I would have to wait for one of the malware crew to install it on one of their test PCs then visit known infected sites. If they give a good...
Previous owner.
Before a complete tear down I would try another power supply.
Change the Bios boot option to 1. CD-Rom, 2. HDD-0. Format C: using the WinXP Home disk then do a fresh install on C:. Transfer her files and...
What are the sizes of the C: & D: partitions? Are they formatted NTFS or FAT32?
Is this your AOL email account or is it an email from an AOL user? Directions for setting up an AOL account in Outlook Express
This should help. Using WPN824, WGR614, or WGT624 Routers as an Access Point
My slower bootup is due to my anti-virus set to do a quick scan at startup.
Google adware. Possibly from the Google Toolbar, updater or Chrome. Has also been reported on Gateway PCs.
3.1 and liked it.
A two minute boot time wouldn't bother me. I think of it as time to get my first sip of coffee and a drag off my first cigarette in the morning.
Windows Search 4.0 doesn't work well on XP. In fact I couldn't stand it running on Vista. I would just slipstream the XP CD with SP3 then run sfc.
What size hard drive does this PC have? Scratch that question. I see in another thread you have XP installed on a partition less than 25GB. I...
Try OpenDNS
Windows Search
The setting should be found in the boot options within the Bios.
Windows Search 4 was meant for Vista, but can be installed on XP. It doesn't work well with XP though. Disable the service and remove it from your...
Try this. HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
Try defragging in Safe Mode.
First check for problems in Device Manager. Expand Ports (Com & LPT) then right click on Communications Port (COM1) and select properties. See if...
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