Looks good.
That sounds encouraging. I guess I'm a bit suspicious, but I hope that Microsoft doesn't "pull" all those files once they stop support.
Thanks for the reply. The security center seems to be geared to the latest updates, but in the case of a clean install, one would need ALL of...
Regardless of what I may do with future versions of Windows, I will keep XP going in one of my computers for the foreseeable future in order to be...
Hmmm. Your comment about the switch reminds me of a comment the tech made when he was building my computer a couple of years ago. Something...
Thanks for the response and your thoughts. I’m pretty good at keeping the drive clean and there is plenty of room in the c drive. The system has...
Windows XP Home, Sp.3, All Updates Sometimes after an hour or so, sometimes after several hours, and not always, my computer will inexplicably...
I agree that the CMOS battery was/is the most likely culprit. but the problem never happened again and I am reluctant to mess with someone else's...
Thanks for all your help and suggestions
I fixed the file association problem kind of by accident, because I’ve never had to go to this extent before. Go to control panel-folder...
on and off daily
System file checker sounds like a really simple and powerful tool to use. I’m surprised I hadn’t heard of it before. And it’s built right into...
I didn't reset the CMOS. As it turns out, the computer has been booting up normally for the last several days. Maybe it's a marginal battery....
Computer purchased in 2010. Will check time and date in bios next time it happens. Today it booted up ok.
But the time and date are ok. Wouldn't this mean the battery is ok?
The first thing I should mention is that this is my wife’s computer, and I would rather let a tech rather than me be to blame for her not having...
I know what’s in the registry and how to find it, but unless I was desperate and someone told me just what change to make I wouldn’t touch it. I...
The date and time are ok.
Windows XP Home, Sp. 3 The computer stopped during the bootup process. In the screenful of information was the statement "cmos checksum error...
Thanks for all your help and suggestions. Back in the days of Windows ME I used System Restore almost weekly! But I’ve never used it in XP. I...
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