Hi This article:- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/140060 - concerns something I'm currently struggling with, so far with complete lack of...
I'm marking this thread "solved" because I've now established that the problem isn't in hardware; the drive isn't faulty and the problem I'm...
Hi jpChris, The floppy drive that died was originally in another, VERY old, PC (c. 1998?). My current PC is recent, and the PSU is a Corsair...
Thanks for that suggestion surferdude. I followed it, with the result you predicted: my drive now has the letter 'A' allocated to it in Windows....
Thanks for that clarification. I suppose the convention goes back to prehistory, and for some reason the same logic was not applied to CD-ROM...
A thought: ought I to clear the CMOS?
Hi, Thanks for the suggestions. Much appreciated. Yes,surferdude2, I had tried this; it didn't help. I've now tried with the cable...
Hi, Some time ago my (elderly) floppy drive died and (since I also own a usb external drive) I didn't replace it. Lately though this has been...
Many thanks to all concerned for the prompt and effective help given!
Unfortunately I spoke too soon :( After a brief interlude exactly the same pattern as before has been resumed. The culprit again seems to be...
Sorry - 47. Is this significant?
Well, that seems to have fixed it. I suspect that there was some malfunctioning in one of the AVG componenets ( "Resident Shield ") which...
Hi PeteC Heading the list is my anti-virus app (AVG free). I think I'm going to uninstall and reinstall it before I try anything else. Will...
Hello I'm wondering if someone might be able to pinpoint for me a possible source for what I take to be excessively-high cpu usage. In Task...
Hello PeteC I was only looking at internal drives and, yes, these cards have (usually solely) internal connections - so that wouldn't have been a...
My mobo has 2 SATA connectors and they're both in use, 'cos I have 2 SATA HDDs. My optical drive is starting to give me problems and may need to...
TonyT I have only 2 user accounts, and one of those is "Guest ". The other is myself as Administrator. I use the Welcome screen but I don't...
Thanks for the reply. What I'm finding is that all folders in Explorer are set to 'read-only' (grayed-out), and that this can't be removed....
Hi I did a search and found this thread http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=50016&highlight=read-only Which led in turn to a long rant...
Hi again! Just to complete the story. My PC was becoming more and more laboured so I finally steeled myself to format the C: drive and...
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