How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting indicates that the WinXP registry is "contained" in five files:...
It was easy in Win95/98/ME, two files in the Windows directory, user.dat and system.dat but in Win2K/XP it is more complicated. I'm searching but...
I checked OE > Tools > Accounts and found out that the accounts can be exported to a file. This file has the extension *.iaf and is stored in a...
Hello cassidy, welcome to WindowsBBS ... :) ... ! Outlook Express account settings are not in a file but in a registry key. On Win XP Pro (and...
Blueberry, I too have been confused by the TaskManager and its Pagefile usage. I came to the conclusion that it is mislabeled and should be...
Thanks for the feedback! Christer
You're welcome ... :) ... but which route was successful? Christer
Hello apachiedragon, welcome to WindowsBBS ... :) ... ! 1) Have you tried System Restore to roll back the system to a date prior to installing...
The computer should be booted from the XP CD when attempting to reinstall. If the XP CD is inserted on a running system, the CD autoruns but exit...
I'm sure there is a fraction of true history in that story ... :D ... ! Christer
Pete, I'm always ahead of you ... ;) ... at least one hour ... :p ... !
Hello steveo65, welcome to WindowsBBS ... :) ... ! Are you familiar with the registry? If not, the first step is to read and understand How to...
Yes, if you connect the old HDD as slave, BIOS should be able to detect it and WinXP should be able to see it. This means that WinXP is running,...
Well, with a mobile rack you can mess things up. I have two hard disks that are swapped in and out. #1 is E: and F:. #2 is G: and H:. (Opticals...
... makes me believe he/she doesn't get far enough to use neither Device Manager nor Everest. It's possible that the hard disk is listed on the...
It seems like you've got bad hard disk. I would get the hard disk manufacturers diagnostic tool and run a check. Those tools are run off a...
You're welcome ... :) ... ! When you install SystemWorks, it assumes that you want to use it and enables its functions. Christer
I used to have Norton Utilities but no longer. I always set Norton Protected Recycle Bin to "standard ". If you do that, I believe the NPROTECT...
Hello capgeo, welcome to WindowsBBS ... :) ... ! My first thought is that the operating system is an OEM (pre-installed), right? Upgrading CPU...
As I understand it, during the automated installation the computer is analyzed and only what is needed is downloaded. Maybe that analysis can fail...
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