Posts by caperjack

i just installed safari on my compaq v2000 ,over 3 yrs old with ati radeon 200m video device and its there and works for me,
a workaround for you might be to go to the toolbar to the far right top ,click on the icon that looks like a cough wheel and go to customize toolbar and drag the top site icon onto the tool bar, drop it on the very top of the toolbar next to the wheel icon

hi ,if the computer you are using to post here has a burner in it ,download the knoppix live cd in my signature ,burning the iso image file to CD-R and see if the computer will boot to it

closing it in task manager and then open it again ,does it still open off screen

And i know your persistence will pay off ,good luck

Thanks, Caperjack

The intent with using a XPProSP3 installation, a downloaded version, was to avoid the manual service pack updating.

The suggestion to go back to an XP installation is a good one but until the problem has been properly identified there is no guarantee the same problem simply won't occur then. (It is clearly happening with XPSP2, since that was the original question.)

Do you have any idea what these dll files and the migisol.exe actually do?

What would you think about my attempting a full installation? The laptop has a clean Windows XP Upgrade Advisor report and has nothing on it. It was cleaned out years ago when all the applications being used were transferred to a XPPro desktop. I am upgrading it to use as a notebook - the Toshiba Portege 3110CT was a nice piece of hardware.

Should any of these files prove to be required could they simply be downloaded afterwards? I have a desktop with XPProSP3 and all the dll files can be sourced from there. migisol.exe appears to be a Windows 95/98/2000 app and is not in my desktop XPProSP3 C:\WINDOWS\ anyway.

Your advice would be very much appreciated as I am going nowhere fast!

Regards

Peter

Hi,I would go for the full install if it were me ,
Adamsappleone's post above says it better than i ever could as to what the files are for ,thank you

Did you ever get a solution, Mike?

I am having exactly the same problem upgrading from 98 (not SE) to XP SP3 on a Toshiba Portege laptop which I am upgrading as a notebook.

What is unusual is that these files are in C:\WINDOWS on the hard drive but not on the installation CD!

are you having the exact same problem ,or just having a problem upgrading to winxp sp3 , one thing i would suggest is to try upgrading to winxp sp1 first ,then install the other 2 sp's

Hi Jhoefs,
Sorry to hear about your virus problem. Theres almost always a way to clean up most viruses without formatting your machine but if you don't have the skills to clean it up or know somebody else who does, its probably the best way to go. Its good to format every so often anway, it will have your machine running as good as new.

First thing to do is back up your data. Do you have much to back up? If you have multiple partitions on your hard drive or more than one drive? e.g. C:, D:, E: etc. If so, you can move data from your C drive onto other partitions. The most obvious places to back up are your (and the other users on the machine) user profile. The most important folders are the My Documents folder, Favourites, Desktop (get the files and folders, leave the shortcuts). Some applications store stuff in not so obvious places so you need to be careful if you don't want to lose data. Some applications will give you an option in the GUI (look for File > Export etc.) to back up your data, others don't so you need to find the folders where they store their stuff. Outlook stores your mail and contacts in c:\documents and settings\<username>\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook\<profilename>.pst so grab that if you use it. Outlook Express uses a completely different location but both give you the option to export data from within the GUI. If you have …

The all thats left is to copy/restore your data back and start re-customising your setup.!!!!!!!

and hope you left the virus behind

Is Video Drivers Same As Video Cards?
No,the driver drives the video card ,sounds like maybe your video card is either not installed correctly or is not good enough to run the game. go to control panel ,system /open hardware /device manager ,and make sure video display is ok,no red x's or yellow !'s

look up ,just above where you click on to get into this thread ,the 2nd sticky notes tell all! good luck

sounds like you have a sata hard drive and winxp need to install drivers for it if you have them on a floppy then you need to hit f6 in the first part of the install to install them or , try what was suggested in post #3

t also when i re-installed xp it told me that there was already an os on my computer and installing another may affect the computers installment do you think that could have something to do with it?

that means you didn't format the harddrive when you reinstalled windows, as for drivers you should have gottin cd's with drivers for the motherboard and all other addin devices when you bought the computer

hi when you do get in go to mycomputer ,right click on the harddrive icon and /properties/go tools /do the error checking

hi,

I've recently formated my computer after catching a nasty virus and re-installed xp but instead of running smoothly everything that i move the scrolling is really slow. Does anyone know how i can cure this

hi,you reinstalled windows ,But did you install mothereboard drivers and other device drier like sound and especially video drivers

I am happy if i can help others.

Me To ,Me To, lord god almighty Me To ,lol

Windows Installer tries to continously install Photo Gallery.
It starts as soon as you boot up and won't stop.
How can this be fixed?

go to start ,all program and check start up folder to see if its coming from there ,also have you let it install it to see what happens

one here,looks like a side bar and not a dock just installed it ,ok, only thing i say is its not transparent
http://www.desktopsidebar.com/download.html

google search for xp alarm
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=auL&q=win+xp+alarm+software&btnG=Search&meta=

First check your BIOS settings and see if Hard Drive is detected by
your computer or not? If your Hard Drive doesnot show in BIOS,then
turn your computer off, and open the casing,check and see if the data cable is properly connected to the Hard Drive and other end of the data cable is properly connected to the IDE slot in the MB.
Make sure that your Hard Drive is connected to Primary Master ,the IDE Slot 0. Also check the power cord plugged into your Hard Drive.

its a laptop

actually i like this one over spyware/virus ,just found this .
http://articles.networktechs.com/432-p1.php

always nice to have a how to woth 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.
* Post the log back here.

The log can also be found here:
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\Logs\log-date.txt
Or at C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\Logs\log-date.txt

Make sure that you restart the computer.

hi, try our spyware and virus section for help on this one ,good luck
http://www.daniweb.com/forums/forum64.html

hi, i suggest you go back to virus and spyware forum and talk to judy and crunchie again
http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread210152.html

i want cd key offf my recovery files 3.98

offf is not a word , and this is the wrong forum to be looking for
pirated software keys

easiest and free way is to use your winxp cd,
just google ," winxp fresh install "

any error indication in event viewer !

Glad that worked for you .
the easiest way to move files around is in windows explorer .
open explorer ,either with the windows key +E or in start ,all program ,accessories , when its open you see the content of your C:\ on the right and the file tree on the left ,you simply drag and drop files from the right side to where you want them to go on the left side !

I agree 100% with your concern about storing financial data on a computer. Howeveer, this particular computer has never been connected to the internet (and won't be connected to the internet).

my concern was not with the net, but with your hard drive failing on you

i don't use hibernate ,never did ,just googled and found this ,have no idea if it actually works
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/windowsMe/tip-0002.html

hi ,try what is referred to a bench test ,remove his motherboard and all components from the computer case and set it up complete on the bench outside the box ,see if it will run,it may be shorting out[touching a high spot under it is usually what people find ] on the tower somewhere

Can any one help me to open up my laptop n fix it.

yeah ,wait till i get my screwdriver!
you may void your warranty if you open it

more over Dell`s costumer care is not responding,they r waiting for completing the 45 days warranty period left

don't let them wait demand to send it in for repair now!!

ok, i got it now ,sorry

im gonna guess it because they thing they can then us the rest for running program and doing stuff like burning
,
just a guess though

I the HP has a lot of financial data on it that I want to preserve. .

financial data stored on a harddrive should be burned to disk [dvd or cd-r] NOW!!, to be safe and secure

ah, sorry, i thought i'd link the source anyways.
i'm glad it worked :) although that folder-thing looks kinda freaky

no problem ,a good find,thanks ,
i just pasted it to make it easier !
yeah, registry editing is tricky and dangerous ,anytime making changes one should do a registry backup first

computerhope.com/issues/ch000715.htm its not working..

what do you mean by not working
http://computerhope.com/issues/ch000715.htm

im still kind of baffled as to how you can be doing/running things on the laptop that you cant get to admin acct because you don't have the admin password

Hi guys,
I have downloaded apps from iTunes store. It appeared in my iTunes' Application tab but it just couldn't appear in my device after I sync it.

Thanks for your help!

hi, this is a Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 ,you might find better help in the software section look above your first post see hardware and software ,click it and go to software section ,good luck

try a hard drive and registry cleanup with www.ccleaner.com
might help

you can do a thing.
JUST DOWNLOAD A PROGRAM CALLED Partition Magic

Download link:
www.soft32.com/download_151.html
www.topshareware.com/Partition-Magic-download-41280.htm

what for! he has the drive partitioned and formatted ,partition magic will not add it to the sent to dropdown

cured. Mom gets a new one. i get the bill. ..and her parts. which fit mine.
seriosly I think is in the drive as it is a moving part. the board maybe.. but doesn't even show to be on my network at the homethingy. Your humor and help IS appreciated.

good luck

thanks

you marked it solved ,did you fix it ,or just don't like my humor

It looked to me that those were for the installed system RAM and regular RAM. I was looking for a support table or something.

that the 2 supported speeds of ram it will take !
you could likely run it with pc2- 6400 but it will only run at the higher of the 2 supported speeds

ok,what do you get when you go to safe mode, clicking on the admin acct ,does it ask for a password then also .

think board or likely the drive.

whatdid you use to blow it out ! a high pressure hose -lol

when it boots to the login screen ,do nothing but hit enter ,what happens!

or click on the admin acct then hit enter ,which is what i think you are doing correct,
i'm a bit confused by what you mean by ,the 2 computer names under password

unit was running till opened to blow out.

you shut it down first correct!
shut it down ,remove power plug ,remove and reseat ram chips

I right clicked on control panel

open control panel ,go to user accounts ,clck to add a new acct ,give it a name ,then make it admin acct. ,this should work if you entered a admin account when you went into safe mode

It says what stock RAM is but not what is supported.

ok, what is the model you have ,as when i go to the SFF one it clearly shows 2 speeds it takes.

Memory Type

400 & 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx280/en/ug/specs02.htm

WoW! how did you know he was having a problem with nortons,when there was o mention of it!! in his post

i looked it up, for you, pick you model type from here and check out the specs i think it might take 5400 but not the 6400.
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx280/en/ug/index.htm