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I reformatted  New Year's day (running XP Home) and my machine was running great until about a month AGO, at which point it began slowing down and acting buggy.  It has gotten progressively worse since then.  Last night, I got an error message stating that the disk (the C: drive, that is) was nearly full, which surprised me, as it is an 80 GB drive, and to the best of my knowledge has only 35 GB or so on it.  I unhid the system folders and checked properties for the "size on disk" of each folder.  They totaled about what I thought, 35 GB.  I RAN cleandisk (or whatever it's called) and freed up a few stray MBs.  Then I compressed the files on the disc, after which the disc's properties claimed it had some 58 GB on it.  The machine is running much better now, but it STILL thinks it has 20 or so GBs more on it (all these numbers are from memory since I'm at "work") then it really does, which not only means I have some 20 GBs I can't use, but perhaps more disturbingly, means either that Bill Gates's idiot SON Windows can't properly read the disc, or the disc is going batty.  Both possibilities trouble me.  Any thoughts?You can look at the space the system restore is using.

Also look at how big your swapfile is....

I'll check System Restore (I'm a little embarrassed that I didn't think of that).  But how do I check the swap file?  Never heard of it...

Hi,

I am using WindowsXP Prof with SP2 installed. I have dial-up connection. Whenever I connect to the internet using my Dial-Up, after some time ummm about 1 hour or 30 MIN approximately, a message box comes up saying "Generic Host Process caused an error and needs to close". I am not sure of what exact message it is but I am 100% sure that the basic theme of that message is what I mentioned here. After some time, whether I press OK button or not, my internet disconnect. Although it shows an icon near the windows time but thats was just icon.

I have installed updated and fixes from Microsoft Site but still getting same message.
Any suggestion and ideas will be really really appreciated.

Thanks,
.:.WahabTry this DR.----->HereHi,

Thank you again Street1 for your nice response and I am sorry to reply too LATE. I WANT to tell you that I download two fixes from the link you specified the relates to my problem from any angle. But I am sorry to say that I still have the same problem. I am sending an images showing the message I GET when the problem starts.
One more thing that I want to MENTION is that after this message, my volume control stops working as well.

Kindly help me with this since I need to do work on internet and I am getting mad on this problem.

I shall be very thankful to you.
Thank,

regards
.:.Dr Wahab

[old attachment deleted by admin]So does it mean that none of this huge community know the solution of this problem?Have you looked here?
There is a hotfix there, and details of why the error occurs.
Hope this helps.There is no Hotfix to download. Just technical description.Yes, scroll down a little and there is a download link for different operating systems.
Assuming you are using 32-bit XP, here is the direct link to download this hotfix.
Hope this helps.

I have Microsoft Windows XP Professional 2002
and standard Microsoft Word 11 2003 in my personal computer.
Many of the windows application icon files are corrupt. 
Those corrupted icon files are bad.  What should I do about
this problem now?

Roberta
Concord, New Hampshire

Try deleting iconcache.db in your profile folder. It is a hidden file so you will have to have hidden files showing. Log off or reboot after deleting. Windows should REBUILD the file.Hello, 2k_dummy,

I have already tried to delete the iconcache.db file
in my profile folder.  This file is also corrupt.  What
should I do about this other problem?

Roberta
Concord, New HampshireDid you successfully delete the file?
I'm not sure what you mean by "this other problem". Please explain.No, 2k_dummy, I did not successfully delete the file.
To delete the file, I could not find it in my personal
computer.  For example, windows application icons
are picture files like the tiny IMAGES on the desktop

Roberta
Concord, New Hampshire Quote from: Roberta GALLANT on April 16, 2007, 03:33:22 PM

Many of the windows application icon files are corrupt. 
Those corrupted icon files are bad.  New Hampshire

Hi, some of you guys helped me GET rid of trojan dropper murlo a couple
of days ago.well i wiped the disc in the END and reinstalled it all again.
i am still in the prosses of installing the programs i have scanning each one as i install them. I have a Gateway  GM5014b mediacenter 2005 edition.
Windows xp 2 professiional.
Dual core AMD 64x2.   today i noticed in My computer-local disc C/  documents
 and settings, aministrater, all users, paul.

It now says,administrater,all users,DEFAULT,paul. (default in normall case letters) can anyone tell me what this folder. is its never been there before??
Thanks for your time.......
Mine says default user. Harmless, though. What's inside? Hi, RAPTOR. it has got the same as the PAULS folder.
thanks for your time......I wouldn't be very worried. Did you recently set your computer to show hidden files and folders?  On all of my recent computers, this folder has ALWAYS been hidden, so that would be my guess.Hi,CBmat
i just got your reply thanks yes i did have show hidden folders.
im havin ffox2 trouble ill post on browsers thanks for your time.........

hi everyone my name is michael
i have just recently bought a computer 2nd hand and have windows xp sp2 installed and all updates installed
my computer is a 2.39ghz dell with 512mb of ram

now my problem is i get these AGRESSIVE pop ups that will close my internet browser and pop up instead and make me loose the page i was looking at
and says i must install a antivirus program and if i click on the red x in the corner it says its trying to download to my computer but my pop up blocker blocks it

I have run:   cc cleaner
                    rouge remover 1.16
                    AVG antivirus scan with all updates
                    pest patrol scan with all updates
                    my windows firewall is turned on
                    I also have zero ads popup blocker running when these come up

the popups also LOOK like they are windows updates but i dont think windows would send me something this aggressive/pushy

any help is greatly appreciatedUse Mozilla Firefox, not Internet Explorer.

What do the pop-ups say?

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the popups also look like they are windows updates but i dont think windows would send me something this aggressive/pushy

i'M TRYING TO BOOT BUT I CANNOT PLEASE HELP !! I can't get my flourescent lights to stop flickering...HELP.Please turn off the caps lock key and try to form some coherent sentences. See below.THE FRIDGE KEEPS MAKING A BUZZING NOISE SOMEONE HELP PLZZZZI'VE FALLEN, AND  I CAN'T GET UP! HELP!!!! Man, is this just another topic that has become a joke?!?!


Ah, what the heck:

I'VE LOST THE BATTERIES FOR THE REMOTE! HELP!!!!Oooo. I've turned Intermediate!

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i'M TRYING TO BOOT BUT I CANNOT PLEASE HELP !!

I'll need HJT logs from all of you.

Meanwhile Testicle2002 seems to have been put off line.

well sometimes they GET scared away! but no one knows truly y or do they

It's like this and it's been sitting here for the last twenty minutes just like that , . . .

Any suggestions 



 
Jp

If it's a large NTFS drive that is possible.

sorry it's kind of long.. i took my post from other forums and put them on here so they are really about 5 small posts put together.. please read it i really need some help..


ok so.. it's kind of a long story so i will try and make it short. so about 3 months ago i had this 2002 dell computer. i had for obviously about 5 years and it was a pretty good machine.. didnt give me to many problems until one day the spawn of satan came apon me. my virus protection was wicked OUTDATED and the hardware was fine so i'm assuming its a virus... i call it the windows xp boot loop. it's probably the most frustrating thing i have ever delt with on a computer. the problem was, when i started my computer it would go to the power failure boot menu. no matter which option i chose it would always end with the same result.. the computer would restart and do the exact same thing. it would usualy get to the windows xp logo screen and it would start to load and then shut down and restart again. i did everything there was to do. i posted on this site to try and get some help.. but nothing.. so after about a week a gave up.. i needed a new computer anyways. my aunt had a computer about a month old that she thought was broken.. turns out all it needed was more ram and a replacement power source. so it was pretty good. i also took a few parts from my dell, the ram, video card, the harddrive, and the cd burner. the computer worked great. i thought my the hardrive from the dell was corrupted but i put it in my pc as a slave and there was no problems. i got the nortan virus protection and scaned both HDs for viruses and it took of a few from the old HD.. and all was fine.. it ran smoothly for the last 3 months until last night. i have been just getting in to remote desktop sharing, so i could use my computer at a friends house or from my laptop at school. so since i wasent sure about the kind of protection my RDS program would offer me from intrusion, i desided to download a folder lock. i have used this kind of program in the past so i thought it was ok to DL...definitly wrong.. once i DL it i clicked instalation and it started.. i noticed that it said that only 94% finished DLing and if i tryed to close the DL screen it was say something like "do you really want to exit now? 1 file will not be downloaded.".. this was kind of weird considering the program was already instaling so i just thought it was a glitch.. then my computer kinda froze on me. the instalation screen and DL locked up. i tryed to hit control+alt+delete but it didnt work. task manager didnt come up so i went into run to try and get task manager to open from there but it didnt work. it said something like " cannot open taskmgr. it is being used by another source or program." ok i was a little confused by that.. so i thought it was just a glitch to i shut down my computer and tryed to reboot. i then contemplated taking a hammer to my pc after what i saw. the windows boot loop was back. i couldn't believe it. frusterated after many trys to reboot, i went into the bios menu and reset all the settings, didnt work. i tryed a few other little things.. nothing.. then i started to do pointless things in desperation like replacing the cmos BATTERY. now having no clue what the problem was.. i thought it might be coruption in my HD so i switched my master and slave around so maybe i could do a virus scan or something on the HD.. but that sure as *censored* did nothing.. the same god *censored* thing.

a few days later...

heres an update.. i got the cd-rom to work and i booted up the recovery console. so i type in chkdsk /r and it went through the recovery process.. after about 4 and a half hours later it stoped at 50% and said "volume contains unrecoverable problems"... greatttt... so i tryed all of the other commands chkdsk /p, /f, /x, and then i tryed fix boot... it stopped and said cannot open the partition1.. so for the *censored* of it i restarted my computer and booted with the instalation cd again and this time i went into the windows installation option just to check things out.. it said that there was 2 parts to my harddrive.. one was like 76317mbs or something and the other was only 8mbs..are HD normaly like that? or could that be the cause of all this? since chkdsk wont work, will pc repair and Knoppix still work?
well after i was finished with that i desided to see if i could get anything out of my slave drive.. (both HDs are 80g's and where both effected by the virus) i booted it with the XP installation cd and i went to reinstall windows but i saw another option.. it was something about a repair reinstall.. so i could keep my files and user profiles but reinstall everything else.. i did that and after about an hour i was ABLE to log on..but it didnt really run to well because my slave HD has a sort of symbiotic relationship with my master. (they share a lot of the same files so a lot of things where missing) anyways i thought since i was able to do that with my slave.. why not my master? so i tryed that process with my master but the option of repair reinstalation didnt even come up. like i said before, the first time i entered the installaton menu with my master it was cut into 2 parts the 76317mbs and the 8mbs, well just to see what would happen i click the 76317 one and it said "an error occured while setup was updating partition information on 76317 mb disk 0 at ID 1 on bus 0 on atapi [MBR]... cannot continue..." then my computer restarted and said hard disk fail. so i restarted my computer and booted with the xp insallation disk again to go into the recovery console i type fixmbr \device\harddisk0 and nothing happends.. it justs moves on to the next c>: or w/e.. well i have no idea what to do from here it's getting close to 1 in the morning and i got school in the morning.. i think i am going to run chkskd /r or /f while i am sleeping..(didnt work, hat wa slast night) i keep getting further and further away from booting my computer up witht the corupted HD..it's like everytime i try to do somethign the problem gets worse..

i dont know. if anyone has any other ideas please let me know.
That "hard disk fail" message - there's your clue. ""volume contains unrecoverable problems" - there's another. Sounds like at least one of your disks was gradually getting more and more flaky.

well thats the thing.. i dont even think the HD is even a year old.. but if it is "flaky" is there any way to get my files off?Try copying them in DOS.
Pull the hdd / take it to your aunts & slave it again / copy the data / replace the hdd

Alan <><  a few things...

1. my master drive is the drive with the problem..

2. contrex, how can i get my files off in dos? if that would require a dos boot disk then i have tryed that.. for some reason my computer wont boot from the disk, i have tryed with 2 different ones..i will try another one when i get home today..aslo for some reason i cannot switch the master and slave around... when ever i try to boot it RUNS until i get to the windows logo screen (or sometimes before that) then the screen goes black and i have to restart my computer.

3. alan, i took my aunts whole computer so i can't slave it to hers... but do you know of any other ways to copy the data from my HD to another?

thank you all for your replys Quote from: mikelost5 on April 20, 2007, 10:12:54 AM

for some reason i cannot switch the master and slave around... when ever i try to boot it runs until i get to the windows logo screen (or sometimes before that) then the screen goes black and i have to restart my computer.

On startup, I receive the following Error message.

"System has reached the maximum size allowed for the system part of the
registry. Additional storage requests will be ignored."

Having had resgistry issues before, I ran a number o registry cleaners to try and fix the problem. A number of errors were removed. Unfortunately, the error messages persist, and my registry size is still what it was.

My registry size (as found under Windows/System32/Config/Config is 192 megabytes. From what I have heard, this is an inordinate registry size. I did fresh reinstall about two months ago, so I don't think this is a build up problem. In fact, I never had this problem previously, even after RUNNING the computer for one year and a half before reinstalling.

I am really in the dark as to what to do here. I am not sure what information would be relevant in this case, but I will note that I am using an nForce chipset, since I read some posts regarding old nForce sets and registry problems

Thanks in advance,

Jaegan

Final Note: Registry Mechanic reveals 991 errors in my temp files/shortcut area. All of them are under system volume information / restore.  Removing some restore points removed the errors, but the registry size remains the same. Have you ran the 2 below programs?

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Free_Window_Registry_Repair_d5461.html


http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4191.html
Yup, and half  a dozen OTHERS. Still no luck. I think it has to with windows restore points somehow, but I can't quite figure it out... Quote from: Jaegan on April 19, 2007, 03:26:12 AM

Yup, and half  a dozen others. Still no luck. I think it has to with windows restore points somehow, but I can't quite figure it out...

From the Help file on Win2000 Pro:

"To change the maximum size of the computer's registry

Open System in Control Panel.
On the Advanced tab, click Performance Options, and under Virtual memory, click Change.
Under Registry size, type a new registry size in megabytes in the Maximum registry size (MB) box.
Notes

You must be logged on as an administrator to the local computer to change the registry size.
To open a Control Panel item, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click the appropriate icon.
Setting a maximum size for the registry sets an upper limit on how large the area designated for registry data can become. You might need to increase the maximum registry size if the amount of registry data produced by programs exceeds the limit you set under Registry size."

Maximum size allowed for the registry? I very much doubt that is a legitimate error..

So I got curious and googled:

Quote

From the Help file on Win2000 Pro:

"To change the maximum size of the computer's registry

Open System in Control Panel.
On the Advanced tab, click Performance Options, and under Virtual memory, click Change.
Under Registry size, type a new registry size in megabytes in the Maximum registry size (MB) box.
Notes

You must be logged on as an administrator to the local computer to change the registry size.
To open a Control Panel item, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click the appropriate icon.
Setting a maximum size for the registry sets an upper limit on how large the area designated for registry data can become. You might need to increase the maximum registry size if the amount of registry data produced by programs exceeds the limit you set under Registry size."

Source

Hello! I recently noticed that my hard drive activity light has been staying on all the time,not as bright as when actually using a program but STILL it's on.Is this normal? Welcome myhigh, To answer your question we are going to have to know more about the hard drive. Such as what hard drive are you using (what model)
Unless your computer is running slower than USUAL or you can't access certain things on your computer, I wouldn't worry about it now.What OS is this?
How LONG has this been happening?
Did you make any changes prior to it?
What protection do you have?
Does the computer make any noise when this is happening?

We don't have much to work with at the moment.  One possibility I can offer is that maybe your computer is auto-defragging, which SOMETIMES happens when a computer is left idle for awhile.  Does this happen at any specific time, or is it constant?The operating system is XP home edition media.I'm not sure how long this has been going on as this is a newly loaded system.I have AVG virus protection on it.NO. the computer is not making any noises when this is happening.The hard drive is a SATA western digital caviar 160 GB .The motherboard model is ASROCK DUAL VSTA.I recently added alcohol 120% and it did say something about KERNEL debuggers as i was installing it...When was the last time you updated AVG and performed a scan?

Unfortunately, I'm not too familiar with Alcohol, so I'm not sure what kinds of changes it makes to your computer.  You could try uninstalling it to see if that makes a difference (you can always reinstall it), but I don't know if that'll change anything.

Check your Task Manager (Ctrl + Alt + Del) and click on the Processes tab.  Is there anything with an abnormally high Mem Usage?  Do you have dfrgntfs.exe running by any chance?

I accidentally installed a K-lite codec thinking it was Kazaa-lite (the p2p program). It turned out to be a different media PLAYER. I uninstalled it, but now WMP, Realplayer, Quicktime, and the Interactual player will not recognize or play dvds.Uninstall it, RUN CCLeaner to remove any REMNANTS and check your file associations. Quote from: GX1_Man on APRIL 19, 2007, 07:20:32 PM

Uninstall it, run CCLeaner to remove any remnants and check your file associations.

Yes, I used AVG/Ad-Aware. I will do this again TOMORROW during safe-mode. ANOTHER question is, in safe-mode, do I go to administrator or my own? I NEVER touched admin, and I am the SOLE OWNER of the PC.

Again we see how posting ALL of the information EARLY on can be helpful for a quick resolution, if that is what a poster REALLY wants.As I said in my post I was just recently fiddling about with the card, this is a recent thing. The card has never been overclocked I used that as an exmaple to better explain what I think is going on. I'm posting information as I find out, sort of an update of events in hopes that it narrows things down.

I now have a better clue of what is going on though, thanks to that, and a new discovery. While trying to reset from a crash that happened moments before the PC, instead of restarting, spun up and the monitor regained signal. I was greeted with beautiful 16bit color and garbled graphics and a message that said, I BELIEVE, that the drivers of the card had failed. I couldn't really make anything out and it wasn't like I had much TIME to work it all out SINCE the PC shut it self down while I was trying to read.

I'll try updating drivers back up again, but in my attempts to end the reign of crashing I had stepped back once already. I don't think stepping back further would help.Well, I found the cause myself. The nv4_disp driver is the culprit. So I'm trying out some fixes I found on the net. It's been causing others lots of grief, though generally it gives them the BSoD. One of the fixes is bound to solve the issue. Thanks for the help.

Hello all.  I ran into a slight glitch the other day and wanted to SEE if ANYONE else has had a similar experiene and if there are any suggestions for a fix. 

My computer is a Dell XPS desktop system.  The other night I disconnected the monitor from the new computer and connected it to my old machine to download some files.  When I reconnected the monitor to the new computer everything seemed fine until the computer WENT into stand-by. 
When I bring the computer out of stand-by is when the problem OCCURS.  When it comes out of stand by whenever you click on the start menu it flashes once very fast and disappears, you cannot get it to stay open even using the windows key on the keyboard.  When you left click on an icon it will open the properties menu for the icon.  The problem resolves itself if you restart until the computer goes into stand-by again then the same thing happens.  Anyone seen this or have any IDEAS?

Thanks in advance!
-EricSorry, I'm running Window's XPDon't use Stand-by, it wastes energy and is a completely irrelevant feature. So should I just be shutting down when not on the machine?  Any ideas as to what can be causing the other issue

Hello!

I have two small and annoying problems.

1) I do not know why but icons for .htm and .html files do not display properly. They have been REPLACED with the default windows icon for a .exe file. If I go to "File Types" in Folder Options and click on "Advanced" for the .htm or .html file type it shows the correct icon and lets me change it. Still though, in Explorer it is always shown as the default .exe icon. Any ideas? I can't seem to find any information on this other than "Call Microsoft" which costs money.

2) I deleted the Wingdings font because I have never used it. Afterwards I read that it should not be deleted. Is there any way I can get that back without having the Windows XP CD? I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 and my "restore cd" is actually a hidden partition accessible only through the BIOS. There's no option to browse the contents but only reformat my hard drive to restore everything. All I want is the simple windows default fonts for download but those seem to be impossible to find. I guess if all else fails I will have to find a different computer to copy them from.

Thanks for any help!

PS. I'm using Windows XP Media Center Edition with SP2.1. It would seem that all is fine except that the shortcuts on your desktop have broken links and are pointing SOMEWHERE and the files have been moved or deleted. Right click the icons on the desktop and choose properties. Click the find target button and i presume it cannot locate the files. Either over-key the correct path into the "target" text box or delete the shortcuts and go to the files and right click them and "send to" "desktop create shortcut" once again.

2. I have uploaded Wingding font from my xp machine, grab it here http://www.moktar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/wingding.ttf and make sure it goes into C:\windows\fonts folder Quote from: Brummie on April 19, 2007, 04:15:29 AM

1. It would seem that all is fine except that the shortcuts on your desktop have broken links and are pointing somewhere and the files have been moved or deleted. Right click the icons on the desktop and choose properties. Click the find target button and i presume it cannot locate the files. Either over-key the correct path into the "target" text box or delete the shortcuts and go to the files and right click them and "send to" "desktop create shortcut" once again.

Pc:
evga geforce 7950 gt ko 512 graphic card
500 w ultra POWER supply
msi ms-7185 pci-e sli ready mother board
athalon 6400 processor
western digital 500gb hd

Ok i know this sounds like an easy solution but hear me out. I hit the power button Fans turn on lights are on but no beeps, cd drive wont open i get a check cable signal. I replaced the power supply (another 500 w ultra) and tried again, didnt help. I then replaced the VIDEO card (another evga geforce 7950 gt ko) and no help. i have no other monitor to test it on. I dont know what ELSE to do, can someone help? thank you.Check connections. yes sir i have, everythin is in seat well.The monitor is KNOWN to work? im not sure.... i never tested anything. im gunna see what i can do to see if the monitor WORKS.. Hook it to another computer. You'll know soon enough.Well i decided to take it to a comp store and so far we have eliminated plent of things now its down to the motherboard and the cpu... I suppose that's the quick way of doing things.  thank you for your help raptor.Come back anytime.

i used to be able to record video and sound with hypercam but i had to reformat my computer now all i can record is video i hear sound but cant record it ive tryed windows media encoder and a bunch of other sound recorders and still nothing any solutions

btw im on a laptop with Win xp and Conexant AMC Audio
Do you have the latest drivers for your Hypercam and audio card?
What's the model of your Hypercam?  And your computer?
Have you tried recording with a standard mic?Is the microphone selected as a recording device? hypercam is 2.11 and my sound is up to date i think, i keep my windows uptodate  and their are never hardware up dates for it,    no program will record sound and nothing is muted That didn't answer my question, though. Are you CERTAIN the microphone is ticked when you go to configuration menu -> sounds and  audio devices -> audio tab -> recording of sound section-> volume ? 
That explains, your microphone isn't even detected. Did you install the correct drivers?

To be on the safe side go to Options -> settings and make sure it isn't untagged. like that
 

still nothing recordsIt's odd how it wasn't there in the first place.. Like I asked before, did you install the proper drivers? Is this a webcam, videocamera or a photocamera? Is the microphone built-in? yea once a month i reformat and install fresh from the  install CDS and this is the first time this has happend
you think if i deleat my sound settings in device manager and restart it might redo them

i might have removed the mic input and output messing around with it If you reformat your HDDs on a monthly basis you should consider looking into NORTON Ghost or Acronis True Image.. Saves a lot of time and trouble. Quote from: JohnnyS on April 18, 2007, 08:50:44 PM

hypercam is 2.11 and my sound is up to date i think, i keep my windows uptodate  and their are never hardware up dates for it,    no program will record sound and nothing is muted

Windows doesn't notify you of new drivers.  At least, it's never notified me of any.  For your sound driver, you'll need to check your computer manufacturer's site.

This Hypercam you're using...is it the HyperCam software?  If so, you can update to a newer version or check out the FAQ, but I don't think it's part of the problem.

I have a 3 year old hewlett packard pc. it came with windows 98. I installed XP now it takes for ever to load once I turn it on. someone said I dont have enough memory, should I take XP off and re install 98 so it will run faster.  ThanksFirst give some computer specifications. If you know how much memory you have that would be good info.

Anyway, it is always better to get a new computer when you are upgrading operating systems. Quote from: Linux711 on April 16, 2007, 07:47:07 PM

Anyway, it is always better to get a new computer when you are upgrading operating systems.

Anyway, it is always better to get a new computer when you are upgrading operating systems.

Quote from: Linux711 on April 16, 2007, 07:47:07 PM

Anyway, it is always better to get a new computer when you are upgrading operating systems.

According to whom? Microsoft? 

Before you go any further think about the consequences if, when you're trying to fix the problem, you lose all of your critical DATA files.

My two cents worth - backup and check the backup files before doing much more even if you go to the trouble of installing the hdd on another pc to backup your files.   There ain't anything worse than eventually repairing an operating system but losing critical data.

Good luck.



Okay. DONE. But i would like to reinstall as last resort...
What next?
Thanks.Bump...
Thanks!So did you backup ALL of your data files as SUGGESTED?Yes, I backed up my C drive. The Windows XP Recovery CD does not work on the laptop. I just opened it and when I try to load it-it says the software doesn't support it. So I cannot repair or even reinstall if I wanted to.
ThxDo you have the Window XP intallation CD?
If so, try to repair your windows instalation after booting with this CD
(type "R" when the initial options menu appear) .It sounds like he has a restore CD, not a real Windows CD, so this is impossible. Quote from: GX1_Man on April 11, 2007, 08:41:26 PM

It sounds like he has a restore CD, not a real Windows CD, so this is impossible.

I have copied my HOLIDAY PHOTOS from my camera to "my pictures' but did not change the FILE NAME. Can I do this en block.A program such as Irfanview can, GOOGLE for it.

while INSTALLATION of Windows XP a PROBLEM occurs that SETUP wont copy the file named as SETUPDD.SYS and it won continueing the setup further.
It show the ERROR NO 7.
help us to solve this error..
thanxIs this a copy of XP or does the CD SAY Microsoft all over it ? ?

If it is legit try cleaning the CD gently with a LINT free cloth.

Here's my story:
My old hard drive died, gone, so, I got a new one. Now, I had a second hard drive (for storage) which didn't break (because it was only like a month or so old). So, I left that secondary hard drive in the computer, with the new one as the master.

So, now I have this weird problem. That secondary hard drive won't let me write to it. I can read from it fine, but it never lets me write to it. I tried setting the PERMISSIONS on the highest LEVEL folders on the drive to apply the settings downward, and it appears to be setting the attributes properly, but it still won't let me write.

I have no idea what's going on here. Anyone have an idea as to what's up?What OS is INSTALLED on the 'storage' HDD? Did you reformat it before using it? There is no OS on the storage HDD, it is just one big NTFS partition of pictures, documents, and stuff. I didn't reformat it before using it.

I just realized something though. The problem is just with one of the high level folders. Now, that particular folder was CREATED with BARTPE when I was backing up the dying hard drive. I suppose that's the problem, but how do I fix that?

Thank you for replying.  What if you copy all the files to the first HDD, reformat the second and then copy 'm back?

This is the first time I heard of BartPE so I can't say anything about that. I suppose I could try that.

BartPE is a bootCD utility that lets you do  basic things like file management and run checkdisk.

Thanks for the help!

Anybody have any clue what this is? I'm trying to download software for my at my home business & I keep getting the ERROR message "The drive or UNC SHARE you selected does not exist or is not ACCESSABLE. Please select another." but it doesn't allow to select another path.  Need help today!

Thanks a billion, JenniferTranslated Message:
The path/FOLDER you are trying to save it is not accessible or not usable by this program.

TRY saving to a different location (eg: Another network place, floppy, flash disk, or hard drive) Select a different download folder.

I am trying to get an old Windows 3.1 SYSTEM w/ Dos 6.22 running again.

The hard drive has an important machine operating program on it (no BACKUP available).

The drive, MEMORY, and CPU test OK.

The computer was HIT w/ brownout and power surges causing the config, dos, and possibly,  Windows file to become corrupt.

I have fixed the config and dos files(reload DOS 6.22), but the system hangs when GOING to start windows.
Autoexec.bat is OK.

Can I reload Windows without damaging the important machine operating program?

I will be working on the system for a few days.
I have ordered vintage utility software WinProbe 4 and Norton V2.0

I only have a 3.5 floppy and a LPT1 port available

Any ideas will be helpful

                                                                  Thank you

                                                            [email protected]



Yes, you can, but you will probably have to work on recreating functional program groups, etc. I would back up win.ini and system.ini in the windows directory first to a floppy.  Worth a try before you re-install...

Win 3.1 Clean Boot

i hooked up my computer to flat panel hd sony tv with the normal MONITOR cable which i think is a VGA cable.  And i can't get the picture to take up the whole screen. I TRED adjustion the resalution but it doesn't help all that MUCH. What else should i do?Check at your vid card's website to see if the card supports the monitor's resolution...i have the vid card that came with the computer i don't know what kind it isif ne one knows to kind of video card i need that would help because the guy in ciurtcity said that he doesn't know how to tellBelarc Advisor will tell you and it's a FREE DLoad.Belarc advisor will tell you what videocard is compatible with your TV??

You can control what's SHOWN on your TV by proper use of the drivers that came with your videocard, these should have been pre-installed but you may need to obtain them yourself if they used default Windows drivers.. Quote from: mustanggt12s on April 17, 2007, 06:27:06 PM

i hooked up my computer to flat panel hd sony tv with the normal monitor cable which i think is a VGA cable. 

Belarc advisor will tell you what videocard is compatible with your TV??

I've got DellOptiplex GX270 that doesn't keep software settings.  In particular a piece of software called PSi Audio File converter that needs a network drive mapped and certain conversion settings to work PROPERLY.  I can map the drive, set the audio parameters and use the program however if I close the program, the next time I open it, all of the settings revert back to the way they were when the program was first installed.  It's not the software because I'm having similar issues with other pieces of software like the ASI SOUND Card virtual mixer software.  Thanks in advace for any suggestions you might have.So it happens to two pieces of software? Doesn't sound like a computer problem. what does it sound like?  I can save a CONFIG file with all of the correct settings and after I reapply the settings are wrong.  I also swapped out sound cards with the same problem replicated.Well, there is nothing specific to Windows that makes it forget a programs settings unless it can not write to the registry or the program or user do not have full administrative rights. Does any of this apply to you? the system is used as a workstation that is always logged on.  I'm pretty sure the administrator has not limited the login's rights or permissions.  He's not a very detail orientated guy.

How would I check on these three possible senarios?COULD it be Windows dropping the mapped drive SETTING ? ?

If other users on the workstation log that drive are you bumped off ? ?

Just grasping at straws here...yes, the PSi Audio File Converter software needs network drive file folder settings that disappear after you close the application.Why not drop a line to PSi describing the issue...perhaps they have released a patch that corrects this.because if it was PSi's problem,  I would be seeing the same problems on the other workstations wouldn't I?

Last winter my power SOURCE got fried in a wind storm so I decided to buy a new COMPUTER and just install my old hdd into the new one so I can have two. Problem is that files on my old hdd are password protected and I have no idea how to disable it. I have windows xp on both hdds. Is there a way I can quit one, start the other and disable it?? any help would be appreciated, my wife is freakin out over our wedding pix saved on there. thanksFrom what I have GATHERED:
You want to GET your old files
But you are unable to because of the Windows XP protection

You need to use the old HDD to go in, log into the account, and put all the files you want onto the C:\ drive in their own folder.
(Copy the documents folder to the C:\ drive)
Then they will no longer be user protected when you try to use the new drive.

Is this what you meant? guess I should have said that the first time. thats exactly what I need to do. then I can clear the drive and use it just for storage.Try This

Who's gonna get me outta this? My Road Runner service went out a couple of days ago. RR support told me (after about an hour) it was an HP problem. ( I have an old HP PAVILLION 6545C) I called them up and got cut off twice! I got as far as identifying (maybe) the problem. When I went into control panel to systems to hardware to device manager, I saw that "other devices" was highlighted yellow with a question mark. ? Also, just under that, were "ports" also with a ? and communications port 2 yellow with an ! Can someone help me get my internet back on or do I have to do BATTLE with New Delhi? Thanks a MILLION!Operating system?

Try deleting all of the marked ITEMS in device manager and reboot the machine. What happens now?

How do I get rid of the old OS (XP) on an old slave drive, At every boot up, i have to select which xp to Operate off of.  I could'nt Format the old drive do to FILES i cant replace or transfer easly.
So, i did Remove XP from that drive, but some how it still FINDS it at boot.  What now?WELCOME to the CH forums.

Edit your Boot.ini file to remove reference to the OS you no longer need.

See here...

Good luckhmmm,  tried to get into my Boot.ini and can't seem to find it.
I also dont wanna screw anything up. GOT any info on a ez step by step how to?     plz  THNX.... Not sure about a step-by-step without viewing your Boot.ini file, you can try this...

BTW Boot.ini is probably a HS file. you'd have to change FOLDER Options>View in Explorer to show HS files before you can find it.

Good luck

Afternoon All!

I have an EMachine 270. I turned it off one night last week by the power switch and it hasn't booted up fully since. For a few weeks proir to this problem i occasionaly got the error "no operating system found" but a quick restart resolved this. The XP Logo loads and the cursor appears with the hour glass but then the screen remains black and the login menu fails to appear. I can tap shift 5 times and the "sticky keys" screen pops up so i would imagine that eliminates any problem with XP? I don't have the original reboot disk and emachines no longer stock my version. They reccommended buying Windows XP but i can't see that helping.

Thanks for your TIME folks and all SUGGESTIONS are welcomed  Quote

I have an EMachine 270. I turned it off one night last week by the power switch and it hasn't booted up fully since.

• To turn the PC on once it has been powered down by pressing it once
• To turn the PC off when you are in windows by pressing it once
• To turn it off in case of distress by pressing it for approximately 5-10 seconds.

I was hoping you wouldn't ask that. The answer is yes, but where? I honestly don't know! I've tore the house apart looking for it and all i have is disc 2 of 2. Tried contacting the manufacturer and they don't stock the particular reboot disc i need.

My friend accidently deleted his user account in Windows XP Home.
Now he is crying for his important files.
System restore POINT is not created when I checked for him.

Now there are still two user accounts  guest and administrator.
Before he delete, windows automatically LOG in with his account.

How can I open back windows with his user account or how can I get back
his files please.

RAM 700MB, 40G, MSI mainboard.
You can't.

Unless he stored his files in a place on the hard drive like a temp folder or another folder like that they are gone.

When you delete the account it clears the regisrty of the pointers to the LOCATIONS for his stuff like My Documents. This opens the space on the hard drive to be used by other users and programs.

You may have a small CHANCE trying a data restore program. Something like this...

http://www.data-recovery-software.net/

What files do you mean?
Try Administrator login. You should have access to all of the surviving files.Maybe WORTH a TryFiles here I mean all that he has in his user account.

Any other hope please, to get back all his account or all files?

Hopefully waiting for your help everybody , thanks

I want to rebuild it to start up on 98 windows and take it futher

i put it in another  computer and got everything in it but when I boot it up it keeps rebooting.

I only have AVG7.5. Just ihstalled it.Seems to be working.
Other problem is JUNK e=mail. Last night I got 203 mail. Don't know from who.
Deleted them all.
ThanksThe best solution to spam is opening an account at Gmail.com.

There are some other solutions Mozilla Thunderbird is an E-mail client that comes with a spam filter or you can look at Mailwasher which I've NEVER used, but it looks reliable. Also, see whether your ISP offers any spam blocking features that you are not yet aware of.  I use Earthlink and their spamBlocker; I have it set at the highest level which only allows messages from senders in my online (Earthlink) address book to hit the Inbox.I notified my ISP. I'm using there spam blocker.
Only with the phase (SPAMTAGPTD),attach to it.
Now the email come without the phase, so they get thru.You lost me.  You say "the phase (SPAMTAGPTD),attach to it" but then you say "the email come without the phase, so they get thru." 

So, is their spam blocker making any difference or not?  Is it stopping any mail from coming through? 

I guess EarthLink really does it best.  Here's an IMAGE of my EarthLink WebMail panel: >here<

Do you have an online address book, as I do?  If not, then how is your ISP's spam blocker supposed to STOP spam?  By some filtering?  Can you see evidence that it's working? Quote from: john god on April 14, 2007, 03:33:50 PM

I notified my ISP. I'm using there spam blocker.
Only with the phase (SPAMTAGPTD),attach to it.
Now the email come without the phase, so they get thru.

I guess EarthLink really does it best.  Here's an image of my EarthLink WebMail panel: >here<

Please helpWhat os are you using? Windows 2000 or XP?

and are you trying to find a software to lock your computer LIKE password protect it? Quote from: udaymota on April 14, 2007, 07:38:21 AM

Please help

Quote from: udaymota on April 14, 2007, 07:38:21 AM

Please help

Please help by providing more than this meager amount of information about the equipment and what you are trying to do. 

Please help

Hide the power cable.

I'm telling....

Could someone help me on how to prevent others on unlocking my admin password using guest account or by rebooting the system? How did they do that?  Thanks!By using any of the widely available tools to change Windows XP USER accounts and passwords. There's not much you can do against it apart from making any device but the HDD unbootable and GIVING anyone but the administrator LIMITED ACCESS. (Read-only)

Hi there,

Wondering if anyone knows how to access the files that were kept on my desktop -baby pics :-( . they were hidden after my computer  froze from a malicious program that was run on it. I was able to reinstall win 98 SE, but cannot seem to be able to access the pictures.

Any HELP would be appreciated.

thanksIf you did a re-install any data that was not backed up is probably GONE...if you formatted it when you reinstalled it their gone , but if you dident.. even if they got deleted somehow you can get them back , FIRST with the new copy of windows, you have a different desktop.. so search for your old one in your old windows folder.. if you installed it right over top, you have to use an undelete program..
i use this one myself http://www.download.com/Undelete-Plus/3000-2084_4-10656411.html?tag=lst-0-1Most LIKELY overwritten & gone but try PC Inspector which helped me recover some pictures.. Ofcourse, I immediatly NOTICED they were gone and didn't attempt to write anything else to the HDD....

i let someone play with my computer, an they uninstaleld a sound device or somethign else i dont KNOW about. when i went to reinstall it in device manager, i realized that the menu for device manager was completely blank. there were no TOPICS, no options, no files, nothing. i dont know where to go from here. help?I'm not convinced you really know what Device Manager is.  How about telling us exactly how to open Device Manager as a way of verifying you know what it is? Much more info on your MACHINE and OS and someone will be along shortly...i have xp from 2003, and i think someone deleted the audio driver. Is this what you did: Setting the plug and play BIOS OPTION (PNP OS) in CMOS Setup?  And, you're saying not having the plug and play BIOS option enabled in CMOS Setup causes Device Manager to be completely blank?    See belowwhen plug and play was disabled, i could not VIEW any items under device manager.  i tinkered with it for about 3 hours, but finally my sound is working again. thanksIt is best not to monkey around with BIOS settings unless you know what they are and what changes can cause. Lesson learned?That's the best way to learn about these stupid computers.  And hopefully a lesson is learned.

Always messing with stuff,
Hoop2077

My laptop FROZE so I shut it down by holding the power button, but not it won't start.  It reboots itself and then shuts down repeatedly.  What did I do wrong and how can I fixed it?It sounds like either your charger or battery is bad.  Is this happening while it is plugged in to the charger?  If so, it is probably the charger.  If not, probably the battery.

Hoop2077Oh shoot...  I missed the part about it freezing.  Please disregard my last post.

Sorry,
Hoop2077This is what the error says:

A problem has been detected and windows have been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

If this is the first time you’ve seen this error screen restart your computer.  If the screen appears again, follow these steps:

If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software.  Disable BIOS memory such as caching or shadowing.  Checked to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed.  If this a new installation, ASK your hardware or software manufacturer for any window updates you MIGHT need.

If you need to use safe MODE to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then select Safe Mode.

Technical Information:
*** STOP: 0x000000ED (0x84F919A0, 0xC0000015, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

I tried pressing F8 and clicking on the safe mode, but it does nothing.
Specifics on the hardware, age, etc. could be helpful, don't you think?

You need to start by seeing if the hard drive is recognized correctly in the BIOS and running thefree diagnostics from the appropriate hard drive maker's site. If you don't know use SeaTools at www.seagate.comWhat kind of surface is the laptop placed on and can you hear the fan spanning? UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME seems to be an issue with the Hard Disk Drive.
Run a Test on the HDD in BIos ( If available ) - find out Results.
Reseat HDD and Try to boot  - find out Results
If possible, insert another HDD into this computer or visa versa - Find out Results...

Let me know what happens then...This, of course, was previously suggested. We are waiting for the original poster to return.Think about it - is your backup up-to-date or do you have critical files on the hdd which might be failing?   The most important thing on your pc is your IRREPLACEABLE files - should you get into file recovery mode before attempting to resuscitate the drive?

See here..

Good luck

Found a jscript.dll file missing from registry.  Could this be the problem.  USING Firefox &AMP; Netscape ok but IE, Windows Media Player, SEARCH, System Restore all kaputt.  HELP What's your protection? And how did you FIND the jscript.dll to be missing?

Google, download and install the following tools and run them:

AVG Free
Adaware SE
Windows Defender
Crap CLEANER

I get the following error message when I boot up my daughter's computer: "Could not load or run C:\Windows\system32\winlogin.exe.  Make sure the file exists on your computer or remove the reference to it in the registry."  I did a folder and file SEARCH, and confirmed that winlogin.exe is in the system32 folder.  I am RUNNING WinXP Home SP2 with all updates.  I am certain this problem is a result of my attempt to remove references to mirc, and IRC program which my grandson probably installed in error, which caused continuous windows explorer windows to pop up at logon.  The IRC icon was hidden on the system tray, and had no Uninstall routine.  I was unable to install from the Control Panel because it was running, and I when I attempted to EXIT the program from the hidden icon in the system tray, it would trigger numerous windows explorer windows.  I removed references to mirc and irc in the registry, but still could not uninstall the program.  Finally, I booted into Safe Mode and successfully removed the IRC program (which I should have done in the first place).  Now my dilema is how can I resolve the error message above.  I appreciate any help you can give me.Hey there!

there are a lot of commands U could use in Command prompt however they are a pain.

to make it simple boot into OS disk and perform OS REPAIR. Im sure it will fix the issue.If you are able to boot into safemode go to Start/Run and type in sfc /scannow and hit Enter...let it run til it finishes and re-boot.

It just ain't there.. Either the topic is LOCKED or is set for group acess (such as moderator group). That means peons LIKE us are not allowed to post a reply. Quote

LOST OUTLOOK 2003 EMAILS AND CONTACTS New

On a side note; I think I lost one karma. I'd very much like a log of people who give or deny me karma so I can harass them.

so GUIDE me what is solution. withourt formating the system.A poll is pointless, ESPECIALLY this one. How about providing some specific information about your system, malware PROTECTION, VERSION of Windows, service PACK and if you have a real Windows CD, etc. Not formatting the system is not an option? WHy?

See below.

recently aol icons have begun filling up my systray, about every five or ten minutes anouther icon appears. this is extremely frustrating any help would be niceHints about your operating system, spyware/virus scanners and a lot more would be helpful. See below.Not much info to work on here...heres some more information:
 
recently AOL icons keep appearing in my windows xp HOME edition systray. about every 5 or 10 minutes anouther aol icon will appear. when i hover over it with my pointer, it reads: "AOL connection available". Its normal for me to have my usual one AOL icon in the systray, but if i leave the computer on for a few hours and come back, the enitire task bar is filled up with at least 50 aol icons. If I slide my pointer across the taskbar, they will disapeer, but they will keep appearing after a time.
           I have tryed reinstalling AOl, but the problem keeps occuring. this is extremely confusing, any help would be nice.

(and HIDING inactive icons on the taskbar properties doesn't help.) Quote from: GX1_Man on April 11, 2007, 05:10:59 PM

Hints about your operating system, spyware/virus scanners and a lot more would be helpful. See below.

Hi there,

I have a HP Pavillion media centre PC with a 3.0 ghz processor, 512 Ram, 200 gig hard drive running Windows XP home edition.

Ok, so i put in the original cd for Windows XP and formatted the C: drive which is the main drive with XP on it. I then proceeded to install XP again but after it finished it looks like a lot of the drivers were missing. For example i dont seem to have any network connections (not even the my local area one or whatever its called).

So i then proceed to delete and reinstall using the Service Pack 2 cd that came with my computer thinking this MIGHT do something different and it starts installing XP again only this time it freezes at 33 minutes to go installing the files and i continuosly get stuck on this screen....my mouse and KEYBOARD dont work and if i take the cd out or try another one to continue the setup process i get an error message saying the service pack 2 cd NEEDS to be used to continue the setup but it never works.

Any help as to how i can just delete the install process and start over ?


Format the drive and start again. Download SP2 from the Microsoft site and install that. Disconnect the printer and any external devices before starting.

You may want to start by checking your hard drive with the free diagnostics from the appropriate drive maker's site, and testing the RAM with the free download at www.memtest86.com just to make sure there is not a hardware issue. Hi krazy .

I think with all HP systems you have 2 Disks. one of them is Operating system Disk and the other is Application and DRIVER RECOVERY Disk.

If thats the Case, make sure to use the App and Dri Disk and install all Drivers. If u do not have these disks then go to hp.com/support and download the required drivers

I had to reinstall windows XP home due to hardware failure and on the install am unable to find the fax service.  I had it on the original windows and don't remembeer doing anything SPECIAL to get it.  Is it an ADD on or something.
glcDisregard -- I  forgot to LOOK at the windows Cd for optional services, found it there.
thx glcSometimes we are just that good ! !

I have a HP Pavilion a1514n computer, Windows XP, Office 2003, and on 4/12 (early am) it suddenly rebooted itself and came back w/"System Recovery".  Thinking I was doing a "System Restore", I agreed.

Originally I had 4 user accounts, w/ different email accounts  set up and now have lost all.  I have VERY IMPORTANT EMAILS that I have lost and have searched for the individual file names I had set up in Outlook but the searches come up w/no results.

I have all of my other files and folders but they are not seperated by users.

PLEASE HELP ME!If you in fact did a system recovery then your hard drive was PROBABLY erased. What about any other personal files that may have been on there? Are they gone as well?If my memory serves me correct, I have all other files and folders (such as things saved to desktop, etc.), but everything came up as "Administrator" user...have TRIED to search for the oridinal user account NAME files but no results were found.

Thanks for any help you can give me.If there are no user accounts and no previous files, they are gone. Look closely.You can avoid such catastrophes in the future by BACKING up your Outlook messages, contacts, calendar, etc. and putting those backup files on some media other than your hard drive.  Burn them to CD or DVD, put them on an external hard drive or hard drive on another computer via a LAN, etc.

Hi there,
My less than 1 year old PC is PLAYING up in numerous ways. Very frustrating! Can anyone help me?

I am running Windows XP.

1. First of all the sound stopped working, and I received an error message
as follows:

"The system DLL user32.dll was relocated inmemory. The application will not
run properly. The relocation occured because theDLL C:\WINDOWS\syste32HHCTRL.OCX
occupied an ADDRESS range reserved for Windows system DLLs. The vendor
supplying the DLL contacted for a new DLL."

I was told to download this update:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en, and I did and the
problem seemed to be resolved, but returned 2 days later. I again have no
sound.

2. The task bar sometimes randomly loads or just changes styles into a more
traditional, grey, square style.

3. About half the times I turn the computer on and try to access the
internet, it says 'cannot connect to server' and won't even try, and as soon
as I restart the computer there are no problems.

4. When I am on the internet some applications are running extremely slowly
even though there is more than adequate RAM and hard disc space.

I am confused as to what might be causing all this? We have Norton antivirus
installed no our computer, which is updated regularly and has found nothing
'suspicious' in its scans. I have run Ad Aware to check for spyware as well.

I would appreciate any suggestions or ideas! Thankyou.
you have some other  transition PACK /theme from a third party vendor installed,
certain third-party applications may not start, and you receive an
 error message when you start the computer ?
 Uninstall those Packs/Themes and Windows XP is up and
 running again

delete PARTITIONS, hard disk and
start a fresh install of WindowsHere's the Fix for the error message in your first paragraph.

Hi

I have re-installed my Xp cd in the past and ACTIVATED it and this time it said basically that I have activated it too many times and need a new product key. Is this a rip off or what?

It is Windows XP Home EDITION OEM Software (VERSION 2002)

What should/can I do? besides FORKING over yet another large amount of money

Kelly
Just contact Microsoft. If it is legit they will walk you through the activation process. This happens if you do it more than 3 times. No big deal.Whew !!!

Thanks, I feel much better now  
You're welcome and enjoy your sleep tonight.

It takes something between 87 and 97%, and my START up time is about 4 minutes. Any solution to reduce this time?POST a screenshot or a LIST of the processes running at startup...

Post your OS as wellHere are what I Can get. Svchost.exe is taking now more than 4 minutes during startup and eating 99%.

I didn't answer before because I never received email notification despita the fact I checked the "Notify me on replies". Sorry.

[old attachment deleted by admin]In the listed order try dis-abling the following startup ITEMS temporarily:
2,5,6,7,8,9.....17, 21,22 and 24.

This will not remove them just dis-able them

See if this IMPROVES things...

Afterwards if it does then turn them on 1 at a time til you find the culprit.

running windows xp ....

Wife was using her computer and it froze while trying to load a internet screen
she pressed ctrl alt del to get to her task manager to stop the program..

That worked but then the rest of the computer froze...so she shut it dwn manually ..power plug or switch...started it ..loaded FINE untill loading a net screen....It locked up again....pressed ctrl alt del ..stop program ..it works then the rest of the computer froze again..so once agian she manually shut it dwn...

Now here is the problem...when it starts ..there is nothing ..no monitor..key board or mouse funtions....

Help any Idea how to fix... So when the computer starts up, you basically can't do anything?correct

edit:  I have tried removing the battery for 30 mins to reset anything in setup that might have gotten changed....

I have looked at all capacitors to see if any of then popped the top ...I just have no idea...

edit:  is there something i can look for on mother board to tell me if it burnt out ..or even could it be a battery problem?...power supply problem...I am open to any ideas that can help me fix this right away...Wife is not happy not having her computer  Have you tried it with the modem physically removed from
the computer?yes i have tried modem..which is really a network...dsl..home network..

but yes i have removed the card , ethernet card,

The weird part is that network see s it when the power supply is on but network hub LOOSES it when i turn the computer on
I would try another NIC card as they are not that expensive... Quote from: ace1 on April 13, 2007, 06:46:21 AM

yes i have tried modem..which is really a network...dsl..home network..

but yes i have removed the card , ethernet card,

The weird part is that network see s it when the power supply is on but network hub looses it when i turn the computer on