Posts by goldeagle2005

Alright, thanks. By that you mean take out my cd drives, floppy, printer, etc?(Sorry, i'm a bit of a newb)

Yes. It's better to start off with as minimum hardware as possible.

Why dont u people reply, we waste our time come here and try to answer ur questions and u people wont even bother to reply

Dude, calm down. This is voluntary help forum. People can reply if/as they choose to.

The default location of these 3 folders ight have changed. Use a tool like TweakUI to change he locations of these folders.

Spyware can't mess your computer when Windows isn't loaded. If this was the case, even a clean install wouldn't clean the spyware. I think the problem lies somewhere in your IDE drives. Disconnect your IDE drives and see if the problem is resolved. If yes, reconnect the drives one by one and find out which device is causing the problem

It's possible your disk is a multisession CD and you don't know it. Use isobuster to get your disk info.

Reset the NTFS access permissions on all flders on your old hard drive.
More info here: http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?p=171352#post171352

You need to be more specific. What exactly are you trying to do? Install an OS? If so, you can't just copy the files and pray that it'll run. You need to run it's setup program. Boot off the OS CD and follow the on screen prompts.

Also, check the drive on another computer and see if it's working.

If it's a clean install you're performing, try to format the partition using NTFS (not the quick option). If this doesn't help, your problem lies somewhere in the hardware. Either the RAM is faulty or the CPU is overheating. Try using your RAM modules on another computer and a known working RAM module on your computer. If this doesn't help, go to your BIOS and check the CPU temperature. Intel processors are notorious for heating up these days, and they barely keep cool with the stock heat sink/fan combo. If heating is your issue, replace the HS/Fan with one from Thermaltake or another such brand. Be sure to apply a thin layer of Arctic Silver on the heatsink base.

On another note, it's possible your mobo may be faulty, in which case the option is to get it replaced.

Let me know if these suggestions help.

You're right. The performance of Server 2003 is MUCH better than XP, both in terms of regular use and for my intranet site hosting.

downgrade to xp then. 2003 is a base system they took out all xp junk to make it stable. if you want a xp looking computer USE xp. enough of a rant the login screen ive heard has a few "issues" to it, i for 1 am glad 2003 hasnt got it.

wot kind oF issues?

Hey
I just installed a copy of Server 2003. One thing I noticed, there's no Welcome Screen in Server (the one called logonui.exe). However, the file exists in the system32 directory. What can I do to enable the XP style login? I'm pretty bored with the Server 2003 style of login.
Thanks

Could be a trojan or virus. Scan with spybot, adaware and a reputable av package

Since both drives contained copies of the images, overwriting wouldn't have made a difference.

What happened was, he managed to move almost half of his photos to drive D, before the hard drive filled up. When he clicked stop to abort the file move, the process stopped, but the files that had been moved were not moved back to the original location. He then proceeded to delete the files from D. As a result, he managed to delete those files from both drives C and D.

evaxiaomi, I'm sorry to say you've deleted your files, with no way of recovering them (unless you moved them to the Recycle Bin), in which case you could replace them from there.

Reset the NTFS access permissions on your C drive. Next, login with an administrative account and take ownership of all the files on drive c and empty the recycle bin. Afterwards, login with the other account and take ownsership of all files specific to this account. (this last step is optional)

Also run a thorough chkdsk on drive c. I recommend running chkdsk from the recovery console. It seems to fix errors better.

There is still a way to identify the card by using the Debug program that is built into Windows.

Go Start > Run, type in Debug and press the Enter key. A DOS window appears with a hyphen as a prompt. Type in dc000:0,ff (four zeros, not capital Os), and press the Enter key.

On the left of the window several lines of figures will appear, and the video card's chipset and manufacturer will appear within the figures to the right of them.

Post the results on this forum and let us know.

Clcik start>run. Type 'services.msc'. In the Local Services window, scroll to "Help and Support". Double clcik this. Under startup, make sure "Automatic" is selected. Then, click the "start" button below under "Service Status". See if this helps.

The restore CD is specific to the mobo you had earlier. Lots of OEMs do this to prevent piracy. If you received your new mobo from the same manufacturer, you can request for a new restore CD. If, however, you bought the new mobo from your local computer store, you'll need to obtain a fresh copy of Windows XP from the store, as your restore CD will not install to your new computer.

Try the RAM sticks one at a time to rule out the possibility of mismatched modules. Also, using a brush, clean the mobo. Remove any dust on it, especially in or around the RAM slots. Also, check the temperatures reported by the mobo's sensor (BIOS Setup>PC Health). Report back with the temperature, as its possible the thermal grease might have dissipated.

Did you plug in the 4 pin power connector? This is used to power up the CPU

Your current heatsink/fan won't be sufficient to cool your dual core processor. You need to install a heatsink certified fit to be used by AMD on the X2 processor. It's best to go for a box pack.

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Whoops! My mistake. I guess the BIOS used in Dell systems is different from those provided by AMI or Award. Another one of the reasons why I dislike proprietary hardware.

I ordered a CD free of cost from Microsoft. You might try your luck at the Microsoft Web Site here.

One long and one short beep signifies a motherboard issue. I suggest getting it checked by Dell. It's possible while installing the RAM modules, you inadvertently knocked an IC loose. Call Dell.

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AntiVirus: Avast! Antivirus Home Edition (free)
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Browser: Mozilla Firefox
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Media Player: Windows Media Player/Apple iTunes
www.microsoft.com/windowsmedia/mp10
www.apple.com/itunes

File Compression: WinZip/WinRar
www.winzip.com
http://www.rarlab.com

System Inventory: Everest
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Windows SideBar: SmartBar XP
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Disk Health Monitor: Drive Health
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Window Decorator: Style XP
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Can you tell me your computer's model number? I know its a Dell, but i need the model number.

2 beeps generally signifies a POST error. Were the beeps you heard long beeps or short beeps?

Okay. I'd suggest you install Windows XP Service Pack 2. See if this helps.

Try running your computer without any RAM sticks installed. If you hear 3 beeps, your motherboard is fine. If, however, you don't hear any beeps at all, your mobo is at fault.

Just to test the mobo, remove all drives (HD, CD and FD), remove all peripherals (modem, LAN etc), remove the graphics card (if you have an add on card) and also remove the RAM. Now power on the system. If you don't hear any beeps, your mobo could be shot.

If this is the case, remove the battery from your mobo (it's a flat button cell) and leave it out for about half an hour to an hour. Now reinsert the battery and power on the system (without RAM etc) and see if your mobo shows any signs of life. If not, well, you need a new one.

Maybe you plug in your monitor in wrong socket or BIOS set wrong. Because you have extra graphic card.

I doubt that's the issue. 3 beeps signifies a problem with the memory subsystem.

Could be a bad HD as it can't see the cylinder, head and sector. Try configuring these parameters manually and see if that helps. Next, disconnect the old (working) HD and only connect the new one. See if the CHS parameters are bow detected. If they are, you have a bad data cable. Also, check the new HD on another computer. If it doesn't work there, the HD is bad.

When you connect the HD, can you feel a very slight vibration and hear the disk spinning (you need to listen very closely for this)?

It would be best, however, if you could use a friend's computer to back up your files. Using a crossover cable, connect your laptop with your friend's computer and copy your data off of your laptop. Then you're free to format away. I know it's a little tedious, but judging by the extent of anguish you're going through, I STRONGLY recommend a format and reinstall of windows.

Oh, and you can try another antivirus. avast! antivirus. I gave up Norton recently as it slowed my system to a crawl. I find avast! pretty effective. Besides, it's free for home use. Head here: http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

You can just remove a virus manually from the registry. If you can boot up your system in safe mode, install and update a reputed a/v package like Norton 2005/AVG/avast! antivirus and run a full scan. Next, use Adaware and Spybot S&D to scan and remove any spyware/adware/malware from your computer.

If you can't boot up your computer, the only workaround is to reinstall Windows.

Update: You said you can start command prompt from Task manager. Similarly, you can try starting the Windows shell (Start Menu, desktop etc). Instead of cmd.exe, type explorer.exe in the Run box in task manager.

This happens to me as well. I haven't found a fix yet. Just ensure your graphics drivers are installed, Direct Draw and Direct 3D Acceleration and AGP Texture Acceleration in dxdiag is enabled (DXDIAG>Display Tab) and Hardware acceleration in Display Properties>Settings tab>Advanced>Troubleshoot tab is at full.

Download the VIA Hyperion drivers. This will install any missing chipset drivers. Highly recommend installing this driver.

Do as it says: Check the jumper settings. The settings are indicated on the drive itself. I know ppl who inadvertently set both devices as master/slave. Also, check for loose connections on the drives and the motherboard.

You need to give us more info. Is D drive the CD Drive or a hard drive? If its the CD drive, try restarting the computer. If this doesn't help, check for loose connections, scan for viruses and remove and reinstall the CD drive from Device Manager.

Try replacing the RAM sticks first. Since the mobo is beeping, I'd try swapping the RAM modules with known working modules.

You would have got an instruction manual with your computer. Can you see what the diagnostic light codes mean? See the code in the rear and compare it to the diagnostic table given in the manual.

Otherwise, I suspect a loose connection. Check to make sure you've tightly plugged in all the cables. Also, ensure all peripherals (LAN card, graphics card, modem etc) are all snugly seated in their slots.

Hey, it's the thought that counts

sorry i wasn't clear before. I meant whichever folder you have your files stored in, check that folder's properties. So if your files are in, say, C:\media\, check the media folder's permissions.

I seriously think your NTFS access settings are the cilprit (if you have formatted with NTFS, that is). Check this post:

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?p=171352#post171352

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Seems like faulty RAM to me. Before you head out to get a new RAM stick, try cleaning the RAM connectors with an eraser.