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Boot your PC from a Windows 98 Startup diskette, pop your Windows CD in the drive and run Setup WITHOUT formatting first. With a bit of luck (depending on what form your Windows CD is) that will overwrite your system files and get things working again. Utilities which make regid=stry …

I'd replace the CMOS battery in it. If it still has problems detecting hardware or accessing BIOS setup after that I'd ditch the thing ;)

Certainly sounds like the monitor has passed its 'Use By' date.

If your PC is an Athlon XP, then it could make quite a noticeable difference. If it's a Pentium 4 or Athlon64, then it may not make as much, because memory management is a little better for those, i believe (haven't checked it in practice). Best approach is to run …

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Hijackthis logs should be posted in the 'Security' section only please. Moved.

Oh my goodness! Those Compaqs usually come with a Microsoft sticker wheich you need to attach to your system case. The CD key code is printed on the sticker, and if you've used the Recovery Cd (which it sounds very much like you have) without finding the CD key code …

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6800GT is a better performing card as well as being the best value high-end purchase available :D

You're correct, nanosani, but let's clarify it a little perhaps. If you load Windows XP onto the D: drive, some small files will also be created on the C: drive which run at bootup and instruct where to look for the Windows files. If you format the C: drive afterwards, …

Install your updates. Some of them 'correct' USB problems ;)

I would strongly advise going back to the original OS with that old Compaq. Older Compaqs are notoriously difficult to get running with later versions of Windows unless they are specifically stated to be supported for that OS, because components inside the PCs have had proprietary changes made to them …

The 'Windows Messenger' problem was discussed at length in this topic: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?t=10420[/url]

You certainly have a rather troublesome spyware/malware infestation. Make sure you have the LATEST VERSIONS of both AdAware and Spybot Search & Destroy. Download them on a different PC if necessary and burn them to CD. Use them after booting Windows into Safe Mode. That way any 'nasties' that have …

The drive needs to be taken to a service technician, and most likely replaced. Mechanical noises emitting from a drive like that are a sure sign that something is seriously wrong!

[QUOTE=BUD]i bought a ati radeon 9600xt 128mb awhile ago and it worked fine for a week or so then it started to freeze and restart my computer and [b]it normally does this when[/b] im in a game or [b]someone walks near the tower. [/b] my computer specs are: win/xp home …

Most problems of this nature result from conflicts between installed software programs. For a fuller discussion, see my article [url="http://www.pcuser.com.au/pcuser/hs2.nsf/web/C893CE455DE22DA0CA256E99003CAAC5"]"What's using my burner?"[/url] and the related linked articles as well.

Moved to Windows XP section. There's no free interactive realtime service that I know of, I'm afraid. If that error message sates win32sock.dll then I strongly suspect it's a virus infection. The best advice would be to download Stinger [url]http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger[/url] and burn it to CD or put it on floppy …

Best safety you can give your data? Borrow a different drive. Bung it in there as master and install windows to it. then afterwards pop your other drive(s) in as slave and copy your data across or to CD. That safeguards your data files completely, and is the safest way …

You can't 'move' the programs. bits and pices of them get put all over the place in a Windows installation. But you can quite easily do the same job effectively by uninstalling them, then reinstalling them choosing the new drive for the installation Directory. Every program install should ask you …

I'm sorry, but instructions and assistance for obtaining copyright material illegally isn't permitted on this forum, and downloading "A Shark Tale' via BitTorrent is definitely not a legitimate activity! Topic closed, before anyone else offers assistance. We don't want the authorities coming down on Dani, do we?

Nope, you've got the wrong idea about how things work. Internet Explorer isn't a program in its own right, it's part and parcel of Windows itself, and you can't 'move it'. But you can make things open in Firefox instead, and the process is quite simple to do. All you …

I'd stay with the stock unit, to start with at least. There really should be no need for an aftermarket unit unless the PC is operating in an extremely warm environment, or unless it is overclocked, and there's no need to overclock an A64 3400+, that's for sure! I personally …

Here's one of the better introductions to the field of activity: [url]http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=795444[/url] After you've thoroughly read all of that, several times i'd suggest, and absorbed all of it to the extent that you can discuss it adequately, it's time to come back and start discussing the specifics of overclocking on …

I'm not sure, but I don't think it will according to what I've heard. Nobody who uses FAT16 should've been allowed to survive the '90s anyway :p

It's certainly a good idea to check the startup list in msconfig, but I'd suggest a more methodic method than simply 'dasable it, see what happens'. Check the entries in the list against an online database of Startup items, and you'll soon find out what they are and what they …

Do you understand how to access 'BIOS setup' on your system? Have a hunt arount in there and locate the entry for 'Printer Port'. You should have various settings available, and it's be best to try some others. You need a 'duplex' setting for that printer/fax/scanner, so if the port …

Serch the Knowledge Base at Symantec's support section for instructions about uninstalling the program. there are manual removal procedures listed there. SP2 is not 'buggy'. It's a major sytem overhaul, and if your system has existing problems before it's installed they'll be magnified afterwards, just as they are if you …

Are you using a standard Windows screensaver or one you've obtained from somewhere else? If it's not a screensaver which is 'built-in' to Windows, I'd suggest you stop using it and get rid of it. You should also find the 'Power Options' section in Control Panel and disable any 'standby' …

If you still have the problem after working through ALL of the suggestions in that article, then I'd consider you have only two alternatives available to you: * Work through the suggestions in the "Helping Yourself...." topic in our Security Forum section, to detect and remove ay spyware and other …

A lament from days gone by, and a reflection on the intricate annoyances programmers have confronted: [QUOTE] [b]WRITE IN C[/b] [b](sung to The Beatles "Let it Be")[/b] When I find my code in tons of trouble, Friends and colleagues come to me, Speaking words of wisdom: "Write in C." As …

You will also need to download all the necessary device drivers from HPs website. Post the complete model number of that HP PC here if you have troubles locating them, and we can help you work out what is needed. They should ideally be downloaded on a different PC and …

Right click 'My Computer' and choose Properties. On the Hardware tab, select 'Device Manager'. Locate the entry for the drive in question, right click on it and choose 'Uninstall'. Reboot and let the drive be redetected and reinstalled. Report back and let us know if it gets recognised correctly please.

I would not trust the drive again. Hearing clicking sounds from it, then having the drive disappear is a pretty sure sign of problems, I'fd think. Does BIOS detect the drive? Even if BIOS is having periodic problems detecting it, I'd replace the thing.

Xbox2 is a fair way off yet. I think an Xbox purchase is a worthwhile expense at present.

Hi neptoess. When you formatted that system and loaded Windows back on to it, did you also load all the device drivers correctly. Did you load the motherboard chipset drivers, and also ensure that you loaded the correct display drivers?

You might be infected with spyware that's hijacking links, rcrevolution. that link worked fine for me. Mattres, turn off AGP fast writes, especially in BIOS setup. ATi Radeon 9xxx cards often have problems with the feature. Also try setting AGP to 4x in BIOS. You'll get negligible performance drop, but …

There's only really two reasons I can think of for burning that amount of DVDs. If you are producing DVDs in commercial quantities for sale, then you be better off using a dedicated machine for the task. DVD copying machines can be purchased which produce multiple copies simultaneously. The more …

It might be a bad or corrupted installation of the display card drivers that is causing the problem. The procedure outlined by caperjack could correct the problem. In actual fact, since you've mentioned both an NVidia card AND an ATi Rage Pro card, I rather think that it's leftovers from …

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This certainly sounds like a virus or other malware infection. Try following the advice in the "Helping Yourself....." topic in the Security Forum section.

MayDay, Service Pack 2 replaces just about all the files that make up a Windows installation. It should really be thought of as an Upgrade rather than as an update. If your system already has corruption problems (even if you haven't noticed signs of them yet) you're likely to have …

If that's intended to be a games PC, you'd be better to choose an Athlon64 processor and a suitable motherboard. Performance will be better, the system will run cooler, and you'll probably get it all cheaper ;)

I bet you use 'Disk Cleanup', and when you do you select the option "Compress old files to save space"? The blue text simply indicates a compressed file. Don't confuse that with 'Zipped' files though. the compression referred to here is NTFS compression, which is different.

Cleaning the system of spyware and nasties, getting rid of unused or unnecessary installed software, cleaning out temp files and other rubbish, and defragging the hard drive are all things to cosider to restore the responsiveness of your system. It gets cluttered and bogged down over time. A format and …

Right-click the notification area (not an icon, the area itself) and choose 'Properties'. On the 'Taskbar' tab, deselect the 'Show Clock' option.

You have a system which is riddled with spyware and other nasties! Please follow the advice contained in this topic: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread5690.html[/url] and then after you've finished using the various cleanup tools mentioned in the topic, you can generate a new log and post it in our 'Security' forum section, which …

I'll move this to 'Windows Software', as it has to do with software programs rather than Windows itself. Great answer, by the way, JC7 :)

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