Hive, Check to see if you have the "I386" folder on your hard drive, possibly C:\I386 or may be on a 'recovery' partition that Gateway...
silverwork, You don't necessarily need to format then do a format and 'clean' install of XP. You can do a 'repair' install... see HERE. This...
Another thing that would help... delete the partitions (K and L) off the destination drive, then you need to copy (clone) the C and D partitions...
Christer, Thanks... good to know. B :cool:
chikid68, Here's a *free* graphics program that will allow your friend to view animated .gifs Irfanview Download the extra plugins also....
clogman, You don't want to 'image' your old drive, you need to 'copy' (clone) it to the new drive. Utilities like PartitionMagic can do this (I...
Dennis, WinXP will run okay on the F: drive, I used to dual boot it with XP on G:. I looked around the Gateway site to try to find information...
Dennis, Does your computer have a 'card reader' for CompactFlash and other removeable memory cards? This can cause a drive letter shift if it's...
James, That's the same 'warning' message you get whenever you remove (uninstall) any Microsoft update. It shows a list of programs that you...
Glad you got it sorted. :D Thanks for posting back to let everyone know. B :cool:
Patrick, It appears to be related to HP printer (or camera) feature. See HERE. If it is not something you will use, go to Add/Remove programs...
Jay, You can change the 'user' name... go to Control Panel, then User Accounts, then click Change an Account, then change to the name you want....
I'll throw in my $0.02... I've been using the Asus A8N-SLI premium for about 6 months. I think it's great. (AMD64 4000+, 2g of ram). Hopefully in...
You could use your 'MyDocuments' folder and change the view to 'menu' instead of 'folder'. This can be done by right-clicking the taskbar, select...
You can add any folder to the taskbar by creating a new 'toolbar'. Right-click the taskbar, select Toolbars, then New Toolbar, then select the...
more info please... toolman, What do you want to put on the taskbar? B :cool:
:cool: sull48vg, The attached jpg lists the 'parameters' that can be used with chkdsk. Proper syntax would be (for example): "chkdsk /r"...
Smileman111, Here's a step by step guide to do a repair install... XP Repair. (courtesy of michaelstevenstech.com) B :cool:
Kenton, If this has been 'disabled by the administrator'... the administrator needs to re-enable the setting. B :cool:
Darleen, Here is an 'online' retailer for the next time you need to buy any tech products... NewEgg. (There are several other good sites, but...
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