I'm glad you're on the road to recovery pestguard1. Power supplies are generally robust and tend to be the last thing we consider when...
Your Registry is corrupt. Your options are: 1. Try booting to Advanced Boot Options screen by pressing the f8 key repeatedly during boot....
Try this: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q260650
:) If you get it spanked down, post back so others can be helped.
Check your fans for proper air flow with no heavy dust/lint restrictions. Run a memory test on the RAM using a boot floppy with the test...
Boot to the install CD and choose the repair option by selecting "R" when asked. When you get the command prompt, type chkdsk /r and press...
Hi Brian, Are you saying you can't boot into Windows at all? If it crashes before you can select "Last known good" it would tend to point to...
I understand your position and I think it's good to move with caution into strange territory. The deep water isn't the place to learn how to...
I'd be hard pressed to come up with any explanation for that process behaving in that fashion. MS makes it sound so easy to disable it that I...
I understand Pete. I wouldn't have offered it blindly unless I felt that you would be capable of deciding if it fit your present needs. I'm...
Do be sure you are searching hidden files, system files, and all other known file types. Open Windows Explorer or My Computer > Tools > Folder...
I'm not allowed to give a guarantee Anne. However, any advice you get on a forum such as this has usually been reviewed by several techs and any...
Hi Pete! Since it seems that Vista has altered the boot code you may want to try using XXCLONE which is a very nice freebie that can do that...
kush0, If you're not comfortable editing the Registry manually, let me know right away and I'll post a download file that you can use. Do make...
I couldn't make their fix work. I deleted my own key and logged off. Sure enough, no Desktop or Taskbar - just wallpaper. I ran their reg...
Let's go with this: If the key they list exists in your Registry, use their fix - if it doesn't exist use the location I offered and either...
I think that fix they offer must be for something other than XP. I don't find that data string in XP Home where they are writing the new data...
The Registry key involved would be: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon In that key, look in the right...
Do a search for the file mdm.exe and rename it to mdm.old. Reboot for effect. If no problems, leave things as is but leave yourself a note as to...
Rename the folder titled "Windows" to OldWindows. Reboot for effect. If you boot without incident, you can delete the renamed folder. When...
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