Stuart, The best source of answers for this type of problem is Here There you will find forums dedicated to every make of mobo. I had a...
Hi El Camino, I also believe in having a small partition (1- 2 GB) for the XP page file. That really cuts down on the fragmentation.
Hi Pete, The problem is not solved but the source of the problem has been found. I installed another HD with XP on it and the Smart data was...
Something strange is going on here! I tried Aida32 as well and that can't find my hard discs either! SFC /scannow found no problem, and all else...
Up to now Speedfan has been reporting on the SMART status of my two HD's whenever I needed it to, but suddenly it has stopped finding my HD's, so...
Avoid all problems with Real or Quicktime - download and install the K-light codec pack which replaces them, Windows Media Player too! A much...
:o Thanks for all the views given, I started the discussion because I have a morbid fear of an HD failure, and one of my discs is noisy at boot....
RegScrubXP does a good job.
"*******" It wasn't that rude! ! !
JSS3rd, Another thought. Presumably, if partition 'C' got really ******* up, and you wanted to restore the clean image, it would be necessary...
I am not which forum this should be posted in, move it if necessary admin! First my set-up: Master - 40GB Maxtor Slave - 80GB Western Digital...
Have to disagree with your last statement Paul, but practically all electronic components, especially those with mechanical components (such as...
I agree with reboot 100% I only reboot when it is absolutely necessary, ie when software installation demands it. To avoid the shut-down and...
Do it James! It is much easier than you think and very satisfying! Look at this site for advice before starting: www.pcmech.com/byopc/
Hi gn85, I had the same problem after three separate repairs of XP. It went away each time after I had re-installed SP1 and all the updates...
Neonhomer, I did the same, changed the mobo, processor, and the type of memory. Activation was no problem, just a couple of minutes on the...
Pete C, Thanks for the advice. I fixed the problem with chkdisk, which fixed 3 file errors at least. That surprised me because Photoshop had...
HI All, Can anyone help with this problem? I have two jpeg, and one gif, files which are stopping Qimage from working, I get amessage that...
Have you tried having the Windows Task Manager running but reduced into the system tray? This will show if the CPU is 100% occupied.
Hi All, It would be interesting to run Belarc Advisor if in doubt about which hotfixes are still installed on any machine. Not only does the...
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