Recent content by xpoptical

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    Clearing Out my Hard Drive

    I would say go with sDELETE i used it its extremely good
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    NetZero with DSL modem

    that sort of depends , if you are talking about dialup with a dsl modem, nothing is certain but you might not be able. sorry but it is one of the things that you will have to test out
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    Windows XP taskbar not switching windows

    ctrl+alt+del go to proccesses and end explorer.exe the startbar and desktop will disappear. then go to applications click new task and type explorer.exe that gives a fresh taskbar!
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    Missing or Corrupt System Files for Win2K

    when some files are corrupt oon XP i use the CHKDSK command in structure XP and 2000 are pretty much the same it may work.. give it a try
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    Mother's computer is extremely slow *UPDATE*, PICS NOW INCLUDED!*

    liveprotect could cause lag.. it takes a while to scan any active files .CAB .BAK .EXE when you dl or use them try checking disable liveprotect. if it works ... get a new AV if it doesnt... get a new AV
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    Anyway to install 2000 Pro on a machine already running XP Pro?

    start for winnt.exe (IN DOS) during the start (blue screen) it will say press f6 for raid/scsi Drivers press f6 when it is ready it will install raid drivers
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    Putting in new harddrive, how can i erase my old XP.

    Yes As far as i know , you can just delete the c:/windows folder. But that HD will NOT be bootable so make surethe other drive isnt hidden. AND it would besomething like the D: drive so you would have to change the path apps installed EVERY TIME! Hope This Helped ZM
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    ~~~ AnandTech Forums Happy Holidays Thread ~~~

    Merry XMAS thank you for these great forums, have a great new year! :-)
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    Iomega software(iomdisk.sys) causes system crash?

    If you don't have iomega then run a search for IOMDISK.sys, if its there , delete it
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    Service Pack 2

    For An XP Partition: If You Plan To Use Alot Of Apps: 4-5GB If Not: 3GB
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    Operating Systems

    I Have Windows xp with a jazzed up GUI. I Have a knoppix live cd. the best os 4 me is win xp with lots of ram. (XP IS REALLY(!) memory intensive)
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    Screen goes black after Windows logo when booting

    Is that really causing a big deal problem. i could live with it
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    Xp Home Install - No activation needed?

    You would have had , if you made a major hardware change. Extra HD, New Motherboard etc... But if you were careful , you could avoid activation, Im surprised that it didnt scan your hardware and say. *YOURE NOT RUNNING A GATEWAY MODEL THAT YOU GOT THIS CD WITH* Thats what my dell win me cd...
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    Win XP: 2 cd-rom and 2 hard drives

    I Have Heard Of People that have had serious problems with their hard drive in the same ide cable as the ide cd drive. i was careful and took out my original CD-RW when i installed my DVD-rw to avoid any clashes
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    WinXP: Security Descriptors can't be fixed by Norton/ScanDisk

    1)Go to command prompt 2)type CHKDSK 3)It will ask you about doing it on next restart 4)Say Yes Then Restart 5)With Luck It Will Fix Them EDIT: Just found this under BEST WAY TO RUN SCANDISK (use if the above Doesnt Work!) I suggest you download the appropriate HD diagnostic utility...