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There are couple of things that can cause problems there. One is called "PowerReg Scheduler V3" Here are some comments on it: [quote] It collects information for Leader Technologies, and thus it is classified as non-harmful spyware. However, it crashes Windows (BSOD) because of interferance to certain Hardware Drive devices, …

What Windows are you using? Is it a pirated copy? Is your system restore service disabled? (Under Computer management/services and applications/services)

You need to set permissions on those volumes. Also, you need higher level account (administrator level is the highest). To check whether your account is administrator one, open the control panel (classic view) and open "User Accounts". In the lower left corner should be your account name and account type …

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Old mobos can get "moody". Some faulty solder or something can cause this, or bad connection of the memory or PCI/AGP slot. Try pushing in the chips and vga card. Also can try starting with 1 memory chip at the time.

1) Missing desktop icons is probably work of desktop cleanup wizard that removes unused icons 2) If you're talking about .NET Framework 3.0, then you need to install [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b8dcffdd-e3a5-44cc-8021-7649fd37ffee&DisplayLang=en"]Microsoft XML Paper Specification Essentials Pack[/URL] before you install .NET Framework 3.0. That should be available via regular windows update. .NET Frameworks …

Quotes from [url]http://www.smarthomeusa.com/ShopByManufacturer/Hauppauge/Item/IMPACTVCB/[/url] [QUOTE]Audio Capture Audio is not processed on the board. Audio can be input directly to the sound card.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE].. Accessory applications included: Hauppauge's SnapShot (single image frame grabber program) and Hauppauge's Capture application for creating AVI movies. On-line Installation Guides and Quick Start Guides are also available.[/QUOTE]

Probably due to your account restrictions. Your account should be "member of administrators".

First of all, this is SATA-to-ATA adapter.. you need ATA-to-SATA, and you need it only if there are no vacant IDE ports available. (2 channels=4 drives). When you plug the drive in, and if it is propperly set (as SATA it must be set as master) your BIOS should recognize …

Mobo is fried. It's not the first time that broken USB jack fried mobo.

Try removing the battery for a few seconds to hard-reset the laptop (no AC either). P.S. What's with the recipe?

Half-boiled, hehe Ham or cheese?

Look at the pic.

Try booting in safe mode and uninstalling adobe air.

Most likely it is CPU failure or CPU incompatibility with mobo. The incompatibility can be resolved with [URL="http://support.asus.com/download/download_item.aspx?product=1&model=P4V800D-X"]latest BIOS[/URL] update, but I'm not sure of how you can update if you can't boot. I suggest that you strip your rig down to PSU-CPU-VGA-Floppy-mobo and try it from there. (no hard …

[QUOTE=goodmuyis;749403]can somebody ttellme the reason why your faulty motherboard will work when u wash it . SORRY this sis not flame it is reasonable 4 you to learn from me[/QUOTE] Dust. It accumulates static charge + it prevents proper connectivity. I'm gonna pass an advice that one experienced electrician gave …

You can use PCI video card, but make sure that it isn't one that is incapable of working as secondary VGA. I know that some ATI PCI cards can work only as the primary ones. You'll probably have to find a 2nd hand one. I doubt that there are new …

Are you sure that it is a hardware issue, and not driver-related? The problem can be with any number of things: - buggy video/mobo drivers (make sure that your device manager is showing all of the drivers without any "unknown devices" or drivers with yellow exclamation mark) - overheating (due …

4 pin fans support speed and voltage monitoring. That is what is 4th pin for (not the molex, jbennet). There is no adapter that can provide you with voltage control feedback. You can either replace the fans in question, or disable voltage monitoring in BIOS. Usually, 3-pin fans can be …

I just came back after long time, and all this new look is fine, but every time I open some thread, my IE7 shuts down. I am in the proccess of making me a slipstreamed XP, so this is happening on the crisp-clean XP with freshly installed patches and dotnet …

Hello net-gurus. I am in the quest for ultimate pxe-way of booting and installing OS-es. My idea is to find me a software that would act as a pxe server (along with DHCO and TFTP) and give me an option of serving various boot/install images. I've considered Widows server 2000/3/8, …

[QUOTE=Aia;691177]That word got stuck in my ears as I forced myself to watch to the end. Why do we even have to question such unspeakable actions against the innocent and defenseless? You tell me what kind of creature are we by standing without doing anything about it. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foSW-CkWbqI[/url] To which …

What is your mobo brand/model? Is the sound card on-board? If not, what is the sound card brand/model?

Make new copies of those CDs on your other PC. It might be that your Toshiba optical drive is having trouble reading them.

It looks like overheating protection of the CPU kickin' in. If the CPU temperatures are too high, that would point to: - lack of thermal paste if it wasn't pre-applied on new heatsink - heatsink not tight on the CPU - fan not spinning

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You need to go (if possible) to the repair console (booted from Install CD and select -r option) There you can run CHKDSK. If that can't help, or be done, You will have to take the HD to some other machine to save the files you need. There is possibility …

Does the system boot after you install the card? a) You need to disable on-board video in BIOS prior to installing the videocard. b) OEM OS might disagree with such hardware change.

Looks like your external HD is either broken or the partition on is corrupt. Either way there's practically no chance of retrieving files from it, unless you pay professionals $$$. There are tools (free or trial) that MIGHT recover your partition (and files on it), but giving that the drive …

There is a third way: Open windows explorer and browse "TASKS" subfolder in "WINDOWS" folder. And no, there are no differences in any of the ways. Those are same tasks, only approached from different points.

If your staff members are accessing those templates over local network, you can mark those files as "read-only" (file attribute) or, even better, restrict share level to read-only for anyone but you. That is done directly on disk by windows explorer. Rightclick on the file, select "properties", click on the …

Check the ACPI settings in BIOS. Some machine's default setting is "disabled". Problem with this setting is that you will not be able to boot windows once it is changed. Windows will boot ONLY if this settings is set as it was set when windows were installed.

Do you remember the type of error, like "IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" and the number that came before those you wrote down? I guess that those numbers that you wrote were inside parenthesis. One before that is the error code.

[QUOTE=kalam88;690363]...all of my fans have the big 4 pin style connecter..[/QUOTE] Are you referring to [URL="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Molex_female_connector.jpg"]molex[/URL]?

Erratic graphics indicate one thing: VGA gone bad. Especially if it is as early as pre-booting. By pre-booting I mean something like motherboard logo corrupted, or erratic characters showing on screen in text-display-mode prior to booting OS. All other display-related and display-driver-related problems are to follow. Probbably one of the …

Try pressing f8 before it boots and select last known good configuration.

One strange glitch has been bugging my IE7 (and me) last day or so. My back button isn't working right.. it refuses to go back one step. It can only go back two or more steps if I doubleclick it (read: frenziedly keep clicking on it with complimentary frustration and …

Press f8 while booting and select last known good configuration. If that fails, try safe mode.

You could use a beeper in this situation. It might give you a hint of what's wrong.

Try this: After you attempt booting into normal mode hit CTRL-ALT-DEL and select task manager. In the processes tab kill any "explorer.exe" that might be running. In the "file" menu select "New task (Run...)" and type "explorer" (no quotes).

Try this trick that saved me allot of time when I had similar troubles with my machine: Before PC attempts to boot from HD or CD, hit "del" and enter BIOS setup. Once in, DISABLE your HD (HD only, leave Optical drive enabled) and boot from Windows setup CD and …

You should look up in the manual for the meaning of those blinking leds.

Is there any HD activity after that blackout?

Try disabling "quick POST" in your BIOS. It will force your machine to do extra testings when powering on. It might give you an error message of whatever is wrong with it. Also, a beeper would be very helpful in your situation. Do you have one installed? If so, please …

Hi Jenny. Please, post exact BSOD (with numbers) and some hardware info (Mobo, OS, GPU, RAM...) Most likely it is a Mobo and/or video driver issue or a faulty RAM. For the quick fix, you can increase RAM voltage in BIOS and try to recreate the problem then. More voltage …

Try running the chkdsk at command prompt (start menu/run): chkdsk C: /r It will prompt you to run the chkdsk on next restart. Type Y. That will check your HD for bad sectors and it can take a long time to complete. If everything is OK, it shouldn't take more …

You will need either FDISK (on bootable floppy, found in Windows 9x in the Windows/command folder) or Windows XP setup CD to make the HD bootable. The drive must be set as ACTIVE in its boot sector. You can use FDISK (FAT16/FAT32 only) to set it manually or simply format …

[QUOTE=tbel;688404]Any ideas?????[/QUOTE] It broke. *laughter* Cheer up.. there are limited number of things that you can do right now. For the faint VAIO logo.. that probably means that the background light is busted.. and for the lack of boot.. That can be anything: loose connection with a hard drive, keyboard, …

[URL="http://club.cdfreaks.com/attachments/f86/74607d1147252739-those-considering-soldering-pins-45-47-nec-slim-cs-solder-pin-45_47.jpg"]Here[/URL] is an illustration of what you need to short. Seems like your HD and optical drive are in master/slave conflict. Apparently, most of the slim CD/DVD drives are pre-determined as master or slave drives, with no jumper or dip-switch to change that setting. Inspect the drive's back side for …

I find it strange that ntldr is missing all of the sudden. Unless you deleted it yourself last time it was on, that should indicate a problem with HD, HD cable, BIOS settings or motherboard.