You won't have any problem with a PCI IDE controller card.
In addition to what Matt said, you should try a PCI video card. The bios is usually programmed to work with a PCI card as the default, even when...
Doesn't your download contain two files, one an .inf? If so put them in a folder and highlight the .inf file and do file, install.
Can you boot into safe mode? Repeatedly tap F8 while booting.
OLDSALTY, My BIOS has many settings that control the power switch function. Take a look at yours. That's what's causing your problem if you...
fantasma, I do this in notepad; back up the file first (copy it to a different folder). I'd replace optin with alwaysoff assuming you don't have...
You're in trouble, but the solution is simple. Back-ups are necessary in any situation. I'd get another hard disk and hook it up as slave or...
Check you manual for steps to install video card, looking for instructions to turn off the on-board video. Usually done in the BIOS setup program...
Try move_on_boot :)
That may be true in some cases, but I wasn't aware that Dell is shipping XP with SP2, and in any case the idea of running more software at startup...
Original C:\boot.ini?: edited: [Boot Loader] Timeout=0 Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS [Operating Systems]...
Error. Didn't read sufficiently carefully. Agree with repair attempt. :)
You may have a boot.ini file in the root. You can edit it in notepad to choose the default you wish and also change the delay to zero. I use cut...
RonS, I too disconnect from the mains frequently without worrying about clock or BIOS failure. That is seen with a dead battery. I don't...
Last question, I hope All I did was copy new profile to default directory as user.js (for those who want to do this in windows, method I used...
Correct. Cookies are visible in the new profile. Thanks. Any explanation for what happened to/in old profile?
Agreed. There may be some diagnstic I'm not aware of that can see hardware the BIOS can't. But I understand that companies that try to recover...
Kinda rambling but hope I covered everything Ramona, I renamed the cookies.txt file, logged off this site and closed mozilla....
Westside yes, all boxes are empty in cookie manager. Ramona I'm totally surprised. :D I didn't think I had a problem. So far as I know the...
Using mozilla 1.7b in XP Home and open cookie manager and it's empty - both tabs. Cookies.txt, examined with notepad, is a large file and I can...
Separate names with a comma.