Try this :- Boot from the WinXP CD (in the BIOS boot sequence put the CD drive ahead of the HDD). When the first message comes up, choose "To...
This may work :- By default, WinXP will remember the view settings for the 400 most recently used folders. After that, XP will begin...
Could it be that you've typed M0m (zero) rather than Mom (oh)?
This will work if the computer hesitates while windows "refreshes" all of the Desktop Icons. This is because the ShellIconCache file has reached...
Some people get the help screen appear when requesting system information. This will partially fix it :- Go to the shortcut for System...
Move the folders for your username to make them easier to get at, viz : Create a folder in the root folder (C:\), call it say, My Mail. Go to...
If you're sure there are no emails you want to keep, go to inbox.dbx, right click it and delete it. Next time you open OE a new (empty) one...
Start, Run and type "control userpasswords2" (don't type the quotes) and untick "Users must enter ...... ". Also, if for some reason you're...
Try going into Device Manager, go to the DVD drive, right click, Properties and choose to uninstall it. Reboot the PC and XP should find new...
I don't know about red but in WinXP blue is used for compressed files and green for encrypted files.
One other thing to bear in mind is that some of them, particularly IE, are cumulative and if you're "catching up" with updates they are not all...
The Netvista recovery CDs certainly work so I see no reason why the Aptiva shouldn't. However, any licensed software (e.g. ECDC, Lotus, etc.)...
If you get no joy from the 4 above, go to Windows Update and try there.
Here's an oldie but a goodie, don't know if it works on XP. Have a look at the site Http://www.geocities.com/~budallen/bootboot.html
You could ring them first explaining the situation. They're very amenable. Oh, don't forget to have all your downloaded updates and drivers...
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