Posts by caperjack

another good site like download .com is
www.filehippo.com

I have never done it because a guy, a buddy of mine, that has a masters degree in computer science told me that defragging fixes things that do not need to be fixed, In which they can harm files on your computer. Secondly, I do know what defraging is, I just never did it for the reason above!!!

you know he maybe right ,but i've beed defragging for years ,even with
3rd party software and it never caused me any problems,that i know of anyway .

Thanks, Caperjack,

I found that Micro$oft has an 'upgrade' to fix it. I ran that last weekend, but I won't know for sure for a while as I only go home on the weekends right now, but so far it was looking like it fixed it.

Your welcom,hope the patch works for you .

yeah but sometimes properiatary thuigs actually do work

ive got a dell os recovery cd (winxp) , which works fine in non dell pcs

just had to try it ,i have a dell recovery also ,just used it to install winxp home on a computer i just built missmatch of new and old parts,it worked fine ,to top it off i use a xp home key from an old non working ibm laptop i have kicking and it also worked .!!!

winme or win98s' bootdisk will recognize the ntfs.when you type in fdisk ,it will open and you chose 4 to view non dos partition ,you can even delete the partition and create a dos partition if you want to loose all data on disk,i know you don't want to do this though .if you download the xp floppys this will give you the option of using the xp recovery consol to replace the missing file ,i personally think your hdd is dead ,even though it shows in the bios.

missing hal.dll
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000490.htm

http://shanegfowler.wordpress.com/2007/01/10/missing-haldll-error-corrupt-bootini-file-quick-fix/

Hello, I still cannot get my computer to go back to Administrator,I have tried all I could and my p.c. is still in Guest mode,I NEED HELP or I have to put it in the shop. I have lost all my files and I can't download because I am not an Administrator.

Reboot computer ,hitting f8 until you get the option to go into safe ,go into safe mode ,choose administrator and go to control panel and create a new user with admin rights ,as for why it happened and if you actually lost all you data im not sure!

You always backup important data when using such a program,especially for the first time !
http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/2002/s1303/32s03/32s03.asp&articleid=11820&guid=

google search results .
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1B2GGGL_enCA207CA207&q=dual+booting+winxp++and+win2000&btnG=Search

A full list of stop error and how to fix them here .the full error like this part [0x00000009: IRQL_NOT_GREATER_OR_EQUAL]is important in finding the help needed .
http://www.aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

I don't know anyone who owns a dell anymore.

LOL, you say that like there is something wrong with Dell !Here on the east coast of Canada they are selling like hot cakes, every home i go into to fix a computer ,Its a Dell .They are in Banks ,Government department buildings,grocery store checkouts and so on,they everywhere .

You could try selling it to a Dell owner .I doubt very much its just for your Dell.

I had a similar problem with photo gallery here is how I fixed the problem:

goto http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 and download the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility select the program that is giving you the problem and click remove.
Good luck

Hello ,nice to offer help but posting to a 3 year old problem is almost useless.

My PC restarts unexpectedly. I use Windows XP with Service Pack 2. The error report contains following details,

Error Report Contents

C:\DOCUME~1\Gayanath\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERd2a0.dir00\Mini030607-01.dmp
C:\DOCUME~1\Gayanath\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERd2a0.dir00\sysdata.xml

I searched the Temp folder but couldn't find WERd2a0.dir00 in it.
Is this a kind of virus? How can I get rid of this?

I really appreciate your help.

Thanks.

Hello ,no its not a virus but could be caused by virus/or spyware /trojan or the like .anyway try this, to get the full error after doing this you should get a blue screen with a error message write it down and repost back with the error . right click on mycomputer go to properties/advanced/ in startup and recovery /settings/and uncheck to automatically restart

have you gone to users, in control panel and access each use to remove password if one exists

actually turning off restore is a good thing as if there viruses living in there theyll just reinfect his system again

not untill you do a system restore will they reinfest again ,so its recommended that you clean the drive first of all baddies , then turn off the restore and turn it back on .that way you at least have a bad restore to use if something should happen before you remove all nasties .!Therefor a bad restore is better than no restore !!

Hey,

I want to speed up my computer, its running good, but I want to make it run faster. How do I do it????

1gb ram
480gb hdd
2.18ghz

anyhelp would be greatly appreciated!!!!

what do you mean by faster ,its running good now ,what do you want to make faster,

some info here as to what to do about it .
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA102086071033.aspx

try turning your restore of before u scan for virus .then delete virus rescan if clean turn restore back on.try avast.

don't be too quick to turn of restore a bad restore is better than no restore ,unless you don't care about doing a fresh windows reinstall that is

also when my computer starts back up after a restart a windows reporting error pops up, that doesnt help me at all.

what is the error it reports

sorry i just did a google search for you ! as to how to remotely control the program is beyond me ,the same way you remotely control any program i guess. using a program like PCANYWHERE i would assume.
http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/products/overview.jsp?pcid=pf&pvid=pca12

Anyone know if they've released a 64bit version of Group Policy Management Console?

I need one bad =(

none according to this faq info .
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/technologies/featured/gp/faq.mspx

Where can I find the 64-bit version of GPMC?
A.

The current version of GPMC will operate on the 32-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and can remotely manage Group Policy objects on 64-bit domain controllers. The current version of GPMC does not include a 64-bit version, and the 32-bit version does not run on 64-bit platforms. Windows Vista will include 32-bit and 64-bit versions of GPMC.

it has always been said that you can use a xp upgrade disk to do a full install ,and yes all you need to do is put in a legit windows disk either win98 or win2000 will do. during the install ,winxp pro install will ask for you to put in the win98 disk as proof of ownership.

Last good configuration does nothing, it trys to boot up windows (i assume, anyway) and then returns to the same screen.

I am also unable to install the HD into another computer, wouldn't know how to, and my only other computer is a laptop.

Thanks anyway though

put the windows disk in the cdrom ,reboot computer to the windows disk and choose repair ,using the recovery consul, type in , CHKDSK /r,note there is a space between the K and the /r, let window scan and repair the drive ,when its finished remove the windows cd from the drive,and type in exit,and reboot windows this may fix you problem

Save you money unless you plan on upgrading to Vista Premium or Vista Ultimate,to go from winxp home to vista basic has no real benefit to the basic computer user, just get IE 7.
The feature list isn't very long for vista basic .
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/editions/default.mspx

Check this site for driver support with vista ,
http://www.windowssecrets.com/vista/

try this info .
http://www.myfixes.com/articles/system

HI

Im trying to macht Sokectes, Slots to their corresponding processor.

any idea?

Thanks in advance!

not being nasty but you misspelling makes it hard to understand what you mean ,are you talking about Slocket cards for 370 cpus' to use with slot processors motherboards ,if so you will need to tell us what you have or don't have

Firefox 2.0 for me to,haven't tried opera in years ,I hate IE 7,thanks God for some reason i can't install it on my main computer ,registry restrictions

corrupt file maybe ,have you tried copying it and opening it on another computer

butb wouldnt that in fact make the DSL dialup speed?

Yupp! dialup is dialup

i lost mine two for windows 98se and microsoft does not offer support for 98 any more so you may want to try to upgrade to a newer version of windows i need a boot disk for windows 98se for my home computer i need to save it to a floppy to install windows any sugeestions for me tmm5899@aim.com

for win98 boot disk go to www.bootdisk.com

Also my heatsink has separated from my intel chip too; .

most likely the cause of your problem ,as the heatsync and cpu should always be in direct contact ,with a coating of thermal paste in between,

if you aren't on dialup get sp2 full and install it that way first .
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

No I am definately trying to open excel files.

Any advice!!

for what ever reason ,you need to put your microsoft office cd in to re-setup excell

i got a onetime option to make a dell recovery cd seems this is not tied to my pc,

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Should have made that a long time ago!

but in fact a standard XP Home cdr. reackon it would be legal for me to use this to reinstall XP onto a new hdd?

yes it is ok to do this

Its still grinding and the MBR is getting wiped on every boot which is odd but its running still

one day it will die !!stick with xp until they get the bugs worked out of vista,vista will come in upgrade and
full versions ,Vista home upgrade will be 99.00 us,and full version will be 199.00us
There are 5 version of windows vista .
1-vista home Basic .$99.00 & 199.00 ,Target user ,home user who just wants to ,email/web surfing and creating documents.
2= vista business 199.00 & 299.00,target user small to mid size business
3=Vista Home Premium 159.00 & 239.00 Target user =the mainstream PC user ,designed for music ,video,mobile computing and personal computing .
4=Vista Enterprise,not available for retail sale .
and last but not least,
5=Vista Ultimate ,259.00 & 399.00us
Typical user ,the professional ,the tech enthusiast or the Gamer ,offers features of both Home Premium and business edition .
if you want Media Center you will need at least , Vista Business or Home Premium or of course Vista ultimate

Above info from latest …

just fixed similar /same problem by booting to the winxp recovery console and typing in chkdsk

I guess the REQUEST go lost in the midst of all my ranting.

How do I sabotage this computer beyond repair? I do not want to allow them any room to blame customer neglect so it has to look as if it occured without human intervention.

lol by the sounds of it ,short of hitting it with a hammer you couldn't make it work any worse !

and if don't have a burner ,only floppies you can get floppy boot disk for xp here .
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

see attached doc for insrtuction a fixing invalid boot.ini

n-vidia web site for your drivers .make sure to check,
Driver Installation Hints and Products Supported on the left side of web page ,this id driver for winxp ,not xp with media center
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71.html

If you don't have xp then check this page and pick you windows version .pick grapics ,then tnt2 and geforce,then os
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

because this is spyware related i will move you to the spyware section ,

Hey, i'm trying to fix this laptop for a buddy, and it won't startup.. it goes to straight to the screen with it saying it's sorry for the inconvience but windows couldn't start. then it let me choose from safe mode, start windows from last working configuration, and start windows normally. None of these work. So i put in a boot disk, and it says invalid Boot.ini file, starting from the C:\windows\ and then returns to the Sorry for the inconvience screne once more. Does anyone have suggestions?

hello ,first suggestion is to tell us what OS[windows version ]is he using and what boot disk you tried

I recently purchased a second drive and installed it as a slave, but this did not fix the prblem. I also increased the ram at the same time from 512mb to 1gb, but this did not help either.

cant help it ,adding a slave drive fixes nothing just gives more space to store stuff ,has nothing to do with you full drive ,90% full, you need to move some of the data you have saved on the full drive to the new slave drive ,stuff like movies,music,pictures ,any data you created or downloaded .

they/we are still debugging a program made for Vista

On jan 1 i had to reactivate mine too ,legit copy ,because of so many hardware changes ,but mine went through

ie 7

Thanks the problem is over now. Cheers.

Your welcome ,cheers

Hi, I have DSL connection in my office and I want to use it at home. How can I connect using dial-up? Kindly help me on how to set up the configuration?

not sure such a thing can be done ,found this ,but i think its a little far fetched and expensive software
http://ask-leo.com/how_can_i_connect_to_my_office_computer_from_home_using_a_dialup_connection.html
.if you could dial into you computer at work you could do something ,do have winxp pro or home ,with pro you could connect to the work computer using active desktop.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/remoteintro.mspx
never done any of this myself .just searching Google

Hello I moved it here where hijacklogs are looked at ,thanks

Hi,

I am on Windows XP Professional with sp2 and I am having this weird problem. Whenever I right click the task bar and tick the "Quick Launch" option, I do not get the three defualt icons that make up this bar namely Media player, Internet Explorer and Desktop. Can any one help please? Thanks.

Hello, do you get anything ,if not try thr following
Quick Launch - Missing or you receive an error message, to correct:

This behavior can occur if the Quick Launch folder has been deleted. To resolve this issue, recreate the Quick Launch folder. Create a folder named Quick Launch at the following location:

C:\Documents and Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer.

Or this tool to help fix problem .
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

no type of harddrive in you specs

damn...isnt that whats stopping the code from being run?

Yes ,But what code,when it can't find it in a search, spybot and others don't find it ,maybe the defender program is the problem

I have Win2k on internal HD (Dell Latitude) as default to boot up. I have added an external HD from blown desktop which has WinXP-Home. Can I select which OP-sys I want to boot up with? Is there a way to have the pc ask me which to use when starting up?

Many thanks.

problem that may exist for you is whether you computer will boot to external hddrive, usb or firewire device

uninstall defender and see what happens