Good comment, Jaak, thanks for that :-)
I could use something that will tell me just what it is that's just caused a crash. Anyone know of something effective that doesn't take a...
LOL. But isn't that what most of computing is about? A constant search for theories that provide the right answers? Personally I believe that...
Yes, Mac - it was an SP2 install disc.
Sounds good, I'll check it out in the morning (right after we beat France, he he) I forgot to mention (as I've only just converted it) that one...
Hi DrD. The addresses of the four desktops are: Me: 192.168.1.5 Subnet: 255.255.255.0 Gateway 192.168.1.1 PC2: 192.168.1.4 (all else same) PC3:...
My network consists of 4 desktops and 2 laptops, all running XP Pro. All machines are connected through an ADSL 4xport router, which then loops to...
The last time this happened with a machine I was working on, and I had difficulties extracting the files, I pulled the hard drive and mounted it...
Thanks Arie. So you reckon that the ARP list would be completely empty, immediately following a fresh install? OK, I'll take your word for it....
Guys, this really is a 'duh' question (from a tech who should know better) In a brand-new, straight-off-the-shelf, install of WinXP - when it's...
Thanks Charles. Just got a another minimal reply from Acer Europe, (UK), which outfit I've been pestering for more information about the...
TonyT - Thanks for the Dell links. McTavish - No, I didn't use any other tool than WipeDrive Pro, and that was with just one pass. It's a bit...
Hi McTavish. Just checked out the Acer Extensa 5210's BIOS and I'm surprised to report that the BIOS is recognizing the SATA drive as an IDE....
McTavish: Thanks for that added information; it fills in a lot of blanks about boot processes. As I said, I gave up and reinstalled Blista, but...
Dunno what's happening here but I keep getting: "You are not authorized to view this page " I get it when I follow your link in FFox, IE6 and...
Thanks Charlesvar. But I couldn't get your link to work. Just offline, perhaps?
McTavish - on the first few tries, I DID get the error message that, on first XP boot there were no drives to be found. I finally overcame this...
Thanks guys. Charlesvar: There WAS a hidden partition but after running WipeDisk Pro, it vanished. However, I ran WipeDisk with only one pass,...
I've been trying to get some information out of Acer regarding why I can't wipe an Acer (laptop) preinstall of Vista and replace it with XP....
Thanks, Arie - good tip :-)
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