Posts by bobbyraw

if you want to try i suggest you CREATE a system restore point then then give it a shot. i have only tried it in a VM. and it works fine.

And as always Bill will always have a patch for his product. the next version he should come out with is PATCH MICROSOFT the patch of all patches for all and any version of windows.

although you have a 1G stick in the PC that would be equivalent to 2 X 512MB. what you need to do is check the system properties and see how much ram is reported for the system. on the other hand you can remove the ram thats there and install the 2 you have. Giving your the 2G you want.

try to start in safe mode, if you can't pop the windows xp cd in the d a repair. DO NOT FORMAT the drive

there is no imagine attached, but i would suggest you go to the web site for the manufacturer of the PC and get the latest drivers. Seeing that you have connection with a USB now.

To add to that Vista, Longhorn really creeps in Virtual mode. I use VM ware. as for adding more memory you have to shut down the VM then edit it select the memory setting and move the slider to what you want the VM to use.

when you disable the on board controller did you ENABLE the pci slot. get the latest drivers, remove BOTH devices in hardware, then SHUTDOWN remove the pci card, restart the PC go in the bios disable both PCI and on board. then restart the pc. check in hardware to ensure that non of the devices are showing with any warnings ( yellow circle with exclamation, questions sign or red X)

Download this file and follow the instruction on the page Vundofix

Also ATF cleaner here

then post another HJT log

Fedora, Ubuntu, all good programs and they will not affect your windows installation. although it would be better to partition the hard disk first. then install in the new partition. if you are comfortable doing the installation you can let the program shrink and partition the hard disk

is this on a domain computer or a personal home PC

ok basically you will have to remove linux to install windows. if you can get a bootable XP cd you will be able to install windows after you delete the partition for linux if you have access to another compuer downlaod this program Killdisk you can use the cd Image or a floppy image which ever is easier to create

use it to deletes the linux installation then pop the windows XP cd in (ensure your computer is set to boot from the CD drive) this can be done from in the bios

easier yet if you have a windows 98SE cd you can run fdisk from the command prompt and remove the linux partition.

Will not do the upgrade cd is not bootable. can you start the linux system

Do You Have A Windows Xp Cd.

remove Hdd, CD drive, any other devices you have attached. Connect ONLY the MONITOR. BUT make sure that the power panel on the mother board is configured correctly stuff like reset and hdd light can wait then power on the pc the first thing you want to see is the CPU fan turning. if that does not happen stop and check the power panel. if after verifying EVERY connection is correct and you still not getting any power, verify PSU fan is turning.

DO NOT BYPASS THE POWER SWITCH

same as caper said. Also is the a full version of vista or an upgrade. is it retailed or made by you.

I've noticed many others have had the same problems... I'm one of those guys that has to take things apart to see what makes them work, knowing only a little and always getting myself in over my head. Yesterday the computer decided to quit while sitting there quietly running. It does not power up. The little green light on the board is on. I swapped out power supplies, same thing, no response. I jumped the green power feed on the harness to the board with a ground and the fan on the power supply comes on. I disconnected the power switch to the MB and jumped the terminals on the board, nothing. I disconnected all the flotsam and jetsam from the MB and then tried to power up, no beeps, no fan on the cpu, nothing except that evil green light. I disconnected the power cord, pulled the bios battery out, jumped the bios terminals to clear it, then put everything back, no difference. This is an intel d865gvhz MB which I replaced just a year ago, to fix a seabreeze MB that did the same thing! Any thoughts for a backyard wanabe?

The green light you are seeing is a warning light (safety feature) to let you know the mother board has power. what's with all this shorting and jumper you are moving around on the board. are you doing this will power to the board. If so you might have just killed the board. For a person who …

Download this file vondufix here
save to desktop THEN start in safe mode and run the file

the player is free as an individual download. if you have the Ace or workstation version the player is already in there.

about the size of a quarter, very shine and flat.

as long as you have the key for the PC you are going to repair. and is that CD bootable. start pc, go into the bios and set the boot option to CD then HDD pop the cd in then if you get a message that say press and key to boot from cd... then you are in business.

is the battery charged on the Laptop. let it remain on power for 2 hours then turn on. Some laptop will not power on if the battery is totally dead. Also can you check the CMOS battery.

micheal is correct and to add different programs call on the service hence the many instances you will see in the process tab in task manager. However, you should always check the spelling one letter off means it's a malware/spywaye. type this at your command prompt Open a command prompt and enter: tasklist /svc this will show you a list of whats running on each svchost.exe

That is kinda weird. so could it be the CPU was the problem or some restriction on the CPU that would not allow the user to see the printer.

you can always put a HDD in the old beast and use it for some other reason test, printer server, as an archive/backup just about anything.

I have a dell Inspiron 8000 that is dead. Was working fine last time used. After pressing the power button The Hd light will flash a few times. There is a few sounds, And you can see a quick bleep in the screen and then nothing.
I have tried a different power supply, a different battery, removing the cd drive & 3.5 floppy.
This is just out of the blue it was working fine last time used. and this time it wont do anything. Anyone help!!

@ Starband, what type of sound. is it during the bios screen, when you initially push the power buttons. the last time it was used how was it turned off. does the light on the monitor comes on green or stays orange? Be as detailed as you can so that we can help

I have a 40 GB hard drive loaded with windows xp home that has been converted to an external hard drive and an old emachines 333i loaded with windows 98 that crashed. I'm wondering if I bring the 32 bit DDRam up to minimum system requirements for xp if I can instal the 40 GB hard drive into the older machine and it will work without any other major modifications? If so will it operate fast enough with the processor speed so close to the minimum requirements or will it be too slow to bother with. Thanks.

The answer to this is never straight forward. In actuality you can. But realistically NO.
1 the hard disk when powered on in the old PC will start to recognized ALL the hardware attached and will require drives in some case (headache here) if and when you get that done you would have to activate the software again. you need the key and it still might not activate because the Key is stored at Microsoft with a specific machine code the first time you activate. and base on the spec on this Windows PC definitely a NO

if the CPU fan is not working you will need to replace it. I don't know the configuration of your HP PC but all CPU's are help in place with some sort of clip and the fan is either held in place with a clip or by screws. If you are not confident that you can remove it get a technician to help.

AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER put you mouse until it turns into a 2 headed arrow. Then hold and drag the box to fill the screen. you can do the same for the top left corner also. when you have it to the size you want, click on file then hold the shift key and click on close. now open IT and it will be at the same size you set.

you need to have windows XP bootable Cd, pop it in set your bios to boot from the Cd of press the corresponding key in your bios screen to bring up the boot menu and choose the CD drive, if you see a line saying " Press any key to boot from cd" press any key, let the installation run, when it find a previous installation of windows you will see the screen saying something to the effect " Windows found a previous installation of windows.......""" then press R to repair, go through the steps and let winds restart, Come back and let us know what happen

if windows explorer is corrupted you will not be able to do much in windows, thats is a core file for windows to work properly,,try doing a repair installation this delete all system files and reinstall them, you will not loose you installed application.

I had a similar problem recently, i ended up with a new Mother board and HDD. to verify that this is no your mother board you have to test the hard drive in another pc.

PS if you have any other HDD disconnect them you will also note that if you unplug your mouse or key board you loose power on the PC... this will tell you that the mother board is at fault.

what did you use to defrag...... chkdsk is not as effective as diskeeper, diskeeper actually move all file to the correct sector on the hard drive, frequently used file to the front of the HDD for faster access, and all program files in the same or close sectors.....while chkdsk basically check the cluster and sectors for error and move a file if it's in damage or so to be damage sector........it would not be a CPU issue CPU signs and symptom are frozen screens and mouse pointer......CPU would not make the HDD hot the CPU would be hot..

HArd drive MUSt be dying, not accessing file efficiently,,,use diskeeper 2008 to defrag the drive.

i see , but wouldnt it be better if i romove each wire individually from the base of the board ?
thanks

what do you mean by this

If the wire are twisted tight and insulated properly from each other then you should not have a problem. I say tight be cause you don't want these wires loose and cause a short,,,Best case solder and use shrink sleeves to protect wires Will be more secure and neater.

you stated that this has been happening since the past 2.5 months. was the pc being used for regular stuff, what i am getting at is 3 month ago you obly turn the pc on for maybe checking a few email then power down but now you are running it longer doing other stuff,,,,,being hot is not a problem with the HDD that normal,,However, if it is hot to the point where it would burn to touch then it's a proble,,,,,,,,,,is that the type of heat you are talking about.

what capacity of the HDD is free.

Has this issue been recent, for example has it started to happened are addition of any hard ware or software. Like a video card, second hard drive,,,,what i am leaning to wards here is the PSU is not sufficient to handle those listed devices. as for software it would be something running a service/process in the back ground and burning up the HDD.....NOW if nothing was added try defraging the HDD. click start run type chkdsk /f you will get a message saying this will run when the pc reboot.....reboot let chkdsk run then when you are log on run the windows GUI version of chkdsk, ( right click on HDD choose properties then the tools tab and defrag.

If you are using IDE connection set the 80G HDD to master with slave, and the 60G to slave, Install you operating system on the 80G, moving files between the 2 will not be as hard However, some system files will not be Move.......some HDD comes with a cd that help you to move the files from one HDD to another.....

if this is onboard meaning made into the Mother board go the moboard web site and get drivers.

@ Suetan..true nut not necessary..... try changing the channel they your router is on, (this will require instruction on how to log into the router) the distance you are from the router will affect your signal, also the number of connection you have on the router as wireless. a few other thing too, other network, and cordless phone of the 900 mhz frequency. microwave baby monitors. let up know what type of router you have and if you need help in login in and changing the channel

try other sata slot,,,how many you have on your board

was the first HDD on a sata port, are you still using that old HDD

for an adhoc network you will not get on the internet, adhoc is just local meaning you can use it to connect to other pc that are on the same network (basically in your home........and you have an OEM utitility controlling your wireless, open it navigate in it to disable it and for it not to show up in the task bar.

here is a crapper, whenever you see the network icon in the notification area and you use it to connet that windows, wireless zero, but because the OEM utility is controlling the wirelss you will not be able to connect untill you disable it,,,,,,,,or if you know how to configure it you can use it to controll the wireless....basically WZC wireless zero configuration
is MUCH more easier to use,

your laptop might have come with a hidden partition, but your cd can't show up as a partition it will show as a cd drive and you definately can't delete it unless you use some cd writing software and the CD would ahve to be re-writable media..

here a few suggestions, first delete all temp files and fild the log file for windows update, try this Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type %windir%\windowsupdate.log, and then click OK. you can either delete the contents of the log or delete the log itself, (deleting will redownlaod all updates.......
the next step would be to uninstall all updates, co to control panel and clcik the option to show updates and remove them. .........

Next you can try to down laod the file your self and try if it will install without using the windows update site downlaod here

Post back and let us know

if you are using everest clcik on the computer (2nd item in list) then click on summary, you should get a list of all hardware and web links for udating or dowloading drivers

I have everything working but sound, after formatting. I downloaded the Audio Realtek driver from Intel's download center, but that didn't help.

Hopefully this pic helps:

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Thanks for any help.

You stated you have a realtek sound card, i suggest you go to the website for realtek and get the latest driver

down laod the driver for vista, ( make sure it's the 32 bit then down load the one for XP extract each to a fold then go to system properties right click on the audio device ( can you send a screen shot of it) choohe update drive broses to the directory for the XP virsion. if that does not work do the sdame thing for the vista

BY THE WAY WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR MOTHER BOARD IS IT MS-7046 AND IS YOUR SOUND ONBOARD OR A PCI CARD.

click the drop down arrow and choose a audio device. if thats not selected the system will not where to play your sound through

basicall you need the proper driver for your sound card. here is a program you can use to scan the pc to tell you what driver you will need Click here down load the program scan your pc and it will tell you what you need then go find the drive online or with the cd that came with your moboard.

check the sound properties you might have the thing on mute.