I looked around some (internet searches and regedit) and can't seem to find anything exactly on point. What happens when you go to a problem...
Johanna - I don't think your sister-in-law is my daughter but it certainly sounds like it. Same panic call about things not working. Same...
For internet explorer, go to tools~internet options and click on Accessibility. Then check the boxes for {Ignore Font Sizes ..." and "Ignore...
How to Locate and Correct Disk Space Problems on NTFS Volumes deals with this issue on Win2000. There are seperate but similar articles for XP...
A google search for disable wfp will give you some information about turning it off. At that point you can remove or change what you want. But...
It sounds very much like you have an OLE (object linking and embedding) file or two that aren't properly registered. It happens. Easy enough...
Interesting and thanx for posting the link. I have yet to lay eyes or hands on 2003 but the comment about speed is one I've certainly heard...
Interesting problem though. I really thougth the printer-formatted file was gonna bomb. Hmmmmm. If you ever do figure out just what caused...
First off, have you tried the recovery console to see if you can make the drive boot again? HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in...
I'll point you to an article on using the Recovery Console which runs from the install CD so should load fine. May be something you can do from...
Do the shortcuts appear to point to the proper .exe file to launch the application? Do any desktop icons work - My Computer or any similar?...
At the risk of having you do thing over yet again, I think you'll be happier in the long run to take the time to burn a slipstreamed CD with XP...
First off, I much prefer XP-pro but it is more expensive. I'd still recommend it over XP-home. Next - you can easily run both 98 and XP and...
At the risk of telling you things you already know, I have to wonder if 98 and the recovery console numbers you see reflect actual free space...
We do run Exchange Server and opted to block outbound ports 69 and 4444 while leaving 135 open. So far, so good. Blocking Port 135 would have...
Any PCI NIC should be fine. With a very small network, you won't see performance differences. And nonsense to the "no drivers" comment by the...
Do you by chance have the XP firewall running?
The patch is a good idea and was not included with SP1. You will just need the proper version for whatever operating system version you use....
Dennis - the network thruput you mention is for sure not what it should be. Way too low. The network card (NIC) in your new PC should be fine...
LOL - I shoulda checked the 2K & XP sections before I posted this.
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