lj50, I will try that tomorrow. thanks,
Neil, i saw that site when searching for a solution. I did pull the battery and waited for a few minutes (didn't try overnight tho). I'll try...
Working on a Dell PC for a friend. Windows 8 Pro CD (from Dell). Updated from win 7 to 8 previously. Power on, get to Dell Logo then then i...
Bill, I stand corrected on the chkdsk options (fingers to fast). Agree it was probably the scannow that fixed whatever was wrong. Been a...
Hi Steve, Not really, since it seems to be fixed haven't had it again) with either chkdsk or scannow. HD, partitions, etc is working good....
i found something that seems to point to a registry problem with atapi. If it happens again (unless better info is found) I'll try this.
Got this mgs 2 times during bootup (just before icons were to appear). Searches shows many possible reasons but no real fix to it or really not...
All of above is overcome by events. He decided to junk it and get a new one. As stated, it was old and refurbished several years ago. Near...
i have a dell Inspiron 660 refurbished, that will not get past the power on. Power is applied (fans, etc). The power light stays yellow, no...
Bill, Yea, think you're right, I'll just let it be. Its nothing i can't live with anyway. I've gone about as deep as i want too (before i...
Found this page http://www.fixedbyvonnie.com/2014/01/folder-access-denied-delete-folder-windows/ The info on this page let me take control of...
that tweak is for the Logon, Logoff, and Shutdown Sounds in Windows 8. it does not include the "startup wave" sound. It is really locked up...
yes, there is the check box but that's a on or off condition. There is a "startup.wav' in the media folder, wonder if just replacing it with a...
Saw this on youtube while trying to find a procedure for changing..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wamy215UCyw
Evan, Thanks for the quick reply and the help. I saw that page. i was not clear in initial posting, it is the windows startup sound i want...
Is there a routine that will allow me to replace the default start up sound without getting to deep into changing windows files, dll, etc? I...
George Orwell - 1984
Not to crazy about mini's simply because of space and harder to repair/replace components. Of course, they don't need to be repaired every day but...
If you run ATF before CCleaner, there is a chance that it will stop responding. If you run ccleaner first, i've found that ATF will then run ok.
Bill, OK, a little understated, its fantastic! Thinking about a new graphics card tho. The games (Strike Fighters series) looks and works...
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