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Cloned XP Pro says it is an illegal copy.

I have an engineering station that needs to be cloned to a newer station.I ran Ghost 10 and moved clone over to new station and then ran repair to have it install all new drivers. It came up just as all the others I have done BUT this time the...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, cardenar00@..., software, hardware, Dell Computer Corp., Repair Install

Discussion threads 2007-01-14

blue screen

I have a new problem. I was running out of memory on my pc ,which is running on xp sp2.I got message saying windows was increasing my virtual memory but not too long after that,I got a blue screen ,I can only recall a line saying dumping physical memor

Tags: blue screen, hardware, it management, software, muleram@..., CD, Repair Install, COA, disk, Service Pack 2

Discussion threads 2006-12-18

OS missing.

I have pc when switch it gives the message OS missing.Please help me.Remove the cover and make sure everything is correctly connected first and if everything is correctly connected download the Drive makers Testing Utility and test the HDD before attempting to do a Repair Install. If the HDD is...

Tags: Repair Install, hard drive, Repair

Q&A 2006-03-20

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XP in Toshiba laptop

The XP Home is corrupted but Toshiba's recovery disk does not allow for repair only reformat. Previously I was able to get into safe mode and then stupidly ran debugger. The debugger mode will no longer let me access files in safe mode. How can I get...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, laptop computer, koipoi1057@..., Microsoft Windows XP, Toshiba Corp., Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Discussion threads 2007-10-30

Word Repair (exe)

A powerful technicians tool to get Word back up and running fast. Prevent crashes and check MS Word s health. Word Repair is designed for beginners and experts with MS Word. If you have little knowledge or an expert knowledge of MS Word and Windows, you will find Word Repair...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Word Repair, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2005-07-13

Why WinXP repair install doesn't recognize previous installation?

It happens so often, I wanted to get some input on what kind of things stop a WinXP repair install from picking up the previous installation. Also am interested in things that can be done to make a repair install recognize the previous installation.

Tags: kellycomputer@..., Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2007-10-26

How to Repair XP

Finally got around to finding an XP disk, and since I couldn't figure out how to just repair it, I did a clean install.But now it says the pci file is corrupt and won't boot, and tells me to repair. The question is, what do I do to repair...

Tags: crazy-jim@...

Discussion threads 2007-05-17

Windows ME won't boot

On day, it just came up to "non-system disk".The drive is recognised in the BIOS.I booted to a Windows CD, and had it boot to the HD with CD support. Then changed over to the HD and could look at everything.Tried fdisk /mbr but that didn't help.We...

Tags: repair, Microsoft Windows ME, CD, jdclyde, windows, jd-quick (formerly clyde), IT HAD, Microsoft Windows, disk

Q&A 2006-07-21

Automatic Updates Download, But Don't Install

about a week ago i had a winsock error and had to repair windows and re-activate. ever since then the automatic updates download but fail to install, any ideas what could be causing this??? I am running Windows XP Pro SP2.Untick the don't install box?Navigate to Start > Control...

Tags: Patches, Construction, Microsoft Windows XP, Skv00

Discussion threads 2007-07-31

backup

My notebook won't boot. I've tried the repair function but that didn't help. HP suggested I reinstall but I need to know how to backup data from my notebook since I can't get logged on.well if you have a desktop, you can buy one of those nifty 2.5 to 3.5...

Tags: Notebooks, hard drive

Q&A 2005-08-22

windows XP repair

hi all, i have a toshiba satellite A40 laptop that had problems, i tried repairing it using the XP prof installation CD. Setup starts and reaches the point where it asks which windows installation would you like to log onto (1: C:WINDOWS), i type 1 and press enter. It then...

Tags: mychjr@..., Microsoft Windows XP, C:Windows

Discussion threads 2007-07-14

Changing Full Computer name?

Is there any way to change or rename the Full computer name?Do a [b]Repair Install[/b] and alter the name as you repair the install of Windows the name set is something that is set in the original setup and can not easily be changed without major surgery to the system.ColRight...

Tags: computer, Computer Name, Novce4Life, windows

Q&A 2006-01-19

xp install problem

I tried to perform a repair install to a xp pc but after it copied files and went to restart, it now constantly reboots and won't finish the install. I tried to F8 and start over but the same thing happens. Is there a way to recover from this besides...

Tags: Desktops, robert.g.miller@...

Discussion threads 2006-12-20

motherboard repair

hi sir my name is ashish i want to discussion with you about motherboardThis is a public forumWhere IT professionals attempt to help others with problems not a makers web site who can support their products.If you have a faulty M'Board that needs repairing you should approach it's maker and...

Tags: ashish_computerp@..., motherboard

Discussion threads 2007-05-01

Make a Winxp repair install recognize the previous installation.

In the past too long ago I remember going through this before but can't remember the steps or even if I was successful but does anybody out there know any steps I can take to make a Winxp repair install recognize the previous installation when it won't? I've tried bootcfg...

Tags: kellycomputer@..., Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2007-10-25

windows xp repair nightmare. Please help

Hi,Please help as i am out of ideas. I'm working on an IBM R32 laptop running xp pro. It was constantly freezing so i ran the repair option off the install disk. After the first reboot following the copy of the files from the disk, it crashed with

Tags: bsod, driver issues, Please Help, ernest_cheng@..., video driver, system, windows xp, Microsoft Windows XP, video

Discussion threads 2006-12-04

Slow IEXPLORE

How can I repair or re-install MS Internet explorer?Slowness can be due to anything: slow connection, plugins, spyware etc.To reinstall, open c:windowsinf folder, find ie.inf, right click and select Install.Scan for malware and viruses on the system first.Then follow the steps listed in Microsoft Technical Article 318378:http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=318378HiThe most straightforward way...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, BJBSR

Q&A 2005-01-18

moving a hard drive

i have just changed my mother board a, small upgrade over the old board .have tried to reinstall xp pro ,but get a message that windows cannot install on the existing partision ,i'm tring to save the data on the drive . the drive is only 80 gigs with 72...

Tags: Construction, n.lovelloni@..., hard drive

Discussion threads 2007-06-24

Load Error WIN XP

My system suddenly started posting "Load Error Press any Key to Reboot". I booted with the XP CD and did a repair (fixmbr, fixboot), same problem, but noticed that if I designate CD first, then HD in boot order and allow CD to timeout, it boots normally. Then I...

Tags: mbattison@..., CD, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2007-07-16

Credit Report Repair Software (exe)

Credit Report Repair Software is Very Easy to use you can easily use the very same laws, legal form letters, and credit report repair instructions to take advantage of the insider techniques often used by credit report repairing Attorneys and Financial Planners to repair and update your credit reports. Our...

Tags: Software, Credit Report Repair Software, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Management

Software downloads 2006-03-10