Recent content by Karellan

  1. K

    ARgh!!! I'm about to smash my in-laws laptop

    I would start by disabling restore points before cleaning. I also notice that both Avast and McAfee appear to be installed, possibly something from Symantec as well. If I am repeating sorry, I have just glanced at this. Also, I would disable Messenger. It will always pop-up messages you do...
  2. K

    Is there anything worthwhile to UAC in Vista?

    The first time I turned off UAC I had at least one application that would not install until I re-enabled UAC.
  3. K

    Best way to verify a HDD is good?

    Look for a product called SpinRite. It has a diagnostic and repair mode.
  4. K

    Adding/changing users in Netware 6, how to?

    You have two choices: 1 - go to the console and run STARTX, one of the options on that GUI will take you into ConsoleOne 2 - log into the Netware network as an administrator level user and access ConsoleOne from sys:system\public\mgmt\ConsoleOne\1.2\bin
  5. K

    Netware Server out of space

    Health.log is probably generated by a Dell support nlm. Check your autoexec.ncf file for an .nlm that looks like it might be creating the log file. Compaq servers have something similiar. Generally speaking, from 8 yrs experience, you can delete a log file and it will be recreated as a new...
  6. K

    Problem - MSI 6600 GT AGP

    I was experiencing similar freeze-ups with my display and I eventually got so frustrated that I cleared off the disk and reinstalled windows, making sure I loaded up and continue to use several good spyware checkers, norton antivirus and zone alarm's freebie firewall. My pc and display have...
  7. K

    Grandmothers Computer Gone Wild

    You mentioned the pc has W98. There was a patch for 98 concerning shutdown once upon a time. It's been so long since I used 98 I don't know if there is still a site at MS where you can download patches. You might try that before pulling the pc apart. Just a thought.
  8. K

    "Kill Disk" killed my disk! :)

    If you can boot to DOS from a floppy drive, grab a copy of PartitionMagic, make a set of recovery disks, boot them up and see if they can find the drive. If so, you can then partition and format the drive.
  9. K

    Friend's computer screwed.. Please help with Hijack This log

    Make sure you disable system restore before trying a major cleanup. Otherwise, the nasties are reloaded when you reboot.
  10. K

    Majorproblems installing XP Home w/SP2 on new build

    alvinator, your thought to get memory recommended for the mobo is on the right track. I bought off the shelf cheap for my PC and had the same problem with installs you are having. Changed memory and everything worked. That may be the answer.