Hi Larry, It would be permissable to explore an image file and recover your personal files, even though the image was of a FAT32 file storage...
Perhaps pull the cmos battery and let things set for a few minutes or overnight even. Sometimes that helps by resetting the BIOS to defaults....
That's a Registry hive and usually requires a full clean install to fix. If you need to backup any data, you'll have to use 3rd party help such...
There's no silver bullet that I know that will cure your problem. You aren't very specific about what the easy stuff was that you tried. I only...
I had a similar problem on a computer I was repairing for a friend. It turned out that he had disabled a necessary service and the install...
You'll need to do a clean install. Anything less will not work. If you have data that you must save, there is a procedure for replacing the...
You have to run that image creation file on a healthy machine that has a floppy drive and booted into Windows. It will then create a floppy boot...
OK, that's disappointing but now I suppose you must look to the only clue we have, the running services. Review and make sure you have them set...
Most Folder opening glitches can be fixed by downloading and running the Doug Knox folder opening fix. It's a safe vb script so run it in spite...
You can make a floppy boot disk that will contain substitute bootloader files. It can be used to boot the ailing machine for a test. If it...
What you have described is standard by design and should be left as is. It's just one of those things that you haven't noticed before. The...
Mutt, It might pay to try another XP install CD. The boot sector on yours may be damaged and won't allow the disk to boot. Since you have...
I use the CACLS.EXE command line utility that XP home has but there are other methods as well. Run cacls /? for more info. You may also run:...
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I've had similar experiences with services not running and, without exception, it was due to me following some supposed guru's advice and changing...
Yes, I understand that. The point is, the fax service is already running and it's not necessary for you to do anything other than verify that the...
Run MsConfig and look in the Startups Tab for an update HP item and uncheck it. If that cures the error problem at boot, then check the location...
If all else fails, type mmsys.cpl in the Start > Run window and press enter.
Not at all Zander, I always appreciate your input. I'll be sure and check on the issue you brought up in case it applies in some future case....
Hi Zander, I think it will work fine for him since I deleted my Run Key and all subs and merged his as he posted in order to troubleshoot the...
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