The short answer would be "no ". Not sure what you're thinking, but updates should only be applied to a system (generally) that is working well....
Was it supposed to be a clone of the old drive? If so, the partitions should have been hidden from one another during the cloning operation and...
Are you by any chance using a program or utility to modify your boot screen? Some of these modify ntoskrnl and others replace it with their own...
Hopefully, Paul's link will assist you. But, failing that, a repair installation may be the easiest solution, especially if you have a fast...
This is an interesting question that I have grappled with. I have a dual boot XP/ME. I have the NTFS drivers installed in ME so that both OSes can...
Recovering partitions is an iffy proposition at best. There is some software available: http://www.partition-recovery.com/overview.htm The...
No idea why your points are not being retained, but this script will create a one-click restore point. It can be set up as a scheduled task to...
Definitely go XP all the way with a clean installation. I added 98 afterward just for one game that wouldn't work in XP, so that is a...
You're welcome. :cool:
Try right-clicking the Taskbar, Properties, Start Menu tab, Customize. Be sure Drag and Drop is checked.
I'm downloading a trial of it now. It sounds similar to the Faster File Finder Indexer that I tried: http://www.downseek.com/download/5297.asp...
Had a hard time finding that one. Even though I knew it was there. Those sites make me like, well, me in a candy store. Cookies? :D Ummmm! I...
Certainly any searcher that indexes the files will find them faster than one which doesn't. But indexing takes time and is never completely up to...
If it hasn't been mentioned, this one-touch restore point creator program is pretty useful. I have mine set to make a point every 6 hours (in Task...
Have you changed vid cards recently? It seems like too much of a co-incidence that you get that black screen when the video drivers would be...
Are you running an SQL server? For most configurations of XP, the Distributed Transaction Coordinator service does not need to run at all. And,...
The easiest way would be to sign in as Admin and start a new account in Control Panel, User Accounts. But many startups will be for all users,...
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\New (Default):REG_SZ:{D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}...
Uninstall QT and try QT Alternative. You will be able to play .mov files in Windows Media Player....
Try going to Start > Run, and typing: gpupdate /force /boot If the machine doesn't reboot automatically, do it manually. If that doesn't...
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