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I did what you said on the computer that I am using now, and it immediately ask for the disk. On the other one that is messed up it went all the way through and just disappeared... When you first turn your computer on (before windows starts) you will see a message that says to press a certain key to enter setup. it's usually an F key or esc or del. Pay attention, as this message may flash very quickly. Repeatedly tap that key to enter setup before windows starts to load. This will take you into your BIOS setup.

In BIOS you want to look for boot order or boot sequence or boot priority. You want to set your CD drive as the first boot device. You NEED to move it up to the top of the boot order.

Once you have your CD drive set as the first boot device, insert your XP CD into the drive. Now exit BIOS and SAVE CHANGES (F10).

Your computer will restart. When it restarts you may see a message that says "press any key to boot to CD". I've never been able to find the "any" key so I just usually tap the space bar - it seems to work okay. Once you've done that, you should hear the CD start spinning in the drive and see a blue screen with "windows setup" at the top. It will load a bunch of files and then you will see a screen that says Welcome to setup.

At that screen press R to enter the recovery console. The Recovery Console will start and ask you which Windows INSTALLATION you would like to LOG on to. If you only have one installation, press 1 and then press enter. Then you'll be asked for the password. If you have no password on that computer just leave it blank and press enter.

You should now see a C:\Windows> prompt.

At that prompt type expand E:\I386\explorer.ex_ %systemroot%\explorer.exe and press enter. This command assumes that your CD drive's letter is E. If your CD drive has a different letter substitute that letter into the command after the word expand.Well I tried something and it worked I hit f10 and it took it back to factory but it left my data intact. I worked on it till 5 in the MORNING but finely got it back. I want to thank you all for your help and time..........two-dogsAfter the computer fully loads on the desk top right click.

Goto Arrange Icons By then select Show Desktop Icons.

[recovering disk space - old ATTACHMENT deleted by admin]Rusty thanks for your time but it has been fixed as per my last post. I tried what you said but I had nothing even when I right clicked I didn't even have a start menu........all good now.......two-dogs

If a batch file is used to copy a file to two locations, can that be done in one line (if so how ?), or does it require two copy commands ?QUOTE from: Sebastian42 on July 04, 2010, 02:48:47 AM

If a batch file is used to copy a file to two locations, can that be done in one line (if so how ?), or does it require two copy commands ?

Ignore the verify publisher warning...DOUG Knox has been AROUND for years and is a Microsoft MVP...
Follow the instructions on the DLoad page to do it correctly...patio---how do ignore the publisher warning. When i CLICK on the dougknox file..i save it and try to run it, when i hit run it tells me about the publisher warning..the only options then are to click ok or cancel, when i hit ok, it then PROMPTS the message...what program do you want to run it.Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to open task manager. In task manager click on new task. The "create new task" window should appear. TYPE in %SystemRoot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe and click OK. Does system restore open now?

I have a DELL Laptop with Windows XP. But i've been trying to activate the bluetooth device
but to no AVAIL. When i went to the BIOS setup and checked the device was switched off there.
I don't know how to SWITCH it on to activate it. And also is not found at my taskbar of the windows.
Any HELP will be very grateful! have you tried to go in to device MANAGER and check if therer is a LITTLE yellow warning sign by the bluetooth

I am using HP Compaq nx7010 laptop. It has WINDOWS XP with ATI Radeon 9200 graphic card. I want to connect my laptop to TV using S-Video cable. How to connect it? I tried to connect & also tried to change setting in Display propertiesA quick bit of research shows that it's common for people to have issues setting this up with these Radeon cards, so I'd have a good read of the following THREAD on another forum first then report your findings here for everyone to help out.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=671042He's not running Linux...

Did you follow these BASIC steps?.
-Hookup both ends
-First Turn on TV
-then Boot PC
-switch displays in Catalyst.

Very odd problem here. It just started this morning and has been sporadic. When I am watching a video or I click on a button such as "new topic" on this site my computer seems to come to a complete stop until I move my mouse. Video's will stop and on a link, the progress bar doesn't move until I again, move my mouse.

Any ideas?Have you RESTARTED the computer yet?I did that when I first noticed the problem and it seemed to work for a while. I did it again after posting this and so far it hasn't returned. Any idea what's causing it?maybe the computer was GOING on to stand by ? Boot to safe mode and see if you have the same problemWell so far today it hasn't happened again. I did RUN my norton anti VIRUS so maybe that cleared it up. I'd just never seen something like this happen before. Once again, CH comes through............

can U please get me HP dx5150 motherboard driver downloadable for free?have you TRIED the hp web site ?

well i just googled the mother board model a got this site for all the DRIVERS

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=447469&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=457124&swLang=25&taskId=135&swEnvOID=2094I have tried but the motherboard driver for the same is not available. Plz help.When you say motherboard drivers, which ones inparticular are you after?? as they should all be available on the HP site listed?

Are you reinstalling your OS or just missing drivers for a particualr item?I replaced the HDD on my 5150 and used the HP drivers from their website: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=447470&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=447468&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=1093#11394
I'm using XP Pro, but you can select the OS you need. It worked great for me and the MACHINE is running smoothly with no issues.
Good luck.

Hi my friends have their grade VIDEO and when i BURN it to dvd because its a few gigs the dvd turns out empty I use FREE iso burner but the file is a rar not iso is there ANOTHER program t burn rar files?
anyhelp? Your post does not make a lot of sense. A rar file is an archive, not a video. What is a "grade video"? If you WANT to make a DVD-ROM which contains the rar file, you could try BurnAware FreeOk im not sure i spelled this wright but by grade i mean graduation video and thanks for the program to burn the rar files. Quote from: comda on July 05, 2010, 03:06:40 PM

graduation video

Problem: Dell XPS: XP Home operating system was overwritten by owner with new XP Home install (no, I don't know why they went this way). Now the computer boots to the screen where you select the OS, it lists three: The new XP Home install with no programs recognized, the old XP system, and the restore system PARTITION. The only one that's bootable is the new install with no programs/drivers. All the data/users/files are visible, but programs aren't valid. Also, I cannot restore the machine using the Dell restore utility as the option is no longer available under the new OS install.
Question: Is the old XP install still recoverable? Any ideas on how to recover the old installation? is it a matter of fixing the MBR, Bootcfg, or other INI file?
Or is it toast and ready for a wipe and full reinstall?

System: Dell XPS Core 2 Duo Desktop
P965 Chipset, 1 GB Ram, Nvidia 7300 LE PCI-E, 250 GB SATA,
XP Home SP2
My best recommendation. Get another hard drive of the same size and type. Clone the original. Do your EXPERIMENTS on the clone copy. If things fail, you still have the original.

Do that first. Then somebody here will tell you want is the next step.Boot to the bootable OS and take ownership of the folders and files in the the old installation (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421). Copy them to off disc media then format and start from scratch.Great tips; thanks for the quick response. I have privileges on the original folders/files, so that's not a BIG issue. What I'm really after is access to the restore partition if I can't point the Bootcfg.ini file to the original os install. I'm not sure what XP backs up under a new install over an existing operating system. If it's just a new set of config files then one should be able to undo the damage (theoretically). Failing that, access to the restore partition would save a whole lot of time/effort as I have the Dell OS Install disk, but not the other driver/program/restore disks as they dump all that on the restore partition. Which is, unfortunately, not accessible.
Thanks again for the assist. When you first run on the computer, CNTL-F11 will give you access to the Dell Recovery Partition.
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/document?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&docid=DC47E7957E35BBC0E030A68F27280D16#Issue3Do not use the recovery partition until you recover the files you want to save per my post above.Thanks again for the replies. the Control + F11 does not work as the new OS install overrode access to the original Dell OS installation and recovery partition. The only viable OS on the machine right now is the new, GENERIC XP install without programs or drivers. I've backed up the files (Great suggestion on the cloning! Thanks for that!), so I'm no longer worried about this install if things go awry.
Any clues on re-recognizing the overwritten OS?
Thanks again.Troubleshooting the Restore ProcessThanks for the great site. I attempted the fix using the bootable CD option, but after two coasters I determined the ISO file must be corrupted. Managed to boot from a USB drive and the DSRFIX program did find and fix the faults in the MBR. Unfortunately, nothing has changed with the hard drive boot sequence or available partitions. I'm going to find a floppy and download a DSRFIX dumpfile to the author and see what he makes of it.
Curious as to what could have gone wrong since many people rave about the program and reading the testimonials there are people who have fixed exactly the problem I'm having.
Thanks again for the great link.
Just an update; looking at the partitions using Partition Wizard and finding all the files intact, just not reachable using Cntrl + F11.

I have windows xp and top rated GRAPHICS card and Pentium 4 processor so not problem with hardware and have all drivers needed but when i GO to download a game (mmorpg) from SITE server download works and when i use setup exe all i get is an unresponsive program and freeze have to do hard shutdown cause task manager wont close down. Where are you DLoading these games from ? ?WEB zen and i think i know why there downloads are zip files and i cannot unzip for some REASON and i think they are incomplete zip files.I think i'll pass on this one...

It just happened again (screen went blue with error message).

This is the report :
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Dump File : Mini070410-01.dmp
Crash Time : 4/07/2010 17:53:17
Bug Check String : IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Bug Check Code : 0x1000000a
Parameter 1 : 0x00000002
Parameter 2 : 0x00000002
Parameter 3 : 0x00000001
Parameter 4 : 0x806ee732
Caused By DRIVER : hal.dll
Caused By Address : hal.dll+2732
File Description : Hardware Abstraction Layer DLL
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Processor : 32-bit
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini070410-01.dmp
Processors Count : 1
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 2600
==================================================


Temperatures are normal (same as the previous temps I posted).



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Also, try to reinstall your video driver.

sorry if this has been asked, someone on here told me to post so i could keep track of what has been tried. thanks When posting make sure to keep the below GUIDELINES in mind.

List as much about your computer as possible. This includes operating system (what version of Windows you are using), service packs, computer make/model, RAM, hard drive, sound and video cards, CURRENT adware/spyware/virus programs being used on a regular BASIS, do you have a "real" Windows CD, etc.

Be as thorough as possible with your description of your problem. What happens exactly, error messages, if any, what happened before this started, what you have tried, are you the only user, type of internet connection, what you have DONE inside the case, etc.
Quote from: dawnnorean on August 21, 2010, 05:13:31 PM

sorry if this has been asked, someone on here told me to post so i could keep track of what has been tried. thanks

Hi everyone. I hope everyone had a safe holiday. I just noticed that when I open up "My Computer" and the drives appear the documents folder is in the list. I do not know how it go there. How can I remove it? Is there a virus on my pc? Any HELP will be appreciated. maryhigginsrice

Dell Dimension E310
Windows XP Home Edition
SP3
2GB of Ram
Philips DVD+RW DVD8801
HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR81643
Nvidia GEFORCE FX 5200
2nd HD
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz
Home Network
Belkin Wireless Router
230W



It's supposed to be there by default. You PROBABLY never noticed it before.

How do I move a message from "Draft" to a e-mail form to be sent ?Double-click it.In most email programs that will open it for editing and then click on SEND if there are no changes.Of course there's ALWAYS the old copy and PASTE METHOD...

Today when I logged onto my computer and clicked on my account, I am TAKEN to a completly new account as if the computer has reverted back to its original settings. All my settings, documents, pictures, programs, ect, are not there. After restarting I got this message: "Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging on with a temporary profile. Changes you MAKE on this profile will be lost once you log off."

Last NIGHT my account was fine. All my documents were there, everything was normal. I did not try to delete my account or mess around with anything I do not normally touch (I used the Internet, I created a Word document, that's about it). I have TRIED restarting in "safe mode" and logging in as Admin and creating a new account, then restarting again. This did not work and again I am using a temp profile.

I know very little of computers, save for basics. Internet. Word. iTunes. I am on a laptop and have only the 1 account. What on earth can I do to get my old profile back up???When you logon to the temporary profile and go to the Documents & Settings folder in Windows EXPLORER, do you see your old profile?Create a new profile with administrator privileges and than copy all files and folders from old profile.
Three days ago I had the same problem and I did fixed in the way I explained.

Cheers.Quote from: dr_iton on July 06, 2010, 11:46:09 AM

Create a new profile with administrator privileges and than copy all files and folders from old profile.
Three days ago I had the same problem and I did fixed in the way I explained.

Cheers.

Hi,

I am new to this forum, I hope someone can help me asap.

I was browsing the web and suddenly the computer froze up. After restarting the PC I now keep getting popups telling me my computer is infected, telling me to cluck on an OPTION to 'block the attack'. I have been clicking 'no' everytime, while running a Norton 360 SCAN but it doesn't pick up anything. Also it doesn't let me OPEN IE, so I am posting this from my iPhone at the moment. Please can SOMEBODY assist me to get rid of this virus?


I look forward to the response.

I have searched a little on the internet and it seems the computer is infected with the 'Security Suite' virus. I hope this helps.Your system could be getting alerts from 'Rogue' Anti-malware as well.

Best Shot:::

Run your PC through "Safe Mode in Networking", pressing F8 while system boot.

>>Go to Trend Micro's Housecall{Googling it will land you to correct destination}.

OR

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/uk/

>>Run an Online scan{They do have a QUICK SCAN option as well}

>>Nip the Rogue anti-malware & alerts.

Hope, this'll surely help.

***Safe Mode in Networking will ensure NO probable system slowdowns while enabling Internet connectivity.Thank you, problem solved!! :-)EXCELLENT....Feeling elated like Mr. Bean!

Hello,

I am HOPING someone can assist me!

Summary

Infections, Trojans, various other malware. No icons, or start bar.

Operating System

Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 2008

Hardware

—AMD x2 5000+ (2.6 GHz)
—RAM 2 GB DDR2 800
—WD 320 GB hard drive
—Video card: onboard.
—Sound card: onboard

Names of Infections

—Backdoor.tidserv
—bamatal
—suspicious.mystic

Numerous others, but those are the ones whose names I have noticed.

Symptoms

—No icons or start bar (no explorer.exe APPARENTLY).
—Can only access programs through TASK manager.
—Cannot access files (MS words, mp3, etc.)
—Norton is acting extremely strange: notifying me that Trojans have been flagged but must be removed manually. Also, notifying me that intrusion attempts have been blocked. Also, Norton keeps asking me to check the function that allows for the saving of passwords etc. This is a bit disturbing! Also, Norton has started flashing a notice that the time and date is not correct.
—Request to put in XP Windows disk to REPLACE missing files.
—Computer has shut down a number of times and restarted.

Attempts to Fix

I have run:

—Malwarebyte's Antimalware program: has caught numerous Trojans.
—tdssskiller: has caught numerous infections.
—Cureit: has caught startup Trojan in winlogon.exe and, I believe, in a dll file. However, cureit never finishes the scan, and the computer shuts down and restarts.
—sfc/scannow
—CCleaner

First Occurrence

Norton flagged suspicious.mystic but, I believe, could not REMOVE it. The next time I started the computer, no icons, start bar etc.Clik Here...

Hi, when I download a movie using utorrent, if I check the contents of the file being downloaded when I have part of it (say 10%), it PLAYS an already deleted file. I tried with the preallocate SPACE option but on of off there is no difference. I'm using NTFS, windows XP. I'm very curious about why this is happening now, it's never happened before. I suppose the file system takes the space marked as available ( the deleted file) and uses it for the new file. But this only happens after I reinstalled XP a year ago.
Is there anything else I don't know about ntfs to explain this "new" behavior?

thank you.Things we wpn't assist with :

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Copyrighted MATERIAL

* Downloading or using a program (e.g. torrent / P2P program) to download a copyrighted software program, game, movie, song, TV show, book, or any other content protected by copyright laws.
* Finding places on the Internet to watch movies or TV shows or listen to copyrighted music.
* Making backups of copyrighted DVDs.
* Help users use copyrighted material in their own video, song, and/or website.
* Posting any copyrighted material, even if it's being used for helping others.

This will come as a shock to you but there are legal uses for P2P, as well as legal content under GPL license. Try google there are good movies.

http://www.returnoftheghostbusters.com/play.html

winxp sp2 microsoft feed sync KEEPS popping up every few minutes and if i go away from computer for a few min. when i come back they will be stacked up to and more than 8x what can i do to stop thisIn Internet Explorer click on TOOLS then Internet Options at the bottom. Click on the content tab of of the Internet Options window and then click the Settings button under "feeds and web slices". Uncheck the "Automatically check feeds and web slices for UPDATES" and click OK.i cant find feed and web slices in LOCATION you directed me togo to

ComputersQuote from: BCLian on July 06, 2010, 02:47:14 PM

go to

Computers

On my Packard bell easynote mv35-202 the touchpad and keyboard are not working, I have a recovery disc so PUT that in, it loaded so far then asked me to press " O " to continue but of course, no keyboard working, so I thought, I'll plug in a USB keyboard, it won't work, tried USB mouse, it won't work.
Plugged in USB light to check if port was ok and it lit up no problem, I don't know what to try next, can someone help, thank you all. Keyboard should work no matter what at boot of computer or the keyboard itself is bad. If your computer has a PS2 slot to it you can try USING that with a keyboard? USB keyboard support is PROBABLY not supported on that system, since drivers would be needed after the OS is started. Some keyboards and BIOS's support USB keyboards at boot and some dont.

I am leaning towards the fact that your keyboard will probably have to be replaced, and hopefully its just the keyboard and not the controller on the main board.Thanks for the help, but in case I did not state correctly, this is a laptop and don't have ps2, am I understanding correctly that if I use a bootable dvd, the touchpad and keyboard should work, if not then the keyboard is faulty or the controller is needing replaced, is the controller part of the motherboard, have only just noticed that the function keys or some of them work ( brightness, monitor on/off, standby) don't know if this help in any way, nevertheless I appreciate the input.There are keys that disable the touchpad/mouse on MANY laptop/netbooks....
Perhaps you have hit that one inadvertantly...

Consult your manual...

I am trying to help get access to an old DELL computer the owner has passed away and the computer has not been used for over 2 years.
the owner put on it a password to stop staff where he lived accessing his computer but he didn't tell anyone in his family what the password was, all possible or logical ones have now been tried'
I thought that maybe going into the setup we could bypass it in the setup under security it has the following

System Security:
Password status...unlocked
system passwork...not enabled
setup password....not enabled
POST Hotkeys..F2 & F12
Chassis Intrusion ..Detected
PXE BIS Default Policy...Deny

Is any one able to tell me if anything in this will help us get into the computer
No setup disks were found, just before he died it seems he had a big clean up and threw lots of disks out and all his 3"floppys as well.
Any suggestions gratefully received.
so you have to type a password before you are able to boot the PC normally? Or is this a password to get into windows? And what windows is this??

I am assuming the OS is some kind of windows OS.it is running Windows XP
loads the windows things then says and you have to hit alt control delete first then a password box opens up and that is the problem So you SEE something like what the following screenshots show?





in that case,

try this:
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There is a hidden administrator account. You can log on it and you can change or REMOVE all the other PASSES of your comp without knowing the previous passes. Just type ctrl alt del twice and then type Administrator on the account name and you can enter. If that won't work, restart the computer and toggle the F5 button.You will get screen that will ask you if you want to boot with command prompt, choose it and then type net user, then press enter
Then again type "Net user [Username of the Account]*" then press Enter, without the ["], and quotes. Make sure you spell the username correctly, and you have the '*'.
To change password press enter and after that follow the instructions that COME after to reset your password.

hi everyone its nice to be here
basically about a week ago my computer became unable to boot properly and the only way to get into WINDOWS was to hold f8 and boot using the cdrom drive. ive tried CHANGING the boot order in bios and disabling the floppy which i thought was the problem but that didnt work. then i tried booting up with a windows xp floppy boot disk and it worked. i was told to use fixmbr to FIX the master boot record in order to boot normally again. my problem is when i go into recovery console from the xp disc it gives me the option to run the recovery console on the c drive or the d drive. however i have a partition and do not use my c drive; i want to run fixmbr for the e drive (the partitioned drive) but it does not show up as an option. does anyone lnow what to do in this situation or do i just run fixmbr on the c drive?
thank youQuote from: underscore04 on July 05, 2010, 05:45:00 PM

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1. when i go into recovery console from the xp disc it gives me the option to run the recovery console on the c drive or the d drive.
2. however i have a partition and do not use my c drive;
3. i want to run fixmbr for the e drive (the partitioned drive) but it does not show up as an option. does anyone lnow what to do in this situation or do i just run fixmbr on the c drive?
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Hi a few days ago my hdd crashed and I did get all the INFO off and reinstalled windows XP SP3 and got all my programs running but one. I have a linksys router which I am using right now. Anyway I tried to reinstall it so that I could get a new password and username on it but the router after the last step (connect to power) won't proceed because it still has the old information. What I need to know is how to reset everything on the router so it would be like I just got it out of the box. I already tried the little reset button at the back. No go.

Any ideas?

Ps this router is a linksysNultra range plus model # WRT160N by cisco Quote from: comda on July 06, 2010, 02:20:51 PM

... I already tried the little reset button at the back. No go. Any ideas?
Ps this router is a linksysNultra range plus model # WRT160N by cisco

The info should be on a label on the underside of the router.
You have to hold the reset 20 seconds.
Oops, Computer_Commando just said that.

User and Password both "admin" I think.

The info should be on a label on the underside of the router.
You have to hole the reset 20 seconds.

User and Password both "admin" I think.

Witch is the best VERSION of windows XP to run internet EASY and better?No such thing. Your choice of OS has nothing to do with how well your Internet Connection performs.In other words: any version of XP will work equally well. XP Home is QUITE popular among novice users.for most people, I THINK any XP version would suffice.

My grandfather has a Dell XPS that is about 8 years OLD. For the FIRST three years the COMPUTER worked just fine whether I was playing games or browsing the internet. However the forth year it started to slow down and the performance dropped dramatically. For nearly three years I have not played a single game on the computer and rarely browsed the internet on it since it is near impossible. The computer is very slow and it would take anywhere from two to five minutes to open a small file or bring up the web browser.

Earlier today, the computer would load a little bit on the loading screen that first APPEARS and then freezes.

My grandpa was at first saying the hard drive went out and now he is saying it is the BIOS. I was wondering if anyone can help me figure out what truly is the problem and if at all possible it could be fixed.

A Dell XPS laptop or desktop? First of all, you cannot boot and it freezes. Most probably a hardware problem. Re-inserting and cleaning the slot for RAM(memory). Since it may be old, When was it last blown out from dirt or dust? Make sure also that the battery(CMOS,3V)still has that usable power to boot your CPU. After all, an 8 year computer would be worth the maintenance check-up. When it boots to desktop normally, post for another topic here when it comes to computer lags issue.Sorry for not including a whole lot of information. It is a desktop and as far as I know has never been dusted out.

Anyways, he did finally get it to start up correctly and he's now listening to MUSIC on it. It's still performing as slow as it has for years. Quote

The computer is very slow and it would take anywhere from two to five minutes to open a small file or bring up the web browser.

Hey guys,

I'm trying to clean up a bit of my old dell demension 8300

during the process of trying to make the computer faster and more smooth for my dad to run as a media centre, I increased the pagefile to 1.5 Gb rather than to buy RAM.

Restart LEAD to an error preventing me from booting, undeterred, I decided to try it again but this time it did not work, and using a windows xp DISC from a friend to repair install has failed to work. Either files could not be found (but were there!) or asking for product key which my dell's does not work for it.

Even if I cancel the prompt for key, it restarts and I get a flash of a blue screen and it reboots.

The option to disable automatic reboot is no longer there. Any help would be appreciated.

PS I was wondering if I could boot an OS from CD like Ubuntu would allow me to salvage files?1) Virtual memory is not a replacement for ram and increasing its size will rarely if ever have any EFFECT on performance. Leaving it as "system managed" is almost always best.
2) Increasing the size of a pagefile CANNOT cause a system to malfunction. Something else happened.
3) If you borrow a disc to do a repair install it must be the same version as you have installed (Home/Pro and the same service pack level). Assuming it is, the repair install will work.Cheers, it was originally service pack 1, but the CD was service pack 3, but my old dell had been updated to service pack 3, so I need to find an old one?It needs to be the same as whatever is currently installed. If it's sp3 then it should be sp3.Was the Windows XP disk you used for a Dell or another computer? Some manufacturers make their disk for their systems only for them to work properly.

If the restore feature was enabled try accessing through SAFE mode to a previous DATE when the system was working before the changes.
Inside the Dell PC Restore Partition

so I start my computer and GET to my desktop, have a background but no icons no start menu and i can't right click. i can get to the task manager and open programs from there. i searched online and read to ATTEMPT a system restore tried that will not work. i searched my system for explorer.exe and got an error message 'WINDOWS CANNOT FIND EXPLORER.EXE. MAKE SURE YOU TYPED THE NAME CORRECTLY, AND THEN TRY AGAIN...." i did spell it correctly. i have norton 360, malware bytes and spybot s&d. ran them got nothing. i cannot update them..got error MESSAGES for that too. also when i try to start computer in safe mode all i get is a BLACK screen with safe mode in all four corners.please help i don't know what to do and its driving me CRAZY! thanks in advance. Do you have an XP CD?What happens when you press the windows key?

When you press Ctrl+Del+Alt at the same time does it bring up anything?

Have you tried to see if it come up in Safe Mode (press the F8 key after you boot the system) the run the recover from there?

i started my computer up this morning and noticed a problem on my 1tb WD my book external. i have a rather sizeable collection of music and movies, split into 18 folders, each containing ROUGHLY 20gb of media. i noticed this morning that one of the folders was much, much larger than it should be. after some digging i found the location of the problem, but i have no. idea. at. all. how to remove it. i included a screenshot - it appears to just be junk data, but i'm not certain about that. i tried using a program called Unlocker to delete the junk data, but it failed, even when i ran it at startup. i don't have enough money to go out and buy a new external, so if there's a way to fix this i'd really appreciate it.

if it MATTERS, i'm running windows xp on a gateway e-series tower, 2.6ghz p4 ht northwood processor, 1.25gb ddr-400 ram, 40gb system HDD.

[recovering disk space - old attachment deleted by admin]I would run chkdsk /r on that drive...

Hi,

Trying to attach a business logo (jpeg) as a signature on my Outlook email. Saved the file on a word DOC. then tried to copy&paste into the Signature space on 'Settings' MENU... but NOTHING is happening. Any ideas?

Also, this Outlook account I am USING - not the main one on my computer, it has been set-up for some FREELANCE work I am doing - keeps logging me out. Every 20-30 minutes, a countdown timer appears in a pop-up box giving me the option to stay connected before I am automatically logged out.

Have been through the settings menu but there appears to be about log-out timers.

All help very much appreciated.

Hugh

Ok so I just re-installed win xp sp3 and heres my problem. I had my modem connected during install and windows made a LAN or high speed internet connection and i made a broadbound connection and now when ever my computern starts it says LIMITED or no connection after i click on the connect It will tell me to redial. So to make the internet work i have to connect the LAN one first then the broadbound is there a way to total whipe out the lan and have the net still work?What is the DIFFERENCE between broadband and a High speed connection?
How can we have both on one computer with one ISP?


Back to square one? Quote from: marvinengland on July 07, 2010, 05:36:04 PM

What is the difference between broadband and a High speed connection?
How can we have both on one computer with one ISP?
Back to square one?

Ok so I just re-installed win xp sp3 and heres my problem. I had my modem connected during install and windows made a lan or high speed internet connection and i made a broadbound connection and now when ever my computern starts it says limited or no connection after i click on the connect It will tell me to redial. So to make the internet work i have to connect the LAN one first then the broadbound is there a way to total whipe out the lan and have the net still work?

The Alt key on my laptop (MPC T2200) seems to be permanently active. Does anyone know how this could happen and, more importantly, how do I undo it?

Last week, while typing in Internet Explorer 7, I hit some keys in the lower left of the keyboard. Since then, I can no longer type any words. When I press the letter F, the File menu opens; when I press the letter T, the Tools menu opens; and so on. This is the same as if I had pressed Alt+F or Alt+T in a normal situation. Similarly, when I double-click an icon on the desktop, the Properties dialog box opens; this is the same as Alt+Enter.

The only way I can open any applications is by right-clicking the icon and then clicking Open.

I've taken the keyboard apart and checked the keys. They do not seem to be physically stuck.

I can go into MS-DOS and type letters. They appear correctly. I think this means it is not a keyboard problem. However, when I press Enter, the DOS window goes to full screen; when I press Enter again, it goes back to the regular DOS screen.

I tried to get to the BIOS, but the F2 key does not function during start-up. It seems like it's being ignored.

I have a Windows Log-on Password on this laptop and, until two days ago, I was not able to log on to the computer because of this issue with the Alt key. The computer is not recognizing any letters I press unless they happen to be part of a key combination with the Alt key. Now, I'm afraid to shut it down in case I can't start it back up again.

I have plugged a PS2 keyboard into the laptop, but it does not even recognize it.

Any help, thoughts, suggestions, anything will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Chuck
The Alt key may not be physically stuck but something may have happened to the "switch" it is linked to. That is the simple way of describing it. You might need a NEW keyboard.

Press the SHIFT key five times quickly to make sure "sticky keys" is not enabledQuote from: Allan on July 06, 2010, 04:00:33 PM

Press the SHIFT key five times quickly to make sure "sticky keys" is not enabled

I don't know how you mean I can disable the Alt key using the on-screen keyboard.

Tried a brand new keyboard ? ?

I have plugged a PS2 keyboard into the laptop, but it does not even recognize it.

Though i wonder why it wouldn't recognise an external keyboard...
May be part of the puzzle

I have 2 hard DRIVES.(master-slave. I would like to run XP on Master and ME on slave. Is this possible and how do I do it? Thank you
Hugh Sure is possible!! Many do it. You will need a boot manager or use the BIOS setup to change boot ORDER. If XP is NTFS & ME is FAT32, WINME will not recognize WinXP, but WinXP will recognize WinME, no matter which one you boot from.I have to ask...any REASON you need WinME ? ?
I have some old dos games I want to check outQuote from: hughii on July 05, 2010, 07:46:23 PM

I have some old dos games I want to check out

Another alternative would be to create a virtual machine and install ME on that. I normally wouldn't recommend a virtual machine for games, but seeing as they are only DOS games, performance should not be a problem.

Good Luck

My pc does not get shut down in the PROPER procedure. As soon as the shut down command is given, 'end program' starts running and it continues every time it is closed or CANCELLED. I have to shut the pc by cutting off the power supply. I am using Kaspersky antivirus which is outdatewd and no updation has been done since Aug 09. PLZ help. Its urgent.try
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=UMDMGR.EXE

Reasearching on this UMDMGR.EXE LOOKS like it can be a virus/trojan... get ur antivrus updated or search for "Manually Remove UMDMGR.EXE"

Have fun!

Basically What happened was I got a new graphics card, so I had a tech buddy help me install it. but he thought it would be a good idea to install windows xp pro and basically tune up my computer. Well after we re-imaged it it has had problems installing some things. Most of the windows updates did fine but IE 8 gave me some freezing up trouble but eventually worked. KB951847 freezes the computer while installing but KB 975562 just doesn't install. I have already re installed steam and impulse without issue, but when I try to GET my games back both steam and impulse are able to download the games but not able to install them, they freeze the computer. I have tried downloading EVERYTHING from windows and even the nvidia driver for the new graphics card directly from the site (nvidias site freezes the computer, and it's the only site that does.)

here is the BSOD check view thing (I had two BSOD while trying to fix it myself)

==================================================
Dump File : Mini070710-02.dmp
Crash Time : 7/7/2010 2:48:36 PM
Bug Check String : IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Bug Check Code : 0x1000000a
Parameter 1 : 0xce0909cc
Parameter 2 : 0x00000002
Parameter 3 : 0x00000000
Parameter 4 : 0x8050ef28
Caused By Driver : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+37f28
File Description : NT Kernel & System
Product NAME : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 5.1.2600.5938 (xpsp_sp3_gdr.100216-1514)
Processor : 32-bit
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini070710-02.dmp
Processors Count : 2
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 2600
==================================================

==================================================
Dump File : Mini070710-01.dmp
Crash Time : 7/7/2010 9:51:25 AM
Bug Check String : THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER
Bug Check Code : 0x100000ea
Parameter 1 : 0x8a0c6b30
Parameter 2 : 0x8a0cc008
Parameter 3 : 0xb84e7cbc
Parameter 4 : 0x00000001
Caused By Driver : nv4_disp.dll
Caused By Address : nv4_disp.dll+44f13
File Description : NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 257.21
Product Name : NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 257.21
Company : NVIDIA Corporation
File Version : 6.14.12.5721
Processor : 32-bit
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini070710-01.dmp
Processors Count : 2
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 2600
==================================================You say "re-imaged". How did you install XP - PLEASE provide all details.

Hello people, hope u can give me a hand on this, when i log in to my PC (there's just 1 account, admin) says windows cannot load the local profile and ill log into a temporary one, i already made a new user, and in fact i can see some of my old user files but im not able to get into them cuz it says "Access denied". If someone can tell me how to REPAIR my old user or if that isnt possible to recover some of my files it WOULD be REALLY great, THANKS all.Take Ownership...

Try this 1stThanks alot, it actually worked for 2 files but the other ones are not capable of changing, besides there are like 2039230 folders that i should change de ownership and it would take years. Any other suggestion? getting frustrated here t.t

Hello

I have a desktop with two operating systems (XP Home and XP Pro). XP Pro is installed on a hard drive (F - about 250GB), while XP Home is on my C drive (about 200GB).

I am aiming to REMOVE XP Pro and replace it with a 3-month trial version of Win 7, after which I will probably buy the real thing. (However, I suppose I could, in theory, have 3 operating systems, though).

At the moment, when I start the desktop, I am GIVEN an option to CHOOSE which of the two operating systems I wish to use, and I would like that same option to appear when I have reformatted the F drive and installed Win 7 in its place.

What is the best way of GOING about all this, please?

Thanks.

SteveJust go ahead and do what you want to do. The W7 bootloader should recognize that XP is also installed and give you the option at boot. But if for some reason it does not you can just download and run EasyBCD to change the boot options. It couldn't be easier.OK, I'll just insert the CD and see what happens!!

Thanks.Sure thing. BTW, you should install by BOOTING to the W7 disc rather than inserting it from within the OS.

I think a Trojan virus is in my computer. I think it deleted rundll32.exe from my computer. Almost all of my files/programs have turned into .lnk files, including Firefox, Paint, and all of the programs in the Control Panel. My Computer and Run have vanished from the start menu and All Programs doesn't pop up under the start menu. I have no idea how to fix this; can someone please help?Clik Here...LISTEN, I'm 15. I don't really UNDERSTAND all that much about computers. I'm really desperate. I just need help... It won't let me run anything except the internet. It says to run a virus scanner, but it won't let me (I have McAfee). It says that I need "Service Pack 1a" and "Service Pack 1a" but I don't even know what those are... I followed the instructions to find out what Service Pack I have, but instead of the System Properties window popping up, it was an error that said "Windows cannot open this file: File: rundll32.exe".

...but I guess no one cares... Quote from: Atara on July 08, 2010, 12:30:29 PM

...but I guess no one cares...

winxp PRO sp2 TRYING to CONNECT with admtek 802.11b wireless pci card it shows good connection yet wont open internet page also says VALIDATING identity help

Number of installed programs has nothing to do with the computer being slow, unless you're running out of hard drive free space.

My start button is on the RIGHT side on the screen. How do I get it back to the left side. TASK BAR is in BOTTOM location.I thought this was normally IMPOSSIBLE. Has somebody installed a prank application?

I am able to email ANYONE on any other type of email account except yahoo accounts. I can receive email form yahoo accounts but I cannot send email to them. I have checked options to make sure I didn't block yahoo, but beyond that don't know why.Quote from: grandmatech on July 07, 2010, 06:55:57 PM

I am able to email anyone on any other type of email account except yahoo accounts. I can receive email form yahoo accounts but I cannot send email to them. I have checked options to make sure I didn't block yahoo, but beyond that don't know why.

It says message error 554.

Is it possible that my old 2003 version of outlook is being rejected and just needs updated?

No problem sending to any other, i.e. non-Yahoo, account, right?

I have an emachine with XP. The computer started this the other day; I can click on a user ACCOUNT and it starts loading, then it starts logging out without opening windows. I can't get in to do anything at all. What do I do?What happens if you boot to safe mode?
And will it boot to ANY account?safe mode does the same. I can't get past the welcome screen showing the user accounts
What HAPPENED between the last time it WORKED and the first time it didn't (new hw, sw, VIRUS, error, etc)?

Hello:

Im not computer savvy, but I know a tiny bit. I keep GETTING an error message on bootup "cpu fan not working". The old fan was replaced and everything is working fine, but I still get the error message. Any way to stop the error message from coming up on bootup?


Compaq Presario
Windows XP
AMD Sempron
its about 2-3 years old

Went to local tech store and they gave me the APPROPRIATE fan replacement (or so they told me) for this model. And it has three prongs.


ThanksI replied to this on CHAT...NOTHING showed up on chat screen, so I clicked out of there....OK i'll REPEAT it then...
It sounds like the replacement fan was not a 3 prong fan...the 3rd prong enables fan speed/monitoring from the MBoard...
Do you still have the old fan to confirm this ? ?
It's either that or you have connected it to the wrong fan header...