Are you using any 3rd party boot manager? Have you tried using the Recovery Console and the FIXBOOT and FIXMBR commands? (longshot - do backups...
What format did you save the files under? If you used MS Backup in Win98, you'll not be able to access them in XP. What are the file extensions...
Found this which may help. This guys problem was on Linux however: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/topic-39914.html
Just for laughs, try a command session and see how the "a" and "A" works or doesn't. That should tell you if the keyboard chip is functioning...
I recommend that you post a HiJackThis log in the Security forum. Some gremlin has evidently come on board and is able to hide from you. The...
OK, good luck. I would advise imaging the drive for backups if you have any critical data since anything you do to attempt a repair could cause...
I think you'll have to use it that way or repartition the drive. I know of no way to change the boot drive designation other than that. I can't...
Run map arc and see what you get. In your position, I'd probably go ahead and install to the 10gig partition regardless of what the partition...
rschm I thnk it would be a good idea for you to consider performing a "Parallel Install" wherein you install a second copy of XP into a different...
ericwi You have done the correct things to fix this type of problem and they have apparently failed. Do them all again, especially the FIXBOOT...
That will be a hardware problem most of the time and given the low price of floppy drives, just get on down to the floppy drive store and get a...
SFC is smart and tracks all installs, updates, and patches. Therefore, it gets the needed files from any of several sources, as it see fit, based...
Also try the "This Account" option. That's what my RPC is set on. Edit: I just double checked, the setting you have is the Default. As for the...
Your suspicions about the root cause of your problem may not be true. The issue with Q811493 was supposedly fixed a couple of years ago, well...
OK, your choice. Here's some more info on it. BTW, it's named $hf_mig$ on my system. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=824994...
Martin, I've deleted the folder you are talking about and it never has caused any problem. I've been doing it for several months now so take that...
Sure, I call it tempzap.bat. It runs chkdsk without any switches (for safety) and then dumps all temps and some other junk. I edited some items...
Martin, If you're referring to the C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download folder, everything in it is fair game for deletion. Windows...
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