Thanks, Newt, that was the exact page I'd been looking at in the first place. I did download the patch, as recommended. I'm not clear about...
And a very merry Christmas to you too, Jim! We started out at -40F this morning, and got up to a high of -22F -- which is the main reason I spent...
Just ran AVG on a friend's laptop, and it detected 5 occurrences of JS/Kak@m virus. All are located in Temporary Internet...
I found a program a while ago that's supposed to alphabetize Bookmarks in FF (http://mbs.mozdev.org/installation.html#windows). I'm not having...
I'm guessing the internal modem is part of the motherboard, and if I were really thorough I should turn it off in BIOS. Except I don't know how...
Not having any luck! I found the US Robotics website, where there was an updated driver that could be downloaded as an exe file. Downloaded it,...
Does an external modem with a USB connection need a driver in order to work? I just reinstalled Windows XP Home on a friend's laptop, but am...
Lol, now this is funny: after spending this whole day together here, you're starting to read my mind! Either that or I'm reading yours. As soon...
AHA! Found it! Clicked on My Computer, Local Disk C:, and a whole bunch of folders showed up, including one called Documents and Settings....
Johanna: Thanks for the kudos, though Surferdude's really the one who should get all the credit - all I did was follow his patient instructions!...
Mission accomplished! Now I'm wondering how to access my friend's "My Documents" folder in the previous installation - or better yet, is there a...
Thanks for the link - it looks perfect for me: GRAPHICAL step by step instructions! I'll let you know how it goes! :D Rebecca
Very good - I will happily hold off for a spell! Should I start yet another thread on the subject of parallel installation, since chances are you...
Uh oh, not looking good already! I ran DISKPART to partition a new drive. "To create a partition in the unpartitioned space, press C. To...
LOL, okay, parallel install it is! I'm prepared with questions ahead of time this time! Following the MS instructions: 3. Run the format...
but when I run "dir" on system32\config, there's a system.bak file, a system.LOG file, and a system.sav file
attrib -h c:\winnt\system32\config\system "The system cannot find the file or directory specified. "
I kid you not, when I type in ren c:\winnt\system32\config\system systemold, it tells me "The system cannot find the file or directory specified....
ren c:\winnt\system32\config\system.bak system (enter) The 'reply' is: A directory or file with the name system already exists.
copy c:\winnt\repair\system.bak c:\winnt\system32\config\ (enter) The computer asks me: Overwrite system.bak? (Yes/No/All): And the answer...
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