were using the latest updates to the spyware program, it is very unlike ly a that there is a ps out there would turn up clean from a spybot S&D scan. at least a cookie would be found unless you have deleted them before the scan. and if those still don't turn up anything it does not mean you are clean. try this program Combofix
and follow the instruction to the letter.

you are not going to find a program to DELETE a process unless it's a malware or virus of sorts. the program i list above is good at doing that. you can also use cclean to kill process

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 the option to install for other user choose just me.

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