If I have any problems with AVG, I download the current version, uninstall the old one and install the new one. (I think) the uninstaller even...
Hi sportsaholic, Check that you don't have to run a "new cartridge installed" setup like doing a print head calibration. You might think it...
You will need to "home in" on the culprit using your finger. Touch the frame of fans and the case of the HDD carefully, also on the panels near...
You can put your finger on the panels of the case. I have a noisy fan and discovered it's location by pressing the panels. Now I know that the...
Check your firewall. The programs you mention will probably be using different "ports" to connect, the firewall may be treating them as...
Hi Hotaru, After zig-zagging my way around Intel:rolleyes: , I found a 2002 version....
Not that's it very relevant...anyway... I have been working on some 478 pin models. Quite hard to find motherboards for them now, but found a new...
For software, have a look at the free program Syncback. You can arrange the synchronizing of folders (much the same as external drive...
Something else to consider. While changing drives or moving things in the case, it is easy to dislodge the cables for other drives. Pull out and...
Good one. I wasn't prepared to respond about the 775 socket, I have only read about them. The pins located on the motherboard side are to avoid(?)...
It seems to be using the wrong .inf file. If you find a set of drivers that you are quite certain are the correct ones, find the .inf file,...
For making the slipstreamed disk, is the original Win XP disk clean and free of marks/scratches? Use a burning program with minimized reading and...
I would say the blades are (finely) balanced. If you bent them, being unbalanced, it would probably destroy the fan's bearing eventually, and you...
Maybe the first thing to do is to see if your friend has the original drivers CD that came with the laptop. If not, look on the ALI website, but...
You can try running chkdsk from the Windows CD. When you boot to the CD, select R to go to the Repair Console. Enter the number of Windows...
It looked hopeful :( It is stopping at ntkrpamp.exe each time. The program is involved with many fixes, a lot of those related to power...
Hi Al, You tracked it down, well done. I have seen so many motherboard problems lately, from no startup, to minor bugs which grew into major...
"Boink "? Noises are not a good sign. Something else I would consider. A normal monitor screen ratio is 4:3, so native resolutions are in that...
Very interesting, thanks Rockster. I will be interested to see if my telco and modem can support it. Matt
I stumbled across what looks like the solution. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929338/en-us Ntkrpamp.exe is one of the updated files. Matt
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