Open Explorer, browse to c:\windows Rename win.com to win.bak Insert the CD, do NOT restart the computer, and run setup. When prompted, do NOT...
Aida32 http://www.aida32.hu/aida-download.php?bit=32 will also give you the product key (and a lot more).
BillyBob I guess if your friend is the kind that needs to spend money on a tech for his own peace of mind, so be it. Why not point him to this...
Suggestion for your friend... If he's playing online games to a trusted server/site/YOU, then turn off the security stuff. Hit up...
The easiest way is to have a FAT32 hard drive (or partition) hanging around. Just use copy, xcopy or xxcopy(if you have it) to move stuff. You...
Wait...we're not quite on the same page. :D I didn't say anyone was wrong, sorry if I came across that way. (note to self: use more smiley's,...
Try these free ones first. 1.) http://www.ntfs.com/boot-disk.htm 2.) Active@NTFS reader for DOS 3.)...
For BillyBob and others, I will rephrase: "If you're truly worried, get a router WITH SPI, and forget all about software firewalls. " SPI being...
Don't waste your time. Anything that supposedly speeds up your internet, is probably not going to do it. Most only cache pages, or increase the...
Nero. Full version, not the bundled one. Worth the money. It will work with just about every burner ever made. It will rewrite/format any CDRW....
Extremely interesting reading folks. First, about Avast. After about a week of testing, I've dumped it. AVG still does a better job, and uses...
I suspect RAM. Get Docmem from www.simmtester.com and run it.
If things were FAT32 it would be easy. Because they're NTFS, something is corrupted, and the disk won't be readable until the filesystem is...
It's a file that AVG uses to index what's on the drive. It updates itself as files are added or removed and scanned. If a file is put on the...
Something amiss with jumpers or BIOS detection if it won't work on the same channel as another drive. Why not try it solo, and see what happens?
They are in C:\Documents and Settings\<i>username</i>\something...
First, is it found in Admin tools, computer management, disk management? Can you do anything with it there (other than format)? How about...
If you log off, and don't see an Administrator account on the desktop, hit CTRL+ALT+DEL (sometimes twice) and then in the box, type...
You should be able to run chkdsk on it. Open Explorer, right click on the drive, and select Propertes, Tools tab. In the "Error checking ",...
Start > Logoff. Log in as Administrator, and edit your accout from limited to admin priviledge.
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