goldeagle2005

Vista needs a dedicated graphics chip (at least of the FX5200 level) with 128 MB of dedicated vram to switch on the eye candy. I doubt you can view the aero interface in all it's glory using an onboard chip.

I'll have to agree. Why would you want to plug in your phne cable into your ethernet slot anyway?

Do you get any error when you click the folders?

You say your display remains blank. Does the BIOS give out any specific sequence of beeps? If yes, either the card or the slot are faulty. Otherwise, check that all connections are tight.

When you launch IE, does IE open wih the xonents of the desktop or does it minimize immediately and show you the desktop?

If youaren't using DHCP, make sure you've setup the IP addresses correctly. IF you are using DHCP, make sure your lease timing, DNS and Gateway info is correct. Also, are your computers able to ping each other? Are they able to ping the main server? Can the server ping the …

Flash player 8-->107 megs? No offense, but that sounds crazy. The flash plugin is barely a few megabytes in size. You must be downloading some other flash app.

I guess some guy having a little fun at our expense.

Heating can be an issue if it remains unchecked. What's the temperature of your CPU and / or the system?

I kinda suspect the drive here.

...and we serve with smiles

Eternally Confuzzled. heheheh (sorry narue)

Actually, what you're experiencing is perfectly normal. I don't know why, but running any 16 bit task seems to eat up CPU time like crazy. If anyone else can explain why this happens, I'm all ears.

Wgere are Questions 2 and 3?

The remaining 128 MB is probably dedicated as VRAM. That means you have an onboard video card and of your 512 MB, 128 is being used exclusively by your Vid card. You can change a few settings in your BIOS and actually reduce the amount of mem the vid card …

You drunk bastards. I wouldn't touch that vile stuff from a mile away. You shall suffer for your beer. Now, where the heck is my Vodka

Yeah. Seems to me that your hard drive is kaput. You may have to pay for the new HD though, if the system isn't under warranty.

Are you sure you're running the task with proper credentials? XP, as you know, requires a valid username/password to run the taask. I'm not too sure about Win2000, but I assume it's the same there too. Be sure to enter a valid username/password.

Yes. Also, since Windows can't see the drive, you'll need to format the drive thru disk management (start>run, type diskmgmt.msc' and press enter). Choose your new drive, rt click on that and choose "Format". Be sure to select NTFS as the file system.

Louker: When you see the desktop wallpaper, press "Ctrl-Alt-Escape" to launch task manager. Then, click file>new task(run). In the run dialog box, type "explorer" and press enter.

Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly are 'Canned Messages' ?

Check the Volume Control. Make sure that the Master Volume and Wave control aren't minimised or muted.

Interesting features. Looks like someone's been workiing overtime on these.

Are the ports enabled in the BIOS?

First, scan your system for Viruses and Spyware. Once done, run Windows setup, and choose the upgrade option. This ought to take care of any errors in your XP installation.

Wouldn't this be a problem with Vista replacing the NTFS access permissions on the folder? If yes, well, I'm not too sure about Vista, but here's the procedure to reset CP's access permissions: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread43363.html[/url]

are you able to reinstall norton 2005? if yes, reinstall it and then try uninstalling again.

I suppose I don't write one because 1. I wouldn't know what to talk about 2. I'm too darned lazy to actually write one However, I do look forward to reading people's blogs. Keeps me informed of what's going on in the tech world.

That and the fact that cell phones are so often used by men having sex with their GFs. These clips are then circulated on the internet and sent via MMS too. Here in India, there have been numerous cases about such clips doing the rounds. These also include famous celebrities …

Can yo uconfirm the RAM is working? Test it on another lappy, to be sure.

I've seen this error when 1. The drivers have corrupted 2. The RAM is bad Now, step 1 would be to check all the drivers are intact. Open device manager and make sure no devices have a red cross or a yellow exclamation next to them. If there are, you …

If the BIOS flash procedure does not help, I would suggest you take the board to where you bought it from and ask them for a replacement. It seems to me the board is to blame here.

Go to disk management (start>run, type 'diskmgmt.msc' and press enter)Right click on your HD without the drive letter and select "Add drive letters and paths". Next, click "Add" and select the first availablr drive letter. Do this for all your HDs.

Me, I'm so hooked to Dream Theater these days. Gotta love 'em. Especially tracks like "Home", "The Dance of Eternity", "Strange Deja Vu" and "Metropolis"

[QUOTE=nanosani]Reinstalling without a source of XP ??? its not possible in my books.[/QUOTE] It's not possible. Period.

The system always boots from the first active partition, regardless of the number of HDs. I suggest you restart Windows setup and install windows on your first HD. this will take care of that error you're getting.

Generally, all setup routines defaukt the installation to C:\Program Files. But they also give you the option of installing the app in another partition/directory. If you want to permanently move the location of the Program Files directory, use TweakUI for the same.

Actually, it's probable that the voltage surge fried your SMPS/motherboard. You could check the SMPS and the board on another machine to see if they're working.

Seems like your hard disk drive has gone bad. You'll need to get the HD replaced. Hope you backed up your data.

Frankly, education is the key. Parents need to educate the children about the dangers lurking in every corner of the internet. They should be told in no uncertain terms that giving out personal info online is a strict no-no. Any violation of said rule is grounds for punishment.

Did you check if the board and/or the CPU were overheating? Go to the BIOS and search for something like PC Health. Under this, check your CPU temperatures and post them here.

If they're XVid or DivX files, you will need separate codecs for them. I suggest the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack. Google for the link.

have you formatted the destination drive? sometimes an old corrupt installation can play havoc with the setup routine

Tell me. When the Media Players freeze, does it remain frozen till you reboot, or do you get control of the system after sometime. Also, when the MP freezes, can you launch other apps?

And restoring would mean formatting your HD and performing a fresh install

PLease check that all data cables are connected tightly. Tis includes the FD cables, HD and OD cables.

go to tools>folder options. Click the "View" tab. Under advanced settings, scroll to the very last check box titled "Use simple file sharing (recommended) and uncheck it. Click OK to exit.

How about simply deleting it?

If you're going for gaming, might I suggest an AMD Athlon64 processor? AMD has a tendency of outperforming Intel in terms of CPU intensive tasks like games, vid editing and the like. AMD is quite cheaper than it's Intel counterpart aswell. For the mobo, I kinda prefer MSI, followed by …

Hope you had backups. (note to self: create backups)