Pete, Gotcha on all counts. Can't thank you enough for all your help. Been a learning experience, that's for sure. I'm hoping the laptop...
I've run most of the programs on the quicklist and they picked out a couple more files that were either cleaned or deleted. Everything still...
Made "safest way" changes and ran TrendMicro. Pulled up 4 files: Java-Bytever-A-1 Java-Bytever-A-1 Troj. Strtpage IX Troj. Strtpage IX...
I shw only a boot configuration and no boot.ini When I click on the boot (configuration settings) 1KB, it opens into notepad and gives the...
Question marks gone. This box is working just like she used to and all seems good. I'm currently installing my virus protection. I went to disc...
My goodness. I think I'm on to something. In searching on my driver and utilities disc, I got into the Dell Utilities platform that lists all the...
Ok. Here's where I'm at. I show 2 local discs. C: Free Space 31.6 GB Total Size 37.2 E: Free Space 31 GB Total Size 31 GB Both...
Time for me to finally turn in but I will check them out first thing tomorrow. Many thanks for all the help.
The discs that I have I've previously described and both have been installed and I'm still having the same problems. I'm not even convinced this...
I got big yellow question marks on the following entries: -Other Devices Base System Device Base System Device Ethernet Controller...
I actually have loaded the drivers and such from the discs Reinstalling Inspiron System Software/Device drivers and diagnostic utilities...
hmmmm. I did as you instructed, and when I formatted to Fat32, I got a message saying there wasn't enough space, but it looks as though it created...
He said that he ran into problems with a search engine hijacking and tried to fix it with Hijack This. Seems to me he deleted some things that...
Followed your steps. When I open C:, I don't see boot.ini. I see a Boot file for configuration settings, and a BOOTSECT DOS file.
I can create a partition. It takes me to the wizard. I show 1 windows folder in windows explorer.
No luck I show C: partition NTFS Healthy (system 37.22 gb) 31.97 GB 85% free In the Disk O, basic 37.25 GB online, is shows 31MB unallocated...
Install Installed Windows XP Professional. When computer boots up now it gives me a choice between two Windows XP Professional selections. The...
Not able to delete partition 2 I successfully deleted one of the parititions so that I now have 2 entries of unpartitioned space (one 31 MB, the...
Which drive/partition to delete? Ensure that the drive/partition selected is the one on which XP was set up and press D to delete the selected...
I just purchased a laptop from a friend and I'm encountering some things I'm hoping to get help with. First problem is that during the boot, I...
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