1.Could someone give me a suggestion/tips about doing backup?
a.The good place for backup?
b.How often I should do it?
c.The good method for backup?
2.I also have a HD that I made two partition on it, one partition is NTFS and the other is FAT32. How I should backup that HD?
3.What is the filetype system of a CD/DVD?
Well like alot of people I made the mistake of selecting safeboot in the boot.ini file in the msconfig file after my comp got a virus and would not boot into safemode. The hard drive is in two partitions: the C drive used to contain windows, and the D drive which has the data i am trying to save. I don't have a Windows XP disc because it was already on the comp when i bought it. I have attempted to restore the windows files with Bart PE bootup image disc but it wiped out Windows XP completely from the C drive in the process, but the Data drive is still showing up with all its files intact.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI have read that its best to back-up your file before installing sp3 could anyone tellme how I can do this Safely and Correctly so that I don't lose any of the information I have on my Computers Hard drive.
View 6 Replies View RelatedMy OS is Win XP Home. My question is that I noticed on most dvds it will say "data" and aside from pics and videos, can I use a dvd disc to backup my PC? And if so, would +R or -R ake a difference? I'll be using the windows backup wizard that's in my notebook.
View 3 Replies View Relatedafter messing around with several backup programs, Paragon has proved to be the most practical HOWEVER when I select to backup my C partition it wants to back up over 8 GIGS of data. Converting gig to meg and seeing as CD's can hold only 700mb that's about fifteen CD's that I'm going to have to use! I don't even think that there's a Flash drive large enough to back up what these recovery programs want to back up.I've upgraded and patched .net up to 3.5 (1.1 is broken for some reason). I've upgraded and patched XP Home to service pack 2 and have upgraded and patched IE to release 7.I have various utitlity and virus scanner programs on my system but doing an file observation through Advanced System Care, I have nowhere near 9 gigs of data that I need to back up.So the only thing I can think is that Paragon is trying to back all the formated trash data from the umpteen system formats that I've done.I've used several wipers and asked Paragon to exclude auxilary files but still insists that I have close to 9 gigs of data to back up?
View 14 Replies View RelatedI have 2 pc's i is xp home the other xp pro I made a backup of my registry on my xp home pc did it no bother using acronis true image I tried to do the same on my xp pro pc and when I typed regedit in the run box it went straight to a dos box with just rubbish on it I could make no sense of it. The registry editor and the export registry pages never came up.
View 14 Replies View RelatedI bought a full copy of Windows XP with SP2 included to install on my Intel Mac. Since it was a fairly expensive piece of software, I wish to protect this investment by creating a backup copy of the installation CD, in case anything should occur that damages the one that I bought. How can I do this so that the backup CD will install properly? I know very little about images and creating bootable discs, so any guidance would be very much appreciated. One problem that I know I wish to avoid: a fellow that I asked at a computer store said that he had tried but failed, finding that the new copy would not accept the serial number once he had installed it.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI am seriously considering replacing my ME with XP and I was wondering if someone could kind of walk me through the procedure. Do I need to back up everything or just some things. How do you format? Also, if I decide to keep the ME, how do I go about reformatting it?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI need to backup my pre-configured computer (drivers/XP) its a dell laptop, and i got no drivers -CD's- with it. What is the best way to make a duplicate copy of the harddrive (3 gugs)as I'm going to get a nre Hard drive soon?
View 10 Replies View RelatedI really hope someone out there will help me to solve my problem.Im using outlook express to check my mail.now i want to reinstall my xp from scrap.The problem now is I dont want to lose my message.I just want to back up my message only,not the whole hard drive.
View 13 Replies View RelatedI want a means of backing up my whole system, applications, data, and everything including the operating system to a separate hard drive. If my hard disk dies I don't want to have to reload the operating system and all its updates, reload all my software and their updates, recreate users This literally takes days.I want to be able to put in a new hard drive and completely recreate my entire system from my backup drive and be back up and running in a couple hours.
View 35 Replies View RelatedI got me a 500 gig external disk, that does not come with much s/w. What are some good s/w out there that allow me to manage my backups. I have XP Home.
View 8 Replies View RelatedMicrosoft Guided Help works well for backing up my registry and it is certainly interesting to watch it run.
What type of program is it that runs on-line?
I was trying to backup the registry of my Windows XP Home edition desktop, and I was going to use the program ERDNT. Mistakenly, I copied the folder over from my Vista laptop, forgetting that it carried backups of my Vista registry. So I launched the program, and mistakenly, restored my Vista registry backup onto my XP computer. I panicked, and tried doing a system restore right after. Now, everytime the computer starts up I get an error saying that msisadrv.sys is missing or corrupt. What can I do?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI am sole installer and user of my XP Home SP2 machine. I have Administrator rights; (I checked to make sure in Safe Mode as the actual default Admin).In trying to backup my System State, it "fails" 75% into it saying I don't have permission on certain sensitive files and that restore will fail.
View 4 Replies View RelatedGoing crazy trying to back up my Quicken 2004 files to CD-RW. The instructions for doing this from Intuit do not work. I have the latest patch which is release3. It claims that the built in CD burner program in XP will open if I click on file then backup. Nothing happens. Where is the built in Cd burner program? Dell was no help as was Quicken.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI want to format my computer and start fresh again my problem is I don't know how? I also want to know if my operating system came on the recovery disc? As far as I know I didn't get a Windows Xp cd. If the Operating system is on the recovery disc where would the cd key number be (it's not on any of the cd sleeves)? I'm not sure what info you guys need or if you need any at all but I will be ready to list it if asked. Thanks.
View 3 Replies View Related1. i want see the control panel in classic form..what do i do?
2. when i try see a photo, i cant any more. I can explore it but no view...What should i do about?
I had to reformat my HD and decided to try creating two partitions on the C drive: one for the OS (Win XP Home SP2) and one for programs.
1. Everytime I install a progarm components are installed on the C drive anyway. Mainly stuff that is pinned to the start menu. Does this have to be this way? Can I change it so that the Start menu reads from the same drive I install my programs into?
2. If not, can I repartition the drive to enlarge the partition that the OS is on without causing any problems? When I created the partitions I guess I made the OS partition too small. If I use Partition Magic can I resize the two partitions and not cause any complications?
3. Are there settings that can be changed to change where files are automatically saved? For example the favorites folder. Do they have to save on the C drive? Is it bad to change the dirve if it is possible?
I move to Win XP from Win 98 fairly recently.
Will the Windows XP install disk run live off the CD? Or do you need a special type of Win XP install disk? If so, how do you get it to do so? Can I rely on it as a rescue disk?
Anyone try the fax program that comes with Win XP? [do a help search "Fax", it tells you how to install it] I would like to know befoe I install it, last time I tried, with Win 98, it just caused problems.
If it is not DOS, what is the command line that Win XP runs? Is there a more extensive command line avaiable for XP[third party program?]
say i press control+alt+delete, and want to close some of the programs/processes i have running... how do i know which ones are ok to close and which ones the computer needs to run?
i use mcomputer to use photoshop, and i listen to music on winamp while i use photoshop. lately, after a few minutes of play, winamp starts getting really crackly sounding. i close it and restart it and then its fine for another few minutes?
1. what causes NTDLR error and how can i prevent NTDLR error from happening to me on a windows xp pro SP2 computer
2. i have a secondary hdd. when i formatted it it also installed another copy of windows on there. Can i delete them and still make my secondary HDD work and NOT lose the information on there?
What all buttons do you use on Easy Cleaner, I just used the Unessessary button and clean files button, and cleard over 2 gigs of files! IE seems to be working A LOT better. Do you guys use the registry cleaner one? AND, I have comcast broadband right now, is DSL better? I thought DSL was faster and cheaper? Any opinions?
Also, just to double check, how does my HiJack This log look? Does it look safe?
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 1:58:43 PM, on 8/25/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Running processes:
C:WINDOWSSystem32smss.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32winlogon.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32services.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32lsass.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32Ati2evxx.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32svchost.exe
C:WINDOWSSystem32svchost.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccSetMgr.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccEvtMgr.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32spoolsv.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32Ati2evxx.exe
C:WINDOWSExplorer.EXE
C:HPKBDKBD.EXE
C:Program FilesSymantec AntiVirusDefWatch.exe
C:WINDOWSeHomeehRecvr.exe
C:WINDOWSeHomeehSched.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32driversKodakCCS.exe
c:Program FilesCommon FilesLightScribeLSSrvc.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedVS7DEBUGMDM.EXE
C:Program FilesAlcohol SoftAlcohol 120StarWindStarWindService.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32svchost.exe
C:Program FilesSymantec AntiVirusRtvscan.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32UAService7.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32dllhost.exe
C:Program FilesAzureusAzureus.exe
C:Program FilesJavaj2re1.4.2_03injavaw.exe
C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe
C:Program FilesWindows Media Playerwmplayer.exe
C:DownloadsHijackThis.exe
R0 - HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain,Start Page = http://www.mlive.com/
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat 6.0ReaderActiveXAcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:program filesgooglegoogletoolbar1.dll
O3 - Toolbar: HP view - {B2847E28-5D7D-4DEB-8B67-05D28BCF79F5} - c:Program FilesHPDigital ImaginginHPDTLK02.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:program filesgooglegoogletoolbar1.dll
O4 - HKLM..Run: [KBD] C:HPKBDKBD.EXE
O4 - HKLM..Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:Program FilesQuickTimeqttask.exe" -atboottime
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://C:Program FilesGoogleGoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsearch.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Translate English Word - res://C:Program FilesGoogleGoogleToolbar1.dll/cmwordtrans.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward Links - res://C:Program FilesGoogleGoogleToolbar1.dll/cmbacklinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cached Snapshot of Page - res://C:Program FilesGoogleGoogleToolbar1.dll/cmcache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:PROGRA~1MI1933~1Office10EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Similar Pages - res://C:Program FilesGoogleGoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsimilar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate Page into English - res://C:Program FilesGoogleGoogleToolbar1.dll/cmtrans.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:Program FilesJavaj2re1.4.2_03in
pjpi142_03.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:Program FilesJavaj2re1.4.2_03in
pjpi142_03.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {4528BBE0-4E08-11D5-AD55-00010333D0AD} - C:Program FilesYahoo!Messengeryhexbmes0521.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger - {4528BBE0-4E08-11D5-AD55-00010333D0AD} - C:Program FilesYahoo!Messengeryhexbmes0521.dll
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:Program FilesAIMaim.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:Program FilesMessengermsmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:Program FilesMessengermsmsgs.exe
O12 - Plugin for .mid: C:Program FilesInternet ExplorerPLUGINS
pqtplugin2.dll
O12 - Plugin for .mpg: C:Program FilesInternet ExplorerPLUGINS
pqtplugin3.dll
O12 - Plugin for .wav: C:Program FilesInternet ExplorerPLUGINS
pqtplugin.dll
O16 - DPF: {39B0684F-D7BF-4743-B050-FDC3F48F7E3B} (FilePlanet Download Control Class) - http://www.fileplanet.com/fpdlmgr/ca...C_1_0_0_44.cab
O16 - DPF: {6F750200-1362-4815-A476-88533DE61D0C} (Ofoto Upload Manager Class) - http://www.kodakgallery.com/download...1/axofupld.cab
O20 - Winlogon Notify: igfxcui - C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32igfxsrvc.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: NavLogon - C:WINDOWSsystem32NavLogon.dll
O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Adobe Systems - C:Program FilesCommon FilesAdobe Systems SharedServiceAdobelmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:WINDOWSsystem32Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - C:WINDOWSsystem32ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccEvtMgr.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Password Validation (ccPwdSvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccPwdSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Settings Manager (ccSetMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedccSetMgr.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec AntiVirus Definition Watcher (DefWatch) - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesSymantec AntiVirusDefWatch.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesInstallShieldDriver1050Intel 32IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: Kodak Camera Connection Software (KodakCCS) - Eastman Kodak Company - C:WINDOWSsystem32driversKodakCCS.exe
O23 - Service: LightScribeService Direct Disc Labeling Service (LightScribeService) - Unknown owner - c:Program FilesCommon FilesLightScribeLSSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: SAVRoam (SavRoam) - symantec - C:Program FilesSymantec AntiVirusSavRoam.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Network Drivers Service (SNDSrvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedSNDSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec SPBBCSvc (SPBBCSvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesCommon FilesSymantec SharedSPBBCSPBBCSvc.exe
O23 - Service: StarWind iSCSI Service (StarWindService) - Rocket Division Software - C:Program FilesAlcohol SoftAlcohol 120StarWindStarWindService.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec AntiVirus - Symantec Corporation - C:Program FilesSymantec AntiVirusRtvscan.exe
O23 - Service: SecuROM User Access Service (V7) (UserAccess7) - Unknown owner - C:WINDOWSsystem32UAService7.exe
1. In Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs, there are loooooads of things that I can't un-install, and I have no idea what they are. Theres one called Director, one called Unload, Update, WebFldrs XP, WebReg, the list just goes on. I've used advanced unistaller pro, and it hasn't got them in there, but my pc's been goin really slow so I think these have something to do with it. Could somebody please help me???? Thanks
2. In task manager, theres a process called sdxztjw.exe, being run by Simon (me) and uses between 100 - 500 k memory. If i close it, then another comes, if i close that, another comes etc. I've gone in to WindowsSystem32, and deleted it from there, and another one comes etc. And I've deleted it from the registry, under run, and another comes. Could someone please help me???!!!
Since last time i got a huge spyware on my pc which kept installing spywares, then my pc have been quite. I managed so get rid of all spywares actually but theres still something that keeps making regkeys to make programs start up.. Everytime i delete those keys they just get made again!
Sometimes my windows doesn't close.. It just "Freezes" at where it says "Windows are shutting down".. But it doesn't really shut down so i have to hold power button down until it shut down.. I dont like doing that!
1.I downloaded and re-installed my Real Player, and my video files (RM, RMVB, Quicktime Movie etc.) shows this picture
as the icon when I view the whole folder under Thumbnails.
How can I change them back to display the beginning scene of the video file when viewing the folder under Thumbnails?
2. Does this mean that I have 2 drives in my computer? C: and D:?
What is D drive for?
3. I accidentally created a new folder inside C:WindowsRegistration and I can't delete it.
Shows error in deleting the file everytime.
How can I remove it?
Thanks for your help in advance.
Everytime I restart the computer, it makes me switch between 2 of the same OS's. There's a list that says:
Windows XP SP2
Windows XP SP2 (boot screen)
It makes me select one and gives me a 30 second time limit. This is a little annoying, so does anyone know if there's a way to remove this and auto-choose one of the two instead of asking me?
Also, after windows loads, it brings me up to the User Sign-In screen. Thing is, I'm the only user that uses this computer and pressing my icon to load windows is a little time consuming.
Lastly, everytime I load up windows, a "You still have files waiting to be written on your CD Drive" pops up. Whenever I click it, there are no files on there waiting to be written and it's been fairly annoying.
Limewire randomly starts up on my computer. It can be running fine and suddenly it'l start opening up. I've checked my settings for it and I dont see anything that would cause it to start like this. Any ideas?
Even more mystifying is that over the last 2 weeks or so, if my computer is inactive for a fairly short period of time, I think 10 mins or maybe even less, it'll go back to the XP login screen. Thankfully from that screen it doesnt take that long to get back in, but the 30 secs or whatever it does take, all told, is quite annoying. I hate watching a movie and suddenly seeing it quit to that and having to just wait there all this time.Any advice?
During my recent move, My OS and application disk got shattered. I contacted the company that I bought the Computer from and they said I am out of luck. I am only really concerned with the OS and office.
Is it illeagal to do so ?
Is it possible to make the disks again ?
If it is not illegal could some one tell me how or where to find a link to walk me through it?
I have got some questions, mostly minor, but questions nonetheless that have been stacking up over time. There aren't more than a few right now, but I'm sure some more will surface in the future.
I am having consistency problems with every time I restart my computer. I have a toolbar on my Taskbar that lets me access my desktop, but every time I restart my computer, it doesn't stay there, and I have to enable it. The same goes for having the Autohide feature enabled for the Taskbar.
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This question is similar to the above, but it's slightly different, as I will explain. I use the Windows TweakUI for a few things, and one of them is to automatically log into my Windows account since it's the only one. And when I turn that on, then restart, it works. When I restart again, it no longer works, and asks for my login stuff. Annoying!
The icon for .zip files on my computer are no longer there... I tried using the "rebuild icons" thing in TweakUI and it does not seem to work.
I have two hard drives installed on my computer. The secondary one, which I never use other than storage, is not always detected by my computer on start up. I have to restart a few times to get it to show up. I'm sort of worried that it's failing or something. I checked the connections inside and it all seems to be fine.
Alright, I think that is about it for now. By the way, I use Windows XP Pro, SP2.
I'm wondering what the highest version of IE I can stick on a NT 4.0 box.
I believe that the highest version of Direct X you can install with NT 4.0 is 3.0. I might be wrong though.
Does anyone know of any reliable software firewalls that are still compatible with NT 4.0?