on the ext? i'd keep em 'as is' and, if u make out ok, then consider purging and making new ones.
how are they chained up on the machine? what's on what IDE etc. this is almost surely an IDE config issue in bios i'm not familiar w/ that...
a drive imager will make total system backups - ghost or drive image should do. there are others any backup prog - including the 'backup' util...
probably a .inf file loaded that's not the default. i THINK the default policy on xp pro local is rootsec.inf. u can see the .infs via...
logon as the actual admin. on xp pro, from welcome screen, do CTRL+ALT and tap DEL twice.
doesn't sound good. an admin account that can't check startup stuff is probably a bad sign. scan the box i'd say. i'd also try sfc /scannow...
take ownership of the tree structure as the 'old' machine permissions are not understood by the new one. from explorer, if xp pro,...
i really would test the RAM as well. google on memtest or run diags from the motherboard maker maybe. i'd also check the codecs that the vids...
me? i'd opt clean. i always do tho ;) u CAN repair install tho.
my guess would be that the machine isn't very fast or video is great on 3d so the machine chews too many cpu cyles to keep up. easy test on the 3d...
first guess = turn the spooler service off and reboot. then reinstall the printer software. second = repair install xp
note that while XP 'fixed' problems it found, it may have been too late ;) ... wipe the system and reinstall clean and i'd bet u'd be fine. my $...
double click the clock in the lower right corner and set the 'automatically update time' server option. it'll prolly still lose time during SS...
where are u starting? u should check the 'replace owner on subcontainers' option box and just add u'r account as owner. once u do that, u can do...
just format it ;)
sure thing.
those are shell extentions. u should probably uninstall any apps that u don't want and they should be gone that way. but ... u CAN get a prog like...
since the permissions are from a previous install, u must 'take ownership' first. to do that, from explorer - tools/folderops/view and uncheck...
check u'r media players settings. they tend to 'take over' all file types designated in EACH program's settings. eg - UNset them in every player...
boot in safe mode. does it occur here? if not, then odds are good u've got something in startup as already mentioned. the easy way to solve...
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