can u undo the restore and resolve the issue that caused the need w/o sys_restore? IOW - what's the orig problem?
u can also probably associate QT w/ the file type. that's either thru quicktime's file types options or find the file type in explorer and right...
what is the make/model of the machine? - basically, check the maker's site for specific updates. i THINK the ioctl thingy is sound related but ......
not sure why u've got the safe mode menu unless u want it but ... try start/run MSCONFIG and see the boot options on the boot.ini tab.
pure guess = the dell installer is checking bios to 'see' that it IS a dell it's running on. although my experience w/ that type of issue usually...
what's in startup? was there any software in startup that should have been addressed prior to sp2 update? they're are many such
is this at least sp2 xp? if not, make it so. unplug all usb stuff get the latest/greatest drivers if needed from the maker and then use...
if the system was pre-sp - like the orig xp w/ no service packs - then it may have helped to 'add' *.microsoft.com to the trusted sites list. this...
u'r system seems fine now. i'd verify that the exploit doesnt' exist but ... system seems ok. re: updates - sp2 has many. get them manually or...
suggestions: if u'r bios supports the drive, do NOT use the WD tools to initialize the drive. let win do it. often the tools install a soft...
machine make/model, drive make/model would help. what are they? short of that ... guesswork = go to bios, highlight the primary drive and set it...
either player will 'rip' audio cds. just choose .mp3 as the encoding method and now that i think about it ... maybe ... it may be on my system...
not sure that the wording is exact but ... did u activate windows? it's required these days and should have asked when u installed. if this is it,...
hey jim - the nav part was in reference to the bloodhound exploit and NAV being installed. pure guess work from me in that i don't know the...
any pre-installed version of xp should just connect as long as u've got proper cables. if u'r current DSL setup is just a modem direct to u'r...
are u using the 'welcome' screen logon? do u have any xp powertoys installed? what are the account types u'r using - admin or other? what's in...
suggestions: get the microsoft malicious software removal tool here and run it. u'r NAV is probably not updated or got bypassed by some...
McTavish = great links on the extended barts ... just grabbed the reatogo one ;)
any image program should do as u wish. just get one like ghost or such. as to the sata, how are u planning on implementing the mirror? u can do...
assuming windows xp, there's always the files & settings transfer wizard which should save everything pretty much. it's in the system tools if...
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