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I am in serious NEED of an answer! I am unable to change my computer's color from a 16 bit to a HIGHER one. I can't figure it out. Could someone PLEASE help me! My computer looks so ancient with this color, and I can't read some of the TEXT because the contrast is too HIGH! Please help!It sounds like you have a video driver problem, you can check this yourself in your Device Manager.Agreed. DLoad and re-install your video DRIVERS...

patio.

Hey.
Goodmorning all.
Listen up men.
There is a PC (1Gz Ram , P4 3.0Gz , MSI MO/BO brand new).The problem is when i shut down the computer the little bugger takes up to 5 minutes to dropdead(shutdown)
Any ideas?Update you OS.Vell.........ve must first execute plan "A" unt if dat dunt vork execute plan"B"
Even a jarhead can do dat .........

Gutten tag

BS KlinkTry checking your startup folder for UNNECESSARY apps.
Run virus/spyware checks.
Get all Microsoft updates.Does your BIOS have an option for quick shutdown?A German soldier and marine were using the heads.The german soldier went to wash his hands, the marine just passed by.The german said "in the german army they learn US to wash our hand first" and then the marine REPLIED" in the marines they learn us , not to pee on our own hands"
SEMPER FI COL.KLINK

HEHE not a good one mac!its a brand new machinery mac.When it is restarting its all ok it takes about 1 (less) to to the job.when it shut down its killing me.
Anyway i see what i can do.

Hey Fed i forgot you.Be more specific fot the OS if you please .fot, what's fot?
OS=Operating System.
Windows update, give it the full 9 yards marine80........ How many running processes do you have? ....perhaps one is hanging up and slowing down the shutdown .
Which operating system are you using ?

dl65 Quote

marine80........ How many running processes do you have? ....perhaps one is hanging up and slowing down the shutdown .

My desktop is LOCKED up!! when starting the widows Millenium flashes and then a message shows up in DOS that reads: The following file is missing or corrupted C:\windows\system\vmm32.vxd

An assist would be appreciatedhttp://www.easydesksoftware.com/news/news10.htm

After reading that a fresh install looks good.
Ever thought of updating, W2k runs nice if your computer can hack it.i have the disc but when I try to load it GOES all the way throught he process and at the END tells me that the program already exists and my only choice is to click OKTry this. Boot into safe MODE. Start/run/scanregw /fix. After the reboot, start/run/scanregw /opt. Reboot once more.Quote

i have the disc but when I try to load it goes all the way throught he process and at the end tells me that the program already exists and my only choice is to click OK

HELP!!!

Yes, of course I deleted the wrong things!! I really thought I was careful on my laptop. So, I cleaned some things up and obviously screwed up.

Error message:

While initializing device IOS:
Error: An I/O SUBSYSTEM driver failed to load. Either a file in the .\iosubsys sbdirectory is corrupt, or the system is low on memory.

Somewhere in my trying to solve this, I got something about himem something.

I have the windows 98 disc, if that helps. If I have to, I realize I MAY have to start over.

But, please help if possible!!

Thanks,

SueCan you boot to safe mode?THank you. No, everytime I choose that option, that's when it goes through Windows start up and then to the black screen with the error message above.I believe you will need to re-install your MBoard drivers on that laptop...did you recieve a CD with it when you purchased it ? ?
If not you will have to travel to the manuf' site.

patio. Another thought...there is a non-destructive way to re-install Win98 without losing all your files and settings. All it takes is some basic DOS commands so post back if this is the way you decide to go...
Does that laptop have a floppy drive?

patio. THanks! No, the laptop was a used one. But, yes, if I can put win 98 back on, that sounds great! I can handle dos commands, but I've been trying some things and am not sure if I'm right. I can't SEEM to do cd to my floppy or cd drive. And the command prompt for "C" looks like this: C:\>. Is that right?

So, floppy and CD. But only have the CD for win 98.

Please let me know what's next when you have time. I don't really care about any other programs on the laptop, but 2 LARGE files in Word that I've been working on for work, and would LOVE to get them back.

Oh, thanks so much!You can also boot from a Linux Live CD and then copy the files to a floppy for safety. It writes nothing to your hard drive and then later you can reinstall Windows (if you must). Save the data first!

http://iso.linuxquestions.org/distro.php?distro=58Try doing a "dirty" install. Boot from the windows CD and start the installation process. Be sure to have the product key handy. Windows should install over top of itsself without deleteing data. Pay attention to the install directory and be sure to use the original directory. (c:\windows and not c:\windows001 or similar).I can't seem to boot from the cd. I guess I don't know what to do!

Thanks, SueThe CD if it's an original should be bootable, can you change your boot priority in the BIOS ? ?
If not HEAD over to bootdisk.com and DLoad a win98SE custom boot disk.
This file needs to be extracted to a clean floppy first.
Then boot up with the floppy in and choose "Start machine with CDRom support"
You're drive letters will all bump up by one letter except for C:
in other words if you're CDRom is currently D: it will become E:...this is because the bootdisk installs a temporary RAM drive for the diagnostic tools.
At the A: prompt type C: and hit enter.
Rename win.com to win.old and hit enter.
Now from the C: prompt type E: and hit enter this will log your CDRom drive.
At the E: prompt type setup and hit enter and the setup process should begin.

IMPORTANT: at some point early on Windows setup will ask you where you want to install to and the default listing will be Windows 000 or something of that nature...this happens because it has already detected a previous install.
Don't select the default or you will wind up with 2 ver. of Win98, instead type in C:\Windows and it will re-install into your current Windows directory without overwriting all your info.

You may need to re-install some of the laptop drivers such as video etc.

Now retrieve and back up the Word files you needed and you should be good to go...

Hope this helps,
patio. Thank you so much. I did end up paying someone to come out. I'm not sure if he used your info here that I gave him, but he did restore it all.

YIPPEE!

THanks again for being there for us newbies/screw-ups. And, $80 later it won't happen again!

Sue

Windows XP recently prompted me to activate it even though I've been USING it for 2 years now. When I TRIED to reactivate it using the old code windows told me the code was not valid. Now it says windows will no longer run after 2 more weeks. What should I do?



































Do you have the original winxp cd and is it legal? Why or how were you prompted to activate? Have you added new hardware and what do you mean by old code?










G1:

Call the PHONE NUMBER that appears in the Windows Activation display. When you reach the Microsoft support technician, explain the problem. She will ask you for the product key (it will on the sticker affixed to the case of your computer, or with the booklet that came with your Microsoft Windows XP CD).

The tech will give you a code to enter to unlock your operating SYSTEM.

Best regards,
Doc

Sometimes when I use my computer, a strange KIND of whirring sound STARTS to happen. It will go away if I move my computer but IM not really sure why its happening or what it is. I've noticed a performance loss since this has happened. Anyone know what it is and how i can fix it?I would suggest opening the cover and trying to ISOLATE where the sound is coming from.

Someone in the past reported a similar problem, but I think he said his computer "glowed" also.

I've had a warning on startup for some time now and have decided to try to do SOMETHING about it.

I deleted a program long ago. Now when I start my computer up, I get a registry warning telling me it can find this .exe file. Then when I close that window it warns me that I should remove it from the registry.

I have done a search on my computer for this file. I have typed in registry and searched as well as the original program name. I really don't know where to look for this.

Can anyone tell me where this reference to this old program would be located & what would be safe to delete. (In plain english please. I am not a computer genious :-/)

Thank youIt would be helpful to post the specific warning word for word as well.Hijackthis would be a quick WAY to find it.Here is a copy of the original warnings as requested:

First Window (To pop up):

Name: C:\EASYPH~1\REGISTER\remind.exe

Windows cannot find 'C:\EASYPH~1\REGISTER\remind.exe'. Make SURE you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start BUTTON, and then click search.

OK
____________________________
Second Window (To pop up):

Name: DESKTOP

Could not load or run 'C:\EASYPH~1\REGISTER\remind.exe' specified in the registry. Make sure the file exists on your computer or remove the reference to it in the registry.

OK
_____________________________
This was an old PHOTOGRAPHY program in case that makes any difference. These warnings pop up just after the Windows XP page shows up and before anything else can load.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.Quote

Can anyone tell me where this reference to this old program would be located & what would be safe to delete.

I use a linksys wireless card to connect to the internet, and whenever I restart my computer I can never GET on the web unless I right click on Wirless Connection 2 (linksys) and hit repair. Then it repairs and renews my IP address. My problem is that often times as I am on the web that an error message shows up saying "There is a conflict with another IP address on the network" or something similar to that.

Now I tried to open up a propmt using
nbtstat -A
but when I do this the command prompt quickly flashes and will not display for me.

Can anyone HELP me please fix this IP address problem, I'm tired of getting logged of the internet.
Thanks!How many other pc's do you have on your network?
Are they all set to obtain ip and dns server addresses automatically?

Do your pc's and router have DHCP enabled?

Try using XP's in built network troubleshooter.
Start> Help & Support> Fixing a Problem> Networking Problems> Diagnose Network Configuration and run automated networking TESTS> Scan your system.

See what results you get.We have 3 computers connected to a router, all through wireless connections. The other computers do not have this problem, just mine. I believe everything is set up to obtain addresses automatically. As for DHCP enabled, I'm not familiar with this term and don't know where to check.
The scan reported a GTW modem and network adapters failed.

In the last hour alone I probably had a dozen warnings come up of this IP address problem and three of these times I was logged off the web.What operating system?

This problem sounds to me as though your computer has a static IP and the router gave the same IP out to one of the other computers on your network.

A quick check to see if there is actually another IP on the network the same as yours is to click the start button, select run and type in CMD(in XP and Win2k). Then type this into the command prompt:

ipconfig /all

This command will show you whether or not DHCP is enabled or not on your computer. Also if your IP comes up as all zeroes then there is a duplicate IP on the network.I have XP.

Ok, I did this and here's some info it told me:

IP routing enabled-NO
WINS proxy enabled-NO
DHcp enabled-YES
The default Gateway and DHCP server are the same address, while my IP address is something different. None of them are all 0's.

Lease obtained today and expires tomorrow.Your DHCP is running fine. The default gateway and the DHCP are the same because they are the same thing, the router. The router is your default gateway and it is also responsible for IP addressing.

Do you have a known good spare network adapter? Try swapping that for the one in your computer now, see if that makes a difference. Your NIC may be failing.No I don't have a spare network adapter. How much would one run and how do I go about setting this all up?They're not that expensive. Perhaps you could borrow one from one of the other computers, temporarily?

Either way they are simple to swap out. Do you have experience changing adapter cards in your PC?

Remeber to ground yourself.I REALLY have no skills what so ever when it comes to computers. All I want is for this dang error message to stop popping up and logging me off.Who is your ISP. SOme have a max numbers of PC's that connect via DHCP. Cox is 3 for instance. When a fourth comes on at my house the same error messages fluorish.

somehow we LOST the capability to install NEW hardware. how do you get this back? :-/This is too vague - what computer, what version of Windows, what are you trying to do and any specifics are helpful.sorry was HALF asleep when I wrote this earlier. anyway this is a hp PAVILION a365c with windows xp home version. what I'm trying to do is reload my scanner software to put it back on my system. also I have a flash usb that when I plug it in now won't reconize new hardware installed/get a message not formatted?Remove the hardware from the device manager and follow the instructions of the manual that came with the USB device.I uninstalled everything for the scanner, with the USB unplugged. Then i went back and downloaded the DRIVER and applications from the canon website. The problem is when i reconnet the USB cord the computer doesn't have that pop up that says "Found New Hardware Wizard".

this is where I am trying to get to.

http://alpha03u.c-wss.com/inc/ApplServlet?RQF=MAIN&RQS=WWUCA103&LA=1135630435675&SV=WWUCA104&TRF=MAINTry re-booting with the scanner plugged in or go to
'Add New Hardware' in the Control Panel.

My SPECS:
AMD 64 3000
1 gig ram
80gig barracuda
Sapphire x800gt 256 mb
MSI k8t800 MOBO
Windows xp pro Sp1

Whenever i install programs (mostly games) with NUMEROUS disks it will always get an error on the LAST disk saying some sort of internal error (HALF life 2)

Now i always have to manually install games to my comp which takes triple the time of normally INSTALLING it. Why do i always have to do this?

Hello! My name is Kisha and I need some serious help with my home PC. I have windows ME and when I try to start the computer it boots up like normal then it goes to the white screen with the windows ME logo like normal and stays there. It doesn't MOVE after that. I had this problem before and it was fixed but I don't remember what I did to fix it. If anyone can help me please email me at

[emailprotected]

Thank you,

Kisha This is Kisha again, the message that is appearing on my screen is:

"Windows could not upgrade the file %1 from %1: %2"

I have even tried to start it in safe MODE but it goes back to the windows could not upgrade the file.

PLEASE HELP ME I'M DESPERATE!

ThanksKisha here is what i would try first...if you have access to another machine which i'm sure you do since you're posting TRAVEL to bootdisk.com and DLoad a WinME bootdisk.
This will need to be unzipped to a clean floppy.
Next on the CORRUPT machine insert the floppy and power up...choose "boot the machine with CDRom support and hit Enter...
At the A: prompt type sys C: and hit Enter, this happens fast.
Next remove the floppy and re-boot and it should startup normally.
If not post back as there is a way to repair WinME without losing all your settings and data.

patio.

p.s. It's probably not a good idea to post your e-mail addy in a forum unless you want 100's of e-mails selling *censored* and fake Rolex's each day...Have you or somebody modified the boot init file?

Boot pc to safemode now chose from the onscreen list........start pc from the command prompt......A:\ now type after it scanreg/fix.....and reboot pc...Quote

Have you or somebody modified the boot init file?

Boot pc to safemode<hold down the f8 key on boot-up> now chose from the onscreen list........start pc from the command prompt......A:\ now type after it scanreg/fix.....and reboot pc...

I think I have PERMANENTLY deleted an entire folder and all of the contents (EMAILS) from my Outlook Express.
Is there any HOPE for retrieving it, in any form?
Please help if possible.
Thank you.Is it still in your RECYCLING bin? Or did you empty that? You can restore it if it's still sitting in the recycling bin.no, it's not in my recycling bin (the one on my desktop).

Hi
I have a problem, when i install Norton 2003, when i shut down my computer, i get a message and a screen that says program is ending and shuting down. I have uninstalled Norton and DONT get the message when i Restart, but as soon as i install it again i get the message. This is a new computer just built today, it has xp home and all the latest stuff PCIE ect. Do you think i need the latest Norton virus or is there somthing i can do about this.Norton SEEMS to be the problem then, so uninstall and avoid the current crop of Norton products. AVG is as good and is....free! (Plus it doesn't eat up your system resources.)If he just purchasd it, I doubt he's gonna wanna get rid of it just like that.

Before you shutdown, close down Norton and that should fix the problem (if I think I know what you're talking about). There's probably a proper fix somewhere, someone who uses it might be able to assist you.

with regardsQuote

Norton SEEMS to be the problem then, so uninstall and avoid the current crop of Norton products. AVG is as good and is....free! (Plus it doesn't eat up your system resources.)

Do you think i need the latest Norton virus or is there somthing i can do about this.

I haven't used Norton in years, as it is too much trouble IMO....

If he just purchasd it, I doubt he's gonna wanna get rid of it just like that.

i have been using the pre-installed windows xp version of intervideo windvd creator to burn dvd's from .avi FILES that i download online. all of the sudden i can't do this anymore, even with files i have previously had no problems with. i have tried every possible thing i can to correct this, with no results. SUPPORT hasn't been able to help EITHER. i would just like to know if there is any free SOFTWARE out there i can use in place of intervideo windvd creator to burn my downloaded .avi files to a dvd that i can watch on my home dvd player ? im not very dvd friendly, so don't go to far over my head. thank YOUWHAT version of media player are you using by the way? What version Windows?

for some reason my computer TURNS itself off.
and is very anoying when i send a report it COMES back SAYING driver error.
how do i find the bad driver= MANY thanksGo into CONTROL Panel/System/Device Manager and see if there any exclamation marks besides any of the installed drivers.

Posting your computer make/model is helpful as is the version of Windows you are running.

Hi all again,
I have a 80gb DRIVE which is partitioned into two 40gb drives C & D, what I would like to know is can I REMOVE the partition from my (80gb) drive to make it a 80gb MASTER and if so will there be any problems !!
thanks
NedHi Mac,
This one below sounds good, but could you give me a idot's giude on how to do it please as I am not up to speed on all this.
also can I leave all my programs etc where they are without reinstalling them !!
Thanks
Ned

delete the D: drive, delete the Extended partition (outlined in green) delete the C: drive and make a new C: drive using the full 80 GB.

Since you are obviouslyh new to this, the thing to remember is that by using any of these tools there is a chance of losing all of your data. If you want to proceed just be sure and back up anything you may want first.

I am curious why you would want to do these partition manipulations. What is the goal of having one big partition?The thing is I have a large number of photographs stored on my “D” drive which is the other partitioned half of “C” drive, Now if xp or any of the programs has a fault that means I have to reboot the drive I loose all my photos etc, But if I put them on a new hard drive they will be safe, but there will be 40 GB wasted!!
Or is there a better way!!!!
Thanks for all your help
Ned
If they are that important they need to be backed up on CD anyway. All hard drives die eventually, and if yours goes, so do the photos.

The 40 gig on the D drive is perfectly usable as is. Again, I don't understand the need to remove it and make one big partition. 80 gig is 80 gig usable space, no matter how it is partitioned.Hello ned1,
As I understand: 40 Gb for OS is too much for you, in case of failure you'll loose everything from this partition.
But I've found the solution:
I had 40&40Gb HDD,
I used Acronis Disk Director and resize the partitions,
so now I have 1 partition only for OS,apps - 20 GB, and the REST 60GB for storage (I keep there photo, VIDEO and other needed data). By the way duging resizing the partitions I didn't loose any data!
As for backup, it's better to create and image from OS partition, it'll give you possiability to restore your OS partition from image without damage other partition.

sir,

I am using WINDOW 98

I had backed up my document's file in D drive ,before formating C drive.

But after formating C drive i can not ABLE to open content of my document which contain MIX files - word,xcel,front page &AMP; internet file.

type of file is qic .

can u help me ?

THANKS.Quote

I am using Windows '98

I had backed up my document's file in D drive ,before formatting C drive.

But after formatting C drive I am not able to open content of my document which contains mixed files - word, xcel, front page & internet file.

Type of file is .qic

Can you help me?

THANKS.

hi guys, just wondering if someone can help me with this. im running windows xp pro. I LEAVE my computer running sometimes with downloads and STUFF, but the problem is instead of sticking with a screensaver, after awhile it GOES to the user login screen (where it displays your username and ICON). Is there anyway to stop this? its annnoying because it closes some of my downloads down. Cheers in advance

AddDuplicate.

Friend's COMPUTER didn't boot. Normal startup and Last Known GC showed only black screen without a dot for minutes and nothing...
I have REINSTALLED Win Xp Sp2 on that computer. After formatting NTFS Partition C and installing XP there are question marks next to
Other Devices(?!)
--Multimedia Audio Contreller(?!)
-----PCI Modem(?!)
---------Video COntroler (VGA)(?!)
and of course there's no sound, but video exists.

SHouldn't XP recognize them automatically? What are the possible reasons?You need drivers for the sound, modem and video adapter. By default Windows with use a 1 meg PCI EQUIVALENT with a whopping 16 colors. No, Windows will not know what they are on a new install, unless the drivers were widely available before Windows was released (4-5 years ago). Since this is not the case, you will need to identify the components and go find the drivers. (Everest Home Edition at majorgeeks.com)

Do you know the computer or motherboard make/model? the video card?Thanks GX,
I knew it was driver just wondered reason. because never happened with me before with XP.

I used everest and know components and found drivers on net. Thought I COULD try sth else from installing driver. I 'll do what you say... You're welcome. Have a merry Christmas!Windows XP doesn't carry drivers for every device that's in existance. You wouldn't want to EITHER, because Windows drivers are horrible.Quote

Do you know the computer or motherboard make/model? the video card?

Windows XP doesn't carry drivers for every device that's in existance. You wouldn't want to either, because Windows drivers are horrible.

XP pro freezes in one to three minutes after I reboot with no applications running.
Num Lock light will go off and on with toggle. Hard drive light is ACTIVE for a couple of minutes but then goes to a steady blink-the cursor will not activate anything and eventually I get an hourglass that NEVER goes away until I reboot.
Does not freeze in Safe Mode
I have defragged and run memtest--OK
Was able to nurse it through Norton update and a CURRENT SCAN--found no viruses.
Once I GOT the virus scan going it did a complete scan-5-10 minutes and did not freeze??

BOXX computer with Dual XEON 3.06 with 4 GB ram (ram from BOXX) Nvidia Quadro FX 1000 128MB graphics card with 2 73GB 10000 rpm scsi drives XP Pro.

The unit is under warranty, and the manufacturer is sending me 2 new drives (one with new OS installed). However, I somehow do not believe the drives are the problem and I may lose all of my programs and data for nothing.
Suggestions greatly appreciated.
Roger
I would think it would of been a virus.

Your computer should be very fast with those specs.

Try another virus scan like the trend micro house call.
Norton is no good it never finds anything that's why i got rid of it a year ago.

R0SS

I bought my pc second HAND a while AGO..... and when i've tried to use a pen drive in the past, a message has come up telling me SOMETHING along the lines of having to insert the OS cd.. which I dont have :-/
The pc is running WINDOWS ME and has the slots in the back.

Thing is i got an ipod for christmas.... so is there ANYWAY I can get the usb port to work without the cd?

Thanks Try this: http://www.usb-drivers.com/companies/667.htm

i accidentally DISABLED my monitor and now i dont know how to enable it. It does not have another way to connect another monitor. Unplugged it? Disabled in Windows? You see nothing on screen?

BOOT into safe mode (F8 repeatedly a startup) and see if you can rectify the situation or do a system restore to before this faux pas.All MENTION of 'System Restore' in the forums should come with a disclaimer advising of the possible removal of Windows updates including Service Packs and user installed DRIVER updates.
IMO in the wrong hands 'System Restore' can be devastating.Good plan!

everytime my comp. starts up i get an ERROR message it say:
mimboot.exe entry point not found
the procedure entry point [emailprotected]@[emailprotected][emailprotected][emailprotected]@[emailprotected]@[emailprotected]@[emailprotected]@[emailprotected]z
could not be located in dynamic LINK libray coredll.dll.
roughly thats it. thnxIt is always helpful to know specifics about the computer, operating system and spyware/adware/virus solutions in place and being used, as well as when this problem started and any other changes made at that time. Frequesntly problems are CAUSED by unsafe computing practices.

You need to start by checking for scumware by using AdAware, Spybot and CCleaner (all are free, just google for them) Then GO to trendmicro.com and use the free online virus scanner. When you are sure your system is clean, report back what you have found.im sorry im new to all this. :-/ i am using mcafee virus protection. i think it also has spywar protection. i have a COMPAC presario. the problem started about a week ago, i havent done anything different than usual. sorry about the non specifics.running window xp also using cosmi spyware killer. thanks i will try all of the things listed.i used the applications listed, but using the adware program, it lists all the adware and spyware listed, but doesnt deleted them without buying the program. any other suggestions? thxthank youAdAware and Spybot are free and they remove items they find. I am not sure what you downloaded, but it was not these if it wants you to pay!do u have the address of these? i got spybot, but couldnt find the adaware without paying.http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html

Delete whatever that other similar sounding program was!!!!i already did, as soon as i found out i had to pay. thanx for the address

I KEEP gettin this ERROR when i open up psp VIDEO 9 or IPOD video converter how do i fix it.



P.s yes iv clicked cancel nothing happensHow do i check?

ok, mac, i got everest on...

how EXACTLY do i found out the temperature caus all i can SEE is computer jargan and i DUNNO who the LETTERS stand for or anything...

can i have exact directions plz

[glb]FireChaser[/glb]Open Everest->Computer->Sensor.thx FED, what temperatures should my computer be at?hey...

what should my temperatures me like???Not 87 degrees!

how can i MAKE any .exe file RUN AUTOMATICALLY at startup.Put it into Startup FOLDER.

OK, so I just built a new system for the first time, and I know this has been discussed before, and I have read those posts, but I'm still at a frustrated state. Any help would be the ballz on this ONE.
When I turn my computer on it goes through all the BIOS processes (extremely quickly, however) and then for a brief second flashes the Windows XP loading screen with some sort of text up top on a blue background. The whole screen shot is only up there for a c-hair of a second, so it's near impossible to make out more than a couple words. The best I've been able to make out are "If this problem..." in a second paragraph. (I know I've seen this blue background of text before but can't remember what for). Then a BASIC DOS type page comes up as if the computer wasn't shut down correctly. "The power switch has been tripped or the power was cut off somehow blah, blah, blah......" This page gives me the options to boot in Safe Mode, Last Known Good Settings, or just START Normally. None of these yield any results other than the XP startup page flashes again with some gibberish and the computer reboots itself. It would go on for hours if I let it.
It's a new case and power supply - though a cheap power supply of 430W - it came with the cheap case.
A new Jetway ATX socket 478 motherboard.
A refurbished Pentium 4 2.4GHz processor (though through false advertisement I have learned that the board is only made for 1.5-2.2 GHz) and I know that the heat levels remain low with all the fans I have. I've checked the PC Health in the BIOS setup and it remains at 100-102 F
I've got 512MB DDR and have tried switching to 128MB SD and 256 SD seperately and have had the same results. So the dead RAM theory is probably out the window.
The HD is almost empty except for the XP operating system, and I have switched that out as well for a like size model with the same operating system. The same result still comes about. So, the corrupt operating system theory is probably out the window.
64MB graphics card and a small soundcard are the only other things in the computer.
The only brand new thing is the motherboard, so maybe some BIOS setting is off or something? I thought I reviewed then fairly carefully the first time through......

It's almost as if as soon as the system is required to initiate the operating system it draws on too much of something (power?) and the computer shuts off to preserve itself from damage.
I have booted it up with the same results after disconnecting all the smaller energy draining items like fans, etc.
Just a crap PSU? That would be too simple, though I wouldn't complain...........

Any help is much appreciated.

Jdemon13......Has this pc ever functioned properly .....
it sounds like it must have or you wouldnt have been able to load XP ......( or did you use the HD from another pc) . Let clear this up and then we can proceed .

dl65 Thanks man.
Both HD's are from earlier pc's and I know they are both solid units. 20-30GB each , both with XP and both with very little else but the operating system on them. I have another built pc that they both work fine in.
The motherboard, case, and PSU are new in the mail.
The HD's, CPU and RAM are all from other comps.
demon13.... Is there any reason that you didnt install XP fresh on a blank formatted hard drive ..... If you are 100 % certain you have the MOBO setup properly ........I would be wiping one of the Hard drives you have and then install XP .....because unless the mobo your using now and the mobo on the old pc are the same you will have issues .......You have to remember that XP knew what the configuration on the old pc was and its looking for that on the new one and its differant ...hence the errors .

dl65 Well........no, they're not the same motherboard models. That would make some sense, but now we're getting into some territory that has me a little reluctant. How load a fresh XP system (which I have on hand, but I think it's just the upgrade) onto a HD when the system won't boot. I've upgraded them, but obviously starting from scratch will be a different story.
I know we are getting off topic now, so I won't get any further into asking you to walk me through the rest of the beta I don't have solid experience with.
This makes clear sense to you then? Neither HD came from the motherboard type I am installing them on.
Won't certain manually CHOSEN BIOS configurations allow for the HD to do it's thing? or does the HD conform itself to the board during an installation of the operating system?I think I may have found some good info......
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html#1
if this is no good please advise....
Thanks.
Jdemon13......The easiest way to install XP is to have a clean hard drive ........Then go into the bios ( Tap F8 repeated at start up ) ...........change the boot sequence to cdrom first ...save changes and exit .........now put the Xp cd in the cd drive and reboot ....XP is bootable and will begin to load ...and that should do it for you .

dl65 My first born's name is gonna be Dee-elle-sixtyfive.demon13..... LOL ......hopefully everthing will work fine for you now.

dl65 Rule #1 is never just put a hard drive with a Windows operating system into a new motherboard setup and expect it to work properly. You can get by with that with Linux, but not Windows.

i have a file i want to delete but every time i try to delete it, i get an MESSAGE that says another program/person is using it. i tried rebooting the COMPUTER but i still couldn't delete it.
does anyone know what to do?Boot to safe mode (TAP F8 before the Windows LOGO), and delete it from there. What kind of file is it?i just tried safemode and it didn't work
the file is a program my FRIEND made with qbasicmaruk...... try this nice little utility.... it will do the job ........
Delete Doctor V 1.1
http://www.theabsolute.net/sware/#deletedr


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I am using MS XP Professional and have Outlook 2002. Whenever I access my e-mail, I keep getting a pop-up window asking me for my network password. When I type in the password, it just pops up again and ASKED the same question over and over again about EVERY second. For some reason it is not remembering my password. Can someone help me?One famous reason for that.

You are typing password wrongly. Check all the conditions IE CAPS LOCK etc.

Were you able to log in before? When did it start to deny?

Are you in network? That may be your mail server's and also your outlook's password either.

Try to type both of them.

I can't get my desktop to run scan disk or DEFRAG. It tries but then stops after 10 times TELLING me to quit any programs that are running. I've stopped all running programs YET still can't figure out what may be running. Can someone help me? thanksGot a screen saver or an ANTIVIRUS running? That will stop it.Bestwill be todo scan and defrag in safe mode Have you run an online scan to see if you have a virus or Trojan running? Click the Link below.

Are you using '98 or ME?

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no doubt they`ll SAY NOTHING is wrong with it!!

my modem went off other day so when i went to DEVICE manager to check it i found nothing at all in the dev manager! just a blank SCREEN tried system restore and wont restore to any point either. any clues?Search for Device Manager in this FORUM . There are a LOT of issues on it. This has been discussed here before MANY times.

Good luck.

have been using USB hard drive (250g) and ipod(1g)for year now with windows xp
but since yesterday every time i connect to my computer my computer just frezze. so i connect to my OLD computer and it work fine no freeze
so i know that the problem is not with my USB hard drive and ipod.
i also check for viruse as well but i found none and same for spy

but the FUNNY thing is when i connet 125mb hard drive it works fine
anyone know how to fix this?What operating system was on the old computer?my new computer run window xp home
my old computer run window xp promerlinSome delay in relpying......one hour and twenty-two mins.....? was the question that hard...?i think it is hard lolor drive is that you flame?........whats the make of the drive......shall we play on this subject like kids do.....

Thats an old system xp home/pro......five/six years old....You can try to reinstall the drivers for your USB drives or troubleshoot. Do this by going into your Device Manager (Start>Settings>Control Panel>System...under the Hardware Tab, choose Device Manager and select Troubleshoot). You can also uninstall the drivers under the Drivers Tab.

Reboot your PC without the drives connected. After boot, plug in one drive and let the system detect it and reinstall the drivers. When finished, plug in the other USB drive and follow the same procedures.

Dell
If this doesn't work, tell us what happened and where it failed. It would also help to know your PC and other hardware models, and any recent hardware/software changes to your system.i already tried that and i even format my hard drive and install window xp home again
and even that didn't fix it but i will try AGAINI tried it but didn't fix itPut it on the machine that recognises it and thru Disk Management assign it adrive letter that is not in use on the machine that doesn't see it...Quote

Put it on the machine that recognises it and thru Disk Management assign it adrive letter that is not in use on the machine that doesn't see it...

Hopefully this is the right forum for this question.

I created a WINDOWS media audio/visual file in photoshtory 3. It plays on my windows media player 10. I was planning on BURNING this to disc and sending it to friends and family. That's my wife's idea for a non-traditional x-mas card this year.

My assumption is that any version of windows media player should be able to PLAY this file.

My concern is just people that get the disc and are not able to play it and never SEE it.

Any thoughts or feedback are appreciated.

Thanks,
Keith

what temperature should my chips be at to be SAFE?
and how many rpm should my fan be doing?

[glb]FireChaser[/glb]FireChaser........Well , you havent given us any info re your "chip" ......are you REFERING to the CPU or the other chips ?
The best way to determine the design perameters for the CPU (if thats what you want ) WOULD be to go to the manufactures site and check the specifications. I would think that if your cpu temp is somewhere between say 35 C and 75 C it's fine ....some chips run even hotter .
As far as the fan rpm is concerned.......which fan are you refering to ......the CPU cooling fan , the PSU cooling fan , the case fans or possibly the cooling fan on the vid card ( if it has one )

let us know

dl65 Click the link below, install Everest and then look up the Processor temperature.i got everest, i just need to know what temps my chips should be at...

my mother board is at 86 C (187 F)

My CPU keeps changing rapidly so i can't tell (sensor problem)

My AUX is at 54 C (129 F)

and my IBM-DTLA-307045 (whatever that is) is at 71 C (160 F)

can u tell me if they are ok temps - u cud maybe compare them to yours....

any help will be appretiated

[glb]FireChaser[/glb]
Is this the abused motherboard running at 86 degrees? OUCH! it is, is that too hot???

how can i cool it down?You have overclocked and abused it no end per your other thread. I am amazed it works at all. (And at those temps, it won't for long! )Let us know when it goes on fire!

Date 2005-12-03
Time 09:01


[ Sensor ]---------------------------

Sensor Properties:
Sensor Type VIA 686 Internal (ISA 6000h)

Temperatures:
Motherboard 31 °C (88 °F)
CPU 29 °C (84 °F)
Aux 23 °C (73 °F)
Maxtor 6Y080P0 27 °C (81 °F)

Cooling Fans:
CPU 4470 RPM

Voltage Values:
CPU CORE 1.67 V
+2.5 V 2.42 V
+3.3 V 3.23 V
+5 V 4.88 V
+12 V 11.22 VFireChaser...... I'd be installing a smoke alarm over that box .......... Here's the temp on one of my machines

Field Value
Sensor Properties
Sensor Type VIA 686 Internal (ISA 6000h)

Temperatures
Motherboard 38 °C (100 °F)
CPU 33 °C (91 °F)
Aux 23 °C (73 °F)
Seagate ST340810A 33 °C (91 °F)

Cooling Fans
CPU 5037 RPM

Voltage Values
CPU Core 1.72 V
+2.5 V 2.54 V
+3.3 V 3.31 V
+5 V 4.95 V
+12 V 12.17 V


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Is this with the hair DRYER on or off ? ?

patio. =.= looks like i'm gonna have to get some new fans installed...

thx guys
[glb]
FireChaser[/glb]What you spend on fans could have been put towards a motherboard that will not spontaneously combust. POOF!!!!

IF INTERNET EXPLORER OPENS A CERTAIN APPLICATION BY DEFAULT,

I CAN CHANGE IT THROUGH EXPLORER>FOLDER OPTION> FILE TYPES

WHERE I CAN SEE INTERNET EXPLORER IS NAMED AS IExplore.

How i should know that name of internet explorer? I can not see it by looking at properties of I.E.

IF i am to change that default opener to MS word

what name to give to MS word, like IExplore??When you get to the "Opens with" WINDOW Word should be one of the CHOICES listed in the drop down menu...if it is not listed choose "Other" which will open an Explorer type window and from there you need to find the Word executable, probably under MSOffice/Word.

patio. 1) Ok, here is another question to ask:

I have let known that while pressing right mouse button on a file or folder,

if i press "shift" key i will get a "open with " menu in the context menu.

But that do not happen ALWAYS, because, by doing that, sometimes i get
the same context menu as that you get when you right click on the desktop.

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2) How do i know that IExplore is the name of Internet Explorer?
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Because that's the name Bill Gates gave it...
as to the keyboard shortcuts to launch open with why not just do it the normal way until you get things sorted...

patio.

What are the splash screens displayed at the beginning of my computer startup and how do I view them at a readable pace?If your computer is STARTING up that fast you'll probably need to press the Pause Break key to READ them at all.You can disable splash screens at start-up if you wish:

Most of them are MADE for eye candy......to give the user something to look at,while in the booting background PROCESS the system loads.....

Hi,

I am using a Windows2000 machine. For some reasones it just STOPS recording SOUND from my mic. It was wroking fine before. Can ANYONE help?

RICHARD

Hi all,
Ran PC Pitstop and to my surprise my drive showed full, the report had
“Junk files 12659 MB (44%)” , I have tried to remove them (empty the recycle bin ETC) The drive is a 80gb which is partitioned into two one with xp and my programs on and the other half with all my photos on.
If this is right can I remove the partition (if so how) to make it a 80gb for my programs without reinstalling everything and GET a EXTERNAL drive for my photos.
Thanks
Ned
Ps With XP on say “C” drive can I install and run programs on a different drive
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I was trying out a new wireless keyboard and laser mouse from Microsoft and decided I needed to have a wired mouse for faster response time as I am a graphic artist. I (stupidly) just unplugged the receiver and then PLUGGED in my old MS Natural keyboard. I thought a reboot WOULD make it pick it up- wrong! Now I am stuck at the blue welcome to HP screen and it won't go any further. I can't do a run in safe mode or a system restore because it won't recognize the keyboard (even though the old one flashes on startup). I have tried rebooting several times, unplugged the entire system and tried to restart. So far nothing has worked. HELP! Any suggestions?
Perhaps it was disabled in the BIOS? Check there first WITH the PS/2 keyboard.I got help from HP support and it may have been a problem with EITHER the hard drive or a LOOSE connection on the power source. As of right now, it is working with a USB keyboard so hopefully we got it fixed. Thanks for the help though. Great site, I will be back.

I have a question in fact i need some advise, on protection for my home PC. the OS is windowsXP. at present i have installed the avg antivirus free version and keeping it updated. If I want to purchase an Antivirus/malware protection software Can you give me some advice to the most suitable software considering it si a home pc and we use the net for IM emails ..updating windows and general browsing.

Will report back again if this problem is noticed.

my computer always runs fine but TODAY it keeps saying error loading opperating system so i try that F-8 thing and it dosent work this is my lap top i USE my other computer for workwhat should i do?Reload the operating system? Without any more info we just have to guess......what kind of info you need?
Make sure first,your laptop has the power to load the system?Plug in the mains adapter? then make sure you have not dropped/banging the laptop/or had it running/obscuring the laptop fan

Does the pc have problems all time booting WINDOWS......



~List specs of it.......>ram etc.....my laptop is fine my pc thats messed up has NEVER done this befor it has 512mb of sdramTest the hard drive........

Pay the makers hard drive website for diagnostic test on it........or if under warrenty vist the laptop makers website........

For a pc/laptop Not......to do anything on normal boot-up or even safe mode..........i would say,you may have a lazy hard drive...Make sure that you don't have a lot of FILES (without folders) on the root directory C: first of all then run diagnostic checks on your hard-drive and RAM.

Backup your important data and then run - chkdsk /rMake sure that you don't have a lot of files (without folders) on the root directory C: first of all, then run diagnostic checks on your hard-drive and RAM.

Backup your important data and then run - chkdsk /r

I hav a message that reads: " An unhandled exception has occurred in a component in your application. Click CONTINUE and application will ignore this error and attempt to continue.

Object REFERENCE not set to an instance of an object"

There are 2 buttons- Details or Continue
Details is just a list and continue does nothing.......
.......i CANT restart or TURN off the computer! HELP! I'm pretty sure if you pull the plug, the PC will in fact power off (unless it's a laptop, in which case you might have to remove the battery).

What program issued the message and what version of the .NET Framework are you referring to? If this is a homegrown program, you may be missing a set statement.

Let us know.

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I was typing a paper in Microsoft Word Processor and I got an error message saying that it NEEDED to shut down. So needless to say, the paper wasn't saved yet and VANISHED. Is there any WAY to get it off the computer at all? I was also getting this PUP virus detected warning.. but I just WANT the paper back. PLEASE HELP. Thank you so muchI think your paper has gone.

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I do a LOT of spyware cleaning on the net in a forum and tend to use bat files to find things that need cleaning in the registery. What I am trying to do is get a reg key copied and exported to notepad then placed on the desktop for them to find and POST to me. A lot of people seem to have troble finding it after it has run and placed it here C:\files.txt
This program has to be ABLE to run in any operating SYSTEM. Here is what I normally use, the HKEY will differ from time to time.



@echo off
echo Hello
echo This batch file will export a copy of the registery key we need to see
echo when it is done go Start Find Files and Folders and enter files txt
echo copy that fileand past it back here for me to see.
echo on
pause
regedit /e C:\files.txt "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run-"
copy C:\files.txt
@echo off
echo Finished
echo onWhat does the /E switch do?Please do not DOUBLE post. There is a response to the same question in the DOS forum.

the /e is for exportWhat is your exact problem now None thank you, the problem was solved by Sidewinder.