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I need to reinstall Windows XP on my home PC as my brother rebooted it, but partitioned the hard drive incorrectly. (The hard drive is 80GB,  but I am only able to use 5GB. I don't really understand this in detail, but will explain the set-up as shown in 'Disk management'. The primary partition is C (system) and approx size 75GB. There is another extended partition for the logical drive, which is F and this is approx. 5GB. This is the boot partition.) The problem is that I cannot access the C drive and all my programs/documents etc are saved in F and obviously being only 5GB, there is not enough room. I have looked up lots of stuff on the internet, including this site on how to resolve this problem. Apparently, I should be able to reformat the partitions by going into disk management and right clicking, but this doesn't work. When I right click on either partition, the 'format' option is not available.

So I decided to reinstall Windows XP, as I thought my PC could do with a clean-up anyway, but this ain't working!! I bought my PC from MESH and have a recovery CD which I have used in the past without any problems. Normally, it just starts up automatically, but not anymore. I looked up info on changing the BIOS settings to boot from CD, but none of this works (pressing delete, escape etc). When the PC boots, there is an instruction to press any key to boot from CD, but this doesn't actually happen, no matter what I press. The advice BOOKLET I got from MESH, says to create a Startup floppy boot disk, if you can't boot from the CD, so I've done this. When I boot the PC using the disk, the startup screen does change and displays the following:
a\:
I am not a DOS expert, so have no idea what I should do at this stage - any ideas please?
Finally, having looked on this site, the only option seemed to be to boot from floppy, so i tried to download the floppy disks from the Microsoft site. It says you need 6 disks and will be instructed to enter them one at a time? I've not been able to do this - I maybe be doing something really basic wrong, but when I enter the first disk, it fills up and I get a dialogue box telling me that the disk is full and I need to retry or cancel. When I enter another disk, it starts from scratch again so I can't copy the download onto 6 disks.
Hope this all makes sense! I have tried to work through all the options and am completely stuck. I have a PC with 5GB usuable capacity, most of which is full with essential applications - I can't use Office, Itunes, download my PHOTOS or save anything! Would really appreciate any tips. Thanks.Did you try saving the file----->Here

Then creating the boot disk set with it?

See the below notation at the site.

If your download does not start after 30 seconds, click this link: Start download.

I'm sure I tried that as well and it wouldn't work, but will give it another go next week. Thanks.OK, we'll see you next week.  I have tried this again - both saving directly to disk and saving on the hard drive and copying to disk and it doesn't work. The instructions on the Microsoft site (see below) say that when you click on Download, you will be prompted to insert a floppy disk and this will continue as the program file is copied onto 6 disks. When I insert the first floppy, it fills up and I get a message to retry or cancel - I am not able to insert another disk and carry on copying. Am I doing something really stupid or is the downloadable file not working as it should?

Microsoft instructions:
Creating the Setup Disks
The download contains only one large program file. When you run the downloaded file, it extracts the files. You receive the following prompt: This program creates the Setup boot disks for Microsoft Windows XP. To create these disks, you need to provide 6 blank, FORMATTED, high-density disks.

Type the drive letter for the floppy disk drive. After you type the floppy disk drive letter, you see following prompt:
Insert one disk into drive :. This disk will become the Windows XP Setup Boot Disk. Press any key when you are ready. When you press a key, the downloaded file starts extracting and copying the files. Continue inserting blank disks as you are prompted until all six disks are created.Use 6 new floppies and insert them into the A: drive and right clik it to format each one before attempting this...hopefully this should work.Are you using a wireless keyboard?  You may need to use a wired keyboard for Boot Up options.  My wireless KB won't do anything until Win XP boots. 

You might try reformatting your drive on another computer if available. I've been using new disks and tried right-clicking and formatting them! I've spent hours trying everything more than once, cos i just don't get why it won't work! Relieved to hear it maybe the wireless keyboard. This did cross my mind when I first tried to reboot from the CD and I couldn't access the BIOS options, but I dismissed it as a 'silly' thought and so did my brother - I won't repeat what he said to me. I will see if I can get hold of a wired keyboard and try again. Thanks for all your suggestions.I finally managed to beg/borrow a wired keyboard and it worked! Plugged in the keyboard, PUT in my recovery CD and it rebooted automatically - a new clean installation of Windows XP in half an hour!
Thanks for your help. This is the first time I've used this forum and am very impressed, as I was totally stuck, so will definitely be back if I have any future problems. Im afraid I won't be of much help to anyone else!Glad to hear you are all fixed up

every time i restart my computer i get
small window that say :runtime ERROR 21 at 00407ffd
and it repeat for all the time

what is cpjkdbi??

please helpNeed...more...info...gasp 

Operating system / ANTIVIRUS & antispyware PROTECTION / service packs installed / when did it start happening / did it EVER work right / installed any new software?

Alan <><    I Solve the problem ... I just  use AVG antivirous ... to clean this problem

So, it comes up with a task list, but that is it. No tabs at the TOP for processes, or even shut down, and I can't even close the WINDOW. I have to use  switch to to even minimize it. I've never heard of something like this, and I'd like to get it fixed. Any suggestions are appreciated.

I just noticed it tonight, after installing a game controller driver, although I'm not SURE that is the cause as this isn't exactly something I check all that often.

Win XP SP1, no antivirus/spy/adware.
This comes up every few weeks! You must have double clicked on the border of the Task manager and switched it to "Tiny Footprint Mode". When Task Manager is running in that mode, the tabs, menus etc are hidden. To toggle between tiny foot print mode and normal mode, double click on the border, for example the part shown in red in this image.







Thanks a lot. I feel pretty silly now. Quote from: Ninjachef on June 30, 2007, 03:52:00 PM

I feel pretty silly now.

So i'm an idiot and just accidentally uninstalled what i BELIEVE are the sound drivers (it was called sound max or something to that effect?) off of my computer RUNNING windows xp. now, whenever i do anything that has sound, my computer just makes a weird beep noise. under the sound settings in the control panel, it now says there is no audio device or anything else (which there definitely is as i'm on laptop)

please tell me that i didn't just royally SCREW myself and that there is something that i can do!

thanksOption 1:
right click on My Computer and go to Manage
select the Device Manager on the left side of the Manage window
find the sound device on the right side of the Manage window and double-click on it
go to the driver tab of the sound properties window and click roll back driver

If that doesn't work try this
Option 2:
Go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore
Restore to the time when you think you uninstalled the drivers.

I'm try to run DEFRAG on a FRIENDS computer.  She hasn't defragged in 5 YEARS!  Anyway it will freeze every so often while I am defragging.  FIRST at 8%, i restarted, then 10%, I restarted.  I get to 11% and it freezes, I restart, degrag again and it still freezes at 11%.

Toshiba Satellite, 64mb Ram, Windows 98se.  I'm thinking running defrag in safe mode would help, any other suggestions?

Thanksummm try going to disk cleanup first and removing everything in there.. and do both things in safe mode that might help.

also maybe a scan disk scan might help make sure it fixes the errors it finds automatically

unlovedwarrior


maybe some ram would helpEvery time the disk contents change, defrag will start over. With that much time and no defrag, it could be a long process.Thanks guys!  Yea more Ram would def. help, just NEED to get my friend to spend the cash.  Running everything in safe mode cleared up everything.  Computer is ready to go!your welcome. come visit me in the virus section if you have any infection problems or random slowness of ur compRun defrag in safe mode. Quote

your welcome. come visit me in the virus section if you have any infection problems or random slowness of ur comp

Just curious because i sometimes hear "my computer would be much fatser without all the music and videos and movies and pictures...." and so on, is that true or not?To a certain degree.  The main thing to worry about is available hard disk space as opposed to hard drive space.  Also, the more you have loaded, the more things run in MEMORY and use available memory.  Adding more RAM to a slow computer or simply uninstalling unused software can help too.  There's always the ol MSCINFIG too. having lots of stuff on the hard drive will slow things down if you do not defragment it regularly, and also if it is nearly full speed will suffer.

If you have moved files such as large movies or music files around, your drive is most likely fragmented. Windows stores bits and pieces of one FILE scattered out on the hard drive and when you request that file, it needs to go through the hard drive and find each piece. When you defragment your drive, it will take all the pieces of the file on the hard drive and line them up with each other. This will speed up your computer a lot because then all the pieces of the file are located right next to each other on the drive.Yeah, KEEP in mind what MULLINS said too, adding more RAM will do wonders (depending on how much you already have) also defragging your hard drive does speed it up a bit too.

I guess I didn't add anything new to this thread but that's my 2 cents worth...  1. scandisk
2. defrag puter  when it needs it*
3 install and run Ccleaner
4.  whenever you get  "past"  50%   "used space" on your hard drive,  the speed is greatly reduced.*
Allright thanx guys! now i know what to say to PEOPLE that ask me that question, and what to do if my hard drive gets filled with stuff.
-Filip

Hi all

hide folders and files - win 98

  I WANT to hide my folders and files using password technology for windows 98

auto internet cleanup tools

   I am using ccleanup(freeware) s/w to cleanup unwanted things.Is it possible to get auto internet cleanup tools ( must do cleaning processs automaticaly eg daily so that we can't initiate the PROCESS).


i apriciate any suggestion from U all.


Thank you Very much
Quote from: celine on June 28, 2007, 07:35:25 PM

Hi all

hide folders and files - win 98

  I want to hide my folders and files using password technology for windows 98

Hi.  Im about to reformat my computer w/ a brand new Windows XP.  BUUUUT before I do, I want to know if there is an easy way to reload & reinstall all of my

-applications?
-documents?
-data?

To be clear: I know how to save info on my external drives, or removable media.  That is not what I want to do.  I want to know if there is a piece of software which looks at my existing C: and makes some kinda super file, which I can load and Double-click, after installing my new XP- and *presto ! its as if I never CHANGED systems!!

any input would be much appreciated  : )If I understand you correctly...you want a program that will image your CURRENT hard drive so you can restore it at a later time.

Noeton's Ghost 10 may be something you'd want to take a look at.

Simply visit www.symantec.comthanks saviour.  I figured NOrton ghost could make an image file for just this purpose, but I wonder if you, or anyone else, know anything a little.. free-er?  Here ya go:

http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilities/backupandimage.shtml

or try this...

http://selfimage.excelcia.org/

Hope this helps...and good luck.If i understand correctly you are GOING to do a clean install of XP right ? ?

Just so you know an imaging program is going to take an image of your complete HDD as is when you create the image.
It will not re-install all your stuff into a new XP install...it will overwrite it and restore your machine to exactly where it was when you IMAGED it.

There is no program that can take all your installed programs and current data and merge them into a clean install.

But i keep HOPING.

I was removing some older PROGRAMS and junk programs form the wifes desktop, dell (running xp and IE 7) after restart there are no CHANGE or remove programs options choice in the LIST of programs. I need some HELP!So the programs you uninstalled are still there?

Perhaps you can TRY Ccleaner, a free and very effective system cleaner. Run a registry scan and program removal.

Here is the link to download that program.
http://www.filehippo.com/download/9838386a743262a2d7aaedfb3b432ae2/download/ Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 29, 2007, 12:06:56 AM

Perhaps you can try Ccleaner, a free and very effective system cleaner. Run a registry scan and program removal.

Here is the link to download that program.
http://www.filehippo.com/download/9838386a743262a2d7aaedfb3b432ae2/download/

Hi, I really hope someone can help.
I have a Dell 2350 running Xp SP2 with 512RAM chip, DVD, CD/RW, Floppy and 2 HDD.
My original problem began with the computer shutting off after startup.  There was not any new programs or hardware installed prior to the problem that I am aware of.  I have only been able to get the desktop to show 2 times since the issue began before it shuts off. The first time the sys ran long enough for me to get to the DEVICE manager, which showed no hardware problems then it shut off, and after about a hundred more tries, I was able to get in and begin running Del system diagnostics from BIOS and it ran almost 13 hrs while executing the extended version when all of a sudden it shut off, and has not displayed anything on screen again.  Therefore I cannot get back into BIOS to check boot sequence or change it because it will not stay on more han a few minutes now or show anything on the monitor.  I have tried hitting function keys after restarting with no disks in the drives to try and get to SETUP screen, no luck...., I tried replacing the motherboard with no fix (under Dell support recommendation, when it didnt fix the issue they gave me a refund), then put orig board back in and I replaced the power SUPPLY with no difference either.  Recently I replaced the CMOS battery, that did not help.  I have ruled out hardware config by unplugging everything then restarting between adding components again.  No matter what components are plugged up, sometimes it runs a few minutes sometimes only a few seconds all without video or noiss of the drives working.  I have tried booting from the install CD, and made bootable floppy's (6) for SP2 online along with a MSDOS startup disk.  All boots reslt in nothing. I see lights flashing on the drives, mouse and keyboard, but it will do nothing else.  Grrrrrrr    Video is integrated without a slot to try another graphics card.
Also tried another monitor...still nothing.  I am suspecting a virus, and planned on using the system disk to format and reinstall, but I cannot get it to recognise anything I put in.  HELP!Seems like you've checked about everything except for the memory...

Hvae you checked it as well?Your CPU could have overheated to the point of no
return.Hopefully not.

I think you NEED to clean and reseat your CPU and heatsink.

If you do ,don't forget the new thermal paste.I've saw this before with bad RAM.  Could be or could not be.  I've seen it before with PROCESSOR issues too.

Hello everyone.  I'm running my own smalltime webserver at home using Windows XP Pro.  I have 2 internet service providers currently, each one alone is too slow to run my server.  If I COULD combine the two, it may be enough.  I installed another network adapter and HOOKED it up to my other modem.  For some reason though, it's only using my first connection tosend data, and my second connection isn't being used at all.  Anyone have any idea how I can make it use both of them?A router that supports load balancing is probably what you need.

Type bold WORDS into Google for more info.
Darn, I was hoping there was software-based I could use.  I really need to stick with my CURRENT hardware, so I guess I give up.  Thanks a bunch ANYWAYS, though.Check this out

http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/951/

That helped!  Thanks so much, that should take care of overloads!  I'm curious.  Do you have two DSL accounts or what?  That would need 2 separate phone lines. I wonder if he has 1 cable and 1 dsl? Whatever, I am envious!



Definitely a nice problem to have.

Hello everyone
Over a week back, my computer suddenly stopped (I was online that time) and show the following error in a blue screen:

*** STOP: 0x0000007A (0xC03909D8, 0x0000000E, 0xE4276004,0x1BADC880)
KERNAL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR
Beginning dump of physical memory
Physical memory dump complete. Contact your system administrator ot technical support group.

I had to restart the computer by pressing the power push button for over 5 seconds. This problem didnot reappear after that. Computer working normal as before.

What caused this error? Is there any thing to worry about?

My system: Pentium P4 2.8Ghz, MS Win2000(sp4), 512MB ram, 2x40GB HDD, PM800M2 mobo, Nvidia fx5200 128mb graphic.
Protections: AVG Free, Ad-Aware SE, Zone Alarm firewall, Easy Cleaner etc.

jawanda56What were you doing before/during it happened? Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 24, 2007, 07:12:05 AM

What were you doing before/during it happened?

Installed any new programs lately ? ?

Installed any new programs lately ? ?

You could also try un-installing the 2 apps installed before this started happening...

I am using a Dell Inspiron 1100 with Windows XP Home. I am having problems with videos that I download via email or off the net. After they are loaded and I start to play them they pause every 4-5 secs them resume playing until complete. This is annoying, please send some help to me. Thanks, DonHello Don

Do you have an AntiVirus scanner installed and running (updates as WELL) and do you have Antispyware/adware?

If you dont, the issue could be caused from resources being TAKEN up

Could you press ALT+CTRL+DEL and click on "Performance" and take a screenshot and upload the screenshot to www.imageshack.us and GIVE us a LINK, or tell us what the numbers you see are?
(For the purpose of seeing the processor and memory usage)

Im having a problem logging on to a web site on my computer but on other computer the web site comes up with no problem. What causes this to happen?What's the webiste?

Whose computer are you on?

Are you being blocked from accessing certain sites?  Parental Control MAYBE?The link to the site you sent me has a flash intro page.

What browser are you using and the version:  example:  Internet EXPLORER 6, 7...Firefox, Opera, etc.  IS flash installed?

What version of Windows are you using?  Has it been updated?to be honest with you i'm not sure i know the updates come on my computer before i log off and i always say know how do i know if i have flash installed or not?Could you please answer the previous QUESTIONS I asked...Is it a secure web page (IE banking?) I had this problem and tried everything to correct it and finally got some help. It was the "TCPIP" and FOUND a fix on WINSOCKXPFIX, just TYPE this in google and use the free download. Don

I needed to reformat my computer. when I went to reinstall windows i mistakenly put in a windows xp home cd instead of the windows xp pro cd. the disk has gotten to the part where it asks for your product code which i dont have, and i do not want this installed anyway. how do i get rid of this ? when my computer restarts it is automatically going back to the set up and asking me for the product code. I NEED to remove this so I can install the correct one which is windows xp pro but cannot go anywhere but to restart the set up. can anyone help ?So just we understand your question clearly,
You want to basically reformat your drive so you can install the other Windows OS, right?

I think you just boot from the Windows Home CD and follow the instructions.
Hold on a bit and you will get a definite answer.yes, that right, but when i boot from the home cd it wants a product code to continue. and when in put the pro cd in i get an error because i already started installing the home version. i dont know how to get rid of the partially installed home version or get around it to install the pro version.I'm not sure how to format the drive in your SITUATION but I think it has something to do with FDisk.DOWNLOAD this product called SwissKnife it will enable you to format , partition and much more and its free

http://www.compuapps.com/download/Swissknife/swissknife.htmSee How to Use the Fdisk Tool and the Format Tool to Partition or Repartition a Hard Disk.  I believe you can download it from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263044.  Scroll down the page and click on the link for Download 263044usa8.exe - English now.Tried swissknife, still goes right to restarting the windows xp home setup.? soybean has your answer.  Just fdisk it do a QUICK format and get it done and over with.  maybe i am not explaining this clearly. let me try again.

the problem is not with the computer i am on now it is with my laptop.
the computer is either off, or it is restarting the windows xp home set up. there is nothing in between.
when i turn it on it immediately restarts the set up. i cant get to, or dont know how to get to ANYTHING else. there is no place to type anything in or get to anything to let me format or anything like that. the only thing i can do is hit "next" on the set up screen and then it wants the product code............then reformat the drive and reinstall the OS...........

Or you can try to access your computer in Safe Mode.Does this laptop have a floppy drive in it ? ?
If so you could dload a WinME bootdisk from bootdisk.com and use it to format the drive...you will lose all your data. When it's done simply remove the floppy  put in the correct XP CD and re-boot.

Hi everyone:  I just updated my system by installing Windows XP.  Now I cannot get my cable INTERNET connection to connect.  I turned off the cable and let it SIT and then turned it back on, but still no connection.  Do I just need to call the cable company?  Also, my screen is off to the left with a black strip on the right and top and bottom.  Not all my icons show.  How can I get a full screen or centered?  Thanks.internet connection:
Check out your device manager by right-clicking on My Computer and selecting Manage. In the window that pops up, go to the Device Manager. Look through the list of devices and SEE if there are any devices with a problem. (small yellow icon will be easy to spot) My guess is you need to install a couple device drivers to get everything back to normal.

monitor:
It is probably a problem with the monitor itself. Explore the on-screen menu by USING the buttons on the monitor. There should be an option to reset or auto-adjust. That should be all it NEEDS.

Hi all

Help please............

My operating system is XP home

I have created an user account but as of yet can't get it to connect to the internet.

With the new user account open I click "Start" then "connect to" and although it shows both connections on my PC ie ASDL and dial-up when I click on them, I get a MESSAGE saying the PC in not connected to the internet... 

Likewise when I click on I.E. in the Start up menu I get the same thing.

Is there something ELSE I should be doing ?

Any help will be much appreciated... 

Sunagor
Is everything connected properly? Is your modem turned on? Please provide some more information so that we may help you.Hi Lordvader

Thank you for your reply.

Yes everything is SWITCHED on........I am  fully online and all hunky dory as the administrator....log off and log on to the new user a/c and I can't connect to the internet as mentioned in previous post.

Hope you can help...........let me know if there is anything else I need to let you know.

Thaaaaanks.......Sunagor.. Did you configure the internet for both users? I had the problem with roadrunner on my laptop with 2 users, and realized that I didn't have the configuration set properly.Hi Ilike........

Thanks for your reply.

Sorry to be such a dummy on this, how do I configure the ionternet for both users ?

Regards..........Sunagor 

What is your primary connection?
ADSL or DialUp?


If its ADSL, DSL, Cable or Fiber, try this:
Go into Internet Exploer
Click the "Tools" menu bar, and select "Internet OPTIONS"
Then click the "Connection" tab

Remove any dialup connections
and click "LAN Settings"
make SURE than LAN is enabled and that the proxy is being automatically detected.
Click OK, and then click OK again
close Internet explorer
and start it again
Many thanks to Lord...Ilike...And Zylstra

Great job guys............all sorted now

I'm much obliged for your posts

Thanks ........Sunagor

while i was upgardeing my cpu today i ( WHICH DIDNT WORK) i come accoss needing to validate WINDOWS all over again , but i got no option at all to enter a license key lke i did last time just a little blue star in my x-p task BAR saying windows not active :S , so i was wondering how i would go about valdiateing it lol

My options in that little blue star are : valdation failure detials , purchase a GENUINE copy of windows , and change notifcation settings.

I will be posting something intesting in hardware in just a min .....

help please  You should be able to validate your copy simply by clicking on that icon in the system tray.Nope it just SENDS me to microsoft and the page wont load up just keeps loading and loading ,,,Okay then...

If you can navigate with your IE browser...go here:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/uk/windows/default.mspx

and click the Validate Now button.

I have two identical computers using Windows XP Professional.

Usually, if I get a PROBLEM I can't fix, I do a clean install by pressing Alt+F10 and going through the process of reinstalling Windows XP.
The hard disk is partitioned into C: and D: (I'm assuming the Windows XP image is HIDDEN in the D:??).
Well, anyway, when I do a clean install on one of the computers it's still really slow and buggy. Maybe it's a hardware problem, or maybe the problem is with the original Windows XP image on D:?

So, my question is:
Can I make an EXACT copy of one computer and put it ontothe other one? Hopefully this would overwrite any errors?

Is that possible?

Thanks I don't think thats possible. EDIT: For some reason, prog's like Norton Ghost etc completly slipped my mind. So much for my comment heh... it is indeed possible.

When the hard drive is partitioned, like yours, into C: and D: there is no "image" on drive D... It's just free space on D (If formatted and not a raw partition... and assuming that C: is the partition you have your OS on)

When you do a clean install, are you formatting the C: partition?
sometimes it's just best to format to get a "fresh start"Thanks for the reply.
When I do a clean install, D: remains unchanged, therefore I just assumed the OS image was located there. C: is REVERTED back to it's original state.
I think the computer was set up so that a special program would perform the formatting, etc for me. Not sure about the exact details though.

EDIT: When I mention the OS image I'm talking about the image that was put on my computer instead of having Windows XP on CD. I guess it's like a recovery CD?I believe this software should do what your looking for....

  http://www.amazon.com/Acronis-True-Image-Backup-8-0/dp/B000AA87P0/ref=sr_1_4/105-6709672-5078853?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1183032750&sr=1-4Ditto honvetops.   I use Acronis True Image all the time and it does exactly what you need.  Quick, simple and to the point.  STAY AWAY from Norton Ghost. 

Alan <><

i would like to SETUP some SORT of network with one computer and 6 monitors that will show 6 different images at the same time?  can this be done?

thanks for your help!

jfjf ...... Are you talking about monitoring 6 webcams on one monitor or something else ?


dl65  Or, do you just want to connect 6 monitors to one computer so that you can DISPLAY different APPS on each monitor?have a look at this for dual and triple monitor cards and external devices,

http://www.cyberinkdesign.com/dual_monitors.htm

Hi:  I just updated my computer with Windows XP and every time I turn it on it ask for my password.  Is there anyway to default or bypass this operation?  Thanks.did you try clicking CANCEL  1st ?No, but I will.  Thanks.  I'm not on that computer at the moment.  THATS the  novice answer to your QUESTION, It WOULD take me  1/2 hour to explain what to do if that does not work.... If it doesn't-  go right into your desktop after clicking  "cancel" and start up..... come back here and let us KNOW it didn't work and another member much smarter then I can tell you what to do in like 3 minutes*

I just BOUGHT a dell Inspiron 1405 and now I have about one inch of black space on either side of the screen instead of the windows using the FULL screen....I'm sure it's something I've MESSED up?I am having a problem with my screen being off to the left and not all icons showing.  Black strip on the right and top and bottom.  Anyone know how to get it centered and/or full?You both need to READ the monitor manual and do some adjustments using the on-screen controls.

DeneasNan, you should not add your query to somebody elses thread. Next time you should start a new one.

Hi,
 I have a system, its tacke long time for turnoff .  Mother board - intel D845GVSR , CPU-P4,2.80Ghz, RAM-512MB, OS-WndowsXP Professional SP2.



Help Me

REGARDS,
Sneha... Quote from: sneha on June 25, 2007, 02:34:53 AM

I have a system

Can anyone TELL me how I would go about copying a set of microsoft outlook contacts from my WORK mates computer and transfering them on to my own. you have to do an export. 

File
import/export
export as a .wab file
transfer the file (EMAIL, disk, thumbdrive)

Do the same on your computer do a file import and then address book.This is a better explanation

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/175017In my Outlook 2003, export as a .wab file is not an option.  And, I don't think Philp is talking about an address book; he's talking about Outlook Contacts.

To export Contacts, go to File, Import and Export, Export to a file, select the type of file, select Contracts, and complete the export.  If you have Outlook on your computer, I suggest you select .pst as the format for the export.  Then, import that into your Outlook.Soybean...you're too quick on the draw for me 

Alan &LT;><  They don't CALL me Quick Draw for nothing.

This error that I have gotten (INF instalation Failure Reason: INCORRECT Paramaters.)How would I go about finding what I need to do to fix it?  It showed up during a windows XP instalation.have you tried google or MS herself?compwiz_06 ....Please tell us exactly how you were doing the install of XP.
Was it a clean install from a legit XP cd ?
Was it a reinstall ?
Were you trying to install XP on an external HD ?
Did you see a error message when XP was installing saying that a particular FILE was corupt ?

dl65  actually I had put the disk in thinking that the drive was clean.  I had hit enter, and INSTALLED it that way.  the first instalation was STILL on there but it was good until there was three min remaining in the instalation and then it said INF instalation Failure Reason Paramaters incorrect.  should I wipe the drive and then install it again?yes try that

Like it says at the topic, CPU-Z says that my cpu frequency is 994 MHZ, but it should be 2200 mhz.
Now i bought a game, driver parallel lines and it also said that the frequency was 994 mhz when it took a look if my computer can run the game, and it should be able but something is wrong, but to the point...
Here is a pic on cpu-Z,what it says:

This is CALLED AMD PowerNow! technology.
Your CPU will reduce its speed when full power is not necessary to save power and produce less heat.
It will step BACK up to full speed when needed.
This is normal, do not worry.
If you want to turn this feature off, you can go to Control Panel - Power options, and set the power scheme to Always On.
Hope this helps.Wow, thanx man!! Yeah now it says 2200 mhz! i was already STARTING to think that the cpu was damaged or something...THANX! You're more than welcome.
Stop by any time.

I'm on my emachine        Windows xp home 

 Source:   RemoteAccess
Version:   5.2
Symbolic Name:   ROUTERLOG_NO_IPSEC_CERT
Message:   A CERTIFICATE could not be found. Connections that use the L2TP protocol over IPSec require the installation of a machine certificate, also known as a computer certificate. No L2TP calls will be accepted.
   
Explanation   
This computer cannot accept Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) virtual private network (VPN) calls because it does not have an L2TP computer certificate installed.   
   
User Action   
Install a computer certificate for L2TP VPN connections on this computer.   

"googled it", I'm clueless on how to resolve, ok I'm stupid ... there you go ~   
Are you using a VPN or are you trying to set up a VPN

A lot of info here...



i had microsoft virtual pc 2007 installed but never got around to using it, I went ahead this morning and uninstalled it. Wondwr if that will help, my puter had been freezing up causing me to reset numerous times during surfing ? Quote from: honvetops on June 25, 2007, 01:45:39 AM

i had microsoft virtual pc 2007 installed but never got around to using it, I went ahead this morning and uninstalled it. Wondwr if that will help, my puter had been freezing up causing me to reset numerous times during surfing ?

I am running xp pro with SP2 on my laptop. Water got on my keyboard so half of it doesn't WORK so I use a different ONE. I just tried to change my PASSWORD to one that I can TYPE into the laptop keyboard and now, whatever I did, it wont take the new or old password. What can I do? tictwac ...... Is this the machine you just formatted and reinstalled windows on ?


dl65  I last reinstalled windows (from a hidden partition BACKUP from factory) about 2 months ago
tictwac .......  Have you tried going into safe mode and resetting the password that way ?


dl65  I dont know how to do that.

Hi I have a Dell inspiron 1150 with 256 Ram and intel extreme Graphic card. Ok i know its not a very fast stuff there but when I play games like Warrock, and Urbanterror. It takes for ever to load the game. LIke when i go to menu then play game then it takes very long. For example it took 21 minutes  to load. It definitely shouldnt be that long. Also i tryed Ubuntu and the knubuntu i think it is called that is for slow computer it goes very slow. I dont know if thats the same problem though. Please help. just ask me what i more i need to say thanks

ALso i want to add is that when loading the game the computer processing light hardly blinks neither on ubuntu. I dont think the pc is using all of the power.!Post alot more info on the machine including OS, what CPU and any other relevant data such as age of the machine etc.

Off the top though i would suggest adding more RAM...256 or even 512Mhas it always been like this?? what anti-virus and firewall do you have?hi,

Ya my Pc is 2 years old. My brother has exactly the same computer except he has 512 memory and it takes him to load the same game 45 seconds. ANd mine takes 21 mins. There shouldnt be that big of a difference. Ya so i have zone alarm and avira anti virus. i  disabled both and that didnt help. ok did you run your antivirus to see what it finds??

also get spybot adaware se personal, avg antispyware, ccleaner

update them run them in safe mode one at a time.. remove what they find, then reboot into normal mode

report how your computer is doing. then

get hijackthis and post a log for us to look at.. itll take 2 or more post to post the whole thing Quote from: unlovedwarrior on June 22, 2007, 05:40:08 PM

has it always been like this??

• Double-click on My Computer to open it and navigate to C:\Program Files.
  
• Right-click on the empty (white) space and go to New > Folder.
  
• Name the folder something like HJT and move HijackThis into that new folder.
  
• If you would still like to run HijackThis from the desktop for convenience, right-click on HijackThis and click on Create Shortcut.  This will create a shortcut to the program; move the shortcut to the desktop.

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = 64.34.113.100:80[/b]
(If you or the administrator didn't set this proxy, then it should be checked.)

My computer is getting stuck on the Compaq splash screen. Sometimes it starts properly, sometimes I have to shut it down and START again. It may take me two times to get it working, it may take six. Thus, I reformatted my computer to SEE if this would help. Well it hasn't. Apart from this my computer is as good as new.

After consulting a HELPDESK, I discovered that I should try updating my BIOS. However, my computer won't let me. The BIOS version on my Compaq Presario V2000 is currently F.20. The latest version is F.23. When I tried installing the latest version I got a window that said "This BIOS is not for your Notebook PC." I tried installing less recent versions (F.21 and F.22), but I got the same message. I also tried installing the BIOS for a Presario V2000C, still the same message.

I tried calling Compaq, but they wouldn't help me because my warranty is expired.

Please help?

You might have the right notebook model number but it may be a different revision of the notebook with a different motherboard. 

First try to do a memory test this can cause this same issue.  Download memtest86 and put it on a floppy disk and boot from it and let it run for at least an hour to CHECK for any memory errors.

When the computer is up and running does it blue screen at all or reboot?It sounds like the machine is TRYING to save you from turning it into a doorstop.

9 times out of 10 a BIOS flash is not the solution to a machine that has suddenly gotten laggy or is having troubles...

What other diagnostics have you performed ? ?

How do I download updates for Windows 98SE and save them to CD pending the
 stoppage of support from MICROSOFT? I have an OLD machine that runs just
 fine with Windows 98SE. Anything else (other than a small VERSION of Linux)
 dies on the vine on the machine.

I've looked in the knowledge base and can find no REF to this.

I am not sure but you could check for an autopatcher for win98se  That would have all of the updates for 98 on it.  I know its out for xp but i am not sure of win98Autopatcher?

I did a Google on it. I got this....

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Unofficial-Windows-SE-Service-Pack.shtml

Is this what you  mean? I've never HEARD of an "autopatcher"....

i have a bizarre problem with my laptop, whenever i open firefox instead of having a google search bar on my screen i have a swedish government website and when i try to search for ANYTHING i get a different swedish government site! I've deleted firefox and re-installed it and thats made no difference. I get the same response from internet explorer
  Any HELP would be very much appreciated.Beware the Swede's

Do a virus scan and a spyware scan.  www.download.com search for ad-aware download that and install it.  Update when prompted and run it sounds like you have an infectionI have done a scan with avg which found no threats but said two fies had been changed kernel.dl? and hosts?
 Means NOTHING to me, i'll download some spyware and see what it finds. taHave ran-without success

Windows Defender
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
AVG Anti-Virus
AVG Anti-Spyware

Help?lspfixCheck your Homepage - it may have been hijacked..I did check my homepage and it was ok changed it to msn and still didn't work.
  I've a new problem now after using lspfix i've no internet connection. I could do with some suggestions before it goes out a window!
Thanks to the people behind winsock xpfix my connection problem has been solved and no more swedish websites!   2K's the man...

Please somebody help!

I am running SP1 for XP Pro, and have been 4 some time. AFTER installation of SP2 (which installs without error) the following things happen immediatly after installation and restart:

-The taskbar disappears.

-All network connections disappear and no new ones can be created (however connections still appear in internet explorer)

-My COMPUTER responds as if it has no soundcard (displaying error messages that all lead to that conclusion, however device manager shows that the card is present and working correctly)

-Boot time is increased drastically

-Various other small bugs appear

Installation from the internet and from CD produce the same results. I dont want to FORMAT the drive, my PC is completely error free (completely!! -as in not even the occasional freeze, a rarity for microsoft indeed) and has been for over a year.

Also, THE PROBLEM IS NOT BIOS RELATED.

I would really really appriciate some help here. Its driving me insane. Great thanks to anybody who can solve this!

(I ran into this problem a while ago and only saw it as annoying, but now I *NEED* SP2 so I can run a few new programs that require it).Do you think maybe the service pack got corrupted somehow? Have you tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it? DRAKEN ..... Several questions which require answers......
Is your XP Pro /SP1 a authentic MicroSoft issue and duly licensed to you for that machine or is it a copy?
Quote

Installation from the internet and from CD produce the same results.

Hi people(again),
                            No doubt you clever people will find this easy to answer. When I get emails some of the pictures sent do not display. All I get is a red diagonal cross in a white square. I have spoken to the sender and the pictures are just Jpegs so it is nothing unusual.

In an effort to solve this problem I have been into Tools on the Explorer toolbar, opened Advanced and made sure that "show pictures" in the Multimedia section is ticked (no change). This problem although minor is somewhat irritating and your help would be appreciated.

THANKS

Graham.Are these e-mails FORWARDED to a bunch of people ? ?

Some people don't do it right...Hi, the person who sent it to me was able to open the picture. When it was forwarded to me I wasn't able to open it.

Cheers,

Graham. Can any of the other people that got the email SEE the picture?Hi Calum,
                The person who sent it to me was able to open it as indeed  were the people who received the email before her.

Cheers,

Graham. Quote from: Graham on June 24, 2007, 01:20:39 PM

Hi Calum,
                The person who sent it to me was able to open it as indeed  were the people who received the email before her.

Hi Calum,
                Thanks for the advice. Job done I reckon  .

Cheers,

Graham.

I am running XP Home, when I download a power point, my computer freezes. I have to shut down the system and restart. Is there an easy FIX to this ISSUE?Is it when you download it or when you OPEN it?It is when I download it. The hour glass come on and I cannot do anything. The file gets downloaded howeverWhat SOFTWARE do you have to view pps files?Microsoft works, it has just started doing this. It has been fine for the last year or soWhat component of Works reads pps files?

I recently got a new system (HP Pavilion a1630n)-it came with Media Center XP.  I like to run a clean ship, so I immediately reformatted it to XP Pro.  Unfortunately, while tracking down the drivers for the system, I found that my built-in audio requires SP2.  So I upgraded, and after restarting, I got BSOD right after the Windows logo.  No clue why.

Nothing was working (safe mode, etc) so I reformatted again.  This time I tried plugging in my own SOUNDCARD and only installing SP1.  I'm getting FAR less lockups on SP1, but there are still major problems (my USB ports are no longer recognized, for example).  When I asked a friend, he said this could be driver issues.

Currently I am using the drivers from here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&cc=fi&dlc=en&product=3245027&lang=en
They're for my exact system, so I'm not sure why I'd have "driver issues."  As for hardware, I've added two of my storage hard drives, one IDE and one SATA.  However, upon removing them for testing, the problems persisted, so I'm not sure that's it either.

Mainly, I'm looking for the correct drivers or anything that will just get my system in good and working condition again.Oh, forgot to mention: I've tried numerous hardware configurations concerning the HDs, such as connecting/disconnecting the extra hard drives then reformatting again, trying with/without the extra hard drives while installing service packs, etc.

Also, the one time I got the computer to boot using SP2 without giving me the BSOD, everything worked fine--my USB slots were recognized, as was my cardreader, and sound worked well also.Have you tried XP then SP2 then the MBoard drivers then everything else ? ?Yup, I'm pretty sure I tried that.  Sorry I forgot to mention this, but right after my very first reformat + SP2, the computer ran fine for about a week before all this started.what happened before it started acting up?? any new software or hardware?? did it start after a certain update??ASIDE from what I mentioned in my last post (that it worked for two weeks after the initial SP2 install), here's how every other reformat WENT:

I typically just installed SP2, then my mobo/graphics/sound/keyboard drivers.  This usually led to a BSOD right after the next time I restarted it.

During all of the above, the extra IDE and SATA drives were plugged in, but I've tried repeating the process without them--no luck.Did you contact HP? Surely it is still un der warranty. There may be hardware issues.

Did you make a Media Center restore disc SET before wiping the drive? If so, reinstall that and see if the problems persist.

Right now I am at the school library.

Yesterday I was at my house, and I wanted to change the resolution on my computer. I wanted to make it so I could see more on my screen. I did this and clicked "OK" and then my screen went BLACK and stayed that way.

The screen was still on, and I heard sound effects, so the only problem was that it wasn't showing what was on the desktop.

I tried pressing enter to see if I could cancel the resolution change, but it did not work. So I restarted it, and no luck. I really have no CLUE what to do, and at the MOMENT my family nor I can AFFORD to get someone in.

I have an HP, I don't have the stats with me though, sorry. We're using Windows XP.How OLD is the computer?

Can you test the monitor out on another computer to make sure that it's not the monitor thats died...Whats the full spec on your system.... im running a HP system myself ....Reboot the computer and go into safe mode.  When the computer is booting hit F8 see if you can see anything in safe mode sounds like when you were changing monitor resolutions you went out of range ofyour monitor.

I'm running Windows XP and Internet Explorer browser. My question is: My computer will not respond to links I receive in Outlook Express emails.  I click on the link but nothing happens. How do I fix?more then likely it is a security SETTING i am sure someone will pipe in with which setting it is.Try following these steps (found when I googled your problem):

1. Start Internet Explorer
2. Select the Tools->Internet Options MENU
3. Select the [Programs] tab
4. Look for a checkbox LABELLED "Internet Explorer should check to see whether it  is the default browser"
5. If this checkbox is not ticked, then this is the cause of the problem, so tick it!
6. Click OK
7. Close Internet Explorer
8. Re-open Internet Explorer
9. Close Outlook Express
10. Re-open Outlook Express

I'm running Windows XP and the Firefox browser. My question is (this may sound dumb)but how do you REMOVE programs from the system tray? I have a dell notebook and I want to free up some system resources. please help!   UNINSTALL them.  Go to Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, and uninstall them.  Now, I HOPE you're not going to uninstall important programs such as firewall and anti-virus. 

I also suggest you use Task Manager to see how many processes you have running at various times and whether any of them are obviously hogging CPU resources. 

Have you experienced some degradation in performance?  Are you currently using some spyware removal tools to keep your system clean?  Ever used CCleaner?  Do you ever defragment your hard drive?  No I'm not planning on removing anything of any importance. But I have Icons from programs that I have already deleted that I would like to remove. yes I defrag regularly and I use a reg.fix PROGRAM any advice would be greatly appreciated.  Well, if you've deleted a program that placed an icon in the system tray when it was installed, that should remove the icon.  Understand? 

HOW did you delete those programs?  What "reg.fix program" do you use?Yes I do know that. I used the add remove programs but the Icons have remained the registry fix that I use is called reg fix from regfix.comOK, so you understand that you have an abnormal situation there, right?

You say http://www.regfix.com/.  Take a look.  Does that look like a software site?

I suggest you reinstall these programs you've "UNINSTALLED" and uninstall again.  Let's see whether this works right and, if not, see whether we can figure out why.Sorry that link is http://www.registryfix.com

i have new pc with due core 3ghz 80 gbhdd 512 ram win xp . by this, my computer runs SLOW , what is the  best OS for duble processor, it good to install winNT. pls help!   XP is fine for dual core.
How slow is slow in this case?
Can you give us some specific examples?
When is it slow?
Was it always slow?
What protection do you have?
Put additional RAMs so your pages will load faster.  No if's and but's.  Try to reseat your memory cards and check specs (e.i. speed and TYPE of the memory card).  If you have 512 then double it with the same specifications.  If confused, try to bring the memory cards ALONG with you when buying add'l RAMs.  You'll notice the difference after installing the cards.  God BLESS!Format it bra and check UPGRADE ur ram. Defragment the HD alsoHow much free space do you have, and how many programs (foreground and background) are you running?

i have changed hard drives i have tried to reinstall and still i get no operating SYSTEM found this is not my computer a friend brought it to me to fix so i don't really know what anyone else has done to it but its making me nuts it is a hp pavillion xt983First of all your punctuation NEEDS work.  Periods and CAPITAL letters would really help MAKE for a BETTER read.

Next,

Why was the hard drive replaced / is it available / what operating system are you trying to install / etc?

Alan <><  Hp-Instructions

For some unknown REASON, My COMPUTER no longer groups the icons the usual way - "Files Stored on This Computer," "Hard Disk DRIVES," "Drives With Removable STORAGE," etc.

Any idea what happened and how do I get the categories back?

THANKS,

PKCheck your settings in View, Arrange Icons by; select Show in Groups.Aaaarrrgh!  I feel STUPID!

I tried that, I KNOW I did!!!  Seriously....I did!

Thanks.

PK

before installing windows xp on my system i copied all my files that i wanted saved to DISK...now that my system is up and going i want to put my files back on...when i do this thou they won't copy from the disk to my harddrive....pls help.Try This...trecar .... Perhaps you could tell us what occurs when you attempt to move them onto the hard drive? Are the files in question things like pictures, music and that sort of thing?
Tell us in DETAIL, how you are trying to move them.

dl65  i tried first to just drag and drop copying...said invalid file....then tried to copy from the menu and same effect...i did have some success with the anyreader program but did not work with photos...even when moved to the harddrive with the anyreader adobe photoshop still couldnt open them.  hope that explained it a bit betterIs there another PC you can try these CD's on?  Perhaps the problem is with the CD's and not your computer.If the CD was not finalised after burning this will occur...DLoad and install ISOBUSTER to seee if you are ABLE to retrieve your data.Nice program, patio.  I was actually just getting ready to look for this sort of program.  Your psychic powers come in handy once again.  Thanks for that.You're more than Welcome, Chris.

It has saved many people's bacon...

It WOULD appear that it is ok. I say that with fingers FIRMLY crossed. Time will tell I suppose. Hopefully this one has now been put to bed.

Thanks again.

Graham.In the meantime run all the other regular maintenence ITEMS...
Disk cleanup
Disk defrag

CCleaner.

Then all of your protection APPS.

Every time I restart my computer or turn it on, I'm getting this error:

http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/4746/safdafdafui2.jpg

I have absolutely no clue how to go about in fixing it.

Any suggestions?when did this start happening?? what os do you have...

any new software or hardware installed before this started happening?? do you know what program that is?? natural color??A few days ago. I have Windows XP

There was no software installed or anything. I just turned on my computer one day and bam it was like that. Natural color is a program that has to do with my monitor which is a SamSung SyncMaster 997mb.

I just noticed too that a LOT of icons in my taskbar are missing like the speaker symbol for my sound, etc.what protections do you have??

have you tried uninstalling your monitor drivers and reinstalling them??I would TRY un-installing the Natural Color software using Add/Remove then re-boot and re-install it.

Check the site also to see if any hotfixes/patches have been RELEASED or if there is a newer version.Ok, well I re-installed, and the first time I restarted it was fine. Then I turned my computer off last night, and I just turned it on, and I GOT the same issue. Oh and it turned my Windows theme from Windows classic to Windows XP blue.

Should I just uninstall it? Do I really need it? I dont know what a 'monitor color calibration software thing' is, and thats what other people are telling me. :/

I can't find the site for hotfixes/patches - im not that computer savvy

Oh and I just uninstalled Norton (wasn't GOING to renew it) and installed AVG free editionbut have you contacted the software maker about this problem ?? like in their forums if they have them or threw email or phone call..

what kind of computer do you have??I just uninstalled it again - this time for the time being. Do you honestly think I need it:

http://www.samsung.com/za/products/monitors/techinfo/tech_n.asp

?

The only time I use my printer is to print out papers for class. That's it. I don't use it to print out pictures.Dump it.
DLoad and run CCleaner (free) afterwards to remove all traces.
Should you decide to do photos down the road stop back for some advice on excellent free alternatives.

Feel really supid here.  I changed the powersetting on my display.  this is what i did:

opened display, clicked on screen saver then power
Clicked on UPS
chose APC then back-ups
then hit configure
and then when i saved it the computer started shuttiing down and I couldn't get it to stop.  Now the coputer will start then start shutting down.  I don't know what to do.  My start up disk doesn't work.  I get an error message when I try and use it. 

My computer is a Compaq presario with 60GB hardrive, CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive.  The system is XP home.

Thanks for any help you can GIVE me.  You know the old story, money is tight and I don't want to have to spend it in a shop if I don't have to.  Thanks again for reading this.
Do you actually have an APC UPS?What settings did you put in the Configuration screen?  Can you start in Safe mode?  To do that, As your computer restarts but before Windows launches, press F8.  2K_dummy:  Yes I have the battery backup device. 

Soybean,

I'm not sure of all the settings. I think that they were:

enable all notifications

CRITICAL alarm
minutes on the battery before critical alarm 2  (this was already set)

NEXT instuct the computer to: shut down

 

 I'll try your suggestion and will report back once I've tried it.  thanks for your help.

CharliI tried the F8 and f10, neither work.  F1 does but it doesn't help me at all with this problem.  Thanks,  any other suggestions?DISABLE the screen saver...Can't get in to do so.  If I could get in I could change the display settings. 
as soon as the windows start up and I try and click on display it gives me an error message saying the system is shutting down.

Thanks anyway.  Any other ideas???
When you pressed F8 during startup, did you get an option to start in Safe Mode?  If not, try that again.I can't get into safe mode when I press F10 or F8.  Only F1 works.  I've tried several times several different ways (ie pressing when I turn it on, pressing and holding, etc).  Sorry but that just didn't work.  It's very strange.  Thanks again.Someone on another site suggested I UNPLUG the UPS unit.  I disconnected the UPS and for some reason that allowed me to go into safe mode where I was able to change the display back to it's original settings. Thank you so much for all your help. Thanks everyone for all your help and suggestions.

I just replaced the hard drive on my laptop and then installed XP.  Now it takes a good 30 minutes just to get my computer booted up.  I'm confused - and maybe there was more wrong with my laptop than the old hard drive I replaced.  Has anyone had this happen?So you replaced your laptop hard drive and it's loading slowly.
Maybe check all your connections or try reformatting and reinstalling.what hhd was in the laptop before and what kind did you replace it with??

why did you replace the orginal one??Did you install all the DRIVERS etc?
It would be a good idea to reformat and reinstall.We don't know the age, or even the make of the laptop at this point.  OK...the hard drive that was in the laptop was an IBM Travelstar 4200 RPM 40 GB.  I put in a Seagate 5400 RPM 80 GB.  My laptop is an HP ze5170.  I've reformatted the new hard drive and reinstalled the OS twice now with the same results.  I replaced the original one because it crashed.Motherboard drivers installed ? ?

Check in Control Panel /System/Hardware/Device Manager...right clik IDE controller and report back what the properties say.I will be happy to give that information once this thing actually boots up.  I've been waiting an hour now and there is a progression line that is moving VERY slowly.  It's moving.  It's just moving at a snails pace.  Update - it never booted up after several retries.  So, reformatted hard drive and reinstalled XP.  Trying again.  If I can get Windows up and running, I'll provide the Device Manager info on IDE Controller.
OK, in Device Manager, under "IDE ATA/ATAPI controller" the following is listed:

ALi M5229 PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Primary IDE Channel
Secondary IDE Channel

When I right-click on the ALi M5229 PCI Bus Master IDE Controller and choose Properties, there are a lot of tabs with information.  I'm not sure what information you were looking for, however, under Device Status, it SAYS "This device is working properly."



Does it say anywhere PIO mode by any chance ? ?I don't see anything that says PIO mode.  Update your BIOS!!! Quote from: [email protected] on June 25, 2007, 04:38:03 AM

Update your BIOS!!!