Thanks Newt- To update- he's got the router and all cards. He has also decided to hard wire the desktop running 98SE, and the desktop running ME...
One last thought that should not have been left until now, but double check the CMOS settings (BIOS) and make sure that the CD drives are being...
Thanks Newt! All the PCs other than the Windows 98SE desktop that is connected to the WAP will be wireless. I have heard that it is necessary to...
I read today in Woody's Windows Watch, that that exact phenomenon is a side effect of the latest Internet Explorer patch. I don't have a link to...
Hi Lugwalker- before you crack the case, remove the devices that have an exclamation point and reboot. Let Windows install whatever driver it...
Hi bob- boot with the startup disk and at the prompt type- scanreg /restore and press Enter. See if you can get a good registry to restore. Clydeo22
Hi- My brother called me and wants me to set up a wireless network for him this weekend. He has a cable modem and a WAP that is connected to a...
Hi Luckyfish- To select "personalize Windows Update" , just go to the Windows Update site- I have the link in my Start menu otherwise go to...
Hi Lugwalker- I will assume that both the drives are on the same controller and ribbon cable. Go into Device Manager (Control Panel/System/Device...
Hi Martin- as long as you're experimenting, try plugging something into the onboard port and then check Device Manager and see if everything shows...
Hi rev son- I think my first move would be to replace the motherboard battery and see if you can get into the BIOS setup program. If you can,...
Hi Martin- Can you check to see if you have a resource conflict between the onboard Firewire and the add-in card? In particular IRQs. Also, check...
Hi Jim78418- I checked the specs for the 6535 at HP and they are specific that you need 2- 128MB modules to reach the 256MB maximum and not 1-...
Hi martin- It is referring to your Firewire bus. My first instinct is to tell you to remove it in Device Manager and let Windows reinstall it, but...
Hi RexB- Go to this site- http://www.techsupportforum.com/computer/topic/2887-1.html A few people there had the same problem and found a fix. It...
Hi LDunham- I found a good site for explanations and they seem to have a fix for you - http://tweakhomepc.virtualave.net/upd/vmm32.shtml Clydeo22
Hi again Luckyfish- glad to hear that you ran the diagnostics. Run it again and this time look for the line, I think it's AT12 that will state...
Hi Luckyfish- I hope I'm not complicating the issue but I haven't seen any reference to running the Windows built-in modem diagnostics. You can...
Hi bigsox- Actually, I found this post on another bulletin board and it explains a little more than the Microsoft post and convinced me to try the...
Hi bigsox- I had the same problem- "windows could not upgrade 1% from 2%" and I cured it by renaming the wininit.ini file to wininit.old and...
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