Posts by caperjack

The new drive is a maxtor 200GB and is formatted. The computer was running XP and I have the recovery Disks to redo the system if I can get that far. Thank you for your reply.

how old is that computer ,200 gig might be to big ,there maybe bios limitiations as to how big a drive it will take

you will need the cd ,you have to put it in the cdrom when asked during the xp upgrade .

ree reading you first post ,

The computer detects the DVD rom and reads the installation disk (I assume it reads it because the disk spins) The problem is the installation will not autoplay.

are you being aked to hit any key to boot from cd ,when the computer first bootup

have you tried the disk in another computer to make sure it is ok

well we don't use the term delete when we refer to removing an OS from the computer ,you will need to reformat with the new to rid the old eventually 1,if you can try booting you new computer to any other version of windows try it .have you tried your new xp 64 cd in another computer to make sure it is working ,all you need to do it put it in a computer that is all ready booted to its windows and see if it auto pops up ,if it does just exit the cd .don't try to install it on the other computer .
I still thinks you problems are releated to improper setup of the drives !the way ther are plugged into the motherboard ,something is wrong!!

This Pavillion 7955 was given to me by a friend who told me the hard drive died. When trying to boot it shows a message that the boot disk is bad. I put in a new hard drive and got the same message. I tried a new connecter ribbon with no luck. I'm thinking the Mother Board must be bad. Is there anything else I can try? :cry:

What size drive is the new one and is it new or just new to you ,is it formated ,if you don't have a windows bootdisk go to www.bootdisk.com and get one ,what windows OS do you have to install on the new drive .so many questions !!

have you tried the disk in another computer to make sure it is ok

The computer detects the DVD rom and reads the installation disk (I assume it reads it because the disk spins) The problem is the installation will not autoplay.

just because it spins doesn't mean its reading the disk .,does the bios detect the dvd rom is bios set to boot to dvd rom first .

The only thing I have thought of is to take out the hard drive of my old computer and install it on the new one, so the XP would load. Then I would load my new XP X64. But I dont know if that would even work

nope !

Hmm... yeah I guess I have to go through all that. Again. lol (part of the long story)

Anyway, when the laptop hdd is in the desktop pc, should I format it as FAT32? then boot into that FAT32 partition on the laptop with a Windows 98 boot disk, and start the NT installation from DOS ? (because then during NT setup I can format a different partition as NTFS)

It's frustrating because I did that already, only to find that when I tried to install my WiFi card, it required Service Pack 4, and I had no way of getting SP4 onto the laptop. lol That's why I did everything from a desktop PC, hoping it would be easy as pie. :(

format it ntfs ,if you have the sp4 as a file copy it to hdd to and install it later.you can get a nt boot disk here http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

Are you saying there's absolutely nothing I can do to save this installation? :cry:

Would booting from the Windows NT install floppies, and opting to do a repair make a difference? Would it remove the service packs I installed?

Does anyone know how to boot a Dell Inspiron 3500 from a USB thumbdrive? Then I could install Windows NT from there...

I have install window on 100's of computers ,but only installe NT once and that was a few yrs ago ,if you think you can put the install on a usb device then you should be able to put the hdd back in the other computer and format it and copy the nt install to it ,then put it back in the dell and run the install from the hdd with a windows boot disk .i done this with win95 and 98 on a laptop with no cdrom

Most OS need to be installed in the computer they are going to be use on !!!! especually if they are in the ntfs file format,its usually a motherboard drivers issue

Thanks for replying Caperjack.
Yes,everything in the services settings in the component services got disabled.By everything i mean everything;help and support,system restore, even the themes and it look likes windows 98.

hi im just a little better than a novice user lol ,and not sure what you mean by the services settings in the component services ,and how system restore and themes are connected to services .in the admin tools.
also suggest you go to this link and get EWIDO and update and scan you computer for baddies on it .

Hi Caperjack,

Is this done by selecting the deleting them in HJT?

I do see a bunch of them that don't need to be running, but I don't want to mess anything up.

Thanks,
H2OFIELD

Yes just check the ones you know you don't need and hit fix selected ,hjk creates and saves a backup in case you fix the wrong one.

administrative tools, consist of about 7 different tools ,do you know what changes were made ??

went looking for Folder Options to change to show all files and to set it to one click .,found it !
in mycomputer /properties ,top right, next to search icon ,black arrow ,click and go to search options .

slow to reboot?
ther are a lot of programs running on you computer that need to shutdown then restart when you reboot .all of these! most are not need to be running at startup .start by stopping the unnecessary ones .
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BluetoothAuthenticationAgent] rundll32.exe irprops.cpl,,BluetoothAuthenticationAgent
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMAXPnP] C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMax4PNP.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMAX] "C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\Smax4.exe" /tray
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [zBrowser Launcher] C:\Program Files\Logitech\iTouch\iTouch.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Logitech Utility] Logi_MwX.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [URLLSTCK.exe] C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\UrlLstCk.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Symantec NetDriver Monitor] C:\PROGRA~1\SYMNET~1\SNDMon.exe /Consumer
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSPM Startup] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\UPDATE~1\ISUSPM.exe -startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSScheduler] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe" -start
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [eBayToolbar] C:\Program Files\eBay\eBay Toolbar2\eBayTBDaemon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Defender] "C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe" -hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_03\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Tracks Eraser Pro] C:\Program Files\Acesoft\Tracks Eraser Pro\te.exe min
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [LDM] \Program\BackWeb-8876480.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [updateMgr] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AdobeUpdateManager.exe" AcRdB7_0_8 -reboot 1
O4 - Startup: Adobe Gamma.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft …

I tried that but it did't work b/c still intivirus are not much upgraded like these spam to stop any illegal program to changing in registry.
So when you are downloading internet so be carefull.:lol:

What!!

While i was working on my other computer it turned off, i had been on for awhile so i figured it might have over heated so i left it alone for a couple hours. When i tried to start it it sounded like it was about to start up fine but then everything stoped and just the green light was left on. So i turned it off and tried powering up again, and now nothing happens except for the green light going on.
I hear nothing try and start not even fans.

This computer has been running for the past year without problems.

My only thought is recently i bought a new mouse and that probably uses more power then my previous one (both optical however) and that it burnt out the psu?

You might be thinking right about it being a power supply ,can't imaging it being the mouses fault though ,all you need to do is try a new PSU

Can Someone Please Help Me Reformat My Cpu Its A Window Xp I Cant Afford To Pay Someone So Need Help Really Bad I Want To Clean It Out And Start All Over Like Brand New Plz And Ty

this link in post #2 will explain it as good as any,if you can't follow that you will need to pay someone !!

lol ,right sorry .maybe you bought a bad motherboard ,where did you git it !

The blinking only occurs when pulling up "My Computer". The old File Manager, CNTL + E.
Still Blinking... Cobra_RR

don't have an answer but have a ? .if ctrl +e is old file manager ,what is the new file manager ,thanks

The minimum requirements for graphics cards from the major vendors include the Radeon 9500 from ATI Technologies and the GeForce FX 5200 from nVidia.

Yes, I've activated Vista, I just don't know how to turn on aero. can some one help me?

this site might help you ,i have vista install but not on this hdd .but i did look forAero last night on my other hdd ,but i don't think i meet the right video card requirments as listem on this site im linking here .but it a visual setting is all simular i guess to one use by macintosh as i read on link im posting HERE
AERO =Authentic, Energetic, Reflective and Open

Please help,
where can I find a jack for a inspiron 1150 , mine has snapped off mother board, searched the net had no joy, doing my head in now,
any help would be appreciated
Beaker UK

hi ,if it snapped off the motherboard ,a new one isn't going to do anything until you fix the motherboard

Can't install xp, non stop error's of can't find files. CD works fine on another comp. What other ways of installing xp can i try.

thanks

use a different cdrom in you computer

Hello Jonathan welocme to daniweb ,
try opening computer and removing the ribbon cable to the cdrom and mother board and reinstall then ,might be loose .iuf no difference
, right click mycomputer /properties /device manager ,click on the + by cdroms if there and click on the cd rom listed ,if there ,and remove it and reboot computer this will reinstall the drivers ,or it could be that your cdrom just up and died on you ,good luck

Excess CPU heat is the first cause that comes to me !!

Did you make sure you pluged in the hdd drive cable and power to the motherboard ,obvious i know

I was in the prosses of reformatting my dell coumputer
when I started the coumputer up and now all I get is error loading operating system. what can i do to get it started. will my Dell recovery XP CD work and reinstall the OS? I don't any of the files on the hard drive. I need step by step instructions on how to get it booting up again.

Have to ask what did you think would happen when you formated your drive ,!!
Yes the dell recovery will reinstall windows ,that would be the only thing to do after a format of your Hard drive ,that is why one would format there dirve !to reload the recovery! good luck

Thanks,but why would it have shown windows 98 booting up,and it also showed nividia extreme screen prior to that,also it will not access bios

Because win98 uses windows default graphic drivers ,until you install the proper driver for your video adapter!!and i have no idea why it won't axcess the bios .did it axcess it before

you need to install drivers for you video card ,or onboard video what ever you have in computer

when i have a problem with things supplied by my internet service provider I call there tech support !!

Is there such a thing as a device that converts a phone jack into an ethernet jack?

I will say no as they are two totally different devices

call Dell tech support,its free

your welcome ,hope it stays that way !

not running it right now but i think run is in the start ,all programs accessories ,

if i uninstall the display driver, whaat will happen?? will i be able to use the computer or will the display not work. thanks

if you uninstall it in the device manager or through add and remove program, when you reboot computer , windows will load default drivers ,that you can't change the settings on but computer will work ,then you can find or reinstall the correct drivers if you have them

i've tried updating them but it said i have the latest one. could you tell me hoe to go about reinstalling them please. thanks

well if it says you have the latests one then it should be working ,when you right click on the desktop and go to properties /settings can you change it to 16 or 32 bit ,
When you right click mycomputer go to properties /device manager , click the + next to display adapter ,what do you see ,are there any yellow or red !!! around anywhere .
some time when we download driver on the net thery are zipped files ,they will need to be unzipped before you can install them ,sometime there is exe file within the folder we need to execute it to install dirvers ,some time we go through display adapers in device manager to install the drivers if there is no executiable .

first u all copy of urs win98 se directory on u hardisk. any hardisk partiotion c , d , e u store that dir. to formate of u hardisk u apply .
which hard drive partion u format likke c:\format /q this actually work when u use u hardisk 2 nd format work. means that is not fresh hardisk . u r format again second time

Hi rr4002 ,,this is help fourm not a chat fourm ,so we do try not to use chat lingo/short hand ,just so that you message is clear to the reader ,i did some chat awhile back and have to say im having a hard time understanding what you are trying to say in you post .thanks

hi, if there is anyone out there i'd really appreciate it as i haven't been able to restore my system back to when it was ok.

Hi did you, or have you been able to reinstall your video display drivers

The majority of Win XP shutdown problems reported thus far have been that it reboots when shutdown is attempted. This may be a global symptom emerging from several distinct causes, because, by default, XP executes an automatic restart in the event of a system failure. Therefore, more or less anything compromising the operating system during the shutdown process could force this reboot. Disabling the restart on system failure feature may permit the exact cause to be isolated: Right-click on My Computer, click Properties, click the Advanced tab. Under Startup & Recovery, click Settings. Under System Failure, uncheck the box in front of System reboot.

From this site ,more info on site about shutdown problems .
http://www.theeldergeek.com/shutdown_issues_in_xp.htm

I think Bill Gates is and ok person

If he was so open-minded, he would make Windows free of charge and not necessity to operate PC. .

you know and i know you don't need windows to operate a computer , you don't even need a harddrive to operate one .! Linux and others ,and no hdd Knoppex and others , live cd

Hi again! Okay so i managed to do a system restore and everything is back to normal except that i don't have any sound. I have c-media AC97 soundcard. It doesn't help to go into BIOS and do a setup default. Do I need to do a upgrade?

You need to get drivers for the ac97 ,.
thry here .
http://www.google.ca/search?q=c+media+ac97&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official

not sure what they are ,but you should disable the guest acct if you haven't allready done so .
download and install and update ewido spyware removal tool 14 day fully working trial version here ,.
http://www.ewido.net/en/

Just installed build 5384 ,install only took 55 min from start to the desktop .video seems a little shakey ,
MyComputer .p4 2.8 512 meg ram 128 meg radeon 5250,80gig hdd 7200spin 16x dvd rw for install.

edit= fixed video shutter, vistas default monitor refresh rate was 44 hrtz ,changed to 75 hrtz

first if you reloaded windows 3 times why would be worried about viruses and stuff ,or are you not doing a clean reinstall ,just off the top of my head .did you upgrade directx after you reinstalled windows .
Directx upgrade .
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.mspx

maybe .!!
http://www.emsps.com/OLDTOOLS/ibmdos.htm

yes partition magic is one of the better ones

and if that didn't work ,go to www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm and get win98 bootdisk or winxp bootdisk ,sounds to me like there is no format command on the disk you created .

All of the icons have a blue highlight around every icon. It's like a square blue box covering each icon.

If they are highlited in the real meaning of the word ,when reffering to a desktop icon, then when you click on one to open the program , they would all try and open there respected programs , does this happen to you .

leave it here now ,what the hay !