IIRC the cache in a Zip drive is only a 25K data write buffer to allow for smooth data flow while writing to disk to hold data while the write...
Never count on age as to battery condition. Many PC Manufactures and part suppliers go with the lowest bidder components, sometimes this means...
Note that while CMD is the primary CLI for NT ( W2K/Xp ) COMMAND.COM still exists in \WINNT\System32\Command.com Why is this important? Because...
It appears some program did a nasty and Windows decided to throw a fit. When this happens windows should follow the settings in "Startup and...
Right... Try telling that to "SolidWorks" while doing an export function. The following operation will require 330 GB virtual memory. Do you...
Is there another PC you can use? I would pull that HDD and add it as a slave in another system (which hopefully has a CDRW...) I would then...
Actually there was a W98 upgrade CD (to upgrade from W95) - and yes it was bootable. Best install method was to wipe the HDD by a fresh 'FORMAT...
Sorry to hear you sent off your box :( From where you stated your system was... I would have you use GWSCAN - and write zeros to the HDD....
Actually some older laptops and really old desktops had BIOS that did not have "Boot Order" - Instead they had a "Boot Target Device ". If...
Thanks for the technet Q814847 ref. I will read thru it and see if I can apply it.
That Monitor might be VGA only. Not able to cope with the default 800x600 x 16bit minimum screen settings in Xp. You CAN force xp to use a lower...
I would pull all IDE / SATA / Floppy / KYB / mouse / USB / cables both pwr and data. Disconnect monitor and pwr it up - most will give a "No...
If thats the case then I would have to assume that the initial setup program is loading from the i386 folder and not just using the ramdrive...
If you can still read the data from your failing HDD... I would write zeros to the new drive then clone it again. There is no reason to use...
I have read the article Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Create Bootable CD and have a few questions. I have a early XP Pro OEM CD (...
Sounds like your system is booting directly into suspend or hibernate mode - and not coming out of it.
Insert your XP cd and boot to the recovery console: FIXBOOT
Try this: Get GWSCAN 3.15 (Part #7510801) and let it unzip to a DOS formatted floppy ( not one formatted by W2K or WXP) Boot to that floopy...
Try booting into "SAFE MODE" (press F5 during boot) Then remove the modem from Device Manager. On next restart it should PnP the modem and...
Wme A few words on going backwards from WME. First off when PC makers started shipping systems with WME as the OEM O/S they statrted using...
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