Posts by goldeagle2005

Bad quality CD. Try one from Moser Baer or Sony. Try writing at 32x. Run a data verification after burning the CD. Also ensure that nero is set to "write" the CD and not "Simulate"

And ensure youve got cookies enabled.

Oh man! Thanks, jwenting! How could I forget to mention the affect of their advertising?! I believe AOL has produced enough cdroms to cover the entire surface of planet earth to a depth of 3.5 feet. Maybe that's an exaggeration. ;)

3.4897 feet, actually. And counting

Plain Windows XP desktop. WAAAAAAAAAH....please don't hate me. I'm trying to be a non micro$haft guy.

DDR? A game? And here I thought it was a type of RAM. Well d'uh. Silly me.

ding ding ding ding ding ding
da ba da da da da daaaa daaaaaaaaaaa
daa aaa
wheeee eeeeeee
(or whatever)

Speak for your bloody self!

I just happen to be a 'rough as guts' old bushie, who loves a gutsful of grog, enjoys going to the footy and hanging out with the blue singlet crowd, soends every minute he can filthy as a bush pig in shorts camping up the lake, and who just happens to make a living writing IT in between all that!

Where's the Geek or Nerd in there?

Somewhere deep inside....trying desperately to come out.

You know the best part of being a geek?

"The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth"

hmm...now lemme think.My faves have to be:

The Scorpions
Def Leppard
Alice Cooper
Cold Play
Collective Soul
Dream Theater <--Love them
Kenny G
Michael J. Ackson
Ugly Kid Joe

and I'm the kind of person who'll keep listening to the same old songs by the same bands. Jeez, I have GOT to try out new waters. Shakira, here I come (Arrrrghhhh).

So I'm browsing thru this site, and Firefox shows DaniWeb's logo as 'db'(Yes. Firefox. I dumped Micro$haft's poor excuse for a browser(GAG) ages ago). Why is it db? Shouldn't it be dw or something? Does db stand for:

-->Daily Blokes
-->Daily Blogs
-->Daily Betterment

What say? Any ideas?

Seriously. This is one great of a site. Makes me come back more and more and more and.....well, you get the idea.

During install, Windows Setup prompted you to enter a password for the Administrator account. We'll need that password.

Now, when the XP Welcome Screen shows up, hold down Ctrl+Alt and then press Delete twice. This will bring up the Login to Windows dialog box. Enter user name as 'Administrator' and the password. Once logged in, open user accounts and create a new user account.

FYI, the guest account you speak of cannot be the XP built in Guest Account as that account cannot have a password associated with it. Also, if the guest account was the only account, The Windows Welcome screen would have showed the 'Administrator' account. Just follow the steps suggested and you should be on your way.

If I were to guess, I'd say its a bad windows install or bad RAM

I strongly recommend a reboot after installing SP2.

You could slipstream SP2 into your original Windows XP CD, and then just upgrade the OS. Although I believe that would be overkill, it's the simplest way.

For instructions on slipstreaming, go here:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

If this is the only CD that gives trouble, you may have burned it incorrectly. Try checking the disk on another computer.

I appreciate your quick reply.

You may be right, but I don't think I have to get thru all the pain to reinstall Windows XP, plus OFFICE and the rest of the softwares already installed. There must be a way to set up or tweak this BOOT.INI file easily.

Anyway, here is it, my BOOT.INI:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows ME"

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Remember, I have WINDOWS ME on C and WINDOWS XP on D partition, and just one hard disk.

Regards

Froy

You should reinstall Windows ME and then install XP. In both cases, choose the upgrade option, and not the Clean Install option. This way, you won't lose any of your settings or any programs you may have installed.

CAN SOMEONE HELP ME

Dude, you need to start your own thread. This ensures that everyone gets their share of attention.

Regarding your post, we need more details

You sure the drivers aren't corrupt? I mean, there could be a virus corrupting the drivers after installation(the ghost image may have the virus). Also, run a chkdsk with a surface scan (from the recovery console) to fix any disk related problems. Try using a different soundcard to eliminate hardware faults.

Lastly, check that the cables are all plugged in securely.

I notied that you didnt have any DNS servers?

Try "ipconfig /release", then a "ipconfig /renew".

If that dosent fix it, get the DNS servers from a computer that works, then try manually setting the DNS servers on the computer that dosent work.

He didn't have DNS entries because he had DHCP enabled. I believe his ISP doesn't have a DHCP server. When he enabled DHCP, he was assigned an IP address 169.254.245.101. This is an Automatic Private IP Address, assigned by Windows when a DHCP server fails to allot an IP address.

More info on APIPA here:

• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q307287/
• http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid43_gci788760,00.html
  

First off, I noticed that when you enabled DHCP, your IP address was set to 169.254.245.101. An IP starting with 169.254.x.x is an "Automatic Private IP Address" (APIPA). This is a temp IP assigned to your network cards when your DHCP server fails to allot an IP address. Since your ISP has assigned you an IP address (192.168.1.1), your ISP doesn't have a DHCP server. You need to set your IP back to 192.168.1.1. Also, reset your DNS server addresses. With this config, you should be back to square one(can ping sites on the internet, but cannot open sites in a browser window.)

Now, open your hosts file (C:\Winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts). Post the contents of this file here. Typically, you should only have the following entries...

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# …

Open Add/Remove Programs. If you have SP2, check the box labelled 'Show Updates'. If not, continue.
---For SP2---
Under the entry Windows XP - Software Updates, select Windows Media Runtime and click remove

---For non SP2---
Select Windows Media Runtime and click remove

Before reinstalling WMP, delete the folder 'C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player'

You need to have the XP setup files on your hard drive for that purpose. Specifically, you need the i386 folder. Also, you need to run setup within windows if you dont have a CD. A computer which has the setup files on the hard drive, but with no 32 bit operating system installed will not be able to run setup.

I just downloaded WinXP x64 trial edition. When I boot off of the CD, after setup asks to press F2 for Automated System Recovery, I get the error:

ntkrnlmp.exe. Error code 4. Setup cannot continue.

any idea why? thanks

Yes.

Well i have two systems.i hav tried installing fresh copy of windows but giv the same prob?

Regarding overheating i don know how to calculate the temp of my sys.. hw can I? :-|

Regards,

Check your BIOS for an option labelled "PC Health". That tells your system status. You could also use a utility like Motherboard Monitor for the same purpose.

I explored my support cd for the mobo, and I did find drivers for the SATA raid controller.. but now, since I'm a total noob at this sort of thing, I don't know what to put on a disk. Do I put the whole director labed "sata driver" or do I just copy the windows xp driver directory? or just the installer?

Once again, thanks for the help!

Open the directory labelled SATA driver. If it's a self extracting archive, just extract the contents to a floppy. If the folder contains files (*.ini, *.sys, *.cab etc), just copy these files to the floppy.

Running the drives in a RAID on the same IDE channel might hurt things, actually. If you wanted to do that approach, you'd want them on independant channels, preferably an IDE RAID card.

Truth be told, I've seen benchmarks that indicate RAID 0 is not really that big of a performance booster for desktop usage. For that 1-3% increase in read/write speed you're getting, you're putting your self in a data loss position, because if one drive fails, you lose the data on both the drives with a RAID 0.

Only 1-2 %? Shock! shock! Whats the advantage of RAID 0 thrn? RAID 5 would be better as it provides for data backup.

The only time such a setup would help much would be when there are read/write operations going on both the hard drives simultaneously. Anyway, a RAID 0 setup will provide a much better performance.
Also, if you have just the two hard drives and no optical drives, you could connect each hard drive to an independent channel. If you have an Optical Drive(s), connect the hard drives on the primary channel, and the ODD on the second channel.

Open up the machine and sniff the PSU. If it smells bad, its gone. Get a new PSU and verify the diagnosis. If the computer doesn't turn on, then your mobo could be fried. We'll come to how to deal with that later. Just check the PSU now.

As a precaution, ensure the wall outlet is of the proper voltage and the earthing is done properly. Also, keep the area well ventilated and away from moisture.

Need more details.

Could the SATA disk be a cd? I have the motherboard support cd.. but no floppy, as you described..

I doubt it. Although yu could try it. The reason the SATA drivers come on a floppy is that generally when people install Windows from a CD, it uses up the only CD drive on the system.

However, you could browse the CD and if you see something as "SATA Driver", copy them to a floppy and repeat the procedure suggested above.

Check your startup files(start>run>msconfig). Click the startup tab. Is the folder listed to open at startup? If so, uncheck it and reboot.

What you need to do is insert the disk labelled "SATA driver disk" (or something like that). This disk will contain the SATA drivers for the disk.

Note that the SATA disk will be a floppy you received with your motherboard. It may be labelled "RAID driver disk" or something....

You will have this problem if you have a SATA hard drive.

What you need to do is insert the disk labelled "SATA driver disk" (or something like that), and when setup asks you to "Press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver", press F6, and follow the onscreen prompts.

Note that the SATA disk will be a floppy you received with your motherboard. It may be labelled "RAID driver disk" or something....

Try this:
-->Right click on the desktop(empty area) and click Properties
-->Under Display Properties, click the "Settings" Tab
-->On the screen, you should see 2 monitors, labelled(obviously) 1 and 2
-->Click the monitor labelled '2'
-->At the bottom left of this sheet, you will see a check box labelled 'Extend my Windows Desktop pn this monitor'
-->Uncheck this checkbox. Click Apply and OK.
-->Restart your computer. Try running WMP again.

This should solve your problem. Do let me know if this helps or not.

Also, I see you have both McAfee and Norton Antivirus installed. Having 2 AV software actually increases your risk of infection because the two software may conflict with each other. I suggest you uninstall one of the software.

Preferred options for transfer of files:
-->Through a Network
-->A flash drive
-->A CD ROM
Note that you need first findout the total size of all documents. If it is ~600 MB, I'd suggest a CD. If the file size is near 512 mb, use a flash drive. Personally, I prefer sharing the folder containing the files and transfer them over a network.

It isn't possible to install Norton 2005 on a server class operating system. You sure its Windows Server with Norton 2005?
Your problem could be a blaster infection. Install Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition, run Live Update and scan the system.
This could also be an overheating problem. Can you post your CPU and mainboard temperatures here?
Try replacing your RAM sticks. This problem also happens if your RAM is faulty.

How old is your computer? For standby and hibernate to work, your mobo musp support ACPI.
If your machine is ACPI compliant, the settins might be disabled in the BIOS. Go to 'Advanced Power Management' in your BIOS and enable 'ACPI compliant OS' setting. Now try enabling standby and hibenate.
If this doesn't help and the BIOS is ACPI compliant, you may need to reload the motherboard drivers. These would have come on a CD with your motherboard.

Personally, I'd recommend an AMD rig anyday.

THe one disc that I wrote about doesn't look like the installation disc. The other disc looks like the normal disc you get to install xp.

Allright. Check that the disk you got from newegg is the Windows XP CD. If it is, you can just start setup from that CD.

the thing is, i just installed windows xp on this computer, so it started from scratch. there shouldnt be too many files on it already.

True, but if you have insufficient amount of RAM, you will get the errors you specify, and the computer will run slow.

The drivers should be on the CD. I'm an MSI user, so have no idea about ASUS.

There is only one way you can plug the IDE data cable: With the notch on the plug facing upward. If the notch faces down, you won't be able to insert the cable(unless you possess strength equivalent to the hulk, in which case a desktop computer isn't for you ;))

Also, make sure the optical drive is detected in the BIOS. If not, check your connections, especially the power and data. Check that the jumper settings are correct.

Lastly, ensure the disk is bootable. I've had people call me saying their drive isn't booting and the problem was a non bootable CD.

I agree. It's best to have the device examined by a qualified service technician

Could you provide more details? We really can't help you out without info...

You could try pressing F11. Some BIOSes display a list of available bootable devices when you press this and allow you to choose an alternate boot device.

If this does not work, you could try clearing the CMOS. Open your computer and locate the battery on the mainboard. Pop it out and keep aside for 30 minutes. Reinsert the battery and power on the system. You will get an error like "BIOS checksum error. Defaults loaded." Now you can enter setup and change the BIOS options.

Some mainboards have a BIOS reset jumper / switch. Refer to your motherboard manual to see if your mainboard has such a jumper.

Whats the make of these devices?

After unplugging, try disabling and enabling the connections. This could also be a hardware related problem. Try a different lan card.

...or you could try Windows Update.

I agree with caperjack. Generally, switches on a USB drive are for write protection purposes. I guess the cover might have got warped somehow. Try prying off the cover gently.

I don't understand why you would need such info. You trying to crack the kernel or something?