I built a system, installed an OEM copy of Win XP Home.The MB is defective no audio production, cheapy MB, anyway.Will I be able to replace the MB with a different - and better - brand and reinstall the OS?
View 23 RepliesI want to reinstall Window XP on my computer. I have Microsoft office 2002 installed, but I don't have the installation CD.How can I reinstall Microsoft office after I reinstall Windows XP without the CD?
View 6 Replies View Relatedi have a computer running a polish version of windows when i boot in normal and safe mode the error comes up about a corrupt shell32.dll and that reinstalling the app may help the problem.i tried to boot up with winternals erd commander to fix file systems but an error occurred with a blue screen complaining about the same shell32.dll.i booted off a windows 98 cd to dos.but it cant see the ntfs partition and on top of it i read that xp has an encryption key for files in the windows directory and it gave a fix...but in order for the fix to work you had to be able to get into windows.so obviously this doesnt help me.what are my options.what would you do.
View 6 Replies View RelatedMinutes ago I attempted to copy my HDD to another HDD. And I got this message: "Could not copy the file NxFsMon." It IS an XP system driver.Now, I don't know for a fact that this file is corrupt. But let's assume that it is. In which case deleting it and replacing it would, one would think, be a logical approach to the problem. (I fear such an assumption does not always apply in dealing with computers.). Assuming, of course, the file is on the CD. But it's in System32, so would that not be a fair assumption?If the file is corrupt, then there's an XP Repair install or a clean install option. But tell me, could not a copy of the file be taken from the XP CD and used to replace the same file on the HDD. It would seem a quick and much easier solutionthan a repair or clean install.
View 6 Replies View RelatedMy recovery bin is missing and (on my desktop) it's been mysteriously replaced by a freeware program--Recovery Bin! Also, just as mysterious is My Videos are also missing from my computer. A search replies no such folder at all.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have a Dell and my keyboard is in pretty bad shape. Some keys are sticky and the key covers (not sure what they are called) are missing making it difficult to type. Are there refurbished ones that would work? Is changing out a keyboard a hard thing to do? Will a generic keyboard work or would it have to be a Dell?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI need to replace my laptops screen Now where I live in the UK where talking over 150 pounds to replace and thats on eBay. Other models on there are a lot cheaper so I was wondering if there are models that would be compatible. The laptop is an Acer Aspire 3053. The screen model number is N141/1-LO3 REV C1.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI am having trouble with my Philips Freevents X55P.I turned it on this morning and found that every key with a button that can be replaced by an 'Fn'shortcut comes up instead of the normal letter.For example:'-' comes up instead of 'p'.'0' comes up instead of 'm'.
View 1 Replies View RelatedIt's an IBM R51 with XP Pro.I've been using Zone Alarm on my desktop with Windows 98, would like to keep it but as I'm new to XP I'm needing some tips on what to remove or replace.After years of 98, XP is a total Nightmare to me, I read somewhere here that XP has it's own firewall and it should be removed before installing ZA How do I do that Can't find a thing.
View 8 Replies View RelatedMy Lan adapter died on my MOBO. I am replacing it so it will change my system ID. How do I avoid having to reinstal XP and Vista?
View 10 Replies View RelatedI had to replace my harddrive on my Acer Travelmate 2480. After running the system restore discs my computer is in French. How do I put it back in English?
i have pay new 512mb memory (DDR PC2100) in my motherboard with 128mb memory (already there) up to 640mb.
i wonder if i pay other new 512mb memory (DDR PC2100) and put in my motherboard up to 1024, but im worried if i take 128mb off to replace new 512mb put in my motherboard may lost memory or not?
One of my system files - taskdir.dll concretly- is infected by Trojan.Proxy.lagr. Although Bit Defender 8 blocked the virus, it returns every time I'm booting. How to kill entirely the virus?
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View 1 Replies View Relatedi was replacing a casing fan on my micron when i look up and my 4 year old grandson has my coffee and spilt it in my computer all over my mother board can this fry my board do i need to replace it
View 1 Replies View RelatedA firend of mine (yes really) tried to fit some extra memory to an old computer. It seems it was incompatible 'cos it didn't boot.Apparently it hasn't booted since either - despite replacing with original memory!The computer always says ' windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt : system 32driverspcisys'. ( or to that effect - it's what he wrote down).He has the winxp installation disc. Can someone advise in reasonable detail how to remedy the problem without a reinstall
View 13 Replies View RelatedI have a desktop PC with Windows XP.Have had problems with Blue Screen of Death and have run a diagnostics test on the hard drive (as suggested in a forum) which shows the hard drive is on its way out.I have a replacement hard drive, but before I start doing anything (I am pretty much a complete beginner compared to everyone else out there) - could anyone recommend any guides/tutorials on the internet which explains in simple and comprehensive terms, the best way to replace a hard drive and reinstall windows. I have spent some time googling, but not found anything yet.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI am going to upgrade my Personal Computer, my current Personal Computer is old and i am thinking of replacing the Hard Drive, the thing is that my current Hard Drive has XP on it and i was supplied no disk. My current Personal Computer Does not support 2 Hard Disk so i cannot back up, so what can i do, is there a way i can make a XP disk from the XP files on my Personal Computer?
View 12 Replies View RelatedI've been getting a lot of BSOD on my XP notebook (P4 3ghz, 784 ram). Sometimes it will say an ACPI.sys error, or a Bad Pool Caller, etc.I've done some looking and it seems it's a bad driver (well, other posts say that). How do you go about finding which driver it is? There's gotta be 100s of them.....
View 2 Replies View RelatedSince removing the shipped HP HDD from my PC and replacing it with a 3rd party fresh one, I am concerned about how I will now go about recovering my PC. When Windows had problems in the past, I could simply press F10 on startup and there was a diagnostic section which allowed me to reformat in an either destructive or non-destructive way. What happens if my computer doesn't start up nowadays? As in, the Windows Loading logo screen appears and then the monitor goes black and stays black.. Is there any software or method to allow me to have some sort of management over this? Sorry if I have not been able to correctly ask my question.. Kinda hard.
View 14 Replies View RelatedSome time ago I got problems with my CD rom not reading anymore. I have now replaced it with a new one and still get the same error message.DCV reader/writer still works
View 7 Replies View RelatedI just want to know how I can wipe everything out on a computer and install XP? I tried with the XP cd and it gave me all these options that I don't understand.So, I finally just put the cd in and installed. Then I had problems connecting with a cable modem (yellow exclamation marks). I don't think I did it right to begin with anyway because it was asking me where on the drive to install. I'd like to just wipe EVERYTHING out and then reinstall.
View 12 Replies View RelatedI had a problem with an XP SP2 installation so I ran the repair utility from the install Windows option second page where you have the choice to install over the existing version or do a repair R. I chose repair. Every thing goes through and then through again and then through again - it keeps reinstalling XP. I've tried taking the CD out but then I get the XP splash screen and a message that I need to complete the install.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI built a new PC a few months ago. It is running 32bit XP Pro, I have a RAID 0 which my OS and Programs are on, a RAID 1 that my files/data are kept on, and a backup HD that I just keep whacking backups over to. The problem started a few weeks ago, when Adobe Acrobat started having weird launch problems, to the point where I ended up deleting it, as the only part of Creative Suite CS4 that I don't really use as of now. I can't 100% remember the error, as figured I'd come back to it at a later date.
Next thing to happen, a week or so later, was that iTunes stops working after every turn off / turn on, or restart. i.e. iTunes is set up, all updated and working fine, until I turn my computer off. When I turn it back on again it hunts for some setup file, then says it can't find it, and refuses to open. I have to delete iTunes via Add/Remove, then install it again. At this point, on first opening it, all my music and settings are there fine, but once it's been turned off again same problem. This is a real pain in the *** even more so than usual as I have an iPhone now, so backing up is taking a while each week.Finally (I think), Office is doing a similar thing - it has been installed since first building the PC and working fine, but now each time I open any Office program after a restart it goes through some stage of installation again, and asks me to to activate it over the internet, yet again.
I don't think I've installed any new programs, bar program updates, and it just suddenly happened over a couple of weeks. It was working fine for a few months beforehand.I am relatively PC aware, but a long long way from expert, so have no idea where this problem is coming from - which has made Googling it impossible! It's like it forgets all its setup info at startup or shutdown, and has to start over again. NB, my AVG anti-virus is up to date and running Malware Bytes shows a clean system. Oh, that reminds me, I also had to turn off XP monitoring of my anti-virus, as around the same point as all this started XP started telling me it wasn't turned on or up to date, but it was running perfectly.
Except for functions I hosed by changing settings, my year old Dell PC works and even sends e-mail and surfs. However, I must rebuild. I got the UBCD4WIN set, but have no way to build a CD. I have another computer but it is Win XP Home and doesn't have a CD burner.SO, my intention is to use the Reinstallation disk Dell supplied with my computer, and I'm wondering what to do to prepare for that. Our computers are connected to the internet via satellite. The XP Pro Home computer is primary, connected with a wired router. My machine I'm going to repair is then using a WIRELESS router.My question is whether or not I need to remove the wireless router before using the Reinstallation disk.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI recently had a problem with my PC and ended up reinstalling the XP OS.
The pc is now up and running however obviously the programs that were previously installed are not in the new install of XP.I installed the replacement OS in to a different directly so I would not over right anything. ( I installed on to C:NEWWIN ) My question (s) is the relationship between the PROGRAM files directory the working XP windows directory NEWWIN and original XP windows directory WINDOWS.
In the PROGRAM files directory are the files/folders of the ?missing? applications.
Is there any way I can get these application re-installed /"linked" to the working XP OS ? I have tried to inveisgate these folders however when I attempt to launch a missing appliacation I get various erros which basically mean it is not installed.
Is it possible to reinstall Windows XP if I don't have the installation disk? Is there a way to create this?
View 14 Replies View RelatedI read somewhere that everytime you reinstall and reformat Windows XP, you lose some space on the hardrive. I am just curious if this is true or not.
View 14 Replies View RelatedThe sellers I've been talking to tell me that the little sticker they include with the case is the product code necessary to use XP Pro. Is this the actual product key that I use when installing XP pro? I realize that Microsoft is now using an online product registration for XP, and I'm ok with that, since I'm buying the license with the machine.
View 10 Replies View RelatedI am trying to get rid of an installed XP Pro bootleg software and reinstalling a new copy of Windows XP Pro. I cannot seem to get my computer to boot from one of my CDs. The bios has ATPI CD as the primare boot witht he hard drive secondary and the 3.5 drive as third. My TDK RW drive is master and I have a Memorex as a slave. Is there another way to accomplish what I need to do?
View 7 Replies View RelatedSince installing XP on my old desktop (Cyrix 233MHz based and not much RAM) it has become slow and gradually got slower and slower until it is now almost unusable.I have never been a fan of defragging and when I rebuilt this PC I didn't partition my drives, so defragging would be time - consuming. Although I am careful to ensure temporary files, etc. get purged I suppose that the inevitable writing / rewriting of the swap file, etc. has probably caused a lot of fragmentation.Can I re-partition the drives (I have two physical drives) and create separate partitions for the swap file, temporary files, programs, the OS and my data without having to re-install WinXP?
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