Recent content by Tim58

I've already tried CHKDSK /R. It went thru & reported no problems found. I did this by booting from the original XP CD and following Recover Console. After that I made a boot diskette on another XP Pro PC which allowed me to boot the Deskpro. I then ran BCUPDATE2. WIthout the boot diskette I...

I've since run Disk Defrag and also chkdsk but still can't boot from my hard drive. No problem using a WIndows XP Boot disk. This a Compaq Deskpro and I'm wondering if my BIOS may be the problem. Help please.

When I power up I get a blinking curser instead of my Win XP Logo screen. I created an XP Boot diskette from another XP Pro PC and was able to bring up my XP. I then downloaded and ran BCUPDATE2. I still get the blinking curser unless I use the Boot diskette. Please advise how I can correct...

No, it's not a modular drive. I have to remove the keyboard to get at it.

My Acer Notebook came with a combo CD/DVD RW. Recently I noticed I couldn't read CD disks at all, but no problem reading DVD disks. Device Manager reports only a DVD Drive. I tried uninstalling & rebooting the Notebook but it came right back as a DVD drive. Is it possible that only the DVD...

No, the drive isn't removable/modular. I did try compressed air but will try the lens cleaner next. What do think about removing the drive in Device Manager & seeing if it resolves itself on a re-boot?

I have an Acer Travelmate 4011 Notebook with a combo CD/DVD RW Drive. Up until recently I could read & burn CD's with no problem. I thought it peculiar that if the drive was fried, I could still see it in Win XP Device Manager & it is reported as working properly. I put a DVD Disk in and it...

Thanks Allteltec. Unfornately, System Restore is not active, Recovery Console is no go. I'll look into UBCD4WIN & SpinRite Thanks again

Thanks for all the tips. Here's my dilemma: This is a Compaq Notebook, with no floppy drive. When I boot from the XP CD & try to run Recovery, it leaves me at a C:> & I can't display DIR. I tried CHKDSK /R & get a message back telling me the disk is damaged. I did download a product called...

I'm getting the message "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM" I've tried running Recovery Console and as soon as I press "r", I get a C>. At that point I can't even do a DIR. Can I install XP over top of itself to at least...

We are upgrading our Pervasive.SQL 2000 Server Engine to Pervasive.SQL Server Engine Version 9 (most current). Should I uninstall the old Pervasive from our Win 2000 Server & XP Workstations before installing the new Pervasive?

We are running ACCPAC Corp Series 4.2 on our WIndows 2000 Server with Pervasive.SQL 2000 Server Engine. I need to upgrade our Pervasive.SQL Server Engine to Version 9. Please advise if there will there be any problems or issues with ACCPAC 4.2 & Pervasive.SQL Server Engine 9.0.

Luckily I have a backup of the ledger from the night before and can restore. I ran an Integrity Check on the damaged ledger and see the error "Operating system limit reached. Out of file handles." When I checked with the User, that is exactly what happened during Posting Bank Rec. Please...

We are using Small Bus Series 4.2, and our computer went down while posting Bank Rec. I tried Posting again & get the message "Incorrect procedure. Requested check 000002 was cleared previously" I can go back into Reconcile Statements & see my Withdrawals are all there, showing as Cleared...

I have a Pentium 4 with 512MB RAM & 40GB Hard Srive. It was shipped from Dell with ME on it 3 years ago & has performed well. I need to upgrade to XP Pro to meet my Accounting Software requirements. Can I install XP Pro over top of ME & preserve my existing stuff, or am I better to blow ME away...