If your PC is set up for DHCP then there is probably a static IP in the DHCP range somewhere on the LAN. So occasionally your DHCP server tries to...
I didn't think about the router. However, I have a Linksys and I do not see a way to get or clear any cached data. I did try to reset the router...
Thanks for the reply. I am not sure I understand what you are suggesting. Do you mean 'netstat -rn'? That looks normal to me. If you are talking...
Thanks but still no joy.
Thanks again. It is accessible by name from other systems so it has to be something with this particular XP.
Thanks for the suggestion but no joy.
I have a LAN with several nodes on it with static IPs. For a couple of years I have had them all defined in the host file on my XP machine and...
Thanks. I may try that as well but it will be a while before I can get to it.
I don't recall but I think since it all fit on a CD it might have been TCL or Puppy.
I'll give those a try. Thanks.
Ran chkdsk many, many times, including in safe mode and from a CD bootable Windows. Indeed chkdsk is run every few times I have to reboot. All to...
Thanks for the suggestions but I have already tried both and neither worked. Unlocker gave me the same message and Linux said the file already...
I don't want to bring back the corrupted files. I just want to delete them.
If I've missed something then I guess I've missed it again in rereading the thread. I agree they should have been enough but that does not change...
No, but I looked and the attributes are not restricted.
Sorry, I forgot to mention that in the bad news section. No, that gave me the same error.
I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that I was able to successfully build and boot the Hiren's BootCD. I ran a couple of...
I'm afraid I am not doing well at all. I've installed UBCD4Win and created a CD. Unfortunately when I boot it. it loads UBCD then I get the blue...
How do you define "Acronis elements?" There are several files in this state but none are associated with Acronis per se except to the extent that...
Correct. Acronis runs from a bootable CD. Nothing particularly interesting. Was there something specific you want me to look for? Yes. All...
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