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    dual booting Vista and XP on Dell Laptop

    I don't really have a problem with dual booting, my problem was just finding how to put the correct drivers for the AHCI into the XP install and then finding a partition to put the XP on. My problem with the drivers was nailed by VirtualLarry in that I was using a Dell OEM install disk that...
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    dual booting Vista and XP on Dell Laptop

    I've found out what the partitions are, the first small one is the Dell utility platform with Dell diagnostics accessed from the BIOS menu and the last 2.5 GB one is the Dell Media Direct parttition. I think I'll delete the Recovery partition as this has Vista and I can just use the Vista...
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    dual booting Vista and XP on Dell Laptop

    So now I have gotten a disk that will work and the drivers load fine and it gets to the point where I choose what partition to install my XP system on but it won't let me do this as it says the disk has the maximum amount of partitions on it. This laptop came with the following setup: There...
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    Reinstalling Vista

    I'm not sure what version of Vista you're running but the Ultimate version has an excellent built in backup utility that will take a complete image of your Vista partition and store it, making recovery a breeze (the OS plus all apps, pictures, documents etc). After the first image, it only...
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    dual booting Vista and XP on Dell Laptop

    You know that sounds like my exact issue. I'm using the same disk and Windows always tells me it has a version of the correct driver. Installing Windows 98SE will work with an AHCI system? I'll have to look in my archives, believe it or not I think I have a Windows 95 Install disk and floppy...
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    dual booting Vista and XP on Dell Laptop

    Actually going back and reloading the drivers on my disk, I find that I did end up having my device shown but the file loaded is the same "IAStOR.SYS and still when the install says Windows Starting, it then goes into the Blue Screen of Death and gives me the same error that I listed above.
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    dual booting Vista and XP on Dell Laptop

    Yea, the link you gave me is the same link I downloaded and the same files that were on my floppy, although the install screen doesn't list the AHCI options, that's what I'm trying to figure out. The driver I need is the one for the Intel (R) 82801HEM/HBM SATA AHCI Controller
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    dual booting Vista and XP on Dell Laptop

    Hi guys, I've searched far and wide and can't come up with a solution to this issue (if any) My father got a new Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop with Vista installed on it. His problem is that the reason he got the laptop was to use his camera equipment when photographing remotely and the camera...
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    External hard drive for backup.

    Thanks Rougestar for the bios version, I wasn't sure if I should just get the latest one on top or had to pick from any of the others. I updated the bios and everything works OK but I still don't see that drive. I did, however, get that error message again that I had mentioned a few replies...
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    External hard drive for backup.

    It's already formatted and partitioned
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    External hard drive for backup.

    Yea, I've been meaning to update my bios, but there's so many listed on the website, I'm not sure which one would be the current one to download. I have an Asus P5B- Deluxe Wifi-Ap edition with a current bios version of 0507. Anybody know what the current version that I should be running?
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    External hard drive for backup.

    And now Windows has popped up and told me that is has been de-activated due to a hardware change and my key doesn't work? What exactly is that all about? It's telling me I have to buy a new copy of Vista?
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    External hard drive for backup.

    I still don't see my drive when I turn the power on with the computer already started, I searched the Asus site to see if there was possibly a driver for the eSata port on the back of the motherboard that wasn't working, but if that were the case it wouldn't do those things on startup (I'm...
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    External hard drive for backup.

    It isn't in my boot sequence either, but it still tries to boot from it. How do you hot plug it? When I turn it on, Windows doesn't see it. Also, can't you just use the backup utility in Windows Vista, instead of an outside program? That Acronis is $50.00
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    External hard drive for backup.

    This morning when I booted with the external drive disconnected, it booted normally, but last night when I had shut power off to the enclosure, it still was not booting right. The thing that I think is strange, is that it is not even listed in the boot priorities. The first priority is the...
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    External hard drive for backup.

    Well, I finally decided to back up my system. I bought the Vantec enclosure with a 320GB hard drive in it. I attached it through the eSata outside port and went to turn the system on. For some reason, even though the boot priority has my CD drive, then the floppy and then my internal IDE...
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    options for sharing a printer at home?

    I've got a question. I've got two computers, one running Vista Ultimate, the other with XP. My network is an incoming internet cable connection to a cable modem, then into a Netgear Router and out to the both computers with ethernet. The printer attaches to the XP unit with an USB cable I...
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    Vista x64 stuff

    Well the RAM passes with the new fam, but my software issues are still there. I spent over 3 hours with some Indian guy from Microsoft on their free support and they had me registering dll's and all kinds of stuff, but the problem didn't get fixed. I ended up installing the whole OS again...
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    Vista x64 stuff

    So I tested all the PNY RAM that I bought yesterday and the first three tested good, I left them in for 35 minutes or so. The fourth one failed once, but I had left it in there for about 4 hours as I went to Easter dinner. I then tried putting the G-skill back in and using the two black slots...
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    Vista x64 stuff

    Unfortunately for me to keep on buying expensive RAM to try and solve the problem is going beyond my budget. I've already spent $400 in the last month which was all I had. Now I am inquiring to see if anybody can suggest any different settings to try for RAM timing and voltage that might be an...
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    Vista x64 stuff

    So it still would have errors after running for about 30 minutes, so I decided to get some other ram and put it in. I got some PNY pc5300 4x512 and installed those and set the settings to auto and the memtest gave me all kinds of errors, does anybody know what I could try setting the timings...
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    Vista 64 problems

    Any thoughts on repairing system?
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    Vista 64 problems

    I didn't see any blocking for that program, I tried disabling Norton and it still won't work. I then got MAD and removed Norton completely and it still doesn't work. I also tried updating Windows Defender after Norton was removed and that won't work either although it just tells me that it...
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    Vista 64 problems

    Hi guys, I have a problem with my OS which occurred after Symantec popped up and warned me about a process that was trying to access the internet. I've had Vista installed for a while, now and it has updated OK until now. I went on it the other day and all of a sudden, Symantec came up with...
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    Vista fast sleep

    Mine doesn't work right either, it did for a week or so, now it won't wake up with any input and I have to shut power down at the plug strip to restart my computer. I have a Radeon x1300 video card
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    Vista x64 stuff

    I had reduced the timings to 5 5 5 15, the sticks say 1.8 to 2.0 and the setting was on auto, should I set it to 2.0 volts?
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    Vista x64 stuff

    So I just ran that memtest86 and the memory failed twice in test 7 after about a half an hour. I then tested with only 1 stick of RAM in the front slot and both sticks passed fine after the same amount of time. I then tried each stick 1 at a time in the rear slot and they both had a failure...
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    External hard drive for backup.

    Thanks, one more question. When you get the recovery software, is this software you load on the computer to be backed up or the external hard drive? If it goes on the active computer is there any software that is loaded on the empty hard drive? I know these questions sound basic but I have...
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    External hard drive for backup.

    What is that, an exclosure that you plug a hard drive into? One of my computers has an Asus P5B motherboard and the other is a HP Paviliion from a few years ago. I think the P5B supports eSata, I don't know about the HP. I just basically want to store stuff on it, not use it externally all...
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    External hard drive for backup.

    Hi, I'm looking for something to back up both of my computers on, that I can remove and store somewhere in case of system failure. I'm thinking an external hard drive. Can anyone recommend a unit that has worked well for them or is there any alternatives that any of you like better...
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    Vista x64 stuff

    I have one more question, also. I have a Maxtor 320G hard drive, when I installed Vista I partitioned the hard-drive in half and installed Vista on one half of it in case I want to put another operating system on the other drive. I do have a MaxBlast installation software CD that had come with...
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    Vista x64 stuff

    Also, I just went to Nero to get my burning program, and it tells me I need to update my Direct x to 9.0c but I have Direct x 10, how am I updating it if it's going to a previous version? Anybody come across that before? It won't let me install it until I load 9.0c on my computer?
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    Vista x64 stuff

    Yea, I've run the Windows test and it passed.
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    Vista x64 stuff

    Can you run memtest86 on a 64 bit system? It won't run, but I thought hte 86 part of it meant it was for x86 systems.
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    Vista x64 stuff

    Hi, I've searched the forums pretty well and don't really see the issues I'm having. I bought the Vista Ultimate version and installed the x64 version and it's been nothing but problems from the start. When I go to use the 64 bit browser, most websites that use the adobe flash player (which is...
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    converting word documents to pdf

    Hi guys, I'm looking for a free program to convert some word documents to pdf to display on my website. I downloaded the 1-2-3 File Convert program that Word help sent me to, but it only converts the first page of my document to pdf and I don't see any way to change that. Any programs out...
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    need help writing small java program

    Solved!! I finally got the program to work. I was try to cast the cosine formula into an int but i was doing that right at the cosine function which wouldn't give a correct answer. I cast the whole formula after the cosine was multiplied times the size of the orbit into an int and converted...
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    newly added RAM

    I checked out that CPU-Z utility. It had everything right although it listed both sticks of ram as PC3200 (200MHz) and one is the stock PC2700 and the other is the PC3200? The computer runs fine although it's hard to say if it's changed at all (sped up) after doubling the ram from 512 MB to 1024MB.
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    newly added RAM

    The chipset is a Via KM400A which supports the 400 MHz.
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    newly added RAM

    Oops! I hit the enter button too quick. I've got a question on newly installed RAM. I have a HP Pavilion a720n desktop computer and I just installed an extra ram stick as it was slowing down. I didn't realize that it only supported PC2700 ram (333) and bought a stick of PC3200 ram and...