Router! I also use the Linksys - and as Daizy stated - you can add a software firewall to catch other "phone home" "adware" items. Best of...
Clear NVram jumper? Sounds like you have given it a good try. If the MBD has a jumper to clear NVram you could try that - or pull the system...
eBay There are several "referb" companies which tear down warranty return laptops for parts. It would also be good if you could identify who...
Rancher - He won't even need any 3rd party software. Xp is like a plague to O/S's on other drives and it will want to act as the boot loader for...
cah1935 You say it get close to the end of the windows install then locks. I like BillyBobs idea about removing all extra cards except video...
Low Level Format - not recommended for IDE Low Level formating was popular in setting up the OLD MFM Hdd's and is still used on SCSI drives...
Yep! - There is the cmd & recovery console version CHKDSK. or in W2K in the management console is Disk Health. or if you r-click the drive,...
Reseat Modem! BillyBob's advice about trying another slot can't hurt. Computers other than laptops don't like to be moved. As manufacturers...
BillyBob - RPM does not matter, but you are currect that all newer drives which transfere data at UATA66 / 100 / 133 / 150 require a 80 conductor...
Sounds like you did everything right. (and did an excellent job of stating it, few loose end questions.) When you installed the drive, were you...
Wow, M$ being extra stubborn. Well, you can always start the XP install program, and when it detects the existing install choose "repair" - it...
If you boot to your XPpro CD and start the install there will be an option for the recovery console. - (kind of DOS for NTfs) There are two...
I know you don't want to put a bunch of money into that box, but to be honest I don't forsee a functional install on that 7+ year old 360Mb...
There is a simpler way... There is a tool to remove the ID from the install for imaging multible drives, after this is run, on next reboot you...
XP gleefully wiped my linux partitions... But maybe because they were functional, and not been ?partially? written over by a DOS fdisk. When...
Fdisk - not in XP Partitioning is done inside the install program (blue & white DOS looking...) or once the system is up, from the Disk...
As usual Newt is right again. Having seperate User accounts is the way to go. And Xp makes life easy in that you have a "Shared Documents"...
Windows Updates reloaded? Abraxas - This is new to me, as I have had to do repair installs (XP Pro) on several systems, and so far on each one,...
Most likely not! As part of the OEM licensing agreements, Most major Comp Mfgs use a O/S installer CD which as part of the install process checks...
Hardware. The Linksys is great. - Its what I use. The only "software" router/firewall that I have seen that did not noticeably slow down...
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