I actually meant using their Windows XP to backup, but either way works. I don't think there is a way to reverse a repair install, however, if you...
It could be damaged, but it isn't bricked. Systeminfo.sys is rather important, if my memory serves correctly... Do you have a friend/another...
Don't selectively quote me please - I am aware of that article, hence the question within my post. ;)
Sounds like your version of Norton is incompatible with Vista SP2, which could be causing the problem... Which version do you use?
Part A: CCD 6-line colour would be better than the 3-colour, but I have no idea whether the different LED colours make any difference. Part B:...
If a repair install failed, I can't see the recovery console doing anything at all. I hope you've got backups of your important files, for I fear...
Apparently so :D "A PC World article dubbed Windows Me the "Mistake Edition" and placed it 4th in their "Worst Tech Products of All Time"...
I disagree with those that call it "Mistake Edition 2 ", after Millennium's nickname... and I never ran Me...
I would agree with both points, and add that it is more stable in my experience, as well.
Yes, that update would be welcome even in this Vista fan's zone. :D
Part A: A scanner on its own is just that, a scanner. An all-in-one includes a printer. Part B: 3 color (RGB) is 3 colours of red, green and...
As to the bricked vs corrupted... A corrupted drive can usually be fixed at worst by a full format, whereas a bricked unit will not work at all,...
I would expect a repair install would work, but try and use the recovery console, if it's on the disc, to see if it is a simple corruption, and...
If that's the case, and it has magnetized the hard drive, then it is probably irreversible. - it probably wiped data out, if it did magnetize it....
Yes: you could have brought a magnet close to it, or vice versa. Was the screwdriver magnetized?
For £90, you can definitely skip the 8600GT. A quick search of Dabs would indeed show an ATI Radeon HD 4850 to be within your budget (about £1 or...
If we knew your budget, we could help more... But even so, I would go with a GeForce 9 series over the 8 (ironic, I know, as I went to another 8...
Are you certain that the hard drive hasn't got corrupted at some point? It could be possible (with your clumsy history) that you have also damaged...
A question: Is the hard drive actually connected to the motherboard directly, or to an add-on card on the board? If it's the latter, you should...
High pitched noise... Have you been able to identify where this is coming from? I doubt a keyboard would make that noise, and I agree with the...
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