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I have had several customers whose PCs are obviously in need of reinstallation of XP.  Problem is, they have legitimate copies of XP on their machines, but have either lost, or never received, the Windows Reinstallation disk.  Is there some way to get around this - I mean legally, of course.  In almost every case, I can DETERMINE what the current XP product key is as installed on the machine, and XP has been validated thru the normal update process.  Is it possible, or legal, to use ANOTHER legitimate COPY of XP to reinstall, and use the original product key for the previously installed copy of XP?  It seems to me that I have heard of this being done - but I don't recall any of the mechanics of the reinstall.It can be done, so long as you use the product key from a COA - that is attached to the machine.

Plus you would need to use an OEM or volume license copy of XP - a retail version disc is tied with the product key so they may have issues further down the line with updates and validation tools.PCWizard:
Thanks for the reply.  When you say OEM or volume license copy of XP, I assume you mean an XP disk issued by a boxmaker, such as Dell, Gateway, etc.; in other words, a disk NOT issued by Microsoft.  Is that correct?

For some time, it has seemed to me that, so long as the user still has the original COA attached to the PC, and so long as the product key on that COA is legible, it should be possible to reinstall XP from another disk.  Can you confirm that you have actually successfully REINSTALLED from a disk other than the original - but using the original product key code?

Thanks again.

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The non-intel ones made by (Surprise) HP in particular.

Wastewater = MS....

I can't stand where Linux is at right now

Oh, don't tell me you're another one of those people who expect Linux to adopt standards!!

You have XP machines controlling your treatment plants?!  

It's a lot cheaper to run windows xp as opposed to linux and a lot easier to manage

My COMPUTER doesn''t RECOGNIZE my mp3 player I have windows xp WELL, what is the MP3 player that you are using and what is it that HAPPENS when you plug it in?

Well first of all here is all the specs of my computer:

#Processor: AMD Phenom 8650 Triple Core CPU, 2.3GHz x 3 (cores)
#Motherboard: NVIDIA nForce Chipset
#RAM: 4GB DDR2-800 Running Dual Channel
#Hard Drive: 320GB SATA-2 SE 7200rpm
#Video Card: nVidia 9600GSO 768MB Graphic Card, Best for Gaming at Medium price grade
#PSU: Raidmax 500W ATX 12V 2.0 with with SATA 20-24 PIN DUAL FAN
#Sound Adapter: Onboard 5.1 Channel Audio
#Optical: 20X LightScribe Dual Layer DVDRW 20+R/20-R

Though most of the specs i stated probley dont effect my problem i thought id just shove everything i KNOW up there.

Right i decided to reinstall my computer. As it states up there i have a 320gig hardrive.

But for some reason when i go to install windows xp\create paritions it says The MAXIMUM size for the new partition is 131062 megabytes <MB>"

Why wont it let me just install it on its full size of 320gig? I have never had this problem before. =\

Thanks for anyhelp (:You have to first delete old partitions.Forgot some info. Im trying to install windows xp pro SP2.

Heres a picture aswell.

http://s372.photobucket.com/albums/oo167/Mr_Fayce/?action=view&current=P1010373.jpgI have deleted every partiton that was on it...

Theres nothing on it.What is the make and model of your motherboard?
What is the make and model of your hard drive?  You need SERVICE Pack 2 installed in order to recognize the full size of your hard drive. Quote

You need Service Pack 2 installed in order to recognize the full size of your hard drive.

What is the make and model of your motherboard?
What is the make and model of your hard drive?

What options are you getting, when you right click on "free space"?

lauren,

Go into Word, Help, Detect and Repair....press Start...you may need the source disk to make repairs.

Be sure to backup..... Quote from: lauren316 on JULY 02, 2009, 06:58:46 AM

And, like I said in my original post, I am unable to right-click.

DisKeeper replaces the defrag component built into Windows...

Hi,
i am WATCHING movies from DVDs PURCHASED from market. it contains 5 movies in one DVD.
How can i write 4 or 5 movies in one DVD(4.7gb).
i have movies with .dat format copied from CDs to HDD.

i am trying to write with nero, there is not possible.

Pls help meFour or five movies will probably not fit on one 4.7Gb DVD...

If you want to try copying, just copy the .dat file to a blank DVD.dear,
i m watching DVD on DVD player which contains 4 or 5 or 6 movies and it contains .vob extensions.So you've copied them to your computer. Now what?now i want to create DVD movie disc which contains movie menu on startup, etc.But don't you already have the DVD disc?
Why do you want to BURN a copy?

My vid card recently bit the dust......I have a HP Pavillion A1709N desktop...the vid card was a NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE...I bought a NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT  PCI express....will this work?Your system specs show one slot for one PCI Express X16 graphics.so this will work then....do I NEED to unistall the previous drivers or will uninstall them automatically when I install the new vid card?
Always a good idea to uninstall video drivers first.

Best of luck.And to hope that the little HP power supply is up to it.  power supply?  oh PLEASE tell me  I dont need any new problemsYou would be well served by checking the wattage of the PSU (printed on the side of it) and notice the name brand. Then research the power requirements of that card.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=power+requirement+geforce+9400+GT+PCI+express&btnG=Search

Here is some interesting info:

http://www.schrockinnovations.com/powercalc.php

Let us know what you find.

can SOMEONE tell me where to find compressed old files on my computer windows XPAre you looking for old files that you downloaded, or documents that you compressed, perhaps compressed Windows files...

Have you tried the search UTILITY and just SEARCHING for *.zip or *.rar files?



We need more information on what you want to do or are trying to do.The filenames of Compressed Old Files, i.e. those compressed during the DISK Cleanup operation, are usually displayed in blue color.

suppose if I have a list of name and I want to know how MANY of the names contain less than 5 character. How do I do it?
The "len" function returns the NUMBER of characters in a text string.

So suppose you had the names in cells A1 to A50.

In CELL B1, PUT =len(A1).

Copy/paste that down the B column.

Then USE =countif(B1:B50,"<5") in the next cell.

Or did you want <= 5, I forget. If you wanted that, use <= 5 (or < 6).

my "multiple audio controller" in device MANAGER had the infamous yellow questionamark, so what I did a search of my computer on everest. then I went to intel and got a soundmax driver that fit with my COMPUTOR (or at least that I thought fit with it). then after I installed it I got an error message that said "severe. Driver not found! please reboot and run setup again". I keep rebooting and reinstalling but it doesnt work, Thank you for any help. here is my everest info.

--------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------

    Version                                           EVEREST v2.20.405
    Homepage                                          http://www.lavalys.com/
    Report Type                                       Quick Report
    Computer                                          GOOGLE
    Generator                                         Google
    Operating System                                  Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
    Date                                              2008-10-01
    Time                                              02:11


--------[ Summary ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Computer:
      Operating System                                  Microsoft Windows XP Professional
      OS Service Pack                                   Service Pack 3
      DirectX                                           4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
      Computer Name                                     GOOGLE
      User Name                                         Google

    Motherboard:
      CPU Type                                          Intel Pentium 4, 2400 MHz (12 X 200)
      Motherboard Name                                  Dell OptiPlex GX270
      Motherboard Chipset                               Intel Springdale-G i865G
      System Memory                                     512 MB  (DDR SDRAM)
      BIOS Type                                         Phoenix (09/29/04)
      Communication Port                                Communications Port (COM1)
      Communication Port                                ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

    DISPLAY:
      Video Adapter                                     Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller  (96 MB)
      3D Accelerator                                    Intel Extreme Graphics 2

    Multimedia:
      Audio Adapter                                     Intel 82801EB ICH5 - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-2/A-3]

    Storage:
      IDE Controller                                    Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
      IDE Controller                                    Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
      Floppy Drive                                      Floppy disk drive
      Disk Drive                                        ST3160812AS  (149 GB, IDE)
      Disk Drive                                        Generic USB SD Reader USB Device
      Disk Drive                                        Generic USB CF Reader USB Device
      Disk Drive                                        Generic USB SM Reader USB Device
      Disk Drive                                        Generic USB MS Reader USB Device
      Optical Drive                                     _NEC DVD+RW ND-2100AD  (DVD:8x/4x/12x, CD:32x/24x/40x DVD+RW)
      Optical Drive                                     HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR-8483B  (48x CD-ROM)
      SMART Hard Disks Status                           OK
You have a Dell GX-270. You need to get the drivers from the Dell site. Not from Intel or anywhere else. Any driver you need can be found at dell.com. Use any other and you will not be pleased.

GX1

hi friends,

today, I have installed crystal XP along with windows XP installed already. after installation what i got, system is not getting shutdown but restart again whenever I try to shut it down.
this issue started after installation of Crystal XP, I tried after uninstalling it though but the PROBLEM still persist.

any suggestion?System Restore?even system restore is not working.

when I tried to restore it at previous restore point when it was working fine, system restarted and I got error saying

system restore incomplete

I tried other restore points with failure.

even windows could not be started in safe mode.  when I tried so, I saw number of .sys files enlisted on a black screen seemed like there may be problems on .sys files(not sure though).

any guess?I assume, you can work in Normal Mode...

If so, GO Start>Run, type in:
sfc /scannow
Click OK.
Have Windows CD handy.

If that doesn't work, try Windows repair: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htmThis is a great example of reasons to shy away from "eye candy" programs written for Windows...
Most CHANGE system files; are written poorly and or hurt system performance.

I've been playing "FUN with partitions"  and I think I'm in over my head. Can I recover my XP partition and if so how would I go about it?

Situation:
I have two physical disks. On my SATA drive I installed Windows XP. After that, I installed Ubuntu 8.04 on an old IDE drive. Next, I installed the first Win7 beta, also on the IDE drive. I then re-installed Ubuntu to repair GRUB.

Up to this point, everything is working fine. Through GRUB I can choose Ubuntu or Windows bootloader, and if I choose Windows, I have the option of Windows 7 or Older Windows (XP).

As you know the WIN7 beta is ending, so I installed WIN7 RC1 in the same spot, erasing the partition I was using for WIN7. In order to do this, I had to physically disconnect the SATA drive to avoid an error I was getting during install. The SATA drive is now reconnected.

At this time I can boot into WIN7 or Ubuntu, but XP is absent. If I physically disconnect the IDE drive, I get a GRUB error (error 22) and am forced to restart. Looking back, I could have predicted an issue with this latest change,  but it's done now. I'm mostly interested in this as a learning experience at this point.    All OS's are 64-bit.

Options, explanations and constructive scoldings are welcome.
Thanks!

[Resolution:] Using the XP install CD, I chose the repair option which takes you to a command line. Typing 'help' displays the list of commands.  I chose FIXBOOT which did not seem to affect anything and rebooted.  No change. I repeated the repair process, but chose this time fixmbr.  I was given warnings that I may lose all data and partitions on the disk, but agreed.  Again there was no immediate effect. On reboot, I was greeted with my Windows XP load screen and now I have a working XP partition.  Thanks to Patio for a great answer. I would SIMPLY USE the BIOS to switch between which drive i wanted to boot to....
Simple and clean.

If this solution does not work then you will have to boot to the XP CD and choose R in the first screen to enter the Recovery Console.
This will load a command prompt screen...at the prompt type fixboot and hit Enter...
Remove the CD and re-boot.
If this does not work repeat the above except this time type fixmbr and hit Enter...
Again remove the CD and re-boot...
Keep us posted.Resolved
Patio,  that is exactly the right answer.  After repairing the XP installation using first fixboot with no discernible effect and then fixmbr I have my XP again!  Now I can change the boot order to get the OS I want as you suggested. Thanks!

One lesson down, 6 bazillion to go. I'll be here...maybe not for all 6 bazillion though...

Glad to hear you are fixed up. Quote from: patio on July 01, 2009, 10:07:47 PM

I'll be here...maybe not for all 6 bazillion though...

Glad to hear you are fixed up.

how to set a desired song at windows startup?What version of Windows?

Assuming it is XP:
Start --> Control Panel (classic view) --> Sounds and Audio Devices --> Sounds Tab.
From there, choose Start Windows under Program Events and change it from there.

Note: Windows Sounds are located in C:\Windows\MediaDoes it have to be a .wav file? Quote from: drmsucks on September 27, 2008, 11:21:19 AM

Does it have to be a .wav file?

Quote from: drmsucks on September 27, 2008, 11:21:19 AM

Does it have to be a .wav file?

In my experience, other files didn't work.....So I would assume so.

This topic inspired me to make a tutorial with Wink. Hopefully I can get it uploaded.
When it is, I'll post the link.

Quote from: drmsucks on September 27, 2008, 11:21:19 AM

Does it have to be a .wav file?

In my experience, other files didn't work.....So I would assume so.

This topic inspired me to make a tutorial with Wink. Hopefully I can get it uploaded.
When it is, I'll post the link.

Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on September 27, 2008, 11:24:30 AM

Quote from: drmsucks on September 27, 2008, 11:21:19 AM

Does it have to be a .wav file?

In my experience, other files didn't work.....So I would assume so.

This topic inspired me to make a tutorial with Wink. Hopefully I can get it uploaded.
When it is, I'll post the link.

SaviourPC? or did you kind of give up when we switched to HTML?

No one has asked what song.....

Quote from: patio on September 27, 2008, 09:26:31 PM

No one has asked what song.....

It can also be longer than 10 seconds...that's the default.

Well, Carbon - bring it on!

No one has asked what song.....

I recently installed a new LCD in my laptop. The screen works perfect but there is one thing I was WORRIED about, and thats that if any HARDWARE got damaged at the time were i dropped my laptop. This is what happens. My computer starts up and I let it run, taking LONGER then normal (5 minutes) to get to the login screen. When i log in my hard drive light is a solid color and I can see its trying to boot, idk if its because something else is mest up or because the fall was to hard for it. At this point It took up to 7-8 minutes for it to just show my dekstop background (no icons, nothing but the background.) I then got a message after waiting saying my account has been corrupted. I then just thought i would go into safe mode, create a new name and transfer my files over. I then realised that I couldn't get into safe mode, i had the option to get into my cd drive or hdd drive or go to other options that don't have anything to do with boot up options. I tried loading the hard drive boot-up and wated for the option to go into boot menues and it never came. Any ideas? MUCH APPRECIATED!If the laptop was dropped this is what i would do in this order:

Remove the HDD access panel and remove / reseat the HDD...

Re-boot and run the HDD FREE diagnostics from the drive manuf. site...

Run chkdsk /r from either a command prompt and or Programs/Accessories/System Tools...

Then go to Start/Run and type in sfc /scannow and hit Enter...
Have your Windows CD handy as it will ask for it...is the hdd access hardware or is it in the software?nvm lol hard drive disk...duh  . Great my one nail is stripped, this should be fun...Just be careful...take your time and you should do fine...

The garbage collection is an automatic memory management scheme employed by the .net framework is called garbage collection. The garbage collector is continuously tracing out of scope objects and identify that no longer have references.

         Because the garbage collection is always running . We do not have to explicitly distroy the objects. It will automatically cleaned when we are finishing working with them.what? Please explain your problem in more detail.More detail:

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enough?Pardon my error.  I thought since dhananjay was the only one in this THREAD who had a problem, that everyone would assume I was directing the question at him.  I'll try again.

Dhananjay, can you please explain your problem in more detail?  Also, look here before posting.

You didn't take my post seriously, did you? Nominated for Post of the Month...
13 Days left to Vote.He just edited his first post.

Dhananjay, do you have a question? Quote from: dhananjay on SEPTEMBER 16, 2008, 04:30:44 AM

        The garbage collection is an automatic memory management scheme employed by the .net framework is called garbage collection. The garbage collector is continuously tracing out of scope objects and identify that no longer have references.

         Because the garbage collection is always running . We do not have to explicitly distroy the objects. It will automatically cleaned when we are finishing working with them.

I believe the original poster is just wanting to verify that if he does nothing with the objects no longer being used, the "garbage collector" will remove them for him.

a friend of mine put yahoo as my home page and i don't know how to delete it. I want my old homepage back!!!! please help.What web browser are you using?BRING up the home page that you like, now click on tools-internet options-under GENERAL tab-click on the "USE CURRENT" box. This WAY you can have any home page that you like.
Horst

???Trying to format xp PRO. I have only USB keyboard PORTS. No LUCK so far and will not boot from the MS disk.

gldWelcome to the CH forums.

Not enough detail given, PLEASE read this...

After booting screen looks like safe mode

In the past couple days, I have noticed that my computer seems to be bogging down somewhat.

The mouse locks in one place for a few seconds at a time.

The computer is fairly new. It's a Gateway w/AMD 64X2 dual processor, 3MB RAM.

I'm not doing anything fancy with this machine...it's just for internet usage. My wife has A TON of pictures stored on it...but the HD is nowhere near 1/2 full. The computer has internet connection through satellite.

Any help/diagnosis would be greatly appreciated.What kind of mouse is it?
Did you try another mouse?Does this mouse-lagging problem happen whether or not you are online?One other thing maybe worth checking - is your CPU bogged down?

Go to -->start-run-taskmgr - and take a peek at your CPU activity.  I'll bet jerky mouse could well coincide with very high CPU USEAGE.

If that does happen to be the case then time to start seeing what process or processes are hogging the CPU.  Does it happen when perhaps browser gets close to a lock up - I have noticed at times IE and even Firefox, can get part locked and CPU useage goes way too high.It seems to happen when I'm on the net. I can't believe the SYSTEM is magically bogged down basically overnight.


I checked the task manager, and there are a LOT of things that SHOW up under processes and cpu...but I don't know how to tell what is doing what.

UPDATE: A program called SPARE BACKUP...which came in the PC is running more than IE when I'm on the net. Is this normal?
Try going to Start --> RUN --> type msconfig and press Enter
When you get to msconfig, click the Startup Tab and uncheck as many programs as you can (except antivirus software)
Click OK and restart your computer. Quote

there are a lot of things that show up under processes and cpu

Did you try another mouse?

My laptop CRASHED and having rebooted it I have a message SAYING that the HARD drive is disabled.  How do you enable it or do I need to take it to a professional? What is the exact message, and at what point of BOOTING does it pop-up?Booting is not completing.  When looking in BIOS it says that the hard drive is disabled.  I have not touched anything in BIOS as I do not know what to do.  Does this help your question.  I am a complete beginner with regard to maintenance.Go into Bios and enable your hard driveMight be a silly question but what do I do in BIOS.  I know it sounds as if I am THICK (I am when it comes to maintenance of computers) What do I click on? I dont mind if you want to laugh at how thick I am!!!I don't think, there is an option in BIOS to enable hard drive.
Try to reset BIOS to defaults.Thank will try this and will let you know what happens.

I have WSUS installed on a Server 2008 64 bit server.    The clients are Windows XP.
Every time I try to update Windows XP, I get ERRORS in the WindowsUpdate.log file. 
Here are some of what I have tried:
I have deleted the WindowsUpdate.log file and let Windows regenerate a new one.
I have deleted all the files under C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution
I have used the wuauclt.exe /resetauthorization /detectnow command.
I have removed the entry of the computer on WSUS server.  Once the computer shows up on the server, It gets a YELLOW triangle with an exclamation point and says it has not yet reported.

Here is a copy of my WindowsUpdate.lof file:
2009-06-23   09:11:01:771   1192   fb8   Report   REPORT EVENT: {676E71FA-3F8E-4EAA-A059-F72F9519E3D7}   2009-06-23 09:10:56:667-0400   1   148   101   {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}   0   8024400a   AutomaticUpdates   Failure   Software Synchronization   Windows Update Client failed to detect with error 0x8024400a.
2009-06-23   09:11:22:427   1192   e30   AU   Triggering AU detection through DetectNow API
2009-06-23   09:11:22:427   1192   e30   AU   Triggering Online detection (non-interactive)
2009-06-23   09:11:22:427   1192   d80   AU   #############
2009-06-23   09:11:22:427   1192   d80   AU   ## START ##  AU: Search for updates
2009-06-23   09:11:22:427   1192   d80   AU   #########
2009-06-23   09:11:22:427   1192   d80   AU   <<## SUBMITTED ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {71178709-284A-4097-A9D1-AC6FA73CB919}]
2009-06-23   09:11:22:427   1192   fb8   Agent   *************
2009-06-23   09:11:22:427   1192   fb8   Agent   ** START **  Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
2009-06-23   09:11:22:427   1192   fb8   Agent   *********
2009-06-23   09:11:22:427   1192   fb8   Agent     * Online = Yes; Ignore download priority = No
2009-06-23   09:11:22:427   1192   fb8   Agent     * Criteria = "IsHidden=0 and IsInstalled=0 and DeploymentAction='Installation' and IsAssigned=1 or IsHidden=0 and IsPresent=1 and DeploymentAction='Uninstallation' and IsAssigned=1 or IsHidden=0 and IsInstalled=1 and DeploymentAction='Installation' and IsAssigned=1 and RebootRequired=1 or IsHidden=0 and IsInstalled=0 and DeploymentAction='Uninstallation' and IsAssigned=1 and RebootRequired=1"
2009-06-23   09:11:22:427   1192   fb8   Agent     * ServiceID = {3DA21691-E39D-4DA6-8A4B-B43877BCB1B7}
2009-06-23   09:11:22:427   1192   fb8   Agent     * Search Scope = {Machine}
2009-06-23   09:11:22:427   1192   fb8   Misc   Validating signature for C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\Default\wuident.cab:
2009-06-23   09:11:22:443   1192   fb8   Misc    Microsoft signed: Yes
2009-06-23   09:11:22:443   1192   fb8   Misc   Validating signature for C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\Default\wuident.cab:
2009-06-23   09:11:22:443   1192   fb8   Misc    Microsoft signed: Yes
2009-06-23   09:11:24:134   1192   fb8   Misc   Validating signature for C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\Default\wsus3setup.cab:
2009-06-23   09:11:24:134   1192   fb8   Misc    Microsoft signed: Yes
2009-06-23   09:11:24:150   1192   fb8   Setup   ***********  Setup: Checking whether self-update is required  ***********
2009-06-23   09:11:24:150   1192   fb8   Setup     * Inf file: C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\Default\wsus3setup.inf
2009-06-23   09:11:24:150   1192   fb8   Setup   Update NOT required for C:\WINDOWS\system32\cdm.dll: target version = 7.2.6001.788, required version = 7.1.6001.65
2009-06-23   09:11:24:150   1192   fb8   Setup   Update NOT required for C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuapi.dll: target version = 7.2.6001.788, required version = 7.1.6001.65
2009-06-23   09:11:24:150   1192   fb8   Setup   Update NOT required for C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuapi.dll.mui: target version = 7.2.6001.788, required version = 7.1.6001.65
2009-06-23   09:11:24:150   1192   fb8   Setup   Update NOT required for C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe: target version = 7.2.6001.788, required version = 7.1.6001.65
2009-06-23   09:11:24:150   1192   fb8   Setup   Update NOT required for C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaucpl.cpl: target version = 7.2.6001.788, required version = 7.1.6001.65
2009-06-23   09:11:24:150   1192   fb8   Setup   Update NOT required for C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaucpl.cpl.mui: target version = 7.2.6001.788, required version = 7.1.6001.65
2009-06-23   09:11:24:150   1192   fb8   Setup   Update NOT required for C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll: target version = 7.2.6001.788, required version = 7.1.6001.65
2009-06-23   09:11:24:150   1192   fb8   Setup   Update NOT required for C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll.mui: target version = 7.2.6001.788, required version = 7.1.6001.65
2009-06-23   09:11:24:150   1192   fb8   Setup   Update NOT required for C:\WINDOWS\system32\wucltui.dll: target version = 7.2.6001.788, required version = 7.1.6001.65
2009-06-23   09:11:24:150   1192   fb8   Setup   Update NOT required for C:\WINDOWS\system32\wucltui.dll.mui: target version = 7.2.6001.788, required version = 7.1.6001.65
2009-06-23   09:11:24:150   1192   fb8   Setup   Update NOT required for C:\WINDOWS\system32\wups.dll: target version = 7.2.6001.788, required version = 7.1.6001.65
2009-06-23   09:11:24:150   1192   fb8   Setup   Update NOT required for C:\WINDOWS\system32\wups2.dll: target version = 7.2.6001.788, required version = 7.1.6001.65
2009-06-23   09:11:24:150   1192   fb8   Setup   Update NOT required for C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuweb.dll: target version = 7.2.6001.788, required version = 7.1.6001.65
2009-06-23   09:11:24:150   1192   fb8   Setup     * IsUpdateRequired = No
2009-06-23   09:11:24:564   1192   fb8   PT   +++++++++++  PT: Synchronizing server updates  +++++++++++
2009-06-23   09:11:24:564   1192   fb8   PT     + ServiceId = {3DA21691-E39D-4DA6-8A4B-B43877BCB1B7}, Server URL = http://NGWVCHRLSWSUS/ClientWebService/client.asmx
2009-06-23   09:11:24:756   1192   fb8   Agent   WARNING: Failed to evaluate Installed rule, updateId = {A901C1BD-989C-45C6-8DA0-8DDE8DBB69E0}.103, hr = 8024E001
2009-06-23   09:11:38:026   1192   fb8   PT   WARNING: SyncUpdates failure, error = 0x8024400A, soap client error = 10, soap error code = 0, HTTP status code = 200
2009-06-23   09:11:38:026   1192   fb8   PT   WARNING: PTError: 0x8024400a
2009-06-23   09:11:38:026   1192   fb8   PT   WARNING: SyncUpdates_WithRecovery failed.: 0x8024400a
2009-06-23   09:11:38:026   1192   fb8   PT   WARNING: Sync of Updates: 0x8024400a
2009-06-23   09:11:38:026   1192   fb8   PT   WARNING: SyncServerUpdatesInternal failed: 0x8024400a
2009-06-23   09:11:38:026   1192   fb8   Agent     * WARNING: Failed to SYNCHRONIZE, error = 0x8024400A
2009-06-23   09:11:38:042   1192   fb8   Agent     * WARNING: EXIT code = 0x8024400A
2009-06-23   09:11:38:042   1192   fb8   Agent   *********
2009-06-23   09:11:38:042   1192   fb8   Agent   **  END  **  Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
2009-06-23   09:11:38:042   1192   fb8   Agent   *************
2009-06-23   09:11:38:042   1192   fb8   Agent   WARNING: WU client failed Searching for update with error 0x8024400a
2009-06-23   09:11:38:042   1192   dd0   AU   >>##  RESUMED  ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {71178709-284A-4097-A9D1-AC6FA73CB919}]
2009-06-23   09:11:38:042   1192   dd0   AU     # WARNING: Search callback failed, result = 0x8024400A
2009-06-23   09:11:38:042   1192   dd0   AU     # WARNING: Failed to find updates with error code 8024400A
2009-06-23   09:11:38:042   1192   dd0   AU   #########
2009-06-23   09:11:38:042   1192   dd0   AU   ##  END  ##  AU: Search for updates [CallId = {71178709-284A-4097-A9D1-AC6FA73CB919}]
2009-06-23   09:11:38:042   1192   dd0   AU   #############
2009-06-23   09:11:38:042   1192   dd0   AU   AU setting next detection timeout to 2009-06-23 18:11:38
2009-06-23   09:11:38:042   1192   dd0   AU   Setting AU scheduled install time to 2009-06-24 11:00:00
2009-06-23   09:11:43:146   1192   fb8   Report   REPORT EVENT: {6BE4BEE6-AD17-4A81-828C-C1DDCCA89C6C}   2009-06-23 09:11:38:042-0400   1   148   101   {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}   0   8024400a   AutomaticUpdates   Failure   Software Synchronization   Windows Update Client failed to detect with error 0x8024400a.

Thank you

need to connect a USB keyboard to a PS/2 port. I have an ADAPTOR that I have USED for the same THING but for a MOUSE; can I use it for the keyboard?Yes.Thanks, that is what I thought. You're Welcome...and Welcome Aboard !

Hi,

I am trying to fix my grandmothers computer, which has a couple strange problems.

First of all, a few programs will not even start.  I cannot use Internet Explorer or the "Help and Support" functionality PROVIDED with XP. 

Second, she actually primarily uses AOL, which does open.  However, when I try to go to any website, or even when it starts up I get all types of code opening in notepad - PHP, JSP, HTML, it all opens in notepad instead of opening within the browser.

I tried doing a system restore, but cannot because I cannot open the "Help and Support" window.  Selecting it does nothing.

So next to fix the ISSUE with webpages opening up in notepad I created a html file and made SURE that it is set to open with AOL.  This didn't help.

From here I brought over AVG Anti-Virus and Malwarebytes.  I installed both on her computer and while Malwarebytes found plenty of malware, removing it did not fix any of the problems.  Currently AVG is running, I left her place while it runs to go back home and ask you all for advice.

So is there any advice?  I'd rather not have to make my grandma go pay for a new copy of windows just so I can format the HD and install windows.Support for the view-source protocol was removed in SERVICE pack 2 for Windows XP and therefore notepad popups no longer work on computers running service pack 2. So have you got SP2?Try going:

Start->Control Panel, Add/Remove programs. Select "Set Program Access and Defaults" on the left. Use Custom to reset your browser to Internet explorer.

Barring that helping, try Start->All Programs->Accessories->System Tools->System Restore (no need to open help & support).


Quote from: Mulreay on June 23, 2009, 01:35:52 PM

Support for the view-source protocol was removed in service pack 2 for Windows XP and therefore notepad popups no longer work on computers running service pack 2. So have you got SP2?

what? What is a "view source" protocol?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa767742(VS.85).aspx

The system DLL user32.dll was relocated in memory. The application will not run properly. The relocation occurred because the DLL C:\Windows\system32\SHELL32.DLL occupied an address range for Windows system DLLs. The vendor supplying the DLL should be contacted for a new DLL.

P.S.
Need help by tomorrow. Need to install Office for ASSIGNMENT.Based off what I've read in the below link to a Microsoft KB that seems to relate to your issue I'd suggest the below suggestions.

• Make sure you have all Microsoft updates on the computer - VISIT http://update.microsoft.com
• Uninstall BricoPack Vista Inspirat (through add/remove programs) if present
• Uninstall any themes/transformation pack, crystalxp, etc.

Hi I'm new here, looked every were for help but didn't get any
I have a desk top (duel BIOS) but a few months ago a bleeping noise started.
it wasn't very often but now it happens so much. When ever the sound starts I check the event viewer but found nothing there when the sound happend. a few weeks ago my McAfee started giving me a warning" A buffer overflow was detected on your computer" the sound started and my computer gave a blue screen telling me restart and remove any new installed program. this was fixed by installing Malwarebytes and scanning the mesage from mcAfee stopped coming as the scan removed some bad Trojans. I though the sound was gone then too, but now if I scan a full scan with McAfee or if I install, remove some thing from my computer the sound starts then stops when the application is over. the sound also comes if only the browser is on for a while with nothing else. the bleeping noise also starts if I'm printing a LOAD of PAPERS and stops as its done printing. when a tried working on a POSTER the noise kept coming if I move a text box with a lot of writing of picture's in it. this sound can't be heard through the headphones or monitor speakers but from inside the computer. the sound is the same sound that comes after 1 sec of turning on my computer. . oh my copmuter had a problem with windows so I had to do recovery to get every thing back but it was OK then for months TELL this bleeping noise started.please help with my problem I don't have the time to format the computer and start over as I'm in my graduating year and have researches to finish  THERMAL threshold met can cause the beeping...if the CPU is running TOO HOT the onboard temp sensor will start to beep. Is the heatsink for the CPU packed with dust and clogged are all fans running properly?

You might have a setting in the BIOS to set the level at which to start beeping if too hot and the system shutdown if a higher temp is reached. Some bios's have the ability to change the values to make it less or more sensitive to heat alerts. Others will beep but wont give you any info.

You can also install and run speedfan to see the system temps and report them back here.

http://www.almico.com/speedfan438.exeThank you , It looks likes thats the problem.
I used speed fan and looks like your right , I have a set of three temp 25c, 25c and 60c the last reaches 60c with a picture of flame next to it when scanning because the cpu usage was about 82% , there is also a HD0 wich is 41c and another temp 1 odf 22c. I have three fans identified with a speed of 2377, 0, 2637 RPM respectivly. so does this mean than fan 2 caused temp 3 to rise to 60c or temp 1 is for fan 1 and so on. hoow can i know wich fan to fix they all look like they are working?Thermal Paste Guide

Please read it thoroughly as too much is also as bad as not enough...
Report back with your new temps...
You may need to add another case fan which we can assist with.Thank you all very much,
I cleaned the fans and they are running faster than before, I also added an extra fan( dad fixed it). the temps are now 22c as lowest and 40c as highest. I over loaded my computer with work to see if the noise would come but it didn't as the temp doesn't reach near 60c . no more bleeping . thank you for your help I would have lost hope if not for you.
I can now work on my research peacefully Excellent....
Stop by anytime ! !

I am using windows XP. I have CHANGED the system reservable  bandwidth from 20%  to  0 (zero)%. Is it harmful for computer?Unless you have a very slow internet connection then you should PUT that setting BACK.  Unless you use something other than Windows Update.

On something other than a slow connection you will NEVER notice the difference.CHANGING the system reservable bandwidth setting to improve network performance is apparently a myth. Check this page out for more information. Changing that setting only affects system bandwidth in very specific circumstances.

windows starts up, we try to logon on and the computer begins to dump!Much more info will be needed about the SYSTEM; any software/hardware changes and what happened prior to this before we can EVEN venture a GUESS...and also, was there any ERROR message anytime between the startup, LOGIN and the time the pc starts going crazy?

well i built a computer last summer and everything was ok with it except for that there was no sound even though i installed a sound card into it. i ignored this until today when i tried to fix it by taking apart the computer and replacing the card into the motherboard and restarting the computer. i did this easily but by taking the card out and putting it back in i needed to take out the dvd drive thing that connects it to the motherboard. Upon restarting the computer i found that my sound works but now the dvd drive isnt showing up and does not play any cds. i then proceeded to take it apart again and seeing if i can get it to work by doing what i did to the sound card. after multiple TRIES i havent been able to get the drive to show up or run anything on the computer. and after the last restart my sound is no long present.

is there anyway i can fix these problems without taking it in to professional help? a way to get my dvd drive to show up and work again and keep the audio working. thanks.what type of DVD drive is it?  Does it use a wide ribbon cable to attach it to the motherboard or does it use a narrow cable?wide ribbonrestart the computer, and as soon as the BIOS version appears on the screen, press either F1, or F2 to enter CMOS.............Look carefully in CMOS, does the DVD drive show up?it could be differnt keys but the start up menu would tell youCheck the EIDE(ribbon) cable, make sure that you put the red STRIPED side towards pin one on the EIDE controller.  Pin one can usually be identified by a little tiny triangle beside the connector on the mother board.

  Also check the EIDE cable on the back of the DVD drive, it may have come loose.  If it has make sure that the red striped end is closest to the Molex(power) connection.  Quote from: Quantos on June 30, 2009, 06:34:30 PM

Check the EIDE(ribbon) cable, make sure that you put the red striped side towards pin one on the EIDE controller.  Pin one can usually be identified by a little tiny triangle beside the connector on the mother board.

the EIDE controllers and connectors are keyed so that you cannot place the cable on incorrectly....but I'm sure you knew that...

I got a mystery that I can't figure it out. My friend has a TOSHIBA Satellite m35x s311. And yes, I know, really old  . Anyway, the system boots up just fine while under power of the battery OR under the power of the plug(while the battery is out). If the battery is in, and the laptop is plugged into the wall it doesn't WANT to boot into XP and GIVES the blue screen.  The antivirus says that there isn't a virus, and I have already GONE through Recovery/Repair to repair the boot sector. ANYONE have any ideas?

Thanks

Specs:

http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/toshiba-satellite-m35x-s311/4507-3121_7-31288755.html?tag=mncol;psum

I would list the the specs, but I figured this link would be nicer.It's probably the circuit that controls the charging of the battery.  How does the laptop behave if you start it and then put the battery into it?

hi everyone i have a serious problem see i have a dell desktop windows xp. i put norton 360 on it and it INSTALLED and everything but once i rebooted it... it said unmountable_boot _volume i tried safe mode same thing. i have files on there thats really important. AND i dont have the xp disks that came with the pc. is there a way to fix this without deleteing my files on hard drive. please someone help me im desperate right now. and im using my laptop right now so i cant make a bootable floopy disk. is there a way to save my files from being permanently deleted?If you have Windows CD...(if you don't have Windows CD, scroll down)

1. Insert your Windows XP CD into your CD and assure that your CD-ROM drive is capable of booting the CD.
2. Once you have booted from CD, do NOT select the option that states: Press F2 to initiate the Automated System Recovery (ASR) TOOL.
You’re going to proceed until you see the following screen, at which point you will press the “R” key to enter the recovery console:



3. After you have selected the appropriate option from step two, you will be prompted to select a valid Windows installation (typically number “1″).
Select the installation number, and hit Enter.
If there is an administrator password for the administrator account, enter it and hit Enter (if asked for the password, and you don't know it, you're out of luck).
You will be greeted with this screen, which indicates a recovery console at the ready:



4. There are eight commands you must enter in SEQUENCE to repair your problem..
I will introduce them here, and then show the results graphically in the next six steps.
NOTE. Make sure, you press Enter after each command. Make sure, all commands are exact, including "spaces".
These commands are as follows:

CD..
ATTRIB -H C:\\boot.ini
ATTRIB -S C:\\boot.ini
ATTRIB -R C:\\boot.ini
del boot.ini
BOOTCFG /Rebuild

Note about the above command.
BOOTCFG /REBUILD command which searches for pre-existing installations of Windows XP and rebuilds sundry essential components of the Windows operating system, recompiles the BOOT.INI file and corrects a litany of common Windows errors.
It is very important that you do one or both of the following two things:
A.) Every Windows XP OWNER must use /FASTDETECT as OS Load Option when the rebuild process is finalizing.
B.) If you are the owner of a CPU featuring Intel’s XD or AMD’s NX buffer overflow protection, you must also use /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN as an OS Load Option.
For the Enter Load Identifier portion of this command, you should enter the name of the operating system you have installed.
If, for example, you are using Windows XP Home, you could type Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition for the identifier (it's not crucial, HOWEVER what the name is, as long, as it's meaningful).
Here is your computer screen:



5. Following command verifies the integrity of the hard drive containing the Windows XP installation. While this step is not an essential function in our process, it’s still good to be sure that the drive is physically capable of running windows, in that it contains no bad sectors or other corruptions that might be the culprit:

CHKDSK /R

6. This last command writes a new boot sector to the hard drive and cleans up all the loose ends we created by rebuilding the BOOT.INI file and the system files. When the Windows Recovery Console asks you if you are Sure you want to write a new bootsector to the partition C: ? just hit “Y”, then Enter to confirm your decision:

FIXBOOT

7. It’s time to reboot your PC by typing
EXIT 
and pressing Enter.

With any luck, your PC will boot successfully into Windows XP as if your various DLL, Hive, EXE and NTLDR errors never existed.



If you don't have Windows CD...
Download Windows Recovery Console: http://www.thecomputerparamedic.com/files/rc.iso
Download, and install free Imgburn: http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download
Using Imgburn, burn rc.iso to a CD.
Boot to the CD...let it finish loading.
When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
Then, follow instructions from Step #3 above.

Hi Guys,


I recently got a new netbook. (Samsung NC10) It runs with XP and has 160GB with 1GB of Ram. WI-FI & Bluetooth too.

My original question was going to be HOW CAN I CONNECT TO UNSECURED WI-FI CONNECTIONS WHILE I AM OUT ON THE ROAD. (I always see the many available unsecured networks but never seem to connect to any of them.     Ok, so.....  Instead of bothering you guys, I googled my question and read about Wi-Fi Dongle Boosters. (Good to know there is such a thing) 

Anyway, I also saw something called a USB Network Adapter and realized I had this in a bag under my desk. (It had belonged to my ex) It kinda LOOKS like a mini version of my Linksys Wireless Router.  Here is the Link:
http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/products/WUSB54G

Can someone tell me what this is? Also, will it boost me signal to my netbook when I am out so I can pick-up those 'unsecured' connections?
You "SHOULD" just e able to use your new laptop to get a signal and connect to the internet. I do it all the time with a HP Dav2000. My SISTERS house, my girlfriends house coffee shops sometimes at work no matter where I am I just see a list of available connections click and presto!

Do you receive an error message?

You may see someones router that has no internet hooked up to it?

Weak signal?

Do you have the internal settings set correctly.

The 54G is an Adaptor which talks to the router and lets your laptop communicate through that router with the internet. My daughter had one years ago when I put the wireless in my house. You don't need that. Your laptop should be self sufficient.

It "SOUNDS" like it should be a very simple fix. Hi there,

I am not at all technichal so go easy on me.  This is my 1st netbook/laptop and I am googling many things to tweek my new toy to the WAY I like it.


Let me first say that I get connection at home, no problem. Strength is strong. I am looking to pick up unsecured networks while I am out.

Ummm, I get an OptimumOnline connection when I am local (in the car) because it is my home service provider. They have send up many satellites for subscribers to pick up for free.  When I go (in the car) out of my 'range' for Optimum and try to log on to my netbook, I see a little icon by my clock that states I do not have a connection. It says to click on the icon for a list of available connections. I do so and see many unsecured connections and usually choose the one with the most 'bars' filled in GREEN. (Meanng, the strongest connection) From there, the box just scans and scans and scans but never connects. It drives me crazy. (I don't get an error message)

I have no clue if I have internal settings set correctly. (Probably is set to whatever is came with)

Is there a way to get connection to these unsecured networks when I am out & about? What am I doing WRONG?? 
Sounds like you are doing evrythign exactly the way I do. I am no EXPERT lol.
When you view the links avail click on properties and see if everything looks right there.
There should be no wep or passwords to put in etc etc. I acn't see you running inot that many routers not connected to a carrier? Though it happens.

You have Optimun online? lol Hmmmm, where would I see/find the properties? How would I know if everything was alright there? LOL!! In case I have you fooled, I am very pc un-savey!! 


Fill me in.....why the chuckle with Optimum? 


Dee


  No chuckle. Only connection I can get at work but I can't get in.

When you look at the list of avail connections, on mine anyway, in the lower right you should see properties. Just take a peek you may know more then you think. Remember you need no password no encryption etc etc.

I'm not sure if this is the right place to be posting this question, but here goes.

i have an acer aspire laptop (its about 4-5 years old already) and when I use my function key to supply feed to a VGA source (ie projector or TV) my screen size increases. I have the same resolution but the DESKTOP doesn't fit on my screen and my icons are a jumbled. I can change the resolution to fix the problem, but when I switch BACK to just my laptop screen the screen goes back to normal size making everything way too small again.

Is there a way to fix this? or perhaps is there another way to HOOK up a second screen or SOMETHING without using my function keys to ACTIVATE it?

thanks.Have a look at setting up dual monitors, instead of mirroring your display onto the second screen.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/organization/twomonitors.aspx

As I stated above.  Quote from: Mulreay on June 22, 2009, 02:50:36 AM

One of the best? Come on the phrase you are looking for is The best 

Welcome aboard.

Are you running Norton and AVG?

When I try to uninstall Symantec Technical Support Web Tools using the Add or Remove Programs menu, I get the following error message:

Error 1316.  A network error occurred while attempting to read from the file: C:\WINDOWS\Installer\SymADataWeb[1].msi

I have ALSO tried running the Norton Removal TOOL, but to no effect...  Does anyone know how I can remove this application manually?Try this: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Secure-cleaning/Symantec-Support-Tool-ActiveX-Control-Cleanup-Tool.shtmlJust did, it said that there were no active-x controls DETECTED... still no effect...Try This
Then re-run Broni's Tool...

I have Microsoft Windows XP Professional, 2002 version, SP2
76487-OEM-0067582-34890
I have an AMD Athlon(tm) Processor  1.30 GHz, 256MB RAM (I know, horrible, my company will not upgrade)
My "Display Adapter" is an NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro.

When I left work last night I turned off my computer as usual.  I do not know if anyone turned it back on and used it after I left, no one is admitting to it if they did.  When I turned the computer on this morning, the resolution was down to 800x600 with 4-bit color quality.  I have no option to increase either of these settings.  Also, a baloon popped up in the lower right hand corner of the screen telling me that my color settings were at the lowest.  I clicked the balloon and I got a window asking if I wanted Windows to automatically fix the  color problem.  I said yes, and NOTHING changed.  I restarted the computer, still nothing.  I have not INSTALLED or removed any programs or hardware.  Can anyone help?
What does it look like in Device Manager? Are there any errors?

START>right click "my computer">properties>hardware tab>device manager

Do you SEE any yellow exclamation marks anywhere?

If not, you might try updating the display driver anyway?

Click on the "+" sign next to "display adapters", then right click on the item in the submenu, and then click "update" to see if Windows will update it......Thank you for replying!

There are no exclamation points in the device manager. 
I attempted to update my display adapter, but it stopped and I got this message:

"The wizard could not find a better match for your hardware than the software you currently have installed."What if you try to do system restore? As you have said, you don't know if someone had used your computer..

Or you could reinstall your videocard. In the device Manager, Right click on the Display Adapter icon then choose uninstall. Then restart Windows and it will ask again for the card's drivers..THANKS Jerry.
Forgive my ignorance, but what is system restore, and how do I do it?

Click Start > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore
Read this for full instructions:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/systemrestore.mspx

Good Luck!
Jerry, you are my hero for the day!

I WENT to system restore, but it didn't find anything.  So I uninstalled the NVIDIA RIVA "display adapter" and viola!  I'm back in the 21st century!  Thanks everyone for all of your help, I will definitely recommend you and I'll come back myself if I run into any more problems!

JessThat's good news!
All are welcome to this site. Please feel free to recommend the site to your friends and colleagues. Hope we could hear more from you!
Have fun1

I need some work done on my computer, can the person working on it find out my passwords or PRIVATE information?Yes.Or to be a little more COMPREHENSIVE: it depends.

Someone working on a computer having adminstrative access may have the tools to discover all Windows, Firefox, Internet Explorer, WORD, Excel, Access and ZIP passwords.  If an encryption tool such as >TrueCrypt< is used to protect files, with a strong password, this would be virtually impossible for anyone to CRACK.

I'm not getting any sound when PLAYING DVDs with Windows MEDIA Player.  I've also tried two other DVD players and no sound there either.  I can play an audio CD with Windows Media Player, and sound is fine in games, event sounds, etc. but for some odd reason I don't GET any sound when playing DVD movies.  I've SEARCHED through all the entries here and at "Ask Dave" and everything checks out fine.  I've reinstalled the latest driver 3 times on my HT Omega Striker, I've checked all the WMP settings, device settings, Windows device settings, driver is enabled, directx is updated, everything -- still no sound for DVDs in Windows XP.  When I boot to my Windows 7 partition everything works fine, but not in my main Windows XP partition.  Any ideas?http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htmThat fixed it, thanks very much.  I had a suspicion it might be a codec but didn't know where to check or where to get them.  I had Windows Media Player set to download codecs automatically but it wasn't working.  During codec installation it did find one broken codec (registry entry but no file).  Maybe that had something to do with it.

Thanks again.You're very welcome

As resident(free) computer expert, I'm sure you have been asked for help from less tech-savvy relatives and friends.  What do you tell people with 56k dialup, who will not spend the money for dsl or cable broadband?  I hate to do it, but I say "sorry, I don't help people without dsl or cable broadband.  Modern pc and mac systems CANNOT be updated properly at 56k. The hours-long downloads usually fail midstream, or users shutdown midstream.  Call me back when you have dsl or cable, or let me help you get it." Why waste my time when their system requires hours-long update downloads before a fix is possible?  And don't tell me to bring their box home and update it on my broadband connection.  This is a poor shorterm solution. I have told too many of these people "don't shut down your computer while it is updating."  I'm sure they shutdown anyway, not realizing it is updating or wanting to "save electricity".  Sorry if this is not the appropriate forum.  It has most activity.Why not just charged them if they want you to take home their computer to be updated? I think its just reasonable. Or maybe you could burn them an installer disk with all the upgrades that their computer needs..

I just help as a favor and never charge.  Do you realize how much TROUBLE that is to diagnose problem, figure what updates they need and  burn relevant updates on a cd?  Automatic updates is the only practical way unless you live in the same house.  Only automatic updates knows what the critical updates are. Quote from: jonb33 on June 24, 2009, 09:14:11 AM

I say "sorry, I don't help people without dsl or cable broadband.  Modern pc and mac systems CANNOT be updated properly at 56k. The hours-long downloads usually fail midstream, or users shutdown midstream.  Call me back when you have dsl or cable, or let me help you get it."

And don't tell me to bring their box home and update it on my broadband connection.  This is a poor shorterm solution

She subsribed to the basic DSL service which is 768 Kbps download, but that's still about 15 times faster than dialup and the cost is about the same as her former dialup service.

I just help as a favor and never charge.

Do you realize how much trouble that is to diagnose problem, figure what updates...

Hi,
I have installed 2003 server along withit i have created user who can be part of my domain, and i have some power users as client on my network,

one of its client  say (client"A") has hp 1010 printer installed and is on sharing so that all other client's can have print.

All of sudden some thing has gone wrong or someone  has did some trick. at present only (client "b") is not able to print, WHEREAS all other client are able to print.

 i tried username of client b on client c,d,e too. but username of client b cannot print,

I think some script has been kept on (client A) which Read's username of (client "B") as well as computer name of (Client "B") and KILL the print command, after giving print print dialogue box shows print is being spooling and all of sudden it disappear.

Help me , THANK You,  DarshakThat seems Quote from: darshak on June 27, 2009, 03:44:40 AM

I think some script has been kept on (client A) which Read's username of (client "B") as well as computer name of (Client "B") and kill the print command, after giving print print dialogue box shows print is being spooling and all of sudden it disappear.

i didn't really know how to title this post! lol!
I'm worried that my questions will sound ridiculous, since I have limited COMPUTER knowledge, so please bear with me!

I have a dell dimension 8400  with xp professional

Today,I tried to boot up the computer and got an error that said *unmountable_boot_volume

I tried pushing f-12 and running a hard drive diagnostic, but it failed
(it said fail-return code 7)
I tried clicking the one that said "boot to utility partition, but it said "missing loader"

I lost the windows xp professional disc that came with the computer (this is an old comp) but I did find a windows xp home edition disc that came with one of our other computers, so I tried booting from that and ended up installing it over top of the xp professional.

It worked...I can see my old files on the c drive under program files, but I can't access them.
Is there any way to access them or even delete them so I can reinstall what I want/need? I tried using the add/remove programs, but none of the old files show up on it.
boy, you've got quite a mess on your hands 

Since you got the XP installation disk from another computer that already used it, in which the license key has already been used, the copy of XP that you installed is not legal.

Even if you can get your files off the hard drive, you won't be able to continue using Windows XP Home edition........

AT this point I would suggest taking the hard drive out of your computer and adding it as a slave drive to another computer.......once the drive is added, you can probably get the files that you need, off the drive....

AS far as putting another operating system back on your computer, I would first find a new economical hard drive, since the one you currently have is failing, and then call Microsoft, give them the License Key for the Version of XP Professional, and see if they will send you another copy of the XP professional CD Quote from: blockHEAD on June 29, 2009, 03:57:18 PM

boy, you've got quite a mess on your hands 

Since you got the XP installation disk from another computer that already used it, in which the license key has already been used, the copy of XP that you installed is not legal.

 But I'll definitely see if Dell can send me a replacement copy of xp home.

for some reason I thought that on a new installation, there may still be bad sectors present and that was why he couldn't access the files....   

file ownership could be the case, I'm sure

(it was dumb, too, because I went three months with random freezes, and fixed it with a single chkdsk /r...)

well, yeah- except I already knew that chkdsk /r would fix it.

maybe not dumb though. more lazy.

"man, my comps going slow."
"heh, but I'm gangsta, so I don't give a *censored*"

"yeah, real gangsta's just let their comps run slow"


LOL. that's a good bash.org quote.

you mean, XP Professional ?


With respect to the disk that you lost, was it the disk that came with the computer when it was purchased? 

Hi GUYS, i have a dell DIMENSION e520, I couldnt get it to boot up so IM reinstalling windows, I made it to the format partition part, but wont let me select, i dont think it is reading the keyboard. There are no PS2 ports, only usb, so its a usb keyboard, doesnt seem to be working, is there something i should do first?? Cant get any further.
Any help would be appreciated.Have you checked the BIOS? See if USB Keyboard/Mouse is enabled.yes i checked bios.  It finally went when i removed mouse and left it at the format SCREEN, then finally started formatting and is installing now.Nice to hear that..

my itunes (for example)

Quote from: Karnac on June 27, 2009, 12:24:36 AM

Swap in another card...see what happens.

http://www.freshdevices.com/test_graphics_card.html

Try that it tests your graphics card.

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp#top

run that in safe mode (save it to desktop) and boot into safe mode.

did you run as admin?

any results?

Will you go to My Computer, double click C://, open up the Program Files folder, look in there to see if you can find PC Doctor.

Will you go to My Computer, double click C://, open up the Program Files folder, look in there to see if you can find PC Doctor.

OK look for that will you?

any results?

Will you go to My Computer, double click C://, open up the Program Files folder, look in there to see if you can find PC Doctor.

Hi there i have been trying to fix my computer for a long time time but no LUCK. tried looking at threads but nothing will work!
please help me
I recent had a problem with my PC which would not start so i formatted HARD drive and tryed installing fresh copy windows xp Black but install keept stoping at final stages blue screen Stop  error message STOP 0x00000005 so i removed hard drive and installed the OS using my other pc but with same hard drive  worked fine!  windown loads perfectly... so tryed put hard drive back into my other pc and windows will not start!! it say's ...
Windows did not start SUCCESSFULLY ect.. When i choose start normally  just frezze!!!!!!on same page and when i start in safe mode gives me a long list wihch ends in

multi(0)disk(o)Rdisk(0)partiton(1)WINDOWNS/SYSTEM32/DRIVER/viaagp.sys
multi(0)disk(o)Rdisk(0)partiton(1)WINDOWNS/SYSTEM32/DRIVER/mup.sys
AND THEN FREEZES!  Ihave tryed  replaceing RAM and taking out TV CARDS.. please please help me ! Is this a motherbord problem or processor or graphic card rembering i completey formatted hard drive and installed freash copy of windowns xp black and hard RUN fine with another cpu please help what can i do!!!!! Quote from: fahmyadam on June 24, 2009, 10:04:12 AM

i completey formatted hard drive and installed freash copy of windowns xp black and hard run fine with another cpu please help what can i do!!!!!

I have a custom built computer (built by someone else) that's been having some problems. It's filled with viruses, it's extremely slow, and needs to be fixed. I bought it 3 weeks ago from a guy who said it was brand new, no viruses, etc.. But I obviously got ripped of due to my own ignorance of computers.. I've been trying to get a hold of him for the past COUPLE days, but for some reason he's never by the phone.
It is a custom built computer, like I said, but it has a Windows XP SP1 O.S. Also, before it goes into the loading screen for windows, another brand I am unfamiliar with shows up called "ASUS" (I believe) and the model is "A8W-E". I'm not sure what that is, or if it helps you better figure out what I'm running.

The computer has slowed down close to a complete stop within the past week, (after running a spyware check it had 150 some suspected viruses on it). I've been trying to download a better anti-virus program but both of my internet browsers no longer work (I do have internet connection though). So BASICALLY I'm in a serious pickle.
I was wondering if I could just reboot/system restore to get rid of the viruses and just START off from scratch? Or will that not work due to the ASUS?
Also, if I am able to do system restore and whatnot, will the graphics cards and other drivers automatically reinstall themselves, or will I have to find installation disks for them?
I greatly appreciate any help you can give me.

ASUS is the name of the motherboard's manufacturer. Should you start from scratch, you will need the ASUS motherboard support disc to install necessary drivers.  As for graphics cards and other drivers, most should be available on the manufacturers' websites.

Even though you already have two browsers, you can always dowload more (Flock or Firefox, for example). For ANTIVIRUS software, I run AVG Free Edition (http://www.avg.com/download) and am quite happy with it. I also run Spyware Terminator.

I am far from being an expert and just putting in my 2 cents. Hopefully another poster will be able to provide a more comprehensive response.

This is my first post and I have limited knowledge of computer hardware so yall be patient with me please. My computer was RUNNING fine and then the electrician turned off all of the POWER before I could turn my computer off. When I tried to start it BACK up it started and gets to the screen where it says Pentium 4 and then locks up. I was able to get it to go into the bios screen once but after I exited the bios it froze up again I tried to reload windows and thought that it might repair whatever was broken but it doesn't recognize my cd drive. Anyone have any ideas on what to do next?

Thanks

Robertis your CD drive set to BOOT first in the CMOS boot order?   Go back into CMOS and check the boot order of the drives....be sure the CD drive is set at the top of the list of bootable drives...I was trying to do that but I haven't been able to get back into it. It says "entering setup....." but never does.you should open up your computer and check to see if there is dust build-up.....Something is probably overheating..   What does it look like inside your computer?

Look closely at the heat sink on top of the CPU....The silver thing on the motherboard with the fan sitting on top of it...   Is there a lot of dust in it?

generally speaking...if there is a lot of dust, you need to get a can of compressed air and blow out the computer, paying special attention to the CPU heat sink, the power supply vents, and the vent on the front of the computer....you'll have to pull the front cover off the computer to verify if the intake vent is free of dust, blocking itI will take a look at that when I get to the HOUSE. I have to use my work computer until I can get it fixed. Would that make it not boot? IT ran fine until he shut the power off.That sounds like a dead CMOS battery.  They're easy to replace.
With the computer turned off, and yourself grounded do the following.
On the mother board look for a nickel sized round battery.
Take the battery out and replace it with a new one.
If I remember right it's a CR-2032.I'll look at that too. Thanks.No problem, let us know.  Welcome to CH.

i KNOW this sounds stupid but what is the max amount of ram that xp supports?Standard XP supports up to 4GB of memory.  This is not just RAM, video memory and reserved memory for DEVICES will take chunks out of this limit.
For example if you have 4GB of RAM, you'll probably see around 3.8GB at the most, more realistically something like 3.5GB or less.
There may be limits on your board too.
Hope this helps.my board supports 16gb(which i don't plan on having that much for a long time)
 and thank you it did help.You're welcome, happy to help.If you have XP 64 bit then it will support more than 4GB.That's why I started my post saying "Standard XP".  XP X64 edition and Windows XP 64-bit support more RAM, sure, as do server versions of Windows.ROFL, thanks for repeating yourself Calum, I'd missed that. Heh, no problem.
It was more me being pedantic than ANYTHING REALLY.