Recent content by Expendable

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    Private Folders

    Sorry for taking so long to reply. How do you take ownership of them at this point?
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    Private Folders

    I had a friend that managed to get a couple of viruses that crashed their OS (Win XP). I plugged their hard drive into my computer, scanned for and deleted all of the virus files, but I am unable to access their documents because they enabled the "private folders" settings on their documents. I...
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    Message Boards

    Yes, the domain has already been purchased and right now he is using a company that does pre-fab websites...it's expensive and the site is pretty tacky about the only thing he controls is the text content....the layout, the pictures, the links....just about everything is controlled by the company...
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    Message Boards

    I'm still putting the server together....I think I'm going to use Apache...Do you think I should run it on WinXP or RedHat Linux?...Oh...I think I have Mandrake too...
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    Message Boards

    I was trying to set up a message board for a friend's website and (being lazy and not feeling like creating my own) I wanted to know if I could get a pre-made message board like this one that I could just modify.
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    Help! Hard Drive Crash

    I have some friends that didn't backup their data at all...well...their hard drive just crashed...when I try to boot it up it sounds like it is fine for a second...then it sounds like it changes RPMS...then it clacks once followed by three clacks together...it happens fast and it won't show up...
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    98 Problems?

    I have a friend that seems to be having an awful time with Windows 98. It started when he put a 160 GB hard drive in his computer. He uses mostly DOS programs which is why he's not using XP. His motherboard supports the hard drive size, and I can access all 160 GB in Windows, but his computer is...
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    A+ refresher

    I'm guessing this would be an "Off Topic". I would like to know if anyone knows of a good website/webcourse I could take as a refresher before I take my A+ exam? Thanks
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    Delayed Write Fail

    I'm having a problem with Delayed Write Fails in Win XP. I have reformatted and reinstalled Windows, but I'm still getting the errors and they're getting more frequent. about two hours ago I got a delayed write fail in the boot sector. Now windows won't boot at all. Any help would be...
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    Which GEFORCE to buy ?

    I'm an ATi Fan myself, but I have been impressed with the specs on some of the FX series video cards. I'd say try fow an FX 5600 or better if you can (or if you can wait).
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    Delayed Write Fail

    I'm having a problem with Delayed Write Fails in Win XP. I have reformatted and reinstalled Windows, but I'm still getting the errors and they're getting more frequent. about two hours ago I got a delayed write fail in the boot sector. Now windows won't boot at all. Any help would be...