Posts by goldeagle2005

naah. I think I've tortured people enough.

Where you headed, Wolfie?

"When the Wolf's away, the (gold) eagle (2005) can play" - Ancient Indian Mantra

They fly too high. Otherwise I'd have considered.

Houston, the Eagle has landed

dragging ~s.o.s~ out of his hiding are yelling "No one cowers away like that. GET BACK HERE"

Hope wolves dont eat eagles..

I just hope Wolves aren't schemers...

Someone offended the Wolf. Take cover everyone...

You dont have to re activate everytime if you reinstall the OS on the same computer. Follow these stepa:

1. Double-click My Computer
2. Double-click on the "C" drive
3. Go to the C:\Windows\System32 folder
4. Find the files "wpa.dbl" and "wpa.bak" and copy them to a safe location.
5. After you have reinstalled Windows XP on your reformatted hard drive, click "No" when asked if you want to go ahead and go through the activation process
6. Reboot your computer into SafeMode
7. Double-click My Computer
8. Double-click on the "C" drive
9. Go to the C:\Windows\System32 folder
10. Find the file "wpa.dbl" and "wpa.bak" (if it exists) and rename them to "wpadbl.new" and "wpabak.new"
11. Copy your original "wpa.dbl" and "wpa.bak" files from your floppy disk, CD or DVD into the C:\Windows\System32 folder
12. Restart your system

Did you try Dell Tech Support? Pretty sure they ought to be able to help you.

Otherwise, try removing the RAM sticks and then try powering the system. Does it beep at all? Also, when you switch on the system, do the fans rotate?

narf :D

Coffee for me.
One cup of hot steaming coffee and i am in seventh heaven.
Provides me with all the relaxation i need.

COffee anyone... ;)

I'll take you up on that offer. Piping hot black coffee for me, please.

Remive the CMOS battery. Also, if the bboard has a CMOS reset jumper, short those pins. Doing so will clear the CMOS.

Have you tried the cryogenic way of recovering data off of a dead hard drive? Check this:

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread9069.html

Yeah. Reformat the hard drive and then install XP.

^ has a Cute ID

^ has a nice face

^ I like your avatar

Did you activate Vista? I've heard reports that MS is planning to disable certain features in Vista (including the aero thingie) until you activate your copy.

You said that the problem recurs with the HD connected. Can you see if the problem occurs with the HD connected on another computer? I've seen this problem on a friend's computer. Exact symptoms you described. As soon as I removed his HD, the computer booted up fine. I then ried the HD on my machine, and experienced the same problem. Luckily his HD was under warranty. I suspect your HD.

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.

Glad to help :)

Your restore cache may have gone bad. Disable System Restore and then Re enable it. This will destroy all the earlier restore points and create a new one. System restore will function properly from now on.

Actually, these accountsare automatically created by IIS, the Web Server which ships with Windows. If you don't use a web server on your machine, you can uninstall IIS from Add/Remove Programs>Add/Remove Windows Components. Once you've removed IIS, the accounts will be deleted.

cscgal is just really nice. (where have I heard that before?)

I have a Geek Code. Guess that makes me a geek. :D

^ has a nice avatar. Reminds me of Morticia Adams.

It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum....and I'm all out of bubble gum

Yeah. Also, if your HDD was indeed clean, you wouldn't get this message. Make sure you format the HDD correctly.

>You do realise that in C++, the main function, when an integer, expects a return value.
As a matter of fact, I'm quite familiar with that rule and all of the details that go along with it. Are you?

>So you shouldn't snip off the "return 0;" part.
In standard C++, if you fall off the end of the main function, 0 is returned implicitly. When I'm writing pre-standard C++, the rules for C89 apply and you're correct. But I'm not, so you're not. I would appreciate not being incorrectly corrected, so you would best do your research before asuming that I've made a mistake.

>If you don't want to return a value in main(), declare main() as void
This proves that you're not yet qualified to correct me on technical details of the C++ standard. void main is:

1) Non-portable on a hosted implementation that explicitly allows it.
2) Undefined on a hosted implementation that does not allow it.

At least one very common implementation doesn't allow void main, so your suggestion is very poor. Even on implementations that allow it, void main buys you *nothing*, especially in standard C++ where it doesn't even save you keystrokes.

>int main(void)
This is also a matter of style. C++ doesn't require empty parameter lists to be designated by void.

>void main() is never ever acceptable
It's perfectly acceptable on a freestanding implementation. The rules we refer to when talking about main are exclusive to hosted …

My favorite has to be:

"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch.'."

>The << and >> operators are not interchangeable. You also have a few other syntax errors and unnecessary stuff that can be removed:

#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
  int a,b,k;
  cout<<"enter 1,2,or 3";
  cin>>k;
  cout<<"enter 1,2,or 3";
  cin>>b;
  a=k+b;
  cout<<endl<<a;
  system ("pause");
}

You do realise that in C++, the main function, when an integer, expects a return value. So you shouldn't snip off the "return 0;" part. (though it won't cause your program to not run, you'll just get a warning during compilation).

Hence, the code would be

#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
  int a,b,k;
  cout<<"enter 1,2,or 3";
  cin>>k;
  cout<<"enter 1,2,or 3";
  cin>>b;
  a=k+b;
  cout<<endl<<a;
  system ("pause");
  return 0;
}

If you don't want to return a value in main(), declare main() as void.
void main()

or

int main(void)

Yeah. I just advised what I advised as a blind shot...

ummmm...I believe she wants to restore her PC..as in OS reinstall (Compaq provides a disc, called the Restore Disc), and not as in System Restore

Josey, you need to boot off of the Quick Restore CD that came with your computer and follow the instructions provided. I can't give you more details as branded computers have a different way of restoring the OS (another reason I hate branded PCs).

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

You'll need to reset the NTFS access permissions to access your old data. To do this, right click on the folders in your old drive and choose properties. Click the 'security' tab and click 'advanced'. In the dialog that pops up, under 'Permissions', remove all entries. Click OK twice to exit the properties box. Now, again open the properties and click 'advanced' (as we did before). This time, in the advanced box, click the 'owner' tab, and select "Administrators" as the owner. Click OK to exit the properties box. Again open the properties box, and click on security>advanced. Under the 'Permissions' tab, click 'add' In the "Select User or Group" dialog that pops up, type "Everyone" and click OK. In the next dialog that pops up, Check the box under "Allow" next to "Full Control" and also check the box at the bottom ("Apply these permissions to objects and/or containers within this container only") and click OK. In the next dialog, also check the box "Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries shown here that apply to child objects", and click OK. Once Windows applies the permissions, you should be able to access your files.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you still have problems.

Cheers.

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.

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.

check the system.ini file (C:\Windows\system.ini). Scroll till you find a line that starts with 'Shell='. Make sure it reads as 'Shell=explorer.exe'. Save the file and reboot. You'll need to do this from a DOS window (obviously). Once you get to a DOS Prompt, type the following commands.

C: <enter>
cd \ <enter>
cd windows <enter>
cd command <enter>
edit C:\Windows\System.ini <enter>

Change the line to read as shell=explorer.exe
Save the file and restart the computer. If this doesn't help, post back here.

why? what if a member realises he made a mistake in the post?

Can you tell me if the mobo is beeping? If not, you can be sure its dead. If it is, let me know what kind and how many it is giving. Thats the best way to diagnose potential problems.