Posts by caperjack

i think they meant psu,power supply unit .
also a good time for a ram scan ,download memtest86 iso and burn to disk ,boot computer to disk and rum ram test for about 6-8 hrs or even over night

http://www.memtest86.com/memtest86-3.4a.iso.zip

use isobuster to burn the memtest iso,if you don't have burning software that will burn iso's
http://www.isobuster.com/isobusterdownload.php

hello ,not sure of the actually numbers lost ,but when you format any hardrive it changes the gigs size and its always less.
i have a 160gig ,2 partitions ,but they only total 149 gig so i lost 11 gig after the format .just the way it go .

hey

can some please tell me what these people are doing with these many hard drives its really on my nerves

hello,some people actually have a purpose for there computers ,not just chatting and playing music/games

don't use it myself BUT=
http://www.google.ca/search?q=transfer+files+to+vmware&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Gooday. As you were the only people that could solve my last problem, hope you can help here. Every now and then my computer freezes. Everything is still on the screen but everytning stops, I have to push the reset button. It might do it 3 times in an hour and then it might not do it for a day or two. I am running xp professional, 768 ram and 80gb hhd. It is a pc.

could be over heating , could be you are over taxing the cpu at time of freeze up,open tower and check fans for dust build up

Bob,you sure like that xp repair install ,i think its good ,but maybe overkill for a lot of problems , i would try chkdsk /f, and or a sfc /scannow before a repair install .

Naughty, but necessary.

No, we are allowed by law to have 1 backup copy of any media we purchase !, thats why i have 3 or 4 ,lol

[DR-DOS] A:\>
.

when it gets here,[[DR-DOS] A:\>] its waiting for you then to type in a command ,refer to the link in one of my other post on how to use dr-dos ,what do you expect me to read it and then tell you how to use it ,you have to your part I did mine by providing you with the info needed to use DR.Dos

.please answer me..thanks for your reply.........

please answer me ,and then i'll answer you if i can .My ? to you is .WHY ARE YOU USING DR.DOS ,instead of just using the winxp cd

i done all the measure but i cant find out...i find virus only after my net slowdown..i think it will stealth in ram or harddisk.....so please me to get rid off it

so you ran all the programs in the links above and still have problems .post the log generated by malwarebytes .

also it was suggested you run hijackthis and post a log in the spyware forum ,but you can post it here if you wish .get hijackthis here .
http://www.download.com/Trend-Micro-HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10227353.html

speed it up by cleaning it up. some suggested programs are .
ccleaner, www.ccleaner.com
using ccleaner
http://www.timeatlas.com/tutorials/Ccleaner.htm

malwarebytes=
Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html) to your desktop.

* Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
* At the end, be sure to checkmark the Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
* If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
* Once the program has loaded, select Perform full scan, then click Scan.
* When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
* Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
* When completed, a log will open in Notepad.

spybot search and destroy =
http://www.filehippo.com/download_spybot_search_destroy/

oh yeah ,celeron 2ghz is only a low end intel cpu so you should not expect much from it anyway

When I replace this material will that stop the fan from being very loud?

Any help would be appreciated.

thermal grease/paste as it is referred to ,the lack of will not make your fan noisy ,fan is noisy because of something you did in removal or replacing it ,make sure it is in flat .
thermal paste ,some brands are better than others but you need to get some soon,so what ever brand you can get will do for you!!

just an example .
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=503

like bob says .
also a lot of free OS's out there windows is not the only OS you know .
http://www.google.ca/search?q=free+linux&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
i like the first one in the list ,as im a beginner user of linux

for the sp3 problem .download it direct and then run the install from where you save the file to.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en

explore 8 is only BATA ,never install bata on you main computer ,unless you are looking for trouble

dealer never heard of double sided ram!! new is he !
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/154020-30-memory-single-double-sided

try this .
http://www.theeldergeek.com/repair_ie6.htm

please answer my question! i cant help yopu if you don't answer ? i ask , so i will repeat ,why are u using drdos to load winxp

and also check out the sited i linked it tells you how to use dr dos

I'm getting desperate to sort it out, any help would be fantastic!!!

I don't under stand this comment ,iam helping and if you are really desperate im sure there ar computer repair shops in you town/city

the "f " in the command stands for fix, in the list after it ran chkdsk it should have shown that it fixed x number of errors !

why are u using drdos to install xp !
check this out
http://www.drdos.net/documentation/usergeng/uglontoc.htm

my opinion, get use to vista ,you will enjoy you laptop more .

anyway you will need sata driver for the motherboard for winxp ,where you find them i don't know .toshiba site maybe if there are any .
you will need them on a floppy disk,and hit f6 when running xp setup to install them

you might start your search hare .although a quick look i didn't see anything .
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_modSel.jsp

me no know!
http://www.hunnysoft.com/mime/

looks like you had a few ,how's the computer working now ,do you still get that error

sorry to hear that !

Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html) to your desktop.

* Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
* At the end, be sure to checkmark the Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
* If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
* Once the program has loaded, select Perform full scan, then click Scan.
* When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
* Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
* When completed, a log will open in Notepad.
post the log back here

you could download a copy linux free and install it ,lots of different versions .
http://www.google.ca/search?q=linux&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

a bootiable 95,maybe it need to be clicked on first,[ the file you downloaded ] and then will unpack to the floppy ,and it would only be a bootdisk to use with install win95 from the 95 cdrom ,if you have it, not a full 95 install

a couple of links for you to try a outlook repair .
http://www.theeldergeek.com/repair_reinstall_ie_and_oe_6.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/oerepair.mspx

remember www.google.com is your best friend

None of the drivers on any forum work.

driver on forums !!?? did you try going to www.hp.com and find drivers for the sound ,using the search and the model # of the laptop.
link to it i think .
http://search.hp.com/query.html?lang=en&submit.x=5&submit.y=5&qt=2415nr&la=en&cc=us

looks to me like they don't have sound driver for xp only vista

if by chance dell gave you a winxp cd ,you can boot to it and do a "R" for repair and at the prompt type in , chkdsk /f

if you don't have xp cd you could get xp boot floppy set from microsoft and use them .
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310994

this is most like caused by the windows updates ,making change to a device file or .dll file that something like the video device was using

and some community's don't have high speed in all areas .my neighbours on the next street over and up my street further don't have any access to high speed[just dialup], but i do ,i live in a 2 street rural area

A free system scanner and fixer is errorsmart. One that has work for me in the past. You can download it from http://www.SpeedUpMyPc.Info

i shiver the thought !! the words speedupmypc in a free trial program !!

hi,i read and in my opinion you problem is most likely cause because you are on dial up!but i could be wrong ,did it ever work properly for you ,on this computer or another one .
only thing i can offer is to go into IE,tools /internet options connections /settings and make sure all is set to keep connection open .

IE doesn't show up in add and remove programs because its part of the windows install.but it in add and remove if you go to add windows components on the left pane ,if you go to help and about internet explorer ,to see the version when you are in ie,

my d drive (cd drive) will let me burn play and rip cds but wont let me play n e games or dvds.... whats the problem

did you install the games !
maybe its not a dvd rom

http://www.theeldergeek.com/xp_home_install_-_graphic.htm

Love the sense of humor. .

TY.
ok ,did you install winxp on the harddrive in another computer and then try putting it in the Gateway computer ,if this is why you are getting the errors .best to install winxp on a harddrive after you install it in the Gateway .

I am trying to load Windows XP onto a raw hard drive, can you help. the disks are not working correctly.

no i cant reach that far ,lol,if the disks[should only be one for winxp] aren't working correctly then maybe they are dirty or scratched

you got a 128 gig partition almost full and you want to play around with partition tools just to add the 29 gig on D:\ waste of time and frustration go out and buy another harddrive for storage

full error message would help. and are u using winxp

has nothing to do with boot order ,they can access the files just don't have ownership because of password when the hdd was in the laptop .

I have a hard drive that I formatted and dropped into a Gateway PC and cannot seem to load Windows XP. It tells me that all kinds of .dll files are missing or corrupted. HELP!!

formatted and roped in ???, why not drop in and then format ,using the winxp disk ,

did you try installing directx update .
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2DA43D38-DB71-4C1B-BC6A-9B6652CD92A3&displaylang=en

not sure what to tell you to do ,but both files are releated to d-link ,
http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/wzcsldr2.exe.html

nost likely do the format trick

yup, thats what i would do!

Oh by the way beware that the unaware are unaware of being unaware !

that's it ,thank you ,Im all better now !!lol

just kidding ,good luck with you computer

with no cdrom in the laptop its not going to be easy , i once loaded win98 on a laptop with no cdrom ,i did so by removing the harddrive and hooking it to my computer via usb to ide cable i have ,i then made 2 partitions one big one small ,i then copied the win98 folder from the win98 cdrom and then using a win98 boot floppy i ran the setup install from the win98 folder on partition 2,i would think this could be done winxp ,but i have never tried it ,just with win98 .

you could get a win98 boot floppy from www.bootdisk.com and check the hardrive to see if anything is left on it . dos commands to use with the boot floppy .
http://www.computerhope.com/dostop10.htm#01

CaperJack thanks for sharing this
link but I wanted to know that how come
this user was able to ping the anti-virus
websites inspite of not being connected to
internet?

hi,you need to re-read there first post ! they could get on the net ,just not popular antivirus sites .
also i don't see where they say anything about pinging web sites

Thank you for this useful information.

I'll try both ways and if I find any problem I'll get back to you.

:)

your welcome .

Jack,

It worked. It got installed, updated and found a dozen errors. After removing them and on restarting them, I could actually connect to other antivirus websites and got NAV 2008 reactivated.

Thanks friend.

Kedar.

your welcome ,good to hear it solved you problem .

Alternative Start Mode

1. Re-boot PC, as it starts tap F8 several times until the windows boot window appears.
2. Scroll to “Start with last known good configuration.)
3. Press “Enter”

Or
1. Re-boot PC, as it starts tap F8 several times until the windows boot window appears.
2. Scroll to “Safe Mode” (With networking, if you want to access the internet)
3. Press “Enter”

System Restore

1. Go “Start”
2. “All programs”
3. “Accessories”
4. “System tools”
5. “System Restore”
6. ensure “Restore to an earlier time” is checked and click “Next”
7. Select an earlier date when your PC worked well. (Must be a highlighted date)
8. Click “Next”
9. Allow system restore and reboot

NTLDR is Missing.

Related errors:

Below are the full error messages that may be seen when the computer is booting.

NTLDR is Missing
Press any key to restart

Boot: Couldn't find NTLDR
Please insert another disk

NTLDR is missing
Press Ctrl Alt Del to Restart
Cause:
Computer is booting from a non-bootable source.
Computer hard disk drive is not properly setup in BIOS.
Corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file.
Misconfiguration with the boot.ini file.
Attempting to upgrade from a Windows 95, 98, or ME computer that is using FAT32.
New hard disk drive being added.
Corrupt boot sector / master boot record.
Seriously corrupted version of Windows 2000 or …