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what i do is, I boot to DOS Prompt, go to the win2k installation folder... \i386 and run winnt.exe. Never failed to install...

[QUOTE=BinaryMayhem]you dont need to download anything... windows comes with it... for windows 9x... look for mscdex.exe if you are using nt or 2k-xp, look for mscdexnt.exe. should be in the windows system folder. all you have to do is add the following line to autoexec.bat LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001 and your …

yeah, I'd want to see posts like that...

[QUOTE=Killer_Typo]if you want to erase your hard drive its format C: fdisk is for management of partitions i believe.[/QUOTE] True, fdisk is for managing your HDDs partitions. A quick format should wipe out your HDD, but then again, I don't think you can do it from within windows if the …

I once wrote a program in Turbo pascal while i was in school. All I did was make it run through the autoexec.bat then display a blank screen and wait for some sort of password before it continues to boot. I did that because I always run out of computer …

I do this all the time, it's easier to network XP to win9x than 2k to win9x. but still, it's easy. I have 2 pc's at home connected via crossover and have internet connection sharing. are the sharing on? sharing should be enabled on both computers so that you can …

ei, what if ..... :cheesy:

They really spend that much equipment for free mail huh? well, i don't use my yahoo mail anyway... I just need the yahoo ID for stuff like online games, IM, and other sorts of things that you can do on yahoo... maybe yahoo's starting to get worried that Google would …

you can get the .iso files from [url="http://www.linuxISO.org"]http://www.linuxISO.org[/url]. That's where i got mine

[QUOTE=LoriL1212]I don't reformat ever. But that is because I have never had the need to for any system I have worked on. I know that there are occasions that it will have to be done - but it is the absolute LAST option. Also, you say it keeps coming back, …

here's what I have, 1Ghz AMD Athlon 10GB HDD - primary master - FAT32 40GB HDD - primary slave - FAT32 Windows 2000 Pro the problem: It just happened, probably by a virus of some sort... my slave drive suddenly disappeared, there's this unknown device that show's up on the …

[QUOTE=bluedos82]remember: Hard work pays off in the future, Lazyness pays off now.[/QUOTE] how true, how true...

that happened to me before, except, it wasn't rebooting. the installation just stalls and tells you to redo the whole process again...

Maybe, just maybe, it's too much freedom that screws everything up... what do all of you think?

It's a bit more soothing to the eyes, I never liked orange anyway... I hate striking colors... eye-sore!!!

Hello all! I've been here on these forums for quite a while... I was thinking of installing Linux on my box to dual boot with my win2k. I'm just not sure what to use... I never installed/used one before... I'm looking for something that's easy to install, configure, and has …

[QUOTE=caperjack]boy this is one crazy fourm ,drives me nuts that people can't start a thread of there own !!I can't keep track of whos who!![/QUOTE] I guess bridge.dll just bridged tranquility into chaos... LOL :)

what is it? seems like a broken link...

I always tell my friends, "everything is free on the net, as long as you have the patience to look for it."

I'm not sure about this... but what about a reinstall of the modem?

[QUOTE=jasonwade]Hi! I was wadnering how do you physically acess your cookies in netscape 7.1? Like in Notepad? I just can't find it.[/QUOTE] I suggest you switch to [url=www.mozilla.org]mozilla.org[/url]. [QUOTE=jasonwade]Also is it possible somebody could tell what websites youve been on, by looking at your cookies? Thx! Jason[/QUOTE]Yes, I think you …

ahh, the beauty of pirated softwares... the beauty of the headaches you get from it... and the beauty of all the frustrations that comes with it... ahh.... :)

[QUOTE=i686-linux]It is truly amazing how a lot of these hosting companies stay in business. I pushed out a real quick website for a "friend-of-a-friend" type of person and the hosting provider that this company was using was terrible. I can't tell you how many times there host went down for …

I've been having this recurring problem with a trojan (I think). everytime i leave my computer online, there are email messages being sent to random addresses. When I check on the tasks running, there are random exe files that I keep on deleting. I delete the exe files and the …

I second that... I personally think that IBM's Thinkpads are one of the best and reliable laptops on the market...

I'm having this problem with one of my computers. I sure its infected with something but i'm not sure what it is, I think it's a trojan. It keeps sending e-mails to randomly generated users to specific servers. i.e. <random>@aol.com. since the e-mail client's smtp server is not set up, …

can you give/post more details on your problem? what notebook do you have? where does the loading stop? any error messages? more info and specs can help others give you a more specific answer to your question...

and here's my 200th... :) Im really enjoying it here very much... *More Power to Daniweb* and of course... to Dani!!! :)

was there any error while you were installing the modem drivers?

I've started using mozilla.org at home and here in the office... haven't had any probs yet... i'm enjoying the tabs... :) Oh, and btw, Dani here is the reason why i'm on mozilla now... she suggested i use it... oh well, hopefully it continues to run smoothly...

[QUOTE=sjcparo]Hello all... I just reformatted my hard drive, and I am trying to install windows 98 back on it. I can not find my authenticity code. Is there any way to get a new one or find out the code for it from the cd. computer rookie!:-|[/QUOTE] It should be …

..Or, you can give Partition Magic a try. I think it can change NTFS to FAT32, im not very sure abt this though. but what i know is, you won't lose any of the Data you have in the HDD.

[QUOTE=cscgal]I would think that it is but I'm not 100% ... can someone back me up?[/QUOTE] I think so too, i do it all the time... have'nt had any problems manually deleting temp files... (there's your back-up :cheesy: )

I don't think using warez would be the best idea.

Since reformatting is always my last and ultimate option, when all else fails i reinstall windows by just deleting \windows, \program files, and the hidden files used by windows. The autoexec.bat, config.sys, msdos.sys, io.sys, and *.bak's that windows make on some of them. Then I reinstall windows by booting through …

you might wanna try and read this [url=http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q281679&sd=tech][b][u]link[/u][/b][/url]. I'm not very familiar with that problem, but if the link can help please tell me... :)

if you really want to get rid of the win98, yes, you can delete \windows\ and some of the hidden system files of win98. But Catweazle is correct, you'll have to go through all of the trouble of reinstalling the applications that you have. as for FAT32, you can always …

If you use steroids while playing baseball, what good do you get from it? well, probably aside from the fact that you almost never get tired, will you be hitting better? probably running faster... but aside from all of these, what benefits do you get from it? Never played the …

[QUOTE=Catweazle]I see a lot of topics posted in this forum, and in quite a number of other forums I participate in, which post 'Hijackthis' logs and end up with detailed and technical procedures to follow to rid systems of internet 'nasties'.[/QUOTE] => This may be because HJT is so versatile …

[QUOTE=viperman224]yes, but the thing with western digital is before you can send the drive back you need an error code from their program if you send it back without the error code they won't send you a new one. my dad told this to me I have no idea if …

[QUOTE=Eico]What inspires you to maintain the pursuit of geeky knowledge?... [/QUOTE] my two-cents' worth: One attitude that I have is that I always want to impress myself, and when I do get to impress myself on something I did and/or know it doesn't last that long. Which makes me start …

dang! I'll still have a long way to go then... does it count if i post nonsenses?? :)

[QUOTE=leo2003]OK LADS, I HAVE A FIX FOR THE 1 MINUTE STARTUP LAG, UNINSTALL MICROSOFT OFFICE, IF YOU HAVE VISIO, UNINSTALL THAT ASWELL, PROBLEM FIXED, IF ANYONE ELSE FINDS IT WONT WORK PLEASE EMAIL ME [email="LEESMITH2097@HOTMAIL.COM"]LEESMITH2097@HOTMAIL.COM[/email] , THIS IS SO SIMPLE BUT HARD TO FIND OUT HOPE IT HELPS, LEO2003[/QUOTE] if …

WUtemp is the folder where windows update downloads files needed for update before installing it.

[QUOTE=Hey you]it would have to be a hot chick or relativley good looking woman.[/QUOTE] I agree...:p ... or something really very technically interesting. :idea:

would you believe that most ordinary people who uses computers don't even know how to use the MS-DOS shell? then, how would you expect them to use *nix? I always wanted to install linux on my pc, but my brothers/sisters/parents wont be able to use them. since they use it …

This just happened yesterday without me doing anything at all... here's the problem: I start up win2k, then I log onto it, then an error message appears that says "your system has no paging file or your paging file is too small." then it gives instructions on how to adjust …

[img]http://www.daniweb.com/temp_banners/8.jpg[/img] same here! the others either look too formal or too simple... this one has some kind of spice in it... :)

It could be the CD-R! Sometimes, there are blank CDs that have a maximum write limit... I once bought some, unintentionally, coz they're cheaper... most of the time, the max write speed is written on the blank CD.

[QUOTE=Jra2003]Straight from my physics book: [size=3]prefix, symbol, power[/size] [font=Times New Roman][font=Verdana][size=3]kilo-, k = 10^3[/size][font=Times New Roman][font=Verdana] [size=3]mega-, M = 10^6[/size] [font=Times New Roman][font=Verdana][size=3]giga-, G = 10^9[/size][font=Times New Roman][font=Verdana] [size=3]tera-, T = 10^12[/size] [font=Times New Roman][font=Verdana][size=3]peta-, P =10^[font=Times New Roman][font=Verdana]15[/font][/font][/size][size=3][font=Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman][font=Verdana] [size=3]exa-, E = 10^18[/size][font=Times New Roman][font=Verdana] [size=3]zetta-, …