Posts by hughv

Use the scanner at:
www.crucial.com
They'll tell you what's possible and recommend RAM to buy.

Try System Restore.

Yes, it's possible. What are you trying to accomplish?
Describe the equipment.
In general, you want to attach one router to the modem, then the second router to the first.
The second router will need a fixed IP address and have DHCP disabled.

OK.
Just disable isapnp read data port.

This might be a memory problem.
Download and rum Memtest 86
http://www.memtest.org/

This seems to be a file for ISA ports, which you almost certainly don't have.
In Control Panel/Admin Tools/Services, set this service to "Disabled" and see if the problem goes away.

http://www.windowsreference.com/general/how-to-create-a-bootlog-in-windows-2000xp-and-later/

What does "partly hanging" mean?
If you enable boot logging, you can review the log for clues.

Blink is the single most annoying tag ever made. Don't learn how to do this.

I am now bowing.

You probably use only one of these devices, so, figure out which is which, then you'll only need to enable one device.

In device manager, rt-click, select "Disable".
Rt-click "Enable" to activate.
I haven't done it, but I think you can also set up a Hardware Profile to accomplish this.

"Government will die if people ceases to exist, but people will not expire if government stops to be"
This is dead wrong. I doubt most people would survive very long without the services they've come to expect from government. Chop firewood? Troubleshoot an engine, or any appliance for that matter? Maybe it shouldn't be that way, but most people are almost totally incapable of surviving more than a few weeks without government services Sorry, Aia, you're living in some kind of fantasy land that hasn't existed since the days of the cave man.
As for the guy from the Netherlands, he's obviously an idiot, and a poster child for planned parenthood.

You have to take ownership of the files:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
This would be even easier if you just networked the PCs.

And an anecdotal footnote:
" I was in Europe the past two weeks and it was absolutely stunning. Everywhere I went, people wanted to speak to me about Obama. An old woman sweeping the street in Lisbon stopped me when she heard me speaking English and said: "American? Obama?" I could only shake my head and smile since I don't speak Portuguese. The doorman in Frankfurt, the waiter in Munich and the hotel receptionist in The Netherlands all bent my ear for about 10-15 minutes about how they are so looking forward to having Obama as President. Notice that they didn't say "your President" or "the American President" - it was simply "President". Everyone feels like they have a stake in this election. I hope the American public understands just how important it is that we get this one right.

Finally, at a medical conference a doctor from Angola came up to me with tears in his eyes and implored for me to vote for Obama. I told him that I was an Obama supporter and he thank me over and over. As he left, he said to me "Only in America. Only in America."

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/06/what-was-haynes.html#more

It would seem that Aia is more comfortable acting as a troll in her own thread than in dealing with any substance. Didn't this start as a comment on a signature?
Governments are necessary (A necessary evil, if you will).
Some are better for their citizens than others. Some have mechanisms to allow peaceful. positive change and some must be overthrown by force.
I doubt very much that Aia (Or any of us) can survive without some form of government.
"Center of existence" is a little too much, but government is here to stay.
I respect your desire to keep this conversation more global, but the fact is that we are the most influential (And powerful) government in existence, and the example we set is paramount.
Electing a black man as president would be a good start to restoring our reputation,and would have more influence in the near future that just about anything else we could do.
By the way: I would bet a large sum that every visitor is aware of the Constitution, and has a at least some admiration of its content and intent.

Actually, there are many laptops that serve well as desktop replacements and even game well.
I build my own, but it's very easy to get someone to build one for you, or buy a factory job to just about any spec.
There was a time you could save money building your won, but that's a thing of the past at the moment.
To my mind, the only issue here is portability.

Combat Infantry Badge (Vietnam, 1967-'68)

"I had always marveled at the similitude between virus and government. Both depend on the host for existence. Both will turn against the host for expansion, and propagation. Both will end killing the host if no intervention is applied to avoid expansion."
Maybe you're a biologist? Ever heard of symbiosis?
You seem to be promoting Anarchy, or at least some very limited form of government, and that's fine, but theoretical arguments tend to be sophomoric and fail to deal with the reality of 300,000,000 or so citizens who need government of some kind.
We're getting the government we voted for. If it fails on many levels (and it does), get off your butt and do something about it.
Forget black and white. This is a very gray problem that takes dedication, education, time and experience to solve.
You're probably smart enough to be part of the solution , but I warn you, it's a tough problem and can be all-consuming.
We could start, of course, by electing Obama, who has the vision to realize we need substantive change.

Maybe the question needs some re-phrasing?
"What should the role of government be."
I think the constitution is pretty specific:
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
There's a lot more detail, of course, but governments do have a useful and necessary function.
The current problems stem largely from an indifferent, uneducated electorate, a supine, venal congress and an incompetent president surrounded by advisers who are completely out of touch with us common folk.
Anarchy sucks, but we do have a history of revolution, and maybe it's time that the people take back the power.
I agree that the internet can help, but education would help even more.

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Most add-on toolbars can be removed in Control Panel.
You can also control them in View/Toolbars.

This toolbar is not part of IE7.

Don't pay any attention to selfhelpbooks. He's "In training" for a reason.
Could be several problems.
Do you have AV and anti-spy-ware installed?
Is Win2K up to date?
Try defrag and chkdsk and look in Event viewer for errors in System Or Application.

I'm done.

This model had many different configurations, so you'll need to go the Dell site and enter your service tag to get the hardware info.

Any laptop at all will do for web development. I find Dell to be very reliable, highly customizable and good value.
If you plan on extensive Photo/Video/Music editing you might opt for larger RAM and HD sizes.

Dell is offering Ubuntu pre-installed:
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/ubuntu?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=anavml
There are 3 inspirons that fit your budget.

XP does not detect SATA discs. If that's what you have, you'll need to install the SATA drivers with a floppy, and I suspect you don't have one.
So:
What's the make and model of the laptop?
You may be able to slipstream an XP disk with the needed drivers.

How about a few parameters?
How will you use it?
Price range?
Weight? Battery life?
Operating system?

Is the charger working? Some have a light, some just get warm. new battery doesn't mean a good battery, but it probably is.
This sounds like a charging/power supply issue.
What's the exact make and model?

No, no, no.
The number of files on your HD makes no difference at all to the speed until the drive is nearly full.
External drives operate much more slowly than internal drives, so you'd see a noticeable slowing using your method.
Max out your RAM to get speed.

You could do that, but I think of my external drive as a backup. No file is safe on a hard drive, so two copies is better than one.
You're not really safe until you have a CD/DVD backup, and even that can be iffy.

Can you hear the fans come on? Check around the vents for dust/dirt.
How do you know the battery is good?
Try safe mode.

Google:
Resume Template

"Setup Service Pack 1 of Vista and update your router's firmware."

Sounds like good advice.
Go to your router manufacturer's site and look for a firmware update. This usually explained somewhere on the site. Basically, you just download a small file and run a program from the router web page to update.
Read carefully and it's simple.

Dell's quality is excellent.

You have to be specific about what you want the desktop to do.
Even the most basic machine will handle email and surfing.
When you get to games and multimedia the specs have to increase.
The Dell Inspiron and XPS are a good place to start, but jbennett is right about building your own if you want quality, high end hardware.

The main advantage of a laptop is portability. A minor advantage is the smaller footprint.
You'll usually get more computer for your dollars with a desktop, and they are much easier/cheaper to repair and/or upgrade.
It sounds as though you could get some use out of a basic laptop, so I'd say go for both.
Transferring files, or :"Synching" the two is fairly simple.

Blogger by Google is a good place to start.
It's free and easy.

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I've seen this with wireless keyboards and some USB keyboards.
Try a PS2 keyboard or a different keyboard.

What is the OS?

That's very strange.
Do you get the "Press any key to boot from CD" dialog?
Will it boot from a CD as opposed to a DVD?
Does the DVD drive work? Do you know for sure the DVD is bootable?

Look in Event Viewer/System/application for possible clues.

I assume you have some experience, so I'm surprised at the question.
I carry lots of stuff, but I try to avoid doing serious repairs in the field.
This kind of kit might help:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=31719&CatId=47
In addition:
Canned AIr
Boot disks with troubleshooting tools
Blank Cd/DVD
Flash Drive/USB Drive for copying files
Laptop (For downloading files)

I have the same setup-4 HDs, XP on one, Vista on the other, One RAID, one data and a USB backup drive.
The Vista install should be after the XP install, and will automatically create a boot menu.
The Vista boot manager is done with BCEdit, which is complicated and abstruse. Try Vista Boot Pro, which makes the process intelligible to the average user:
http://www.vistabootpro.org/

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Start/Run
Enter chkdsk /r (Drive Letter):

There is a hosts file here, with instructions:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm