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my 1 PC always restart in every used amount of time 3hrs sometimes 1hr, 2hrs.
i try to replace my memory and reinstall my OS but it still same PROBLEMS happen.

my specs

cpu: celeron 1.7ghz
os: windows xp pro 32bit
mobo: MV43 v3.1
memory:1gb ddr400 elite
video card: 64mb nvidia mmx

Overheating?

or....

Disable "Restart on ERROR" feature...

1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Advanced tab (Vista: click Advanced system SETTINGS).
3. Under Startup and Recovery, click Settings to OPEN the Startup and Recovery dialog box.
4. Clear the Automatically restart check box, and click OK the necessary number of times.
5. Restart your computer for the settings to take effect.

You may see some error message. If so, post back what it says.

Computer Spec:

OS: Windows XP 32-bit
Motherboard: MSI K9N6GM Series
CPU: Unknown - Unknown Speed
Video Card: EVGA 9600 GSO
Memory: 3Gb (Unknown Brands, but 1GB is one brand, 2GB is another)

Ok.. Here's the issue. A couples of days ago, I was able to use the computer WITHOUT any issues logging in. But later that afternoon, Someone else logged into a different account without issues. He shutdown, booted back up and was not able to log back in, in a timely manner. Since then I've tried logging into 3 different accounts over the domain it's in, and the same issue arises. This issue also arises when I try to log into the machine locally.

Boot up is clean, nothing GOES wrong during the boot up. When windows enter the GUI, the 'preparing network connections' window appears, which is normal. Now, since the issue has arose, I've been receiving a Task scheduler service window that states, "Some tasks did not execute at their scheduled TIMES because the task scheduler service was not running. You can view the list of missed tasks, and attempt to run them again, from with the scheduled tasks folder." which opens while the 'preparing network connections' window is up. I click ok, and the 'applying computer settings' window appears. After everything is settled, the login window appears. I press [ctrl+alt+delete] to open the window. Enter the information needed to log on my domain, and when I hit enter, the hang begins. The login window does not disappear, only changes to signify that it's accessing my server to log me in, after about 10 minutes, the window finally disappears and then only shows my background.
I can let this hang go for about 30-45 minutes and I still have nothing but the background showing on the desktop.

Here's a couple THINGS I've tried:

1) Logging into 3 different users, the problem still occurs.
2) Logging into the Local computer's Administrator account still has the issue happen.
3) Booting into safe mode and restoring the computer does not work, and the problem still occurs.

If there is anything I'm missing from the annoying issue, please respond accordingly. Thank you.

On my Windows XP, I cannot use Outlook Express when I try to file something or send a mail. A notice appears saying that the host SMTP/POP3 cannot be found. I tried to contact Outlook Express for HELP but they charge $$59 for help. How can I learn if my host is SMTP and if I have POP 3 ?Contact your ISP for the proper settings...not Outlook.Who is your email host?PATIO, not EVERYONE's email ACCOUNT on outlook is from their ISP. Contacting the host is the best bet, the ISP if they are the host. Quote from: Helpmeh on September 17, 2009, 05:20:36 PM

Patio, not everyone's email account on outlook is from their ISP. Contacting the host is the best bet, the ISP if they are the host.

Not all people use their ISP provided email address.

Well. My mom has an @rogers.com email, but I use hotmail. Is Hotmail an ISP?

just reinstalled my computer,and windows.
everything works except the internet. modem is installed, yet it dosent recognize the ethernet cable.please help
my computer is a HP PAVILLION 725n with windows xp HOME editionWhen you say you reinstalled your computer I assume that means you just installed a NEW Operating System. If so, you need to install the chipset driver followed by all other drivers (video, audio, modem, ETC).already fixed it thanks anyway

I just BOUGHT a new Compaq Q, notebook and straight from the box I tried using the shift key and nothing happened. If I use the "CAP Lock" it will work but then again I can't get the "[emailprotected]#$%^&*()" on the number keys? Is it take back to store time?Warranty...THANK you Patio. I THOUGHT that there was something in the settings that was wrong, but will take it in. Welcome Aboard !

i dont know why. its a hp pavilion desktop

what do i do. i downloaded the drivers from t he hp site but when i install them i get a message saying they are in some folder, but how does help me

also i downloaded the chipset drivers but what is the entry in device manager which allows me to update the chipset driver

the network icon SHOWS 'connected' and the two monitors in the icon blink, but i cant get to any web page. Says 'Internet EXPLORER cannot DISPLAY the webpage'

Did you just install windows?Try assigning it a static IP with your router/switch. Also make sure there isn't a computer naming conflict. Check the port it's plugged into. Try plugging in another device using the same cable/port.You can ignore the above posts. You need to go to the folders to which you downloaded the drivers (chipset driver first). Then double-click on the setup.exe file to install the drivers. You do NOT go into device manager to install the drivers. After you install all of the drivers, reboot.JJ: No I didnt just install windows, I was considering it but then I decided not to reinstall.

I have three laptops that connect WIRELESSLY to the router. I have this one laptop that I tried to connect wirelessly too, but it just wouldnt connect. So now Im trying a wired connection. All the computers are setup on DHCP so I dont know why I should have to set this one to a static IP.

But the network connection icon in the status bar now shows connected, and the two monitor of the icon are blinking, but there is still no internet connection. The status also shows download speeds of 3M and upload of 2M.
It connected to the internet suddenly, I didnt make any changes, but its working now

dont know w hat happened, but its all good
Now the router/modem went down. It is just illiminating a power led and a wireless led, but none of the networked computers can access the wireless network anymore. I spoke to att to see what was going on and they did some troubleshooting steps and concluded that the router/modem was bad. it is a 2wire router/model and why it went down all of a SUDDEN is a mystery.

Anyway, I went out and got a router, a cisco branded linksys one. I guess it didnt have a modem integrated into it, so I took out a modem I had, its motorola. I hooked everything up, but for some reason when I run the setup program that came with the router, it doesnt detect the internet connection, and it stalls. So how do I get the internet up and running. I have DSL by the way.

Today I added a wireless router to my PC for the first time... it worked ok for a while then every 10 mins or so my PC keeps shutting itself down without warning!

Can anyone help with this?

Its driving me mad!More info....Quote from: miz on SEPTEMBER 15, 2009, 03:13:48 PM

Today I added a wireless router to my PC for the first time...

It is a wireless router supplied from virgin media... It connects to my PC via ethernet to a realtek RTL8139 ethernet card... I run windows xp, i think the system is american megatrends but it was custom built

scans done.. its clear... is it maybe ny driver for ethernet?

When I upgraded to IE8, the icon labelled "Internet" in my Start Menu disappeared. The link is still there, and it works, but you'll notice in the attached picture that the icon doesn't show up. I installed SP3 and IE8 in the correct order, so that isn't the ISSUE. Please help!

[attachment deleted by admin]Right-click on START - Properties - Start Menu - Customize and switch between "large icons" and "small icons" - did that do anything?sorry, it didn't work... any other SUGGESTIONS?This is just trial & error to be honest. Right-click START - Properties - Customize. Uncheck Internet Explorer and OK your way out. Now go back and re-enable it.

If that doesn't work you can just uncheck it again and go to "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" - right-click on iexplore.exe and pin it.

is there any way to go about it without having to pin "internet explorer" to the menu?
I'd like to AVOID having to lose the "internet" icon itselfQuote from: dorigod on September 14, 2009, 08:00:39 AM

sorry, it didn't work... any other suggestions?

I have been trying to find updated drivers for my ethernet card...

Its a Realtek RTL8139/810x Fast Family Ethernet NIC

Even when i visit their site they claim to be able to supply the driver but instead it gives me a link to driver robot... i did install it but tbh it TELLS me what i already know then WANTS me to PAY for the priviledge of downloading the driver i need

The way i see it is that i bought the HARDWARE so i should be able to get the drivers for free but the manufacturer aint having that... can anyone tell me where i can find the driver i need?

ThanksClick This for Windows XP

at the back of my pc there is a little switch that changes the voltage from 230V to 240V... what should it be SWITCHED to for UK?
There is no switch from 230 to 240...LOOK more CLOSELY...
However if you are in the UK it should be switched to 240.

i am new to this site and think i put this post in the wrong forum.Can anybody help with this?This is the first time i have built one.

I decided to try and build a com.i am using BIOSTAR A760G M2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard...AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz SOCKET AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX......OCZ SLI-Ready Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2N800SR4GK.these 3 parts came as a package deal.when i turn on the system and i get a screen that says windows was not STARTED SUCCESSFULLY because of a power failure or it wasn't shut down correctly.on the same screen it gives you a few choices....to start in safe mode....runs windows normally and a couple other options.after not selecting any of those it goes to a blue screen and this is what it says:

A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you have seen this stop error screen restart your computer.If this screens appears again follow these steps.

check for viruses on your computer.Removed any newly installed hard drive and drive controllers.Check your drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated.
Run CHKDSK/F to check for hard drive corruption and then restart.

Technical Information
***SYOP 0x0000007b(0xBACC3528,0xc0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000)

When i put this all together and took my drive that has my xp on it(from the old com that i am using to write this)it said that windows was corrupted.I also get this message when i removed that drive.i get the same message when i try to load windows on the new drives and when i put in the disc with the drives on it that came with the mothboard.

I hope i gave enough info here and hopefully someone can save me.In case you need to know i have 2 1 TB drives,1 500GB drive and a 320GB drive in there now and none of them have windows on it.the 320 is the ata the other 3 are sata.
thank you for any and all help

I disconnected ata drives and tried to load windows on the sata drives and nothing happen.the same results when i try to load the drivers that come with the motherboardAre you trying to boot to the hard drive that was in the old computer? You will need to do a fresh install of windows. You cant swap in a hard drive that has windows on it and expect it to boot up.

Do you have a windows CD?I do have the os disc....i removed the ata drives and kept the 3 new sata drives in and when i put the os disc in nothing happens...these drives are new and there is nothing on them....when i turn the system on with the os disc in all that comes up is this on a black screen:
upper left corner of monitor:Hardware Monitor....
CPU Temp :24C CPU Fan :2848 RPM System Fan :N/A
CPU Voltage :1.376V Chip Voltage :1.120V +3.30V :3.376V
+12.0V :12.224V DDR Voltage :1.920V HT Voltage 1.136V
5VSB 5.107VDo you have the CD drive set as the first boot device?

Do other bootable CDs work?

What happens if you disconnect all of the hard drives and try to boot to the CD?I have the dvd/cd as the first boot device,but it seems that every time i go back into it i need to set it as the first one again.System always set the floppy(which i don't have)as the first one.The only other cd i tried other than windows was the driver cd that came with the board.When i unhook all drives i get the same as you see below,but if i hit ctl+alt+del nothing happens.usually it would restart the unit

I have 3 brand new sata drives in the unit.i have tried to go to the bios screen and "load optimal defaults" then on reboot selected the dvd/cd as a boot device and all i got was this

upper left corner of monitor:Hardware Monitor....
CPU Temp :24C CPU Fan :2848 RPM System Fan :N/A
CPU Voltage :1.376V Chip Voltage :1.120V +3.30V :3.376V
+12.0V :12.224V DDR Voltage :1.920V HT Voltage 1.136V
5VSB 5.107V
is it possible the board is bad?the whole time i have turn this system on i never heard any beeps coming from it.this is a vew dvd/cd...does that matter? Quote from: sammic on September 16, 2009, 05:05:09 AM

I have the dvd/cd as the first boot device,but it seems that every time i go back into it i need to set it as the first one again.System always set the floppy(which i don't have)as the first one.

This points to a dead/dying battery... or no battery at all.

got a new vista now getting these errors
these are the errors i am getting trying to load vista
Process1_ Initialization_Failed 0x0000006B

irql_not_less_or_equal

buzz are you using vista on it?

I installed WINDOWS XP on two different hard drives, but have since removed one hard drive. But now on startup it still gives a choice between the two O/S, after a few seconds selecting the one that doesn't exist anymore. This results in a black screen with nothing.

How can I remove this selection and boot the remaining XP installation by DEFAULT? EDIT the Boot.ini file to boot to the existing installation as default.Thanks

Little more info - where's the boot.ini file? Boot.ini is in the root of C:

Detailed instructions for editing boot.ini can be found here...

Good luckOr you can just open MSCONFIG, click on the boot.ini tab, and edit it from there.A little READING about edting the boot ini

http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/bootini.htm

hello friends,
I am suffering with a serious problem, its a common one though and I found many matches searching on google but none of them could resolve my problem.

First of all i describe where the problem started from,

I have purchased a new laptop with windows vista and a new USB device. At first the USB device was working fine but today, when I plugged in the USB device I got the the message

"USB device is not recognized" and after a while the "installing SOFTWARE for new device" is displayed FOLLOWED by finished successfuly.

but I didn't get any removable device in windows explorer.

One more thing, I always get the icon for removable disc even though the USB device is not plugged in, may be its an image that I am unable to remove. when I right click on it and select remove, it give me message the device is ready to remove just like if any USB device is connected and I am trying to remove it.

After this when I tried to plug the same USB device to my desktop computer the same error message I got. while, before this the same device was working fine in my desktop computer.

I tried the following available solutions,

1 Uninstalling all the USB root HUB and restarting the system then waiting for window to install all the drivers. then replug the USB devices but got the same error message.

2. opening the device manager went on view menu and selected view hidden files and deleted all the images at the USB section but still unable to solve the problem.

3. shut down the computer and disconnect it from power source and started after 2 MINUTS (so that everything including motherboard should be restarted) but didn't get the problem solved.I got the problem, actually the ISSUE is with that USB device only while others are working fine.
but how to make that device working fine?

it is not being recognized anyway
What device is this ? ?sorry,
I am talking about USB Mass storage device(s)Which is what KIND of device ? ?
Anything from a camera to an external drive to an iPod to an MP3 player to a thumb drive can all be recognised as the same description...

Why the secrecy ? ?I am Sorry!!
I didn't think about all these devices, actually I am talking about Pen Drive

hello i turned on my computer today and it did something different i seen a big INTELL logo with a blue logo under it and i think i saw something else under that which i never seen before then after it was there for a couple minutes it said operating system cannot be found tried control alt delete to restart but that didn't work so i turned my compute off then on then same thing turned it of and back on third time control alt delete worked then the intel logo then it went though i dpn''t want to turn off my computer because it might not turn back on not sure what showed up on my computer before i really didn't pay attention it showed alot of stuff like my memory ghz and alot of other things why doesn't it still show that stuff

and why did it say my operating system couldn't be found


PUNCTUATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why do you insist on making it difficult for us to help you? Your posts are almost impossible to read.Quote from: Allan on September 14, 2009, 05:52:51 AM

PUNCTUATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why do you insist on making it difficult for us to help you? Your posts are almost impossible to read.

I don't see what's so complicated to understand

why can't my operating system be found

why is there an intell logo

why isn't it booting up like it was before

It took 5 tries to get though today

The mouse/cursor is WORKING, but is not working when double clicked. Nothing has REALLY changed, except for some occasional cleaning, SCANNING, defrag. Kind of a PAIN to open things this way. And the one thing the curser still can do is open links with a click. Any ideas how to fix?

Hellow, Ive change my OS from Windows Vista to Windows Xp Pro and I got no sound now. I have tried to fix it for hours by googling and trying to find a solution. Ive downloaded plenty of softwares I found on guides from people to fix this PROBLEM but Its still not fixed.

I get the ERROR "no active mixerunits are available. You can install this by..." Or something similar to that. Ive tried what the error says but with no success.

The only sound i hear is "BEEP" And its really annoying . Please help me

And i dont know what ...sound card i have. I only know its Audio-Codec

Thanks in advance.You need to install both the chipset driver and the driver for you sound card. You can download and install Belarc Advisor (http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html) or Everest (http://www.lavalys.com/) to get a list of the hardware on your system.Thanks for the fast reply .
I did use both of them but I COULDNT figure out what kind of audio card I have.

Im missing a "PCI Device" and thought that could be whats causing this, I tried fixing it but its not working for some reason. Any Idea where I can download PCI Device?I don't know what you mean when you say you are missing a PCI device. Is this a genetic problem or do you see a MESSAGE SOMEWHERE on your system?

And again, you need to install the chipset driver first - did you do that?A missing PCI device means you DON'T have your MBoard chipset drivers installed...or there the wrong ones.
And these should go first so address this 1st.

after formatting hd on my dell 2400 it RESTARTED and did not boot from cd even after hitting f12 to boot from cdWhy F12?
Put the CD in, restart COMPUTER and wait for:
PRESS any key to boot from CD
If it's not there, check boot order in BIOS.did that will not go past screen for boot from cdWhat CD ? ?
And is it from OS or the Sharpie version ? ?...and what type of CD is it? What does it say on CD?it is a new gopy of xp PRO that i used to format this computer so it was able to see cd beforeLet's start at the beginning.
Is it a copy of an XP cd or is it an original retail XP cd?
Also, did you change the bios setting and put the cd drive at the top of the boot order?
What is the MESSAGE you see on the screen when the system stops?

How much RAM does your computer have?512 MB....I know I need to increase it.You can play with the size of your swap file until your find what's right for your machine. You can make it as large as you like. Give this a look:
http://winhlp.com/node/42Quote from: JJ 3000 on September 10, 2009, 12:47:27 AM

it will take longer to access the the data on the the storage drive, than if it was on the C drive.

So, have you noticed any difference in speed?

Hi

I am having a slight nervous breakdown. I updated my Word 2003 to let me insert chemical equations for Uni... somehow, during the PROCESS, Microsoft Outlook has disappeared. Totally gone.

I have done a search for 'outlook' and I get a folder and a BUNCH of blue "MOF" files...?

There was a selection box during the 'Add components' window when I added the missing word component that said anything unchecked would be removed, but everything was checked, I DOUBLE checked that.

Before I do anything, is there a way to revert to the way my PC was an hour ago? My contacts, business EMAILS, all could be lost?

I am running Windows XP SP3, Outlook 2003.

Thanks, in frightfully nervous anticipation.

More info - a search in C:\Documents and Settings\yourname\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

has found a .pst file (my emails, I hope) but no .pab file (address book?)

It is my contacts that are important too, I hope they are possibly contained in the .pst file, it is 58mb.

Also, this is NOT Outlook Express, but Office Outlook 2003.

C
I should delete this POST, or will my update be helpful to stay on the forum? I found some very helpful tips on another PC forum...

I have found the .pst file which contains all my emails and contacts as well (as they were saved in Outlook and not as an Address Book, they are all one .pst file.)

I copied the .pst file to my D drive, I re-installed Outlook 2003 and moved the copied file back across to C:\Documents and Settings\myname\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

PRESTO! All emails, contacts and calendar items restored.

Mods - please feel free to delete this post if you see fit.

Who is FEEDING.....this time?....LOLJust took me longer to TYPE...i WENT the long WAY...

Is it possible to run MAC OS and Windows OS on the same computer?VMWare Workstation will let you: http://www.vmware.com/products/ws/So will a Mac, I believe.Thanks for the quick response. I will try the website. Try Virtual PC also.Thanks. I have looked at both sites and neither says anything about MAC and Windows OS on the same computer. ONE is a windows website.I know it has something to do with partitioning my hard drives, but the problem is that my computer brand new out of the box(about the same time XP was released) did not come with an OS program disc. It came with XP, but I had to burn a copy of my hard drive, well, how do I know that actually worked without trying it, and will I be stuck if it doesn't work? I am guessing it would be easier at this point to buy a new computer with the OS that I want, but would still like to know if MAC and Windows can run on the same computer.
Sorry if this sound repetitive. http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Vmware_how_toJust curious...why a MAC OS ? ?
Even in a Virtual setup it's going to be a struggle to get it up and running...thanks for all the quick responses. I was wanting something other than Windows, because of all the problems i've had with it, and thought if I could use the windows based computer and just install MAC on it, it might work. I wasn't sure of how to go about doing that. I was thinking maybe of doing away with XP and strictly using MAC OS, but wasn't sure if the computer I already had would accept the MAC OS. This is the first place where I have been able to find the most and best answers, and can't thank you guys enough. do you think I could use this computer to run MAC OS withouth the XP on it? Besides MAC OSs are cheaper than windows.Quote from: luvmyputer on September 13, 2009, 02:20:19 PM

Besides MAC OSs are cheaper than windows.

(not counting badly written software)

I see that vista and win 7 are having similar issues. I am new here so sorry if it's a DUPE post.

A few days ago a problem surfaced with the pc, when the sleep mode would kick in, I would not be able to wake it without a reboot. I went in and turned off anything that had to do with sleep mode. I only have the screen save kick in after 20 min. Everything else is set to never. I even went into the bios and made sure that I had wake from mouse and wake from any key enabled. Yesterday I reformatted the hard drive and reinstalled XP. I downloaded the latest nvidia drivers and all seemed good. I let the pc run all night long and came down to check this morning and everything was fine. I try to play an online game which USUALLY runs fine, about 3 min in the good ol' sleep mode issue presents itself. I checked the event viewer but wasn't sure which AREA I need to focus on. Could this be a vid card issue? I REALLY don't want to replace both cards but will if I have to.

thanksIf it's desktop, don't use any power saving features. They rarely work 100%.the only thing enabled is screen saver after 20 min. It only does it when playing games.Quote

when the sleep mode would kick in

??

Hi, I just changed from windows vista to Windows XP Pro. When I used vista I could use 75 hz as most, but now I cant seem to find the option to change how many HZ i wanna use and it feels as its only 45 or something. I can see the screen updating when i scroll down on a page.

Where can I change how many Hz I wanna use?

Thanks IAVRight-click on the desktop - properties - advanced - monitorThanks for the fast REPLY

It SEEMS I cant change it, it auto adjusts and i guess ill leave it as it is for now since i dont KNOW if it AFFECTS my gaming performance and thats the most important thing

Do you have a driver for your display? If so, install it.

Hi,
I am a regular user of a computer but am no way stretch of imagination a genius. I have a Dell INSPIRON 600m. Two years ago, I had my hard disk DIVIDED into two subdrives C and G. I was also in the process of reformatting my disk and because of something I had to abort my reformatting work in the middle and then restart. As a result, now I have 1.5 operating systems on my laptop. It always give me an option during booting up to choose from the two operating system. Understandably, if I choose the wrong one, it does not boot up properly.
Now, the question is "How to identify and remove that 0.5 operating system from my computer? It is occupying space on my 30GB hard drive and making it sluggish to run since, all of this 1.5 crap in on my c drive, where all the temporary internet files also get stored and I have to sit and maintain this comp regularly to keep it in running condition.
Please help.
Thanks in Advance.
Both Windows ? ?
If so you can check in Windows Explorer to see how they are listed...
For example it may say WinNT and then have a 2nd folder CALLED Windows...let us know.

You COULD also right clik any shortcut on the working 1/2 select Properties and then Target...make it a Windows component to be sure...
The target line will give you the full path of the shortcut.

If it's Win and Linux i would back up do a complete wipe and start over as there is no easy clean way on this one.Quote from: rajulteredesai on September 13, 2009, 07:52:19 AM

Hi,
I am a regular user of a computer but am no way stretch of imagination a genius.

Really?

I have a Dell Inspiron 600m. Two years ago, I had my hard disk divided into two subdrives C and G.

They are called partitions.

I was also in the process of reformatting my disk and because of something I had to abort my reformatting work in the middle and then restart.

How - AND WHY - did you abort a format?

As a result, now I have 1.5 operating systems on my laptop.

No such thing.

It always give me an option during booting up to choose from the two operating system. Understandably, if I choose the wrong one, it does not boot up properly.
Now, the question is "How to identify and remove that 0.5 operating system from my computer? It is occupying space on my 30GB hard drive and making it sluggish to run since, all of this 1.5 crap in on my c drive, where all the temporary internet files also get stored and I have to sit and maintain this comp regularly to keep it in running condition.
Please help.
Thanks in Advance.

Boot to the OS you want to keep (what OS is it, by the way?). Open Windows Explorer and delete the other OS. Change the bootloader to reflect the change and format the other PARTITION.

When you RIGHT click on the wireless network icon in the sys tray, and select "Repair" what file or program does it run?

Is it some executable in the system32 folder?


[attachment deleted by admin]I'm fairly sure it does as it's integrated... why? Just out of interest. From command line you can use the ipconfig exe file.
Like:
run cmd
ipconfig /renew
exit

Or some thing like t hat.
Actually it runs...
IPconfig /all
IPConfig /release
IPConfig /renew.Quote from: patio on September 12, 2009, 11:00:53 AM

Actually it runs...
IPconfig /all
IPConfig /release
IPConfig /renew.

Actually it runs...
IPconfig /all
IPConfig /release
IPConfig /renew.

You may need to 'ADD' the network in your 'network and sharing' centre.

How do I get to the network and sharing center? I've never heard of that....

Can you not get to it from control panel? sorry I'm a Vista user and have not used XP in about 4yrs. Try searching for it, type network in search.

Hello i was LOOKING at the different os of windows at bestbuy.com and SAW os x v10.6 snow leaopard i never had a mac are used a mac and was wondering do i need a mac computer and hardware to use a mac then i FOUND this is there an easy and legal way to LOAD a mac operating system on a pc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8oVU5AjqhU&feature=relatedGoogle...

I'm missing my compressed file option from disk clean up in windows xp. This was due to a system file cleaner I downloaded and as a result it wiped out my compressed files, which I believe is why my office 2003 won't start, it's prompting me for the cd to install office 2003 which I don't have. Can anyone tell he me how to restore my compressed files back to disk cleanup?Do you have an XP CD ? ?

If so go to Start/Run and type in sfc /scannow and hit Enter.
Have the CD handy as it will ask for it.
Let it run to completion...remove the CD and re-boot.Yes I doI did what you said and nothing happensRepair Install of XP

I suggest reading it thru to get a clear understanding of the process paying special ATTENTION to the warnings...
Also print out a copy for reference.

Done properly all your data and apps will be intact and XP will be fixed...
Done improperly all your data and apps will be GONE but you will have a clean install of XP

Best of Luck.I have 2 thoughts on the very first post :-

1. If all compressed files have been deleted, I very much doubt the computer would boot !
Problems with Office 2003 are the last thing you would see.

2. Some downloadable "System File Cleaners" deliberately do more harm than good,
are you sure you are still free of malware ?

Alan
the PC would boot just fine SANS compressed install files, and Office, and various other applications (in general MSI installer PROGRAMS) would have issues starting.

That being said if they were deleted by some other program then there would be no reason for disk cleanup to display them- since they don't exist.BC_Programmer

Thanks. I far prefer portable software to anything installed,
and I hate anything that uses MSI installers because of the bloat.
You have just given me another reason to avoid MSI installers like the plague.

I consider it absolutely disgusting that M.$ OFFICE can be installed and then refuse to run if its installation package is lost,
but I guess that is "par for course" with M.$ who .... I cannot foul my keyboard with my thoughts on M.$.
I am so thankful I use Free of charge and Portable (non-installed) Open Office.

Regarding compressed files.

I insist that I am right, but so are you !

It depends upon what is meant by compressed files.

To me "compressed files" means files in a NTFS partition that get compressed because they are rarely used, but can be so important that Windows Files Protection refuses to trust Windows Operating system and re-validates the compressed file, and if it does not like it then insists upon being given the Windows Installation Disc, after which it is reinstalled from the disc and an extra copy put in system32\dllcache,
effectively doubling the space taken instead of halving it. I cannot forget such things because Windows came without a disc and was pre-installed on my SECONDHAND P.C., so I have suffered greatly from such things.

In this particular case we know so LITTLE. We have not been told how many were deleted, nor where they were. We are guessing in the dark.
Patio requested "type in sfc /scannow and hit Enter."
and we only know that "nothing happens".
Did sfc stall and do nothing because its executables were amongst those deleted,
or did it announce "Nothing to do", or was it some other sort of "nothing happened"?

Regards
Alan

Hi,

I am helping a friend who has a Acer Travelmate 2413LM, Intel Celeron M Processor 370. Running Windows XP with Explorer 7 which we are unable to start up. Either freezes on the windows logo screen, or if you can get to the safe mode options, select safe mode, the list of drivers runs then freezes. The comp doesn't get PAST either of these points.

I have tried to boot in safe mode and tried all the combinations: safe mode, LAST known good config, reboot, start windows normally noene of these work.

I managed to get into the Windows recovery partition (alt F10) and tried the factory default but I had an error message saying internal error 8027 an internal consistency has been detected, if prob is persistant then contact symantic tech support.

I then tried with the back up discs that came with laptop - ran through these fine, started copying files and has frozen at 40%. It stayed like this most of yesterday until I turned it off.

Turned it on this morning to see what would happen, logo screen LOADED, a blue screen flashed past then went back to the safe mode OPTION screen.

Got no further?Please close this thread as I found alternatiove help.

Many thanks

MS

Quote from: Frejoh466 on SEPTEMBER 11, 2009, 09:44:34 AM

and I'm safer from key logger

You have to have either horrible friends or serious enemies for someone to keylog your computer.

Is there any way to copy the O.S., FIREWALL, and anti-virus onto a DVD and PUT it on a blank hard drive?Look into imaging apps such as Ghost or Acronis True Image...
I prefer Acronis but a good free alternative would be Macrium Reflect.I USE windows default back system.
just INCLUDE the system state... Its pretty easy to use and no need for any software to install.

Another one of my rigs is crashing within a few seconds of booting up and logging in.

First the system specs:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 Northwood @ 2.8GHz (Stock Clock) with Stock Heatsink & Fan
Mobo: BIOSTAR P4M900M4
RAM: PNY Optima 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 667
Video Card: ATi Radeon HD 3650 512MB
Sound Card: Intergrated - Realtek Audio ALC861VD
TV Tuner: Leadtek Tuner Card TV2000XP
Hard Drives: Western Digital Caviar 320GB 7200rpm SATA
PSU: MSI TurboStream 500W
OS: Windows XP Home SP2 32-bit

Now the problem: upon booting the system and logging in, it will crash usually within a few seconds of logging in. Though, sometimes it crashes after being logged in for a few minutes and sometimes it doesn’t even get to the login screen but crashes right after POST. Most of the time it crashes and there is what seems to be a 5 second long BIOS beep code. There isn’t a BIOS beep code all the time, sometimes it would just freeze and lock up. Sometimes it would even crash in safe mode. System restore works temporarily, as in, I do a system restore and it will work for 1 or 2 days then the problem would start again.

At first I ignored the beep code and assumed it was Windows, so I created a new partition on my hard drive and installed another instance of Win XP. I didn’t want to reformat because I still need time to backup my data. At first it seemed like it worked but soon, the problem started again, so I realized it wasn’t Windows or software related but probably hardware.

I then DECIDED to open the case and clean the inside since I figured it might be an overheating issue. It wasn’t very dirty inside as I had just cleaned it a few months ago. I cleaned it yesterday with a can of compressed air and I also checked the connections and RAM and it seemed okay. So far it hasn’t been crashing, but I ain’t holding my breath.

Also using a program called Hardware Monitor I’ve been monitoring the temperatures and volts. The temperatures seem to be okay. As for the volts, I don’t know what to look for so I’ll post what it says:
ITE IT87 hardware monitor
Voltage sensor 01.52 Volts [0x5F] (CPU VCORE)
Voltage sensor 11.63 Volts [0x66] (VIN1)
Voltage sensor 23.26 Volts [0xCC] (+3.3V)
Voltage sensor 35.05 Volts [0xBC] (+5V)
Voltage sensor 412.10 Volts [0xBD] (+12V)
Voltage sensor 5-7.68 Volts [0x78] (-12V)
Voltage sensor 6-0.45 Volts [0x7] (-5V)
Voltage sensor 74.68 Volts [0xAE] (+5V VCCH)
Voltage sensor 83.30 Volts [0xCE] (VBAT)
Temperature sensor 226°C (78°F) [0x1A] (TMPIN2)
Fan sensor 05357 RPM [0x7E] (FANIN0)

Also just now I decided to look up the BIOS beeps and it seems it has something to do with the CPU or a process error. In the mobo manual it says it’s a CPU overheating issue. It says to remove the power cord from the PSU and wait a few seconds then plug it BACK and in a reboot or clear CMOS and then boot up. There are instructions in the manual how to clear CMOS but I’ve never done that before and I’m a bit nervous that it might cause other problems.

Also it should be noted that this CPU is pretty old, it’s from a Gateway system back in 2003. That computer’s mobo failed so I decided to reuse the CPU and bought this cheap Biostar mobo and put this rig together last summer. It’s been working fine until now. The CPU has never been OC’ed and I’ve ALWAYS used the stock HSF. If more info is needed on the CPU I could post info from CPU-Z or something. As for airflow in the case, it’s not very GOOD. I do have a 80mm front intake fan but there are no “grills” or openings in the front of the case to actually intake air. There is no rear exhaust fan. However the PSU has 2 80mm fans on it, the standard one facing the rear and one facing the CPU.

After typing all this I guess the problem maybe the CPU overheating but I’m sort of looking for a second opinion if I’m wrong. If it is indeed the CPU overheating I’m looking for advice on what to do, besides cleaning out the fan/heat sink and reapplying thermal paste. I’m not really sure if I should buy a new HSF for the CPU as this is a secondary rig and I’d rather save my money spending more on an old Pen 4 CPU. Also does anyone have any advice on improving airflow in the rig?

I am having problem with my computer. The things happen before this happen are, I have update the latest windows updates. When I try to save a web page with a virtual PRINTER it process the FILE and half way it appear hang. I could not do anything with the keyboard as it also not working. I restart the computer it SAY something " cdrom boot failure" and later it continue with "insert the boot disk". I do not know what it mean, so I shutdown my computer and wait for AWHILE to see WHETHER it work or not. This time during start up it gives a long continuous beep. These are some of the thing I know before it cause the problem. My OS. XP Pro. SP2. P3. Hoping to hear from you all for the next course of action to be taken. Thanks.Do you have a disk in the cd drive? If so, remove it and try to boot again.Also let us know how much RAM is in this machine and check and see how much free space is on your C: drive...Thanks Allan there is no CD in the drive. Patio my RAM installed is 524 MB. and I have more then 20GB. of free space. I do hope to hear from you all on what the next step to take. I tried again earlier and it continued to have a long beep.

I've been trying to LOAD XP onto a new DRIVE and EARLY in the process it tells me this file is missing and that file is missing one after another. At least a dozen before I give up. What GIVES?Try CLEANING the CD gently with a lint-free cloth...
Do NOT wipe in a circular motion...rather straight out from the center of the CD.

My system
Windows xp service pack 3
Duel core processor
4gigabyte ram
Me and a group of friends have been looking into isolating windows to one core on a duel core computer but we get access denied when doing it through the task manager PROCESSES I have researched this and got little in the way of results one person SAID that windows systems demand access to both cores but I want to isolate it to one dose anyone know a way we can do that. The REASON we want to do this is primarily so we can run another operating system independent of windows at the same time but on the same computer and so a program on the second system can make use of both cores but not show up on windows processes.
I can tell you now I have accesses to administrative privileges and enabled them in the task manager I can change the affinity on all other programs.
2 OS's cannot be ran simultaeanously...we are looking into using Hardware virtualization to emulate a second system but this is not the only reason we want to limit what core windows can use
i also found BOCHS at bochs.sourceforge.net that sounds like it might helpSee Here...thank you so muchNo problem...and Welcome Aboard...

Although i still don't believe you can run 2 OS's but i'm far from an expert on Hardware virtualisation.Please let us know how it turns out.See the "/NumProc="and "/OneCPU" switches within Boot INI Options Reference to control how the operating system is invoked.Quote from: patio on September 12, 2009, 04:30:27 PM

See Here...

...
Although i still don't believe you can run 2 OS's but i'm far from an expert on Hardware virtualisation.

After reinstalling windows XP on my computer, the following message came up:

Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM

I try using the windows CD to repair it but it keeps freezing up on SETUP screen when its loading.


What should i do?
Boot to your CD and select Recovery Console.

Type the following:

REN C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM SYSTEM.OLD
COPY C:\WINDOWS\REPAIR\SYSTEM C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIGI can't get into windows setup, that's the problem. I keep freezing on the blue screen i posted above. Thanks for replying. Borrow another XP CD...the versions have to match though...And sorry - you clearly said you couldn't get into setup & I told you to boot to setup anyway. My error.What was the REASON for reinstalling, to start with?
It may be bad CD, as patio said, or you have some hardware problem (HD, RAM).

hello i deleted all the programs i had in my recycling bin then realized LATER that i WANTED a couple of THINGS they aren't to important i was just wondering if there was any easy and safe way i COULD restore them without any program and will thiis restore any viruses

would this work

http://www.uneraser.com/It may.
More: http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/24/top-10-free-data-recovery-software/Before you PICK a recovery tool,

READ THE FIRST TWO PARAGRAPHS above the list,

otherwise you may further damage what you want to retrieve

Alan

I think a bit of XP Home died when Comodo Firewall 3.05 was uninstalled on 01/01/2009.

At 16:47:31.pagefile.sys was initialised upon a reboot to complete the removal.
From 16:48:53 to 16:49:13 there were 51 off new *.MOF files in System32\wbem\AutoRecover
Before this incident there were only 11 files with very old time stamps.
Of these 11 :-
4 survived without change
7 were updated and halved in size, and given new timestamps
and 44 brand new files arrived from nowhere.

At 16:49:12 Application Event log shows 4 off WinMgmt errors (while recovering repository file)
C:\WINDOWS\MICROSOFT.NET\FRAMEWORK\V1.1.4322\ASPNET.MOF
C:\AC30D119A40F2C8C8708A20576\I386\LICWMI.MOF
C:\WINDOWS\MICROSOFT.NET\FRAMEWORK\V3.0\WINDOWS COMMUNICATIONFOUNDATION\SERVICEMODEL.MOF
C:\WINDOWS\MICROSOFT.NET\FRAMEWORK\V2.0.50727\ASPNET.MOF

Before installing new protection I inspected the event log for errors and saw this WinMgnt stuff, and realised that, much as I feared, COMODO had hooked into the system to resist eviction by malware, and hung on too hard during removal.
I hoped that "while recovering repository file" indicated some sort of recovery process,
and I rebooted several times without further errors and hoped that indicated full recovery had been achieved.

I then installed Comodo CIS v3.10 (Firewall plus Anti-virus etc.) and all seemed well.

Several days later I compared C:\ with an image taken just before removal.
That is when I spotted those 51 off new *.MOF files and guessed they related to 4 WinMgmt errors.
Then horror of horrors, I saw C:\WINDOWS\system32\CatRoot2\dberr.txt going berserk.
Suddenly, after Comodo CIS v3.10 was fully installed and rebooted, it reported, e.g.
CatalogDB: 21:21:22 09/09/2009: File #2 at line #1236 encountered error 0x00000057
CatalogDB: 21:51:32 09/09/2009: File #2 at line #1236 encountered error 0x00000057
There are perhaps half a dozen such errors upon a reboot, and then at 1810 second intervals another such error is appended.

In-spite of all these errors, it still captured the normal information from a Patch Tuesday UPDATE a few weeks ago.
I see no further system / application event log errors.

It looks like everything sort of works, but it just isn't right, and I don't know if XP will capsize and sink.

I think a bit of XP was torn out when Comodo 3.05 was removed, and nothing needed that bit of XP until Comodo 3.10 was installed, and then the dberr.txt errors started and continue no matter what I have done since.

Comodo support have admitted to the "File #2 at line #1236" errors as something that has been seen with Vista, but not with XP, and advised that the subsequent v3.11 has fixed the problem. I updated to v 3.11 and this problem continues in XP.

I was advised it could be catroot2 corruption. I learnt to delete Catroot2 and allow it to rebuild. No real change but further anomalies arose ! !

Catroot2 originally held
...\System32\CatRoot2\{00AAC56B-CD44-11D0-8CC2-00C04FC295EE}
13/08/2009 17:05 1,056,768 catdb
18/06/2007 19:53 8 TimeStamp
...\System32\CatRoot2\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}
13/08/2009 17:05 1,056,768 catdb
19/08/2008 12:45 8 TimeStamp
...\System32\CatRoot2\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}
13/08/2009 17:05 7,348,224 catdb
31/07/2009 10:53 8 TimeStamp

After using "net stop cryptsvc" and deleting catroot2 etc, after a reboot I had only
...\System32\CatRoot2\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}
13/08/2009 19:06 1,056,768 catdb

After a second reboot I had an additional
...\system32\CatRoot2\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}
13/08/2009 21:35 1,056,768 catdb

That seems to have removed 6 MB of bloat from ...(F750... ! !
Further reboots made no change - still no ...{00AA...

C:\WINDOWS\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE} holds 220 files.
Apparently OBSOLETE and unused and almost empty are :-
C:\WINDOWS\system32\CatRoot\{00AAC56B-CD44-11D0-8CC2-00C04FC295EE}
18/06/2007 19:53 8 TimeStamp
16/05/2007 13:49 11,418 WLSetup.cat
C:\WINDOWS\system32\CatRoot\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}
19/08/2008 12:45 8 TimeStamp

I have removed these "obsolete" folders, keeping only ...\system32\CatRoot\{F750...
and again deleted catroot2 and rebooted, and again after the first reboot there was
...\System32\CatRoot2\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}
which surprised me since the corresponding folder had been removed from catroot,
and after the second reboot there was
...\System32\CatRoot2\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}.

"File #2 at line #1236" errors continued as before.

I restored Catroot and Catroot2 from an Acronis image taken just before anything was removed.
"File #2 at line #1236" errors just keep on going on and on.

Is there a quick fix to this please ?
Should I enter a LOOP :-
{
Restore the system to the original image taken before the removal of the old protection;
Remove original protection
} REPEAT until nothing is broken inn XP ?

One long long standing anomaly, where on earth is "oem43.CAT"
The last dberr.txt log before things went bad was
CatalogDB: 10:49:57 31/07/2009: ADDING Catalog File: oem43.CAT
CatalogDB: 10:49:58 31/07/2009: DONE Adding Catalog File: oem43.CAT
CatalogDB: 10:51:18 31/07/2009: Adding Catalog File: oem43.CAT
CatalogDB: 10:51:19 31/07/2009: DONE Adding Catalog File: oem43.CAT
CatalogDB: 10:52:40 31/07/2009: Adding Catalog File: oem43.CAT
CatalogDB: 10:52:40 31/07/2009: DONE Adding Catalog File: oem43.CAT
CatalogDB: 10:53:07 31/07/2009: Adding Catalog File: KB972260-IE7.cat
CatalogDB: 10:53:07 31/07/2009: DONE Adding Catalog File: KB972260-IE7.cat

C:\WINDOWS\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE} holds :-
oem0.cat through to oem56.cat, with a few gaps.
it holds oem42.cat and oem44.cat but absolutely no oem43.cat.

These "DONE Adding Catalog File: oem43.CAT" messages have happened for many Patch Tuesdays,
and none of the Acronis images from this periods of time have captured any oem43.cat.

Incidentally, why did Catroot and Catroot2 start with 3 off ..\{*} folders ?
Is it related to SP1 and SP2 and SP3 being installed at different times ?
And why does a rebuild of Catroot2 never create ...\{00AAC56B... etc,
but always creates the other two ?
regardless of whether Catroot holds only the relevant ..\{F750E6C3 or all 3 of the ...\{*}

If I ever get this fixed, and Catroot2 is as it was, will it be safe to have XP rebuild it and presumable prune the 6 MB space and time wasting bloat in 7,348,224 catdb
and to lose the apparently redundant ...\{00AAC56B... etc. ?

I am using XP Home edition with SP3.

I can restore the system from various Acronis partition images, including :-
Before removal of old protection ;
After installing new protection and before I knew there was a problem ;
After I knew there was a problem and before I started trying to fix it.

I would appreciate any ADVICE upon fixing this, or I will continue to worry about when XP will crash.

Regards
Alan

Hi Folks,
My Internet provider, Rogers is going to shut me down BECAUSE this mailshell.net item is slowing their computers!! ( I can paste the exact lines of numbers and dots that Rogers sent me)
Haven't a clue what they are TALKING about but on calling them they said it was between me and AVG.
AVG since I installed it 4 months ago has REALLY slowed MY computer.
Got AVG to run a scan on my computer but haven't heard back for 5 days now.
-I found a thread in 2008 but couldn't access info on "post further down".

Anyone had similar " mailshell.net " concerns first your isp sucks because software on your end couldnt slow down there end
and even if it did they want your money so they dont care about speed
i cannot SEE the connection between AVG and mailshell.net and much less your isp
if AVG has any email antispam disable it and hope it will go away
Hi - thanks for your reply ...

What will the anti-spam button do to my computer security.
Right now this button is ticked in the list of AVG items.
I will untick it if you say so ... the impact will be minmal
except maybe your isp will stop complainingI can comment first hand on this.

Since June and on three separate occasions, our Internet service was suspended by Rogers - they reported a SpyBot on ONE of our home computers that was generating DDoS attacks. Anti-virus and all malware scans always ran clean. After the latest suspension, Rogers reported that AVG was the culprit. We have AVG Internet Security 8.5. I reported this to AVG around two weeks ago and this was escalated in both organizations. Today I received notification that the problem was now addressed entirely. And, you can use all the AVG anti-spam functions - you do not need to turn anything off.

AVG ordinarily runs fine on all our computers and their support staff and management have been exceptional and proactive in diagnosing the problem.

This is a brief explanation from a senior AVG person: In very short, the reason was the way how the Mailshell component checks for spam (using a reputation service) that also triggered some security checks on the Rogers side.

If your account has been suspended, and your problem is identical to ours, then call the Security department at Rogers. They should be aware of this now. If your problem persists, add a reply and I'll look in occasionally. I found your post and subscribed after Googling the keywords today.

Hope that helps.Hi David
Thank you so much for your reply ...
The elusive Rogers Network - I would like to talk with you re: persons to contact both at Rogers and AVG ...as I have not had any Replies from either party.
Just threatening emails and persons with no interest in solving the problem at Rogers - AVG reviewed everything on my computer and said it was OK !!!
Can you drop me a reply at : [emailprotected] and we can discuss?

My thanks to this Web Forum for being able to "help" a not so informed computer user:-)

Hi. 1ST time Forum user here. I run MS OFFICE 2007 in XP. I previously used Office/Windows 2000. I used to be able to (1) insert check boxes in the tables I create in Word, and then optionally (2) insert an X in the box where applicable. I cannot find how to do either of these 2 OPERATIONS in Word 2007, so I am having to cut and past from a previous doc to achieve this. Anyone help?Welcome to the forum.

Click on Developer to open the Developer ribbon. In the Controls section, you should see an icon for Legacy Tools. In my Word 2007, it's the fourth item to the right on the second row of icons. You'll see a Check Box option under Legacy Forms and another option under ActiveX Controls. I'm not sure which you need but I hope this helps.Thanks for the welcome Soybean and your reply. I've found the checkbox insertion icon under the Developer Tab and added it to the the Quick Access Toolbar as I use it all the time. Still cannot however find how to insert an X into the box when requiredI just now found out how to make the check box changeable. For details, I suggest you use Word's Help and search on Add protection to a form. When the search results appear, you should see Create forms that users complete in Word near the top of the list. Click it to VIEW the contents. [The key step here is to "protect" the form. Once you do that, it should work the way you want.] In the Help contents, the key info on protecting is under a section titled Prepare a form to be filled out. Thank Soybean. Sadly that was way over my head/capabilities to understand....BUT... I have found the answer elswhere.... After inserting the Check Box in the Form, double-clicking on the Box will bring up the Check Box Form Field Options window. Clicking on 'Checked' in the Default Value puts an X in the Box which is exactly what I want to DOI had thought about telling you about that way to mark the check box. You can do that but I'm sure you'll agree it's not really the most desirebable way to do it. Indeed, that technique is not really intended to be used as a way to check or clear the box. The Check Box Form Field Options window is for setting the default status of the check box, just as stated in that window.

If you can learn to protect the from, then the box will no longer have the gray background, which indicates it's not in normal usable status, and you or another user will, indeed, be able to check or clear to box as it should work.

This reference contains the same info on this topic as Help in Word but this may be easier to follow: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100307461033.aspx. The parts you need to focus on are Add protection to a form and prepare it for distribution and Prepare a form to be filled out. The website also has 3 videos you can watch. I think the third one could be very helpful to you. Protecting the Form was not the problem. Inserting a Check Box in the Form and then inserting an X in the Check Box where applicable was what I was seeking to do

Appreciate your helpQuote from: Gavinz on September 12, 2009, 05:55:24 AM

Protecting the Form was not the problem. Inserting a Check Box in the Form and then inserting an X in the Check Box where applicable was what I was seeking to do

hello, I need help fixing a problem I think I created:

2 weeks ago my computer crashed and wouldnt reboot it would get to the welcome window then turn off again. I attempted to fix it by messing around with the boot priorty settings and some things in BIOS...when that didnt work I removed my original XP program and installed XP Home Edition; now I can only boot from the install disk. if I turn off my puter I must go through the entire install THING and continue to lose my files and data.

secondary problem is that my puter has been split into 2 partitions with XP being on the second...I have no clue what I did and I need help....SOS REPAIR Install of XP

Of course after doing this i would suggest USING an imaging app to create a workable image of XP as is then wiping the drive completely and re-imaging it...
This will save you a ton of work...ok dont want to sound dumb and I really need and appreciate the help, but I cant make heads or tails of what you sent me....first; the install does finish and I get a new version of XP Home Edition each time I am forced to reinstall (if I turn off my puter)...my problem is that once installed, if I turn off the puter, Windows wont boot from my selected boot priorities( presently RPL something) and forces me to boot using the CD...the last time I did this I did the REPAIR ( by pressing R) and when it booted it had saved my data... however I think this is where I got the partition problem... I would like to KNOW what my proper boot priortiy settings should be and how do I get rid of the split personality (partition)Go back into BIOS and select the "set to DEFAULT setting" option. (reboot)

Follow this link to fix the NTLDR problem. Even if the NTLDR is not missing. It should fix any corruption.
http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2005/12/ntldr-is-missing-press-any-key-to-restart/


Once this work (if It works) do the following:
Insert the Win XP ( Home Edition or Pro) install disc. Do if u were going to install XP, follow directions there will be a option to reformat. DO NOT SELECT this option, u will go to a option that says found previous XP install. Select this option and choose fix this install. This will fix the the Win XP presently install and will not delete any files. Write back and let us know if u r up and running.

Thank you for the REPLY
Yes, like I said, no indexing, no virus
everything up to date.
I also have a cd writer in my sytem but
no problem there, what gives?
yusat
I did' nt START a NEW post because Brehin
had the same problem and maybe he can help
if he's still AROUND.
yusat

BSOD Please Help
A process or thread crucial to system operation has UNEXPECTEDLY exited or been terminated
Tech information
0x000000F4 (0x00000003, 0x8655AA18, 0x8655AB8C, 0x805D1204)
Beginning dump of physical memoryQuote

0x000000F4: CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION
(Click to consult the online MSDN article.)
One of the many processes or THREADS crucial to system operation has unexpectedly exited or been terminated. As a result, the system can no longer function. Specific causes are many, and often best resolved by a careful history of the problem and the circumstances of the error message. One user, who experienced this on RETURN from Standby mode on Win XP SP2, found the cause was that Windows was installed on a slave drive; compare KB 330100.

I cannot access my facebook profile or any other facebook applcations right now. All that COMES up is a BLACK page with red and WHITE lettering STATING BLOCKED by NETGEAR FIREWALL. I am using wireless currently, but have been able to access facebook earlier in the day. This firewall is recent. What can I do?

i have two laptops a dell INSPIRON an an ibm thinkpad. I have some music files on both computers. I want to transfer my music files from my old computer to my new one, that is from the ibm to the dell. One way is obviously to transfer the files to an external drive and then back onto the new computer. But is a USB to USB transfer possible with just a regular USB cord
No.
It requires a Bi-directional USB cord to do so and you then have to set up a network connection.

Using a simple USB cord will damage both machines...crap,, so I guess the best way for me to do it without a USB cable is to use an external drive r ight
Or UPLOAD them to a file storage site on the web...there are FREE ones and then DLoad them to the other machine.
Or burn them to a CD/DVD and copy them that way...
Or copy them to a USB thumb drive (cheaper than an external) and MOVE them that way.
Or setup a network connection thru your router and/or wirelessly...wow the wireless connection thing will probably work for me, but how do i set it up
please let me know
i went to network setup wizard, and ran the thing on both computers to get them both on the network. However , even though I can see both computers on the network from e ither computer, I cant browse the folders of one computer from t he other one, but i can browse the other one from this one

whats going on? When I click on the folder of the non browsable computer, I get a dialog box for a login and password

why is this happening
i got it done, just took some research, i had to turn on the file and printer sharing
Good News...and way to stick to it til a solution was reached.
Thanx for letting us know...

Is there any way I can copy old applications from my previous computer to the new one, *I have several games, some applications like microsoft office, etc
No, you need to install programs. So, you need the installation CD or installation file you downloaded and saved to CD, flash drive, etc., and you need to GO install the software on the newly acquired computer.i would do that if I had the installation disks . Problem is my old computer came preloaded with the programs and I dont really want to have to buy the program disks again when all I want to do is to PUT them onto my new computer. Is there any way, I was thinking if making a DISK image to copy an OS would work, then why wont this? But how do I just get images of application files, and more so, where would I find the application setup files
You could in fact create an image of the old drive and copy it to the new machine...
However if the OS is anything later than WinME you would have to do a REPAIR Install to get it to run properly...

Post back with what you decide and we'll go from there...

Apps cannot simply be copied and expected to run properly...this is by design.

Hello i am trying to load windows xp home edidtion on an 600 mhz computer

I deleted and wiped out the hardrive

and started to load the cd it loaded to 96 percent then quit

so i turned off the computer and cleaned the cd and used a different cd rom

when i put in the cd rom

I heard a small snaping sound and saw a green spark and when i tried to turn on the computer nothing

so i assumed the power supply was blown but i had a couple extra power supplies so i put one in and all i could get to turn on

was the power supply fan
the green light right above my turn on button
tried another power supply
and i got the hardrive green light to turn on
but it wasn't making no noise
and the cdrom woundn't turn on if i unplug the cd rom but leave the power cord pluged into it the cd rom it will turn on do you think i fried something other than my power supply.

the only thing that looks like it's getting power is the green light above were i turn on my computer and the power supply fan is running
when i turn off the power supply the fans will kick in for a second and the green light on the hardriveWow - I can't even get through your question. PUNCTUATION please.Quote from: Allan on September 09, 2009, 02:40:43 PM

Wow - I can't even get through your question. PUNCTUATION please.

green spark... green light- this all points to one culprit, the Borg.

what is the questions as well

The cdrom cord was plugged in backwards but new problem it

I have 2 laptops, both Toshiba Satellites. Laptop #1 is my main computer. It contains all my data. It was given to me by a friend after he picked it up by the screen and mashed his thumb through the LCD. I removed the screen and hooked it up to an external LCD monitor. Laptop #1 is RUNNING Windows XP Home Edition.

Laptop # 2 is brand new and still in the box. It runs Vista. I don't want to go there, and plan to upgrade it to Windows 7 when it is released to the public.

I want to take the external monitor off Laptop # 1, and move it into my hotel lobby. That leaves me without a screen for laptop # 1.

I want to run laptop # 1 through Laptop # 2 so I can use laptop # 2 as an external monitor. Or in other words, possibly turn laptop # 1 into an external hard drive of laptop # 2.

I just went out and bought a 10 foot Cat5e Crossover network cable. (ethernet cable with 2 male ends).

Question #1--What do I do next?

Question # 2-- Which Wi-Fi card do I use to go online? Laptop #1 or Laptop # 2?
23 hours ago - 3 days left to answer.

1. Share the Monitor. You must have a lot of "free" time... I'm not sure you can "share" the monitor on laptop 2 (use as external monitor for laptop 1).

2. Remote Desktop Connection. If you're willing to boot up laptop 2 into the Vista operating system, I assume it supports remote logon to laptop 1 using Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection. If SUCCESSFUL, you would be operating within Windows XP on laptop 1, using keyboard, mouse, and monitor of laptop 2. Use "Help and Support" function available within your laptop operating systems for more information on this. Or research on internet.

3. Transfer Data to Laptop 2. While the "external" monitor is still available, boot up both laptop 1 and laptop 2 and transfer your "data" to laptop 2. You may do this either using "crossover" cable, USB thumb drives, CD/DVD burns, or direct cable connection (serial or parallel). Yes, I saw you don't want to use Vista.

4. External Hard Drive. PULL hard drive out of laptop 1 and place in an external hard drive enclosure which will interface to laptop 2 thru USB port. Or transfer all laptop 1 data to USB thumb drive or USB external drive. Then use laptop 2 with Vista to access the data. Yes, I saw you don't want to use Vista.

5. Swap Hard Drives. How closely related are the two Toshiba Satellite laptops. Are they the same model? If not the same model, do they use the same chipset and CPU. Windows XP is meant to be used on the same system it was installed on. However, if they're CLOSE, MAYBE you could replace the hard drive of laptop 2 with the one from laptop 1.

6. Can Someone Walk Me Through This? I'm not volunteering. You're the one with the free time. You could just pick up another external monitor for laptop 1.