MaccDuff, In order to follow through and win this battle, I now suggest that you get the freeware MoveOnBoot. It's will allow you to mark a file...
Arie said: Well, I think the Recovery Console is a bit of a kluge, to say the least and I generally prefer to use it as a last resort. The QB...
Arie said: I disagree. The floppy I had him download and use contains the three bootloader files for XP in addition to supplying its own MBR...
If you both have a floppy drive, you can make an XP "Quick Boot" disk to test with. You can download the necessary file that will create one...
There's no problem there. It's just the way XP works. Here's my list of drivers not loaded: \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\processr.sys...
newbiee, Since you are listed as a "Beginner" I'll give you some advice that will prove its worth in time to both you and your friend. Get...
Hi Dennis and welcome, Try WhoLockMe to reveal what is using the drive.
Yep, and try Safe Mode also.
You can download them to your Desktop if you like. Then unzip each one to it own folder and double click on the Reg file it contains. Affirm the...
I must run for now. I'll check back later. BTW, if your boot.ini looks like this you're likely OK in that area: [boot loader] timeout=30...
Right click on the Windows folder and choose "Delete." Is that how you tried it? If so, what happened? Any error message? Did you verify...
Operating Systems don't show up in the Add/Remove software listing. Nothing wrong there. That's not the way you would uninstall one so it...
It sounds like your Security Settings on Documents folder need some work. If you're running XP Pro, right click the Documents Folder located...
Thanks for posting back with the good news Barry. Sometime we have things fixed and just need to poll the system again to update it with the good...
Did you reboot after the format? Even if you get this new creation recognized, you'll not be able to pull off your plan. It's full of flaws....
How did you get the OS onto the new drive? It sounds like the cloning process failed in this area and possibly others. Consider doing a Repair...
Hi alschief and welcome, With the MOBO change, you'll need to reinstall XP. It just won't tolerate such a massive hardware swap without...
You'll need to Format that new drive before Windows Explorer can see it. You can do that in Disk Management. Highlight the drive in question in...
alleycat, Try logging in to Safe Mode as the Administrator and try doing the install there. It may be a permissions issue or some other conflict...
Go to Start > Printers and Faxes > right-click your printer > Advanced > and you should see the "Print directly to printer" box to tag. My...
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