Recent content by marquitico

OMIGOD. I have sound. Bogus pseudo-distro or not, sndconfig DOES exist in my setup, and it works. So that was the solution, in case some other poor soul tries WinLinux2003 besides me. Thanks, thedaver

If I attempt to unregister a dll with regsvr32 and the file has already been trashed by something else (SpyBot, for example), is there any harm done? Will regsvr32 not simply say "no such critter" and exit? Trying a manual cleanup of a parasite after SpyBot and MacAfee did a partial clean that...

Excellent advice, thank you. I have juct backed the entire registry up, so I can merge it all back in case of a big kablooie. As you wrote it would be risky to delete the whole registry tree. I will restrict my editing to the specific values in question. I just wondered whether or not it was...

I am trying to help a friend clean up his computer, which is running Windows XP Pro. I am not very familiar with XP at all, and I do not understand the Windows registry except in a superficial fashion. The pest in question is SearchSquire. The files seem already to have been removed (he has...

Thank you for your suggestions! I will be spending a happy weekend poking around! Mark "marquitico"

The short version: New to LINUX (about two weeks); trouble with my install. What does this mean, please: The long version: Tired of Windows, and trying to learn LINUX by myself before moving to a new computer with a real, robust distro on it and leaving MicroSoft altogether (probably...

No sooner did I start this thread than the next version of PuppyLinux went alpha and includes a developer's section. This means that when the version becomes stable it will have an optional IDE for those who want it. Real Linux heads will finally be able to compile their own kernels (I believe...

I am a (shudder) Windows refugee getting my feet wet in the Linux world, and I am doing it by exploring various LiveCD distros to make it as painless as possible. The one I'm using now, PuppyLinux, has some proprietary package distribution system, and no way to install software on your own...

Upon opening my Windows Help file (something I don't do a lot, so I don't know when this issue actually began), I have discovered an oddity. No matter which of the three tabs I click (Contents, Index, Search), the listing of topics that appears beneath simply displays a bunch of squares. It's as...

My regular setup: Config.sys DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /V DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM /V DOS=HIGH,UMB DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDPRO\VIDE-CDD.SYS /D:MSCD001 FILESHIGH=60 Autoexec.bat @C:\PROGRA~1\GRISOFT\AVG6\bootup.exe But when I am in MS-DOS mode it is: Config.sys DOS=SINGLE DOS=HIGH,UMB...

Problem solved!! Although I don't know what caused it in the first place. I found a hard copy of my config.sys and autoexec.bat files buried deep in my desk, typed them in with Edit, and presto, back in working order. For TT4U: I had originally entered MS-DOS mode simply from the shutdown...

Thanks, all. A few notes: Typing "exit" simply reboots back into DOS mode. The DOS program I wanted to run is irrevelant: I never actually ran it. After entering DOS mode I changed my mind and decided to try it in a DOS window. This is when I found myself stuck in DOS mode. I am using a...

I recently restarted into DOS mode to run an old DOS-based program, but upon restarting the computer I find that I am stuck cycling endlessly in DOS mode. It doesn't reboot back into Windows. The only way I can get into Windows is in Safe mode, and my old config.sys and autoexec.bat files are...

I ran into this myself a few years ago, and I am sorry to say that it was so long ago that I cannot give you specifics, but the general outline went like this: It was a WinME machine, my mother's laptop. I was installing software on it to recreate the configuration of an older desktop of hers...

This may not be a Win98-specific issue, but because I don't actually know what it is, I'll start here because I'm running a Win98 system. Does anyone know what SYZYGY means as it relates to computing? I recently acquired some software that I am exploring for DVD ripping: NeroVision Express SE...