When the problem occurs suggest you try these keystrokes: alt-spacebar n If you do not see the desktop (with icons on it) repeat the above...
Congratulations on solving your own problem with linux. Your information is now quite complete. To answer your last questions about where to go...
if you have a windows key, use it as a shift and type winkey-r, then type explorer and hit enter. That may restore a desktop for you, at least...
Possibly one might check whether BIOS sees the HDD? Not much point to run any software if disk isn't seen. by BIOS.
MS definition is of little help: From digesting several pages online: Check the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List to verify that the...
A download manager may be what you need. There are quite a few free ones. Some browsers have a download manager, e.g. mozilla suite.
Doubt you are using RAID with a single disk/partition. The SATA drivers you loaded with F6 are necessary for the BIOS to see the HDD. The RAID...
As workaround, not a solution, try print to file, usually an option when a window/menu appears when printing. The file can then be sent to the...
Hi charlesvar, I've noticed that explorer opens two drive letters for my multislot reader even tho it always contains only one card (always, the...
If your XP CD boots, you can either do the repair install or the install to a new folder, called a parallel install, so you can save your data, as...
Many thanks to you too, Rockster2U. your kudos mean a lot!
Thank you for the followup. I've run into a similar problem previously. It really helps to know some keystrokes. You can find them all in...
Try these keystrokes on the laptop with the monitor connected and turned on: ctrl-esc c control panel should appear; if nothing happens tap c...
I should mention that a new power supply may not be necessary, except for the fact that we haven't completely diagnosed your problem. A power...
Hi cadboll, Leave the case open until you solve the presumed overheating problem; that would have been my first advice. Sounds like the case fan...
Hi DiggerP I've found it impossible to recover photos from a HDD set up with NTFS when XP crashed - a case where a user password protected a...
Definitely yes. I don't actually clone my drives, but rather image thim. To do this, Ghost 2003 runs in DOS (PC or MS) so the xp environment is...
Believe surferdude2 is correct; you do need the one primary partition. Unable to find the reference I thought I remembered. However, in any case...
Everyone should have at least two browsers (there's no limit to the number of browsers you can have open at once).
PeteC has shown that you need NO primary partitions, even for dual booting. So it appears to make no difference.
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