You seem to be jumping ahead a bit. If you were happy with your old installation of Windows when it was running, try Pete's suggestions again. If...
You could try booting to the Windows CD, on the first screen, go to the Recovery Console and run FIXMBR. That might allow you to run the Repair...
It has been a while since I booted to the Windows CD, I am pretty sure the cmd prompt (normally) opens at C:\Windows>, so it is already opened in...
Have you installed the drivers from the disk that came with the machine? You can also look for driver updates at the MSI website. Start with any...
If you are at the C:\ prompt, you need to enter cd Windows\System32 because System32 is under the Windows directory. Full path is...
If you have a Router, check the ports: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/223583
When you start up, start tapping the key several times as soon as the montior LED or keyboard LED becomes active. You can even hold a key down...
And guess what? It will probably work like a dream for them :D "Clear the CMOS" is usually carried out by swapping a jumper on the motherboard...
C/w, I got a little lost with your last reply. Do you think the RAM and floppy drive problems are resolved? I don't know of those things affecting...
I was thinking today, you might want to get a quote on replacing the original disks from Dell. Anyway, good luck with it. Matt
I have an Abit motherboard with the same chipset (570). There was a setting in the BIOS for using a single graphics card or SLI mode. Check the...
A PS...Make sure you are not doing something in the game that is "not good" :D In the game I like, I can skip the intro by left-clicking, it...
I can only think that you might have a security program that stops any writing directly to the C: drive. For the original question, "hot plug"...
Without checking, those beeps would most likely be related to graphics. Since you have checked that the video card works on another computer,...
Hi and welcome to the BBS, From my understanding, an OEM version of Windows is tied to the machine you install it on. You cannot install it on...
I have a Win 98SE/Win XP dual boot. It works well. You will need to install Win XP on a separate partition (drive)....
It's usually very simple. The most important thing is to be certain of the model number. Matt
When you start up, what screens you see? Is it black from startup? Do you see the (Asus) splash screen? Do you see the Vista loading screen? Does...
Good Des. Thanks for letting us know. Matt
If it is the same or a more recent version, that is no problem. Read the instructions carefully. It may not fix the problem, but it won't hurt to...
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