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I recently had to rebuild an emachines T2042 system for a friend because the power supply died and took the motherboard with it. My friend WOULD like to keep the original contents of the hard drive, but I am unable to boot from the HD. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

RobWhat sort of ERROR message(s) do you GET?

Are you able to access the BIOS of the computer, and if so, see the drive there?

Is the master/slave jumper on the drive properly set?The jumper is properly set, and I am able to see the drive in the BIOS, although the BIOS shows it as a Maxtor, but the startup screen shows "IDE Hard Disk". Startup will get to the point where it asks if I want to start in safe mode, normal, etc. Regardless of which option I choose, the blue screen of death will appear for not even one second, and the system reboots.

I should have mentioned earlier that the motherboard and processor are completely new. Both were damaged when the power supply died, so they were replaced.Unplug power to the hard drive, and boot.  The system should go through POST and attempt to start an operating system.  It will tell you, of course, that it can't boot, but I wonder if you get to that point WITHOUT a fatal error / blue screen?

You may need to install motherboard / systemboard drivers for the new board which was installed.  It may be that Windows is not properly "seeing" the motherboard since the new one was installed. Quote

the power supply died and took the motherboard with it

How can I disable Power Management by Programming?

And how can set CPU frequency by Code

How can I disable Power Management by Programming?
And how can set CPU frequency by Code

Thanks For opening this thread
The story is that there is Four computer Using XP OS Service Pack 2 in workgroup connected in Lan network.
and there is a folder in one of these four shared for all of them
tow other computer can connect to the share folder but  third of them cant
before he COULD Access to share folder but now it is not accessing to the share folder.
the computer that is not accessing to share folder can access to other tow computers
and the computer that contains the share folder also can access the error given computer.
i tried much but i couldnt solve this pro
Note: Dont forget that the computer which is giving the error can access to share folder if i enter as a administrator i mean that if i log on as a administrator on that pc that pc can access to share folder but the other user cant. the user also have administrative privileges.
the error given pc has the Mcafee anti virus but the other three dosent have.
i thought that the mcafee is creating problem but the amazing is that when i logged on as an administrator it accessed to share folder but as a user it couldnt
i dont know ther user also have administrative privileges
Waiting for the solution.Update them to SP3, and any other Critical Updates that are on Windows/Microsoft Update.

Try that first, there are some important fixes in SP3, one MIGHT be for that.

It probably WON'T be the solution, but at least we'll know for certain, and it's ALWAYS better to be fully updated anyway.
It's just a GOOD place to start.i have updated them to SP3  but the problem is the same
can u send some troubleshoots about this PROBLEM

I sure can, it just helps that you are now updated as well. 

Go into the computer that is hosting the share, and take a LOOK at it's privelages, if you want limited accounts to access the share you must declare that.

I have been working on a friend’s laptop a Toshiba Satellite M45-S355, after deciding to reinstall the OS fresh.  I purchased a Recovery CD for the M40/45 laptop and proceeded to start fresh with a brand new OPERATING system, but every time after the install of the recovery CD.  After the restart the splash screen appears, and then the cursor appears for a very short second and then disappears to a blank screen.  If I try restart the computer it goes to windows did not load properly screen, which freezes when selecting run windows normally, and ALSO freezes on MUP.SYS in safe modes.  I have searched the web looking for answers but none have solved my problem.

I have tried HOLDING the “0” button
I have tried holding the “C’ button
I have tried to use another windows XP disk to fix the boot and also the master boot record.

Out of curiosity I tried my dell XP Pro disk and it works just fine.  So that just confuses me even more as to why one WinXp OS will work over another WinXP OS.  I wish to use the original Toshiba Recovery WinXp so that the COA code will work.

Any help, suggestions, or ideas are greatly appreciated and welcomed

Thanks in advance,
Matt MUP.SYS is rather nasty problem.
Nasty, because there is not sure solution to it.
The best, I can do for you, are two links:
http://www.aitechsolutions.net/mup-sys-resolved.html
inside, there another sub-link to:
http://www.aitechsolutions.net/winxpnoboot.html
Why does my dell WinXP work over my friends factory Toshiba Recovery disk with WinXP?It could any NUMBER of reasons, the ones that come to mind immediately are...

1. Existing hardware including the motherboard may have failed in a specific way but not catastrophically.
2. New hardware has been installed but it is faulty or failing.
3. New hardware has been installed but not did not completely "Register or re-Register" correctly.

It's possible that a piece of hardware has been changed in a repair shop and something similar but not identical was put in and the Dell disk is generic enough to work with it.  The Toshiba disks are very specific usually.

OK I've had a problem with xp64 that would not boot up. FINALLY fixed this piece of crap. To whom it may CONCERN had to go in and pull out the small {watch ) battery inside PC tower. Not real sure what the reason is but seems to have SOLVED my problems.!!!! Glad to hear that your problem is solved, the watch battery by the way is called a CMOS battery.  It helps your computer remember what it is while it is turned off.

You should have posted this in the original thread.

Halfway through the ARTICLE is a quote...
"The GUY PINCHED off a loaf and didn't have the grace to FLUSH it..."

Hello I was wondering If I should Update to Service pack 3 because I heard its extremely important.
Well my Question is I've had a Mfc71.dll error on startup for quite some time now and I've done EVERYTHING told to fix it. Which was to update .NET framework.

I think its FIXED for the most PART but now I have a few other QUESTIONS
I use TuneUp Styler which is a Theme Manager and I was wondering If this could effect my update of service pack 3 in anyway.



Definately get SP3, there are some important updates in it, and it also addresses some security issues.

The theme manager shouldn't affect it all.

Just INSTALL it to the large PARTITION.  There are many partition managers out there, but I prefer Partition Magic.
Just don't repartition it all when Windows is INSTALLED.  Delete the small partition and then resize the main partition to include that space.Use a THIRD party wiping solution and fix it. Quote

Use a third party wiping solution and fix it.

I've got a Vaio w/ MCE that has pretty much taken a dump for several reasons, just not sure how to prioritize fixing the problems. Here is a summary:

1. C:\ had less than 300MB free space; I've managed to get that up to almost 900MB but know I need more room for OS to load/run properly
2. machine is now going to BSOD (PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON-PAGED_AREA) every time I do a Normal startup and try to log in; does physical memory dump
3. machine will start in Safe Mode and let me log in, but I can't get to Add/Remove Programs to pull out more apps to try and free up more room.
4. was also getting other BSOD message about a problem with ntfs.sys; does physical memory dump

What can I do in Safe Mode to try and salvage this thing? What info can I provide to help determine the prioritization of the troubleshooting? Appreciate your thoughts....What Operating System do you have?Windows Media Centre Edition.....MCE.
 

If that HDD is any larger than about 70G then you still have alot of housekeeping to do.

Your Free Space should be about 15% of the drive size...thank you Quote from: patio on June 28, 2009, 06:40:08 AM

Windows Media Centre Edition.....MCE.
 

If that HDD is any larger than about 70G then you still have alot of housekeeping to do.

Your Free Space should be about 15% of the drive size...

Hi guys, I'm having this problem while booting my PC. I did read other topics PERTAINING to mine but my situation is somewhat different, as I know what's causing my "Blue Screen of Death."

I have a Toshiba Tecra Laptop (Very old), and it turns out I get the "Blue Screen" everytime I turn on my Wireless Connection switch. The very second I turn it on, the "Blue Screen" pops up.

I know whats causing it, but don't know how to fix it. I can boot up and enter safe mode with the Wireless Switch turned ***OFF***.

Seeing other topics on this forum, I understand I'll have to upload my .DMP FILES. So I'll put those up. Thanks, hope you guys can help. I'm a "decent" guru with PCs but a step by step explanation would be APPRECIATED.

[attachment deleted by admin]I had some problems with opening attached file. It had zip extension, but in reality, it was rar file.

All errors come from w22n51.sys, which is Intel Wireless driver.
Try to reinstall it.
aah, yeah sorry, was an honest mistake. I actually rar'd it on accident.

Anyhow, Broni you are the MAN!!! So FAR so good, updated my Intel Wireless Driver, and its been working great so far.

Thank you so much! Great forum, this issue is RESOLVED. ~With High hopes Cool

when I'm NAVIGATING on Internet Explorer.... I suddenly PRESS the instead of pressing control n for a new window: my problem is when I'm pressing the control w my previous window was suddenly gone... sir\mam i want to know why it is happen...thanks a lot :There are many control keys.....

http://www.hassanzadeh.netfirms.com/Teaching.htmNot exactly sure what the problem is. Perhaps I'm misunderstanding the issue.

Control-W is supposed to close the active window, which is what you're experiencing.

Control-N, for most programs that use the combination, creates a new something... new browser window, new blank document, ETC. just depending on the program you're using.

Based on your description, it seems EVERYTHING is WORKING as it should. (?)

Upon powering on my PC, a blue screen showing this common error is displayed:
STOP: c0000218 {registry file failure} The registry cannot load the hive (file):\systemroot\system32\config\software or its log or alternate. It is corrupt, absent, or not writeable.

Beginning dump of physical memory. Physical memory dump complete. Contact your system ADMINISTRATOR or technical support group for further assistance.

Now, I know how to recover a system with this error to working condition. The problem lies within the FACT that my computer does not recognize either of my CD drives, which  prevents booting to the WINDOWS reinstallation CD. I have had a similar problem with a registry value hiding the CD drives in the past, however, now I am unable to even start Windows because of the corrupt registry error.

So, since I cannot boot to the Windows XP CD and I have a corrupted registry, what can I do to get my computer to recognize the CD drives? Or if there is another way to access the recovery console, PLEASE let me know.

Thank you.Can you see your CD drives in CMOS?   Do they show up?

If they show up, what boot order do you have them set up as?  If you want to boot from one of the CD drives, the Cd drive that you want to boot from has to be a the top of the list of drives in the boot order.

For example:

diskette (floppy drive)
cd rom
hard drive
USB

In this example, the computer is set to first look to the floppy disk for a bootable information or OPERATING System, if no Operating System if found, it will look on the CD drive for an Operating System, If no Operating System if found on the Cd rom, it looks for it on the hard drive......In your case I think the hard drive is set to boot before the CD rom, there is an operating system there so the computer boots from it, but it does not load because the registry is corrupted...

Set your boot order to look something like this:

diskette (floppy drive)
CD drive
Hard Drive



to  get to CMOS, restart your computer and press, F1, or F2 when the first screen appears..Be sure to save your settings, before exiting CMOSRegistry issue shouldn't prevent you from booting from the CD.
At that moment, it's all up to BIOS, and the registry is not even loaded, yet.
Did you check boot order in BIOS?

For over a week now I have been unable to open any programs (says the files are too big) or any anti-virus software. I have Macafee Security installed but cannot open and cannot run Malwarebytes program to SCAN for what the virus is. EVEN in safe MODE the programs will not open...I have read several threads that suggest running a program CALLED Combo-Fix or HijackThis, but after downloading both, they won't open either...

When windows OPENS up I get an error message stating: "cannot find c:\WINDOWS\system32\msaoxmtw.exe"   It also says to remove it from my registry if not needed or something...Problem is I can't even run regedit to check my registry files because I get the same quick black box with a message referring to an "msgidixx.exe" file that also does not exist on my computer...

Any registry cleaner or spybot program I try to run will not work because they won't open...

Hope that wasn't too confusing but I have no clue what to check next and would appreciate any advice. Thanks/ I forgot to mention I am running Windows XP...This forum is for virus support, I'm going to recommend that you post this there.

Ok I have a 500gig external USB hard drive that worked fine after plugging it in.  However, if I reboot it will freeze when trying to start up.  If I unplug it it stays frozen.  But if I restart and unplug the usb then it will load and once it gets to the page that says windows I can replug it in and it will continue loading.  It is almost as if my computer is searching for the windows load on the USB harddrive instead of the harddrive on the computer where it is installed.  I have obviously found a way around my problem, but more of a pain in the but to have to GO through this ROUTINE everytime to just get my computer to restart.  Any help would be much appreciated.  Thank you.In the BIOS check and see which device is set to boot first.  Let US know.Sorry but how do I do that?At boot time you will see a message on screen "Press Delete  or some other key to Enter Setup...
Press that key next boot and you will be in the BIOS...

NOTE: Do not change anything you are unsure of....
NOTE #2 This all happens before you see the XP screen.

Question: What's on this external drive ? ?Ok hopefully this is what you are looking for

Quick Boot: Enabled
1st Boot device: CD/DVD-0
2nd Boot device: IDE-0
3rd Boot Device: Disabled.Yep...NICE job.

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Question: What's on this external drive ? ?

THANKS EVERYONE. I did it!!! 


Thanks again!!



DeniseNo PROBLEM, COME back anytime.You can't get rid of me, no worries!!   


I love you guys!! You have saved this SINGLE mom some bucks with all of your help for QUITE some time now. Thanks, really!!


DeniseIt's so nice to feel appreciated You all should....at least ALWAYS by me. 



Denise
'MOMneedsHELP'

my AUNT gave me a PC 2 years ago and now I'm having problems reformatting my PC because the boot menu has a PASSWORD. i asked her the password but she FORGOT it already. i wanna KNOW if there's any other way to fix this thing without going to boot menu.     Refer to this LINK please.

From v1.1 to present, there are hundreds of MB of updates to the .NET Framework. Is it really necessary to have all of these older versions still on my PC or can they be removed/uninstalled?.NET Framework versions install independently, because different programs may need different NET veriosn.
In GENERAL, no NET has to be installed at all, until some program actually asks for it.So, do I just keep adding versions/patches/service packs ad infinitum (or is that ad nauseum)? At what point can I uninstall old versions? What is the risk of uninstalling say, 1.1, for instance, and just leaving everything 2.0 and newer? Quote

What is the risk of uninstalling say, 1.1, for instance, and just leaving everything 2.0 and newer?

At what point can I uninstall old versions?

my power supply went bad so i bought a new one installed found out that it does not see my hard drive, bought a new hard drive and installed, set bios to boot from cd put in xp cd, installs drivers starts loading windows sets their about 7 hours before it wants to format hard drive. then windows start up and freezes their any solutions thanksyou could have breaking your motherboard when your PSU went. QUOTE from: usmc42000 on June 27, 2009, 07:54:55 AM

bought a new hard drive and installed,

What kind of HDD is it?   SATA or PATA (IDE)

Did you try pulling off the cables and connecting them again, inside?

the computer is about 5 years old.

To reinstall WINDOWS?The only thing that shows up on my monitor is the Gateway Logo and the corrupt file message that has a black BACKGROUND. I can't go to RUN Start,anything!If you can borrow Windows CD, try repair: http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/How-to-repair-Windows-XP-t138.htmlAs soon as I can get a CD,I will try that. Thanks..Keep us posted I will. People on here are very helpful.Thanks again. So far, here's my feedback:

Password: I just hit ENTER, didn't put one in, and it worked.

A small error in your instructions, at least for me: There's a SPACE needed between CD and .. in your instructions.

Now at [1]: Add installation...

More later, thanks again...
Broni: THANK YOU!!! I'm back in. Perfect! You're fabulous, thank you so much for taking the time to give us such clear instructions. I just needed to TAKE out the disc before letting it reboot again for it to work. Then it gave me two choices of Windows XP Home Edition to select, the 2nd one (which I tried first) said it was still missing a file, I went back and clicked on the first one and I'm now staring at my screensaver and all my files.

THANKS AGAIN! 
Nice job
I'm glad, you're back in business

case solved...If you have all of your data backed up then re-partition it.  It sounds like your partition table got smoked.Hi.., thanks for the reply..
Guess i was not understood properly...
Data only on ONE of the partition has been backed up and the data on two of the partitions (that are not even visible) have not been backed up! and there is no way for me to do so cuz of the huge amount...! Quote

and there is no way for me to do so cuz of the huge amount...!

Can I use the same XP CD on different computers as long as I have valid keys for each computer? My Dell E1505 laptop doesn't have a RESTORE disk. I want to use my desktop's XP CD to do a clean install. The laptop has an XP home edition product KEY on the bottom.

The Dell recommendation is to use system restore. I want a clean install so I don't have all the Dell extra BS along with getting RID of all the all the other "stuff" (to be polite) that accumulates after three years of use.

Thanks.     Once both computers have XP Home and you have valid keys then yes you can use same CD.As luck of the irish says you will need valid keys for both computers.  This will entail purchasing a second license.I do have valid keys for each computer. That's what I needed to KNOW. OH okay, just making sure Thanks for the info. That's what I needed.No problem, come back anytime

Hi just WANDERING both operating systems. Xp and 98 I have tried to install on my Toshiba satelite pro A300D. I can't run them tho it almost loads up Xp but the Icon comes up. But before the bar loads it exits. PRIOR to that I had installed Ubuntu but CHOSE to go to Xp please help. The only way I COULD unistall Ubuntu was to do a killdisk worried it deletd some key things needed to run Xp. ThanksAre the disks the ones for the laptop?

Toshiba is very propietary.  Try downloading the correct drivers from the Toshiba site.What exactly are you trying to accomplish here ? ?
That machine shipped with Vista pre-installed...
If XP drivers are not available you may be WASTING your time. Quote

That machine shipped with Vista pre-installed...
If XP drivers are not available you may be wasting your time

Genuine Windows Vista® Business 32-bit Edition (pre-installed, Toshiba-HDD recovery) + Downgrade to Genuine Windows® XP Professional Edition (Toshiba-Recovery DVD)

I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop.  I have McAfee antivirus software and it is updated regularly and I use Windows XP as my OS.  I had recently dl'ed the Service Pack 3 and needed to reboot my system for the update to take effect.  When I restarted my computer I lost power.  After recharging my battery, I tried to boot my computer and it fired up like normal.  Boot screen, windows XP screen, and then it went blank (Black screen W/ a cursor).  I can move the cursor around the screen but there is nothing to click on.  I tried rebooting and the same thing happened, I have tried restarting in safe mode and still the same thing happens, and I have entered the BIOS (F12 during start-up?) and ran some kind of computer diagnostic which it said EVERYTHING passed.  Tried rebooting again and still the same problem.  The computer seems to WORKING fine, but everytime I get to the place where windows would ask me to put in my password the screen is black except for  the cursor, or the safe mode message(when attempting to start in safe mode).  Any suggestions?  Thanks.I found this, but I don't think you can do anything if you cannot get into the computer.
http://keznews.com/4760_Black_Screen_of_Death_for_XP_SP3_and_Vista_SP1_Upgrades

Just to make sure, do you think that is the problem?I read the article and it doesn't fit.  I don't have any form of Onekey installed on my computer and my screen isn't dead(technically) because it works fine until it gets to the Windows password prompt.  Ex...I can press F12 while booting and see everything you would normally see, BIOS, system info, test diagnostics, etc.....Thanks though.  Any other suggestions?What can you do at the black screen?

CTRL + ALT + Delete work at all?

Any errors or beeps?Well, I can move my cursor around the black screen and that is about it.

CTRL, ALT, DEL doesn't do anything and it doesn't make any noises.  The only time the screen really does anything, is when I start it in safe mode.  Then it SAYS "Windows Safe Mode" across the top and bottom of the screen in a huge font.  It is almost like it is waiting for me to input my password but I can't see the password box to type it in.I think you should try a Repair Install:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm Quote from: spydermob on September 10, 2008, 08:03:59 AM

I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop.  I have McAfee antivirus software and it is updated regularly and I use Windows XP as my OS.  I had recently dl'ed the Service Pack 3 and needed to reboot my system for the update to take effect.  When I restarted my computer I lost power.  After recharging my battery, I tried to boot my computer and it fired up like normal.  Boot screen, windows XP screen, and then it went blank (Black screen w/ a cursor).  I can move the cursor around the screen but there is nothing to click on.  I tried rebooting and the same thing happened, I have tried restarting in safe mode and still the same thing happens, and I have entered the BIOS (F12 during start-up?) and ran some kind of computer diagnostic which it said everything passed.  Tried rebooting again and still the same problem.  The computer seems to working fine, but everytime I get to the place where windows would ask me to put in my password the screen is black except for  the cursor, or the safe mode message(when attempting to start in safe mode).  Any suggestions?  Thanks.

Quote from: spydermob on September 10, 2008, 08:03:59 AM

I have a Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop.  I have McAfee antivirus software and it is updated regularly and I use Windows XP as my OS.  I had recently dl'ed the Service Pack 3 and needed to reboot my system for the update to take effect.  When I restarted my computer I lost power.  After recharging my battery, I tried to boot my computer and it fired up like normal.  Boot screen, windows XP screen, and then it went blank (Black screen w/ a cursor).  I can move the cursor around the screen but there is nothing to click on.  I tried rebooting and the same thing happened, I have tried restarting in safe mode and still the same thing happens, and I have entered the BIOS (F12 during start-up?) and ran some kind of computer diagnostic which it said everything passed.  Tried rebooting again and still the same problem.  The computer seems to working fine, but everytime I get to the place where windows would ask me to put in my password the screen is black except for  the cursor, or the safe mode message(when attempting to start in safe mode).  Any suggestions?  Thanks.

omg exact thing happens to me and it is so annoying please help someone

When I try to activate my windows 7 it says error cannot find slui.exe  Can't find anything online....

Can you try reinstalling Windows 7?Did you recieve a key when you DLoaded it from MS ? ?
We don't assist with torrents !Oh, error disappears now windows is activated! Quote from: patio on January 12, 2009, 07:01:37 AM

We don't assist with torrents !

The cats, now thoroughly confused (as any readers will be)

:'(i try to activate it but it want help me 

My AMD had a problem and we tried to FIX it... A suggestion to reinstall Win Xp via Cd, offering the potential of a repair option while loading, was taken up and now I have three copies on the hard drive!!!
Can someone tell me how I can remove the two other copies... or at least one off the drive so I can continue trying to fix the ADMINISTRATOR problem?I'd consider backing up what you need doing a full wipe and a clean install...
Collect your Drivers beforehand.Thanks Patio, I totally agree.

That was my decision after evilfantasy helped me with the virus problem that didnt go away.

Now .. lets look at this formatting thing then, first, Am I in the right area, are there any forum tips links or FAQ Database sheets for me to read? This will help relieve the work load for volunteers/helpers.

2, This backing up thing, (never done it before and the FEBE BACKUP you helped me with, sorry didnt fully UNDERSTAND it , tried it, backed up something but?) well anyway,... I have a couple of programs that cost me a lot of money, its a single use, eg licence program as far as I know, how can I copy/save /keep intact/ move somewhere else/etc..

3 will formatting the drive alter things like the location of saved files?

I have a headache (seriously, a real one) going to bed right now.
So THANK you for your help and assistance.
Imnoguru.

Hi!

I have BIG problem with my XP.

All INTERNET shortcuts are displaying message below and has icons like unknown application.

message:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PROBLEM WITH SHORTCUT!

IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO OPEN URL SHORTCUT COMMODORESERVER.COM.URL
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Also links in MS Outlook 2007 I must to copy 'cause it does nothing if I click any.

On the websites, when is used MAILTO: does also nothing...

I tried to make default settings for URL extension - Internet EXPLORER, helps not, so, I opened details of OPEN command and there are used two system files: "rundll32.exe" and "ieframe.dll"

Can anybody help me?


Many many thanks for every help.




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In my friend laptop windows xp is installed but he WANT to install windows xp sp3 from USB pendrive, How t do it? PLEASE help me.I moved this here...Please do not Post in the FAQ section...

Hi,
I don't know whether this is correct section or not for my question.

I have a PC running in Windows CE EMBEDDED and now faulty, cannot even enter BIOS.
It running only from a CF card.

Is it possible from this CF card, I boot up my Dell laptop now in xp?
Anybody have EXPERIENCE before?

Thanks. No, those cheap Windows CE "PCs" almost always run on embedded CPUs such as ARM/MIPS chips, therefore the software will not be able to start up on any other sort of system. Even if it was a standard x86 CPU, the software will almost certainly not be set up to boot on a standard BIOS that would be found in a regular PC.

Unless you are just referring to recovering data off of the card, I can't think of any reason to want to run Windows CE on a laptop that can run a full VERSION of Windows. Windows CE is totally not designed to be USED as a general purpose OS.

Our computer at home ,, is very slow in everything it does now, I THINK my nephew has downloaded some of his GAMES . I was ABLE to get some off but still slow . What is up with this ?Well, based on your comprehensive post and all of the information you've PROVIDED I've got to say: no idea.

It WOULD be cool to have a hidden account on a PC. Use your imagination.
For Windows 7 8 and 10 it is documented.
Hide User Accounts on Windows 7 Logon
But not for Windows XP.
So, Can it be done in XP?
CURIOUS readers need to know. YES...Thank you Patio. Works exactly as I wanted it too.

I have two user accounts, one hidden. Neither has password.
When I power on it logs into the account that was not hidden.

Later, it I want the other account, I do a log off.
At the login just one account is visible. I hit ctrl+alt+del and get the alternative log in screen where I can type in the hidden account name. Then It GOES into the hidden account . Easy.

This lets me start my PC automatically in the morning before I get out of bed.

This does NOT work
How to get new Windows XP updates for free until 2019 with a Registry hack
This same 'hack' has been repeated by many rags last year.
Sorry. It does not work today.

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In fact, Microsoft is still continuing to develop updates, although not strictly for Windows XP. Rather, Microsoft is continuing to support Windows Embedded Industry for another five years until April 2019. Previously called Windows Embedded POSReady, this OS is a special version of Windows XP designed for use in industrial systems, such as cash registers and ATMs.
The beauty of the two systems being so interlinked is that updates designed for one system should work on the other. As discovered on BetaNews, tricking your home edition of XP into thinking its Windows Embedded POSReady means you get updates for the next five years.

Attached a screen of what I saw today.

My XP rig runs 24/7...it gets updates albeit not as frequent...it has yet to be attacked and or infected in the last 4 years...

And BTW ...it does work...
You must have typed something wrong Geek...

While the Netbook is not that powerful to begin with there is an odd lag I'm trying to figure out.

Specs:

APU Intel Atom 1.66Ghz
RAM 2GB DDR2 667Mhz ( single Ram Stick )
Toshiba NB205 Netbook
160GB HDD 5400rpm

Lag happens at Youtube and Facebook when navigating at those sites. No videos playing etc. But when you scroll up and down is when the lag is seen.

CPU use shows 40%-50% so I know that the CPU is not struggling.
Integrated GPU of the APU shouldnt struggle with simple SCROLLING up and down of these 2 sites.
Internet connection is fast 25/5 and speed test shows from NIC 23/4.7 running speed test.

Scrolling up and down in Libra Office has no problems.

Only thing I can come up with is that both sites use flash etc. But if the system was struggling with flash then the CPU should show its busy and its not breaking a sweat yet.

Performance settings are also set the the max on Netbook. There is a Toshiba utility where you can set it to be an electron sipper, but its set to max performance and least battery life setting.

Memtest86 run just to run it, and its good. Ran Passmark benchmark and it just shows that its as powerful as a Pentium 4 2.53Ghz.... which isnt that powerful, but I have a lesser powerful Pentium 4 2.00Ghz that has no problem with scrolling up and down with facebook and youtube.

Reinstalled OS fresh and problem still same. No virus's as well. and Video Driver is latest available for the APU.
Simple answer.: Intel as made a bobo and not confessing.

Source: many users on various forums complain bout the real world performance of the Intel Atom. Benchmarks seem to be good, but in the real world people see a perceptible slow performance.

As you said, there does not seem to be heavy loading of the core. Yet the common feature in user complaints is the Intel Atom. It is a wimp.

My REASONING. Look at this quote.
Quote

The Microsoft Surface 3 is a versatile tablet and laptop in one, offering an improved keyboard, a vibrant display and strong battery life.
- from laptop mag.

But if the system was struggling with flash then the CPU should show its busy and its not breaking a sweat yet.

Also, you don't mention a model number, but it might be relevant that since Flash is single-threaded, if the Atom is a dual core then the 40%-50% would likely be one of the cores being pegged at full utilization.

First of all what's OP
Looks like it's me but what's the full form

Didn't think network card is a problem as laptop works perfectly fine with my neighbors wifi network which is much farther & weaker than mine.
Believe that means card is good?Quote from: vibhor_agarwalin on September 30, 2015, 10:26:12 AM

First of all what's OP
Looks like it's me but what's the full form

Didn't think network card is a problem as laptop works perfectly fine with my neighbors wifi network which is much farther & weaker than mine.
Believe that means card is good?

My PC freezes randomly and requires a hard boot. I thought that perhaps the PC needed cleaning so yesterday I cleaned it very well, (compressed air) even cleaned and changed thermal paste. CPU typically runs at approx. 50°C - 60°C. I didn't think that this was too hot but decided to clean the PC anyway.

Today the PC ran for 4-5 hrs. and no PROBLEM then it froze. After reboot it ran for approx. 10 mins. and then froze again. Rebooted and approx.10 min. once more. The next time I decided to see how long it would run if I PUT it under load. I played FLUX and Zuma until I got tired of playing and no problem. I'm probably online more than not, but it always freezes when I'm online?

So if the problem is not heat, could it be the PSU ?, or what else could cause this? Appreciate some input. overthehill


PC- Intel Pentium D 2.80 GHz - 3.0GB Ram - 32-bitIf this is the XP machine you mentioned the other day and it's the original HDD then it may just be old age...
You could run the HDD manuf. diagnostics on it to see....I agree with Patio to check HDD as for if there is an issue with HDD and paging it will cause issues. Additionally given the age of this system, I'd check the capacitors around the CPU as well as others on the motherboard and look for any that are leaking or swollen. I had a Pentium D 3Ghz that was like yours with stability issues and come to find out I had 3 capacitors near the CPU that had dry browning yellow electrolytic leaking out their tops. Voltages for PSU might be able to be verified in the BIOS depending on what board you have and BIOS features an OUTLET with dirty WALL power can cause issues. If a light is connected to same outlet and you notice dimming or flickering with a standard filament BASED lightbulb then you have dirty power. Quick fix would be to find an outlet that doesnt have power issues of voltage drops or add a battery backup to keep the voltage levels up during operation.Well it is the old PC and I ran the Seagate tests -- Smart Check -Short Drive Self Test- Short Generic - Long Generic, all Passed. I did not run the FIX test. PC ran for hours, no problem. I checked the motherboard and CPU for leaks. See none. No flickering of light from same socket.

Maybe I'm really reaching here but is there any possible chance that it could be the optical mouse that freezes?? Is that possible? Anyway I changed to another mouse. If I still have the problem my next move will be to change the HDD. I have Vista loaded on a newer drive that's in the PC but not presently connected.
Thks. overthehillIf the HDD passed all those tests no need to replace it...
Check Device Manager for any Yellow !!'s which indicate missing/corrupt drivers...Nothing yellow in Device Manager. overthehillWhat do your voltages look like if the BIOS supports displaying this info?Will check. overthehillIs this what we're looking for? overthehill

V12.0 11.687 V
V5.0 4.954 V
V3.3 3.268 V
V1.5 1.516 V
VccP 1.218 V




BTW Process temp. 60°C
Internal temp. 47°C
Remote temp. 42°C

Fan Speed 1200
Aux 0
Front 0
Rear 2160

My laptop, a Toshiba Satellite M45-S2693 Model PSM42U-01Q006 which is running XP Pro/SP3, has started doing strange things. Somehow, while running ccleaner.exe (a disk clean up tool), I unalertly (and stupidly, I might add) deleted a bunch of my font FILES. The system then did a prescheduled disk compress and my problem was made permanent. Upon reboot, every screen displays images properly, but all fonts are displayed as tall empty rectangles. Some text, however is rendered as special characters, except for the MS-DOS window. This window displays and functions normally. As best as I can tell, other than the font ISSUE, the machine functions normally. I was able to reload (not reinstall) all of the deleted fonts through the MS-DOS window, without any noticeable effect on this problem. Considering the fact that I can't READ any prompts, and don't know where a link might take me, how do I solve this problem? I can't even produce a configuration list or print screen for you to view. It's like looking at a foreign language film without any subtitles.Four choices off the top of my head: you can either do a system restore to a date before the problem began, make sure the fonts you copied are now in the "fonts' folder (they do not need to be "installed"), run sfc /scannow or do a repair install. I am not 100% certain sfc /scannow will replace the missing fonts, but if they are part of the original system installation it should.How can I do a system restore when I can't read any of the prompts? Where can I do the sfc command from? The only window that is readable is the DOS window. Can I do it from there? I just tried it in the DOS window and got another window that's titled Windows File Protection, but I ca't read anything else. Lastly, how do I do a repair install? I put in the SP3 disk and did a reboot and absolutely nothing happened.

The replaced fonts are in the Windows\fonts directory.

Thanks for the suggestions.Reading my questions again, they sound kinda snarky. Believe me, they weren't meant that way. Just asking questions.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449Just read the link that you sent. One minor problem - I have never set a restore point. According to the link, I'm "SOL" - that's "out of luck" for the uninitiated.I offered four options. System restore was only one. Also, what happens in safe mode?Brought up the system in Safe Mode. All of the drivers loaded and the system restore window popped up. Since I could read it, I closed it. Went to the DOS window and entered SFC /scannow. Received the return message :
Windows file protection could not initiate a scan of protected system files.
The specific error code is 0x000006ba [The RPC server is unavailable.]

I'm back at the c:\> now.Are you in safe mode or at a command prompt? And sfc /scannow will only work if there is an XP CD in the drive.

Let's start again - what happens in safe mode?OK, I'm in safe mode, looking at a Windows style screen. Once again all of the prompts under the desktop icons are vertical boxes. What can I do now for ya?I'm back with ya. I booted in Safe Mode with a command prompt (perfectly normally even with no special character set). I put in the Windows XP Pro upgrade disk, as you mentioned last night, and ran the command sfc /scannow. I got the same error as I did yesterday (Windows file protection could not initiate a scan of protected system files).

I'm sure that I'm doing something INCORRECTLY, but I don't know what. Any help that you have left over from yesterday would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks.Let's just do a repair install. At this point it's the easiest option:

1) Make sure the cd drive is the first device in the boot order in your bios
2) Boot to the XP CD
3) Choose the SECOND repair option (here are detailed instructions: http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/topic/138-how-to-repair-windows-xp/)
4) Done properly, all apps and preferences will remain intact
5) After you get back into the OS you'll need to go to Windows Update and download and install all updatesSuper. One last question (I hope) - how do I make the CD the boot disk? I was under the impression that putting in an upgrade disk and booting the system would take it to the CD first. Is this incorrect?Never mind. I downloaded your link and am reading it now. It tells me what to do. Hopefully, I'll let you know later how it went. Thanks so much for your patience with me.No joy. I did the repair exactly as noted in the article that you linked me to, and got the same result. Unless you can pull a rabbit out of a hat, this machine is destined for doorstophood.

Well, I may have a problem like this one, but I never posted it 'cause I only play that game when I'm really bored. NFSMW 2012 won't launch on XP, still on compatibility mode. What to do?? BTW it's the original one.
Thanks for all the explination you gave me in the second last comment. But I know that people are thinking or didn't saw the thread. I don't consider them rude because they're not answering fast. I consider them rude because they really are. They act like a kid that PLAYED GTA San Andreas and now want to become just like CJ. Of course, they don't swear, but they use their power of Admins or Moderators to make you to be affraid of them. The only thing that they don't know is that not all the people are idiots and are affraid of Admins. If the Admin is rude it means that's not the best site for you, if you pay with the same price. If the Admin doesn't talk to much on the site it means that
-he doesn't have the time to take care of the site=>the site is going to die soonly
Or
-he is a good guy
Under this site is a lot of spent time. This site has a good admin.One last thing.
Did you try safe mode? Mable you did.
How about this, Create a brand new user. Log off and come in as the new use. Wait a bit for Windows XP settle down. Then try to install the program that does not work right.
It just might work. I don't know why.

Nfs Mw 2012 is from EA, which say that it is not "compatible" with XP. I have Windows 7, but I want to do an experiment so I'm documenting myself and getting ready for everything that can happen. I tried to run the game in compayibility mode with XP and it said This program doesn't support Windows XP. How to trick it to run?
BTW, the experiment is about installing Windows XP x64 getting SP2 official and doing the registry value changing to SP3. Then, here comes the fun part, I might not find drivers that last for a long time on XP, so I must install 7 or 8's drivers. It will take time because I have to install my antivirus and muuuuuuuch more, but it will be worth it, I hope.Why the need to run it under XP should be the question here...The experiment is about XP. I want to see how good can it perform on new, recent and ultra-new games.Quote

NFSMW 2012 won't launch on XP, still on compatibility mode. What to do?? BTW it's the original one.

Nfs Mw 2012 is from EA, which say that it is not "compatible" with XP.

I have Windows 7, but I want to do an experiment so I'm documenting myself and getting ready for everything that can happen. I tried to run the game in compayibility mode with XP and it said This program doesn't support Windows XP. How to trick it to run?

BTW, the experiment is about installing Windows XP x64 getting SP2 official and doing the registry value changing to SP3.

Then, here comes the fun part, I might not find drivers that last for a long time on XP, so I must install 7 or 8's drivers. It will take time because I have to install my antivirus and muuuuuuuch more, but it will be worth it, I hope.

Somebody said that the XP drivers didn't work but the 8 drivers were fine.

And we shouldn't get off the subject which is how to force NFSMW 2012 launch on XP. I don't care the quality, I just want it to launch.

And you forgot the year when the original MW was sold !! It was 11th November 2005 not 2003.

Quote from: William56 on January 11, 2011, 12:58:12 PM

...This computer appears to have a non standard or invalid master boot record. I am not sure what all this means...

1. Dell does NOT make HDD's...
2. Also they do NOT ship new HDD's with a hidden recovery partition...
This would violate their terms of liscense agreements with MS.
3. The drive should be completely empty...

Computer_Commamdo. I have downloaded the program you suggested. I have not found anything that suggests a dell partition. Perhaps you can advise me further. Thanks.

The phone is wifi-capable, but the the wifi is not always available. Is there a FREE program, as ICQ used to be, that ALLOWS a 'standard' SMS SENT from the phone, to be received by a PC (running Win7) at the time when there is no wifi for the phone ?No need to double-post...

Topic Closed.

In my laptop 160GB memory space is there which is shown in Disk management, but in the My computer I am GETTING only 140GB in one drive. In disk management I can see the extra 20GB as an another partition. I am unable to format or access to that drive. Please help me to get into that drive. That is probably your hidden recovery partition....personally i would leave it alone.
But if you insist you NEED thaat space then TRAVEL to the manuf. site and follow the guide for creating the recovery CD's....
MAKE 2 sets and put one in SAFE storage.
You can then safely delete the partition and use Disk Management to allocate the space to your C: drive...Normally, the extra 20GB space is for backup. So you'd better leave it alone.Quote from: Smilence on January 14, 2011, 02:29:33 AM

Normally, the extra 20GB space is for backup. So you'd better leave it alone.

I would like to know how to fix XP from having the Internet Explorer open as soon as the computer is turner on after the splash screens.

Can't access the Start button, the desktop is not available. The senior's computer was changed by her son. This senior's son does not live close by.

I help seniors at the senior center and am not able to see her desktop computer. I help them with computer basics and with many programs and any questions they have about computers. I do research when I don't know something.

This was very hard to find on the Internet.

Thank you so much
CF11 KEY should remove the full screen view, then look in startup folder and remove the process that is launching the browser at startup.

If this doesnt fix issue then its likely that there is malware that is holding system hostage.

Do you have the installation media to reinstall the OS and software fresh clean install if needed?Hopefully, it's merely full screen. But another possibility is that the shell was switched to Internet Explorer. Normally, the Shell is "Windows Explorer" which is the program responsible for displaying the start menu. It was probably changed to avoid the system being made nonfunctional.

This does put us in a pickle, though- How can we fix it?

Well, one point is that, if Windows Explorer isn't running, running it will bring us the TASKBAR. From there, it's a bit easier to work with and try to fix the setting. But how do we do that?

There are a few ways. Control-Shift-Escape should allow for running TASK Manager, where you can use File->New Task to launch "C:\Windows\Explorer.exe".

If that isn't available (maybe it was restricted too) Another possibility is to download a file from somewhere, or use the "Save As" feature. This will show a Save As Dialog. You should be able to navigate to C:\Windows\ and RUN explorer.exe. You'll have to right-click it and choose "Run" or "Open" rather than "Select".

The Taskbar should appear.

Now, changing the shell is relatively straightforward. it is a registry setting. Now, one possible issue is if her son also restricted the administrator account. It should be possible to run regedit but it may prompt for a password, at which point we'll be stuck. If it doesn't and you can start registry editor, it will be necessary to ADJUST the following registry key by drilling down into the folders:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon

There should be a "Shell" Value in the right hand pane. It will be pointing at Internet Explorer Windows Explorer can be replaced by putting C:\Windows\Explorer.exe into this value.

Hi,

I have an OLD Acer celeron laptop Celeron 530 @ 1.73 GHz, 80 GB HDD and 1.5 GB RAM originally installed with Vista

I felt the vista OS is heavy load for this system as the system response time is very slow, I decided to install Win 7 and went with it
Post Win 7 installation, I do not see much improvement (may be I did not do CLEAN installation??), also my DVD drive stopped playing.

I now decided to go back to Win XP since my dvd driver is not working, I have made usb drive installation but unfortunately I am getting below error message (since my boot.ini is not correct???!!!) can you please let me know what should my boot.ini entry please

i have attached my disk info

here goes my boot.ini

[Boot Loader]
Timeout=30
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[Operating Systems]
C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT = "1st, text mode setup (Boot from flash again after finished)"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="2nd, GUI mode setup, continue setup + 1st start of Windows" /fastdetect
C:\ = "---> DEBUG, in CASE of HAL.DLL or NTOSKRNL.EXE not found errors <---"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Debug boot rDisk 1 partition 2" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Debug boot rDisk 1 partition 3" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(4)\WINDOWS="Debug boot rDisk 1 partition 4" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Debug boot rDisk 2 partition 1" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Debug boot rDisk 2 partition 2" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Debug boot rDisk 2 partition 3" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(4)\WINDOWS="Debug boot rDisk 2 partition 4" /fastdetect







[attachment deleted by admin to conserve space]You need to DLoad and install ALL drivers for that PC for XP...Chipset 1st...then re-boot...then all others.If you want to install XP clean, your boot.ini would get set to XP boot only. Are you setting up dual-boot choice for XP or Windows 7?Quote from: patio on December 05, 2015, 04:44:41 PM

You need to DLoad and install ALL drivers for that PC for XP...Chipset 1st...then re-boot...then all others.

If you want to install XP clean, your boot.ini would get set to XP boot only. Are you setting up dual-boot choice for XP or Windows 7?

If the computer originally came with Vista, you may not be able to get XP drivers for it. Have you checked the mfrs website to see if XP drivers are available for it?

One problem with newer computers trying to run XP is that the OS does not have any SATA controller drivers built-in so if the Acer uses a SATA drive you will need to find a XP driver for it and load it from a floppy disk. Either that or you will need to slipstream the SATA driver onto the XP install CD.

Thanks Strollin, I got the drivers link below, will this help?

http://www.laptop-software.com/acer-software/acer-aspire-5315-windows-xp-drivers/

Yes, it looks like they have the drivers you need. You will need to set the SATA controller type in the BIOS to IDE in order to install XP on that drive. Either that or, if you wish for it to use AHCI, you will need to add the SATA controller driver to the XP install disk using a process called slipstreaming. http://www.wikihow.com/Slipstream-Your-SATA-Drivers-Into-a-Windows-XP-Installation-CD-Using-nLite. The only other way to add the SATA driver is via a floppy disk in drive A: (XP is stupid that way). Unfortunately, that computer doesn't have a floppy disk drive.

It's easiest to use IDE mode but you will give up some performance.

Where is this XP from ? ?...and how did you build the USB stik >? ?

It won't harm anything...THANKS for Allan and Patio for answering my QUESTION. My problem SOLVED

Dear boss

I have access to TELNET few remote router( 172.16.1.1, 172.16.2.1 ..). I need to add a ROUTE to all router. How i make batch FILE EXECUTE it. Please help me with sample.

Thanking You
shahid

One of those "great deals"....I picked up a Dell computer that was retired from our LOCAL LIBRARY (I don't know the details of the computer because I cannot access it for any info). When I boot it up I get a log-in box titled "Novell Client for Windows" with User Name and Password fields. I cannot get around it to get to windows controls. I've tried the Control-F11, and tapping the F8 key with no luck. When I TAP the F8 key I get the screen to select Safe Mode or other options but the Start Windows Normally is highlighted and the mouse and UP DOWN arrows do not function so I cannot elect Safe Mode.

Of course I have no boot DISKS....is there any way to get Novell off the computer and get to Windows?

Hello.. I RECENTLY had a TERRIBLE virus on my laptop which wiped out a lot of the system so I decided to re-install windows. This was succesful however on ACCESSING windows I couldn't access the internet, watch DVDs or do any of the things I was expecting to be able to do..

Anybody know what I did wrong?

Thanks, Faith

Click start then run and type devmgmt.msc and press enter. This will open device manager. Tell us which devices have a YELLOW question MARK next to them. Then tell us the brand and model of your computer.Use the Driver CD that shipped with the PC and re-install the drivers...