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i realized that this forum might not have been the right one, since i discovered a while ago that there was a networking forum also...

No problem. Regardless of the OS, this is more of a networking issue than anything else, so I've moved it to the Networking forum.

In terms of the problem:

1. When you connect the Ethernet cable from the 'puter to the router, do the link/activity indicator lights on the both the router and the network card light up? If not, try yet another Ethernet cable.

2. If Device Manager indicates that the NIC is working properly, open a DOS box, type the following command, and post the info that the command displays:

ifconfig /all

3. Manually assign your IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP, etc. to the card, run these commands, and post the results:

ping 127.0.0.1
ping localhost
ping the IP address you assigned to the NIC

are these the serial numbers

vectra vli8

d7958t

us94252197

That information is for the make/model of the whole computer, not the video card. To give you the most accurate help you need to give us the information for the video card itself as I asked in my previous post.

I've merged the threads; things should make sense now.

Correctly installed, Win 98 and Win XP will not fight each other, and I've never heard of one trying to "delete" the other. The horror stories you heard were probably from people who didn't plan their installations and partitioning schemes properly in the first place. ;)

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Thanks for understanding.

We need to know what make/model of video card the computer has, and what driver that video card is using in order to help you most directly. You can get the that information by looking in Device Manager. Copy down the name of the video card and driver (including version) and post it here.

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Thanks for understanding.

OK-

You can pretty much install Linux on any drives/partitions you want- just make sure that when you do your partitioning for the Windows installations that you leave enough free (unpartitioned) space on the drive where you'll be installing Linux. Also do make sure to install the operating systems in the order I gave. When installing multiple versions of Windows it's always recommended that you install the older version(s) first; when you throw Linux into the equation, Linux should always be the last OS installed for minimum hassle.

As far as the RAM goes, it's doubtful that you would actually fry the machine by removing sticks from the wrong slots, but the system might not recognize the real, total amount of installed RAM if it isn't installed in a certain order. memory banks (slots) on the motherboard are usually marked, and RAM is usually installed starting with slot 0 and consecutively filling slots from there. In terms of determining the size of each stick, you can sometimes figure that out from looking at the part # sticker on the stick if there is one. Otherwise, you have to look up the part numbers on the individual chips on the stick to determine the full capacity of the stick itself. If you can find any such numbers, post them and I'll look them up for you.

Changing the refresh rate might help, but it sounds like the real culprit is electical interference either from noise on your AC power line or RF noise being radiated thorugh the air from some nearby device.

sometimes i can see blocks of lines running down the screen

If you're trying to describe rather wide horizontal bands that slowly crawl down your screen, those are roll bars, probably induced by something dumping "hum" onto your power lines. Try moving the computer to an outlet on a different electrical circuit, and consider suspects such as large appliances, microwaves, or light dimmers; all of these can induce interference. If the bars appear intermittently, see if they coincide with such a device turning on.

Flickering and other screen fluctuations can be caused by nearby electromagnetic fields. Speakers or telephones placed too close to the monitor are often the cause of this. If you have no such devices close to the monitor, see if relocating/reorienting the monitor minimizes the interference; you might be able to pinpoint the source of the problem that way.

Installation order:

Win 98
Win XP
SuSE 9.1

If you do it in that order, XP and 98 should have no conflicts, and when you install SuSE you'll be able to configure it to boot all 3 operating systems.

In terms of placement of the OSes on your drives, I'll give you an example of one of my multi-boot systems:

1. Primary Master drive (C:): 5G, Win 98, Formatted as one single FAT32 Primary partition.

2. Secondary Master drive: 40G, Mandrake 8.0 and Red Hat 7.3, Formatted as 3 Primary ext3 partitions and 7 Logical ext3 partitions (Mandrake and RH /boot and root filesytems are installed on Logical partitions).

3. Primary Master on Promise controller card: 40G, Win 2K, Win XP, and Red Hat 9.0, Formatted as 1 Primary NTFS (Win 2K; D:), 1 Primary FAT32 partition (for sharing data between Windows and Linux), 9 Logical partitions; Win XP (E:) and RH 9 are on Logicals.

4. Using Grub as the bootloader, installed on the MBR of Primary Master drive.

Any error messages? How far can you get in the shutdown process, what happens at end?

Also- does it shutdown properly from safe mode?

running a scandisk will do you no good for an issue related somthing like this, at least i dont see how it would help, someone enlighten mee if it can.

No, you're probably right- although scandisk does check for and fix certain filesystem and physical disk errors, it can only fix certain corruption issues (bad filenames and timestamps, crosslinked files, "orphaned" data, and bad blocks), and it actually doesn't do a very reliable job of most of that.

Thanks for the info. :)

Any more questions, please post in a new thread as this one has been marked as solved. Good luck!

Yes.

kahawten,

Do as dlh6213 suggested in terms of determining the exact make/model of your card and getting the correct driver for it.

If you have problems with the process and need to ask us specific questions, please start your own thread and post your questions there- members should not post their own questions in a thread started by another member.

Thanks.

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Thanks for understanding.

DMR, your link to Resources... didn't work for me -- is it just me or has the link gone bad?

Looks like the site got rearranged/reprogrammed; I've updated my link.

cargenius42,

Could you tell us exactly what the fix was or give a link to the instructions you followed? That will help other members who might be having similar problems.

Someone else mentioned this one: Bag the drive up in a Ziplock bag, to protect from moisture, then put the drive into the freezer for around 20 minutes.

I think that was me. I've revived dead drives for two of my clients that way in the last month, although I went for the more drastic "in the freezer overnight" approach- it worked perfectly both times.

The clicking sound is the head actuator going haywire; this can either be caused by faulty electtronics in the drive controller circuitry or by mechanical failure/seizure of the actuator. Either way, the freezing method seems to help- if it's a failing electronic component that's causing the problem, putting it in the deep freeze keeps the component from overheating long enough (hopefully) for you to pull the data off the drive. In the case of a mechanical problem, it seems that the physical contraction of the parts caused by the extreme temperature change can free up the moving parts.

Give it a shot- it beats the heck out of paying Drivesavers or some similar data recover company.

Try a different floppy drive.

Daaaaannnnniiiiiii!!!!! They're pickin' on meeeee....Whaaaaaa!!! [img]http://www.stevewolfonline.com/Downloads/DMR/Visuals/crying.gif[/img]

A few more networking/TCP/IP links:

http://www.ipprimer.com/overview.cfm
http://www3.mwc.edu/~jhaynes/tcpip.htm (<-- some links on this site are broken)
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/coreprot/chapter/appb.html

1. You mention wireless and wires; is your computer connecting wirelessly, or is it wired?

2. The "thing that all the wires go into" is either going to be the DSL modem, or a router connected to the modem- since you said that it's a Microsoft product, it's most likely the router. (The router is what allows you to have multiple computers sharing the same DSL or Cable Internet connection; the router can be wired, wireless, or a combination of both.)

3. A few tests to try:

- Open up a DOS box (MS-DOS Prompt) and type the following command to view your IP configuration statistics:

ipconfig /all

Note your machine's IP address and subnet mask, the Default Gateway IP, and the IPs of the DNS servers. Post that information here.

- At the DOS prompt, type:

ping 192.168.2.1 (substitute the IP address of your default gateway if it isn't 192.168.2.1)

Do you get replies? Let us know.

- Now type:

ping 64.233.167.99

Let us know what you get for a response.

- Finally, type:

ping www.google.com

Again, tell us what you get.

I am not set up with any router, i was merely able to access the internet through this peer-to-peer network I had been picking up a signal for.

Do you actually know the people whose network you're using? If so, ask them if they've made any configuration changes to their network that would cause you problems. If, as I suspect, you're just jumping on some random nearby network, there's a very good chance that someone has locked down that network to stop people from doing exactly what you are doing.

Linux distros for PowerPC:

http://www.linuxiso.org/finddistro.php

Out of the above, I'd suggest Yellow Dog or Mandrake.

That sound like a Hijacker to me- I'll move this to the Security forum so that our spyware experts can offer assistance.

SpyBot isn't the be-all and end-all solution for removing malicious programs; as a matter of fact, there is no single program which can find and fix all of the "spyware" variants out there. At the very least, you should also download Ad Aware and HijackThis (download links are in my sig below).

Ad Aware is very similar to SpyBot, but it is updated more frequently and often catches things that SpyBot doesn't; using the two programs together will get rid of all but the nastiest infections. Run the 2 consecutively (the order doesn't matter), choose to have them fix everything they identify, and reboot after each program finishes its job. Make sure to check for and install the latest updates for each program before running them; new updates for Ad Aware are often released every two days or so.

Once you've run Ad Aware and SpyBot:

- Reboot into safe mode and, for every user account listed under C:\Documents and Settings, delete the entire contents of these folders:

1. Local Settings\Temp
2. Cookies
3. History
4. Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5

- Delete the entire content of your C:\Windows\Temp folder.
- Empty your Recycle Bin.
- Reboot normally.

If you get any messages concerning the deletion of system files such as desktop.ini or index.dat, just choose to …

I thought terists be'd spelt with two "r"s.....

;)

As Catweazle and I suggested- make sure that you have the floppy drive's ribbon cable connected correctly; if it's connected upsidedown or seated off-center (not contacting all of the pins on the drive's connector), you will experience errors.

No, Ad Aware and SpyBot would not have caused this.

You can reinstall your TCP/IP stack, although given the fact that you have the neoteris addition to your winsock configuration, that will probably get wiped out in the process. I can't find enough information that the moment to say whether this will be a problem or not; but if you want to remove and reinstall/reset your TCP/IP stack you can try this:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=299357

or this (note that this method involves editing the Windows Registry; follow the steps exactly, as making a mistake when editing the Registry can be fatal!):

Step 1: Delete the WINSOCK registry keys

START | RUN | REGEDIT

Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock

Delete the Key

Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Winsock2

Delete the Key

Reboot your machine (Do not skip this step).

Step 2: Install TCP/IP on top of itself

START | RUN | NCPA.CPL (no dialog box will open)
Right click on the your Network Connection
Select Properties
Click Install
Click Protocol
Click Add
Click Have Disk
Type the path to the nettcpip.inf file, for example: c:\windows\inf,
Click OK
You should now see "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" in the list of available protocols.
Select TCP/IP
Click OK.
Restart the computer

Yup, that's the gist of it. ;)

Oh no!:

It's viral! It can spread across threads! Be afraid! Be very afraid!

:mrgreen:

He didn't say that he was trying to boot from floppy, sounded like he wants to boot a hard drive that already has XP installed.

Yes, but this:

in bios, the bios is award i think
it checks mem and detects ide drives
an then says floppy disk failed (40)

would indicate a problem with BIOS detection of the floppy drive, regardless of which device was the actual boot device, yes?

Missed a few:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ModeDownload] C:\PROGRA~1\SHOWBI~1\fork beep up.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [updmgr] C:\Program Files\Common files\updmgr\updmgr.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [P2P Networking] C:\WINNT\System32\P2P Networking\P2P Networking.exe /AUTOSTART

Have HJT fix those and then locate and delete the .exe files they reference.

Also- delete the entire C:Program Files\PerfectNav folder.

hercules220tx,

Did you not see my post directly above yours regarding our policy of not posting questions in another member's thread. You need to start your own thread for your question and post your HJT log there.

Thank you.

First, have HJT fix the following:

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://www.xgbgnkzdgbchelnlluh.us/I...J_qFHg7Ms5T.htm
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {26B46F1E-507A-F493-3AE6-250DF650A262} - C:\PROGRA~1\ONEBOO~1\Ref Two.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Cash Bits] C:\PROGRA~1\PLANON~1\Internet Idol.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Eqfilefacechin] C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Sect Error Eq File\FreeSetup.exe
O16 - DPF: {41F17733-B041-4099-A042-B518BB6A408C} - http://a1540.g.akamai.net/7/1540/52...meInstaller.exe
O16 - DPF: {B9191F79-5613-4C76-AA2A-398534BB8999} - http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yah...utocomplete.cab

Then:

• Reboot into safe mode (hit the F8 key as your computer is rebooting; before Windows starts) and, for every user account listed under C:\Documents and Settings, delete the entire contents of the following folders. If you get messages asking if you really want to delelte any of the files, click "Yes" or "Yes to all":

1. Local Settings\Temp
2. Cookies
3. History
4. Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5

• Also delete the entire content of your C:\Windows\Temp folder.

• Search your system (including hidden files ands folders) for any of the .exe files in the "04" HJT entries I listed above and delete them.

• Empty your Recycle Bin.

• Reboot normally.

• Run SpyBot, Ad Aware, and CWShredder (links are in my sig below). Have them fix everything they find.

• Run HJT again and post a fresh log.

please post all logs in the security section. thats were they go now.

Right- all virus/spyware/etc.-related problems do belong in our Security forum; please read the announcement to that effect at the top of each forum's main page.

Moving to Security now...

Have you tried removing and reinstalling your video drivers yet? For that matter, does Device Manager indicate that your video card is using the correct driver?

OK, OK- all in good fun, but not a technical hardware question, so off to the Geek's lounge we go...

By the way hkxf- your post is bordering on spam, as you've posted about the dangers of radiation and then linked to your site, which, surprise- sells products to reduce radiation. Please refrain from such advertising here in the future. If you would like to advertise your product on this site, please contact the site administrator (cscgal) to discuss rates and other specifics.

Thank You.

im making a computer

If by that you mean that you built it yourself, open up the case and check the all of the floppy drive cabling and connections. Make certain that you have the floppy drive's ribbon cable correctly oriented and seated.

Have you checked for "spyware" infections? If not, have a read through the threads in our Security forum for information on how to detect and remove these malicious programs; they can cause some very "interesting" problems with Internet Explorer.

If you do find that you have spyware issues, please start a new thread in the Security forum describing what you've found; Security is the only forum in which we deal with resolving virus/spyware/adware/etc. problems.

Ah yes- you did indicate that you were using a Mac in your first post. Sorry- I missed that...

No problem. I guess that would make this a "Windows Software" question, so off tho that forum we go... buckle up!

On top of probably not having installed the compiler, you probably also don't have the kernel-source/kernel header files installed either, and you will need those to compile form source. Neither the compilers nor the kernel souce/header packages are installed by default (don't ask- we know they should be, but the developers don't seem to), so you would need to do as Christian suggests and install the development packages (as well as the kernel-source RPM).

Considering that you won't have any GUI tools to help you out, and the fact that using RPM from the command line is about as much fun as stuffing porcupines into various body cavities, I'd go with running the installer again and choosing the appropriate packages from there. If you use the custom install mode you should be able to do an upgrade from there (that is, only add the packages you want) instead of having to do a full reinstall.

If another browser is working fine, you should take the advice others have given:

1. Download the latest version of HijackThis (it probes/reports on more areas of your system that previous versions).

2. When you download the latest HJT, save it in its own separate directory on your drive (something like C:\HijackThis or C:\Spyware Tools\HijackThis will do). Do not run HJT from within any Temp or Temporary Internet folder (as you are doing now), and do not save it directly to/run it directly from your desktop.

3. Post a description of your problem, along with a fresh HJT log, in the Security forum.

That error can definitely be indicative of a spyware/virus infection; please start a new thread in our Security forum stating the full and exact text of the error as well as the contents of the logfile generated by HijackThis. Do not post your log in this thread; HJT logs belong only in the Security forum!

Before running HJT, make sure you are not running it from any Temp/Temporary Internet folder or directly from your desktop. Instead, create a separate folder for HJT such as C:\HijackThis or C:\Spyware Tools\HijackThis, move HJT to that folder and run it from there. Also make absolutely certain that Internet Explorer is completely closed before doing the scan. HJT is currently at version 1.98.2; make sure you have that version.

Look for possible error messages from IE in your application and system log files. To do so, use the Event Viewer in your Administrative Tools package. If you find IE errors, post the full text of the errors here.

Hi Rachel,

I don't think that this forum (Internet Explorer) is the right forum for your question (even if you are using a web-based email account) as this doensn't sound like a problem with Internet Explorer itself.

If you can tell me which email program you're using (or if it is indeed a web-based account), I'll move this thread to a more appropriate forum.

Thanks.

I'm pretty sure Disk Cleanup won't do that, because index.dat and desktop.ini are system files. However, you can delete those files manually; just chose the "Yes" or "Yes to all" option in the file-deletion confimation box that will pop up when you chose Delete.

BTW- those two files are generated files; that is, Windows will recreate them as/when needed.

It's been 4 or so years since I've had a Windows 9x machine, however I'll comment, even though I'm a bit rusty. :)

You probably have no Config.sys, as if you don't use Dos, you don't really need it. Same for autoexec.bat, Windows 9x really doesn't need those, unless you are set up to use MS-Dos as well. I'm going out on a limb here, but if Edit works, but you end up with an empty file when you type edit c:\config.sys, then I'd have to guess you simply have none, which normally is no problem.

If that's so, you're probably thinking, then why is it giving this error? I propose that Windows is trying to boot into Safe mode. Windows 9x automatically tries to load himem.sys if you are trying to start in safe mode. That is the only time Win9x requires himem.sys to be loaded, so the problem you're having is decidedly odd.

Figured I should toss this bit of info into the mix here, it may help someone figure out what's going on.

Yeah, I think all of the above can be true- config.sys and/or autoexec.bat don't need to be present, and very well may not be present on your particular system. If config.sys does not exist, the "edit" command would indeed open a new, blank file named config.sys.

I'm pretty rusty on Win 9.x as well, so I'll have to Google around a bit for more ideas.

Your log looks clean, so the problem must be somewhere else. (I was wrong about the " O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\program files\neoteris\secure application manager\gapsp.dll" entry in your log; that entry is valid.)

When did the download/page load problems first start, and had you changed/added/removed any software or hardware around that time?

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ehh just forget it no biggie

Erm, OK- but knowing exactly what you meant could help other members who might have a question similar to yours and pull up this thread in a forum search.

i don't know if it will help but i was playing around with some sites in internet explorer trying to get it to work. and the sites would come up with these symbols in front of the words...

for example

i typed in www.yahoo.com and hit enter and got this on the web address line-

http:///?%20www.yahoo.com

and it does that for all kinds of other sites too..and tells me that the page cannot be displayed.

"%20" is the ACSII code for the "space" character. I dimly rember some issue with parsing that character code in a URL and/or HTLM in general, but I'd have to do some research to find the reference again.

Anyway, I'm glad you got it sorted. In the future, run SpyBot and Adaware consecutively at regular intervals (make sure to get the most recent updates for each before running them) to find and remove whatever might have managed to creep into your system.

You're doing just fine- glad to have you aboard. :)