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I have the same problem. This forum has been very helpful. Quote from: Parry on November 15, 2010, 04:55:24 AM

Luckily enough after searching AROUND have been able to trace out the Pack of CD's that CAME with the Laptop.

Tried using the OS CD (XP Home SP2) as per the method in
Am able to move till Step 4 and getting stuck at Step 5, after accepting the License Agreement I am not getting the 'R' option.

That's because it's an OEM CD that will effectively wipe all your data and take the machine back to Day One status...

If this is not what you want you need to let us know before going any further...

Otherwise all bets are off...

I have the same problem. This forum has been very helpful.

For a while now I haven't been able to get my computer to locate my Iomega 100 zip drive. It isn't a devastating predicament but obviously it is something I would like to be able to MAKE use of. Otherwise I have to use floppy discs to back up data (which is plainly absurd for most of my stuff) or burn a CD, which, though inexpensive, just seems a waste.
It's possible that my SCSI card, which is how my zip drive connects to my computer, was damaged during repair work done a while ago. I wouldn't know how to tell one way or the other.
I use Windows 98 (yes, how funny...) and my computer was built (more or less) for me by a store which WENT out of business a while ago. I bought the computer in 2002.
Thank you in advance for any advice you can offer to me.Have you tried re-installing the drivers ? ?
Re-boot afterwards.
You could also try removing the card and re-seating it...I didn't realize people still used those things. Had a peak at Iomega's website though, LOOKS like they still make them, but couldn't locate a SCSI MODEL. They only had ATAPI and USB, unless I overlooked something.Yes, I did reinstall the drivers, tried to look for updates to the drivers, turned the switches on the zip on-off, off-on, this, that and the other. Zilch, nada, bupkiss!
I didn't try removing and reinstalling the card though. Being the klutz that I am, I'm a little hesitant to try it but then again I really have nothing to lose at this point. Quote from: StickyR on June 15, 2008, 10:08:00 AM

or burn a CD, which, though inexpensive, just seems a waste.1

Yes, I did reinstall the drivers, tried to look for updates to the drivers, turned the switches on the zip on-off, off-on, this, that and the other. Zilch, nada, bupkiss!
I didn't try removing and reinstalling the card though. Being the klutz that I am, I'm a little hesitant to try it but then again I really have nothing to lose at this point.

Today I switched from windows me to xp but I cannot get the .xlr spreadsheet files to open on windows xp. I got a copy of office 2000 but can't open the file. Is there a EASY program I can download to edit .xlr files from me to xp. They are kind of important. If there is no way of editing I just to view them so I can make the same spreadsheet.If I'm reading your post right, the problem isn't GOING from me to xp, but going from Works to Excel.

.xlr is a Works format where .xls is the Excel extension and they are not compatible.

If you still have access to Works you can go into each file and do save as and save it as an .xls file.Excel Viewer will WORK...FREE

You can ALSO DLoad and install Open Office to work with those files...Also FREE

Should help until you can update Office...THANKS for the quick reply, I will try excel and for open office do you mean from here.

http://www.openoffice.org/Yepper...

I have a work computer that is connected to the INTERNET thru cable.  I want to take my work computer to my DAUGHTER's home and work from there.  She has a DSL connection.  My phone is a computer phone that I access INSIDE my computer, thru cable.
Will I be able to access the internet and my phone at my daughter's home w/ DSL connection?You will need work to give you permission and access...other than that it should work FINE.

I 'am trying to flash bios via usb with no O/S I would LIKE to know the step by step process if anyone can help out that would be great!Not every computer's bios can be updated through USB.  You'll have to check the Manufacturer's website for what update options are available for your system.

Why do you want to update the bios ?having an issue with windows 7 install it freezes after first INTIAL copying of files screen then just stays at that screen. I used hp format utillity to made my usb bootable, downloaded the bios update executable, now it says find DOS files to add i dont know which dos files i need .Before messing with the bios to fix this problem try a few other things first.

Check the installation media for SCRATCHES and or smudges and clean if possible.  Reseat all the power and data cables, reseat the system's ram.  Blow the dust out of the system.  Try the install on another hard drive.  If none of that works try swapping in another power supply of equal/greater wattage.  A failing power supply can have a variety of effects on computers.absolutely actually this is a laptop iam working on and someone had told me that it was a mobo issue something to do with the hard drive controller was not sure wanted another opinionOh it's a laptop... Ok

That does MAKE it more difficult to isolate the problem. 

let's see..   Without bringing it to a tech SOMEWHERE and paying money, you're going to have to put some work into this.  Test the voltage output of the charger first, with a volt meter.  Battery may not be working well and charger may be under par.  Always have to check for power problems.  No power, no dice, period.

Pull the ram and re-seat that.  Re-seat the hard drive.. You can access both of them most likely from the bottom of the laptop.  Sometimes there is one stick of ram under the keyboard.  Try with only one stick of ram, and each stick in a different slot.  You can run MemTest86 but changing the ram around is quicker. In other words if it work with only one ram module installed then you can bet the other module is bad. You can tell if the hard drive controller is bad by hooking the drive up to another computer with an adapter and testing it in that machine.  If it works then the drive is good, and the controller on the laptop is likely an issue.

Do these things and try the install again.  If you've gotten this far and still not working, you're going to have to take the laptop apart for further troubleshooting... If you want to go down that road let me know I'll try to help.



Quote from: cwcomputerconnections on March 20, 2012, 10:56:15 PM

someone had told me that it was a mobo issue

having an issue with windows 7 install it freezes after first intial copying of files screen then just stays at that screen.

I believe he thinks it's a solution to his problem installing Windows.

This is about a Dell Inspiron 530s running WINDOWS XP Home Edition SP2. I have the re-installation CD. I got a virus and after trying just about everything else I could I tried to do a clean installation of Windows XP. It got about half way through, wiped the old installation and was reinstalling when it said that it couldn't find some of the files. I tried to restart the re-installation but now when I tell it to boot from the CD it says "No boot device available
SATA-0: Installed
SATA-1: Installed
SATA-4: None
SATA-5: None".
I'm not sure what else I can try to do. I don't know if I can just get a new hard drive or if there is a way to get a new Windows XP install CD, or I just have to get a new computer. Any help would be great, since I don't have the money to take it into a repair shop. Thank you.
1) You should be using SP3 not SP2 (which has nothing to do with the problem you're facing, but I'm just saying.....)
2) Do you have the sata drivers for your hd?Since I don't know what the sata drivers are, I'm not sure.
I have a CD that says the contents are device drivers and diagnostics and utilities.  I thought that I had to reinstall the operating system before I could install any of the drivers.
And now that I've been searching the web for a way to fix my PC I know that I should have installed SP3, but my installation CD is for SP2 and I don't know where to buy just the Windows XP OS anymore.
The SATA drivers are actually on the MBoard Driver CD that came with the machine.
Very early on in the install process of XP you will see a prompt "Press F6 to install additional Drivers"...
Do so then insert the MBoard Driver CD.....it should auto-detect and install them.

Best of Luck.

PS SP3 is available as 1 DLoad so you can grab that and do it after the XP install finishes successfully.I never saw the prompt to press F6 and I never got a CD that is labeled MBoard Driver. I insert the XP installation CD and press F12 to get the boot menu  and tell it to boot from the CD. Then it gives the following message,
"No boot device available
SATA-0: Installed
SATA-1: Installed
SATA-4: None
SATA-5: None"Is it an original XP CD? If so, set the cd drive as the first boot OPTION in bios and boot to the XP CD. You shouldn't have to press any keys. Travel to your MBoard manuf. site and grab the appropiate WinXP SATA drivers.
If you have a floppy drive put them on a floppy...otherwise burn them to a CD.

It's interesting that the XP CD won't boot.....what does it say on the cover ? ?
You may not have the CDROM set as the 1st boot device in the BIOS which would need to be done 1st.The XP CD says, "Operating System, Already installed on your computer, Reinstallation CD Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2. The software is already installed on your computer. Only use this CD to reinstall the operating system on a Dell computer."
It is an original XP CD, it came with the computer when I bought it.http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/index.htmSet the optical drive as your first boot device in bios.I tried again to boot from the XP re-intsallation CD. This time it started to run the setup. Setup had 64% of the files copied when the screen said "setup cannot copy the file: syssetup.d11". I told it to retry twice and got the same message. can I skip this and still try to finish the setup or will that make the setup not work? Why can't it copy the file? It gave me the same message for file: tapi32.d11 and when I told it to retry it worked. Is this something wrong with the XP CD?Possibly...try cleaning it with a lint free cloth.....do NOT rub it in circles rather from the center outwards.These issues seem to indicate a problem with the hard drive.  If the Dell setup doesn't offer an option for testing, get the drive MANUFACTURER's diagnostics here:  http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287

You might find the Dell Utility partition accessible a number of ways:  http://www.goodells.net/dellutility/index.htm
How can I run any tests when there is no OS on the computer? Should I take the risk and just buy a new hard drive or should I buy a new computer that will come with new installation CDs?

Hello - today when I got home and turned on my computer I could not GET to my yahoo mail, thought that was odd, only get a screen that says hi michelle and a search box.  When I went to facebook I just get the box, empty with a search box. When I went to the bank of america sign in page I can not get the sign in section just a blank box.  Then I went to the state website to check my accounts and have only two options, neither of which I need. Am concerned there is something wrong as there are little things wrong at each SITE.  Does this make sense and does anyone have any ideas as to what may be causing this and how I fix it?   Thanks in advanceSorry I have a windows xp, would it even be a windows problem?  Computer turns on and off fine, can navigate around ok, just can't get into things I usually do. Any ideas?  Can't remember how to get into safe mode to see if it is a problem with my computer.  Please someone help me, I am really lost!If I go to bank of america online PERSONAL banking there is just a blue box, nowhere to sign in, since there seems to be lots of little glitches, I am assuming it is my computer....It may be a browser problem. What browser are you using (Including version)? It may be time for an update.What protection apps do you have on that machine ? ?
When was the last time you updated and ran the scans ? ?I see this is marked solved.  How was it solved?Good question...
It's possible as a new User they clicked the wrong item...Someone must have reset it. I don't see this as solved.


Until you get your machine fixed do not use it to login to any bank accounts. Just in case it has a virus (keylogger) you don't want to CAUSE problems with your bank.

What web browser do you use? If its INTERNET explorer try to open the tools drop down and look for options then click the security tab and click the botton to reset all settings. Then try to go to a web site you were having trouble with other then a bank.

hlo , m vikas i run primary sch. in a remote area n m planing to build comp lab. My basic requirement on pc  is MS OFFICE.
Are there solutions and technologies that can reduce my per pc cost. Also pls. give me the min hardware requirements compatible
with windows XP. I would b highly grateful for a bst sol.thnksIf you only need the comps to be able to use office, then you could probably go with some Pentium IIIs. You can get these on ebay. Then, just buy one copy of XP and then clone the HDDs. Make sure all the comps are the same.Whoa - there are EULA's to take into account. The license for XP is one system - period. You can contact Microsoft and discuss your situation or purchase a corporate license.Use Norton Ghost or another application to clone the OS to multiple pcs as Linux711 said, but buy a volume license (or multiple licenses). You can volume license MS Office as well and clone it across with the OS as well if you wish. Businesses and Netcafes do it all the time (just remember the licensing).Personally  i would do a search on google for "unattended installs"...
But that's just me... Quote from: vikas pant on October 14, 2010, 04:21:33 AM

My basic requirement on pc  is MS OFFICE.

Whoa - there are EULA's to take into account. The license for XP is one system - period. You can contact Microsoft and discuss your situation or purchase a corporate license.

I think the last thing you would want to do is teach a bunch of kids it's OK to steal software.

But teachers force that "creation science" nonsense on kids.

hi,i have a nec - powermate ml4 desktop computer and i TRYING to format it with a cd windows xp sp3.During CORRECT format or not formatted yet I get a message error "File dac2w2k.sys CAUSED an unexpected error (8192) at line 3540 in d:\xpsp\baseboot\setup.c" I emphasize that this cd has worked with other computerSome of the following things can make "File BLABLABLA caused an unexpected error" messages happen when installing Windows from CD:

Dirty/scratched/damaged CD
"Sharpie" CD (illegal burned download copy of Windows)

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Entered CNET Catalog: 03/20/2003

I'm trying to do some work locally on a Web calendar that I've downloaded. My desktop computer is doing fine with it using the URL localhost/default (in Firefox with XP). My laptop (same setup) gives the error "The connection was refused when attempting to contact localhost."Well, this means that your application's (web calendar?) server module doesn't work on your laptop. Your http service is not WORKING = "connection refused".
Maybe you have to SET up the application (maybe you forgot to set up something) or reinstall the application (after uninstalling it, of course).Or maybe I didn't double-click fast enough and the application didn't start when I thought it had.

Duh! I believe that's what HAPPENED, but I wouldn't have TRIED again without reading your note. Thanks, viking, it's working fine now. (Muttering about how I could have been so dumb...)

I am not sure whether my problem is a hardware one or a disc operating system one but if u can't help perhaps u will know someone who can.

I am on a Packard Bell DESK top using Windows XP. It is a very old machine, well over ten years old.

I try and run a couple of CD -Roms and when I do I get the ERROR message "Ordinal 1334 could not be located in the dynamic LINK library IML32.dll".

Does this sound like something you can help with? Hope so.
After googling the error, 328 results were found, this was the first one

http://support.edalive.com/kb/error-the-ordinal-1334-could-not-be-located

Hope it helps

Hi-
I have an HP Compaq laptop upon which I contracted some manner of virus (erased my mp3s, seems to raise the KB USED by csrss.exe... but these are just my guesses)

It screwed things up enough that i decided to wipe the HDD and reinstall XP

Loads things for a while, then i GET a black screen SAYING it can't continue, to run the chkdsk utility to see if the HDD is corrupt.

I tried to format c: from the MSDOS command line- it warns me of file loss, i type y. It says it can't format because the volume is in use by another process, would i like to force? I type y- it says volume still in use, cannot lock the drive.

I'd appreciate any direction or advice as to how to proceed?
thanks very much
lessslook dear u cannot format c: drive from the c: drive itself , it wld be lik killing urself with a knife .

if u want to completely reinstall a new Windows , without thinking abt the data in the c: drive u can do one thing ----
. Make a boot able C.D/Floopy.
. Go to bios and change the first boot device to C.D / Floopy.
. Now boot from the C.D/ Floopy here only operating system is there , from here u can format c: .
. now u can reinstall windows from ur own c.d

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Try downloading Utimate Boot CD.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Ultimate_Boot_CD_Basic_d4019.htmlthanks you guys-
yes, i did figure out the formatting drive from drive itself problem. I'll try the knife thing you suggest later....
=)

I have a bootable cd- of XP, the reinstall disk. But whenever i try to install from this disk my machine either dies (just all turns off) or I get to the black screen described above.  Is the problem in the disk or in my machine?

Is that the right question to be asking??
I'll check out the ultimate bootable, thanks again!Does this XP CD have a bunch of shiney holograms all over it or is it a sharpie written title ? ?
no sharpie, unless i accidentally rubbed it off while licking the back of the cd to get it to work?

it's a Dell reinstallation cd, XP Home.
yeah, and it's a hp laptop. but xp home was originally on this machine and i entered the product key from machine and cd seemed to work fine, in fact it went all the way thru once (i know because i was running Pro, now i have Home). but virus came along, and when i try to reinstall and leave all old files it keeps dyin'I don't want to dissapoint you but you can't use a Dell Recovery CD to reinstall XP on an HP machine...disappoint me??

i would argue with you here- if that cannot be done, why am i currently running XP Home instead of the XPPro that i've had before? Quote from: lesss on April 08, 2008, 03:43:12 PM

disappoint me??

i would argue with you here- if that cannot be done, why am i currently running XP Home instead of the XPPro that i've had before?

I have just run system RESTORE through P C angel supplied by savastore as my friends pc was infected with MALWARE i think. Having run system restore I cannot get any further than the welcome screen. It is telling me there is a problem with windows validation and whether i CLICK on yes or no to fixing this it just goes back to the user id screen.
Anyone got any ideas.You used a manufacturer's restore disc?

What is the exact message?will have to get back to you on that one i didnt write it down and need to connect his pc up to check.
bear with me please.
No worries.   Hi sorry about that back now.
The sequence of events is;
 Power on and goes through usual startup till welcome screen, then displays following message,
Windows Product Activation
This copy of windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can log on
Do you want to activate Windows now
yes no

If i click on yes it goes to desktop then straight to users screen and logging off then is ready to start again ie click on user but when i do it displays same message again.

This pc was registered and windows activated prior to this problem. Probably 18 months or more ago
Any ideas
Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on August 01, 2008, 06:38:31 AM

You used a manufacturer's restore disc?

I need to download a bootable disk, and WOULD find it easier to do it on CD, as opposed to floppies, because my working COMPUTER is a laptop.  Must it be the old floppies?

Just FYI, I have the unmountable boot volume error on my HP desktop.  I can not find my Windows XP CD, if it came with ONE. So I need to make a bootable disk to get into the Recovery Console.

You can use a bootable floppy image to make a bootable CD-ROM or DVD-ROM.

There are lots and lots of guides on the web, as you will see if you type make bootable CD into Google.

This one seems PARTICULARLY clear

http://www.pcsupportadvisor.com/bootable_%20CD_page1.htm
TY

OK I just did a complete reinstall of windows XP pro on a Toshiba Satellite M115 -S1061 and im trying to connect to to the internet without any luck....Can anyone SOLVE this prob i still have yet to install the drivers but i cant unless i have an internet connection...I know i can download the drivers and put it on a flash drive and then put it on the CPU, but id rather just do it one time instead of wasting my time doing it that way . If anyone could help that would be MUCH appreciated. I have all ready tired direct connect to the LAPTOP and got nothing but limited connectivity error.

Thx 4 reading Quote

I know i can download the drivers and put it on a flash drive and then put it on the CPU

Hi,

So I have a Windows XP computer from Toshiba, that is 2 years old.  It has been freezing up and so I've been having to push the power BUTTON to restart it.  Except this last time when I did that, it restarted to a black screen, and the only thing I could see was the mouse pointer (and I could move it around).  I tried restarting it again several times after that, and Windows would give me 2 options, to start windows normally, or to start it from my last good CONFIGURATION.  Neither of these work.  Even in the safe mode, it shows only a black screen with safe mode on the corners.  It boots up to the windows page, but does not get as far as the login page before going to the black screen.  Right now I am most concerned with getting my data off of the hard drive, since I have 60gb worth of stuff on it.  I looked up some articles that recommended moving the hard drive to another computer, but I don't know how to do that.  What should I do?  I was planning on using the recovery disk to format the drive anyways, since I just got a new Mac, but not before I got all my important data off!  So my question is, is there a way to get this data?  And how should I go about it, whether it be moving the hard drive or not. Please help!  And thanks a lot!Welcome to the CH forums.

Quote from: kay_li13

So I have a Windows XP computer from Toshiba, that is 2 years old.

I looked up some articles that recommended moving the hard drive to another computer, but I don't know how to do that.

I tried searching, If Its up already, I apologize in advance.

I BUILT my computer component by component, I dont have any compatability ISSSUES, everything runs fine, I recently realized that my Internal drive (the only hard drive with this system) is being recognized by XP pro with SP2 as a USB DEVICE, but its an internal Sata 3.0 hard drive.   

I recall other PEOPLE having this issue, but I cant remember how it was resolved, or if it was just a windows issue and people had to deal with it.

Any HELP would be greatly appreciated

My disk D, with all of my pictures, music, documents has basically ceased to work a couple of days ago.

It all started out with my system just randomly shutting down on me sometime on Sunday. I could not turn the pc on for a while, but after some trials I managed to get it up and running again. However, when I turned it on, my disk D was missing in the My Computer window. I tried all sorts of things to find out whether it was an operating system error or something with my hardware, though I still really have no clue. After the attempts with checking the op system, disk D still didn't show up. It wasn't until today I changed the wires connecting my drive to the motherboard that it actually popped up in the My Computer window. I can't open it though! Upon clicking on it, it reads:

"D:\ is not accessible. The file or directory is corrupted and UNREADABLE."

What's going on? Is there any way to get my disk to work again, without formatting it and getting rid of all my files? Maybe it's simpler than that?

Your help would be greatly appreciated, HOPE you can help me out!HI & welcome to the CH forums.

Need some info about your setup such as the operating system, is your Local Disk D: a partition or a SEPARATE hard drive, if a separate drive is it slaved  or is it on ide2 or are you using sata drive(s)

Please post your setup info.

ThanksI'm on windows section and I shouldn't present you Linux solutions... But, if you have 2 harddisks on your computer, and you can make a new ext2/3 or fat32 partition on the harddisk that has no problems...
Post more data about your computer. It sounds to me like a DAMAGED partition or (more dangerous) a damaged harddisk.

If it is a damaged partition I could recommend you Knoppix or SystemRescueCd (both are Linux Live cds).

I was sorting through some pictures and organizing them into folders about an hour ago then all of a sudden the folder just goes blank after I recieved some kind of error for one of the pictures. When i type the names of the sub folders which were inside of the folder that dissapeared into the address bar, the pictures and the folders citing there location still in the same spot appear with no problem, but when i try to search the system nothing shows up. The memory is just as much as it was before the incident, so i know for a fact the files are not gone, but when i look at details for the folder it says 0 for everything.

Another thing is if i attempt to create a new folder in the empty one, when i hit refresh or leave and come back the new folder (which appears as New Folder (2) even though there isnt a 1) is gone.

Can anyone tell how i would GO about fixing this problem?When you were organizing things around did you move those files somewhere else making this folder (blank) empty?  Did you check garbage can to MAKE sure you didnt delete the files?  Also go into start / documents/ and see if any of those files are in there and if so place your mouse over until you see the location of the file.
When i was organizing them, i was moving them into created folders within the original file, i still had about 100 more pictures to do... I was pretty much just in filmstrip and dragging and dropping. All of the locations of the files though are the exact same, its just that i cant access it without typing it into the browser.

If you dont understand say the folder thats contents dissapeared is called:
C:\Documents and Settings\admin\My Documents\My Documents\Vacation

When i am at this location their is nothing at all in the folder, but when i enter this:
C:\Documents and Settings\admin\My Documents\My Documents\Vacation\Beach

It will show me the pictures which i had dragged in this folder. I just cant get to them without typing it into the browser. This MEANING all of the pictures which i had not sorted are gone, but still taking up space.Bump (No one is familiar with this problem?)No, I am not familiar with your problem. In other folders it makes the same thing? Can you see other pictures?

You may try to copy the pictures folder content using a command prompt command (see xcopy /? or copy /? in the command prompt) and then try again.
Also, you may try to change the way that files appear: as thumbnails, as SIMPLE list of filenames etc. Did you try another image viewer? Can you see the pictures using xnview for example? Or any other image viewer? Can you browse to them?No this problem is just in one folder, and it appears as if it is an empty folder (changing the view type will not WORK). Thanks though i will try the prompt command.

running xp pack 3 beep on soyo dragon mb amd ATHLON tm xp 2000+
beeps on power up and random power failour and sometimes CPU runs at half speed need good place to start and what about some of these system clean up like PC tools etc.I think the Soyo Dragon motherboards USE the AWARD or AMI BIOS'. Try the beep code link and maybe they'll help:

Award BIOS:
http://www.bioscentral.com/beepcodes/awardbeep.htm

AMI BIOS:
http://www.bioscentral.com/beepcodes/amibeep.htm

Can you specify if there is any error messages and if it's 3 short beeps or 3 LONG beeps?when i go to turn it on it has one long beep then fails to boot. but when i try agian it boots up.
Memory bad or out of place.

Hi,
I am having a problem getting rid of cookies in temporary INTERNET files/browsing history/settings/view files... I recently got a used computer for college, but the previous owner did not properly clear their records and I have so FAR found and deleted/installed most unwanted info that does not PERTAIN to me. except for some embedded tracking cookies that I WOULD like to delete. can anyone tell me why they are not deleting, and how can I clear them, please

Thank You,
BenQ Computer novice and new studentCookies are insignificant and not to be worried about...
However that being said if you really want to GET rid of them DLoad install update and run CCleaner...Cookies can actually be a good thing.  I'm not sure why some people are so paranoid about them.

How ever if you got a computer from someone else, none of their cookies will really mean anything to you or do any good for you.  And CCleaner will wipe out all of the old cookies.Create a new user account for yourself.

Quote from: jkolak on January 21, 2010, 07:30:13 AM

Right. You can't use an XP Media Center or XP Professional CD. It has to be XP Home.

Is there an issue with OEM versus Retail editions of XP Home?

Sorry I just caught this typo: "if it repairs withOUT reinstalling". I corrected my post, but it has already been quoted with the error.

OEM CD's won't facilitate a Repair Install...
They are designed to wipe everything and take a machine back to Day One status...

DELL OEM Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 (SP3) REINSTALLATION recovery CD
Price:    $34.99
http://www.amazon.com/DELL-Windows-Professional-Service-reinstallation-recovery/dp/B0029SOTBC

Welcome to Setup.

To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER

I HAd The Same Problem Few Months Ago

Ma Frnd Told Me That Ur System File Have Benn Infected by Virus
and UR Antivirus Is Blocking That Files 2 Work

Try this stuff if u wanna Format And RepaiR

1) Format the Hard drive [the main drive , Usually "C:\"]

2) Install Anitvirus

3) Install Only The Drivers Such As Audio and Graphics 
    (No Extra Drivers)

After All These Steps UR PC Should Work!

Hi,

I have a toshiba M40x-230 laptop running (Genuine) XP SP3 Home
Pentium M 1.86 GHz
1GB of ram

The laptop keeps restarting itself.
It can happen after 1 MINUTE or an hour.
There doesn't seem to be any pattern.
I'm not using a particular piece of software when it happens.

There is no bluescreen (automatic restart is unchecked)
It is set to write to the minidump but nothing is written there after a restart.

I have run scans with Sbot S&D and I'm running Avast.
Avast has run on boot and not found anything.

Toshiba forums said it could be a heat problem.
I have cleaned out the inside and vents with compressed air and replaced the themal compound on the CPU and GPU.

It has been fine for 4 hours today (I thought I had fixed it with the thermal compound but then it restarted itself)

I have it raised on a flat surface to ENSURE that there is plenty of ventalation.

Any ideas?

Many thanks,

Dave.Could be heat, could be faulty ram. Just to absolutely rule out malware, please run a scan with MalwareBytes (Spybot is old school). Also, boot to safe mode and see if the problem occurs there. If it does, then it's almost 100% certain that it's a hardware problem.First thing you need to do is reinstall or repair install your operating system. After doing this check whether your computer is working fine or not if it is still not working then I think your capacitor is leaking and you need to GO your support person.You may safely ignore the post above.On CHECKING the components I have found that the clip that hold the ribbon from the keybpard to the motherboard is broken.

If the keyboard connector moves, WOULD this result in a reboot?

Do you think this could be a possible source of the problem?

Dear Forum,
I have a very annoying MESSAGE that comes up numerous times a day. It says:

To free up disc space, Outlook Express can compact messages. This may take up to a few minutes

I can't find how to disable it. The help SECTION does not have anything about the auto message. Can anyone help?

Thanks a lot!!!

SINCERELY,
Mike
 In Outlook Express. Click on Tool>Options>advanced tab>look for "maintenance" at the bottom.Thanks, but the maintenance tab doesn't have anything about the automatic message.
Best regards,
Mike
 I'm sorry for the bad information. There is actually no way to stop compacting messages in Outlook Express after XP SP2 it seems. I have Vista with Windows Mail and they PUT the option back in on it and that's where I was looking. Your computer shouldn't be doing it multiple times a day though. It should only compact every 100 times that you open and close Outlook Express. If it is auto compacting more times than that there something wrong in your registry. Are you allowing it to complete the compacting before shutting down your computer? When compacting it's best to have all programs closed. Quote from: cruisin702 on January 24, 2010, 01:55:12 AM

Are you allowing it to complete the compacting before shutting down your computer?

Home network consists of this Dell 8300 on which I'm typing and wife's Dell 8400 that will not come up.  Two weeks ago I installed a scanner and the software that came with it on the 8400; a trial SCAN of a magazine cover came through just fine.  A day or two later, we GOT the BSOD with message:
C000021a Unknown Hard Error
I tried last known configuration that worked and got the blue screen again; then tried safe mode and, again, got the blue screen.  Just now tried to start up again; DOS screen came up with message about shut down to protect files or failed startup, giving me the "last known" and safe mode options; I selected "last known", got the XP copyright screen with the little blue crawler for about 90 seconds, and then the familiar blue screen:
A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to protect damage to your computer. 
PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILED
  Yadda-yadda about hardware/software installation and using safe mode to restart...
Technical information:
**STOP: 0x0000006B (0x0000007A,0x00000006,0x00000000,0x00000000)

SINCE I can't get the 8400 to come up, I can't give system info.  It's pretty much the same as the 8300, probably with a FASTER CPU and more storage; I KNOW it has 2GB of RAM.  Thanks for your help
Sorry about that; apparently three spacebars equals "send" on this site.  Anyway, as I was saying, that blue screen goes on to advise me to remove new hardware or software and use the safe mode (which won't respond for me.)  The technical info at the bottom of the screen is:
**  STOP: 0x0000006B (0xC000007A,0x00000006,0x00000000,0x00000000)
There are a number of other posts about the blue screen, but I can't find these code numbers anywhere so I'm making a new post.  I apologize if this is a repetition for you folks, and thanks in advance for your help.  Try starting in Safe Mode, start up the pc and press F8. If it starts in Safe Mode this will tell us it is a driver conflict, just remove the software.Thanks, Midsail; sorry I wasn't more clear about the problem.  I've tried both safe mode and last known good config, and neither one of them yields anything but the blue screen.  Unless there's another way to call the safe mode (besides the F8 key at startup), I'm stumped.  My wife found person at her IT department who's agreed to take a look at the machine, and hopefully he'll be able to resolve the problem and teach me a little something in the bargain.  Please consider this thread closed for now; if the helper can't help me, I'll come whining back to this forum then.  I'll also try to remember to post the results if he does solve the problem so other people can find the solution.  Thanks again.

Hi

I have got an active directory ENVIRONMENT win2003 server with 10 client PCs windows XP Profe

Client PCs are connected through two small switches to a SnapGear Sg300 router then the router s is connected to ADSL modem.

 One PC (out of 10 only this one ,,,,the rest nine no problem)  is taking about 7 minutes to boot ,,,,,please see the snap shot below for its behavior :

http://i47.tinypic.com/2nlbupz.jpg


This is what have been written in the screen above
Code: [Select]Broadcom UND1 PXE-2.1 v8.2.5
Copyright  ( c )  2000-2005 Broadcom Corporation
Copyright  ( c ) 1992-2000 Intel Corporation
All right reserved.
CLIENT MAC ADDE : 00 13 72 21 83 52  GUID : 44454C4C 4200 104C 8031 C2C04F4C3153
DHCP…-

Recently I formatted this PC and installed fresh copy if windows XP with all updates still same problem is going on.

What troubleshoot should I carry out  to find out where is the problem ?

Thanks
Check in the BIOS if this system is booting from it's hard drive first, instead of a network boot. Also, when it has been BOOTED, does it have a conection to the network without any problems? Quote

Check in the BIOS if this system is booting from it's hard drive first, instead of a network boot.

when it has been booted, does it have a conection to the network without any problems?

If the system boots up onto the desktop in Windows (if it does), does it have any network issues, or does it work fine?

Hello all.  I was wondering if anyone had the unfortunate experience of having programs that are open on the taskbar just switch on their own?  One minute I'm working on something and the next it will switch to ANOTHER open program.  It's very annoying and I was wondering if it can be corrected.  Thank you.Do  you have programs on the scheduled tasks scheduled to start at certain times or with certain events ( i.e boot TIME )?

start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools  and click Scheduled Tasks

( Some applications schedule their tasks WITHOUT your knowledge )

You may disable any or all scheduled tasks.

Good Luck

You might also have malware How To Prevent Programs From Stealing FOCUS in Windows: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windowsxp/ht/stealingfocus02.htm

I get the following ERROR message:  SET up Error. Failed to load resources from resource file.  Please CHECK your set up.  What can I do?PROVIDE more information?And Google the error message - here.

I have a Dell Inspiron E1405 laptop, 1.66 GHz processor, 1024 MB DR2 SDRAM (533MHz memory speed), 8MB video memory, 78GB HDD (52.2 GB free).  OS = Windows XP SP3, IE7.  McAfee Security Center installed - virus definitions updated.

When shutting down the laptop, the unit will power off and will turn back on automatically, without user touching laptop.  It starts up to Dell Media Center.  2 spash screens appear, then a BSOD:

CONFIG_LIST_FAILED

Stop 0X00000073 (0x00000001, 0xC000017D, 0x00000002, 0xF9688BB8).

Steps taken to resolve:
1)  Upgraded virus protection and ran FULL virus scan.
2)  Ran Registry Cleaner

Rebooted and received Stop 73 error.  Removed BATTERY and restarted laptop.  Upon start up, received following BSOD error:

Stop 0x0000007B  (0xF9E4F524, 0xC00000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000).
error coding indicates a possible Boot Sector virus.

3)  Ran RootkitReaveler detection utility from Sysinternals Suite (part of microsoft.com)
Found 3 items:

Path                                                               Time Stamp                Size             Descripton
a) HKLM\Security\Policy\Secrets\SAC*                 8/16/2005 12:01p     0 bytes      Key name contains embedded nulls (*)
b) HKLM\Security\Policy\Secrets\SAI*                  8/16/2005 12:01p     0 bytes      Key name contains embedded nulls (*)
c)  HKLM\Software\Classes\webcal\URL protocol  6/14/2006  12:55am 13 bytes   Data mismatch between Windows API and raw hive data.

What steps can I take (without reloading laptop) to resolve this issue?  How do I fix the data mismatch issue as IDENTIFIED in 3c above?

Changed or updated any drivers lately ? ?

Quote

MSDN article.)
The process creation failure indicated by this error message can only happen during the fairly BRIEF time that the Windows Executive is being initialized, which is during phase 4 of Windows startup. Typically there is a problem with a device driver or with a missing or corrupt system file used during Windows startup.

Quote from: JJ 3000 on January 22, 2010, 09:19:28 PM

Any errors in device MANAGER?

Have you tried doing a system restore to before the problem started?

The answer to Allan's question is still unclear.

1. Click Start>Run (Start>"Start search" in Vista).

2. Type in (or copy and paste):

          cmd /c ping google.com>%temp%\$.$&notepad %temp%\$.$

      and press Enter.

3. Notepad will open.

4. Copy all text in Notepad ([Ctrl-A], then [Ctrl-C]), and then post it (paste = [Ctrl-V]) in your next reply.

I am trying to download movies into my Sony Vaio. OS XP. I keep GETTING an error messege saying that the disk space is too LOW. Is there a way to fix this? sindiroman If in fact there isn't enough space on the drive then the answer should be SELF EVIDENT - you need to make room by deleting unneeded files.

Hi I am just REINSTALLING xp on a friends pc and i have put xp in its own partition, and i will use D to STORE the data. If the pc was to get a virus, does having the data in the D partition PROTECT it against virus attack, or allow its recovery? What are the benefits of partitioning a disc?
cheers for your time
kwisjThe primary benefits of disk partitioning are:

1) Easier recovery if you need to reformat the system partition and reinstall the OS (and no loss of data files as a result of that reinstall if they are not stored on the system partition)

2) Easier backup of data files and disk imaging of individual partitions

3) Good housekeeping

Partitioning a drive does not necessarily protect against a virus spreading. Using a good AV, scanning regularly with that AV and MalwareBytes and, most important, smart computing are your best defenses against malware.Hi Allan
thanks for that. that makes sense.
kwisjSure.

i have some problem with my old LAPTOP and hope that someone can help me. the problem is my laptop infected by virus and malware. after clean it with Avira antivir personal and Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. reboot and it FREEZE on window start up. ( wellcome screen ). after a few days i become fed up and i tried to install a fresh copy of Windows XP. the problems begin.After insert the window xp cd, 1)copy files, 2) Welcome to Setup, 3)f8 agree and format, 4)  Setup COPIES various files and reboot. after reboot it freeze on the screen(setup will complete in 39 minutes).i tried to install again now it freezes on "Setup is starting Windows"and won't go any further.and have no ERROR message( BSOD ) i already tried the (Memtest+86.170 , change ram to 512mb,reformat my harddisk , used the F5 trick) I am so frustrated. this problem has been the last two month. please help.

 My old laptop:Mercury Green320
                       VIA C3 1A Ghz. 512mb ram
                       win XP SP2Go to the malware forum on this site and follow the instructions in the ANNOUNCEMENT on the top of that page.Allan, I am confused . now my hard disk already format  ( no system )and my laptop freeze on setup is starting windows. how can i scan for virus or Malware.

Hi
Trying to reformat a friends  laptop, he has no idea about computers, i have some idea. Gone into the BIOS of the system. Have told it to BOOT from the external usb cd drive, the on board CD drive appears not to work. However, after XP Pro setup  loads its files it says 'setup did not find an hard disk drives installed in your computer. Make sure hard disk drives are powered on and properly connected to  your computer, and that any disk related hardware configuration is correct. This may involve running a manufacturer supplied diagnostic or set up program. Setup cannot CONTINUE. To quit setup, press F3.   I have taken out the hard disc reformatted it on another computer, so it appears that the hard disc does actually work,  put it back it to the original laptop, and still get the same problem, 'no hard disk drives installed.' BIOS does seem to see that a hard disc drive is actually connected., but XP cant find it.  Does this mean there is a major problem with his laptop? It does look well thrown about, perhaps its physically damaged.  Can someone suggest how I might logically try to sort out this problem?
thanks for your time
kwisjThis is common when trying to install XP onto a computer with SATA hard drives. This could be your issue, or it could be a USB issue. If BIOS LETS you change your SATA controller to regular IDE mode, you might be in business. If not, then post more details about the specifications of the system and someone will be back to you later.Hi  jkolak
Thanks for getting back to me. Will try to change to regular IDE mode. Oh and one other thing. My friend wants to know if i can get some data off his hard drive. But like i said i ran a quick format on it. Is it still possible to get back the data? I guess that all the data is there somewhere, but I said i would ask if it was possible to get it back easily. I know that there are programs that will restore erased data. Do you have any suggestions? He doesn,t want much this friend! But I dont mind cos i learn things trying to sort things out!
kwisjHi again jkolak
disabled the AHCI, which I think is the same as what you asked me to try, and everything appears to be working now. XP seems to be installing. Will let you know how it turns out. I think its curtains for his data though..dont you think.
cheers for your time
kwisjIf you are formatting his drive of COURSE his data will be gone.only way I know of to recover data from a formatted drive involves fairly expensive tools.thanks to all re recovering data. issue sorted. cheersthanks Alllen re installing XP all done system up and running all fine now. cheers for your time on this.
kwisjYou're welcome.

Is it safe to have a desktop file(with all the desktop files) under my cookies file folder?Come again?If I click on "my computer", go to hard drive(c:), then go to "documents and settings", then go to "user", then go to "cookies",........I have a desktop folder in there that has MOST of my desktop folders on it. Is it safe to delete this "cookie" folder(desktop), WITHOUT deleting all my files ON my desktop?You're saying the DESKTOP folder is inside your COOKIES folder? If so, the system is certainly not looking for it there so yes, you can delete it. But for future reference, any time you are not sure if you can delete a file or folder just MOVE it to a different location and reboot. If everything is okay, you can then permanently delete it.Before you move or delete any folders, why not find out where Windows is looking for the Desktop folder by running this little snippet:

Code: [Select]set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strDesktop = WshShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
WScript.Echo strDesktop

Save the script with a VBS extension and run from the command prompt as: wscript scriptname.vbs

If the popup window shows a c:\Documents and Settings\Username\Cookies\Desktop path, then everything is fine and dandy. If the popup windows shows a c:\Documents and Settings\Username\Desktop path then you should move the Desktop folder directly under the Username directory.

How did the Desktop folder get under the Cookies folder? Is there another Desktop folder directly under the Username folder? Very curious.

Good luck. While there's certainly no harm in running your script, there is no way the OS is looking for the desktop folder inside the cookie folder. It was apparently copied there in error at some point.I know this sounds dumb.....how and where do i put that script?Just move the folder to a temp directory and reboot.Allan, I havent yet deleted that desktop folder out of cookies yet BECAUSE, I ran a hard drive "search" for desktop, and there were about three or four with folder icons, ......clicked and checked those, ........and the one with my info in it , is the one that is under "cookies"sorry, didn't mean to jump the post....will try that allanJust move it and reboot. If Windows boots to a desktop with no icons you can open Windows Explorer and move it back. But I just cannot see how Windows would be using that folder as the Desktop folder.oh boy....uh.... o.k.    here goes nothingYou can't hurt anything. The worst that will happen is there won't be any icons on the desktop.BEFORE I do this, let me give you a little bit more info(should have DONE this earlier, sorry for wasting your time  .........When I download a game, I receive it in WinRar.zip format.

When my Winrar zip download file pops up, i minimze my internet browser.

So now I'm looking at my downloaded game file(winrar) and my desktop.

I create a folder with a made up "folder name" so i can easily recognize it.

I copy from the winrar and paste it in the folder.

I CHECK the folder to make sure i have the files necessary to run the game(which always works).

I then open up my "hardrive", locate program files.

I then drag the new created folder to "program files"

From "program files", I click on the new game folder.

I run the game. It works.

Then i create a SHORTCUT of the game.

Then i drag the shortcut to a GAMES folder on my desktop.(Now this has always worked for me before.I do this because my kids play these games and i dont want them to delete them, so they get access to play by the shortcuts.This has always worked without problems)

Now I know ya'll hate family stuff. My wife didn't want these game downloads under "program files".

So i created a new folder, put it in "program files", then draged and dropped the games to the new folder.

SINCE THEN.....I get these prompts:

When I drag and drop ANYTHING on my desktop:
"This page has an unspecified security flaw.Would you like to continue?"
------I click yes.

When i click on ANY shortcut on my desktop it prompts:
"Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropiate permissions to access the item."


I have ran all my AVG, Malwarebytes, and Advanced System Care programs to try to clean up stuff.

Sorry for the novel I just wrote, but that is what has happened in the past two days!

I am about to take a hammer to my computer to fix it.  I got a hacked software on my computer and I was advised to down LOAD Ad-aware to clean the system. I did this and it seems to have worked, but when the computer came back up all I got was the Welcome page and it wanted a password. I don't use a password and never have. so I called Dell and they told me to go on line and I would find AWAY around this and I did. But I couldn't get the re-installation CD Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition Service pack 2 to reboot and I don't seem to have anything else for Windows XP home edition. I was playing around and hit the F2 button and it let me set a password, so I did. But now I can't get the keyboard to take any letter or number strokes, so I can't enter my password.  Any IDEAS before I get the hammer out??? I CONTACTED Ad-Aware and they told me to go in under the safe mode and set a password which I had already done. I think I just need to get the keyboard running to be back on the computer. I usually use a Dell wireless keyboard and mouse, but I even tried an old Dell plugging with no LUCK. I'm at the end of my wits and have been working on this for 3 days. I'm not sure if I should the hammer on myself or the computer.Okay, I some how got passed the black screen asking for a password and turned the password off. Now I'm stuck at Welcome Administrator and still can't get machine to reboot from Re-installation CD Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2. Any suggestions? Quote

still can't get machine to reboot from Re-installation CD Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2

How do I fix this?  Was the SQL Server on the original install of Windows XP?

I also see that when windows update tries to install Microsoft .Net Framework service pack, it doesn't work.  Are these two problems connected?

Thank youWe need more information. Please give us the versions of the software you are RUNNING. Also what happened leading up to this error.

The more information the better.

I have Windows XP Home edition.

I think what happened was that I may have deleted something that I should not have deleted, in an effort to get my computer to run faster/better.  I do not know what it was but that is when I started getting the SQL error.

I ASSUMED that the .Net download problem was related.

I just did a repair by booting from the CD and choosing the "set up Windows XP now" option and then repair.  I still got the errors but then ran the sfc /scannow and rebooted.  I will go to Windows to do updates next and see if this fixed all the problems.

If not...I will reply again. Who else uses this machine ? ?
Most Home users would not need SQL Server installed
So I could just uninstall the SQL?  No one else uses it, except meI went into control panel and don't even see SQL Server in there.

I do see MS Visual C++ 2005 Redistribution and an update
I also have MSXML 4.0 SP2 3 times
                  MSXML SP Parser & SDK
                  MSXML 6.0 Parser
I have no idea what this is or what it is for.  Do I need it?

Thanks Quote from: patio on January 22, 2010, 09:34:17 AM

Who else uses this machine ? ?
Most Home users would not need SQL Server installed

Cookies that are stored on a computer’s HARD DRIVE for a set amount of time or until they are deleted. PERSISTENT cookies are set with EXPIRATION dates.
How do i get it off can some one help me pleaseYou can use this......


http://www.ccleaner.com/

hello can someone HELP me i cannot access my operating system of WP the computer keeps trying to REBOOT itself and a black screen comes out with names like safe mode safemode withnetworking safe mode with command prompt i tried to go into safe mode and i finally got some driver # that it said i should remove but i don't know how to remove them since i cannot access my operating system this are the driver #0x00000007e, 0xc00000005, 0x82311e7a. 0f89927b0. 0xf89924b0 thank you.0.  Laptop or desktop computer?  What hardware and/or software changes, if any, were made just before the problem started?

1.  Disable auto restart.  From the Windows Advanced Options menu accessed via during system startup, you should select the "Disable automatic restart on system failure" option in order to stop on the Blue Screen of DEATH (BSOD) display.

2.  BSOD.  What does it say?
     a.  Does it contain an error string; e.g. "SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED"?
     b.  Does it name a software module such as "aec.sys", "pci.sys", "usbhub.sys", or "usbccgp.sys"?

3.  Windows Advanced Options Menu.  Use key during system startup to access the menu.  Can you boot the operating system USING one or more of the FOLLOWING options:
     a.  Last known good configuration
     b.  Safe Mode

4.  References:
     a.  http://kadaitcha.cx/xp/stop_error.html#0x0000007E
     b.  http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm

I got a puter given to me without the password. Both admin and user account are password protected. I downloaded a windows password retrieval tool but the puter wont LET me into bios to use it. I tried f1,F10, DELETE and I get a keyboard ERROR message instead of bios. How can I fix this or what do you suggest? -This is all the information you will get on this topic here.
See the forum ruleshi to all of u there. i jus wish to ask if u guys ve the password to u os.if there is any may u do send it to me .thanksUmmm....I'm gonna GUESS No.

I have a laptop DELL 1505 windows xp. All of a sudden a prompt comes up saying windows MUST shut down then counts down saying it's the dcom. And when I try GOING online same prompt. Please help!!!see if this helps:
http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/windows-xp-performance/35754/DCOM-shutdown-errorYour system is infected. Go to the malware forum on this site and follow the instructions in the announcement at the top of that PAGE.

After much work today on my computer, I retreived files and folders out of a "desktop" folder, and placed them all in a new desktop folder. Why you ask? Here we go.....

The "desktop" folder that I retrieved the files from were located in c:\Documents and Settings\user\cookies\desktop

The reason i wanted them moved is because:

1. I don't think my Desktop folder is supposed to be there.

2. Anytime I drag and drop ANYTHING on my desktop i get---"This page has an unspecified security flaw. Would you like to continue?" (option is yes or no)

3. On the desktop, if I clicked in ANY FOLDER(besides My computer), and then clicked on a SHORTCUT, I would get this prompt----"Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissons to access them."

This being said, I relocated all of my desktop folders from C:\Documents and Settings\User\Cookies\Desktop                       to
C:\Documents and Settings\all users\desktop      (by way of copy and paste)

Why put the folders in this location?

Because there were two files in there: (my INTERNET connection shortcut, and adobe reader shortcut)-These two shortcuts were the only shortcuts on my desktop that were still accessible. They NEVER were affected by those stupid prompts.

So now when i create a folder ON MY DESKTOP, and check the properties, it is located in: c:\Documents and Settings\user\cookies\desktop

When I create a shortcut from any folder in c:\Documents and Settings\all users\desktop

copy and paste to my desktop(now i have a shortcut icon on my desktop)

When i click that shortcut it gives that "Windows cannot open....."...same thing as before

When I create a shortcut from any folder in c:\Documents\all users\desktop

copy and paste TO AN EMPTY SPACE IN C:\Documents\all users\desktop

Then go to my "normally viewed desktop"

The shortcut is there and it works.

I have to take an extra step to create shortcuts that are really a hastle.
So apparently my folders that are on my desktop work fine.
But when i CREATE anything on them, they are routed or located or whatever you want to call it to c:\Documents and Settings\user\cookies\desktop

For info, I cant delete that desktop folder that is in the cookies


Thanks for reading this novel...all help would be appreciated

You did What ? Did you try deleting the "cookies" folder? I don't think it should be there at all. What else is in it? Have you had any virus trouble?i want my cookie folder to stay there,

if i used an unlocker program to delete the C:\documents and settings\user\cookies\desktop file, would it then route anything i do ON MY DESKTOP TO C:\Documents and settings\all users\desktop             cause if i do stuff "there" any functions i do on my desktop, they work                  no virusesWhy do you want the cookies folder to stay there if it's not supposed to be there?
The only cookies folder I have is in Documents and Settings\Default User
Documents and Settings\MyUsername doesn't have a cookies folder
Neither does Documents and Settins\All Users
Your desktop shortcuts should be under
 Documents and Settings\Username\DesktopYou know, when I tried to help in your other thread I couldn't understand how your desktop folder got into your cookies folder. But after reading your post above it appears you are the cause of all of your own problems - as is generally the case in this world, isn't it?I was very appreciative of you last time Allan, and thanked you. And now I get this. All I was doing was looking for some help. So, thanks again.I wasn't trying to attack you Clint. It's simply that if you'd explained your propensity for doing things like this in your first thread it would have helped to explain everything.No worries, apparently I screwed up something with the registry in my windows program, and am CONSIDERING re-installing xpI think that's probably a good idea. And in the future, when you install a program and want it to go to a SPECIFIC location, just specify that location during the installation process. But don't move system folders around if you can help it.The reason for the error messages and lack of access is the all users folders are system folders.
This is how the OS is setup...ATTEMPTING to edit or change that just creates issues.

The easiest way to check this in future is in Folder Options turn off/uncheck "show system files and folders".
Then you will see if the folder you are working with is a system folder or not...system folder = best left alone.

Hey guys

When I summon the taskbar manager (ctrl+alt+del for those who didn't know ) Instead of SEEING SOMETHING like this:



I get this RATHER vague, sorry excuse:



lol, theres not even an 'x' button to close it (I can only close it by right clicking the little green CPU USAGE icon).

I included the taskbar in the pic to show just how stupid it is, I can't even right click that to close it

Any IDEA how to fix it? (using XP Pro & SP3)

Thanks
Double-click anywhere on the window borderomg lmao, thanks Allan!

(I'm such a nub)It's just the "simple view" of Task Manager. You're not the first, you won't be the last

I have

Dell Dimension 8400
Microsoft WINDOWS XP SERVICE pack 3
2 GB of Ram

Have done following:

defrag mented drive
Ran CC clean
deleted all temp files
limited start up program to run.

Every time I turn on my computer the Norton security software DISAPEARS, I was TOLD by Norton people that I have virus call "PAV.EXE" and they can not help me. I have to remove that virus before they will help me.

CAN ANY ONE HELP ME.
AT PRESENT I HAVE NO SECURITY SOFTWARE ON MY COMPUTER.

HELPGo to the malware section of this forum and follow the instructions at the top of that page.

I have a computer with one HDD which has a Dynamic Disk with two 25GB Dynamic Volumes and one 185GB Dynamic Volume.

I wanted to USE Easeus Partition Master to extend the 25GB system volume into the other 25GB volume to get a larger system volume.

Partition Master Help kindly informed me that Dynamic Volumes could not be extended, and only Basic Disks could be edited.

Google kindly LED me here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309044

where I LEARNED that you can convert Dynamic to Basic, but you have to delete ALL dynamic volumes first and advises to back up data.

I don't mind about the data, but I wanted to ASK if I can image the System Dynamic Volume and then restore it to the larger Basic Disk System Partition after I finish the conversion to Basic and do the partition sizing.

Thanks.http://www.wilderssecurity.com/archive/index.php/t-78358.htmlThanks Allan. That's a perfect answer. Backup the whole drive, Dynamic out, Basic In.

GREAT!You're welcome

Xp sp1 wont boot it just reboots even in safe mode.

I have removed all programs from the users start menu's. I have also tried recovery console.
I would like to use MSCONFIG but windows wont boot.

any ideas?
thanks
BrendanIf it won't boot how did you remove all programs from the start menus?Put the hd in a second computer as a slave.
What led up to this - what happened since the last time it booted normally (new hw, SW, VIRUS, error, etc)?don't have any INFO on how it got this way. just saved about 50 gig of data.
Its a HP and the f10 partition is not working. I guess ILL do a xp install.

Hi all, please help i have windows XP....I tried to add more space to a drive & moved programs & misc files from one drive to another....now all my files are a mess & programs r not working how can i get them all back where they belong....for example mspaint no longer shows in my acessories....is there a program that will correct my mistakes & put files back where they belong?You need to be more explicit about what you did. I took files from my C: presario H.... local disk to make more room & moved them to my C: storage disk
Example i moved Mspaint in error as well as many others & now it now longer shows in my accesories nor does it open pictures....my files are a mess. is there any way to get them all back where they belong.....tried restore already....DIDNT correct

thanks Quote from: brandlie2009 on January 26, 2010, 12:27:03 PM

I took files from my C: presario H.... local disk to make more room & moved them to my C: storage disk

Hey everyone,

I've been thinking for a awhile and trying to find out if there is a way to make a sideshow folder Picture..
what I mean is, I have pictures in a folder and if you go back a folder and set the view to thumbnail it picks a picture from the folder and displays it on the folder, is there a way for that display to switch pictures at a set or RANDOM time ?...I would like it to be a lot like a Sideshow but for the folder thumbnail instead...also I want it to be able to change the picture without me having to leave and go back, I would like it to do it real time.I don't think Windows XP has the ability to do what your asking without 3rd party help. I would suggest you do a google search for a small program that will do your bidding. I did a quick search for you but did'nt have much LUCK.
Another possibility...There MIGHT be a registry hack that will let you do what you want but I am only guessing. Good luck. Quote from: Unrhymed on January 26, 2010, 01:18:50 PM

I have pictures in a folder and if you go back a folder and set the view to thumbnail it picks a picture from the folder and displays it on the folder, is there a way for that display to switch pictures at a set or random time?

XP Help and Support:

"To change the appearance of a single folder
Open My Documents.
Right-click the folder you want to customize, and then click Properties.
On the Customize tab, do one or all of the following:
Select a folder TEMPLATE

When you choose a template from Use this folder type as a template, you apply specific features to your folder, such as specialized task links and viewing options for working with pictures and music.

To apply a folder template to all of the folders contained within your customized folder, select the Also apply this template to all subfolders check box.

Choose a picture for your folder

You can choose the picture that identifies a folder in Thumbnails view.

When you click:

Choose Picture, you can find the picture you want to use to identify the folder.
Restore Default, the last four image files you modified in the folder will be used to identify it.
Change the folder icon

Click Change Icon to change the graphic that represents the folder in all views except Thumbnail view."