Hi Nshimmy and welcome! I have a problem making your explanation fit my understanding of how Windows works. If you finally gave up on all...
No, it won't mess up Windows since the only way to properly uninstall it is to roll back to IE6. You can't get out of the MS net that easy. ;)...
No, I would not use TestDisk until I determined that IE7 was not at fault. It is not worth the risk of manipulating the MFT if the error happens...
Did you recently install IE7? If so, uninstall it. I think that may be the heart of your problem. You really should backup your valuable files...
Yeah, somewhat, but moreover, it's global. All drives are affected. From what I understand, it prevents XP from checking any drives for the...
That's good news. Your HD is likely OK. Now download the two items at line 294 of that link I posted earlier. Double click on the one named...
Try this to eliminate a problem with your CD drive not reading beyond a certain sector: Copy the I386 folder from the CD to your HD. If it...
Thanks to the excellent security in XP, thet're encrypted. You won't be able to delete anybody's passwork unless you already know what it is. The...
Another little gem to try is line 294 here. There is an undo version there as well. I suppose you would want to undo it if it didn't solve the...
BTW, since you didn't mention it, even though the querie answer was that the drive was not dirty, continue to run the other commands in the...
That's not such good news since it may be trying to tell you something is going wrong with the HD. Run eventvwr.msc from the Start > Run window...
Hi RaptorZX and welcome! Follow the instructions here and hopefully you will get some relief. Substitute your own drive identifier as...
My 2¢, if you prefer cloning, consider using XXCLONE. It has a free version. I use it, like it, and recommend it. The paid-for version can even...
Hi jdwagers and welcome! Who knows what strange things can happen when an install of drivers is aborted. I'd recommend trying the install...
The MS updater does the disabling as part of the process it needs to access your files directly. It re-enables when finished but if it doesn't...
Review your settings in OE > Tools > Options > General Tab > tag Send and Receive at Start Up box > then click on > Connection Tab > Change button...
Backup your valuable data. Run disk error check with both boxes tagged. Get HD makers diagnostic software and run all non-destructive tests....
Hi John and welcome! The short answer is, NO. You cannot format the C: drive and still be able to boot XP on the E: drive. There are some...
That icon you see in the Systray is contained within the executable file being run. It is not easily user changed. You would need to hack the...
oops, double post.
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