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In the end I solved it myself by doing a System Restore - back just 9 days I then did chkdsk - read only - and there were no Errors found Just to make sure it was working ok I did chkdsk /f and it worked perfectly as it always has What happened in those 9 days to cause the problem...

XP Home SP2 I set chkdsk to Run but on Restart it goes straight into Windows I have tried it both from C Drive Properties and the Command Prompt autochk.exe is present in Windows\System32 fsutil dirty query c: gives Volume NOT Dirty - this is how it should be I think? The...

XP Home +SP1 I have recently had my MotherBoard replaced by my Tech Support people Since then My Fujitsu FDX310 ADSL USB Modem no longer works properly - it is in a Powered Hub The new MotherBoard has the Via ChipSet and I have been advised to Install the Via 4 in 1 Drivers I am used to...

thunderhorse Thanks for the prompt reply I'll try all your suggestions If it is the PSU - would all the Fans stop running or just one or two Thanks

XP Home + SP1 MotherBoard - Asus A7M266 - AMD 1.3Gz - 512 RAM Every few days I get either a BSOD with different details each time - or - sometimes it just cuts-out to a Black Screen When this happens it just won't Boot at all - the PSU Fan comes on but the Screen just stays Black I keep...

Thanks for your Replies - got the latest Version now

XP - Home I need to install Flash Player Vers 6 for a particular Site Is it necssary to Uninstall Vers 5 or will 6 Install 'on top' ? Flash Player is not in my Add\Remove I have browsed around Macromedia but nowhere can I find this snippet of information They do have a Flash Player...

Thanks Bill So, if 'Automatically fix...' is checked and an Error is found and fixed then that fact would be recorded in the Event Viewer Summary ? I know we can use the Command Prompt with Switches - I was just curious about the above as that's the way I usually do it and Event Viewer has...

XP Home 1) - when Running Chkdsk from the C Drive Properties, if the ' Automatically fix Errors' is left unchecked, what happens if an Error is detected ? 2) - is there any Chkdsk log file anywhere - like we had Scandisk.log on 98\ME - I know there's a Summary in the Event Viewer but...

In C:\Documents and Settings\'user name'\Local Settings\Temp, I have about 50-60 Files j$xxx$ca where xxx are numbers - Properties gives $CAFile Type Unknown The Folder 'Local Settings' is a Hidden Folder Does anyone know what these Files are? I was recently afflicted with a Virus...

Thanks for all your replies I think I have found the cause - I have a BroadBand Internet Connection and yesterday I Installed a 56K PCI DailUp Modem to use as a BackUp Both Modems are working perfectly well, as is XP but for some reason best known to itself the PCI Modem caused the ADSL one...

WinXP - Home Suddenly XP will not PowerOff - it gets past the 'Saving Settings' Page and then 'hangs' on 'Windows is Shutting Sown' - this happens with both Re-Start and Turn Off There's nothing amiss in Device Manager, no 'Problem Devices' in System Info and no Error in the Event Viewer I...

When you enable the OE Plugin, make sure you haven't got OE Running at the time, otherwise you'll get hangups and errors with OE

XP Home If I want to run a Tracert from the Command Prompt, is it necessary to disable my Firewall first ? Thanks

As I understand it - the 30-50Mb download\Install is what you get from the Windowes Update Site after it has Scanned you to see what you actually need - the more Critical Updates etc you have already, the less you need of SP1, apart from the 'extras' The CD is the 'full works' - it contains all...