As an outside shot - try removing the CDROM drive using the control panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > CDROM Drives > highlight the...
No No No - lose the concept of Delete One Uninstalls - Not Deletes! ;) Go to Add/Remove Software in the Control Panel
Reggie appears to be right on the money ;)
How many sticks of memory are you using and what is it? ;) edit: I think the problem here is with your power supply itself but want to...
Deanna: No problem - please understand, my lengthy post was just to explain my thinking to BillyBob because he made a good point about the...
OK, I thought you were unbootable. If you can get into safe mode, go back to Charlesvar's suggestion and undo your last restoration point. Unless...
BillyBob: Yes, there is a potential conflict (different word choice than controversy, but we are on the same page). That's exactly why I'm...
Your detailed information is appreciated. Right now, the second machine has no bearing on this so leave that out of the equation until we get the...
Well, you win some and you lose some with that approach. On the surface, this indicates your old board was probably OK and we have to assume the...
You may be facing a repair installation but for starters try booting while tapping your CTRL key. If you can boot that way, run sfc /scannow from...
Ouch. Now for the bold pronouncement - This is not good. OK, you already know that. Now what? If it were me, at the very least I would FDISK...
If you have Hibernation enabled, disable it. Other than that rude interruption, its back to Matt's fine guidance. ;)
Try last known good configuration. ;)
Good question. Unfortunately, I don't know much about your board or your memory but it used to be (5+ yrs ago) that memory position made a big...
Coincidence? Possible but highly unlikely. At first blush, it sounds more like you've been bitten - but how and by what? I think I might want to...
Not aware of any word file but I'd leave everything intact. Again, one should run the executable that you extracted with a floppy in the drive. ;)
Pretty Lucky its that clean - or did you miss the Limewire? ;)
I don't know what distribution Dell is using but if you haven't tried it yet, you should - Ubuntu 6.10 - can download an ISO at their (Ubuntu)...
OK, lets be very cautious here and if you have any questions - stop and ask them. Flashing a BIOS is not a big deal, provided one follows a few...
Glad to hear your frustration may be over. As a general rule "store-bought" memory, while adequate, isn't going to be exceptional. You're also...
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