Probably a good place to start is here depending on your service pack set all services to default and restart the system (don't worry about...
I've just came across your other thread regarding boot failure, assuming it's the same system have you confirmed the BIOS is detecting your hard...
No problem and please let me know how you get on. BUT, you do realise it's gone 1am here and I'm not going to get any sleep now thinking about...
Give them time Clarabelle... Personally I have no experience with vista but if you know how I'd start by pinging your router, with XP you'd go...
That's the beauty of computers, you're always learning ;) BTW, Invoice is in the mail:D
OK, After a very brief look it appears that there is no recovery partition, so no further forward. Sorry I couldn't help but please keep me...
One last thought, is there a recovery partition on the drive that may be interfering with the setup? What is the Make/Model of the system and...
Thanks that clears things up a little, I was hoping that Secondary as Slave was another Hard Drive :( Try what I said before, slave it in...
Sorry to go back to a previous post but can you expand on the above what and where are the drives on that system? You've tweaked my interest and...
I have to admit you've got me stumped :confused: Forget ASR, have you tried the HD manufacturers own tools or third party products such as a...
You may be able to disable the Touchpad in device manager if you only use the mouse.
Sorry MLP but you did say they all end up as the same. OK, so you press a key and Windows Setup starts... Detecting Hardware Blah Blah Blah,...
It does appear that you're booting from the Hard Drive not the CD (I may be wrong but it looks like it). Using the XP setup CD you should not...
Ok you mentioned FDISK and Format, have you went through the XP setup and tried to delete the partition through that? Read the prompts carefully...
No fix but an idea, is it possible when you replaced the keyboard you over tightened some screws and it's actually the mouse pad on the laptop...
To clarify, you are booting from a Windows XP setup CD not the Hard Drive? If so, the first place I'd look is in the BIOS Setup for AntiVirus...
How are you attempting to delete the partition? A little more information is required. Assuming as you say C: is your 2K/XP partition what (if...
No problem, as I said the (non-fatal) POST checks are very basic anyway so best left set to none if they give a problem.
Difference in opinion here Pete. I wouldn't advise anyone using Beta software on anything other than a test system. However, you are more in the...
The secret is be selective, for example your query involved "Basic Networking ", that's what I googled and supplied you with the first Hit. Use...
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