In Control Panel, Power Options You can set some buttons to do different things (stand by, do nothing, restart etc) Might be a good idea to see...
Start > Run > cmd sfc /scannow (you can cut and paste that command for convenience) and have your XP cd. sfc - system file checker,...
chrisw Do you have experience reading HijackThis logs? There were a number of problems on Bucksone's log, and Noahdfear explained very clearly...
Newt, I'm going to have to read up on chkdsk because I don't understand it that well. The info flashes too fast to be of any use to me, and from...
Click Control Panel, Network Connections, the connection you are using and on the general tab, select Properties, then the Advanced tab. There...
How did you go about reregistering the dlls? Were System Restore and SFC not helpful? Do you have any errors in your event log that may be...
Is there a specific problem that is causing you to want to run the CheckDisk function? If you suspect damaged or corrupted system files,...
I really like this Service Controller based on Black Viper's XP recommendations. Johanna
If you right click in the taskbar, is the option "Lock Toolbar" ticked? (For QL) For Windows Explorer settings, did you click View> Folder...
How did you back up your data for the FSTW? What media did you use? Johanna
Have you tried forcing the modem to get a new lease? Unplug the power cord, reboot. When you get to the Windows splash screen, plug it back in...
If you have XP, are you using the native XP Firewall (ICF)? Johanna
First, do all your back ups. I like to burn cds, other people prefer other hard drives, internal or external, and there are other ways, too, if...
Jim, As you know, "moving" a file does not actually involve changing it's position on the hard drive. It means renaming the path to the file...
Martin, I have a Programs folder on C and D, and they are not duplicates because they are two separate entities. One starts with "C ", the...
Martin, Some programs like to latch onto XP in "C ", most don't care. If I were going to move program files around on Catastrophy, I think I...
Thank you for that, Christer. I have always just used the "move" function in XP, and not used TweakUI. This topic came up in another recent...
Nope. Not me. I am not pointing sfc at a file on my hard drive, I'll stick to the cd, thank you. I don't run sfc for maintenance, just for...
jbh Don't know how to put it politely, but your computer is a big mess. You should follow Noahdfear's detailed instructions, or, back up any...
Repair IE XP But I would suggest running an HJT log and posting it for the experts to review. I think you probably have a security problem...
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