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 | Start your Recovery Console from the CD. Type chkdsk /p ...and OK. If it finds any problems, type chkdsk /r ...and when it finishes do the /p again to check if all is good. Does it work now? If not, back into Recovery Console and type fixboot |
| | HDD back into the other sys, load up the RC, select the OS on the FAILING drive and try fixmbr on it. Running chkdsk /p next would be an idea. A black screen error with no message at your stage of loading means, I think, that BIOS handed over to … |
| | is windows installed on that 60GB drive?... cos it's getting kind of full. Try off-loading a few folders to the other drive. Just guessing.... |
| | Re: Sound problems [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] And if you navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurentControlSet\Enum\Root\System how many of the 4-digit subkeys [eg 0000] have Plug and Play Software Device Enumerator as the data for DeviceDesc? Export the System key, then delete them [both, or just one that looks wrong.. :) Mine is 0000]? Check Device Mgr again. Reinstall … |
| | The drain connection is the input to the mosfet... it has 0.97V. Mosfet is fully on at gate = 5v; it then has about 3milliohms fwd resistance, so it looks like something is pinning the source [output] low [if the mosfet is actually turning on]. Try shorting the gate to … |
| | Re: ethernet adapter [QUOTE=;][/QUOTE] Load/update the chipset drivers for your mb, then install the ethernet driver. Here: [url]http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/network-internet-wireless/f/3324/t/7873195.aspx[/url] |
| | Re: Start Up Reg cleaners. Your registry is large.... mine is about 32MB, a cleaner may remove 1KB. And if you run a different cleaner, it will perhaps find different things to remove. And none of them will remove all orphaned entries. Much of the data cleaners remove is cycled out over time …  |
| | Tricky. When you formatted and reinstalled did you have other data or application partitions that were not formatted also, or did you later apply software from media that were recorded on your earlier OS? I'm thinking rootkits here, hiding malware that is faulty, and which freezes your system. Rootkit scans … |
| | Aw.. you're a mean bunch! Chaz, caper would really like to know the blue-screen error message contents ie the numbers, and files if mentioned. The moment it flashes up tap your Pause key to freeze it, Enter to continue. Be waiting for it....  |
| | When Windows fails to start do you get any error messages? What are they? "what is your mbr grub?" - I don't know ubuntu... but Grub is their boot loader, somewhat similar in action to M$ boot.ini file but more comprehensive, in that it allows for other OSs...? a boot …  |
| | Tidus, try deleting your desktop.htt file. It will be found in C:\Docs n Setts\You\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop.htt. You will have to clear the checkbox alongside Hide Protected Operating System Files via Explorer > Tools > folder Options > View tab. Restart your sys... a new desktop.htt file will be regenerated, and … |
| | Sometimes, crystal, if you don't have technical expertise then a repair shop or friend who does is the best bet. It could be any number of things pinning your system.... the power supply, mb, card on the mb, RAM, BIOS corruption.... Gee. Start with RAM. Power off, pull the plug, … |
| | Did you get it sorted out, Dave? It will be a hard drive error, and you need to run chkdsk on it. For that you will need a Recovery Console on a bootable USB key, else you will have to remove the hdd, place it into an enclosure and connect … |
| | Try using the Recovery Console to replace system32\logonui.exe. If you have updated to SP3 then the latest version will be found in Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 folder. |
| | He's eight months older, now..... |
| | G'day, holly.. I assume you can still access Safe Mode? Go back in there and see if by either going Ctrl-Alt -Del or rclicking on what there is of the task bar you can open Task Manager...? You could? Then go to processes tab and stop explorer.exe. Now, still in … |
| | "What will i do ???" I don't know.... but i do know what M$ will do if you succeed. You will confront an activation problem. But heck, if your company is only going to be around for 30 days, go right ahead. |
| | I like living in a country where Google works. |
 | Gee, arelius, you're going nuts there over security. I understand that. But.... If I got hold of your lappie, and wanted to see into your hdd badly enough, well, I'd come across your arrangements, and then I would switch it off, pop the hood and slide your hdd into my … |
| | .. you should be pleased..?? MyWebSearch... k, some folks may like it... but really it is just OneCare doing its job for you - i assume you have that pgm? To fix the issue go to add/remove pgms via control panel and remove any pgms related to this..My Web, My …  |
 | Abu, a long shot... when Setup was running it may not have detected correctly the power management scheme of your mb. Go into system32, rclick on HAL.DLL, choose Properties > Version tab. Highlight [lclick] Internal name... what does it list for your actual hal? Make sure that you have the … |
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| | Check that the heatsink on your northbridge is in good shape - that is where your IGP [integrated graphics, the 7050] is located. Could be a lockdown problem, or the paste letting go. Anyway, the lines come from the graphics processor failing in some way. High pitched noise? Often comes … |
| | So. You want to have a computer with XP as the one OS installed, on what is now the 2nd hard disk? Then it is very important that you disconnect the first, failing disk while you install XP on the second [because otherwise Setup will discover the other installation on … |
| | explorer.exe is not running.... try starting it via Task Manager. |
| | You do need a wireless router... :) with its wireless function turned on. So you do that with a LAN connection. In your router page [192.-.-.-], turn on the wireless access point, note the name [SSID], allow broadcast of the SSID, turn security off for the moment. Tell your sys … |
| | Was it a bootable iso with apps in it that you burned? If so, you just burn that image. Or was it a collection of apps that you put together into a bootable cd format? |
| | "I use Bitdefender anti-virus and neither this nor other AV software detects any viruses." Um... how many AV services do you have installed? One only is the Rule. Try uninstalling Bitdefender [uninstall, not just stop it]. Use nLite to create a new cd with XP and SP3 on it; use … |
| | 750? Uten kostnad? Gode tilbud! Men jeg har en mobil .... så trist. |
| | Well, check that you have allowed it for the drives [partitions] you wish it to apply to, and that you have allowed sufficient space for it [5 or 6% of disk space should suffice]. Go via CP>System>System Resore. Windows should create automatic restore points before any software installation occurs. Provided … |
| | Might be an idea to tell us the blue screen code..... perhaps your hdd is toasty. Anyway, since a reinstallation is the way you wish to proceed, what was the result of the chkdsk run during the format Setup does? |
| | :) The fan is more concerned about the temp of the CPUs than your room [it does affect it, naturally]. Use your mb makers software to check the core temps, or just get Coretemp [dl the software] to do it. Reset the desired fan profile in BIOS if you deem … |
| | xetwnk.... check to see if in the root of each drive there is a file called autorun.inf. If there is please drag one into a notepad, zip it and attach to your next post [use the Go Advanced button]. Then delete each autorun.inf file that you find in the root …  |
| | It is so useful, that option to display a corporate logo instead of BIOS sys info. Press the function key you are told to, go into BIOS setup and find the option to disable that logo screen in favour of hardware detections, then see what is missing. Does your hdd … |
| | The pdf writer has the option of locking features in his file so that the receiver may not edit it easily. |
| | You might wish to run Malwarebyte's Antimalware. A quick scan will suffice. altering your Hosts file is not all that the malware you have does to your sys. |
| | If you want to be more sure that your machine is clean then do this: ==Get CCleaner from [url]http://www.ccleaner.com/[/url] - and install it in a new folder. You should keep this one for general use. I set the installation checkboxes only to open from the recycle bin. It's neater that …  |
| | You do not say what the site is... but you the client have communicated successfully with the server, and it has refused you access. It is not your browser which is doing the blocking, it is the server you accessed. Normally, you cannot gain access when you receive such a … |
| | I do not think that this is resulting from a problem with windows per se. That error msg comes from shell32.dll which shows that it iss trying to handle your exe file. Some programs place many entries in the registry concerned with their opening, when you initiate a program explorer … |
| | "It feels like it can't find the boot files" You report getting beep codes.... but does BIOS display at all? At beep code stage the BIOS is checking hardware, there is nothing on screen. Your cpu is obviously working, at least to some extent. RAM? You do not know.... try … |
| | Re: noenoejetma Hi, yes, it is there. ==Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from: [url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html[/url] or: [url]http://www.besttechie.net/tools/mbam-setup.exe[/url] =Dclick that file, mbam-setup.exe, to install the application, -ensure that it is set to update and start, else start it via the icon, and UPDATE it. Select "Perform QUICK Scan", then click Scan; the application will guide … |
| | And, of course, there is always the FREE tool, CCleaner. Does all that, plus more if you configure it so. |
| | Google for Memtest86+ & Coretemp Coretemp will give you a nice little [configurable] temp display for all cores in your task bar [if you so wish]; Memtest86+ will make a bootable floppy which you load after a sys restart [and boot from the floppy!] - it will comprehensively test your … |
| | Ouch. That ID is for a Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter. If it is now unknown, it is time to reinstall its driver. Do that via device manager. You might take the time to see if there is an update available [and with Atheros, that is sometimes no easy task]. … |
| | The MBR is on the first sector of the disk, LBA 0. It is 512B. That aside, when you formatted your disk with Setup at the time of the fresh installation a new MBR was written. A bit out of my depth here... but Setup examines your disk [reads it] … |
| | Re: Enable CMD Which driver [for what piece of hardware] are you searching for, Palos? Chipset? I cannot find them. Try these people: [url]http://laptop.oks.ph/ecs/ecs-desknote-w341-vp/[/url] |
| | Set is looking for a defined variable; "drive" is not defined in the command shell environment. You will have to create your variablename first, so at the head of your batchfile put this line: set varname=drive And it should then accept the set drive=x: lines. Oh, and be careful of … |
| | Just power off at the wall, ground your hands to the chassis and remove extra sticks of RAM.... and swap if it does not work. Memtest86 loaded onto a floppy will check your RAM for you [no OS required, it is bootable]. Consider also mb overheating... it may not be … |
| | Windows Repairs does not fix anything to do with user ccounts... it merely replaces system files and part of the system hive [it rewrites the sys enries, leaves others intact]. And removes all your security updates; doesn't touch any other software, but is able to lose registry entries to some … |
| | Insert her XP installation cd, go Start, Run, and enter: sfc /scannow That should replace it. It will not be in the caches because WIndows would have already restored it to system32 if it was there. |
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